US10385357B2
Provided is a plant such as tomato, in which plant vigor has been increased and heat resistance has further been imparted. A plant such as tomato can be obtained, which has increased the stem diameter as well as the plant height and has become heat resistant by having a mutant Della protein, in which a leucine corresponding to the leucine at position 567 in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the amino acid sequence of the Della protein has been replaced by another amino acid, preferably phenylalanine.
US10385352B2
The present invention relates to methods of introducing multiple expression constructs into a eukaryotic cell, methods of constructing a eukaryotic cell having multiple target loci for expressing multiple heterologous proteins of interest, eukaryotic cells for expressing multiple heterologous proteins of interest, and methods of production of multiple heterologous proteins of interest.
US10385351B2
Lactococcus lactis strains with improved preservation characteristics, and improved acid and bile salt tolerance are disclosed. More specifically, a L. lactis strain having a heterologous trehalose-6-phosphate synthase gene and/or a trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase gene, results in an accumulation of trehalose in the cytoplasm and/or in the cytoplasmic membrane. A L. lactis strain, having an internal trehalose concentration of at least 10 mg per gram cells (w/w) is disclosed.
US10385339B2
The present invention provides methods of enhancing the efficacy and specificity of RNAi using single or double blunt-ended siRNA. The invention also provides single and double-blunt ended siRNA compositions, vectors, and transgenes containing the same for mediating silencing of a target gene. Therapeutic methods are also featured.
US10385311B2
A method of preparing a biological composite matrix system includes combining tissue microparticles with a curable medium. The tissue microparticles are formed by pulverizing tissue, sorting the pulverized tissue particles, and decellularizing the pulverized tissue particles. The tissue microparticles are then mixed with the curable medium and the resulting composite is cured to form a microparticle-medium composite matrix. The microparticle-medium composite matrix is compressed to increase the strength of the matrix and to increase the density of the microparticles to a predetermined density.
US10385307B2
Apparatus and corresponding method for concentration and washing of live mammalian cells, for preparation of human cell therapy products. Optimized parameters for a temperature regulated, completely closed, fully disposable and scalable counterflow centrifugation separation system having integrated disposables designed for both the input cells and output cells are provided.
US10385302B2
A device that produces a sugar solution from cellulose-containing biomass includes: a horizontal reaction tank that includes a stirring shaft provided along a horizontal direction in the horizontal reaction tank and a stirring blade provided to the stirring shaft, the horizontal reaction tank being configured to obtain a saccharified slurry by reacting the cellulose-containing biomass with a saccharification enzyme by stirring the cellulose-containing biomass and the saccharification enzyme; a vertical reaction tank configured to obtain a saccharified liquid by saccharifying the saccharified slurry; a saccharified slurry feed line that connects the horizontal reaction tank and the vertical reaction tank; and a warming part provided around the horizontal reaction tank or on a wall surface of the horizontal reaction tank and heats the horizontal reaction tank.
US10385298B2
A portable assembly for cooling the contents of a fermentation vessel is provided. In one embodiment, the assembly comprises an insulated, cylindrical enclosure having a fixed bottom and a removable lid. A flexible heat exchanger is cylindrically disposed within the enclosure and encircles the fermentation vessel. In one embodiment, the flexible heat exchanger is connected to a vessel containing thermally conductive fluid by flexible tubes that extend outside the enclosure. In one embodiment, a heating element is used to heat the fermentation vessel.
US10385293B2
An automatic dishwashing detergent composition having a pH as measured in 1% weight aqueous solution at 25° C. of from about 5 to about 7.5, the composition includes a surface-modification surface-substantive polymer.
US10385287B2
A hydrocarbon and water emulsion comprising at least one copper salt of a carboxylic acid.
US10385283B2
Embodiments herein relate to a process flow scheme for the processing of gas oils and especially reactive gas oils produced by thermal cracking of residua using a split flow concept. The split flow concepts disclosed allow optimization of the hydrocracking reactor severities and thereby take advantage of the different reactivities of thermally cracked gas oils versus those of virgin gas oils. This results in a lower cost facility for producing base oils as well as diesel, kerosene and gasoline fuels while achieving high conversions and high catalyst lives.
US10385271B2
To provide a liquid crystal composition having at least one or a suitable balance regarding two of characteristics such as high maximum or low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light or heat and a large elastic constant; and an AM device including the composition and having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition contains a quencher as an additive component and a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition. The composition may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a second component, or a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component.
US10385266B2
An embodiment provides a phosphor composition and a light emitting device package comprising the same, wherein the phosphor composition comprises green phosphor, amber phosphor, and red phosphor, wherein the amber phosphor is expressed as chemical formula Lim−2XSi12−m−nAlm+nOnN16−n:Eu2+, where 2≤m≤5, 2≤n≤10, 0.01≤X≤1. The light emitting element package of the embodiment can display white light having improved brightness and color rendering index.
US10385256B2
Compounds of biodegradable surfactants useful for optimizing the separation of impurities typical of hydrocarbons, and designed to intervene and stabilize the molecular structure of crude oil, with no significant alterations of the crude's intrinsic composition are disclosed. The biodegradable surfactants compounds coexist with a non-ionic surfactant and an organic mix in emulsion form with the purpose of isolating crude from the pipeline, reduce friction to improve crude flow and to enter the crude macromolecule to modify the hydrocarbon chain to reduce its density and thus its viscosity; including compounds of biodegradable surfactants that comprise sodium hydroxide 1N, potassium chloride, sulphonic acid, dodecanoic acid, nonylphenol, terpene-1 and water, preferably hard water.
US10385254B2
Ecofriendly emulsifier synthesis from esterified waste vegetable oil for wellbore drilling fluids is described. A raw material waste vegetable oil is esterified to produce a methyl ester of the raw material waste vegetable oil. A caustic soda solution is added to the methyl ester resulting in a mixture. The mixture is thermally treated. A pH of the mixture is adjusted resulting in formation of an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase. The aqueous phase is separated from the non-aqueous phase.
US10385248B2
Provided is a group of rare-earth regenerator material particles having an average particle size of 0.01 to 3 mm, wherein the proportion of particles having a ratio of a long diameter to a short diameter of 2 or less is 90% or more by number, and the proportion of particles having a depressed portion having a length of 1/10 to ½ of a circumferential length on a particle surface is 30% or more by number. By forming the depressed portion on the surface of the regenerator material particles, it is possible to increase permeability of an operating medium gas and a contact surface area with the operating medium gas.
US10385246B2
This disclosure describes formulations and methods for dust control, for example, coal topping, a term which refers to the application of liquid products to the top of coal loads, such as those in open topped coal hopper railcars as commonly used today to transport coal. Disclosed herein are wax-based emulsion formulations that accomplish dust control during industrial operations in which dust handling is required.
US10385244B2
The present invention comprises a single-component binder for heat-sealing applications which can be used for the sealing of polyester foils, in particular of polyethylene terephthalate foils (PET foils) with respect to containers made of polystyrene, of PVC, and of polyester. These polyesters can in particular be polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polylactic acid (PLA). The binders here feature not only good seal seam strengths but also in particular good transparency and excellent application properties. A substantive aspect of the invention is that the sealing can be achieved without addition of adhesion promoters, in particular without addition of adhesion promoters based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or on polyester, and that barrier properties and sealing properties achieved in respect of containers made of PS and of PET are nevertheless at least comparable with, and sometimes better than, those achieved with heat-sealing systems already marketed.
US10385239B2
Various carton sealing tapes are disclosed that have a plurality of security features, at least two of which include nanomarker particles having identification indicia visible under about 100 to about 400 times magnification and taggants visible upon exposure to a pre-selected wavelength outside the visible spectrum included in the same or different layers of the tape structure depending upon the selection of the backing material for the substrate of the tape. The carton sealing tapes are also printable for inclusion of a consecutive sequence of coded identification information in the form of a barcode or a 2D code.
US10385230B2
An effect pigment preparation comprises an effect pigment, a dispersive additive, and a passivating agent. The preparation is dry, the pigment comprises about 84% or more of the mass of the preparation, the dispersive additive comprises up to 15% of the mass of the preparation, and the number of theoretical layers of the passivating agent is from about 2 to about 12. The effect pigment preparation is non-dusting and can be easily stirred into aqueous, solvent, or UV curing-based liquid coatings formulations.
US10385229B2
Described herein are non-aqueous ink compositions containing a polythiophene having a repeating unit complying with formula (I) described herein, one or more metallic nanoparticles, and a liquid carrier having one or more organic solvents. The present disclosure also concerns the uses of such non-aqueous ink compositions, for example, in organic electronic devices.
US10385224B2
A radiation curable ink jet composition contains an acrylate oligomer (A), a monofunctional monomer (B), and a predetermined monomer (C), in which the acrylate oligomer (A) has 1 to 3 acryloyl groups, the glass transition temperature of a homopolymer of the monofunctional monomer (B) is −20° C. or more and 30° C. or less, and the content of the monofunctional monomer (B) is 40% by mass or more based on the entire radiation curable ink jet composition.
US10385223B2
An ink jet textile printing penetrant includes a water-soluble organic solvent; a surfactant; and one type or two or more types selected from the group consisting of a chelating agent and an aromatic compound.
US10385211B2
The present invention relates to a proton conductive nanocomposite membrane and a method for manufacturing same, the proton conductive nanocomposite membrane having polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) having a proton donor and POSS having a proton acceptor introduced into an aromatic hydrocarbon polymer membrane having a sulfonyl group. The nano-composite membrane of the present invention has both the POSS having a proton donor and the POSS having a proton acceptor added thereto, and thus protons (cations) that are generated are easily hopped in an ion channel by means of hydrogen bonding, and thus ionic conductivity is increased. In addition, the POSS used in the present invention has a very small size, and thus hardly obstructs proton migration in the ion channel in the polymer membrane, and thus excellent proton conductivity may be enabled. In addition, the proton conductive nanocomposite membrane by the present invention exhibits excellent mechanical strength even though the degree of sulfonation of the polymer membrane is increased.
US10385184B2
Provided is a rubber composition that achieves a balanced improvement in fuel economy, abrasion resistance, and wet grip performance while having good processability. Also provided is a pneumatic tire including a tread formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing: a rubber component including a copolymer; and carbon black and/or silica, the copolymer containing a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene monomer and a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R11 represents a C1-C30 hydrocarbon group.
US10385172B2
The present invention aims to provide a masterbatch containing a large amount of an aluminum component and having high pellet strength, wherein aluminum particles retain their inherent brightness and the amount of a component which may impair the strength or appearance of a synthetic resin molded article is small. The masterbatch of the present invention contains aluminum particles, a heat-resistant wetting agent, and a resin, wherein the proportion of the aluminum particles in the masterbatch is 50 to 80% by weight, the resin has a melt flow rate of 0.2 to 60 g/10 min, and the proportion of wax having a melt flow rate of more than 60 g/10 min and a melt viscosity at 140° C. of 15 to 8000 mPa·s in the masterbatch is 10% by weight or less.
US10385169B2
A method for manufacturing a fullerence/PEDOT:PSS mixed solution includes the following steps: Step 1, preparing a fullerence solution by mixing fullerence molecules and water or a strong polar solvent, wherein the fullerence molecules are fullerence or fullerence derivants and the fullerence derivants are water-soluble fullerence derivants or water-insoluble fullerence derivants; and Step 2, mixing the fullerence solution and a PEDOT:PSS dilute solution of a certain concentration at a mass ration of 1:100 to 100:1 via mechanical agitation or ultrasonication to form a fullerence/PEDOT:PSS mixed solution in homogeneous dispersions.
US10385165B2
The invention is directed to multi-functional N-maleimidyl polymer derivatives comprising a water soluble and non-peptidic polymer backbone having a terminal carbon, such as a poly(alkylene glycol), the terminal carbon of the polymer backbone being directly bonded to the nitrogen atom of a N-maleimidyl moiety without a linking group therebetween. The invention also provides two methods of preparing such linkerless N-maleimidyl polymer derivatives.
US10385161B2
The present invention relates to a phosphonium-based compound represented by chemical formula 1, an epoxy resin composition containing the same, and a semiconductor device manufactured by using the same.
US10385155B2
The invention relates to a copolymer and a substrate having a surface, at least one part of which is coated with an epilame agent comprising at least one compound in the form of a copolymer comprising V units, N units, optionally at least one M unit, and optionally at least one P unit, linked by covalent bonds by their main chains, wherein wherein W, X, Y, Z are spacer arms, T is a tracer group arranged to determine the concentration of epilame agent in an epilame-coating bath, L is a halogenated, preferably fluorinated, C1-C20 carbon moiety, A is a substrate anchoring moiety, Q is H, CH3, or a hydrocarbon chain different from T. The invention also concerns a method for coating such a substrate with epilame, said method comprising a step of checking the concentration of epilame agent in the epilame-coating bath by means of the tracer group and if necessary, a step of readjusting the concentration of epilame agent in the epilame-coating bath.
US10385154B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a diene-based rubber polymer having relatively low gel content and high swelling index while having high polymerization conversion rate, a diene-based rubber polymer prepared therefrom and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer with a core-shell structure comprising the same as a core. Accordingly, the method for preparing a diene-based rubber polymer and the acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer with a core-shell structure comprising the diene-based rubber polymer prepared therefrom can be easily applied to the industries requiring them, in particular, an impact reinforcing agent industry.
US10385149B2
A copolymer having a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and a structural unit derived from an α-olefin having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the copolymer has a melting point within a temperature range of 0 to 10° C. and has a fusion enthalpy of 5 J/g or more as measured on a differential scanning calorimeter under the following conditions. Conditions: (1) cooling from 200° C. to −150° C. at a rate of 10° C./min; (2) retaining at −150° C. for 1 minute; and (3) heating from −150° C. to 200° C. at a rate of 20° C./min.
US10385137B2
The invention concerns antibody formats comprising VH sequence of Camelidae, such as llamas; antibodies of various formats have anti-CEA or anti-CD16 VH sequences thereof; vectors expressing the antibody formats, and methods for producing the same.
US10385129B2
A novel method to reduce B-cell lymphoma cell migration to and engraftment of the spleen in patients with JAM-C positive B-cell lymphomas is described. In certain aspects, a method for identifying and treating JAM-C positive B-cell lymphoma patients with anti-JAM-C antibodies is provided. Recombinant antibody molecules that specifically bind to JAM-C are also disclosed.
US10385114B2
The invention relates to the identification of Secreted Protein, Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) as a new therapeutic target in patients with fulminant hepatitis and allows the development of a strategy destined to protect the liver form damage. The invention relates to the treatment of acute liver failure or fulminant hepatitis by administering to a subject in need thereof an agent that inhibits at least partially the expression of SPARC and/or interferes with its biological function.
US10385106B2
The present disclosure describes compositions including polynucleotides encoding polypeptides which have been chemically modified by replacing the uridines with 5-methoxy-uridines to improve the compositions, engagement with translational machinery, mRNA half-life, translation efficiency, immune evasion, protein production capacity, secretion efficiency, accessibility to circulation, protein half-life and/or modulation of a cell's status, protein half-life and/or modulation of a cell's status function, and/or activity.
US10385099B2
Macrocyclization of amino acids or linear peptides upon reaction with amphoteric amino aldehydes and isocyanides is provided.
US10385097B2
Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement Factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is an ether substituent (R32) are provided. The inhibitors described herein target Factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade. The inhibitors of Factor D described herein reduce the excessive activation of complement.
US10385092B2
The present invention provides an oligomer which efficiently enables to cause skipping of the 53rd exon in the human dystrophin gene. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition which causes skipping of the 53rd exon in the human dystrophin gene with a high efficiency.
US10385086B2
The porous polymer compound has a three dimensional skeleton and pores and/or voids that are partitioned and formed by the three dimensional skeleton. The three dimensional skeleton comprises multiple sugar derivatives represented by formula (1) and multiple cations that interact with the hydroxyl groups and/or ether bonds of the sugar derivatives, and the three-dimensional skeleton is formed by each of the cations interacting with two or more sugar derivatives. Also provided are a method of separating a compound to be separated using the porous polymer compound; a single crystal of the porous polymer compound; a method of preparing a sample for crystal structure analysis using the single crystal; a method of determining a molecular structure of a compound to be analyzed using the sample for crystal structure analysis; and a method of determining an absolute configuration of a chiral compound using the sample for crystal structure analysis.
US10385078B2
Crystalline forms of brigatinib, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of their preparation and use of the same are disclosed herein.
US10385076B2
A surface treatment agent including a compound (α) is provided. The compound (α) has one or more M-OH groups and/or groups capable of forming M-OH (wherein M represents a metal atom), an amino group and a triazine ring; wherein said amino group is bonded to a terminal; one or more said amino groups bonded to the terminal are present; and one or more said triazine rings are present.
US10385071B2
The invention provides novel methods for preparing indolinobenzodiazepine dimer compounds and their synthetic precursors.
US10385069B2
A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound is useful for use in the treatment of cancer, an inflammatory disorder, an autoimmunity disorder or a neurodegenerative disorder.
US10385060B2
The present invention relates to a piperidine derivative and the preparation method and a pharmaceutical use thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to the piperidine derivative as shown by general formula (I) and the preparation method thereof and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and the use thereof as an estrogen receptor modulator in the treatment of estrogen receptor mediated or dependent diseases or conditions, the diseases preferably being breast cancer. In the abstract, the definition of each substituent of the general formula (I) is the same as that in the description.
US10385047B2
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted pyridine derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition histone demethylase. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer and/or melanoma and the like.
US10385046B1
The present disclosure provides a process for preparing (1S,2S)-2-fluoro-N-(6-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl) cyclopropanecarboxamide or a salt thereof, such as the compound of Formula (I), comprising: reacting Compound 1 as a starting material with Compound 2 in the presence of Pd(dppf)Cl2 and 1,4-dioxane to form Compound 3; reacting Compound 3 with Compound 4 in the presence of HATU and DIPEA to produce Compound 5; and reacting Compound 5 with hydrochloric acid to produced Formula (I).
US10385038B2
The present invention discloses a crystal of citrate salt of pyridine-substituted 2-aminopyridine-based protein kinase inhibitors, in particular, to crystal of 5-((R)-1-(2,6-dichloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethoxy)-4′-methoxy-6′-((S)-2-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-3,3′-bipyridin-6-amine citrate salt, a method for preparation thereof, a crystalline composition and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the crystal, and further discloses the use of crystals of citrate salt of the compound of Formula I in protein kinase-related diseases. The crystals of citrate salt according to the present invention are superior to 5-((R)-1-(2,6-dichloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethoxy)-4′-methoxy-6′-((S)-2-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-3,3′-bipyridin-6-amine or other salts of 5-((R)-1-(2,6-dichloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethoxy)-4′-methoxy-6′-((S)-2-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-3,3′-bipyridin-6-amine in at least one aspect of bioavailability, hygroscopicity, stability, solubility, purity, ease of preparation, and the like.
US10385035B2
The present invention generally relates to various dinaphthothiophene compounds and processes for preparing these compounds.
US10385025B2
Optionally substituted benzoimidazol-1,2-yl amides, such as compounds of Formula 1 or Formula 2, can be used to treat disorders associated with a Kv7 potassium channel activator. Compositions, medicaments, and dosage forms related to the treatment are also disclosed herein.
US10385021B2
A carbamate compound represented by formula (I),wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R2, R3, R4 and R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms or a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; Z1 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; and m represents any one of integers from 1 to 4; has an excellent effect of controlling plant diseases.
US10385020B2
Methods are provided for the synthesis of key intermediates for the synthesis of Argatroban monohydrate, ethyl (2R,4R)-1-[(2S)-2-amino-5-[[imino(nitroamino)methyl]amino]-1-oxopentyl]-4-methylpiperidine-2-carboxylate compounded with HCl. Such intermediates are also provided.
US10385016B2
The invention relates to a compound of the general formula (I) N3O2S—Ar-L-Ar′—SO2N3, wherein: —Ar and Ar′ are aromatic building blocks; and —L is a linking group comprising at least one heteroatom as well as an organic chain denoted as Sp″ and having at least two carbon atoms. The invention also relates to a compound of the general formula (II) wherein: —Ar and Ar′ are aromatic building blocks; —L is a covalent bond or a linking group; —m and n are both 0 or 1, at least one of m and n being 1; —Sp and Sp′ are organic chains having at least two carbon atoms. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds as cross linking agents in the manufacture of polymers.
US10385011B2
Disclosed are a novel benzoic acid amide derivative compound, an isomer thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a prodrug thereof, a hydrate thereof, or a solvate thereof. The novel compound and the like inhibit melanin production, prevent tyrosinase activity, and have an excellent skin whitening effect.
US10385008B2
Various polymorphic forms of RAD1901-2HCl, including three crystalline and amorphous forms, are prepared and characterized. Uses of the various polymorphic forms of RAD1901-2HCl for cancer treatment are also disclosed.
US10385006B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of amino alcohol derivatives or salts thereof which may be used as intermediates in the preparation of HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors, more preferably Carbovir and Abacavir. The present invention more specifically relates to a process for the preparation of (1S, 4R)-4-amino-2-cyclopentene-1-methanol of Formula IIIa.
US10384990B2
The invention relates to a process for preparing 1,3-butadiene from n-butenes, comprising the steps of: A) providing an input gas stream a comprising butanes, 1-butene, 2-butene and isobutene, with or without 1,3-butadiene, from a fluid catalytic cracking plant; B) removing isobutene from the input gas stream a, giving a stream b comprising butanes, 1-butene and 2-butene, with or without 1,3-butadiene; C) feeding the stream b comprising butanes, 1-butene and 2-butene and optionally an, oxygenous gas and optionally water vapor into at least one dehydrogenating zone and dehydrogenating 1-butene and 2-butene to 1,3-butadiene, giving a product gas stream c comprising 1,3-butadiene, butanes, 2-butene and water vapor, with or without oxygen, with low-boiling hydrocarbons, with high-boiling secondary components, with or without carbon oxides and with or without inert gases; D) cooling and compressing the product gas stream c, giving at least one aqueous condensate stream d1 and a gas stream d2 comprising 1,3-butadiene, butanes, 2-butene and water vapor, with or without oxygen, with low-boiling hydrocarbons, with or without carbon oxides and with or without inert gases; Ea) removing uncondensable and low-boiling gas constituents comprising low-boiling hydrocarbons, with or without oxygen, with or without carbon oxides and with or without inert gases, as gas stream e2 from the gas stream d2 by absorbing the C4 hydrocarbons comprising 1,3-butadiene, butanes and 2-butene in an absorbent, giving an absorbent stream laden with C4 hydrocarbons and the gas stream e2, and Eb) subsequently desorbing the C4 hydrocarbons from the laden absorbent stream, giving a C4 hydrocarbon stream e1; F) separating the C4 hydrocarbon stream e1 by extractive distillation with a 1,3-butadiene-selective solvent into a stream f1 comprising 1,3-butadiene and the selective solvent and a stream f2 comprising butanes and 2-butene, wherein at least 90% of the 1-butene present in stream b is converted in step C) and a product stream f2 comprising butanes and 2-butene is obtained in step F.
US10384983B2
Disclosed herein are methods of increasing nitrogen fixation in a non-leguminous plant. The methods can comprise exposing the plant to a plurality of bacteria. Each member of the plurality comprises one or more genetic variations introduced into one or more genes or non-coding polynucleotides of the bacteria's nitrogen fixation or assimilation genetic regulatory network, such that the bacteria are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the presence of exogenous nitrogen. The bacteria are not intergeneric microorganisms. Additionally, the bacteria, in planta, produce 1% or more of the fixed nitrogen in the plant.
US10384979B2
The present invention relates to a polycrystalline diamond compact. A method for manufacturing a polycrystalline diamond compact includes: preparing primary sintering by mixing and assembling first diamond particles and metal binder particles; sintering the mixed and assembled particles; leaching the upper surface of the sintered polycrystalline diamond compact; preparing secondary sintering by mixing second diamond particles and the metal binder particles and assembling the mixed particles on the upper surface of the primarily sintered polycrystalline diamond compact; sintering the sintered polycrystalline diamond compact and the mixed particles of the upper part; and a grinding step of grinding the reassembled second diamond particles and metal binder particles so as to remove the same. The polycrystalline diamond compact minimizes the content of the residual metal binder in a surface layer and increases the content of the diamond particles with high thermal conductivity, thereby increasing the lifespan of the polycrystalline diamond compact.
US10384956B1
Vaults, boxes, chambers, systems, and methods of treatment systems to capture pollutants from storm water runoff and prevent the conveyance of these pollutants from entering a receiving water body or landscape area, which is designed to be a part of a local permanent storm water drainage infrastructure. The system enhances the removal efficiency of almost any type of filtration media by increasing contact time between storm water runoff and the media, and also offers an easy and inexpensive method for serving the media, without having to remove or replace the media. A media filter can include a bottom screen, a media layer, and at least one top lid that can be opened to allow for backwashing of the media layer without removing the media layer from the filter. A servicing system can include pivotal spray heads to pivot to parallel positions over a sloped floor to flush debris toward easy to reach locations to be vacuumed, and vertical spray heads which can break up debris bridges.
US10384955B1
A sewage treatment system includes a main box and a can-type filter arranged on a side of the main box. A power source, a controller, a data memory, a temperature and humidity sensor, a wireless communication transmission unit, a BLUETOOTH transmission unit and an alertor are arranged inside the main box. The data memory, the temperature and humidity sensor, the wireless communication transmission unit, the BLUETOOTH transmission unit, and the alertor are electrically connected with the controller. The main box is externally connected with a conveying pipeline to convey the sewage into an interior of the main box. A primary filter, a secondary filter and a tertiary filter are sequentially arranged in an interior of the main box from top to bottom.
US10384950B1
A molecular sieve having the framework structure of SSZ-35 is produced using 3,3′-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(1-methyl-2-propyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium) dications as a structure directing agent.
US10384949B1
A molecular sieve having the framework structure of SSZ-43 is produced using one or more of 3,3′-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(1-methyl-2-propyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium) dications and N,N′-(1,4-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(N,N-diethylethaniminium) dications as a structure directing agent.
US10384940B2
Process for producing metal oxide powders by means of flame spray pyrolysis, in which an aerosol comprising a metal compound is introduced into a flame in a reactor and reacted therein, and the metal oxide powder obtained is separated from gaseous substances, whereina) the flame is formed by the ignition of an oxygen-containing gas (1) with a fuel gas,b) the aerosol is obtained by joint atomization of a solution containing a metal compound and an atomization gas by means of one or more nozzles andc) the ratio of the spray area to the cross-sectional reactor area is at least 0.2.
US10384938B2
An ozone generator (1) is presented comprising a body (2), a first electrode (4), a second electrode (6), an elongate channel within the body extending between the first and second electrodes, an inlet (10) and an outlet (12); the elongate channel being in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet; the elongate channel isolated from each of the first and second electrodes by a respective dielectric layer (22, 24), whereby an electric field can be generated across the elongate channel between the first and second electrodes. The presented ozone generator allows small quantities of ozone to be produced for use in small scale water treatment. In addition, a method of producing ozone is presented using an ozone generator according to the invention.
US10384936B2
Methods for forming nanostructures of various shapes are disclosed. Nanocubes, nanowires, nanopyramids and multiply twinned particles of silver may by formed by combining a solution of silver nitrate in ethylene glycol with a solution of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in ethylene glycol. Hollow nanostructures may be formed by reacting a solution of solid nanostructures comprising one of a first metal and a first metal alloy with a metal salt that can be reduced by the first metal or first metal alloy. Nanostructures comprising a core with at least one nanoshell may be formed by plating a nanostructure and reacting the plating with a metal salt.
US10384928B1
A sensor package including a fixed frame, a moveable platform, elastic restoring members and a sensor chip is provided. The moveable platform is moved with respect to the fixed frame, and used to carry the sensor chip. The elastic restoring members are connected between the fixed frame and the moveable platform, and used to restore the moved moveable platform to an original position. The sensor chip is arranged on the elastic restoring members to send detected data via the elastic restoring members.
US10384927B2
A mobile liquid transferring system comprising a first articulating fluid conduit configured to couple to a first tank, a pump comprising a pump inlet in fluid communication with the first articulating fluid conduit, a flow meter comprising a first pickoff for a first liquid of a first viscosity and a second pickoff for a second liquid of a second viscosity, a meter register configured to control flow of the first liquid and the second liquid in accordance with one or more loading parameters and one or more liquid parameters, a flow control valve in fluid communication with the flow meter and configured to alter flow of at least one of the first liquid and the second liquid in response to a communication from the load rack controller, and a second articulating fluid conduit in fluid communication with the flow control valve and configured to couple to a second tank.
US10384923B2
Carbon dioxide, such as may be used for a carbonated beverage, is produced by microwave thermal decomposition of a starting material. An apparatus for the process includes a microwave generator, a microwave chamber, a capsule received in the chamber containing starting material(s) and one or more channel(s) for recovering CO2 generated in the process.
US10384915B2
A slewing apparatus includes a control section that performs at least a slewing angular velocity pattern determination process. In the slewing angular velocity pattern determination process, the slewing angular velocity pattern is determined such that in a first interval and a second interval of a control time T that is shorter than a cycle determined by a pendulum length of a suspended load that is in a pendulum motion, a difference between a maximum angular velocity and a minimum angular velocity increases as the control time T decreases.
US10384912B2
A machine base attachment device for an elevator hoisting machine includes a reinforcing body attached to a forming rail that guides movement of an elevating body, and a machine base fixing member that is fixed to a machine base for supporting a hoisting machine, and attached to the forming rail. The forming rail includes a pair of flange portions and a rail projecting portion fixed between the pair of flange portions. A groove portion that opens between the pair of flange portions is formed in the rail projecting portion. The reinforcing body includes an insertion portion that is inserted into the groove portion. The machine base fixing member is attached to a part of the rail projecting portion in which the insertion portion is inserted.
US10384911B2
An elevator system includes an elevator car configured to travel in a hoistway; an elevator car door configured to open and close; a machine configured to impart force to the elevator car; an interface configured to generate a lockdown mode signal; and a controller configured to control operation of at least one of the machine and the elevator car door in response to the lockdown mode signal.
US10384903B2
In one implementation, a system for a partially dried inkjet media finisher includes a media input zone to receive printed media, wherein the printed media is partially dried inkjet media, a transport zone to receive the printed media from the media input zone to lower the print media to an accumulation zone that is coupled vertically below the transport zone, wherein the accumulation zone organizes the received printed media, and the accumulation zone to lower the printed media to an output zone coupled vertically below the accumulation zone, wherein the output zone receives a completed print job from the accumulation zone.
US10384898B2
A fixing structure for fixing a reel is disclosed. The fixing structure includes a shaft having a first end having a first plurality of protrusions, and a second end having a second plurality of protrusions, wherein each of the first plurality of protrusions and one of its adjacent protrusions have a first recess therebetween, and each of the second plurality of protrusions and one of its adjacent protrusions have a second recess therebetween; and a supporting device, including a first supporting portion supporting the first end, and having a first protruding portion abutting the first recess; and a second supporting portion supporting the second end, and having a second protruding portion abutting the second recess.
US10384883B2
Systems and methods that utilize a card reorienting mechanism are described. Generally, the card reorienting mechanism can transport and rotate a card without substantially contacting one of the principal surfaces of the card. The use of the card reorienting mechanism permits reorienting of the card without substantially contacting the principal surface of the card after the operation has been performed on the principal surface of the card. The card reorienting mechanism of the present disclosure can be useful where rotation of the card without contacting the principal surfaces of the card is desired moments after ink is applied to one of the principal surfaces of the card. In addition, substantially the entire principle surface is accessible for processing operations while the card is on the reorienting mechanism, such as for laser personalization or for image capture.
US10384881B2
A belt conveyor and a method for determining an energy consumption of a belt conveyor on a basis of conveyor belt segments or on a basis of installation sections of the belt conveyor. The belt conveyor has at least one drive for driving a conveyor belt formed of conveyor belt segments. The belt conveyor has a control device, which is fed signals of a first sensor system for sensing the energy consumption of the drive and of a second sensor system for sensing a loading that can be assigned to a section of the conveyor belt and of a third sensor system for detecting connecting sections between conveyor belt segments. The control device determines an energy consumption on the basis of installation sections and/or conveyor belt segments.
US10384877B2
A spring assembly includes a resilient member having a first and second end shanks and a central helical portion. The first end shank extends in a first direction from the central helical portion, and has a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end. The second end shank extends in a second, opposite direction from the central helical portion, and has a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end. The central helical portion includes one or more coils disposed about a central longitudinal axis, and has a first end attached to the proximal end of the first end shank and a second end attached to the proximal end of the second end shank. The axes of the shank ends and the axis of the central helical portion are parallel or are collinear. The assembly also includes an attachment site at each of the end shanks.
US10384867B2
A container comprises a base, side panels and a cover. The side panels are connected to the base. The cover is locked onto the tops of the side panels through a locking device. The locking device comprises automatic locks and manual locks. The automatic locks are arranged on two opposite sides of the cover, and the manual locks are arranged on the other two sides of the cover. The automatic locks and the manual locks are both adopted on the cover and used in cooperation with a tilting-prevention device, thus the container has the tilting-prevention effect, the stacking and supporting effect, and the locking and unlocking guiding and return guiding effect. The locking strength is increased, and the convenience in locking operation and unlocking operation is improved.
US10384864B2
Cartridge (1) for containing coffee or soluble products in general, suitable for being inserted in an apparatus for the production of beverages via pressurized water or other extraction fluid, the cartridge including a container body (10), hermetically closed at the opposite bases thereof (11, 12), respectively for the water input and for the beverage output from the cartridge, and an annular flange (20) at the edge of the base (12) for the beverage output and a sealing member (30) on the flange (20), wherein the sealing member consists of an annular seat (31) delimited on the base by a wall (32) of smaller thickness with respect to the remaining portion of the annular flange (20).
US10384854B2
A packaging sheet is described. The sheet comprises a first layer comprising a first copolyester having a glass transition temperature of from 70° C. to 90° C. and an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.70 dl/g to 0.90 dl/g. The first copolyester comprises from 50% to 85% by volume of the sheet. The sheet also comprises a second layer comprising a second copolyester having a glass transition temperature of equal to or greater than 112° C. The second copolyester comprises from 15% to 50% by volume of the sheet. The sheet is thermally stable after exposure to temperatures up to 112° C. Various embodiments of the sheet are also described.
US10384844B2
An improved mount for receiving a padlock to securely enclose a case includes a pair of aligned holes and aligned indentations formed in the lid and the container body. The padlock mount includes a saddle formed between one of the holes and indentations, with a peripheral sidewall to restrict rotational movement of a padlock shackle. A padlock receptacle receives the padlock body in a recessed area to protect it against damage and restrict movement.
US10384842B2
The present invention relates to a compact container provided with an airtight packing having upper and lower sealing rubbers, and a coupling tension protrusion, in which the airtight packing is coupled on top of a refill container, wherein the upper sealing rubber is brought into close contact with a refill container cover and the lower sealing rubber is brought into close contact with the refill container, so as to render airtight a cosmetic material accommodating space, thereby preventing cosmetic material from evaporating or becoming volatile to allow the cosmetic material to function properly for a long time. Also, the cosmetic material accommodation space in the refill container is maximized by removing an existing middle container and directly coupling the refill container to a container main body, thereby enabling effective filling of more cosmetic material to minimize frequent refilling of the cosmetic material.
US10384841B2
A system for extracting a liquid from a container. The system comprises a liquid extraction member including a liquid extraction inlet and one or more liquid extraction outlets. The system additionally includes one or more storage vessels each defining a liquid storage inlet coupled in fluid flow communication with the extraction member via one of the liquid extraction outlets. The system additionally includes a pressure differential device operable to cause liquid to flow from the container, through the liquid extraction member, and into one or more of the storage vessels. Furthermore, the system includes one or more fluid restrictors associated with the liquid extraction member and configured to prevent fluid flow in at least one direction through the liquid extraction member to prevent liquid in the liquid extraction member from receding from the liquid extraction member back into the container.
US10384840B2
A shaker top for dispensing products in a container, including a top unit having a peelable protective cover affixed by heat staking upon a dispensing liner having at least one perforation, the top unit affixed to a mouth of a container. A method of manufacturing a shaker top with a peelable protective cover, including the steps of affixing a peelable protective cover upon a dispensing liner by heat staking, assembling a top unit including the peelable protective cover and the dispensing liner, affixing the top unit to a mouth of a container, and covering the container with a cap. A shaker top with a peelable protective cover attached to a container, manufactured by the method of manufacture. A method of using a container having a shaker top with a freshness seal.
US10384830B2
A tab is provided, which includes a body having first and second opposing ends, a nose portion disposed at or about the first end of the body, a lift portion disposed at or about the second end of the body of the tab, and a rivet receiving portion disposed proximate the nose portion. The rivet receiving portion includes a generally planar portion, a rivet hole having a perimeter, and an upturned portion extending upwardly from the generally planar portion about the perimeter of the rivet hole. The upturned portion reinforces the rivet hole and has an arcuate cross section profile. An integral rivet extends through the rivet hole and is staked to affix the tab to a can end. The upturned portion is devoid of any corners or edges both before and after the integral rivet is staked.
US10384829B2
A water-degradable carrier for holding a caustic substance includes a tube having a first end, a second end, and a hollow interior disposed between the first and second ends. The tube may be formed from a water-degradable material and have overlapping self-adhered windings. The water-degradable material may include a water-degradable paper layer and a chemical-resistant water-degradable film layer that acts as an adhesive when wetted to adhere together the windings. The chemical-resistant water-degradable film layer is selected from a material that is resistant to a caustic substance that is to be carried by the carrier and acts as a barrier to substantially prevent the caustic substance from degrading the water-degradable paper layer and leaking out of the tube.
US10384818B2
A closure unit includes a closure head that closes a container by applying a closure onto a container opening thereof, a grouper that brings closed containers close together to form a bundle of closed containers, and an adhesive applicator that applies adhesive to a circumferential side wall of a container.
US10384808B2
A control system having one or more controllers configured to determine a maintenance date of an engine based on monitored parameters of the engine of an aircraft. The one or more controllers also are configured to, determine an amount of coating sprayed on the engine on the determined maintenance date based on the monitored parameters and determined maintenance date. The one or more controllers also are configured to adjust the maintenance date based on needs of an aircraft fleet and regularly scheduled maintenance of the engine.
US10384806B2
A lighting system for aircraft landing surfaces, including a plurality of electric lighting elements arranged in an orderly sequence to help to form on the surface a predetermined symbol, visible from the aircraft during landing, at least one branch box for accessing the electricity network, the sequence of the lighting elements forming a chain.
US10384805B2
The present invention relates to an aircraft docking system comprising: a light based verification and positioning system adapted to scan a volume (120) in connection to a stand, a receiving unit adapted to receive surveillance data from an airport surveillance system, wherein the light based verification and positioning system is further adapted to control the extension of the scanned volume based on the received surveillance data.
US10384787B2
A probe portion of an air data probe is provided. The probe portion includes an endoskeleton structure having an outer surface, a heater cable disposed along the outer surface of the endoskeleton structure, a porous cover, surrounding the endoskeleton structure and heater cable, and a braze filler that substantially fills gaps between the heater cable and the endoskeleton structure and that substantially fills gaps in the porous metal cover.
US10384772B2
A flying machine frame structural body including: a frame that surrounds a flying machine body including a rotating blade, and to which the flying machine body is fixed; and plural wheels that are rotatably supported by the frame.
US10384770B2
A helicopter is described that comprises: a rotor; a fuselage; a drive transmission unit operatively connected to the rotor; a support body, which supports the transmission unit; and constraining means interposed between the support body and the fuselage; the constraining means in turn comprise a crosspiece connected in a fixed manner with respect to the support body and having a first lying plane; the crosspiece is formed in part by a metallic material and in part by a visco-elastic material.
US10384765B2
An interconnect drive system for an aircraft has a driveline and clutch control system. The driveline comprises a shaft for each propulsion assembly, each shaft for transferring torque to and from the associated propulsion assembly, and a clutch operably coupling the shafts and configured for selective engagement. The clutch is capable of transferring a first amount of torque between the shafts while engaged and a second amount of torque between the shafts while disengaged. The system also has a clutch control system, comprising a computer operably connected to the clutch for controlling operation of the clutch and sensors for sensing torque applied to the driveline, output from the sensors being communicated to the computer. The computer commands operation of the clutch in response to the output from the sensors, the clutch being commanded to disengage to relieve a transient torque imbalance in the driveline.
US10384760B2
The disclosed embodiments relate to an aircraft having an interior door with a self-adjusting door jamb. The self-adjusting door jamb includes a door jamb configured to receive the interior door and a bias mechanism coupled to the door jamb and facilitating movement of the door jamb along an axis. Additionally, an angular translating mechanism coupled to the bias mechanism and facilitating angular displacement of the door jamb relative to the axis.
US10384754B2
An azimuth thruster system includes a pod configured to rotate relative the hull of the ship about an azimuthal axis of the pod, a propeller shaft extending from the pod and being configured to rotate relative to the pod about a central axis of the propeller shaft, an outer shaft disposed at least partially in the pod and configured to be driven by a first primary prime mover, an inner shaft disposed at least partially within the outer shaft and configured to be driven by a second primary prime mover, and a pod gear unit disposed within the pod and coupled to the outer shaft, the inner shaft, and the propeller shaft. The outer and inner shafts are configured to rotate at least one of the pod and the propeller shaft based on directions and magnitudes of the torques generated by the first and second primary prime movers.
US10384753B2
The present invention is to provide a launcher for an underwater vehicle by which thrust force of a mover arranged movably in a water conducting tube can efficiently be obtained. The mover forms a plurality of magnetic circuits in which magnetic flux generated by a plurality of permanent magnets flows, and the plurality of magnetic circuits includes a first magnetic circuit in which the magnetic flux flows through one of a pair of circumferential magnets, a second magnetic circuit in which the magnetic flux flows through one of a pair of axial magnets, the second magnetic circuit being formed in parallel to the first magnetic circuit, and a third magnetic circuit in which the magnetic flux flows through a radial magnet, the third magnetic circuit being formed in parallel to the first magnetic circuit and the second magnetic circuit, respectively.
US10384749B2
In at least one aspect, a water-sports board is configured to collect environmental data. The water-sports board includes a waterproof sensor housing and, disposed within the housing, one or more sensor(s), processor(s), memory device(s), switch(es), batteries. The sensing device is configured, in a first state, not to store environmental data sensed by the at least one sensor in the at least one physical memory device. The sensing device is configured, in a second state, to store environmental data sensed by the at least one sensor in the at least one physical memory device.
US10384746B2
An anchor booster is designed to increase the final penetration depth of the gravity installed plate anchor. Moreover, the booster can also improve the directional stability of the gravity installed plate anchor during its free fall in water. After installation, the booster is retrieved by pulling its retrieval line up and can be used for the subsequent installation. The booster is comprised of a cylindrical shaft with three rear fins. The shaft is designed with an ellipsoidal tip and a contracted rear. The shaft rear is set with three slots thus the rear fins can be inserted into the slots to improve the directional stability of the hybrid anchor (i.e. the gravity installed plate anchor with a booster). The booster tip is fabricated with a cylindrical slot and the anchor tail has a compatible bar, such that the booster can be connected to the anchor tail by a shear pin.
US10384745B1
Sleds and other recreational vehicles rideable or otherwise usable by one or more users with a built-in holder for a smartphone or other camera-equipped device to facilitate taking selfie and/or ahead-looking pictures or video while the one or more users are using the recreational vehicle.
US10384740B1
An opening control structure of an electric vehicle battery box is provided. An electric vehicle at least includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit that covers the frame unit. The frame unit shaft-supports a battery box thereon. The battery box receives and holds therein a battery that supplies electrical power for driving the electric vehicle. The battery box is provided with an operation device that sets the battery box at an open position or a storage position. The operation device is electrically connected to an operation controller. The operation controller is electrically connected with a verifying unit. The verifying unit is put into operation by a to-be-verified unit or through sensing. As such, easiness of lifting and removing a battery and burglarproofness are improved.
US10384735B2
A bike hanger system includes a bike hanger assembly having a track-frame, at least one roller, and a bike-hook coupled to the at least one roller. The bike-hook is useful for receiving a wheel of a bicycle such that the bicycle is able to be vertically held for storage. Further, the bike hanger assembly includes a way to prevent theft.
US10384734B2
A stand for locating a wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle has front and rear locating structures for receiving a wheel and having three pairs of cooperating locating surfaces for locating the wheel. The front locating structure has a front upper pair and a front lower pair cooperating locating surfaces, and the rear locating structure has a rear lower pair cooperating locating surfaces. The two lower pairs are positioned asymmetrically relative to the upper pair. The front locating structure has an opening positioned between its upper and lower pairs of cooperating locating surfaces wide enough to allow the wheel axle to pass through the front locating structure.
US10384727B2
A method for producing a node structure includes providing at least two pre-manufactured profile components having respective profile ends provided with corresponding abutment surfaces; positioning the profile ends in a pressing tool so that a homogenous gap is formed between the abutment surfaces; performing a pressing process in the presence of a fiber-containing plastic mass in the pressing tool for generating a connecting node that form fittingly connects the profile ends, wherein the fiber containing plastic mass also enters into the gap.
US10384725B2
A motor vehicle body assembly includes a composite structural component having a connection flange, and a metallic body component or functional group having a connection flange. The connection flange of the composite structural component and the connection flange of the metallic body component or functional group bear on one another and extend substantially across a preferred connection flange direction. The composite structural component has at least one carbon fiber-plastics composite tier having a thermal expansion behavior that in the fiber direction is almost temperature-neutral, and at least one fiber-plastics composite tier having a thermal expansion behavior similar to that of metal. The carbon fibers of the carbon fiber-plastics composite tier in relation to the preferred connection flange direction enclose an angle a=30 to 60°, and the fibers of the fiber-plastics composite tier in relation to the preferred connection flange direction enclose an angle b=0 to 30°.
US10384724B1
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a body on the vehicle frame, the vehicle frame and the body defining a wheel well, a wheel disposed in the wheel well, an engine for propelling the vehicle, and an electrical system for providing electrical power to the engine. The electrical system includes a regulator for maintaining a constant voltage across the electrical system located in the wheel well. A cover is located in the wheel well between the regulator and the wheel. An air intake is located in the body for directing airflow into a portion of the wheel well defined by the cover and housing the regulator to cool the regulator.
US10384723B2
A cross-car beam is provided herein. The cross-car beam includes a bracket operably coupled to an elongated panel. An attachment feature and a cowl attachment structure are disposed at opposing end portions of the bracket. The attachment feature interlocks with a corresponding attachment assembly disposed on the elongated panel.
US10384712B2
If abnormalities of the sensor part are detected, the power-source control section temporarily stops the electric power supply from the sensor power source to the sensor part so that the sensor power source voltage Vs which is the voltage between the sensor power source and the sensor part falls. In addition, after electric power supply to the sensor part resumes, and the sensor part is recovered from the abnormalities, then, the power source control section continues the electric power supply from the sensor power source to the sensor part. When the sensor part is not recovered from the abnormalities, the power source control section stops the electric power supply from the sensor power source to the sensor part.
US10384709B2
A steering wheel actuator mechanism includes a frame assembly and a rotating assembly. The frame assembly is attached to a steering wheel column and the rotating assembly is attached around the steering wheel column and over the frame assembly. In one example, the frame assembly and the rotating assembly can be located around the steering wheel column without removing the steering wheel. The rotating assembly is inserted down into an opening formed in the frame assembly and rotationally engaged with a motor housed in the frame assembly. Actuators are attached to the rotating assembly and positioned to extend upwards through the steering wheel next to spokes in the steering wheel. The rotating assembly causes the actuators to move the spokes and rotate the steering wheel.
US10384707B2
A robot swing structure uses a swing bracket to be in combination with a curved rack, and a transmission gear of a power mechanism to be in engagement with the curved rack. Whereby, when a first end of the curved rack is positioned at the transmission gear, the curved rack and swing bracket are allowed to be swung to incline downward (as if the robot head lowers or bows); when a second end of the curved rack is positioned at the transmission gear, the curved rack and swing bracket are allowed to be in a transverse state; and when a stop section of the curved rack is positioned at the transmission gear, the curved rack and swing bracket are allowed to be in a upright state, thereby making the curved rack and swing bracket to have three swing stopping states.
US10384701B2
A supply of gaseous fuel on a tender car for fuelling a locomotive engine requires the coordination of a variety of operational modes to improve the safety and efficiency 10 when operating components for delivering, refueling, draining, capturing and storing gaseous fuel. A method and apparatus for managing a supply of gaseous on a tender car comprises receiving on the tender car a command signal from the locomotive commanding delivery of gaseous fuel from the tender car to the locomotive; transferring from the tender car at least one status signal to the locomotive indicating 1 status of the tender car; representing a plurality of operational modes of the tender car as a plurality of states; and transitioning between the plurality of states in response to the command signal and the at least one status signal.
US10384700B2
A method for indicating a status of a railroad switch is configured for use in un-signaled (dark) territory utilizing vital audio messages. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a DTMF signal from a railway vehicle, initializing control of the switch, and triggering the reporting of a correspondence condition through vital relays or other electronic components.
US10384697B2
A protective shroud for enveloping light radiating from a light emitter used with a sensor system for mapping of a railway track. The protective shroud includes: a rigid body having a frame and at least one opaque panel connected to the frame, the rigid body defining at least a first portion of a light radiation zone; and a skirt formed of high density fibers extending from adjacent a bottom edge of the at least one opaque panel to adjacent a ground surface.
US10384695B2
Railcar adapter, for connecting a railcar body to a bearing, having a bearing seat side secured to the bearing and a frame seat side mounted in a bogie frame of the railcar body is provided. The railcar adapter includes a top cover in contact with the railcar body, forming the frame seat side, a bearing seat adapted to be mounted on the bearing, forming the bearing seat side and at least one damping element located between the top cover and the bearing seat.
US10384689B2
A method for operating a control unit of a motor vehicle. A status inquiry is transmitted by a watchdog unit to a first monitoring unit, which is implemented on a first processor core of a multicore processor. A status response is ascertained by the first monitoring unit as a function of the status inquiry. A fault is ascertained by the watchdog unit as a function of the status response.
US10384682B2
A method of and system for detecting absolute acceleration along various axes relative to a desired movement vector while moving relative to a gravity source includes steps of determining a vertical acceleration, perpendicular to the desired movement vector and substantially anti-parallel to a gravitational acceleration due to the gravity source; determining a longitudinal acceleration, parallel to the desired movement vector and to output at vertical acceleration signal and a longitudinal acceleration signal; determining an inclination of the desired movement vector relative to the gravitational acceleration; and processing the vertical acceleration signal, the longitudinal acceleration signal, and the inclination signal to produce an absolute vertical acceleration signal and an absolute longitudinal acceleration signal.
US10384663B2
Provided is a vehicle electrification charge reducing apparatus, including: a steering operating device, a steering actuator; and a displacement transmitting system configured to transmit a displacement of the steering operating device to the steering actuator. At least one of the steering operating device, the steering actuator, or the displacement transmitting system includes two members that are engaged with each other through intermediation of a viscous lubricant agent so as to move relatively when the steering operating device is operated. A self-discharge type charge eliminator is fixed to a surface of a specific member forming the displacement transmitting system and the like, and the self-discharge type charge eliminator diselectrifies the specific member through self-discharge so as to decrease a charge amount of the specific member, to thereby decrease a difference in charge amount between the two members.
US10384654B2
A surface wiper device which includes a carrier which supports a blade. The carrier attaches to a wiper arm which urges the blade against and moves the blade across the surface of a windshield. The carrier further provides a plurality of outlets each of which communicate between a hollow passage inside the carrier and a location on the external surface of the carrier. A fluid can be delivered from a fluid source fluidicly coupled to the hollow passage of the carrier under sufficient pressure to be dispersed from the plurality of outlets onto the windshield during movement of the blade. A fluid heater can be thermally coupled with the fluid delivered from the fluid source to the plurality of outlets to increase the temperature of the fluid dispersed onto the windshield. The fluid can be sufficiently heated to generate a heated gas.
US10384649B2
A heating plate 10 includes: a pair of glass plates 11, 12; a conductive pattern 40, 70 disposed between the pair of glass plates 11, 12 and defining a plurality of opening areas 43, 73; and a joint layer 13, 14 disposed between the conductive pattern 40, 70 and at least one of the pair of glass plates 11, 12; wherein the conductive pattern 40, 70 includes a plurality of connection elements 44, 74 that extend between two branch points 42, 72 to define the opening areas 43, 73; and a rate of the connection elements 44, 74, which are straight line segments connecting the two branch points 42, 72, relative to the plurality of connection elements 44, 74, is less than 20%.
US10384648B1
A system for limiting vehicle operation is disclosed. The system may comprise one or more memory units for storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may comprise determining that a key device is inside the vehicle; performing an authentication; setting the vehicle in a first vehicle mode; starting the vehicle based on the determination and the first authentication; and limiting vehicle operation based on the first vehicle mode.
US10384647B2
Provided is an electronic key system capable of providing an instruction to an automobile through a portable device having biometric authentication of a user. When biometric information of a wearer is detected by a biometric recognition sensor, a portable device worn on a user determines with a biometric authentication unit whether or not the detected biometric information is matched with biometric information of a previously-registered user. When the biometric authentication unit authorizes that the wearer is a registered user, the portable device enables, through a communication control unit, near-distance wireless communication with a control unit mounted on an automobile through a wireless communication device. Thus, the portable device can provide an operational instruction to the automobile through wireless communication with the control unit.
US10384646B2
A smart key configured to control a plurality of vehicles includes: a first communication unit configured to exchange information with the plurality of vehicles; an information acquisition device configured to acquire user information associated with a user of the smart key; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations including: based on the user information, selecting, as a vehicle to enter, at least one vehicle among the plurality of vehicles based on the user information and based on information associated with the plurality of vehicles; and exchanging, through the first communication unit, a signal with the selected at least one vehicle.
US10384642B2
Methods and systems for preventing vehicle theft. A video stream of a parking area wherein a vehicle is parked can be captured, the video stream provided by a theft notification service to which the vehicle is pre-registered. The vehicle in the video stream can be identified. The video stream is then analyzed to detect motion with respect to the vehicle. An alert can then be generated if motion is detected.
US10384637B2
A gas pressure actuator includes a cylindrical housing, a piston rod; the piston rod being accommodated inside the housing prior to driving the gas pressure actuator; a gas generator arranged at one end side in an axial direction of the housing, wherein, during driving the gas pressure actuator, the gas generator causes the piston rod to extend from the housing by generating high pressure gas; and a holding assembly that secures the gas generator to the one end side in the axial direction of the housing, wherein the holding assembly is provided with a first coupler hole for coupling the gas pressure actuator to a first hinge at a first position on an axis line of the gas pressure actuator.
US10384636B2
A cover member (18) is formed of a pliable fabric material having a plurality of polymer fibers, and is configured to maintain the shape of the airbag by mutual fusion of at least part of the polymer fibers. The cover member (18) is configured to have a high stiffness portion (25) of higher stiffness than other portions of the cover member, as a result of partial overlaying of the pliable fabric material in more folds than at other portions.
US10384631B2
A guard assembly for a canopy of a truck body is provided. The guard assembly includes a guard configured to be attached to the canopy. The guard includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a plurality of fins provided in a spaced apart arrangement. The fins are configured to provide structural rigidity to the guard and breakdown material contacting the first surface of the guard.
US10384627B2
A vehicle system includes a contactor including a coil and relay, a traction battery, a load, and a controller configured to transfer current from the traction battery through the coil to pre-charge the load without causing the relay to close such that a voltage drop across the relay falls below a threshold value, and subsequently cause the relay to close.
US10384625B2
Provided are a communication device and a communication restriction program capable of suppressing invalid message transmission to a network by injecting an invalid program. The ECU includes a CAN controller having a register group storing a value concerning communication with a different ECU and a processing unit processing a value for the register group. The ECU switches the mode between the full control mode in which writing and reading are allowed for the register group in the CAN controller and the restriction mode wherein writing and reading are restricted for a part of the registers in the register group. The ECU sets a predetermined period from activation corresponding to the full control mode, and switches the full control mode to the restriction mode after the predetermined period elapses. After switching to the restriction mode, the ECU will not switch the mode to the full control mode.
US10384624B2
Provide is a case that aims at while suppressing upsizing in a height direction to which a load is applied, restraining the application of load to articles accommodated in the accommodating chamber when an external force acts thereon. The case including an accommodating chamber for accommodating an article is provided with an upper wall on which load F acts from above, and an inner surface of the upper wall on the accommodation chamber side is formed into a concave shape. According to this, while suppressing an increase in size in the height direction of the case, it is possible to suppress the application of the load to the article accommodated in the accommodating chamber when the external force acts.
US10384618B2
A versatile and portable cargo carrier having angularly adjustable members adaptable to various uses and cargo, including recreational, construction, landscaping and other equipment, tools and supplies of diverse sizes and shapes, comprising a base plate and mounting member attachable to a corresponding surface on a vehicle from which two adjustably angled arm members extend outwardly at an angle from the mounting member, a pivoting mechanism for adjusting the angle between the two arm members and one or more cargo fasteners employing fastening mechanisms suitable for corresponding equipment or cargo, and may include a mounting bar. This easily assembled and installed cargo carrier further provides a frame for attachment about a hitch, spare tire, hatchback, and includes mounting members including a base plate, hat bracket, rotational swivel or pivoting tilt base which can be combined with the two angular members enabling facile loading and fastening of cargo.
US10384616B2
There is provided a hook apparatus. A metal bracket is fixed to a vehicle body with a resin case mounted thereon. A shaft is supported by the bracket. A hook including a pair of opposed surfaces and a pair of shaft hole parts formed in the opposed surfaces and is capable of inserting the shaft therethrough. The hook is supported rotatably on the bracket through the shaft. The case includes an elastic piece extending along the rotation shaft direction and capable of coming into elastic contact with the hook. The elastic piece includes radial-direction contact parts capable of coming into contact with sliding contact surfaces respectively formed in the hook around the shaft hole parts in a radially inward direction from outside in a radial direction; and axial-direction contact parts coming into contact with the opposed surfaces of the hook formed around the shaft hole parts.
US10384609B2
A vehicle hitch assistance system includes first and second cameras on an exterior of the vehicle and an image processor. The image processor is programmed to identify an object in image data received from the first and second cameras and determine a height and a position of the object using the image data. The system further includes a controller outputting a steering command to a vehicle steering system to selectively guide the vehicle away from or into alignment with the object.
US10384607B2
A system for estimating hitch angle offset is provided herein. A sensor system is configured to measure hitch angles between a vehicle and a trailer attached thereto. A controller is configured to calculate hitch angle offsets for a plurality of measured hitch angles, and extrapolate additional hitch angle offsets based on the calculated hitch angle offsets.
US10384606B2
A method for assembling single images recorded by a camera system from different positions, to form a common image, including providing a first projection surface having a first geometric shape and a second projection surface having a second geometric shape; every point of the first projection surface having an associated point on the second projection surface; acquiring positional information that describes a configuration of objects shown in the single images relative to the camera system; reshaping the first geometric shape of the first projection surface on the basis of the acquired positional information; assigning texture information pertaining to the single images to surface regions of the reshaped first projection surface; transferring texture information from the points of the first projection surface to the respective, associated points of the second projection surface; and producing the common image from a view of the second projection surface.
US10384601B1
An operator feedback system of a vehicle includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and control circuitry. The inertial measurement unit (IMU) is integrated in one or more components of the vehicle. The IMU is configured to measure one or more acceleration parameters of the one or more components along one or more axes of the IMU. The control circuitry is configured to compare the one or more measured acceleration parameters to one or more preset limiting acceleration parameters. Further, the control circuitry is configured to notify an operator of the vehicle based on the measured one or more acceleration parameters exceeding the one or more preset limiting acceleration parameters.
US10384590B2
Embodiments of a modular cargo system for use with a vehicle, such as a pickup truck, may include side rails and stanchions securing the side rails to the vehicle. At least one hoop may be provided for connection to either the stanchions or the side rails. Each hoop may include a plurality of legs, a clamp connected to each leg, an elbow connected to each leg opposite the clamp, and a lateral cross bar connected between the elbows. Bed dividers and storage lockers or boxes are disclosed for use with embodiments of a cargo system as applied to a pickup truck. Elevated rails may be attached to the hoops. A cargo loading device for moving cargo into and out of the vehicle is also provided. A cover may enclose a portion of the vehicle, such as the truck bed.
US10384589B2
A system and method for securing a container to a railing of a transport surface is disclosed. The system includes a capture member and a locking member. The locking member is configured to be attached to the surface and to securely engage one end of the capture member. The capture member includes one end configured to securely engage the locking member and a second end configured to securely engage the container. The locking member is optionally configured to require a key to disengage the capture member from the locking member. The method includes attaching the locking member to the surface, disposing a container on the surface next to the locking member, and positioning the capture member such that it securely engages the locking member at one end and securely engages the container at the other end, and thereby secures the container to the surface.
US10384587B2
A watercraft carrier, for example, for carrying a kayak, includes a base having an outboard end, a distal end, and an upper surface. The watercraft carrier includes a hub disposed at the distal end of the base and an upright coupled to the hub and configured to rotate with respect to the base. The watercraft carrier includes a handle disposed at the outboard end of the base configured to release the upright from a locked configuration such that the upright can rotate from a first position to a second position. Displacing the handle in an outboard direction releases the upright from the locked configuration.
US10384583B2
An assist grip includes a retainer having a secured part secured to an attachment surface, and a pair of shaft-supporting parts; and a grip body that has a pair of recessed parts provided at both ends, a guide groove through which the shaft-supporting parts can slide and which is formed in at least one of two inside surfaces facing each other, and bearing holes provided in both inside surfaces; the grip body being turned about the shaft-supporting parts as a fulcrum to switch between a storage position and a usage position. The guide groove extends from the open edges of the recessed parts toward the inner bottom surface, and at least one bearing hole of both inside surfaces has an elastic locking piece positioned in a bearing hole or in the terminal end of the guide groove, the piece matingly or retainingly locking an end part of a shaft-supporting part.
US10384580B2
A moveable tray assembly for a vehicle includes a tray portion and a collapsible cup portion coupled to the tray portion. The cup portion is extendible downward from the tray portion and sized to fit within a cupholder recess. A floor of the tray portion extends outwardly from a top circumference of the cup portion to support items. The floor has a length and width greater than 3″×4″.
US10384575B2
A spacer (40) comprising a generally planar body portion (44) and one or more channels (42) defined by one or more unitary channel walls (48), channel wall segments (52), or both extending from the generally planar body portion (44); and one or more flexing regions (74) defined by two or more juxtaposed channel wall segments (52) separated by a gap (54) for providing flexibility to the spacer (40).
US10384574B2
A universal bucket car seat cover includes a headrest cover sized to cover a removable headrest of the bucket seat, a backrest cover sized to cover a backrest of the bucket seat having an elastic trim on at least a portion of the back of the backrest cover, and a seat cover sized to cover a seat cushion of the bucket seat having a second elastic trim on at least a portion of the seat cover. The elastic trims advantageously allow for a precise fit to the car seat. A bench seat embodiment includes convenient cover components that are attachable with attachment mechanisms to adjust and/shorten the seat cover size.
US10384567B2
A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion frame, a slide mechanism, a drive source, and a transmission mechanism configured to receive a driving force from the drive source and to cause the seat cushion frame to move in a front-rear direction. The slide mechanism includes a guide member extending in the front-rear direction and a slide member movable along the guide member relative to the guide member; the seat cushion frame is fixed to one of the guide member and the slide member, and another of the guide member and the slide member is fixed to a floor of a vehicle; and the drive source is fixed to the floor of the vehicle.
US10384562B1
An electric vehicle includes a frame unit and a vehicle body cover unit. The frame unit includes tread tubes extending toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The tread tubes are arranged in a left and right pairwise form as a left tread tube and a right tread tube, and a first cross tube and a second cross tube connected to the tread tubes. The vehicle body cover unit includes a thread board shielding the left and right tread tubes. A battery box that receives and holds a battery is shaft-supported on the frame unit. The battery box is shaft-supported on the frame unit by support shafts in a vehicle body front-rear direction. The battery box is rotatable about a rotation center defined by the support shafts in a vehicle body left-right direction to an open position to facilitate removal of the battery from the battery box.
US10384558B2
An improved cruise control system is configured to be retrofit with an electrical mobility scooter. The cruise control system has module that is a self-contained unit, comprising an assembly of electronic components and associated wiring, including a processor and memory with software for processing by the processor, which performs defined tasks, and which is linked with the scooter controller, power supply and scooter throttle control.
US10384557B2
An irrigation system with a variable-speed drive assembly compares electric power data of a motor as a function of the location of the motor against stored historical electric power data for the motor to determine acceptable electric power data thresholds for purposes of diagnosing and predicting pending functionality complications of the variable-speed drive assembly.
US10384556B1
A universal electric vehicle frame configured to be exchangeably coupled to a plurality of different types of sets of wheel assemblies to selectively form a plurality of different types of electric vehicles including an electric scooter, an electric skateboard, and an electric bicycle. The universal electric vehicle frame includes an encasement for housing one or more batteries to power the electric vehicles. At least one of the wheel assemblies includes an electric motor powered by the batteries, and configured to turn a wheel of the wheel assemblies.
US10384554B2
The contactless charging device is designed to provide a charging current for at least one specified energy store in the vehicle in such a manner that a current is transferred from a fixed location primary coil to a secondary coil in the vehicle depending on a magnetic field change generated by the charging device. During a charging phase of the at least one energy store, the invention detects, depending on specified ambient data for a specified environment around the vehicle, whether a vehicle user is approaching the vehicle and/or another vehicle which is located in a specified vicinity of the vehicle with a desire to access the vehicle or the other vehicle. If the invention detects that the vehicle user wishing to access the vehicle is approaching the vehicle and/or the other vehicle, the charging current is reduced in a specified manner.
US10384538B2
A method for controlling an electric four wheel drive hybrid vehicle includes steps of: receiving, by a controller, a longitudinal acceleration of the hybrid vehicle corresponding to a demand torque of a driver of the hybrid vehicle; and determining, by the controller, a torque distribution ratio between a front wheel drive torque and a rear wheel drive torque of the hybrid vehicle based on a weight moving ratio of the hybrid vehicle corresponding to the received longitudinal acceleration.
US10384536B2
A power coupling system for electric vehicle, an electric vehicle having the same and a control method thereof are provided. Said power coupling system comprises a planet gear transmission mechanism comprising a sun gear, planet gears, a planet carrier and a ring gear, wherein the planet carrier is connected with the planet gears, and the planet gears mesh with the sun gear and the ring gear respectively; a clutch engaged with or disengaged from the ring gear in a controlled way; a main reduction gear set connected to an output shaft of the planet carrier; a differential connected to an output shaft of the main reduction gear set; a first motor for driving an input shaft of the sun gear of the planet gear transmission mechanism; and a second motor which drives the output shaft of the ring gear or the planet carrier in a controlled way.
US10384535B2
A drive unit having a downsized brake device for applying a braking force to a drive wheel is provided. The drive unit comprises: a first brake device that applies braking torque to a first rotary member situated closer to a first motor than a first speed reducing device in a first torque transmitting route between the first motor and a first drive shaft; and a second brake device that applies braking torque to a second rotary member situated closer to a second motor than a second speed reducing device in a second torque transmitting route between the second motor and a second drive shaft.
US10384529B2
A transmission for a vehicle may include a first input shaft selectively connected to an engine through a first clutch, a second hollow input shaft disposed in a front side portion of the first input shaft and selectively connected to the engine through a second clutch, a continuously variable transmission mechanism (CV) that continuously shifts and outputs rotation power transferred from the first input shaft, a shift output mechanism that receives rotation power transferred from driving gears on the second input shaft and the CV through driven gears connected to an external gear and selectively shifts and outputs the rotation power, a reverse idle mechanism that transfers the rotation power of the first input shaft to the shift output mechanism in a reverse direction, and a final reduction mechanism that reduces the rotation power output from the shift output mechanism.
US10384524B2
A drive train (6) is provided for a motor vehicle which can be driven in a purely electric manner. A gear mechanism (7, 15) has a standardized housing (8) for accommodating an electrical machine (16) or two electrical machines (10, 11) and for accommodating two gear mechanism output shafts (9) which are associated with a vehicle axle (2, 4). A large number of drive topologies for various vehicle sectors with purely electric drives can be formed by configuring the drive train in this way.
US10384519B1
Doors on a vehicle may be controlled by a door positioning system that moves the doors freely and fluidly relative to the body of the vehicle. The doors may include front and rear doors on each side of the vehicle. The door positioning system may control the movement and positioning of each door using a door mechanism coupled between the door and the body of the vehicle. The door positioning system may determine a position or path of motion for each door based on sensor data and user input. The door positioning system may issue corresponding control signals to actuators in the door mechanism to position the door accordingly. For example, the front door may slide open at an angle to accommodate an angled tire. Front and rear doors may open in opposite directions to create a large, unobstructed space for passengers to enter and exit the vehicle.
US10384517B2
An electrification apparatus for an electrostatic dust collector, including: a first electrode part having a shape of a plate having a plurality of through holes formed thereon in such a manner as to apply one of positive and negative electrodes thereto; and a second electrode part having protrusions each having a plurality of fine conductive fibers in such a manner as to protrude outwardly from the through holes of the first electrode part, whereby electrification performance is improved and harmful ozone and electromagnetic waves are reduced.
US10384512B2
A heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for an electric vehicle, may include a heating line on which an electric heater and a heating pump are provided; a first heating line connected to the heating line through a main valve, provided with a heater core for indoor heating, and having cooling water flow therethrough to form a first heating channel along with the heating line; a second heating line having one end portion connected to one end portion of the heating line through the main valve and the other end portion connected to the other end portion of the heating line, and having the cooling water flow therethrough to form a second heating channel along with the heating line; and a controller configured for controlling an opening degree of the main valve to control the flow of cooling water of the first heating channel or the second heating channel.
US10384506B1
An air bag based lifting apparatus can include a platform, a stabilizing mechanism for retaining the platform in a horizontal orientation, an air bag column connected with the platform and configured to retain a vertical rod passing through or adjacent the air bag column, and a rod lock connected with the platform and operable to secure the platform in a vertical position when locked. First and second valves can connect the air bag column and rod lock with a pressure source, and can be actuated in order to lift, lower, or support the platform. In the event of depressurization, the rod lock can lock to the vertical rod and support the platform.
US10384504B2
A trailer system for transporting multiple adult passengers and/or supplies over harsh terrain (e.g., snow, ice, wetland, etc.) when towed behind a vehicle. The trailer system includes a cabin, first and second skis, and first and second suspension assemblies. The suspension assemblies connect the skis, respectively, with the cabin. The suspension assemblies incorporate multiple pivot points that effectively isolate the skis from cabin, and promote true “tracking” of the trailer system relative to the towing vehicle. In some embodiments, the cabin has a highly buoyant construction, allowing the trailer system to float in water.
US10384499B2
A hitch mounted carrying assembly for transporting a door of a vehicle is presented. The assembly includes an adjustable mount configured to releasably communicate with a hitch of the vehicle. The mount is adjustable between an extended position and a retracted position. The assembly includes a modular frame assembly configured to translate along the adjustable mount and to selectively couple to a first location along the mount. The frame is configured to hold a door of the vehicle on a set of hinges and secured about a latch bar. The distance between the frame assembly and the vehicle is configured to change when the mount is adjusted between the extended position and the retracted position.
US10384490B2
A tread pattern of a pneumatic tire is provided with two outer circumferential main grooves, and at least one inner circumferential main groove provided between the outer circumferential main grooves. A tread profile line of a first land portion between the outer circumferential main grooves protrudes 1 mm or less with respect to a first arc shape formed so as to pass through edge ends on the respective inner sides of the outer circumferential main grooves and edge ends on both sides of the inner side circumferential main groove. Furthermore, a tread profile line of a second land portion on the outer side of the outer circumferential main grooves in a tire width direction protrudes 1 mm or less with respect to a second arc shape which passes through edge ends on the outer side of the outer circumferential main grooves.
US10384485B2
The invention is directed to a transfer paper suitable for high speed inkjet printing comprising a base layer and a film layer suitable for receiving viscous ink and releasing disperse dye from said viscous ink by having a porosity of 100 to 500 ml/min, wherein the film comprises film forming material.
US10384475B2
An inkjet printing device includes a transport system for transporting a rigid multilayered substrate in a print direction and a support plane; a dryer, attached to a first gantry which is positioned over the transport system and perpendicular to the print direction, for immobilizing a jetted ink layer in a drying zone; and a push down mechanism for the rigid multilayered substrate against the transport system, arranged at least in the drying zone. The push down mechanism includes a bar which is positioned parallel and elongated to the print direction and mounted parallel to the support plane above the transport system. The bar is maintained on a second and third gantry by a maintainer on each gantry and positioned over the transport system at each side of the first gantry and perpendicular to the print direction. The push down mechanism includes a bender for pushing a portion from the bar at the push down side with an angle towards the transport system in a plane, perpendicular to the support plane and parallel to the print direction.
US10384471B2
A method and equipment to form a digital print by applying dry colorants on a surface of a panel, bonding a part of the colorants with a binder and removing the non-bonded colorants from the surface. The method of forming a digital print on a surface of a panel includes displacing the panel under a digital drop application head, applying a liquid binder with the digital drop application head on the surface; applying colorants on the liquid binder and the surface; bonding a part of the colorants to the surface with the liquid binder; removing non-bonded colorants from the surface such that a digital print is formed by the bonded colorants; and applying heat and pressure on the panel, the surface and the bonded colorants such that the colorants are permanently bonded to the surface.
US10384467B2
A sublimation printing method on cotton and/or viscose is described comprising the steps of: preparing a piece of laminar substrate, applying (for example) microcapsules onto a side of said piece of laminar substrate, wherein said microcapsules comprise a core of polyester and/or polyamide and/or polyethylene and a shell of cellulose and/or starch, ink-jet printing onto said side of said piece of laminar substrate using sublimation ink, preparing a piece of fabric containing a high amount of cotton and/or viscose, approaching said piece of laminar substrate and said piece of fabric, pressing and heating, and separating said piece of laminar substrate from said piece of fabric; a fabric ready for sublimation printing is obtained if the step of ink-jet printing is not performed.
US10384434B2
A separating device includes a separating unit and a crack front line adjusting unit. The separating unit is adapted to separate the flexible film and the substrate. During the process of separating the flexible film from the substrate, a crack front line is formed between a portion of the flexible film not separated from the substrate and a portion of the flexible film separated from the substrate. The crack front line adjusting unit is adapted to sense a relative displacement state of the flexible film and the substrate for determining a distribution of the crack front line, and is adapted to apply a down pressing force to the flexible film or the substrate and increase or decrease the down pressing force according to the relative displacement state, so as to adjust the distribution of the crack front line.
US10384428B2
A calender roll for a papermaking machine includes: a substantially cylindrical core; and a cover circumferentially surrounding the core. The cover comprises a base layer circumferentially overlying the core; and a topstock layer comprising polyurethane circumferentially overlying the base layer, the topstock layer being fiber reinforced, the polyurethane having a glass transition temperature of between about 120 and 150° C., the topstock layer having a hardness of 70 to 90 ShD.
US10384422B2
A device, in particular for display units, includes a first transparent panel element and a second transparent panel element and a coating introduced between the first transparent panel element and the second transparent panel element. The coating is an IR-reflective coating which is applied onto the first and/or second element. The at least first transparent panel element and the at least second transparent panel element and the coating form a lamination. The space between the panels is filled with a filler material.
US10384414B2
Cellular matrices generally having a plurality of generally identical cells (open-ended geometric prisms) arranged to form a repeating geometric form, and characterized by radiant and/or convection barriers at each cell to mitigate undesired thermal transmission in a plurality of directions there through. Barriers of various embodiments include non-film sheet material, such as non-woven (e.g., spun) or batting-type sheet material as well as a foam sheet material, which may be substituted for some or all of the film material otherwise comprising the matrix, and/or integration of a thermally reflective film or coating into the matrix and/or enveloping panels of an inflatable body to provide enhanced thermal radiation mitigation means. When used in conjunction with inflatable bodies, axes of the cells are oriented parallel to exteriorly exposed panels that define the chamber of the inflatable body in which the matrix is disposed, and in certain embodiments the panels defining the chamber also comprise portions of the matrix.
US10384410B2
Provided is a tire vulcanization mold including an upper side plate and a lower side plate configured to mold tire side portions, an upper bead ring and a lower bead ring respectively having a profile surface configured to mold a bead portion and a non-profile surface positioned on an inner diameter side of the profile surface, and a thermocouple pullout passage configured to make the non-profile surface and an inner space positioned on an inner diameter side of the lower bead ring communicate with each other and to pull out a vulcanization temperature measuring thermocouple, wherein a first passage extending from the non-profile surface to a lower side plate side is formed in the lower bead ring, and at least a portion of the thermocouple pullout passage is configured by the first passage.
US10384409B2
A system manufactures a tire assembly. The system includes a core having a cylindrical hub and radially protruding extensions projecting radially outward from the hub, a plurality of internal arcuate members for positioning a reinforcing layer of the tire assembly about the core, the internal arcuate members being disposed in spaces between the extensions of the core, a first side plate for securing the internal arcuate members in place relative to the core, and a second side plate for securing the core and internal arcuate members to each other.
US10384407B2
The present invention provides a self-repairing material having self-repairing properties and shape memory properties, as well as high dynamic strength, and also provides a method for manufacturing the same. The self-repairing material of the present invention comprises a polymer comprising specific monomer units in specific ratios, and the concentration of the monomer units is within a specific range.
US10384404B2
A method of making a wind turbine component comprises providing a mold (7), placing a fibrous pre-form (60) in the mold (70), admitting resin into the mold and curing the resin. The method further comprises heating (58) the fibrous pre-form before placing the pre-form in the mold.
US10384403B2
A process produces an electrical line which extends in the longitudinal direction and the line has a line core and an outer shell. In a continuous shaping process, individual shell portions of the outer shell are formed successively by surrounding the line core with a curable plastic substance. In at least one portion, the outer shell is produced having a cross-sectional geometry which can be varied in the longitudinal direction of the line.
US10384401B2
Method for manufacturing stiffened panels comprising the following steps: forming a first and a second wet skin, each comprising a plurality of plies of preimpregnated composite material; forming a plurality of pairs of wet stringers, comprising a plurality of plies of preimpregnated material, wherein forming each pair of wet stringers comprises a) forming an assembly having a central web extending between opposite end flanges, and b) cutting the assembly along a median plane so as to form a pair of wet stringers, placing the pairs of wet stringers on the first wet skin by means of removable supporting members; turning the second wet skin over and placing it on the pairs of stringers, so as to obtain a pair of wet panels arranged above each other; and subjecting the pair of wet panels to a same curing cycle.
US10384389B2
A three-dimensional (3D) printer is disclosed. The 3D printer can print viscous material such as plastisol, polymer clay, melted sugar and melted chocolate. The 3D printer utilizes an extruder that can prevent dripping of viscous material from a nozzle. The 3D printer includes a control circuit for controlling the movement of the extruder and the air flow within a pneumatic system.
US10384374B2
A system for releasing an additive manufactured part from a build location is disclosed having a cure inhibitor transport system to resupply a cure inhibitor at a cure inhibited photopolymer resin layer where the additive manufactured part is built, the transport system comprises a cure inhibiting reservoir to initially hold the cure inhibitor, a cure inhibiting distributor layer adjacent to the cure inhibiting reservoir through which the cure inhibitor passes from the cure inhibitor reservoir to the cure inhibited photopolymer resin layer and into the adjacent photopolymer creating a cure inhibited photopolymer resin layer. Another system and method are also disclosed.
US10384370B2
An aggregate bin heater assembly having a bin for receiving aggregate therein and a plurality of fluid inlets supported at vertically spaced apart elevations relative to the bin for distributing a heating fluid into the aggregate within the bin, further includes a control system for controlling distribution of the heating fluid. A pressure sensor associated with at least an uppermost one of the fluid inlets so as to be arranged to sense pressure within the bin at the respective elevation. A controller determines a low pressure condition if the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor is lower than a prescribed normal pressure. A valve associated with the uppermost one of the fluid inlets shuts off the flow of heating fluid to the uppermost one of the fluid inlets responsive to determination of the low pressure condition by the controller.
US10384362B2
A vehicle is wrapped by an adhesive film which is then slit by applying first tape to the vehicle having a longitudinally extending filament carried by the tape at a position spaced from the side edges. A second tape is applied over the film at the first tape body so as to bridge to each side of the filament and pulling the filament so as to tear through the film and the first ad second tapes body with the second tape applying a force to the film acting to reduce tendency of the film to pull away from the object during the cutting by the filament as the filament is pulled.
US10384356B2
One aspect of the robotic surgery system according to the invention relates to a robot assembly comprising at least one robot and an instrument assembly comprising at least one instrument that is guided by said robot assembly. Said instrument assembly comprises at least one instrument housing having at least one drive unit housing part containing a cavity designed to hold the drive unit, said drive unit housing part having a seal for the sterile sealing of an insertion opening of the cavity in addition to a dynamic sterile barrier which delimits the cavity in a sterile manner and across which the drive train arrangement can be actuated; and/or the drive unit is offset laterally in relation to a longitudinal axis of the instrument shaft towards a connection between the instrument housing and the robot assembly.
US10384351B2
A mobile robot is configured for operation in a commercial or industrial setting, such as an office building or retail store. The robot can patrol one or more routes within a building, and can detect violations of security policies by objects, building infrastructure and security systems, or individuals. In response to the detected violations, the robot can perform one or more security operations. The robot can include a removable fabric panel, enabling sensors within the robot body to capture signals that propagate through the fabric. In addition, the robot can scan RFID tags of objects within an area, for instance coupled to store inventory. Likewise, the robot can generate or update one or more semantic maps for use by the robot in navigating an area and for measuring compliance with security policies.
US10384343B2
The invention concerns a device forming a robotic finger comprising a base (100) forming a palm, at least one knuckle (500, 700, 900) articulated on the base (100) about two separate joints (200, 400) non-parallel to each other, at least two actuators (110, 120, 130, 140) and cable-linking means (112, 122) respectively linking the two actuators (110, 120) to drive elements of said two joints (200, 400), characterized in that the device comprises guide means (150, 151, 152) designed to guide the cables involved in the control of each joint (400, 600, 800) located after the first joint (200) on the base (100), in a common plane passing through the axis (202) of said first joint (200).
US10384335B2
A gas fastening tool comprising an internal combustion engine including one combustion chamber, fuel injection means to inject fuel into the chamber and air injection means to inject air into the chamber, firing means for an air-fuel mixture within the chamber, reception means to receive a fastening element, one cylinder communicating with the chamber, forming together a combustion gas propagation pathway and wherein a piston is slidingly mounted so as to drive the fastening element, such tool being characterized in that it comprises a duct provided with a downstream input mouth and an upstream output mouth on the gas pathway, the piston stroke in the cylinder extending between the two duct mouths.
US10384334B2
A ratchet screwdriver includes a mounting seat, a control member, a driving shaft, two pawls and two springs. The mounting seat has a receiving space, a first slot and a second slot. A passage is defined through the mounting seat. The first and second slots have a hole respectively. The driving shaft has a ratchet portion located in the receiving space. Each pawl is biased by one spring so as to be engaged with the ratchet portion. The control member is rotatably mounted to the mounting seat and the driving shaft. The control member has two control plates to pivot the pawls to disengage from the ratchet portion of the driving shaft.
US10384333B2
A ratchet wrench includes a body, a ratchet wheel rotatably and movably mounted in the body, and a pawl slideably received in the body and engaged with the ratchet wheel. The body is extended along a first longitudinal axis, and the ratchet wheel is extended along a second longitudinal axis. The ratchet wrench is operable between a first position and a second position. When the ratchet wrench is in the first position, the first and second longitudinal axes are collinear. When the ratchet wrench is operated to withstand a torque load and to move from the first position to a second position, the first and second longitudinal axes are parallel to each other.
US10384327B2
A centrifugal blast wheel machine comprises a housing and a wheel assembly coupled to the housing. The wheel assembly has a plurality of blades configured to throw blast media introduced into the wheel assembly against a work piece. According to one embodiment, each blade of the plurality of blades includes a curved portion positioned adjacent a central hub of the wheel assembly, and a straight portion integrally formed with the curved portion extending radially outwardly from the wheel assembly. According to another embodiment, each blade includes a first side rail extending along the blade, the first side rail having a first recess, and a first grommet positioned in the first recess.
US10384320B2
A position compensation system of a tool changer includes a storage unit for storing a coordinate indicating a reference position of a turret, a rotary position coordinate detector for detecting the rotary position coordinate of the turret, a compensation necessity determiner for determining whether or not it is necessary to perform a rotational compensation to return the turret to the reference position, in accordance with a rotational deviation of the detected rotary position coordinate from the stored rotary position coordinate, and a compensation request part for requesting an operation or work related to the rotational compensation when it is determined that the rotational compensation needs to be performed.
US10384318B1
Modular thermal truss plates carry heat in multiple directions. Framing around an array of flat heat pipes provides mechanical and thermal connections to other truss plates, and a base, such as a satellite, thereby supporting thermally active equipment. Walls sandwich banks of flat heat pipes and may bond to a honey comb, metal core conducting heat between multiple walls. Each bank of flat heat pipes passes heat best in one direction, and may be formed of corrugated copper sheets spaced apart by a metal mesh, such as an expanded metal or screen, also stamped or otherwise formed into a corrugated configuration. Joining methods (e.g., brazing, soldering, etc.) increase stiffness, pressure containment, and strength, by binding the two layers of metal sheet to one another.
US10384315B2
An exemplary welding consumable according to the invention is provided and includes up to about 0.13 wt % carbon, about 0.3 wt % to about 1.4 wt % manganese, about 7.25 wt % to about 11.5 wt % nickel, about 0.6 wt % to about 1.2 wt % molybdenum, about 0.2 wt % to about 0.7 wt % silicon, up to about 0.3 wt % vanadium, up to about 0.05 wt % titanium, up to about 0.08 wt % zirconium, up to about 2.0 wt % chromium, and a balance of iron and incidental impurities.
US10384310B2
An induction heating coil includes a coil section configured to heat a treatment target by induction, a power supply section configured to supply power to the coil section, and a cooling medium passage that is arranged in the power supply section and the coil section, and is configured to supply a cooling medium to the coil section. The coil section, the power supply section, and the cooling medium passage are formed using a metal additive fabrication method.
US10384290B2
Engine driven power supplies with output reduction are disclosed. An example engine-driven welding power supply for providing a welding-type output includes an engine, a generator mechanically linked to the engine, power conditioning circuitry, and a controller. The generator generates output power based on mechanical input from the engine. The power conditioning circuitry converts the output power from the generator to welding-type power based on a commanded welding-type output. The controller reduces a welding-type output of the power conditioning circuitry from the commanded welding-type output by an amount proportional to a difference between a speed of the engine and a commanded engine speed while monitoring the difference between the speed of the engine and the commanded engine speed, decreases the welding-type output until the difference between the speed of the engine and the commanded engine speed decreases, and increases the welding-type output as the difference between the speed of the engine and the commanded engine speed decreases until the welding-type output equals the commanded welding-type output.
US10384284B2
A radial bearing having a wear surface with improved wear characteristics comprises a steel support, to which is bonded a metal carbide composite wear surface made by first arranging, within a cavity defined between a steel mold and the steel support, tiles made of microwave sintered, cemented metal carbide, closely packing the voids between the tiles with metal carbide powder, and infiltrating the mold cavity with a metal brazing alloy by subjecting the filled mold to rapid heating. The brazing alloy fills voids between the metal carbide particles, the microwave sintered metal carbide tiles, and the metal support, thereby relatively rapidly consolidating the carbide into a wear layer bonded with the steel support without substantially damaging the properties of the microwave-sintered metal carbide tiles.
US10384283B2
A method for the joining of ceramic pieces with a hermetically sealed joint comprising brazing a layer of joining material between the two pieces. The ceramic pieces may be aluminum nitride or other ceramics, and the pieces may be brazed with a silicon and an alloying element under controlled atmosphere. The joint material is adapted to later withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the interior of a heater or electrostatic chuck.
US10384282B2
An electrical discharge machining electrode wire includes a core including a copper or a copper alloy, and a covering layer that covers a periphery of the core and includes a zinc. The covering layer includes an outermost layer consisting of an ε-phase of a copper-zinc based alloy. The outermost layer has a Vickers hardness of 200 to 300 Hv.
US10384273B2
A hole saw blade comprises a substantially cylindrical body with a pair of sides extending substantially concentric to each other. The sides have an inner surface and an outer surface. A cutting edge extends from an end of the body. A plurality of teeth defines the cutting edge. The teeth are arranged in an alternating pattern in which a first tooth extends inwardly of a cylinder containing the inner surface a first inner distance. A second tooth is adjacent to the first tooth extends outwardly of a cylinder containing the outer surface a second outer distance. A third tooth is located adjacent the second tooth on an opposite side of the first tooth and that extends inwardly of the cylinder containing the inner surface a third inner distance greater than the first inner distance.
US10384271B2
A tool holder (12) for an indexable cutting insert (13) is disclosed, comprising a tool holder base body (15), having a receiving pocket (20) for receiving an indexable cutting insert (13) and a fastening pin (17). The fastening pin (17) can assume a mounting position and a clamping position. In the mounting position, the fastening pin (17) can be positioned in a fastening opening (14) of an indexable cutting insert (13). In the clamping position, an indexable cutting insert (13) can be fixed in the receiving pocket (20) by means of the fastening pin (17). The fastening pin (17) is arranged on a fastening slide (16), displaceably arranged in the tool holder base body (15). Furthermore, a cutting tool (10) is disclosed, having a tool holder (12) and an indexable cutting insert (13).
US10384267B2
A damper assembly for use with a non-rotating tool holder includes a hollow ram for supporting a non-rotating tool and a damper assembly mounted in the hollow ram for absorbing vibrations of the ram. The damper assembly includes a front plate and a rear plate, an upper tie rod and a lower tie rod extending between the front plate and the rear plate, and a damper mass mounted between the front plate and the rear plate. Ring dampers are mounted between the damper mass and the front and rear plates, and suspension springs are mounted between the upper tie rod and the lower tie rod. The suspension springs carry the weight of the damper mass so that the ring dampers do not have to carry the weight of the damper mass, and the damper mass is free to respond to vibrations in the ram.
US10384264B2
A material deposition head may include a ring configured to rotate about a first body portion and cause axial translation of the first body portion relative to a second body portion, where one or more nozzles are coupled to the first body portion. In some examples, at least one anti-rotation pin may substantially prevent rotation of the first body portion while the first body portion axially translates, and a seal may substantially prevent external contaminants from invading an interior portion of the material deposition head. In addition, a pointer tool attached to the head and an external translational measurement tool may permit measurement of an axial position of the one or more nozzles without requiring disassembly of the head or disruption of a substantially inert environment within which additive manufacturing may proceed. A method of axially translating the first body portion of the head also is disclosed.
US10384254B2
A method of manufacturing a hot-pressed member including heating a coated steel sheet to 850° C. to 950° C., the coated steel sheet including a substrate steel sheet and a coating layer formed on the substrate steel sheet and containing 10% to 25% by mass of Ni and the balance being Zn and incidental impurities, in which the coating weight of the coating layer is 10 to 90 g/m2 per a side; and starting hot press forming when the temperature of the coated steel sheet which has been heated is 650° C. to 800° C.
US10384251B2
In performing burring processing on a sheet-like member, the following processes are performed: a punching process of performing punching processing of the sheet-like member; a hole expansion process of performing hole expansion processing of a punched hole formed by the punching process; a re-punching process of performing punching processing again on a portion surrounding the punched hole expanded by force in the hole expansion process; and a burring process of pushing a portion surrounding a re-punched hole that is a punched hole formed by the re-punching process and forming a vertical wall.
US10384248B2
An aluminum hot strip rolling mill including a multi-stand tandem finishing rolling train (2), at least one winding reel (8) arranged downstream, in the rolling direction, of the multi-stand tandem finishing rolling train, a cooling section (4) provided in the outlet region of the aluminum hot strip rolling mill, and at least one trimmer (6) paired with the multi-stand tandem finishing rolling train and arranged downstream, in the rolling direction, in the rolling direction, of the multi-stand tandem rolling mill train.
US10384246B2
A closed-loop system and method for heating of target contaminant treatment zones (150) having environmental contaminants of concern present in the groundwater and the soil by thermal conduction, and subsequent enhancement of physical, biological and chemical processes to attenuate, remove and degrade contaminants in the target contaminant treatment zones, is disclosed. The system and method collects solar or other heat and transfers that heat via a closed-loop and a set of borehole exchangers (120) to subsurface soil in the proximity of and/or directly to the target contaminant treatment zones. The target contaminant treatment zone may comprise contaminated soil, contaminated groundwater in an aquifer, or industrial waste comprising water and/or solids. Solar collectors or heat exchangers capturing waste heat from industrial processes may be used as the heat source (110).
US10384243B2
An air replenishing fume hood includes a cabinet, a door set, an air replenishing unit and an air guiding unit. The cabinet has an inner casing defining an operating chamber and having an air inlet and an air outlet. A side of the cabinet includes an operation window. A first air passage is formed between the inner casing and the cabinet. The door set includes an outer door leaf adapted to open or close the operation window, and an inner door leaf adapted to open or close the air inlet. An end of the air replenishing unit extends into an external space via an outdoor tube, and another end of the air replenishing unit is connected to the first air passage via an extension tube. The air guiding unit includes an end connected to the air outlet, and another end extending into the external space or a collection tank.
US10384241B2
The device is for cleaning the inner surface of a pipe. The device has a spindle arranged to be rotated and having a front end and a rear end between which a plurality of elastic metal blades are attached both in the rotation direction of the spindle and in the direction perpendicular to the rotation direction to clean the inner surface of the pipe. The blades has a shape that is curved at at least two points such that they curve at least once towards the circumferential direction of the spindle and at least once outwards from the circumferential direction of the spindle to prevent the device from getting stuck in uneven pipe systems.
US10384235B2
A method of improving board feature quality grading facilitates human check grader reaction to grading output. The method entails specifying, for application by an automatic grading system to the faces of boards passing through a scanning zone, a virtual grade expressed by a range of values that overlap values in two of successive standard rule-based grades representing higher and lower board feature qualities; producing a signal in response to detection of a board feature quality representing a virtual grade value of a board analyzed by the automatic grading system; indicating, in response to the signal, a virtual grading designation onto the board to alert a check grader to assess whether the board exhibits board feature quality that exceeds the lower board feature quality; and assigning to the board the standard rule-based grade representing the higher board feature quality whenever the check grader's assessment concurs with the virtual grade designation.
US10384232B2
A linear vibration motor is disclosed. The linear vibration motor, includes a housing provided with an accommodation space; a vibrator accommodated in the accommodation space; and an electromagnet accommodated in the accommodation space. The vibrator includes a weight having a through-hole and a plurality of permanent magnets engaging with an inner wall of the through-hole. The electromagnet is located in the through-hole and separated from the permanent magnets. The electromagnet includes an iron core and a coil around the iron core for producing magnet fields interacting with the permanent magnets further for producing attracting and repelling force to drive the vibrator to vibrate.
US10384231B2
A system and method for controlling curl in multi-layer webs. The method can include providing a coated web, curing the coating to form a multi-layer web, and stretching the web during curing of the coating. Some coatings shrink at least partially when cured such that curing the coating induces a strain in the multi-layer web. Stretching the web occurs during curing to induce an opposing strain that at least partially counteracts the strain induced by curing to form a multi-layer web having a desired curvature. The system can include a curing section configured to cure the coating, and can further include a web stretching section, which can be located proximate the curing section and can be substantially coincident with the curing section, such that the web is stretched while the coating is cured.
US10384230B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a substrate structured by nanowires, characterized in that no lubricant and no lithographic resist mask is used in the method, and only by moving a donor substrate having nanowires relative to a substrate and by locally tribological properties on the surface of the substrate, a specified number of nanowires is deposited selectively at locally defined points of the substrate. The invention further relates to a substrate that can be produced using the method according to the invention, and which selectively contains a specified number of nanowires on a surface at locally defined points. The invention further relates to the use of the substrate according to the invention in microelectronics, microsystems technology, and/or micro-sensor systems.
US10384228B2
A liquid applicator for applying a liquid to a surface with an improved liquid delivery process. The liquid applicator includes a container having a container body that includes an opening and a chamber that is configured to receive and hold the liquid; and, a housing assembly removably attached to the container, the housing assembly including a liquid application element and a nozzle that delivers the liquid from the chamber to the application element, wherein the nozzle is configured to deliver the liquid from the chamber to the application element when the housing assembly is positioned in a first position with respect to the container, and wherein the container body comprises an interface, a main body portion, and a base.
US10384206B2
Described is a matrix spot processing device comprising a tubular apparatus. An absorbent media is located either separate from, or attached to, the tubular apparatus. A sample is spotted on the absorbent media. A reservoir is in the tubular apparatus. A first region of the reservoir is constructed and arranged to have an extraction solvent. A second region of the reservoir, which may or may not be the same as the first region, is constructed and arranged to receive an extract generated from an interaction between the extraction solvent and the spotted sample at the absorbent media.
US10384199B2
A process and system for modifying heterogeneous catalysts by contacting them with chemical compounds to functionalize the surface of the heterogeneous catalyst. A polymetallic catalyst including bimetallic catalyst is functionalized on its surface by employing a precursor of an inorganic compound. The precursor of the inorganic compound is an organometallic compound, and the metal based inorganic compound is aluminum oxide. A process and system for surface modification functionalization of the heterogeneous catalysts at conditions including room temperature and atmospheric pressure.
US10384185B2
A method of preparing dry core-shell microcapsules from an aqueous dispersion of such capsules, comprising spraying the dispersion through a two-fluid air-liquid nozzle into a heated chamber having an upper part and a lower part, the spraying taking place in the upper part and the lower part being provided with a means of continuous capsule removal. The method allows the drying of capsules with considerably reduced losses.
US10384176B2
Provided is a stirring device that allows a weight measurement during a rotation operation to be accurately performed while suppressing increase in reinforcement structures required for support of a stirring container and suppressing increase in weight. A device frame is provided with legs, a heating kettle is provided with a reinforcement base attached on the bottom side, a motor bed is provided to support a cutter/motor unit to the reinforcement base or the device frame, load cells are provided to indirectly measure a change in weight of a stirring substance in the heating kettle during a rotation operation of the cutter/motor unit, and closed reinforced structures are configured to include the heating kettle, the cutter/motor unit, the reinforcement base, and the supporting stand as reinforcing members.
US10384170B2
A method of manufacturing a separation membrane structure comprising a step of forming a first to nth zeolite membranes on a surface of a porous substrate by “n” repetitions (wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 2) of formation of a zeolite membrane by a method of hydrothermal synthesis. The following formula (1) is established in relation to the step of forming the first to the nth zeolite membranes. (Formula 1) N1/N0+0.1≤T2˜n/T1≤2N1/N0+2 (Wherein, N1 denotes a permeation rate of a predetermined gas in the substrate after formation of the first zeolite membrane, N0 denotes a permeation rate of a predetermined gas in the substrate before formation of the first zeolite membrane, T1 is a time required for formation of the first zeolite membrane, and T2˜n is a total time required for formation of the second to the nth zeolite membranes.)
US10384169B2
Membranes are described that may include aligned carbon nanotubes coated with an inorganic support layer and a polymeric matrix. Methods of membrane fabrication are described that may include coating an aligned carbon nanotube array with an inorganic support layer followed by infiltration with a polymeric solvent or solution. The support carbon nanotube membrane may have improved performance for separations such as desalination, drug delivery, or pharmaceuticals.
US10384159B1
A gas inlet system for a wet gas scrubber includes a weir configured to deliver liquid to a scrubbing passage to wet the interior surface of the scrubbing vessel during operation of the gas inlet system. The weir include a weir duct and a weir trough extending at least partially around the weir duct to receive and at least partially fill with liquid during operation of the gas inlet system. The weir trough has an upper trough outlet in liquid communication with the upper weir duct inlet to deliver liquid from the weir trough into the upper weir duct inlet during operation of the gas inlet system. The weir trough also has a lower trough outlet below the upper trough outlet. The lower trough outlet is in liquid communication with the scrubbing passage to deliver liquid from the weir trough toward the scrubbing passage during operation of the gas inlet system.
US10384153B2
The invention relates to a filter unit (600), a method for manufacturing such a filter unit, and a cartridge (690) comprising such a filter unit. The filter unit (600) is characterized in that it comprises a filter material (601) which is integrated into the aperture of at least one foil (602, 603, 604). In a preferred embodiment, the filter material (601) may be located in the aperture of an intermediate foil (604) which is embedded between a top foil (602) and a bottom foil (603). Such a filter unit (600) can readily be produced in cost-effective processes like roll-to-roll manufacturing technologies.
US10384137B2
The present disclosure describes a braille chording accessory for a game controller that includes a housing sized to be removably received by a handheld game controller, a plurality of paddles arranged as a braille cell on the housing, and a control circuit to translate a touch force applied to at least a portion of the plurality of paddles into individual braille characters.
US10384119B2
A die having three sides in the form of a cube wherein the cube is altered to portray only three face values that appear to a user.
US10384118B1
A raffle contest system that comprises a database, wherein tickets are sold electronically and information about every ticket is stored in said database. Said container is surveilled at all times by a camera, wherein the video-stream provided by the camera is accessible by users at all times and shows every ticket being printed and dropped into the container immediately after purchase. Purchased tickets comprise identification information to ensure authenticity and integrity of the process. Customers can verify the status of the container, their purchased tickets and interact with other customers at all times during the raffle process. Drawings of the winning tickets are also broadcast through the same video-stream to ensure that the container was not tampered with at any time.
US10384107B2
A head for a ball striking device includes a bracing member connected to an upper sole surface located on the sole of the body opposite the bottom sole surface. The bracing member includes a first end connected to a first point on the upper sole surface, a second end connected to a second point on the upper sole surface spaced from the first point, and a bridge portion extending between the first and second ends. The bridge portion extends upward from the upper sole surface and is spaced from the upper sole surface. The bridge portion may be formed by one or more trusses, and may define a generally triangular shape in one embodiment. The first and second ends may be connected to the upper sole surface using a variety of techniques, e.g., welding or other integral joining technique, integral forming, adhesive or other bonding material, or other technique. The location of the bracing member may be determined using a modal analysis to determine a maximum displacement region.
US10384103B1
Disclosed is a putter assembly. When fully assembled, the putter allows an individual using said putter (the “player”) to strike a golf ball with either one of the three available striking surfaces. Said choice of striking surfaces allows the player to utilize the front load putting method, and in alternative, the left or the right handed side putting method. The putter assembly comprises of three primary components: 1) U-shaped striking plate, incorporating the left, right and the front striking plate, wherein each of said striking plates further comprises of an impact area; 2) the frame, comprising of the back connecting member, with a disc for stacking weight plates, and the front connecting member, with a hosel for attaching thereto a shaft; 3) and the shaft, allowing the player to manipulate the movement of the putter. The assembly also incorporates putter alignment features, designed to help the player improve his/her shot accuracy. Said features include: 1) lines for visually aligning the impact areas of the striking plates; 2) indicium lines, for identifying the tilt of the shaft, being held by the player.
US10384096B1
A weight assembly includes a barbell having a centrally registered longitudinal axis having a center point, a central section aligned with the axis, a first lateral end and a second lateral end spaced apart at opposed ends of the central section, a first collar statically coupled to the first lateral end, and a second collar statically coupled to the second lateral end, wherein the plurality of spools are coaxially aligned with the barbell. A plurality of hand grips are statically disposed at the central section and abutted against the first collar and the second collar, respectively, and a plurality of spools statically disposed at the central section and abutted against the plurality of hand grips, respectively. A plurality of tethers are rotatably wound about the plurality of spools, respectively, and a plurality of weights interchangeably engaged with the barbell and the plurality of spools, respectively.
US10384092B1
The present disclosure provides an exercise apparatus and method of use therein, for improving the physical fitness and health of an individual by isometric exercise. Specifically, the present disclosure provides an exercise device utilizing the benefits of isometric exercise, specifically for the strengthening and/or exercising the core muscles of the body.
US10384089B2
An accelerated process for the complete neutralization of acid wastes, the destruction of concrete and/or the denaturation of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) includes forming a slurry or suspension by submerging in the acid solution the concrete and/or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs); the concrete and/or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) cause the acid wastes neutralizing chemical reactions in the slurry or suspension and, at the same time, the destruction of concrete and/or the denaturation of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). Simultaneously to the chemical reactions, the slurry or suspension is subjected to hydrodynamic cavitation, preferably using an apparatus capable of producing and managing three types of simultaneous controlled cavitation acting in the same space volume, accelerating the chemical reactions taking place in the slurry due also to the simultaneous presence of acid, concrete and/or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). The concrete and/or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) are preferably ground and polarized prior to be submerged in the acid solution to form the slurry. The polarization take place, for the really first time, with a cold plasma torch. In addition the slurry or suspension is preferably subjected to hydrothermal treatment, preferably using a reactor which ensures the preservation of the constancy of the ideal physical parameters for the reaction in the physical chemical environment. In this reactor are additivated chemicals, hydroxyapatite and biological substances that have binder/chelating power especially on metals contained in asbestos, especially on magnesium, in order to prevent its reformation. Recovering, at the end of the process, inert secondary raw materials (SRMs) that are non-hazardous to the environment and human health. In addition, this process could be used to produce molecules that are important intermediates of the subsequent reactions/processes, leading to the formation of salts/compounds used as dietary supplements and also in important environmental remedies such as polluted water reclamation and the treatment of heavily polluted soils.
US10384086B2
A connecting and anchoring device. A cable element terminates at opposite ends in respective gate and spine cable termination structures. A gate housing houses a gating portion of the cable element and includes a locking element. The device has a first configuration in which the termination structures are locked together and a second configuration in which the termination structures can be separated from one another by manipulating the locking element. The device in at least the first configuration defines a closed aperture. A spine housing houses a spinal portion of the cable element. The spine housing is attached to the base and the gate housing is pivotally connected to the base so that the gate housing can pivot relative to the spine housing so as to change the configuration of the connecting and anchoring device between the second configuration and a third configuration in which the aperture is open. The cable element includes a cable that extends uninterrupted from the spine housing, through the base, and into the gate housing.
US10384080B2
A method for generating a radiotherapy treatment plan for a patient is provided. The treatment plan is optimized using an optimization objective which is at least partly based on an initially planned dose to the patient.
US10384077B2
An apparatus for securing a marker wire relative to a lumen includes a hub to which the marker wire is secured. The hub includes a feature that secures the hub to an outer surface of the lumen. For example, the hub may include a base member secured to the marker wire and a separate fastener member which secures the hub to an outer surface of a lumen, where the base member includes a split tube segment that receives the lumen within an inner cylindrical opening. Alternatively, the hub may include a cylindrical slide lock collar member with a split tubular extension that receives the lumen within an inner cylindrical opening. Locking features may be included to help fix the two pieces of the hub in position relative to each other.
US10384076B2
A flexible light therapy device, a bandage and a plaster for providing a therapeutic effect to a treatment target area (226) of a living being are provided. The flexible light therapy device comprises a light source (214) for emitting light (220), a light transmitting element (212) and a heat management means (210). The light transmitting element (212) is of a flexible light transmitting material and is optically coupled to the light source (214). The light transmitting element (212) comprises a light exit window (222) to emit the light (220) towards the treatment target area (226). The heat management means (210) is thermally coupled to the treatment target area (226) and distributes heat and controls the distribution of heat across the treatment target area (226). Part of the distributed heat may originate from the light source (214).
US10384064B2
Sensory information can be delivered to a subject mammal, for example, for restoring a sense of cutaneous touch and limb motion to the subject mammal. A biomimetic electrical signal is generated based on (a) a stimulation reference signal applied to a somatosensory region of a nervous system of a reference mammal, (b) a stimulated-response signal acquired from a sensory cortex of the reference mammal in response to application of the stimulation reference signal to the thalamic nucleus, and (c) a natural-response signal acquired from the sensory cortex in response to peripheral touch stimuli and/or peripheral nerve stimulation of the reference mammal. The biomimetic electrical signal is applied to a somatosensory region of a nervous system of the subject mammal to induce an activation response, in a sensory cortex of the subject mammal.
US10384060B2
A method for treating a disorder of a patient. The method comprises transcutaneously delivering electrical energy to a targeted tissue site at a frequency of at least 50 KHz, thereby treating the disorder.
US10384051B2
The present application relates to a device for the electroporation of bacterial cells in or on a surface of the Stratum corneum layer of a person's skin. It comprises electrodes positionable in the vicinity of said surface; a generator to supply a voltage to the electrodes to generate an electrical field having a strength in the order of 25 to 35 KV/cm at said surface of the Stratum corneum layer to inactivate bacterial cells in or on said surface. The electrodes are configured so that the strength of the electrical field reduces as a function of the depth of penetration into the skin from 25 to 35 KV/cm at said surface to 3 KV/cm or less at a depth of penetration that does not exceed 15 microns. The electrical field generated by the device will have sufficient strength to inactivate bacteria cells present on the stratum corneum while at the same time this electrical field is not strong enough to appreciable effect living skin cells in the epidermis below the stratum corneum or at the interface between the stratum corneum and the epidermis.
US10384042B2
An implantable drainage device is provided. The device is adapted to move body fluid from one part of the body of a patient to another part of the body. The invention also extends to a filter adapted to filter particles from a drained fluid.
US10384036B2
A bi-directional steerable catheter that, for a given tip deflection angle, generates a first articulation radius in a first lateral direction and a second articulation radius in a second lateral direction, the second articulation radius being different than the first articulation radius. The catheter includes two pull wire portions that can be individually and selectively put under tension to cause deflection of the tip in a corresponding lateral direction. Actuation of a first of the pull wire portions causes a shift in the neutral axis of the catheter over a portion of the steering section, resulting in articulation over a shorter length of the steering section and thus a smaller bend radius. Actuation of a second of the pull wire portions does not result in a neutral axis shift, so that articulation is over substantially the entire length of the steering section, resulting in a larger bend radius.
US10384035B2
A balloon catheter for insertion in a vessel includes a catheter shaft and an inflatable balloon attached to the catheter shaft. Markings along a longitudinal axis of the catheter are provided in an interior of the balloon, such as for measuring a distance within the vessel. A first distance separating a first marking from a second adjacent marking may be different from a second distance separating the second marking from the third adjacent marking. The markings may also be used for ensuring the proper positioning of the balloon and, in particular, the working surface thereof, relative to a treatment area.
US10384030B2
New medical circuit components and methods for forming such components are disclosed. These components include microstructures for humidification and/or condensate management. The disclosed microstructures can be incorporated into a variety of components, including tubes (e.g., inspiratory breathing tubes and expiratory breathing tubes and other tubing between various elements of a breathing circuit, such as ventilators, humidifiers, filters, water traps, sample lines, connectors, gas analyzers, and the like), Y-connectors, catheter mounts, humidifiers, and patient interfaces (e.g., masks for covering the nose and face, nasal masks, cannulas, nasal pillows, etc.), floats, probes, and sensors in a variety of medical circuits.
US10384025B2
A pressure support system configured to deliver a pressurized flow of breathable gas to the airway of a subject is described. The system is configured to treat obstructive sleep apnea, other sleep disordered breathing, and/or other respiratory issues with limited flow respiration therapy, and/or other therapies. Limited flow respiration therapy may be an alternative to CPAP, for example. The system is configured to limit flow rate compensation, pressure compensation, and/generator or compensation of other parameters during inspiration to values proportional to the current leak to achieve limited flow respiration therapy. In some embodiments, the system comprises one or more of a pressure generator, a subject interface, one or more sensors, a processor, a user interface, electronic storage, and/or other components.
US10384022B2
A hand-held dose-dispensing pressurized spray inhaler includes a housing, an aerosol canister in the housing having a canister body and a movable valve stem biased to extend therefrom, a fixture stationarily supporting the valve stem relative to the housing, and an actuation mechanism partially fitting over the canister body opposite from the valve stem such that only together with the fixture the canister body is supported in the housing with a clearance gap between the canister body and the housing and for movement relative to the housing and toward and away from the valve stem and fixture. The actuation mechanism provides a child restraint capability requiring two unlocking actions be carried out to convert it from a locked to an unlocked condition before it can move the canister body relative to the housing and valve stem to release a dose of pressurized spray from the valve stem.
US10384017B2
Apparatus is described for administering a substance to a subject. A vial contains the substance and a stopper is disposed within the vial and is slidably coupled to the vial. A first threaded element is (a) rotatable with respect to the vial and (b) substantially immobile proximally with respect to the vial during rotation of the first threaded element. A second threaded element is threadedly coupled to the first threaded element. At least a distal end of the second threaded element is substantially non-rotatable with respect to the vial, and the distal end of the second threaded element defines a coupling portion that couples the second threaded element to the stopper. The first threaded element, by rotating, linearly advances the stopper and at least the distal end of the second threaded element toward a distal end of the vial. Other embodiments are also described.
US10384006B2
A semi-automated system (100) suitable for use in a hospital setting for filling patient-specific liquid medication prescriptions from bulk medicine containers (104) into oral/enteral syringes (S) for administration on a just-in-time basis. The system enables hospital pharmacists to simplify and streamline their task, increasing the number of prescriptions that can be filled in a day, improving patient safety and care by minimizing medication errors and the consequences that ensue.
US10384005B2
In one embodiment, an IDDC system utilizes an intelligent therapeutic agent delivery system comprised of one, but more likely an array of “cells” containing therapeutic agent(s) and/or diagnostic agents(s); an integrated bio-sensing system designed to sample and analyze biological materials using multiple sensors that include both hardware and software components. The software component involves biomedical signal processing to analyze complex liquid mixtures and a microcontroller(s) acts as interface to the biosensors, to the therapeutic delivery elements, and to a communications system(s) for the purpose of controlling the amount of therapeutic agent to deliver and also to provide information in a useful form to interested parties on the progress of therapy and compliance thereto. The synergistic effect of combining the above describe elements is expected to dramatically improve patient compliance with prescribed therapy, quality and timeliness of care provided by physicians, and at the same time reduce the cost of providing effective healthcare to IDDC system users, thereby improving profitability for Managed Care organizations and pharmaceutical companies utilizing the system.
US10384004B2
Processes for operating an infusion pump are provided for pumping fluid though an administration set at a constant flow rate. The pump includes a pumping mechanism for pumping fluid and operates at a pulse frequency, and a controller controls the pulse frequency. Additionally, the pump has one or more sensors configured for measuring at least one characteristic value relating to a status of the infusion pump. The controller is configured for causing the pumping mechanism to operate at a first pulse frequency, and the one or more sensors measure the characteristic value. When the measured characteristic value meets a threshold value, the controller causes the pumping mechanism to operate at a second pulse frequency different from the first pulse frequency.
US10384003B2
A system for mass vaccinations including an electronic injector device having at least one needle for administering a measured amount of a vaccine; and an electronic fluid delivery device to deliver variable vaccine dosages to the injector device, and to deliver the measured amount of the vaccine.
US10383989B2
The present application relates to an operating unit for a breast pump system. The operating unit comprises a housing and a vacuum pump received in said housing. The housing has a connector (15) for attaching a tube and an outer surface (11) about which a tube can be wrapped. At least a section of the outer surface (11) is curved so that the tube can be wrapped about the housing without buckling. The outer surface (11) comprises a recess (14) and the connector (15) is located in the recess (14), wherein a surface of the recess (14) distends away from the connector (15) so that when a tube is attached to the connector (15), a portion of the tube proximal to the connector (15) does not buckle.
US10383986B2
To offload forces from a tissue site being treated with reduced pressure, an offloading pressure component may be used as part of a reduced-pressure treatment system. A reduced-pressure source of the reduced-pressure treatment system vents positive pressure exhaust into the offloading pressure component to inflate the offloading pressure component. The offloading pressure component disperses forces away from the tissue site. Other devices, methods, and systems are presented.
US10383977B2
Polymeric grafts for treating damaged biological tissue that are formed from poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS). The PGS grafts preferably comprise a bioactive agent comprising anti-inflammatory corticosteroids, anti-oxidants, anti-thrombotic agents and anti-platelet agents. The PGS grafts can also comprise a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor.
US10383972B2
A hot melt wetness indicator composition that includes a water insoluble thermoplastic polymer, an anionic surfactant, a leuco dye, and a component selected from the group consisting of acid, rosin-based tackifying agent, plasticizer and combinations thereof, and is homogeneous is disclosed. The hot melt wetness indicator composition exhibits a color change after contact with water.
US10383967B2
Emission of a scented substance, which is mixed with a tracer substance, is controlled based on an amount of the tracer substance sensed during the emission of the scented substance. The scented substance can be mixed with the tracer substance in a known defined ratio. When the mixture of the scented substance and tracer substance is being emitted by a device, a substance sensor component can sense the amount of the tracer substance being emitted. An emission management component can control the emission of the mixture of substances based on the amount of the tracer substance detected to facilitate controlling the amount of the scented substance being emitted. The emission management component also can control emission of the scented substance in a defined area based on the tracer substance and environmental conditions in the defined area. The tracer substance can be safe, colorless, and/or odorless with respect to people.
US10383964B2
Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area. Items located within the area and/or one or more conditions of the area are monitored over a period of time. Based on the monitoring, ultraviolet radiation sources are controlled by adjusting a direction, an intensity, a pattern, and/or a spectral power of the ultraviolet radiation generated by the ultraviolet radiation source. Adjustments to the ultraviolet radiation source(s) can correspond to one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, and an ethylene decomposition operating configuration.
US10383953B2
Provided herein are methods for treating retinitis pigmentosa using an AAV particles encoding miR-708. In one aspect, viral particles are administered to the eye of a human subject; for example, by subretinal injection. Viral particles comprising AAV5 capsids or mutants thereof are contemplated.
US10383950B2
The present invention relates to a carrier system, a carrier and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pathogen entry protein or fragment thereof, which specifically binds to a molecule on the surface of a mammalian target cell of said pathogen and which is covalently linked to the surface of said carrier and at least one hydrophilic antipathogenic agent. It further relates to a method of manufacturing a carrier system and the carrier system or the pharmaceutical composition for the use as a medicament.
US10383947B2
The present disclosure provides various molecular constructs having a targeting element and an effector element. Methods for treating various diseases using such molecular constructs are also disclosed.
US10383944B2
An aqueous composition useful for producing capsules shells comprises a) at least one dispersed esterified cellulose ether comprising (i) groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOA or (ii) a combination of aliphatic monovalent acyl groups and groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOA, wherein R is a divalent aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group and A is hydrogen or a cation, and b) from 0.05 to 20 percent of at least one salt of a fatty acid, based on the weight of the dispersed esterified cellulose ether, wherein the median particle size, d50, of the dispersed esterified cellulose ether particles is up to 7 micrometers, such median particle size (d50) being the size at which 50 mass percent of the particles have a smaller equivalent diameter and 50 mass percent have a larger equivalent diameter.
US10383942B2
A topical pharmaceutical composition comprising tazarotene and one or more of an anti-inflammatory or anti-bacterial agent. Also provided is a method for treating skin conditions, such as acne utilizing the above topical pharmaceutical composition.
US10383941B2
Spray drying processes are used to form pharmaceutical compositions comprising a solid amorphous dispersion of a drug and a polymer.
US10383936B2
In this study, for the first time, protective efficacy of gD against ILTV challenge was evaluated. Immunization with recombinant Newcastle disease virus expressing ILTV gD induced a higher level of neutralizing antibodies and offered complete protection to chickens against lethal ILTV challenge. Uses of recombinant NDV as a vaccine vector are also described.
US10383932B2
A combination of components to promote an innate and adaptive immune response comprising of a TAA/ecdCD40L vaccine and a complex between the CD1d receptor and an alpha galactosyl ceramide like glycolipid (AGCLGL), to activate NKT cells and activate the CD40 receptor on the DCs and increase the level of the adaptive immune response induced by the TAA/ecdCD40L vaccine to the TAA. The result and advantage of using both the TAA/ecdCD40L vaccine and the α-galactosylceramide-CD1d complex (or a related bacterial or other antigen related to α-galactosylceramide) to stimulate the immune response through the CD40L/CD40 axis on dendritic cells, is that the magnitude of the stimulation is robust and increased significantly more than additive—i.e. synergistically due to the interaction, cross-talk and/or cross-stimulation of the glycolipid-CD1d pathway and TAA/ecdCD40L pathway. As a result, a potent immune response is induced against lipid target antigens as well as protein target antigens.
US10383931B2
The present description relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present description relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present description further 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.
US10383929B2
The invention provides improved compositions for adoptive T cell therapies for B cell related conditions.
US10383926B2
Methods are disclosed that are based on the finding that serum and plasma levels of eotaxin, MIP1α, and CRP act as important biomarkers that are useful for determining the feasibility in instigating immunotherapeutic treatment of cancer when immunizing with the GV1001 peptide (EARPALLTSRLRFIPK; derived from human telomerase protein), optionally when combined with state of the art combination treatment with Gemcitabine and Capecitabine. In particular, the present invention provides methods for determining whether patients should be treated GV1001 and for determining whether instigated treatment should be continued.
US10383921B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for providing an antioxidant effect to a subject, e.g., modulating or otherwise improving oxidative stress pathways and/or neutralizing or reducing damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS).
US10383912B2
A novel acid labile linker for targeted delivery and/or controlled release of agents is introduced herein. There is further disclosed a method of developing a therapeutic or diagnostic conjugate for targeted cell-specific delivery. More specifically, the invention is focused on linkers used to deliver anticancer agents to specific tumor cells.
US10383911B2
The invention relates to Lysyl-Prolyl-Threonine lyophilized formulations, in particular to L-Lysyl-D-Prolyl-L-Threonine lyophilized formulations, that are stable in storage, and to a process for preparing the lyophilized formulations. Moreover, the invention relates to pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions comprising the lyophilized formulations, that are used in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment, diagnosis and/or therapy of pain-related diseases, pruritus-related diseases, inflammatory diseases, and/or other diseases in a mammal.
US10383909B2
The present invention relates to the use of a plant extract obtained from at least one plant of the Anacardiaceae family, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition used as a new herbal medicine for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of disorders associated with the digestive tract, and the relief of symptoms associated with these disorders. Additionally, through the scope of the present invention, the substances isolated from said extract also consist of the active ingredients of pharmaceutical compositions. A third objective of the invention is the use of said pharmaceutical compositions in the preparation of the class of herbal medicines for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of disorders associated with the digestive tract, in different stages, with posology and daily dosing.
US10383903B2
An extract of Amaranth, having enriched nitrate content, L-arginine, Flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, carbohydrates, proteins, potassium, and with negligible amount of oxalic acid or oxalate content. The extract of Amaranth can be prepared from fresh or dried leaves and stem of Amaranth. Dosage forms of extract include fast melt tablet, lozenge, candy, chewing gum, beverage, tablet, capsule, pill, and powder. The extract of Amaranth enhances nitric oxide concentration, enhances nitrate level concentration, and enhances nitrite level in blood as well as in saliva. Administering the extract can lower blood pressure, increase physical endurance, increase swimming endurance, increase running endurance, and improve sexual performance among human beings.
US10383896B2
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.
US10383890B2
The present invention provides compositions comprising hyaluronan with high elasticity, as well as methods for improving joint function, reducing pain associated with joint function and treating osteoarthritis by introducing into a joint a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising hyaluronan with high elasticity.
US10383889B2
The present invention provides methods for alleviating pain and discomfort associated with a dry eye condition; methods for alleviating pain and discomfort while minimizing at least one skin imperfection; and methods for alleviating pain and discomfort while facilitating wound healing. The methods involve administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising hyaluronan with high elasticity.
US10383875B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising xanthine or xanthine derivatives, kits thereof, and methods for treating fibrotic diseases by local administration.
US10383873B2
A method of determining sensitivity to cancer treatment includes the step of determining the presence of overexpression of MYC in a biological sample from a patient suffering from cancer, wherein the presence of overexpression of MYC indicates a sensitivity to a treatment by a CDK9 inhibitor and wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of carcinoma, leukemia, and lymphoma.
US10383862B2
The instant invention relates to a process for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition in sustained-release tablet form comprising from 600 milligrams to 2400 milligrams of Pirfenidone (PFD), in such a way that the drug is bioavailable during an extended period of time of 12 hours from its administration. In this way, the anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory action of the drug Pirfenidone is optimized. Moreover, the instant invention offers advantages and a higher therapeutic efficacy compared to other pharmaceutical forms of Pirfenidone for oral administration and its therapeutic application in the regression of chronic renal failure secondary to primary glomerulosclerosis; it shows a better activity with regard to the reduction and/or regression of deleterious effects in breast capsular contracture observed after the surgical implantation of breast implants in humans and has an important anti-TNF-α and anti-TGF-β1 action for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis.
US10383855B2
Solid dosage formulations of nitazoxanide or a nitazoxanide analog are provided that comprise a controlled release portion and an immediate release portion. The pharmaceutical composition is typically in the form of a bilayer solid oral dosage form comprising (a) a first layer comprising a first quantity of nitazoxanide or analog thereof in a controlled release formulation; and (b) a second layer comprising a second quantity of nitazoxanide or analog thereof in an immediate release formulation. Method of using the formulations in the treatment of hepatitis C are also provided.
US10383850B2
The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), wherein A1, A2, Z1, Z2, Z3, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n, p and q are as defined herein. In certain embodiments, the compounds of the invention are RORγt antagonists. In other embodiments, the compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.
US10383847B2
The present invention describes methods and compositions for improving the therapeutic efficacy of therapeutically active agents previously limited by suboptimal therapeutic performance by either improving efficacy as monotherapy or reducing side effects. Such methods and compositions are particularly applicable to therapeutically active agents selected from the group consisting of: (i) indirubin; (ii) an analog of indirubin; (iii) a derivative of indirubin or of an analog of indirubin; and (iv) a pharmaceutical composition comprising indirubin, an analog of indirubin, or a derivative of indirubin or of an analog of indirubin, especially meisoindigo. In particular, the therapeutically active agents selected from the group consisting of: (i) indirubin; (ii) an analog of indirubin; (iii) a derivative of indirubin or of an analog of indirubin; and (iv) a pharmaceutical composition comprising indirubin, an analog of indirubin, or a derivative of indirubin or of an analog of indirubin, especially meisoindigo, are effective Nek9 inhibitors. The active agent, such as meisoindigo, can act as a Nek9 inhibitor. The active agent can be used together with Nek9 inhibitors or agents that inhibit the expression of Nek9.
US10383840B2
In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10383837B2
Compositions and methods useful for inducing an increase in fatty acid oxidation or mitochondrial biogenesis, reducing weight gain, inducing weight loss, or increasing Sirt1, Sirt3, or AMPK activity are provided herein. Such compositions can contain synergizing amounts of a sirtuin-pathway activators, including but not limited to resveratrol, in combination with beta-hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB), keto isocaproic acid (KIC), leucine, or combinations of HMB, KIC and leucine.
US10383831B2
Compounds according to Formula I are provided: and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R13, A, X and Y are as defined herein. Methods for preparing compounds of Formula I are also provided, as well as methods of treating cellular proliferative disorders, such as cancer, using compounds of Formula I.
US10383825B2
An alginate and stearic acid composition is described, including methods of molding it into tablets further comprising a drug, and methods of controlling the drug release from the tablets.
US10383824B2
Provided is a solid beverage for conditioning yin deficiency constitution. The solid beverage includes the following components in parts by weight: 30-55 parts of smoked plum, 29-51 parts of lilium brownii, 27-50 parts of polygonatum odoratum, 30-52 parts of mulberry leaves, 27-48 parts of mulberries, 26-58 parts of fresh reed rhizome, 67-94 parts of oysters, 3-15 parts of amomum villosum, 27-50 parts of dextrin, 16-43 parts of maltodextrin, 38-70 parts of soluble starch and 0.15-0.35 parts of aspartame. The solid beverage is simple and convenient to prepare, the raw materials used are all medicinal materials with dual-purpose of drug and food, and the auxiliary materials used also meet the national standard GB2760-2011 (the National Food Safety Standard for Food Additive Use). Thus, the solid beverage is safe to consume and good in taste, a long-term consumption of the solid beverage has certain effects on the improvement of yin deficiency constitution, and the production process thereof is suitable for industrial mass production.
US10383819B1
A method to effect biphasic bioavailability of oral euphoric psychogenic cannabis. The method comprises the step of providing and ingesting a chambered, layered oral drug delivery arrangement, to achieve both a rapid systemic euphoric cannabis effect, and a delayed, but sustained, systemic cannabis euphoric effect.
US10383817B2
An implant for insertion through a punctum and into a canalicular lumen of a patient. The implant includes a matrix of material, a therapeutic agent dispersed in the matrix of material, a sheath disposed over a portion of the matrix of material and configured to inhibit the therapeutic agent from being released from the matrix of material into the canalicular lumen and to allow the therapeutic agent to be released from a surface of the matrix of material to a tear film, and a retention structure configured to retain the implant within the canalicular lumen.
US10383816B2
A method of treating a disease state or condition in humans via topical brainstem afferent stimulation therapy via the administration of a cannabinoid drug(s) and a second therapeutically active agent(s) to the back of the neck of a human patient to provide regional neuro-affective therapy is disclosed. In certain preferred embodiments, the cannabinoid drug(s) are not psychoactive or substantially not psychoactive. In certain embodiments, the drugs are incorporated into a pharmaceutically acceptable topical carrier, e.g., a cream. In certain preferred embodiments, the cannabinoid drug(s) comprises cannabidiol.
US10383814B2
This invention relates generally to compositions comprising honey and glycerine, methods for preparing such compositions and their use for the treatment or prevention of skin diseases such as acne, rosacea, nappy rash, or those caused by herpes simplex virus 1 or herpes simplex virus 2.
US10383812B2
Hair treatment agents including: at least one fatty alcohol, at least one cationic surfactant, at least one aminofunctional silicone, o-cymen-5-ol, and phenoxyethanol.
US10383808B2
An aqueous cleansing composition comprising a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and a thickener comprising an alkoxylated methyl glucose ether, wherein a weight ratio of cationic surfactant to nonionic surfactant is greater than 0.9:1. The combination of the cationionic:nonionic surfactant ratio with the alkoxylated methyl glucose ether thickener provides the composition with cold weather stability. Cold weather stability is observed when the composition remains transparent after cold storage.
US10383806B2
Topical compositions, packaging systems and methods for improving the appearance of skin or at least one sign of aging in skin are described.
US10383805B2
The present invention provides a hair straightening composition with improved ease of use, which leads to an enhanced smoothness of the straightened hair. The composition comprises at least one carboxylic acid of the formula (I) in combination with at least one quaternary ammonium compound having two long-chain hydrocarbon groups: R—CO—COOH Formula (I). In further aspects, the present invention concerns a process for semi-permanent straightening of the hair, utilizing said composition, the use of the composition for straightening hair, and a kit comprising the composition and a straightening iron.
US10383795B2
A feeding assembly generally comprises a container having an open top and defining a liquid chamber therein for holding a liquid. A collar assembly defines a closure for the open top of the container upon assembly with the container. The collar assembly includes a collar releasably securable to the container and a nipple coupled to the collar and having an opening through which liquid exits the feeding assembly during feeding. A vent assembly is positionable at least in part on the open top of the container and is configured to facilitate venting of the container to atmosphere as liquid exits the feeding assembly during feeding. The vent assembly is disposed intermediate the container and the nipple and has a vent tube through which air is able to flow from external of the feeding assembly to the container during feeding. The vent tube has an internal rib extending longitudinally of the feeding assembly and is configured to facilitate the flow of liquid from vent assembly back into the container when feeding is ceased and the container is oriented generally upright.
US10383792B2
A method of preparing a pharmaceutical product in a single multiple chamber flexible bag. A pharmaceutical product is introduced in a liquid state into a first chamber of the flexible bag through a first port. The pharmaceutical product is lyophilized within the first chamber of the flexible bag to provide a lyophilized pharmaceutical product. The flexible bag has a second chamber and the first chamber and the second chamber are separated by a breakable seal. The second chamber further includes a reconstituting solution for reconstituting the lyophilized pharmaceutical product in the first chamber. A user may apply pressure to the flexible bag to break the seal and mix the lyophilized pharmaceutical product and the reconstituting solution to order to administer the pharmaceutical product to a patient.
US10383789B1
A medical device uses UWB units to infer a position of an adjunct positioned in proximity to an exterior portion of a patient's body. The position information can be used to provide CPR feedback to a rescuer. In other applications, the position information can be used to provide prompts to a user to change the position of the adjunct.
US10383786B2
Embodiments for utilizing a human compound eye using internet of things (“HCEI”) for obstacle protection of a user by a processor. One or more objects may be determined within an obstacle threshold distance in relation to a user according to data captured from one or more internet of things (IoT) devices associated with a wound dressing, a mobility assistance device, or a combination thereof. The user may be alerted of the one or more objects within the obstacle threshold distance.
US10383782B2
An incubator including a plurality of panels. At least one of the panels, or portion thereof, is a multi functional panel that is reversibly connected to at least one of the plurality of panels. The incubator can be opened and closed. In a closed configuration, the incubator sealingly encloses an internal environment. In an open configuration, the multi-functional panel is deployable as a countertop.
US10383772B2
The present invention relates to a skin protection device comprising: a flexible cover having a first end and a second end. The cover comprises two sides extending between said first and second ends. The sides comprise seal sections capable of mutual engagement to form a seal. Each seal section includes a surface that is longitudinally serrated or undulating, wherein serration or undulation is provided on both sides of the section, a first female serrated or undulating side and a second male serrated or undulating side which when placed together form a mating pair and the seal. Each seal section is an extrusion as one part with a flat base and a plurality of serrations or undulations, folded and secured around the sides of the cover so that the flat base is in contact with both surfaces of the cover.
US10383770B2
Provided is an auditory sensitivity adjustment device suitable to enhance concentration and attentiveness in any direction. An auditory sensitivity adjustment device 100 includes grab parts 32a and 32b for holding a pinna 50, springs 22 for applying to the grab parts 32a and 32b a force for pulling, in an extending direction, the pinna 50 held by the grab parts 32a and 32b, and a base 38 for rotating the pinna 50 held by the grab parts 32a and 32b so as to twist the pinna 50.
US10383769B1
An eye cover includes ear plugs integrated into the head strap to transmit audio signals. The audio portion of the device is battery-operated and preprogrammed with a variety of sounds traditionally considered emotionally soothing.
US10383765B2
An apparatus and method for establishing a global coordinate system to facilitate robotic assisted surgery. The coordinate system may be established using a combination of the robotic data, i.e., kinematics, and optical coherence tomographic images generated by an overhead optical assembly and a tool-based sensor. Using these components, the system may generate a computer-registered three-dimensional model of the patient's eye. In some embodiments, the system may also generate a virtual boundary within the coordinate system to prevent inadvertent injury to the patient.
US10383760B2
A dental appliance having an arch plate with a chewing surface portion and a tooth contacting surface thereon. An interior and exterior sidewall extend upwardly from the tooth contacting surface. The inner sidewall, outer sidewall, and tooth contacting surface define a tooth receiving cavity that is adapted to complementarily receive teeth on an arch and fix the appliance with respect to those teeth. An outer surface is located opposite to the tooth contacting surface and defines a plane formed by high points thereon. A tongue pocket is affixed to an anterior end of the arch plate and it has an upper and lower portion. The upper portion is integrally connected with inner sidewall and the lower portion is opposite to the upper sidewall. The tongue pocket is concave on its inner surface and on its lower portion has outer ramped surface. The outer ramped surface terminates in an incisal step.
US10383757B2
Provide a correcting device capable of being placed onto a nail without applying an excessive force to the nail or of being properly applicable for correcting nails having different sizes.The correcting device includes a left arm and a right arm, each having an engageable part disposed on a free end so as to be engageable with a side edge of a nail; and a fulcrum member disposed between the left and right arms and having a lower end serving as an abutting part for contact with the nail. The fulcrum member includes a shaft part combined with the base member so as to be vertically movable with respect to the base member by screw movement, a movable member combined with the shaft part so as to be vertically movable with respect to the shaft part and having the abutting part under the shaft part, and an urging member interposed between the shaft part and the movable member so as to urge the movable member. The abutting part extends in left and right directions and has projections disposed on left and right edges such that the projections are adapted to be abutted against the nail while the abutting part is not abutted against the nail between the left and right projections.
US10383756B2
According to aspects of the present disclosure, a system may include a loading device including an exterior surface. The system may also include an expandable member mounted on the exterior surface of the loading device. The expandable member may be configured to selectively transition between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The system may also include a covering mounted on the expandable member. The covering may extend around the expandable member and the loading device. The loading device may be configured to position the expandable member and the covering for mounting on an exterior surface of an elongate introduction sheath.
US10383754B2
Methods and devices create an intestinal braking effect, are non-invasive or minimally invasive, and may be reversible. These methods and devices are accomplished via stabilized implantable systems, and ingestible pills. In one embodiment, the implantable system comprises a device delivering a therapeutic substance to a target location within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient in order to initiate an intestinal braking effect which would promote sensations of satiety and stimulate excess weight loss for the patient.
US10383751B2
A system for removing a thrombus. The system includes an expandable device that maintains axially fixed engagement with the thrombus. The expandable device applies a first force to the thrombus according to surrounding vessel size. The expandable device applies a second force to the thrombus according to an increased vessel size to maintain axially fixed engagement.
US10383737B2
An osteotomy implant includes a first surface extending generally in a first plane and a second surface extending generally in a second plane, oblique to the first plane. The first surface has a perimeter having a first linear edge, a first curve edge connected to the first linear edge, a second linear edge connected to the first curved edge, and a second curved edge connected to the second liner edge.
US10383735B2
An implant system for total shoulder arthroplasties, hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and “reverse” total shoulder arthroplasties including a humeral stem having an enlarged head portion with interfaces adapted to removably receive various modular interchangeable components, such as articulating liners, spacers, and adapter inserts. The humeral stem functions as a universal platform that may be used in either conventional or “reverse” total shoulder arthroplasties, as well as hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and may remain implanted in place during a revision in which the implant system is converted between the foregoing configurations, for example.
US10383733B2
An orthopedic implant can be used for fixation of a joint or fracture and can include a tapered member and at least one fixation member. The tapered member can be configured for placement in association with one or more bone segments. The tapered member can have a longitudinally extending body that defines an upper surface portion, an opposed lower surface portion and first and second sides, where at least the first and second sides can be formed of porous metal and can have a porous metal outer surface. The at least one fixation member can be integrally formed with the tapered member and can extend laterally outwardly from the tapered member body. The at least one fixation member can be configured to secure the implant to the one or more bone segments to provide fixation of the one or more bone segments relative to the tapered member.
US10383726B2
Heart valve implants and methods utilizing those valves designed to reduce or eliminate the regurgitant jet associated with an incompetent atrioventricular valve. The heart valve implants, which are deployed via a transcatheter venous approach, comprise a collapsible framework connected to an anchored guide shaft, a valve portion and an apron which permits ingrowth of native heart tissue into the apron.
US10383724B2
Systems and methods for mitral valve repair having a docking station and a valve implant. The docking station is an anchoring device having a helix structure. The valve implant is made of an expandable frame and a valve, and is radially expandable to a diameter that is at least the same as an expanded diameter of the anchoring device. The method of delivering the docking station and valve implant is performed by inserting the components through device delivery catheters.
US10383723B2
An intraocular lens injector (1) includes: a hollow body having an injector body (5) provided with a lens placement portion (11) on which an intraocular lens is placed, and a screw member (8) with a first threaded portion (8b) formed thereon and connected to a rear end portion of the injector body (5), and rotatable around an axis of the injector body (5) without moving in an axial direction of the injector body; and a moving member (9, 10) having a second threaded portion (9c) that engages with the first threaded portion (8b) from an initial state before use, and configured to release the intraocular lens from a tip of an injection tube 7 by moving in an axial direction of the injector body (5) independently from the screw member (8) due to an engagement of the first threaded portion (8b) and the second threaded portion (9c), during a rotating operation of the screw member (8).
US10383722B2
An intraocular lens is configured to reduce or eliminate oblique incident light photic disturbances in the eye. The lens includes anterior and posterior surfaces defining a central lens optic extending from the anterior to the posterior surfaces and a peripheral portion outside of the central lens optic. The peripheral portion is a prismatic lens that redirects oblique incident light on the peripheral portion forward of the nasal retina in the eye and onto the ciliary body/pars plana region.
US10383720B2
Systems and methods for preparing a ligament graft for a ligament reconstruction procedure are provided. In general, the described techniques utilize a graft holder construct having a graft preparation holder and a suture assembly removably coupled thereto. The graft preparation holder includes an elongate support rail having a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of leaf segments positioned along the longitudinal axis in a spaced relationship and extending laterally from the support rail. The leaf segments can bend to a graft holding configuration so as to define a graft receiving channel configured to receive a graft therethrough. The holder also has at least one support structure configured to mate with the leaf segments to provide stability and rigidity to the segments. The suture assembly has at least one suture tail that can be pulled to affix the suture assembly to a graft without penetrating the graft.
US10383719B2
A stent for medical use includes: a main body which includes a first rigid portion formed in a tubular shape along a longitudinal axis and having a predetermined rigidity with respect to a compression force exerted in a radial direction and a second rigid portion having a rigidity less than that of the first rigid portion, the second rigid portion which is substantially coaxial with and continues to a proximal end of the first rigid portion, and the second rigid portion which formed in a tubular shape along the longitudinal axis; and a gripping target region which is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the second rigid portion and is gripped by a gripping tool when the main body is led into a channel of an endoscope.
US10383717B2
Described are implants, intermediate articles of manufacture (web constructions) useful for preparing implants, methods of forming the implants and intermediate articles, and related methods for treating pelvic conditions by use of the implants. The present invention relates generally to surgical implants (i.e., “implants”), intermediate articles of manufacture (web constructions) useful for preparing surgical implants, methods of forming the implants and intermediate articles, and related methods for treating pelvic conditions by use of the implants.
US10383711B2
Disclosed are a scanner system and a method for recording surface geometry and surface color of an object where both surface geometry information and surface color information for a block of the image sensor pixels at least partly from one 2D image recorded by the color image sensor. A particular application is within dentistry, particularly for intraoral scanning.
US10383709B2
An overdenture bar includes a U-shaped support beam configured to being coupled to a plurality of dental implants and extending generally above the mucus membrane of the gums. The U-shaped support beam has an anterior region and a pair of posterior extensions. At least one portion of the U-shaped support beam includes a plurality of retention elements extending generally normal to an outer surface of the U-shaped support beam in a plurality of directions. A method for producing a dental bar model on a CAD/CAM program to be fitted on a patient's upper or lower gingival surface includes the steps of selecting a longitudinal portion of the bar, adding protrusions to an upper portion of the bar and/or positioning a buccal finish line and a lingual finish between two boundary lines. The boundary lines illustrate the highest and lowest position of the finish lines.
US10383704B2
A method for fabrication of an orthodontic device having tooth-fitting cavities, such as an aligner, using layer-by-layer printing of a single or multiple polymeric materials. The cavities of the appliance or an appliance mold are defined by the boundaries of the multiple layers, encapsulating up to fourteen teeth of a patient, and shaped to apply a load to at least one tooth that is sufficient to cause movement of the tooth, and remodeling of the adjacent bone. In the case where the cavities form an appliance mold, the mold is used to form a positive model and an appliance is formed thereon. A series of such appliances may be used to treat malocclusion of teeth, each appliance used in series to incrementally move one or more teeth from initial positions toward a desired final position. The appliance may be fabricated with a variety of disclosed materials, and may include auxiliary features for interaction with other orthodontic elements.
US10383702B2
The angle piece head drives an instrument for operating on dental roots and includes a body having a generally cylindrical cavity and an instrument-holding core in the cavity. The core is shaped to receive and hold the instrument and moves axially and pivotally. The instrument-holding core includes a groove having an offset engaging therewith. The offset engages with one or the other of the two edges of the groove such that the rotation thereof transmits an alternating axial movement to the instrument while enabling same to rotate about the axis of the instrument. The groove includes two portions that extend on either side of a median area. For each portion, the height, namely the distance that separates the two edges, increases from the median area to each end of the groove.
US10383685B2
A method is provided, comprising: (1) applying an excitatory current to renal nerve fibers of a subject; (2) determining a change in a parameter of the subject in response to the excitatory current, the parameter being a fastest rate of increase in arterial pressure during a systolic upstroke of an arterial pressure wave of the subject; (3) in response to the change, deciding whether to ablate the renal nerve fibers; and (4) in response to the deciding, applying ablation energy to the renal nerve fibers. Other embodiments are also described.
US10383682B2
A resectoscope includes a fixed electrode adapted to connect to a first electrical potential, a movable electrode adapted to connect to a second electrical potential and biased transversely towards the fixed electrode, and a spacer coupled to the movable electrode. The movable electrode and the spacer are longitudinally movable relative to the fixed electrode between a first position, wherein the spacer is disposed between the fixed electrode and the movable electrode so as to maintain a spacing between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode against the bias of the movable electrode, and a second position, wherein the spacer is disposed distally of the fixed electrode, allowing the movable electrode to move transversely towards the fixed electrode under the bias of the movable electrode.
US10383663B2
Connector assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A connector has a first end that clamps to a first rod in an existing construct and a second end, connected to the first end, that clamps to a second rod in a new construct such that the new construct can be extended from the existing construct at an adjacent level as the existing construct.
US10383661B2
A system for replacing at least a portion of a natural facet joint includes a fixation member implantable in a vertebra, an inferior facet articular surface and an inferior strut which may be formed separately from the inferior articular surface. The inferior strut has a first end securable to the fixation member and a second end which may comprise a sphere with a hemispherical surface. An attachment mechanism may include a capture feature shaped to receive the second end of the inferior strut, and the mechanism may provide an adjustable configuration, allowing polyaxial adjustment between the inferior articular surface and the second end. A locking member may be actuated to exert force on the second end to provide a locked configuration. The system may further include a superior facet joint implant with a superior articular surface shaped to articulate with the inferior articular surface.
US10383655B2
Disclosed herein is a surgical instrument having a cylindrical tube affixed thereto. A guidewire can be threaded through the cylindrical tube to allow for advancement of the surgical instrument to a surgical site.
US10383653B2
Current invention relates to a combined system developed for the purpose of use in the treatment of anorectal fistulas. Fistulectomy Set is a system consisting of fistulectomy units which functions fully controlled and transmitting the pivoted movement which comes from the movement providing and transmitting part to the cutting edge by moving it on a central guide with the help of a motion carrier flexible shaft consisting of hexahedron spheroid parts. It consists of a cannulation apparatus which provides a simultaneous rotation, vibration and reciprocating movement and which detects the fistula trace fully and accurately. With this cutting edge, a channel surrounded by living tissue is obtained by cutting around the fistula trace cylindrically with suitable thickness, and thus cutting the secretory mucosa, dead tissues and fibrotic structures. With the developed system, it is believed that important progress will be made in the treatment of anorectal fistula; an important social and medical problem. It will prevent the loss of labor force, shorten hospital stays, reduce costs and minimize complications of treatment. Most importantly, it will prevent anal incontinence and hence a very important problem will be solved.
US10383647B2
This medical manipulator is provided with: an opening/closing drive transmission unit that transmits driving force for an opening/closing operation to a tip operation section from a handle side; and a rotary driving transmission unit that transmits rotary force for a rolling operation to the tip operation section from the handle. The rotary driving transmission unit has: a rolling drive transmission tube disposed rotatably within a shaft; a bevel gear provided to the joint between the shaft and the tip operation section; and a rotating sleeve that meshes with the bevel gear. A pull-wire having flexibility and configuring a portion of the opening/closing drive transmission unit extends through the inside of the joint to the inside of the tip operation section.
US10383646B2
Methods and systems for delivering fluids, aerosols, and/or acoustic energy to target sites on tissue surfaces and within body cavities or lumens, obstructions or undesired materials associated with body cavities and tissue surfaces and, particularly, target sites on tissue surfaces or at obstructions within natural orifices, such as ear, nose and throat passages and, particularly, nasal passages and cavities, are provided. Delivery of acoustic energy may be accomplished using a flexible, expandable member adapted to be expanded at a target site using an acoustically transmissive material for delivery of acoustic energy to tissue surfaces in irregularly configured tissue cavities and passageways.
US10383645B2
A catheter includes a protective film covering an inner periphery of a proximal end side of a tubular mesh member, the tubular mesh member being expandable and contractible in a radial direction. The tubular mesh member including a first wire that is interwoven with a second wire. The protective film being joined only to any one of either the first wire or the second wire. The catheter has improved efficiency for removing a blockage in a blood vessel, and the catheter can prevent breakage of a retrograde guide wire. Additionally, the mesh member having the protective film is able to smoothly expand and contract.
US10383644B2
The medical device can comprise a manipulation member, a mechanical thrombectomy apparatus attached to a distal end of the manipulation member, and flow-restricting apparatus attached to the manipulation member to a location proximal to the mechanical thrombectomy apparatus. A method, for retrieving thrombus from a blood vessel, can comprise advancing a single elongate delivery member carrying a mechanical thrombectomy apparatus and a flow-restricting apparatus through a catheter to the blood vessel, expanding the thrombectomy apparatus and capturing the thrombus with the thrombectomy device, expanding the flow-restricting apparatus to at least partially occlude blood flow toward the thrombus, retracting at least a portion of the thrombectomy apparatus into the flow-restricting apparatus, and retracting the flow-restricting apparatus and the thrombectomy apparatus into the retrieval catheter.
US10383643B2
Embodiments of the invention include implants, instruments, and methods for attaching or reattaching soft tissue (200, 2200) to a bone (100), that enable independent tensioning of multiple connectors such as sutures (60, 160, 2060, 2160) and enable redundant fixation between bone (100) and soft tissue (200, 2200). Some embodiments provide for improved accuracy of the placement of substantially parallel tunnels through which soft tissue (200, 2200) to bone (100) connectors such as sutures (60, 160, 2060, 2160) are passed.
US10383636B2
Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed.
US10383621B2
A suturing device for grasping soft tissue and placing stitches in soft tissue during endoscopic procedures is described. An elongate housing with a stationary jaw and a movable jaw disposed at the distal end are configured for grasping and releasing soft tissue. A movable needle disposed within the housing is actuated to engage a length of suture and drive the suture into and through the grasped soft tissue. A suture capture member is disposed on the movable jaw and is configured to allow passage of the needle therethrough while securing a portion of the stitched length of suture.
US10383620B2
The instant disclosure is directed to methods and devices for passing suture bi-directionally using a hybrid approach. Embodiments of a method described herein include steps of advancing a suture at least partially through tissue; and retrieving the suture; wherein one of the steps of advancing and retrieving comprises manipulating the suture directly, and wherein the other step of advancing and retrieving comprises manipulating a suture trap to which the suture is coupled. Embodiments of a device that may be used to practice the method embodiments include a bi-directional suture passer having a proximal portion for holding a portion of a suture therein; a distal tip coupled to the proximal portion and defining a tissue receiving gap there-between; a reciprocally moveable suture passing member housed within the proximal portion for translating the suture portion between the proximal portion and the distal tip; and a suture trap operable to be detachably coupled to the distal tip for capturing the suture passed by the suture passing member.
US10383618B2
Methods and systems are provided for securing tissue to bone. A surgical system can include a driver device, an elongate shaft receivable within the driver device and having a dilator feature at its distal end, and a capture suture extending through the shaft such that the capture suture's terminal end portions extend to a more proximal position on the driver and the capture suture forms a loop that extends through an opening formed through a side of the shaft. The loop is configured to receive at least one retention suture therethrough and can be tightened by pulling the capture suture's terminal ends, thereby coupling the retention suture with the suture anchor. Once the shaft is inserted into bone and the loop with the retention suture is closed, the suture anchor is driven distally towards the dilator features and into the bone to secure the retaining suture in the bone.
US10383614B2
A method for distracting a pair of uncinate joints of a cervical spine segment includes positioning a pair of distractor tips in intervertebral disc space of the cervical spine segment, and pushing the pair of distractor tips into the pair of uncinate joints, respectively, from the intervertebral disc space to at least partly distract the uncinate joints. A method for stabilizing a cervical spine segment includes at least partly distracting the uncinate joints, thereby increasing height of the intervertebral disc space and, while maintaining distraction of the uncinate joints, placing an intervertebral device in the intervertebral disc space, the intervertebral device being configured to stabilize the cervical spine segment. A method for stabilizing a cervical spine segment includes at least partly distracting the uncinate joints, and implanting uncinate joint stabilizers in the uncinate joints to stabilize the uncinate joints, thereby stabilizing the cervical spine segment.
US10383610B2
Tactile sensing devices, systems, and methods to image a target tissue location are disclosed. When force is applied to the tactile sensing device, voltage data is detected and visualized on a screen, indicating the target tissue location.
US10383608B2
A joining structure includes: a first tube made of a first metal or alloy; a second tube made of a second metal or alloy different from the first metal or alloy; a coupling member having a cylindrical shape to provide therein a passage into which the first and second tubes are insertable, and having an opening on a side face thereof to penetrate into the passage; and a brazing material injected into the passage through the opening with an end face of the first tube and an end face of the second tube abutting on each other in the passage to braze the first tube, the second tube, and the coupling member. The second metal or alloy is more easily oxidizable than the first metal or alloy during brazing. An abutting position between the first and second tubes is deviated from the opening toward the second tube.
US10383601B2
There are included a data-processing-unit that selects two or more pieces of data from among a plurality of pieces of first element data or from among a plurality of pieces of first reception data generated by subjecting the pieces of first element data to phasing addition processing and that performs superimposition processing on the two or more pieces of data to generate processed data, an image-generation-unit that generates an acoustic wave image on the basis of the processed data, a setting-information-holding-unit that holds setting information on at least one of a transmitting-unit, a receiving-unit, the data-processing-unit, the-image-generation-unit, and a display-control-unit, and a setting-changing-unit that, in a case where a measurement condition is changed, changes setting of at least one of the transmitting-unit, the receiving-unit, the data-processing-unit, the image-generation-unit, and the display-control-unit on the basis of the held setting information, the setting being related to the acoustic wave image generated on the basis of the processed data.
US10383600B2
A method and a device for analysis and display of blood flow information in the human or animal body are described. The method includes the following steps: a) providing a digital input data set including a time series of two or three dimensional velocity vector fields, wherein each velocity vector field represents the velocity of the blood flow within a blood vessel, especially of a heart chamber or part thereof, of a certain human or animal body within a certain time frame within one heart cycle, b) calculating a gradient vector field for each time frames from the time series of velocity vector fields; c) summing the gradients over the gradient vector field or a part thereof for each time frame to a summed gradient; and d) displaying and/or analyzing the summed gradients with reference to their space directions within the blood vessel.
US10383598B2
An elongate ultrasound probe (204) including a probe head (214) with a transducer array (216), a handle (208), a flexor (222) located between and affixed to the probe head and the handle, a flexor actuator (224) configured to flex the flexor, and a probe head motion actuator (226) configured to oscillate the flexor actuator and thereby oscillate the probe head. A method includes electronically vibrating a probe head, which includes a transducer array, of an ultrasound probe in connection with ultrasound elasticity imaging.
US10383593B2
A tomography apparatus includes: an X-ray generator which emits X-rays; a controller which determines a first value based on a threshold dosage of the X-rays allowed for a subject and generates an absorbed-dose distribution diagram which indicates a location range of the subject in which, when the X-rays are irradiated to the subject based on an imaging condition, an absorbed dose of the X-ray has the first value; and an indicator showing the absorbed-dose distribution diagram.
US10383592B2
An apparatus and method for aiding imaging diagnosis is provided. The imaging diagnosis aiding apparatus includes: an extractor configured to extract at least one medical image feature from medical images, a diagnosis component configured to determine whether a lesion is malignant or benign based on the at least one extracted medical image feature, and a display configured to display supplementary diagnosis information in response to a reliability of the determination being above a predetermined threshold.
US10383590B2
Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method comprises: while performing a scan of a scan subject, processing acquired projection data to measure a contrast level; responsive to the contrast level increasing above a first threshold, automatically switching the scan from a first scan protocol to a second scan protocol; responsive to the contrast level decreasing below a second threshold, automatically switching the scan from the second scan protocol to the first scan protocol; and responsive to the contrast level decreasing below a third threshold, automatically ending the scan. In this way, multiple scan protocols, such as angiography and perfusion scan protocols, can be interleaved within a single scan without the use of a separate timing bolus scan.
US10383574B2
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a subject, and particularly, for inferring an underlying brain state present in absence of current conditions. In some aspects, a method for monitoring the subject is provided including steps of receiving physiological feedback from at least one sensor configured to acquire physiological information from locations associated with a subject's brain, assembling a set of time-series data using the received physiological feedback, and identifying portions of the set of time-series data that indicate a burst suppression state. The method also includes identifying a burst characteristic profile associated with a burst pattern determined from the identified portions, and comparing the burst characteristic against a reference set of burst profiles. The method further includes determining, based on the comparison, a likelihood of a brain state of the subject underlying the burst suppression state, and generating a report indicative of the likelihood of the determined brain state.
US10383573B2
The described apparatuses can include support by at least a portion of a forehead in combination with at least one of a nose, an ear, and a head, or present an adjustable apparatus to provide improved fit of a head-positioned apparatus.
US10383562B2
A method and system for measuring psychological stress disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises determining R-R intervals from an electrocardiogram (ECG) to calculate a standard deviation of the R-R intervals (SDNN) and determining a stress feature (SF) using the SDNN. In response to reaching a threshold, the method includes performing adaptation to update a probability mass function (PMF). The method includes determining a stress level (SL) using the SF and the updated PMF to continuously measure the psychological stress. In a second aspect, the system comprises a wireless sensor device coupled to a user via at least one electrode, wherein the wireless sensor device includes a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device stores an application which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to carry out the steps of the method.
US10383557B2
Oxygen sensing luminescent dyes, polymers and sensors comprising these sensors and methods of using these sensors and systems are provided.
US10383553B1
The present invention is a system and method to collect and analyze data produced through biometric and psychometric tasks on interactive computing devices. The collected biometric data can be used to quantify motor skills and to generate statistics that correlate with or predict ability in other functional domains. The biometric data tasks and data collection can be incidental to user interaction with a computing device using a touchpad or other input device—such as users drawing lines to connecting screen elements while using the user interface of an application on a computing device.
US10383552B2
This disclosure describes, according to some implementations, a system and method for capturing sensor data for gait analysis of a subject using a robot. In an example method, a robot unit receives an instruction to monitor a gait of a subject; initializes a monitoring approach in response to receiving the instructions to begin monitoring the gait of the subject; collecting sensor data capturing movement of the subject along the pathway portion; and generating gait data for gait analysis based on the sensor data. In various embodiments, the monitoring approaches may include an active approach, a passive approach, or a hybrid approach.
US10383551B2
New activity recognition, recording, analysis and control techniques, systems and sensors are provided. In some aspects of the invention, multiple sensory tags with unique identification and data transfer attributes, create positional, movement, orientation and acceleration data and supply it to a control system. The tags may be placed at location(s) on the user's body, clothing, personal effects, exercise equipment and other activity-relevant locations, to enhance activity recognition and mapping. For example, a specialized PDA may comprise part of the control system, and may provide, reflect and/or receive modified data signals to and from such tags.In other aspects, a system defines a personal activity space, samples data preferentially from that space, and performs a simplified form of object-recognition to determine, record and analyze personal activities.A GUI interface within the control system may also aid in recognizing and recording activity patterns, in addition to tags.
US10383543B2
In a flexible catheterization probe a resilient member couples the tip to the distal portion of the probe and is configured to deform in response to pressure exerted on the tip when engaging tissue. A position sensor in the distal portion of the probe senses the position of the tip relative to the distal portion of the probe. The relative position changes in response to deformation of the resilient member. The position sensor generates a signal indicative of the position of the tip responsively to a magnetic field produced by a magnetic field generator located in the position sensor. The position sensor has a first coil of conductive wire having first windings, and three second coils of conductive wire having respective second windings. The second coils are symmetrically distributed about the longitudinal axis of the first coil.
US10383535B2
Methods and systems for evaluating the electrical activity of the heart to identify novel ECG patterns closely linked to the subsequent development of serious heart rhythm disturbances and fatal cardiac events. Two approaches are describe, for example a model-based analysis and space-time analysis, which are used to study the dynamical and geometrical properties of the ECG data. In the first a model is derived using a modified Matching Pursuit (MMP) algorithm. Various metrics and subspaces are extracted to characterize the risk for serious heart rhythm disturbances, sudden cardiac death, other modes of death, and all-cause mortality linked to different electrical abnormalities of the heart. In the second method, space-time domain is divided into a number of regions (e.g., 12 regions), the density of the ECG signal is computed in each region and input to a learning algorithm to associate them with these events.
US10383532B2
Provided is a method of measuring a heart rate in an electronic device. The method includes obtaining a face image of a subject by using the electronic device; determining a target region within the obtained face image; analyzing color information within the determined target region; and determining a heart rate of the subject on the basis of the analyzed color information. The analyzing of color information is performed on the basis of a differential arithmetic operation between a first color component and a second color component within the target region.
US10383519B2
A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a condition associated with microbiome-derived functional features in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
US10383515B2
The method includes receiving an image of a user's eye region, selecting pixels included in a central region of the image, calculating an average value of brightness values of a plurality of adjacent pixels among the pixels included in the central region, converting the plurality of adjacent pixels into one pixel having the average value as a brightness value, comparing the brightness values of the converted pixels with a critical value to binarize the converted pixels, so as to create a binarized image, detecting a row including a pixel located at an uppermost end of pixels corresponding to a pupil, from the binarized image and correcting the position of the central region such that the pupil is located at the center of the image, based on position information of the row including the pixel located at the uppermost end of the pixels corresponding to the pupil.
US10383511B2
An image processing apparatus has an acquisition unit which acquires a second tomogram related to a first tomogram of an eye to be examined based on position information of an eye fundus of the eye to be examined according to a predetermined rule; and a display control unit which displays the first tomogram and the second tomogram on a display unit.
US10383510B2
An implant delivery system can be configured to deliver an inflatable implant into a bladder via a urethra. The delivery system can comprise an elongate tubular body, an inflation tube and an implant decoupler. The tubular body can comprise a central lumen configured to hold an inflatable implant in an initial un-inflated state for delivery of the implant into the bladder. A method of use can include passing a distal tip of the elongate tubular body into the bladder. The implant can be inflated and released into the bladder.
US10383509B2
A clip or flexible handles extension facilitate simultaneous retention and operation of a bronchoscope and associated bronchoscopic tools held in one hand to allow operation by a single practitioner. Also provided is an adapter for the connection port of the working channel of a bronchoscope which performs both sealing and tool-locking functions. Also disclosed is a guide sheath arrangement with a reduced flexibility proximal portion to facilitate insertion of tools into the guide sheath.
US10383508B2
Provided is an endoscope including a hand piece held by a hand and a main body connected to the hand piece. The hand piece may include a high-strength bar having an optical path providing unit formed therein, the main body may include: a light source unit for providing light; and a light processing unit for processing light, and the light processing unit may include: a beam splitter for splitting the light of the light source unit into a first beam serving as a reference beam and a second beam serving as a sample beam; and a scanner provided at the rear of the beam splitter so as to vary the angle of the second beam.
US10383506B2
A height adjusting device for shelves of appliances, in particular for dishwasher racks, has a pivoting stop element that can swing on its own weight between an engaged and disengaged position about a pivot point attached to a support. The stop element, when in the engaged position, interacts with a bracket on a shelf as it is raised with respect to the support to engage stop seats on that bracket to set the rack to a given height. When the rack is fully raised, a feature of the bracket tips the pivoting stop element to the disengaged position so that the rack may be lowered.
US10383498B2
In one aspect, a device includes a processor and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive an image of an area from a camera, and to execute image recognition on the first image to identify a dirty region in the area. Based on the identification of the dirty region, the instructions are executable to generate a command for a robotic cleaning device to move to the dirty region for facilitating cleaning of the dirty region by the robotic cleaning device.
US10383497B2
A robot and a controlling method thereof are provided. The robot includes a driver unit configured to move a location of the robot, a sensor unit configured to sense an environment around the robot, and a controller configured to, in response to the location of the robot being changed by a user, check a current location of the robot by using the environment of the changed location sensed by the sensor unit and pre-stored map information, determine a task to be performed, based on the checked location and the environment of the changed location, and control the driver unit according to the determined task.
US10383491B2
A sitting toilet cover plate support capable of being quickly released and assembled comprising a cover plate support, a rotating shaft, a first hinge, a second hinge, a support cover, a screw rod, a lining ring and an opening nut; an isosceles trapezoid hole is formed in the cover plate support, and a guide groove limiting hole is formed in the top edge of the isosceles trapezoid hole; the rotating shaft is provided with ribs capable of limiting the cover plate support, and an annular groove capable of limiting the hinge is formed in the guide groove limiting hole; the first hinge and the second hinge are respectively arranged on the two sides of the guide groove limiting hole; the first hinge and the second hinge are both 6-shaped hinges.
US10383484B2
A frame having a slope for supporting tiles of a shower floor, having: a plurality of slats in a grid formation; a higher portion and a lower portion creating the slope; a plurality of guide rails configured to hold the tiles in place at a uniform level with each other and following the slope when placed onto the frame; a drain hole at the lower portion, the drain hole aligning with a drain of the shower floor; the slope of the frame and the tiles allowing water to flow from the higher portion to the lower portion towards the drain and quickly drain the water into the drain, thus preventing accumulation of the water on the shower floor.
US10383483B2
A mixing vessel for an electric motor-operated food processor, with a vessel floor, an agitator extending through the vessel floor into the mixing vessel, and a foot part that can be externally connected with the vessel floor, which is designed for fixing the agitator to the vessel floor. In order to prevent a user from filling the mixing vessel without the agitator properly assembled in the food processor, it is proposed that the vessel floor or foot part have a blocking element that can be exposed to the spring force of a spring element, and can be shifted against the spring force by means of a corresponding contact element of the foot part or vessel floor from a blocking position that prevents a fixation of the agitator into a release position that enables a fixation.
US10383482B1
A portable and rechargeable blender is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base assembly, a container assembly, and control circuitry. The base assembly may include a rechargeable battery configured to power an electrical motor such that, during blending by the blender, no power is supplied to the electrical motor from an external power source.
US10383479B2
A friction active ground coffee dispenser comprising a ground coffee reservoir, a dispensing base and a dispenser. The dispenser may be a rotary dispenser or a slide dispenser. The dispenser further comprises a reservoir that may be scaled to dispense ground coffee into a single serve pod, filter, or other grounds holding devices such as an espresso portafilter.
US10383471B1
A package-protecting delivery receptacle is attached to a front of the door by a sheet metal belt structure that slidably extends laterally on two sides of the receptacle and around two sides of the door, and in which a clamping mechanism that includes a rotatable clamping knob with a rubber or soft plastic contact surface secures the belt structure to a rear surface of two horizontally-opposed sides of the door. The clamping mechanism is removably attached to the belt structure by a slot and tab, or by a tongue and slider securing arrangement. The belt structure may be made up of two bracket sections that are independently extendable from the two lateral sides of the receptacle.
US10383469B2
Disclosed is a collapsible garment hanger capable of being operated by one hand. The collapsible garment hanger includes one or more hanger arms, wherein a hanger arm comprises an elongated body. Further, the collapsible garment hanger includes one or more locking mechanisms coupled to the one or more hanger arms. A locking mechanism coupled to a hanger arm is configured to remain in one of a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein a weight of one or more of the hanger arm and the locking mechanism is configured to enable the locking mechanism to change between a locked state and an unlocked state in response to a motion of the hanger arm in relation to the locking mechanism. Moreover, the collapsible garment hanger includes a housing structure coupled to the one or more locking mechanisms.
US10383461B2
The invention relates to a product identification system when the goods are purchased by a buyer in a self-service store. The product identification system in the self-service store includes a scanning device, a goods collecting device with an individual identification number, a camera, at least one self-service payment terminal and a server. The scanning device reads the identification number, scans the barcodes of goods, creates a list of goods and a resulting barcode. The camera is installed on the goods collecting device and reads images of the goods and tracks its movement. The terminal sends information to the server, wherein the server receives and analyzes information from the camera and terminal. In case when the information from the camera and from the resulting barcode coincide, the buyer pays for the purchase, and receives a check.
US10383459B2
Display cases may include deflectors and fans. The deflectors may alter air currents generated by fans to provide an air current to display portions of the display case. In some implementations, the altered air current may have a first portion with a velocity that is greater than a velocity of a second portion, where the first portion is closer to a display portion of the display case.
US10383458B1
An infant support and stabilization cushion seat to provide a safe and secure containment and retainment of an infant in a sitting position. The support cushion seat is formed of a resilient shape retaining foam core with a yielding encapsulating surface cover material defining a contoured child receiving area therewithin. An insertable access retainment tray portion overlies a portion of the child receiving area with deflectable under child placement and retrieval returning to the original orientation, once released.
US10383456B1
A walker to assist an infant in walking system including an infant walker assembly having, a triangular-shaped base unit including a horizontal support portion and, a perpendicular support portion; a first vertical support bar; an angled support portion; a T-shaped handle; and at least three wheels coupled to the triangular-shaped base unit. The infant walker assembly is made of non-toxic coated metal material for safety of the infant. The horizontal support portion and the perpendicular support portion together form the triangular-shaped base unit. The three wheels are positionally coupled to the T-shaped base-unit making said infant walker assembly movable so that said infant-user can push said infant walker assembly when learning how to walk.
US10383455B2
A frame is configured to rest on a support surface and an infant-receiving receptacle is supported above the support surface by the frame. The infant-receiving receptacle includes a bottom/floor panel forming a bed for the child to sleep upon and a peripheral sidewall surrounding the bottom panel and extending between the bottom panel and the frame. The bassinet includes a depth-adjustment mechanism that enables a caregiver to selectively adjust the depth of the infant-receiving receptacle by raising or lowering the bottom panel of the infant-receiving receptacle. Various embodiments can also include wheels, rollers, or other mechanisms for rolling, sliding, or gliding the bassinet across the support surface. Some embodiments include a height-adjustment mechanism, downward-recessed front wall, longitudinal-axis folding canopy, inverted-eggcrate bed pad, and/or base-positioned foot rest.
US10383447B2
A reversible adjustable lumbar support and headrest tilt mechanism is provided for installation on a chair. A side bracket is coupled to each side of the back frame, and a back bracket is pivotably coupled to each side bracket. An actuator is pivotably coupled to the back frame that has an extendable and retractable shaft. In a first orientation, with the actuator shaft extending toward the upper end of the back frame, a headrest back insert is couple-able to and between the back brackets, such that extension and retraction of the actuator shaft rotates the headrest back insert. In a second orientation, with the actuator shaft extending toward the lower end of the back frame, a lumbar push bar is couple-able to and between the back brackets, such that extension and retraction of the actuator shaft rotates the lumbar push bar.
US10383446B2
A chair includes a base, a support element and a torsion element. The support element is coupled to the base and includes a seat region, a backrest region and a transition region connecting the seat region and the backrest region. The backrest region is reclinable relative to the seat region by way of elastic deformation of the support element. The torsion element is coupled to the base and to the backrest region. The torsion element controls the reclining of the backrest region relative to the seat region. The support element is exclusively connected to the torsion element above a lumbar region, wherein the backrest region can be inclined and/or twisted in relation to the seat region.
US10383442B2
A reclining mechanism for a seating unit including a base, a linkage mechanism operatively coupled to the base, the linkage mechanism configured to move between a closed position and one or more open positions, and a stop member configured to contact the linkage mechanism and the base when the linkage mechanism is in the closed position. The linkage mechanism may include a forward pivot link pivotally connected to the base. The stop member may include a pin coupled to one of the base and the forward pivot link and may contact the other of the base and the forward pivot link when the linkage mechanism is in the closed position.
US10383439B2
A swing stool arm for use in a swing stool has a horizontal top flange, a horizontal bottom flange, a vertical end flange at a proximal end of the arm, a web extending down from the top flange and up from the bottom flange, and a vertical fillet at the proximal end of the arm. The vertical fillet joins the vertical end flange to the web. The vertical fillet has an open cavity so that the swing stool arm can be made from a cast molten aluminum alloy without forming shrinkage cavities.
US10383438B2
Devices and methods for controlled dispensation are described herein where such an assembly may generally comprise an index plate having one or more protrusions extending from a surface of the plate, a first actuator configured to translate the plate in a first direction, and a second actuator configured to translate the plate in a second direction different from the first direction. The one or more protrusions may define one or more rows which are arranged upon the plate in a collinear arrangement and may further define one or more columns which are arranged upon the plate at an angle relative to a proximal or distal edge of the plate such that each protrusion is off-set relative to an adjacent protrusion along the column.
US10383424B2
A nail clipper includes a cutting unit which includes an inner elastic plate which is bent such that a pair of cutting blades faces each other and the inner elastic plate has elastic restoring force, an outer elastic plate which is bent to surround an outer surface of the inner elastic plate and has elastic restoring force, and a pushing plate which has one end assembled to a support shaft disposed in inner and outer shaft holes penetratively formed in the inner and outer elastic plates and elastically deforms the inner and outer elastic plates by being pushed; a handle unit which includes a first main body which has an internal space into which the cutting unit is inserted and disposed, and a scattering prevention unit prevents a cut object cut by the cutting blades from scattering.
US10383421B2
Provided is a hairdressing appliance comprising a portable treatment unit equipped with two arms configured to form a clamp provided with two surfaces positioned opposite each other that enable the simultaneous clamping of a lock of hair. The portable treatment unit comprises steam spraying means that is configured to disperse the steam from the first of two surfaces towards the second of the two surfaces. The appliance comprises a means for containing the steam dispersed between the two surfaces that are pressed together. Thus provided is a hairdressing appliance whose performance is comparable to that of hairdressing appliances with high flows of steam, yet while using a reduced flow of steam.
US10383420B2
A hair-highlighting device has a handle and a reservoir for storing a highlighting composition. The device is adapted to dispense a tape of barrier material and also adapted to simultaneously dispense highlighting composition via a reservoir outlet to a lock of hair. The device comprises a manually operated mechanism to expel highlighting composition from the reservoir such that when the device is in use a user may vary the amount of highlighting composition dispensed from the reservoir by varying the pressure that is applied to the mechanism.
US10383417B2
A case is provided for holding one or more contact lenses. The case is configured to receive an inner pod, and the case includes an upper part and a lower part. The upper part is structured to move relative to the lower part from an open configuration wherein the upper and lower parts are at least partially separated to a closed configuration wherein the upper and lower parts are together. The upper part is also structured to move relative to the lower part from a disengaged position to an engaged position wherein, in the disengaged position, the case is movable between the open and closed configurations and in the engaged position, the case is locked in the closed configuration.
US10383414B2
A folding collapsible luggage includes a folding collapsible luggage body, a hard support plate hinged to an inner surface of the back panel of the luggage body and adapted for supporting the luggage body in shape, and connection devices mounted between two opposite lateral sides of the support plate and two opposite side panels of the luggage body and adapted for detachably fastening the support plate to the two opposite side panels of the luggage body in the operative position where the support plate divides the inside space of the luggage body into two vertically spaced storage compartments.
US10383410B2
A strap for a wrist-worn article comprises a strapping structure including an inner surface and one or more coupling portions configured for coupling to a housing of the wrist-worn article. At least a portion of the strapping structure is configured so that the inner surface forms a frustoconical or substantially frustoconical contour corresponding to a generally frustoconical portion of an arm of a user when the one or more coupling portions are coupled to the housing.
US10383406B2
An illuminated belt buckle for a seat belt device of a motor vehicle including a housing (1), a push button (2) displaceable in the housing (1), an insertion slot (12) delimited by an edge section (23) of the housing (1) and the push button (2) for insertion of a belt tongue that can be locked in the belt buckle, and at least one light-emitting surface (13,14). The light-emitting surface (13,14) having a linear contour, the shape of which matches the shaping of a laterally positioned edge side (24) of the push button (2) when viewed toward the insertion slot (12).
US10383403B2
The inventive subject matter shown and described is directed to an item of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising: a shell for enclosing a foot and at least a portion of a lower leg; a pair of opposing edges generally aligned along the top of foot portion of the shell and/or a front lower leg portion, the edges generally aligning with a longitudinal axis of the foot and/or lower leg, the opposing edges defining opposite sides of the shell.
US10383394B2
A running shoe includes an upper coupled to a sole structure. The sole structure includes a compressible midsole and an outsole. The midsole possesses a first compression value. A compression plate or insert possessing a second compression value is positioned between the midsole and the outsole. Specifically, the insert is softer, or has a smaller compression value, than the midsole. The outsole wraps around a sole structure such that it contacts the midsole and the insert. The outer surface of the outsole includes a series of treads or traction elements extending along the bottom and sides of the outsole. With this configuration, when the sole structure contacts an uneven topography, the outsole conforms around the topography, stabilizing the footwear during use.
US10383393B2
Several sole components and a method of manufacturing those sole components are disclosed. In general, each sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing element extending around a portion of the bladder. The reinforcing element is bonded to the exterior of the bladder, and may be recessed into the bladder. In some configurations, the reinforcing element is die-cut from a sheet of polymer material, and the reinforcing element may exhibit a layered configuration. In manufacturing the sole component, the reinforcing element may be located within a mold, and the polymer material forming the bladder may be bonded to the reinforcing element during the molding process.
US10383378B1
The therapeutic massage gloves is a therapeutic device. The therapeutic massage gloves is adapted to be worn on a hand of a therapist. The therapeutic massage gloves is adapted for use with a patient or client. The therapeutic massage gloves is adapted for use in massage activities. The therapeutic massage gloves comprises a glove that further comprises a trank, a plurality of finger stalls, and a plurality of therapeutic devices. The plurality of finger stalls are attached to the trank. The plurality of therapeutic devices are attached to a location selected from the group consisting of the trank and the plurality of finger stalls. Each therapeutic device selected from the plurality of therapeutic devices is a tool that is used to knead a muscle during massage activities.
US10383376B1
A protective body vest is disclosed applicable to industrial and contractor related work for carrying heavy and irregular shaped objects on the user's shoulder. The vest is in the shape of a typical armless vest, but can be adapted to have long sleeves to protect the wearers' arms as well as his torso, neck and shoulder. The vest has thick variable type padding for the vest garment and has a combination hard and soft support for the shoulder pads. Reflective bands on the vest offer protection by giving notice to all around of the wearer's presence.
US10383370B2
An electronic cigarette comprising a base part and a cartridge configured to be assembled thereto, said base part comprising a battery and at least one heating element connected to the battery, and said cartridge comprising: a substance chamber configured for containing therein a substance to be smoked, said substance chamber comprising a substance outlet; a vaporization chamber in communication with the substance outlet for receiving said substance therein; and at least one heat transfer unit configured, at least when the cartridge is assembled to the base part, for being heated by the heating element of the base part and for heating the substance being provided via said substance outlet for its vaporization in the vaporization chamber.
US10383369B2
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. Some aerosol delivery devices of the current disclosure include a reservoir having a liquid aerosol precursor composition, an electrical heater in fluid communication with the reservoir and configured to vaporize the liquid aerosol precursor composition to form an aerosol, and a filter operatively arranged relative to the electrical heater such that at least a portion of the formed aerosol passes therethrough, the filter being configured to selectively bind one or more undesirable impurities.
US10383361B2
A hookah and method for smoking a hookah are disclosed that permit more effective purging of “stale” wetted tobacco smoke from a hookah. The hookah includes a stem, bottle, and check valve in fluid communication with a dry smoke inlet of hookah. The valve is located in a ‘low’ position within the hookah for more effective use of positive pressure within the hookah for purging. The method includes purging wetted tobacco smoke through a valve that selectively leads to the dry smoke conduit.
US10383360B2
A smoking composition includes tobacco material and a flavor delivery system. The flavor delivery system includes a flavor material and first wax material forming a core and a second wax material encapsulating the core. The second wax material being a different wax material than the first wax material.
US10383354B2
The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a mold plate reciprocating between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive reciprocates a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate. The machine can further include a fill plunger system for increasing the fill pressure of the food mass prior to filling the mold cavities. Plungers extend into the manifold to displace food mass volume and increase the pressure in the manifold.
US10383349B2
A method of pasteurizing food in a sealed container is provided, the method comprising (i) submerging the container in a first water bath, and (ii) heating for a time and at a temperature effective to kill, inactivate or reduce bacteria to safe levels, wherein the first water bath provides a pressure in excess of atmospheric pressure, so that the increase in internal pressure in the container upon heating is offset by the external pressure of the water, then (iii) cooling the container. Further provided are systems for carrying out said method, and food products pasteurized thereby.
US10383346B2
A method of making a gel-type livestock feed includes initially forming a feed mixture by mixing feed nutrient components, water, alginate, and a calcium component insoluble in water or a sequestrate to inhibit the calcium component from reacting with the alginate. Once the feed mixture is formed, the calcium component is solubilized or the sequestrates affecting the reactivity between the alginate and the calcium component is removed such that a gel feed is formed that includes a gel matrix containing the feed nutrient components. The gel feed may then be fed to the livestock. In another aspect of the present invention, piglets are weaned by feeding the gel feed for at least seven days directly after weaning. The gel feed may also include protein derived from blood with or without egg protein.
US10383338B2
Compositions and uses involving L. monocytogenes PssZ, as well as homologs, variants, and fragments thereof, are described.
US10383334B2
Subject matter of the present invention is an emulsifiable concentrate comprising a water-insoluble pesticide, an amide of the formula (I) as defined herein, and a lactamide of the formula (II) as defined herein. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said concentrate; an emulsion obtainable by mixing water, a water-insoluble pesticide, the amide of the formula (I) and the lactamide of the formula (II); and to a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or undesired attack by insects or mites and/or for regulating the growth of plants, where the concentrate or the emulsion is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or on the crop plants to be protected from the respective pests, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or their environment.
US10383330B2
Disclosed are antimicrobial emulsions, products comprising the emulsions, and methods of use.
US10383321B2
A fishing rod handle assembly configured to provide increased safety, strength and control and which may be used in combination with standard fishing rods. The fishing rod handle assembly generally includes a handle positioned transverse to the position of the standard fishing rod, such that a fisherman can utilize both hands in a side-by-side orientation for increased control and strength when pulling up on the standard fishing rod and reeling in fish. Further, the fishing rod handle assembly generally includes one or more collars connected to the handle, the one or more collars having splined recesses therein for detachably connecting the standard fishing rod to the fishing rod handle assembly, such that the fishing rod handle assembly firmly grips the standard fishing rod to prevent twisting, but does not damage or break the standard fishing rod.
US10383316B2
An aquarium water filtering system includes a first filtering section, a second filtering section, and a third filtering section. The first filtering section has a first housing configured to receive water, perform a first filtering action on the received water, and produce a first filtered water. The second filtering section has a second housing placed horizontally adjacent to the first housing and configured to receive first filtered water, perform a second filtering action on the first filtered water, and produce a second filtered water. The third filtering section has a third housing placed horizontally adjacent to the second housing and configured to receive the second filtered water, perform a third filtering action on the second filtered water, and produce a third filtered water for return to the aquarium.
US10383314B2
A method includes providing a wearable device compatible with and worn by an animal, the wearable device including a processing engine, a plurality of sensors, and a communication interface to a remotely located base station. The method includes monitoring an environment around the wearable device as the animal traverses a space and collecting information based on data generated by the plurality of sensors. The method also includes analyzing the data generated by the plurality of sensors and inferring activities associated with a human in proximity to the animal, wherein inferring activities includes determining a current location of the human based on data generated by one or more of the sensors, and determining activities of the human over a period of time based on data generated by the one or more sensors.
US10383309B2
An absorbent sheet for pets that is highly effective in concealing pet excrement. The absorbent sheet includes: a liquid-permeable front-surface sheet; a liquid-impermeable back-surface sheet; an absorbent body that is provided between the front-surface sheet and the back-surface sheet, and that absorbs liquid that has permeated through the front-surface sheet; an intermediate sheet that is arranged between the front-surface sheet and the absorbent body; and a color arrangement region that forms a color arrangement pattern together with at least one of the front-surface sheet, the back-surface sheet, and the absorbent body. The front-surface sheet is formed so as to have a lower total light transmittance than the intermediate sheet.
US10383306B1
A disposable animal litter box with an attached lid is disclosed. In both a primary and secondary embodiment, the need to purchase litter, fill the box and change the litter is eliminated by this design. In the first embodiment, a foldable and moisture-resistant cardboard, paper, or composite structure is shown. The box is pre-filled with litter. The box has reinforced sides for durability during use. Once used, an integral lid is folded back and sealed in the closed position by threading the integral handle through a slit on the lid closure flap. In a second embodiment, wherein the box and lid are constructed of sturdy plastic material, the box is pre-filled with litter. The box has a lid that will snap into in a closed position to seal for transport and disposal and fold back during use.
US10383304B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063944. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063944. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063944 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063944 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10383301B1
A novel sorghum variety designated XS4321 and seed, plants, plant parts and plant cells thereof are produced from a cross of inbred sorghum varieties. Methods for producing a sorghum plant comprise crossing hybrid sorghum variety XS4321 with another sorghum plant. Sorghum variety XS4321, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of sorghum variety XS4321 are provided. Methods for producing a sorghum plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into sorghum variety XS4321 include one or both of backcross conversion and transformation of one or both inbred parents. The sorghum seed, plants and plant parts produced thereby are described.
US10383298B2
Apparatuses and methods including conductive vias of a printed circuit board are described. An example apparatus includes a first layer including a first conductive plate; a component on the first layer, a second layer including a second conductive plate that may be coupled to an external power source; a third layer between the first layer and the second layer, the third layer including a third conductive plate; a first via coupling the first conductive plate to the second conductive plate; and a second via coupled to the first conductive plate. The first conductive plate includes a first portion coupled to the first via and the first conductive plate further includes a second portion coupled to the second via between the first portion and the component. The second via is coupled to either the second conductive plate or the third conductive plate.
US10383292B2
A self-contained system for cultivating plants using a combination of aeroponic and hydroponic processes includes a container having successive size reductions to support plant cups, a liquid distribution device, and to provide a reservoir for storing a water and nutrient solution.
US10383290B2
Provided is an emitter (120) comprising a flow path that leads from an intake path (221) for taking in irrigation liquid that is within a tube to a recessed section (252). The flow path comprises opening/closing sections (248) that are arranged with a gap (249) therebetween. The gap (249) communicates with a discharge section. When the opening/closing sections (248) are pushed by the pressure of the irrigation fluid within a recessed section (242), the tip sections of each of the opening/closing sections (248) are brought into contact and one part of the gap (249) is blocked. The flow rate of the irrigation fluid within the emitter (120) is controlled by the remaining amount of said irrigation fluid that is capable of passing through the gap (249).
US10383289B2
Covering and method for promoting local rainfall are provided. The covering has a skin to cover a field that can get thermal energy. An edge part of the skin is installed at a surface of the field, and the inner part of the skin surrounded by the edge part can be lifted up from the surface to form a space to store air. The covered air receives thermal energy and the skin prevents air convection and reduces thermal energy loss, thereby generating a temperature difference between the inside and outside of the skin. By utilizing buoyancy resulted from the air temperature difference to lift up the inner part of the skin, a huge space is formed to contain a large amount of air. Thereafter, the covered air continues to receive thermal energy, causing huge thermal energy to be stored in the covered air, which is then used to promote rainfall.
US10383285B2
An improved belt tensioning system for an agricultural round baler that increases belt tension to reduce slippage between the belts and the driving rolls during the initial stage of a bale forming cycle when the bale chamber is empty and as the belts are beginning to be rolled. The system includes an accumulator that is pressurized by the tensioning system as a bale is being formed. The accumulator pressure may then be directed to a hydraulic cylinder included in a bale density system to increase tension in the belts after a completed bale is ejected and the bale chamber is being reset for the next bale.
US10383284B2
An agricultural baler includes a main bale chamber, and a plunger reciprocally movable within the main bale chamber through a compression stroke and a return stroke. The plunger has a duty cycle with a maximum power requirement, a minimum power requirement, and an average power requirement over the duty cycle. The baler further includes an auxiliary power system which is configured for transmitting power to the driveline to offset the duty cycle of the plunger and thereby establish a substantially constant power requirement at the driveline.
US10383280B2
A mower deck discharge chute includes a flexible member attached with a hinge to a multi-blade mower deck, and a drive belt tunnel through the flexible member that an attachment drive belt passes through when the flexible member is pivoted up to a generally vertical position. The attachment drive belt may be on a single plane to engage a drive sheave on the multi-blade mower deck, a driven sheave on the belt driven attachment, and an idler.
US10383273B2
A coastal severe saline-alkali soil improvement and vegetation construction system consists of four parts of content, respectively a soil improvement part, a saline-alkaline tolerant plant resource utilization and planting technology part, an irrigation and drainage mating system part, and a part for managing saline-alkaline soil improvement and operation by adopting an automated information technology. A whole set of complete operation system is formed for performing improvement and vegetation construction on saline-alkaline soil from the four parts, thereby providing a feasible high-efficiency method for saline-alkaline soil improvement of a coastal region.
US10390465B2
A knee retainer for a vehicle includes at least one dissipating device configured to dissipate air, which has been tempered by an electronic element of the vehicle and is conducted on to the knee retainer. The at least one dissipating device is configured to dissipate the tempered air in such a manner that the tempered air is conducted past a region of the vehicle to be protected against temperature effects caused by the tempered air.
US10390461B2
A heat sink is for a heat source including an electronic component. The heat sink includes a base having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first surface has a middle portion engaging the heat source. A plurality of elongate fins project from the second surface of the base and extend in directions perpendicular to the second surface. Middle ones of the fins are disposed opposite the middle portion of the first surface and have a greater height than other ones of the fins.
US10390450B2
According to one embodiment, an enclosure includes at least one bay for insertion of a component therein, a horizontally-oriented upper wall, a horizontally-oriented lower wall, two vertically-oriented sidewalls coupled to the upper and lower walls, four integrated handles, one or more catches, and one or more interlocks, each interlock being physically configured to prevent transition of one or more handles associated therewith from the recessed position to the extended position when a component is installed in at least one bay of the enclosure, wherein two of the handles are positioned within or on an exterior of each of the vertically-oriented sidewalls of the enclosure when in the recessed position, wherein each handle is configured to extend higher than the upper wall of the enclosure when in the extended position, and wherein each handle is configured to retract to within an outer profile of the enclosure when in the recessed position.
US10390426B2
A ceramic multilayer substrate that includes a ceramic insulator layer, which includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer and in which the first layer is interposed between the second layer and the third layer, an inner pattern conductor, an outer pattern conductor, and outer electrodes. The ceramic insulator layer is interposed between the inner pattern conductor and the outer pattern conductor. The sintering shrinkage start temperatures of the second layer alone and the third layer alone in a green sheet state are higher than or equal to the sintering shrinkage stop temperature of the first layer alone in a green sheet state. The thickness of the ceramic insulator layer is 5.0 μm to 55.7 μm. The ratio of the total of the thickness of the second layer and the thickness of the third layer to the thickness of the first layer is 0.25 to 1.11.
US10390419B2
An accelerator comprising at least one accelerator cavity, an electron gun, at least one cavity cooler configured to at least partially encircle the accelerator cavity, a cooling connector, an intermediate conduction layer formed between the at least one cavity cooler and the at least one accelerator cavity configured to facilitate thermal conductivity between the cavity cooler and the accelerator cavity, a mechanical support connected to the accelerator cavity via at least one endplate and configured for stabilizing the accelerator cavity, and a refrigeration source for providing refrigerant via the cooling connector to the at least one cavity cooler.
US10390417B2
Disclosed is a demountable tube for a plasma torch assembly, such as an ICP torch assembly. The tube includes an open tubular body for radially surrounding a plasma within the tubular body. The tubular body may comprise a wall; and a mounting feature projecting from the tubular body for at least one of: (i) controlling alignment of the tubular body with respect to a mounting portion of the torch assembly, and (ii) releasably securing the tubular body to a portion of the torch assembly. The tubular body may also have a transmission zone that is partially devoid of said wall and includes at least one hole through said wall. The tube may be opaque. A plasma torch and ICP spectroscopy system are also disclosed.
US10390412B2
In order to make flexible, reliable lighting possible for industrial image processing, it is provided that a lighting unit (2), having a lighting device (5) comprising a number of light sources (6), receives a set value of the lighting via a data bus from a lighting control unit (10), that the lighting unit (2) captures a state variable (Z) of the lighting unit (2) and/or the surroundings of the lighting unit (2), and that the lighting unit (2) adjusts the set value in a closed control loop separately and independently from the lighting control unit (10) in that a control variable for at least one light source (6) is calculated in the lighting unit (2) and adjusted at the at least one light source (6).
US10390408B2
An apparatus facilitating luminosity uniformity across an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: operating an organic light emitting diode (OLED) device including an anode; a semiconductor material coupled to the anode; and a cathode coupled to the semiconductor material. The method also includes dissipating heat of the OLED device in a defined pattern to increase a luminosity uniformity of the OLED device, wherein the dissipating the heat in the defined pattern comprises causing a first temperature value at a first region of the OLED device and causing a second temperature value at a second region of the OLED device.
US10390404B2
An electronic converter, including a measurement circuit for determining a first signal indicative of the voltage or current supplied by the electronic converter, a regulation circuit for generating a regulation signal as a function of the first signal and one or more reference signals, and a driver circuit for driving the switching stage of the electronic converter as a function of the regulation signal. The electronic converter includes an optical, inductive or capacitive coupler and a transmission circuit configured to generate a pulse width modulated signal applied to the input of the optical, inductive or capacitive coupler, wherein the transmission circuit varies the duty cycle and the frequency of the pulse width modulated signal as a function of the first and second signal. The electronic converter includes a receiver circuit configured to monitor the received signal at the output of the optical, inductive or capacitive coupler.
US10390400B1
A soft start circuit device couples at the junction between a 0-10 volt DC dimmer and an LED driver. A first wire couples with the positive polarity dimmer output, and a second wire couples with the negative polarity dimmer output. A capsule provides electrical insulation and physical consolidation and isolation to the capsule interior, and the first and second wires each pass through the capsule wall into the capsule interior. A capacitor and resistor are retained in the capsule interior and are each electrically coupled in parallel across the first and second wires. A sealant fills the capsule interior. At least one indicium is affixed with each wire, to indicate proper polarity connection with the 0-10 volt DC dimmer output. The capsule may further comprise a generally cylindrical and light transmissive polycarbonate packaging tube, and first and second end caps. The sealant may also comprise a light transmissive silicone sealant.
US10390399B2
An LED assembly is disclosed that comprises a based formed around terminals and a substrate. An LED array is positioned on the substrate in a recess. The LED array is electrically coupled to the terminals, which may be part of a connector formed in the base. An emission disk can be positioned over the LED array. If desired, circuitry can be supplied on the base that helps control or condition the supplied power.
US10390397B1
A micro light-emitting diode driving circuit is provided. First and second driving transistors respectively receive a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage, and are electrically connected to the micro light-emitting diode and a low voltage source. A length of an edge of a channel of the first driving transistor in contact with the source terminal is shorter than that in contact with the drain terminal. A length of an edge of a channel of the second driving transistor in contact with the source terminal is greater than or equal to that in contact with the drain terminal. One of the source and drain terminals of the first driving transistor and one of the source and drain terminals of the second driving transistor are electrically and separately connected to one end of the micro light-emitting diode.
US10390396B1
A linear light-emitting diode (LED) lamp (LL lamp) comprising a front-end module, an LED driving circuit operable with a ballast and alternate current (AC) mains, an anti-electric-shock module, and a switch control module operates with the AC mains in a single end and double ends and with the ballast in the double ends without any risk of electric shock. Besides, the LL lamp passes an industry required electric shock test when an input AC voltage from a testing ballast is applied in the double ends. Whereas both the front-end module and the switch control module are coupled to a first ground reference, the LED driving circuit is coupled to a second ground reference. When the input AC voltage from the ballast is applied, the switch control module is enabled to couple the second ground reference to the first ground reference, allowing a current returned to operate the LL lamp.
US10390394B2
An LED luminaire comprises a power converter, a power switching driver, LED array(s) powered by the power switching driver, and a voltage detection circuit. The voltage detection circuit comprises a first voltage detection circuit, a second voltage detection circuit, a voltage regulator circuit, an optocoupler circuit, and a pair of low-voltage input ports receiving an external voltage. The voltage detection circuit is configured to extract a flyback signal from an output voltage and the external voltage and to couple the flyback signal to the power switching driver. The external voltage comprises a voltage sent from a Zigbee luminaire controller, which comprises a Zigbee module and a meter and control unit. The Zigbee luminaire controller is configured to receive commands from the Zigbee module, to control the LED luminaire, and to measure in response to the commands.
US10390391B2
Provided is a lighting system driver including a damper circuit. A power circuit is coupled to the damper circuit and includes a first portion of a winding of a transformer. Also included is an oscillating control circuit including a second portion of the winding of the transformer.
US10390378B2
There is provided cluster head selection in a communications network. A respective beacon signal is by a wireless device received from each one of at least one further wireless device. Each beacon signal comprises a cluster head capability metric. Each of the received cluster head capability metrics is compared to at least one qualifying criterion. One of the at least one further wireless devices is selected as the cluster head of the wireless device based on the comparison.
US10390376B2
A communication system is disclosed comprising an X2 gateway, a number of base stations, and a mobile device. The base stations are able to establish X2 connections directly with each other or via the X2 gateway. Various procedures are disclosed to determine how X2 connections should be established based on compatibility of the respective base stations with the X2 gateway.
US10390365B2
Transmitting a data frame from a source device to a target device, wherein the source device and the target device use a protocol defining a request command frame for polling for pending data, involving obtaining data to be transmitted to the target device in the source device, generating a request command frame for polling data pending for the source device at the target device, allocating the data to be transmitted in the request command frame, and transmitting the request command frame with the allocated data to be transmitted to the target device.
US10390364B2
A process for dynamically controlling spectrum access includes: collecting occupancy data; applying nonparametric estimation to the occupancy data; determining a cumulative hazard function; receiving a service request to occupy the wireless communication channel from a secondary user; accepting the service request from the secondary user if the wireless communication channel is unoccupied by the primary user; calculating a maximum duration for which the secondary user may occupy the wireless communication channel; determining a probability that a remaining idle time of the primary user is greater than an occupation time of the wireless communication channel of the secondary user; granting access to the secondary user for occupation of the wireless communication channel if the probability is greater than a selected probability threshold; and denying access to the secondary user for occupation of the wireless communication channel if the probability is less than the selected probability threshold to dynamically control spectrum access.
US10390357B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data with a base station by a device in a wireless communication system supporting a vehicle to everything (V2X) service. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for establishing a V2X link for transmitting or receiving a message with the base station, entering into an idle state, and transmitting, on the basis of a specific condition in the idle state, a message through a first resource allocated by the base station or a second resource for contention-based transmission to the base station.
US10390351B2
A method for allocating radio resources for setting up satellite communications in a first communication system comprising a constellation of non-GSO satellites and a first set of terminals, the method comprises the following steps, for each terminal of the first set: determining a distinct separation angle threshold to be observed with respect to a constellation of geostationary satellites, a separation angle being defined as the smallest topocentric angle by which a given non-GSO satellite and any geostationary satellite of the geostationary arc are seen from a given terminal of the first set, authorizing the terminal to set up a communication link with a non-GSO satellite if the separation angle associated with the link is greater than or equal to the separation angle threshold.
US10390342B2
A method for sidelink communication between a first wireless node and a second wireless node is described, the sidelink communication using sub-frames of a first type and a second type. The first wireless node determines whether the first wireless node is an initiator or responder of the sidelink communication. If the first wireless node determines that the first wireless node is an initiator of the sidelink communication, then it transmits data directly toward the second wireless node using the first sub-frame type. Alternatively, if the first wireless node determines that the first wireless node is a responder of the sidelink communication, then it transmits data directly toward the second wireless node using the second sub-frame type, the first sub-frame type being different than the second sub-frame.
US10390334B2
The present invention relates to methods and arrangements that make it possible to control the delay for the UEs to access the EUL resources in the Enhanced Uplink in CELL_FACH state procedure, independently from the delay for the UEs to access ordinary UL resources in the RACH procedure. This is achieved by a solution where the timing of entering (or re-entering) a transmission procedure for Enhanced Uplink in CELL_FACH state is controlled with the help of a transmission control parameter defined specifically for this transmission procedure, instead of using the same parameter as for the RACH procedure.
US10390325B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose a positioning method and device, so as to resolve a prior-art problem of relatively low positioning precision caused by a relatively long message transmission delay. A specific solution is as follows: A positioning controller: sends, to a user device, a message that carries positioning auxiliary information including an identifier of a first base station and an identifier of at least one second base station; receives a message that carries a positioning measurement result; obtains location information of the first base station and location information of the at least one second base station; and determines location information of the user device according to the positioning measurement result, the location information of the first base station, and the location information of the at least one second base station.
US10390324B2
There is disclosed a method for operating a network node in a wireless communication network. The method includes configuring a terminal with a measurement configuration based on a resolution for measurements of positioning signals. Related methods and devices are also discussed.
US10390322B2
An enhanced Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”) registration message having extended header information that is used by an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (“IMS”) core to determine the registration status of a mobile device and the physical location of the mobile device. The extended header information includes hardware and subscriber identifiers, such as an International Mobile Equipment Identity (“IMEI”) and International Mobile Subscriber Identity (“IMSI”). The IMS core queries an equipment identity register to validate IMEI/IMSI identifiers in the header to determine whether to deny registration to a mobile device. The IMS core also queries a capability database using an IMEI to determine which location determination techniques are supported by or suitable for the associated mobile device.
US10390312B2
A data driven management device of a small cell network is provided, wherein the device includes a data receiver, a data processor and a data configurator. The data receiver receives parameters configured and managed from each of small cells. The data processor is configured to pre-process the received parameters to remove the unnecessary parameters and to calculate at least one performance result based on the pre-processed parameters. The data processor is further configured to establish a model based on at least one of the pre-processed parameters. The data processor determines the optimized parameter based on the best performance result of the model to determine a decision result. The data configurator is connected to the data processor and configures and manages the small cells based on the decision result.
US10390308B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for messaging improvements in link budget limited devices. A link budget limited device may be configured to suppress or delay tracking area update messages in various situations. Additionally, or alternatively, the link budget limited device may be configured to transition to idle mode instead of performing handover or recovery from radio link failure when the target base station has a signal quality less than a threshold. Additionally, or alternatively, the link budget limited device may be configured to suppress or delay measurement reports in poor signal quality conditions.
US10390306B2
A method for terminal requested base station controlled terminal transmission throttling includes transmitting a throttling request signal to the base station, the throttling request signal including data indicating to the base station to issue a discontinuous uplink transmission grant to the terminal, wherein the throttling request signal includes data representing a maximum duty cycle of forthcoming discontinuous uplink transmissions from the terminal to the base station, receiving from the base station the discontinuous uplink transmission grant, and transmitting discontinuous uplink transmissions from the terminal to the base station that do not exceed the maximum duty cycle, wherein the maximum duty cycle corresponds to discontinuous uplink transmission bursts of less than a time t corresponding to continuous uplink transmissions.
US10390303B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for operating a terminal device and a network node. A method of operating a terminal device of a wireless communications network, the terminal device being operable in one or more modes, the one or more modes including one or more discontinuous reception, DRX, modes, the method comprises: selecting a duration for an inactivity timer of the DRX mode; upon receiving or transmitting one or more wireless communications, starting the inactivity timer; and responsive to a determination that the duration for the inactivity timer has expired without the terminal device receiving or transmitting one or more further wireless communications, entering a DRX sleep state.
US10390300B2
The invention relates to a method of waking up a base station of a cellular network, the method comprising the following steps: putting said base station partially on standby; and an access point of a local wireless network detecting the presence of a terminal in its coverage zone, and identifying said terminal. Said method further comprising the following steps: said access point transmitting a message indicating the presence of the terminal, said message containing an identifier of the terminal; the base station receiving said message; the base station transmitting to said cellular network information that said terminal is situated in its coverage zone; and the base station waking up when it receives a communication for the terminal from the cellular network. Application to heterogeneous mobile networks.
US10390297B2
A first communication apparatus may receive first identification information for identifying a first wireless network and second identification information for identifying a second wireless network via a first type of interface from a second communication apparatus, in a case where the second communication apparatus currently belongs to both the first wireless network and the second wireless network. The first communication apparatus may select, from among the first and second wireless networks, by using the first and the second identification information, at least one wireless network to which the first communication apparatus currently belongs, and execute a wireless communication for target data with the second communication apparatus via a second type of interface by using a target wireless network included in the selected at least one wireless network.
US10390295B2
The present invention provides a method for controlling access of a terminal if the terminal accesses from a wireless LAN network to a mobile communication network, when the mobile communication network (for example, UMTS, LTE and the like) and the wireless LAN network are linked in a wireless communication system. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for transmitting information on connectable peripheral wireless LAN networks. Thus, the present invention can reduce a load of a network since the network can control the access of a terminal, and can reduce unnecessary power consumption and solve a connection delay problem by providing a valid wireless LAN network list to the terminal.
US10390287B2
A restriction control apparatus configured to perform restriction control of communication of a user apparatus in a mobile communication system includes an information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a user information management apparatus in the mobile communication system, group identification information indicating a group to which the user apparatus belongs, and a restriction determination unit configured, when receiving a communication request from the user apparatus, to determine whether the group to which the user apparatus belongs is a control target or not based on the group identification information and group identification information of a control target determined by the restriction control apparatus.
US10390282B2
In a wireless communication system that includes a plurality of wireless terminals each of which has a first device type and transmits data to a destination, and a plurality of wireless relay apparatuses each of which has a second device type and relays the data that is received in wireless communication with each wireless terminal to the destination, each of the plurality of wireless terminals detects a wireless frame, receives data contained in the wireless frame when the detected wireless frame contains information that represents the first device type, and avoids receiving data contained in the wireless frame when the detected wireless frame contains information that represents the second device type.
US10390271B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for dual connectivity. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include switching, by a user equipment, between a first carrier associated with a first base station and a second carrier associated with a second base station, wherein the switching is performed based on at least a configuration defining when to perform the switching; and indicate an extension of a time allocated by the configuration at the first base station. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US10390263B2
The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to an information transmission method, an information modification method, and apparatuses, so as to solve a technical problem of voice transmission interruption in an SRVCC scenario in the prior art. In embodiments of the present invention, when a UE is in a connected state, a base station is notified of an SRVCC capability of the UE in real time, so that the base station can update the locally stored SRVCC capability of the UE in real time, and then determine, according to an actual situation, whether to initiate an SRVCC process, thereby ensuring a success rate of the SRVCC process and avoiding a possible phenomenon of call drop as far as possible.
US10390259B2
A gateway apparatus (3) of a mobile communications network system, which is a termination point of signaling messages of a first protocol generates a packet data unit including information relevant for communicating user data of a second protocol between an entity (1) of the first protocol and a network (5) of the second protocol, and transmits the packet data unit to a distributed gateway element (201) of plural distributed gateway elements for communicating user data in the mobile communications network system, according to a third protocol.
US10390258B2
A base station device includes: a processor that executes a process including determining which group of a first group and a second group each of a plurality of terminal devices belongs to, generating a transmission weight to form a transmission beam having a shape considering only a terminal device that belongs to the first group out of the terminal devices, and multiplying a signal addressed to the terminal devices by the generated transmission weight; and a transmitter that transmits the signal multiplied by the transmission weight from a plurality of antennas simultaneously.
US10390257B2
A network processor may receive a request from an endpoint device to increase a priority of traffic associated with a first quality of service class indicator, which is associated with a first packet data session quality of service label, and may increase the priority of the traffic in response to the request by sending an instruction to a network element to adjust a mapping of the first quality of service class indicator to a second packet data session quality of service label for the traffic. The network element may label packets in the traffic with the second packet data session quality of service label instead of the first packet data session quality of service label, and components of the network may process the packets labeled with the second packet data session quality of service label with a greater priority than packets labeled with the first packet data session quality of service label.
US10390254B2
The present invention relates to methods for interference cancellation between terminals in a full-duplex radio (FDR) system and apparatuses supporting the same. A method for cancelling interference between terminals in a wireless access system supporting a full-duplex radio (FDR) system, as an aspect of the present invention, may comprise the steps of: receiving, by a first terminal, reference signal information including information for configuring an interference reference signal from a base station; receiving the interference reference signal from a second terminal; obtaining, by the first terminal, interference channel information with regard to an interference channel between the first terminal and the second terminal on the basis of the interference reference signal; and transmitting by beamforming uplink data to the base station on the basis of the interference channel information by the first terminal. In this case, the first terminal is supported by the FDR system and the second terminal supports the half-duplex radio (HDR) system, and a resource area transmitting uplink data by the first terminal can be configured to match a resource area receiving downlink data by the second terminal.
US10390251B2
Provided is a technology related to a terminal device, a base station device, a communication system, a measurement method and an integrated circuit that efficiently perform cell measurement. The base station device configures a primary cell and one or more secondary cells to the terminal device, and indicates a measurement object, a reporting configuration including information indicating a threshold associated with an RSSI report and a report interval, and a measurement identity for linking the reporting configuration and the measurement object, to the terminal device. When, in each configured measurement identity, an associated reporting configuration includes information indicating the threshold associated with the RSSI report and the report interval, the terminal device periodically reports an average value of RSSIs measured in a duration of the report interval, and a percentage of the RSSIs being beyond the threshold as a measurement result.
US10390240B2
The disclosure relates to technology for managing signal distribution and lab resources in design validation environments that replicate a type of communication signal a consumer can experience on a wireless provider's network. For example, the validation environment will enable engineers to test VoLTE in an LTE for various smart phone designs and other network-based signals from various hardware combinations and suppliers. Additionally, various embodiments of the present technology provide for an automation framework that allows for efficient management of signal distribution, resource allocation, scheduling, and more.
US10390239B2
Techniques for establishing and implementing application-based routing policies for multi-mode wireless communication devices are described. In some examples, information particular to the profile and platform configuration of the UE, including an identifier of an operating system, is communicated to an Access Network Discovery Function (ANDSF) server. The ANDSF server may provide an inter-system routing policy (ISRP) to handle appropriate network offloading actions for the particular application and device configuration. In some examples, the ISRP may be specific to flow-based or non-seamless based traffic offloading from certain software applications and include nodes to define routing rules based on an operating system identifier and operating system-specific application identifier. The policy may be propagated from the ANDSF server and implemented in multi-mode UE mobile computing devices in connection with offloading policies established in a 3GPP LTE/LTE-A Evolved Packet Core network architecture.
US10390230B2
A device includes circuitry that identifies one or more basic service sets (BSSs) that include at least one access point (AP) and one or more corresponding stations (STA) associated with an extended service set (ESS) based on one or more location or configuration parameters. The circuitry also determines ESS color information associated with the one or more BSSs of the ESS, and transmits a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) to the one or more BSSs that includes an enhanced MPDU delimiter indicating at least one of the ESS color information, BSS color information, or spatial reuse parameters (SRPs).
US10390227B2
A set of certificates are received at a gateway device from a management server, where each one of the certificates was generated by the management server upon determination that the gateway device is associated with a respective wireless sensing device (WSD). The gateway device receives from a first WSD an advertisement message indicating it is available for connecting to a gateway device. In response to confirming based on a first certificate of the set of certificates associated with the first WSD, that it is authorized to connect to the WSD, the gateway device transmits to the first WSD the first certificate and an identifier of the gateway device for enabling authentication of the gateway device at the WSD. The gateway device receives data from the first WSD, upon confirmation at the WSD that it is authorized to connect with the gateway device.
US10390225B2
The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal security authentication method and system, and a mobile terminal thereof. The method includes: acquiring, by a mobile terminal, first gesture information, and receiving security authentication information sent by a wearable device; authenticating, by the mobile terminal, identity of the wearable device according to the security authentication information, and authenticating the first gesture information; and determining that the wearable device passes security authentication of the mobile terminal if the wearable device passes identity authentication and the first gesture information passes authentication. With the mobile terminal security authentication method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, security of user data stored in the mobile terminal is ensured, leakage of user privacy is prevented and user experience is improved.
US10390224B2
A cellular terminal transmits a request that requires authentication procedure triggering to a cellular network and responsively receives from the cellular network an authentication request message with an indication of a selected cryptographic algorithm from a group of a plurality of cryptographic algorithms. The cellular terminal attempts to decode the authentication request message to a decoded authentication request according to the selected cryptographic algorithm and based on a shared secret known by the cellular terminal and a network operator of the cellular terminal. The cellular terminal produces a determination whether the attempt was successful and the cellular terminal supports the selected cryptographic algorithm in authenticating to the cellular network; and in case the determination is positive, based on the decoded authentication request, the shared secret and the selected cryptographic algorithm, produces and encrypts an authentication response message and transmits the authentication response message to the cellular network; and in case the determination is not positive, produces and sends to the cellular network a failure report.
US10390218B2
A mobile communications device may determine whether to report information regarding operation of the mobile device on a mobile network. The determination may be based on a reporting parameter set by a network control device and received via a broadcast message from a radio access node. The mobile device may compare the value of the reporting parameter to a randomly generated number. Based on the comparison, the mobile device may determine whether or not to provide information regarding operation of the mobile device or the radio access node to the network control device. The network control device may adjust the value of the reporting parameter to control the likelihood that a mobile device will report.
US10390211B2
The invention relates to a method for registering a roaming device to a mobile communication network, the method comprises: receiving a request over a specific communication mode from the roaming device, determining the at least one communication route to the server at least in part based on the request received in the network node, generating an inquiry to the server regarding the roaming device over the determined communication route, receiving a response from the server over the determined communication route, and in response to a determination that data in the response so indicates registering the device for utilizing the mobile communication network over the specific communication mode. The invention relates also to a network node and a computer program product.
US10390207B2
A user terminal is used in a mobile communication system configured to support Device to Device (D2D) communication that is direct device-to-device communication. The user terminal comprises a controller. The controller is configured to, if determining to execute a D2D discovery procedure targeted to a user terminal out of a cell coverage, execute the D2D discovery procedure by using a D2D data resource in a pre-configured resource pool for D2D communication. The controller is configured to execute, upon executing the D2D discovery procedure, a process of transmitting identification information indicating that data carried by the D2D data resource is used for the D2D discovery procedure.
US10390206B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein provide a method for triggering a transmission of a UE-to-Network relay indication comprising receiving, by UE, one of UE-to-Network relay criteria broadcasted by a base station, measuring, at the UE, a link quality parameter between the UE and the base station, detecting, by the UE, that the link quality parameter meets the UE-to-Network relay criteria, and transmitting, by the UE, the UE-to-Network relay indication (i.e. discovery message indicating itself as the UE-to-Network relay) on a Device to Device (D2D) discovery channel.
US10390199B2
Mobile devices, methods, and computer-program products are provided for prioritizing data sets. A transmission is received from a proximity broadcasting device. The transmission is a data packet that includes a unique identifier corresponding to the proximity broadcasting device. A proximity broadcasting system corresponding to the proximity broadcasting device is identified based on the unique identifier. At least one transaction data set corresponding to the proximity broadcasting system is selected from among a plurality of transaction data sets. The at least one transaction data set is prioritized above the remaining transaction data sets in a hierarchical order.
US10390197B1
Methods and systems described in this disclosure receive a call from a device associated with a caller and determine whether the caller is eligible for biometric authentication via the device by sending, via a communications network, an eligibility determination request to an issuer of the device. In response to the caller being eligible for biometric authentication, a request to initiate a biometric authentication process on the device is sent to an issuer of the device, where biometric credentials are received by the device and an indication of whether the biometric credentials were verified is received from the issuer of the device.
US10390195B2
Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving an alarm in V2X communication so as to prevent waste of power and radio resources. The method for transmitting and receiving an alarm according to the present invention involves transmitting an alarm message containing the rating information of an actual event, prior to transmitting a message containing information of the event. On the basis of the rating, a receiving end can decide whether or not to receive a subsequent message, thereby saving power.
US10390189B2
User Equipment (UE) may skip the Access Class Barring (ACB) procedure for specific services, such as MMTEL voice, MMTEL video, and SMS. In one implementation, NAS layer of a UE may: receive, from an upper layer relative to the NAS layer, a request for a particular service type that is being originated by the UE; receive an indication, from a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer of the UE, that access to a cell, associated with the UE, is barred; and bypass the indication that access to the cell is barred, when the particular service type matches a predetermined set of service types. The bypassing may include: requesting that the RRC layer establish an RRC connection for the service request, and notifying the RRC layer that the request for the RRC connection corresponds to the particular service type.
US10390184B2
Determination of the position of devices may be useful in various communication systems. For example, wireless communication systems that support emergency services may benefit from being able to make a vertical position determination of user equipment and/or network elements within a building or in other indoor environments, such as caves. A method can be implemented by a processor of a base station. The method can include receiving from at least one user equipment, at least one report based on at least a signal strength of a wireless connection between the at least one user equipment and the base station. The method can also include determining a vertical position of the base station, from the at least one report.
US10390181B2
A terminal connected to a plurality of user planes retains information on a tracking area where service areas of the plurality of user planes overlap each other as a tracking area identity list. When the terminal moves to the outside of a tracking area described in the tracking area identity list (a tracking area where a plurality of service areas overlap each other), the terminal transmits information on a tracking area after movement and an update request of the tracking area identity list to an MME. The MME creates, as a new tracking area identity list based on the update request, information on a tracking area where service areas in a plurality of user planes overlap in which a tracking area after movement is considered as a service area, and notifies the terminal of the new tracking area identity list for updating a current tracking area identity list.
US10390179B2
Disclosed herein are a user-participation data selection apparatus and method for updating a positioning infrastructure DB. The user user-participation data selection apparatus includes a data communication unit for transmitting and receiving user-participation data, a movement path reconstruction unit for reconstructing an entire information movement path corresponding to the user-participation data using all information included in the user-participation data, a reliability calculation unit for calculating reliability corresponding to the entire information movement path, and a data selection unit for selecting update-use data for updating a positioning infrastructure DB based on the reliability.
US10390177B2
A vehicle system includes a communication device programmed to pair with a mobile device and a processing device programmed to periodically transmit, to the mobile device, a present location signal representing a present location of the mobile device. The processing device is further programmed to detect a vehicle shutdown and transmit a final location signal to the mobile device, the final location signal representing a final location of the mobile device and a shutdown flag.
US10390173B2
In one embodiment, techniques are provided to establish and use semantic associations between location profiles and ambient profiles. One or more location profiles are selected from a location database. A first plurality of ambient profiles is selected for a first area surrounding one or more geographic locations of the location profiles. One or more patterns are extracted from the first plurality of ambient profiles and are used to generate associations between location profiles and ambient profiles in an association database which semantically associates location profiles with ambient profiles independent of geographic location. The associations may be used, among other things, to service requests from mobile devices and/or update ambient profiles or location profiles.
US10390171B2
A headphone for spatial audio rendering includes a first database having an impulse response pair corresponding to a reference speaker location. A head sensor provides head orientation information to a second database having rotation filters, the filters corresponding to different azimuth and elevation positions relative to the reference speaker location. A digital signal processor combines the rotation filters with the impulse response pair to generate an output binaural audio signal to transducers of the headphone. Efficiencies in creating impulse response or HRTF databases are achieved by sampling the impulse response less frequently than in conventional methods. This sampling at coarser intervals reduces the number of data measurements required to generate a spherical grid and reduces the time involved in capturing the impulse responses. Impulse responses for data points falling between the sampled data points are generated by interpolating in the frequency domain.
US10390167B2
An ear shape analyzer includes: a sample ear analyzer configured to generate, for each of N sample ears, an ear shape data set that represents a difference between a point group representative of a three-dimensional shape of a reference ear and a point group representative of a three-dimensional shape of one of the N sample ears; an averaging calculator configured to generate averaged shape data by averaging N ear shape data sets generated by the sample ear analyzer; an ear shape identifier configured to identify an average ear shape of the N sample ears by translating coordinates of respective points of the point group representing the three-dimensional shape of the reference ear, by using the averaged shape data.
US10390162B2
The method can include depositing a graphene oxide containing material from solution to form a laminar nano-structure of graphene oxide paper, and assembling at least a portion of the graphene oxide paper as a diaphragm of the acoustic transducer. The acoustic transducer can be a magnetic induction based microphone, a diaphragm loudspeaker, or a magnetic induction based loudspeaker, for instance.
US10390159B2
Examples involve calibration of two synchronous playback groups. In an example implementation, a first playback device forms a first group with a second playback device. While formed into the first group, the first playback device plays back a first calibration sound contemporaneously with the second playback device. The first playback device forms a second group with a third playback device. While formed into the second group, the first playback device repeatedly plays back a second calibration sound contemporaneously with the third playback device. The first playback device receives data representing (i) first audio processing coefficients and (ii) second audio processing coefficients. The first playback devices applies the first audio processing coefficients to playback of audio content when formed into the first group and the second audio processing coefficients to playback of audio content when formed into the second group.
US10390153B2
An active medical device, including an input receiver configured to receive a frequency-varying input signal, and a functional component that reacts to the input signal and consumes power at a rate dependant on the frequency of portions of the input signal to which the functional component reacts, wherein the active medical device is configured to adjust one or more portions of the input signal corresponding to portions of the input signal where the functional component consumes power at a rate that is greater than that of other portions of the input signal.
US10390147B2
A hearing device includes: a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound into a corresponding first audio signal; a processing unit for providing a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid based on the first audio signal; and a receiver for providing an output sound signal based on the second audio signal; wherein the processing unit comprises a band splitter, a pitch shifter, and a frequency shifter, and wherein the pitch shifter and the frequency shifter are arranged in a first channel for performing frequency mapping.
US10390145B1
A micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes a substrate, having a substrate opening. A supporting dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate surrounding the substrate opening. A diaphragm is supported by the supporting dielectric layer above the substrate opening, wherein the diaphragm has a bowl-like structure being convex toward the substrate opening when the diaphragm is at an operation off state. A backplate is disposed on the supporting dielectric layer over the diaphragm, wherein the backplate includes a plurality of venting holes at a region corresponding to the substrate opening.
US10390139B2
The apparatus and methods of the present invention provide quiet, compact, robust hardware that can accurately produce a wide range of tactile frequencies at a perceptually constant intensity. For greater expressiveness, some apparatus for moving the skin in multiple axes are also disclosed. Signal processing methods are presented to enhance the user's experience of audio spatialization. The methods transform audio signals into directional tactile cues matched to the time resolution of the skin, and which exploit directional tactile illusions.
US10390137B2
An example non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions. When executed by a processor, the instructions cause the processor to remove nondominant frequencies from a low frequency portion of an audio signal. The instructions also cause the processor to apply non-linear processing to a remainder of the low frequency portion to generate a plurality of harmonics. The instructions cause the processor to insert the plurality of harmonics into an audio output corresponding to a high frequency portion of the audio signal. The audio output is to be provided to an audio output device.
US10390135B2
An audio system can include an analog portion having multiple input sensors and an output device, a first digital portion running at a first rate and having a first processor that is electrically coupled with the input sensors and the output device, and a second digital portion running at a second rate that is higher than the first rate and having a second processor that is electrically coupled with the first processor.
US10390133B2
The disclosure provides a sound collection apparatus in which a user can easily find a sound collection direction, and furthermore, can readily control the sound collection direction. A sound collection apparatus comprises: an operation unit capable of visually indicating one direction and three-dimensionally and sequentially varying the direction; a sound collection unit that provides directivity for sound collection; and a control unit. The control unit includes a direction detection unit for detecting a direction indicated by the operation unit. The control unit controls the collection directivity of the sound collection unit according to the direction detected by the direction detection unit. The sound collection unit includes a plurality of microphones. The control unit further includes a beam forming production unit for controlling a beam by a microphone array including the plurality of microphones according to the direction detected by the direction detection unit to vary collection sound directivity.
US10390132B2
An electronic device comprising: a microphone array including at least three microphones; and at least one processor configured to: identify a kind of an application that is executed; activate one or more of the microphones in the array based on each microphone's respective position within the electronic device and the type of the application; and capture audio using the activated microphones.
US10390129B2
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.
US10390125B2
A mechanism is provided for automatically controlling the operation of a media device based upon whether a portable presentation device coupled to the media device is currently being worn by a user. A portable presentation device may be any device that is meant to be worn by a user that is capable of presenting media content to the user (e.g. earphones, headphones, goggles or faceplates with video/audio capability, etc.). With this mechanism, a user can affect the operation of the media device by simply putting on or taking off the portable presentation device. The user does not need to manually manipulate the controls of the media device. By automatically controlling the operation of the media device in this manner, use of the media device and the portable presentation device as a unit is made much simpler and more convenient.
US10390121B2
Provided is a stand which is used for cradling headphones to be displayed in a store or the like. The headphones are charged in a state of being mounted on a cradle, and charging is stopped when the headphones are removed from the cradle, thus allowing the headphones to be used, while preventing the headphones from being stolen. The charging stand includes: a cradle having a cradling portion on which the headphones are cradled and a charging terminal provided adjacent to the cradling portion; and a charging cable having a holder provided with a connection terminal connected to the charging terminal, the holder holding the headphones, and a connection pin electrically connected to the connection terminal and connected to a charging port of the headphones.
US10390119B2
The present invention relates to a portable speaker device usable with a container and a method for using the same. The portable speaker device has a structure to be mounted on containers of various kinds, materials, shapes and sizes to be discarded. That is, the portable speaker device includes a first mounting member mounted in an opening of a container. The portable speaker device further includes a second mounting member coupled to the first mounting member and provided to be mountable on containers of various sizes. The portable speaker device receives sound source data reproduced from a mobile device through wireless communication, and outputs the reproduced sound of a speaker through the container. According to the present invention, the portable speaker device is mounted in the opening of the container through the first mounting member or the second mounting member so as to transmit the reproduced sound to the container to be output, such that the container to be discarded is recycled, and a clear and clean sound quality can be provided by enhancing the sound quality, the bass effect, and the sound volume of the speaker through the container.
US10390118B2
A sound collecting device includes a microphone array having unit holders each of which a microphone unit is attached to. Connection of connecting portions formed on the holders to each other causes a directional axis of each microphone unit to be directed outward from a face of a regular polyhedron. The sound collecting devices further includes a frame disposed outside the microphone array so as to surround the microphone array and an even number of ring-shaped elastic bodies that connect a part of the frame and the connected holders at a plurality of positions such that the microphone array is positioned at a central portion of the frame, wherein a half of the even number of elastic bodies are connected twistedly in one direction from the frame toward the microphone array, and another half elastic bodies are connected twistedly in an opposite direction.
US10390117B2
Working Channel (CH) tuning methods, devices and system, an Optical Network Unit (ONU) and an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) are provided. In a working CH tuning method, at least one of the following information is provided for an OLT: a working CH corresponding to minimum power consumption or power consumption information corresponding to an ONU in different CHs. A tuning message which indicates an optimal working CH and is provided by the OLT according to the provided information is received from the OLT. A working CH is tuned to the optimal working CH indicated by the tuning message.
US10390103B2
A remote control device used by a viewer to control content being displayed on a separate display device outputs content in response to instructing the device providing content to the separate display device to begin fast forwarding. The viewer of the separate display device may then be exposed to the content being output by the remote control device while the content to the separate display device is fast forwarding. Thus, the viewer may better perceive the content being output by the remote control device than the content being fast forwarded on the separate display device. The outputting of content may be by the remote control device providing video, a static display, and/or audio. Upon the remote control device instructing the fast forwarding at the display device to stop and return to a play mode, the remote control device terminates the outputting of the content from the remote control device.
US10390101B2
A system and method for delivering content over a network is provided. Content may be primary content (e.g., music or a movie) or ancillary content (e.g., an advertisement). The ancillary content may further be classified as universal ancillary content that all users of the present system will receive; targeted ancillary content that particular users of the present system will receive; and context-specific ancillary content that users of the present system and viewing particular primary content will receive. The type of primary and/or ancillary content delivered to the user will depend, in part, on indicia of the user of a device receiving the content. The present invention seeks to ensure that a user has relevant and up-to-date ancillary content notwithstanding the nature or date of the primary content. Feedback data concerning the viewing of the ancillary content may also be generated such that a provider of the advertisement and/or product may provide targeted advertisements and improved products and services.
US10390098B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for receiving a request from a user to access a video that is scheduled for transmission, simultaneously to a plurality of users, beginning from a scheduled start time. The request is received after the scheduled start time the transmission is performed by a linear service to which the user subscribes. In response to receiving the request, the systems and methods may generate for display the video to the user, and may receive, during display of the video, a command from the user to start playback of the video over from the beginning. In response to receiving the command, the systems and methods may identify a non-linear service to which the user subscribes that offers a non-linear copy of the video, and may play back the non-linear copy of the video from the beginning.
US10390097B1
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for creating a co-watching experience among audience members who are physically apart when watching the media asset. A media guidance application may monitor a sound of the first user. In response to the sound being detected during the monitoring, the media guidance application may determine whether the first user emitted the sound based on an occurrence in the video. In response to determining that the first user emitted the sound based on an occurrence in the video, the media guidance application may store the sound in connection with a timecode of the video corresponding to a time when the sound is detected. When the video is displayed to a second user, the sound of the first user may be played back based on the timecode of the video stored in connection with the sound. In this way, even if users are physically apart, or may watch a media asset at separate times, by sharing and playing back recorded vocal expression of a user, other users may perceive the vocal expression of the user to create a co-watching experience.
US10390092B1
The present invention provides systems and methods for, in some cases, supplementing a broadcast media service with an on-demand service.
US10390090B2
Systems and methods are provided for sharing movie information online. In one implementation, the user of an online movie service can share information about the contents of a library or other such rights locker, e.g., under Ultraviolet™ and DECE. Users may also share likes and dislikes. The movie service may make suggestions based on the contents of the user's library and the contents of other user's libraries, such as those of the user's designated friends. A user can become a follower or fan of another user and receive recommendations based on the target user's profile or specific recommendations made by the target. The user can receive a credit on their account or on a related account when another user makes a purchase that is attributable to that user, e.g., from a recommendation. A user may be designated as an influencer when followed by a sufficient number of other users.
US10390083B2
A content device and method is disclosed to include a processing device to process streaming video content. A fingerprinter receives captured frames of the streaming video content and, for each frame of a plurality of the captured frames, generates a one-dimensional histogram function of pixel values and transforms the histogram function with a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), to generate a plurality of complex values for the frame. The fingerprinter further, for each of the plurality of complex values, assigns a binary one (“1”) when a real part of the complex value is greater than zero (“0”) and assigns a binary zero (“0”) when the real part is less than or equal to zero, to generate a plurality of bits. The fingerprinter further concatenates a specific number of the bits to generate a fingerprint for the frame.
US10390075B2
A semiconductor device that is suitable for high-speed operation is provided. The semiconductor device includes a decoder. The decoder includes a first circuit. The first circuit is configured to operate in synchronization with a clock signal. The first circuit is configured to perform image processing. A circuit configuration of the first circuit can be changed. Clock gating is performed on the first circuit to prevent the clock signal from being input to the first circuit when the circuit configuration of the first circuit is being changed. A broadcasting system including the semiconductor device is also provided.
US10390070B2
A method for adaptive video transmission based on channel capacity. As part of the method, a first wireless display capacity in a proximity of a wireless display source device is determined. The first wireless display capacity is based on information that is received from a wireless channel scan associated with a formation of a (P2P) peer-to-peer group that includes the wireless display source device and a wireless display. Further, the video bit rate of one or more devices with wireless display connections in the proximity is determined, the video bit rate of the one or more devices with wireless display connections in the proximity is compared to the wireless capacity, and, based on the comparing, a video bit rate of the wireless display source device is set. A second wireless display capacity in the proximity of the wireless display source device is determined based on a wireless channel scan of a wireless channel to determine wireless display connections in the proximity.
US10390061B2
Systems and methods of the present disclosure provide for dynamic delay equalization of related media signals in a media transport system. Methods include receiving a plurality of related media signals, transporting the related media signals along different media paths, calculating uncorrected propagation delays for the media paths, and delaying each of the related media signals by an amount related to the difference between the longest propagation delay (of the uncorrected propagation delays) and the uncorrected propagation delay of the related media signal/media path. Calculating the uncorrected propagation delays and delaying the related media signals may be performed in response to a change to the propagation delay of at least one of the related media signals/media paths. Additionally or alternatively, calculating the uncorrected propagation delays and delaying the related media signals may be performed while transporting the related media signals.
