US10384861B2
A container for consumer goods comprises an inner portion received within an outer box portion and a lifting mechanism that facilitates easy access to consumer goods received on or within the inner portion. The lifting mechanism connects the back wall of the inner portion to the lid portion top wall or lid portion front wall. The consumer goods, such as smoking articles, are longitudinally orthogonal to the hinge line.
US10384860B2
In an embodiment, a carrier tape 10 for storing electronic components includes a band-shaped tape body 11 and storage recesses 12a, each having length L1, width W1, and depth D1 sufficient to store an electronic component EC, which storage recesses are provided in the tape body 11 at equal intervals in the length direction. On one width-direction side of the storage recesses 12a in the tape body 11, guide recesses 12b are provided in such a way that their depth D2 increases from the top face of the tape body 11 toward the one width-direction side face of the storage recess 12b, and that the guide recesses 12b themselves continue to the storage recesses 12a. The carrier tape is suited for the method of inserting electronic components into the storage recesses in the carrier tape from the side.
US10384856B2
The present invention is a dispenser that is secured to a structure wall. Back walls of the dispenser are fixed relative to each other such that a first spring mechanism applies a first outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser, a second spring mechanism applies a second outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser, and the first and second outward forces are transmitted to the structure wall through one or both of first and second walls and the back walls. An aperture in the front wall is configured to inhibit flexing of the dispenser when the first and second outward forces are applied to the walls of the dispenser.
US10384852B2
A razor enclosure is disclosed herein. The razor can comprise a case, and a bottom rigid support. The case can have a base and a lid and is capable of housing a razor in a chamber formed by the lid and base. The bottom rigid support can be mounted the base. Further, the bottom rigid support can have one or more slits at the top front surface of the bottom rigid support, a tray having a rim and a recess, a permeable inner layer mounted over the one or more slits, and one or more absorbent inner cores. The rim can attach to the top back surface of the bottom rigid support such that the recess is behind the one or more slits.
US10384847B2
The present disclosure refers to a material impermeable to water vapor and oxygen for packaging dietary products, cosmetics and medicinal specialities. In particular, the present disclosure refers to primary packaging in the form of blister packs or sachets, which comes into direct contact with the formulations of medicinal specialities and dietary products and cosmetics, such as, for example, tablets, pills, pessaries, powders, granules, suppositories, rigid capsules and soft capsules (also known as soft gel capsules).
US10384845B2
The present invention relates to a protective wrapping medium, for particular application to large rolls of metal sheeting by automatic wrapping machines, for example as used within the steel and aluminum sectors, that is designed to provide both protection against physical damage which may occur during transport and/or storage, in addition to protection against chemical corrosion, while permitting printed branding to be incorporated into the wrapping medium if desired, the wrapping medium having a substrate with opposed first and second surfaces, with a first layer of cohesive material (22) applied as a substantially longitudinally extending band on the first surface adjacent a first edge of the substrate, and a second layer of cohesive material (24) applied as a substantially longitudinally extending band on the second surface adjacent a second edge of the substrate.
US10384832B2
A reconfigurable container is provided that includes an inner and outer wall where the inner wall may be disconnected from the outer wall, inverted and re-attached to form a container having a larger volume. The outer wall and the inner wall are detachably attached by a locking ring that secures the inner wall and outer wall in fluid tight engagement. The reconfigurable container allows for different usage modes, for example, as an open top container and as an enclosed single wall container.
US10384831B2
A container assembly including a primary container and a secondary container removably attached to the primary container. The primary container includes a top, a bottom and a side. The side includes a recess in which the secondary container is located when attached to the primary container. The recess is defined by two side walls extending laterally from a rear wall of the recess toward an outer surface of the side wall. The secondary container includes a top, a bottom and a side. The secondary container is attached to the primary container through a set of securing attachments, each including a protrusion and mating indentation. At least one of the walls of the primary container and the side of the secondary container includes the set of protrusions, and the other of the walls of the primary container and the side of the secondary container includes the set of mating indentations.
US10384827B1
A product with packaging includes a base box having sidewalls defining a cavity, a support structure having sidewalls disposed in the cavity, the support structure sidewalls being attached to corresponding walls of the base box. A tray is attached to the support structure and disposed in the cavity. An outer periphery of the tray is larger than an inner periphery of the cavity, such that the outer periphery of the tray presses against the inner periphery of the cavity resulting in a gapless interface between the two. An outer periphery the support structure is smaller than an inner periphery of the cavity, such that it results in a tension fit between the two that pulls the inner periphery of the cavity against the tray resulting in a gapless interface between the two.
US10384825B2
A sheet packaging material includes fold lines along which the sheet packaging material is foldable to form a sealed package containing a pourable food product. The packaging material comprises at least one base layer that imparts stiffness, at least one lamination layer applied to and covering the base layer; and a removable portion which, in use, is partly detachable from a remainder of the sheet packaging material and foldable at a folding zone to free a pour opening by which to pour the food product from the package. The removable portion comprises at least one aperture formed at least in the base layer and covered by a cover material, and the removable portion is crossed by one of the fold lines defining in use an edge between two walls of the package.
US10384822B2
A system, method and kit permitting more accurate determination of film usage in a pallet wrap machine involves rotary encoders that engage with the actual film, rather than a pre-stretch or stretch roller. At least one rotary encoder engages with unstretched film before a pre-stretch roller takes up the film and at least one rotary encoder engages with stretched film after the film leaves the stretch roller. Slippage of the film on the rollers, which is a common occurrence, is not a factor that affects the data generated by the rotary encoders.
US10384819B2
A unit for grouping together and aligning capsules for extraction or infusion products including a first rotary unit equipped with first seats for receiving capsules designed to receive respective capsules from a transport element of a machine for forming capsules; a second rotary unit operating in conjunction with the first rotary unit to receive from the latter, in a predetermined transfer region, capsules and equipped with a first rotary element equipped with respective second seats receiving capsules and a second rotary element equipped with respective third seats for receiving capsules, with the first and second rotary elements which can be rotated independently in the same direction of rotation for picking up, alternately and in succession, capsules from the first rotary unit.
US10384816B2
Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.
US10384814B2
The machine for assembling, filling and sealing capsules for portioned beverages comprises a station for loading the capsules to be assembled, a station for unloading the assembled, filled and sealed capsules, a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one station for metering a product into the capsules and at least one station for sealing the capsules filled with the product, and an intermittent conveyor for conveying the capsules sequentially along a feed path to the unloading station to the unloading station through the processing stations, the feed path having at least a first stretch which extends along a first lateral longitudinal side of the machine and at least a second stretch which extends along a second lateral longitudinal side of the machine opposite the first lateral side.
US10384813B2
A method, operable in the presence of ambient cosmic rays, is provided for braking a craft upon approach to a planet, moon or other space body, e.g. in preparation for landing. Deuterium-containing particle fuel material is projected in a specified direction outward of the craft, which interacts with both the cosmic rays and their principal decay product muons to generate energetic micro-fusion products that produce a braking thrust on the craft for a specified trajectory. The micro-fusion products may push directly against the craft, e.g. upon a pressure plate, or upon a sail or parachute connected to the craft, to decelerate the craft. A prepositioned automated landing system at a landing site may project the fuel material toward the craft based on telemetry tracking of an incoming craft and likewise directly disperse the material cloud to form a braking cushion at the landing site. The micro-fusion landing system may be part of a site-to-site transport, where the craft was launched using either conventional chemical rockets or micro-fusion for accelerating thrust.
US10384807B2
An assembly configured to prevent damage to an object during manufacture thereof is provided including a first housing having a substantially hollow interior. An exposed first planar surface of the first housing includes an inlet port and a plurality of small openings formed about the periphery. The inlet port, the hollow interior, and the plurality of small openings form a fluid flow path through the assembly. A second housing similar in size and shape to the first housing, has an exposed second planar surface. An intermediate layer is arranged between the first housing and the second housing. A cross-section of the intermediate layer is configured to change shape in response to a compression force applied thereto by the first housing and the second housing to form a seal separating an exterior portion of the object exposed to the plurality of small openings from an interior surface of the object.
US10384804B2
A method for installation and maintenance of cell site components on a cell tower with a robotic device includes causing the robotic device to traverse the cell tower to a desired location proximate to the cell site components; at the desired location and stabilized to the cell tower, causing manipulation components to perform one or more of installation and maintenance of the cell site components; and, subsequent to the one or more of installation and maintenance of the cell site components, causing the robotic device to scale down the cell tower.
US10384803B2
Lighting components for illuminating an aisle portion of a cabin floor of an aircraft, and aircraft and passenger seats for an aircraft including the same are disclosed. Said lighting components are configured to illuminate at least a portion of the aisle, between adjacent passenger seats positioned on either side of the aisle. The lighting components are configured to direct light towards the cabin floor using a specially designed housing and reflector surface that are designed to illuminate objects in the aisle, while minimizing light pollution in the cabin and detection by passengers on board the aircraft. Said lighting components are optionally mounted on one or more passenger seats, and/or may be integrally formed with a passenger seat. Lighting components include a curved reflector surface configured to reflect light from a light source positioned within the housing such that it is directed towards the aisle to create the desired illumination.
US10384801B2
A device for assisting the piloting of a rotorcraft in order to pilot a rotorcraft during an approach stage preceding a stage of landing on a rotorcraft landing area. Such a device includes in particular a camera for taking a plurality of images of the environment of the rotorcraft along a line of sight, looking at least along a forward direction Dx of the rotorcraft, and processor for identifying in at least one image from among said plurality of images at least one looked-for landing area.
US10384800B2
A method for aiding the landing of an aircraft on a landing runway comprising the following steps implemented in an automatic manner by a processing unit: a) acquiring information relating to the landing runway; b) acquiring information relating to a current situation of the aircraft; f) determining a maximum roll angle, in absolute value, necessary to allow a flight of the aircraft along a trajectory between a current position and a target landing position on the landing runway; g) comparing this maximum roll angle with a predetermined limit; and h) as a function of the result of the comparison carried out in step g), commanding, if appropriate, the signaling of an alert by means of a signaling system of the aircraft.
US10384799B2
The invention concerns a method for generating auxiliary power in an aircraft, comprising the step consisting of: starting up an auxiliary power unit (6) of the aircraft by supplying compressed air to the auxiliary power unit (6) from a supercharger (7), and transferring non-propulsive energy from the auxiliary power unit (6) to the aircraft. The invention also concerns a system (5) for generating auxiliary power in an aircraft and an aircraft implementing such a method.
US10384797B2
A high altitude vehicle is brought to a desired altitude above sea-level prior to the transfer of fuel and/or oxidant from an airplane to the high altitude vehicle. The high altitude vehicle may be towed to the desired altitude by a tow airplane or may reach the desired altitude under its own power. At the desired altitude, the high altitude vehicle is connected to the tow airplane via a tow cable. Alternatively, the high altitude vehicle may be mechanically carried by the tow airplane. Fuel and/or oxidant is transferred to the high altitude vehicle from the tow airplane via respective fuel and/or oxidant lines. The high altitude vehicle then separates from the tow airplane and proceeds to high altitude under its own power. The high altitude vehicle weighs less and may have smaller wings than a comparable vehicle configured for self-powered, fully fueled flight from takeoff.
US10384793B2
A nacelle for a propulsion unit includes at least one scoop opening to the external air, and a canal supplying external air from the scoop to two ducts which separate downstream of the canal, forming a dividing lip, and at least one exchanger to cool a stream of fluid entering the exchanger. The exchanger is arranged in the region of and in contact with the separation lip. The external air circulates from the scoop towards the two ducts making it possible to cool the stream of fluid entering the exchanger.
US10384785B2
An aircraft is provided. The aircraft includes a pressurized volume and an air conditioning system. The air conditioning system operates in a first mode or a second mode. The first mode includes when a first medium and a second medium and are mixed and provided to the pressurized volume. The second mode includes when only the first medium is provided to the pressurized volume.
US10384782B2
A method for an airborne payload system includes receiving, from a sensor on a payload line, information about the payload line, wherein the payload line comprises a first end wound about a main reel of a winch system and a second end configured to couple to a payload. The method further includes providing instructions, based on the received information, to the unmanned aircraft and the winch system in order to control a position of the second end of the payload line.
US10384781B2
A quadcopter pressure washer that may facilitate cleaning objects and surfaces in remote areas. The quadcopter pressure washer includes a tubular airframe, a plurality of rotary motors, a battery and controller, a pair of antennae, a signal receiver, a nozzle, a turret, a high-pressure hose, a pressure washer, a direct current or a DC power source, an alternating current/direct current or a AC/DC converter and a 120V AC power source. The quadcopter pressure washer also includes an operator control panel include additional a pair of antennae that extend upward in a programmable position from the operator control panel to transmit or receive any suitable electromagnetic signals. The additional pair of antennae utilizes state-of-the-art Doppler radar technology in electrical communication with the battery and controller. The operator control panel includes a signal emitter positioned in front of the operator control panel.
US10384780B1
Precision ballistic airdrop of packages from an aircraft comprises entering the estimated wind field in the drop zone into a CPU aboard the packages; computing a transition altitude for each of the packages based on the wind field and the order in which each package is released, each package having a predetermined release order; programming the computed transition altitude into each of the packages; releasing each of the packages in the predetermined order; comparing a pressure altitude to the transition altitude in the CPU of each package; jettisoning the drogue chute and deploying the main chute for each of the packages when the pressure altitude is less than or equal to the transition altitude; and descending each of the packages under its main chute, wherein the wind field affects the flight of some of the packages more than others based on the selection of the transition altitude for each package.
US10384778B2
In one aspect, an example system includes: (i) a base including a bottom surface and a first coupling-point; (ii) a vertically-oriented elongate structure comprising a lower end, an upper end, and an inner channel, wherein the inner channel comprises an upper access-point disposed proximate the upper end, wherein the base is coupled to the elongate structure proximate the lower end; (iii) a deployable cushioning-device coupled to the elongate structure; and (iv) a tether comprising a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, and a fourth portion, wherein the first portion is coupled to the first coupling-point, the second portion is coupled to a second coupling-point of the UAV, the third portion extends through the inner channel, the fourth portion extends from the upper access-point to the second coupling-point, and the fourth portion has a length that is less than a distance between the upper access-point and the bottom surface.
US10384777B1
This disclosure describes a tethering system in which an unmanned aerial vehicle is attached by a tether to a movable tethering apparatus (e.g., a small cart or other mechanism) which rolls or slides along a guiding portion (e.g., a pipe, track, trough, cable, etc.). In various implementations, the guiding portion may be on or near the ground wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle flies above the guiding portion, or alternatively the guiding portion may be attached a ceiling or other elevated structure wherein the tether allows the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly below but is short enough so as to prevent the unmanned aerial vehicle from impacting the ground. In various implementations, the guiding portion may provide electricity that is conducted through the tether for powering the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
US10384771B2
A rotor hub comprises a gimbal assembly and an elastomeric centrifugal force bearing. The gimbal assembly is configured to transfer rotational movement of a mast to the rotor hub and to enable the rotor hub to flap relative to the mast. The elastomeric centrifugal force bearing is configured to withstand centrifugal force of a rotor blade when the mast is rotated and is configured to accommodate pitch changes of the rotor blade. A method comprises designing a gimbal assembly that enables a tail rotor hub to flap relative to a tail rotor mast. A centrifugal force bearing is selected that enables tail rotor blades to withstand centrifugal force and that allows for tail rotor blade pitch change articulation. Then, instructions are provided to use the gimbal assembly and the centrifugal force bearing in an in-plane tail rotor assembly.
US10384762B2
A deflector assembly for the rope/cable hanging from a hoist mounted on an aircraft (A). The deflector assembly has an adjoined anchorage that includes a socket face that internally has a sliding bearing in which is housed an innermost end, so that the innermost end is slidably guided relative to the adjoined anchorage to have one degree of freedom along a linear translation axis (LT). A remote anchorage has a support bracket for demountably mounting the remote anchorage to the fuselage. The rotorcraft can be chosen among: helicopters, hybrid rotary aircrafts, UAV rotorcrafts and inhabitable rotorcrafts including remote piloting functions.
US10384761B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle arm adjustment device for adjusting an unmanned aerial vehicle arm into a folding state or an extracting state with respect to a fuselage of the aerial vehicle includes: left and right curb plates connected to the fuselage; a rocking arm connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle arm, wherein one end of the rocking arm is articulated with the left and right curb plates, and a first engaging part is provided on the rocking arm; and a locking member articulated with the left and right curb plates, wherein the locking member is provided with a second engaging part for engaging with the first engaging part; wherein the locking member is adapted to rotate in a first direction to force the second engaging part to engage with the first engaging part so as to hold the rocking arm such that the unmanned aerial vehicle arm is in the extracting state; and wherein the locking member is adapted to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction to force the second engaging part to disengage with the first engaging part so as to release the rocking arm such that the unmanned aerial vehicle arm is able to be rotated into the folding state.
US10384757B2
A device for predetermining the driving stage of an electric motor of a boat is disclosed. A base plate is connected to a side wall of the boat and to a control lever, which is pivotable relative to the base plate about a pivot axis. The control lever is in turn coupled to a speed controller for controlling the motor. The control lever forms a substantially closed contour with a plane formed by the base plate.
US10384744B2
A bicycle operating device is basically provided with a base member, a first operating member and an attachment. The base member has an interior space that is configured to receive an operating unit. The first operating member is configured to move along a first operating path from a rest position to an operated position to operate the operating unit when the operating unit is disposed in the interior space. The attachment blocks the first operating path to prevent movement of the first operating member from reaching the operated position.
US10384743B2
An electromechanical rear derailleur is provided for a bicycle, including a base member for attachment to the bicycle. A movable member has a cage assembly attached thereto. A linkage is provided that couples the movable member to the base member and operative to enable movement of the movable member relative to the base member in a direction substantially parallel to the mounting axis. A power source powers an motor module connected thereto to move the movable member.
US10384738B1
A motor cycle protective accessory includes a skid plate with an extension arm. The skid plate is attached to a front of the derby cover and primary cover of a motorcycle. The skid plate forms a spacer between the derby cover and any surface on which the motorcycle is laid or dropped, thus taking the impact of any damage from the surface instead of the derby cover.
US10384737B2
A motorcycle seat assembly that includes a seat pan with a load bearing hammock-type or hammock-style fabric or mesh seat suspension mounted using a suspension mounting bracket to the seat pan that is configured with an integral suspension mounting fixture that enables pre-tensioning of a stretchable webbing of load-bearing fabric or mesh material of the suspension during fixturing and/or mounting of the suspension to the seat pan.
US10384736B2
A cycle comprising a cycle frame, a first saddle component, a first support component coupled to the first saddle component and to the cycle frame, wherein the first saddle component moves between an upper pedaling position and a lower pedaling position, a second saddle component, and a second support component coupled to the second saddle component and to the cycle frame, wherein the second saddle component moves between the upper pedaling position and the lower pedaling position, and the first saddle component and the second saddle component are configured to distribute a weight of a rider over a buttocks region and an upper leg region of the rider is shown. In one embodiment, the first saddle component and the second saddle component are ergonomically shaped to contour the rider's buttocks region and upper leg region.
US10384732B2
A tracked vehicle, such as tracked carrier to carry and enable use of work equipment (e.g., a crane, an aerial work platform, a drill rig, etc.) on various terrains, is provided. The tracked vehicle may comprise a frame comprising an equipment mounting area for mounting work equipment above the frame. The frame may comprise a pair of side rails that have a spacing in a widthwise direction of the tracked vehicle which corresponds to a standard truck frame side rail spacing (e.g., 34 inches). An operator cabin comprises a seating area which may comprise a single seat for an operator or a first seat for the operator and a second seat for a second person next to the operator. At least part of a power plant of the tracked vehicle may be mounted above the frame and behind the operator cabin. The tracked vehicle comprises a plurality of track assemblies for traction of the tracked vehicle.
US10384717B2
A vehicle and method for controlling the same may include a speed detector configured to detect driving speed of the vehicle, a detection sensor configured to detect a target vehicle around the vehicle and obtain information about at least one of position and speed of the target vehicle, and a controller configured to determine a steering-based avoidance path for the vehicle to avoid the target vehicle by being steered, determine a maximum lateral acceleration of the vehicle for the vehicle to avoid the target vehicle in the steering-based avoidance path, and send a control signal for steering-based avoidance of the vehicle to avoid a collision with the target vehicle based on the determined maximum lateral acceleration.
US10384716B2
An apparatus for performing driving aid control to cause a travel trajectory of a mobile object to follow a setpoint trajectory by transmitting a control command value to a yaw moment controller capable of controlling a yaw moment of the mobile object. In the apparatus, a first control command value calculator is configured to calculate a first control command value used to calculate the control command value. A straight-driving stabilizing compensator is configured to, when the mobile object is driving straight, calculate a first control command compensation value by decreasing the first control command value. A second control command value calculator is configured to calculate a second control command value used to calculate the control command value. A third control command value calculator is configured to calculate a final control command value based on the first control command compensation value and the second control command value.
US10384703B2
A inventory processing cart including a body portion, the body portion having a top surface and a plurality of walls that define an interior region between the plurality of walls and beneath the top surface, an opening in the top surface, the opening providing access to the interior region of the body portion, a weighing device, the weighing device positioned proximate the opening in the top surface of the body portion, a stowing system disposed within the interior region of the body portion, the stowing system configured to receive one or more containers within the interior region of the body portion, wherein the opening is configured to receive store product that has been accounted for by the weighing device, is provided. Furthermore, an associated method is also provided.
US10384699B2
The subject of the invention a method of sensing rail fractures and/or cracks, whereby control is ensured via a control center (700) and which communicates with such command cards (300 and 400), in order to drive and control the rail blocks (200) for applying vibration signal to the rail (100) and also sensing the signal coming from the faulty rail sections directly in the form of reflections and/or change in the amplitude level of signal received by the help of sensors (310), via a fiber optic line (800). The invention is a method of sensing rail fractures or cracks, which allows the receiver and transmitter to have data exchanges between them by fixing them on the rail at certain points rather than by moving them across the line, namely initiates the operation of sensing through transmission of a certain signal via a fixed point and ensuring collection of signals at the same point again, by sensing the reflection of the original signal wave coming back from the deformation points such as fractures, cracks and even micro cracks, etc., and also transmission of the signal wave to the receiver (310), located on the other side of the deformation, and comparing the amplitude of the signal received with the reference amplitude level. A mutual correlation of both results by the control center (700) gives a more reliable result.
US10384698B2
A rail crossover control system for a rail track section is disclosed. The rail track section has first and second rail tracks, a crossover track section extending between the first and second rail tracks, at least one first set of rail switches arranged to controllably determine whether a train continues on the first track or is diverted from the first track onto the crossover track section, and at least one second set of rail switches arranged to controllably determine whether a train continues on the second track or is diverted from the second track onto the crossover track section. The system comprises at least one interlocking control unit arranged to control the first and second sets of rail switches according to determined train routes, and an obstruction detector arranged to detect presence of an obstruction on the crossover track section and generate an obstruction signal when an obstruction is detected.
US10384696B2
A railroad car coupling system including a draft sill with front and rear stops, a coupler along with an energy management assembly for receiving and dissipating external forces experienced by the coupler. A yoke also forms part of the coupling system and is operably coupled to the coupler. The yoke includes top and bottom walls which each include two forward facing stops. A follower is mounted substantially between the top and bottom walls of the yoke for receiving forces experienced by the coupler. The follower is configured with two laterally spaced vertical extensions disposed toward opposed upper corners of the follower and two laterally spaced vertical extensions disposed toward opposed lower corners of the follower. Forward facing surfaces on the follower extensions arc arranged in generally coplanar relationship relative to each other. Rearward facing surfaces on the follower extensions are arranged in generally coplanar relationship with each other and operably engage with the forward facing stops on the yoke to enhance the distribution of forces when the follower engages the front stops on the center sill when the coupling system is in a full draft condition.
US10384694B2
The invention concerns a bearing unit for an axlebox of a railway vehicle. The bearing unit being centered on a central axis and having a bearing configured to support an axle of a wheelset. The bearing unit also includes an annular sleeve provided with an outer periphery configured for mounting in an annular bore of a housing of the axlebox and an inner periphery configured for receiving the bearing; and a plurality of anti-rotation means distributed at the outer periphery of the annular sleeve, for preventing rotation of the annular sleeve in the housing of the axlebox. The invention also concerns a railway vehicle having such an axlebox and a maintenance process for such an axlebox.
US10384693B2
A side wall structure of an open wagon includes an upper side beam (1), wherein built-in pillow columns (3) and built-in side columns (4) are arranged on the inner side of the upper side beam (1), the upper side beam (1) is formed by pressing an outer side flanged plate (1a), an upper planar plate (1b), an inner side slope plate (1c) and a lower vertical plate (1d), the upper parts of the built-in pillow columns (3) and the built-in side columns (4) are welded on the inner side slope plate (1c) and the lower vertical plate (1d), built-in small upright columns (5) are respectively arranged on the outer sides of the built-in pillow columns (3), between the built-in pillow columns (3) and the built-in side columns (4) that are adjacent and between every two adjacent built-in side columns (4), and the upper parts of the built-in small upright column (5) are welded on the inner side slope plate (1c) and the lower vertical plate (1d); each side wall plate (2) includes a straight side wall plate (2a) and arc-shaped plates (2b), a part of the lower parts of the built-in pillow columns (3), a part of the lower parts of the built-in side columns (4) and the entire lower parts of the built-in small upright columns (5) are respectively welded on the straight side wall plate (2a), a plurality of arc-shaped plates (2b) are respectively welded between the built-in pillow columns (3) and the built-in side columns (4) that are adjacent and between every two adjacent built-in side columns (4), an upper end of the straight side wall plate (2a) is in butt joint with a lower end of the lower vertical plate (1d), the lower end of the straight side wall plate (2a) is in butt joint with the upper ends of the arc-shaped plates (2b), and the lower ends of the arc-shaped plates (2b) are welded with a wagon body floor.
US10384691B2
A modular platform system includes a setback platform system for a shared track rail system on a ground level. The shared track rail system is usable by a commuter, regional and intercity rail vehicle and a freight vehicle. The setback platform includes a first path at a first height with respect to the ground level. The setback platform also includes a shuttle platform. The shuttle platform is at a second height in a first position different from the first height. The shuttle platform is configured to be moved from the first position to a second position different from the first position. A front edge of the shuttle platform is farther away from a centerline of the shared track rail system if the shuttle platform is in the first portion than if the shuttle platform is in the second position.
US10384690B2
Among other things, a vehicle drives autonomously on a trajectory through a road network to a goal location based on an automatic process for planning the trajectory without human intervention; and an automatic process alters the planning of the trajectory to reach a target location based on a request received from an occupant of the vehicle to engage in a speed-reducing maneuver.
US10384687B2
Method for automatically assessing performance of a driver (110) of a vehicle (100) for a particular trip, wherein current driving data sets, comprising basic driving data are repeatedly read from the vehicle, which method comprises the steps a) collecting previous-trip driving data sets, comprising instantaneous vehicle energy consumption, for different previous trips, different drivers and different vehicles; b) mapping said current-trip driving data sets to a basic historic groups; and c) calculating a performance parameter value for the current trip based upon a respective group performance parameter value for each basic historic group; wherein said basic parameter set comprises velocity, engine rotation speed, velocity change and engine rotation speed change, and/or motor load, energy consumption, motor load change and energy consumption change. The invention also relates to a system.
US10384684B2
An information processing apparatus includes: a storage unit; and a control unit configured to acquire the locations of the plurality of autonomous driving vehicles on the map and the difficulty state information from the vehicles through communication, totalize the number of reports on the difficulty state information for each of levels of difficulty in each of traveling sections based on the vehicles locations and difficulty state information stored in the storage unit, determine whether the totalized number is equal to or more than a threshold value for each of the levels of difficulty and determine a traveling section, where at least one of the numbers of reports is equal to or more than the threshold value, as an autonomous driving difficult section, distribute to the vehicles the autonomous driving difficult section, and determine the autonomous driving difficult section with a smaller threshold value as the level of difficulty is higher.
US10384679B2
A travel control method includes a detector that detects information on lane boundary lines of a lane around a subject vehicle as real boundary line information from an actual environment around the subject vehicle. The travel control method also includes integrating the real boundary line information and map boundary line information to generate integrated boundary line information. The map boundary line information is information on the lane boundary lines of the lane included in map information. The travel control method further includes outputting the generated integrated boundary line information.
US10384673B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device and method for controlling vehicle motion and a vehicle equipped with the device, such that driving force and/or braking force is properly distributed between front wheels and rear wheels so that steering characteristics are made suitable and controllability and stability improve. This device comprises a means for controlling braking and/or driving force distribution between the front wheels and rear wheels of a vehicle such that when the absolute value of lateral acceleration of the vehicle increases, the distribution to the front wheels is made smaller, and when the absolute value of lateral acceleration of the vehicle decreases, the distribution to the front wheels is made larger.
US10384665B1
Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain or driveline that includes an engine and an integrated starter/generator are described. In one example, a clutch is positioned between the engine and the integrated starter/generator to reduce the possibility of the integrated starter/generator exceeding a rated speed of the integrated starter/generator.
US10384662B2
Compressed air supplied into a housing is expanded for reducing air humidity in the housing in response to the expansion of the compressed air. As a result, it is possible in a simple manner for a component to be operated in a dry environment. The component can be dried and condensation on the component can be prevented.
US10384652B2
Disclosed herein is a device for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm in which diversity and convenience of the use may be secured by selectively connecting several types of wiper arms using one adapter and in which a structure may be simplified and coupling strength may be increased using fitting and sliding assembling structures.
US10384651B2
The present invention discloses a system and method for cleaning the light scattering film (LSF) from the surface of a windshield in a vehicle, and more particularly, is directed to a magnetically associated cleaning element that is moved across the interior surface of a windshield by an interactive magnetic force transmitted through the windshield, with magnets associated with the wiper assembly on the other side of the glass.
US10384645B1
A vehicle includes a door. A transparency is coupled to the door including an exterior substrate and an interior substrate. An interlayer is positioned between the exterior substrate and the interior substrate. A polarizer is positioned on the interlayer. An indicium is positioned on the interlayer. A light source is positioned to emit light onto the indicium.
US10384644B2
A system and method of managing virtual vehicle keys includes: receiving at a central facility a request to use a vehicle; receiving an identifier of a handheld wireless device at the central facility; generating at the central facility a virtual vehicle key that permits vehicle access using the handheld wireless device; and wirelessly transmitting the virtual vehicle key to the handheld wireless device and a vehicle the handheld wireless device has authorization to access.
US10384643B2
A system and method of managing virtual vehicle keys includes: receiving at a central facility a request to use a vehicle; receiving an identifier of a handheld wireless device at the central facility; generating at the central facility a virtual vehicle key that permits vehicle access using the handheld wireless device; and wirelessly transmitting the virtual vehicle key to the handheld wireless device and a vehicle the handheld wireless device has authorization to access.
US10384640B2
The present disclosure includes a belt webbing for a safety belt system. The belt webbing may have at least one first strength member extending along the length L of the belt webbing and a second strength member extending along the length L of the belt webbing. The first strength member and the second strength member may be interconnected.
US10384639B2
A plus-two belt system is provided. The plus-two belt system is a supplement to a traditional three-point belt system. The plus-two belt system has a longitudinal webbing anchored at a first end and coiled on a retractor at a second end. When an occupant is sensed and the vehicle engine is on, a reminder chime can sound when a magnetic strip in the webbing of the plus-two belt system is detected. The magnetic strip can be detected with a Hall effect sensor and the Hall effect sensor can be located adjacent the retractor.
US10384629B2
A collision avoidance device includes a collision avoidance executor, a determiner, and a collision avoidance controller, for example. The collision avoidance executor can execute a collision avoidance function for a vehicle to avoid collision with an object to be avoided. The determiner determines, based on an operation of an accelerator pedal by a driver, whether the driver has an intention of acceleration. The collision avoidance controller inhibits execution of the collision avoidance function when the driver is determined to have the intention of acceleration. The determiner further determines, based on the operation of the accelerator pedal, whether the driver has an intention of cancelation of the collision avoidance function. The collision avoidance controller ends the execution of the collision avoidance function when the driver is determined to have the intention of cancelation during the execution of the collision avoidance function.
US10384628B2
Methods and systems are provided for an on-board electrical system for a motor vehicle that includes one or more power sources and an electrical subsystem with a switch that can be actuated to selectively bypass a DC/DC converter and a storage device, responsive to electrical parameters such as the power demand of high-power consumers. In one example, when high-power consumers have low and constant power requirements, the switch may be positioned to bridge the DC/DC converter and storage device. Further, the method includes selectively controlling the power source in order to meet peak power demands with the power source operating at the greatest efficiency for the given operating conditions.
US10384622B2
An electroluminescent vehicle emblem and a method for illuminating a vehicle emblem includes a base layer, a cover layer, and an electroluminescent light source, which can be one or two electroluminescent assemblies. When the electroluminescent light source is not activated, the cover layer has an opaque appearance. When the electroluminescent light source is activated, light emitted from the electroluminescent light source is transmitted through the cover layer and emitted from a front of the vehicle emblem. Light is also emitted from a back of the vehicle emblem that is opposite from the front of the vehicle emblem to provide back lighting to the vehicle emblem.
US10384621B2
Disclosed is a swing-away article transport system to be detachably connected to the rear of a motor vehicle. The article transport system has a stationary base that is coupled to the usual hitch adjacent the rear bumper of the vehicle and a rotatable swing arm having a swing arm mounted hitch to which an article (e.g., a platform bike rack) is to be attached. The swing arm is rotatable relative to the stationary base between a closed position lying above and in parallel alignment with the stationary base and an open position extending outwardly from the stationary base to form an angle of approximately 90°. In its open position, the rotatable swing arm extends away from the vehicle whereby the article is located at one side of the vehicle so as to permit access to a storage compartment at the rear of the vehicle without interference from the article being transported.
US10384614B1
A vehicle, a running board assembly, and a drive assembly for a running board are disclosed. The drive assembly includes: a mounting base, a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a running board holder. The first connecting portion is rotatably connected with the mounting base and the running board holder. The second connecting portion is rotatably connected with the mounting base and the running board holder. The running board holder includes a third main body and a third hinged portion. The first connecting portion includes a first main body and a plurality of first hinged portions, and the third hinged portion is rotatably connected among the plurality of first hinged portions; and/or the second connecting portion includes a second main body and a plurality of second hinged portions, the third hinged portion being rotatably connected among the plurality of second hinged portions.
US10384613B2
A side view mirror assembly for use by an operator of an vehicle including a mirror housing mounted to an outer surface of the vehicle, a side view mirror including a reflective surface, the side view mirror being mounted in the mirror housing so that the side view mirror reflects items disposed rearwardly of the vehicle, wherein the side view mirror is configured for adjustment with respect to the mirror housing so that an angle of the mirror with respect to the mirror housing is selectively changeable, and a first marking that is visible on the reflective surface of the side view mirror so that a reflection of a portion of the vehicle falls within a first portion of the reflective surface that is defined by the first marking.
US10384603B1
Disclosed herein are multiple embodiments of apparatus and method for providing an operator of a vehicle with output from at least one detector associated with the vehicle. According to one embodiment, at least one detector is operatively associated with a vehicle. At least one parameter of the vehicle is monitored with the at least one detector operatively associated with the vehicle. Output is generated with the at least one detector. The operator of the vehicle is provided with the output of the at least one detector such that operator distraction is not increased.
US10384600B1
A system to provide alerts to guide visually-impaired passengers to a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a passenger identification module that is configured to identify a passenger based upon sensor data received at an autonomous vehicle and a passenger proximity module that is configured to determine a distance between the passenger and the autonomous vehicle. The system also includes an alert module that is configured to generate an alert having an alert characteristic corresponding to the distance.
US10384599B2
A vehicle includes an accelerator sensor that detects an amount of operation of an accelerator; a vehicle status sensor that detects a vehicle status; an engine controller that controls an internal combustion engine based on a signal from the accelerator sensor and a signal from the vehicle status sensor; a sound controller that generates an engine sound based on the amount of operation of the accelerator and the vehicle status; and a speaker that is communicably connected to the sound controller and outputs the engine sound. The sound controller includes an engine sound controller that sets a volume of the engine sound to a value that is greater than zero when the amount of operation of the accelerator is zero and the vehicle status is a predetermined status.
US10384598B2
A vehicle light system is provided herein. The light system includes a trim member defining an aperture. A light guide is disposed within the aperture. The light guide has a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a body portion between the proximal and distal portions. The proximal portion includes a connector portion. A lens is integrally formed with the light guide and is disposed at a distal portion of the light guide. A connector is disposed over the connector portion of the light guide. The connector is operably coupled to a housing having a light source.
US10384596B2
This system for detecting the surrounding conditions of a moving body forcibly changes the state of at least one of a plurality of lighting devices (change from an unlit state to a lighting state or a blinking state, change in the emission color, or change in the luminance) installed inside the moving body, if an object to which attention must be paid during traveling of the moving body is detected in the surroundings of the moving body.
US10384595B2
A motor vehicle includes a high-mounted brake light which is arranged on a rear part of the motor vehicle, and an energy source for making available energy for the motor vehicle. A charging plate is connected to the energy source, and the charging plate is arranged in a rear portion of the motor vehicle. The rear part is a wing of a spoiler, and a receiver coil is arranged in the rear part. The receiver coil can be coupled in a wireless fashion to the charging plate for contactless transfer of energy between the brake light and the energy source.
US10384588B2
A tonneau cover assembly with a top cover connected to a cable tensioning system that eliminates the need for side rails to both locate and tension the top cover. The cable tension system seals out environmental elements and holds the tonneau cover and fabric management bows of the assembly in place. The assembly includes a front attachment assembly and rear attachment assembly connected to cables, where the front attachment provides a forward mounting location and seals a front bow to the vehicle. The rear attachment assembly holds the top cover in a closed tensioned state until the cover is opened by an operator. The tonneau cover assembly reduces weight and complexity, while eliminating the need for side rails.
US10384586B1
A system for transporting a crane includes a crane which has a boom which is connected to a base, the base has a front end and an opposite rear end. A coupler is connected between a tractor and the front end of the base. A dolly is connected to the rear end of the base. In an embodiment the dolly includes a rear cradle which is shaped and dimensioned to receive and support the boom during transporting. In another embodiment the coupler includes a front cradle which is shaped and dimensioned to receive and support the boom during transporting.
US10384576B2
A vehicle seat is thinned in a seat front to back direction. In the vehicle seat, a center seat has a seat back frame, a headrest which is provided above the seat back frame, a pillar which supports the headrest, and brackets which mount the pillar to the seat back frame. The pillar is arranged between the brackets and the seat back frame, the brackets have a weld bead which holds the pillar and a portion where a welding trace to be mounted to the seat back frame is formed, and the weld bead and the portion where the welding trace is formed are arranged at different positions in a direction which intersects a front to back direction of the center seat.
US10384570B2
A restraint system includes a seatback having a top end portion; a retainer attached to the top end portion; a tether attachment bracket movable between a first position retained by the retainer and a second position below the first position along the seatback; and a spring coupled to the seatback and the tether attachment bracket and biasing the tether attachment bracket to the second position.
US10384560B2
A power control system may include at least one of batteries, a motor, and a data logic analyzer that can interpret certain variable conditions of a transport, such as a tractor trailer, moving along a road or highway. The data can be used to determine when to apply supplemental power to the wheels of a trailer to reduce fuel usage. One example device may include at least one of: a power creation module that generates electrical power, a battery which store the electrical power, a motor affixed to a trailer axle of a trailer which provides a turning force to the trailer axle when enabled to operate from the stored electrical power of the battery, and a motor controller configured to initiate the motor to operate according to a predefined sensor condition.
US10384555B2
A feed system includes a vehicle and a feed mode controller. The feed system feeds electric power to an electric load outside the vehicle in a first feed mode or a second feed mode. A wireless communication device of the vehicle communicates in a first communication system in which communication with a portable terminal is established without passing through a relay point. The feed mode controller enables the first feed mode to be selected when the communication in the first communication system is established, and disables the first feed mode from being selected when the communication in the first communication system is not established.
US10384550B2
A motor vehicle with a traction battery and a connection device. The traction battery can be connected to an energy source external to the vehicle for recharging. In this case, the connection device has an electrical charging cable and a rotatably mounted cable reel for taking up the charging cable. The charging cable be guided in a longitudinal beam of the motor vehicle configured as a hollow profile.
US10384546B2
A braking system includes a drive system having a traction motor coupled in driving relationship to a wheel of a vehicle, a braking device configured to brake the vehicle, and a control unit. The motor is configured to provide both motive power for the vehicle in a propel mode of operation and retarding effort to brake the vehicle. The control unit is configured to determine a total retarding effort required to brake the vehicle in a braking mode of operation, and an amount of traction motor retarding effort available from the traction motor. The control unit is further configured to control the traction motor and the braking device so that at least one of the traction motor and the braking device brake the vehicle in the braking mode of operation.
US10384540B2
A vehicle traveling control apparatus stops a vehicle when the driver is under the abnormal state that the driver loses an ability of driving the vehicle, and then performs a stopped state maintaining control to maintain the vehicle at the stopped state. The control apparatus forbids a termination of the stopped state maintaining control if the acceleration pedal operation amount is equal to or greater than a threshold value greater than zero when the termination of the stopped state maintaining control is requested.
US10384537B2
A wheel suspension system and a method for controlling the system. The wheel suspension system includes a first axle provided with wheels and a second axle provided with wheels. The first axle is connected to a first driveshaft portion via a first differential 6a and the second axle is connected to a second driveshaft portion via a second differential 6b. The system further includes angular speed sensors designed to detect the rotational speed of the axles, and/or the rotational speed of the respective wheels. The angular speed sensors are connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) which is designed to calculate a difference between the angular speed of the first and second axles, and/or a difference between the angular speed of the respective wheels by the use of input data from the angular speed sensors. The speed difference can be used as an indication of different wheel radius of the wheels. The system includes a coupling, e.g. a dog clutch arrangement, arranged in the driveshaft and positioned between the first and second drive shaft portions for changing the first and second drive shaft portions between being drivingly connected and disconnected.
US10384534B2
A closing system includes a module having a tubular body with a duct suitable for communicating with a fuel tank of a vehicle; a door hinged to the body of the module, and a lock mounted in the body of the module. The lock has a box with a shell and a lid, a closing pin suitable for fastening the pin of the door, a spring that stresses the closing pin, a cam obtained in the closing pin, a follower with a tip that acts in the cam, a latch that engages and locks the closing pin, an actuator suitable for actuating the latch, and an emergency mechanism that can be manually actuated by the user to unlock the closing pin from the latch.
US10384526B2
A drive device for a motor vehicle includes a first drive unit having a driveshaft, a multi-speed transmission having an input shaft, and a vibration damper. A clutch includes a first clutch member which is coupled to the input shaft of the multi-speed transmission, and a second clutch member which is coupled to the first drive unit via the vibration damper to thereby operably connect the first drive unit with the multi-speed transmission via the vibration damper and the clutch. A second drive unit includes a driveshaft which is arranged in axis-parallel or coaxial relationship to the first drive unit. The second drive unit is coupled to the first clutch member of the clutch.
US10384525B2
A system for power integration is provided. The system for power integration includes a planetary gear system with a ring gear, a sun gear and a carrier. A supercharger compressor is mechanically coupled to the ring gear, a secondary turbine is mechanically coupled to the sun gear, and a hybrid energy device is mechanically coupled to the carrier. The system is configured for an internal combustion engine (ICE) to be mechanically coupled to the hybrid energy device through the carrier and a first clutch, and a brake may be mechanically coupled to the supercharger compressor via a band brake or second clutch. The system integrates power between the supercharger compressor, secondary turbine, hybrid energy device and ICE such that enhanced fuel economy is provided.
US10384520B2
A composite liftgate system with an inner panel construction having a strengthening channel structure. Structural composite reinforcements are bonded to the inner panel where additional strength is needed to meet predetermined performance requirements. Where the extra structure is needed, no steel or a minimum amounts of steel is used and the structural reinforcements are bonded in place using adhesive prior to application of additional fasteners.
US10384515B2
A vehicle air conditioner to be installed in a passenger compartment S includes a casing, a piping component, and a seal 60. The casing accommodates a heat exchanger. The piping component supplies a heating medium to the heat exchanger or exhausts the heating medium from the heat exchanger. The seal 60 seals a portion between the casing and a periphery of an opening P of a dash panel P of a vehicle. The dash panel P separates the passenger compartment S from an outside of the passenger compartment S. The piping component is inserted into the opening. The seal 60 has a surface facing the dash panel P and including a notch 60d. The notch 60d is positioned outside the periphery of opening P1.
US10384513B2
A housing for a ventilation, heating, and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, wherein the housing is made of multiple parts and forms at least one air flow path in the interior and optionally has at least one heat exchanger, whereby the housing has first regions and has second regions, whereby the first regions have a greater strength than the second regions.
US10384511B2
A climate-control system for a vehicle, comprising a controller in communication with a chiller configured to cool a vehicle battery and an evaporator configured to cool a vehicle cabin. The controller is configured to output a target chiller-pump speed based upon a difference between a battery coolant temperature and a target-battery coolant temperature to mitigate a temperature swing of air entering the cabin, and limiting the target chiller-pump speed in response to an available capacity of the chiller.
US10384510B2
An air handling system for a vehicle comprises a conditioning section for controlling a temperature of a flow of air, a mixing section disposed downstream of the conditioning section with respect to a direction of the flow of the air, and a delivery section disposed downstream of the mixing section with respect to the direction of the flow of the air. The delivery section includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a third chamber. A dividing plate separates each of the second chamber and the third chamber into a first side portion to a first side of the dividing plate and a second side portion to an opposing second side of the dividing plate. The second side portion of the third chamber is configured to primarily direct the flow of the air towards a rear seat area of the vehicle.
US10384505B2
A ball joint bracket includes a spindle plate having an upper end and a lower end. A ball joint plate extends generally outwardly from the lower end of the spindle plate. A gusset extends between the spindle plate and the ball joint plate.
US10384500B2
A hitch cushion system for inhibiting a vehicle from being damaged while backing toward a trailer includes a trailer that has a ball receiver. A cushion unit is removably coupled to the ball receiver and the cushion unit extends outwardly beyond a perimeter of the ball receiver. In this way the cushion unit inhibits a vehicle from striking the ball receiver when the vehicle is backing toward the ball receiver. The cushion unit is substantially comprised of a resiliently compressible material to inhibit the vehicle from being damaged when the vehicle contacts the cushion unit.
US10384495B2
A tire noise reduction device includes a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material, a band member formed of a thermoplastic resin, the band member being an annular shape for mounting the noise absorbing member on a tire inner surface, a bonding member bent into a V-shaped cross section, and a band bonding section at a key point where the noise absorbing member, the band member, and the bonding member are bonded by interposing the noise absorbing member between the bonding member and the band member. The band member has a band width WB satisfying the following formula (a). A band thickness H (mm) of the band bonding section and a thickness h (mm) of the band member have a relationship satisfying the following formula (b). 20 mm≤WB≤noise absorbing member width (mm) (a) 0.4≤H/h≤0.9 (b)
US10384492B2
A tire includes a circumferential tread having a tread element disposed thereon, wherein the tread element includes a top surface that defines a first plane. The tire further includes at least one substantially helicoid-shaped sipe disposed in the tread element. The substantially helicoid-shaped sipe is defined by an opening in the top surface extending in a first direction in the first plane when the tire is new, and is further defined by a base extending in a second direction in a second plane parallel to the first plane. The second direction is disposed at an angle between 45° and 135° with respect to the first direction.
US10384491B2
A pneumatic tire whose position when mounted on a vehicle is specified has a tread portion 2 having an outside tread edge Teo, an inside tread edge Tei, an outside crown land region 6, and an inside crown land region 7. In a meridian cross-section of the tire including the rotational axis of the tire in its regular state mounted on a regular rim, inflated to a regular pressure and loaded with no tire load, the outside crown land region 6 and the inside crown land region 7 each have a tread convexed outwardly in the tire radial direction, and the radius of curvature R1 of the tread of the outside crown land region 6 is greater than the radius of curvature R2 of the tread of the inside crown land region 7.
US10384487B2
There is provided a device for handling tires having an anchor for attaching to a prime mover and a clamping device rotatably mounted to the anchor that rotates relative to the anchor about a rotation axis. The clamping device has a plurality of engagement members connected by a mechanical linkage and a carrying body with a plurality of guides. The weight distribution of the clamping device is balanced about the rotation axis. Each guide carries one of the engagement members and is oriented to allow the engagement members to move perpendicular to the rotation axis between clamping and release positions. The mechanical linkage includes a rotating actuator and controls movement of the engagement members along the guides. The movement of each engagement member is rotationally symmetric about the rotation axis relative to the movement of the other engagement members. The device has an actuator that actuates the mechanical linkage.
US10384483B2
A contour detecting device, including: a display; and a processor, wherein the processor obtains a detection target image which is obtained by imaging a detection target, detects a contour of the detection target from the detection target image by performing shape recognition a plurality of times, the shape recognition recognizing a shape of the contour of the detection target, and causes the display to display a detection result of contour detection processing, and in the contour detection processing, for feature points forming contours obtained by performing the shape recognition the plurality of times, variance in the shape recognition that is performed the plurality of times is calculated for each corresponding feature points, and a feature point for which a value of the calculated variance is a set value or greater is determined to be a feature point which has a low reliability.
US10384481B2
An indexing image for craft stamps that is opaque to the eye but transparent to UV light is produced by printing a wavelength-specific solvent-based ink on the stamp substrate. This eliminates the step of printing a separate adhesive-backed indexing image sheet and applying it to the substrate.
US10384480B2
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus which includes a tank including a liquid storage chamber, an inlet, a liquid lead-out channel, and an atmosphere communication channel, a conveyance mechanism, a carriage, and a head. A lower end of the inlet is positioned at a lower side of the nozzles, and the liquid storage chamber is arranged at a position shifted from the nozzles, in a first-direction side of the front-rear direction, and shifted from the conveyance route, to a second-direction side of the left-right direction. The liquid storage chamber is connected to the liquid outflow channel at a position on a lower side of a center in a up-down direction of the liquid storage chamber, and in the first direction from a center in the front-rear direction of the liquid storage chamber, and on the second-direction side of a center in the left-right direction of the liquid storage chamber.
US10384478B2
Media cutting apparatus including a cutter arrangement to cut media along a line perpendicular to the direction of movement of the media, and a first roller to rotate media cut by the cutter arrangement to change the orientation of a longitudinal axis of the media. The cutter arrangement is arranged to cut the media prior to and after rotation by the first roller.
US10384477B2
A transport roller, adapted to be used in a transport apparatus that transports a medium, includes a shaft, and a wheel group. The wheel group includes a plurality of toothed wheels arrayed in a direction in which the shaft extends, the plurality of toothed wheels being held by a holder which is held by the shaft. A plurality of teeth portions are provided on a peripheral surface of the wheel group, the plurality of teeth portions being disposed to be shifted in position from each other in a circumferential direction of the wheel group when the wheel group is viewed from the direction in which the shaft extends.
US10384470B2
An ink jet recording apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms a first image containing a first liquid and a coloring material on an ink receiving medium, a liquid absorbing member that has a porous body coming in contact with the first image and absorbing at least a part of the first liquid from the first image, and a liquid collecting device that collects the first liquid absorbed in the porous body. The porous body has a first surface that is a side contacting the first image, and a second surface opposing the first surface. An average pore size of the second surface of the porous body is larger than an average pore size of the first surface. In addition, the liquid collecting device includes a gas ejection member that ejects gas to the second surface of the porous body to extrude the first liquid from the second surface.
US10384468B2
A recording method includes an ink application process of applying ink to a record medium and a cover layer formation process of forming a cover layer by applying a liquid composition containing polyurethane resin particles to the record medium to which the ink is applied in such a manner as to be at least partially overlapped with a region to which the ink is applied, in which the breaking strength of the cover layer is 0.1 N or more and the breaking elongation of the cover layer is 200% or more.
US10384466B1
Disclosed herein are composite building materials having at least one textured surface. The textured surface includes at least a plurality of particles. The textured surface closely mimics conventional building materials. The building materials can contain an image printed using ink jet printing methods with inks optimized for enhanced color stability.
US10384463B2
A printing apparatus includes a liquid ejector configured to eject liquid droplets towards a medium. A particle delivery device is configured to deliver particles to the medium. The particles are configured to combine with at least some of the liquid droplets and change at least one property of the liquid droplets. The particle delivery device is configured to deliver the particles after or substantially simultaneously as the liquid droplets are ejected. A curing device is configured to cure the combination of the liquid droplets and the particles onto the medium. A controller is configured to independently control the liquid ejector and the particle delivery device.
US10384456B2
A system includes a cartridge and an attachment section to which the cartridge is detachably attachable. The cartridge includes a board supporting portion; a board supported at the board supporting portion; and an electrical interface mounted on the board. The attachment section includes: a contact movable between a contact position and a non-contact position; a first wall; and a second wall movable between a first position allowing the contact to be moved to the contact position and a second position placing the contact at the non-contact position. In a state where the cartridge is completely attached to the attachment section, the cartridge provides a first space receiving the first wall and a second space receiving the second wall at the first position.
US10384455B2
A tank includes: a wall separating a liquid storage chamber, which stores a liquid to be supplied to a liquid consuming part, from an outside; an inlet penetrating the wall; and a liquid outflow part which allows the liquid to flow to the outside of the liquid storage chamber. The wall includes a view wall, which extends upward and downward and allows a user to visually check a liquid level in the liquid storage chamber, and a bottom wall, which defines an inner bottom surface of the liquid storage chamber by being connected to the view wall. The inner bottom surface of the bottom wall includes an inclined part which extends from at least a part of the view wall to incline downward in a direction away from the view wall.
US10384453B2
A supporting section is disposed to confront an ejection surface and supports a recording medium. A first tank is mounted on a first-tank mount section. A liquid conveying section conveys liquid to a liquid ejecting head. A receiving section receives liquid ejected from the liquid ejecting head. A waste-liquid conveying section conveys liquid to the waste-liquid tank. A first casing holds the liquid ejecting head, the first-tank mount section, and the liquid conveying section. A second casing holds the supporting section, the receiving section, the waste-liquid tank, and the waste-liquid conveying section. The first casing is connected with the second casing such that the first casing is movable relative to the second casing. The first casing takes a first position at which the ejection surface confronts the supporting section and a second position at which the ejection surface is farther away from the supporting section than at the first position.
US10384451B2
Provided is a liquid discharge apparatus, including: a head having an discharge port surface in which an discharge port array is provided, the discharge port array including a plurality of discharge ports which discharges liquid and is arranged along a first direction; a suction port performing a suction operation for the discharge port surface; and a control unit causing the suction port to move in a second direction intersecting the first direction under a state in which the suction port is spaced away from the discharge port surface.
US10384447B2
In a liquid ejection head, an ejection unit of a channel member includes an ejection hole, a pressurizing chamber connected to the ejection hole, a first channel and a second channel each connecting the pressurizing chamber and a first common channel, and a third channel connecting the pressurizing chamber and a second common channel. The first common channel, in the channel direction, includes a plurality of first portions, and a plurality of second portions each located between each two of the plurality of first portions and having smaller cross-sectional areas than those of the first portions in front and back of the same. In each of the plurality of ejection units, the first channel and the second channel are individually connected to two positions in the first common channel which sandwich at least one of the second portions between them.
US10384440B2
A three dimensional printer includes a spray head, a transmission mechanism, a construction platform, an adjustment device of the construction platform, a plurality of oil cylinders, an oil tank and a sensor. The spray head is disposed opposite to the construction platform, and the transmission mechanism is connected to the spray head for driving the spray head to move at a horizontal displacement plane. The oil cylinders are disposed at the construction platform for adjusting the construction platform to be parallel to the horizontal displacement plane. Hydraulic oil is stored in the oil tank, and each oil cylinder is connected with the oil tank through an oil pipe. The sensor is disposed at the spray head for sensing a plurality of vertical distances between the spray head and the oil cylinders. Therefore, the adjustment process and mechanism are simplified, and the advantages of enhancing the precision of the adjustment are achieved.
US10384437B2
An apparatus and method for the automated manufacturing of three-dimensional (3D) composite-based objects is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a material feeder, a printer, a powder system, a transfer system, and optionally a fuser. The method comprises inserting a stack of substrate sheets into a material feeder, transferring a sheet of the stack from the material feeder to a printer, depositing fluid on the single sheet while the sheet rests on a printer platen, transferring the sheet from the printer to a powder system, depositing powder onto the single sheet such that the powder adheres to the areas of the sheet onto which the printer has deposited fluid, removing any powder that did not adhere to the sheet, optionally melting the powder on the substrate, and repeating the steps for as many additional sheets as required for making a specified 3D object.
US10384430B2
A method and device for producing a water vapor permeable laminar sheet, including the steps of: a) feeding a laminar carrier sheet to a first roll and applying an adhesive onto one side of the carrier sheet at a first location in conveying direction of the carrier sheet, wherein the adhesive is a hot melt adhesive applied in a molten state; b) applying a water vapor permeable molten material onto that side of the carrier sheet provided with the adhesive at a second location in conveying direction located downstream from the first location; c) pressing the composite of carrier sheet, adhesive and water vapor permeable material in a rolling gap formed by the first roll and a second roll which cooperates with the first roll; d) cooling the pressed composite in conveying direction downstream the rolling gap and hauling the composite from the roll arrangement.
US10384424B2
There is provided a package material comprising an oxygen barrier polymer film, wherein the film comprises a polymer obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: a) oxidizing cellulose fibers to ultimately obtain cross-linked cellulose; and b) homogenizing the product of step a) to obtain fibrils in a width range of 1 nm to 150 nm. A corresponding use is also provided.
US10384419B2
A baffle or reinforcement element for sealing and/or reinforcing a cavity, in particular a cavity of a vehicle, comprising: a carrier plate with a first plate surface and a second plate surface, and at least a first and a second expandable element, in particular expandable foam element, supported by the carrier plate, wherein the first expandable element covers, at least substantially, the entire first plate surface and forms a first outer surface of the baffle or reinforcement element and the second expandable element covers, at least substantially, the entire second plate surface thereby forming a second outer surface of the baffle element.
US10384406B2
In a device for delivering a medium, especially tire sealant, which is to be delivered by means of a compressor from a container to a tire, wherein the compressor can be connected by a pipeline to the tire and a connection to the container emerges into this pipeline, the pipeline has a constriction upstream from the tire.
US10384399B2
Presently disclosed systems and methods for depositing a compound into a void in a sandwich panel are configured to reduce the air pressure in and around the void as the compound flows into the void, thereby reducing the amount of air trapped between the compound and the sandwich panel skin within the void during the repair. Systems may include a dispenser for holding the compound, a vacuum canister, and a valve operable to allow the compound to flow from the dispenser, through at least a portion of the vacuum canister, and into the void. After the compound flows into the void, the system is configured to apply ambient air pressure to the compound and the void, before the compound is allowed to harden or cure. Some such systems are pre-filled with the compound, and/or configured to be disposable after a single use.
US10384396B2
A system and corresponding method to move build material in a three-dimensional (3D) printing system uses a gripper. The gripper is arranged to apply at least two opposing lateral forces to the build material. The at least two opposing lateral forces are applied to the build material, in conjunction with linear motion of the gripper, for at least a portion of a path the build material travels toward an extrusion head.
US10384395B2
The three-dimensional object building apparatus includes a powder delivering unit that delivers a powder on an object building area, a powder flattening device that flattens the powder delivered from the powder delivering unit to form a powder layer, and a light beam radiating unit that is disposed above the object building area and radiates a light beam on the powder layer to sinter or melt solidify the powder for building an object. The three-dimensional object building apparatus also includes a transferring mechanism that moves the light beam radiating unit in three-dimensional directions, and a shroud that moves integrally with the light beam radiating unit and surrounds a space above an area of the powder layer that is smaller than the object building area around a radiation of the light beam. The powder delivering unit and the powder flattening device move integrally with the light beam radiating unit.
US10384393B2
Provided herein are methods of manufacturing a ceramic article. The methods may include providing a liquid-state pre-ceramic polymer component, disposing the liquid-state pre-ceramic polymer component on a support, curing the liquid-state pre-ceramic polymer component, and subjecting the pre-ceramic polymer to pyrolysis. Apparatuses and systems for manufacturing a ceramic article also are provided.
US10384386B2
The present disclosure provides a method for setting up a molding system, wherein the molding system includes a molding machine and a mold disposed on the molding machine, and the mold has a mold cavity to be filled with a molding resin from the molding machine. The method includes generating first and second state waveforms using a predetermined packing pressure profile; obtaining an updated packing pressure profile based on the first and the second state waveforms; and setting up the molding machine based on the updated packing pressure profile to perform an actual molding process to prepare the molding product. The first and the second state waveforms express a relationship between an in-mold pressure and an in-mold temperature at different sensing sites of the molding resin.
US10384377B2
A headrest includes a stay, a skin material, a cushion material and a dynamic damper. The cushion material is foam-molded integrally with the stay inside the skin material, and has a hollow portion therein. The dynamic damper is attached to the stay, and is disposed in the hollow portion in such a manner as not to abut on the cushion material.
US10384369B2
Extrusion systems and methods with temperature control are disclosed. The ceramic batch material is flowed through a front section wherein the temperature of the batch material is locally adjusted through its perimeter at multiple locations. The temperature-adjusted ceramic batch material is then extruded through the extrusion die to form the extrudate. Temperatures of the extrudate at multiple outer surface locations having different azimuthal positions are measured. The temperature adjustment of the ceramic batch material is then controlled in a first feedback loop to control the shape of the extrudate based on the measured outer surface temperatures. The front section can also be cooled using a second control loop.
US10384368B2
A contoured rake face cutting tool and method of making is disclosed. A rotary cutting tool with a plurality of teeth can cause damage to a work piece during cutting. By orienting the cutting angle of the teeth relative to the rotational central axis to high shear angle such as 50 or 70 degrees, the tool creates a high compression cut which is cleaner and less damaging to the work piece. The cutting surface itself is profiled, i.e. non-planar, such as concave or convex or other non planar shape, which is preferably formed into an ultra-hard material which is supplied for use in a planar form.
US10384355B2
A robot includes a base, an arm provided on the base, and a reducer having a sliding part and decelerating driving of the arm, wherein a lubricating oil can be supplied to the sliding part from an opposite side to the arm with respect to the sliding part.
US10384344B2
A processing device is provided and electrically connected to a drive controller for driving a control object. The drive controller has a predetermined control structure that includes a feedback system and a control model part, and that enables model follow-up control according to the control models, and has the predetermined control structures corresponding to the control objects, respectively. The processing device determines a common control gain to set a predetermined control gain in the control model part of each predetermined control structure corresponding to the control objects to the common control gain for all the control model parts when synchronous control of the control objects is performed, and instructs the drive controller to set the common control gain for the control model part corresponding to each predetermined control structure.
US10384342B2
A horizontal articulated robot including a base, a first arm provided above the base so as to be capable of rotating about a first axis, a first driving part configured to cause the first arm to rotate with respect to the base, a second arm attached so as to be capable of rotating about a second axis, and a second driving part configured to cause the second arm to rotate with respect to the first arm. The first driving part includes a first motor and a first reduction gear that are arranged in series along the first axis. The second driving part includes a second motor and a second reduction gear which are arranged in series along the second axis. A lower surface of the second reduction gear is disposed at a position lower than an upper surface of the first reduction gear.
US10384341B2
The present invention is related a redundant parallel positioning table device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a redundant parallel positioning table device for a precise positioning of heavy load samples, instrument and/or apparatus, e.g. in the context of diffractometer machines for synchrotron facilities.
US10384339B2
An exoskeleton designed to be worn by a user is generally configured to support and transfer the load supported by the head, the neck and/or the torso (shoulders, chest and/or back) of the user down to the ground. The exoskeleton is generally passive and includes at least three interconnected sections: torso, hip, and leg sections. Each of the sections generally includes of a plurality of interconnected rigid members which form the load-bearing structure of the exoskeleton. When a user wears the exoskeleton, load normally carried by the head, neck and/or torso of the user is at least partially supported and transferred to the ground by the exoskeleton, thereby reducing the load effectively supported by the user itself. The leg sections of the exoskeleton are designed to ensure that the load is entirely transferred to the inner side of the feet, in accordance with human biomechanics.
US10384331B2
A vise including a body, a threaded shaft extending through or positioned adjacent to the body, and a block coupled to the body and spaced away from an axial end of the shaft. The vise further includes a pair of carriages carried on the shaft and configured such that rotation of the shaft about a central axis thereof causes each carriage to move axially along the shaft. The vise also includes a pair of clamps releasably coupled to the shaft and positioned adjacent to the block on opposite sides thereof. Each clamp is adjustable axially along the shaft to enable adjustment of an axial position of the shaft relative to the block.
US10384329B2
A handheld skate blade sharpening tool that has an automatically indexing, rotating sharpening stone that matches the concaved profile of the skate blade retained within a two-piece body member. Screws hold the two-piece body member together to keep the round sharpening stone sized to match the desired concave profile. The sharpening stone will remove metal to match the shape of the stone each time the sharpener is moved back and forth along the blade. The sharpening stone has gears on each end of the stone that match the gears inside the two-piece body. As the tool is moved along the skate blade, the sharpening stone will incrementally rotate within the body when the direction is changed in the reciprocating motion by the user's back and forth movement.
US10384326B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide surface treatment tools, methodologies, and/or repaired turbomachine components. A surface treatment tool according to the present disclosure can include a lathe assembly having a lathe chuck for receiving a component thereon, wherein the lathe chuck rotates the component about a first axis of rotation, and wherein the component includes an exposed axial target surface; and a sander or burnishing tool coupled to the lathe assembly and including a sanding or burnishing surface thereon, coupled to a drive system, wherein the sanding or burnishing surface rotates about a second axis of rotation substantially non-parallel with the first axis of rotation, such that the sanding or burnishing surface selectively contacts the target surface of the component to yield a polished target surface.
US10384316B2
Method of repairing and manufacturing of turbine engine components includes application of a transition layer by fusion welding with dissimilar nickel based filler material, preferably comprising from about 0.05 wt. % to about 1.2 wt. % B and other alloying elements, followed by a diffusion and primary aging heat treatment and application of the top oxidation resistance layer using dissimilar nickel based filler materials comprised 3-6 wt. % Al, 0.5-6 wt. % Si, 12-25 wt. % Cr and other alloying elements that enhance strength and oxidation resistance followed by a secondary aging heat treatment and machining of the repaired area to restore geometry of turbine engine components. The inventions also relates to a turbine engine components repaired and manufactured by the method.
US10384314B2
A metal particle having a particle diameter of 10 μm or more and 1000 μm or less and includes Cu and trace elements and a total mass content of P and S, among other trace elements, is 3 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less. A method for producing a metal particle including producing a molten metal material by melting a metal material in a crucible, wherein Cu as determined in GDMS analysis is over 99.995% and a total of P and S is 3 ppm or more and 30 ppm or less; applying a pressure of 0.05 MPa or more and 1.0 MPa or less to drip the molten metal material through an orifice, thereby producing a molten metal droplet; and rapidly solidifying the molten metal droplet using an inert gas whose oxygen concentration is 1000 ppm or less.
US10384312B2
The present invention relates to an aluminum alloy brazing sheet with a thickness of 0.30 nm or less, including: a core material; a sacrificial material cladding one surface of the core material; and a brazing material cladding the other surface of the core material, in which the core material is made of A1—Mn—Si-based aluminum alloy containing by mass %, Cu: 0.5 to 1.3%, the sacrificial material is made of aluminum alloy containing, by mass %, Zn: 4.0 to 7.0%, the brazing material is made of aluminum alloy containing, by mass %, Si: 6.0 to 11.0% and Zn: 0.1 to 3.0%, in a pitting potential after brazing beat treatment, a thickness of a region in which a potential difference from the noblest potential in the core material is 100 mV or more is 10% to 50% of the thickness of the brazing sheet.
US10384298B2
A combination component handling and connecting device connectable to a multi-axis robot for use in moving and connecting components and subassemblies includes a housing and an actuator fixedly connected to the housing. The actuator includes an actuating link movable from a first position to a second position. Connected to the actuating link is an end effector for concurrent movement with the actuating link. The component handling and connecting device includes a clamp having a first jaw and a second jaw. The second jaw is connected to the actuating link for selectively moving the second jaw toward the first jaw operative to engage a component.
US10384288B2
There is described a method and associated apparatus for connecting a structure to equipment underwater, in particular for connecting a flange to a pipe under water. The pipe is provided under water, and a welding machine is provided in a welding space provided through a section of the pipe, and used to weld the flange to the end of the pipe, for example by internal metal inert gas welding.
US10384275B2
In an embodiment, a cutting tool includes a holder that is a columnar body and includes a pocket in which an insert disposed. The pocket includes a first surface in contact with the insert, a second surface, and a projecting portion. The second surface is disposed further forward in a rotational direction of a rotational axis than the first surface, and disposed on a radial inner side of the holder. The projecting portion is disposed closer to a radial outer circumferential side of the holder than the first surface and projects forward in the rotational direction of the rotational axis. The second surface is inclined and comes closer to an outer circumference of the holder as going forward in the rotational direction of the rotational axis, in a front view of a first end.
US10384269B2
In a surface-coated cutting tool in which a hard coating layer having a total layer thickness of 0.5 to 10 μm is deposited on a surface of a tool body made of WC-based cemented carbide or TiCN-based cermet, the hard coating layer has an alternately laminated structure of A layers and B layers, in a case where the A layer is: (AlaTi1-a)N (here, a is in atomic ratio), the A layer satisfies 0.50≤a<0.75, in a case where the B layer is: (AlbTi1-b)N (here, b is in atomic ratio), the B layer satisfies 0.75≤b≤0.95, and when a layer thickness per layer of the A layers is represented by x (nm) and a layer thickness per layer of the B layers is represented by y (nm), 5y≥x≥3y and 250 (nm)≥x+y≥100 (nm) are satisfied.
US10384263B2
This disclosure relates to a hybrid support system for supporting an object formed by three dimensional printing. In some embodiments, a hybrid support system includes one or more volume support structures, a first volume support structure of the one or more volume support structures being coupled to a base plate and to a first portion of the object. The hybrid support system further includes a partially solidified support structure coupled to a second portion of the object. The hybrid support system further includes one or more reinforcement support structures, a first reinforcement support structure of the one or more reinforcement support structures being coupled to the base plate and to at least one of a portion of the partially solidified support structure and a third portion of the object.
US10384261B2
A mold assembly for producing a casting core for a cooling jacket of an electric motor has an external mold and an internal mold enclosed by the external mold. The external mold forms an outer wall and the internal mold an inner wall of the core molding cavity fillable with a core material and having a cylindrical shape. The internal mold has two first mold shells and two second mold shells. The two first mold shells and the two second mold shells jointly form the inner wall of the core molding cavity. The second mold shells are arranged between the first mold shells. A first demolding mechanism is arranged between the first mold shells and enables movement of the first mold shells toward one another. A second demolding mechanism is arranged between the second mold shells and enables movement of the second mold shells toward one another.
US10384259B2
A stock ejector assembly and method for metal forming dies includes a stock ejector with a large spring and a ring-style stripper. The ring-style stripper provides a larger surface area for contacting the stock. The large compression spring is preloaded and when a load is applied, the stripper retracts and the spring pressure increases. When the dies separate, the stock ejector pushes the part off flat surfaces, separating surfaces sealed by adhesion, including but not limited to oil or lubricant adhesion.
US10384256B2
Tooling used in a punching process which uses a die and projecting punch to form a worked material of steel sheet into a predetermined outer shape, in which tooling for punching, a radius of curvature Rd of a die cutting edge is from 0.03 mm to 0.2 mm and an angle (α) formed by a tangent drawn from a punch cutting edge to a projection shoulder and a direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of the punch is from 12° to 72°, and a punching method and shaping method using the same, are provided. Further, when making the die cutting edge (shoulder R part) a two-stage R of radii of curvature R1 and R2 and making a slant of a line passing through the centers of R1 and R2 β, by making 0.03 mm≤R1≤0.2 mm, 1≤R2/R1≤5, 0≤R2(1−sin β1)≤0.3t, and 30°≤β≤90°, punching hole expandability can be improved.
US10384237B2
A method for decontaminating a medical instrument having parts that are movable relative to one another involves mounting the instrument in a decontaminating apparatus, and automatically manipulating the instrument to provide relative movement between two or more relatively movable parts of the instrument during an automated decontamination cycle of the decontaminating apparatus. The instrument may be a surgical instrument having an operating portion arranged to remotely control operation of a working portion in use. The method may involve engaging a part or parts of the operating portion to transmit motion thereto for creating the relative movement. An instrument carrier insertable in a decontaminating apparatus in use may be modified to incorporate an instrument manipulator.
US10384236B2
Provided is a method and a system for automatically tracing food items transported by a transporting mechanism such as a conveyor, where data attribute is acquired for the food items at at least one first position. The acquired data attribute is associated to the food items. A second data attribute of the same type(s) as the first data attribute is acquired at a second position and associated to the food items. A correlation is performed between the first data attribute and the second data attribute to determine if the data attributes match to determine if food items match. The correlation is performed within a pre-defined correlation window around an estimated arrival point at said second position.
US10384234B2
A sorting device comprises a support member for supporting and transporting an article. The support member is drivable in a conveying direction. The sorting device also comprises a loading station at which at least an article can be loaded to the support member, and an unloading station at which at least an article can be removed from the support member. The unloading station is provided with a plurality of receivers for receiving an article that is removed from the support member. The receivers are arranged transversely with respect to the conveying direction and disposed such that they are below the support member when the support member is at the unloading station. Furthermore, the sorting device comprises a controller for directing an article that is supported and transported by the support member to a selected one of the receivers.
US10384227B2
A fluid discharging apparatus includes an accommodation unit that accommodates a fluid, a discharge port that communicates with the accommodation unit, a moving object that moves in a first direction toward the discharge port and in a second direction away from the discharge port in the accommodation unit, and a control unit that controls driving of the moving object. The control unit performs discharging processing and moving processing. In the discharging processing, the discharge port is opened by moving the moving object from a closed position at which the discharge port is closed, in the second direction, and then the fluid is extruded and discharged from the discharge port by moving the moving object in the first direction. In the moving processing, the moving object is moved in the second direction during a period when the fluid is discharged from the discharge port in the discharging processing.
US10384223B2
A pump dispenser includes a dispenser head rotatable relative to a locking ring for a lock-down feature during shipment. The lock-down feature requires a greater torque to initially rotate the dispenser head from the lock-down position, and a lesser torque to further rotate the dispenser head to a use position. The lock-down feature incorporates an interference between the dispenser head and locking ring, either inside the dispenser head, on an outer periphery of the dispenser head, or between threads connecting the dispenser head and locking ring.
US10384219B2
A low pressure limited overspray handheld aerosol spray gun for spraying a two-component adhesive, a method for spraying a two-component adhesive and a two-component adhesive obtainable by that method. In manufacturing of larger objects, such as matrasses and furniture, adhesives are often applied to fix parts of the large object together. Most adhesives are applied using either air-spray equipment or air-assisted spray equipment.
US10384215B2
An apparatus for removing impurities from a fluid stream includes a support structure, a separator unit rotatably mounted on the support structure, and a motor and/or an array of vanes for rotating the separator unit on the support structure. The separator unit has a longitudinal axis of rotation extending through a longitudinal tube disposed centrally within the separator unit. The longitudinal tube is connected or connectable to a pressurized source of fluid requiring separation, the longitudinal tube having one or more openings for receiving fluid under pressure from the said source and one or more lateral openings for introducing the fluid into the separator unit.
US10384214B2
An electrostatic collector including: a collection chamber delimited by a tubular wall oriented along a first axis; a collection electrode configured to be disposed inside the collection chamber against the wall; a discharge electrode, of elongate form, that extends along the first axis and includes an end, in a shape of a tip, the end being disposed opposite the collection electrode; a first part of a first diameter, emerging on the tip-shaped end, a second part of a second diameter, the second diameter being greater than or equal to twice the first diameter, the second diameter for example being between 2 and 6 times the first diameter; and a sudden widening, extending between the first part and the second part.
US10384208B2
A thermal cycler system for use with a sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples includes a sample block configured to receive the sample holder, a cover lid configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from an open position to a closed position, a heated cover operatively coupled to the cover lid and configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a raised position to a first lowered position, in which the heated cover contacts the sample holder when the sample holder is received by the sample block, and a drive assembly including a motion guide configured to move in a direction toward the sample block from a first position, wherein the cover lid is in the open position and the heated cover is in the raised position, to a second position, wherein the cover lid is in the closed position.
US10384207B2
Apparatus and methods for determining whether a test compound induces cell activity, changes cell activity, prevents cell activity, or inhibits cell activity. An embodiment comprises placing a test compound solution in contact with a cell suspension media containing cells, diffusing the test compound solution into the cell suspension from one or more sides, and detecting activity in the cells with respect to their distance from the side from which the test compound is diffusing. Embodiments may provide an apparatus that allows a side source, a point source, or both, from which a test compound solution diffuses into a cell suspension media and contacts cells. Detecting cell activity may involve detecting activity in a first cell group proximate to the side from which the test compound is diffusing, and detecting activity in a second cell group farther than the first cell group from the side from which the test compound is diffusing.
US10384201B2
Disclosed is a direct synthesis method of nanostructured catalyst particles on surfaces of various supports. In the disclosed synthesis method of a catalyst structure having a plurality of nanostructured catalyst particles dispersed in a support by a one-step process using a high-temperature high-pressure closed reactor, the one-step process includes supplying the support and a catalyst source into the high-temperature high-pressure closed reactor; supplying an atmosphere forming gas of the reactor into the reactor; perfectly sealing the high-temperature high-pressure closed reactor and heating the reactor to produce the catalyst structure in the reactor under self-generated pressure and synthesis temperature conditions, the catalyst structure including the plurality of nanostructured catalyst particles dispersed in the support; removing internal gases of the reactor to allow the reactor to be in a high-temperature, atmospheric pressure state and supplying an inert gas into the reactor to remove unreacted materials and byproducts remaining in the reactor; and cooling the reactor to room temperature while supplying the inert gas to synthesize the catalyst structure.
US10384186B2
Radiant fired heaters used with reactors are described. The apparatus includes at least two sets of radiant fired heaters, the first set being at a second height less than the first height. Each set of radiant fired heaters comprises at least one radiant fired heater. Each radiant fired heater has at least one process coil disposed within the heater, burners, and a flue gas outlet. There is at least one inlet manifold having an inlet and multiple outlets, with each outlet of the inlet manifold in fluid communication with one process coil inlet. There is an outlet manifold having multiple inlets and an outlet, with the multiple inlets in fluid communication with the process coil outlets. A method of selecting a reforming apparatus arrangement is also described.
US10384177B2
The present invention relates to a rotor that comprises a series of shaped rotor blades whose circumferential section forms a standard NACA four-digit airfoil. Said rotor can be inserted in a stirring device that also comprises a stator, on whose inner surface shaped stator blades are positioned, whose circumferential section forms a standard NACA four-digit airfoil.
US10384174B2
The present invention relates to a particle manipulation method to disperse magnetic particles 70 in a liquid 35 filling up a tube container 10, wherein a circumferential direction moving step to move the magnetic particles 70 along the circumferential direction of the container 10 in the liquid 35 and in a radial direction moving step to move the magnetic particles 70 as crossing the radial direction of the container 10 in the liquid 35 are implemented repeatedly. Such manipulations can be achieved by combining rotation of the container and gravity force and magnetic field manipulations.
US10384158B2
A filter element for filtering a fluid, including: a filter bellows made of a filter medium folded into zig-zag-shaped pleats along fold edges, each pleat extending between opposing end edges of the filter bel-lows, and being laterally sealed at the end edges by means of at least one sealant track or a sideband; wherein the filter bellows includes a first element section; and a second element section, which include each on opposing end faces end edge surfaces and that substantially run parallel to one another, wherein, from one element section to another element section, at least one of the end edge surfaces changes direction.
US10384157B2
Industrial air filtering technology and a new component for their internal cleaning system are disclosed leading to dramatic increase in system cleaning efficiency as well as energy efficiency. A telescopic cleaning mechanism is able to move at the front of filtering cassette bodies via linear guiding rollers and servo motors transfer cleaning air into the cassettes and extends till to the end of surfaces for enabling better cleaning functionality. A suction blockage paddle further enhances cleaning performance via avoiding suction power only at the right time that is needed.
US10384156B2
Filter media, including those suitable for hydraulic and/or other applications, and related filter elements and methods associated therewith, are provided. In some embodiments, a filter media described herein may include a layer (e.g., a non-woven layer) comprising a blend of glass fibers and polymeric fibers. The polymeric fibers may comprise a plurality of charged particles at least partially embedded within the polymeric fibers. In some embodiments, the layer comprising the fiber blend may result in an increased air permeability, dust holding capacity, and/or hydraulic gamma (a high ratio of air permeability to efficiency), as compared to filter media that do not include such charged particles.
US10384151B2
Valve with two-piece stator assembly for use with liquid chromatography or other analytical systems. A separate and removable stator plate is provided with a mounting device to provide a two-piece stator assembly. The mounting device is adapted on one side to engage and contact the stator plate, and on the other side includes a plurality of ports for fluidic connections which are in fluid communication with fluid passageways in the stator plate. By making the stator face a separate component, the overall costs of the valve can be reduced, different materials can be used for the mounting device and the stator, and the valve can be used for ultra-high pressure applications, including in liquid chromatography and other analytical instrument systems.
US10384150B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a fluid treatment reactor. Separate input ports for influent and recycled effluent serve to eliminate the need for pH adjustment or carbonate stripping of the influent and recycled effluent flows. The fluid treatment reactor may include a media, a vessel including a top portion and a bottom portion, a solid discharge port, an effluent discharge port, an influent input in fluid communication with the media, and a recycled effluent port in fluid communication with the media.
US10384145B2
The invention relates to an evaporator. The evaporator may include a drum. The drum may have a first portion and a second portion. The drum may include a product inlet positioned at the first portion of the drum, a product outlet positioned at the second portion of the drum, a vapor outlet, and an agitator. The evaporator may have a heating jacket and/or a product supply pipe. The heating jacket may be configured to surround the drum and/or to heat the product in the drum. The product supply pipe may be positioned outside the drum and/or may extend from the second portion of the drum to the product inlet positioned at the first portion of the drum. The product supply pipe may be in direct contact with the heating jacket.
US10384144B2
Systems and methods herein are directed to a travel case for a portable Pepper's Ghost Illusion setup. In particular, various embodiments are described that provide a road case that folds out into a Pepper's Ghost Illusion system, allowing for extended portability. Specifically, in one embodiment, the portable case may be built for air travel (e.g., less than 50 pounds and less than or equal to 62 linear inches (H+W+D)), using a panel display and space-saving designs for legs, holographic foil and frame, and other components (e.g., remotes, wires, etc.). For example, foam used for cushioning and packaging can double as a stage.
US10384141B2
A bobbling toy exciter is provided for gently tapping the bobbling portion of the bobbling toy to create a continuous movement of the bobbling portion. A motor drives a flexible arm in periodic movement which causes the arm to strike the bobbling portion, for example the bobbling head of the toy. A bob or other mass may be added to the end of the flexible arm to more effectively strike the toy. The flexible arm may extend transversely from the shaft of a rotating motor. The flexible arm may also transversely extend from a pivoting vertical rod. The present bobbling toy exciter gently creates movement and action in bobbling toys which would require manual excitation, so that the user may continuously enjoy the bobbling movement.
US10384134B1
A game provided to users of a game space may include a task to be performed by the users. A plurality of virtual chance items may be composed. Individual ones of the virtual chance items may be configured to be activated by the users in the game space to obtain virtual awards in the game space. The virtual awards may include one or more primary awards and one or more secondary awards. Composing the virtual chance items may include determining probabilities that the individual virtual chance items will provide a primary award and/or a secondary award upon activation. The virtual chance items may be distributed to the users that complete the task responsive to these users completing the task. The virtual awards may be provided to the users in accordance with the probabilities assigned to the virtual chance items in response to the users activating the virtual chance items.
US10384131B2
The present technology provides a system and method for assembling a fantasy sports team using augmented reality. The technology employs a fantasy game server in communication with one or more users' electronic mobile devices, such as smartphones. The technology displays digital images of sports players and/or promotion or other tokens on the users' mobile devices, on which the users can capture the sports players they wish to add to their fantasy sports teams through a user interface of the fantasy game server. The fantasy game server generates geolocation information for a plurality of real-world players and compares it to geolocation data from the mobile device to determine when a real world player is within a threshold radius of the user and sends an alert to the user.
US10384128B2
Provided is a game system including: a first game processing means for placing, based on an operation by a player, an object in a virtual space of the player, and executing a first game that progresses by using the object; a second game processing means for causing an enemy character to appear in the virtual space, and executing a second game that causes the enemy character and a player character, which have satisfied a given condition, to fight a battle; and a game management means for executing processing for permitting the player to perform an operation relating to the second game when it is judged that the given condition has been established in the virtual space during the execution of the first game, and reflecting a result of the battle in the second game in a parameter to be used in the first game.
US10384123B2
A user-input device includes a user-actuatable trigger configured to pivot about a trigger axis, a rack gear, a return spring operatively intermediate the user-actuatable trigger and the rack gear, a force-feedback motor and a posture sensor configured to determine a posture of the user-actuatable trigger about the trigger axis. The return spring is configured to forward bias the user-actuatable trigger toward an extended posture. The force-feedback motor is configured to drive the rack gear based on a force-feedback signal and thereby adjust a spring force applied by the return spring to the user-actuatable trigger.
US10384121B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving at a computer device a plurality of stimulus signals generated by one or more gaming accessory devices of a gamer controlling a gaming application, generating a plurality of gaming stimulations based on the plurality of stimulus signals, generating a plurality of gaming action results from the gaming application responsive to the plurality of gaming stimulations, combining the plurality of gaming action results and the plurality of gaming stimulations to generate a plurality of hardware statistics associated with the gamer, and transmitting to a social network the plurality of hardware statistics associated with the gamer.
US10384114B2
A training apparatus includes adjustable resistance means; means for continuously determining an actual configuration of the training apparatus during exercise; means for generating a control signal for an audio device, the control signal being at least partially based on the actual configuration of the training apparatus; and means for outputting the control signal.
US10384108B2
A vehicle operation analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first acceleration sensor configured attachable to an animal which is an object-to-be-operated operated by an operator, the first acceleration sensor measuring acceleration of the object-to-be-operated and outputting first acceleration data; a first communication device configured attachable to the object-to-be-operated, the first communication device being inputted with the first acceleration data from the first acceleration sensor and transmitting the first acceleration data; a second communication device configured attachable to the operator, the second communication device receiving the first acceleration data from the first communication device and outputting the first acceleration data; a second acceleration sensor measuring acceleration of the operator and outputting second acceleration data; and a calculation processing device that compares postures of the operator and the object-to-be-operated based on the first acceleration data and the second acceleration data.
US10384105B2
The golf club head has a body including a hosel, topline, face and a back section, an opening in the body provided between the back section and the face, and a sole member provided to mate with the opening where the sole member has a sole portion, a bend portion and a bridge portion connecting the sole portion to the bend portion.
US10384102B2
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a top portion, a bottom portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a front portion, a rear portion, an interior, and inner support portions on an inner surface of the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10384099B2
A motion analysis method includes a normal mode in which first motion information in a swing is measured by using an output from a sensor unit in a state in which a standing still action is detected, and a simple mode in which second motion information in a swing is measured by using an output from the sensor unit in a state in which the standing still action is not detected, and the number of analysis items is smaller than in the normal mode.
US10384093B2
A resistance kickboard attachment is disclosed. When attached to a kickboard, the resistance kickboard attachment adds resistance while swimming with the kickboard. The resistance kickboard attachment includes a resistance pocket, with variable resistance provided by an adjustment of a rear aperture of the resistance pocket. The resistance kickboard attachment attaches to the kickboard with a transverse and a longitudinal strap. The transverse strap includes an adjustment on either side of the longitudinal strap which allows the longitudinal strap to be centered on the kickboard.
US10384088B1
An apparatus comprising a cylindrical split frame, hinged on one side with a latch on the other side, a plurality of roller appendages extending outward from the frame, presenting axle rods having rollers. The apparatus clamps over a hose or a conduit and carries the hose or conduit on the rollers.
US10384084B2
A person protection system including a garment configured for attachment to a helmet, wherein the garment defines a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The system includes a control mount integral to the garment and at least partially disposed on an environment side and a wearer side of the barrier. The control mount may include a lens configured to transfer light through the garment, and a sensor configured to detect the light transferred or reflected through the lens. A control member may be coupled to the control mount and configured to be manipulated by the wearer. When manipulated by the wearer, the control member may distort and/or disrupt the transfer of light through the lens that is detected by the sensor. The sensor may provide a sensor input signal based on the detected light.
US10384081B2
A respiratory gating system is disclosed that varies the orientation of a radiation emitting device according to a patient's natural breathing. A breathing respirator is provided that allows the patient's respiration amount to be measured. External markers are adhered to triangulation points around a radiation target region, such as a heart, of the patient. An image diagnosis device images the target region. A computed tomography device reveals movements of the target region caused by the respiration. Triangulations and polynomial approximations are used to estimate the trajectory of the target region in real time. Position coordinates derived from the estimated trajectory are transmitted to the radiation emitting device. The system increases the accuracy and stability of the entire radiation therapy result.
US10384071B2
System for modifying a target structure which mediates or is associated with a biological activity, including treatment of conditions, disorders, or diseases mediated by or associated with a target structure, such as a virus, cell, subcellular structure or extracellular structure. The system can be used in methods which can be performed by application of an initiation energy to a subject in situ to activate a pharmaceutical agent directly or via an energy modulation agent, optionally in the presence of one or more plasmonics active agents, thus producing an effect on or change to the target structure.
US10384069B2
Aspects described herein pertain to restoring damaged portions of tooth or bone using plasma mediated deposition. In an embodiment, a biocompatible carrier gas is ionized to form a biocompatible atmospheric plasma stream. Restoration material, such as nano-scale powdered hydroxyapatite, is introduced into the plasma stream, which is then applied to a damaged portion of a bone or tooth. The restoration material is deposited on the damaged portion of the bone or tooth, thus restoring a shape and mechanical integrity of the bone or tooth.
US10384066B2
A non-invasive bodily-attached ambulatory medical monitoring and treatment device with pacing is provided. The device includes at least one therapy electrode; a memory storing information indicative of a patient's cardiac activity; circuitry for implementing a plurality of pacing routines, each pacing routine of the plurality of pacing routines corresponding to at least one cardiac condition of a plurality of cardiac conditions; and at least one processor coupled to the circuitry and configured to identify, within the information, at least one cardiac condition of the plurality of cardiac conditions; and respond to the identified cardiac condition in part by causing execution of at least one pacing routine corresponding to the identified cardiac condition.
US10384062B2
Systems, methods, and devices for treating chronic pains effectively are disclosed. The system is based on the use of randomly generated non-pulsed waveform between a frequency of 5 Hz to 2 KHz. The waveforms generated have characteristics which are pre-defined or based on the input and feedback provided by the patient and/or by the clinician, at the same time conforming to certain safety rules and precautions ensuring patient safety. This disclosure also describes a novel approach of implementing a secure memory stick which can be used to exchange data securely between one device and another device where device could be the device mentioned earlier, an off-line server, or a PC.
US10384059B2
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are primarily or at least partially driven by an imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain, such as asthma, COPD, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and the like. The invention involves the use of an energy source comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy that is transmitted non-invasively to, or in close proximity to, a selected nerve to temporarily stimulate, block and/or modulate the signals in the selected nerve such that neural pathways are activated to release inhibitory neurotransmitters in the patient's brain.
US10384057B2
A multi-lead multi-electrode system and method of manufacturing the multi-lead multi-electrode system includes a multi-electrode lead that may be used to deploy multiple separable electrodes to different spaced apart contact sites, such as nerve or muscle tissues, for example, that are spatially distributed over a large area.
US10384053B2
Methods and apparatus for inducing neurogenesis within a human. The invention utilizes an implantable signal generator to deliver high frequency stimulation to deep brain tissue elements. The implanted device delivers treatment therapy to the brain to thereby induce neurogenesis by the human. A sensor may be used to detect various symptoms of nervous system discovery. A microprocessor algorithm may then analyze the output from the sensor to regulate the stimulation and/or drug therapy delivered to the brain.
US10384050B2
An implantable medical leads has a conductor that includes one or more metal wires and one or more carbon nanotube wires extending in substantially the same direction as the one or more metal wires. Such conductors may result in less MRI-induced heating at electrodes of leads than conductors that do not contain carbon nanotubes.
US10384049B2
A clamp for flexible tubing such as medical tubing or micro-tubing. The clamp comprises a clam-shell design having lateral non-opposing sidewalls that prevent the micro-tubing from bending out from under the mating clamping anvils when closed. The lateral non-opposing sidewalls of the clamp are non-opposing in order to facilitate injection molded in two halves of an injection mold without the use of additional slides.
US10384047B2
An article having at least one microneedle (160, 260) is provided. The microneedle includes a base (162), an elongated body (161) having a central axis (130) and a body diameter (168), a tip portion (166), a first channel (170), and a second channel (176). The tip portion includes a tip (164), a beveled surface (140), and a bevel opening (172) in the beveled surface. The first channel extends axially from the bevel opening through at least a portion of the elongated body and has a first wall that is substantially aligned with the central axis. The second channel extends radially from the first channel to the bevel opening and has a second wall that is oriented substantially orthogonal to the central axis. The first channel and second channel merge to form the bevel opening.
US10384043B2
Apparatus and methods are described including an implantable device shaped to define (a) at least two artery-contact regions, the artery-contact regions comprising struts that are configured to stretch an arterial wall by applying pressure to the arterial wall, and (b) at least two crimping regions that comprise locking mechanisms configured to prevent the crimping regions from becoming crimped due to pressure from the wall of the artery on the artery-contact regions. The crimping regions are configured to be crimped during insertion of the device, via a catheter, by the locking mechanisms being unlocked during insertion of the device. Other embodiments are also described.
US10384041B2
The composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump applies a vacuum pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the wound bed. The vacuum pump is tethered to the wound dressing and is portable, preferably, carried by the patient in a support bag, which permits patient mobility. Moreover, the patient does not need to be constrained for any period of time while exudate is being removed from the wound.
US10384040B1
A sump port drain adapter apparatus is disclosed which provides a small, lightweight vessel to capture and collect gastric reflux or stomach contents exiting the smaller lumen, or sump line, of a double lumen nasogastric tube while providing airflow to the sump line to prevent the nasogastric tube from adhering to the stomach lining. The apparatus disclosed prevents clogging in the sump line, unnecessary patient gown and bedding changes, patient skin breakdown and decreases exposure to potentially infectious material for both the patient and healthcare workers.
US10384033B2
A medical device assembly is disclosed, including a medical device, preferably having a hydrophilic surface coating, and a package accommodating said medical device. The package if formed of two sheets of foil material, a first foil of which has been deep drawn into a trough shape, the package further comprising a resealable opening arranged within the bounds of the second foil. The medical device may e.g. be a urinary catheter.
US10384018B2
A safety injection needle device for delivery of a medicament from a storage reservoir with longitudinal axis A. The device includes: a device body; a needle; a needle shield device, and a spring. A rear end of the needle shield device is made of a deformable material such that at least a section of the rear end of the needle shield device is deformed such that the radius of the rear end is increased such that the needle shield device is locked in the extracted position.
US10384014B2
A sensing system for determining a position of a plunger within a fluid container. The sensing system includes a light source, a light detector and a controller. The light source is configured to emit light into a barrel wall of the fluid container so that the barrel wall serves as a waveguide to guide the light to travel therein in an axial direction. The light detector is positioned to detect reflected light that was emitted by the light source, traveled through the barrel wall serving as the waveguide, and then reflected off a surface of the plunger. The controller is in communication with the light detector to determine an axial position of the plunger surface based on data from the light detector of the detected reflected light.
US10383999B2
A method of dispensing fluid includes three processes. A first one of these processes includes pumping fluid into a resilient variable-volume dispensing chamber. The dispensing chamber is in series with a normally present finite fluid impedance and an output. The impedance is sufficient so as to cause expansion of the dispensing chamber as it receives pumped fluid even while some fluid flows through the output. Another one of these processes includes repeatedly measuring a parameter related to volume of the dispensing chamber over time. A third one of these processes includes controlling the pumping of fluid based on repeated measurements of the parameter to produce a desired fluid flow through the output. A corresponding system for dispensing fluid implements these processes.
US10383996B2
A medication delivery device comprises an injection device having a reservoir comprising a medicament to be ejected, and a sensor arranged to detect an ejection of the medicament from the injection device, the sensor being arranged to output a signal comprising ejecting information, and a processor for collecting and storing the ejection information.
US10383994B2
An at least partly implantable system for injecting a substance into a patient's body, in particular a penis erection stimulation system, comprises one or more long, flexibly bendable infusion needles, the tip ends of which are disposed within and implanted along with at least one first housing, in particular adjacent the patient's left and right corpora cavernosa. The respective other end or ends of the infusion needles are disposed and implanted along with at least one second housing remote from the first housing. A reservoir and a pump are also implanted inside the patient's body to supply the infusion needle with infusion liquid. A drive unit also adapted for implantation inside the patient's body is arranged for advancing and retracting the infusion needle such that its tip end penetrates the at least one first housing's outer wall in at least one penetration area, more specifically at least in two different penetration areas either simultaneously or in immediate time succession, thereby injecting the substance into the patient's body.
US10383991B2
The present invention relates to a dialyzer, in particular to a peritoneal dialyzer, comprising at least one compressor and comprising at least one pneumatic consumer which is in communication with the compressor such that it can be acted on by compressed air from the compressor, wherein the dialyzer communicates or can communicate with at least one blood pressure cuff such that the blood pressure cuff can be supplied with compressed air by the compressor of the dialyzer.
US10383988B2
A vented chest wound seal for a penetrating chest wound including a flexible sheet including a bottom surface, and an adhesive layer covering a portion of the bottom surface of the flexible sheet, the adhesive layer including an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, the inner perimeter defining a chamber, wherein the chamber includes a vent channel extending radially outward from a central portion of the chamber, wherein the flexible sheet includes a vent hole aligned over the vent channel, and wherein the inner perimeter and the outer perimeter are separated by a minimum hydrogel width.
US10383982B2
The present invention is related to scoring or cutting balloon catheters carrying at least on a portion of their surface at least one oxidation-insensitive drug or oxidation-insensitive polymer-free drug preparation and at least one lipophilic antioxidant at a ratio of 3-100% by weight of the at least one lipophilic antioxidant in relation to 100% by weight of the drug, wherein the at least one oxidation-insensitive drug is selected of taxanes, thalidomide, statins, corticoids and lipophilic derivatives of corticoids, and the at least one lipophilic antioxidant is selected of nordihydroguaiaretic acid, resveratrol and propyl gallate.
US10383978B2
A dry animal-derived collagen fiber tissue material and preparation method and bioprosthesis thereof are disclosed. The preparation method includes: 1) rinsing of an animal-derived collagen fiber tissue material that has been treated with a crosslinking agent; 2) immersion of the rinsed tissue material in a non-aqueous alcoholic solution for dehydration; 3) successive immersion of the tissue material that has been dehydrated with the non-aqueous alcoholic solution in saccharide solutions of different gradients of concentrations for gradient dehydration; 4) taking out and drying of the gradient dehydrated tissue material; and 5) hermetic packaging of the dried tissue material and sterilization. The preparation method is simple and allows the use of easily-available low-cost materials, resulting in lower costs. In addition, it can reduce the toxicity caused by a residue of the aldehyde crosslinking agent. The prepared biological tissue material is pliable and tough, less prone to bending or warping, has a water content that can be well controlled and better biocompatibility due to absence of polyhydric alcohol residues.
US10383973B2
Embolic particles are described. The particles are reaction products of a prepolymer solution including at least one polyether macromer and an appropriate monomer.
US10383969B1
A fragrance delivery element may be configured to generate one or more vortices as air flows therethrough. The fragrance delivery element may include one or more airflow apertures, each of which may be configured to receive airflow and convert the airflow to a vortex. As air flows through each airflow aperture and past the fragrance delivery element, fragrance is emitted into the air. Emission of the fragrance may occur without heating the fragrance delivery element or the fragrance. The creation of at least one vortex may extend the distance fragrance is thrown from the fragrance delivery element. Methods and systems for dispersing fragrance are also disclosed.
US10383968B2
A bathroom air filtration and odor conditioning device, comprising: a) a square or rectangular housing comprising a bottom portion and four vertical sides; b) a housing lid comprising a plurality of ventilation ports capable of covering a top portion of the housing; c) a filter assembly removably mountable within the housing lid or the housing; d) a plurality of air intake apertures located on a perimeter of the bottom portion of the housing; e) one or more motorized fans capable of creating a partial vacuum that draws the air into through the air intake apertures and exhausts the air through the filter assembly with the air exiting the ventilation ports; f) a power unit; g) one or more sensors; h) one or more scented cartridges; and i) a circuit board unit electrically interconnected to the one or more motorized fans, power unit, one or more sensors and scented cartridges.
US10383965B2
A caster wheel assembly includes a swivel frame and a caster wheel rotatably coupled to the swivel frame via an axle. The swivel frame can include a rotatable shaft enabling rotation of the wheel and at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on a surface of the swivel frame to at least partially illuminate ambient surroundings. The LED may be an ultraviolet (UV) LED disposed on the surface of the swivel frame to interface a portion of the caster wheel thereby enabling UV light emitting from the LED to sterilize pathogens colonizing the caster wheel. The LED may be disposed on an external surface of the swivel frame to at least partially illuminate ambient surroundings. Upon an adjustable predetermined time or distance of motion, the wheel may be braked for ultraviolet light to sterilize pathogens colonizing the caster wheel and released following an adjustable predetermined time.
US10383963B2
In various embodiments, an illumination device features an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting device at least partially surrounded by an encapsulant. A barrier layer is disposed between the light-emitting device and the encapsulant and is configured to substantially prevent UV light emitted by the light-emitting device from entering the encapsulant.
US10383960B2
Disclosed herein are isotopically labeled calcofluor derivatives and uses of such to detect fungi, such as filamentous fungi, including Aspergillus species, such as by positron emission tomography (PET) scanning. In some examples, the disclosed compounds have a formula of wherein R1 is an amine, a hydroxyl group, a sulfide, a carboxylic acid, an amide, an alkyl, or aryl; R2 is —NHC(O)—R3-L or —C(O)NH—R3-L, wherein R3 is an aryl or an aliphatic group (such as alkyl); each R4 independently may be selected from halogen, aliphatic (such as alkyl), aryl, amine, hydroxyl, haloalkyl, carboxylic acid, amide, aralkyl, cyano, ester, thiol, thioether, or alkoxy; each R5 independently may be selected from hydrogen, aralkyl, alkyl, or aryl, with any one of the aralkyl, alkyl, or aryl groups optionally being substituted with any one of the substituents provided for R4; each n independently is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; and L is 18F or a chelator capable of chelating a radiolabel (such as chelators for [18F]AlF, 64Cu, 68Ga), 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) or 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-triacetic acid (NOTA).
US10383957B2
The potential use of a PMMA encapsulated near-infrared fluorescent dye includes endoscopic tattooing of intestinal neoplasms, location visualization of non-palpable breast lesions, and, but not limited to, location/visualization of soft tissue lesions in difficult anatomic regions. Commercially available fluorescent imaging systems, both open and laparoscopic, would be used in conjunction to fluoresce these marked tissues, augmenting the surgeon's ability to intraoperatively locate the correct lesion to resect.
US10383954B2
The invention provides methods of inducing or improving responsiveness to a VEGF antagonist to a subject or a subject population comprising administering an adenovirus comprising a nucleic acid construct comprising a F AS-chimera gene operably linked to an endothelial cell-specific promoter and administering the VEGF antagonist.
US10383937B2
HCMV ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines, as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines.
US10383935B2
This disclosure provides live, attenuated viruses, and methods of making and using the live, attenuated viruses.
US10383934B2
The invention provides isolated polynucleotide molecules that comprise a DNA sequence encoding an infectious RNA sequence encoding a genetically-modified North American PRRS virus, methods to make it and related polypeptides, polynucleotides, and various components. Vaccines comprising the genetically modified virus and polynucleotides and a diagnostic kit to distinguish between naturally infected and vaccinated animals are also provided.
US10383924B2
Disclosed are immunotherapeutic compositions and the concurrent use of combinations of such compositions for the improved induction of therapeutic immune responses and/or for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disease, including, but not limited to, cancer and infectious disease.
US10383917B2
Provided is an agent for the treatment of an autoimmune disease, the agent comprising C1q/TNF-related protein 3 (CTRP3), and a method for the treatment of an autoimmune disease, the method comprising: administering an agent, which comprises CTRPb3 for the treatment of an autoimmune disease, to a subject in need of a treatment of an autoimmune disease.
US10383916B2
Provided is a method of treating coronary artery disease in a mammal, comprising administering to a region of the heart of the mammal (a) a first vector encoding one or more angiogenic proteins which induce vascularization in the heart of the mammal, and (b) a second vector encoding one or more cardio-differentiating transcription factors which induce the production of induced cardiomyocytes (iCM) in the heart of the mammal, whereby the coronary artery disease in the mammal is treated. In a preferred embodiment, the first vector is an adenoviral vector encoding VEGF and the second vector is a lentiviral vector encoding Gata4, Mef2c, and Tbx5 (GMT).
US10383910B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of increasing fertility of a male subject, wherein the male subject suffers from reduced fertility resulting from a medication, wherein the medication inhibits sperm cell production by inhibiting spermatogenesis in a testis of the male subject, and wherein the method comprises administering to the male subject an effective amount of an extract of Costus speciosus in combination with the medication to prevent, and/or reduce the inhibition of sperm cell production by the medication to increase the fertility of the male subject.
US10383902B2
Provided is an agent for promoting growth of nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria, or an agent for improving oral bacterial flora, which comprises the dry powder of one or more mushrooms selected from the group consisting of Hericium erinaceus, Grifola frondosa, Lyophyllum shimeji, Hypsizygus marmoreus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Agaricus blazei, and Lentinula edodes, or an extract thereof, and which has an excellent growth-promoting effect on nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria and an excellent improving effect on oral bacterial flora, and which is effective in maintaining balanced indigenous bacterial flora. Also provided is a composition for oral use containing same.
US10383900B2
This disclosure provides, inter alia, systems and methods for storage and delivery of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, and preparations comprising ammonia oxidizing bacteria. The ammonia oxidizing bacteria may be provided in a container or a kit, with one or more other components that may enhance delivery. The systems and methods herein may be used, for instance, to treat diseases associated with low nitrite levels, skin diseases, and diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria.
US10383892B2
The disclosure relates to decarboxylated cannabis resins and methods of making the decarboxylated cannabis resins by extraction and decarboxylation of cannabinoids from Cannabis species using microwaves and solvents. The disclosure also relates to use of the decarboxylated cannabis resins for making pharmaceutical products comprising same.
US10383891B2
The present invention relates to a composition for intravaginal and/or for internal mucosal application, comprising an effective amount of a sulfated polysaccharide, one or more of a natural quaternary polymer, a quaternary molecular compound, a metalloproteinase inhibitor, one or more anti-inflammatory agent, an acid pH control buffering system or any combination thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention is further related to a method of treating or alleviating vaginal infection, vaginal dryness, vaginal or vulvo vaginal atrophy, vaginal itching, dyspareunia, vaginal or vulvar pain, vaginal or perivaginal inflammation or for promoting vaginal or wound healing, vaginal atrophy/dryness caused by radiotherapy, chemotherapy and/or hormonal treatment and decreased vaginal boundary lubrication or a disease or condition associated therewith or of improving vaginal boundary lubrication.
US10383879B2
The invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
US10383877B2
The present invention relates to the use of 2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline compounds, and of pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, for the treatment or prophylaxis of multiple myeloma, as a sole agent or in combination with other one or more other active ingredients.
US10383874B2
The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) which can be used for the inhibition of serine-threonine protein kinases and for the sensitization of cancer cells to anticancer agents and/or ionizing radiation.
US10383868B2
Provided herein are quinoline, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of an endoplasmic reticulum stress-caused disease. Also provided herein are methods of their use for reducing endoplasmic reticulum stress and modulating the activity of a sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase.
US10383866B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels, in particular Nav1.7. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with the activity of sodium channels such as pain disorders, cough, and itch. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the present invention.
US10383864B2
Provided are in vitro and in vivo methods for determining whether a patient with Fabry disease will respond to treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone.
US10383858B2
The invention relates to the use of a pan-PPAR agonist, or of a pharmaceutical composition containing said agonist, for the treatment of a fibrotic condition.
US10383857B2
Disclosed herein are methods of treating conditions, which may be associated with elevated levels of eosinophils and/or basophils, with a therapeutically effective amount of dexpramipexole or pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof.
US10383854B2
This invention relates to topical compositions for combating ectoparasites and endoparasites in animals, comprising at least one isoxazoline active agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, optionally in combination with one or more additional active agents. This invention also provides for an improved methods for eradicating, controlling, and preventing parasite infections and infestations in an animal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the animal in need thereof.
US10383841B2
The invention relates to the use of at least davanone and 1,8-cineol for the manufacture of an antimicrobial and/or antiinflammatory composition as well as a method of producing said composition.
US10383838B2
The concentrated liquid diet disclosed is a concentrated liquid diet having a total amount of a medium-chain fatty acid having 8 carbon atoms and a medium-chain fatty acid having 10 carbon atoms included as constitutive fatty acids of a triglyceride being 2.5 to 8.0 g per 100 kcal of the energy of the concentrated liquid diet, the concentrated liquid diet having in the total mass of the medium-chain fatty acid having 8 carbon atoms and the medium-chain fatty acid having 10 carbon atoms the rate of the medium-chain fatty acid having 10 carbon atoms being no less than 60% by mass, and the rate of the medium-chain fatty acid having 8 carbon atoms being no greater than 40% by mass.
US10383823B2
The present invention provides a composition for the treatment of cancer including zwitterionic liposomes consisting essentially of: 50-65 mol % of a phosphatidylcholine lipid, 30-45 mol % of cholesterol, and 2-8 mol % of a PEG-lipid; and cisplatin. Cisplatin is encapsulated in the liposomes in an amount such that the ratio of the total lipid weight to the cisplatin weight is from about 65:1 to about 95:1. Methods for the preparation of liposomal cisplatin and the treatment of cancer are also disclosed.
US10383821B2
The use of oral colchicine solutions in combination with other therapeutics, while minimizing toxic drug to drug interactions are described herein. Related compositions are also provided.
US10383818B2
The invention relates to an orally administrable chewable composition in unit dosage form comprising an oil-in-water emulsion in which the aqueous phase is gelled and in which the oil phase comprises a physiologically tolerable unsaturated fatty acid ester.
US10383815B2
A skin care composition for stimulating selective catabolysis in cells of keratin surfaces comprising at least one autophagy activator and at least one proteasome activator, and a method for improving selective catabolysis in cells of keratin surfaces by treating with the composition.
US10383807B2
The present invention provides a method of treating a tooth surface to provide smooth tooth feel benefits, comprising the steps: (a) contacting the tooth surface with a first composition comprising a water-insoluble calcium phosphate; and thereafter (b) contacting the tooth surface with a second composition comprising an organophosphate.
US10383802B2
Using a curable resin composition including the following (A) to (E) configurations, which is excellent in adhesiveness to nails and curing reactivity, and a cured product of which has a certain flexibility, makes it possible to form a coating aiming for protection, decoration, and the like of nails with favorable followability to the nails: (A) 100 parts by mass of a polymer having a urethane structure in molecule and containing acrylic functional groups at both terminals of a molecular chain, (B) 1 to 35 parts by mass of a trifunctional acrylic functional compound of a specific structure, (C) 15 to 75 parts by mass of a compound containing an acrylic functional group having an aliphatic ring structure, (D) 1 to 35 parts by mass of a compound containing an acrylic functional group having an aliphatic chain structure, and (E) 0.5 to 13.5 parts by mass of a photopolymerization initiator.
US10383801B2
The present invention relates to a process for semi-permanent hair straightening and aftercare treatment and to a kit of compositions for use in this process. In the process of the present invention, the hair is firstly subjected to a straightening treatment using a straightening composition comprising at least one carboxylic acid of the formula (I): R—CO—COOH defined below and/or a hydrate thereof and/or a salt thereof. Then, a specific cleansing composition and/or a specific conditioning composition comprising at least one carboxylic acid of the formula (I): R—CO—COOH defined below and/or a hydrate thereof and/or a salt thereof are used as aftercare products in order to improve durability of the straightening effect.
US10383787B2
A treatment device for removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells of a subject having an actuator that provides mechanical energy to the tissue. The mechanical energy provided may include a vibratory component that can range between low and ultra-high frequencies, and such energy may include various combinations of two or more frequencies tailored to produce the desired effect on the subcutaneous tissue. Disruption of adipose tissue cooled by an external treatment device may be enhanced by applying mechanical energy to cooled tissue. Furthermore, such mechanical energy may impart a vibratory effect, a massage effect, a pulsatile effect, or combinations thereof on the tissue.
US10383777B2
The present disclosure is directed to a hygiene device including an applicator housing a tampon. The tampon can include a primary absorbent member having a leading end, a trailing end opposite the leading end, and an intermediate region. The primary absorbent member can include a first tampon color. The tampon can also include a secondary absorbent member which is mechanically tied to the primary absorbent member. The secondary absorbent member can include a second tampon color. The tampon can further include a withdrawal member disposed on at least one of the secondary absorbent member and the primary absorbent member. The withdrawal member can include a third tampon color. The applicator can include an insertion portion that includes an opaque region and a plunger operatively engaged with the insertion portion. The plunger can have a transparent region such that at least one of the secondary absorbent member and the withdrawal member is visually perceptible through the applicator.
US10383767B2
A surgical laser system can include a laser source configured to generate a laser beam. The system can also include a scanning delivery system that can be configured to direct the laser beam to an ocular target region and scan the laser beam along a scan pattern in the ocular target region of an eye. The system can further include a system controller in communication with the scanning delivery system. The system controller can be configured to control the scanning delivery system to scan the laser beam along the scan pattern to create a pattern of cuts for relaxing ophthalmic tissue in the ocular target region. Each cut of the pattern of cuts can extend only partially through the ophthalmic tissue.
US10383763B1
A thermal digit wrap system includes a thermal digit wrap assembly having a first edge having at least one loop mated fastener strip, a second edge, a third edge having at least one hook mated fastener strap, a fourth edge; a top side; a bottom side; and an interior volume having at least one cooling gel located between the top side and the bottom side. The thermal digit wrap assembly is structured and arranged to enable it to act in a capacity of a splint and immobilizes an injured digit. The thermal digit wrap system provides an isolated cold-pack via cooling gel to reduce swelling and pain following an injury to the digit.
US10383758B1
The invention is a dental appliance to open the airway for individuals who suffer with snoring or sleep apnea. The appliance includes a base which will fit over the lower teeth, the upper teeth or both. It can be custom made or generic to fit many people. A key component includes a tongue restraining device. The tongue restraining device is a flexible, moveable transverse band that deforms during tongue movement such as swallowing, allowing a degree of comfort to the tongue during that movement and then because of the memory of the band, returns the tongue to its original position. A mechanism will usually be included that advances the mandible. This can be done in many ways. The tongue restraining device can be added to any existing dental appliance. Even appliances that are not for the purpose of treating snoring and/or sleep apnea.
US10383752B2
An assembly including a deployment device for deploying a stent device into an aorta of a patient is provided. The deployment device includes a rod translatable within an aorta of a patient and a first release wire configured for releasing one or more radially constraining members, wherein the radially constraining members are configured to constrain a diameter of the stent device. The stent device is at least partially permeable and engaged with the deployment device in an initial configuration, wherein a diameter and a length of the stent device in a deployed configuration can be altered by axial translation of the rod and releasing one or more of the radially constraining members by translation of the first release wire.
US10383749B2
Stents and method of inserting a stent into a delivery catheter are disclosed. In a disclosed embodiment, a stent for redirecting blood flow away from an aneurysmal sac is provided. The stent comprises an elongate frame that is radially contractable from a fully radially expanded state to a radially contracted state in a process involving elongation of the frame, wherein: the fully radially expanded state represents the state of the frame at body temperature when no external force is applied to the frame; in the radially contracted state the frame has a maximum lateral dimension that is at least 30% smaller than the maximum lateral dimension of the frame in the fully radially expanded state; and the frame comprises a low porosity region for positioning at the opening to the aneurysmal sac, the low porosity region having a porosity of less than 50% when the frame is in the fully radially expanded state.
US10383741B2
An expandable implant includes a top support assembly defining an upper surface configured to engage a first portion of vertebral bone; a bottom support assembly defining a lower surface configured to engage a second portion of vertebral bone; and a control assembly coupled to the top support assembly and the bottom support assembly and configured to control relative movement between the top support assembly and the bottom support assembly between a collapsed position and an expanded position. In the collapsed position, the upper surface is generally parallel to the lower surface, and in the expanded position, a portion of the upper surface extends at an acute angle relative to a portion of the lower surface.
US10383740B2
An implant device having a non-conductive base structure with at least two exposed or exterior surfaces wherein at least one of the exposed or exterior surfaces has attained electrical conductivity on at least portions of the surface by an energy exposure wherein portions of the exposed or exterior surfaces are transformed by the energy exposure to attain the electrical conductivity.
US10383739B2
An orthopaedic implant for use with a fastener having at least one of threads and grooves includes a body defining a long axis. The body includes an inner wall defining an elongated slot. The inner wall includes a pair of opposing walls and a single projection disposed on the inner wall. When the fastener is inserted into the slot, the single projection slidably fits within a groove of the fastener to limit sliding of the implant over the fastener along an axis substantially transverse to the long axis and to permit sliding of the implant over the fastener along the long axis.
US10383731B2
A delivery system comprising an agent and a foldable covering including a first surface disposed with the agent and a second surface connectable with the first surface to intra-operatively dispose the covering in a selected configuration.
US10383721B2
An ocular implant and a method for implanting such an ocular implant inside an eye includes an optical portion and at least two polymer haptics for fixation of the ocular implant to tissue inside an eye. At least one portion of the haptics contains a photoinitiating agent delivery component. A kit for implanting an ocular implant in an eye includes an ocular implant at least two polymer haptics; and additionally a photoinitiating agent for at least partially impregnating a first portion of the ocular element or a second portion of tissue in the eye; and, a light source for providing light of a wavelength adapted to excite the photoinitiating agent.
US10383716B2
Provided is a sling for urinary incontinence surgery. The sling has a mesh tape to be easily mounted by means of a spacing unit disposed in a center part of the mesh tape and also enables optimal tension adjustment of the mesh tape, thereby maximizing the effect of female urinary incontinence treatment surgery. Moreover, the sling can prevent the mesh tape from pressing the urethra excessively, thereby allowing a patient to easily urinate after surgery, and tension adjustment of the mesh tape is very easy.
US10383698B2
Various examples of devices and kits for assisting in and illuminating medical procedures are disclosed. The devices may be attached to handheld medical tools. Also disclosed are various examples of medical procedures that may be carried out using the devices or kits. Also discloses are various examples for mounting auxiliary medical tools to a device mounted on a primary medical tool.
US10383677B2
A medical device, including an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a shaft at least partially disposed within the elongate body; an expandable element at the distal portion of the elongate body; and a fluid delivery conduit defining a deflectable segment movably coupled to the shaft, the deflectable segment being transitionable from a substantially linear configuration to a substantially curvilinear configuration.
US10383657B2
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a cannula for passing a tissue graft through soft tissue. The cannula can comprise an elongated body including oppositely disposed first and second ends and an axis that extends between the first and second ends. The elongated body can further include a passage extending between the first and second ends. The second end can include a curved portion that terminates at a sharpened, pointed tip configured to pierce and/or cut soft tissue at the surgical repair site. The tip can be axially offset from the axis of the elongated body at an angle that is less than 180°.
US10383656B2
An introducer needle assembly including a compressible section between the rigid needle and the hub. Once the vessel is entered as determined by blood entering the syringe, the compressible section of the introducer needle is occluded by compressing the section with the thumb and a finger. Neither blood nor air can pass. Since the compressible section is in a flattened area it is easier to hold the needle while the syringe is unscrewed. The operator then can begin threading a guidewire down the device which is now easier to enter because blood is not coming out of the hub thus obscuring the lumen.
US10383648B2
A medical device and a system including same are provided. The medical device includes an elongated device body, at least a portion of which is steerable within a body of a subject via at least one control wire; and a plurality of control wire guides disposed along the elongated device body and being deployable to deflect the at least one control wire away from a longitudinal axis of the elongated device body.
US10383641B2
The flexible and fluted cutting device for drilling and/or milling a space in bone tissue or connective tissue includes, on the one hand, a cutting element (2) made up of a rigid tube (20) secured at one of its ends to a supple and flexible connection (21) extended by a fluted cutter (22) and at the opposite end to drive element provided with a safety connector (23) for uncoupling the cutting device and, on the other hand, a guide element (3) providing the positioning and angular deformation of the cutting element (2) within the bone tissue or connective tissue.
US10383638B2
A computer assisted surgical system for guiding bone cutting operations of an arthroplasty surgery is provided. The computer assisted surgical system includes a cutting guide having a guiding surface for mounting to a bone and a computer. The computer is in communication with the cutting guide and configured to generate a bone model of the first bone without the use of pre-operative bone images, determine a position of an implant model having a bone interface surface on the bone model, determine a position of the cutting guide on the first bone based on the determined position of the implant model on the bone model, and position the guiding surface of the cutting guide to one of a plurality of predetermined cut configurations relative to the bone interface surface.
US10383632B2
A bending control mechanism includes a turning power input mechanism A, a turning transmission mechanism B, a locking mechanism C and a linear power output mechanism D; further, the turning power input mechanism A and the turning transmission mechanism B which are coaxially arranged have a relative rotating angle range in the circumferential direction; the turning power input mechanism A sequentially rotates in an angle I, an angle range II and an angle III while rotating relative to the turning transmission mechanism B from one end angle to the other end angle within a relative rotating angle range, wherein the angle I or the angle III corresponds to turning; the angle range II corresponds to a locking state. With the adoption of the mechanism, the problem of turning and fixing of the surgical instrument in a human body during surgery is solved, and the risk of surgery is reduced.
US10383622B2
A tissue closure device includes a pusher assembly having a drive arm extending from a drive shaft and a needle driver at a distal end of the drive arm, wherein the needle driver is capable of releasably engaging and rotating a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end about a rotational axis and a cartridge having a protective housing and the suturing needle, the cartridge extending from a distal end of a cartridge holder assembly and releasably attached to the cartridge holder assembly. A pointed end of the suturing needle may be positioned within the protective housing before and after a complete rotation of the suturing needle about the rotational axis. A removable electronic module may be provided controlled by an actuator that mechanically engages the drive shaft to rotate the drive shaft and the needle driver, thereby rotating the suturing needle about the rotational axis.
US10383617B2
A graft suspension device for suspending a ligament in a bone hole having a first loop and a second loop suspending from an 8-hole anchor, and a cradle at the opposite end of the loops to the anchor. The loose ends of the suture are routed through holes in the anchor separate from the loops and are joined together to form a single tail. A finger loop allows a surgeon to adjust the distance of the cradle from the anchor with the cradle staying centered with respect to the anchor as the distance is adjusted.
US10383616B2
Various exemplary methods for attaching soft tissue to bone are provided. In general, a soft tissue can be attached to a bone of a patient using a collapsible suture and a suture anchor. In at least some embodiments, attaching a soft tissue to bone includes use of a suture anchor and a collapsible suture in the form of a collapsible loop. In at least some embodiments, attaching a soft tissue to bone includes use of a suture anchor and a collapsible suture that is cinched with a cinchable knot.
US10383603B2
An ultrasound diagnostic device generating a frame reception signal by compounding sub-frame reception signals through spatial compounding, the ultrasound diagnostic device including a control circuit that includes a sub-frame enhancement map creator creating a plurality of sub-frame enhancement maps, each corresponding to one sub-frame reception signal, the creating of each of the sub-frame enhancement maps being performed by calculating, for a pixel region reception signal in a corresponding sub-frame reception signal, an enhancement amount in accordance with a characteristic value calculated based on the pixel region reception signal, the pixel region reception signal corresponding to a pixel region composed of one or more pixels, and an enhancement-applied reception signal generator generating an enhancement-applied frame reception signal by compounding pixel region reception signals included in the sub-frame reception signals based on pixel region positions, taking into account the enhancement amount in at least one of the sub-frame enhancement maps.
US10383597B2
An apparatus for improving the quality of the existing ultrasound diagnostic examination by non-invasively determining a type of tissue matter within a living entity consisting of application of two different ultrasound diagnostic methods simultaneously, in a sequence or alternate through the same transducer is disclosed. The apparatus uses a B-scan tissue image visualization as a guiding image to apply a tissue characterization method to determine an attenuation data for tissue matter and includes the steps of applying arbitrary waveform generator to produce a B-scan image of the tissue matter to be analyzed, selecting a region of interest on said image, detecting reflected signals from said region of interest, analyzing the reflected signals to determine attenuation data for the tissue matter. The same advanced combined diagnostic examination can be achieved by using any existing on the market ultrasound diagnostic apparatus with a B-scan transducer by using interface adapter-switch consisting of switching of some piezo-elements of said B-scan transducer to the tissue characterization method for the period of application of said tissue characterization apparatus to determine a type of the tissue matter being under examination within a living entity.
US10383591B2
A method is provided for the automatic determination of at least one joint load information item concerning a joint of a patient, wherein at least one image data set of the loaded joint is recorded by an imaging apparatus. Several image data sets of the joint, of which at least one is three-dimensional, are recorded in each case for different loading states by the imaging apparatus. By combined evaluation of the image data sets, the at least one joint load information item is determined.
US10383580B2
A system and method to provide guidance for diabetes therapy includes determining glycemic risks based on an analysis of glucose data. The analysis includes visualization of a glucose median, the variability of glucose in a patient, and the risk of hypoglycemia. An Advanced Daily Patterns report includes a visualization of an ambulatory glucose profile and a glucose control measure. The glucose control measure provides a highly visible and understandable display of the glucose condition of a patient visually expressed in the categories of low glucose, median glucose, and glucose variability.
US10383579B2
A method for monitoring autoregulation includes, using a processor, receiving a blood pressure signal and an oxygen saturation signal from a patient. The method also includes determining a linear correlation between the blood pressure signal and the oxygen saturation signal and determining a significance value associated with the linear correlation. The method further includes providing a signal indicative of the patient's autoregulation status to an output device based on the linear correlation and the significance value.
US10383571B1
The present invention relates to systems, devices and methods for acquiring, measuring, monitoring, processing and analyzing physiological signals. More particularly, the present invention relates to using physiological signals to determine a subject's response to various conditions, variables or constraints. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to monitoring the subject's external body motion and/or environmental factors and determining the amount of pain a subject is suffering as a result of the motion and factors. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a system, device and methods of quantifying a subject's pain to provide an objective measurement of the subject's pain. The present invention further relates to establishing and improving pain management protocols and therapy or treatment for the subject's pain based on the quantified pain measurement.
US10383567B2
A profile of optical reflectance relative to a depth within a depth range from an epidermis to an upper layer of a dermis is created based on a coherence signal obtained by optical coherence tomography, an evaluation index is determined by calculating a difference between reflectance at a local minimum point and reflectance at a second local maximum point from the created profile, and skin conditions are evaluated based on the evaluation index.
US10383565B2
A method and apparatus to assess sudomotor function to detect early stage peripheral distal neuropathy. The method sends a low voltage direct current of 1 to 5 volts between pairs of electrodes for a time of between 15 and 60 seconds, switches the current at the middle of the time and measures the peak and slope of the decreased conductance. The method can be used to assess skin blood flow and/or sweat gland density depending on the direction of the current.
US10383555B2
Embodiments herein provide detection of contamination at one or more contacts of a sensor system. The sensor system includes a sensor assembly and an electronics assembly communicatively coupled together by one or more contacts. The sensor assembly passes a sensor signal to the electronics assembly for further processing. The electronics assembly includes a detection contact for detecting contamination on or near one or more contacts of the sensor assembly and/or the electronics assembly. A switch selectively couples the detection contact to a bias voltage during a measurement mode and to a reference voltage during a detection mode, the reference voltage being different from the bias voltage. A method of contamination detection includes switching the electronics assembly between the measurement mode and the detection mode, and monitoring for a change in the output signal received by the electronics assembly.
US10383554B2
A kinetic analysis system includes: an analytical value calculation unit configured to divide, into a plurality of divisions, a lung field region included in kinetic images in a plurality of time phases acquired as a result of kymography of a chest of an object, and calculate analytical values of the respective divisions in the plurality of time phases based on at least one of pixel signal values and the number of pixels in the respective divisions; a ventilation state calculation unit configured to calculate index values representing ventilation states of the respective divisions from the analytical values of the respective divisions in the plurality of time phases using different functions corresponding to the respective divisions; a display unit; and a control unit configured to cause the display unit to display the index values representing the ventilation states of the respective divisions in the plurality of time phases.
US10383547B2
A stabilizer for an organic polymer comprising a) poly (dicyclopentadiene-co-p-cresol) (Formula 1); b) a sterically hindered phenol of Formula II; and c) an alkyl thio methyl phenol of Formula III; and d) and optionally a phosphate antioxidant.
US10383544B2
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for localizing lesions within a patient's body, e.g., within a breast. The system includes a microwave antenna probe for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals to detect one or more markers that are implanted within or around the target tissue region. During use, the marker(s) are implanted into a target tissue region, and the microwave antenna probe is placed against the patient's skin to transmit a signal to the marker(s) and to receive the reflected signal from the marker(s) in order to determine the location of the marker(s). A tissue specimen, including the lesion and the marker(s), is then removed from the target tissue region based at least in part on the location information from the microwave antenna probe.
US10383538B2
The invention relates to a catheter useful in recording His electrogram alternans. The catheter includes a catheter probe containing at least one row of receiving poles positioned at an edge of the catheter probe, equidistantly spaced from each other.
US10383524B2
A system for modifying controllable elements of a structure based on an array of conditions, particularly a distance of a user or operator from the structure, deviations from an expected travel path to the structure, activities conducted either along or while deviating from the expected travel path, traffic, a core body temperature of the user or operator, and other factors. The controllable structure elements can include, for example, heating and air conditioning (HVAC), alarm, lights, and appliances.
US10383523B2
There are provided an information recording unit 13 for recording, in a storage medium 14, body temperature information to be measured by a temperature sensor 11 for a sleeping period in association with movement information to be detected by a movement detecting sensor 12 for the same sleeping period, and a basal body temperature specifying unit 15 for analyzing the movement information recorded in the storage medium 14 to detect a wake timing of a user and specifying, as a basal body temperature, body temperature information measured immediately before the wake timing, and a body temperature of the user can be measured in a resting state during sleeping and be thus recorded in the storage medium 14, and furthermore, the body temperature recorded immediately before waking can be specified as the basal body temperature.
US10383520B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a photodiode that can detect optical radiation at a broad range of wavelengths. The photodiode can be used as a detector of a non-invasive sensor, which can be used for measuring physiological parameters of a monitored patient. The photodiode can be part of an integrated semiconductor structure that generates a detector signal responsive to optical radiation at both visible and infrared wavelengths incident on the photodiode. The photodiode can include a layer that forms part of an external surface of the photodiode, which is disposed to receive the optical radiation incident on the photodiode and pass the optical radiation to one or more other layers of the photodiode.
US10383496B2
A floor cleaning machine including a base including a suction nozzle and a distribution nozzle, a handle pivotably coupled to the base about a pivot axis, a supply tank assembly coupled to the handle, and a suction motor assembly in fluid communication with the suction nozzle. The floor cleaning machine further includes a recovery tank coupled to the handle in fluid communication with the suction motor assembly to receive and store fluid and dirt drawn through the suction nozzle and an expandable hose fluidly communicating the recovery tank and the suction nozzle. The hose is in an expanded configuration when the handle is pivoted to a substantially upright position and the hose is in a retracted configuration when the handle is pivoted about the pivot axis to a reclined position and the hose at least partially wraps around the pivot axis in the expanded and the retracted configurations.
US10383494B2
A clutch device for an upright vacuum cleaner and an upright vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The clutch device is disposed between an electric motor assembly and a machine body assembly of the upright vacuum cleaner, the electric motor assembly includes an electric motor housing and an electric motor, the machine body assembly includes a machine body and a bridging member rotatably connected to the electric motor housing. The clutch device includes a slide chute; and a triggering member having a first end provided with a sliding column slidably fitted in the slide chute and a second end provided with a toggling rod configured to stir the electric motor to move. When the bridging member drives the slide chute to move, the sliding column slides along the slide chute to rotate the triggering member. When the triggering member rotates, the toggling rod stirs the electric motor to rotate.
US10383487B2
A support bar has a central region for a material web wound to a coreless roll and a first and a rotatable second bearing journal each projecting beyond the roll. The support bar includes a first and a second part. The first part extends throughout the roll. A first end of the first part forms the first bearing journal. A second part, formed as a rotary body that is rotatable relative to the first part has a second end that forms the second bearing journal. A second end of the first part is formed with an axial bore and a first end of the second part is latched in the axial bore within the roll.
US10383474B2
A coffee making device has a body with a drip tray and a removable water tank that supplies water to a heat system of the device. The water tank is internal to the device and removable by a user. The body has a fluid refill opening that leads to the tank. The tank includes an overflow channel or conduit that dispenses into the drip tray.
US10383472B2
A package security device includes a body having a plurality of sides, including a top side. The body further includes a storage chamber having a first chamber opening and a second chamber opening, and a receiving conduit that extends between a package opening and the second chamber opening. A package hatch is coupled with the top side and movable between an open position and a closed position blocking the package opening. A downwardly sloping chute forms a floor of the receiving conduit to facilitate gravity feeding of packages to the storage chamber. The device also includes a lockable first chamber hatch blocking the first chamber opening, and a second chamber hatch that opens in a direction opposite the package hatch, and that blocks the second chamber opening.
US10383470B2
An anti-fatigue mat/shock pad has a mat body with a top surface, a bottom surface, a left side edge, a right side edge and a top and bottom edges. The top and bottom surface of the mat have raised regions thereon which are made up of longitudinally extending raised ribs arranged in parallel fashion with respect to one another and spaced apart a selected distance by longitudinal channels. The longitudinal ribs on the top surface are offset from the longitudinal ribs on the bottom surface in an alternating fashion so that they present a staggered array when viewed in cross section. This particular pattern of raised ribs on the top and bottom surfaces of the mat produces a non-linear deformation pattern under impact forces in use, such as would be caused by athletes running or jumping on an athletic field.
US10383468B2
A cutlery implement restraining system is provided. The cutlery implement restraining system includes a housing having a base, an upper wall, a front wall, a back wall and a sidewall, the sidewall extending substantially between the front wall and the back wall, and the sidewall extending substantially between the base and the upper wall, a cavity formed in the housing, the cavity at least partially bounded by the base, the front wall and the back wall, an implement carrier disposed within the cavity, the implement carrier being selectively positionable between a first position and a second position relative to the housing, and a securement system for releasably securing the implement carrier in the first position relative to the housing, the securement system being disposed on at least one of either the implement carrier and the housing.
US10383466B2
An adjustable spine alignment pillow for improving a user's by encouraging the spinal alignment of the back. The pillow includes a first side connected to a second side via a recessed central portion wherein the recessed central portion is compartmentalized. The pillow casing comprises a plurality of pockets, wherein a first pocket is disposed on the first side and the second pocket is disposed on the second side. The recessed central portion bisects the first side and the second side, wherein the recessed central portion includes a thickness less than a thickness of either the first pocket or the second pocket, wherein the recessed central portion is dimensioned to receive the head of a user in a supine position lying thereon. The apertures are sealed with a fastener to allow for the adding or removing of stuffing into the pillow, thereby allowing for adjustments in firmness.
US10383450B2
A buoyant pool lounge chair is disclosed. In one embodiment of the buoyant pool lounge chair, frame members collectively form an open chair frame with buoyant cushions forming a chair seat and a backrest as well as a left arm rest and a right arm rest. The left arm rest and the right arm rest are each intersected by a cup holder. A recess in the cup holder has a forward tilt relative to a horizontal axis having an angle between approximately 20 degrees and approximately 40 degrees toward the front end of the buoyant pool lounge chair. In operation, when the buoyant pool lounge chair is supporting a person while the buoyant pool chair is floating in water, the forward tilt of the cup holder provides a compensating-leveling mechanism that mitigates spilling of liquid in the cup when the cup is placed within the cup holder.
US10383448B1
A forward tilt assembly configured to tilt forward a seat of a chair. The forward tilt assembly includes a base, a seat plate, and a release mechanism. The seat plate is pivotally mounted to the base and includes two support brackets on the sides of the seat plate. Each support bracket includes a keyhole slot. The release mechanism is operable between locked and unlocked positions and includes a slidable lock pin mounted between the support brackets. The release mechanism includes two keyed collars, one disposed at each end of the lock pin. The collars are received in respective keyhole slots of the support brackets. When the release mechanism is in the unlocked position, the collars are unobstructed from moving within the keyhole slots, and the seat plate can pivot relative to the base, thereby tilting a rear of the chair seat.
US10383444B1
An arm and chin support device for a user that is to be seated for an extended time period. The arm and chin support includes a lap support having a base for resting on the lap of a user. The base includes a first leg pad, a second leg pad, and an intermediate curved pad that joins the first and second leg pads together. A length adjustable central mast is pivotally attached to the intermediate curved pad. Also included is an arm support that is movably adjustable. The arm support includes a tubular member and an arm carrier for supporting an arm of a user. In addition, a chin support is pivotally attached to an upper end of the central mast.
US10383431B2
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus for drinking multiple beverages simultaneously. The apparatus may be held by a single hand allowing the user the opportunity to text or play games with the other. The apparatus may comprise securing straps to substantially keep the beverage containers in place as the beverages are tilted toward the user's mouth. The components of the apparatus may be adjustable to allow for beverage containers of all shapes and sizes. The apparatus may stand on its own without spilling the beverages when not in use. The beverage containers may rest on an angled bracket to position the beverage spouts in close proximity to each other.
US10383429B2
A drop-prevention tool harness for pistol-grip hand tools includes a sleeve member sized to be installed around a gear housing of a pistol-grip hand tool and one or more tool body straps each defining a flattened closed loop that extends around a wall of the sleeve member and extends to a rearward end portion spaced apart from the sleeve member. A tether strap is connected to the rearward end portion of each tool body strap and has first and second tether strap portions that extend to respective first and second tether strap end portions each defining a closed loop. The first closed loop is sized to permit passage therethrough by the second tether strap end portion and cinched against the pistol-grip hand tool.
US10383413B1
A ring support and method of supporting a ring on a finger of a wearer having an enlarged knuckle, includes a soft, pliable ring-shaped body sized and dimensioned to slide over the wearer's enlarged knuckle and rest securely on a finger segment of the wearer. The body has a thickness sized and dimensioned to a ring size substantially as large as the wearer's enlarged knuckle and an outer surface on an outer circumference configured to receive a ring. The ring support may further include a channel to receive the ring on the outer circumference of the body, which may include a first flange and a second flange. The ring support may be made from silicone rubber.
US10383409B2
A closure device with a first and a second closure part, which each include at least one connecting region, is provided. For closing the closure device, the first closure part is attachable to the second closure part along a connection axis and by rotation about the connection axis relative to the second closure part is movable into the closed position, wherein in the closed position the two closure parts are held at each other via their connecting regions. The connecting regions each include at least one sliding surface and at least one blocking surface such that the closure parts are rotatable along their sliding surfaces relative to each other about the connection axis into the closed position, when the two closure parts are pressed towards each other by external forces along the connection axis.
US10383401B2
An article of footwear flat pattern with an integrated collar liner is provided. The flat pattern has a flat upper with a top surface forming an exterior of a dimensionally formed article of footwear and a bottom surface facing an internal cavity of the dimensionally formed article of footwear. The flat pattern also includes a collar liner that is coupled with the flat upper at an ankle opening. The collar liner has an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface. The exterior surface forms an exposed surface of the internal cavity of the dimensionally formed article and the interior surface faces the flat upper bottom surface within the internal cavity of the dimensionally formed article. However, the collar liner external surface faces the flat upper top surface at an ankle opening coupling location.
US10383400B2
The present invention relates to visco-elastic inserts, in particular to shoe inserts, and in particular to heel supports having a main body with regions of dissimilar hardness.
US10383398B2
An article of footwear with a base plate having a structure and studs is disclosed. The structure may moderate stud pressure and enhance support during the first step of sprinting, quick directional changes, and backward movement. The structure may include a medial forefoot pad, a lateral forefoot pad connected to the medial forefoot pad, a medial heel pad, a first lateral heel pad connected to the medial heel pad, a first diagonal rib extending from the medial forefoot pad to the first lateral heel pad, a second diagonal rib extending from the lateral forefoot pad to the medial heel pad, a medial midfoot bar substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and disposed proximate the medial edge, and a lateral midfoot bar substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and disposed proximate the lateral edge.
US10383395B2
In every athletic event, each athlete generates and subjects their lower extremities to forces that are unique to that athlete's mass, speed and strength. These forces are also affected by the composition of the playing field surface, shoe design and construction and other factors. It is possible to determine, according to these factors, the level of force above which injury to the athlete's lower extremities is inevitable. This level of force is called the pre-injury force threshold. This pre-injury force threshold is then used to design and create an athletic shoe which will provide a force-mitigating deformation induced by forces equal to the particular athlete's pre-injury force threshold. This deformation of the athletic shoe prevents injury to the athlete's lower extremities.
US10383383B2
Cloth member fastener (1) may comprise tongue(s) (30) having engagement projection(s) (32) comprising head portion(s) (33) and neck portion(s) (34); loop frame(s) (10) comprising capturing hole(s) (13) for capturing engagement projection(s) (32) and made up of narrow capturing hole region(s) (13b) through which only neck portion(s) (34) can pass, and wide insertion hole region(s) (13a) through which head portion(s) (33) and neck portion(s) (34) can pass; stopper hinge shaft(s) (22) extending in horizontal direction(s) and disposed toward base end(s); and hinging stopper(s) (20) coupled in hinged fashion by means of hinge structure(s) with respect to loop frame(s) (10) due to the fact that stopper hinge shaft(s) (22) is/are wrapped about between pair(s) of hinge holes (15a, 15b) of loop frame(s) (10) by bent portion(s) (39) of tongue(s) (30). When closed, hinging stopper(s) (20) may cover wide insertion hole region(s) (13a) and inhibit movement of engagement projection(s) (32).
US10383379B2
An electronic device holding system for inhibiting an electronic device from being dropped includes an electronic device and a glove that is selectively worn. A receiver is coupled to the glove and a mounting unit is removably coupled to the electronic device. The mounting unit releasably engages the receiver to retain the electronic device on the glove. In this way the electronic device is inhibited from being dropped when the glove is worn.
US10383375B2
The present invention relates to a dynamic fiber/yarn capable of changing in response to external stimuli. The fiber/yarn in accordance with the present invention undergoes a radial symmetric change. The fiber/yarn in accordance with the present invention may be heat sensitive, moisture sensitive, magnetic field sensitive, electromagnetic field sensitive, etc.
US10383359B2
Apparatuses are provided for manufacturing a rod member for a cigarette filter element. Each rod member defines a longitudinal axis and includes a generally longitudinally-extending filter material and a plurality of objects disposed therein along the longitudinal axis. Such an apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An object insertion unit is configured to introduce a plurality of objects into engagement with the rod member. A rod-dividing unit is configured to divide the rod member into a plurality of rod portions such that each rod portion includes a plurality of the objects. Associated methods are also provided.
US10383356B2
According to one embodiment, a method of producing a tobacco molded article, includes formulating a tobacco kneaded material by kneading a tobacco mixture containing a tobacco raw material, a binder and water, molding the tobacco kneaded material to obtain a molded body and adding a flavor to the molded body.
US10383355B2
A consumable tobacco film strip adapted to dissolve in the oral cavity includes a tobacco component, a binder, a humectant, and optionally a flavorant. The tobacco component can include ground or powdered tobacco and/or a tobacco extract. Tobacco flavoring can be incorporated in the film strip by casting or extruding a mixture or the tobacco component may be added to a film strip after formation of the film. The film strips are adapted to dissolve and provide tobacco satisfaction.
US10383352B2
The present invention relates in general to field of food and drinks. In particular, it relates to a food composition comprising a lipid-in-water emulsion wherein gas is dispersed in the lipid in the form of a foam. Triglyceride crystals are present at the gas-lipid interface. The invention also provides a process for forming such a food composition.
US10383351B2
The present invention relates to granules comprising an active substance, obtained by spray-drying an emulsion comprising said active substance, solid particles, water and a water-soluble biopolymer having a molecular weight below 100 KDa. The invention further relates to a process for obtaining such granules and to products containing them.
US10383347B2
The present invention includes methods for producing an extruded food particle by extruding through an extruder having a screw within a barrel, a composition containing nutritional food components, and gelatin in an amount sufficient to act as a binder when the composition exits the extruder, where the binder has essentially no starch. The present invention also includes extruded food particles that do not use starch as a binder.
US10383344B2
Compositions and methods for preparing a multi-texture, non-baked foodstuff having a first component with a first soluble solids ratio; and a second component with a second soluble solids ratio, wherein the second component is a non-baked foodstuff having at least 1% weight fraction of particulate matter having a particle size of about at least 100 μm, including at least one setting agent and at least one texture-modifying particulate ingredient and having a gel strength of about at least 100 and a liquid weight fraction of about at least 35%.
US10383341B2
To provide a food dough spreading method for gradually spreading food dough to make it thinner by supplying the food dough between a plurality of spreading rollers in a spreading unit in which the spreading rollers are arranged in a V-shape. By adjusting a distance between a pair of vibration applying members provided between the spreading rollers arranged in a V-shape, a width dimension of the food dough flowing out from the spreading unit (25) is adjusted, and the vibration applying members are reciprocatively vibrated in a longitudinal direction of the spreading rollers at a position where the width dimension is adjusted. The reciprocative vibration of the pair of vibration applying members is vibration in a direction of approaching and separating from each other.
US10383329B2
There is described a composition comprising a microparticle component; optionally an encapsulated active agent; and a preservative amount of one or more terpenes.
US10383326B2
A power line protection device protects a power line from avifauna. The power line protection device includes at least two of an attachment portion attached to the power line, the attachment portion having a helical turn that winds around the power line, a lighting apparatus for emitting light, or a reflective device having a reflective material that reflects light. The lighting apparatus is attached to at least one of the attachment portion or the reflective device. The reflective device is attached to at least one of the attachment portion or the lighting apparatus. A method for protecting a power line from avifauna is provided.
US10383324B2
A flyswatter is disclosed which includes a handle split into a top part and a bottom part from a first end to a first predetermined location along an elongated direction of the handle, an elastic band wrapped around the handle at a second predetermined location between the first end and the first predetermined location of the handle, the elastic band urging the top part and the bottom part toward each other, and a perforated swatting panel removably inserted into the handle between the top part and the bottom part, the perforated swatting panel having a first and a second slot cut into an edge thereof accommodating two side portions of the elastic band, respectively.
US10383308B2
A clumpable animal litter comprises composite particles of filler materials, such as limestone and sand, and sodium bentonite. The filler materials have a lower bulk density as compared to a granular mixture of the same percentage of filler and sodium bentonite clay and contain up to eighty-five percent less clay.
US10383307B2
An automatic locking joint for use with a reconfigurable device to permit the device to be selectively reconfigurable between various configurations.
US10383297B2
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated IAF4219, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line IAF4219 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line IAF4219, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line IAF4219, and plants produced according to these methods.
US10383296B2
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated IAF3110, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line IAF3110 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line IAF3110, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line IAF3110, and plants produced according to these methods.
US10383295B2
The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and drought tolerance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with tolerance to low water conditions. Markers provided herein include markers genetically linked to proteins comprising cold shock domains, such as the CSD1 and CSD2 proteins. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with drought tolerance for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing drought resistant germplasm. Other embodiments of this invention include transgenic drought tolerant corn plants and corn plant cells, and methods of detecting drought tolerance genes and chromosome regions associated with drought tolerance in a plant genome.
US10383294B2
Hybrid tomato variety ‘H1662’ is described. The tomato variety is a ground-culture hybrid tomato variety suitable for machine harvest, and is adaptable to the climactic conditions of regions such as California (USA), Ontario (Canada), Australia, Portugal, Spain, and Italy.
US10383286B2
A clamping apparatus for clamping a sheet to a supporting structure of an agricultural storage apparatus. The clamping apparatus includes a first clamping section and at least one second clamping section and is attached to a wall of the supporting structure. The, or each, second clamping section includes a lever section and a catch section pivotably attached to the lever section. In use, a section of the sheet is clamped between the first clamping section and the catch section of the, or each, second clamping section thereby securing the sheet to the supporting structure.
US10383282B2
An airflow system that has a fan spacer within a fan assembly is provided for use with equipment such as work vehicles, which may include agricultural implements or other agricultural equipment. The fan spacer influences a width dimension of a fan housing interior and airflow characteristics of the fan assembly, such as output pressure and flow rate, to optimize fan performance for a particular implementation. In this way, the fan spacer allows for highly customizable fan performances by using housing spacers to modify fan housing dimensions and provide performance characteristics that correspond to what is needed for particular implementations while using common fan housing segments.
US10383276B2
A device for spreading active agents comprising: a boom, which is arranged pivotably about a rotation axis; a sensor arrangement for the detection of an angular velocity of the boom about the rotation axis; a sensor for the detection of an angular position of the boom; a control unit processing output signals from the sensor; and an actuator, acting on the present angular position of the boom based on control signals from the control unit. For the determination of an angular position of the boom, the control unit calculates an angular position of the boom in relation to a reference plane by integration of the angular velocity and merges the angular position calculated by means of the angular velocity, with the detected angular position to determine the present angular position of the boom to return the boom to a desired angular position.
US10383272B2
A tillage implement includes at least one row unit having at least one shank assembly. The shank assembly includes a shank engaged at one end to the at least one row unit and at an opposing end to a tool. Planar members are positioned on a portion of each lateral side of the shank and the tool. The shank includes at least two mounting features and the tool includes one mounting feature. Each planar member has at least two matching mounting features for the shank and at least one matching mounting feature for the tool. A first connecting member engages at least one of the at least two matching mounting features, and a second connecting member also engages one of the at least two matching mounting features. One additional connecting member engages one mounting feature of the tool and one matching mounting feature of each planar member.
US10390458B2
Liquid submersion cooling systems are described that use a cooling liquid, for example a dielectric cooling liquid, to submersion cool an array of electronic devices. In some embodiments described herein, rather than using pump pressure to return the cooling liquid back to a cooling liquid reservoir, gravity can be used to return the cooling liquid to a reservoir via a cooling liquid gravity return manifold, and a pump can only be used on the liquid supply side to deliver the cooling liquid to each electronic device.
US10390455B2
An apparatus includes a substrate having a recess and a first insulator submerged in the recess of the substrate. The apparatus also includes a cover having a second insulator that, together with the first insulator, defines an insulated volume. The apparatus further includes one or more components to be cooled located over the first insulator and within the insulated volume. The apparatus could also include one or more electrical conductors located over the first insulator, where at least one of the one or more components is electrically connected to the one or more electrical conductors. The one or more electrical conductors could be submerged in the recess of the substrate. The one or more electrical conductors could be thermally-insulative at cryogenic temperatures and could include carbon nanotubes. The first and second insulators could include foam or aerogel insulation.
US10390452B2
A chip card securing assembly detachably received in a body of an electronic device, the chip card securing assembly includes a tray and a connector. The tray includes a receiving portion and a holding portion. The receiving portion includes a first end and a second end, the second end defines a receive slot. The holding portion extends from the first end and configured to hold a chip card. The connector is received in the receiving portion and exposed from the receive slot. An electronic device applying the chip card securing assembly is also provided.
US10390446B2
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a plurality of stand assemblies, a plurality of center frames correspondingly coupled to upper portions of the plurality of stand assemblies, and a plurality of display panels positioned on at least one side of the plurality of center frames. Each stand assembly includes a base and a plurality of stand frames positioned to extend upwardly from the base. The plurality of stand assemblies are adjacently positioned such that at least a portion of the plurality of display panels form a curved surface.
US10390443B2
A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a housing, at least one roller positioned inside the housing, a display unit including a display panel and a module cover having at least one apron, of which at least a portion is connected to each other, and a driver including a motor assembly, an upper bar coupled to an upper part of the display unit, and at least one support portion having one side coupled to both ends of the upper bar and the other side coupled to the motor assembly and moving up and down the upper bar. Both ends of the at least one apron bend in a forward direction.
US10390442B2
A method and apparatus for attaching a display device to an exterior member in an electronic device are provided. The method includes arranging a tube to be at least partially surrounded by a foldable flexible display device, arranging the flexible display device to be at least partially surrounded by the exterior member, the flexible display device and the exterior member being folded, and inflating the tube by injecting gas into the tube. The flexible display device is attached to inner surfaces of the exterior member by the inflation of the tube.
US10390440B1
In a die-substrate assembly, a copper inter-component joint is formed by bonding corresponding copper interconnect structures together directly, without using solder. The copper interconnect structures have distal layers of (111) crystalline copper that enable them to bond together at a relatively low temperature (e.g., below 300° C.) compared to the relatively high melting point (about 1085° C.) for the bulk copper of the rest of the interconnect structures. By avoiding the use of solder, the resulting inter-component joint will not suffer from the adverse IMC/EM effects of conventional, solder-based joints. The distal surfaces of the interconnect structures may be curved (e.g., one concave and the other convex) to facilitate mating the two structures and improve the reliability of the physical contact between the two interconnect structures. The bonding may be achieved using directed microwave radiation and microwave-sensitive flux, instead of uniform heating.
US10390437B2
A one-surface groove for wiring is formed in a front surface 2a, opposite-surface grooves for wiring are formed in a back surface 2b by protruding core members, and communication parts for allowing the one-surface groove and the opposite-surface grooves to communicate with each other are formed to shape a board section 2 made of a non-conductive resin. After the core members are retracted, a conduction-side resin, which will become conductive, is shaped in the one-surface groove, the opposite-surface grooves, and the communication parts to form front-side wiring 3, communication wirings 4, and back-side wirings 5, whereby a wiring circuit component is provided.
US10390435B2
A method for encasing an electrical unit includes connecting the electrical unit to a leadframe and encasing the electrical unit with a first plastic material to form an inner molded body, so that a plurality of contacts of the electrical unit project from the inner molded body. The inner molded body is punched out of the lead frame. The method also includes connecting at least one first contact and one second contact to a shunt resistor. The inner molded body is encased with a second plastic material to form an outer molded body.
US10390434B2
The present disclosure relates to a microelectronic package, which includes a base substrate, a perimeter wall, an electronic component, and a mold compound. The perimeter wall extends from a periphery of the base substrate to form a cavity that is over the base substrate and within the perimeter wall. The electronic component is mounted on the base substrate and exposed to the cavity. The electronic component is thermally coupled to a thermal management component, which extends through the base substrate and conducts heat generated from the electronic component. The electronic component is also electrically coupled to a wall signal via, which extends through the perimeter wall and transmits signals. The mold compound resides over the base substrate and within the cavity, so as to encapsulate the electronic component.
US10390423B1
The subject disclosure relates generally to a method of implementing magnetic shielding walls with specific respective dimensions to reduce crosstalk between transmission lines in wire-bonds for supercomputing chipsets. In one embodiment, the device comprises: a chip-set comprised of superconducting materials; at least one superconducting data line attached to chip-set dies by a set of wire bonds; and magnetic shielding walls that respectively isolate the set of wire bonds.
US10390418B2
Disclosed is a beam energy dispersion adjusting mechanism for superconducting proton cyclotron. The adjusting mechanism includes a vacuum cavity, bases are symmetrically mounted on outer walls of four faces of the vacuum cavity in horizontal and vertical directions, an electric cylinder and a transmission mechanism are mounted on each of the four bases, a jaws block and a position fixing plate are correspondingly provided on an inner wall of the vacuum cavity at each face. The transmission mechanism includes an oil-free sleeve, a moving connecting rod onto which the position fixing plate is fixed, a corrugated pipe, and an electric cylinder connecting block whose both ends are screwed with the moving connecting rod and the electric cylinder, the jaws block is fixedly connected with the position fixing plate. The disclosure utilizes the electric cylinder to drive the jaws block to complete specified linear displacement, and satisfies back-end beam quality requirements.
US10390416B2
The respective proportionality constants of magnetic force by magnetic field producing portion for biasing the plug in the direction of insertion and resilient force by a spring mechanism for biasing the plug in the direction of extraction are adjusted in such a manner that the resilient force is greater than the magnetic force until the plug pin reaches an intermediate insertion position at which the plug pin comes into proximity to or separates from the socket contact, whereas the magnetic force is greater than the resilient force at a position at which the plug pin is inserted into a complete insertion position for a hot-line connection to the socket contact. The plug pin in the vicinity of the intermediate insertion position, at which there is a possibility of occurrence of an arc discharge, is ejected by the resilient force.
US10390415B2
A device for controlling lights that are placed in a random fashion on an object or surface and easily synchronized to form a pattern of illumination is disclosed. The device includes a combination of lights, each with the separate ability to be turned on or off in a timed fashion and further may include the ability to change color or intensity. The process for synchronizing the lights including the steps of recognizing the order of lights on the object via a camera, overlaying a pattern desired upon the image captured by the actuation of each of the lights, determining the color, intensity, and frequency of lighting of each of the lights required based on the overlayed image so as to create a lighting actuation algorithm, transmitting part or all of the information of the control algorithm to each of the lights, and further operating the complete system through a common time.
US10390393B2
A ripple suppression circuit configured to suppress a current ripple provided to a load by a DC converter, can include: a ripple voltage sampling circuit coupled to output terminals of the DC converter, where the ripple voltage sampling circuit is configured to generate a ripple reference voltage that represents a ripple voltage of an output voltage of the DC converter; and a voltage regulation circuit coupled to the load and the ripple voltage sampling circuit, where the voltage regulation circuit is controllable by the ripple reference voltage such that a voltage across the voltage regulation circuit is consistent with the ripple voltage.
US10390386B2
A module for a communications cell site includes: a mounting frame; a remote radio unit (RRU) mounted to the frame; a radio frequency (RF) signal conditioning unit mounted to the frame; and a cover mounted to the frame that covers the RRU and the RF signal conditioning unit.
US10390385B2
Method and apparatus for handling secondary cell deactivation timer in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for handling a secondary cell (SCell) deactivation timer in a wireless communication system is provided. When a user equipment (UE) is receiving a specific channel or service on a SCell from a network, the UE may start or restart a SCell deactivation timer whenever the SCell deactivation timer expires. Alternatively, the UE may delay expiry of a SCell deactivation timer whenever the SCell deactivation timer expires.
US10390383B2
A node of a wireless communication network receives a first request for establishment of a connection between a communication device and the wireless communication network. Upon receiving the first request, the node starts a timer and establishes a context for the connection between the communication device and the wireless communication network. Further, the node receives a second request for establishment of a connection between a communication device and the wireless communication network. Depending on a state of the timer when receiving the second request, the node selects between: A) establishing an additional context for the connection between the communication device and the wireless communication network while maintaining the established context, and B) releasing the established context and establishing a new context for the connection between the communication device and the wireless communication network.
US10390380B2
Disclosed is an electronic device which includes: a display; a communication circuit; a processor electrically connected to the display and the communication circuit; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive a short-range communication connection request from a first electronic device through the communication circuit and transmit, to the first electronic device, a signal including information for inducing a connection to a second electronic device, which is a group owner to which the electronic device is in Wi-Fi P2P direct communication with.
US10390374B2
One embodiment provides a system for event space communication infrastructure, including: a plurality of mobile infrastructure devices; each of the plurality of mobile infrastructure devices being associated with one or more predetermined users; each of the plurality of mobile infrastructure devices comprising a wireless communication device that: broadcasts a unique identifier associated with a predetermined user; detects a response from at least one client mobile device; switches into a communication mode after detecting the response; and establishes data exchange with the at least one client mobile device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10390373B2
A method for establishing a connection between a detection device and another device, wherein the detection device is coupled with a remote-sensing motion detection apparatus, the method including acquiring a first motion signature information of a motion object through the remote-sensing motion detection apparatus; and establishing a connection with the other device when the first motion signature information matches with a second motion signature information of the motion object acquired by the other device.
US10390372B2
A method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) performing a random access to a network are disclosed. For this end, the UE selects a first carrier for the random access among multiple carriers, and transmits a first random access preamble for a first random access procedure via the first carrier to the network. Then, the UE applies backoff time to the first carrier and reselects a second carrier for the first random access procedure among the multiple carriers, when the first random access procedure is determined as not successful; and transmits a second random access preamble via the second carrier to the network. Here, reselecting the second carrier is performed before the backoff time applied to the first carrier ends.
US10390370B2
This application discloses a resource determining method, a base station, and a user equipment. The method includes: determining a first narrowband resource available to an MTC terminal according to UE information in a random access process and/or common information of a cell; and transmitting control information and/or data on the first narrowband resource. According to the solutions of this application, in a case where the MTC terminal cannot receive RRC signaling, the narrowband resource available to the MTC terminal can still be determined beforehand, and communication between the MTC terminal and a network-side device is implemented by using the narrowband resource.
US10390363B2
A method for operating a wireless network node (10) in a wireless communication network (1) comprises providing (S10) at least one wireless communication device (20) with an indication of a set of reciprocity reference signals, RRS, to be used for scheduling request, SR, transmission. The method further comprises performing (S20) an estimation of an uplink channel on which a scheduling request, SR, is received from a wireless communication device (20), wherein the estimation of the uplink channel is based on an RRS comprised in the received SR.
US10390350B2
The present disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for signaling of In-Device Coexistence (IDC) problems in uplink (UL) Carrier Aggregation (CA). Embodiments of a method in a User Equipment (UE) in communication with an Evolved Node B (eNB) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method in the UE comprises sending an IDC indication to the eNB including information of problematic UL CA combinations. In this manner, the eNB is provided an indication from which the eNB can deduce which frequencies need to be avoided for UL CA.
US10390349B2
One embodiment of the present specification provides a method for allocating resources to user equipment (UE) supporting 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) demodulation. The resource allocation method can comprise the steps of: receiving a channel quality information (CQI) report from the UE; determining, by the UE, whether a backoff of transmission power has been applied to a downlink subframe from which CQI is measured; determining whether the backoff of the transmission power is to be applied to the downlink subframe which is supposed to allocate the resources; and determining a modulation coding scheme (MCS) level on the basis of the CQI and the results of the determination.
US10390347B2
A wireless communication network that supports low complexity devices is disclosed. In this network the plurality of preamble resources are allocated by a network node. The preambles are divided into sets, a first set of the preambles being for use by user equipment that is not low complexity user equipment; and a second set of the preambles being for use by low complexity user equipment and on occasion indicated by the network node, for use by user equipment that is not low complexity user equipment. Information on the allocation of preamble resources being broadcast to user equipment; and in response to receipt of one of the second set of preambles, signals are transmitted from the network node that are limited to transport blocks of less than a predetermined size.
US10390338B2
A base station device can adaptively assemble the downlink control information using a plurality of information segments and then transmit the assembled downlink control information to a mobile device. The information segments can each represent different control functions and the base station device can select relevant and appropriate information segments to include in the downlink control information based on the features represented in the downlink data transmission and the mobile device. If the downlink data transmission does not have a certain feature, the base station device can leave the information segment relevant to the feature out of the downlink control information. Additionally, when new features are introduced, new information segments can be added without defining a new downlink control information format.
US10390337B2
Aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reporting is discussed. An example user equipment includes a receiver circuit, processor, and transmitter circuit. The receiver circuit receives transmissions from a plurality of serving cells via a carrier aggregation (CA) mode and receives an aperiodic CSI reporting request indicating a set for CSI reporting. The plurality of serving cells comprises at least six serving cells, and one or more of the plurality is associated with the indicated set. The processor is operably coupled to the receiver circuit and calculates one or more CSI parameters for each serving cell of the plurality that is associated with the indicated set; and generates an aperiodic CSI report based at least in part on the calculated CSI parameters for each serving cell associated with the indicated set. The transmitter circuit transmits the aperiodic CSI report to an Evolved NodeB (eNB) via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
US10390336B2
A base station and a related method are provided. The base station includes a transmitter which, in operation, transmits, to a user equipment (UE), values configured for different base station coordination types, respectively, wherein each of the base station coordination types defines which base stations among multiple base stations perform coordinated transmission in that base station coordination type. The base station further includes a receiver which, in operation, receives a channel quality indicator (CQI) reported from the UE, wherein the CQI is calculated at the UE in reference to the values.
US10390329B2
The present application makes it possible to protect a beacon transmitted by an access point of a wireless LAN in a frequency band shared between a cellular system and the wireless LAN. An exemplary implementation of the present application includes a device comprising circuitry configured to acquire information indicating a period prepared at a beacon interval of a wireless LAN, and a first control unit configured to stop wireless communication of a base station of a cellular system in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN over the period.
US10390321B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of mobile communications technologies, and disclose a timing advance adjustment method and device, so as to implement precise timing synchronization between user equipments. The method includes: acquiring, by a base station, timing information determined by first user equipment, where the timing information is used to identify a timing relationship between the first user equipment and second user equipment; acquiring a TA command according to the timing information, where the TA command is used to adjust a signal sending time of a TA command receive end, where the TA command receive end is the first user equipment and/or the second user equipment; and sending the TA command to the TA command receive end.
US10390316B2
The disclosure relates to a method (20) of enabling measurements for handling of a device-to-device, D2D, side link in a cellular system (10). The method (20) is performed in a first D2D capable device (12) and comprises providing (21), to a second D2D device (13), information relating to a first transmission power of a first transmission between the first D2D device (12) and the second D2D device (13), wherein the first transmission power is used by the first D2D capable device (12), and receiving (22), from the second D2D device (13), a measurement report based on the provided information relating to the first transmission power. A method (30) performed in a second D2D device (13), D2D devices (12, 13), computer programs (42a, 42b, 52a, 52b) and computer program products (41, 51) are also provided.
US10390311B2
In a reverse link of a wireless CDMA communication system, a method of maintaining an idling mode connection between a field unit and a base transceiver station is provided using various techniques to maintain the idle mode connection at a reduced power level. A preferred embodiment computes a time slot or frame offset based on modulo function using a field unit identifier in order to distribute field unit maintenance transmissions among available slots or offsets. An alternate embodiment detects explicit signaling states changes at the physical layer and causes power target changes. A further embodiment transmits maintenance data during predetermined time intervals, coordinated between the field units and BTS, allowing power levels to be adjusted accordingly.
US10390304B2
The present disclosure relates to a technique of supporting access to a wireless medium of a wireless communication network. A method embodiment comprises: when access of a station (100) to the wireless medium is delayed, determining (S202; S308), by the station, a back-off period indicating the period of time the access of the station to the wireless medium is delayed, and entering (S204; S312), by the station (100), into a sleep mode for a sleep period based on the determined back-off period.
US10390301B2
Disclosed is a wireless communication base station device capable of reducing the power consumption of a terminal when broadband transmission is performed with only an uplink. With this device, a setting unit sets mutually different terminal IDs per a plurality of uplink unit bands for a terminal that communicates using a plurality of uplink unit bands and prescribed downlink unit bands which are fewer in number than the uplink unit bands; a control unit that respectively allocates resource allocation information per a plurality of uplink unit bands to a PDCCH arranged in a prescribed downlink unit band; and a PDCCH creation unit that creates a PDCCH signal by respectively masking the resource allocation information per a plurality of uplink unit bands with the terminal ID that has been set per a plurality of uplink unit bands.
US10390290B1
A first processing device may receive, from a first network device, a tunneling protocol message associated with a tunnel to be established between the first network device and a second network device. The first processing device may determine, based on the tunneling protocol message, a device identifier of the second network device. The first processing device may determine that a second processing device is to process a flow associated with the first network device and the second network device based on the device identifier of the second network device. The first processing device may provide information that identifies that the second processing device is to process the flow to permit the second processing device to process the flow associated with the first network device and the second network device.
US10390286B2
A method for performing route optimization between two nodes in network based mobility management, wherein each of the two nodes is associated with an access network via attachment to an access router, the access routers having directly or indirectly assigned a Mobility Access Gateway (MAG) that signals the node's presence to a Mobility Anchor (MA) which maintains the current IP address information along with location information of the node, is characterized in that some specific control for setting up a route optimized path for data packet exchange between the two nodes is assigned to the Mobility Anchors (MA).
US10390284B2
A wireless monitoring system for a Building Management System (BMS). The system includes a sensing device. The sensing device is configured to sense a value of an attribute associated with the BMS. The system further includes a wireless communication module in communication with the sensing device. The wireless communication module is configured to receive one or more sensed values transmitted from the sensing device to one or more inputs of the wireless communication module. The wireless communication module is further configured to wirelessly transmit the received sensed values at predetermined intervals via a wireless protocol. The system further includes a wireless transceiver in communication with a BMS controller. The wireless transceiver is configured to receive the transmitted values from the wireless communication module, and to communicate the received values from the wireless communication module to the BMS controller.
US10390281B2
The present disclosure provides a terminal that comprises: a call setup unit, for carrying out a voice call setup procedure on the first communication network if a call request is received when data service is being carried out by using the first communication network; an interaction unit, for receiving circuit resource information of the second communication network required for establishing voice service corresponding to the call request; a processing unit, for sending an answer response to a mobility management entity, disconnecting the data service of the first communication network according to the received voice fallback information, and establishing voice service of the second communication network by using the received circuit resource information, if it is detected that an answer button of the terminal is selected after the voice call setup procedure is completed. Correspondingly, the present disclosure also provides a mobility management entity, a mobile switching center, a service processing method and a service processing system. By means of the present technical solution, whether to carry out a circuit domain fallback is determined according to whether a user answers a call, so that the data service is not affected when the user does not answer the call.
US10390277B2
An embodiment of this disclosure provides a user equipment (UE) for managing handovers between different networks. The UE includes a memory and at least one processor operably connected to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to establish security associations with an evolved data packet gateway (ePDG) over a Wi-Fi network. The at least one processor is also configured to indicate MOBIKE support and a specific timer value corresponding to a specific period of time for maintaining the security associations. The at least one processor is also configured to, after establishing the security associations, perform a handover from the Wi-Fi network to a long term evolution (LTE) network. The at least one processor is also configured to maintain the security associations for the specific period of time corresponding to the specific timer value after performing the Wi-Fi to LTE handover and disconnecting from the Wi-Fi network.
US10390275B2
A handover method is disclosed. The handover method includes receiving, by a first base station, MEC information from a MEC entity, performing, by the first base station, a handover decision based on the MEC information, and transmitting, by the first base station, a handover request to a second base station in response to the handover decision.
US10390270B2
A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.
US10390266B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for optimizing mobility robustness by controlling an inter-Radio Access Technology (inter-RAT) factor. A method for supporting inter-Radio Access Network (RAN) mobility by a source Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system includes transmitting a handover request message to a target BS, receiving a RAN information request message including a measurement report from the target BS in response to the handover request message, and determining to amend a mobility setting, if it is determined that an unnecessary handover has occurred based on the RAN information request message. The handover request message includes at least one of a Tracking Area Identifier (TAI) of a tracking area to which the source BS belongs, a global BS Identifier (ID), and an E-UTRAN (Evolved-UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) Terrestrial Radio Access Network) Cell Global ID (ECGI).
US10390265B2
A resource management method and apparatus allows or restricts use of some or all of the resources of entities of a wireless communication system. A radio resource management method of a radio access point includes receiving a measurement report from a terminal, selecting another radio access point for serving the terminal in cooperation with the serving radio access point based on the measurement report and a Handover Restriction List (HRL), and transmitting a request for serving the terminal to the selected another radio access point.
US10390252B2
A user terminal comprises a receiver configured to receive, configuration information configuring measurement for a queuing delay of data packet in an uplink, from a radio base station in a dedicated manner; a controller configured to perform the measurement; and a transmitter configured to report a result of the measurement to the radio base station per unit time. The configuration information includes information indicating length of the unit time and threshold information indicating a threshold related to the queuing delay. The controller is configured to perform the measurement per unit time. The transmitter is configured to report the result of the measurement upon measuring the queuing delay exceeding the threshold within the unit time. The transmitter is configured to not report the result of the measurement upon measuring the queuing delay not exceeding the threshold within the unit time.
US10390249B2
In a method for receiving a pilot signal for determining a location in an unlicensed band in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention, the method is executed by a terminal, and may comprises the steps of: receiving configuration information regarding a pilot signal for location determination which is transmitted from a section in which signal transmission without channel sensing is permitted within the unlicensed band; detecting the pilot signal for location determination using the configuration information regarding the pilot signal for location determination, and measuring the same; and reporting the measurement result of the pilot signal for location determination to a network.
US10390248B2
An object of the present invention is to provide techniques for implementing inter-frequency measurement with flexible small gap measurement corresponding to capability of user equipment and/or to-be-measured cells. One aspect of the present invention relates to user equipment for transmitting and receiving radio signals to/from a base station, comprising: a capability information indication unit configured to indicate capability information of the user equipment to the base station; and an inter-frequency measurement unit configured to perform, upon receiving a small gap measurement applied inter-frequency measurement indication from the base station, a small gap measurement applied inter-frequency measurement in accordance with a small gap period for causing communication with the base station to be interrupted and an inter-frequency measurement period indicated in the inter-frequency measurement indication.
US10390246B2
The present invention discloses a channel measurement method, including: acquiring first channel information, where the first channel information includes one or more of the following information: first CSI of a first channel, and first measurement configuration information used for measuring the first channel; receiving second measurement configuration information sent by a base station and used for measuring a second channel, and measuring the second channel according to the first channel information and the second measurement configuration information, to obtain second CSI. The present invention further discloses a terminal device and a base station. Subsets of a CSI-RS pattern of a whole antenna and a CSI-RS pattern of a partial antenna are configured and feedbacks to quality information of a whole channel and quality information of a partial channel are combined, so that not only signaling is reduced but also feedback accuracy is improved.
US10390244B2
A method of measuring radio link quality in a D2D user equipment in a wireless communication system including an eNB and at least two D2D user equipments, UEs: a first D2D UE receives a discovery packet from a second D2D UE; and the first D2D UE measures the radio link quality based on the reception of the discovery packet and generates a wireless link quality indication, which indicates sidelink quality between the first D2D UE and the second D2D UE; wherein the at least two D2D user equipments include an alternative UE-to-network relay D2D UE and a remote D2D UE; and the first D2D UE is the remote D2D UE, and the second D2D UE is the alternative UE-to-network relay D2D UE; or the first D2D UE is the alternative UE-to-network relay D2D UE, and the second D2D UE is the remote D2D UE.
US10390242B2
In a network including a radio network node operating a first cell on a first carrier and a second cell on a second carrier to serve a user equipment capable of carrier aggregation, a first parameter related to a first measurement period and an indication indicative of the second carrier is sent to the user equipment. The first parameter is usable by the user equipment for measuring at least one measurement quantity on the second cell, and is determined based on a specific length of the first measurement period.
US10390232B2
This disclosure describes systems, and methods related to bridging communication networks. A computing device may identify one or more signals at one or more communication interfaces in accordance with one or more communication standards. The computing device may select one or more available frequency segments from a frequency spectrum database. The computing device may transform the one or more signals into one or more converted signals for transmission on a backhaul link, the backhaul link being established for two-way data communication using the one or more available frequency segments. The computing device may cause to send the one or more converted signals using the one or more available frequency segments.
US10390229B1
Systems and methods for biometric subscriber account authentication are described. When a subscriber initially accesses subscriber account data maintained by the communication network, a first non-biometric authentication protocol is used. The subscriber may then be invited to set up biometric authentication, which includes generating a private key/public key pair. Subsequently, biometric authentication is performed at the user device to unlock the private key/public key pair, which is then used to support authentication of the subscriber to the communication network using a second authentication protocol.
US10390228B2
A report message (304) is transmitted between a control node (107) of a first network and a subscriber server node (109). The report message (304) indicates granted or failed authorization of a subscriber to establish a packet data session with a second network via an access point node.
US10390223B2
A communication apparatus acquires information about a communication-parameter setting process from a different communication apparatus and determines whether the acquired information includes identification information for identifying the different communication apparatus. If it is determined that the identification information is included, an authentication request is transmitted by unicast based on the identification information. If it is determined that the identification information is not included, the authentication request is transmitted by broadcast.
US10390219B2
An addressing method is provided, including: determining, by a UE, configuration information of an uplink position signal; and transmitting, by the UE, the uplink position signal carrying an identifier of the UE to a network side in accordance with the determined configuration information, to enable the network side to determine addressing information of the UE in accordance with the identifier of the UE, and address the UE in accordance with the identifier and the addressing information of the UE in the case that it is necessary to address the UE.
US10390217B2
A configuration server detects a network change and initiates a configuration process. A smartphone executing a mobile app communicates with the configuration server with a cellular data network transceiver (e.g., a 3G or 4G transceiver), and communicates with slave base stations with a Bluetooth transceiver (e.g., a BILE transceiver) or other one-to-many wireless channel. The configuration server also communicates over a wired connection with a master base station to synchronize WDS configuration data between the master and slave base stations. WDS configuration data is dynamically generated to prevent rogue devices from using preconfigured WDS configuration.
US10390214B2
A method, an apparatus and a system for using at least one SIM card interface selector to connect a plurality of radio frequency (RF) units with a plurality of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card interfaces in order to establish wireless connections. The quantity of SIM card interfaces is the same as or more than quantity of RF units. Further, selection of SIM card interfaces is substantially based on geographical location, data usage, time, duration of usage, and/or billing cycle information. Further, tunnels established through the wireless connections are aggregated together to form one aggregated tunnel.
US10390202B2
Systems and methods for automatically modifying computing devices are provided. Various embodiments allow multiple control beacons (e.g., Bluetooth low energy beacons) with GPS to automatically pre-configure by discovering each other using location provided by the GPS in the beacons. These beacons can then be used to enforce multiple rules or policies on the computing device (e.g., restrict the activities/functionality of a mobile device). For example, a beacon can be installed at a family's dinner table and can be used as a trigger to restrict (or activate) phone features (e.g., allow only incoming calls while near this beacon during dinner times). In some embodiments, the GPS on the beacon can be used to notify administrators (e.g., parents) if the beacon is moved from its current location.
US10390198B2
In a wireless communication system, two cells (cell 1, cell 2) co-exist in the same time/frequency resources with the same Cell ID. The two cells are differentiated by one being a legacy cell and the other being a cell in which coverage extension by means of signal repetition is applied. There is a corresponding difference in broadcast control channels transmitted by a base station (11) providing the two cells, for example a difference in one or more of the contents of the PBCH, or the repetition factor on the PBCH, and/or a difference in a higher-level ID. The second cell is intended for machine type communication where coverage enhancement is required.
US10390194B2
A method and device for managing vehicles in Internet of Vehicles (IOV) are provided. The method includes: acquiring, by a leading vehicle in the IOV, management authority from a network side equipment, the management authority is authority of the leading vehicle for managing a vehicle group to which the leading vehicle belongs, and the vehicle group includes a plurality of vehicles; managing, by the leading vehicle, the vehicle group to which the leading vehicle belongs according to the management authority. The present disclosure solves the problem in the related art that the network side equipment fails to allocate and release resources for vehicles in the IOV timely, thereby improving the efficiency in managing vehicles in the IOV.
US10390190B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving status change information from a first communication device of a first user over a network; adjusting a user profile of a second user responsive to the status change information; and providing the status change information to a group of second communication devices of the second user to cause the group of second communication devices to adjust operational parameters according to the status change information. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10390188B2
In one aspect, there is provided a method for the management of Short Message SM delivery in a mobile communication system comprising an Overlaying, e.g. IP-based or CS fallback in Evolved Packet System based, SM delivery network accessed via a mobile or fixed Access Network AN which is transparent to the Overlaying SM Delivery procedure, said method comprising, in an embodiment: informing an AN entity capable of detecting User Equipment UE activity over said AN, of unsuccessful SM delivery attempt due to not reachable UE, upon detection of UE activity over said AN for said UE, said AN entity informing an entity in charge of requesting new SM delivery attempt when said UE is again reachable.
US10390182B2
A real-time location system (RTLS) uses transmitting and listening tags, bridges, and beacons. The fixed beacons broadcast BLE advertisements containing motion-status information about recent history of perceived motion in a room as determined from a motion sensor in the beacon. The bridges forward the beacon's received advertisements to a location engine, which records timestamps of motion events seen by each beacon in each room. One or more tags then report their own motion status based on a tag-based accelerometer. The system utilizes a series of location-engine steps, to estimate the room-location of the tags based on a specific combination of RSSI analysis, and a comparison of tag-motion history to the perceived and recorded motion-status in a room. This analysis of tag-motion history and motion-in-room status produces a better estimate of room-level location of the tag than can be estimated by simple proximity or multi-lateration using radio signal strengths.
US10390178B2
In one embodiment, a technique is provided for wireless position determination wherein locations of Wi-Fi access points included in a collaborative database are both consumed to estimate the position of a wireless computing device and updated based on the position of the wireless computing device. Using the collaborative database, a geographic location of each one or more first Wi-Fi access points in signal reception range of the wireless computing device is determined based on a unique or semi-unique identification of each first Wi-Fi access point. A wireless positioning system estimates a position of the wireless computing device based on the geographic location of each of the one or more first Wi-Fi access points. It may be determined that a Wi-Fi access point of one or more second Wi-Fi access points in signal reception range of the wireless computing device is a new Wi-Fi access point whose geographic location is not contained in the collaborative database. The collaborative database is updated to include the geographic location of the new Wi-Fi access point based, at least in part, on the position of the wireless computing device.
US10390157B2
Embodiments relate generally to devices, systems, and methods for assessing a hearing protection device. A method for assessing a hearing protection device may comprise monitoring sounds with a hearing protection device; transmitting sound measurements from the hearing protection device to a portable electronic device; transmitting the sound measurements from the portable electronic device to a server; comparing, with the portable electronic device or the server, sound measurements to a look-up table; suggesting, with the portable electronic device, the most suitable hearing protection device to be worn based on a comparison between the sound measurements and the look-up table.
US10390146B2
Described is state switch for a hearing aid that provides an input to the hearing aid's processing circuitry indicating that battery power has been disconnected by a power switch. The state switch and power switch are configured to operate in parallel. The state switch may provide a signal to a GPIO (general purpose input-output) of the processing circuitry indicating that the battery has been disconnected. Immediately after the battery is disconnected, voltage is maintained for a brief period due to the capacitance of the circuitry, which enables the processing circuitry to take certain steps to avoid device misbehaviors.
US10390142B2
A loudspeaker arrangement may include a loudspeaker having first and second voice coils to provide motive force for a loudspeaker membrane, and an electric transformer having a primary coil connectable electrically to an electrical power unit, and a secondary coil connectable electrically to the first and second voice coils. The voice coils each may have two first winding ends connected to each other via a first electrical conducting path to form a parallel electrical circuit and two second winding ends connected to each other via a second electrical conducting path. The first electrical conducting path may be connected electrically to a first winding end of the secondary coil via a first electrical connecting path and via an additional first electrical connecting path, which may form a parallel circuit with the first electrical connecting path. The second electrical conducting path may be connected electrically to a second winding end of the secondary coil via a second electrical connecting path and via an additional second electrical connecting path, which may form a parallel circuit with the second electrical connecting path.
US10390140B2
Disclosed is an output device that outputs an audio signal. An output device which outputs an audio signal includes a battery, a sensing module including a plurality of sensors, a communication circuit configured to communicate with at least one of an external electronic device and another output device coupled to the output device, and a processor electrically connected with the battery, the sensing module, and the communication circuit. The processor is configured to obtain information about a level of the battery, to obtain information about a level of another battery included in the another output device using the communication circuit, and to assign a task associated with one of the plurality of sensors to the output device and/or the another output device based on the information about the level of the battery and the information about the level of the another battery.
US10390127B2
The present invention provides a wearable display equipment, comprising a headphone device including two headphone bodies, a display device including a housing and an optical display module within the housing, the housing including two end regions respectively adjacent to the two headphone bodies, a middle region between the two end regions, and a connecting portion disposed in the middle region, and a connecting component including a main body and two distal ends respectively extending from two opposite sides of the main body, the two distal ends respectively connected to the two headphone bodies, and the main body at least partially connected to the connecting portion. The display device is connected to the headphone device via the connecting component such that, when a user pushes the two headphone bodies away from each other, the two end regions of the display device are detached from the connecting component.
US10390122B2
The present invention provide a method and system of audio sharing aimed to revolutionize the way people listen and share music and to give multiple uses to a wireless headphone referred to as HEDphone. A communication protocol referred to as HEDtech protocol is used in a HED system to allow users to share music amongst a plurality of HEDphones while using a single audio source. A wireless connection is established between the HEDphone and a mobile device including an audio source while simultaneously having the capability of allowing other HEDphone users to join wirelessly and listen to the same audio source. A feature of Super Human Hearing (SHH) goes beyond conventional ANR (ambient noise reduction) with additional features that allow the user to control their aural environment by being able to directionally increase or decrease selective frequencies.
US10390116B1
An optical modem includes client interface circuitry; line interface circuitry configured to interface a client signal with the client interface circuitry and interface a line signal in a transmit direction and a receive direction, wherein the line signal terminates at a second optical modem; and a clock connected to the line interface circuitry, wherein the clock includes a selector configured to select one of a local reference clock and a recovered clock from the receive direction based on whether the optical modem is a master or slave and based on whether there is a fault in the receive direction, wherein the optical modem and the second optical modem form a timing island separate from a timing domain associated with the client signal and a second client signal associated with the second optical modem.
US10390108B2
An interaction method based on multimedia programs, a terminal device, a server and a system are disclosed, which belong to the field of network technologies. The method includes: acquiring at least one image clip information of a multimedia program in a process of playing back the multimedia program; sending the image clip information, the image clip information being used for matching corresponding multimedia program information; receiving interaction information corresponding to the multimedia program information; and outputting an interactive interface, to interact with the multimedia program based on an interaction operation on the interactive interface. The present disclosure is easy to operate, and improves interaction efficiency.
US10390107B2
A method for transmitting scene composition information from an apparatus therefor in a multimedia communication system is provided. The method includes generating scene composition information comprising media attributes information and temporal information, and transmitting the scene composition information, wherein the media attributes information and temporal information is separated into different formats.
US10390104B2
Techniques, systems, methods and devices, such as television receivers, are described that are useful for displaying contextual and/or personalized video advertisements to viewers that take into consideration the viewers' personal attributes, such as biological characteristics or mental characteristics, including stress levels. Optionally, this is achieved by use of one or more sensors, including thermal sensors, electrical sensors, optical sensors, acoustic sensors, biosensors, etc., to determine a stress level of the viewer and then matching the viewer's stress level to an appropriately tagged advertisement.
US10390102B2
A method for personalizing video commercials displayed on a user device is provided. The method includes determining an identification of one or more users viewing the user device, receiving a preliminary set of video commercials selected from an initial set of video commercials based on the identification of the one or more users, determining a user satisfaction score based on attributes associated with the one or more identified users and features associated with each video commercial, an advertiser satisfaction score based on an expected revenue amount for each video commercial and the features associated with each video commercial, and a combined satisfaction score for each video commercial from the preliminary set of video commercials, selecting a primary set of video commercials from the preliminary set of video commercials based on the combined satisfaction score, and providing the primary set of video commercials.
US10390100B2
A system and method includes an input device, a client device registering an input device to form an association and a server device registering the input device and registering the association with the server device. The input device broadcasts a control signal to the client device and the server device. The server device receiving the control signal directly from the input device. The server device communicates a response signal to the client device in response to the receiving the control signal.
US10390094B2
Methods and apparatus to create a panel of media device users are disclosed. An example method includes instructing, from a central facility, a media provider to instrument an application with monitoring instructions. A unique identifier and an application identifier are received from a media device executing the monitoring instructions. A master frame corresponding to media devices that have executed the monitoring instructions is created. A skip rate representing a rate at which media devices in the master frame are to be selected to join the panel is determined. The media device is selected from the master frame based on a random value and the skip rate. The monitoring instructions associated with the selected media device are instructed to display a recruitment interface to a user associated with the selected media device requesting the user to join the panel.
US10390089B2
This document describes techniques using, and devices embodying, integral program content distribution. These techniques and devices enable a request for program content to be received from an end-user device. In response to the request, an integral version of the requested program content is determined using an indication of a program content transition that corresponds to an apparent broadcast time of the requested program content. The program content can be transmitted to the end-user device as part of a cloud-based digital video recorder (DVR) system.
US10390078B2
A mobile device analyzes data associated with media handled by a cast device connected to a display device. The mobile device causes control signals to be sent, via the one or more communication interfaces, to one of multiple different devices in a room to change an operational parameter associated with the one of the multiple different devices.
US10390076B2
An image generating/transmitting device divides an image which is to be displayed on a display screen formed of a plurality of monitor devices into a plurality of divided images, generates divided image definition information that defines a display region of each divided image on the display screen by using screen coordinates which are set on the display screen, and transmits the divided image definition information to an image receiving/reproducing device. The image receiving/reproducing device identifies, by using the screen coordinates, a connected monitor region on the display screen occupied by a connected monitor device which is the monitor device to which the image receiving/reproducing device is connected, receives the divided image definition information, extracts a receiving target divided image whose display region defined by the divided image definition information overlaps at least partially with the connected monitor region, extracts a reproduction target range overlapping with the connected monitor region in the receiving target divided image, receives the receiving target divided image, reproduces the reproduction target range in the receiving target divided image, and outputs the reproduction result of the reproduction target range to the connected monitor device.
US10390074B2
A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In an embodiment directed to a single web session, users program the media-based device by clicking on one or more hyperlinks or hypertexts in the form of advertisements of upcoming broadcasts. The advertisements may be web-hosted or sponsored by web portals.
US10390066B2
[Object]To improve a quality of a service that uses an application that uses a broadcast resource.[Solving Means]There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a broadcast processing unit that receives and processes a broadcast resource constituted of a plurality of types of media information; and a controller that acquires an application information table which stores information requisite for activating an application that can use the broadcast resource and first definition information for specifying the type of the media information of the broadcast resource usable by the application, and judges whether the broadcast resource can be used by the application in a unit of the media information.
US10390062B2
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for grouping users into user clusters based on common behavior patterns, and then recommending content to the users based on their respective membership in the clusters. Some embodiments operate by receiving tracking data for a user, where the tracking data includes content viewing behavior information of the user, and/or user interface (UI) navigation behavior information of the user. A distance between the tracking data and a cluster profile associated with a user cluster is determined. If the distance satisfies a threshold associated with the user cluster, then the user is added to the user cluster. Thereafter, the user's view experience is customized based the user's membership in the user cluster. For example, content recommendations may be generated for the user based on content previously provided to other users in the user cluster, where such content may or may not have previously been provided to the user.
US10390040B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for deep feature coding and decoding. The method comprises: extracting features of respective video frames; determining types of the features, the types reflecting time-domain correlation degrees between the features and a reference feature; encoding the features using predetermined coding patterns matching the types to obtain coded features; and transmitting the coded features to the server such that the server decodes the coded features for a vision analysis task. By using the embodiments of the present disclosure, videos per se may not be transmitted to the cloud server; instead, the features of the video, after being encoded, are transmitted to the cloud server for a vision analysis task; compared with the prior art, data transmission pressure may be lowered, and the storage pressure at the cloud server may also be lowered.
US10390036B2
The present invention provides a video picture coding method, a video picture decoding method, a coding device, and a decoding device. The method includes: determining a motion vector difference of an affine picture block; determining motion vector precision of the affine picture block; determining a size of an affine motion compensation picture subblock in the affine picture block according to the motion vector difference, the motion vector precision, and a distance between control points in the affine picture block, where the control points are pixels used to determine the motion vector difference; and performing coding processing on the affine picture block according to the size of the affine motion compensation picture subblock. In this way, a picture subblock of an appropriate size is selected, so that coding complexity can be reduced, and coding efficiency can be improved.
US10390029B2
Systems and methods for improving efficiency in three-dimensional (3D) look-up table (LUT) coding and/or reducing table size of a 3D LUT may be provided. For example, octants associated with the 3D LUT may be provided for color space segmentation and coding may be performed on an octree associated with the octants where coding may include encoding nodes of the octree associated with the octants and corresponding vertices of the 3D LUT belonging to the nodes. The 3D LUT may also be signaled (e.g., based on a sequence and/or picture level).
US10390028B2
Methods of palette coding to reduce the required coding process are disclosed. According to one method, smaller blocks are derived from a large block. The histogram of the large block is derived based on the histograms of smaller blocks in the large block. According to another method, one or more palette tables are derived based on multiple blocks. One palette table is used for each of the multiple blocks. According to yet another method, index map transpose is performed in the parsing stage according to the transpose flag of the index map. Accordingly, a buffer to store the transpose flags can be saved. According to still yet another method, the palette predictor update is performed using an index mapping table to avoid the need for shuffling the contents of the palette predictor stored in a palette buffer.
US10390017B2
A compressed image data transmitting device includes a compression unit dividedly reading captured image data from an image capturing element a plurality of times and performing a compression process on the captured image data to generate compressed image data; a determining unit determining whether a compressed image data occupancy ratio is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value; and a control unit instructing the compression unit to stop reading the captured image data when the compressed image data occupancy ratio is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold value. When the captured image data which has not been read from the compression unit is present in the image capturing element, the control unit instructs the image capturing element not to perform the image capturing, and subsequently instructs the image capturing element to perform the image capturing operation after the above-mentioned captured image data is no longer present.
US10390013B2
A method for decoding video includes receiving a frame of the video that includes at least one slice and at least one tile. Each of the at least one slice and the at least one tile are not all aligned with one another. Each of the at least one slice is characterized that it is decoded independently of the other the at least one slice. Each of the at least one tile is characterized that it is a rectangular region of the frame and having coding units for the decoding arranged in a raster scan order. The at least one tile of the frame are collectively arranged in a raster scan order of the frame.
US10390010B1
In some embodiments, distributed video reorder buffers of a video (e.g. HEVC, H.265) encoder/decoder each include a circular FIFO array of pointers to buffer allocation units, and control logic which assigns allocation units to incoming video data in an order that allocation units are released by outgoing video data. The assignment order allows increased buffer utilization and lower buffer sizes, which is of increased importance for relatively large (e.g. 64×64, 32×32) video blocks, as supported by HEVC encoding/decoding.
US10389997B2
The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of generating a color image of a display viewpoint using a color image and a depth image of a predetermined viewpoint. The viewpoint generation information generation unit generates viewpoint generation information used to generate a color image of a display viewpoint in accordance with a generation method of the color image of the display viewpoint obtained by performing warping processing using multi-viewpoint corrected color images and multi-viewpoint depth images. The multi-viewpoint image encoding unit encodes the multi-viewpoint corrected color images and the multi-viewpoint depth images, and transmits them with the viewpoint generation information. The present technique can be applied to, for example, a multi-viewpoint image processing apparatus.
US10389992B2
An immersive display and a method of operating the immersive display to provide information relating to an object. The method includes receiving information from an input device of the immersive display or coupled to the immersive display, detecting an object based on the information received from the input device, and displaying a representation of the object on images displayed on a display of the immersive display such that attributes of the representation distinguish the representation from the images displayed on the display, wherein the representation is displayed at a location on the display that corresponds with a location of the object.
US10389986B2
A method generates depth maps at a camera having illuminators, a lens assembly, an image sensing element, a processor, and memory. The illuminators operate in a first mode to provide illumination, the lens assembly focuses incident light on the image sensing element, the memory stores image data from the image sensing element, and the processor executes programs to control operation of the camera. The method reconfigures the illuminators to operate in a second mode, where each of a plurality of subsets of the illuminators provides illumination of a scene separately. For each subset, the process activates the illuminators in the subset without activating illuminators not in the subset and receives reflected illumination from the scene incident on the lens assembly and focused onto the image sensing element. The measured light intensity of the received reflected illumination at the image sensing element is stored in association with activation of the subset.
US10389981B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting a parking area, in particular for a motor vehicle, having an image capturing device which generates image data of a surrounding area, which image data are evaluated in order to detect a parking area, wherein at least one marker or a plurality of markers of a parking area is or are detected by means of the image data and is or are evaluated and assigned to a parking area which is defined by the at least one marker, wherein, when a parking area is detected, an adjacent area expectation is determined which constitutes a hypothesis that the area adjacent to the detected parking area could also be a parking area, and that the hypothesis is taken into account during the detection of an adjacent parking area.
US10389978B2
A videophone system includes a processor which selectively sets a television (TV) broadcast program viewing function mode and videophone function mode in response to manual operation of a remote control, a decoder which performs, in the TV program view mode, a TV program-use decode function for decoding a broadcast program signal received from a TV tuner to thereby display it on a display screen while producing audio sounds by loudspeakers and which performs, in the videophone function mode a videophone-use decode function for decoding a videophone signal received from a distant party to thereby display on the screen an image of the distant party using the screen and speakers, and an encoder which performs a videophone-use encode function for encoding a video signal from a camera and a voice signal from a microphone to generate a videophone signal, which is sent to the distant party via a network.
US10389977B1
An electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The device can receive a request to display a user interface for a live communication session between two or more participants. In response to receiving the request to display the user interface for the live communication session between two or more participants, the device can display a live communication user interface including concurrently displaying a plurality of representations of participants in the live communication session. Moreover, the device can display the plurality of representations of participants in live user interface differently based on the number of participants in the live communication session.
US10389976B2
To achieve a configuration enabling identification of to which viewing user the displayed user displayed on the display unit is speaking. The configuration includes a display image generation unit that generates dialog pair identification information enabling identification of to which viewing user among the plurality of viewing users the displayed user on the display unit is speaking, and outputs the generated information together with the displayed user, to the display unit. The display image generation unit generates, as the dialog pair identification information, an arrow or an icon, a face surrounding frame or a face side line, a virtual viewpoint background image or the like, directed from the displayed user forming the dialog pair to the viewing user forming the dialog pair, and displays the generated dialog pair identification information together with the displayed user, on the display unit.
US10389972B2
In a video signal transmission device, a camera control device includes: a compression unit for compressing a return video signal; a compression/expansion unit for compressing/expanding a prompter video signal; a frame synthesis unit for synthesizing the video signals; an encoding unit for encoding the synthesized video signal; and a modulation unit for modulating the encoded video signal and transmitting the modulated video signal to the camera adaptor. A camera adaptor includes: a demodulation unit for demodulating the video signal from the camera control device; a decoder unit for decoding the demodulated video signal; an expansion unit for separating one video signal from the decoded video signal, expanding the video signal, and restoring the video signal to the return video signal; and an expansion/compression unit for separating one video signal from the decoded video signal, compressing/expanding the video signal, and restoring the video signal to the prompter video signal.
US10389970B2
The present invention provides a method and a device for transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal for restoring a pulled-down signal. The method for transmitting the broadcast signal, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: pulling video data down so as to reconfigure the same; encoding the reconfigured video data; encoding signaling information for the reconfigured video data; generating the broadcast signal including the encoded video data and the encoded signaling information; and transmitting the generated broadcast signal.
US10389968B1
A laser projection device may include a laser, an installing bracket and a sealing ring. A sidewall of the laser may include an annular groove. A laser installing opening may be included on the installing bracket and the laser may be fitted in the laser installing opening. The sealing ring may include an embedded portion and a curved portion. A first bevel chamfer may be formed on an outer side of the curved portion, and a second bevel chamfer may be formed between the top surface and an inner wall of the laser installing opening. The sealing ring may be located between the sidewall of the laser and the laser installing opening, and the first bevel chamfer and the second bevel chamfer fit together.
US10389964B2
Provided is a solid state imaging device including: a pixel unit; row drive circuits respectively corresponding to rows of the pixel unit, each including a first and a second signal generation units; drive signal generation unit configured to generate a readout scan signal and a shutter scan signal, as drive signals for driving pixels, based on signals output from the first and the second signal generation units; and a switching unit configured to switch the row drive circuit between: a first state in which the first signal generation unit generates the readout scan signal and the second signal generation unit generates the shutter scan signal and a second state in which the first signal generation unit generates the shutter scan signal and the second signal generation unit generates the readout scan signal.
US10389962B2
An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor array, a scaling circuit, an output circuit and a timing control circuit. The image sensor array reads N pixel lines according to a read timing control signal to capture N lines of pixel data of a source image. The scaling circuit receives the N lines of pixel data according to a scaling timing control signal, and refers to a scaling factor to scale up the source image to generate an upscaled image having M lines of pixel data. M is a positive integer greater than N. The output circuit outputs the M lines of pixel data according to an output timing. The timing control circuit determines a receiving timing according to the output timing and the scaling factor to generate the scaling timing control signal, and determines a read timing according to the receiving timing to generate the read timing control signal.
US10389961B2
A semiconductor device with an arithmetic processing function is provided. In the semiconductor device, an imaging portion and an arithmetic portion are electrically connected to each other through an analog processing circuit 24. The imaging portion includes a pixel array 21 in which pixels 20 used for imaging and reference pixels 22 used for image processing are arranged in a matrix, and a row decoder 25. The arithmetic portion includes a memory element array 31 in which memory elements 30 and reference memory elements 32 are arranged in a matrix, an analog processing circuit 34, a row decoder 35, and a column decoder 36.
US10389960B2
A charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor is provided. The CCD image sensor may include an array of photosensors that transfer charge to multiple vertical CCD shift registers, which then in turn transfer the charge to a horizontal CCD shift register. The horizontal CCD shift register then feeds an output buffer circuit. The output buffer circuit can include multiple output stages, each of which can include a source-follower transistor coupled in series with a current sink transistor and at least one cascode transistor. The current sink transistor may have its gate terminal shorted to ground. In one arrangement, the cascode transistor has a gate terminal that receives a non-zero bias voltage. In another arrangement, the cascode transistor has a gate terminal that is also shorted to ground and operates in depletion mode.
US10389958B2
The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a controlling method, an image sensing device, and an electronic device capable of inhibiting deterioration in image quality of a captured image.The signal processing device of the present technology connects an output of a comparing unit which compares a signal read from a unit pixel with reference voltage to a floating diffusion of the unit pixel, thereby feeding back the output of the comparing unit to the floating diffusion as a reset level, and disconnects the output of the comparing unit from the floating diffusion of the unit pixel, thereby allowing the floating diffusion to maintain the reset level. The present technology may be applied to the image sensing device and the electronic device, for example.
US10389953B2
A shutter assembly may be provided for an infrared imaging module to selectively block external infrared radiation from reaching infrared sensors of the infrared imaging module. For example, the shutter assembly may comprise a paddle situated external to an optical element (e.g., lens) and adapted to be selectively moved by an actuator to substantially block external infrared radiation from entering the optical element. The shutter assembly may be stacked relative to a housing of the infrared imaging module without excessively increasing the overall profile of the infrared imaging module. A substantially reflective low emissivity interior surface may be provided on the paddle to reflect infrared radiation originating from an infrared sensor assembly of the infrared imaging module back to the infrared sensor assembly.
US10389950B2
An exposure control apparatus prevents exposure from being influenced by false detection and instability of face detection and prevents exposure from being influenced by an object that has cut across in front of a subject. Detection results are obtained by detecting at least one specific region, which is predetermined in advance, in a taken image of the subject. When at least one specific region is detected, one of detection results is selected based on selecting conditions determined in advance to obtain a selected detection result. When it is judged that exposure is not being controlled using the selected detection result, whether or not the selected detection result has changed in a predetermined period is judged. When the selected detection result has not changed, a latest detection result is regarded as the selected detection result, and when the selected detection result has changed, the selected detection result is not changed.
US10389938B2
A device includes one or more image sensors that capture live video data and a memory that stores the captured live video data. The device includes circuitry that determines an angle-of-view for one or more frames of the live video data and generates wide angle video data that has a larger angle-of-view than the one or more frames of the live video data. The circuitry determines one or more angles-of-view not represented in the wide angle video data by the live video data. The circuitry generates make-up image data captured at a later time than the live video data, wherein the make-up image data has an angle-of-view corresponding to at least one of the one or more angles-of-view that are not represented in the wide angle video data by the live video data. The circuitry updates the wide angle video data to include the make-up image data.
US10389936B2
A digital image processing, in particular to the method of producing the output image with extended depth of field from a group of source images of the same scene, captured with a shift of depth of field. The method of producing the output image with extended depth of field form a group of at least two source images of substantially the same scene captured with a shift of depth of field, comprises determining focus measures of source image pixels; generation of a depth map with elements comprising source image indices; smoothing of the depth map in a way that the degree of smoothing of source image indices it contains is inversely proportional to the corresponding focus measure values; producing an output image using the smoothed depth map. A computer system that implements said method, and a computer readable medium comprising program instructions allowing for implementing said method.
US10389930B2
An image pickup device includes a pixel region having a plurality of pixels that are two-dimensionally arranged, the plurality of pixels including a plurality of image pickup pixels and a plurality of focus detection pixels capable of phase difference detection; a plurality of microlenses arranged to correspond to respective photoelectric conversion units of respective image pickup pixels; and a plurality of microlenses arranged to correspond to respective photoelectric conversion units of the respective focus detection pixels. When at least one of the plurality of microlenses is orthogonally projected onto the corresponding photoelectric conversion unit, a vertex position of the at least one microlens is off a center position of the at least one microlens.
US10389929B2
An imaging system includes: an instruction terminal configured to transmit, via a network, specific time-point information used to cause each of a plurality of response terminals to perform specific operation at a specific time-point, to each of the plurality of response terminals; and the plurality of response terminals configured to receive, via the network, the specific time-point information and execute the specific operation at the specific time-point. Before transmitting the specific time-point information, the instruction terminal transmits time-point information including at least information that corresponds to a time-point clocked by the instruction terminal, to each of the plurality of response terminals, and the response terminal adjusts the time-point clocked by the response terminal to the time-point information when the response terminal has received the time-point information, and thereafter, the response terminal executes the specific operation at the specific time-point when the response terminal receives the specific time-point information.
US10389922B2
A detector (10) that detects light (237) includes a sensor array (232) having a plurality of pixels (234). Each pixel (234) can include a first pixel layer (236A), and a second pixel layer (236B) stacked on top of the first pixel layer (236A). The first pixel layer (236A) can include a first, fast conductor electrode (238A) and a plurality of first quantum dots (240A) that absorb light (237) in a first range of wavelengths. The second pixel layer (236B) can include a second, fast conductor electrode (238B) and a plurality of second quantum dots (240B) that absorb light (237) in a second range of wavelengths. The second range of wavelengths is higher energy than the first range of wavelengths.
US10389912B2
Image processing apparatuses, methods and storage mediums for use with same are provided herein. In at least one embodiment, an image processing apparatus makes a setting to use a storing unit as a decompression buffer and a compression buffer based on drawing data including compressed image data, and makes a setting not to use the storing unit as a decompression buffer but to use the storing unit as a compression buffer based on drawing data not including compressed image data.
US10389905B2
Provided is a document reading apparatus that is able to determine a document size even when there is a large number of target document sizes to be determined. The diagonal-line-identifying unit identifies a diagonal line for determining size in image data that is read by the scanner. The document-size-determining unit determines document size in either a first determining operation or a second determining operation. The first determining operation is based on determining data that is read by arranging the scanner at a large-size determining position after a second opening/closing detecting sensor detects a closed state after detecting an open state. The second determining operation is based on change in the diagonal line for determining size in determining data that is read while the scanner scans from the large-size determining position after a first opening/closing detecting sensor detects a closed state.
US10389904B2
An image forming device includes: a photoreceptor; a longitudinal light emitting member constituted from light emitting element rows that are arranged in a lateral direction and are each constituted from light emitting elements arranged in a longitudinal direction; an optical member that is longitudinal and is disposed to condense light emitted from the light emitting elements onto the photoreceptor; and a hardware processor that: selects and causes one or more light emitting elements for each light emitting element row to emit light; acquires an exposure amount for each light emitting element row; calculates a distribution of the exposure amounts acquired for the light emitting element rows, and calculates a position in the lateral direction corresponding to a predetermined exposure amount in the distribution; and judges whether a difference between the calculated position and a reference position in the lateral direction at a reference time is less than a threshold value.
US10389903B2
An image scanning apparatus includes a controller configured to perform a light quantity adjustment determining process to determine whether a detection light quantity needs to be adjusted, based on adjustment determination values, in a black-white detectable position, a light quantity adjusting process to adjust the detection light quantity to maximize an adjustment difference value between a gradation value generated by scanning a white portion of a reference member and a gradation value generated by scanning a black portion of the reference member, a threshold calculating process to calculate a detection threshold based on a black value and a white value, and a reference position detecting process to detect a reference position by comparing, with the detection threshold, gradation values generated by scanning the reference member while illuminating the reference member with the detection light quantity.
US10389900B2
An image reading apparatus is provided with a reader which reads a document, a transport roller which is provided on an upstream side of the reader in a document transport path in which the document is transported and transports the document to a reading position of the reader, and a controller which receives reading data of the reader and controls the transport roller, in which the controller receives the reading data from the reader to acquire a form of the document, and selects whether or not to stop driving of the transport roller based on the form.
US10389890B2
An image forming apparatus is to be located in an evacuation shelter, and includes a first determining section and a shifting section. The first determining section determines whether or not to shift the image forming apparatus from a state in which a “specific function” of the image forming apparatus is not usable to a state in which the specific function is usable. The shifting section shifts the image forming apparatus to the state in which the specific function is usable by a user without being restricted by a usage right, according to a determination result of the first determining section. The specific function includes at least one function from among an evacuee function that processes evacuee information, a supply function that processes aid supply information, and a search function that searches the evacuee information and the aid supply information.
US10389882B2
Embodiments herein provide a method for providing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted conference system. The method includes establishing an AI-assisted conference session with a plurality of calling applications associated with different domains. Further, the method includes determining an inactivity period in the AI-assisted conference session and recommend a topic content to the plurality of calling applications. Further, the method includes detecting a conflict between the plurality of participants associated with the plurality of calling applications and resolve the conflict using a conflict resolution. Furthermore, the method includes generating a visual artifact based on audio contents and textual contents provided by the plurality of participants during an interaction in the AI-assisted conference session.
US10389873B2
A method for controlling an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining a message from a sender, identifying a recipient of the message, converting the message based on first relationship information between the sender and the recipient and second relationship information between the recipient and the electronic device, and outputting the converted message.
US10389870B1
A device is described that, while operating in an automobile configuration, causes a vehicle system of an automobile to display part of an automobile graphical user interface (GUI) while locally displaying a different part of the automobile GUI. Responsive to receiving user input for switching to a non-automobile GUI that permits access to at least some features of the device that are restricted by the automobile GUI, the device replaces the part of the automobile GUI that is locally displayed on the device with the non-automobile GUI, all while continuing to cause the vehicle system to display its part of the automobile GUI. The device accesses the at least some features of the device and responsive to receiving user input for switching back to the automobile GUI, the device replaces the non-automobile GUI with the part of the automobile GUI that was previously displayed by the device.
US10389863B2
A mobile terminal includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a touch screen configured to output image information, a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with at least one Internet of things (IOT) device, and a controller configured to, when the mobile terminal enters a specific indoor area, control IOT devices included in the sensed image or a previously stored image of the specific indoor area by using the image, wherein the controller stores a plurality of pieces of set information including a state in which at least some of the IOT devices are connected and operational states of the connected IOT devices, and when any one of the plurality of pieces of set information is selected, the controller controls at least some of the IOT devices to be connected to each other and operate according to the selected set information.
US10389861B2
A controller for an acoustic echo canceller is described. The controller includes a noise estimator configured to estimate a level of noise that is comprised in a microphone signal relative to an echo component, estimated by the acoustic echo canceller, comprised in the microphone signal. The controller further includes a control module configured to control the acoustic echo canceller in dependence on that estimate.
US10389858B2
Disclosed a dual camera module. The dual camera module may include a housing; at least one image sensor disposed in the housing; a first lens barrel including at least one first lens and disposed in a first portion of the housing facing a first portion of the at least one image sensor; a second lens barrel including at least one second lens and disposed in a second portion of the housing facing a second portion of the at least one image sensor; a first coil unit comprising a coil disposed between the first lens barrel and the second lens barrel adjacent to the first lens barrel, and configured to adjust the first lens barrel; a second coil unit comprising a second coil disposed between the first lens barrel and the second lens barrel adjacent to the second lens barrel and configured to adjust the second lens barrel; and a magnet disposed between the first coil unit and the second coil unit and configured to provide magnetic force to each of the first and second coils.
US10389848B2
A message transmission method and a core network interface device are provided, so as to reduce complexity of a communication interaction between a core network and each external entity. After receiving a request message from a service instance, obtains device indication information of a target device, an identifier of the service instance, and a type of a response message corresponding to the request message; after sending the request message and receiving a to-be-forwarded response message, obtains a type of the to-be-forwarded response message and device indication information of a device that sends the to-be-forwarded response message; sends the to-be-forwarded response message to the service instance when the type of the to-be-forwarded response message and the device indication information of the device that sends the to-be-forwarded response message respectively match the type of the response message and the device indication information of the target device that correspond to the request message.
US10389846B2
The present disclosure discusses system and methods for improving the efficiency of a remote computing device. The system and methods include generate a profile and delivery schedule for the remote computing device. The system can dynamically update the delivery schedule of future requests the system transmits to the remote computing device based on responses to current request.
US10389844B2
Populating a user network for a focus user includes identifying a base network in a social network, the base network includes a group of users that are potential social connections for a focus user, receiving a policy associated with the focus user, the policy includes information for populating, from the base network, a user network associated with the focus user, determining, based on the policy, a number of proposed social connections from the base network to populate the user network, and populating the user network of the focus user with the number of proposed social connections.
US10389838B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for client-side predictive caching of content to facilitate use of the content. If account is likely to commence use of a content item through a client, the client is configured to predictively cache the content item before the use is commenced. In doing so, the client may obtain an initial portion of the content item from another computing device. The client may then initialize various resources to facilitate use of the content item by the client. The client-side cache may be divided into multiple segments with different content selection criteria.
US10389834B2
A system, method, and computer program product for automatically browsing a collaborative environment site. The system may include a selection module on a computer, a browser module on a computer, and a report module on a computer. The selection module may be configured to allow selection of a collaboration site to be viewed. The browser module may be configured to browse the selected collaborative environment site, and retrieve metadata associated with one or more collaborative site classes within the collaborative environment site. The report module may be configured to generate a report displaying the retrieved metadata.
US10389831B2
A system and method for provisioning a push notification session via a communications network between an application on a client terminal and a server corresponding to the application. In one aspect, a push provisioning entity transmits a message to the client terminal, whereby to configure the client terminal into a state in which it is able to request a push notification session with the server. An application on the client terminal can then request establishment of a push notification session by transmitting a push notification session request message to the push provisioning entity. The push provisioning entity generates a token for use in validating the push notification session, associates the generated token with the application and transmits the token to the application, which uses it to establish the push notification session.
US10389828B2
In one general aspect, a system and method are described for generating a classification model to determine predictive user behavior. The method may include obtaining data from a mobile network provider. The data including a plurality of utilization metrics pertaining to a plurality of mobile devices carrying out a plurality of network interactions, the plurality of mobile devices being associated with a plurality of users. The method may also include categorizing the data into a plurality of Internet domains associated with the data and determining a plurality of patterns in the data. The method may further include determining an additional pattern in the data, and generating a plurality of rules based on the plurality of patterns and the additional pattern.
US10389825B2
In one embodiment, a system and method are disclosed for receiving, at a first network routing element, a discovery message sent via a network, where the discovery message comprises identifying information that identifies a physical location of a first network device. The method modifies the identifying information in the discovery message by adding additional information to the identifying information, where the additional information can, for example, identify a physical location of the first network routing element. Subsequent to modifying the identifying information, the method forwards the discovery message to a network element, where the network element can be, for example, either a second network routing element or a server.
US10389823B2
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for detecting a network service. The network service detection method includes generating pieces of required resource information for respective Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) with respect to one or more VNFs provided by a network, generating multiple deployment combinations by deploying the one or more VNFs on multiple servers constituting the network, calculating deployment combination resources required by respective multiple deployment combinations, based on the pieces of required resource information for respective VNFs, and detecting an executable deployment combination, among the multiple deployment combinations, as a network service that is capable of being provided by the network by comparing the deployment combination resources with pieces of specification information corresponding to the multiple servers.
US10389819B2
An electronic device includes: a wireless communication section that executes P2P wireless communication; an FW update mode switching section that switches a mode of the electronic device to an FW update mode in which a firmware of the electronic device is updated; and a connection information management section that manages connection information required for a connection setup for the P2P wireless communication executed by the wireless communication section. The connection information management section keeps the connection information when a power source of the electronic device is turned on after turned off in a specific situation, and changes the connection information when the power source of the electronic device is turned on after turned off in a situation other than the specific situation, and the specific situation includes an FW update situation in which the mode of the electronic device is the FW update mode.
US10389811B2
A cloud data transmission system, comprising a static relay server, a dynamic relay server and a cloud server. The static relay server facilitates a plurality of user devices to conduct peer-to-peer data transmission. The dynamic relay server switches a working mode according to a working load of the static relay server and shares the working load of the static relay server. The cloud server dynamically coordinates the linkage among the static relay server, the dynamic relay server and the plurality of user devices. The dynamic relay server switches from a standby mode to an active mode when the working load of the static relay server is heavier than a predetermined load. At least two of the plurality of user devices are connected to a dynamic relay server to conduct data transmission through the dynamic relay server.
US10389804B2
Content creation and sharing integration techniques and systems are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described in which modifiable versions of content (e.g., images) are created and shared via a content sharing service such that image creation functionality used to create the images is preserved to permit continued creation using this functionality. In one or more additional implementations, image creation functionality employed by a creative professional to create content is leveraged to locate similar images from a content sharing service.
US10389797B2
A method, system, and medium are provided for sharing items residing on a computing device. Items selected for sharing can be made simultaneously available to users on a local network and to users outside of the local network. A remote sharing service allows access to copies of items based on user identifiers associated. Local attributes associated with items are modified such that the user identifiers are associated with the items for providing access via a local network.
US10389788B2
Technologies for adaptive real-time media streaming include a computing device to determine, by a trusted execution environment of the computing device, a current workload of the computing device based on at least one activity counter. The at least one activity counter is to record counter data associated with performance of the computing device. Further, the computing device determines a residual workload capable of being supported by the computing device based on the determined current workload and a new content playback characteristics for streaming media content based on the determined residual workload. The computing device streams media content received from a trusted server based on the determined new content playback characteristics.
US10389783B2
An adaptive streaming server, a method, and a system are described herein that create a content stream to be delivered to one or more clients by segmenting the content into data structures which are stored in random access memory (volatile storage) rather than segmenting the content into segment files which are stored on a disk or database (non-volatile storage).
US10389781B2
An operation method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes acquiring a media contents sharing list which includes media contents retained by the electronic device and media contents retained by at least one other electronic device communicating with the electronic device, and transmitting the first media contents to the at least one other electronic device based on playback of first media contents retained by the electronic device within the media contents sharing list, and receiving the second media contents from the at least one other electronic device and outputting the received second media contents based on playback of second media contents retained by the at least one other electronic device within the media contents sharing list.
US10389777B2
A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an L1 signaling generator configured to generate L1 signaling including first information and second information; a frame generator configured to generate a frame including a payload including a plurality of sub frames; and a signal processor configured to insert a preamble including the L1 signaling in the frame and transmit the frame. The first information includes information required for decoding a first sub frame among the plurality of sub frames. Therefore, a processing delay in a receiving apparatus is reduced.
US10389775B2
A terminal receives a first request by a client for a slice of a data stream, and transmits the request to a streaming server. The terminal receives a first request by another client for the slice of the data stream and, in response, transmits the first request by the other client to the streaming server. The terminal receives a multicast packet that encapsulates the slice of the data stream, and extracts the slice. The terminal, then responds to the first request, by sending the client the extracted slice.
US10389768B2
A method and communication system are disclosed for conducting a conference among conference participants connected by a communication system. This system has at least one conference server and at least one image reproduction unit at each conference environment. The method involves collecting context data concerning at least one of the conference participants at multiple timed intervals; calculating a relationship value from the context data at the timed intervals; determining a relationship status, wherein the relationship status is expressed using one of several categories defined by a threshold value, depending on the calculated relationship value; and displaying the relationship status on at least one image reproduction unit during the conference. The method may be performed at the beginning of the conference and/or when a new participant joins the conference.
US10389763B2
In one embodiment, a wireless mobile User Equipment (UE) device comprises a message generator configured to send a SIP request message via a first IP network and a processor configured to process a SIP response message received from a network node via the first IP network, the processor further configured to process instructions to provide a treatment for at least one message body content of the SIP response message based on a value of a content type indicator independent of at least one of an absence of a content disposition indicator, a content disposition indicator without a value and a content disposition indicator having a value. The treatment, applied by the UE device, may comprise one of: (i) performing an Emergency Services (ES) call effectuated via a CS network and (ii) performing a registration and an ES call effectuated via an IP network.
US10389760B2
A method and system for dynamic identification of network security policies are provided. The method comprises inspecting network traffic using a number of network inspection technologies; executing a first network security system to implement a first number of security policies to respond to a first number of threats identified by the number of network inspection technologies; executing a second network security system to implement a second number of security policies to respond to a second number of threats identified by the number of network inspection technologies; obtaining security intelligence from the first and second network security system; and adaptively reassessing the first and second number of security policies based on the security intelligence.
US10389756B2
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first logic to receive security attribute information from a plurality of devices, generate a connectivity graph of the plurality of devices based at least in part on the security attribute information and identify an interoperability issue between a first device and a second device based on the connectivity graph. The apparatus may further include a second logic to generate a recommendation to resolve the interoperability issue and a third logic to provide provisioning information to at least one of the first device and the second device based on the recommendation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10389748B2
A method of distributing security information to a device quarantines the device and then, in the quarantine state, downloads security information using a method protected by the inherent security in the mobile network such as USSD or SMS.
US10389743B1
A system and method for tracking content derived from unverified sources are described. A tracking application determines a file is untrusted when it is obtained from an unverified or untrusted source. Examples of unverified sources include remote servers accessed through a network and removable storage devices. The application marks the file as untrusted by inserting an identification of the file in a watchlist. A filter driver monitors I/O transactions and conveys information regarding file operations and corresponding processes to the tracking application. The filter driver detects a trusted process touches an untrusted file. The application marks the process as being untrusted. The filter driver detects the process subsequently touches another file. The application then marks this other file as untrusted.
US10389729B2
An access control system is configured to detect the presence of a portable electronic device carried by a user in a first area. The access control system sends an access code to the device. In a second area, the user presents the portable electronic device to an access terminal, which reads the access code from the device. If the access code read from the device matches the access code that was sent to the device by the system, then the access control system grants access to the user.
US10389722B2
The disclosure relates to access relationships, more particularly to controlling access relationships between entities in a computerized system. In the disclose arrangement a first access relationship between a first entity and a second entity is determined. At least one intermediate entity is selected for routing of a second access relationship between the first entity and the second entity via the at least one intermediate entity. The second access relationship is created, the second access relationship comprising a chain of access relationships via the first entity, the at least one intermediate entity and the second entity.
US10389720B2
Provided are methods and apparatuses for providing contents via a network, in which original data of contents provided via a network can be traced, and contents that are modified according to performance of a contents receiving device is provided. Location information of original contents is added to metadata of contents provided via the network to thereby increase convenience of access to the original contents and modify attributes of contents that are provided, to be suitable for the performance of the contents receiving device.
US10389717B2
An approach is provided for enabling access to content in a network service. Location information is received, at a server, relating to a first remote apparatus and another remote apparatus. The received location information is utilized to determine that the first remote apparatus and the another remote apparatus are proximal to each other. Access rights are updated within a network service to enable the user of the another remote apparatus to access content associated with the user of the first remote apparatus.
US10389712B2
Technology is described for enabling passive enforcement of security at computing systems. A component of a computing system can passively authenticate or authorize a user based on observations of the user's interactions with the computing system. The technology may increase or decrease an authentication or authorization level based on the observations. The level can indicate what level of access the user should be granted. When the user or a component of the computing device initiates a request, an application or service can determine whether the level is sufficient to satisfy the request. If the level is insufficient, the application or service can prompt the user for credentials so that the user is actively authenticated. The technology may enable computing systems to “trust” authentication so that two proximate devices can share authentication levels.
US10389710B2
Extracting characteristic information includes receiving a collection command from a client, obtaining, via a collection device, biometric information based on the collection command, selecting a stored extraction algorithm corresponding to the client, the stored extraction algorithm being selected from among a plurality of stored extraction algorithms, extracting characteristic values from the obtained biometric information, the characteristic values being extracted based on the selected extraction algorithm, and sending the extracted characteristic values to the client.
US10389703B2
A communication apparatus capable of secure wireless communication by using a certificate, comprises: a determining unit that determines, in the communication apparatus, one of whether a first mode which operates as a role in deciding a communication channel used for direct wireless connection with a communication target apparatus is activated and whether a second mode which executes role decision processing of deciding whether to operate as the role in deciding the communication channel used for the direct wireless connection with the communication target apparatus is activated; and a control unit that executes certificate generation processing before being connected to the communication target apparatus if the determining unit determines that the first mode is activated and obtain the certificate held in the communication apparatus before executing the role decision processing if the determining unit determines that the second mode is activated.
US10389702B2
Disclosed are an entity authentication method and device, involving: sending, by an entity A, a first identity authentication message to an entity B; inspecting, by the entity B after receiving the first message, the validity of a certificate of the entity A; sending, by the entity B, a second identity authentication message to the entity A; inspecting, by the entity A after receiving the second message, the correctness of field data therein; calculating, by the entity A, a secret information and message authentication code using a private key thereof and a temporary public key of the entity B, and sending a third message to the entity B; inspecting, by the entity B after receiving the third message, the correctness of field data therein; calculating, by the entity B, a secret information and message authentication code using a private key thereof and a public key of the entity A.
US10389701B2
An apparatus and method for securely accessing a web service by a web application running in a browser on a user device is disclosed. A user device sends a request for accessing a web service by addressing a generic name. In response, the user device receives a global name that uniquely identifies a local device hosting a web service. The global name is further associated with a certificate. The user device receives the global name and verifies the certificate associated with the global name to securely access the web service.
US10389698B1
A computer-implemented method for facilitating an auto login from a browser to a website is provided. The browser sends a first request on behalf of a user for a secure page to the server for the website. The server then returns a response to the first request which includes HTML and one or more meta tags comprising a URL for a login page. Additionally, the meta tags specify the parameters the login page requires. After confirming that a credential for the user is stored in the browser, the browser issues a second request to the server with the credential and the URL for the login page from the meta tag. Next, the server returns a response to the second request which includes a cookie. After receiving the cookie, the browser saves the cookie and then reloads the secure page using the saved cookie without requiring a manual login operation.
US10389692B2
The present invention provides a method and system for peer-to-peer device management, monitor and control. Communication devices connected by communication networks can manage, monitor and control each other; they can be in both managing-monitoring-controlling and managed-monitored-controlled roles. That is, a device A can manage, monitor and control a device B, and the device B can manage, monitor and control the device A. In one aspect, communication devices can send request messages comprising management, monitor and control commands to peers and receive response messages comprising results and statuses to the request messages from peers, and vice versa. In another aspect, communication devices can send notification messages to peers for management, monitor and control when their monitored contents or states meet predefined criteria, and vice versa.
US10389691B2
Creation or update of a security context between user equipment and MSC/VLR (Mobile Switching Center/Visitor Location Register) for circuit switched domain services is provided. The creation or update is based on conversion of the security context used in an evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) in the Mobility Management Entity (MME) to a security context for the circuit switched domain target system and transferring it to a MSC/VLR. When user equipment is moved from E-UTRAN to GSM EDGE Radio Access Network/Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (GERAN/UTRAN), a MME does not need to perform authentication and key agreement procedures to establish shared circuit switched security context for the user equipment.
US10389683B2
A method for execution by a security module operating in a device of a dispersed storage network (DSN). The method begins by identifying storage unit(s) having security risk(s) and determining the security risk(s). The method continues by determining a type of security response and a level of security response. When the security response is a storage unit security response and the level of the security response is a first local level, the method continues by instructing the identified storage unit to implement one or more of a read only mode, ceasing multiple phase write operations, and ceasing issuance of rebuild requests. When security response is a DSN security response and level of the security response is a first network level, the method continues by instructing devices to perform at least one of revoking digital certificates of the identified storage unit and deleting access permissions of the identified storage unit.
US10389676B2
A method of posting ephemeral posts is disclosed. The method starts with receiving, from a user of a social network, a request to post an ephemeral post, the request including an ephemeral variable associated with a threshold event. The ephemeral post is posted on behalf of the user. Then an occurrence of the threshold event is monitored. When the threshold event has not occurred, the post is allowed to be accessible to at least one viewer other than the user. When the threshold event has occurred, the post is blocked from being accessible by the at least one view other than the user.
US10389669B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for marking an email as partially read includes at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to determine the types of content contained in an email within a user's inbox. The at least one processor may be further configured to monitor the portions of each of the types of content of the email to determine which portions from each of the types of content that are viewed by the user. Furthermore, the at least one processor may be configured to determine a percentage of the content that has been viewed by the user. Finally, the at least one processor may be configured to then display the percentage of the content that has been viewed by the user.
US10389656B2
Techniques for determining port-to-port connectivity in an extended bridge are provided. According to one set of embodiments, a port extender (PE) of the extended bridge (e.g., a base PE) can build a local database comprising connectivity information for one or more physical cascade ports of the PE. This building can be based on one or more messages received from another PE in the extended bridge (e.g., a transit PE) that is directly connected to the PE. The PE can then transmit, at a time of joining the extended bridge, the connectivity information to a controlling bridge (CB) of the extended bridge for storage thereon.
US10389652B2
A method, system, and computer program product that includes a processor assigning a network connection to an application, based upon the application requesting the network connection from a pool of network connections for connecting applications to a network resource, the assigned network connection for communicating a message with the network resource. The processor replaces the assigned network connection in the pool with a placeholder comprising configuration data of the assigned connection. The processor determined a period of inactivity of the assigned network connection, and the processor returns the assigned network connection to the pool, based upon the period reaching a defined threshold of inactivity.
US10389649B1
Disclosed are an apparatus and method of performing a data file migration to a cloud source. One example method of operation may include establishing via a transmitter an application programming interface (API) connection to an enterprise network, identifying via a processor one or more present allocation parameters being utilized by one or more virtual machines operating on the enterprise network. The method may also provide requesting via the transmitter a directory file structure and identifying via the processor at least one data file for data migration to a remote cloud storage server based on predetermined criteria.
US10389647B2
A method and apparatus for a software defined wireless network. The software defined wireless network comprises a plurality of wireless devices and a plurality of controllers. The plurality of wireless devices is configured to be separated into functioning partitions in the software defined wireless network. The plurality of controllers is located on the plurality of wireless devices. Controllers in the plurality of controllers in a functioning partition in the functioning partitions are configured to perform operations in the functioning partition with data synchronized using message sequencing information in the functioning partition.
US10389641B2
A method of operating a communications network is disclosed. In order to manage a network, it is first necessary to establish the state the network is in. This is difficult in practice because the network operational data stored and transmitted in the network takes a myriad of forms owing to the variety of suppliers and types of network equipment. There is a need to distil that network operational data down to aggregate network operational data which can be taken to provide an indication of the state of the network which is of a manageable size, and to which network management apparatus can react by sending control commands to the network. The problem of generating aggregate network operational data is difficult because of the heterogeneity of network operational data items. By finding attribute names in different network operational data items which match one another, and then comparing attribute values provided from those matching attribute names, a comparison of heterogeneous network operational data items is enabled. This enables the production of network aggregate data which more accurately reflects the operational state of the network. This in turn leads to the network management apparatus controlling the network to operate in a more efficient manner than has hitherto been possible.
US10389640B2
In an embodiment of the invention, a system determines connections between source and target nodes in a network by determining edges with common nodes between the source and target nodes within the network for each of one or more hops. Each determined edge links a pair of nodes in a network path between the source and target nodes. The system removes certain edges from the determined edges to produce a resulting set of edges. In particular, each removed edge is an edge that includes a node within a loop in the network or is an edge that is unconnected to another edge. The system determines connections between the source and target nodes based on the resulting set of edges. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for determining connections between source and target nodes in a network in substantially the same manners described above.
US10389630B2
A computer-implemented method of monitoring communication flows between identities is provided that comprises: accessing a first data packet that indicates a source identifier, a destination identifier, a first source locator, and a first destination locator; accessing a second data packet that indicates the source identifier, the destination identifier, a second source locator, and a second destination locator, the second destination locator being different from the first destination locator; storing data regarding the first data packet and the second data packet in a single ID flow record based on a determination that the source identifier of the first data packet matches the source identifier of the second data packet and a determination that the destination identifier of the first data packet matches the destination identifier of the second data packet; and based on the single ID flow record, adjusting a resource allocation.
US10389619B2
In one embodiment, a method comprises promiscuously detecting, by a network device in a wireless data network, a wireless data packet comprising a source route header specifying a hop-by-hop path for reaching a destination device in the wireless data network; determining, by the network device, that the network device is identified in the hop-by-hop path as following a first next-hop device targeted for reception of the wireless data packet; and executing intercepted forwarding of the wireless data packet, by the network device, to a second next-hop device successively following the network device in the hop-by-hop path.
US10389618B2
Methods for distributing multicast network path information to various network nodes in a network environment are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a downstream node transmitting a first message including a network path indicating a specific desired route that is to be used when delivering multicast traffic from a given multicast source to a given host, as well as an identifier assigned to the network path in order to uniquely identify that network path in the network. The method also includes the downstream node transmitting a second message for announcing that the multicast source is to be reached via the network path announced in the first message. The second message identifies the network path to be used by including the identifier of the path announced in the first message, but not the network path itself.
US10389617B1
This document describes techniques for performance testing computing resources in a service provider network. In an example embodiment, a performance manager periodically tests the performance of computing devices in the service provider network using selected computing assets of each computing device, and updates, based on the performance, a ranking value that establishes precedence for allocation of resource instances of the computing device. A placement manager assigns resource instances from the computing devices based on the ranking values.
US10389606B2
In one embodiment, a device in a network identifies a plurality of traffic records as anomalous. The device matches each of the plurality of traffic records to one or more anomalies using one or more anomaly graphs. A particular anomaly graph represents hosts in the network as vertices in the graph and communications between hosts as edges in the graph. The device applies one or more ordering rules to the traffic records, to uniquely associate each traffic record to an anomaly in the one or more anomalies. The device sends an anomaly notification for a particular anomaly that is based on the traffic records associated with the particular anomaly.
US10389600B2
A system and method of managing a network with assets are described. The method includes generating a directed graph with each of the assets represented as a node, determining individual failure probability of each node, computing downstream failure probability of each node according to an arrangement of the nodes in the directed graph, computing upstream failure probability of each node according to the arrangement of the nodes in directed graph, and computing network failure probability for each node based on the corresponding individual failure probability, the downstream failure probability, and the upstream failure probability. Managing the network is based on the network failure probability of the assets.
