US10415073B2
A kit for detecting bacterial ATP in a sample is provided. The kit comprises an aqueous composition having a pH of about 6.0 to 7.2. The aqueous composition comprises effective amounts of a polyol, a buffer reagent, a protein, and ATP-diphosphohydrolase. A method of using the kit to detect bacterial ATP is also provided.
US10415060B2
The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding proteins, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods and products for altering the DNA sequence of a cell are described, as are methods and products for inducing cells to express proteins using synthetic RNA molecules. Therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding gene-editing proteins are also described.
US10415054B2
The invention relates to vectors and mammalian cells in a system useful for switching on or switching off gene expression in response to fatty acids, and a method of treating diet-induced obesity. In particular, a synthetic intracellular lipid-sensing receptor was constructed that constantly monitors blood fatty acid levels, processes diet-associated hyperlipidemia and coordinates reversible and adjustable expression of the anorectic peptide hormone pramlintide to reduce dietary intake, blood fat levels and body weight.
US10415051B2
Methods and compositions for genetically altered plants that produce higher amounts of at least one fatty acid compared to the amount of the fatty acid produced by a wild-type plant are provided. The genetically altered plant can be a root crop plant (e.g., sugar beet) or Nicotiana spp., or any dicot.
US10415049B2
Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements obtained from Brassica napus.
US10415046B2
The present invention claims methods for the stable integration of exogenous DNA into a specific locus, E32, in the maize genome through the use of zinc finger nucleases. Maize plants and plant parts that were transformed by the methods of the invention are claimed. The invention is useful for creating desirable traits such as herbicide resistance, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, insect tolerance, disease resistance, disease tolerance, stress tolerance, and stress resistance in maize The E32 locus represents a superior site for inserting foreign genes because native agronomic phenotypes are not disturbed.
US10415040B2
Provided herein are nucleic acid amphiphiles and nanostructures such as nanotubes twisted nanotapes and helical nanotapes that comprise the amphiphiles as well as methods to deliver therapeutic agents with the nanostructures.
US10415034B2
Disclosed is a method for the selection of aptamers that does not require immobilization of the target or the oligonucleotide library. The method includes: (i) combining a selection library of oligonucleotides that contain a random region flanked by primer recognition sites with blocker oligonucleotides that anneal to the primer recognition sites; (ii) exposing the blocked selection library to an immobilization field including random oligonucleotides and removing unbound selection library oligonucleotides; (iii) recovering the selection library oligonucleotides that bound to the immobilization field and combining with a target analyte of interest; (iv) exposing the selection library oligonucleotides-target analyte mixture to an immobilization field; and (v) recovering those selection library oligonucleotides that did not bind to the immobilization field.
US10415032B2
A method for determining past exposure to chemical agents or heavy metals may include coating a capture material with a capture reagent. The capture reagent may be selected based on an ability of the capture reagent to bind with a target antibody, and the target antibody may be an indicator associated with a particular chemical agent or heavy metal. The method may further include interrogating a clinical sample associated with an individual by forming a mixture of the capture material and the clinical sample, and determining an exposure status of the individual to the particular chemical agent or heavy metal based on whether the capture material demonstrates capture of the indicator.
US10415025B2
Provided are a fungus-sourced high-temperature acid β-glucosidase as well as a coding gene, and an application thereof. The provide β-glucosidase has the optimal pH value of 4.5 and the optimal temperature of 75° C., and maintains over 90% enzyme activity in the optimal condition after being processed at 60° C. for 1 h. The re-engineering yeast strain GS115/bgl3A of the coding gene comprising the β-glucosidase has high fermentation level.
US10415012B2
This disclosure describes techniques for creating stable, targeted mutations in Spirulina (Athrospiria) and Spirulina having stable, targeted mutations.
US10415008B2
The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a water-soluble extract based on a vegetable biomass of the Melissa officinalis family, which extract is used as a sulphite substitute in the aforesaid winemaking process, which method comprises one or more of the following steps: a) harvesting the herb, b) drying the herb obtained in step a), c) extracting the dried herb obtained in step b), wherein the aforesaid extraction step c) comprises at least two sub steps, a first sub step comprising a first extraction step with water, wherein the aqueous phase thus obtained functions as the starting material for the second sub step comprising an extraction step with an organic solvent, wherein the aqueous phase is acidified before the second extraction step.
US10414999B2
Disclosed is an internal combustion engine lubricating oil composition which comprises (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a dispersant-type olefin copolymer VI improver; and (c) a secondary hydrocarbylamine compound, a tertiary hydrocarbylamine compound, or combinations thereof. A method for reducing cam wear using same is also disclosed.
US10414990B1
Processes and apparatus for isomerizing hydrocarbons are provided. The process comprises isomerizing the hydrocarbon feed stream in the presence of an isomerization catalyst and hydrogen in an isomerization zone under isomerization conditions to produce an isomerized stream. The isomerized stream is stabilized in a stabilizer column to provide a stabilizer off-gas stream and a liquid isomerate stream. The stabilizer off gas stream is passed to a net-gas scrubber to obtain a net gas scrubber off-gas stream comprising hydrogen and C1-C4 hydrocarbons. The net gas scrubber off-gas stream is contacted with an absorber liquid feed comprising C5 to C7 hydrocarbons in an absorber column to provide an absorber overhead stream comprising predominantly hydrogen and an absorber bottoms stream comprising predominantly light ends, the light ends comprising C1-C4 hydrocarbons. The absorber overhead stream is passed to the isomerization zone as make-up hydrogen.
US10414972B2
A treatment fluid comprising a peroxide source and a perovskite family catalyst is useful in processes for breaking the gelled component of a gelled fluid used in downhole operations. In particular, the treatment fluid can be useful in fracturing operations where it can not only break the gelled component of the fracturing fluid but the gaseous oxygen generated by the peroxide source and perovskite family catalyst can be used to further fracture a subterranean formation.
US10414970B2
Design and preparation of a smart system, including a hydrophilic polymer nanoparticle as a core material and a hydrophilic-hydrophobic block copolymer as a coating nanolayer for use in a smart core-shell nanostructure flooding during enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. The hydrophilic polymers are prepared by an inverse emulsion method. The central core of this nanostructure includes hydrophilic polymer. The nanolayer can be a surfmer. The binary properties of the shell and hydrophilic polymers increase the water viscosity in the water-oil interface and enhance oil recovery.
US10414967B2
Portland cement clinker LCMs that include Portland cement clinker to mitigate or prevent lost circulation in a well are provided. A Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker, Portland cement, a carrier fluid, and an inorganic consolidation activator. Another Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker and a crosslinked fluid, such as a polyuronide crosslinked via calcium ions or a polysaccharide crosslinked via divinyl sulfone. Yet another Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker and polymer fibers or particulate glass. Methods of lost circulation control using a Portland cement clinker LCM are also provided.
US10414965B2
A date tree fiber mix lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. The date tree fiber mix LCM may include includes date tree trunk fibers produced from date tree trunks and date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers produced from date tree leaves and leaf stems. The LCM include a mix of 30% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 70% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers, 40% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 60% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers, 50% by weight date tree trunk fibers and 50% date tree leaf and leaf stem fibers. Methods of lost circulation control using and manufacture of a date tree fiber mix LCM are also provided.
US10414962B2
The working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine of the present invention comprises a refrigerant comprising a first refrigerant component and a second refrigerant component, and having a global warming potential (GWP) of 500 or less, wherein the first refrigerant component is at least one selected from difluoromethane and tetrafluoropropene, and the second refrigerant component is at least one selected from carbon dioxide and a hydrocarbon having 3 to 4 carbon atoms; and a refrigerating machine oil comprising at least one selected from a polyol ester, a polyvinyl ether and a polyalkylene glycol compound as a base oil, wherein a carbon/oxygen molar ratio of the base oil is 2.5 or more and 5.8 or less.
US10414949B2
A coating applied to an article is provided. The coating has an adhesive material, in contact with at least one substrate of the article. The coating has a plurality of high density metal pellets disposed in the adhesive material. The high density metal pellets are in an amount of at least 90% by weight of the total weight percent of the coating, and each high density metal pellet has a diameter of at least 0.04 inch. The coating further has a polymer material. The coating is applied to the at least one substrate of the article to obtain a mass-enhanced, coated article. The coating has a coating thickness of at least 0.25 inch. The coating thickness and the amount of high density metal pellets are sufficient to provide an attenuation of vibration of the coated article and a reduced risk of unwanted ergonomic effects.
US10414938B2
The invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of a polymer P, which comprises the emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate, an acrylate monomer, which is a C1-C10 alkyl acrylate or a C1-C10 methacrylate, an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated C3-C8 carboxylic acid, glycidyl methacrylate or glycidyl acrylate, optionally an ethylenically unsaturated sulfonic acid and optionally an ethylenically unsaturated other monomer. Furthermore, the aqueous polymer dispersion obtainable from this process and a powder form thereof are disclosed. They are useful for a paper coating slip containing one of the aforementioned forms. A paper or a cardboard, which is coated with the paper coating slip, shows surface strength, which is expressed by a good dry pick resistance, a good wet pick resistance or good offset test results. The aqueous polymer dispersion or the powder form thereof is furthermore useful as a binder.
US10414935B2
A method for preparing aqueous or organic suspensions of fully exfoliated nanocarbon materials includes a) dissolving a nanocarbon intercalation compound in an aprotic organic solvent (A) or a mixture (A′) of aprotic organic solvents under inert atmosphere; b) re-oxidation to revert the reduced nanocarbon material to its neutral state; and c) mixing the organic suspension of neutral nanocarbon obtained in step b) with a suitable amount of degassed water, degassed ionic aqueous solution, degassed organic solvent (B), degassed mixture (B′) of organic solvents, or degassed mixture of (B) or (B′) with water or an aqueous ionic solution; wherein solvent (A) or solvent mixture (A′) is fully or partially water-miscible or fully or partially miscible with solvent (B) or solvent mixture (B′); thereby leading to an air-metastable aqueous or organic suspension of nanocarbon material.
US10414924B2
A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes: a colorant containing a pigment and a dye represented by the following formula (1); water; and a water-soluble resin.
US10414922B2
Disclosed are energy curable primer compositions for use on uneven substrates such as paper or board to help create a non-porous, smooth, print-receptive surface for subsequent in-line or off-line application of metallic or special effect inks for generating a superior appearance such as a mirror-like metallic or other special effect for promotional or high-value packaging applications. Compositions suitable for low odor and low migration indirect contact food, tobacco, or pharmaceutical product packaging are also disclosed.
US10414916B2
Disclosed is a resin composition, comprising the following components: (A) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin; (B) 10 to 60 parts by weight of a diamino diphenyl ether type benzoxazine resin having a softening point of 40° C. to 140° C.; (C) 10 to 40 parts by weight of a co-hardener; and (D) 10 to 40 parts by weight of a flame retardant which comprises (d1) a high melting point flame retardant with a melting point of greater than 260° C. or (d2) a metal phosphinate flame retardant, wherein the metal is selected from Group IIIA elements. Also disclosed is an article of manufacture obtained from the resin composition and a use thereof. Accordingly, the demands of high frequency application can be met, and a balance of low thermal expansion, high thermal resistance and low warpage in the system can be struck.
US10414914B2
This invention relates to the preparation of a dynamically vulcanized alloy comprising at least one elastomer, at least one thermoplastic resin, a nanofiller, and an ethylene copolymer resin.
US10414900B2
Pre-exfoliated natural or synthetic, modified or unmodified layered materials are prepared by mixing layered materials with one or more plastics additives selected from the group consisting of ultraviolet light absorbers, hindered amine light stabilizers, antioxidants, colorants, flame retardants, antimicrobials and fatty acid additives and melt extruding the mixture. The layered materials are for example modified or unmodified layered silicate clays. The galleries of the layered materials in the mixtures are expanded to a level of less than full exfoliation. The melt extruded mixtures of layered materials and additives are highly useful to prepare polymer nanocomposites.
US10414896B2
Disclosed is a composite resin material which includes a fluororesin and fibrous carbon nanostructures, wherein the composite resin material has a fluororesin content of 70% by mass or more and a fibrous carbon nanostructure content of 0.01% to 0.5% by mass based on the amount of the fluororesin, and wherein when a 50 μm thick shaped product obtained by shaping the composite resin material is observed with an optical microscope, the number of aggregates that contain the fibrous carbon nanostructures as a main component and have a diameter of 300 μm or more is 3 or less in a 30 mm×30 mm field of view.
US10414890B2
The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to a process for manufacturing said fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite and films and membranes thereof and to uses of said fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite and films and membranes thereof in various applications.
US10414887B2
A catalyst system including the reaction product of a fluorided support (such as a fluorided silica support) that preferably has not been calcined at a temperature of 400° C. or more, an activator and at least a first transition metal catalyst compound; methods of making such catalyst systems, polymerization processes using such catalyst systems and polymers made therefrom.
US10414886B2
The claimed material relates to a fiber and polymer composite having enhanced modulus, viscoelastic and rheological properties.
US10414885B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of a surface coated support material wherein said process comprises contacting a support material with an aqueous dispersion of nanocellulose. The surface coated support material can be used in a composite material. The invention therefore further relates to the surface coated support material per se, a composite comprising the material, a process for the production of the composite material and an article produced from the composite material.
US10414883B2
A method for producing a molded article of the present invention includes a step of preparing a pellet raw material containing a resin and raw fibers, a step of cutting the pellet raw material to obtain a plurality of pellets each containing the resin and fibers produced by cutting the raw fibers, a step of opening the fibers contained in each pellet; and a step of molding the pellets after being opened to obtain the molded article. According to the present invention, it is possible to easily produce a molded article (e.g., a back plate of a brake pad) having excellent mechanical strength. Further, According to the present invention, it is also possible to provide a molded article and a back plate each having excellent mechanical strength, and a brake pad having high reliability.
US10414876B2
Disclosed are a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer that includes a fine-powder regranulate and has improved properties owing to the use of an additive, and a superabsorbent polymer prepared thereby, wherein the superabsorbent polymer can exhibit improved properties, including high centrifugal retention capacity (CRC) and fine-powder agglomeration strength, without decreasing absorption under pressure (AUP) or permeability, compared to when no additive is used during the formation of a fine-powder regranulate, and furthermore, the fine powder is recycled, thus reducing processing costs, thereby generating economic benefits.
US10414875B2
The use of a catalyst of the formula (I) for the crosslinking of a curable composition. The catalyst of the formula (I) contains at least one aliphatic guanidine group. It is substantially odorless and nonvolatile at room temperature and accelerates the crosslinking of curable compositions very efficiently, without impairing the storage stability thereof. It is particularly suitable for compositions based on polymers containing silane groups, where it has very good compatibility, as a result of which such compositions do not have a tendency to separation or migration or evaporation of the catalyst.
US10414872B2
A process for producing SiOC-bonded polyether siloxanes by transesterification of alkoxysiloxanes with polyetherols in the presence of zinc acetylacetonate as catalyst is described.
US10414868B2
The present invention provides a preparation method of polyimide, comprising the following steps: a) carrying out a dehydration polymerization reaction on a diamine and an anhydride of an organic acid in a non-polar solvent to obtain a mixture, the non-polar solvent being one or more of arene, aliphatic hydrocarbon, halogenated arene and halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon, and the anhydride of the organic acid being one or more of dianhydride and single anhydride: and b) filtering the mixture obtained in step a) and drying to obtain the polyimide. In the present invention, the dehydration polymerization reaction between the diamine and the anhydride of the organic acid can be carried out directly in the non-polar solvent to obtain the polyimide which cannot be dissolved in the non-polar solvent. Therefore, polyimide powder with fine particles can be obtained by directly filtering and drying the reaction mixture without washing. Not only complex washing and grinding processes are not needed, but also the production period is shortened, the production cost is reduced, and the large-scale production becomes more convenient.
US10414863B2
A composition comprising: (i) a polymeric material (A) having a repeat unit of formula —(O-Ph)n-O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- I and a repeat unit of formula —O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety and n represents 0 or 1; and (ii) a polymeric additive comprising one or more of: (a) a polycarbonate; and/or (b) a polymeric material (B) which includes a repeat unit of general formula wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an optionally-substituted (preferably un-substituted) alkyl group, and R3 and R4 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an optionally-substituted alkyl group, an anhydride-containing moiety or an alkyloxycarbonyl-containing moiety.
US10414833B2
The present disclosure relates to a biocompatible composition and a method for preparing the same, and a hybrid composition of β-glucan and hyaluronic acid is prepared by hybrid cross-linkage. The biocompatible composition of the present disclosure high stability against heat and bio-enzymes, and thus is capable of being used as a medical material.
US10414830B2
The present application provides crystalline forms of 6-per-deoxy-6-per-chloro-γ-cyclodextrin, and polymorphs thereof. The present application also provides methods for preparing said polymorphs by dissolving 6-per-deoxy-6-per-chloro-γ-cyclodextrin in dimethylformamide and using an anti-solvent of a water/alcohol mixture.
US10414826B2
Auristatin peptides, including MeVal-Val-Dil-Dap-Norephedrine (MMAE) and MeVal-Val-Dil-Dap-Phe (MMAF), were prepared and attached to Ligands through various linkers, including maleimidocaproyl-val-cit-PAB. The resulting ligand drug conjugates were active in vitro and in vivo.
US10414825B2
Described herein are anti-MCAM antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that are capable of inhibiting the interaction between MCAM and its ligand, a protein comprising a laminin α-4 chain. These anti-MCAM antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof may be useful for, for example, treating inflammatory conditions characterized by the infiltration of MCAM-expressing cells into a site of inflammation in the body.
US10414810B2
The invention concerns a variant (double mutant form) of the survivin polypeptide; nucleic acid molecules encoding the survivin variant; antigen presenting cells (APCs) such as dendritic cells, or APC precursors, comprising the variant survivin polypeptide or encoding nucleic acid sequence; and methods for treating a malignancy, such as myeloma, or for inducing an immune response, utilizing a variant survivin polypeptide, nucleic acid molecule, or APC.
US10414809B2
The present invention includes a genetically-modified non-human animal model of longevity and increased health span, which is associated with reduced tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis, as well as related methods for increasing longevity and health span, reducing tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis, and identifying active agents that confer increased longevity or health span, or reduced tumorigenesis or tumor metastasis.
US10414808B2
The present invention relates to Huwentoxin-IV variants, polynucleotides encoding them, methods of making and using the foregoing, and methods of alleviating pain with peptide inhibitors of Nav1.7.
US10414774B2
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of Formula I act as Cyp8b1 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
US10414770B2
This invention relates to compounds and methods for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the invention provides compounds that inhibit Aurora kinase, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of cancer.
US10414764B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation substantially pure propane-1-sulfonicacid-{3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carbonyl]-2,4-difluoro-phenyl}-amide or Vemurafenib of Formula (I). The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation substantially pure propane-1-sulfonic acid-{3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine-3-carbonyl]-2,4-difluoro-phenyl}-amide trifluoro methane sulfonic acid salt or Vemurafenib triflate of Formula (VII)
US10414749B2
A process for preparing 3-[(S)-7-bromo-2-((2-oxo propyl)amino)-5-pyridin-2-yl-3H-1,4,-benzodiazepin-3-yl]propionic acid methyl ester (compound (FK)), at a high conversion rate with good reproducibility by oxidizing 3-[(S)-7-bromo-2-(2-hydroxypropylamino)-5-pyridin-2-yl-3H-benzo[e][1,4]diazepin-3yl]propionic acid methyl ester (compound (EM)), in the presence of an oxidation catalyst is provided by defining the ammonium ion content of the oxidation reaction mixture.
US10414747B2
Compounds of general formula (Ia), compounds of general formula (Ia′), compounds of general formula (Ib), compounds of general formula (Ib′), compounds of general formula (I), compounds of general formula (I′), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R8, R9, X1, X2, and X3 are defined herein, that may be useful as inductors of type I interferon production, specifically as STING active agents, are provided. Also provided are processes for the synthesis and use of compounds of the disclosure.
US10414743B2
The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (“polymer sustained”) or PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type.
US10414740B2
Compounds and compositions comprising compounds that inhibit glutaminase are described herein. Also described herein are methods of using the compounds that inhibit glutaminase in the treatment of cancer.
US10414737B2
A process for the synthesis of quinazolinone containing compounds which may be useful for the treatment of cancer, is hereby disclosed. In addition, compound intermediates relating to these processes are also disclosed.
US10414733B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a pyrazole compound of formula V, the process including cyclizing a hydrazone substituted α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound of formula IV by reacting it with a suitable reagent, e.g. a reducing agent, an organometallic reagent or a nucleophilic reagent. The compounds of formula V are versatile reaction tools for the preparation of pyrazole derived fine chemicals. The present invention also relates to pyrazole compounds of formulae Va, Vb, Vc, and VI.
US10414730B2
The present invention relates to a novel catalytic hydrogenation of substituted 2-methyl cyanopyridyl derivatives, in particular 3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]acetonitrile [=Py-CN] to substituted 2-ethylaminopyridine derivatives, in particular 2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]ethanamine [=Py-ethanamine] or salts thereof in the presence of metal catalysts, in particular palladium catalysts.
US10414720B2
The present invention relates to an improved process for the synthesis of (R)-Lacosamide in which free base of O-methyl-N-benzyl-D-Serinamide is not isolated before acylation. The process avoids the use of column chromatography and chiral resolution for the preparation of different stages of Lacosamide.
US10414715B1
Disclosed are methods of extracting and purifying capsinoids (e.g., capsiate, dihydrocapsiate) from Capsicum species fruit involving drying (e.g., freeze drying) the fruit to produce dried fruit and grinding the dried fruit to produce powdered fruit, extracting the powdered fruit at least once with a non-polar organic solvent (e.g., pentane, hexane, heptane, iso-octane, cyclohexane) to produce an organic solvent extract, subjecting the organic solvent extract at least once to liquid/liquid extraction (partitioning; no drying involved) using a polar solvent (e.g., acetonitrile, methanol) to form a capsinoid enriched polar solvent partition, and optionally purifying the capsinoid enriched polar solvent partition (e.g., via HPLC using acetonitrile as a carrier) to yield capsinoids. The non-polar organic solvent is not miscible with the polar solvent.
US10414712B2
Processes for manufacturing a purified aromatic carboxylic acid include oxidizing a substituted aromatic compound in a reaction zone to form a crude aromatic carboxylic acid and a gaseous stream; heating the crude aromatic carboxylic acid in a pre-heating zone, contacting the crude aromatic carboxylic acid with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a hydrogenation reactor to form a purified aromatic carboxylic acid, crystallizing the purified aromatic carboxylic acid in a crystallization zone to form a slurry stream comprising solid purified aromatic carboxylic acid and a vapor stream. At least a portion of the vapor stream is directed to the pre-heating zone and at least a portion of the vapor stream from the pre-heating zone is vented to the off-gas treatment zone in order to achieve energy savings.
US10414711B2
A method of preparing (meth)acrylic acid by using a reaction distillation apparatus including a reaction distillation tower, and a natural circulation type of heat exchanger as a heat source for the reaction distillation tower. The reaction distillation tower a vessel, where decomposition of Michael adducts occurs, connected to a distillation tower, where distillation of decomposition products occurs. The method includes the following steps: feeding a waste liquid to the reaction distillation apparatus after passing through the heat exchanger, wherein the waste liquid is fed to a lower portion of the heat exchanger via a first input port; feeding a gas, separately from the waste liquid via a second input port, to the lower portion of the heat exchanger, and producing and recovering (meth)acrylic acid while the waste liquid is circulated in the reaction distillation apparatus by the gas which is fed separately from the waste liquid.
US10414704B2
The present invention provides a process of catalytic fluorination in gas phase of product 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane or/and 1,1,2,2,3-pentachloropropane into product 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene in presence of a catalyst and oxygen.
US10414701B2
Systems and methods are provided for forming alkylate from an isoparaffin-containing feed. Olefins for the alkylation reaction can be generated from a portion of the isoparaffin-containing feed. This can be achieved, for example, by using selective oxidation to convert a portion of isoparaffins into alcohol, such as conversion of isobutane to t-butyl alcohol. The alcohol can then be converted to an alkene, such as conversion of t-butyl alcohol to isobutene, in the alkylation reaction environment in the presence of a solid acid catalyst. The solid acid catalyst can then facilitate alkylation of isoparaffin using the in-situ formed alkenes. A catalyst having an MWW framework is an example of a suitable solid acid catalyst.
US10414688B2
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a glass ceramic or a glass, which comprise cerium ions and are suitable in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, the fluorescence properties of which largely correspond to those of natural teeth.The invention also relates to a glass ceramic and a glass which can be obtained using the method according to the invention, the use thereof as dental material and in particular for the preparation of dental restorations, as well as a glass-forming composition which is suitable for use in the method according to the invention.
US10414687B2
The present invention provides an infrared-transmitting glass that is a chalcogenide glass, has a reduced Ge content, can sufficiently cover atmospheric windows, is free from highly toxic elements, such as Se and As, and is suitable for mold forming. Specifically, the present invention provides an infrared-transmitting glass suitable for mold forming, comprising, in terms of molar concentration: 0 to 2% of Ge, 3 to 30% of Ga, 10 to 40% of Sb, 45 to 70% of S, 3 to 30% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Sn, Ag, Cu, Te, and Cs, and 0 to 30% of at least one member selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.
US10414672B2
A water filtration system (100) includes a filter cartridge assembly (10), a water-inlet conduit (20), a purified-water conduit (30), a pure-water conduit (40), a waste-discharge conduit (50) and a circulation conduit (70). The waste-discharge conduit (50) is in communication with the purified-water conduit (30) and has an end located between a first valve body (320) and a purified-water outlet (120), and the circulation conduit (70) has a first end in communication with the water-inlet conduit (20) and a second end in communication with the waste-discharge conduit (50).
US10414668B1
A technique for exfoliating a transition metal dichalcogenide material to produce separated nano-scale platelets includes combining the transition metal dichalcogenide material with a liquid to form a slurry, wherein the transition metal dichalcogenide material includes layers of nano-scale platelets and has a general chemical formula MX2, and wherein M is a transition metal and X is sulfur, selenium, or tellurium. The slurry of the transition metal dichalcogenide material is treated with an oxidant to form peroxo-metalate intermediates on an edge region of the layers of nano-scale platelets of the transition metal dichalcogenide material. The peroxo-metalate intermediates is treated with a reducing agent to form negatively charged poly-oxo-metalates to induce separation of the transition metal dichalcogenide material into the separated nano-scale platelets of the transition metal dichalcogenide material.
US10414666B2
A system, method, and articles of manufacture for a surface-modified transition metal cyanide coordination compound (TMCCC) composition, an improved electrode including the composition, and a manufacturing method for the composition which may include multiple chelation species (Che_x). The composition, compound, device, and uses thereof according to AxMn(y-k)Mjk[Mnm(CN)(6-p-q)(NC)p(Che_I)rq]z. CHE_GROUP (Vac)(1-z).nH2O, wherein CHE_GROUP includes one or more chelation materials selected from the group consisting of (Che_I)rw, (Che_II)sv, and combinations thereof, and wherein 0
US10414665B2
An alkali-free H-AFX zeolite and synthesis procedure are disclosed, as well the use of such zeolite as a catalyst in an SCR process.
US10414664B2
A process of producing a zeotype material having a zeolite-type framework. The process includes providing a zeolite having a framework, dealuminating the zeolite to remove aluminum atoms therefrom to produce a dealuminated framework comprising a plurality of vacancy sites, contacting the dealuminated framework with dichloromethane and a precursor comprising heteroatoms, and then heating the dealuminated framework, the dichloromethane, and the precursor under reflux conditions to incorporate the heteroatoms into at least some of the plurality of vacancy sites in the dealuminated framework to produce a zeotype material having a zeolite-type framework comprising the heteroatoms. In addition, a process is provided for producing a stannosilicate comprising a zeolite-type framework comprising Sn heteroatoms incorporated therein which form Sn sites in the zeolite-type framework each having an open configuration or a closed configuration. This process includes controlling relative amounts of Sn sites having open and closed configurations in the stannosilicate.
US10414660B2
A method that decomposes monosilane wherein a monosilane-containing gas stream is circulated in a circuit system including a reactor that decomposes the monosilane, the method including injecting a monosilane-containing gas stream into the reactor, bringing the gas stream into contact with a heated surface inside the reactor at which surface a portion of the monosilane in the gas stream is decomposed to deposit a solid silicon layer on the surface so that the concentration of the monosilane in the gas stream decreases, discharging the gas stream from the reactor, reprocessing the gas stream including at least partially compensating the decrease in the monosilane concentration resulting from the decomposition by addition of monosilane, and reinjecting the reprocessed, monosilane-containing gas stream into the reactor, wherein during deposition an operating pressure of 2.5 to 10 bar is established and the gas stream enters the reactor at a velocity of less than 7.5 m/s.
US10414655B2
Stem cell, bone and nerve scaffolding comprising discrete carbon nanotubes is disclosed. The discrete carbon nanotubes may be have targeted, or selective oxidation levels and/or content on the interior and exterior of the tube walls. The described scaffolding may be used to guide, target and protect stem cells upon injection into the body.
US10414652B2
Described herein are methods for the bromine-facilitated synthesis of fluoro-sulfur compounds, that include SF4, SF5Cl, SF5Br and SF6. The methods described herein generally require lower temperature and pressure, produce higher yields, require less time, do not use corrosive or costly reactants and solvents that are commonly used in the synthesis of the fluoro-sulfur compounds, and do not produce deleterious waste products when compared to previously-used methods.
US10414647B2
A device having a microelectronic component housed in a hermetically sealed housing having a vacuum inner space, and including a getter that substantially traps only hydrogen, is inert to oxygen and/or to nitrogen, and is housed in said inner space. Each of the constituent parts of the device being likely to degas into the inner space is a mineral material.
US10414635B2
A remote operation device capable of providing, to the operator, guidance of a work content to be performed by manual work or remote operation on the work machine in accordance with a state of the work machine, is a remote operation device (40) configured to be capable of communicating with the work machine, and includes: an operation unit (42) that generates an operation signal for performing remote operation of the work machine in accordance with operator's operation; a reception unit (40a) that receives detection signals of detection devices (81 to 84) that detect the state of the work machine; and a display unit (43) that displays a screen indicating a work content to be performed by manual work or the remote operation on the work machine on the basis of the received state of the work machine.
US10414609B2
An automatic document feeding system includes an image reader including an optical window and a light source illuminating the optical window, and an automatic document feeder including a reflective flag positioned within a viewing region of the optical window.
US10414605B2
In one example, a torque control system for a sheet media pick mechanism to move a top sheet of media from a stack of media sheets into a nip between a pick roller and a separator roller. The torque control system includes a sensor to sense a number of consecutive pick failures and a controller operatively connected to the sensor to reduce a torque applied to the separator roller during a pick attempt after each pick failure in an amount corresponding to the number of consecutive pick failures sensed by the sensor.
US10414603B2
An agricultural vehicle includes: a chassis; a tank carried by the chassis; at least one meter module coupled to the tank, the at least one meter module having at least one gate; a gate control link coupled with the at least one gate of the at least one meter module; a control rod carried by the chassis; and a connector coupling the control rod to the gate control link at a connection interface such that movement of the control rod controls an open state of the at least one gate of the at least one meter module, the connector having a frangible portion adjacent the connection interface, the control rod and the gate control link uncoupling from one another upon a breaking force causing the frangible portion to break.
US10414602B1
An assembly and method for moving bulk items from a first location to a second location is disclosed. The items are moved from the first location to the second location through a pick-up head. Vacuum pressure is supplied to the head to pick-up an item at the first location and carry the item to the second location. A detector is located between the first location and the second location to detect if an item has been picked up by the head. If no item is detected, the head is closed to the vacuum pressure through a control mechanism or closure element.
US10414601B1
An automatic turnover device for use in manufacturing includes a support frame, a motor, a pulley, a holding assembly, and a belt. The motor is secured to the support frame. The motor has an output shaft. The pulley is mounted on the output shaft of the motor. The holding assembly is pivotally connected to the support frame. The holding assembly is configured to hold an object. The belt has one end attached to the pulley and another end attached to the holding assembly. The motor is operated to rotate the output shaft in a first direction to tighten the belt and then to rotate in reverse to release the belt, such that a center of gravity of the holding assembly is moved. The holding assembly pivots relative to the support frame from a first horizontal position to a second horizontal position due to its own weight.
US10414599B2
A tracked, portable radial stacker for stockpiling bulk material that includes a linear conveyor having a rear portion and a front portion and being designed to carry bulk material from a low position adjacent the rear portion to a higher position adjacent the front portion. A contact may be disposed adjacent the rear portion of the conveyor and designed to selectively contact the ground to facilitate pivoting of the conveyor. A continuous track system may also be included having a frame to which the conveyor is mounted, the track system including a pair of driven, parallel tracks designed to contact the ground to convey the stacker from one position to another, and to be lifted off the ground when desired. A pair of mid-wheels may be mounted to the frame that are displaceable between a raised position in which they do not contact the ground and a first lowered position in which they engage the ground. A hydraulic wheel displacement system may be included for powering the pair of wheels from the raised position to the first lowered position, the hydraulic wheel displacement system also operable to power the each of the wheels making up the pair of wheels when in the first lowered position to other positions even lower than the first lowered position to lift the tracks off the ground to facilitate operation of the stacker with the tracks raised off of the ground, wherein the hydraulic wheel displacement system operates each of the wheels independently so the wheels can be at different even lower positions to facilitate the stacker being operable on uneven terrain.
US10414597B2
Provided is a pallet car for the transport of bulk material for a thermal treatment thereof. The pallet car comprises a frame with at least two opposed cross-beams on which grate bars rest and two end pieces each connecting the cross-beams with each other, which each include at least two rollers and at least one side wall. In the pallet car, the grate bars and/or the side walls and/or the insulating plates are made of a ceramic fiber composite, wherein the fibers are metallic and high-temperature resistant.
US10414595B2
Various continuous chain conveyors, parts for same (e.g., chain guides, chain drives, etc.), packaging and handling equipment and systems and related methods are disclosed herein. In one form, a chain conveyor comprising a primary continuous chain having a first portion configured to carry objects along a path and a return portion, a motor operably coupled to the primary continuous chain so as to induce movement of the chain, a first sprocket engaging the return portion of the primary continuous chain, wherein movement of the return portion causes the first sprocket to rotate, a second sprocket coupled to the first sprocket by a drive shaft, wherein rotation of the first sprocket causes the second sprocket to rotate, and an auxiliary chain operably coupled to the second sprocket such that rotation of the second sprocket causes movement of the auxiliary chain.
US10414592B2
The present invention relates to a rod belt for rod belt conveyors of agricultural machines comprising rods (5) arranged transverse to the direction of transport and parallel to each other, the rods (5) comprising flattened and perforated attachment areas (5.1) by means of which they lie in contact with elastic belts (2) of high tensile strength revolving parallel to each other and being connected to the belts (2) via rivets or similar attachment means penetrating the attachment area (5.1) and the belt (2), both ends (9) of which belt constituting a joint (8). It is the object of the invention to provide a rod belt of this type having an endless connection of high stability while, at the same time, being easy to disassemble and mount. This task is solved according to the invention in that an auxiliary belt section (7) each is arranged laterally adjacent to the belts (2), the auxiliary belt section bridges the joint (8) between the belt ends (9) whereby the belts (2) and the auxiliary belt sections (7) are interlocked by means of the rods (5).
US10414590B2
A brake mechanism for a pallet storage system includes a leg defining a stop surface and movable between a stop position, wherein the stop surface is disposed within a travel path of a pallet traveling along a pallet storage system, and a go position, wherein the stop surface is displaced from the travel path. A biasing mechanism having a spring force is coupled to the leg and configured to bias the leg towards the stop position such that the spring force is required to be overcome to permit the leg to move from the stop position to the go position. Pallet storage systems including at least one of such brake mechanisms are also provided.
US10414589B2
A battery aligning device includes an inlet through which a first cylindrical battery is input, an outlet from which the first cylindrical battery is discharged, regulating plates constituting a slit in a path from the inlet to the outlet, and a support member which supports one end portion and the other end portion of each of the regulating plates, in the regulating plates, a length from the one end portion to the other end portion is longer than a length of the first cylindrical battery, an X-Z cross-section has a non-linear shape, in an interval between the one regulating plate and the other regulating plate, a facing interval between surfaces is larger than a diameter of the first cylindrical battery, and when a line segment having the same length as that of the first cylindrical battery is in contact with the regulating plate at two points on the X-Z cross-section, a distance between the line segment and the regulating plate is arranged at an interval smaller than the diameter of the first cylindrical battery.
US10414583B2
Effective systems for separating, collecting and transferring organic waste from multi-unit residential buildings to deliver to composting centers are described which facilitate the reduction of contamination of the organic waste with non-compostable plastic bags. This is accomplished both by ensuring that the residents are constantly provided with compostable replacement bags for their kitchen caddies after each delivery of a bag by the resident to the recycling room, and through consistent marking that reminds residents of the system's requirements.
US10414558B2
A liquid container includes a container body including an inner space formed to accommodate a liquid therein and an opening formed at a top thereof to allow the liquid to flow into the inner space, an outer cap including a liquid port fastened to the opening and connected to the inner space, an inner cap inserted into the liquid port and fastened to the outer cap to open and close the liquid port to selectively connect the inner space to an outside, and a stopper fastened to the inner cap, protruding in an outward-radial direction to be held by a bottom end of the outer cap to limit a movement distance of the inner cap, and formed of an elastic material to allow the inner cap to be separable from the outer cap by a certain external force applied to the inner cap.
US10414552B2
A drinking cup lid, comprising: a center cover portion; a rib ring formed at the external circumferential edge of the center cover portion, the rib ring having a drinking recess, the external edge of the drinking recess being open while an insertion opening is disposed at the internal edge thereof, the bottom surface of the drinking recess being provided with a drinking opening; a vent hole formed in the center cover portion or in the rib ring; a snap ring portion formed at the external circumferential edge of the rib ring for a snap fit to the drinking cup; and a plug connected by a flexible strip in a hanging way to the external circumferential edge of the snap ring portion, the plug having a plug portion, a hand-held portion and an insert portion. Before use, the insert portion of the plug is fitted first into the insertion opening. Thereafter, the plug portion is fitted to the drinking opening. In this way, the laborious plug-and-pull problem of the conventional splash proof plug is resolved. As a result, the splash proof plug according to the invention can achieve an effort-saving plug-and-pull effect.
US10414534B2
A foamed and stretched plastic bottle having, in the body portion thereof, a foamed region in which foamed cells are distributed, wherein, in at least a portion of the foamed region, the lengths of the foamed cells in the axial direction of the bottle are so distributed as to gradually decrease as the positions of the foamed cells shift from the outer surface side of the body portion toward the central portion thereof and then gradually increase as their positions shift from the central portion thereof toward the inner surface side thereof. The foamed and stretched plastic bottle of the invention exhibits excellent light-shielding property.
US10414530B2
The apparatus, for filling a flexible pouch having a bottom end, an opposite top end, and a pair of side edges extending between the bottom and top end, includes a filling station, a supply of compressed purging gas, and a gas purging station. The filling station includes a feeder that dispenses an amount of product into the pouch. The gas purge station is positioned subsequent to the filling station and includes a pair of gas lances. Each of the pair of gas lances have an outlet to discharge the purging gas into the pouch. The pair of gas lances being moveable between an inserted position and a withdrawn position. In the inserted position the pair of gas lances are disposed within the pouch a predetermined distance above the amount of product, and in the withdrawn position the pair of gas lances are provided above the top end of the pouch.
US10414524B2
A peelable foil closure includes a base extending longitudinally along a first, longitudinal axis and laterally along a second, lateral axis, and a skirt extending from the base. The skirt includes a first portion including a circular edge having a predominant portion located on a first side of the second axis. The skirt also includes a second portion including a wavy edge, and a pull tab located on a second side of the second axis.
US10414519B1
Dither circuitry includes harmonic signal generation circuitry configured generate a high order even harmonic of a base excitation signal. The dither circuitry also includes a combiner configured to generate a dithered excitation signal based on the high order even harmonic and the base excitation signal. The dither circuitry further includes an output terminal configured to output the dithered excitation signal to a sensor device.
US10414515B2
Aircraft, vision sensor systems, and methods of operating deployable vision systems are provided. An aircraft includes a fuselage and a vision sensor system. The fuselage defines an outer mold line and the vision sensor system includes a housing and a vision sensor package. The housing is selectively deployable between a retracted position and a deployed position and is disposed within the outer mold line in the retracted position and outside of the outer mold line in the deployed position. The vision sensor package is associated with the housing and is positioned to collect imaging information when the housing is in the deployed position.
US10414510B2
A retractable landing gear includes a main strut having an upper end that is configured to connect to aircraft primary structure and a lower end configured to connect to an axle or bogie truck. An articulated stay has a distal end configured to connect to the aircraft structure and a proximal end pivotally connected to a cardan pin member. The cardan pin member has a cylindrical portion with a first recessed annular channel. The cardan pin member is retained in the socket by a ring assembly formed by two semi-annular ring members that slidably engages the first recessed channel. The ring assembly defines a second recessed annular channel. A collar is configured to be positioned over the second recessed channel, and to contract upon a change in temperature to lockingly engage the second recessed channel, to secure the split ring assembly in the first recessed channel.
US10414509B2
A propulsor and mount arrangement comprises a propulsor rotor and a fan casing surrounding the propulsor rotor. The fan casing receives two side mounts and a thrust link pivotally attached to the fan casing at a location that will be within 10° of a vertically lowermost location when the propulsor is mounted on an aircraft, and the side mounts being at circumferentially opposed positions, and within a lower 270° when the propulsor is mounted on an aircraft. At least a portion of both the side mounts, and a pivot point connect the thrust link to the fan casing in a common plane defined perpendicular to a rotational axis of the propulsor rotor. An aircraft is also disclosed.
US10414507B2
Systems and methods for adjusting blade tip clearance targets and utilizing the adjusted targets to optimize the clearances between the blade tips and surrounding shrouds of a turbine engine are provided. In one exemplary aspect, one or more engine controllers utilize a machine-learned model to customize blade tip clearance targets based on the way an engine has been uniquely operated in the past for a particular flight mission. Present flight data associated with a present flight of a given flight mission is obtained. A model blade tip clearance target is adjusted based at least in part on the machine-learned model and the present flight data. The machine-learned model is trained at least in part on past flight data indicative of the manner in which the turbine engine has been operated for one or more past flights of the flight mission. An adjusted blade tip clearance target is then generated.
US10414497B2
A lightweight shield for aircraft protection against threat of high energy impacts, which comprises, a structural layer that has a first side and a second side, the first side being intended for receiving the impact, and a ballistic material layer for absorbing high energy impacts, having a first side and a second side. The first side of the ballistic material layer is faced to the second side of structural layer and joined to the structural layer via a progressively detachable interface and, the second side of the ballistic material layer is a free surface.
US10414495B2
In some embodiments, provide systems, apparatuses and methods to deliver products using unmanned delivery aircraft. In some embodiments, product delivery system is provided, comprising: an unmanned delivery aircraft configured to deliver a package to a package drop point corresponding to a location of a vehicle at a predefined drive-through station, wherein the delivery aircraft comprises: one or more cameras; an image processor configured to process images captured by the one or more cameras and based on the processing of the images confirm a precise location of the package drop point as defined according to a determined current location and an orientation of the vehicle; and a crane system that supports the first package and lowers the first package to the package drop point relative to the current location and orientation of the vehicle while the delivery aircraft hovers above the vehicle by a threshold distance.
US10414478B1
A marine propulsion system configured to propel a marine vessel in a body of water. The marine propulsion system includes an engine and an exhaust system that conveys exhaust gas from the engine. A controller controls the marine propulsion system and includes a memory module that stores operating modes with corresponding sound profiles for controlling the marine propulsion system. An input device is provided for selecting one of the operating modes for controlling the marine propulsion system. Selecting a first operating mode causes the marine propulsion system to sound different than selecting a second operating mode.
US10414476B2
Exemplary systems enable operation of mobile devices underwater. Antennas on a buoy assembly allow a mobile device to maintain wireless communications. A series of cable segments connect a buoy assembly to a waterproof case capable of sealing a mobile device.
US10414474B2
A boat handling apparatus includes a carriage frame supported for rolling movement along a first horizontal track between a lifting position adjacent to a first end of the first track and a stored position adjacent to an opposing second end of the first track. A second upright track is fixed in proximity to the first end of the first track to depend downwardly from the first track. A cradle frame which is arranged to support a boat thereon is transferrable from a raised position supported on the carriage frame so as to be movable with the carriage frame between lifting and storage positions thereof, to a lowered position in which the cradle frame is movable up and down along the second track below the first horizontal track.
US10414473B2
The invention relates to an apparatus and related method for cleaning vessel hulls and other subsea structures at sea. In an embodiment, a hull cleaning system comprises a housing defining an interior void; a multifunction bar; a propulsion system; a power system; a positioning system; a water pump operatively connected to the power system; a high flow manifold operatively in fluid communication with the water pump; a hull cleaner; and a suction device configured to selectively adhere the hull cleaning system to a hull. In a further embodiment, a remotely operated work class vehicle, which is typically able to be deployed from any platform outfitted to accept its launch, recovery and support equipment and which may further be innately unstable when not adhered to an underwater structure such as when flying through open water, comprises a frame; an inspection sensor; a hydraulically powered, high pressure water jet pump; a predetermined tooling set connected to the housing; and a propulsion system, which includes a suction device, configured to propel the remotely operated work class vehicle about a surface.
US10414468B2
Cushions for use in seating for boats and methods of using the same. According to one embodiment, the cushion is designed for use with a bucket-type boat seat and includes an insert and a casing. The insert has a J-shape and is made up of three foam pads joined to one another, with a first of the foam pads designed to be positioned over the boat seat, with a second of the foam pads designed to be positioned in front of the boat seat, and with a third of the foam pads designed to be positioned under the boat seat. The casing preferably conforms substantially to the shape of the insert and is designed to permit the insert to be inserted into and/or removed from the casing. The cushion additionally includes a fastener coupled to the casing for use in securing the casing to the boat seat.
US10414466B2
The invention has for object a system and a method for the realization of floating platforms formed by the aggregation of floating forms in reinforced concrete, the union set of the modules is made integral forming a single plate inserting and pulling special steel cables that cross the entire platform in sheaths arranged in the walls of the modules themselves, the pulled cables, locked in this position, compress the plate to increase resistance, the present method and system are also characterized by the fact that the quota of the platform does not vary with the tides and the loads to which it is subjected.
US10414456B2
A two-wheel dynamic balance vehicle comprises two wheels, a vehicle body, a middle cabin, a steering mechanism, and a control rod. The vehicle body is disposed on the two wheels. A pedal is disposed on the vehicle body. The middle cabin is disposed right above the pedal. The middle cabin comprises a housing. A display device is disposed on the housing, so as to make human-machine interaction information visible to an operator standing on the pedal. The steering mechanism comprises a steering shaft and a sensor. The control rod is connected to the steering shaft at the rear end of the vehicle body and extends from the rear end of the vehicle body to a position suitable for leg control of the operator. The control rod is rotated under the control of the operator, so as to drive the steering shaft to rotate to control steering of the vehicle body.
US10414454B2
A distinguishing system for a saddle contacting mode includes a saddle and a deformable pressure sensing apparatus. The deformable pressure sensing apparatus is disposed on the saddle, wherein the deformable pressure sensing apparatus deforms in response to a sitting pressure, and a saddle type is determined in accordance with the deformation. The deformable pressure sensing apparatus can actually acquire the pelvis contact shape. The deformation is visible on the saddle after the sitting pressure is released, and the deformation can be compared with a comparison table to determine the suitable saddle type for the user instantly. Therefore, the distinguishing system could save the test time and reduce the production cost.
US10414453B2
A headlamp aiming method for a vehicle includes measuring, by a height measurement instrument, at least two reference heights of at least two reference areas along a body of the vehicle. The height measurement instrument is positioned external of the vehicle, and one of the at least two reference heights is indicative of a height of a headlamp of the vehicle. The method further includes determining a vehicle pitch and a headlamp height variation of the vehicle based on the measured reference heights, calculating a modified headlamp position based on the vehicle pitch, the headlamp height variation, and a standard headlamp position, and aiming a headlamp of the vehicle based on the modified headlamp position.
US10414449B2
One of the major causes of drag in vehicles is due to the low pressure and/or turbulent vortex region behind the vehicle. In some vehicles multiple smaller vortices may form around the vehicle, and elimination of these through shaping of bodywork of vehicles is common practice to increase efficiency of the vehicle. A vehicle is provided configured such that, when moving at a speed above a predetermined threshold speed, at least one turbulent and/or low pressure region (190) is formed adjacent to the vehicle, the vehicle comprising: at least one propelling nozzle (200) located adjacent to the at least one region; and a system for providing gas to the at least one nozzle (200) for expulsion into the at least one region (190).
US10414447B2
A truck box assembly including a sidewall, a pair of doors, and a support assembly is provided. The sidewall may define an opening to provide clearance for a wheel house. Each of the pair of doors extends from one side of the opening. The support assembly may be mounted to a truck box and support the sidewall as the sidewall moves between retracted and expanded positions. Each of the doors may be moveable between an open position and a closed position filling the opening in the expanded position. The support assembly may include a mount post secured to the truck box at a standard interface plate (SIP) bracket and a horizontal member extending from the mount post and secured to the truck box at a stake pocket hole.
US10414440B2
A center pillar structure comprises a center pillar including a center pillar outer panel. The center pillar outer panel includes a pillar upper portion that constitutes an upper portion of the center pillar outer panel and is bonded to a roof side rail, and a pillar lower portion that constitutes a lower portion of the center pillar outer panel and is bonded to a rocker. The pillar lower portion includes a pillar lower main body portion having a tensile strength which is lower than a tensile strength of the pillar upper portion, and a high-strength portion that is disposed on the pillar lower portion and extends in the vehicle height direction, the high-strength portion having a tensile strength which is higher than the tensile strength of the pillar lower main body portion.
US10414421B1
The firewood storage bin may store firewood for use in a fireplace or a wood burning stove. The firewood storage bin may capture wood chips, bark, dirt or other debris falling from the firewood in a removable tray located beneath the bin and may thereby keep a floor beneath the firewood storage bin clean. The firewood storage bin may be moveable by pushing the firewood storage bin over the floor on the plurality of wheels. The firewood storage bin may have a tool holder accessible at the top of one side for holding tools and may have one or more storage areas on the opposite side for storing accessories.
US10414420B1
An improved apparatus for hauling supplies, including, but not limited to, supplies held in buckets or other containers. The disclosed apparatus also provides improvements for supply storage. An embodiment provides removably attached racks, the racks being adapted for storing removable containers when attached, and is configured for storing the racks thereupon when detached. In an optional aspect, a removably attached suspension member provides for additional supply storage, and the suspension member may also be stored upon the apparatus when detached. Supplies may be stored upon the apparatus while it is stationary, and may also be hauled from place to place using the apparatus.
US10414415B1
A first constituent member constructed such that at least portions of a plurality of panels overlap and a second constituent member constructed such that at least portions of a plurality of panels overlap are included, in which the first constituent member and the second constituent member are connected to a link member that can be expanded and contracted, the first constituent member and the second constituent member are expanded and contracted by expansion and contraction of the link member, and the first constituent member and the second constituent member can relatively be rotated around rotation axes.
US10414414B2
An impact detection device for a system for locking the kingpin of a semitrailer on a railway unit includes a rigid connecting piece connected to a kingpin receiving structure and a connecting shaft connecting the rigid connecting piece to the railway unit, mounted on the railway unit, received with the ability to pivot in an oblong provided in the rigid connecting piece and capable of moving in the oblong. The device also includes a shear pin that prevents the connecting shaft from moving in the oblong and which breaks in the event of an impact so as to allow the connecting shaft to move in the oblong, a bypass pipe mounted as a bypass on the general pipe of the railway unit, and a cutoff tool secured to the railway unit, which cuts off the bypass pipe when the shear pin is broken and a connecting shaft is moving in the oblong.
US10414412B2
A traction box of a railway vehicle includes pieces of electric equipment; and a cooling device including a first and second fluid circuits, respectively crossing first and second heat exchange areas with the pieces of electric equipment; and first and second of heat exchangers, respectively crossed by the first and the second fluid circuits and allowing heat exchange between the fluid and a first air flow. The fluid circuits include a first common conduit for fluid circulation, crossing the first exchanger, and then connected to the second and to a third parallel conduits, the second conduit belonging to the second fluid circuit and first crossing the second exchanger and then the second heat exchange area.
US10414408B1
Real-time feedback may be generated during a driving session from status data collected via one or more sensors. This feedback data may include various metrics related to a student's driving skills, which may be utilized to generate tagged driving events. A user may also manually enter tagged driving events. The tagged driving events may include real-time information based on the collected status data, such as acceleration, braking, cornering data, descriptions entered by the user. The location of these tagged driving events may be mapped in real time. Sensors used to collect this data may be integrated within the device displaying the feedback or located on another device, in which case the status data may be communicated to the device displaying the feedback. The displayed real-time feedback may be viewed by an instructor to assess a student's driving skills in real time and to calculate a driver feedback score.
US10414398B2
Provided is a vehicle travel control device capable of improving the usability of a following control by detecting dangerous behavior in a preceding vehicle, and differing the release timing of the following control. A vehicle travel control device having a preceding vehicle behavior recognition means for obtaining behavior information for a preceding vehicle, a preceding vehicle behavior determination means for detecting the degree of risk of dangerous behavior in the preceding vehicle from the behavior information, and determining the feasibility of a following control targeting the preceding vehicle on the basis of the detected dangerous behavior risk degree, and a vehicle operation control means for outputting an acceleration/deceleration/braking/steering control command to an actuator on the basis of the feasibility determination for the following control, wherein dangerous behavior is detected on the basis of the preceding vehicle behavior information, and the timing differs between a first release timing for the following control when a first dangerous behavior is detected and a second release timing for the following control when a second dangerous behavior different from the first dangerous behavior is detected.
US10414390B2
A control apparatus is applied to an internal combustion engine. The engine comprises a water pump, and an oil pump. The apparatus makes a second motor to drive the water pump drive the oil pump, if the first motor to drive the oil pump malfunctions. Consequently, if the first motor malfunctions, the oil pump can be driven by the second motor. Thus, the possibility of seizing of the sliding portions of the engine can be reduced. Further, if the first motor malfunctions, the friction in the engine can be reduced, since the oil pump is not driven by the crank shaft.
US10414387B2
A method for controlling a vehicle deceleration in a vehicle comprising an ABS braking system includes detecting a setpoint vehicle deceleration predetermined by a driver; establishing a maximum deceleration and a minimum deceleration, in each case as a function of the detected setpoint vehicle deceleration; detecting an actual vehicle deceleration; and controlling a brake pressure at wheel brakes of a vehicle axle to be controlled as a function of the detected actual vehicle deceleration by controlling ABS brake valves. Controlling the brake pressure at the wheel brakes of the vehicle axle as a function of the detected actual vehicle deceleration comprises: increasing the brake pressure at the wheel brakes when the actual vehicle deceleration is less than the minimum deceleration, and limiting the brake pressure at the wheel brakes when the actual vehicle deceleration is greater than the maximum deceleration.
US10414385B2
A vehicle includes a chassis, a body including a cab and a rear assembly, the body coupled to the chassis, a sensor system, and a control system. The sensor system is positioned to acquire stability data regarding a stability characteristic of the vehicle at a current location. The stability characteristic includes at least one of a slope, a grade, and a jackknife angle of the vehicle. The control system is configured to determine whether the stability characteristic is within an operational range or a nonoperational range and provide (i) an indication that the vehicle is reconfigurable at the current location into a state whereby the vehicle is operable at the current location in response to determining that the stability characteristic is within the operational range or (ii) an indication that the vehicle is not operable at the current location in response to determining that the stability characteristic is within the nonoperational range.
US10414381B2
The present invention relates to a system for optimizing the use and the income generated a service station or other service locations where different service related fluids are used by service providers and retail users, and more specifically to the coordination at both retail and an associated services station of fluids like window washing fluids using a multiple wall mounting dispensers. Also part of the system are HTML based tools for the management of the fluids and the management of information between the service station operators, the clients, and the service provider in charge of maintaining the system. Also included are methods of use thereof.
US10414378B2
A window assembly includes a polymeric interlayer provided between an inner pane of glass and an outer pane of glass. The inner pane and outer pane each have a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the outer pane and the first major surface of the inner pane face each other. The window assembly also includes a connector assembly. The connector assembly has a wire assembly. The wire assembly has a terminal connector. The terminal connector has a width and a height. The width is greater than the height. The terminal connector is attached to a busbar provided on the second major surface of either the inner pane or the outer pane. A potting layer is provided over the terminal connector. The potting layer separates the terminal connector from an electrically conductive portion of a vehicle adjacent thereto.
US10414366B2
A front vehicle body reinforcing structure may include a sub-frame mounting member combined to a lower side of a front end portion of the front side member and to an inside of a front end portion in a width direction of the fender apron member, wherein an inside surface in a width direction of a vehicle body of the front end portion of the fender apron member is connected to an outside surface in a width direction of the vehicle body of the front side member and to an outside surface in a width direction of the vehicle body of the sub-frame mounting member.
US10414359B2
Charging for one or more powered devices on a vehicle may be implemented on support components of a vehicle which may be movable with respect to one another to accomplish a function. When the support components are in a first position, a power unit in communication with a power source of the vehicle may be used to charge a rechargeable power storage unit proximal to the power unit. The power storage unit, in turn, may provide power to one or more powered devices which may be separately housed. When the support components are in a second position, such as to accomplish a work function, the charged power storage unit may continue to provide power to the powered device(s) despite the power storage unit and the powered device(s) being distal to the power unit and the power source. In addition, or in the alternative, contact based charging may be implemented to charge the rechargeable power storage unit in the first position.
US10414353B2
A grommet for protecting a tube includes a first port, a second port, and a flexible bellows disposed therebetween. The first port defines a central axis and includes: a conduit leading to the bellows and a first strap tower defining at least one first strap aperture. A tube extends out of the conduit. A first strap is wrapped around the tube and extends through the at least one first strap aperture to securing the tube to the first strap tower.
US10414351B2
A fuel cell vehicle has both left-hand drive specifications and right-hand drive specifications. A first converter is placed at a same position whichever of the left-hand drive specifications or the right-hand drive specifications are applied. A second converter is placed on a selected one of the left-hand side and the right-hand side of the center line of the fuel cell vehicle for the left-hand drive specifications, while, for the right-hand drive specifications, placed on the other side of the center line of the fuel cell vehicle opposite to the selected one side for the left-hand drive specifications. A first wire harness to be used as the wire harness for the left-hand drive specifications and a second wire harness to be used as the wire harness for the right-hand drive specifications are equal in length to each other.
US10414350B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a crash detection circuit for detecting a crash of a vehicle and including a transformer including a first inductor as a part of a crash signal generation circuit, and a second inductor as a part of a crash signal evaluation circuit, and galvanically isolated from the first inductor, a first comparator including an output, an inverting input coupled to a first terminal of the second inductor, and a non-inverting input electrically coupled to a second terminal of the second inductor, and a window comparator including a first input terminal electrically connected to the output of the first comparator for an input voltage to be evaluated, and two second input terminals for receiving reference voltages.
US10414347B2
A vehicle includes a camera capturing an image of a road sign associated with a road that the vehicle is traveling on. A first processing device is communicatively coupled to the camera and recognizes text characters in the captured image. A second processing device is communicatively coupled to the first processing device and converts the recognized text characters into an electronic speech signal. A loudspeaker is communicatively coupled to the second processing device and converts the electronic speech signal into audible speech that can be heard by the driver of the vehicle.
US10414345B2
An embodiment includes a travel system comprising: a first arm and a second arm, the first arm including an aperture; a hub pivotally coupled to the first and second arms; a male hitch insert, coupled to the hub, configured to insert within a female hitch; a handle bar support coupled to the male hitch insert and configured to receive a handle bar of a stroller; a void, located between the first and second arms, configured to receive a wheel of the stroller; and a post configured to (a) extend from the first arm to the second arm, (b) mate with the second arm, (c) extend between support members of the wheel and secure the stroller to the system. Other embodiments are described herein.
US10414343B2
A seatback pocket structure includes a back board forming a back side of a seatback and a pocket forming board attached to the back board to define a seatback pocket between the back board and the pocket forming board. The back board includes a main part defining a major plane of the back board, and a cantilever tab having a base end connected to the main part and adapted for elastic bending deformation. The pocket forming board is connected to a free end part of the cantilever tab.
US10414342B2
A vehicle rail system has a frame mountable to a vehicle, the frame having a plurality of support legs, the support legs interconnected via support beams. One or more fixed rails are mountable to the support frame, each fixed rail comprising a plurality of bearings thereon and configured to receive a sliding rail, the sliding rail having a plurality of grooves for receiving the bearings of the fixed rail so as to be slidable thereon. The bearings are located along regular intervals of the fixed rails on each non-mounted side. The sliding rail is then able to slide along the bearings of the fixed rail, extending to the exterior of the frame mounted in the vehicle.
US10414341B2
Provided is an automobile interior rearview mirror for solving the problem that the existing automobile interior rearview mirrors usually cannot simultaneously have the anti-glare function and the touch key operation function, including: a front frame, a corresponding PCB key strip provided below the front frame, and a glass mirror provided below the PCB key strip, wherein the PCB key strip is provided thereon with PCB touchpads, the PCB touchpads each are provided thereon with a metal sensor sheet, the metal sensor sheets are connected with a rearview mirror CPU by a bonding pad via a leading wire.
US10414340B2
A display system for use in a vehicle is disclosed including an imager configured to capture images corresponding to a field of view rearward of the vehicle. The imager is in communication with a processing unit configured to receive data representative of the captured images from the imager. A display is in communication with the processing unit which is configured to display images based on the data representative of the captured images received by the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to receive vehicle operating data from the vehicle and data corresponding to a detection of an object in proximity of the vehicle. In response to the vehicle operating data and the object detected, the processing unit is configured to control the field of view of the at least one imager.
US10414338B2
A system for enhancing driver situation awareness and environment perception around a transportation vehicle. The system incorporates a plurality of object detecting sensors. The sensors are arranged for monitoring at least one critical zone around the vehicle. A plurality of addressable light-emitting diodes are operatively associated with the object detecting sensors. The addressable light-emitting diodes are located on the vehicle for visual display to the driver. When a given sensor detects an object in the critical zone, a detection signal is transmitted to a LED controller. Upon receiving the detection signal, the LED controller transmits a control signal to selectively activate only those addressable light-emitting diodes which are associated with the given sensor, such that the activated light-emitting diodes visually communicate to the driver a location of the detected object in the critical zone.
US10414329B2
A fog lamp for use in an automobile includes a plurality of reflectors each sharing a common focus point, a light emitting diode array positioned at the common focus point, and a circular, non-optic window. The window fits through a standard-sized opening in an automobile fascia substantially two inches in diameter. The reflectors include a central reflector, a pair of lateral reflectors surrounding the central reflector and angled toward a center axis of the fog lamp, and a pair of converging reflectors surrounding the lateral reflectors and angled more sharply toward the center axis of the fog lamp. The central reflector and lateral reflectors produce beams of reflected light through the outer circumference of the window. The converging reflectors produce beams of reflected light converging at a secondary focus point within the fog lamp and transmitting through the window.
US10414316B2
A trim panel includes a container holder operably coupled to a storage area. A scuff plate is positioned below the trim panel. The scuff plate has a container receptacle.
US10414315B2
A clamp for holding a looped strap as required for a passenger assist strap on a railing in a public transit vehicle, comprising a first piece and a second piece with interlocking sides to hold the strap loop together and also prevent the first and second pieces from twisting out of alignment.
US10414297B2
A child car seat for attaching to a motor vehicle seat, said child car seat comprising a seat element, in particular a seat shell, and a side impact protection element which preferably comprises a folding element and can be moved from a resting position situated in particular within a standard width into a functional position situated in particular outside of the resting position and vice versa, wherein the child car seat has a position-changing device which is designed in such a way that the position-changing device automatically moves the side impact protection element from its resting position or an intermediate position between the resting position and the functional position into its functional position.
US10414296B2
An occupant support includes a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom for movement about a seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom between an upright position and a folded-forward position. The occupant support further includes a recliner configured to control movement of the seat back about the seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom.
US10414293B2
A vehicle seat including a seat cushion including a cushion body that supports buttocks of an occupant, and cushion side portions disposed on both seat width direction sides of the cushion body, a seatback including a back body that supports a back of the occupant, and back side portions disposed on both seat width direction sides of the back body, and an adjustment mechanism including at least one of a cushion adjustment mechanism that on actuation moves the cushion body in a seat up-down direction with respect to the cushion side portions and pivots the cushion body about an axis running along the seat width direction, or a back adjustment mechanism that on actuation moves the back body in a seat front-rear direction with respect to the back side portions and pivots the back body about an axis running along the seat width direction.
US10414289B2
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, conditioning a battery of an electrified vehicle while off charge in response to an operator request for improved performance as a tradeoff for decreased range. An electrified vehicle system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a battery, an electric machine configured to receive electric power from the battery to drive vehicle wheels, and a system control that generates a control signal to condition the battery while off charge in response to an operator request for improved performance as a tradeoff for decreased range.
US10414288B2
Calculating a current target position value for controlling a traction speed of a materials handling vehicle, that includes receiving steering command signals; generating an output value proportional to a rate of change of the steering command signals; determining whether the output value is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; determining a raw target position value for controlling the traction speed of the materials handling vehicle; and calculating the current target position value based on: whether the output value is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and whether the raw target position value is less than or equal to a previously calculated target position value for controlling the traction speed.
US10414287B2
A control apparatus for a rotary electric machine extracts, based on a rotational speed of a rotating member, a vibration component included in the rotational speed of the rotating member, the vibration component being based on vibrations of a drivetrain. The control apparatus calculates, according to the extracted vibration component, compensation torque for compensating the vibrations of the drivetrain. The control apparatus performs drive control of the rotary electric machine according to the compensation torque. The control apparatus performs suppression to suppress the rotational speed of the rotating member from changing due to change of a speed change ratio.
US10414283B2
A V2G system includes: a power system; a charging/discharging device including an electricity storage unit, a power conversion unit that converts power transferred between the electricity storage unit and the power system, a reception unit, and a control unit that controls an operation of the power conversion unit based on a received signal; and a server device that manages charging and discharging of the electricity storage unit. The server device determines a period of time during which power is discharged from the electricity storage unit to the power system or during which the electricity storage unit is charged using power supplied from the power system, and transmits an instruction including the period of time to the charging/discharging device. The control unit of the charging/discharging device starts up or stop based on the period of time indicated by the instruction from the server device.
US10414281B2
An electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) receives, from an electric vehicle (EV) connected to the EVSE, one or more electric vehicle (EV) operator-specific parameters that are specific to an EV operator, where the one or more EV operator-specific parameters affect charging service for the EV at the EVSE, and where the one or more EV operator-specific parameters are received automatically as a result of the EV being connected to the EVSE. The EVSE applies the one or more EV operator-specific parameters.
US10414272B1
A gear reduction apparatus includes a first gear set and a second gear set connected to a motor shaft, a clutch assembly located between the first gear set and the second gear set and being configured to occupy an engaged state and a disengaged state, wherein the engaged state enables torque transmission from the first rotatable shaft to the second rotatable shaft, and the disengaged state disables torque transmission from the first rotatable shaft to the second rotatable shaft.
US10414271B2
A multi-speed hub drive wheel is provided which includes a wheel equipped with a hub; a star compound gear train having first and second stages; a motor disposed in the hub which drives the wheel by way of the star compound gear train; and a clutch which switches the hub drive wheel between a first mode of operation in which the motor engages the first stage of the star compound gear train, and a second mode of operation in which the motor engages the second stage of the star compound gear train.
US10414264B2
An in-wheel motor drive device (10) includes: a wheel hub bearing portion (11); a motor portion (21) and a deceleration portion (31) disposed in an upwardly offset manner with respect to an axis of the wheel hub bearing portion (11); and a carrier (101) projecting downward to a position below the wheel hub bearing portion (11). A suspension connection portion (101c) is mounted on a lower end of the carrier (101), the suspension connection portion (101c) to be connected with a suspension device (116) so as to be directable in any direction. The suspension connection portion (101c) is disposed in an overlapping manner with the wheel hub bearing portion (11) with respect to a position in an axial direction of the wheel hub bearing portion (11).
US10414250B2
A vehicle exterior windshield visor accessory is provided which is configured to assist in managing some of the unwanted outdoor elements such as excessive wind and bright sunlight. In a version, the visor accessory is generally configured to be operably and attachably removable with existing and future exposed top or removable top type vehicles having a roll cage. Generally, the visor accessory includes a front shade panel assembly, a first and second lateral end shade panels, and a means for securing each end shade panel to the roll cage.
US10414248B2
A humidification device is used in a vehicle air conditioner having a cooler disposed in an air conditioning case. The air conditioning case has a ventilation path leading air into a vehicle compartment. The humidification device has an adsorber that absorbs and desorbs moisture, a blower, a door that opens or closes an air flow path, and a controller. The controller switches the air flow path by controlling the door to set (i) a dehumidification mode in which air cooled by the cooler is led to the adsorber, and moisture in the air is adsorbed by the adsorber or (ii) a humidification mode in which air is led to the adsorber, the moisture is moved from the adsorber to the air to humidify the air, and the humidified air is blown toward an occupant.
US10414244B2
A refrigeration system includes a primary evaporator that cooperates with a compressor, which compresses first refrigerant containing lubricant oil, to form a refrigeration cycle that circulates the first refrigerant. At the primary evaporator, the first refrigerant absorbs heat from second refrigerant and is thereby evaporated. The refrigeration system further includes a condenser, at which the second refrigerant releases heat to the first refrigerant and is thereby condensed. The refrigeration system also includes a secondary evaporator that cooperates with the condenser to form a refrigerant circulation circuit, in which the second refrigerant is circulated. At the secondary evaporator, the secondary evaporator absorbs heat from a primary cooling subject and is thereby evaporated. A refrigerant flow passage of the primary evaporator and a refrigerant flow passage of the condenser are independently formed, so that the refrigeration cycle and the refrigerant circulation circuit are independently formed.
US10414238B2
A vehicle air conditioning apparatus includes an air conditioning case including a case body having a case opening that is open to an air conditioning opening, and a case cover that can open and close the case opening. The case cover can be attached/detached to/from the case body via the air conditioning opening outside of the vehicle interior. An evaporator and a heater can be attached/detached to/from the case body via the air conditioning opening outside of the vehicle interior, while the case cover is removed from the case body to open the case opening.
US10414218B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure. Provided is a tire pressure monitoring apparatus including: a radius analyzing unit which calculates a radius analysis value using a relative speed difference and an average speed calculated from wheel speeds of the wheels mounted on the vehicle; a regression equation calculating unit which calculates a first regression equation for the calculated radius analysis value and first driving information and a second regression equation for the calculated radius analysis value and second driving information; a mass calculating unit which calculates an additional mass of the vehicle; a calibration unit which corrects the calculated radius analysis value using a combination of the calculated first and second regression equations and the calculated additional mass; and a low pressure determining unit which determines a low pressure of a tire mounted on the vehicle using the corrected radius analysis value.
US10414211B2
A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion being provided with at least one circumferentially and continuously extending main groove and at least one land portion adjacent to the main groove. The land portion includes a corner portion formed between a ground contact surface and a sidewall of the land portion on the side of the main groove. The land portion is provided with a lug groove extending from the main groove and terminating within the land portion. The corner portion includes a chamfered portion and a non-chamfered portion. The chamfered portion includes a first end in communication with the lug groove.
US10414210B2
An inner end (27a) of a slit (27) provided in a shoulder rib (25) in a tire width direction is terminated within the shoulder rib (25). The shoulder rib (25) includes a slit region (30) that has the slit (27) and a rib region (31) that has not the slit (27). The shoulder rib (25) protrudes to the outside of a tire reference profile line L on a cross-section in the tire width direction and has a protrusion peak (33) in the rib region (31). A ground contact surface of the shoulder rib (25) draw, on a cross-section in the tire width direction, an arch (M) passing through a ground contact end (22), the protrusion peak (33), and a point (34) on an inner sidewall of a shoulder-side main groove (21) in the tire width direction. The arch (M) passes through a point (35) on the tire reference profile line (L) or outside the tire reference profile line (L) in a normal direction of the tire reference profile line (L) at an inner end of the shoulder rib (25) in the tire width direction.
US10414206B2
The invention is directed to a wheel comprising a rim (2) and a wheel center (3) interconnected to the rim (2). The rim (2) comprises at least one first contact area (12) and the wheel center (3) comprises at least one second contact area (13) which in a mounted state are aligned with respect to each other. According to the invention an intermediate layer (22) is arranged between the at least one first contact area (12) and the at least one second contact area (13) preventing at least partially direct contact between the at least one first contact area (12) and the at least one second contact area (13).
US10414203B2
A multi-function writing implement includes a pen shaft, a colored pen assembly, and an erasing pen assembly. The colored pen assembly is arranged at one end of the pen shaft. The colored pen assembly includes a cartridge seat, a nib seat, a plurality of colored cartridges, a plurality of relay cartridges, and a plurality of colored ink cotton tubes. The erasing pen assembly is arranged at the other end of the pen shaft opposite to the colored pen assembly. Only one end of the pen shaft may have at least two colors for providing the user to use different colors and the user is not necessary to use two nibs respectively arranged at two ends of the pen shaft by replacing in turn.
US10414200B1
A nib for a calligraphic dip pen includes a first inner plate with a first inner plate point end, a second inner plate with a second inner plate point end, and a core with a core top end. The first inner plate and said second inner plate are affixed to the core top end. The first inner plate and the second inner plate are bent toward an axial line of the core such that the first inner plate point end and the second inner plate point end are in contact. The nib for a calligraphic dip pen further includes a spacer plate positioned against either the first inner plate or the second inner plate. The spacer plate includes a spacer plate point end positioned in contact with both the first inner plate and the second inner plate.
US10414199B2
A storage device having a first member and a second member between which is a storage space. Adjacent the top of the first member there is an upwardly projecting integral portion of the first member which forms a first element of a label tag. The first element of the label tag is provided with an open window. Behind the window is a separate cover sheet, which is secured to the first element of the label tag so that a label can be inserted and retained behind the window. The cover sheet provides a writing surface facing the window and in the absence of a label this can be written by means of a writing implement which extends through the window. The writing surface may act as a whiteboard and may have enhanced dry erase performance, for example by having a glossy finish.
US10414197B2
A method to prevent check fraud and to ensure valid negotiable instrument transactions with the use of randomized alphanumeric and special character sequence passwords or passcodes. Check stock is prepared with either serialized or un-serialized check numbers printed on the check stock. Randomized passcodes are generated, one for each check in the check stock. Each of the randomized passcodes is printed on a single check and correlated to a unique check number. A passcode file listing correlated check numbers and passcodes is prepared. Alternatively, the passcode can be maintained physically separate from the check. When a check is presented for payment, the check number and passcode has to be presented to the payor bank that compares the check number/passcode combination to list in the passcode file. If there is no match, or if the match has occurred before concerning another payment, the check is invalidated. The passcodes may be printed on the checks in invisible ink. If invisible ink is used, payee banks process presented checks to render the invisible passcodes visible before transfer to either a check clearing unit, or a payor bank. Alternatively, two sets of randomized passcodes can be created and used with one passcode printed on a check and correlated to the check number and a second passcode maintained physically separate from the check and delivered separately to the check payee for presentment with the check to seek validation and payment.
US10414191B2
The present invention provides a post process control apparatus including a post processing unit configured to perform post processing on a printed sheet printed in accordance with a job, and a method for controlling the same, where the post process control apparatus and the method of controlling the same obtain a number of sheets in one copy of printed sheets instructed by the job, control the post processing unit to, if the obtained number of sheets in one copy is singular, execute the post processing in one batch on printed sheets corresponding to a plurality of copies, and to control the post processing unit to, if the obtained number of sheets in one copy is plural, execute the post processing individually by printed sheets corresponding to one copy.
US10414186B2
Methods for using a hollow, rotating stencil roll to deposit flowable dry powder particles onto a moving substrate and to attach the particles to the substrate.
US10414185B2
Disclosed is a full-width seal device, the outer part of which comprises a paper inlet, a paper outlet and a housing, and the inner part of which comprises a component moving along the x-axis, a component moving along the y-axis and a seal mechanism, wherein the component moving along the x-axis is used for detecting whether paper has entered the paper inlet and having detected that paper has entered the paper inlet, driving the paper to move along the x-axis; having detected that the paper has moved to a pre-set position on the x-axis, the component moving along the y-axis is used for driving the seal mechanism to move along the y-axis; and after the paper has moved to a pre-set position on the y-axis, the seal mechanism is used for executing a seal operation.
US10414170B2
When forming a gloss layer, an UV curable ink in a semi-cured state is cured when spread more than when forming matte layers, whereby a surface smoothness of the gloss layer becomes higher than the matte layers, and on the other hand, the matte layers can be formed thick. Therefore, a braille body having the necessary height and the smooth tactual sense while having a layered structure can be formed.
US10414164B2
A cartridge comprises a liquid container that is at least partly made of a flexible material and is configured to contain a liquid therein; a recess that is configured to be open toward a mounting direction of the cartridge to a liquid ejection apparatus; and a fluid receiving portion that is placed inside of the recess and is configured to receive supply of a pressurized fluid.
US10414161B2
A printer, comprising a moveable carriage having at least one print head mounted thereon; and at least one flexible conduit connected at a first end to the carriage. An intermediate portion of the conduit is supported in a guide allowing the conduit to follow reciprocating movement of the carriage across a print zone of the printer. A retainer is moveable between first and second positions. In the first position the retainer permits the conduit to follow the movement of the carriage. In the second position the retainer is arranged to grip the conduit at a location between the intermediate portion and the first end.
US10414156B2
An inkjet printer includes a table for a recording medium, an injection head including nozzles arrayed in a first direction, the injection head injecting ink toward the recording medium, a movement mechanism moving, in the first direction, one of the table and the injection head with respect to the other of the table and the injection head, and a controller communicably connected with the injection head and the movement mechanism, the controller driving the injection head and the movement mechanism. The controller includes a printing controller printing an image by using portion of the plurality of nozzles, the portion being selected based on a nozzle check to determine if any of the nozzles has an injection defect.
US10414151B2
Provided is a printing apparatus including: a printing roller whose outer circumferential surface is coated with ink; a cliché roller which rotates in engagement with the printing roller and forms first patterns on the printing roller by removing portions of the ink coated on the outer circumferential surface of the printing roller and on which second patterns which are the removed portions of the ink are formed; a first transfer substrate onto which the first patterns of the printing roller are transferred; and a second transfer substrate onto which the second patterns of the cliché roller are transferred. The printing apparatus can reduce the time required for a product production process by omitting a cliché cleaning process.
US10414149B2
The system includes a predictive model trained to estimate an amount of material to be used to fabricate three-dimensional objects. The system further includes an estimation component that receives information regarding the three-dimensional object. The estimation component, using the predictive model, estimates the amount of material to be used to fabricate the three-dimensional object based upon the information regarding the three-dimensional object. The estimation component compares the estimated amount of material with an available amount to determine whether the material available is less than the estimated amount of material to fabricate the three-dimensional object. When it is determined the material available is less than the estimated amount of material, the estimation component can perform an action such as preventing commencement of a fabrication process and/or providing information to a user. The predictive model can be adaptively updated based upon an actual amount of material used during the fabrication process.
US10414145B2
Transfer films, articles made therewith, and methods of making and using transfer films to form an electrical stack are disclosed. The transfer films (100) may include a plurality of co-extensive electrical protolayers (22, 23, 24) forming an electrical protolayer stack (20), at least selected or each electrical protolayer independently comprising at least 25 wt % sacrificial material and a thermally stable material and having a uniform thickness of less than 25 micrometers. The transfer films may include a plurality of co-extensive electrical protolayers forming an electrical protolayer stack, at least selected or each protolayer independently exhibiting a complex viscosity of between 103 and 104 Poise at a shear rate of 100/s when heated to a temperature between its Tg and Tdec.
US10414140B2
Provided herein are roofing membranes that comprise a blend composition of propylene-based elastomer, thermoplastic resin, flame retardant, and ultraviolet stabilizer. In some embodiments, the blend compositions further comprise polyalphaolefin.
US10414139B2
Provided are functionalized polypropylene adhesive compositions having a desirable range of melt flow rate. These compositions are obtained by grafting at least one impact polypropylene copolymer or by co-grafting a blend containing at least one impact polypropylene copolymer and at least one random polypropylene copolymer. The polypropylene copolymer(s) are grafted with one or more ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids or derivatives of these acids, such as anhydrides. Maleic anhydride is a preferred grafting monomer. Also provided is a multilayer film or sheet structure containing at least one barrier layer and at least one adhesive layer produced from the functionalized polypropylene adhesive composition. The multilayer film or sheet structure may also contain at least one predominantly polypropylene-based layer. In addition, a multilayer film or sheet structure is provided in which a barrier layer or a primer layer is adjacent to at least one layer that is produced from a dry blend or a melt blend of the functionalized polypropylene adhesive composition with a polypropylene matrix polymer.
US10414136B2
Provided are a halogen-free phosphorus-free silicon resin composition, and prepreg and laminated board using the same, and printed circuit board, the silicon resin composition comprising the following components in parts by solid weight: 50-90 parts of an organic silicon resin, 20-80 parts of a vinyl-terminated silicon oil, 0.1-5 parts of a viscosity enhancing agent, 0-60 parts of a filler, 0.0001-0.5 parts of a catalyst, and 0.00001-0.1 parts of an inhibitor, a mole ratio between Si—H in a cross-linking agent and Si-Vi in the organic silicon resin being 1.0-1.7. The resin body of the resin composition is a thermosetting silicon resin, and the laminated board prepared thereby has good heat and flame resistance and an extremely low dielectric constant (Dk) and dielectric loss (Df).
US10414134B2
A coextrusion film has a core layer made of thermoplastic elastomer, and first and second outer layers sandwiching the core layer. The outer layers are each formed from a polymer having a lower elasticity than the thermoplastic elastomer of the core, each have a layer thickness of less than 15 μm, each have a density of less than 0.800 g/cm3, and each have more than 500 gas-filled cells per 1 cubic millimeter of volume.
US10414128B2
There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass which is high in moisture resistance and has a moderate adhesive force. In the interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention, when a process composed of sputtering and measurement by TOF-SIMS is performed n times and n Rations of Ion Intensity of Potassium/Ion Intensity of Thermoplastic Resin obtained from the first to n-th sputtering and measurement processes are collected to calculate an average value1≤n≤10 of 10 values of Ratio1≤n≤10 measured within a range of 1≤n≤10 and an average value1≤n≤150 values of Ratio1≤n≤150 measured within a range of 1≤n≤150, the average value1≤n≤10 is more than 1.1 times the average value1≤n≤150.
US10414126B2
The invention relates to a panel comprising (i) at least a first (100) outer and a second (200) inner glass sheet, each comprising an inner and an outer face, combined together by a means (220) of maintaining the two glass sheets at a certain distance between the two glass sheets (100, 200) and (ii) at least one electroluminescent mean (302) provided between the at least a first (100) and a second glass sheet (200) and arranged on the surface of the inner face (201) of the second (200) inner glass sheet. According to the invention, at least one recess (310) is provided in the first glass sheet (100) and arranged face to face with one electroluminescent mean provided on the surface of the inner face (201) of the second glass sheet (200) and wherein a gasket (500) comprising light guiding mean is provided on the electroluminescent mean (302) and extends through the at least one recess (310).
US10414124B2
A printable blank sheet includes a sheet with a top substrate and a bottom layer, a dry lift adhesive connecting the top substrate to the bottom layer, cut lines in the sheet that extend through the top substrate and the dry lift adhesive but not through the bottom layer, and a folder pocket cut into the top substrate with a periphery of the folder pocket defined by the cut lines. The folder pocket can be removed from the sheet by separating the folder pocket and the bottom layer along the dry lift adhesive.
US10414104B2
A method for arranging a functional layer on a plastic component of a lighting device and a composite made of the plastic component and the functional layer, in particular a frame, an outer rim, a support frame, an inner lens, a retaining element, or the like is provided. The method includes that a film-like laminar composite is provided that has the functional layer and a substrate. The laminar composite is placed in a holding fixture. A vacuum is turned on in the holding fixture and suctioning of the laminar composite by means of a suction area of the holding fixture is performed. The plastic component is arranged on the laminar composite, and at least areas of the laminar composite are welded or bonded to the plastic component by means of a welding method or by means of an adhesive method.
US10414102B2
The present invention discloses a device for producing a reinforcing structure, which comprises a strip that is fiber-reinforced and comprises thermoplastic material, on the surface of a molding. The device is characterized in that a laser diode array is adapted for irradiating a radiation zone so as to bring about such an uneven intensity distribution on a heating-up area of a strip from which the reinforcing structure is formed that the radiation intensity on the heating-up area of the strip decreases at least in certain portions in a drawing direction R2.
US10414094B2
A purge station assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, which includes a purge station having a base bracket, a slide mount slidably engaged with the base bracket, and a contact head configured to clean a nozzle tip of a print head. The purge station assembly also includes a mechanism, such as a cable line, operably attached to the slide mount that allows an operator to mechanically move the slide mount relative to the base bracket from a location that is remote from the purge station.
US10414092B2
The present disclosure provides an interchangeable head for a fabrication system. The interchangeable head includes a fabrication module, a sheath for receiving and encasing the fabrication module a control system for controlling the fabrication module during fabrication of an object, and a coupling mechanism for securely attaching and detaching the interchangeable head to a carriage mounted to the fabrication system.
US10414091B2
A system is described for layered construction of a body made of a light-curable substance. The system comprises a tray made of resilient material for receiving the substance in a liquid or pasty state, a light source for regionally selective curing of the layer of the substance lying on the tray base, a construction platform arranged above the tray base and capable of being lowered and raised relative thereto for adhering to and lifting the cured substance layer, a tensioning means configured to exert tension or compression onto the tray, and a control means controlling the tensioning means and the construction platform accordingly. A tray is also described for use in a system of this type.
US10414089B2
A dispenser for additive material manufacturing having a sealed cartridge with sterile material to be dispensed. The cartridge is removable from a support housing that is movable during deposition of additive material. A nozzle extending from a heated plenum below the cartridge is inserted into a sealed variable volume enclosure supporting the article being manufactured on a movable table within the enclosure.
US10414080B2
An injection molding apparatus for forming a gasket around an edge of a glass is provided. The injection molding apparatus includes: an injection mold die; a fixing component, disposed inside the injection mold die and adapted for fixing the glass inside the injection mold die; a detection unit, mounted to the injection molding apparatus and adapted for detecting an image or vibration of the glass; a determination unit, coupled with the detection unit and adapted for determining whether the glass breaks based on a detection result of the detection unit. The apparatus can determine whether the glass breaks, such that the risk of scratching the injection mold die by glass breaking may be reduced. Therefore, the injection molding yield can be improved, the time for repairing the injection mold die may be reduced and a service life of the injection mold die may be prolonged.
US10414078B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a gear, said method including a step (a) during which a supporting core is made from a first polymer material, said supporting core comprising a hub, with a director axis (XX′), as well as a flange which extends radially from said hub to a peripheral flanged edge, said method then involves a coating step (b) which comprises producing a permanent coating layer, made of a second polymer material, by overmolding on the supporting core, including integrally both a front layer which covers the upper surface of the flange, and a side layer which extends said front layer axially by covering the outer radial surface of the flanged edge, such that said side layer forms a rim, the teeth of the gear being made in the radial body of said rim.
US10414072B2
An apparatus for restoring a tool for fabricating a part from a composite laminate material including a contact member which includes a contact surface, wherein the contact member is adapted to be positioned within a bore of a wall of the tool such that at least a portion of the contact surface of the contact member aligns with a surface of the wall. The apparatus further includes a resilient member positioned with respect to the contact member such that an opposing side to the contact surface of the contact member, is positioned between the contact surface and the resilient member. A method is included for restoring a tool for fabricating a part from a composite laminate material.
US10414062B2
A transverse cutting roller 1 for the transverse cutting of a flat product moving in a transport direction, in particular a viscous foodstuff, such as industrially produced cheese 14, wherein a transverse cutting blade 3, which bridges the product, which is intended to be cut, transversely to the transport direction, is held on a carrier shaft 2 by a plurality of axially spaced blade carriers 4 mounted on the carrier shaft 2, wherein each blade carrier has at least one carrier element 7, which extends radially outward with respect to the rotational axis A of the carrier shaft 2 when the blade carrier 4 is installed, wherein provided on the outer end of each carrier element 7 is a blade attachment section 5, on which the strip-type blade is detachably attached so as to be radially spaced from the carrier shaft 2.
US10414060B2
A cutter to cut die attach solder preform material is disclosed. It is formed of: a base; a pair of raised blocks spaced apart on the base with each having a slot sized to accommodate a cutting blade configured to cleave the material to be cut, constrain the cutting blade to vertical movement, and maintain the squareness of the cutting blade with respect to the base for cutting material; an adjustable stop positioned forward of the cutting blade which is configured to be moved so as to set the length of the material to be cut by the cutting blade; and a linear scale positioned proximate to the adjustable stop which enables a measured length of the material to be cut. Methods of using the aforementioned cutter are also disclosed.
US10414049B2
The present application is directed to a robotic system for maintaining product inventory and dispensing products upon request from a customer or other user. Product items are stored in an inventory storage unit (ISU), one item per bin. Controller logic allows items to be stored in, and retrieved from, arbitrarily-assigned storage locations. The bins hang on rails within drawers. Upon a request from a consumer (or other user) in a fulfillment operation, the robot retrieves a bin holding the first item from the ISU. Upon a request from an operator in a replenishment operation, the robot transfers an empty bin to an operator station (such as a replenishing unit). Upon a request from an operator in a purge operation, the robot transfers bins containing the affected items to the operator station. The controller logic further allows certain operations to be prioritized and performed for the replenishment and purge operations.
US10414036B2
The control method for a hammer drill (1) provides the following steps. During basic operation, the motor (5) rotates at an operating speed for the drilling operation with chiseling action in order to rotationally drive the tool holder (2) and to drive the hammer mechanism (6) with a nominal striking power. The torque coupling (21) is monitored with the aid of a sensor (26). If a disengagement of the torque coupling (21) occurs, the striking power of the hammer mechanism (6) is reduced to below 10% of the nominal striking power during a disengagement of the torque coupling (21), and the torque coupling (21) is driven. When the disengagement of the torque coupling (21) ends, the striking power of the hammer mechanism (6) is increased to the nominal striking power and the torque coupling (21) is driven at the operating speed for the drilling operation with chiseling action.
US10414033B2
A mode selector switch for a power tool that can have a source of a magnetic field and use a magnetoresistive component to produce an output signal that changes when the strength of the magnetic field changes. The power tool can have a microprocessor that changes an operational mode of the power tool based on a change of the output signal from the magnetoresistive component. The magnetoresistive component can be a Hall effect sensor and the power tool can be a nailer. The power tool can have a switching means which changes an operational mode based upon a change in the strength of the magnetic field upon a magnetoresistive component. A method of controlling a power tool, having a step of changing an operational mode of a power tool based upon identifying a change in output from a magnetoresistor.
US10414028B2
A ratchet wrench includes a main body, a driving assembly, a restricting member, a switching member and an elastic abutting assembly. The main body has a first containing chamber and a second containing chamber which is communicated with the first containing chamber. The restricting member includes a first driving member and a second driving member which are assembled within the first containing chamber. The first driving member and the second driving member are at least partially overlapped with each other, and movable and swingable relatively. The switching member is rotatably assembled within the second containing chamber. The switching member is selectively swingable to a first position or a second position.
US10414022B2
An implant for implantation into bone tissue includes an elongated body having an outer surface. The outer surface has at least one thread. The thread makes a number of turns around the body of the implant and includes a root, a flank and a crest. The root and a segment of the flank have a roughened portion compared to the crest. A method of forming an implant having a threaded outer surface including a root, a flank, and a crest includes treating the threaded outer surface at only the root and a portion of the flank while the crest remains untreated.
US10414013B2
The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus and a polishing method for polishing a substrate, such as a wafer, and more particularly to a polishing apparatus and a polishing method for polishing an edge portion of a wafer with use of a polishing tape.The polishing apparatus includes a substrate holder (1) configured to hold and rotate a substrate (W), and a polishing unit (7) configured to polish an edge portion of the substrate (W) with use of a polishing tape (5). The polishing unit (7) includes: a disk head (12) having a circumferential surface for supporting the polishing tape (5); and a head moving device (50) configured to move the disk head (12) in a tangential direction of the substrate (W) and to bring the polishing tape (5) on the circumferential surface of the disk head (12) into contact with the edge portion of the substrate (W).
US10413997B2
A leveling slider exchange arrangement for use in an apparatus for manufacturing three-dimensional work pieces by irradiating powder layers with electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation, the leveling slider exchange arrangement comprises a powder application device adapted to apply a raw material powder onto a carrier and a leveling slider adapted to level the raw material powder applied onto the carrier by means of the powder application device. An attachment mechanism is adapted to releasably attach the leveling slider in a leveling slider attachment position in the powder application device. A storage chamber is adapted to store at least one exchange leveling slider, the storage chamber being connected to a connecting channel adapted to connect the storage chamber to the leveling slider attachment position in the powder application device. A leveling slider exchange mechanism is adapted to withdraw the exchange leveling slider from the storage chamber, to move the exchange leveling slider to the leveling slider attachment position in the powder application device via the connecting channel and to bring the exchange leveling slider into engagement with the attachment mechanism.
US10413994B2
A laser processing robot system, in which an augmented reality processing technology is used to enable a processing laser beam and its irradiation position to be safely and easily seen, is provided. A laser processing robot system includes an image processing device having an augmented reality image processing unit for performing augmented reality image processing for an actual image including an image of a robot captured by an imaging device. The augmented reality image processing unit is adapted to superimpose a virtual image representing at least one of a laser beam obtained by assuming that the laser beam is emitted from a laser irradiation device to a workpiece, and an irradiation position of the laser beam, onto the actual image, and to display the superimposed image on the display device.
US10413993B2
A method and system for joining relatively thick (i.e., at least 0.07 inch, or between 0.08 and 0.24 inch) sheets of non-weldable aluminum or other material using multiple passes of ultrasonic joining and multiple plugs to create a single larger sheet. Angles and profiles are machined onto edges of the sheets, the angles are overlapped to form a scarf joint, and ultrasonic joining is performed on both sides of the scarf joint, resulting in channels where the angles and profiles intersect. Plugs are extruded or otherwise created and positioned in the channels, and ultrasonic joining is used to join the plugs in the channels. Additional plugs are added until the last plugs are proud of the surface, and then the plugs are machined until the joint is flush with the surface. The plugs may be of the same or a different material as the sheets.
US10413986B2
A soldering device includes a detection sensor which can detect a liquid level height of molten solder inside a solder bath. It is determined whether or not a detection height which is the detected liquid level height is greater than or equal to a first set height which is arbitrarily set. In a case where the detection height is greater than or equal to the first set height, it is estimated that the amount of molten solder capable of performing a soldering work for a predetermined number or more of boards is stored in the solder bath. The amount of molten solder stored in the solder bath is estimated by multiplying a difference between a detection height which is the detected liquid level height of the molten solder and a second set height which is preset, by an area inside the solder bath in a horizontal direction.
US10413984B2
A method for predicting precision of an electrical discharge machine is provided. In the method, plural sets of process data are obtained while the electrical discharge machine processes workpiece samples. Process features are established based on the process data. Each of the workpiece samples with respect to each of at least one measurement item is measured by using a metrology tool, thereby obtaining measurement values of the workpiece samples with respect to each measurement item. A correlation analysis operation is performed to obtain correlation coefficients. At least one key feature is selected from the process features as representative according to the correlation coefficients. The measurement values of the workpiece samples with respect to each measurement item, and the sets of process data corresponding to the key features are used to build a predictive model for predicting the precision of the electrical discharge machine.
US10413977B2
A cryogenically cooled boring tool design reduces the effect of cryogen coolant on a workpiece caused by coolant leakage and coolant exhaust. A tool body has a cartridge for holding a cutting tool insert and a coolant supply path through the tool body and the cartridge for supplying cryogenic coolant to the tool insert. A feed transfer tube connects the coolant supply path in the tool body to the coolant supply path in the cartridge. Insulating tubes line portions of the coolant supply paths in the tool body and the cartridge. The shrinkage rates of the feed transfer tube and the insulating tubes cause the press fit of the insulating tubes to tighten the seal between the insulating tubes and the feed transfer tube when cryogenic coolant flows through the supply path. The exhaust ports on the tool for boiled-off cryogen remains outside of a workpiece bore.
US10413973B2
A locking device has a collar body, a roller cage, multiple rollers, and a clamping set. The collar body has a chamber formed inside the collar body and multiple concave recesses formed in an inner periphery of the collar body. The roller cage is mounted in the chamber. The clamping set has multiple clamping blocks annularly disposed within the roller cage. Each one of the multiple clamping blocks is curved and has multiple second concave recesses formed in an outer peripheral surface of the clamping block. The multiple rollers are rotatably mounted to the roller cage and are respectively received by the multiple first concave recesses and the multiple second concave recesses. Each one of the multiple rollers is rotatable along a corresponding one of the multiple first concave recesses and a corresponding one of the multiple second concave recesses.
US10413967B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a sintered part with a high radial precision. The sintered part is made of at least one first joining part to be sintered and a second joining part to be sintered, and the method has at least the following steps: joining the first joining part with the second joining part, and bringing about the high radial precision, having a step of deforming at least one radial deformation element which is preferably positioned so as to adjoin a joint contact zone, wherein the deformation of the radial deformation element is caused at least by means of a calibration tool and is carried out at least substantially as a plastic deformation of the radial deformation element. The invention further relates to a set of parts for joining the joining parts to be sintered into a sintered part with a high radial precision.
US10413963B2
A ring rolling device includes a drive roller and a rotatable revolving drum, in which five mandrels are rotatably mounted. Ring blanks can be mounted around the mandrels. By rotating the revolver drum, the mandrels move towards and away from the drive roller. The revolver drum is arranged in relation to the drive roller such that by rotating the revolver drum a decreasing roll gap is formed between a mandrel approaching the drive roller and the drive roller, in which roll gap a ring blank mounted around the mandrel is rolled during the rotating of the revolver drum. The revolver drum has four rotatably mounted support rollers, said support rollers supporting the mandrel in the direction of the rotational axis of the revolving drum, such that, during the rolling process, the mandrel is located between the support rollers and the press element.
US10413959B2
An apparatus and method for crimping coupling rings are provided. The apparatus generally has a lower clamp head and an upper clamp head that may be drawn together by a fastener. The lower and upper clamp heads are designed to receive a first portion and a second portion of a coupling ring, respectively. A first and second post holds the clamp heads adjacent to each other. The upper clamp head is secured to the first post such that the upper clamp head may rotate in a generally circular motion to switch the apparatus from a closed to an open configuration, or vice versa. When the apparatus is placed in a closed configuration, the fastener may be engaged to draw the clamp heads together to increase the compressive force imposed on a coupling ring until the coupling ring becomes crimped.
US10413952B2
This gate device is provided with a guide unit having a guide section that is disposed at the downstream side of pinch rollers at a path line along which a metal sheet is conveyed, opens/closes a coil-up line that is curved from the path line, and guides the upwards-facing surface side of the metal sheet led in to the coil-up line. A configuration is adopted such that the guide unit has a main body frame and a liner that is attached to the main body frame, forms at least a portion of the second guide surface that guides the metal sheet, has a lower coefficient of friction than the main body frame, and has a lower hardness than that of the metal sheet.
US10413948B2
An article that includes: a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic substrate comprising a primary surface; and an easy-to-clean (ETC) coating disposed over the primary surface, the coating comprising a bound ETC component and a mobile ETC component. Further, the bound ETC component comprises a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) silane. In addition, the mobile ETC component is disposed on or within the bound ETC component and comprises a fluorinated material, the mobile ETC component configured for movement relative to the bound ETC component.
US10413947B2
A containment basket adapted for bottles or similar containers includes: sidewalls, a base including grids or slots, an open side opposite to the base, and a fastening system on opposite first sidewalls of the basket; for securing fixed grids parallel to the base of the basket. The fixed grids include apertures for housing the bottles. Lateral guides on opposite second sidewalls of the basket are adapted for housing a lever system for positioning a sliding grid parallel to the fixed grids in a height-adjustable position. The sliding grid includes apertures suitable for housing the bottles. First windows on the second sidewalls are adapted to cooperate with the lever system to allow the height-adjustable positioning of the sliding grid and to allow the sliding grid to slide between a first bottle retaining position and a second bottle releasing position.
US10413944B2
Identification of a material composition. The material composition is configured with a color additive that is embedded or otherwise not visible. The color additive identifies the specific material composition. A discrete section or sub-section of the material is deformed such that the embedded color additive is made visible in the optical spectrum, after which the discrete section or sub-section may be sorted for recycling.
US10413938B2
In some examples, a CMUT array may include a plurality of elements, and each element may include a plurality of sub-elements. For instance, a first sub-element and a second sub-element may be disposed on opposite sides of a third sub-element. In some cases, the third sub-element may be configured to transmit ultrasonic energy at a higher center frequency than at least one of the first sub-element or the second sub-element. Further, in some instances, the sub-elements may have a plurality of regions in which different regions are configured to transmit ultrasonic energy at different resonant frequencies. For instance, the resonant frequencies of a plurality of CMUT cells in each sub-element may decrease in an elevation direction from a center of each element toward the edges of the CMUT array.
US10413935B2
A method of curing a curable composition includes: providing the curable composition; providing a substrate having a primer disposed on at least a portion thereof, wherein the primer comprises at least one immobilized polyvalent metal compound for free-radically curing the curable composition; and contacting the curable composition with the primer, thereby causing at least partial curing of the curable composition. The curable composition includes at least one free-radically polymerizable compound and a beta-dicarbonyl compound. The method can be used for adhesive bonding of substrates and preparation of various articles.
US10413932B2
A cloud tower (11) receives microscopic particles (18) impelled by an inert gas (17) for deposition on a porous substrate (29) having vacuum (34) disposed on opposite side. To alter the size and/or shape of the deposition field without changing the entire tower structure, a pair of flaps (43, 44) are hinged (47, 48) on one side or on a pair of opposed sides of the cloud primary tower. Another embodiment places selectable tower inserts (36, 38) within the primary tower structure, fitting therein and sealing thereto.
US10413928B2
A wheel rim guard includes a body having an obverse surface and reverse surface, the surfaces in mutually opposed orientation and having a thickness (t) intermediately disposed between the surfaces and with the surfaces mutually terminating at an outer circumferential periphery. The guard includes a first channel disposed within the reverse surface of the body, and a first flexible gasket disposed within the first channel. The guard also includes a handle disposed on the obverse surface of the body. A holder may be included that clips to the handle of the guard to position the guard for hands-free operation.
US10413926B2
The present invention relates to fluid dispensing devices for use in dispensing different liquids (e.g., bleach and bleach activator) from a bottle having first and second compartments. To minimize the presence of mixed composition residually present within the fluid dispensing device, it may be helpful to delay mixing. Separate dip tubes may be provided to pull liquid from the separate compartments, each with its own separate pump. Each pump may deliver the separate compositions to a spray nozzle of the device through separate delivery tubes (e.g., from the pumps to the nozzle). In other embodiments, a single delivery tube, and/or a single pump may be provided, e.g., where the volume of mixed composition that may be present in such pump and/or delivery tube may be sufficiently small so as to still provide overall desired efficacy characteristics. Dual delivery tube configurations may eliminate any need to prime the device by spraying out old, residual mixed composition.
US10413922B2
An external by-pass circuit for a positive displacement pump includes a flow diverter valve coupled to the pressure port of the pump. The flow diverter has an end coupled with a high flow output and another end coupled with a low flow output. The low flow end includes a by-pass arm coupled to and input flow fitting. The flow diverter valve further includes a ball valve to direct fluid to either the high flow or low flow output. The input flow fitting is coupled to the suction port of the pump at the one end and couples with a fluid source at the other end. The input flow fitting includes a flow control arm which includes a needle valve to selectively control flow within the flow control arm. The flow control arm also includes a by-pass fitting fluidly coupled with the by-pass arm of the flow diverter valve.
US10413918B2
A dosing dispenser system and a dosing dispenser include a slidable control configured to allow a user to select a desired mixing ratio for a product contained in a container attached to the dosing dispenser with a transport medium, such as water, flowing through the dosing dispenser.
US10413916B1
A multi-function shower head for automatically adjusting a water flow spray pattern upon interrupting water flow. Such a shower head includes an upper housing having an open end for water entry, a lower housing coupled to the upper housing opposite the open end thereof and defining therewith a recessed locating cavity, a base plate received in the recessed locating cavity, the base plate having at least water passages and direct spray holes there-through for selectively enabling water outflow from the upper housing through the base plate in a first spray pattern and at least a second spray pattern, a sliding ring held by the lower housing against the base plate and having at least second spray pattern holes therein, at least one manual actuating means for rotating the sliding ring relative to the base plate and thereby selectively align the second spray holes in the sliding ring with the water passages in the base plate, and a means for automatically adjusting the water flow from the second spray pattern to the first spray pattern upon interrupting water flow through the base plate.
US10413909B2
The present disclosure is generally related to an apparatus having cutter elements for destroying articles such as paper sheets and a mechanism for separating at least a sheet from a stack in a tray. The separation mechanism can be activated by rotation of the cutter elements. In one embodiment, the separation mechanism is provided in the form of a helical mechanism, such as a coil, configured for insertion into the stack and to receive separated sheets from the stack in between its space(s) as it is rotated. The separated sheets can fall via gravity into the shredder mechanism. Optionally, a paper feed mechanism can feed separated paper to the cutter elements. The tray can include an edge to assist in directing separated paper towards the cutter elements. One or more staple picking support mechanisms can also be provided to assist in separating sheets from a stapled set of pages.
US10413892B2
A catalyst including: neodymium; sodium; and a ligand, which is a compound expressed by Structural Formula (1) below, wherein the neodymium and the ligand form a complex at a molar ratio of 1:2 (neodymium:ligand):
US10413881B2
Porous articles are provided that include a fibrous porous matrix and porous polymeric particles. The porous polymeric particles are distributed throughout the fibrous porous polymeric matrix. The porous article can be used to prepare a separation device or a system that includes the separation device. The porous articles can be used for the separation of a target material such as a microorganism (i.e., cellular analyte) from a sample.
US10413880B2
The present disclosure relates to a substrate containing passive NOx adsorption (PNA) materials for treatment of gases, and washcoats for use in preparing such a substrate. Also provided are methods of preparation of the PNA materials, as well as methods of preparation of the substrate containing the PNA materials. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a coated substrate containing PNA materials for PNA systems, useful in the treatment of exhaust gases. Also disclosed are exhaust treatment systems, and vehicles, such as diesel or gasoline vehicles, particularly light-duty diesel or gasoline vehicles, using catalytic converters and exhaust treatment systems using the coated substrates.
US10413875B2
An arrangement for adding a first fluid component into a flow system, said arrangement comprising: a first pump provided in a first component adding fluid line which is connecting a first system fluid line of the flow system with a first fluid component source comprising the first fluid component to be added into the flow system; and a second pump provided in a second component adding fluid line connected in parallel with the first component adding fluid line, said second component adding fluid line connecting the first system fluid line of the flow system with a first fluid component source comprising the first fluid component to be added into the flow system.
US10413870B2
A filter membrane of a multi-layer configuration for filtration of a medium is provided with at least one first layer that has as a main component an oxide ceramic material and is provided with at least one second layer that has as a main component a non-oxide ceramic material. The first layer is a carrier layer and the second layer is a separation layer that filters the medium and generates a retentate and a permeate.
US10413861B2
A separation method including: preparing a separation device including an absorption processor absorbing into an absorption liquid a target component in a fluid to be processed, by an absorption microduct and a cooling medium microduct positioned for heat exchange; causing the fluid to be processed and the absorption liquid to pass through the absorption microduct in mutual contact, thus causing the target component to be absorbed into the absorption liquid from the fluid to be processed; cooling the fluid to be processed and the absorption liquid by flowing a cooling medium through the cooling medium microduct, and causing heat exchange between the fluid to be processed and absorption liquid flowing through the absorption microduct and the cooling medium; and separating, into the fluid to be processed and the absorption liquid, the mixed fluid of the fluid to be processed after the target component has been absorbed by the absorption liquid.
US10413857B2
An air cleaner is provided that may include a first air cleaning module having a first fan that generates air flow from a first suction inlet toward a first discharge outlet; a second air cleaning module having a second fan that generates air flow from a second suction inlet toward a second discharge outlet; a dividing plate provided between the first air cleaning module and the second air cleaning module; and a display provided at inside of the dividing plate and in which a light source is provided.
US10413856B2
There is provided a stacked body which includes a porous base layer, a porous charged layer, a very fine-fiber layer, and an adsorbent. The base layer is configured with base fiber. The charged layer is configured with charged fiber. The very fine-fiber layer is interposed between the base layer and the charged layer and includes very fine fiber. The adsorbent is held in the very fine fiber and adsorbs a chemical substance. An average fiber diameter of the charged fiber is greater than an average fiber diameter of the very fine fiber.
US10413854B2
A support structure for an interior volume of a construction of pleated media is operably oriented in the interior volume and structurally supports the media. The support structure can pass directly through an innermost 60% of the interior volume. It can have a void volume not more than 80%. It can be inner liner-free and extend in a non-curved path. It can include a first sheet and second sheet of porous material. At least a first brace construction secures the first sheet and second sheet together and in spaced apart, opposing relation. The support structure can include a pleated construction having pleats extending in a direction non-parallel and angled to the direction of pleats of the pleated filter media. The support structure can be molded spacers.
US10413847B2
An apparatus for collecting mineral particles in a slurry or the tailings is disclosed. The apparatus may take the form of a filter, a conveyor belt or an impeller to be used in a processor to collect mineral particles in the slurry, or in a tailings pond to collect mineral particles in the tailings. The filter, conveyor belt or impeller has a collection area made of or coated with a polymer or a polymer-coated material having a functional group, either anionic or cationic to attach to the mineral particles. Alternatively, the synthetic material has hydrophobic molecules to render the collection area hydrophobic. When the mineral particles in the slurry or tailings are combined with collector molecules, the mineral particles also become hydrophobic. The hydrophobic mineral particles are attracted to the hydrophobic collection area. The filter, conveyor belt and impeller may have a plurality of passage ways in order to increase the contacting surfaces.
US10413834B2
A control program which may cause a game apparatus to implement: a match execution function for executing a match between a plurality of players; a setting function for setting a first player who wins as a superior player to which a second player who loses is subordinate on the basis of a result of execution of the match and setting a subordination rank of the second player; and a control function for performing control such that at least a part of executable actions are different depending on a setting of the setting function, wherein, in a case where a player is subordinate to the first player, the setting function is implemented to set a subordination rank of the second player on the basis of the subordination rank of the player subordinate to the superior player.
US10413833B2
A system enables registration of individual athletes who wish to compete in organized sports leagues or other competitions. Once registered, an athlete presents an identification card which is used by the system to ensure that the athlete is not currently suspended from competition before being permitted to compete in a particular event. The system enables athletes to safely compete in multiple sports or multiple competitions sanctioned by different organizations. The system is capable of maintaining both health-related and performance-related information for each athlete while providing appropriate confidentiality and secure access.
US10413827B1
An online gaming system for adjusting game content presented to users in an online game. The system may adjust content based on mood profiles determined for the individual users. The system may comprise one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules. The system may include a game module configured to execute an instance of an online game and to implement the instance of the online game to facilitate participation of users in the online game. The system may include a biometrics module configured to obtain biometric characteristic information from user client computing platforms. The system may include a mood module configured to determine mood profiles for the users based on the biometric characteristic information. The system may include a content adjustment module configured to identify and effectuation presentation of content in the online game based on the mood profiles.
US10413825B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for triggering (i.e., initiating, launching, or running) a software application (e.g., an interactive game application) or other computer program or application on a user device (e.g., a computer, etc.) based on multimedia content being provided to (e.g., displayed on) a different user device (e.g., a different computer, a television, etc.). The methods may comprise displaying, using a first device, multimedia content. A multimedia-analysis process may then be performed to determine an attribute of the multimedia content being displayed. These attributes may be used to acquire (e.g., select or produce) a software application comprising one or more elements that relate to the multimedia content. The software application may then be launched (i.e., triggered, initiated, or run) on a second device, the second device being different from the first device.
US10413819B2
A game distribution platform includes a game submission interface through which a developer can submit a game. In some embodiments, when a developer submits a game using a game submission interface, the game distribution platform generates a loader for the game. The loader, when downloaded by a gaming device of a user, enables the gaming device to load the game from the platform, and to access player profiles that include game progress data. The loader may be distributed via one or more game portals.
US10413817B2
A haptic-enabled device, comprising a haptic actuator, an energy storage device configured to provide energy to the haptic actuator, and a control unit communicatively coupled to the haptic actuator is presented. The control unit may be configured to determine an energy availability level for the haptic-enabled device. The determination is based on an energy level of the energy storage device or an energy usage rate thereof. The control unit may further be configured to determine an energy conservation setting for the haptic-enabled device based on at least one of (i) the energy availability level, and (ii) an input received by the haptic-enabled device for controlling the energy conservation setting. The control unit may be configured to determine, based on the energy conservation setting, whether to generate the haptic effect in a braking mode or in a non-braking mode.
US10413813B2
A gaming system employs bioinformatics to improve gamer performance and enhance the gaming experience. The gaming system monitors biometrics of gamers using gaming accessories having sensors coupled to the gaming accessories (e.g., a mouse with pulse sensor). Biometrics can be used to assess a crisis or panic reaction of the gamer. The system can also assess the state of the game in real time via API feedback, and coach the player on how best to regain control. The system can also predict a gamer's loss of control by monitoring hardware statistics associated with the game, combined with gaming feedback and biometric data, and can determine how best to coach the player to correct problems. Predictive models can be used to predict a gamer's panic attack or loss of control before it occurs. When a crisis occurs, the system can automatically contact the gamer's teammates to assist the gamer.
US10413810B2
A Rubik's cube includes a plurality of blocks. Each block is spliced from a splicing piece, a central shell and a mounting base, splicing piece is mounted at top of central shell, mounting base is mounted at bottom of central shell; an outer side of central shell forms a friction surface; central shell is provided with a first mating portion, splicing piece is provided with a second mating portion fixedly connected to first mating portion by snap-fitting; bottom of central shell is provided with a third mating portion, mounting base is provided with a fourth mating portion fixedly connected to third mating portion by snap-fitting; a color piece is mounted on splicing piece, an outer side of color piece forms an exhibition surface, color piece is provided with a fifth mating portion, splicing piece is provided with a sixth mating portion fixedly connected to fifth mating portion by snap-fitting.
US10413808B2
An electronic word game uses a plurality of tiles and electronic rack to make one or more words. The tiles are received in a plurality of receivers in the rack enabling electronic communication between the tiles and rack. Each tile includes a display screen, a microprocessor, and communication means. The rack includes an on-off switch, microprocessor, speaker, power source, and a means of communicating with each tile. A capacitor in each tile provides power to keep the display screen on temporarily after the tile is removed from the rack. The microprocessor includes a means for selecting a word to be spelled based on the number of tiles selected to play the game (between 3 and 7 tiles), a means for determining whether a word has been formed, and a means to signal the player that a word has been formed.
US10413805B2
Certain embodiments of the invention provide a slip prevention apparatus for snowboard and ski equipment. In certain embodiments, the slip prevention apparatus lifts the ski or snowboard off the ground or snow to temporarily immobilize the ski or snowboard. In certain embodiments, the slip prevention apparatus creates a point of traction, while providing a stable platform to stand while strapping into bindings. Certain embodiments include a stop element that provides a point of traction. Certain embodiments of the invention include a retractable tether. Certain embodiments of the invention provide various types of stop elements. Certain embodiments of the invention include a cord having a magnet on an end, and a corresponding magnet attached to a stop element. In certain embodiments, when the user has finished strapping in, the retractable tether returns a stop element to a secure position.
US10413803B2
A method of displaying a video sequence of a scene captured using a video capture device, the video sequence having a limited field of view of the scene. A plurality of objects positioned in the scene outside limits of the field of view of the captured video sequence is determined. A representation of at least one of the objects is generated, a characteristic of the generated representation being determined from an object impact measure defining, at least in part, a confidence that the at least one object will enter the field of view. The generated object representation is displayed together with, and proximate to, a display of the captured video sequence.
US10413801B2
A method for improving the experience of a participant of a sporting contest includes the steps of; offering to the participant a side bet in which there is a chance for the participant to receive a prize if the participant achieves or betters a target score In the sporting contest (Irrespective of the final Outcome—of the sporting contest), receiving acceptance of the offer by the participant who pays a wager for the side bet, assigning the participant a prize and a target score that needs to be achieved or bettered for the participant to be awarded the prize, and awarding the prize to the participant if the personal score Is equal to or better than the target score.
US10413794B2
A roping simulator (sometimes referred to as a roping or practice dummy or sled) that is designed to mimic the natural movements and anatomy of roping cattle. Embodiments of the instant disclosure mimic the anatomy and movement of a roping cattle when the animal “washes out,” meaning that its back end slips and pivots during a turn. In various embodiments, the disclosed roping simulator also includes a feature whereby the head portion of the dummy rotates and pivots downward when a force is applied by a rope, simulating head movement of a live animal. In one embodiment, a sled assembly and a body assembly are connected to one another to form the roping simulator. The sled assembly is the component that makes contact with the ground. The body assembly is the component that provides roping targets, and that simulates the movement of live cattle.
US10413789B1
An golf club head with a structure that improves the sound and reduces stress placed on the face upon impact with a golf ball is disclosed herein. In particular, the golf club head is an iron with a face having a rear protrusion, also referred to as a piston, with both forward and rearward facing surfaces. The piston is at least partially received within a receptacle provided in the body of the golf club head. The receptacle also includes a pair of bumpers, one of which interacts with the piston to improve the sound of the face upon impact with a golf ball at speeds at which an average golfer would swing the club head, and the other of which reduces the stress placed on the face when the club makes impact with a golf ball at high speeds.
US10413776B2
The present invention provides an exercise device for use in non-surgical treatment of tennis elbow or lateral epicondylopathy (LE) and for post-surgical rehabilitation and other upper limb rehabilitation. The exercise device comprising a main body, and at least one gripping means provided on the main body, wherein each gripping means comprises a rotatable hand grip and a mode selector means, wherein the mode selector means is operable to move the gripping means from a first configuration in which the rotatable hand grip is rotatable relative the main body and a second configuration in which the rotatable hand grip is in a fixed position and not rotatable relative the main body, and wherein a static grip is provided on the main body such that a user may hold the exercise device with both hands, one hand holding the rotatable hand grip, the other hand holding the static grip to perform exercises.
US10413773B2
A workout machine adapted to be used with a smart device with built-in accelerometers and an app. It has a deck movable relative to its base and a lifting gear assembly operationally using a cable via a pulley to a lifting handle. A user location pivot arm is fixed to the deck, and a screen stand extends from the deck, where the user location pivot arm and screen stand are pivotably attached to a screen platform that can hold the smart device during a workout. The user's position on the deck can indicate the resistance of the exercise based on a percentage of the user's own weight as lifted with each repetition. The fulcrum concept combined with a user location feature allow an app of the smart device to support and analyze a workout.
US10413771B1
An exercise system comprising an extension section and a base section. The base section comprises a support assembly, a sleeve assembly, and a resilient member. The resilient member is arranged to resiliently oppose movement of the sleeve assembly in a compression direction relative to the support assembly. The extension section is detachably attachable to the sleeve assembly. The exercise system is operated in at least first and second configurations. In the first configuration, the extension section is detached from the sleeve assembly. In the second configuration, the extension section is detachably attached to the sleeve assembly such that the resilient member resiliently opposes movement of the sleeve assembly relative to the support assembly in the compression direction.
US10413768B2
The potential for substance abuse involving residual amounts of abusable substances remaining in used skin-worn patches is reduced by the provision of a system and method for combining the abusable substance with a separate anti-abuse substance agent as part of a removal or disposal procedure.
US10413763B2
The present invention relates to a fire extinguishing firefighting drone which, in case of a fire in a house, a structure, a building, or the like, can be rapidly introduced and extinguish a fire in an early stage of the fire, and can be remotely operated in an unmanned manner through connection with a central control system. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone includes a flight unit configured to include propeller units, a disaster prevention turret unit configured to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical, a plurality of movement units configured to move a body unit, and a disaster prevention means unit configured to be provided with items adapted to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical, to launch a fire-extinguishing bomb, or to save lives.
US10413754B2
Radiotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for cancer and its success depends critically on accurate targeting and delivery of the correct radiation dose. Accurate dosimetry is therefore essential to maintain and improve patient survival rates. However, size and long wait times currently limit water and graphite based calorimeters to standards laboratories leaving field-based dosimetry to ionization chamber measurements which depend upon a reference field-specified calibration factor. It would therefore be beneficial to provide radiotherapy equipment operators a direct approach of clinical reference dosimetry wherein the dosimeter provides increased independence on dose, dose rate, radiation energy, and energy type, etc. It would be further beneficial for such novel clinical dosimeters to be compact, function as secondary standards used routinely for measurements and allow radiotherapy doses to be measured directly and in an absolute manner. According to embodiments of the invention novel compact graphite probe calorimeters are provided.
US10413751B2
Particle radiation therapy and planning utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. Radiation therapy prescription information and patient MRI data can be received and a radiation therapy treatment plan can be determined for use with a particle beam. The treatment plan can utilize the radiation therapy prescription information and the patient MRI data to account for interaction properties of soft tissues in the patient through which the particle beam passes. Patient MRI data may be received from a magnetic resonance imaging system integrated with the particle radiation therapy system. MRI data acquired during treatment may also be utilized to modify or optimize the particle radiation therapy treatment.
US10413747B2
An implantable active medical device includes a housing defining a hermetic cavity, a lead connector receptacle extending into the implantable active medical device, and a solid state light source disposed within the hermetic cavity and optically coupled to the lead connector receptacle.
US10413742B2
A patient parameter monitoring pod in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) portable housing containing a power supply, (b) a patient parameter module connectable to a patient via lead cables to collect patient data, the patient data including at least one vital sign, (c) a transceiver adapted to wirelessly transmit the patient data to a defibrillator, (d) a data port adapted to supply the patient data via a direct electrical connection to the defibrillator, and (e) a carrying handle extending from the housing proximate a patient lead cable port that permits connection of the lead cables to the pod, the carrying handle positioned to protect the patient lead cable port and the patient lead cables attached to the port from direct impact.
US10413739B2
An implantable control module for an electrical stimulation system includes a connector housing including a connector having one or more ports and connector contacts disposed within the connector; a metal electronics housing coupled to the connector housing; an electronic subassembly disposed within the metal electronics housing; and a feedthrough assembly disposed between the connector housing and the metal electronics housing and including at least one non-conductive block and conductive feedthroughs extending through the at least one non-conductive block and electrically coupling the electronic subassembly to the connector contacts. The metal electronics housing includes a metal sheet bent to form at least a portion of the first major surface and at least a portion of the second major surface. The first major surface has a length and includes a first sealed seam extending along an entirety of the length of the first major surface.
US10413724B2
Described is a system for synchronization of neurostimulation interventions. The system continuously monitors incoming neurophysiological signals. Latencies present in the monitoring of the incoming neurophysiological signals are measured. Based on the measured latencies, the timing of targeted neurostimulation interventions is determined, resulting in a neurostimulation intervention protocol. The neurostimulation intervention protocol is adjusted in real time for administration of neurostimulation during temporal regions of interest. The system then triggers administration of the neurostimulation during the temporal regions of interest.
US10413723B2
Devices, systems and methods are provided for treating migraine headaches and other conditions by non-invasive electrical stimulation of nerves and other tissue. A hand-held device includes a housing with a controller having a signal generator, an electrode for delivering electrical signals, and a conductive surface configured as a return path for the electrical signals. In certain implementations, the electrode is repositionable with respect to the housing. The patient can self-apply the hand-held device by pressing it against areas in need of pain relief. The device may include a pressure-sensitive gating switch to control delivery of the stimulation therapy. In certain embodiments, the electrode is a rollerball electrode. The device may include a chamber for retaining and dispensing conductive gel to the therapy site. In certain approaches, the device includes an electrode support for coupling an electrical stimulation system to the head for hands-free electrical stimulation therapy.
US10413721B2
An implantable medical device (IMD) can include a cardiac pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Various portions of the IMD, such as a device body, a lead body, or a lead tip, can be provided to reduce or dissipate a current and heat induced by various external environmental factors. According to various embodiments, features can be incorporated into the lead body, the lead tip, or the IMD body to reduce the creation of an induced current, or dissipate the induced current and heat created due to an induced current in the lead. For example, an IMD can include at least one outer conductive member and a first electrode. The first electrode can be in electrical communication with the at least one outer conductive member. The first electrode can dissipate a current induced in the at least one outer conductive member via a first portion of the anatomical structure.
US10413712B1
Luer activated valves are disclosed herein that are capable of being integrated into different types of medical devices, such as, IV catheters, sheath introducers, tear-away sheaths, etc. for the purpose of regulating the passage of fluids and/or devices into and out of such devices.
US10413709B2
A dilatation catheter includes a high-pressure balloon component comprising an inner balloon and an outer balloon. An interior of the inner balloon is in fluid communication with a lumen of the catheter for receiving inflation fluid therefrom. The outer balloon defines a separate interior within which the inner balloon is disposed. The outer balloon has a hole in a wall thereof for venting the interior of the outer balloon to ambient environment. Proximal necks of the inner and outer balloons are bonded to an outer shaft of the catheter and distal necks of the inner and outer balloons are bonded to an inner shaft of the catheter. In accordance with embodiments hereof, the interior of the outer balloon is not in fluid communication with the interior of the inner balloon, the lumen of the catheter or any other source of fluid from the catheter.
US10413702B2
A drainage catheter, comprising an elongate body member, an elongate flexible member and a hub, the hub including a base and a collar, the base an internal passageway and a side lumen and an outer surface including an engagement element and a mating surface portion, and the collar including a side lumen extending from the inner surface to the outer surface and wherein the inner surface of the collar includes a mating surface portion and a counter element, wherein the elongate flexible member extends through the side lumen side lumens, and wherein the hub has an unlocked position where the engagement element and the counter element are not engaged and a locked position where the engagement element and the counter element are engaged, the collar is tightened on the base and the elongate flexible element is clamped between the mating surface portions of the base and the collar.
US10413699B2
Provided is a sleep guidance device that serves to control a stimulus imparter for imparting stimuli to a human subject. The sleep guidance device acquires a biorhythm of the human subject; estimates sleep depths of the human subject from the acquired biorhythm of the human subject; and controls the stimulus imparter to impart a stimulus to the human subject in accordance with the acquired biorhythm of the human subject, and from among the sleep depths, a current sleep depth estimated for the human subject.
US10413689B2
An oropharyngeal airway for use during diagnostic and surgical procedures, comprising a body with a proximal and a distal end. The distal end is sized for insertion through a protective bite block disposed in a patient's mouth. Both sides of the distal end are tapered to a curved distal edge. A flange is transversely opposed at the proximal end, preventing the proximal end from moving through the protective bite block and into the patient's mouth. An elliptically-arched channel in the shape of a lingual contour extends from the proximal end to the distal end. The channel includes a pair of tapered upstanding walls that guide the passage of a surgical instrument through the space between them. The oropharyngeal airway can be constructed of recyclable or biodegradable materials and is compatible with protective bite blocks of all sizes.
US10413681B2
A syringe for injecting a drug solution into an upper layer of skin includes an injection needle having a needle hole communicating from a needle tip to a needle proximal end, the injection needle having a blade face at the needle tip; and a needle hub having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, the needle hub holding the injection needle at the distal end portion. The needle hub has a needle tip side end face, and the needle tip protrudes from the needle tip side end face. A protruding needle length of the needle tip from the needle tip side end face is 1.15 mm±0.1 mm, and a blade face length of the blade face along an axis of the injection needle is 0.60 mm±0.15 mm.
US10413680B2
A needle assembly includes: a needle comprising a hollow needle tube, a needle tip at a distal end of the hollow needle tube, and a cutting face disposed adjacent to the needle tip; and a needle hub that includes a tip and a base end, and holds the needle at the needle tip. The needle hub includes a needle tip side end face from which the needle tip projects. An outer diameter of the needle is within a range of 0.15 mm to 0.20 mm, inclusive. A projection needle length extending from the needle tip side end face to the needle tip is within a range of 0.50 mm to 1.25 mm, inclusive. A needle body length extending from the needle tip side end face to a proximal end of the cutting face in within a range of 0.10 mm to 0.70 mm, inclusive.
US10413669B2
A disposable injector comprising a housing, a spring-loaded piston-actuating plunger arranged in the housing and able to be released by a trigger unit. A cylinder-piston unit comprising a cylinder and a piston that is positioned at a distance from the piston-actuating plunger. A closed layer made on an elastically-deformable material surrounds the piston-actuating plunger in at least some sections and projects beyond same in the trigger direction, resulting in a disposable injector that will not alarm a patient during use thereof.
US10413662B2
A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.
US10413655B2
An oxygen supply unit for use with a blood oxygenator comprises an oxygen concentrator and a carbon dioxide scrubber. In an on-line operational mode, oxygen-rich gas from the oxygen concentrator is predominantly supplied to the blood oxygenator with a reduced flow of recycled gas from the concentrator. In an off-line operational mode where the oxygen supply unit is being powered by battery only, a larger flow of recycled gas from the blood oxygenator is passed through the carbon dioxide scrubber and combined with a lesser amount of oxygen-rich gas from the oxygen concentrator. The oxygen supply unit may be used in combination with a blood pump and oxygenator to provide ambulatory blood oxygenation to patients with compromised lung function.
US10413654B2
Renal failure therapy system includes a blood filter, a blood pump, a dialysis fluid pump, a blood line connecting to a patient, a transmitter for receiving a transmit signal and transmitting a wave into blood flowing through the blood line, a receiver for receiving the wave and emitting a corresponding received signal, and a processor for initiating the transmit signal and for receiving the received signal, configured to convert the transmit and received signals into a frequency domain, extract spectral values for the converted transmit and received signals, calculate at least one of a reflection coefficient (R) or an impedance ratio (I) using the spectral values, and analyze an imaginary part of at least one of R or I to determine if an access disconnection event concerning fluid communication between the blood line and the patient has occurred.
US10413650B2
A molded interconnect device can carry a Hall sensor for transducing a position of a rotor of the implantable blood pump. The molded interconnect device includes one or more integrated electronic circuit traces configured to electrically connect the hall sensor with a printed circuit board of the implantable blood pump, and the molded interconnect device is configured to be mounted to the printed circuit board.
US10413644B2
An apparatus and method for aspirating, irrigating and/or cleansing wounds is provided. The apparatus and method include one or more of the following: simultaneous aspiration and irrigation of the wound, supplying of thermal energy to fluid circulated through the wound; supplying physiologically active agents to the wound; a biodegradable scaffold in contact with the wound bed; and application of stress or flow stress to the wound bed.
US10413635B2
A transplant product derived from human umbilical cord has a collagenous tissue membrane derived from an umbilical cord, configured as a soft tissue barrier or wound covering or other internal or external wound healing attachment. The structural, chemical and biochemical properties are retained, the collagenous tissue membrane is cleaned removing the veins, arteries and Wharton's jelly without exposure to harsh chemicals. The collagenous tissue membrane is soaked in normal saline solution under mild agitation for a predetermined time to structurally increase tear resistance of the membrane. The collagenous tissue membrane is free of meconium. The collagenous tissue membrane has a general transparent or translucent appearance of a clear or slightly pink color. In one embodiment, the transplant product has one or more suture entry sites to facilitate suturing the product to tissue.
US10413605B2
The present invention pertains to compounds and their combination for use in the prevention or therapy of a subject suffering from an autoimmune disease such as diabetes type 1. Provided are antagonists of T-cells that are used in combination with antagonists of the cytokine CXCL10, sequentially or concomitantly, in a subject suffering from an autoimmune disease, in particular diabetes type 1.
US10413597B2
Methods for treating the central nervous system (CNS) in a human patient with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) MB who has an intact blood brain barrier, comprising intravenous administration of recombinant NaGlu.
US10413592B2
The present invention relates to improved assisted reproductive technology using highly purified menotropin (HP-hMG) to stimulate follicle development in controlled ovarian stimulation, particularly in women at risk of a high ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation.
US10413591B2
Disclosed herein are methods for diagnosing a pregnancy related hypertensive disorder or a predisposition to a pregnancy related hypertensive disorder by measuring the level or biological activity of soluble endoglin. Also disclosed herein are methods for treating a pregnancy related hypertensive disorder, such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, using compounds that alter soluble endoglin levels or biological activity.
US10413588B2
The present disclosure provides for methods providing a pre/probiotic agent to a subject. Human Intelectin 1 (hIntL-1) has been shown to bind selectively to glycan components on bacteria, thereby promoting and protecting the microbiome.
US10413575B2
The composition according to the present invention, which comprises Lactococcus chungangensis as an active ingredient, has excellent effects of preventing or treating inflammatory diseases, inhibiting the secretion of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2, which are major inflammatory factors, and inhibiting the secretion of β-hexosaminidase and histamine, which are major factors related to allergies, and also significantly suppressing the production of skin disease-related cytokines and chemokines. Such effects are at the same level as those of conventional skin disease therapeutic agents (tacrolimus), and thus the composition can be used as a preventive or therapeutic agent against inflammatory diseases. In addition, the composition according to the present invention exhibits an antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, which is a microorganism inducing a secondary infection of atopic dermatitis and the like, and thus can be used in preventing or treating a bacterial infection.
US10413570B2
The invention described herein is a method for manufacturing a zinc compound lozenge, comprising the steps of adding at least one form of glycine and at least one form of ionic zinc salt to deionized water forming a zinc-glycine mixture; heating the zinc-glycine mixture to a first temperature; heating a stock base material to at least it's melting point; stirring in the zinc-glycine mixture to the stock base material; adding at least one flavor concentrate while stirring thoroughly to create a final mixture; pouring the final mixture into a mold specifying a final shape of the zinc compound lozenge; and cooling the final mixture in the mold until solid.
US10413561B2
Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as neridronic acid, in an acid or a salt form, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as complex regional pain syndrome.
US10413560B2
Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as arthritis.
US10413551B2
The present invention relates to combination therapies for treating Alzheimer's disease or an amyloidosis-associated pathological condition comprising co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of a first compound, and a therapeutically effective amount of a second compound. In certain embodiments, the first compound or the second compound inhibits AB peptide polymerization; is an anti-inflammatory; improves cognitive function, mood, or social behavior; is associated with Tau or alpha-synuclein; or regulates amyloid peptide washout.
US10413541B2
A method of treating a depressive or stress disorder in a subject afflicted therewith comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound having the structure:
US10413534B2
Motor skill deficits and cognitive deficits associated with stroke and secondary neuronal cell death are ameliorated by treatment with pharmaceutically acceptable salts of 2-amino substituted nicotinamides.
US10413529B2
Described herein are methods of inhibiting or reversing the progression of cataract formation or presbyopia in an eye by administering a γ-crystallin charge masking agent. Both presbyopia and cataracts are caused by aggregation of the soluble crystalline lens proteins called the crystallins.
US10413526B2
A pharmaceutical composition or dietary supplement effective in the treatment of neuropathies and/or neuropathic pain is described, which comprises, as the active ingredients, the combination of curcumin, N-acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid, wherein N-acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid are present in the composition in the form of coated particles.
US10413525B2
The present invention relates in part a to multiparticulate sprinkle dosage form comprising duloxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having higher acid resistance as compared to commercially available delayed release formulations. It further relates to various methods of administering the said multiparticulate sprinkle dosage forms.
US10413519B2
Polymorphic forms of tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3 -furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73) and a metabolite of tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73) are disclosed and characterized. Compositions and method for treatment of Alzheimer's disease that includes the polymorphic forms and metabolite of tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2 -diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73).
US10413518B2
Methods for reducing angiogenesis, inflammation, and vascular permeability in a subject by administering an epoxymetabolite of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), e.g., as listed in Table A, e.g., one or both of 17,18-epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid (EEQ) and 19,20-epoxydocosapentaenoic acid (EDP), e.g., for the treatment of conditions associated with inflammation or excess angiogenesis or neovascularization, including age-related macular degeneration, cancer, stroke, and arthritis.
US10413517B2
Methods and compositions which include or include the administration of a hydrophobic drug, prodrug thereof, salt thereof, isoform thereof, or a combination thereof; cyclodextrin, prodrug thereof, salt thereof, or a combination thereof; polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, or combination thereof; and optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US10413504B2
Described herein is an intra-vaginal drug delivery system comprising (i) a core comprising a first thermoplastic polymer and a first therapeutic agent, wherein the first therapeutic agent is dissolved in the first thermoplastic polymer, and (ii) a skin surrounding the core comprising a second thermoplastic polymer, wherein the first therapeutic agent is less permeable in the second thermoplastic polymer than the first thermoplastic polymer, and a second therapeutic agent in solid form, wherein the second therapeutic agent is loaded in a portion of the skin.
US10413502B2
The present invention relates to the use, in a cosmetic composition, of a peppermint extract, as agent intended to increase renewal of the cells of the epidermis associated with a deficiency in the expression of NOTCH proteins in keratinocyte progenitor cells, in particular for mature skin and/or skin exhibiting signs of dryness and of loss of firmness. The invention also relates to a cosmetic care method, for maintaining or regulating renewal of the cells of the epidermis associated with a deficiency in the expression of NOTCH proteins in keratinocyte progenitor cells, intended for mature and/or dry skin.
US10413498B2
The present disclosure relates to agents for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human hair, containing, in a cosmetic carrier (a) at least one direct dye of formula (I), wherein Y1, Y2 independently represent a nitrogen atom or a group C—R9, and Q represents a special linker group of formula (II), (III), (IV) or (V), (b) at least one anionic surfactant and/or at least one cationic surfactant.
US10413497B2
Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising: (a) a cationic surfactant; (b) a high melting point fatty compound; and (c) an aqueous carrier; wherein the cationic surfactant, the high melting point fatty compound, and the aqueous carrier form a gel matrix; wherein the composition has from about 90% to about 100% of a conversion rate of the high melting point fatty compound to the gel matrix; and wherein the composition has a yield point of about 33 Pa or more. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing of hair conditioning composition. The compositions of the present invention, and the compositions made by the method of the present invention, provide improved conditioning benefits, especially, improved wet conditioning benefits after rinsing and improved dry conditioning, while maintaining wet conditioning benefit before rinsing.
US10413490B2
This invention provides an effective, dermatologically safe composition based on partially carbonated magnesium hydroxide for use in cosmetic formulations.
US10413484B2
A first image pickup unit picks up a first image including a conveyed object. A printing unit performs printing on the object based on the first image. A second image pickup unit picks up a second image including the object on which printing has been performed. A check unit checks a print state of the object in the second image. A first acquisition unit acquires feature data from one of the first image and the second image, as registration data. A second acquisition unit acquires feature data from the other image of the first image and the second image, as collation data. A verification unit compares the registration data and the collation data and verifies that reliability of the registration data is equal to or greater than a predetermined criterion value. A storage stores the registration data as data for determining an identity of the object.
US10413479B2
A pressure point sleep garment (1) used to apply a constant concentrated pressure to a heel (4) of a wearer to induce sleep and alleviate insomnia wherein a projection (15) is pressed upward into the heel of the wearer via a sock (5) and/or one or more straps (17).
US10413475B2
A wearable cardiopulmonary resuscitation assist device or system including: a wearable article to be worn by a cardiopulmonary resuscitation performer or a patient, for assisting administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the performer; at least one sensor for measuring at least one parameter to assist in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; at least one feedback component for conveying feedback information based on the parameter to the performer for assisting the performer in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and a processing unit, the processing unit being configured to receive the at least one parameter from the at least one sensor and to send information based on the parameter to the at least one feedback component. Also a method for training or improving cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures using the device.
US10413472B2
A body massager includes a portable housing including a backrest and a seat support. A longitudinal guide is provided in the backrest cooperating with a carriage for translation of the carriage within the backrest and a motor drives the carriage along the guide. A pair of massage members are supported by the carriage and extend from the backrest for imparting a rolling massage effect upon the back of the user. A second motor drives the massage members for generating a rotary kneading massage effect or for adjusting a width of the rolling massage effect.
US10413470B2
A lower limb rehabilitation training robot includes a base bedstead. A vertical lifting module, a horizontal movement module and a steel cable are arranged on the base bedstead. The vertical lifting module is hinged to one end of a bedstead main body of the rising bedstead, and an adjustment device allowing the bedstead main body to rotate is provided between the vertical lifting module and the bedstead main body. A slider movable horizontally and a hanging rope having one end connected to the slider are arranged on a hanger frame connected to the rising bedstead, a guide wheel configured to tension the hanging rope is fixedly arranged on the hanger frame; and the hanging rope is wound around the guide wheel, and has another end connected to a patient, to adjust a vertical altitude of this end of the hanging rope through a horizontal movement of the slider.
US10413464B2
According to the present disclosure, a patient support apparatus includes a mattress having an air bladder system configured to sense pressure levels along the mattress surface and perform unloading of mattress areas corresponding to specific patient body areas to relief loading to the area, and to perform unloading independently or in combination with lateral rotation. The air bladder system may include a support bladder system and a rotation bladder system.
US10413463B2
A hospital bed structure intended to serve as a basic structure for the assembly of hospital beds with multiple adjustments, which allows obtaining a hospital bed that can be used with a special type of mattress and which is able to carry out the multiple bed adjustments. The structure is characterized in that it is defined by four main elements, the first of which is a frame box, which has two sets of bedposts, one front and one rear; the second of which is the support frame, which is mounted on and transversely to the frame box; the third of them is the lower bed frame; and the fourth is the load cells which are mounted between bearing profiles fixed to the side of the frame box and the blocks through which the axles are passed.
US10413461B1
Transition means for adapting a wheelchair are disclosed wherein a user or an occupant of the wheelchair is enabled to repeatably alternate the wheelchair between an original mode and an adapted mode by engaging and disengaging a unilaterally-connected adaptive implement.
US10413458B2
The present invention relates generally to an external condenser and light assembly and, more particularly, to an improved external air conditioning condenser and housing that is designed to additionally serve as a light assembly for an emergency vehicle. The condenser housing is mounted to the exterior of the emergency vehicle, which improves the performance of the emergency vehicle's air-conditioning system. The design of the condenser housing also allows it to serve as a light assembly on which emergency vehicle lights are mounted. The condenser housing and light assembly structure thereby provides for proper air conditioning functionality without occupying space on the exterior of the vehicle that would more preferably be occupied by emergency lighting.
US10413455B2
An absorbent pant is provided with a containment system defined by a wearing-facing surface of the absorbent pant. The containment system comprises at least one of the following: a pleated section comprising a plurality of pleats; a channeled section comprising a plurality of alternating ridges and channels; and/or a bubbled section comprising a plurality of hemispherical-shaped bubbles aligned in a plurality of rows.
US10413452B2
A nursing pad assembly is described, combining adherence and water resistant advantages of silicone lamina with the comfort and absorption of an attached cloth layer. In particular, a nipple contact area passes through an aperture in the silicone lamina. In one embodiment the cloth layer includes at least three sub-layers engineered for toweling, wicking/absorption, and water resistant properties, respectively.
US10413447B2
Disclosed is a patient interface for affixment on onto a patient eye, said patient interface including: a negative-pressure cavity designed for fluidic coupling to the patient eye; a first negative pressure interface with a first negative pressure aperture for fluidically coupling the negative-pressure cavity to a negative-pressure device to charge the negative pressure cavity with a negative pressure; a second negative pressure interface with a second negative pressure aperture for fluidically coupling the negative-pressure cavity to the negative-pressure device to charge the negative cavity with a negative pressure; wherein the first negative pressure aperture and the second negative pressure aperture are arranged in a wall of the negative pressure cavity separate from and in close vicinity to each other.
US10413445B2
An atraumatic microsurgical forceps may include an actuation structure, an actuation sleeve having an actuation sleeve distal end and an actuation sleeve proximal end, a surgical blank, and atraumatic forceps jaws of the surgical blank having atraumatic forceps jaws distal ends and atraumatic forceps jaws proximal ends. The surgical blank may be disposed within the actuation sleeve wherein at least a portion of the atraumatic forceps jaws extends from the actuation sleeve distal end. A compression of the actuation structure may be configured to gradually extend the actuation sleeve over the atraumatic forceps jaws proximal ends. An extension of the actuation sleeve over the atraumatic forceps jaws proximal ends may be configured to gradually close the atraumatic forceps jaws wherein the atraumatic forceps jaws initially contact at the atraumatic forceps jaws distal ends.
US10413444B2
Relatively non-invasive devices and methods for heating or cooling a patient's body are disclosed. Devices and methods for treating ischemic conditions by inducing therapeutic hypothermia are disclosed. Devices and methods for inducing therapeutic hypothermia through esophageal cooling are disclosed. Devices and methods for operative temperature management are disclosed.
US10413439B2
A garment for restricting the range of motion of a wearer can include a body assembly with one or more garment forming portions configured to form a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side can be removably joined by at least one fastener. The garment further includes first and second sleeves coupled to the body assembly at first and second armpit areas, respectively. Each of the sleeves can be securely attached to the body assembly by first and second attachment devices, respectively. Each of the first attachment device and the second attachment device can extend vertically from the respective armpit area toward a distal end of the respective sleeve. The garment also includes first and second leg portions that can be joined by a third attachment device extending vertically from an inseam toward a distal end of the first and second leg portions.
US10413435B2
A pre-loaded stent graft delivery device and stent graft, the stent graft delivery device. The stent graft has at least one fenestration or side arm and the fenestration is preloaded with an indwelling guide wire. The indwelling guide wire are configured to receive the access sheaths. A handle assembly at a distal end of the guide wire catheter. The handle includes a multiport manifold with access ports to the auxiliary lumens in the pusher catheter. Upon deployment of the stent graft into the vasculature of a patient, the indwelling guide wire can be used to facilitate catheterization of a side branch or target vessel through the fenestration or be used to stabilize the access sheath during catheterization, advancement of the access sheath into the target vessel and deployment of a covered or uncovered stent therein through the access sheath.
US10413434B2
A deployment device for deploying a self-expanding branched stent graft. The device includes a branched stent graft retained on an introducer. The introducer includes a main catheter and an auxiliary catheter preloaded within the introducer and extending from distal the distal end of the stent graft, into the lumen of the stent graft and through an internal branch in the graft and out of the fenestration.
US10413428B2
A computer-assisted surgery (CAS) system outputs a leg length discrepancy and/or an offset between conditions. An inertial sensor unit is connected to an instrument(s) to produce readings representative of its orientation. A CAS processor unit has a coordinate system module for setting a pelvic coordinate system from readings of the inertial sensor unit, a tracking module for tracking an orientation of the instrument(s) relative to the pelvic coordinate system during movements thereof, and a geometrical relation data module for recording preoperatively a medio-lateral orientation of the instrument(s) representative of a medio-lateral axis of the legs and a distance between the legs, for recording after implant rejointing the medio-lateral orientation and the distance, and for calculating a leg length discrepancy and/or an offset, based on the distances and the medio-lateral orientations. An interface outputs the leg length discrepancy and/or the offset between leg conditions.
US10413425B2
A system and method for inserting and aligning an acetabular cup in the human pelvic bone, including selectively combining aspects of a vibratory BMD3 and an axially-impacting BMD4, including initially utilizing BMD3 vibratory insertion to partially insert and perfectly align the acetabular cup into the pelvis, and subsequently switching to a BMD4 controlled impaction technique to apply specific quantifiable forces for full seating and insertion, wherein the proven advantages of the vibratory insertion prototype with the advantages of the controlled impaction prototype are combined in a single device.
US10413423B2
An expandable spinal implant assembly for insertion between two adjacent vertebral bodies includes a first body with a first superior endplate and a first inferior endplate, which are connected together. A strut is comprised by said first body and connects with one of said endplates, said strut including a first threaded through bore with a central axis. The spinal implant assembly further includes a substantially hollow second body having a second superior endplate and a second inferior endplate, and is engaged within said first body. At least one track is arranged on a second top inside face of said second superior endplate and/or on a second bottom inside face of said second inferior endplate, said track being oriented at an acute angle relative to the central axis of said first threaded through bore when said substantially hollow second body is at least partially engaged with said first body.
US10413421B2
The present invention involves a system and methods for assembling and implanting a vertebral body implant. The vertebral body implant includes, but is not necessarily limited to, an expandable core body and endplates that can be attached at both ends. Endplates of various shapes, sizes and angles are attachable to the expandable core so that a suitable vertebral body implant can be implanted between vertebrae.
US10413420B2
An intervertebral prosthesis for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes upper and lower prosthesis plates locatable against respective vertebrae and having opposing, concavely curved recesses therein, and a core located between the plates. The core has opposed, convexly curved surfaces received in the recesses of the plates to allow the plates to slide in articulated manner over the core. The opposed surfaces of the core and the recesses of the plates have cooperating spherical curvatures. The recess of each plate surrounds a locating peg projecting centrally from the base of the recess and is bounded by an annular rim, such that the annular rims of the plates are arranged to contact one another at a predetermined limit of sliding movement of the plates over the core. The peg locates loosely in an opening located centrally in a curved surface of the core, whereby the plates can slide over the core in all directions while the peg holds the core captive.
US10413418B2
Disclosed is a wrist prosthesis, and methods for implanting same, the prosthesis comprising an elongated radial component having two opposite sides, the first side comprising a stem and the second side comprising a concave dish; an elongated carpal component having two opposite sides, the first side comprising a stem, and the second side comprising a ball end; a lunate component having two opposite sides, the first side comprising a cavity adapted to receive said carpal component's ball end, and the second side comprising a convex surface adapted to engage said radial component's concave dish; wherein said lunate component freely rotates and swivels with respect to both of said carpal and radial components; wherein said stem of said carpal component is adapted for rigid engagement with one or more carpal and/or metatarsal bones; and wherein said stem of said radial component is adapted for rigid engagement with a radius bone.
US10413415B2
An orthopaedic tibial prosthesis includes a tibial baseplate sized and shaped to cover substantially all of a resected proximal tibial surface, and a tibial bearing component sized to leave a posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate exposed when the tibial bearing component is mounted to the baseplate. The exposed posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate includes a chamfered profile which cooperates with a correspondingly chamfered profile at a posteromedial edge of the tibial bearing component to create a substantially continuous chamfer extending from the resected tibial surface to the medial articular surface of the tibial bearing component. Advantageously, this chamfer leaves an absence of material (i.e., a relief or void) at the posteromedial edge of the tibial prosthesis, thereby enabling deep flexion of the prosthesis without impingement between the tibial prosthesis and adjacent anatomic tissues or prosthetic structures.
US10413414B2
A total knee replacement, comprising a femoral and a tibial component in articulating contact that can restore normal joint function. The articulation between the two components is controlled by four guide surfaces.
US10413409B2
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for endovascularly delivering and releasing a prosthesis, e.g., an aortic prosthesis, within and/or across a patient's native heart valve, referred to hereinafter as replacing the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the delivery system comprises a plurality of first actuatable element adapted to engage a plurality of second elements in a first configuration to capture the implant within the delivery system, and wherein the plurality of first actuatable element are adapted to engage the plurality of second elements in a second configuration and to release the implant from the delivery system.
US10413408B2
An intravascular device includes a shaft having a body defining a major lumen and a plurality of minor lumen. The minor lumens are spaced about the major lumen. The major lumen and the plurality of minor lumen extend from a proximal end of the body to a distal end of the body. One or more wires may extend through the major lumen and/or minor lumen.
US10413406B2
An implantable prosthetic valve has an upper frame section and a lower frame section. The upper frame section has a plurality of struts and a first leaflet receiving surface at a lower portion of the upper frame section. The lower frame section has a second leaflet receiving surface at an upper portion of the lower frame section. An edge of a flexible leaflet is disposed between the first and second leaflet receiving surfaces to attach the leaflet to the upper and lower frame sections.
US10413399B2
A device for maintaining a tract through a tissue wall having a proximal side and a distal side. The device includes a body, a retainer adjacent an end of the body which will lie on the distal side in the use orientation, and a flange adjacent an end of the body which will lie on the proximal side in the use orientation. The retainer comprises a ferromagnetic material that responds to a magnetic field to maintain the retainer in an undeployed, insertion orientation.
US10413395B2
The present disclosure provides a modular stent assembly for deployment within a lumen. The assembly may include primary and secondary stent portions. Each stent portion includes a sheet having an incomplete annular profile. The sheet includes a graft material disposed on a wire matrix. Each stent portion further includes an aperture positioned in the sheet, and first and second side walls. The first side wall extends between the aperture and a first longitudinal edge of the sheet. The second side wall extends between the aperture and a second longitudinal edge of the sheet, which is spaced apart from the first edge. The stent portions mate to define an interior space in which is positioned an expandable securement stent. An outer wall of the securement stent is sized to compress the side walls of the stent portions between the body of the securement stent and a wall defining the lumen.
US10413393B2
Disclosed a filler manipulator apparatus which includes a first elongated section, a second elongated section, wherein the second elongated section may have at least one bend, more than one bend, or a ball and socket joint in the structure of the second elongated section. The embodiment further includes a tip extension connected to a portion of the second elongated section, wherein the tip extension is made to receive a filler effector associated by a protuberance and a groove, more than one protuberance, or a snap ring. The filler effector rotates about the tip extension and is used to manipulate filler located on or in a body and may be enveloped in a polymer.
US10413389B2
A teeth cleaning device including: a first support structure comprising a first dentature channel configured to receive upper teeth; a second support structure comprising a second dentature channel configured to receive lower teeth; a first set of teeth cleaning pads located within the first dentature channel and a second set of teeth cleaning pads located within the second dentature channel; a first set of air bladders operably coupled to the first set of teeth cleaning pads and a second set of air bladders operably coupled to the second set of teeth cleaning pads; and a control unit operably coupled to an air-flow subsystem which is coupled to the bladders, the control unit configured to: (1) operate the air-flow subsystem to produce a first cleaning motion; (2) operate the air-flow subsystem to produce a second cleaning motion; and (3) operate the air-flow subsystem to produce a third cleaning motion.
US10413388B2
A hybrid dental tool is disclosed herein. The hybrid dental tool includes a flossing head and a handle portion. The flossing head can include a filament stretching between the leading arm and a trailing arm. The flossing head can be connected to the handle portion. The handle portion can include features that can receive and retain a pick. The pick can be a soft pick or a hard pick. The handle portion can further include an integrated pick that can be located at a free end of the handle portion.
US10413387B2
A threaded dental implant according to the present invention includes threads having a relatively shallow flank angle and a transition area that substantially reduces the width of the thread root. In some embodiments, each thread flange includes a transition point at which the flank angle transitions from a first angle to a second angle of lesser amount than the first angle. In these ways, the threaded dental implant includes a unique cored recess and provides various improvements over traditional threaded dental implants.
US10413381B2
An implantable tissue marker device is provided to be placed in a soft tissue site through a surgical incision. The device can include a bioabsorbable body in the form of a spiral and defining a spheroid shape for the device, the spiral having a longitudinal axis, and turns of the spiral being spaced apart from each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis. A plurality of markers can be disposed on the body, the markers being visualizable by a radiographic imaging device. The turns of the spiral are sufficiently spaced apart to form gaps that allow soft tissue to infiltrate between the turns and to allow flexibility in the device along the longitudinal axis in the manner of a spring.
US10413375B2
An instrument, particularly a medical endoscopic instrument or technoscope, includes a shank (2) and an instrument head (6). The instrument head includes at least one joint part (12) articulated on the distal shank end in an angularly bendable manner and a tool carrier (14) which at the distal side is articulated on the joint part (12) in an angularly bendable manner in the angular bending plane of the joint part (12). A toothing is meshed with a toothed body (26) rotatably mounted in the shank (2) and is coupled in movement to a pull cable pair for the movement control of the instrument head (6). The toothing is formed at the proximal end of the joint part (12).
US10413374B2
Surgical robot systems for remote manipulation having robotic telemanipulators are provided. The surgical robot systems are well adapted for use by the surgeon, seamlessly integratable into the operation room, allow for a surgeon to work between the robot and the patient throughout a surgery in a sterile manner, are relatively low cost, and/or permit integrated laparoscopy. The system preferably includes a master console having a plurality of master links interconnected by a plurality of master joints, and a handle coupled to the master console for operating the telemanipulator. The system further includes a slave console operatively coupled to the master console and having a plurality of slave links interconnected by a plurality of slave joints that move responsive to movement at the master console to permit an end-effector to perform surgery.
US10413372B2
A guiding apparatus includes a plurality of collapsible support members, a plurality of retraction assemblies, each of the plurality of retraction assemblies coupled to a respective one of the plurality of collapsible support members, and a connector adapted to connect the plurality of retraction assemblies to a teleoperational manipulator arm. The plurality of collapsible support members have an extended configuration in which the plurality of collapsible support members are arranged to form a channel extending along a longitudinal axis, the channel sized to receive an elongated instrument. The plurality of collapsible support members have a collapsed configuration in which each of the plurality of collapsible support members is retracted within a respective coupled retraction assembly as the elongated instrument is advanced along the longitudinal axis.
US10413368B2
The present disclosure relates to an arrangement (21, 71) for minimal invasive intervention, the arrangement (21, 71) comprising a rotation body (23, 73), a retaining device (25, 75) and at least one position sensor (27, 77, 79). The rotation body is adapted to receive a medical instrument (3, 5, 7, 9, 33), or the rotation body forms a part of a medical instrument (83). The medical instrument comprises a shaft (31, 81). At least a portion of a surface of the rotation body comprises a pattern (35, 87, 91). The retaining device is adapted to at least partly surround the rotation body, such that the rotation body is retained by the retaining device in a manner allowing rotational movement of the rotation body in relation to the retaining device. The at least one position sensor is adapted for determining a position in at least two coordinates of the pattern of the rotation body. The at least one position sensor is located at, in or on the retaining device. The disclosure further relates to a medical instrument (3, 5, 7, 9, 33, 83), a kit (63) comprising the arrangement, a system (65) for follow-up of a minimal invasive intervention and a method for determining a position of a medical instrument by means of the arrangement or kit.
US10413364B1
An apparatus and method for localization of an internal organ of a subject to provide assistance during surgery, includes capture of a sequence of video frames of one or more internal organs in a body of a subject by insertion of an image capture device in a body of the subject. The apparatus further includes circuitry that computes appearance data of an internal organ of interest in a test video frame selected from the captured sequence of video frames. Orientation data of the internal organ of interest is determined within the body of the subject based on a known orientation of the image capture device and a maximum correlation of the test video frame with a specified anatomical template for the internal organ of interest. Supplemental information is generated to localize at least a portion of the internal organ of interest of the subject in the surgery.
US10413359B2
Methods and systems for laser assisted delivery of therapeutic agents include preparing a site with an ultraviolet laser beam, at a wavelength appropriate for tissue ablation, such that an opening is produced in a surface of the site's tissue; and applying one or more agents to the prepared site, such that the agents penetrate the tissue through the opening to a predetermined depth.
US10413358B2
A catheter suitable for delivering an electric current to the body, in particular a catheter having electrodes that can be positioned independently of the main elongate shaft of the catheter. More particularly the catheters include a movable sleeve that incorporates the electrodes. A movable sleeve includes one or more electrodes and advances in the construction of the electrodes and related components is disclosed. Methods for positioning electrodes at a treatment site in the body for diagnostic or therapeutic applications, particularly electrical pharyngeal stimulation are also disclosed.
US10413356B2
A catheter and catheter system may be used to treat disease tissue by gentle heating in combination with gentle or standard dilation. An elongate flexible catheter body with a radially expandable balloon having a plurality of electrodes engage tissue including diseased tissue when the structure expands.
US10413355B2
Methods for using a surgical device integrating a suction mechanism with a coagulation mechanism for improving lesion creation capabilities. The device comprises an elongate member having an insulative covering attached about means for coagulating soft tissue with at least one diagnostic element coupled to an energy transfer element of the device. Openings through the covering expose regions of the coagulation-causing elements and are coupled to lumens in the elongate member which are routed to a vacuum source and a fluid source to passively transport fluid along the contacted soft tissue surface in order to push the maximum temperature deeper into tissue.
US10413353B2
A surgical forceps includes a housing having a movable handle coupled thereto and movable between an initial position and a compressed position. A drive bar is operably coupled to the movable handle such that movement of the movable handle between the initial and compressed positions effects longitudinal translation of the drive bar. The drive bar further includes a coupling member disposed at a distal end thereof. An end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members movable between spaced-apart and approximated positions. Each jaw member defines a cam slot. A cam pin is slidably disposed within the cam slot of each of the jaw members. The coupling member is configured to releasably engage the cam pin such that movement of the movable handle between the initial position and the compressed position effects movement of the jaw members between the spaced-apart position and the approximated position.
US10413352B2
An end effector for an electrosurgical instrument includes a pair of opposing first and second jaw members (2), (3), movable between an open position in which the jaw members are disposed in a spaced relation relative to one another, and a closed position in which sealing surfaces of the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. A first sealing electrode (9) is located on the first jaw member (2), while a second sealing electrode (10) is located on the second jaw member (3). One or both of the sealing surfaces are provided with electrically conductive stop members (12), the one or more stop members maintaining a predetermined spacing between the first and second sealing electrodes when the jaw members are in their closed position. One or more insulating members (14), (17), (19) are present to prevent the conductive stop members from causing an electrical short between the first and second sealing electrodes when the jaw members are in their closed position.
US10413347B2
A radio-frequency (RF) amplifier having a direct response to an arbitrary signal source to output one or more electrosurgical waveforms within an energy activation request, is disclosed. The RF amplifier includes a phase compensator coupled to an RF arbitrary source, the phase compensator configured to generate a reference signal as a function of an arbitrary RF signal from the RF arbitrary source and a phase control signal; at least one error correction amplifier coupled to the phase compensator, the at least one error correction amplifier configured to output a control signal at least as a function of the reference signal; and at least one power component coupled to the at least one error correction amplifier and to a high voltage power source configured to supply high voltage direct current thereto, the at least one power component configured to operate in response to the control signal to generate at least one component of the at least one electrosurgical waveform.
US10413345B2
The instant invention is directed to a universal bone screw screwdriver and in particular to a universal screwdriver that permits the removal of screws from bone plates that are manufactured by different manufacturers having distinct characteristics. The universal bone screw screwdriver is adapted to removably receive an elongated tool bit having a hollow center. The elongated tool bits correspond to the screw heads of different manufacturers and comprises a torque limiting and locking spring assembly to secure the elongated tool bit to the driver shaft and inhibit over-tightening of the bone screw into the bone or bone plate as the case may be.
US10413336B2
Provided are methods and systems for enlarging a spinal canal of a vertebra. Using the methods and systems disclosed the spinal canal of the vertebra is enlarged by cutting the posterior arch portion of the vertebra to create one or two implant receiving spaces in the posterior arch portion. The cutting of the posterior arch portion is completed through a minimally invasive approach. Once cut, the detached portion of the posterior arch portion is repositioned and an implant is positioned in the implant receiving space of the posterior arch portion to thereby enlarge the spinal canal such that the spinal cord is no longer compressed. The insertion of the implant is also completed through a minimally invasive approach.
US10413331B2
A spinal stabilization system comprises a bone screw including a bone engaging portion and a yoke, the yoke having top surface and bottom surfaces. The yoke has a rod receiving channel defined by a pair of opposed arms, an elongate connecting rod being received within the channel. A head to head cross connector comprises a connecting element having one end in connection with the bone screw and an opposite other end. The one end defines a connecting portion having an opening therethrough and a connecting bar communicating with the opening. The connecting bar, having upper and lower surfaces, resides within the channel, the lower surface contacting the rod. The connecting bar in a non-secured position is movable within the channel in at least two degrees of freedom. A set screw supported by the yoke rigidly secures the connecting bar to the rod and the rod to the yoke.
US10413330B2
A spinal construct comprises a fastener including a first portion defining an implant cavity and a second portion configured to penetrate tissue. A member defines a cavity configured for disposal of at least a portion of the first portion. The member includes an implant engaging surface fixable within the implant cavity and connected to a connecting element fixable adjacent the first portion. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.
US10413326B2
A set of instruments configured to deliver a therapy to a bone can include a cannulated syringe. The cannulated syringe can extend along a longitudinal axis between a proximal and a distal end. The cannulated syringe can have an inner tube and an outer tube that are interconnected at the distal end as a single fixed unit. A first cannulation can be formed along the longitudinal axis of the cannulated syringe within the inner tube and a second cannulation can be formed within an annular space between the inner and outer tubes. The outer tube can define an opening through a sidewall thereof. The cannulated syringe can be closed from fluid communication between the inner and outer tubes.
US10413324B2
An access device for surgical procedures includes an end cap having a rigid body with a flexible support sealingly mounted to the rigid body with at least one separate access port for accommodating introduction of individual surgical instruments into a body of a patient. The at least one access port is sealingly attached to the flexible support and extend in a proximal direction therefrom. The flexible support is of a material more flexible than those of the rigid body and the at least one access port to provide for relative angular movement of the at least one access port to provide flexibility for positioning surgical instruments introduced through the at least one access port.
US10413322B2
An assembling surgical access device includes a flexible tube and a connecting structure. The flexible tube includes a tube body and a positioning portion connected to the tube body. The connecting structure is connected to the flexible tube, and includes a housing and a tube fixing member. The housing includes a side wall, an end wall, a fixing portion and a tube hole. The fixing portion is connected to the positioning portion of the flexible tube, and the tube body is disposed through the tube hole. The tube fixing member is engaged into the side wall so as to position the positioning portion between the end wall and the tube fixing member.
US10413321B2
A trocar sensor unit including a base that is configured to be attached to and detached from a trocar and that has a through-hole through which an insertion section to be inserted into the trocar is inserted; a moving member that has a pressing surface forming at least a portion of an inner surface of the through-hole of the base and that is configured to be moved in a radial direction of the through-hole; and a sensor that is disposed in at least one of the moving member and a portion of the inner surface of the through-hole opposite the pressing surface and that detects the amount of movement of a surface of the insertion section in the through-hole.
US10413320B2
A support apparatus for supporting a trocar while the trocar extends through a body wall of a patient includes an inflatable collar and a slidable abutment collar commonly connected for engagement onto the trocar following which the slide collar is released to slide along the trocar. The inflatable collar is inflated to a set size by a manually operable pump on the slidable collar operated by squeezing finger abutments together up to a latch so that threaded portion expels the inflation fluid. The abutment member is shaped to be received on an outer surface of the trocar and adjustable longitudinally of the trocar sleeve so as to be located at a selected position by a manually movable latch collar. The inflatable collar and slidably collar are held connected by a manually operable release.
US10413319B2
A method of making a seal-set for a rotary catheter drive unit containing a motor and a seal-set, an output shaft of the motor being power transmittingly connected to a flexible shaft that is rotatably disposed through the seal-set, the seal-set comprising a bearing and an adjacent seal defining a first and a second concentric bores, respectively, the first bore being slightly larger than a diameter of the shaft so that it rotatably and accurately supports the shaft, the second bore being slightly smaller than the diameter so that it seals around the shaft, the bearing aligning the shaft, so that it is concentric with the second bore, by deflecting the shaft to compensate for eccentricity and misalignment of the second bore relative to the output shaft of the motor.
US10413312B2
The present disclosure relates to a dissecting tip for use in a surgical stapler or instrument.
US10413305B2
Disclosed herein is a surgical device. The surgical device includes a cutting burr, a flexible/deflectable shaft, an elongated fluted shaft, a sheath, and an outer tube. The cutting burr has a fluted extension. The flexible/deflectable shaft has a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end is configured to be connectable to the fluted extension of the cutting burr. The elongated fluted shaft is configured to be connectable to the proximal end of the flexible shaft. The sheath is configured to receive all or portion of the flexible shaft and the elongated fluted shaft. The outer tube is configured to receive the sheath such that there is enough space for fluid irrigation between the outer tube and the sheath.
US10413303B2
A method and device for reducing the damaging effects of radiant energy, blast, or concussive events includes applying pressure to at least one jugular vein to reduce the egress of blood from the cranial cavity during or before the incidence of the imparting event. Reducing blood outflow from the cranial cavity increases intracranial volume and/or pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid to reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury and injuries to the spinal column. Reducing blood outflow further increases the intracranial pressure and volume, and thereby increases the pressure and volume of the cochlear fluid, the vitreous humor and the cerebrospinal fluid to thereby reduce the risk of injury to the inner ear, internal structure of the eye and of the spinal column. In addition, increasing intracranial pressure and volume reduces the likelihood of brain injury and any associated loss of olfactory function.
US10413293B2
A surgical instrument is disclosed. In one form, the surgical instrument comprises an elongate shaft assembly and an end effector that is configured for selective rotation relative to the axis of the elongate shaft assembly. The surgical instrument can include a rotary locking system for locking the surgical end effector in rotary orientations about the shaft axis upon application of axial locking and axial unlocking motions to the rotary locking system. The surgical instrument may further comprise a rotary drive system that is configured to apply rotary control motions to a firing member as well as to apply rotary positioning motions to the surgical end effector.
US10413290B1
The invention involves an instrument with a set of grasping jaws such as found on surgical needle drivers, hemostats, grasping forceps, and clamps. In addition to the grasping jaws for holding and grasping material, it includes a set of cutting shears or scissors that operate in the same main working jaws. It functions as a standard needle holder with grasping and locking functions with the use of two main actuating limbs. When desired, the instrument is easily converted by a simple action of the operator from a grasping device into a cutting device and then can be used in a familiar fashion, such as employed for scissors, to repeatedly cut sutures or material. Again, with a simple action by the operator, the instrument can be converted back to a grasping device. Both grasping and cutting functions take place in the same location on the device.
US10413289B2
The present disclosure relates to devices, systems and methods for endoscopic suturing or stitching through an access tube or the like. An endoscopic stitching device is provided and includes a handle assembly; an elongate shaft supported by and extending from the handle assembly; and an end effector supported on a distal end of the elongate shaft. The end effector includes a neck assembly configured and adapted for articulation in one direction between a substantially linear configuration and an off-axis configuration, and a pair of juxtaposed jaws pivotally associated with one another. Each jaw defines a suture needle receiving recess formed in a tissue contacting surface thereof.
US10413263B2
A 2D mammogram image is synthesized from at least one of tomosynthesis projection images and/or the tomosynthesis reconstructed image data. In a simplest form, the mammogram may be synthesized by selecting one of the tomosynthesis projection images for display as a synthesized mammogram. Other methods of synthesizing a mammogram include re-projecting and filtering projection data and/or reconstructed data. The synthesized mammogram is advantageously displayed together with at least a portion of the reconstructed data to aid in review of the reconstructed data. The present invention thus provides a familiar image which may be used to facilitate review of a tomosynthesis data set.
US10413258B2
An apparatus for generating a medical device implantation warning includes a processor to automatically generate a spatial implantation envelope of a first medical device. The envelope defines a spatial extent of a region of implantation around a first medical device prior to, during, and/or after deployment of the first medical device for implantation. If a second medical device, such as a pigtail catheter, strays into the area, an alarm is generated to warn a medical professional to withdraw the pigtail catheter, before deployment continues.
US10413250B2
The methods and apparatuses presented herein determine and/or improve the quality of one or more physiological assessment parameters, e.g., response-recovery rate, based on biometric signal(s) and/or motion signal(s) respectively output by one or more biometric and/or motion sensors. The disclosed methods and apparatuses also estimate a user's stride length based on a motion signal and a determined type of user motion, e.g., walking or running. The speed of the user may then be estimated based on the estimated stride length.
US10413245B2
A detection apparatus of vital parameters on a steering wheel is provided. The apparatus includes a horn switch, remote control switches configured to operate devices within a vehicle and a vital signal detector configured to detect a vital signal of an operator. The vital signal detector includes a detection sensor that is configured to detect the vital signal of the operator and a photo sensor that is mounted on the remote control switch. Accordingly, the separate space for the assembling portion of the vital signal detector is not required and the volume of the apparatus and the number of components are reduced. The mountability and the aesthetics are improved.
US10413242B2
There is provided a biocompatible electrode structure which is capable of being connected to an electronic circuit, and in which a conductive nanomaterial is dispersed into a polymeric medium in which a density of the conductive nanomaterial on an opposite side of a connection surface to the electronic circuit, in the polymeric medium is lower than that on the side of the connection surface to the electronic circuit.
US10413240B2
An electronic device includes a balloon configured to contact a surface of a human conduit and one or more a biometric sensors operatively coupled to or on or in or within the balloon for detecting a biometric signal. The electronic device in some examples is a biometric sensor or measuring device. In other examples, the electronic device is an integrated device such as an earpiece having biometric sensors. In yet other examples, the electronic device can be operatively coupled to other device and other biometric sensors. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10413238B1
The invention is directed to systems and methods that can determine a user's fitness based on a single factor such as oxygen lung volume (pmVO2). A heart rate measurement is conducted on the user after the user performs a physical test specified by a fitness application of the system. The heart rate measurement is converted into a pmVO2 value and compared to pmVO2 values of other individuals. The system assigns the user a fitness grade based on the comparison result. The system further includes an artificial intelligent system that helps the user to move from a grade to a higher grade.
US10413236B2
A medical-image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an extracting unit, a dividing unit, and an estimating unit. The extracting unit extracts a disease candidate region from a medical image. The dividing unit divides the disease candidate region into multiple partial regions. The estimating unit uses the feature value of each of the partial regions to estimate the disease state of the disease candidate region.
US10413231B2
An orifice probe, particularly for detecting if a patient has or has a risk of having cauda equina syndrome and a method for using same, the probe having a body for insertion into the anus of a patient, a sensing device for measuring at least one of the rectal tone and perianal or rectal sensation, and an output device for yielding at least one of the measurement of the rectal tone of the patient and whether the patient has perianal or rectal sensation.
US10413226B2
A device for non-contact measurement of blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) in a mammalian subject including a camera and one or more arrays of LEDs each having a first set of LEDs emitting near infrared (NIR), and the second set of LEDs emitting orange light located in an optical path adapted to transmit reflected light from a subject to the camera. A controller transmits a camera trigger to the camera, and is further coupled to transmit control signals to the one or more arrays of LEDs. A processor receives photoplethysmography (PPG) data signal values from the camera. The PPG data signal values are present in the reflected light and include pulsatile and non-pulsatile components. The processor determines SpO2 values from the PPG data signal values from the measured ratios of pulsatile to non-pulsatile components of the PPG signals.
US10413220B2
A limb movement function evaluating method and the implantation system are provided. The aforementioned system includes a limb fixing device, limb guiding device, driver, actuator, impedance detector, and movement function analyzer. The limb fixing device is used to fix the first end of the user limb. The driver is used to guide the second end of the user limb through the actuator so as to make the second end moving relatively to the first end. The impedance detector is further connected to the driver so as to measure mechanical impedance where the movement of the user limb responses to the driving point of the driver. Finally, the limb movement analyzer compares the measured mechanical impedance and the movement path of the user limb so as to form a limb movement function curve. Therefore, the medical staff can make accurate rehabilitation evaluation according to the limb movement function curve.
US10413217B2
A measurement apparatus which includes a processor is provided. The processor is configured to calculate, based on a distance image of a measurement target object with at least a joint, a position of a first portion of the measurement target object which corresponds to a non-joint portion or a terminal portion, and a position of a second portion of the measurement target object different from the first portion, and calculate, based on a first line connecting the calculated positions, a joint angle related to a joint of a first measurement target of the measurement target object.
US10413213B2
A system and method is provided for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) that includes applying a first labeling pulse sequence to a first labeling region having a first portion of a vasculature of a subject extending through the first labeling region to label spins moving within the first labeling region. A second labeling pulse sequence is applied to a second labeling region having a second portion of a vasculature of the subject extending through the second labeling region to label spins moving within the second labeling region. The first and second labeling pulse sequences include different labeling techniques. An imaging pulse sequence is applied to an imaging region having a third portion of a vasculature of the subject extending through the imaging region that is displaced from the first and second labeling region to acquire imaging data from the spins labeled by the first labeling pulse sequence and the second labeling pulse sequence. An MRA image is reconstructed of at least the third portion of the vasculature of the subject from the medical imaging data.
US10413211B2
Devices, systems, and methods for the localization of body lumen junctions and other intraluminal structure are disclosed. Various embodiments permit clinicians to identify and locate lesions and/or anatomical structures within a lumen and accurately place leads and/or devices within a lumen, through determining the intralumen conductance and/or cross-sectional area at a plurality of locations within the body lumen.
US10413209B2
A method for identifying a ureter during a medical procedure, the method comprising: providing an electrical stimulator comprising: a shaft having at least one electrode; and a power supply connected to the at least one electrode for providing an electrical signal to the at least one electrode; advancing the shaft so that the at least one electrode contacts tissue; operating the power supply so that the electrical signal is applied to the tissue; and visually observing the tissue to determine the presence of a ureter in the tissue.
US10413198B2
According to one embodiment, a strain sensing element is provided on a film unit configured to be deformed. The strain sensing element includes a functional layer, a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a spacer layer. The functional layer includes at least one of an oxide and a nitride. The second magnetic layer is provided between the functional layer and the first magnetic layer. A magnetization of the second magnetic layer is variable in accordance with a deformation of the film unit. The spacer layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. At least a part of the second magnetic layer is amorphous and includes boron.
US10413192B2
Provided is an object information acquiring apparatus, including: a light source; a detecting unit that detects an acoustic wave generated from an object which has received an irradiation light from the light source; a processing unit that generates characteristic information on the inside of the object by using the acoustic wave; and a memory unit that records the characteristic information in association with information on the irradiation light.
US10413190B2
This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for measuring whether organic matter is present or whether or not organisms (cells or tissue) are alive using infrared absorption spectroscopic analysis. The measurement apparatus of the invention includes an infrared light source for radiating infrared rays on a sample, an infrared detection unit for detecting the infrared rays transmitted or reflected from the sample, and a determination unit for identifying an amide infrared absorption peak of the sample using the detected infrared rays and for determining whether organic matter is present or whether organisms are alive or not in the sample using the identified amide infrared absorption peak. In this invention, a reagent is not used, simple measurement is performed, quantification is feasible, and the presence or absence of cells or tissues and changes in the life and death can be consecutively measured for the same sample.
US10413185B1
Methods and system for atrial fibrillation ablations utilizing cardiac mapping based on medical image(s). The method and system also adapted for any balloon based catheters including cryoballoon catheter, laser balloon catheter, or “hot balloon” catheter, as well as circular catheters. The methods and system includes overlaying of two or more images on top of each other (where the images are of various types) and aligning the images, where the transparency between the images can be adjusted as an aid for optimal placement of the balloon based catheters or circular catheters. 3D volumetricTags and markers are also placed on 3D images such as CT and MRI images which are indicative of where the tissue has been ablated. The method and system also comprises the ability to monitor esophageal temperature, and to activate alarms and/or energy delivery interrupt based on pre-determined esophageal temperature parameters.
US10413183B2
Embodiments relate to an insertion device that includes: a plunger coupled with a lock collar. The insertion device houses contents including: a striker including self-locking striker snap arm(s) where the striker is kept from firing by a striker spring captured between the plunger and the striker when the insertion device is in a cocked position; a sensor assembly; and a needle carrier that holds a piercing member, the needle carrier captured between the striker and a needle carrier spring where a self-releasing snap(s) keeps the needle carrier cocked, where the plunger prevents the self-releasing snap(s) from repositioning and releasing the needle carrier. The striker fires the needle carrier such that the self-locking striker snap arm(s) are positioned to allow the striker to snap down. The needle carrier is then retracted when the user releases the plunger and the piercing member is encapsulated within the insertion device.
US10413174B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for determining tear film break-up time and for detecting eyelid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms. The apparatus and methods for determining tear film break-up time and for detecting eyelid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms may employ ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices or other imaging and display devices capable of imaging and displaying a picture of a patient's eye during tear film break-up time and blink rate related procedures.
US10413157B2
An endoscope system includes: an insertion portion to be inserted into a predetermined luminal organ in a subject; an image pickup section provided in a vicinity of a distal end of the insertion portion, the image pickup section picking up an image of a predetermined range; an image pickup information acquiring section acquiring position information and gaze information about the image pickup section; a model image generating section generating a planar model image of the predetermined luminal organ; an image pasting processing section generating a pasted image obtained by pasting a subject image of an inside of the predetermined luminal organ onto the planar model image based on the position information and gaze information about the image pickup section; and an image pasting/presentation processing section presenting an image pickup range of the image pickup section on the pasted image based on the position information about the image pickup section.
US10413156B2
An endoscopic device including: an image sensor configured to acquire image data; and a first processor comprising hardware, wherein the first processor is configured to: execute a first processing to process the image data, wherein the first processing involves a first processing load; acquire an instruction to perform a second processing to process the image data, wherein the second processing involves a second processing load different from the first processing load; and in response to acquiring the instruction, control a communication interface to output the image data to a second processor comprising hardware, wherein the second processor is provided separately from the endoscopic device, and wherein the second processor is configured to execute the second processing based on the image data.
US10413149B2
A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a fluid delivery or steam mop, comprises a handle assembly comprising a steam distributor and a foot assembly pivotally attached to the handle assembly and comprising a base housing. The foot assembly can be used in two positions, whereby opposing sides of a cleaning pad on the base housing can selectively engage a surface to be cleaned. The foot assembly is further swivelable relative to the steam distributor, such that fluid can be delivered to the surface to be cleaned in both of the two use positions.
US10413145B1
A method for increasing the rate of debris collection of a robotic vacuum through increasing the number of times a robotic vacuum's cleaning apparatus passes over a work surface during each pass of the device. The device's main cleaning apparatus is installed on a plate that rotates within the housing of the device. The drive unit is housed separately from the rotating plate so that the device's normal movement patterns will be uninterrupted by the rotation of the cleaning apparatus. Ideally, the cleaning apparatus will be caused to rotate two or more times over an area before the robotic vacuum has driven completely through the area.
US10413140B2
A dust cup assembly and a handheld cleaner having the same are provided. The dust cup assembly includes: a cup casing having an opening; a device housing disposed in the cup casing and defining a dust removal chamber together with the cup casing, wherein a part of the device housing has an air exhaust port and the air exhaust port is disposed at the opening and exposed from the opening; and a negative pressure device located within the device housing, and configured to allow dusty air to enter the dust removal chamber for dust and air separation, and airstream separated from the dust removal chamber to enter the device housing and to be exhausted through the air exhaust port.
US10413137B2
Dispensing containers including a bottom, a top, and one or more side walls defining an interior cavity within the container. A support structure adjacent the bottom of the container forms an angle between a top surface of the support structure and the bottom that is from 120° to 150°. This allows the container to accommodate a rectangular stack of wipes positioned within the interior cavity of the container, in a substantially vertical orientation, with the short side contacting the bottom of the container, and the underside of the stack contacting the top surface of the support structure. The stack of wipes may be taller than the height of the container, fitting into the container due to the slightly angled orientation of the stack, the flexible nature of the stack of wipes, and the support structure allowing the stack to bend or flop over the support.
US10413131B2
A blender system that includes a base that is selectively and operatively engaged with a container is shown and described herein. The base may include a near field communications chip that may communicate with a near field communications chip of a container. The base also includes a motor that is selectively and operatively engaged with a blade disposed within the container.
US10413126B2
A safety shield is provided that protects persons from hot fluids used with cooking pots used for deep frying over an open flame. The safety shield construction includes an adjustable band that attaches to the outside of a cooking pot, and having an outwardly protruding surface to re-direct spilled hot fluids away from a human user standing near the cooking pot. The safety shield provides a safety zone that deflects any spilled hot fluids away from the human user. The safety shield has an overall inverted V-shape, and as an alternative embodiment can have additional somewhat vertical barriers that help to prevent any spilled cooking oil from touching the human user.
US10413122B2
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the cooking system is functional in a plurality of cooking modes. The cooking system including a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A lid is movable relative to the housing and at least one heating element is associated with said lid. In a first cooking mode of the plurality of cooking modes, the at least one heating element is open to airflow between the at least one heating element and the hollow chamber, and in a second cooking mode, the at least one heating element is closed to airflow between the at least one heating element and the hollow chamber.
US10413114B2
A system for preparing a coffee beverage, provided with a coffee making apparatus comprising a grinder for grinding coffee beans to obtain ground coffee, a coffee beverage preparation device arranged for, with supply of water to the ground coffee, preparing the coffee beverage, and a coffee outlet for dispensing the coffee beverage, a separate coffee bean package with an inner space which at least before use is filled with the coffee beans, wherein the coffee bean package before use is closed off in itself such that the exposure of the coffee beans to ambient air is prevented, a coffee bean inlet for supply of coffee beans from the coffee bean package to the grinder, and a connecting device for connecting the coffee bean package to the coffee making apparatus.
US10413113B2
A machine for the preparation of liquid products via capsules comprising a delivery assembly with a preparation chamber, which comprises a first part and a second part. The second part of chamber comprises an injector device, which is configured for introducing a preparation fluid into a capsule and has a hollow body and includes a first body part and a second body part. Defined between the two body parts is a chamber, housed in which is a perforation device having at least one front perforation element that is axially aligned to a respective through hole, defined in a front wall of the second body part of the injector device. The second body part is slidable, against the action of elastic means, from an advanced position, in which the at least one perforation element does not project substantially beyond the front wall, to a retracted position, where the at least one perforation element projects substantially beyond the front wall. The elastic means comprise a bending spring that extends in a direction transverse to the direction of axial sliding (X) of the second body part with respect to the first body part.
US10413110B2
A brew basket is described that has a handle and a body attached to the handle. The body provides an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A top opening to the upper chamber is substantially circular with a center C. A floor of the upper chamber provides a shelf for initially supporting a beverage medium filter pack above the lower chamber. When viewed from above, the shelf is substantially rectangular. A discharge port is located at a bottom of the lower chamber and is offset from the center C when viewed from above.
US10413109B2
In a food preparation appliance and method for preparing food, an outer bowl has a bottom and a peripheral sidewall. An inner bowl is disposed at least in part within the outer bowl in spaced relationship therewith such that a gap is defined between the inner and outer bowls. The inner bowl has an interior space in which food is contained. A steam generator is in fluid communication with the gap between the inner bowl and the outer bowl, and is operable to deliver steam into the gap between the inner bowl and the outer bowl. The inner bowl and the outer bowl are configured relative to each other to define a tortuous flow path for steam to flow from the gap between the inner and outer bowls into the interior space of the inner bowl.
US10413102B2
A beverage container including an outer cup having an integrally formed base plate, an inner cup disposed in the outer cup, a base including a lower portion configured to releasably engage the beverage container to an external surface, the lower portion including a suction cup defining a cavity and configured to sealingly engage the beverage container with an external surface by forming a seal between the suction cup and the external surface, and a valve operably connected to the integrally formed base plate and movable between a first position and a second position to control fluid communication between atmospheric pressure and the cavity.
US10413093B2
A pillow cart includes a frame having a lower portion that includes a lower support assembly and an upper support assembly. The frame has an upper portion that includes a top support assembly that is connected to the upper support assembly. A first tray is coupled to the lower support assembly. A second tray is coupled to the upper support assembly. A third tray is coupled to the top support assembly. A housing is coupled to the third tray. An electronic display is positioned within the housing.
US10413082B2
Mattress covers are disclosed that enable a user to provide a distinct consumer marketing appearance to a mattress.
US10413081B2
A structured fiber product is constructed with fibers oriented primarily in a vertical direction. Fibers made from recycled materials are combined with binder fibers which have a lower transition temperature than the recycled fibers. A three dimensional web is formed from the fibers oriented in a horizontal direction. The web is heated to bind the fibers and cooled to fix the web in a predetermined thickness. Sections of the web are stacked while maintaining substantially parallel orientation of the fibers in the horizontal direction, heated to bind the fibers and cooled to fix a predetermined thickness of the structured fiber product. The structured fiber product is rotated so that the fibers are oriented in the vertical direction. One or more slabs of the structured fiber product with vertically oriented fibers may be configured to form a resilient structure such as a mattress core.
US10413079B2
Bed structures are presented. The bed structure may include a bed frame for supporting at least one of a mattress or a mattress foundation, at least one illumination device mounted on the bed frame, and a control system. The control system includes at least one sensor and being configured to illuminate the at least one illumination device responsive to predetermined environmental conditions determined by the at least one sensor. In another aspect, a bed structure includes at least one illumination device mounted on the bed frame, and a control system configured to illuminate the at least one illumination device responsive to predetermined environmental conditions. The control system includes a motion sensor, a light sensor, a timer, and a remote control system facilitating operation of the at least one illumination device responsive to user input control or a predetermined control sequence.
US10413077B2
An adjustable leg assembly for use in a bedding product, such as an adjustable bed, may be stabilized by rotating the leg of the leg assembly. To change the length of the leg assembly, a leg must be rotated in the opposite direction to loosen a slotted collar located inside a receiver welded to a frame of the adjustable bed. A wedge is fixed inside the receiver with a push pin assembly above the slotted collar. A threaded member of the leg extends through the wedge. Rotation of the leg moves the leg slightly upwardly relative to the stationary wedge, causing an upper portion of the slotted collar to expand over a portion of the stationary wedge until the slotted collar contacts an inside surface of the receiver and stabilizes the leg assembly.
US10413074B2
A lounge having a matrix mat and a plurality of modules capable of being inserted into the matrix mat. The lounge may include a frame configured as a rigid frame, a modular frame, and combinations thereof. The modular frame may further include a tri-cable suspension. The tri-cable suspension may be attached to a dilator retractor mechanism. The modules may be a mushroom cap module, a spider spring module, a web module, a lighting module, an electronics module, and combinations thereof.
US10413064B1
An electric drawer with gesture sensing includes a cabinet body, a controller, a drawer body, a driving device, and a gesture sensor. The gesture sensor is used for sensing a gesture to open or close the drawer body and for transmitting the corresponding information to the controller. After that, the controller controls the operation of the driving device to open or close the drawer. Through this electric drawer, there is no need for the user to manually push and pull the drawer, and the user can open or close the drawer with a gesture to facilitate the use of the drawer.
US10413059B2
A firearm safety storage apparatus is disclosed for the storage therein and ready accessibility of a handgun or other valuables and weapons, said storage apparatus comprising an interior compartment, a frame, and an external cover whereby an access tunnel of a predetermined length is formed from the frame and the external cover so as to prevent the unauthorized access to the contents of the interior compartment.
US10413058B2
Disclosed is a bathroom appliance storage device for conveniently storing and allowing easy access to bathroom appliance such as blow dryers, curling irons, straighteners, hairbrushes and the like. A bathroom appliance storage device includes a rack, wherein the rack includes: at least one ring holder; at least one tube holder; and a handle. A movable support is removably coupled to the rack. At least one track is coupled to the movable support.
US10413057B2
A thread storage system including a housing that has a rear wall and a perimeter wall attached thereto. The perimeter wall includes a top wall and a bottom wall. A front side of the housing is open. A plurality of vertical walls extends between the top and bottom walls. A plurality of horizontal walls is attached to the vertical walls and the vertical and horizontal walls forms a plurality of compartments. Each of the compartments includes a pair of lateral walls, an upper wall and a lower wall. Each of plurality of doors has an upper edge, a lower edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The compartments each has one of the doors is pivotally coupled thereto to allow selective closing of the compartments. Spools of thread are positionable in each of the compartments for storage and transporting purposes.
US10413055B2
A motorized desktop stand unit having a main surface assembly designed to accommodate a monitor or laptop and a secondary surface assembly designed to accommodate a keyboard. The desktop stand unit also has a frame assembly having an upper frame and a lower frame. An elevation mechanism is provided between the upper frame and lower frame. A switch provided in the main surface assembly, when actuated, causes the elevation mechanism to adjust the space between the upper frame and lower frames, changing the height of the main surface assembly.
US10413052B2
A method (300) for localizing an oral cleaning device within a user's mouth. The method includes the steps of: (i) determining (830), based on sensor information received from a motion identifier (28), a first location of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth; (ii) measuring (850), using sensor information received from the motion identifier, an amount of time elapsing between a start and a stop of a movement of the oral cleaning device within the user's mouth at the first location; (iii) calculating (850), using Fitt's law and the measured elapsed amount of time, the number of teeth the oral cleaning device was displaced during the elapsed amount of time; and (iv) determining (850), based on the first location and the number of teeth the oral cleaning device was displaced during the elapsed amount of time, which of the user's teeth were included in the displacement.
US10413051B2
An electrolytic brush assembly including a handle assembly; a shroud extending from the handle assembly, the shroud having an aperture at a distal end thereof; and a brush connecting assembly for releasably connecting a brush to the handle assembly whereby the brush extends through the aperture of the shroud. The handle assembly includes an adjustment sub-assembly for selectively moving the brush connecting assembly and a brush connected thereto relative to the handle assembly and the aperture of the shroud.
US10413032B2
A ponytail holder comprises a generally elongated, generally cylindrical member having first and second ends of a first diameter and a central section of lesser diameter, defining a relief for receiving an elastic band for securing a bundle of hair to said ponytail holder.
US10413024B2
Disclosed herein is a fastening structure which enables objects to be easily removeably coupled, and enables a smooth slideable coupling and decoupling. The fastening structure includes a male and female component. The male component is cross shaped with a wing member and cross bar member. The female component has a complementary structure with an elongate slot and cross groove, such that the male component is slideably received and mated.
US10413018B2
A footwear securing device is provided. The device includes a front strap, a mid strap, a rear strap, an ankle strap, a connector strap, and a base plate; the base plate configured to attach to a sole of a shoe and comprising a front portion, a mid portion, and a rear portion, the front portion comprising a front slot, the mid portion comprising a mid slot, and the rear portion comprising a rear slot; and the front strap configured to enter the front slot, the mid strap configured to enter the mid slot, and the rear strap configured to enter the rear slot.
US10413017B2
The present invention relates to a part of a shoe, in particular a shoe upper, a shoe with such a part and a method for the manufacture. According to an aspect of the invention a part of a shoe is provided which comprises an area comprising a contiguous piece of natural and/or synthetic leather, wherein the area comprises a first sub-area and a second sub-area, each sub-area having a size of more than 3 cm2, in particular more than 4 cm2, wherein the leather has a reduced thickness in the second sub-area compared to the first sub-area, and wherein the reduced thickness is obtained by milling off a first surface layer of the leather in the entire second sub-area.
US10413001B2
A covering designed to fit over all or part of a person's hand which contains one or more openings is provided. The opening(s) allow a person to use their thumb and/or fingers while still wearing the covering. A method of making the covering and tools for making the covering are also provided.
US10413000B1
A jersey shirt having a frontal appearance of a dress shirt and a back appearance of a sports jersey. The jersey shirt may be a unitary garment or have separable garment components. The jersey shirt provides a formal dress shirt frontal appearance when worn with a jacket and provides a sports jersey appearance on the back of the shirt when the jacket is removed.
US10412981B2
A system and method for cooking a food item, such as poultry, includes heating cooking fluid in a cooking vessel to a temperature sufficient to cook poultry and placing the poultry on a substantially horizontal perforate plate, breast down, such that the poultry is at least partially immersed in the cooking fluid. The perforate plate prevents poultry skin from sticking to a support, such as a deep fry cooking basket. The immersed poultry is cooked for a selected cooking period and then removed, along with the perforate plate from the cooking fluid. The poultry is then removed from contact with the perforate plate.
US10412980B2
A process for dehydrating products with a dehydrator that includes a dehydration chamber, a heater for heating air in the dehydration chamber, and a fan for circulating air in the dehydrator includes receiving a set temperature at which to perform the dehydration and a set time for which to perform the dehydration. The process also includes setting the heater to operate in an on condition and setting the fan to run at a low speed until the temperature in the dehydration chamber reaches the set temperature. The process further includes setting the heater to an off condition and setting the fan to run at a high speed when the temperature in the dehydration chamber reaches the set temperature.
US10412979B2
A system for the heat treatment of industrial quantities of food or pharmaceutical articles. The system includes an oblong enclosure that is sealed and can be pressurized and having a median longitudinal axis and an inlet for the injection of a heat transfer fluid, an inlet door for the insertion of articles, a support for the articles, which support can be arranged along the median longitudinal axis, such that the articles are placed inside a central space in the enclosure, a defined lateral space being provided between the enclosure and the central space. The enclosure includes an agitation means for agitating the heat transfer fluid, which means is arranged laterally in relation to the central space, in the lateral space located between the enclosure and the central space, to allow the circulation of the heat transfer fluid in a longitudinal direction parallel to the median longitudinal axis.
US10412971B2
Compositions comprising microbiological strains and cultures and methods of use thereof are provided herein. Certain strains, cultures, and compositions thereof are useful for the control of head blight disease, for example, of various crop plants. Biological control compositions, and methods of use thereof to prevent, inhibit or treat the development of plant pathogens or disease and for preserving plant yield, are also provided.
US10412963B2
An agricultural and horticultural fungicide composition including prumycin and a surfactin family member as active components and a plant disease controlling method. As the surfactin, family member, surfactin and [Ile7]surfactin are preferred. The composition preferably further contains calcium chloride comprises for improving storage stability.
US10412951B2
A fishing accessory with camera mount. The fishing accessory includes a body having a first end and a second end. An elongated handle is configured to be removably securable to the first end of the body. A fishing tool is affixed to the second end of the body. The fishing tool can be a net, a gaff hook, or other tool used for catching and retrieving fish. A camera mount is disposed on an upper side of the body, wherein the camera mount is configured to receive a camera and removably secure the camera to the body. The fishing accessory with camera mount allows users to easily record themselves catching, landing, and displaying a fish.
US10412941B2
An artificial feeding method at low altitude for a host insect ghost moth of Ophiocordyceps sinensis including selecting an appropriate disinfectant for performing surface disinfection on ghost moth eggs, and then placing the disinfected eggs in sterile humus; feeding ghost moth larvae with carrots, disinfecting and detecting the fed carrots, and culturing the larvae till male and female pupae are obtained; identifying male and female pupae of the ghost moths, placing them at different culture temperatures, wherein the culture temperature for the male pupae is 2-6° C. lower than that of the female pupae, resulting synchronously emerged male and female adults; placing the emerged male and female adults in an adult cage with simulated plants for mating and staying of the adults, maintaining a humidity over 80%, and employing 50-100 Lux shimmer for facilitating activity and mating of the adults.
US10412932B2
A rotatable livestock brush has a rotation axis and a brush surface configured to be brought into contact with a contact region of a body of a livestock animal. The brush surface includes at least a first region having first pressure-transfer properties, and a second region having second pressure-transfer properties which differ from the first pressure-transfer properties. A plane at a right angle to the rotation axis intersects both the first and second regions. The brush has a cylinder shape with a central cylinder axis. The rotation axis is eccentric and in a position which differs from a position of the central cylinder axis. Upon rotation, the brush massages the body of the livestock animal in the contact region thereof by transferring the varying pressures onto the body of the animal by successively bringing the first and second brush surface regions into contact with the body of the animal.
US10412919B1
The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 81348591. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 81348591, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 81348591 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 81348591.
US10412912B2
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 45-194 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 45-194 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 45-194 RZ.
US10412908B2
A hydroponic system (1) is provided with a light-collecting apparatus (3) having a pair of reflecting plates (31a) that are vertically arranged in parallel with a culture surface (23) of a culture panel (21) of a hydroponic unit (2). During a process in which natural light taken from a light-collecting opening (30) propagates while repeatedly reflected by opposing reflecting surfaces of a reflecting plates (31a), by allowing seedlings p that are transplanted into the culture panel (21) to be irradiated with the light through a light-emitting hole (32) bored in the reflecting plate (31a), a culture object can be grown efficiently at a low cost by taking natural light from the outside.
US10412902B2
A plant tray having a bottom and a sidewall. The bottom has at least one prominence rising from the inner surface of the bottom. The at least two prominences have at least one elevated drainage opening that is elevated above the inner surface of the bottom. A planting is made with at least one plant that is grown in soil in the plant tray and has air pruned roots at the at least one elevated drainage opening. The medium, such as soil, is watered to allow water to initially reside in the inner surface of the bottom to a level limited by the at least one elevated drainage opening.
US10412882B2
A system and method for monitoring an agricultural implement. The system includes a monitor device, a communication module and a display device. The monitor device is in electrical communication with a plurality of sensors monitoring the operation of agricultural implement. The implement sensors generate “as-applied” data. The as-applied data is processed and transmitted to a display device via a communication module. The display device renders maps representing the as-applied data. The generated maps may be accessed and displayed as map overlays on a display device with a common view characteristic.
US10412879B2
A decelerating device is mounted in series within a pneumatic particulate material delivery passage that communicates from a particulate material supply to a material outlet of a furrow opener for depositing particulate material into a furrow formed by the furrow opener. The decelerating device has a duct member extending longitudinally between opposing open ends for connection in line with the pneumatic particulate material delivery passage. A plurality of exhaust openings communicating through a peripheral wall of the duct member to exhaust air therethrough. A gate member is supported on the duct member so as to be movable relative to the exhaust openings to vary a cumulative exposed area of the exhaust openings. A perforated screen member spans across the exhaust openings having a smaller aperture size than the exhaust openings to ensure small particulate materials being conveyed do not escape through the exhaust openings.
US10420270B2
A component supply device of the disclosure includes: a loader being capable of accommodating a plurality of stick cases in a stacked state; a component transporting path transporting one or more electronic components supplied from the plurality of stick cases to a predetermined component supply position; a component detector being disposed on the component transporting path, the component detector detecting one or more electronic components on the component transporting path; a component number measurer measuring a first number of electronic components based on the detection result of the component detector; and a determiner determining a change of stick case which supplies one or more electronic components to the component supply position based on the first number of electronic components measured by the component number measurer and a second number of electronic components unloaded from the component supply position.
US10420268B2
A component supply system of the present disclosure includes a component supply unit automatically transfers a first carrier tape which stores components and is covered with a cover tape, exposes the components from the first carrier tape using a component exposing unit, and supplies the components which are exposed from the first carrier tape, a joining determination unit which determines whether or not a joining which joins a second carrier tape positioned behind the first carrier tape to the first carrier tape is present, and a controller which controls transferring of the first carrier tape by the component supply unit. The controller restricts the transferring of the first carrier tape in a case in which the joining determination unit determines that the joining is present.
US10420266B2
An object is to provide a nozzle management device and a control method of a nozzle management device capable of shortening a time required for an exchange operation of suction nozzles. In an exchange operation, a control device of the nozzle management device transfers some of multiple suction nozzles serving as storage targets to an empty first socket, and thereafter, controls an operation of a nozzle transfer device so as to alternately and repeatedly perform a loading operation for transferring the suction nozzle designated corresponding to a socket of the nozzle station which is emptied out by the transferred suction nozzle, from the pallet, and an unloading operation for transferring the suction nozzles serving as the storage targets from the nozzle station to the socket which is emptied out by the loading operation.
US10420253B2
A loop heat-pipe includes an evaporator; a condenser; a first line which connects the evaporator to the condenser and in which working fluid of vapor phase flows; and a second line which connects the condenser to the evaporator and in which working fluid of liquid phase flows, wherein each of the evaporator, the condenser, the first line, and the second line is bonded to a first and second plate, the first plate includes in a region for the evaporator: first protrusions that extend in a length direction, and second protrusions that extend in a width direction, which intersects with the length direction; the second plate includes in a region for the evaporator: either or both of third protrusions extending in the length direction and fourth protrusions extending in the width direction, and recesses partitioned by either or both of the third protrusions and the fourth protrusions.
US10420252B2
Provided is an electronic apparatus that makes it possible to improve a heat transfer property from a heat generating element to a heat storage material. The electronic apparatus is provided with a heat generating element and a heat storage device for storing heat generated by the heat generating element. The heat storage device includes a reaction chamber containing a heat storage material for absorbing the heat generated by the heat generating element. The reaction chamber is defined by a first surface, a second surface opposed to the first surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the first surface with the second surface. In the reaction chamber, a thermal conductivity of a peripheral part is smaller than a thermal conductivity of a central part of the reaction chamber.
US10420243B1
An electronic device with inbuilt mounting mechanism includes a first housing defining a first receiving hole, a second housing defining a second receiving hole, and a mounting mechanism. The mounting mechanism includes a rotary plate, a driving rod, and two clamping members which can slide. The driving rod includes a cam-shaped portion and a rod portion. The rod portion is connected to the rotary plate and the two clamping member move toward each other when the cam-shaped portion is rotated by the rotary plate. The two clamping members cooperatively clamp a fixing member to mount the electronic device to the fixing member.
US10420241B2
A Remote PHY device (RPD) may be modified to be integrated into a BK node configuration. One or more embodiments include techniques that may offer a solution to overcome space & power budget limitation in the BK node housing when integrating a Remote PHY device into an existing BK node configuration, with minimum impact to existing radio frequency (RF) amplifier modules. The modified RPD/BK node may span multiple slots within a BK housing. In embodiments, the integrated RPD/BK solution includes moving from dedicated slots to the BK amplifier's transceiver and line amplifier functionality. The circuitry for the BK amplifier may remain the same, however the transceiver and AB line amplifier functionality may be moved to the RPD and the back plate, whereby the RPD and back plate with the BK amplifier functionality spans multiple slots.
US10420236B1
A USB quick connector includes a housing, a rechargeable battery mounted in the housing, a circuit board mounted in the housing, and a plug connected with the housing. The circuit board is provided with two USB ports. The housing includes a first cover, a second cover combined with the first cover, a side plate mounted on and covers the first cover and the second cover, a first waterproof gasket mounted on and surrounding the USB ports of the circuit board, and a second waterproof gasket located between and surrounding the first cover and the second cover. A receiving space is formed between the first cover and the second cover. The rechargeable battery and the circuit board are arranged in the receiving space.
US10420234B1
The present invention provides a detachable assembly device. The detachable assembly device is configured to electrically connect electronic device with main circuit board. The detachable assembly device comprises carrier, support frame, handle and linkage assembly. The carrier is configured to fix main circuit board. The support frame is configured to fix electronic device. The support frame is movably disposed on side of carrier and comprises a cover plate and a second side plate that are connected to each other. A portion of handle is pivotally connected to portion of cover plate. Two portions of linkage assembly are respectively pivotally connected to another portion of handle and to another portion of cover plate. When support frame is located in a locked position that is relatively close to carrier, handle and first side plate are engaged with each other, and electronic device is electrically connected with main circuit board.
US10420233B2
A display apparatus includes: a first support member and a second support member; a plurality of joint units connected to the first and second support members and coupled to be rotatable with respect to each other; a display module on the first and second support members; third and fourth support members under the first and second support members, respectively; and a hinge member respectively providing rotation axes to one side of the third support member and one side of the fourth support member facing each other. The joint units are arranged along at least one curved trajectory when the third and fourth support members rotate on the rotation axes, respectively. The at least one curved trajectory is defined as a partial curved line of a reference circle, and a central point of the reference circle is spaced apart from the first and second rotation axes.
US10420231B2
A cold worked stainless steel bezel for a portable electronic device is provided. The bezel is secured flush to a housing to form part of the case of the portable electronic device. A brace that includes a slot for receiving a wall extending from the bezel is fixed to the housing. When the bezel engages the housing, the wall of the bezel is inserted in the slot of the brace and releasably held by a spring that engages both the brace and the wall. The bezel can be released by disengaging the spring, (e.g., using a special tool or a magnetic field). Because the bezel is manufactured from cold worked stainless steel, it is hard and resistant to impacts. Cold worked steel also facilitates manufacturing within design constraints and tolerances, and requires very little machining after manufacturing to comply with those constraints. The portable electronic device may include a personal media device, a mobile telephone, or any other suitable device or combination thereof.
US10420222B2
Methods and system which eliminate steps in the mounting a discrete device to an electronic circuit using a conductive film, shortening the time required to attach each discrete device. The methods place a discrete device onto the conductive tape and partially cure portions of the adhesive. The discrete device is then removed from the conductive tape along with the adhesive and conductive particles which have been transferred onto the contact pads of the discrete device. The discrete device is then placed on the substrate and aligned. Pressure and heat are applied to complete the bond.
US10420214B2
A printed wiring board includes a substrate having first and second surfaces such that the substrate has a thickness in a range of 30 μm to 100 μm between the first and second surfaces, and through hole conductors including plating material such that the through hole conductors are formed in through holes extending from the first surface to the second surface. Each through hole has a first opening portion and a second opening portion connected to the first opening portion such that the first opening portion has a tapered shape decreasing in diameter from the first surface toward the second surface, the second opening portion has a tapered shape decreasing in diameter from the second surface toward the first surface, and center lines of the first and second opening portions are shifted from each other by a distance that is equal to or less than the thickness of the substrate.
US10420213B2
Printed circuit boards having an increased density of vertical interconnect paths, as well as methods for their manufacture. One example may provide a printed circuit board having an increased density of vertical interconnect paths by forming a plurality of segmented vias. The segmented vias may extend through interior layers of the printed circuit board. The segmented vias may be formed of portions of vias in the interior layers of the printed circuit board. An area between three or more segmented vias may be filled with resin or other material or materials.
US10420206B2
Disclosed is a device for electrically connecting components, which device has at least one electrically insulating layer structure, at least one electrically conducting layer structure, which is stacked and consolidated with the at least one electrically insulating layer structure under formation of a stack of layers, and a warpage stabilization structure for stabilizing the device in a warpage-suppressing manner, which structure at least partially pervades layer structures of the stack of layers.
US10420203B2
An apparatus includes a heat sink and a post that supports the heat sink that is monolithically formed with the heat sink. The apparatus can further include a printed wiring board attached to a top side of the heat sink with electronic components attached to the printed wiring board, a plurality of posts integrated into a bottom side of the heat sink and extending outwards from the heat sink, wherein the heat sink and the plurality of posts are monolithically formed, and a heat pipe attached to the bottom side of the heat sink with a first end near an electronic component and a second end near one of the plurality of posts.
US10420202B2
According to some embodiments, an accelerator control device has a high-frequency power controller and a timing controller. The high-frequency power controller supplies high frequency power for accelerating a charged particle beam to an accelerator. The timing controller controls an operation timing of a blocker that blocks the charged particle beam emitted from the accelerator based on a current value of the charged particle beam circulating in the accelerator.
US10420188B2
Embodiments include computing devices, apparatus, and methods implemented by the apparatus for constant current regulation for luminaires of an aircraft escapes slide lighting system. In various embodiments, a power source may be electrically connectable to a luminaire. The power source may be regulated, unregulated, rechargeable, and/or non-rechargeable. Each of a plurality of constant current regulator circuits may be integral to a luminaire having at least one LED. Each of the constant current regulator circuits may be electrically connected in parallel to a power source. A protection circuit may be configured to provide power surge and/or reverse polarity protection to the constant current regulator circuits as a centralized protection circuit, or a decentralized plurality of protection circuits, each corresponding to a constant current regulator circuit. Testing of the escapes slide lighting system having the constant current regulator circuits may provide an unambiguous indication of whether any of the luminaires are inoperative.
US10420185B2
Methods and systems may be used for controlling the color temperature of one or more light sources (e.g., discrete-spectrum light sources) based on fixture capability information. Fixture capability information may be obtained using a configuration tool. The fixture capability information may be determined by the configuration tool, and the fixture capability information determined by the configuration tool may be stored and/or processed. The fixture may have a memory for storing the fixture capability information. The fixture capability information may also be stored in a remote network device. A system controller may obtain the fixture capability information from the fixture or the remote control device. The system controller may generate control instructions based on the fixture capability information and send the control instructions to the fixtures.
US10420184B1
Lighting control systems are disclosed that have a lighting fixture, a microprocessor, and a single dimmer control that enables a user to adjust a total current to the lighting fixture. The lighting fixture includes a first LED channel that emits a first spectrum comprising white light and a second LED channel that emits a second spectrum comprising biologically-tailored light. The microprocessor is configured to take measurements of current, store a plurality of average values of total current, set a setpoint that defines a maximum current for a dimming profile of the lighting fixture, and control a biological light ratio according to the dimming profile. The ratio may be an M/P ratio of melanopic lux to photopic lux or an OPN5/OPN4 ratio of OPN5 lux to melanopic lux. The dimming profile correlates the ratio to a percentage of the maximum current.
US10420182B2
Systems, methods and computer-readable media are described herein for commissioning a group of two or more lighting units (102) as a group. In various embodiments, the group may be commissioned based at least in part on the two or more lighting units emitting light having corresponding properties. Additionally or alternatively, in various embodiments, the group may be commissioned based on the two or more lighting units being influenced by sensor events raised by two or more sensors (110) within a predetermined time interval. The two or more sensors may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to a presence sensor, an accelerometer, a sensor configured to detect a signal from a third party network service, and so forth.
US10420176B2
A domestic microwave oven is provided having an oven cavity, a water reservoir, a piping system coupling the reservoir and the oven cavity, and a pump for pumping a predetermined amount of water into the oven cavity. The pump is a mono-directional positive displacement pump and the piping system includes a by-pass coupled in parallel to the pump and an on/off electro valve configured to allow a drainage of the piping system when the pump is idle.
US10420163B2
The present invention relates to a method of configuring a set of Radio Access Network (RAN) parameters including Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configurations for user equipment in a wireless networking system. The method includes determining traffic characteristics associated with user equipment based on the number and types of applications running in it. The method further includes steps of modifying and updating the DRX configurations and the RAN parameters for different situations of wireless transmission and reception. The updated DRX configurations and the RAN parameters for communication with the user equipment results in an efficient power consumption management.
US10420161B1
Disclosed are structures and processes to help enable a wireless communication device (WCD) to support operation in a dual-connectivity scenario, such as where the WCD operates concurrently with 4G and 5G wireless connections over frequency channels in a common frequency band. Downlink low-noise-amplification could be controlled with a split dual-stage arrangement and control communication between modems in the WCD. And uplink maximum-power reduction could be controlled based on an evaluation of the frequency channels used by the respective connections, given knowledge of frequency resources allocated for one of those connections, and with a presumed worst-case-scenario frequency-resource allocation on the other connection.
US10420148B2
According to one embodiment, a wireless communication terminal includes: at least one antenna; a receiver; a transmitter; a communication processor; a network processor; and a memory. The transmitter is configured to transmit a first frame including information to specify a plurality of frequency components. The communication processor is configured to determine whether or not a second frame is received via each of the plurality of frequency components. The transmitter is configured to transmit a third frame including first information concerning a first value range which is used to determine whether to respond to the first frame, the first value range being dependent on a number of frequency components via which the second frame has been received. The first frame or the third frame includes the first data cached in the memory or information based on the first data.
US10420147B2
A MAC layer instructs a physical layer to transmit a preamble as a part of a random access (RA) procedure on a licensed assisted access (LAA) cell. The wireless device performs an LBT for transmission of the preamble. The wireless device considers the RA procedure unsuccessfully completed if a first condition based on a first counter is met. The wireless device considers the RA procedure unsuccessfully completed if a condition based on a second counter is met.
US10420141B2
A wireless communication apparatus includes a transmission and reception processing unit which communicates using a first communication scheme, by using either a first inter frame spaces of a first type or the second inter frame spaces of the first type, wherein the second inter frame spaces is larger than the first inter frame spaces, the second inter frame spaces is determined based on an inter frame space used in a second communication scheme.
US10420140B2
Multicast transmissions are efficient but do not allow for individual acknowledgement that the data was received by each receiver. This is not acceptable for isochronous systems that require specific levels of QoS for each device. A multimedia communications protocol is provided that uses a novel multi-destination burst transmission protocol in multimedia isochronous systems. The transmitter establishes a bi-directional burst mode for multicasting data to multiple devices and receiving Reverse Start of Frame (RSOF) delimiters from each multicast-destination receiver in response to multiple SOF delimiters, thus providing protocol-efficient multi-destination acknowledgements.
US10420138B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus for performing communication in a wireless communication system. Specifically, a control channel element is configured by using a resource element group in the same symbol of a resource block. The resource element group includes a plurality of resource elements in the same symbol. The resource block is transmitted in units of sTTIs which is set to be shorter than TTI. A control channel corresponding to the control channel element, and a data channel scheduled by the control channel are configured. The control channel and the data channel are transmitted in different frequency bands. Data is transmitted through the data channel.
US10420118B2
Optimizing multiflow performance and priority across UEs and networks including receive antenna selection at the UEs, CSI measurement and reporting, and scheduling for multiflow operation. The techniques may evaluate channel conditions for a UE for multiple access points and different combinations of antennas and determine how the UE should feedback CSI for transmissions from the multiple access points. The disclosed techniques also include techniques for scheduling transmissions from the multiple access points using the CSI information to optimize multiflow performance and priority across UEs and networks. Various scheduling modes use feedback from UEs including the maximum supported rates for each link and/or rates based on the maximum sum capacity of the links used concurrently. The scheduler may maintain separate priority lists for each access point or a single priority list across both access points. The techniques may be used for multiflow operation using LTE and WLAN links.
US10420116B1
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device such as a User Equipment (UE) in communication with a serving cell, may perform interference cancellation from an interfering cell. A UE may determine a rank of an unprecoded channel matrix associated with the interfering cell, estimate a traffic-to-pilot ratio (TPR) for an interfering transmission, based in part on a unit-norm property of a plurality of precoding matrix hypotheses for the interfering transmission, calculate respective log-likelihood functions for joint demodulation of the serving and interfering cell transmissions, select a subset of the plurality of precoding matrix hypotheses, and perform joint demodulation of the transmissions to obtain a set of demapped symbols, by assuming a uniform distribution hypothesis for the serving cell transmission, and a Gaussian distribution hypothesis for the interfering transmission.
US10420113B2
This application discloses a resource reconfiguration method, a base station, and a user equipment. The method includes: receiving, by a primary base station, a first message, where the first message is used to request to reconfigure, for a user equipment, a resource corresponding to a secondary base station; and initiating, by the primary base station, reconfiguration of the resource corresponding to the secondary base station for the user equipment. By means of this application, the resource corresponding to the secondary base station can be reconfigured for the user equipment in a case in which the secondary base station does not provide a reconfiguration function.
US10420099B2
The embodiments disclose a method of determining guard period for downlink-to-uplink switching in an access point of a time division duplex radio communication network. For each of a plurality of terminal devices served by the access point, the method comprising obtaining measurement information on uplink transmission delay of the terminal device due to the downlink-to-uplink switching and propagation delay; determining a time length of a guard period with respect to the terminal device based on the measurement information; assigning a time period scheduled for transmitting a uplink subframe with the time length as the guard period with respect to the terminal device; and informing the terminal device of the assignment.
US10420091B2
The invention relates to a new structure of a control channel region within a sub-frame of a 3GPP-based based communication system using OFDM in the downlink. This new structure of a control channel region is inter alia particularly suitable for conveying physical downlink control channel information from a donor eNodeB to a relay node. The control channel region is divided in CCEs that have equal size irrespective of the presence of further cell-specific and/or UE-specific reference signals within the control channel region. This is achieved by dividing the control channel region in plural sub-CCEs that are combined to CCEs all having equal size (in terms of resource elements that can be used for the signaling of control information). The control channel region is divided in the frequency domain and/or time domain in a FDM respectively TDM fashion in order to obtain the sub-CCEs.
US10420080B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for transmission preemption and its indication. In one novel aspect, the UE receives a downlink resource assignment and determines whether an ultra-low latency (ULL) alert signal exists, wherein the ULL alert signal indicates a set of soft bits are overridden. The UE discards the set of soft bits from the overridden resources upon determining the ULL alert signal exists. In one embodiment, the ULL alert signal resides in the assignment subframe, and the overridden soft bits are in the assignment subframe. The alert timing for the ULL alert signal is preconfigured. In another embodiment, the ULL alert signal resides in a subframe that is right after the assignment subframe. The alert signal is enabled through an enabling of an enhanced mobile broadband and ULL service. The alter signal indicates a superset of the overridden soft bits or part of the overridden soft bits.
US10420075B2
A method of configuring transmissions over a radio bearer between a base station and user equipment of a wireless telecommunication network, a base station, user equipment, a radio network controller and computer program products are disclosed. The method of configuring transmissions over a radio bearer between a base station and user equipment of a wireless telecommunication network comprises the steps of: preconfiguring the user equipment to support transmissions over a plurality of transport channels of the radio bearer, the plurality of transport channels being associated with a communication state of the user equipment, each of the plurality of transport channels being mappable with logical channels of the radio bearer, the logical channels providing information to be transmitted by the transport channels; and remapping the logical channels onto a different one of the plurality of transport channels in response to a message transmitted between the base station and the user equipment, the message indicating the different one of the plurality of transport channels to be used to support the transmissions between the base station and the user equipment. This approach enables the user equipment or base station to select a transport channel to carry the information from the logical channels autonomously of other network nodes within the network, such as, for example, the radio network controller. By avoiding the need to involve other network nodes in the reselection of the transport channel, rapid changes in the transport channel can be made based on knowledge of the current conditions within either the base station or the user equipment. This approach enables fast switching of the transport channel to improve the performance of the network.
US10420074B2
A base station and a user equipment are provided. The base station performs a multi-user non-orthogonal uplink multiplexing transmission configuration procedure to generate an uplink multiplexing transmission configuration message based on a radio resource utilization efficiency. The uplink multiplexing transmission configuration message carries a power domain uplink multiplexing transmission parameter and a non-orthogonal uplink multiplexing transmission parameter. The base station transmits the uplink multiplexing transmission configuration message to the user equipment to make the user equipment transmit an uplink data signal to the base station according to the uplink multiplexing transmission configuration message.
US10420072B2
Embodiments include methods and apparatus for wireless network communication between a device that operates a radio in compliance with a wireless communication standard and another device that may not be capable of complying with the wireless communication standard. In an embodiment the non-complaint device is a receiver only. Information is broadcast or advertised or otherwise transmitted by the compliant device according to the protocol and embodiments encode information on top of the protocol for decoding by the receiving device, which does not decode the protocol.
US10420065B2
Embodiments of wireless communication devices and method for discontinuous reception (DRX) mode in wireless communication are generally described herein. Some of these embodiments describe a wireless communication device having processing circuitry arranged to determine to use an extended paging discontinuous reception (DRX) value to increase a paging cycle length above a value and select a first periodicity, based on the extended paging DRX value, at which the UE is to perform evaluation of a parameter of a network in which the UE is opera. The wireless communication device may have physical layer circuitry arranged to transmit a message to the network, indicating that the UE desires to perform evaluation of the parameter at the first periodicity. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US10420062B2
A method for a drone to measure a location of a user equipment in a wireless communication system can be provided according to one embodiment of the present specification. In this case, the method can include the steps of performing an initial access procedure with a base station, receiving SRS configuration information of the user equipment from the base station, receiving an SRS from the user equipment based on the SRS configuration information of the user equipment, and transmitting location measurement information, which is measured based on the received SRS, to the base station.
US10420057B2
A remote UE transmits a first signaling for user registration of the remote UE into an MCPTT server. The MCPTT server detects a relationship of connection between the remote UE that transmitted the first signaling and a relay UE to which the remote UE is connected. Upon receiving voice data from a UE given a floor grant, the MCPTT server determines, as a destination UE of the voice data, only one of the relay UE and the remote UE that have the relationship of connection. The MCPTT server transmits the voice data with use of a unicast bearer for the destination UE. The relay UE transmits, to all of the remote UEs connected to the relay UE, the voice data that is transmitted from the MCPTT server.
US10420056B2
Included are the steps of: receiving an ATTACH ACCEPT message including at least a Packet Data Network (PDN) address from a core network; and establishing a PDN connection and/or a radio bearer for user data transmission and/or reception, based on the PDN address. Thus, a communication procedure such as an attach procedure suitable for a CIoT terminal is provided.
US10420053B2
Embodiments of an eNB to operate in accordance with a coverage enhancement mode are disclosed herein. The eNB may comprise hardware processing circuitry to, during a legacy sub-frame, transmit a system information block (SIB) in legacy SIB frequency resources according to a legacy SIB transmission format and refrain from transmission of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS). The hardware processing circuitry may be further to, during a first coverage enhancement sub-frame, transmit a first portion of the SIB in first SIB frequency resources included in the legacy SIB frequency resources. The hardware processing circuitry may be further to, during a first coverage enhancement sub-frame, transmit a first set of CSI-RS in first CSI-RS frequency resources that include at least a portion of the legacy SIB frequency resources.
US10420045B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a remote antenna unit (RAU) with multiple antenna assembly in a distributed antenna system (DAS). In this regard, an RAU(s) in a DAS includes a plurality of directional antennas, a power generation circuit, and a controller. The power generation circuit is configured to generate a power output having an aggregated power. The controller is configured to allocate the aggregated power to the directional antennas based on a power allocation scheme. By allocating the aggregated power between the directional antennas based on the power allocation scheme, it is possible to programmably control radiation patterns and transmission powers of the directional antennas in the RAU(s). As a result, it is possible to provide optimized radio frequency (RF) coverage throughout a coverage area(s) of the RAU(s) without preconfiguring the radiation patterns and transmission powers of the directional antennas.
US10420030B2
A method for operating in a power save mode for a wireless local area network and a device using the same are provided. After waking up, a device receives a frame via a wireless medium to determine that the wireless medium is busy. If a decoding of the frame in a medium access control (MAC) layer is unsuccessful but a decoding of the frame in a physical layer is successful, the device determines an Interframe space (IFS) to defer an access of the wireless medium.
US10420027B2
A wireless station (STA) for operation in a wireless network communicates over a first band and a second band, where operation of the first band includes operation of a first set of band-specific medium access control processing and physical-layer circuitry of the STA, and wherein operation of the second band includes operation of a second set of band-specific medium access control processing and physical-layer circuitry of the STA. The STA implements a power-save policy for the STA to coordinate power-save operations between the first band and the second band, where the power-save policy calls for a change in operational parameters of at least the second band. The STA generates a power-save request message for transmission to a remote device over the first band wherein a power-save request message indicates the change in operational parameters for the second band according to the power-save policy.
US10420020B2
Embodiments herein provide a method and a system for context aware scheduling of resources. The method includes performing a cell search in based on a context database, the context database including temporal parameters, location parameters and network parameters, identifying a first cell corresponding to the network parameters in the database based on the cell search, and performing a connected mode procedure with the identified first cell.
US10420017B2
Technology for a network element configured to apply Application Specific Congestion Control for Data Communication (ACDC) in a wireless network is disclosed. The network element can determine to apply ACDC in the wireless network to mitigate overload of the wireless network. The network element can process barring information for one or more ACDC categories for transmission to a user equipment (UE) when ACDC is applied in the wireless network. The barring information can indicate that the UE is prevented from accessing the network for applications associated with the one or more ACDC categories when ACDC is applied in the wireless network.
US10420015B2
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting system information from a base station to a user equipment, the user equipment being a limited-bandwidth device, camping on the base station, wherein the system information are divided in a plurality of system information blocks, which are at least once transmitted during one broadcast channel modification period, the method comprising the step of—transmitting a first system information block the first system information block comprising at least—a broadcast channel change notification tag, and—a barring indication flag for limited-bandwidth devices, and wherein each other of the plurality of system information blocks is larger in size than the first system information block.
US10420014B2
A method and a device for controlling external data network use via a mobile Access Point (AP) are provided. A host device set as the mobile AP determines whether a data-less mode is set, blocks a client device from using the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is set, and permits the client device to use the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is released. A client device connected to a mobile AP determines whether a data-less mode is set for a host device set as the mobile AP, if the client device is connected to the host device in a state of being connected to a wireless data network, maintains the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is set, and releases the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is released.
US10420005B2
A cell site gateway comprises a first interface connected to a base station, a second interface connected to a packet network gateway, a forwarding layer, and a third interface connected to a control server. The forwarding layer transmits and receive packets. The control plane information comprises at least one first label value and at least one second label value. The control server exchanges the control plane information.
US10419998B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may identify a trigger condition relating to one or more of cell information regarding a cell to which the apparatus is connected, channel allocation information regarding the device, or a device display status of the apparatus. The apparatus may selectively activate or deactivate an advanced receiver of the apparatus based at least in part on the trigger condition.
US10419992B2
Methods and apparatus to migrate a mobile device from a first virtual private mobile network to a second virtual private mobile network are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a processor and a memory including instructions that cause the processor to perform operations including determining, based on a set of latency routing rules, that a communication transmitted via the first virtual private mobile network is a latency sensitive communication. In response to determining the communication is a latency sensitive communication, the mobile device that originated the latency sensitive communication is identified. The mobile device is communicating via the first virtual private mobile network. Example operations also include migrating the mobile device from the first virtual private mobile network to the second virtual private mobile network wherein the second virtual private mobile network is configured to reduce the latency of the latency sensitive communication.
US10419989B2
This disclosure generally relates to facilitation of a small cell device to detect direct link opportunities to establish a direct link mode connection to a user equipment based upon monitoring uplink communications from the user equipment to a macro base station, and cooperating with the macro base station to establish a direct link with the user equipment.
US10419982B1
End marker functionality may be provided in mobile networks having mobile user planes configured with segment routing for IPv6 (SRv6), especially suitable for 5G network migration. For example, a base station may receive an SRv6 control message from a user plane function (UPF) which carries data traffic of a data session for the UE. The base station may perform a function associated with a segment identifier (SID) identified in a segment routing header (SRH) of the SRv6 control message. The function may be an end marker handling function associated with an end marker SID. Performing the end marker handling function may cause the base station to generate a tunneling protocol message (e.g. according to GPRS tunneling protocol or GTP) comprising an end marker message and send the tunneling protocol message comprising the end marker message for receipt by the target base station.
US10419980B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure further relates to a method by a session management function (SMF) in a network including a session that is established via a first user plane function (UPF). The method includes determining whether to change the first UPF to a second UPF, and transmitting, to a terminal via an access and mobility function (AMF), a first message including a maintain time of the session established via the first UPF, when the first UPF needs to be changed.
US10419975B1
Technology for wireless transmission and reception of messages is disclosed. The disclosed technology includes detection and/or reception of messages in a manner in which the receiver latency for a message is automatically adjusted for each particular message. For example, the receiver latency for each message may be automatically adjusted based on channel conditions, e.g., instantaneous channel conditions, between the transmitter and receiver at the time that message is transmitted/received. For example, the receiver latency for a message may be proportional or otherwise associated with to the signal-to-noise ratio (“SNR”) at the receiver at the time that message is received.
US10419972B2
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communicating a wireless communication frame. For example, a wireless station may generate a frame including a header portion, the header portion including a legacy header, followed by a first non-legacy header, the header portion including a first indication to indicate whether or not the header portion is to include a second non-legacy header following the first non-legacy header, the header portion including a second indication to indicate whether or not channel bonding is to be used; and process transmission of the frame to at least one second wireless station over a directional wireless communication band.
US10419968B2
A method includes positioning a proxy between a client and a server; the proxy receiving the client's Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) communications intended for establishing a communication connection to the server; the proxy initiating a TCP communication with the server after receiving the client's TCP; and the proxy determining a TCP congestion control algorithm based upon identifying information of the received client's TCP and on properties of the sever to provide optimum communications as a communication proxy between the client and the server.
US10419963B2
A system, method and apparatus for processing a packet data service are provided. The system may include: an SGSN, configured to acquire at least one of an APN and an RNC identifier in a UMTS, and select, when an RAN CDN has been enabled in the UMTS, the RAN CDN according to at least one of the APN and the RNC identifier to process a packet data service in a UMTS network. Or, the system may include: an MME, configured to acquire at least one of an APN and an eNodeB identifier in an LTE, and select, when an RAN CDN has been enabled in the LTE, the RAN CDN according to at least one of the APN and the eNodeB identifier to process a packet data service in an LTE network.
US10419944B2
A spectrum management device (110) determines spectrum assignments (205, 215) for a radio access node (120). The spectrum assignments (205, 215) comprise an access spectrum assignment (205) and a failover spectrum assignment (215) for replacing at least part of the access spectrum assignment (205) responsive to a conflict between the radio access node (120) and an incumbent user (130) with respect to the access spectrum assignment (205). The radio access node (120) is notified of the spectrum assignments (205, 215), and in response, the radio access node (120) commences radio communications according to the access spectrum assignment (205). In response to receiving notification to discontinue use of the at least part of the access spectrum assignment (205), the radio access node (120) replaces the at least part of the access spectrum assignment (205) with at least part of the failover spectrum assignment (215).
US10419939B2
An embodiment of the disclosure provides a resource partition aggregating method and a device, the method includes acquiring a resource utilization ratio of each resource partition in a first signal unit. When there is a resource utilization ratio of each resource partition of at least two adjacent resource partitions in the first signal unit is less than a first preset threshold, whether a zone index used after aggregating the at least two adjacent resource partitions causes a communication interference with zone indexes used by resource partitions in an adjacent second signal unit is determined. If no communication interference is caused, determining area distribution parameters of the aggregated at least two adjacent resource partitions. A broadcast message carrying the area distribution parameters to a vehicle terminal is sent. By using the embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource utilization ratio can be improved.
US10419932B2
The invention relates to a method for authenticating to a mobile network. According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps. A device activates only a first temporary subscription identifier. The device sends to a first server the first temporary subscription identifier and first data. The first server sends to the device a first result message including an authentication failure based upon the first data. The device activates only a second temporary subscription identifier. The device sends to the first server the second temporary subscription identifier and second data. And the first server sends to the device a second result message including an authentication success based upon the associated first and second temporary subscription identifiers and the second data. The invention also relates to corresponding device and system and a server for authenticating devices to a mobile network.
US10419931B1
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture comprising processor-readable storage media are provided for implementing security for a network environment using a centralized smart security system. For example, a method includes implementing a network comprising a plurality of network devices which collectively generate data that is utilized by a computing system to execute an application, and implementing a centralized security system as a computing node within the network to manage security operations within the network and to establish secured and trusted communications between the network devices and the computing system. The network devices may comprise wireless sensor devices operating in a wireless sensor network, wherein computing system executes an IoT (Internet of Things) application which processes the data that is generated by the wireless sensor devices.
US10419929B2
In certain embodiments, a system includes a master node device. The master node device includes communication circuitry configured to facilitate communication with a welding power supply unit via a long-range communication link, and to facilitate wireless communication with one or more welding-related devices via a short-range wireless communication network. The master node device also includes control circuitry configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors within a physical vicinity of the short-range wireless communication network, and to route the sensor data to final destinations for the one or more sensors.
US10419919B2
Provided are a network registration method for a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal and a storage medium. The network registration method for a mobile terminal is implemented as follows. An element Ti in a time array is read in response of determining that a predetermined abnormal event occurs when a mobile terminal registers a first network. i is a positive integer between 1 and N, and N is a positive integer. The mobile terminal is prohibited from registering the first network. The mobile terminal is controlled to register a second network. A timer is started for timing to obtain a first counted time. It is determined whether the first counted time reaches Ti. A first identity is acquired if the first counted time reaches Ti. The first identifier is a tracking area identity of an adjacent cell of a registered cell when the first network is registered. The mobile terminal is controlled to re-register the first network again according to the first identity.
US10419908B1
Techniques are described for provisioning Wi-Fi network connectivity for a wireless device without requiring a user to provide network credentials to allow the wireless device to establish a network connection. In some implementations, a method is performed by a computing device to provision a wireless network connection. A MAC address associated with a property is obtained. A temporary network credential for the wireless device is determined based on the MAC Address of the wireless device. The temporary network credential permits the wireless device to connect to a temporary network. The temporary network credential for the wireless device is available over the temporary network. A determination that the wireless device has connected to the temporary network using the temporary network credential for the wireless device is made. An instruction is transmitted to the wireless device over the temporary network in response to the determination.
US10419906B2
A wireless connectivity arrangement for an infotainment system of a motor vehicle includes a user profile manager storing associations between users of the motor vehicle and respective personal electronic devices. A wireless connection manager is communicatively coupled to the user profile manager. The wireless connection manager detects that a personal electronic device is in a vicinity of the vehicle, and refers to the user profile manager to determine whether the personal electronic device is a primary personal electronic device of a current user of the vehicle.
US10419901B2
A system for tracking usage of a wireless device includes monitoring, at a tracking device connected to and different from a wireless network, information regarding a first data packet sent from a wireless device to the wireless network, wherein the information regarding the first data packet includes an identifier of the wireless device, an identifier of a first type of wireless service, and an amount of data included in the first data packet.
US10419899B1
Embodiments include originating and terminating a short message service (SMS) message using an IP network. Delivery of an SMS message is attempted on a first network a first predetermined number of times according to a first predetermined time schedule. Delivery of the SMS message on a second network is attempted after a failure to deliver the SMS message on the first network. Reattempted delivery of the SMS message on the first network is followed by reattempted delivery of the SMS message on the second network, according to a second predetermined time schedule. Embodiments also include monitoring registration of a recipient of the SMS message, receiving a new registration, and attempting delivery of the SMS message on the network associated with the new registration.
US10419897B2
Method and gateway unit for registering a user terminal (34) of a multimedia subscriber being a subscriber of a circuit switched network (32), in an IP multimedia system (IMS) network (31). Registration in the IMS network (31) of a first contact address associated with a circuit switched communication capability of the user terminal (34) for regular communication purposes is used, as well as registration in the IMS network (31) of a second contact address associated with a circuit switched communication capability of the user terminal (34) for messaging purposes.
US10419883B2
Systems and techniques are disclosed for statistically associating mobile devices and non-mobile devices with geographic areas. One of the methods includes for each selected mobile device of a plurality of mobile devices, receiving latitude-longitude pairs for the selected mobile device, the latitude-longitude pairs corresponding to a location of the selected mobile device during a time period. The plurality of latitude-longitude pairs are organized into clusters, with the clusters corresponding to geographic regions visited by the selected mobile device during the time period. A score is calculated for each cluster, the score representing a likelihood that a user of the selected mobile device resides in a household within the cluster. A location of the user's household is identified to be within one of the geographic areas corresponding to the cluster having the highest score. The mobile device is associated with the geographic area having the highest score.
US10419881B2
Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to generate data that can be used by a receiver (e.g., UE) to resolve the contributions of individual transmitters, such as to determine its location without resort to external devices such as GPS satellites. In one embodiment, the wireless network comprises a single frequency network (SFN), and a unique base station identifier is embedded within the data, and encoded in a manner which allows the UE to calculate path characteristics (such as path latency, and Direction of Arrival) to triangulate its position. In one variant, the data encoding comprises weighting frames of data from different base stations using an orthogonal matrix. Advantageously, the encoding and embedded identifier are also transparent to legacy UE, thereby allowing for implementation with no infrastructure or UE modifications other than software. Network and user apparatus implementing these methodologies, and methods of doing business, are also disclosed.
US10419878B1
Systems and methods for using sensor data to assess impairment of individuals and dynamically facilitate alternative transportation for the individuals are described. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may collect movement data of an individual and compare the movement data to baseline movement data to estimate an impairment level of the individual. The electronic device may generate and display messages for the individual to review, and may interface with a remote server to facilitate the arrangement of alternative transportation for the individual.
US10419873B2
A mobile communication system is provided. A service provider terminal distributes service initiation information by using a control channel. Upon receipt of the service initiation information, an onboard terminal determines, based on service type information included in the service initiation information and available service type stored in the onboard terminal, whether the service provided by the service provider terminal is available to the onboard terminal itself. The onboard terminal determines, based on target terminal information included in the service initiation information and determination information acquired by the onboard terminal, whether the onboard terminal itself is an onboard terminal targeted for the service.
US10419870B1
Personalized HRTFs for each of plural computer game participants are convolved with functions representing the acoustics of a physical room in which each participant is located or representing the acoustics of a virtual space in the game environment. Head-tracking of each participant may be employed as the game is played and the HRTFs established accordingly. As the game progresses, the location of each player's character within the virtual game space with respect to the other players is tracked and audio adjusted accordingly. If desired, audio can be down-mixed from, e.g., 5.1 audio and then up-rendered for each player by the game console or by the players' local game interface, e.g., a computer game head-worn visor assembly.
US10419869B2
Some implementations may involve receiving, via an interface system, personnel location data indicating a location of at least one person and receiving, from an orientation system, headset orientation data corresponding with the orientation of a headset. First environmental element location data, indicating a location of at least a first environmental element, may be determined. Based at least in part on the headset orientation data, the personnel location data and the first environmental element location data, headset coordinate locations of at least one person and at least the first environmental element in a headset coordinate system corresponding with the orientation of the headset may be determined. An apparatus may be caused to provide spatialization indications of the headset coordinate locations. Providing the spatialization indications may involve controlling a speaker system to provide environmental element sonification corresponding with at least the first environmental element location data.
US10419861B2
An external component of a bone conduction device, including a vibrator and a platform configured to transfer vibrations from the vibrator to skin of the recipient, wherein the vibrator and platform are configured to quick connect and quick disconnect to and from, respectively, one another.
US10419855B2
An audio appliance includes an oscillatable diaphragm, a first heat-dissipation unit, a second heat-dissipation unit, and a control unit. The first heat-dissipation unit dissipates heat at a first rate and the second heat-dissipation unit dissipates heat at a second rate. The control unit can receive an indication of a temperature of the first heat-dissipation unit and an indication of a temperature of the second heat-dissipation unit. The control unit provides oscillation control of the oscillatable diaphragm to maintain the temperature of the first heat-dissipation unit below a first threshold and/or to maintain the temperature of the second heat-dissipation unit below a second threshold. The control unit can provide the oscillation control responsive to each of the indication of the temperature of the first heat-dissipation unit and the indication of the temperature of the second heat-dissipation unit exceeding a respective threshold.
