US10280070B2
A magnetic energy harvesting and scavenging circuit includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface. An energy harvesting and scavenging coil is formed proximate the first surface. An electromechanical systems device, which may be a MEMS device, includes a moveable mass that extends over the first surface of the first substrate and may be displaced relative to the substrate in three dimensions responsive to an external force applied to the moveable mass. The movable mass includes at least one permanent magnet that is magnetically coupled to the energy harvesting and scavenging coil. Energy harvesting and scavenging circuitry, which may be formed in the first substrate where the first substrate is a semiconductor chip, is electrically coupled to the energy harvesting and scavenging coil and generates electrical energy due to magnetic flux variation through the energy harvesting and scavenging coil responsive to movement of the moveable mass.
US10280063B2
Devices, systems and methods of transferring liquids or mixtures/slurries of liquids and solids between vessels having challenging and difficult configurations and locations, and over long and short distances in a continuous or near continuous discharge for storage or transport using a combination of vacuum and pressurized fluids.
US10280061B2
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator and a control method thereof. The refrigerator includes a purified water tank to store water, a flow sensor to detect an amount of water supplied to the purified water tank, a purified water supply valve to open/close a purified water supply flow path to guide water stored in the purified water tank to the carbonated water tank, a carbonated water discharge valve to open/close a carbonated water discharge flow path to guide the carbonated water to the outside of the refrigerator, and a controller to detect a position where water leakage occurs by sequentially opening the purified water supply valve and the carbonated water discharge valve in a water leakage mode.
US10280060B2
The present application provides an ingredient mixing module for mixing a number of ingredients. The mixing module may include a mixing chamber, a number of entry ports positioned about the mixing chamber, a mixer positioned within the mixing chamber, a brushless motor positioned about the mixing chamber so as to drive the mixer, and a nozzle downstream of the mixing chamber.
US10280053B1
A heavy duty hydraulic positioner has headstock and tailstock carriages to support large and heavy work pieces to be processed in a manufacturing operation, such as robotic welding. Each carriage is independently movable along a column, and has a hard stop associated with each pre-program workpiece position, thereby providing accurate repeatability. Repeatability is further enhanced by linear, noncontact absolute encoders for the elevation axes of the headstock and tailstock, and rotary, noncontact absolute encoders for the rotary axes of the headstock and tailstock.
US10280051B2
A system includes two or more lifting devices attached to a structure each lifting device having a drum rotated by a motor to draw in or let out a line from the drum. The drum includes a groove formed in an outer surface thereof to accommodate the line. In certain embodiments, each of the lifting devices are quickly and easily detachable from the structure by way of a flange and mounting bracket. The flange and mounting bracket have holes which are coaxially aligned. A pin or other fastener is used to join the flange and mounting bracket together. Two or more lifting devices may be connected to and moved along a mounting bracket.
US10280047B2
A lifting jig for lifting elements, comprising: a base frame comprising parallel first and second vertical support beam to be slidably received into two parallel guide profiles mounted on a façade of a building; a lifting yoke comprising a horizontal base beam and a lifting frame extending vertically from said base beam; a lifting rail for engaging a façade panel, said lifting rail extending from said horizontal base beam, a link arrangement for pivotally coupling the lifting yoke to the base frame such that the lifting yoke is movable from a element lifting position (A) to a element engagement position (B).
US10280038B2
An elevator control device includes a filter to remove a direct current component and a torque component derived from rope imbalance from a torque command value applied to a drive motor, and an inertia identifying mechanism to identify an inertia value of an elevator based on an output obtained when a speed detection signal is input into the filter, and an acceleration converting mechanism, which are connected in series, and an output obtained when the torque command value is input into the filter. As a result, the inertia value of a high-lift elevator can be calculated accurately.
US10280036B2
A film dispenser includes a holding member including a first end and a second end joined to the first end, the holding member defining a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, the second end defining a brake portion and a slot defined by the brake portion, the slot including a first slot portion extending in a circumferential direction across a width of the brake portion and second and third slot portions extending across a length of the brake portion, the second and third slot portions distal from each other on opposing sides of the brake portion, the slot further including fourth and fifth slot portions angled with respect to the second and third slot portions, respectively, the fourth and fifth slot portions extending in a circumferential direction, the fourth and fifth slot portions of the slot intersecting the second and third slot portions, respectively.
US10280035B2
A power paying-off cradle consisting of power paying-off component and framework. In the framework is a cavity with an upper opening; a wire tension balance mechanism is installed in the cavity; a displacement wheel is installed on the wire tension balance mechanism, and a position detector of the displacement wheel is installed on the inner side wall of the framework; a turning wheel is installed on the front top of the framework; a thread hole is installed in the front of the framework; wire on the paying-off spool enwinds the turning wheel and the displacement wheel successively and passes through the thread hole. The wire tension balance mechanism has damping effect on the displacement wheel. When the tension of the displacement wheel is greater than or less than the damping force, the displacement wheel moves in order to ensure consistency of the tension or the strain of wire.
US10280031B1
An apparatus for the transportation and payoff of coiled wire and cable, the apparatus comprising a clamshell package, an inner void formed by the clamshell package, the inner void comprising a compartment within for containing coiled wire and cable during transportation and payoff of the wire and cable, a payoff port is coupled to the clamshell package, wherein the coiled wire and cable is extracted from the clamshell package through the payoff port on an axis substantially similar to the axis of the extracted wire and cable, and wherein the payoff port extends from the clamshell package through the coiled wire and cable.
US10280028B2
A desktop adhesive tape binding and cutting platform includes a fundamental base provided with a connecting plate. The fundamental base is pivotally provided with a rotating shaft for installing an adhesive tape roll thereon. A binding platform is connected with the free end of the connecting plate, and a cutting portion is connected with the binding platform and has its free end provided with a cutting member and a fixing member. Thus, during binding operation, the desktop adhesive tape binding and cutting platform of this invention is able to cut off adhesive tape via the cutting member and meanwhile fix the adhesive tape in place via the fixing member.
US10280022B2
An image reading apparatus includes the following. A conveyor conveys a sheet on which an image is formed by an image forming apparatus. An image reader reads the image formed on the sheet. A storage stores a speed variation profile which shows a speed variation for conveying the sheet with the conveyor when the image is read by the image reader. A controller, based on a speed variation profile stored in the storage, controls the conveyor to cancel a variation in speed shown by the speed variation profile, controls the image reader to read a reference mark formed on a sheet by the image forming apparatus, and obtains a forming position of the reference mark.
US10280015B2
Method and apparatus for air flow limiting comprise a vertically oriented tube, a sail assembly positioned in the tube and moveable therewithin responsively to air flow through the tube to limit rate of air flow through the tube and halt air flow through the tube upon air flow rate through the tube exceeding a preselected value, and a moveable stop for adjustably changing the length of travel of the sail assembly thereby changing the maximum amount of air flow.
US10280009B2
Embodiments of a conveyor system for separating cases of product are disclosed. An elongated, substantially horizontal frame extends from an entry point to an exit point and has a plurality of linear zones. A plurality of motivators is arranged along the frame, such that a case placed on one or more motivators will be moved forward toward the exit point by a coordinated movement of the motivators. A plurality of case sensors arranged along the frame detects the presence of one or more cases within each of the linear zones, and a controller activates the motivators such that a minimum time period elapses between cases delivered to the exit point. The system can include an AC/DC power supply configured to receive 110-120V alternating current power at 60 Hz and to provide direct current power to the controller, the plurality of case sensors, and the plurality of individually-controllable motivators.
US10280004B2
A conveyor belt having a plurality of spaced tractive rods including opposing inner and outer ends, and a support surface transversely disposed with respect to a direction of travel and interconnecting the plurality of spaced tractive rods, wherein at least one of the inner and outer ends of at least some of the plurality of spaced tractive rods includes a cone shaped end portion.
US10280002B2
A column for equipment for stacking and transporting piled-up and vertically separated articles includes a plurality of superimposed swingable brackets suitable to support the articles and associated to respective counter-weights. The central section of each of the brackets has a pair of ears for a pivot pin and a pair of stop fins inserted in respective grooves provided for on the body of the column. The rear section of each of the brackets is provided with at least one lateral appendage coupled with two counter-weights one of which is connected to the lateral appendage of the underlying bracket and the other of which is connected to the lateral appendage of the overlying bracket.
US10280000B2
An autonomous transport robot for transporting a payload, the autonomous transport robot including a drive section assembly having at least one motor and a pair of drive wheels coupled to the motor, a frame configured to support a payload, a transfer arm connected to the frame and configured for the autonomous transfer of payload to and from the frame, and a suspension system movably connecting the drive section assembly and the frame allowing relative movement between the frame and the drive section assembly.
US10279996B2
A receptacle having a lid can be provided with a pair of dampers configured to slow the movement of the lid from its open position toward its closed position. The dampers can be provided at opposite ends of a pedal connected to the receptacle body at opposite lateral positions relative to a side of the receptacle body. In some embodiments, the damper is configured to be high endurance and low noise. For example, the damper may comprise lubricants, such as a graphite powder. The damper may also comprise a mechanism, such as foam infused with graphite powder, to disperse the lubricant over time. The damper may also employ surface features or noise dampening features in its housings to prevent or reduce noise.
US10279993B2
A leak preventing appliance and method for preventing liquid from leaking out of a damaged tank (2). The appliance comprises a suction head (4) to be pressed against an outer wall (5) of the tank under the effect of an underpressure generated by a vacuum pump (3). The suction head comprises a first chamber (6) and a second chamber (9) arranged around the first chamber. Each chamber has an opening (7, 10) intended to face said tank wall. The suction head is attachable to the tank wall under the effect of a reduced pressure produced in the second chamber by the vacuum pump. The first chamber is connectable to the vacuum pump via a valve device (8), which is configured to keep the first chamber connected to the vacuum pump when a reduced pressure produced in the second chamber by the vacuum pump is below a threshold value and to otherwise keep the first chamber disconnected from the vacuum pump.
US10279992B2
A heat-insulated tank with a volume of 200-20,000 m3 for storage of oil and oil products includes a heat-insulated wall, roof and bottom installed on a foundation. The wall and roof are equipped with supporting discharge skirts forming sections, the heat-insulated coating made of foam glass blocks that fill sections and form control joints in the heat insulation coating. The tank includes a top coat made of metal sheets located at an external surface of foam glass blocks. The foam glass blocks including a lower row of detachable blocks and additional rows coupled to each other and a surface of the tank via an adhesive. The technical result is improved safety and strength of the tank heat insulation at loads on its structure caused by filling and discharge of the raw material and environmental factors, and relatively even temperature control of the oil and oil products.
US10279989B2
A stackable container system configured to carry material includes at least one container having a first end and a second end, a holding area for the material, the holding area extending from the first end to the second end, a first opening at the second end, the material controllably releasable from the holding area through the first opening, and a chute that passes through the holding area, the chute extending from the first end to the second end, a first end of the chute including a receiving portion having a larger area than a combined area of the first opening and a second end of the chute.
US10279982B2
The invention relates to a container assembly for liquids, such as beverages and oils, comprising a container, chimes and a valve assembly for feeding a propellant to and dispensing the liquid from the container. A portion of the assembly has a polygonal cross-section, which cross-section at least partially circumscribes the cross-section(s) of the remainder of the assembly.
US10279978B2
Disclosed is a multi-compartment container including features that permit the rupture or opening of a seal between compartments to enable mixing of the materials within each compartment, as well as a vapor permeable region to permit vapor to escape after mixing.
US10279977B2
A fluid container adapted for leak proof connection with one or more substantially similar fluid containers, wherein a first cylindrical body with a first top neck and a first bottom recess is vertically stacked with at least a second cylindrical body with a second top neck and a second bottom recess. The second top neck of the second body is received within the first bottom recess of the first body, and the first male valve is received in the first top neck of the first body, and a second male valve is received within the second top neck of a second body. In addition, a first female valve is received within the first bottom recess of the first body, and a second female valve is received in the second bottom recess of the second body. In this manner, the first and second bodies are vertically stacked, and the second male valve of the second body is received within the first female valve of the first bottom recess of the first body for allowing movement of liquid between the first and second bodies.
US10279973B2
The invention concerns pack (1) with an inner volume (2) in which a food or beverage ingredient (7) is stored and in which a beverage is produced when water is introduced inside, —said inner volume (2) being defined by two sheets of material (10) joined to one another at their edges and said inner volume (2) presenting a generally plane shape defining a plane (P) vertically oriented during beverage production, —said pack comprising at least one inlet (3) for introducing water in the inner volume and at least one outlet (4) for delivering the beverage from said inner volume, the water inlet (3) and the beverage outlet (4) being included in one single insert (5), said single insert (5) being positioned at the bottom of the pack and being partially positioned between two joined edges of the sheets of material (10), —said water inlet (3) being closed by one sheet of material (10) defining the inner volume (2), —wherein the single insert (5) comprises a centering hole (53) extending essentially perpendicularly to the generally plane (P) shape of the inner volume. The invention also concerns a machine for preparing a beverage from the pack.
US10279972B2
A reusable tie includes a flexible shaft including an elastomeric material. The reusable tie also includes a plurality of ribs spaced along the flexible shaft. Each rib of the plurality of ribs encircles the flexible shaft. The reusable tie also includes a tab that includes the elastomeric material. The tab is coupled to the flexible shaft, and the tab defines a plurality of openings configured to receive the flexible shaft and to interact with the ribs to retain a position of the flexible shaft relative to the tab.
US10279971B2
Cable retainers for cables are disclosed. The cable retainers may include a panel having a pair of loop locks. The loop locks may engage each other to form a loop. The cable retainer may include a first and a second retention loop. Each retention loop may have a finger with a slot formed at a fold line of the finger. Each retention loop may also have a flap with a tab formed at a fold line of the flap. The finger and the flap of the first retention loop may be located directly across the panel from one another. The finger of the second retention loop may be located at a first end of the panel while the flap of the second retention loop may be located at a second end of the panel. The tabs and slots of each retention loop may interlock to form a rectangular cable passage. The cable may also include a reinforcement structure disposed in a retention loop. The reinforcement structure may be stepped reinforcement structure. The cable retainer may be formed entirely of paper and may be formed without and adhesive.
US10279966B1
A humidity-stabilizing device for tobaccos or dried herbs that can be attached to the interior of a lid of a container to control relative humidity in the container. The device is a sealable container with internal compartments which are divided by a moisture-permeable barrier. The compartments separately hold moisture-absorbent material and humidity-stabilizing silica gel beads that together maintain the relative humidity of the container by action of evaporation and absorption. Because evaporate rather than water is employed in the humidification process, tap water rather than distilled water can be used to wet the moisture-absorbent material.
US10279962B2
A package having a lid seated on a base where the edge of the seated lid is generally inaccessible, and where the edge is made accessible by a movement of a tamper-evident tab. The base and lid are configured so that opening of the tamper-evident tab locks the tab in the opened position. The inner edge of the tamper-evident tab is joined to the base by a hinge. The tamper-evident tab includes a protrusion that extends inwardly beyond the hinge. The lid includes a retention feature overlying the tamper-evident tab. The protrusion interacts with the retention feature to provide an audible indication when the tamper-evident tab is opened and to retain the tamper-evident tab in the opened position. The protrusion may be configured to lift the lid when the tamper-evident tab is in the opened position.
US10279953B2
A container seal includes a top layer having an opening tab and a bottom layer thermally bonded to aluminum foil and a container. The top layer includes: first and second partial opening tabs; first and second opening guide-separating bands connected to the first and second partial opening tabs and extending along an inner edge of a container entrance so that the top layer and the bottom layer can be open along the inner edge of the container entrance when the first and second opening tabs are pulled; and a ring-shaped thermal bonding layer spaced from the first and second opening guide-separating bands by first and second separating lines and being in contact with a lip of the container outside the first and second opening guide-separating bands.
US10279951B2
A carton (90) for packaging one or more articles (A) includes a plurality of panels (12, 14, 16, 18) for forming a tubular structure. The plurality of panels include a top panel (16) and a pair of first and second opposed side panels (14, 18) hingedly connected to first and second opposite sides of the top panel respectively. The first and second side panels include first and second corner edges (C2, C1) respectively which are free of hinged connection to any other part of the carton. The first and second corner edges extend from the first and second sides of the top panel respectively. The carton includes a first severance line (70) extending from the first corner and a second severance line (78) extending from the second corner edge.
US10279910B2
A lighting system for an aircraft cabin includes an electrical light source and a photoluminescent light source. The electrical light source is provided at or near a ceiling of the aircraft cabin and the photoluminescent light source is arranged at or near floor level. The photoluminescent light source defines a path along which passengers can move to an exit and is located in an area that receives a light output from the electrical light source to charge the photoluminescent light source. The electrical light source is adjustable to alter the orientation of the light source to concentrate the light output in the area of the photoluminescent light source to enhance charging of the photoluminescent light source by the electrical light source.
US10279908B2
A tagging drone (TD) responds to a received query of availability initiated from a command and control drone (CCD) or command and control station (CCS), over a network, for investigating or tagging a designated target. The TD receives one or more dispatching instructions and heads to the designated target. The TD performs tagging of the designated target and determines whether the designated target was successfully tagged as a tagged target. The tagged target is tracked and tracking data is provided for recovery resource capture of the tagged target.
US10279905B2
Disclosed is a multipurpose air vehicle including a frame (1) on which a propeller (11) and a mechanical unit (10) equipped with an engine are mounted, and a cabin (2) is coupled inside the frame (1). The frame (1) is constructed by upper and lower circular plates (101, 102) and curved posts (111, 112, 113, 114) that interconnect the upper and lower circular plates (101, 102), and is provided with two or more arms (12) that can protrude and retract, and a propeller (11) is provided on the tip end of each arm (12). The cabin (2) includes a circular plate member (3) and further includes at least four connectors (21) provided on the front, the rear, the left, and the right ends thereof, and each connector (21) has a tip end installed on a rail (13) of the frame (1) so as to guide pivoting of the cabin (2). The multipurpose air vehicle may freely perform upward and downward movement and forward and rearward movement, and thus may be used anywhere in the air, ground, or water. Moreover, the multipurpose air vehicle may allow the cabin (2) to maintain horizontal balance and to provide a lift force as needed, regardless of the flying angle during the upward or downward movement of the air vehicle.
US10279904B2
The present invention discloses a fixed-structure vertical takeoff and landing aircraft based on the two flight control systems. The aircraft comprises an aircraft structure and the flight control systems. The aircraft structure comprises a fuselage, fixed wings, a steering engine system and a plurality of engines installed on the peripheral side of the fuselage or the ends of the fixed wings. The flight control systems include the multi-rotor flight control system and the fixed-wing flight control system which are relatively independent or integrated in the same flight control system. Free switching between a multi-rotor vertical takeoff and landing mode and a fixed-rotor high-speed cruising mode is achieved by controlling opening and closing of output channels of the multi-rotor flight control system and the fixed-wing flight control system relative to the steering engine system and the engines through a computer.
US10279903B2
A system and method for a reconfigurable aircraft having a fuselage with one or more propellers, at least one tail assembly, a processor, and a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: determine a safety clearance for the at least one tail assembly; and selectively move the at least one tail assembly upon a determination that the safety clearance is achieved.
US10279891B2
Systems and methods for operating control surfaces of an aircraft. The method involves receiving, by an aircraft control system from one or more sensors, deflection information related to a shape and motion of an aircraft, and decomposing, by the aircraft control system, the deflection information into a detected modal state including a first known mode having a first mode strength. The method may further involve determining, by the aircraft control system, a first modal compensation based on the first mode strength, and identifying, by the aircraft control system, a desired control corresponding to a second known mode. The method may yet further involve determining a first control response for a control surface having a first modal weight and a second modal weight, based on the first modal compensation and the first modal weight, and determining a second control response for the control surface based on the desired control and the second modal weight. The method may still further involve generating a control command for the control surface based on the first control response and the second control response.
US10279888B2
The present application relates to a control surface for an aircraft. The control surface has a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a chord-line defined between the leading edge and the trailing edge. A first aerodynamic surface is between the leading and trailing edges and a second surface is between the leading and trailing edges. The leading edge is formed by a nose, the nose having a hinge axis about which the control surface is deflectable. A maximum thickness of the control surface perpendicular to the chord-line between the first aerodynamic surface and the second surface is located aft of the hinge axis. The present application also relates to a control surface for an aircraft having a maximum curvature of the first aerodynamic surface of the control surface located aft of the hinge axis. The present application also relates to an aircraft or part of an aircraft comprising a fixed section and a control surface.
US10279885B2
A helicopter with a fuselage and a composite tail boom. The composite tail boom has at least a tubular tail boom cone and a composite attachment ring segment that defines a mating face which is connected to the fuselage at an associated connection interface by means of a plurality of tension members that are oriented longitudinally with respect to a longitudinal extension direction of the composite tail boom. The plurality of tension members are distributed over a perimeter of the composite attachment ring segment 7. The composite attachment ring segment has a clamp ring section with a plurality of tension member accommodations. The clamp ring section defines the mating face of the composite attachment ring segment 7. The plurality of tension members is at least partly accommodated in the plurality of tension member accommodations.
US10279882B2
A member (10) for controlling the direction of a vehicle, preferably in the form of a steering wheel for controlling the direction of a nautical vehicle, or boat, and includes a rotatable body (11), which can be manually operated by the skipper of the vehicle for controlling the direction of the vehicle and which is operatively connectable to unit defining, or determining, the direction of travel of the vehicle. The member includes a unit, or hub, (12) supporting the rotatable body, which include a component (14) fixed to the structure of the vehicle which rotatably support respective units (16) for supporting, or coupling, the rotatable body which can be operated manually, the unit fixed to the structure of the vehicle supporting corresponding unit (18) which can be used, in particular which can be operated and/or viewed, by the skipper, which remain fixed during the rotation of the rotatable body.
US10279881B2
A tiller handle includes: a throttle shaft including first shaft and the second shaft; a conversion mechanism configured to convert rotation of the first shaft into a rectilinear motion of the throttle cable; an engagement pin provided in the second shaft; and a restriction member (shift arm) engaged with the engagement pin depending on a position of a selector in synchronization with the selector to restrict rotation of the second shaft in a throttle valve open direction. The first shaft and the second shaft are configured to relatively rotate each other only by a predetermined angle.
US10279879B2
A tow body apparatus, a method of making a modular tow body, and a method of using a tow body. The tow body comprises a nose module, a tail module, and a first payload module that may be made of plastic by three-dimensional printing. The nose module is configured to be connected to a tow cable for towing the tow body through water and comprises a nose module mating interface. The tail module comprises fins for stabilizing the tow body as the tow body is towed through water and a tail module mating interface. The first payload module comprises an interior configured to hold a payload, a first mating interface configured to be attached alternatively to the nose module mating interface or to a second payload module, and a second mating interface configured to be attached alternatively to the tail module mating interface or to the second payload module.
US10279878B2
An underwater docking system for an autonomous underwater vehicle, the underwater docking system including: an underwater station including a base mount fixed to a seabed and a circular frame member supported by the base mount and parallel to a horizontal plane; and an autonomous underwater vehicle configured to dock with the underwater station while sailing through an upper side of the frame member, wherein: the autonomous underwater vehicle includes an underwater vehicle main body.
US10279875B2
A fin assembly includes a fin body and a fin holder. The fin holder has an elongated channel, a pair of opposing slots, a pair of front guiding grooves and a pair of rear guiding grooves. The pair of front guiding grooves are defined in the opposing sidewalls of a front section of the elongated channel at a horizontal level, and misaligned with a bottom of the elongated channel. The pair of rear guiding grooves are defined in the opposing sidewalls of a rear section of the elongated channel above the horizontal level, and are flush with the bottom of the elongated channel Besides, the fin holder defines in its rear wall a horizontal hole with a cross section large enough to cover a space between the pair of rear guiding grooves.
US10279872B2
A catamaran oil production apparatus is disclosed for producing oil in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames are spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. At least one of the frames supports an oil production platform. One or more risers or riser pipes extends from the seabed (e.g., at a wellhead) to the production platform (or platforms). In one embodiment, the production apparatus includes crew quarters.
US10279871B2
The present invention relates broadly to a offshore facility. The offshore facility comprise a floating platform; a metal processing apparatus disposed on the floating platform; and a power management module adapted to manage and provide a stable power supply to the metal processing apparatus.
US10279869B2
A superstructure-integrated backspray mitigation system for yachts including an aft spoiler secured to the vessels hardtop for directing airflow about the hardtop downwardly into the aft cockpit area to interfere with, mitigate and eliminate the natural reverse backspray created by the low-pressure region behind the yacht. The spoiler protrudes from the hardtop and includes at least one air ducting channel directing airflow at select angles into the cockpit area presenting a protective shield preventing the backspray from entering the cockpit. An optional pivotal panel member selectively enables operation of the spoiler.
US10279867B2
A bicycle operating device, having a center axis, comprises a mounting structure configured to be press fitted into a free end of a bicycle handlebar; and an operating structure for an operation of a bicycle component, the operating structure being coupled to the mounting structure.
US10279853B2
A method for replacing a roll cage of an off-road vehicle is provided. The off-road vehicle has a frame and the roll cage affixed to the frame. The frame has a plurality of roll cage supports. The roll cage has a plurality of legs, and each of the legs is welded to a respective one of the roll cage supports of the frame. The method includes cutting off the roll cage from the frame, providing a replacement roll cage for removably affixing to the frame, positioning the replacement roll cage onto the frame such that legs of the replacement roll cage are supported on the roll cage supports, aligning an opening of a mounting flange of each leg of the replacement roll cage with a corresponding opening of each roll cage support, and fastening the legs of the replacement roll cage to the roll cage supports.
US10279840B2
A method for operating a vehicle includes the vehicle receiving a start signal for starting the vehicle via a communication network, and responding to the start signal only when one or multiple predetermined conditions are met. Additionally, a device for operating a vehicle, a parking facility management server, and a computer program can be provided for restricting a response to a start signal to only when the one or multiple predetermined conditions are met.
US10279836B2
A steering system includes: a steering shaft to which a steering member is coupled; a worm wheel attached to the steering shaft so as to be rotatable integrally with the steering shaft; a housing that houses the worm wheel; an output shaft that is coaxial with the steering shaft and rotatable relative to the steering shaft and coupled to a steering operation mechanism; and a clutch mechanism that enables and disables transmission of power between the steering shaft and the output shaft. The clutch mechanism is housed and disposed in an internal space in the housing. A solenoid in the clutch mechanism is disposed on the opposite side of the worm wheel in an axial direction from a mechanical portion of the clutch mechanism.
US10279832B2
A child transport carrier includes a handle bar and a rotatable brake actuator disposed along a lengthwise axis of the handle bar. A first cable having a first end and a second end is coupled to the rotatable brake actuator. A first wheel brake of a first wheel is coupled to the first end of the first cable. Rotating the rotatable brake actuator around the lengthwise axis of the handle bar activates the first wheel brake.
US10279831B2
A collapsible child's stroller with a handle frame (30), a front wheel frame (10) and a rear wheel frame (20), mutually connected at a hinge joint (12, 22, 42) for mutual angular displacement between folded and unfolded configurations. The hinge joint has two spaced apart, parallel hinge axes, about which the frames (10, 20, 30) mutually rotate. The stroller is further provided with a locking element (43, 44) moveable between a locked position in which the frames (10, 20, 30) are locked in the unfolded configuration, and an unlocked position allowing the frames (10, 20, 30) to rotate to the folded configuration. The locking element (43, 44) moves in a direction traverse to the parallel hinge axes to better transfer loads between the frames.
US10279828B2
A rolling cart has a wheeled frame, telescoping vertically extendable members with glide strips, and a tiltable frame having glide strips interspersed with transfer balls to easily slide slabs or sheet materials for construction such as when installing countertops. A method is also described for measuring a minuend desired install height, subtracting a geometrically predetermined subtrahend, and adjusting the height from a floor surface to a pivot axis on the cart to equal the difference, said adjustment being effected by powered lifting means incorporated or ancillary to the cart.
US10279823B2
A method includes generating a trip plan that dictates operational settings to be implemented by a vehicle system moving along a route. The trip plan is based on a temporary work order issued for a restricted segment of the route. The work order provides a maximum speed through the restricted segment for a limited time period that is expressed using a time standard. One or more of the operational settings of the trip plan specify movement of the vehicle system through the restricted segment at a vehicle speed that is less than or equal to the maximum speed. In response to determining that the temporary work order has expired, the method includes at least one of prompting an operator of the vehicle system to confirm that the work order has expired or generating a new trip plan in which the vehicle system exceeds the maximum speed through the restricted segment.
US10279817B2
A system and method for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an electric operating mode selectively modify a pressure point for an accelerator pedal in response to current vehicle and/or ambient operating conditions to reduce unintentional starting of an internal combustion engine and maintain electric mode operation while the accelerator pedal position is less than the pressure point. The vehicle operating conditions or mode may indicate a parking maneuver, stop-and-go traffic, or an eco mode where electric operation may be desired.
US10279816B2
A method for monitoring a controller for a vehicle includes determining configuration information associated with the vehicle and determining vehicle operating states associated with a plurality of conditions. A statistical analysis is executed to correlate a plurality of faults with the vehicle operating states and the configuration information associated with the vehicle. The plurality of faults in the controller can be isolated to one of a hardware fault or a software fault based upon the statistical analysis and the configuration information associated with the vehicle.
US10279811B2
A vehicle speed control device for an industrial vehicle is configured to control a vehicle speed of the industrial vehicle. The vehicle speed control device includes an operation detector that is configured to detect whether an accelerator pedal is being operated and a controller that is configured to control the vehicle speed of the industrial vehicle by controlling the rotation speed of the engine. The controller is configured to derive a vehicle speed limit value that increases during an operated state of the accelerator pedal and decreases during a non-operated state of the accelerator pedal, and set an upper limit value of the vehicle speed to the derived vehicle speed limit value.
US10279809B2
A travelled-route selecting apparatus includes a first route selecting unit to select, from travelled routes of other vehicles generated by a route generating unit, one or more travelled routes. The one or more travelled routes each have a relative distance relative to an own vehicle equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value. The travelled-route selecting apparatus includes a second route selecting unit to select, from the travelled routes selected by the first route selecting unit, a travelled route corresponding to a selected other vehicle. The selected other vehicle is the closest to the own vehicle among the other vehicles corresponding to the travelled routes selected by the first route selecting unit.
US10279806B2
The present disclosure provides a lane estimating apparatus and method. The apparatus includes: a lane determiner, an obstacle position calculator, a vehicle position corrector, and a lane estimator. The lane determiner compares a first lane detected by a first sensor with a lane on an actual road or a second lane on a local map to determine reliability of the first lane. The obstacle position calculator detects, when the reliability of the detected first lane is less than a preset reference, a first obstacle in the vicinity of a vehicle and a second obstacle on the local map, and calculates a difference between slopes and positions of straight lines extracted from the first obstacle and the second obstacle. The vehicle position corrector corrects a heading direction and a position of the vehicle based on the difference between the slopes and positions of the straight lines. In addition, the lane estimator estimates a driving lane on the local map.
US10279802B2
As a control of an inverter, a first pulse width modulation control switches a plurality of switching elements by generating a first pulse width modulation signal of the switching elements, and a second pulse width modulation control switches the switching elements by generating a second pulse width modulation signal of the switching elements based on a voltage modulation rate, a voltage phase, and the number of pulses per unit cycle of an electrical angle of the motor based on the torque command and has a smaller number of switchings of the switching elements than the first pulse width modulation control. The first pulse width modulation control and the second pulse width modulation control are executed in a switched manner. Execution of the second pulse width modulation control as the control of the inverter is restricted when the quietness is needed, compared with when the quietness is not needed.
US10279799B2
A method for controlling an electric rear axle drive (eRAD) includes, responsive to a vehicle being in DRIVE, operating the eRAD such that any torque output by the eRAD to drive rear wheels forward is less than torque output to drive front wheels forward. The method further includes, responsive to the vehicle being in REVERSE, operating the eRAD such that torque output by the eRAD to drive the rear wheels backwards is more than any torque output to drive the front wheels backwards.
US10279797B2
An electronic control unit performs a control process including a step of setting a second learning time shorter than a first learning time when a Charge Sustaining mode is not selected, a step of setting enlarged values as upper and lower limit values of a feedback value, a step of switching an engine stop prohibition flag to an ON state when a learning start condition is satisfied, a step of performing learning control, a step of performing an update process when the set learning time elapses, and a step of turning off the engine stop prohibition flag.
US10279792B2
An arrangement for drying air, particularly for a compressed air installation of a rail vehicle, includes an air dryer that receives air that is to be dried, via an air dryer inlet. In order to optimize the arrangement with regard to external conditions prevailing in the region of a rail bound transportation route to be travelled, an air conditioning installation is provided that supplies air to an air conditioning installation outlet, the air dryer inlet being connected, by way of an air channel particularly designed as an air conduit, to the air conditioning installation outlet such that at least one portion of the air supplied from the air conditioning installation forms the air that is to be dried. The invention also relates to a rail vehicle that includes such an arrangement, and also to a method for drying air.
US10279785B1
The present invention introduces a retrofit method of regenerative braking where no components of an automobile are to be replaced or removed and not of their functionality is modified. The recovering energy system is implemented as an additional, one piece, complete device, placed onto the existing automobile wheel's hub, and covered by the automobile's wheel. The system includes a housing, turbines, accumulators, and valves which act to both store and dispel energy as needed. This method of regenerative braking is therefore applicable to all the automobiles, independent or their power source, to newly built automobiles and those already on the road.
US10279783B1
The ice-removing device is configured to remove ice from the exterior surface of a vehicle. Specifically, the ice-removing device is an apparatus that applies an ice-removing chemical to the exterior surface of the vehicle for the purpose of removing the accumulation of ice on the vehicle. The ice-removing device comprises a reservoir, a hose, a pump, a removal device and a deicing fluid. The pump transports the deicing fluid from the reservoir through the hose to the vehicle. The removal device is a structure that is designed to scrap and move ice that has accumulated on the vehicle. The removal device is mounted on the outlet port of the pump such that the deicing fluid flows through the removal device.
US10279781B2
An optical device includes a printed circuit board comprising an electronic image-capturing circuit, a lens holder comprising at least one optical lens, the lens holder being mounted on the printed circuit board so as to align, along the optical axis of the device, the electronic image-capturing circuit and the optical lens; a heating element positioned on the lens holder; the heating element being linked electrically to the printed circuit board by at least one electrically conductive trace positioned on the lens holder.
US10279772B2
The present invention relates to a belt buckle feeder (10) for a seat belt system of a vehicle comprising at least one spindle (14), comprising at least one bearing element (24), the bearing element (24) being arranged on one end of the spindle (14), and comprising at least one bearing surface (13) to which the bearing element (24) is adjacent, wherein the bearing element (24) is resiliency mounted to the spindle (14) such that in the case of loads above a predefined threshold the end (16) of the spindle (14) may enter into contact with the bearing surface (13) or a housing wall of the belt buckle feeder (10). Furthermore the present invention relates to a seat belt system of a vehicle.
US10279751B2
An adjustable carrier system which aids in the lifting, lower, and transport of heavy objects by a vehicle such as an ATV. The adjustable carrier system generally includes a lower support which is adapted to be connected to a vehicle. A vertical support extends upwardly in a vertical orientation from the lower support. A winch includes a cable which extends through a lower pulley, upwardly alongside the vertical support, through an upper pulley, and downwardly alongside the vertical support to connect at its distal end to a sleeve. The sleeve is movably connected to the vertical support such that the cable may raise or lower the sleeve along the vertical support through use of a winch. A carrier for such as a basket or platform for holding an object is connected to the sleeve such that the carrier is also raised or lowered along the vertical support by the cable.
US10279734B2
Systems and method are provided for generating warning signals for an autonomous vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving sensor data associated with an environment of the vehicle; determining, by a processor, an encroaching object based on the sensor data; determining, by the processor, an impending event based on the encroaching object; selecting, by the processor, at least one warning device coupled to the vehicle from a plurality of warning devices based on the impending event, wherein the at least one warning device generates warning signals that are perceived outside of the vehicle; and generating, by the processor, an activation signal to the at least one warning device to generate the warning signals based on the impending event.
US10279733B1
A tailgating detection and monitoring assembly for a vehicle includes a sensor, a display, and a rear-facing imager that are coupled to a vehicle. The sensor and the display are rear-facing. A computer is operationally coupled to the rear-facing imager, the sensor, the display, and an onboard control system of the vehicle. Programming code that is positioned on the computer enables the computer to actuate the sensor to determine a separation between the vehicle and a following vehicle, positioning an automatic braking system of the vehicle to determine a tailgating event. The programming code enables the computer to selectively actuate the display to present a notification to a driver of the following vehicle and to selectively actuate the rear-facing imager to capture an image of the tailgating event. The onboard control system is positioned to communicate the image of the tailgating event to a law enforcement agency via the internet.
US10279728B2
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a first light transmissive member, a second light transmissive member, and a light reflective member. The first light transmissive member contains a first phosphor. The first light transmissive member is in contact with an upper surface of the light emitting element, and has an area smaller than the light emitting element in a plan view. The second light transmissive member contains a second phosphor. The second light transmissive member covers lateral surfaces of the first light transmissive member and a part of the upper surface of the light emitting element that is exposed from the first light transmissive member, with an upper surface of the first light transmissive member being not covered by the second light transmissive member. The light reflective member covers lateral surfaces of the second light transmissive member and lateral surfaces of the light emitting element.
US10279725B2
Vehicle load box rail trim brackets, including a rail trim bracket comprised of a housing that is attached to a trim piece, a clamp that engages a load box rail; and a cam disposed between the housing and clamp. The housing, clamp, and cam are configured such that the clamp substantially rotates about the cam, the cam creating a metastable fulcrum point where forces between the housing, clamp, and cam are at a maximum. Rotating the clamp past the fulcrum point causes the clamp to engage the housing. The cam keeps the clamp in tension against the load box rail and in compression against the housing so as to secure the trim to the load box rail. The housing, clamp, and cam are preferably manufactured from glass-reinforced plastic.
US10279721B1
A cup container has a cap upon a bottom container. The cup container is intended to fit into a vehicle console holder. Inside the coffee, for example, cup container is a standard sized coffee cup with its lid such as available at McDonald's, small 12 oz., medium 16 oz., or large 21 oz. The cup may hold hot or cold liquid. Further the cap has a hollow interior that is or may be a partial vacuum. A spacer inside of the cup container fits loosely over the top of the coffee cup lid to center it. The cup container has an interior wall/housing integrally formed to the top edge of the outer wall so that the volume between the outer wall and the interior wall may also be a partial vacuum. The coffee cup container with a coffee cup therein may be carried without spilling liquid therefrom.
US10279720B2
A seating assembly includes a seatback. A seat is operably coupled with the seatback. A calf support is rotatably coupled with the seat. A first bladder assembly is disposed behind the calf support and is configured to rotate the calf support outward approximately 90 degrees from a design position to a deployed position. An extension is rotatably coupled with the calf support. A second bladder assembly is disposed between the calf support and the extension and is configured to rotate the extension from a stored position to a support position.
US10279719B2
A seat apparatus includes a vehicle seat including a cushion member having a bottom portion with a plurality of recessed portions, a plurality of air cells configured to expand by injection of compressed air, and a fluid supply mechanism configured to supply the fluid to the air cells. In the seat apparatus, at least one of the recessed portions is provided at a portion of the bottom portion of the cushion member positioned at a seating portion of the vehicle seat, the hip of a passenger being placed on the seating portion. Each air cell is expandable in a corresponding one of the recessed portions. The fluid supply mechanism is configured to expand at least one air cell by supplying the compressed air thereto and to change the at least one air cell to be expanded by switching a fluid supply destination.
US10279715B2
A vehicle seat including: a seat frame; a seat pad covering the seat frame, a back surface of the seat pad including a seat frame covering part that covers the seat frame; and a back surface material made of cloth and covering a part of the seat frame covering part other than an edge of the seat frame covering part, the back surface material being interposed between the seat frame covering part and a surface of the seat frame, wherein, in a state where the seat frame is covered with the seat pad, at least the edge of the seat frame covering part is distanced from the surface of the seat frame.
US10279702B2
A technique of diagnosing a fuel cell stack is provided. In particular, current and voltage of a fuel cell stack are measured during driving of a fuel cell vehicle and the current and voltage are sequentially stored. It is then determined based on the stored current whether the vehicle is being operated at constant current. Different factors are analyzed depending on whether the vehicle is being operated at constant current, and then it is determined whether the fuel cell stack is in a normal state. A moisture supply into the fuel cell stack is calculated if it is determined that the fuel cell stack is not in the normal state. Based on the calculated moisture supply, whether the fuel cell stack is in a dryout state is diagnosed.
US10279700B2
In a case where high-rate deterioration of a secondary battery progresses before execution of external charging by a charging device, an electronic control unit (ECU) executes an SOC adjustment process of adjusting an SOC of the secondary battery such that the SOC falls within a predetermined range. The predetermined range is a range where an expansion-contraction change of a negative electrode of the secondary battery along with charge and discharge of the secondary battery is small as compared with a case where the SOC is out of the predetermined range. After the execution of the SOC adjustment process, the ECU executes a process of moderating the high-rate deterioration so as to moderate the high-rate deterioration, and then executes the external charging.
US10279699B2
An on-board electrical system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The on-board electrical system has a low-voltage subsystem for at least one low-voltage load, and has a high-voltage subsystem for at least one high-voltage load, and has a starter generator, wherein the high-voltage subsystem is connected to the low-voltage subsystem by means of a coupling unit, wherein the on-board electrical system has a battery which has at least two battery units having individual voltage taps which are routed to the coupling unit. In this case, the coupling unit is designed such that, in a first operating state, the high-voltage subsystem is fed from all of the battery units and the low-voltage subsystem is fed from one battery unit, and, in a second operating state, the high-voltage subsystem is fed from one battery unit and the low-voltage subsystem is fed from at least one battery unit.
US10279698B2
Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a method includes establishing a communication connection with each of multiple electric resources connected to a power grid, receiving an energy generation signal from a power grid operator, and controlling a number of the electric resources being charged by the power grid as a function of the energy generation signal.
US10279687B2
A control device that includes an electronic control unit that is programmed such that, when the internal combustion engine is started by the rotary electric machine while output torque from the rotary electric machine is transferred to the wheels in a state in which rotation of the internal combustion engine has been stopped, the electronic control unit: executes second slipping control in which the second engagement device is controlled into a slipping engagement state, executes first slipping control in which the first engagement device which has been in a disengaged state is controlled into a slipping engagement state during execution of the second slipping control, and controls an engagement pressure of the first engagement device so as to lower a rotational speed of the rotary electric machine in the first slipping control.
US10279684B2
A system and method for controlling heating of at least one of an engine and a battery in a hybrid vehicle includes at least one heater and at least one system controller. The system controller receives a command signal and generates a heater control signal based on the command signal. The heater is in the hybrid vehicle and is electrically coupled to an electrical port integrated in the hybrid vehicle. The electrical port receives electric power from a power source external to the hybrid vehicle. In addition, the system includes a heater switch. The heater switch receives the heater control signal to control an amount of energy transferred from the electrical port to the heater and the heater selectively heats at least one of the engine and the battery in the hybrid vehicle.
US10279683B2
A vehicle display system includes a display device, a determiner, and a display controller. The display device provides a display on a window of a vehicle. The determiner determines whether a driver of the vehicle comes close to the vehicle. The display controller controls the display device to provide the display for an outside of the vehicle, when the determiner determines that the driver of the vehicle comes close to the vehicle.
US10279673B2
A mode transition control device is provided for a hybrid vehicle. The mode transition control device reduces a sensation of discomfort that may be imparted to a driver at a time of a mode transition from a series traveling mode to a parallel traveling mode during traveling. During mode transition from the series traveling mode to the parallel traveling mode in a hybrid vehicle, a gear shift stage is selected such that a rotational speed change amount of an internal combustion engine accompanying mode transition is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.
US10279665B2
A locking device for a covering member to provide sealing in storage, cargo, and other personal applications is disclosed. The locking device comprises a pipe member having predetermined length is configured to have a transverse opening. The covering member is slidably attached to a bead insert positioned inside the pipe member via the transverse opening, wherein the covering member is configured to securely wrap the contents of a storage space. The locking device is configured to enable a climate controlled environment for the wrapped contents of the storage space. A locking assembly and method of using the same is also disclosed.
US10279662B2
A system and method for assembling a door to a motor vehicle is disclosed including a bracket assembly that includes a bracket having a first pair of holes and a second pair of holes, and weld nuts welded to the bracket, the weld nuts being aligned with the first pair of holes. The system further includes an alignment piece having first and second alignment holes, the first alignment hole corresponding to a first of the second pair of holes of the bracket, the second alignment hole corresponding to a second of the second pair of holes of the bracket, datum pins inserted through the first and second alignment holes and the second pair of holes in the bracket, and a roller assembly fixedly attached to the bracket.
US10279657B2
An energy management system is applied to a vehicle having a first power source, a first converter, an electricity storage part, and a second power source. The energy management system has a second converter, a heat storage part, a mode switching part, and a controller. The mode switching part switches between a heat storage mode and a heat radiation mode. The heat storage part changes to a first phase in a solid state when a temperature of the heat storage part is lower than or equal to a phase transition temperature, and changes to a second phase in a solid state when a temperature of the heat storage part exceeds the phase transition temperature. The controller controls the operations of the second converter and the mode switching part based on at least one of an electricity storage condition of the electricity storage part and a conversion condition of the first converter.
US10279650B2
Vehicle climate control systems include heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for adjusting the vehicle cabin temperature. The HVAC system can deliver heated or cooled air to the vehicle interior to achieve a desired temperature inside the vehicle cabin. Some vehicles are equipped with secondary comfort features, such as heated or cooled seats, for additionally addressing occupant comfort. These features are typically stand-alone devices that function separately from the HVAC system.
US10279645B1
Disclosed is a device to be utilized in a vehicle to prevent a computing unit from overheating. The device includes a holder having a plurality of air vents, a plastic flexible hose, a shade, a reducer, and a plurality of alligator clips. The reducer is mounted on an air conditioning (AC) vent by utilizing the plurality of alligator clips. The holder includes a front portion and rear portion to accommodate the computing unit. The reducer is mounted in a way to guide the cool air to the plurality of air vents of the holder through the plastic flexible hose. The plurality of air vents is configured at a front portion of the holder to prevent the battery of the computing unit from overheating. Further, the shade is configured on a top portion of the holder to protect the computing unit from the sun.
US10279643B2
The disclosure relates to a leveling system useful for self-leveling casters on suspension systems of harvesters, such as self-propelled windrowers. The suspension system utilizes position sensors and hydraulic actuators operably linked to each caster, the hydraulic actuators responding to a rotational position of the caster as detected by the respective position sensor to level the caster.
US10279641B2
A regenerative shock absorber that include a housing and a piston that moves at least partially through the housing when the shock is compressed or extended from a rest position. When the piston moves, hydraulic fluid is pressurized and drives a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor, in turn, drives an electric generator that produced electric energy. The electric energy may be provided to a vehicle, among other things. The regenerative shock absorber may also provide ride performance that comparable to or exceeds that of conventional shock absorbers.
US10279640B2
A wheel suspension arrangement is provided for a vehicle having a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction and a vertical direction. The wheel suspension arrangement includes a wheel holder for supporting a vehicle wheel. A first vertical end region of the wheel holder is pivotally attached to a vehicle support structure by a rigid control arm and a second vertical end region of the wheel holder is attached to the vehicle support structure by a leaf spring. A longitudinal direction of the leaf spring is arranged substantially in the transverse direction of the vehicle. The leaf spring is pivotally attached to the vehicle support structure at a transverse center region of the vehicle, and a center of the leaf spring in the transverse direction is located vertically offset from a pivotal attachment location of the leaf spring. The pivotal attachment location of the leaf spring is vertically offset towards the side of the rigid control arm.
US10279638B2
A dump truck safety light device for a transfer dump truck system. The dump truck safety light device is coupled to a trailer reach or tongue. The dump truck safety light device is configured to be in a raised configuration or in a lowered configuration. The dump truck safety light device announces the presence of a trailer reach to another vehicle that is following slightly behind a dump truck in the next lane to the left. Without the dump truck safety light device, the trailer reach would be hidden to the driver of the other vehicle in a blind spot created by the passenger door of the other vehicle.
US10279636B2
Systems and methods for improving the uniformity of a tire by identifying the effects of tooling elements used during tire manufacture on tire uniformity, such as effects resulting from building drum elements, form elements, mold elements, and other tooling elements, are provided. More particularly, a tooling signature of a tooling element can be identified by analyzing a plurality of uniformity waveforms measured for a set of tires manufactured using the tooling element. The tooling signature can be analyzed and used to modify tire manufacture to improve the uniformity of a tire.
US10279635B2
Methods and systems are provided for using a forced induction system as a source of compressed air to pressurize a portable pressure vessel for inflating tires. In one example, a method may include providing instructions to the operator to initiate the method which includes the operator coupling the portable pressure vessel to a connection port included on the induction passage of the induction manifold. Responsive to more than one operator input, a controller selectively opens a pick-up valve in the connection port, and operates a plurality of engine systems to boost pressure in the induction passage to fill the portable pressure vessel.
US10279633B2
A pneumatic tire has a radially outer tread. The tread has a plurality of circumferential grooves, a plurality of lateral grooves, and a plurality of shoulder grooves. The tread includes bottoms and sides of each circumferential groove being textured for improving snow traction, each circumferential groove being textured with flat-topped pyramids, bottoms and sides of each lateral groove being textured for improving snow traction; and bottoms and sides of each shoulder groove being textured for improving snow traction.
US10279632B2
This pneumatic radial tire for agricultural vehicles includes lugs arranged alternately, in the tread circumferential direction, in tread width direction halves, and at least one protrusion on a wall at a trailing edge side of each lug, protruding from the wall in an opposite direction from a designated tire rotation direction, connecting to the bottom of a lug groove, and including an upper face orthogonal to the tire radial direction. A line M connects a tread width direction innermost point P of the wall at the trailing edge side of a first lug and a point Q ⅓ of a peripheral length of the wall away. The protrusion of a second lug positioned on the opposite tread width direction half from the first lug and adjacent to the first lug in the designated tire rotation direction is positioned on the tread width direction inner side of the line M.
US10279627B2
A non-pneumatic tire having at least two tire sections that are operable to be coupled together. Each tire section includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of radial supports that extend from the inner wall to the outer wall such that there is no interior volume enclosed by any combination of the inner wall, the outer wall, and the plurality of radial supports.
US10279622B2
A one-piece composite wheel has a disc core made from a three-dimensionally reinforced honeycomb structure, with the disc core embedded by a composite material to form a disc section of the wheel. The composite material also forms the rim of the wheel, with the rim being integral with the disc section.
US10279621B2
The fastening through hole includes the conical hollow portion conically hollowed from the tube outer circumferential surface of the rim, the through hole penetrating the rim at a center portion of the conical hollow portion in a diametrical direction. The opening of the conical hollow portion on a side of the tube outer circumferential surface includes the conical tube having an external conical shape which is substantially the same as the conical hollow portion. The conical tube of the conical tube is set to be greater than a diameter of the head portion of the male screw member.
US10279613B2
A lottery ticket is printed on a substrate sheet material having a front surface with lottery game indicia printed thereon and a removable covering material, typically scratch-off material, covering the lottery game indicia which is removable by a player to expose the game indicia for playing the game and other game information printed on the substrate sheet material where at least part of the substrate sheet material is formed of a translucent synthetic material to enable viewing through the part by the player.
US10279606B2
A printing apparatus includes a feeding unit that feeds a printing sheet having a first surface and a second surface, a conveyance unit that conveys the printing sheet fed by the feeding unit, and a printing unit that prints on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the printing sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit. A reverse path reverses the printing sheet of which the first surface is printed by the printing unit, and a control unit controls conveyance of a preceding sheet and a succeeding sheet, making a leading edge of the succeeding sheet overlap the preceding sheet reversed by the reverse path, and controls the conveyance of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet such that the succeeding sheet is conveyed to the printing unit in a state in which the succeeding sheet overlaps the preceding sheet.
US10279605B2
A printing system includes a first imaging unit configured to print a first image and a registration mark associated with the first image on a web contemporaneously during a production run, and a sensor configured to detect the registration mark at a point where the registration mark is within a second imaging unit. The printing system further includes a controller configured to calculate an offset along a width direction of the web based on the registration mark and to instruct the second imaging unit to print the second image on the web. The second image is shifted in its entirety in accordance with the calculated offset and is printed on the same side of the web as the first image.
US10279595B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: an installation case receiving a cartridge including a first liquid chamber; a tank including a second liquid chamber; and a controller configured to: when the cartridge is installed in the installation case, determine a liquid amount Vs of liquid stored in the second liquid chamber based on an outflow amount of liquid flowed out from the cartridge toward the tank and a discharge liquid amount for performing image recording of unit recording area; when the liquid amount Vs reaches a first threshold, determine a first recording speed as a recording speed; when the liquid amount Vs does not reach the first threshold, determine a second recording speed slower than the first recording speed as the recording speed; and perform the image recording of unit recording area at the determined recording speed.
US10279594B2
An apparatus displays an S_Empty informing screen on a display when a count value N reaches a threshold Nth, reads a liquid amount Vc from an IC chip of a cartridge which is installed, calculates an outflow amount Qc of a liquid flowing out from the cartridge to a tank at a period Δt based on the read liquid amount Vc, and erases the S_Empty informing screen from the display when the calculated outflow amount Qc is equal to or larger than a threshold Qth1.
US10279589B2
A method for manufacturing a structure includes, preparing a substrate with a recessed portion provided therein, attaching a film including a photosensitive resin layer containing photosensitive resin therein and a support layer to the substrate to cover the recessed portion with the photosensitive resin layer, irradiating the photosensitive resin layer covering the recessed portion with light via the support layer to form a latent image pattern on the photosensitive resin layer, heating the photosensitive resin layer at 30 degrees Celsius or higher and X degrees Celsius or lower for one minute or longer, wherein a softening point of the photosensitive resin is X degrees Celsius (X≥30), separating the support layer from the photosensitive resin layer, heating the photosensitive resin layer at X+10 degrees Celsius or higher, and carrying out development on the photosensitive resin layer.
US10279588B2
Provided is a line inkjet printer capable of color printing using a simple configuration. A line inkjet printer has: a conveyance unit that, when printing, conveys at least one of a print medium and line head in a conveyance direction; and a line head having multiple nozzles that eject ink of one of N (where N is an integer of 2 or more) different colors arranged in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction, and configured to eject mutually different colors of ink from nozzles that are mutually adjacent along the direction intersecting the conveyance direction.
US10279584B2
A web printing press is provided. The web printing press includes at least one printing unit printing images on a web, at least one press component in direct contact with the web, a cutting device for cutting the web into sheets and a controller transmitting a virtual master signal to the at least one printing unit and at least one press component. A sensor senses the at least one press component or directly senses the web downstream of the at least one print unit and generates a sensor signal. A processor receives the sensor signal and the virtual master signal, the processor transmits a modified virtual master signal to the cutting device as a function of the received sensor signal. Methods are also provided.
US10279582B2
There is described a combined printing press (10; 10*) for the production of security documents, in particular banknotes, comprising a screen printing group (2; 2*) and an intaglio printing group (3) adapted to process substrates in the form of individual sheets or successive portions of a continuous web. The screen printing group (2; 2*) is located upstream of the intaglio printing group (3) and comprises at least one screen printing unit (20; 20*) designed to print a pattern of optically-variable ink onto one side of the substrates, which optically-variable ink contains flakes that can be oriented by means of a magnetic field. The screen printing group (2; 2*) further comprises a magnetic unit (24; 24*) located downstream of the screen printing unit (20; 20*), which magnetic unit is designed to magnetically induce an optically-variable effect in the pattern of optically-variable ink applied by the screen printing unit (20; 20*). The screen printing group (2; 2*) further comprises at least one drying/curing unit (25, 28; 25*, 28*) designed to dry/cure the pattern of optically-variable ink in which the optically-variable effect has been induced by the magnetic unit (24), prior to transfer of the substrates to the intaglio printing group (3).
US10279570B2
A composite board with a multilayer laminated facer is presented having a nonwoven, a first polymer layer, and a second polymer layer. The laminate may be printed on the nonwoven, on the upper surface of the first polymer layer or inverted printed on the backside of an applied film. A number of configurations for the polymer layers are disclosed. The laminate may include exposed fibers on the lower surface or the nonwoven may be saturated. A removable peel-ply may be included. By controlling the placement and thickness of the polymer layers it is possible to tailor additive in the polymers such as colorants, opacifiers, UV stabilizers, and fire retardants to improve quality and reduce costs. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, a first polymer layer is applied to the topside of the nonwoven and the second polymer is laminated to the first polymer layer as a preformed film. The laminated facer is thermally or adhesively bonded to the composite board.
US10279567B2
A laminate structure having a first chemically strengthened glass layer, a second chemically strengthened glass layer, and a polymer interlayer structure intermediate the first and second glass layers. The polymer interlayer structure can include a first polymeric layer adjacent to the first glass layer, a second polymeric layer adjacent to the second glass layer, and a polymeric rigid core intermediate the first and second polymeric layers.
US10279561B2
A laminated body that exhibits heat resistance, chemical resistance, good interfacial adhesion, good varnish-impregnation and also has a three-dimensional formability and results in low variability in the shapes of the products in a forming process and an excellent forming process yield. The laminated body includes a thermoplastic resin sheet layer having a heat of crystallization of 10 J/g or more and a wet-laid nonwoven layer including polyphenylene sulfide fibers and having a heat of crystallization of 10 J/g or more, the wet-laid nonwoven layer being stacked on at least one surface of the thermoplastic resin sheet layer without an adhesive therebetween.
US10279554B2
A tire cure metal mold has a plurality of blades for forming a sipe provided in a protruding manner on a tread forming surface. The tire cure metal mold has a first blade extending along a first direction, a second blade extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction and a protrusion portion. The protrusion portion is formed by a local protrusion of the tread forming surface and comes into contact with a side surface of the first blade and an end surface of the second blade facing to the side surface of the first blade.
US10279547B2
The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a method of forming an opening on a panel, the method including pressing in a first direction on the panel to form a protrusion with a tip portion, and cutting the protrusion with a force in a second direction to remove the tip portion to form the opening on the panel, the second direction being different from the first direction. The first direction may be a direction of gravity plus and minus up to 15 degrees. The second direction may be transverse to the first direction with an angle differential there-between of 75 to 105 degrees.
US10279537B2
Methods of enhancing one or more physical properties of a thermoplastic film include incrementally stretching thermoplastic films in the machine direction and/or transverse direction. In one or more implementations, methods of incrementally stretching thermoplastic films include reducing the gauge of the films without reducing the films' machine-direction tear resistance. The methods can involve cold stretching the films and imparting rib patterns into the film. The linear ribs can have alternating thick and thin gauges. Incrementally stretched thermoplastic films can have a machine-direction tear resistance that is approximately equal to or greater than the machine-direction tear resistance of the film prior to stretching.
US10279526B2
An injection molding method that includes: (a) fitting an injection molding machine with an injection mold defining one or more molding cavities, with at least one mold plate provided with one or more channels for circulation of a tempering medium, (b) providing a feed of plastic material, (c) heating the molding cavities by circulating through the channels a first tempering medium, (d) injecting plastic material into the closed heated mold to fill the molding cavities, (e) cooling the molding cavities of the filled closed injection mold until at least partly solidifying the molded plastic parts by circulating through the channels a second tempering medium, (f) opening the injection mold by parting the injector plate from the ejector plate, (g) ejecting the at least partly solidified molded plastic parts by actuation of ejector pins of the ejector plate, and (h) repeating the cycle of steps (c)-(g).
US10279521B1
An exemplary process includes determining a desired pore size, selecting an initial pore size greater than the target pore size, manufacturing a porous structure with the initial pore size, forging the porous structure to form a forged part having the desired pore size, and forming an orthopedic device from the forged part.
US10279519B2
A mold assembly includes a first upper portion, a second upper portion, and a base removably coupled to each other. A method of manufacturing an electrical connector with the mold assembly includes preheating a resin, mixing the resin with a hardener, preheating the mold assembly, injecting the resin hardener mixture into the mold assembly, and curing the resin hardener mixture.
US10279510B2
A method of separating waste material to a plurality of separated materials is disclosed herein. The method is effected by subjecting the waste material to a separation according to specific gravity, to thereby obtain two or more fractions, and optionally subjecting one or more of said fractions to additional separation procedures, to thereby obtain two or more of a low-density polymeric material, a high-density polymeric material, a metal, a glass, an oil, and lignocelluloses. The disclosed method can further be effected by processing one or more of the separated materials to thereby obtain one or more processed materials of a beneficial use. Further disclose herein are separated and/or processed materials obtainable by the method, articles-of-manufacturing comprising same, and systems for separating and/or processing the waste material.
US10279502B2
A cutting tool holder (1) for holding and driving a cutting tool (2) includes at least one actuator (3) for adjusting at least one operating state of the cutting tool holder (1). A control module (4) is disposed on the cutting tool holder (1) and is connected with the actuator (3). The control module (4) directly and independently actuates the actuator (3); information about the operating state is storable on the control module (4). A TCP- and/or UDP-based server is disposed on the control module (4) so that information transmitted from a web-browser compatible end device (5, 6) about an operating state to be assumed can be received and information about the actual operating state can be transmitted to the web-browser compatible end device (5, 6).
US10279497B2
A cutting apparatus is disclosed which includes a cutter knife which is reciprocally moveable along a path of travel; a track member mounted adjacent to the cutter knife and which mechanically cooperates with the cutter knife so as to define, at least in part, a first non-cutting position, and a second cutting position for the cutter knife; and a magnet is mounted in a location on the track member and which releasably, magnetically restrains the cutter knife when the cutter knife is in the first non-cutting position.
US10279495B2
An apparatus for slicing food product to produce food product slices. The apparatus includes a circular cutting head having an axis and at least one knife assembly on the circumference of the cutting head, and a knife extending axially inward and having a corrugated shape to produce a food product slice with a periodic shape characterized by peaks and valleys. At least one component securing the knife to the cutting head has a surface facing radially inward and a corrugated shape shaped differently than the corrugated shape of the knife to minimize surface contact between unsliced food products and the cutting head.
US10279494B2
A cutting apparatus including a first pusher for pushing and conveying the left side, toward the right side direction; a second cutter for cutting the right side of the large sheet block and sequentially cutting the right end to divide the sheet into long column unit blocks in the up-and-down direction; a right side remover for removing the remaining portion; a column unit block conveyer for conveying the column unit blocks in the right side direction while maintaining a predetermined interval thereamong; a second pusher for pushing and conveying the upper sides of the cut column unit blocks toward the lower side direction; a fourth cutter for cutting the lower side of the column unit block and sequentially cutting the lower end of the column unit block into small blocks; and a lower side remover for removing the remaining portion.
US10279492B2
The present invention relates to a drive train (50) of a hair cutting appliance (10) and to a self-aligning coupling linkage (66) for a drive train (50). The coupling linkage (66) comprises a driving shaft and a non-aligning output shaft (56), said coupling linkage (66) comprising: a first driving coupling element (78) arranged to be driven by a driving shaft (54), particularly by a motor shaft, a transmission shaft (70), particularly a rigid transmission shaft (70), comprising a first drivable coupling element (80) at a first end and a second driving coupling element (86) at a second end thereof, wherein first driving coupling element (78) engages the first drivable coupling element (80) for rotatingly driving the transmission shaft (70), thereby forming a first pivoting joint (76), wherein the second driving coupling element (86) is arranged to engage a second drivable coupling element (88) of an output shaft (56), wherein the first driving coupling element (78) and the first drivable coupling element (80) define a male connector comprising an external polygonal profile (90), viewed in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis, and a female connector comprising an internal polygonal profile (102), and wherein the external polygonal profile (90) of the male connector, viewed in a longitudinal axial section, is at least sectionally provided with convexly shaped flanks (92).
US10279486B2
A construction equipment accessory can include a construction equipment attachment portion, which can include a mechanical interface, a hydraulic interface, and a center section coupled to the mechanical interface, first and second support arms pivotably coupled to the construction equipment attachment portion's center section, and first and second finger grapples. The first and second finger grapples can each include two or more opposing fingers and can be hydraulically movable between open and closed positions. By attaching the construction equipment accessory to construction equipment with the construction equipment attachment portion, an operator can move elongate objects such as pipes, poles, and erosion control products.
US10279484B2
A mechanical finger has a base adapted to be connected to an actuator for being displaced in at least one degree of actuation, and has two or more phalanges. A first phalanx is rotationally connected at a proximal end to the base, and a second phalanx is rotationally connected at a proximal end to a distal end of the first phalanx. A transmission linkage providing at least one rotational degree of freedom (DOF) between the base and a distal-most one of the phalanges. Passive rotational DOF joints are between the phalanges, between the base and the first phalanx, and in the transmission linkage, whereby the mechanical finger has a passive state of actuation in which the base, the at least two phalanges and the transmission linkage remain in a constant orientation relative to one another through displacement of the base caused by the actuator absent a contact of one of the phalanges with an object, and a grasping state of actuation in which a contact of at least one of the phalanges with an object causes a variation of the orientation of at least one of the phalanges relative to the base through displacement of the base caused by the actuator.
US10279483B2
The invention relates to a robot comprising a tool (8), a first chain of elements having a proximal end element (6) and a distal end element (7) to which the tool is connected, at least one control member (9) of the robot connected to one of the elements of the first chain of elements other than the distal end element, control means (13, 14, 15) for at least one part of the first element chain and the control member in order to associate, with a movement of the control member relative to the proximal end element along at least one degree of freedom of the control member, a more complex movement of the distal end element relative to the proximal end element along at least one of the degrees of freedom of the distal end element.
US10279479B2
A robot calibrating apparatus calibrating a command value for a robot body 2 whose position and orientation is controlled based on the command value, includes an operating unit configured to calculate a calibrating function of calibrating the command value, based on the difference between an ideal position and orientation of the robot body 2 and an actual position and orientation of the robot body 2. The ideal position and orientation is operated based on a command value RHTcom for calibration used during calibration or on a control result value which is a result of control according to the command value. The actual position and orientation is operated based on a measurement value RHT′meas for calibration acquired by a camera 3 arranged at a prescribed relative position and orientation with respect to the robot body 2 during the robot body 2 being controlled according to the command value for calibration.
US10279476B2
The invention relates to a method for programming a robot, in particular a robot comprising a robotic arm, in which method a movement to be performed by the robot is set up preferably in a robot programme by means of a predefined motion template, the motion template is selected from a database comprising a plurality of motion templates, the motion template comprises one or more execution modules that can be parameterized and at least one learning module, the one or more execution modules are used for planning and/or performing the robot movement or part of the robot movement, the leaning module records one or more configurations of the robot during an initialization process, in particular in the form of a teaching process, and the learning module calculates parameters for the one or more execution modules on the basis of the recorded configurations, preferably using an automatic learning process. Also disclosed is a corresponding system for programming a robot.
US10279470B2
Embodiments of a method and system for sharing toy robot programs enabling toy robots to interact with physical surroundings can include receiving a robot program; automatically processing a token for the robot program; and processing a program request for the robot program based on the token. The embodiments can additionally or alternatively include controlling a toy robot based on a robot program; recommending a robot program; publishing a robot program; processing modifications of robot programs S160; and/or any other suitable functionality.
US10279468B2
To reduce influence of vibrations resulting from operations of a robot and also ensure excellent workability in installation.An industrial robot according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a robot main body, a first base, a second base, and a coupling frame. The first base includes a first upper end portion and a first bottom portion, the first upper end portion supporting the robot main body, the first bottom portion being provided on a floor surface. The second base includes a second upper end portion and a second bottom portion, a plurality of works processed by the robot main body being placed on the second upper end portion, the second bottom portion being provided on the floor surface. The coupling frame couples the first bottom portion and the second bottom portion to each other.
US10279464B1
The socket wrench storage case is a storage apparatus. The socket wrench storage case comprises a rectilinear block, a plurality of ports, and one or more adaptors. The plurality of ports are formed in the rectilinear block. Each of the plurality of ports are defined to receive a drive fitting selected from the group consisting of a drive fitting of an adaptor selected from the one or more adaptors, the wrench handle drive fitting, and the wrench extension drive fitting. Each individual adaptor selected from the one or more adaptors attaches the rectilinear block to a socket rail selected from the group consisting of the first socket rail drive fitting, the second socket rail drive fitting, and the third socket rail drive fitting.
US10279451B1
A dual PMR writer is disclosed wherein the better writer at outer diameter (OD) skew is paired with a suspension after dynamic performance (DP) spin stand testing so that the better writer is the inner writer formed closer to a recording disk center than the other writer. Accordingly, lower read write offset is achieved at OD skew and better area density capability is realized. Preferably, there is a symmetrical or substantially symmetrical air bearing surface design after lapping and spin stand testing to afford flexibility in pairing an up facing (UP) head configuration with an UP suspension, or a down facing (DN) head configuration with a DN suspension to enable the better writer to be the inner writer. The dual PMR writer may have a dual dynamic fly height heater on each side of a center plane separating the two writers to improve write gap protrusion in the better writer.
US10279446B2
A drilling device with automatic or controlled feed speed. The drilling device includes a casing that houses a drilling spindle that is to drive a cutting tool in motion to drill a workpiece having a target surface. The spindle is tiltable inside the casing relative to the axis of the casing. The device has a self-alignment, which self-aligns the spindle relative to the target surface. The self-alignment moves the spindle into a position in which its axis is essentially perpendicular to the target surface under the effect of an application of a thrust force of the drilling device against the target surface essentially along the axis of the casing.
US10279441B2
A plate with a passage and the like capable of shortening a process time than a previous one and of suppressing leakage from or contamination to the passage are provided. The plate with the passage is a plate in which the passage for causing a fluid to circulate therein is formed, and includes a body plate formed of a metal or an alloy and in which a groove serving as the passage is provided, a cover plate that covers the groove, and a deposition layer that is formed such that metal or alloy powder is accelerated with a gas and is sprayed on the body plate and the cover plate in a solid phase, and covers the cover plate.
US10279432B2
The present invention provides a device and method for laser cutting of aluminum alloy wheel blank burrs. The device includes a wheel hub lifting and locking mechanism and one or more groups of lasers mounted to a moving mechanism, and the moving mechanism comprises vertical guide columns (8) and horizontal guide columns (10) mounted to the vertical guide columns (8). During use, the device of the present invention can realize the function of online cutting of wheel burrs, thereby improving work efficiency and reducing manual labor, and the device has the characteristics of high cutting precision, rounded and burr-free cutting parts, stable performances, high degree of automation and the like.
US10279429B2
A tire mold or a tire mold segment can include an air compression cavity, which connects to multiple surface connection slots having dimensions between 10 and 300 microns, which can be suitable for selective removal of air in the mold. The air compression cavity, can be close to the outside ambient, allowing the air escaping the interior of the mold to be compressed, which can assist in preventing the rubber material from leaving the mold pattern surface.
US10279428B2
While conveying a flat plate material X, a laser blanking apparatus 100 for cutting the plate material X into a blank material with laser light emitted from a laser nozzle 11 includes an endless conveyor 1 for feeding the plate material X, a pair of upstream and downstream support rollers 21a and 21b provided below the laser nozzle 11, and a drawing roller 21c provided below the upstream and downstream support rollers 21a and 21b, wherein the upstream and downstream support rollers 21a and 21b and the drawing roller 21c guide the endless conveyor 1.
US10279424B2
A filter device for gas filtration has a filter housing and a plate-type filter element disposed in the filter housing. The filter element is provided with a raw side and a clean side and is flowed through from the raw side to the clean side by a gas to be purified in a direction that is orthogonal to a filter plane of the plate-type filter element. A cover element is connected to the filter housing by a tensioning bolt penetrating the filter element. The filter element has a cutout forming a clean-side gas collecting chamber. A sealing element is arranged on the clean side of the filter element and frames the gas collecting chamber at least partially. A sealing eye is connected to the sealing element and arranged in the gas collecting chamber, wherein the tensioning bolt is guided through the sealing eye.
US10279421B2
A method of making a downhole servicing tool comprising explosively welding a corrosion resistant material to a corrodible surface of the downhole servicing tool to yield a coated surface, wherein the coated surface comprises an explosively-welded corrosion resistant material.
US10279413B2
A tool welding system is disclosed that includes a table that heats a tool. A multi-axis robot includes a welding head that is moved relative to the table in response to a command. A controller is in communication with the robot and generates the command in response to welding parameters. The weld parameters are based upon a difference between an initial tool shape and a desired tool shape. The difference between the initial tool shape and the desired tool shape corresponds to a desired weld shape. The desired weld shape is adjusted based upon initial tool shape variations, which includes thermal growth of the tool. The tool is welded to provide the desired weld shape to achieve a desired tool shape.
US10279405B2
A cutting assembly for cutting a workpiece includes a frame, a fixture, and a saw. The fixture is coupled to the frame, and is configured to receive the workpiece. The saw has a cutter to cut the workpiece. The saw is pivotally coupled to the frame. The cutting assembly further includes a locking assembly for locking the workpiece within the fixture. The locking assembly includes a lock structure pivotally coupled to the fixture. The lock structure is configured to lock the workpiece within the fixture. The locking assembly further includes a telescopic structure coupled to the saw and the lock structure. The telescopic structure is configured to move the lock structure in response to a pivotal movement of the saw. The telescopic structure facilitates a locking, by the lock structure, of the workpiece within the fixture.
US10279397B1
Blind hole locating systems, devices, and methods are provided. A method includes installing a guide screw into a blind hole of a first material and assembling a drill guide apparatus, which includes removably coupling a drill guide to a guide strap and inserting a guide pin through a drill guide hole of the drill guide so that a length of the guide pin protrudes past the guide strap. The method also includes placing the drill guide apparatus on the first material so that a portion of a length of the guide pin protrudes into the guide screw, securing a portion of the guide strap to the first material, and removing the guide pin while the guide strap remains secured and placing a second material over the blind hole (including the guide screw in the blind hole) and between the guide strap and the first material.
US10279396B2
A machining toolholder including a body, a horn and a piezoelectric actuator is disclosed. The body includes a center through hole extending in the axial direction therein. The center through hole includes a first hole section and a second hole section. The horn includes a first section and a second section which are disposed coaxially and connected with each other. Part of the first section is slidably inserted into the first hole section. The second section is connected to the body and engaged with a tool. Part of the surface of the second section contacts with a wall surface of the second hole section. The piezoelectric actuator fits around the horn and is controllable to drive the tool to vibrate. With this design, the machining toolholder could have good stiffness and connection stability, and could resist to the stress effectively.
US10279394B2
New methods of forming chiral nanoparticles (e.g., nano structures) are provided. The method comprises directing circular polarized light (CPL) towards a nanoparticle precursor to cause a photo induced reaction of the nanoparticle precursor and induce chirality to form a stable chiral nanoparticle. In this manner, CPL is used to template chirality onto nanoparticles without use of any chiral component or chiral ligands for inducing chirality to the particle in such a method. The nanoparticles may include a variety of light-absorbing materials (e.g., CdTe, CdS, Au, and the like). Such methods provide a rapid, simple, and inexpensive way of forming chiral nanoparticles that have long term chiral stability.
US10279393B2
The present process provides a method for synthesizing oxide-free copper nanometal dispersion in a free and reduced state using a solution phase synthesis process. A solution of an organic reducing agent containing at least two proximal nitrogen atoms is reacted with a separate solution containing a copper salt reformulated into a charge transfer complex. The reaction products are stabilized with Lewis bases and Lewis acids and optionally can be concentrated by removing a portion of the volatile low molecular weight solvent by either the use of a partial vacuum or by chemical extraction into another phase.
US10279392B2
A ladle transport car includes a car truck body provided with a wheel, a mounting table arranged on the car truck body, a ladle movement mechanism arranged on the mounting table, on which a ladle is mounted and moved in a horizontal direction, and a ladle turning mechanism arranged between the car truck body and the mounting table and turning the ladle by turning the mounting table in a horizontal plane.
US10279391B2
A magnetic phase-transformation material with the formula Nia−mMnb−nCom+nTic is provided, wherein a+b+c=100, 20
US10279390B2
An apparatus (100) and method for the production of elongated metal products such as bars, rods or the like: A rolling mill (10) with at least one rolling stand (5); a casting station (20) with at least a first casting line (2a) and at least a second casting line (2b), each line (2a, 2b) being operable to produce respective elongated intermediate products (b2a, b2b), such as billets; wherein at least the first casting line (2a) is directly aligned with the rolling mill (10), the first casting line (2a) being configured to feed the rolling mill (10) with a fully continuous casting strand or with cast elongated intermediate products; and the second casting line (2b) is not aligned with the rolling mill (10). A bidirectional transfer device (30) for transferring elongated intermediate products (b2b) of the second casting line (2b) alternatively in a first direction from the second casting line (2b) to the first casting line (2a) to align the elongated intermediate product (b2b) with the rolling mill (10) or in a second direction from the at least second casting line (2b) to a cooling bed (40).
US10279382B2
Provided is a dynamic two-way guide and drainage control method for leachate and landfill gas. The dynamic two-way guide and drainage control method is used in a waste landfill. By implementing the present invention, the water-guiding permeability inside the waste body is improved, and the problems that the water level of the leachate is raised, the landfill gas is escaped, the collection efficiency is extremely low and the like during a waste landfilling process at present are solved.
US10279378B2
A container for the cleaning of an object, intended to receive, in addition to the object to be cleaned, a fluid including ferromagnetic components, and intended to be submitted to the action of a magnetic field generated by the rotation of magnets. The container comprises a bottom wall, a lateral wall, and a removable closing lid, said container being transparent to the magnetic field. The lateral wall of said container comprises on its inside radially-protruding longitudinal fins.
US10279372B2
A method for forming a coating on a stent involves spraying or drying a coating on the stent while the stent is supported on a mandrel assembly, during which part of the stent is made to go out of contact with the mandrel assembly.
US10279369B2
Printing apparatus includes: a printer (thin-film carrier, conveyer, and droplet discharger) printing on a thin film by discharging, while shifting thin film in first direction, droplets containing a functional component from a plurality of positions differing from each other in second direction; and a print uniformity controller (print controller and position switcher) performing the printing for a plurality of times, by using the printer and changing position and/or orientation of thin film relative to the plurality of positions.
US10279368B2
A slit opening of a slit nozzle extends unidirectionally in a longitudinal direction from near the center of a circular substrate to near an outer edge of the substrate, and has a length in the longitudinal direction equal to or smaller than a radius of the substrate. When the slit nozzle discharges chemical onto the substrate, a rotary holder rotates the substrate and the slit nozzle relatively to each other about the center of the substrate. Accordingly, the chemical from the slit nozzle all adheres to a surface of the substrate to form an excellent liquid column and a chemical film on an almost entire surface of the substrate along the outer edge of the circular substrate. This yields satisfactory coating of the substrate with the chemical while waste chemical is suppressed.
US10279355B2
Hydraulic classifiers are provided for sorting material using injected water. Some embodiments include upper and lower housings having different cross-sectional shapes. In some embodiments, certain improvements are provided for cleanout and/or removal or replacement of teeter bars.
US10279353B2
A mill and operating method for using grinding bodies for grinding a grinding stock. Grinding bodies that have passed through the through the product outlet enter an upwardly inclined discharge pipe from where, when the grinding body mill is at a standstill, the grinding bodies are directed out of the discharge pipe through the product outlet into a rotor body of the separating device. When operation of the grinding body mill is resumed, the grinding bodies are conveyed back into the grinding chamber owing to the rotation of the rotor body.
US10279351B2
A system for separating an analyte from other components of a sample includes a receptacle holding station and a magnetic separation station. The receptacle holding station includes one or more stationary, permanent magnets positioned to apply a magnetic field to the contents of a receptacle held stationary within the receptacle holding station. The magnetic separation station includes one or more permanent magnets and is configured to perform a magnetic separation procedure on the contents of a receptacle transported from the receptacle holding station to the magnetic separation station. The magnetic separation procedure includes isolating an analyte immobilized on a magnetically-responsive solid support within the receptacle and removing other components of the sample from the receptacle. The magnetic separation station is configured to provide relative movement between the receptacle and the one or more permanent magnets after the receptacle is transported to the magnetic separation station.
US10279349B2
The disclosure relates to an apparatus for segregating particles on the basis of their ability to flow through a stepped passageway. At least some of the particles are unable to pass through a narrower passageway bounded by a segregating step, resulting in segregation of the particles. The breadth of the leading edge of at least one step of the apparatus is significantly greater than the overall width of the passageway in which the step occurs, permitting high and rapid sample throughput. The apparatus and methods described herein can be used to segregate particles of a wide variety of types. By way of example, they can be used to segregate circulating tumor cells from a human blood sample.
US10279347B2
An integrated fluidics module that reduces mass and volume so that it can readily fit inside a compact biomedical instrument. A fluidics module that integrates discrete components (e.g., pump, connectors, tubing, regulator, and valves) reduces mass and volume requirements.
US10279344B2
A membrane-based device for multi-step assays including one or more reagents pre-dried on the device, and one or more one fluid storage zones intended to enable the automated sequential delivery of the reagents to a test zone from addition of a fluid to the device. Addition of the fluid to the device may include a single addition of the fluid to the device. The fluid storage zones may fill with the fluid when the fluid with a sample is added to the device, and then the fluid may be released to the device at a later time. In some cases, the fluid from the sample zone is wicked into both the test zone and the fluid storage zones. Preferably, the device includes multiple layers. At least one porous membrane may be disposed between at least two of the layers. Also, associated methods are disclosed.
US10279325B1
A mixing apparatus operable to be reciprocated in vessel such as a syringe, and operable to combine with the stopper of the syringe so that transfers are minimized and the system remains closed and sterile. In particular, an emulsifying apparatus is described that efficiently breaks down fat cells with a few strokes of the shaft. The mixing and emulsifying apparatuses have applications in many applications in which mixing, emulsifying and transfer are desired.
US10279320B2
The present invention relates to a water treatment membrane including a support; and a polymer layer including a copolymer containing a hydrophobic repeating unit and a hydrophilic repeating unit including an ion exchange functional group on the support, wherein the polymer layer has ion exchange capacity (IEC) of 0.02 meq/g to 2.4 meq/g, and to a water treatment module, which have excellent salt rejection and permeate flow properties.
US10279316B2
In a membrane filtration system and process, retentate exiting a filtration element is maintained inside a loop and redirected back to the inlet of a pump. The pump may produce a generally constant velocity in the loop. Water is concentrated inside the loop until discharged in batches. Feed water enters the loop automatically. The flux through the filtration element is maintained by a controlled valve or pump in communication with a permeate outlet. A filtration element has one or more rigid inserts in a housing. The inserts are covered with membranes. The element is configured to provide open feed channels beside the inserts. The membranes and inserts are potted at an edge, which may be their only attachment to the housing. Permeate flows between the membrane and the insert to the potted edge. The filtration element may be used in the system and process described herein or in others.
US10279311B2
A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) chamber is disclosed. The CMP chamber includes a chamber body, a door mounted on the chamber body and a chamber substructure being one selected from a group consisting of a moisture separator separating a moisture generated in the CMP chamber, a supplementary exhaust port, a transparent window mounted on the door, a sampling port mounted on the door, a sealing material including a metal frame, an o-ring for sealing the door and a combination thereof.
US10279300B2
Air filter cartridges for use in air cleaner assemblies are described. The air filter cartridges typically comprise a stack of strips of fluted media, having an inlet flow face and an outlet flow face. A projection is provided extending outwardly from adjacent the outlet flow face of the media pack, as a projection supporting a seal arrangement. The seal arrangement is typically rectangular, with four straight and four rounded corners. The projection can be configured with open corners, and in some instances comprises tabs, to facilitate flexing of the projection to accommodate variations in a housing seal surface, with which the cartridge is installed. Air cleaner assemblies and components therefor, using cartridges in accord with the descriptions herein, are described.
US10279299B2
An air compressor system having a refrigerated dryer and a form of a filter is used between a compressor of the air compressor system and the refrigerated dryer. The filter can include a conical shape such as frustoconical, and includes an outer retainer having a plurality of openings and an inner mesh filter. The retainer and mesh filter can be made out of metal. An end cap and a flange can close off both ends of the conical shape, and a handle can extend from a flange to aid in ease of handling. The components extending between the ends (i.e. between the end cap and flange) may only include the retainer and the mesh filter.
US10279294B2
An apparatus, process, and system are disclosed that effectively provide separation of a combined gas/liquid flow stream into its separated gas and liquid factions. The invention is primarily directed to the fields of preparative supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), but will have other utilization and applicability where phases of dramatically different density, viscosity and volumetric flow require separation.
US10279278B2
A fusible toy bead scraper set includes: a main body; a spatula portion formed on a front side of the main body; and guide portions. The guide portions extend from left and right end surface of the main body to define a space between left and right end portions of the main body, have lower surfaces, and are disposed on left and right sides of the main body, for guiding forward and rearward movement of the spatula portion. The set also includes fusible toy beads and a rectangular holding tray.
US10279272B2
System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation comprising defining a plurality of associations between each of a plurality of triggers and a respective event, of a plurality of events, monitoring a communication in a virtual environment between a first user represented by a first avatar and a second user represented by a second avatar, the communication having an explicit meaning to the first and second users, determining that the communication has a predefined meaning between the first user and the second user, determining that the communication is defined as a first trigger, of the plurality of triggers, based on the communication having the predefined meaning, identifying a first association, of the plurality of associations, between the first trigger and a first event, of the plurality of events, and triggering the first event in the virtual environment based on the first association.
US10279271B2
A system and method for providing virtual items to users of an online game operated in a virtual space. Multiple users may participate in affiliations or alliances of discrete groups of users in an online game and may access the online game through client computing platforms associated with the users. The affiliations may have affiliation game units associated with affiliations which provide a benefit to the members of the online game. Affiliation members may cumulatively obtain affiliation game units and/or upgrade affiliation game units by providing one or more virtual items. Upgrading affiliation game units may require the cooperation of multiple members of the affiliation.
US10279265B2
A system, a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method are described herein for a System Tuner for customizing a player's experience. The System Tuner creates an optimal game model based on game-related data of a plurality of players. The optimal game model corresponds to a player segment in the plurality of players. The System Tuner generates one or more rules for building a game variant based on the optimal game model. The System Tuner detects a first player accessing the game. The System Tuner determines a particular player segment to which the player belongs. The System Tuner generates a game variant based on an optimal game model for the particular player segment and sends the game variant to a client device.
US10279260B2
The systems and methods are directed towards cut-scene gameplay. Cut-scene gameplay refers to implementation of gameplay within different portions of a movie. The gameplay elements invite viewers to provide input that influences how the movie progresses. The movie may include many different branching storylines. In this way, different viewers are provided different experiences even though they may all be viewing the same general movie. Furthermore, subsequent viewing of the same movie may provide different experiences or at least encourage viewers to view the movie again in order to provide different inputs in hopes of obtaining different branches/or endings of the movie.
US10279253B2
A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.
US10279252B2
Systems and methods for executing multiple video games, or other sources of video, include a cloud game execution environment in which each game application is executed on the same operating system but within a virtual I/O shell. The virtual I/O shell includes virtual video, audio and input channels that allow each game application to operate as if it had dedicated drivers. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the invention are used to provide video streams to a plurality of clients over the internet.
US10279240B2
An interface for enabling a splitboard binding to be mounted to any snowboard is provided. The interface includes a baseplate that includes a disc for mounting the baseplate to a snowboard. The disc is configured to correspond with a common snowboard binding hole pattern to thereby allow the baseplate to be mounted on most snowboards. The interface further includes a puck that is configured to mount to the top surface of the baseplate. The puck is configured to interlock with many types of splitboard bindings. In this way, splitboard bindings can be mounted to a snowboard.
US10279228B2
A golf club device for improving one's golf abilities is disclosed. The device includes a head, and a shaft where the head is rotatably connected to at least an upper portion of the shaft. Rotation is achieved with an angular rotation mechanism. The angular rotation mechanism may include a variable resistance feature. The angular rotation mechanism may be positioned in or on the head, or it may be positioned in the shaft. One or more visual alignment indicators may also be employed.
US10279224B1
A multiple-material golf club head with an improved scarf joint between the crown and the body, and a method of finishing said golf club head is disclosed herein. The golf club preferably has a metal body comprising a striking face, a sole, a return portion, a bond flange, and a rear flange, and a composite crown having a scarf region, a step portion, and a constant thickness region directly behind the scarf region. The golf club is manufactured by providing a club head with a bond flange, providing a composite crown with a scarf region delineated by a front edge and a step portion and/or groove, bonding the scarf region to the bond flange to form an upper golf club head surface, and grinding the upper golf club head surface only from a location proximate the front edge to a location proximate the step portion and/or groove.
US10279222B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots and an excellent shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core, an intermediate layer covering the spherical core, and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein a material hardness (Hm) of a resin composition constituting the intermediate layer ranges from 65 to 80 in Shore D hardness, a material hardness (Hc) of a resin composition constituting the cover ranges from 57 to 72 in Shore D hardness, a hardness difference (Hm−Hc) between the material hardness (Hm) and the material hardness (Hc) is more than 0, and the intermediate layer has a surface hardness satisfying a hardness difference (HmsC−HmsD) between a hardness thereof shown in Shore C hardness (HmsC) and a hardness thereof shown in Shore D hardness (HmsD) of 27 or less.
US10279221B2
In a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layers, letting the core diameter be D (mm), the cover thickness be T (mm) and the core and ball deflections when compressed under a final load of 1,275 N (130 kgf) from an initial load state of 98 N (10 kgf) be E (mm) and B (mm), the following conditions are satisfied: (1) 30≥D/T≥24, (2) 4.1≥E/T≥2.6, and (3) 1.18≥EIB≥1.09, and the core has specific hardness profile. This golf ball provides an excellent flight performance and a soft feel at impact when used by golfers whose head speed is not very fast, such as senior golfers and women golfers. The ball also has a high durability to cracking on repeated impact.
US10279217B1
A polyurethane coating for a golf ball that is based on polyol mixture containing acrylic polyol and BEPD based caprolcatone polyol is disclosed herein. The polyurethane coating comprises a part A component and a part B component, with the part A component comprising an acrylic polyol, a BEPD polyol, a 3-Oxazolidineethanol, a fluorosurfactant, a hindered amine light stabilizer, a UV-absorber, an optical brightener, a dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst, and an organic solvent, and the part B component comprising an aliphatic polyisocyanate and an organic solvent.
US10279214B2
The present invention provides a multifunctional exercise apparatus for allowing a user to perform rowing exercise or other exercises. The exercise apparatus includes a frame, a sliding seat, a cord winder, a spiral spring connected to the cord winder, a cord connected to the cord winder, a flywheel for generating an exercise resistance, and one-way transmission mechanism connected between the cord winder and the flywheel. The user is able to seat on the sliding seat and slide backward and forward in accord with repeating movement of pulling the cord to perform the rowing exercise, or having lower limbs partially press upon the sliding seat and two hands grasp gripping portions at a front end of the frame to perform other exercises such as stretching exercises. When performing other exercises, a distal end of the cord is connected to the sliding seat and backward movement of the sliding seat would drive the flywheel.
US10279212B2
Embodiments of a strength training apparatus and related methods are provided. In one embodiment, a strength training apparatus may include a base member, a tower structure, a first arm, a second arm, a flywheel, a cable and pulley system, a torque sensor, and a console. The cable and pulley system may be configured to effect rotation of the flywheel. The torque sensor may be configured to measure torque applied to the flywheel during the rotation of the flywheel. The console may include an output device. The console may further be in communication with the torque sensor. The console may further be configured to calculate an amount of work expended by a user based at least in part on the measured torque. The output device may be configured to provide an indication of the calculated amount of work expended by the user.
US10279199B2
A system includes a patient support and an outer gantry on which an accelerator is mounted to enable the accelerator to move through a range of positions around a patient on the patient support. The accelerator is configured to produce a proton or ion beam having an energy level sufficient to reach a target in the patient. An inner gantry includes an aperture for directing the proton or ion beam towards the target.
US10279198B2
A scintillation material is longitudinally packaged in a circumferentially surrounding sheath, where the sheath has a lower index of refraction than the scintillation material, to form a scintillation optic or scintillation fiber optic. The scintillation material yields secondary photons upon passage of a charged particle beam, such as a positively charged residual particle beam having transmitted through a sample. The internally generated secondary photons within the sheath are guided to a detector element by the difference in index of refraction. Multiple scintillation optics are assembled to form a two-dimensional scintillation array coupled to a two-dimensional detector array, such as for use in determination of state of the residual charged particle beam, determination of an exit point of the particle beam from the sample, path of the treatment beam, and/or tomographic imaging.
US10279193B2
A space for conducting photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of skin diseases, especially for treatment of superficial skin tumors such as actinic keratoses, basal cell carcinomas, and initial carcinomas, wherein an active ingredient is applied to a skin area to be treated in order to form porphyrins and irradiation with light is conducted to form singlet oxygen based on the porphyrins in order to destroy diseased skin cells, wherein the space has side walls, a ceiling, and a floor, as well as at least two lighting fixtures, which are separated from one another by at least 50 cm and illuminate at least a subregion of the space, wherein there is an illuminance of at least 8,000 lux at every point in the subregion and the subregion has horizontal dimensions of at least 1 m2 and a vertical height of at least 40 cm. This invention also relates to a luminous ceiling system and method for conducting PDT.
US10279191B2
A system for treating neurological conditions by low-frequency time varying electrical stimulation includes an electrical device for applying such low-frequency energy, in a range below approximately 10 Hz, to the patient's brain tissue. An implantable embodiment applies direct electrical stimulation to electrodes implanted in or on the patient's brain, while a non-invasive embodiment causes a magnetic field to induce electrical currents in the patient's brain.
US10279187B2
An implantable medical device includes an enclosure having a sidewall and a welded seam in the sidewall, the seam extends along a perimeter of the enclosure. A thermoform is located adjacent a surface of the enclosure and is secured in place within the enclosure. A metalized surface is located adjacent an interior surface of the enclosure sidewall and is secured in place by the thermoform. The metalized surface extends along a perimeter of the enclosure and is configured to obstruct laser energy during a weld seam process. The metalized surface may be provided as a separate backup band component or may be integrated in a perimeter sidewall of the thermoform.
US10279184B2
Devices and methods described herein may, among other uses, favorably cause the activation and/or deactivation of vascular baroreceptors in order to achieve a desired impact on a physiological condition, such as baroreflex-regulated conditions, hypertension, hypotension, nervous system disorders, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, renal disease, respiratory disease, diabetes, and insulin resistance. The devices and methods may be used in concert with each other and/or other treatments, medications, interventions, or behavioral regimens. They may also be used in concert with devices and methods that perform or assist with assessing or measuring a mammal's blood pressure assessing, measuring, or predicting the impact of the described methods and devices on the patient's condition (including blood pressure), and/or protecting the surrounding anatomy from adverse effects.
US10279180B2
A method of treating heart failure in a patient is disclosed that includes implanting a stimulation device into the identified patient to electrically stimulate the spinal cord, and activating the device to deliver electrical stimulation to the spinal cord.
US10279177B2
The present disclosure refers to systems for electrical neurostimulation of a spinal cord of a subject in need of nervous system function support. In one example, a system comprises a signal processing device configured to receive signals from the subject and operate signal-processing algorithms to elaborate stimulation parameter settings; one or more multi-electrode arrays suitable to cover a portion of the spinal cord of the subject; and an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) configured to receive the stimulation parameter settings from the signal processing device and simultaneously deliver independent current or voltage pulses to the one or more multiple electrode arrays, wherein the independent current or voltage pulses provide multipolar spatiotemporal stimulation of spinal circuits and/or dorsal roots. Such system advantageously enables effective control of nervous system functions in the subject by stimulating the spinal cord, such as the dorsal roots of the spinal cord, with spatiotemporal selectivity.
US10279174B2
A device for transcutaneous electrical stimulation is provided. The device comprises circuitry configured to generate transcutaneous stimulation signals. The device also comprises a first signal output component for electrically connecting to a first electrode connector to deliver generated transcutaneous stimulation signals. The first signal output component comprises a first four-pole electrical connector part. The device further comprises a second signal output component for electrically connecting to a second electrode connector to deliver generated transcutaneous stimulation signals. The second signal output component comprises a second four-pole electrical connector part. The device further comprises a controller to selectively control output of the stimulation signals to selected pairs of poles across the first and second four-pole electrical connector parts. Each selected pair of poles comprises one pole from the first four-pole electrical connector part and one pole from the second four-pole electrical connector part.
US10279173B2
Overvoltage protection circuitry configured to protect internal integrated circuits within an implantable device in the presence of a high voltage event such as defibrillation or electrocautery. The circuitry allows for an internal node to rise above the voltage level of the high voltage event to insure that an overvoltage protection element is triggered, even if the voltage level of the high voltage event is below the voltage trigger level of the overvoltage protection element.
US10279165B2
An implantable medical therapy delivery device includes a non-conductive filament extending along a length of an outer surface of an insulative body of the device, wherein the filament includes a plurality of fixation projections and is secured to the outer surface of the insulative body such that the projections protrude outward from the outer surface and are spaced apart from one another along the length of the outer surface. The filament may be wound about the length with an open pitch. In some cases, the insulative body includes an open-work member forming at least a portion of the outer surface thereof, and the filament may be interlaced with the open-work member. In these cases, the filament may be bioabsorbable, for example, to provide only acute fixation via the projections thereof, while the open-work member provides a structure for tissue ingrowth and, thus, more permanent or chronic fixation.
US10279164B2
A medical therapy arrangement, for applying electrical stimulation to a subject, includes a garment having electrodes at an inner surface. A control unit controls each electrode to work as one or more of anode, cathode or disconnected state, per a predetermined therapy stimulation program. Furthermore, the arrangement includes: at least one connection unit having a predetermined number of connection elements respectively electrically connected to the electrodes via separate connection lines being flexible and elastic and integrated into the garment; at least one connection board having a predetermined number of connection pads electrically connected to the control unit. The connection unit is an integrated part of the garment, with the connection board detachably attachable to the connection unit by a fastening element, such that the connection unit and the connection board, when interconnected, are positioned relative to each other in order to electrically connect the connection pads to mating connection elements.
US10279163B2
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation devices and magnetic stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of treating medical disorders using energy that is delivered noninvasively by such devices. The disorders comprise migraine and other primary headaches such as cluster headaches, including nasal or paranasal sinus symptoms that resemble an immune-mediated response (“sinus” headaches). The devices and methods may also be used to treat rhinitis, sinusitis, or rhinosinusitis, irrespective of whether those disorders are co-morbid with a headache. They may also be used to treat other disorders that may be co-morbid with migraine or cluster headaches, such as anxiety disorders. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, one or both of the patient's vagus nerves are stimulated non-invasively. In other embodiments, parts of the sympathetic nervous system and/or the adrenal glands are stimulated.
US10279157B2
Embodiments for superficial tissue compliance modulation and negative pressure wound therapy for stabilization of a chronic percutaneous implant are disclosed. An external cap is coupled to a compliance gradient of progressively decreasing stiffness. Together the external cap and compliance gradient act as a stress shield that allows forces that would otherwise act on the skin at the skin-implant interface to be dissipated over a larger area. In addition, negative pressure and fluids may be applied through negative pressure and fluid adapters, respectively, to the skin-implant interface, the status of which may be further monitored through the use of one or more sensors.
US10279154B2
Methods for treating hydrocephalus using a shunt, the shunt having one or more CSF intake openings in a distal portion, a valve disposed in a proximal portion of the shunt, and a lumen extending between the one or more CSF intake openings and the valve, the method comprises deploying the shunt in a body of a patient so that the distal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within a CP angle cistern, a body of the shunt is at least partially disposed within an IPS of the patient, and the proximal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within or proximate to a JV of the patient, wherein, after deployment of the shunt, CSF flows from the CP angle cistern to the JV via the shunt lumen at a flow rate in a range of 5 ml per hour to 15 ml per hour.
US10279151B2
A guide wire including a core shaft, a coil body that covers an outer periphery of the core shaft, and a distal end joint that joins the core shaft and the coil body, The distal end joint includes tin-zinc based solder. The guide wire has secured joining strength between the core shaft and the coil body no matter the material used for the core shaft and the coil body, and especially when the core shaft and/or the coil body are formed of tungsten.
US10279146B2
A torque-limiting device may include a shaft extending axially through upper and lower shanks, a spring, and a nut to an end opening of a handle. The upper and lower shanks may be under a force from the spring and further configured to selectively engage within a predetermined torque limit and disengage at above the predetermined torque limit. Accordingly, the shaft may receive torque up to the predetermined limit as provided by a user operating a handle of the torque-limiting device. The torque-limiting device may be disposable, reusable, economical, and have high torque capabilities. The shaft may be of a plastic material and include a lumen extending there through, and through which a variety of devices and materials may be delivered to a workpiece.
US10279141B2
A tub is configured to contain a supply of water and is configured to be inserted into a chamber of a humidifier. The tub includes a tub base configured to contain the supply of water. The tub also includes a tub lid and a flow plate provided between the tub base and the tub lid. The flow plate includes a water level indicator configured to indicate a level of the supply of water in the tub base. In addition, the water level indicator includes a generally rectangular portion and a generally triangular portion.
US10279137B1
A connector assembly for a medical ventilator including a housing having a plurality of ports including an intervention port disposed and structured to introduce an intervention device into said housing and a patient airway. The plurality of ports also include a ventilator port and an airway port respectively disposed and structured to connect a ventilator and an artificial airway in fluid communication with one another. A valve structure is movably and removably disposed within a valve port and is disposable between open and closed positions. The closed position comprising the intervention port sealed from fluid communication with the housing and a closed ventilator circuit defining fluid communication between the ventilator port and the airway port. The open orientation comprising the intervention port disposed in communicating relation with the airway port concurrent to fluid communication between the ventilator port and the airway port.
US10279123B2
A container for delivering a medicament to a target location includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, the housing including a cap locking tab at the distal end, and a vial containing the medicament. The container includes a plunger slidable within the vial from a proximal end to a distal end of the vial to dispel the medicament, an injection member associated with the distal end of the vial, such that the medicament dispelled from the vial passes through the injection member to the target location, and a slidable interaction member associated with the distal end of the vial configured to slide with the vial. An interaction between the slidable interaction member and the cap locking tab causes the cap locking tab to bias outward, and placement of a safety cap on the container after use locks the safety cap onto the container via an interaction with the cap locking tab.
US10279112B2
Automated injection system disclosed in this application advantageously provides physicians with a simplified interface for selecting fluid sources, such as saline, contrast, or a mixture of both, to inject at high pressures. The injector system may comprise a multi-use subassembly, a single-use subassembly, a fitting to fluidly connect the multi-use and single-use subassemblies, a hand held controller, a user interface, and an injector housing.
US10279109B2
A system for injecting and controlling a flow of liquid to be injected, including: a peristaltic pump; a catheter delivering the liquid to be injected; a pressure sensor measuring liquid pressure in the catheter; a controller receiving data from the pressure sensor and controlling the pump on the basis of the data measured at different times.
US10279104B2
Devices, systems and methods for controlling, regulating, altering, transforming or otherwise modulating the delivery of a substance to a delivery site. The devices, systems and methods optimize the delivery of the substance to an intended site, such as a vessel, vascular bed, organ and/or other corporeal structures, while reducing inadvertent introduction or reflux substance to other vessels, vascular beds, organs, and/or other structures, including systemic introduction.
US10279103B2
A outer cylinder packaging for prefilled syringes includes a container having an upper face that has an upper face opening; an outer cylinder holding member that is located in the container and includes at least one outer cylinder holding opening part; at least one outer cylinder for prefilled syringe that is held by the outer cylinder holding member; and a removable sheet-shaped lid member that seals the upper face opening of the container. The outer cylinder for prefilled syringe includes: an outer cylinder main body part; a flange part; a nozzle part that is provided at a tip part of the outer cylinder main body part and has a tip opening part at its tip; and a distal cylindrical part that covers the nozzle part, has a diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the outer cylinder main body part, and passes through the outer cylinder holding opening part.
US10279102B2
A device (1) for assembly of a pharmaceutical application aid (51), particularly a pen, is proposed. The device (1) is characterized by a holding device (3) for fixation of a first housing sleeve (5) that accommodates a pharmaceutical container, particularly a carpule (23), and by a stop (43) for limiting a displacement of a second housing sleeve (35) relative to the first housing sleeve (5).
US10279099B2
An arteriovenous graft system is described. The arteriovenous graft system includes an arteriovenous graft that is suited for use during hemodialysis. In order to minimize or prevent arterial steal, at least one valve device is positioned at the arterial end of the arteriovenous graft. In one embodiment, for instance, the arteriovenous graft systems includes a first valve device positioned at the arterial end and a second valve device positioned at the venous end. In one embodiment, the valve devices may include an inflatable balloon that, when inflated, constricts and closes off the arteriovenous graft. If desired, a single actuator can be used to open and close both valve devices.
US10279097B2
A blood processing apparatus (1) comprises a measurement device (8) having a first chamber element (80) for measuring a haematocrit value of a blood fluid, the first chamber element (80) comprising a first inlet port (800) connectable to a first reservoir container (2) for allowing a flow from the first reservoir container (2) into the first chamber element (80) and a first outlet port (801) for allowing a flow out of the first chamber element (80), and the second chamber element (81) comprising a second inlet port (810) for allowing a flow into the second chamber element (81) and a second outlet port (811) connectable to a second reservoir container (3) for allowing a flow out of the second chamber element (81) towards the second reservoir container (3). The blood processing apparatus furthermore comprises a first pump mechanism (600) for pumping a blood fluid in a flow direction (F1) from the first reservoir container (2) towards the blood processing apparatus (1), and a second pump mechanism (610) for pumping a blood fluid in a flow direction (F2) from the blood processing apparatus (1) towards the second reservoir container (2). Herein, the first pump mechanism (600) is located upstream of the first inlet port (800) of the first chamber element (80) and the second pump mechanism (610) is located upstream of the second inlet port (810) of the second chamber element (81). In this way a blood processing apparatus comprising a measurement device is provided which in an easy and reliable manner allows for a measurement of in particular a haematocrit value in the incoming blood flow as well as the outgoing blood flow.
US10279092B2
A mounting ring for a ventricular assist device or other device used in the heart includes a plate adapted to be secured to the exterior of the heart by rigid anchors such as hook, pin, or screw. When hooks are used, they can be pivotally mounted to the plate so that the hooks can rotate from retracted positions to advanced positions. A tool can be included in a mounting ring kit to move the hooks from their retracted positions to their advanced positions so that the hooks secure the plate to the heart. Preferably, all of the hooks are advanced simultaneously. The VAD or other device is then secured to the plate. The plate can be mounted to the heart in less time than required to install a traditional mounting ring by suturing to the heart.
US10279068B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatus that help reduce and prevent infection by controlling and/or reducing the level of contaminants, which include pathogens, allergens and/or odor-causing agents including VOCs. Photocatalytic oxidation is performed in a high humidity environment so that hydrogen peroxide molecules are readily produced.
US10279057B2
A device is presented for disinfecting needleless connectors. The device has a housing that contains a UV light source. The UV light source is operably connected to a power source. The housing has a receptacle configured to selectively receive a shield. The shield has an inner reflective chamber with an internal surface that reflects UV light. In use, the UV light source can illuminate a needleless connector inserted within the shield.
US10279054B2
A method for producing a solution including a positron emitting zinc cation of 63Zn, and the method comprises bombarding a solution target including 63Cu with high energy protons to produce a solution including a positron emitting zinc cation. A method for detecting or ruling out Alzheimer's disease in a patient comprises administering to a patient a detectable amount of a compound including a positron emitting zinc cation, wherein the zinc cation is targeted to beta-amyloid in the patient, and acquiring an image to detect the presence or absence of beta-amyloid in the patient.
US10279052B2
A method for measuring, adjusting and maintaining the level of blood volume in a patient is described. A blood volume expander composition includes, in combination, a standard umodified protein, colloid or crystalloid and a fluorescently-labeled protein colloid or crystalloid of approximately the same molecular weight. The use of blood volume expander to measure, adjust and maintain the level of blood volume in a patient also is described.
US10279051B2
The present application relates to a non-human mammal model of a human neurodegenerative disorder, methods of producing the non-human mammal model, and methods of using the non-human mammal model to identify agents suitable for treating a neurodegenerative disorder. The present application also relates to methods of treating neurodegenerative disorders and restoring normal brain interstitial potassium levels.
US10279049B2
The drug component of an antibody-drug conjugate having a structure according to formula (II), where Ab, m, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined in the application, exhibits unexpectedly improved stability.
US10279044B2
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to compounds for targeting and healing bone fractures. Some of these compounds include a negatively charged oligopeptide comprising an acidic oligopeptide, a linker, which may be hydrolyzable or may be a substrate for the protease cathepsin K, and at least one molecule that promotes bone healing. In some compounds the molecule that promotes bone healing is an anabolic compound that inhibits GSK3β, in some compounds the molecule that promotes the healing of bone fracture is a pro-inflammatory agent such as PGE1. Other embodiments include methods of treating a bone fracture comprising administering a therapeutic amount of any one of the compounds disclosed herein.
US10279035B2
This invention relates to antibody-albumin nanoparticle complexes comprising albumin, trastuzumab, and paclitaxel, wherein the nanoparticle complex has been pre-formed in vitro such that the nanoparticle complex has antigen-binding specificity (e.g., HER2 binding specificity), for the purpose of providing cancer (e.g., HER2-related cancer) treatments in a subject in need thereof.
US10279022B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10279021B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a subject by eliciting an immune response against a MIC polypeptide.
US10279019B2
A vaccine construct comprising an antigenic PCSK9 peptide and an immunogenic carrier, and methods of using the same that are effective to lower blood cholesterol levels in a mammal and treat dyslipidemias and related disease states in a mammal without the frequency of administration required by passive immunity strategies.
US10279017B2
A composition comprising as components a polypeptide IMPIα (including wild type) and/or a polypeptide IMPIα-fusion and at least one antibiotic compound, in particular an aminoglycoside antibiotic, and/or at least one bactericidal compound, wherein the polypeptides, the at least one antibiotic and the at least one bactericidal compound is present in the composition in concentrations which exhibit in combination a synergistic effect against resistant bacteria.
US10279016B2
Described herein are compositions which include digestive enzymes and which are formulated to reduce one or more symptoms of a neuropsychiatric disorder. Also described herein is a method for treating an individual with a neuropsychiatric disorder using digestive enzymes and their derivatives to alleviate the symptoms of neuropsychiatric disorders. The method comprises administering to the individual an effective amount of digestive enzymes that are either naturally or recombinantly derived, or their derivatives, in an amount effective to reduce one or more symptoms of the neuropsychiatric disorder.
US10279015B2
Formulations comprising recombinant human tripeptidyl peptidase-1 (rhTPP1) for intrathecal, intracerebroventricular, or intraocular administration, and kits comprising the same, are disclosed. Methods of using rhTPP1 in the prevention and treatment of symptoms of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (CLN2) disease are also disclosed. The formulations and methods are effective in halting the progression of CLN2 disease and may be used to treat subjects having CLN2 or a family history of CLN2.
US10279012B2
Methods for delivering an effective amount of insulin to the central nervous system to treat Social Communication Disorder while minimizing systemic exposure to the administered insulin. The present invention provides these advantages by administering at least an effective amount of insulin and/or pharmaceutical composition(s) thereof, to the upper third of the nasal cavity, thereby bypassing the blood-brain barrier and delivering an effective amount of insulin and/or pharmaceutical compound(s) thereof directly to the CNS. Further methods comprise administering an at least an effective amount of therapeutic agents to the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus with a treatable neurologic agent or a preventable neurologic condition. For example, administering the at least effective amount of insulin to the amniotic fluid of a fetus with a mother diagnosed with gestational diabetes may prevent the fetus from developing Social Communication Disorder or autism.
US10278999B2
In one embodiment, synthesis of Nuxia oppositifolia nanoparticles includes providing a Nuxia oppositifolia powder; dissolving the powder in a first alcohol to provide a first alcohol extract; concentrating a filtrate from the first alcohol extract under reduced pressure to provide a dried alcohol extract; dissolving the dried alcohol extract in the first alcohol to provide a second alcohol extract; successively partitioning the second alcohol extract using n-hexane to provide an n-hexane extract; dissolving the n-hexane extract in a second alcohol and water to provide a first solution; and adding an acidic solution to the first solution to form a final solution including Nuxia oppositifolia nanoparticles.
US10278994B2
The present invention discloses a method for the preparation of skipjack tuna extract having hypouricemic effect and the use thereof, which is simple in processing operations, low in production cost, and is free from pollution. The prepared skipjack tuna extract has a potent hypouricemic effect, and has a significant therapeutic effect on hyperuricemia, with no toxic and side effects. The method in an example of the present invention comprises: pretreating skipjack tuna to obtain a skipjack tuna slurry; enzymolysing the skipjack tuna slurry to obtain a crude enzymolysis liquid; removing fishy smell and bitter taste, removing impurities by activated charcoal, and filtering to obtain a refinded enzymolysis liquid; concentrating under vacuum and spray-drying to obtain the skipjack tuna extract. The present invention further discloses use of the skipjack tuna extract in health care products or food products.
US10278992B2
The invention relates to therapy and methods of applying the therapy to a patient. The invention includes the introduction of immature dendritic cells into the patient and the introduction of anti-TNF antibody into the patient. The immature dendritic cells are introduced intratumorally and/or through vessel and the anti-TNF antibody is introduced intratumorally and/or through vessel and/or subcutaneously. The immature dendritic cells can be formed by collecting monocyte cells from the patient and culturing the cells in a culture medium. The invention can be effective to regress, reduce or eliminate tumor cells in tumor tissue of the patients, including metastasized tumors. Further, the treatment of the invention is effective in the absence of conventional therapy, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
US10278990B2
The present invention provides for compositions and methods for modulating hematopoetic stem cell populations by using HCS modulators, which are agents that either increase HSC numbers or decrease HSC numbers as desired by a particular indication. For example, HSC modulators found to increase HSC numbers include prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and agents that stimulate the PGE2 pathway. Conversely, HSC modulators that prevent PGE2 synthesis decrease HSC numbers. HCS modulators may be used in vitro, in vivo, or ex vivo.
US10278989B2
The present invention relates to the use of pharmaceutically acceptable zinc salts, in particular, zinc chloride and zinc acetate, alone or optionally, in combinations with one or more of a protein pump inhibitor (PPI), H2 blocker, anti-H. pylori antibiotic/antimicrobial, cytoprotective agent or a combination agent as otherwise described herein for providing fast action with optional long duration effect in reducing gastric acid secretion, including acid secretion in the fundus (by inhibiting vacuolar H+-ATPase or H+/K+-ATPase) and upper body region of the stomach (by inhibiting H+/K+-ATPase), thus raising the pH of gastric juices in rapid fashion and decreasing the duration of stomach acid release during a secretagogue phase. This method is also directed to treating conditions including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZE disease), ulcer disease, and gastric cancer, as well as preventing or reducing the likelihood of ulcer disease. In addition, the present methods are useful for treating patients who are non-responsive to proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and as an alternative to traditional therapies or conditions which are caused by rapid and complete inhibition of secretagogue induced acid secretion.
US10278987B2
The present invention relates to methods for treating optic disorders or for reducing or alleviating the signs, symptoms, or pathological conditions related to such optic disorders. In particular, methods are provided for treating optic disorders, or reducing the symptoms thereof, the methods involving the administration of one or more downstream folate compounds and/or methyl-B12. In one particular embodiment, the method comprises administration of L-methylfolate. In other embodiments, the method involves administering both L-methylfolate and methyl-B12. In still further embodiments, the method further involves reducing dietary intake of folic acid. In certain embodiments, the method further involves identifying a subject organism with a malfunction in one or more of the folate or B4 cycles. In certain embodiments, such a malfunction is one or more of the C677T and A1298C mutations. In still further embodiments, the method further involves identifying a subject organism that is deficient in vitamins B-12 and D3 but which possesses excess homocysteine.
US10278985B2
Provided is an aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising diquafosol or a salt thereof at a concentration of 0.1% to 10% (w/v) and a chlorhexidine at a concentration of 0.0001% to 0.1% (w/v).
US10278982B2
The invention provides a method of treating heterotopic ossification in a subject in need thereof. The method comprises administering a hypoxia inducible factor-1α (Hif-1α) inhibitor to the subject. In various embodiments, the Hif-1α inhibitor is PX-478, rapamycin, or digoxin.
US10278981B2
The present invention relates to a method of treating brain cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective substance to a patient, wherein the therapeutically effective substance comprises: (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X is a. moiety that can be cleaved hydrolytically or enzymatically in the body of the patient in a pH-dependent manner.
US10278976B2
The invention relates to methods for preventing cancer in a KRAS-variant subject which include administering to the KRAS-variant subject an amount of estrogen effective to reduce the risk of developing cancer. In another aspect, the invention further relates to methods for treating cancer in a KRAS-variant subject, which include gradually decreasing estrogen exposure in the KRAS-variant subject to reduce the risk of aggressive tumor growth. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of predicting an increased risk of developing a second, independent breast cancer in a subject. The method can include detecting a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position 4 of the let-7 complementary site 6 of KRAS in a patient sample wherein the presence of said SNP indicates an increased risk of developing a second, independent cancer in said subject.
US10278970B2
The present invention provides compounds of the formula below pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, methods of treating patients for liver disease, and processes for preparing the compounds.
US10278969B2
The present invention relates to solid pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising the drug substance 3-(2,6-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-1-{6-[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenylamino]-pyrimidin-4-yl}-1-methyl-urea or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. It further relates to processes of making said solid pharmaceutical dosage forms.
US10278965B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a cancer cell inhibitory drug, particularly a cancer stem-cell inhibitory drug, or a cancer stem-cell detection probe. The present invention provides a cancer cell inhibitory drug comprising at least one compound represented by general formula (1) as an active ingredient
US10278964B2
Methods of treating cancer related conditions using anamorelin are described.
US10278953B2
The invention relates to methods for treating pruritus with NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. In addition, the invention encompasses treatment of a pruritus-associated condition with serlopitant and an additional antipruritic agent, and the use of serlopitant as a sleep aid, optionally in combination with an additional sleep-aiding agent.
US10278952B2
The invention relates to methods for treating pruritus with NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. In addition, the invention encompasses treatment of a pruritus-associated condition with serlopitant and an additional antipruritic agent, and the use of serlopitant as a sleep aid, optionally in combination with an additional sleep-aiding agent.
US10278951B1
The present invention provides a method of orally treating opiate dependency in a patient in need thereof. The method includes: orally administering an aqueous composition including: tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); one or more aprotic solvents, for example, dimethyl sulfoxide; one or more protic solvents, for example ethanol; and water. Methods of orally reducing or preventing opiate withdrawal, orally reducing or preventing opiate withdrawal symptoms, orally treating post-surgical and chronic pain in a patient are also provided.
US10278949B2
A biotechnology process that employs membrane technology for obtaining an extract rich in tannins of ellagic acid from blackberries (Rubus spp.) and from other fruits that contain these compounds, as well as to the extract obtained using this method. The method is essentially based on baromembrane technologies that allow mechanical separation and effective fractionation between the polyphenol compounds, by interactions between the physico-chemical properties thereof, the material of the membrane and the molar mass of same, thereby allowing enrichment of a fraction of the natural extract with ellagic acid tannins and modification of the content thereof in terms of anthocyanins and other compounds such as sugars and acids.
US10278948B1
A novel method for treating pain conditions, impulse control conditions, and also for treating obesity may include transnasally delivering topiramate or a pharmaceutical salt thereof to the sphenopalatine ganglion of a patient. This method of delivery will provide effective treatment of one or more of obesity, epileptic seizure, intracranial hypertension, glaucoma, altitude sickness, cystinuria, periodic paralysis, central sleep apnea, dural ectasia, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, central pain syndrome, nicotine addiction, alcohol addiction, cocaine addiction, and/or for enhancing or effecting cocaine-ingestion reduction, binge-eating reduction, and/or reduction of incidence of migraine headache onset, with an effective dosage amount that is a small fraction of known effective oral dosages.
US10278937B2
In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10278924B2
Described herein is a solid tablet that is directly-compressed of powder, including meloxicam and one or more excipients which are homogenously dispersed within the tablet that can be broken into two, three or four units with each unit containing equal amounts of the active ingredient, meloxicam.
US10278921B2
A retaining system for a solenoid assembly of a liquid adhesive dispensing system includes a quick-release mechanism configured to secure the solenoid assembly in place. The quick-release mechanism engages an air tube of the solenoid and thereby secures the entire solenoid assembly to a manifold. The quick-release mechanism can release the solenoid, facilitating easy removal of the entire solenoid assembly, by a simple turning, pushing, or pulling action on the quick-release mechanism. The released solenoid can then be removed and replaced, thereby minimizing downtime caused due to the replacement of a faulty solenoid.
US10278916B2
Biodegradable implants comprising dopamine modulating compounds are described.
US10278911B2
The invention relates generally to cyclic peptides and their use in compositions, especially topical, cosmetic and/or personal care compositions, and compositions containing said cyclic peptides.
US10278909B2
The present invention relates to a composition for pharmaceutical, nutritional or cosmetic use, suitable to preserve the physiological condition and health of skin and hair and to reestablish their regenerative functions, characterized in that it comprises a mixture of carnitine, caffeine and arginine as active principle, as such or as derivatives, such as pharmacologically acceptable salts. The effect of preserving the physiologic condition and health of skin and hair, and of reestablishing their regenerative functions is mainly achieved through an increase in ATP production by skin and hair cells.
US10278908B2
The present invention relates to compositions comprising salt of acyl glutamate as primary surfactant or primary anionic surfactant and which further comprise specific preservative systems.
US10278907B2
A hair care formulation comprises a diester of a C8-C26 Guerbet alcohol and a C4-C40 dicarboxylic acid. The diester can function as an active ingredient, particularly as a conditioning agent, especially on dry hair. Silicone-free hair care compositions can be produced with effective conditioning properties on both wet and dry hair.
US10278906B2
An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride and an organic acid buffer system, as well as methods of using the same.
US10278898B2
Disclosed is a method for shortening the drying time for drying an encapsulated material including a coating material containing water without causing deformation of the coating when drying. The method employs a fluidized bed dryer for drying coating materials that contain water and that form a coating when the water evaporates. A first drying step involves floating and fluidizing the encapsulated material and limiting a theorisable evaporating water content ?W so that dimples or deformation do not occur in the coating of the encapsulated granular material while measuring a water content or temperature of gas exhausted from the fluidized bed dryer; and a second drying step, performed after the measure water content is reduced below a prescribed amount or the measured temperature has increased, of blowing in gas to the fluidized bed dryer so that the theorisable evaporating water content ?W rises above that during the first drying step.
US10278895B2
Disclosed embodiments include portable devices for cold chain storage and methods of fabricating portable devices for cold chain storage. In an illustrative embodiment, a portable device for cold chain storage includes a container defining therein a storage region. The container includes an inner cylinder, and the storage region is defined coaxially inwardly of the inner cylinder. The inner cylinder includes phase change material disposed therein, and the phase change material is in thermal communication with the storage region. The inner cylinder also includes evaporative coils disposed therein. The evaporative coils are embedded in the phase change material. The container also includes a thermally insulated outer cylinder. An outer wall of the outer cylinder is disposed radially outwardly of an outer wall of the inner cylinder.
US10278885B1
System and method for providing both powered and free swing operation in a powered orthotic exoskeleton joint. The joint includes a processor controllable ratchet wheel and pawl type clutch, configured to engage or disengage upon receiving force from a servo actuator. When the processor determines that the clutch should be engages, it directs the powered actuator to couple the pawls to the ratchet wheel, allowing torque to be transferred from the joint's powered motor, through the clutch, to the gearing that subsequently controls the motion of the joint. Conversely, the processor can direct the powered actuator to decouple the pawls from the ratchet wheel. This in turn decouples the ratchet wheel from the motor, thus allowing the remainder of the joint and any associated joint gearing to engage in relatively free swing motion, without any interference from the motor.
US10278884B1
An ambulatory assistance apparatus operable to assist a user traverse a flat surface and further being configured to have adaptive movement techniques to facilitate assisting a user ascend a staircase. The ambulatory assistance apparatus includes a frame having a left support assembly and a right support assembly with cross members intermediate thereto. A front leg assembly is provided and is secured to the lower front portion of the frame. The front leg assembly is movable in a first adaptive movement technique and a second adaptive movement technique. In the first adaptive movement technique the front leg assembly moves in an upward/downward direction. In the second adaptive movement technique the front leg assembly is pivotally movable. A coupling member is present to control in conjunction with a cable the second adaptive movement technique. A biasing member is present to provide the first adaptive movement technique.
US10278879B1
An arm support system is configured to hold a patient's arm straight during administration of IV fluids in a radiological procedure. The arm support system further includes a base attached to a plurality of straps for securing the base to a table or a bed with the plurality of straps. The base is further attached to an upright unit that, in turn, is attached to an IV upright member and to a right triangular support. Furthermore, a telescoping arm member and a telescoping IV member is attached to the upright member and the IV upright member, respectively. Then, the telescoping IV member is attached to a plurality of IV loops while the telescoping arm member is attached to a handle with a handle grip on both sides. A patient holds onto the handle grips that keeps the patient's arms straight while administrating IV during the radiological procedure.
US10278875B2
An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent body between the top and back sheets. The top sheet has first and second areas, each of which includes a blood lubricity-imparting agent that has a kinematic viscosity of 0.01-80 mm2/s at 40° C., a water hold percentage of 0.01-4.0 mass %, and a weight average molecular weight of less than 1,000. The first area overlaps at least partially with an excretory orifice contact area of the top sheet that is configured to contact with the excretory orifice of the wearer. The second area is arranged more to a rear side in a lengthwise direction of the absorbent article than is the first area. A basis weight of the blood lubricity-imparting agent in the first area is higher than that of the blood lubricity-imparting agent in the second area.
US10278871B2
An adhesive elastomeric tape comprising 90 grade cheesecloth that is knitted with a medium gauge elastic yarn through a stitch bonding machine. The cloth is then coated with a petroleum base adhesive using a unique strike through method that allows a adhesive to pass through while coating both sides. A style of athletic tape that is flexible, durable, and adhesive simultaneously.
US10278867B2
Helmet assemblies with flip-type welding visors are provided. A representative helmet assembly includes: a grinding shell having a grinding view port; a welding visor mounted to the grinding shell and having a welding view port; and a connector extending between the grinding shell and the welding visor. The welding visor is rotatable between lower and upper positions. In the lower position, the welding view port is aligned with the grinding view port. In the upper position, the welding visor is rotated toward the back of the grinding shell such that the line of sight of the wearer is unobstructed by the welding view port. Interaction of the grinding shell, the connector and the welding visor, responsive to rotation of the welding visor between the lower and upper positions, provides a biasing force to urge the welding visor towards a selected one of the positions.
US10278866B2
A support frame for releasably attaching a facemask to a goggle including at least one vent and its method of use are described. In one non-limiting embodiment, the support frame includes a nose bridge and two legs extending from the nose bridge. The nose bridge and the two legs are adapted and arranged to releasably attach the facemask to a bottom surface of the goggles. The nose bridge and two legs are arranged such that the at least one vent is unobstructed when the facemask is attached to the goggles by the support frame.
US10278857B2
A one-piece or two-piece ostomy appliance comprising a base plate (1), the base plate comprising an adhesive wafer (11) that comprises a top film (8) and at least one skin-friendly adhesive (9) on a proximal surface thereof, for attaching the base plate to the skin of a user, and a first through-going-hole (5). Further, a convex element (10) is arranged distal to a user-interface of the adhesive wafer and has a second through-going hole (15) of the same diameter as the first through-going hole and being co-axially arranged therewith. The convex element comprises a material which reacts to moisture.
US10278848B1
An expandable element having a distal anchor member at a distal end, a proximal anchor member at a proximal end, and a braided intermediate portion can be delivered to a treatment site through a catheter by a delivery wire having a first, distal bump that can be translated distally to push the distal anchor distally and release the distal anchor upon exiting a distal end of the catheter, a shaped segment that can be moved to apply a radial force from within the braided intermediate portion to expand the braided intermediate portion, and a second, proximal bump that can be translated distally to push the proximal anchor distally and expel the expandable element from the catheter. The delivery wire can also have a third, recapture bump positioned between the proximal and distal bumps that can be translated proximally to retract a partially implanted expandable element into the catheter.
US10278845B2
A stent device delivery system and method of making. The stent device delivery system includes a stent device and an outer sheath overlaying the stent device in a radially compact, delivery configuration of the stent device. The system also includes a pull member for pulling proximally on to retract the outer sheath, wherein a portion of the outer sheath is heat shrunk radially onto a relatively heat shrink resistant support member in order to capture a distal portion of the pull member radially between the outer sheath and the heat shrink resistant support member.
US10278844B2
Methods are disclosed including thermally processing a scaffold to increase the radial strength of the scaffold when the scaffold is deployed from a crimped state to a deployed state such as a nominal deployment diameter. The thermal processing may further maintain or increase the expansion capability of the scaffold when expanded beyond the nominal diameter.
US10278843B2
A stent has strut parts bent in a zigzag shape, connected at both ends thereof, and formed in a ring shape, and bridge parts for connecting the strut parts in an axial direction, peak parts of strut parts excluding a strut part at the lead toward one end are all connected by bridge parts and clustered a plurality thereof at a time by the bridge parts, and connected to valley parts of struts adjacent toward the one end of the stent, and each strut part includes valley parts which are not connected to a bridge part.
US10278842B2
A stent includes a mesh wall including a plurality of filament crossings, the mesh wall defining at least a first stent section with a first diameter, a second stent section with a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and a transition section where the mesh wall transitions from the second diameter to the first diameter. Each of the plurality of filament crossings has a braiding angle, and all braiding angles in each of the first stent section, the second stent section and the transition section are within 5 degrees of one another.
US10278823B1
Disclosed are femoral stem for hip implants, and methods of design and manufacture thereof. A femoral stem for a hip implant, comprising a femoral neck extending from a proximal end of the femoral stem towards a distal end of the femoral stem; an upper section connected to and extending from the femoral neck towards the distal end of the femoral stem, wherein the upper section comprises at least one proximal-distal solid rib flanked by an open lattice; and a lower section connected to and extending from the upper section to the distal end of the femoral stem, wherein the lower section comprises a closed lattice enclosed in a solid skin. Such femoral stems for hip implants are customized and manufactured using 3D printing technologies and provide a lightweight alternative to conventional him implants.
US10278817B2
A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations.
US10278802B2
Implants are described herein which contain an activated adhesive on at least a portion of the surface of the implant. A release sheet may be positioned over at least a portion of the adhesive. Packages which contain the implants and methods of preparing the implants are also described.
US10278794B1
A method for making an orthodontic bracket comprising: receiving, by a processor of a computer system, a three-dimensional digital model of an orthodontic bracket; determining, by the processor, a compensation factor to be applied when manufacturing the orthodontic bracket using the laser-based system, the determining the compensation factor including: aligning the three-dimensional digital model of the orthodontic bracket in a three-dimensional space with a predetermined position; determining a deviation of a position of a model groove base from a desired position of the model groove base, the compensation factor being based on the deviation and relating to an amount of material to be used during the manufacturing of the orthodontic bracket; causing the laser-based system to apply the compensation factor for manufacturing the orthodontic bracket.
US10278793B2
A tray for use in bonding orthodontic appliances to selected teeth of a patient is disclosed. The tray includes an outer shell having wall sections extending over facial, lingual, and occlusal surfaces of the selected teeth to form a channel including tooth cavities having a configuration matching and arranged for receiving the selected teeth. A matrix is bonded to the inner surface of the outer shell and is contoured to complement the facial or lingual surface of the teeth. A stabilization member extends from the outer shell and includes an inside surface contoured to complement at least a portion of the facial surface of a tooth located adjacent the selected teeth. Orthodontic appliances are detachably connected to the matrix, wherein each appliance includes a base for bonding the appliance to a tooth.
US10278791B2
A retainer cooperating with a plurality of teeth and configured to stabilize the plurality of teeth, the retainer including at least one elongated arc which is shaped overall adapted to a natural curvature of a lower jaw or an upper jaw, wherein the at least one elongated arc is locally adapted individually to a surface contour of respective abutting teeth, wherein the retainer is machined from a sheet metal plate and includes two mutually parallel surfaces, wherein the sheet metal plate is made from a nickel titanium alloy, preferably a nitinol, wherein the retainer contacts a tooth surface in an installed condition of the retainer, wherein a machined surface of the retainer faces the tooth surface in the installed condition of the retainer, and wherein an upper side or a lower side of the retainer corresponds to an original surface plane of the sheet metal plate.
US10278788B2
A surgical instrument and related method are provided. The surgical instrument includes a housing, a cable, and an identifying circuit. An end-effector is coupled to the housing for treating tissue. The cable extends from the housing and is configured to couple the surgical instrument to a generator. The identifying circuit includes a plurality of capacitive elements disposed on the surgical instrument. The plurality of capacitive elements is readable by the generator.
US10278785B2
A process of making a diverging-light fiber optics illumination delivery system includes providing a micro-post comprising a glass-ceramic light-scattering element that includes at least one of a ceramic, a glass ceramic, an immiscible glass, a porous glass, opal glass, amorphous glass, an aerated glass, and a nanostructured glass; and fusion-splicing the glass-ceramic micro-post to the optical fiber by pulling an arc between electrodes across a gap formed by the optical fiber and the glass-ceramic micro-post; maintaining the arc for a time sufficiently long to make facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the micro-post one of malleable and molten; and pushing and thereby fusing together the facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the micro-post. Some embodiments can include fusing the glass-ceramic micro-post to the optical fiber by applying a laser beam to heat up at least one of the facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the glass-ceramic micro-post.
US10278784B2
A surgical instrument includes a proximal control mechanism. The proximal control mechanism has an opening through which a resilient latch arm can be inserted to engage a locking surface of a fixed latch structure contained within the proximal control mechanism. The resilient latch arm is contained entirely within the proximal control mechanism when engaged. A release channel extends from an outer periphery of the proximal control mechanism to the resilient latch arm entrance opening. The release channel provides a passage through which a release tool can be inserted to engage the resilient latch arm and provides a fulcrum for the release tool where the release channel is joined to the outer periphery of the proximal control mechanism. The surgical instrument can be released by prying the resilient latch arm away from the locking surface of the fixed latch structure with the release tool used as a lever on the fulcrum.
US10278783B2
A minimally-invasive surgical system includes a slave surgical instrument having a slave surgical instrument tip and a master grip. The slave surgical instrument tip has an alignment in a common frame of reference and the master grip, which is coupled to the slave surgical instrument, has an alignment in the common frame of reference. An alignment error, in the common frame of reference, is a difference in alignment between the alignment of the slave surgical instrument tip and the alignment of the master grip. A ratcheting system (i) coupled to the master grip to receive the alignment of the master grip and (ii) coupled to the slave surgical instrument, to control motion of the slave by continuously reducing the alignment error, as the master grip moves, without autonomous motion of the slave surgical instrument tip and without autonomous motion of the master grip.
US10278782B2
Described herein is a teleoperational medical system for performing a medical procedure in a surgical field. The teleoperational system comprises an eye tracking unit and a control unit. The eye tracking unit includes an image display configured to display to a user an image of the surgical field, at least one eye tracker configured to measure data about a gaze point of the user, and a processor configured to process the data to determine a viewing location in the displayed image at which the gaze point of the user is directed. The control unit is configured to control at least one function of the teleoperational medical system based upon the determined viewing location.
US10278778B2
A system and method for providing image guidance for placement of one or more medical devices at a target location. The system can determine one or more intersections between a medical device and an image region based at least in part on first emplacement data and second emplacement data. Using the determined intersections, the system can cause one or more displays to display perspective views of image guidance cues, including an intersection ghost in a virtual 3D space.
US10278775B2
A catheter comprises an elongated catheter body, a control handle, and a hollow tip electrode having a radially-symmetrical shell defining a cavity surrounding a center inner location from which light is emitted to pass through a plurality of openings formed in the shell for interaction with tissue and/or fluid, such as blood, outside of and in contact with the shell. Light interacting with tissue is reflected back into the cavity for collection whereas light interacting with fluid, such as blood, is absorbed. By analyzing the light collected in the cavity, a determination is made as to a ratio of light reflected by tissue versus light absorbed by fluid for indicating the amount of contact between the tip electrode and tissue. Alternatively, fluorescence may similarly be employed (light is emitted at one wavelength and detected at one or more different wavelengths) since tissue and blood have different fluorescence properties at various wavelengths. An integrated ablation and spectroscopy system further comprises an RF generator, a light source and a light analyzer adapted to analyze the light collected in the cavity.
US10278772B2
An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes a housing and a shaft affixed to the housing. The shaft includes a longitudinal axis defined therethrough and a pair of jaw members attached to a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes a drive assembly for moving one of the jaw members relative to the other jaw member from a first position wherein the movable jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to each other to a second position wherein the jaw members are closer one another for manipulating tissue. A movable handle is included which is rotatable about a pivot to force a drive flange of the movable handle into mechanical cooperation with the drive assembly to move the jaw members from the open and closed positions. The pivot is located a fixed distance from the longitudinal axis and the drive flange is located generally along the longitudinal axis. The forceps is connected to a source of electrosurgical energy connected to each jaw member such that the jaw members are capable of conducting bipolar energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a tissue seal.
US10278768B2
An end effector assembly for an electrosurgical device includes first and second jaw members movable between spaced-apart and approximated positions. The jaw members define opposed tissue-contacting surfaces that cooperate to define a tissue grasping area within which tissue is grasped when the jaw members are moved to the approximated position. At least one of the jaw members includes an interior electrode and at least one of the jaw members includes first and second exterior electrodes. The interior and exterior electrodes are configured to conduct energy through tissue grasped within the tissue grasping area to seal tissue. The interior electrodes are disposed interiorly of outer bounds of the tissue grasping area, while the exterior electrodes are disposed exteriorly. As a result, upon conduction of energy through tissue grasped within the tissue grasping area, tissue disposed adjacent the exterior electrodes is boiled before boiling of tissue disposed adjacent the interior electrodes.
US10278760B2
A surgical device and procedure are provided for performing microsurgery, including a capsulotomy of a lens capsule of an eye. The device has an elastically deformable cutting element mounted within an elastomeric suction cup. The suction cup is attached to an arm for manipulating the device. The device can be inserted into the anterior chamber of the eye, through a corneal incision, to cut a piece from the anterior portion of the lens capsule of the eye. The device is secured against the lens capsule using suction applied by one or more suction elements. The device is then removed from the eye, with the cut piece of membrane retained within the device by suction.
US10278759B2
A cautery device includes an elongated handpiece extending axially from a proximal end to a distal end and a cautery tip extending coaxially with the handpiece from the distal end of the handpiece. The tip defines a channel extending coaxially with the handpiece along an entire length of the cautery tip from a proximal open end to a distal open end. The device includes a gas supply connection extending from the proximal end of the handpiece for supplying gas to the cautery tip. The gas supply connection is fluidly coupled to the cautery tip. The device includes an electric supply connection extending from the proximal end of the handpiece for supplying electricity to the cautery tip. The electric supply connection is electrically coupled to the cautery tip. The gas supplied to the cautery tip is introduced to the channel at the proximal open end and exits the tip at the distal open end.
US10278758B2
A device, system and method for temperature-based lesion formation assessment and mapping functionality using an accessory usable with an over-the-wire balloon catheter. The device may include a first annular element, a plurality of wires coupled to the first annular element, and a second annular element, the plurality of wires passing from the first annular element through the second annular element and into an elongate wire conduit coupled to the second annular element. At least one of the plurality of wires may include at least one temperature sensor and/or at least one mapping electrode. The first annular element coupled to an outer surface of a sheath. As a balloon catheter is advanced out of the sheath lumen, the distal tip of the catheter engages the second annular element and pushes the wires out of the sheath lumen, everting them over the balloon of the catheter.
US10278750B2
A volar distal radius plate includes a shaft and a head. The head includes a radial side that seats below the volar rim, and an ulnar side with two extending tabs that provide a buttress support to ulnar fragments from the volar rim. The tabs are contoured to be atraumatic to the overlying soft tissue. The tabs can be readily re-orientated to better approximate the volar rim and provide close support to the volar fragments. Each tab includes a single hole specifically sized to closely receive a K-wire in a fixed angle orientation, and which permits the K-wire to apply a bending load to a tab in situ to bend the tab about a lower recess between the tab and the remainder of the head. Therefore, the plate does not require a dedicated bender. The tabs can also accommodate sutures.
US10278749B2
The invention relates to Implant device (1) comprising a rigid element (10) being designed to be fastened to a femur implant (20) in a fastened state of said rigid element (10), wherein particularly said femur implant (20) is an intramedullary nail or a femoral stem. According to the invention said rigid element (10) is designed as a hook-shaped plate (10) for encompassing the greater trochanter (3) of the femur (2) at least in sections when being arranged in said fastened state and when said femur implant (20) is arranged in or on the femur (2) as intended.
US10278742B2
An implant includes an implant body sized and shaped for insertion into a sacro-iliac joint, the implant including a first bone fixation element receiving channel extending through a portion thereof along a first central axis oriented so that, when the implant body is received within the sacro-iliac joint in a desired configuration, a bone fixation element inserted into the first bone fixation element receiving channel will extend into a first one of the bones forming the joint.
US10278741B2
A translating polyaxial bone anchor for anchoring a connecting rod to a spinal vertebra comprises a fastener having a bone engaging portion and a head, the head defining a socket. An insert is captively retained in the socket and configured for swiveling polyaxial movement therein. The insert includes an elongate connecting element defining an axis, the connecting element projecting outwardly from and through the socket. A yoke having at one end a rod receiving channel for receiving a connecting rod is coupled to the fastener by a coupling member. The coupling member couples the yoke to the insert connecting element for joint polyaxial movement relative to the fastener and for translational movement of the yoke in a direction transverse to the axis of the connecting member. A fastening element is supported by the yoke for securing the connecting rod between the fastening element and the coupling member.
US10278740B2
A medical implant assembly includes a polyaxial bone anchor having a shank, a receiver, a lower compression insert with surfaces for closely receiving an elongate connecting member and a dual closure structure that may include a single flange or helical flange. The dual closure structure independently engages the connecting member and the lower compression insert. A threaded capture connection of the bone anchor includes a shank upper surface exclusively engaging the lower compression insert and a retainer threadably attached to the shank and spaced from the upper surface, the retainer configured for polyaxial motion with respect to the receiver prior to locking.
US10278725B2
A device for drawing spinal fluid from a body part or injecting medication into the body part is disclosed. The device may include one or more measurement features (markings) that indicate the subcutaneous depth of the device as well as confirm placement and orientation of the end of the device in the body part. The device may include a trocar and a cannula having a central passage adapted to receive said trocar. One or more windows may be provided in or on the cannula. Means for venting air from the cannula central passage and/or transparent/translucent material may be disposed in said windows.
US10278722B2
A stapling assembly comprising an end effector, a lockout circuit, a firing member, and a drive system is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw. The second jaw is movable relative to the first jaw between an unclamped position and a clamped position. The lockout circuit is configured to detect if a staple cartridge is in the end effector. The firing member is movable between an unfired position and a fired position during a firing stroke. The drive system is configured to clamp the second jaw and advance the firing member through the firing stroke. The drive system comprises an electric motor, a selectively operable first planetary gear train, a selectively operable second planetary gear train, and a switching mechanism configured to switch between the operation of the first planetary gear train and the second planetary gear train.
US10278716B2
Systems and methods for removing plaque from blood vessels by applying constant or time varying magnetic or electrical fields. In one embodiment a system includes winding configurations positioned about a central axis along which a body region may be placed. Each winding configuration generates a magnetic field in a direction which passes through the body region. A first winding configuration generates a first magnetic field component perpendicular to a second magnetic field component generated by a second winding configuration. In a related method for removing a deposit of plaque from a position along a wall of a blood vessel a magnetic field is applied which has a net direction predominantly orthogonal to the direction of the flow of blood through the vessel.
US10278705B2
This disclosure is directed to an aperture occlusion device and a method for occluding an aperture, including a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. The aperture occlusion device includes a wire frame element. The wire frame forms geometric shapes that include an occluder region and a securing region. The occluder region and the securing region are separated by an attachment region including a waist. The occluder region and securing region can include membranous coverings. The device can be attached to a delivery hub. The wires forming the occluder region and securing region can have a shape-memory capability such that they can be collapsed and distorted in a sheath during delivery, but resume and maintain their intended shape after delivery.
US10278704B2
Disclosed are devices for pericardial access to the heart, including direct access to the left atrium. In certain embodiments, the device may comprise a device and/or an atrial appendage (AA) portal having a configuration such that the distal end of the device and/or the portal can access an atrial appendage while the proximal end of the device and/or portal can extend to outside of the subject. The devices and methods may also include a pericardial portal for emplacement of the device and/or the AA portal. Also, methods for using such devices and/or AA portals and pericardial portals to perform surgery on the heart, and systems (e.g., kits) comprising these devices and/or portals in combination with other therapeutic devices are disclosed.
US10278678B2
A biopsy device for acquiring more than one tissue sample is disclosed. The biopsy device can have at least two tissue engaging elements, where at least one element contains a helical feature. A control mechanism can be used to spin an outer element relative to an internal element, resulting in transport of multiple tissue samples from the mass of tissue to an accessible collection chamber. The outer element may have a sharp distal end which may sever the samples from the mass of tissue. Samples may be stored sequentially in the collection chamber and be removed by the operator.
US10278668B2
Provided is a mobile X-ray apparatus that is capable of safely charging multiple mobile X-ray apparatuses. A power supply device 10 includes a plug 7; an electrical outlet 8; a battery 12; a control unit 20; a current detector 26; and a power supply circuit 30. The power supply circuit 30 includes a power limiting circuit 40; an external output circuit 50; and a charging circuit 60. The power limiting circuit 40 limits power together with the control unit 20. In the power supply circuit 30, i) if an external output circuit 50 side is current-limited, charging is preferentially performed, and ii) if the charging circuit 60 side is current-limited, power is output preferentially to external equipment. In the power supply circuit 30, the current of one current path is limited, and a large amount of current is allowed to flow preferentially in the other current path.
US10278667B2
An X-ray diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes an image generator, a detection unit, and an irradiation control unit. The image generator successively generates X-ray images based on X-rays emitted from an X-ray tube and transmitted through a subject. The detection unit detects a position of a predetermined target included in the successively generated X-ray images. The irradiation control unit identifies, based on the detected position of the predetermined target, a region in which the predetermined target can be visualized in the X-ray images, and performs control to reduce an X-ray irradiation dose to a region other than the identified region.
US10278656B2
A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.
US10278625B2
Provided is a blood measuring apparatus including: a spectroscope; an optical system configured to irradiate a living body with excitation light from a light source, and to guide, to the spectroscope, Raman scattered light from the living body; a control unit configured to adjust an irradiation position at which the living body is irradiated with the excitation light by the optical system; and a detector configured to detect a spectrum of the Raman scattered light using light of each wavelength dispersed by the spectroscope. A plurality of the spectra detected by the detector are integrated, and numerical value information regarding a substance included in blood of the living body is measured based on an integration result, and the control unit adjusts the irradiation position such that the plurality of spectra are detected at changed positions.
US10278607B2
A system and method for presenting information relating to heart data can involve operations including identifying arrhythmia events in physiological data obtained for a living being, receiving human assessments of at least a portion of the arrhythmia events, determining a measure of correlation between the human assessments and the identified events, and selectively presenting information regarding the identified events based on the measure of correlation. The operations can also include identifying atrial fibrillation events in physiological data obtained for a living being, obtaining heart rate data for the living being, and presenting information regarding the heart rate data and duration of the atrial fibrillation events together with a common time scale to pictographically represent heart rate trend with atrial fibrillation burden during a defined time period.
US10278602B2
In one embodiment, an ECG monitoring system includes two or more electrodes configured to record cardiac potentials from a patient, at least one processor, and a rapid acquisition module executable on the at least one processor to: determine that an impedance of each electrode is less than an impedance threshold; record initial ECG lead data based on the cardiac potentials; determine that a noise level in each ECG lead of the initial ECG data is less than a noise threshold; start a recording timer once the noise level is below the noise threshold; record an ECG dataset while the noise level is maintained below the noise threshold until the recording timer reaches a predetermined test duration; store the ECG dataset and provide a completion alert.
US10278592B2
Exemplary embodiments for reconfiguring a storage system comprise a modular sensor platform, comprising: a base module comprising, a display, a processor, a memory and a communication interface; a band removably coupled to the base module such that the band is replaceable with different types of bands; and a sensor module that collects data from a user, the sensor module in communication with the base module and removably coupled to the band such that the sensor module is replaceable with different types of sensor modules, the sensor module further comprising a plurality of sensor units that are removably coupled to the sensor module such that individual sensor units are replaceable with different types of sensor units.
US10278591B2
Blood glucose measurement methods and apparatuses are provided using multiple body signals. The methods and apparatuses are employed to estimate blood glucose in a noninvasive manner by using a change in the absorbance of glucose according to a blood glucose level and to correct the estimated blood glucose using different types of blood glucose measurement methods. The blood glucose measurement apparatus includes a main body worn on a human body, a first light source provided on an inner surface of the main body, a second light source provided on the inner surface of the main body, a light receiver configured to receive light from the first light source and the second light source, and a calculator configured to calculate a glucose level in blood based on an amount of light received by the light receiver and configured to measure blood glucose.
US10278589B2
An optoacoustic imaging system includes a handheld probe and a computing subsystem. The probe includes an ultrasound transducer array, the array being capable of receiving an acoustic return signal. The system further includes a light source capable of generating pulses of light and delivering the pulses to the handheld probe. The computing subsystem generates images from the acoustic return signal, and the subsystem is configured to store raw data frames in a buffer. Upon actuation of a playback mode via the user input device, the computing subsystem is caused to switch from a live mode wherein images from the acoustic return signal are displayed substantially in real time to the playback mode wherein images are generated from the frames stored in the buffer. One or more parameters affecting processing of the frames into an output image displayed upon the display can be enabled during the playback mode such that the output image varies from an image generated from the frame when the system is not in the playback mode. In this manner, the user can play back an area of interest using alternative filters that highlight different physiological features of the region of interest, alternative modes of display, and other alternative parameters.
US10278586B2
Methods are provided for the highlighting of features in composite images through the alternating of images having complementary colors. An image having a feature of interest is used to generate one or more pseudo color images. A series of a pseudo color images and one or more additional pseudo color or original color images are then alternately displayed so that the differently colored regions among the series of images are easily recognizable to an operator. The differently colored regions differ in having hues that are complementary to one another. The methods are particularly useful for the display of information using two or more imaging modalities and channels, such as is the case for some medical applications in which a natural-light image of pink or light-red tissue with deeper red or blue vasculature is overlaid with another functional image. In these cases, a feature present in the functional image can be more easily perceived when displayed in a composite overlay with an underlying image from another imaging modality or channel.
US10278577B2
An apparatus for measuring a fundus of a subject. The apparatus includes a focusing unit which adjusts a defocus of the apparatus. The focusing unit includes a first focusing mirror and a second focusing mirror. The first focusing mirror and second focusing mirror are arranged so that an incident beam from the light source entering the focusing unit and an emitted beam exiting the focusing unit are substantially parallel to each other. Adjustment of the defocus is accomplished by moving both first focusing mirror and second focusing mirror such that incident beam and emitted beam remain substantially parallel to each other. The apparatus includes a wavefront sensor for detecting a shape of a wavefront. The apparatus includes a wavefront correction device. The wavefront correction device adjusts a wavefront of the light from the light source based on the shape of the wavefront detected by the wavefront sensor.
US10278573B2
The invention relates to vision compensating spectacles comprising means of support (130, 140, 152) on a wearer's face and at least one optical subassembly (110, 120) mounted on the support means (130, 140, 152) opposite at least one of the wearer's eyes.The optical subassembly (110, 120) comprises three optical elements mounted on the support means in series along an optical axis: a first optical element of cylindrical power for a direction of gaze of the wearer along the optical axis, a second optical element of cylindrical power for the said direction of gaze and a third optical element of variable spherical power for the said direction of gaze.The first optical element and the second optical element are adjustable in rotation about the optical axis independently of one another.
US10278566B2
[Object] To make it possible to further improve convenience of a user.[Solution] There is provided a control device including: an autofocus control section configured to execute an autofocus operation by moving at least one optical member; and an autofocus operation determination section configured to determine whether it is possible for the autofocus operation to bring biological tissue into focus, the biological tissue serving as an object. In a case where the autofocus operation determination section determines that it is not possible for the autofocus operation to bring the object into focus, the autofocus control section moves the at least one optical member to a predicted focal position set in advance in accordance with a purpose of imaging.
US10278562B2
Disclosed is a dishwasher comprising a dishwasher comprising a cabinet comprising a lateral panel and a top panel for defining an exterior appearance, a tub provided in the cabinet and providing a washing space, a door coupled to a front of the tub and opening and closing the washing space, and a weight balance coupled to a top surface of the tub and preventing the cabinet from tumbling down when the door is open, wherein the weight balance comprises a body coupled to the top surface of the tub, and an extended portion extended from each of lateral surfaces of the body and spaced a preset distance apart from the lateral panel.
US10278560B2
A steam cleaning accessory for use with a steam generator comprises a flexible body comprising a base. At least one steam conduit is connectable to the steam generator and arranged to be in fluid communication therewith. The steam conduit comprises at least one steam outlet for ejecting steam and the at least one steam outlet is mounted on an underside of the base which is configured to be adjacent to a surface to be cleaned. A flexible pocket is mounted on the flexible body and arranged to receive a user's hand. The at least one steam conduit comprises at least one first open channel extending across a longitudinal axis of the flexible body and the flexible body is foldable along the at least one open channel.
US10278557B2
A vacuum cleaner that includes a suction source, a main body, a dirt separator removably coupled to the main body, a pre-motor filter in contacting engagement with the main body in a vertically orientated plane, and a post-motor filter in contacting engagement with the main body along the vertically orientated plane.
US10278556B2
An upright vacuum cleaner (1) is provided, including a brushroll assembly (100), a motor assembly (200) and a body assembly (300). The brushroll assembly (200) includes a brushroll casing (12) and a brushroll (11). The motor assembly (200) includes a motor housing (21) and a motor (22), and the motor (22) drives the brushroll (11) to roll via a drive belt (13). The body assembly (300) includes a body (31) and a bridging member (32) mounted to the body (31), and the bridging member (32) is pivotably connected with the motor housing (21) to allow the body (31) to be rotatable between an upright position and an oblique position. When the body (31) is rotated from the upright position to the oblique position, the bridging member (32) pushes the brushroll casing (12) to move in a direction running away from the motor housing (21) so as to tension the drive belt (13).
US10278546B2
A shower door assembly includes a door panel having an inner surface to face a bathing enclosure, and a base member having an upper surface positioned between an inner side and an outer side. The base member inner side is positioned between the door panel inner surface and the base member outer side. The inner side at least partially defines a recess and is shaped to receive liquid from and divert liquid back to the bathing enclosure. A base for a moveable door has a substrate defining upper and lower surfaces extending between first and second edge regions, and a first leg section extending from the substrate lower surface and offset from the first edge region. The first leg section and the first edge region of the substrate cooperate to define a liquid diverter extending longitudinally to redirect flow away from the substrate upper surface.
US10278544B1
A shower mat is configured to carry an auxiliary shower spray head to deliver a spray vertically upwards to allow the user to clean their lower body and extremities. The mat may include a plurality of layers with the auxiliary shower spray head carried between the plurality of layers. Tubing interconnects the auxiliary spray head to a diverter valve that is connected to a stem of a shower enclosure.
US10278539B2
An actuating mechanism for a toaster, and in particular a bread identification actuating mechanism for a toaster, comprises a toast frame arranged in a housing, a sliding rack capable of moving upwards and downwards, and a control circuit, a toast rack being coupled to the sliding rack, a bracket being fixed to one end of the toast rack, the bracket being hinged to the sliding rack: wherein the toaster actuating mechanism is provided with a sensing device for identifying an angular displacement of the bracket, and the bracket drives a light barrier, the sensing device being arranged on a movement tack of the light barrier, the light barrier being capable of blocking a sensing light passage of the sensing device, the sensing device being coupled to the control circuit via a data line.
US10278531B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for manufacturing food products. In a general embodiment, a system for manufacturing a food product is provided and includes at least one heat exchanger, at least one food product tank, at least one steam source having a steam valve, a computer having a computer processor, and a computer-readable medium accessible to the computer and containing a software program therein that is programmed to cause the computer processor to automatically control the steam valve to move from a first position to a second, calculated position to maintain a temperature of a heating medium that is sufficient to maintain sterility of the food product during a recirculating water-to-food product transition in the heat exchanger. Methods for manufacturing food products are also provided.
US10278528B1
A storage frame for ball caps. It is a form that has a flat base that is formed into the general shape of a large ball cap. Spines extends upward from the base in a semi-circular form around the back of the base. A semi-circular form holds the rear spines, and provides a finished look to the device. On the base, flexible pieces of plastic make a smaller form, in the shape of a ball cap. This lower form is used to hold the caps, which can be stacked up as desired. The rear four pieces are secured at the tops of the bowed pieces with a screw and nut.
US10278521B2
System for preventing bacterial infections in needle trajectories. The system includes a percutaneous surgical instrument (1) percutaneously introducible into a patient's tissue (3) such as a biopsy needle, and having an outer surface made of an electrically conductive material; a contact electrode (4) applicable to the patient's skin (3a); a silver coating or element (P) arranged on or forming part of the instrument (1) to break down by electrochemical release when a current is applied thereto, releasing silver ions into its surroundings; and an electric current generator (2) arranged and configured for generating a current and inducing the temporary circulation thereof between the instrument (1) acting as an anode, the tissue (3) and the contact electrode (4) acting as a cathode, respectively, with a specific magnitude and duration for producing a massive and sudden release of silver ions for the purpose of preventing post-treatment bacterial infections.
US10278515B2
An adjustable bouncing frame for a child support device including a support frame coupled between a base portion and a child seat platform of the child support device. The support frame is configured to support the child seat platform a distance above the base portion which rests on a support surface. The adjustable bouncing frame generally includes at least one support member that is slidingly coupled to the child support device at a first end. Lateral movement of the first end of the support member can adjust the height of the child seat platform relative to the base. The frame can also include a resilient member that allows for reciprocal lateral motion of the first end of the support member which results in an up-and-down bouncing motion of the child seat platform.
US10278499B2
A full extension ball bearing drawer slide assembly comprised of a cabinet rail attached to a cabinet piece, an intermediate rail slidingly engaged with the cabinet rail via bearing runners, a drawer rail slidingly engaged with the intermediate rail via a bearing cage, and a cage hold forward device for advantageously positioning the bearing cage for ease of re-insertion of the drawer rail within the intermediated rail. The cage hold forward device is attached to the intermediate rail and comprises a protrusion for engagement with a flexible trigger mounted on the drawer rail and a flexible clip for releasable engagement with the bearing cage.
US10278498B2
A bracket device includes a supporting frame, a bracket, an elastic member and a fastening member. The bracket is movably connected to the supporting frame. The elastic member is mounted to the supporting frame. The fastening member is connected to the elastic member. When the bracket is located at a first position relative to the supporting frame, the fastening member is in a locking state. When the bracket is located at a second position relative to the supporting frame, the fastening member is in an unlocking state.
US10278493B2
A parallel wire cable is produced from a plurality of wires arranged in a bundle for use as a structural cable. Each wire in the plurality of wires is parallel to every other wire in the bundle, and each wire in the plurality of wires is tensioned to a tension value.
US10278489B2
An apparatus for washing and sanitizing elongate rotary brushes used for cleaning fruit, produce, and other food products includes a cylindrical housing (14), within which is installed a carrier assembly (16) for supporting the rotary brushes (12) to revolve around the interior of the housing and also to simultaneously spin the rotary brushes about their individual longitudinal axis (18). The interior of the housing is divided into separate zones for carrying out the steps of the cleaning and sanitation process. Effluent from the cleaning process is collected in a tank (30) located at the bottom of the housing. The brushes are conveniently loaded onto and removed from the apparatus (10) through a side door opening (52) provided in the housing.
US10278488B1
The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for cleaning a brush. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a system includes the brush and a cleaner assembly. The brush includes a plurality of bristles and a channel. The cleaner assembly is configured to remove hair from the plurality of bristles. The cleaner assembly includes a frame and a flange coupled to the frame. The flange is configured to be inserted into and travel within the channel.
US10278475B2
A mascara application system includes an applicator for mascara and a mascara container. The applicator may include two brushes, and have a reverse tweezers arrangement, by which the brushes may be spaced apart from one another when pressure is applied to a handle portion of the applicator, and the brushes may be positioned adjacent to one another when no pressure is applied to the handle portion. An optional applicator container may hold a handle portion of the applicator, while enabling its actuation to operate the applicator. The mascara container, which holds mascara and is configured to receive the brushes, may include a separate portal for each brush, as well as a squeegee or other element for removing excess mascara from each brush. Methods for applying mascara to lashes are also disclosed.
US10278467B2
The present invention provides a device and method for protecting the handle of a handbag comprising an approximately rectangular piece of fabric having a top face and a bottom, face and a left side and a right side and a closure for joining the left side to the right side. It also provides a device and method for protecting the handle of a handbag comprising an approximately rectangular piece of fabric having a top face and a bottom face wherein said fabric is adapted to be coiled around the handle of the handbag and ends adapted to be tied around the handle of the handbag.
US10278466B2
A device (e.g. a wallet) for storing article(s) (e.g. credit card(s)) which is made from hard, durable materials and allows the user to easily locate and select a given article without removing all articles. The magnet-free device is safe for use with articles containing magnetically stored information (e.g. credit cards with a magnetic strip).
US10278465B2
A fabrication method for a diary or electronic device cover, the fabrication method includes the steps of: disposing an elastic first synthetic resin on a joint panel; disposing a second synthetic resin on the first synthetic resin; disposing a third synthetic resin different from the first synthetic resin and the second synthetic resin in material; joining the first synthetic resin, the second synthetic resin, and the third synthetic resin at a plurality of points; and injecting air into a space between the first synthetic resin and the second synthetic resin to allow the cover to have a bulged surface.
US10278460B2
The invention relates to a bracelet clasp including a securing member provided with means for adjusting the useful length of the bracelet, these adjustment means including: a base plate secured and pivotally hinged to the second end of the second strip, the first strand passing between the base plate and the second strip and being held by holding means, second means for locking the base plate in a closed position on the second strip. According to the invention, the second locking means include a push-piece arranged to be moved between a first rest position wherein the base plate is locked in a closed position on the second strip, and a second pushed-in position in which the base plate is released from the second strip.
US10278458B2
A display position of an image is moved in accordance with positional information of a display device having a curved display surface. Displacement of a display device is sensed by a camera portion and an acceleration sensor, and the display position is determined in accordance with the displacement, so that the image is displayed in the display position. In the case where the display device rotates and the like, a desired piece of information can be displayed automatically in a display region that can be easily seen.
US10278456B2
Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include one or more of: (a) an upper; (b) a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole, the outsole having a plurality of polygonal lugs arranged about a base surface of the outsole. The outsole may include one or more regions wherein the characteristics of a portion of the lugs within a region differ from the characteristics of a portion of the lugs in another region. The lugs may differ, for example based on size, construction and/or spacing between the lugs. Methods of manufacturing such articles of footwear also are disclosed.
US10278448B2
An article of footwear includes a sole structure with a midsole component and an inner sole component. The midsole component includes holes arranged in an auxetic configuration. The midsole component and the inner sole component may have a different density. The midsole component and the inner sole component may have a different compressibility.
US10278447B2
A protective helmet with a shell including movable first and second shell sections and an inner layer of protective material with a first layer section mounted on the first shell section and a second layer section mounted on the second shell section. Protective member(s) received within the shell each have a first end portion and an opposed second end portion. The protective member(s) may be side protective members. The first end portion extends between the first layer section and the first shell section. The second end portion extends between the second layer section and the second shell section. At least one of the first and second end portions of each protective member is displaceable relative to a corresponding one of the first and second layer sections upon the relative displacement of the shell sections.
US10278434B2
A garment for at least partially covering an arm and a shoulder of a wearer includes a torso portion and a sleeve. The torso portion is configured to at least partially cover the shoulder of the wearer. The sleeve is connected to the torso portion. The sleeve includes a releasable seam extending in a longitudinal direction along the sleeve. The releasable seam includes a first edge and a second edge with an opening to an interior of the sleeve defined between the first edge and the second edge of the releasable seam. The sleeve is configured to receive the arm of the wearer into the interior of the sleeve through the opening. A plurality of first fastening members are positioned along the first edge of the releasable seam and a plurality of second fastening members provided along the second edge of the releasable seam.
US10278433B2
An item of clothing includes an electrical load that consumes more electrical energy in a first operating mode than in a second operating mode, a sensor, and a controller. The sensor is configured to identify whether the item of clothing is being worn. The controller is configured to switch the electrical load to the second operating mode when the item of clothing is not being worn.
US10278432B2
A garment or undergarment includes an inner part and an outer part. The inner part has an upper portion for covering and compressing at least a portion of a mid-section of a wearer above a waistline of a wearer and a lower portion for covering a groin of a wearer and limiting upward movement of the inner part. The outer part is attached to the inner part and overlaps at least a portion of the lower portion.
US10278431B2
The present application relates to shapewear garments, and particularly shapewear garments including multiple zones having varying layers, varying compressions, varying shapes, and/or varying temperature controls.
US10278430B2
An electronic pipe includes a pipe section comprising an outer shell with a coil placed around and along the inside surface of the shell. The pipe section also may include a connector element coupled to a connector element on a battery section, with both connector elements structured to transmit an electric current from the battery to the coil. A material container is insertable into the pipe section such that the coil is disposed between the inside surface of the outer shell and the material container. The coil is capable of initiating a combustion reaction inside the material container.
US10278424B2
A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes a housing assembly and a reservoir cap assembly. The housing assembly is a single piece housing assembly. The reservoir cap assembly includes a reservoir cap having a hole there through and at least one wick extending through an opening in the reservoir cap.
US10278423B2
A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a conductive element extending through an interior of a dispensing interface to which a heating element is coupled. The conductive element may have a greater temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity than the heating element. The dispensing interface may include a fibrous wicking material, and the conductive element may be woven through an interior of the fibrous wicking material. A temperature of the dispensing interface may be determined based on monitoring an electrical resistance of the conductive element. An amount of pre-vapor formulation may be determined based on an electrical resistance of the bridge electrical circuit to an electrical signal between the heating element and the conductive element through the dispensing interface.
US10278418B2
A smoking device includes a recipient or able to receive burning products, preferably tobacco, and a filter element connected to the recipient, wherein the filter includes at least one breakable capsule, the capsule having a initial crush strength from 0.5 to 2.5 kp, and keeping a crush strength from 0.5 to 2.5 kp and a deformation of less than two third of its diameter prior to rupture after having been submitted to a smoking test. The invention is also relating to the capsule suitable for being incorporated in a smoking device, and to the process of manufacture of the capsule.
US10278415B2
A resealable spigot for a coconut that provides easy access by consumers to the sterile coconut water within a coconut includes a valve seat positioned within a coconut aperture and a plunger sleeve positioned within the valve seat. The plunger sleeve has a based positioned membrane that seals the coconut aperture, A plunger-stopper is tethered to the plunger sleeve for shipping and storage and is used by the consumer to pierce the plunger sleeve membrane to gain access to the coconut water. The plunger sleeve is also used to reseal the coconut aperture to preserve any remaining coconut water for future consumption. Further provided is an additional embodiment for a spigot comprising a conduit having a spike-tip on one end and a spout on the other with a through bore therebetween. The coconut having a partially inserted spigot is provided to the consumer whereby the consumer gains access to the sterile coconut water by pushing the partially inserted spigot to its seated position with a grommet provided as an insertion stop for the spigot. An optional air vent is provided to aid in fluid flow from the spigot.
US10278414B2
The invention relates to a method for functionalizing a protein composition, by heating between 100° C. and 160° C. for between 0.1 s and 1 s, then cooling between 60° C. and 90° C., with a pH adjustment to a value of between 6.2 and 9 by means of calcium hydroxide. When used in the production of bread, the protein compositions thus produced allow products to be produced without any unpleasant aftertaste; these bread products are also especially large which provides them with a very pronounced soft character. Such a balance of performances has never been achieved until now for bread-making products.
US10278412B2
A cooking device suitable for cooking an associated food item includes a body including an upper portion, a lower portion, and an aperture between the upper and lower portions. Each of the upper and lower portions is configured to receive the associated food item and the aperture adapted to allow the associated food item to travel from the upper portion to the lower portion. The lower portion has at least one opening arranged to allow an associated cooking fluid to flow into the lower portion allowing the lower portion in use to become at least partially submerged in the associated cooking fluid.
US10278406B2
A method for producing roasted coffee beans includes a roasting step of supplying heat to coffee beans and thus roasting the coffee beans, a measuring step of measuring an amount of carbon monoxide generated from the coffee beans during roasting, and a stopping step of stopping supply of heat to the coffee beans in the roasting step, based on a measurement result obtained at the time of measurement of the amount of carbon monoxide and a measurement result measured beforehand regarding coffee beans different from the coffee beans at least in one of type and lot.
US10278398B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions to reduce growth of microbial colonies, including infections, and includes therapeutic compositions, methods for treatment of infections, and methods for identifying additional such compositions.
US10278387B2
A synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B) having a surface which has a plurality of first raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp), wherein a two-dimensional size of the plurality of first raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp) is in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B); and the surface has a microbicidal effect.
US10278372B2
Genetically modified cells, tissues, and organs for treating or preventing diseases are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making the genetically modified cells and non-human animals.
US10278363B2
A feeding station for at least one animal, said feeding station comprising at least one supply hopper having a food product; a food dispensing unit having means for dispensing controlled portions of said food product; a weigh hopper for receiving said food product from said food dispensing unit; a hemi-circular disc-shaped feeding platform for receiving said food product from said weigh hopper; and a hemi-frustoconical sweeping member comprises at least one compartment to contain said food product on hemi-circular disc-shaped feeding platform; said hemi-frustoconical sweeping member rotatable on a top surface of said hemi-circular disc-shaped feeding platform to remove unconsumed food product off said feeding platform after a feeding event.
US10278358B2
A system for managing a group of dairy animals includes a dwelling space, such as an animal shed, in which the dairy animals can roam. A dairy animal-related device for performing a dairy animal-related operation is arranged in the dwelling space. The dairy animals in the dwelling space can walk to the dairy animal-related device through the dwelling space. A luring system includes luring devices, each of which is attached to in each case one of the dairy animals. The luring device of each dairy animal is activatable in order to give said dairy animal a luring signal so as to lure said dairy animal to the dairy animal-related device. A detection system is configured for detecting the position of each individual dairy animal in the dwelling space. The luring system is connected to the detection system for receiving the positions of the dairy animals in the dwelling space detected by the detection system. On the basis of the received detected positions of the dairy animals in the dwelling space, the number of dairy animals is determined which are situated in a predetermined area of the dwelling space adjacent to the dairy animal-related device. The luring system activates the luring device of one of the other dairy animals depending on said number of dairy animals situated in said area.
US10278355B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH830401. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH830401, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH830401 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 CH830401.
US10278348B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV754592. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV754592, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV754592 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV754592 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV754592.
US10278345B2
Methods for preserving viability of plant tissues such as plant embryos are provided herein. Also included are methods for storing genomic DNA and/or molecular marker assay materials in an oil bilayer as part of a high-throughput molecular characterization system. Moreover, plant embryos may be treated while in an oil matrix. The treatment may include chromosome doubling, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, or herbicide selection as part of an embryo rescue process.
US10278338B2
A greenhouse is disclosed that generally comprises an enclosed growing section with an enclosed end gable adjacent to the growing section. The end gable is arranged to flow air into the growing section. Air distribution tubes are included within the growing section with the tubes arranged to provide for substantially uniform air flow into the growing section. The air tubes can also be arranged to compensate for heat differential between the air in the tubes and in the growing section.
US10278334B2
A method of delivering at least one nucleic acid to a plant, comprising: applying a light energy to a surface of the plant to create a pore; and applying at least one nucleic acid to the pore, wherein the at least one nucleic acid comprises RNA, wherein the at least one nucleic acid comprises at least one of a RNA interference (RNAi), an antisense RNA (asRNA), a micro RNA (miRNA), a small interfering RNA (siRNA), a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a non-coding RNA (ncRNA), mitochondrial RNA (mtDNA), and combinations thereof.
US10278326B2
The present invention is directed to an applicator having an agricultural product pneumatic conveying system which meters particulate material from one or more source containers at the application equipment and transports the particulate material to evenly distribute the particulate material from the applicator. The pneumatic conveying system employs large diameter supply lines connected between the metering devices at the source containers and delivery nozzles, where the supply lines operate to move and mix the particulate material from the source containers to the nozzles. The particulate material is metered from the source containers into the supply lines via a number of airlocks that can be operated without allowing airflow from the large diameter supply lines to enter the source containers through the airlocks. In addition, the metering devices can b e operated in collective or independent variable manners to allow for sectional control and turning compensation.
US10285310B2
Using various embodiments, methods and systems for cooling a data center using recovered thermal energy are described. In one embodiment, a data center cooling system comprises a first channel conveying a cooling fluid received from an outlet of a ventilation system of the computer data center at a first temperature, a second channel conveying the cooling fluid provided into an inlet of the ventilation system to cool the data center at a second temperature, and a heat transfer subsystem (HTS) configured to operate in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) or a gas compression cycle (GCC) to change the temperature of the cooling fluid from the first temperature to the second temperature. In another embodiment, the system includes a monitoring subsystem monitoring a temperature, pressure, or flow of a working-fluid of the HTS and a controller subsystem to determine whether to operate the HTS in the ORC or GCC modes.
US10285304B1
A rack test room is disclosed that provides a controlled and monitored environment for one or more server racks, the room controlling and monitoring the cold aisle temperature, the cold aisle air inlet flow rate, and the hot aisle temperature. A rack test room is disclosed that monitors the inlet and exhaust air temperatures for each server in a rack. A rack test room is disclosed that individually controls and monitors the inlet air flow rate to each of a plurality of server racks. A method is disclosed for using a rack test room to simulate a data center environment.
US10285293B2
The present invention features a robust customizable computing system comprising: a processing control unit; an external object; and means for operably connecting the processing control unit to the external object, the processing control unit introducing intelligence into the external object, thus causing the external object to perform smart functions. The processing control unit preferably comprises: (a) an encasement module comprising a main support chassis having a plurality of wall supports and a plurality of junction centers containing means for supporting a computer component therein, a dynamic back plane that provides support for connecting peripheral and other computing components directly to a system bus without requiring an interface, means for enclosing the main support chassis and providing access to an interior portion of the encasement module; (b) one or more computer processing components disposed within the junction centers of the encasement module; and (c) means for cooling the interior portion of the encasement module.
US10285282B2
A triggering condition is applied to a conductive polymer positioned in a drilled hole in a printed circuit board. The applied triggering condition causes the polymer to vertically expand within the drilled hole such that the expanded polymer creates an electrically conductive path between contact pads located in different layers of the printed circuit board.
US10285280B2
The present invention relates to a conductive adhesive for screen printing containing metal colloid particles (A) containing metal nanoparticles (A1) and a protective colloid (A2) containing an organic compound having a carboxyl group and a polymer dispersant having a carboxyl group, a viscosity modifier (B) having an amide bond and/or a urea bond, and a dispersion solvent (C).
US10285278B2
A display apparatus may include a substrate, a pad unit on the substrate, a display panel on the substrate, an encapsulation layer covering the display panel, and a protective layer on the pad unit. The protective layer may have an elastic coefficient ranging from about 10 MPa to about 200 GPa.
US10285275B2
A sensor device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a slot between the top and bottom surfaces, and two holes through the top surface and reaching into the slot. The sensor device further includes a sensor chip mounted on the top surface of the PCB substrate and above one of the two holes. The sensor device further includes a molding compound covering the sensor chip and sidewall surfaces and the top surface of the PCB substrate.
US10285272B2
A capacitor component includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers having a stacked structure and a plurality of first internal electrodes and a plurality of second internal electrodes alternately disposed with dielectric layers disposed therebetween. A first external electrode is on a first surface and a second surface of the body, on the opposing side of the body, and connected to the plurality of first internal electrodes. A second external electrode is on a third surface and a fourth surface of the body, opposing each other, and connected to one or more of the plurality of second internal electrodes.
US10285267B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed relating to 3D-printed structures. An example 3D-printed structure includes a first conductive substrate, a second conductive substrate and a dielectric structure between the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate, the dielectric structure including a latticed structure having a first stiffness in a first direction and a second stiffness in a second direction different than the first direction.
US10285266B2
A detection device includes: an expanding and contracting base having elasticity; a first base which is provided to overlap the expanding and contracting base, has a Young's modulus higher than that of the expanding and contracting base, and includes a connection portion to which a sensing section is connectable; a second base which is provided on a side of the expanding and contracting base opposite to the first base, and has a Young's modulus higher than that of the expanding and contracting base; a connection member which electrically connects the expanding and contracting base and the first base to each other; and a mold portion which is provided to come into contact with the connection member, has a Young's modulus higher than that of the expanding and contracting base, and has a Young's modulus lower than that of the first base.
US10285258B2
A compartment EMI shield for use inside of a system module package is provided that comprises at least a first set of electrically-conductive wires that surrounds and extends over circuitry of the module package. Adjacent wires of the first set are spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance selected to ensure that the compartment EMI shield attenuates a frequency or frequency range of interest. First and second ends of each of the wires are connected to an electrical ground structure. A length of each wire that is located in between the first and second ends of the respective wire extends above the circuitry and is spaced apart from the components of the circuitry so as not to be in contact with the components of the circuitry.
US10285246B2
Provided is a communication device using a powerline which can transmit and receive control data and so on by using the powerline, and an LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting system using the device which can control the illumination of an LED by using the communication device. The LED illumination device comprising: one or more control devices coupled with commercial power source through powerlines; one or more LED illumination devices coupled with control devices, respectively, through the powerlines; and a management device for performing communication with the control devices; wherein the control devices and the LED illumination device perform data transmission and reception by using the powerlines, the data communication from the control devices to the LED illumination device is executed by broadcasting method, and the data communication from the LED illumination device to the control devices is executed by polling method.
US10285242B2
A method for increasing battery life in a lighting device powered by a battery source in which an electronic circuit is caused to provide a declining power supply to a light emitting diode (“LED”) as a power profile of the battery source declines.
US10285241B2
A wireless lighting module is disclosed. The wireless lighting module may include a light source, a controller configured to control illumination of the light source, a connector configured to provide power to an external device, and a battery configured to supply power to the light source, controller and connector.
US10285231B2
The invention relates to a switching regulator for operating luminaires, comprising a control circuit (4). The control circuit (4) is designed to operate, by triggering the switch (5) that is coupled to a coil, the switching regulator (3) in a limit mode of operation when the load generated by the luminaire (2) is so high that the resulting switching-off threshold exceeds a predefined minimum switching-off value, and operate the switching regulator in a discontinuous mode of operation at the minimum switching-off value when the load generated by the luminaire (2) is so low that the switching-off threshold in a limit mode of operation would lie below the predefined minimum switching-off value. The signal representing the current is fed to the control circuit (4) in both the limit mode of operation and the discontinuous mode of operation without being subjected to any external mean value generation.
US10285225B2
An LED control system is provided for connection to an LED lighting system via a power line to control the LED lighting system using commands formed by manipulation of frequency and amplitude of a signal transmitted over the power line. The signal may be for example a wave or a sequence of pulses. The signal may be provided in superposition with line power or the line power may be formed as the signal.
US10285223B2
A tubular comprises a composite material including a matrix and a plurality of reinforcing elements embedded within the matrix. A method for heating the composite material of the tubular comprises exposing the composite material to a time-varying magnetic field to directly induce a flow of electrical current in the composite material. The method may comprise configuring the composite material so as to control the flow of electrical current and/or heat in the composite material. The method may be used for heating a composite fluid conduit for use in a subsea environment for the removal of the build-up of wax and/or hydrates on an inner surface of the fluid conduit. Additionally or alternatively, the method may be used for deforming a composite fluid conduit, or for joining a composite fluid conduit to a further component such as a further composite fluid conduit.
US10285222B2
Disclosed is a method for generatively producing or for repairing at least one area of a component, wherein a zone arranged downstream of a molten bath is post-heated to a post-heating temperature and the component is set to a base temperature, and also a device for carrying out such a method.
US10285217B2
An apparatus for heating plastic preforms comprises a transport device, which transports the plastic preforms along a predefined transport path. The transport device comprises a first circulating transport device and a second transport device; a plurality of first holding elements constructed and arranged on the first transport device for holding the plastic preforms; at least one heating device along the transport path that heats the plastic preforms during a movement of the plastic preforms along the transport path, wherein the transport path has at least one first portion with a first curvature and at least one second portion with a second curvature which differs from the first curvature; and a plurality of second holding elements constructed and arranged on the second transport device for holding the plastic preforms.
US10285213B2
Techniques are disclosed for executing a corrective action based on an unsuccessful completion of a connection stage in a process for establishing a wireless connection between a client device and an access point (AP). An event in a process for establishing a wireless connection between a client device and an AP is detected. A particular stage in the process for establishing the wireless connection is determined to be unsuccessfully completed. The unsuccessful completion may be determined based on (a) a timeout and/or (b) detection of an event indicating the particular stage has not been successfully completed. A cause associated with the particular stage not being completed is identified. Based on the cause, a corrective action is selected and executed.
US10285210B2
Methods and systems are presented for remotely controlling a motor vehicle by mobile communication terminal. One method includes displaying motor vehicles by the mobile communication terminal, with which the mobile communication terminal had been previously coupled using a prior wireless connection. Based on an ability to establish a wireless connection concurrently with more than one of the motor vehicles, the method includes: establishing a wireless connection between one of the motor vehicle and the mobile communication terminal in response to detecting that the one of the motor vehicles has been selected, and prohibiting establishment of the new wireless connection between the mobile communication terminal and one of the motor vehicles until the one of the motor vehicles has been selected.
US10285209B2
An optimization processing method and apparatus for a D2D service are provided. The optimization processing method includes the following steps. D2D service information and/or service experience information about a terminal are/is acquired, wherein the service experience information is used for reflecting quality of a terminal user' experience on a current service. The D2D service information and/or service experience information are/is reported. By means of the above-mentioned technical solution, the technical problem that there is no solution for a terminal to report D2D service information and/or service experience information in the related art is solved, thereby implementing reporting of the D2D service information, improving the supervision capability of a network side on a D2D service, and providing a strong support for improving the user experience of the D2D service.
US10285204B2
A network node: receives first random access messages from the two or more wireless devices comprising identical random access preambles; transmits a second random access message comprising a first temporary identity to the two or more wireless devices; receives third random access messages from the two or more wireless devices, wherein at least one of the third random access messages comprises a second temporary identity; determines different identities for the two or more wireless devices using at least one received second temporary identity; and transmits a fourth random access message to the two or more wireless devices using and/or comprising the identity of the two or more wireless devices, respectively, which identity is to be used by each of the two or more wireless devices, respectively, when connected to the cell.
US10285200B2
An access point selects a channel access policy for an electronic device in a wireless local area network (WLAN). During operation, an interface circuit of the access point receives a channel access preference from the electronic device. The channel access preference includes: a multi-user trigger-based channel access technique, a single-user contention-based channel access technique, or both. The interface circuit selects the channel access policy for the electronic device based, at least in part, on the received channel access preference. The channel access policy can also be selected based at least in part on a communication performance metric associated with communication in the WLAN. The interface circuit communicates the selected channel access policy to the electronic device, which subsequently accesses a communication channel and communicates packets with the access point in accordance with the channel access policy.
US10285198B2
A wireless access node and method are described herein for improving a bandwidth utilization efficiency of a common downlink (DL) channel when transmitting device-related information included in one or more messages to a wireless device or a group of wireless devices, wherein the one or more messages have one or more transport block formats that meet a coverage class need of the wireless device or the group of wireless devices. In addition, a wireless device and method are described herein for improving a bandwidth utilization efficiency of the common DL channel by receiving one or more messages including device-related information on the common DL channel from the wireless access node, wherein the one or more messages have one or more transport block formats that meet a coverage class need of the wireless device.
US10285197B2
A random access response method, a base station, and a terminal are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes receiving a random access preamble sent in an enhanced manner, determining at least one of level information or resource information corresponding to the random access preamble sent in the enhanced manner and sending a random access response RAR of the random access preamble according to the at least one of the level information or the resource information, where the RAR is carried by a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH.
US10285194B2
Disclosed are a D2D communication method and device. The method comprises: sending a. preamble on a sub-channel set of a competition region, and monitoring the preamble on the sub-channel set of the competition region; and if the preamble is not monitored on the sub-channel set of the competition region, sending data on a sub-channel set of a data region corresponding to the sub-channel set of the competition region, different sub-channel sets of the competition region corresponding to different sub-channel sets of the data region. The technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present invention can effectively avoid the resource conflict of a D2D UE. In addition, since a preamble occupies fewer resources, competing for sub-channel resources of a data region by sending a preamble could effectively reduce the overhead of resource competition.
US10285187B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that may provide for selective multi-user uplink (UL) of data for wireless devices. For example, a first wireless device may request permission to initiate a UL transmission to a second wireless device. The first wireless device may then receive, from the second wireless device, permission to initiate the UL transmission according to a multi-user (MU) UL protocol, determine a threshold duration for the UL transmission, and transmit UL data to the second wireless device according to the MU UL protocol and the threshold duration.
US10285184B2
An electronic device iteratively determines an optimal transmit antenna radiation pattern and an optimal receive antenna radiation pattern based on a feedback process with a second electronic device. First, the electronic device transmits outgoing messages to the second electronic device using a set of transmit antenna radiation patterns having different transmit spatial orientations. Based on throughput feedback from the second electronic device, the electronic device selects the optimal transmit antenna radiation pattern. Then, based on throughputs for incoming messages from the second electronic device that were received using a set of receive antenna radiation patterns having different receive spatial orientations, the electronic device selects the optimal receive antenna radiation pattern. Note that the transmit antenna radiation pattern and the receive antenna radiation pattern may reduce or eliminate interference between the electronic device and the second electronic device.
US10285174B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for uplink (UL) data channel design. An example method is provided for operations which may be performed by a first apparatus. The example method generally comprises determining a number of pilot symbols to transmit for one or more slots of a first subframe based, at least in part, on a coverage enhancement (CE) level, and transmitting at least one uplink data channel having the determined number of pilot symbols in the one or more slots of the first subframe.
US10285162B2
Provided are a device-to-device (D2D) operation method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method. The method comprises: receiving a terminal auxiliary information configuration for configuring the transmission of terminal auxiliary information from a base station; and transmitting the terminal auxiliary information on the basis of the terminal auxiliary information configuration, wherein the terminal auxiliary information includes information needed for allocating a D2D resource to the terminal by the base station.
US10285153B2
The present invention relates to a technology for estimating a position of a terminal using a positioning reference signal. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a transmission period or transmission power of a positioning reference signal in order to accurately measure a position of a terminal. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for estimating a position of a terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a positioning reference signal from each of a serving cell and one or more neighboring cells; generating reference signal time difference (RSTD) information on the basis of information on a reception time of the positioning reference signal; and estimating a position of a terminal on the basis of the RSTD information.
US10285151B2
A cellular communication network comprises a core network interconnecting a set of cells, an item of equipment in the core network being responsible for managing the mobility of the user equipment between the cells. An item of user equipment transmits (401) to said equipment in the core network an attachment request message for registering itself and also transmitting a message requesting updating of localization areas at the expiry of a period with a duration set by said equipment in the core network in an attachment acceptance message and/or in a message accepting updating of localization areas. The user equipment includes, in each message requesting attachment to the core network and/or in each message requesting updating of localization areas, a proposed duration to be applied to said time delay.
US10285144B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for design of synchronization signals for narrowband operation and other clean-slate, OFDM based systems such as enhanced component carrier (eCC) systems. An example method is provided for operations which may be performed by a BS to generate and transmit a dual-layer PSS, and correspondingly, techniques for a UE to detect the dual-layer PSS. The PSS may be generated utilizing a binary code cover and at least one sequence applied to a number of symbols within one or more subframes of a frame.
US10285143B2
Methods and devices are provided, where the device includes a plurality of wireless communication units. The wireless communication device also includes a first interface unit configured to synchronize a data signal received from one of the plurality of wireless communication units with a first clock corresponding to the one of the plurality of wireless communication units, and configured to output the synchronized data signal to a second interface unit. The second interface unit is configured to receive the synchronized data signal using a second clock having a shorter period than the first clock, count a number of periods of the second clock during at least one period of the first clock, and determine an output port for the synchronized data signal based on a result of the counting. The wireless communication device further includes a plurality of processors for processing data signals.
US10285141B1
Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products for synchronizing data across at least two sensors. In one embodiment, first sensor data, which includes a universal time stamp from a universal time source, is recorded from at least one first sensor and second sensor data, which does not include a universal time stamp from a universal time source, is recorded from at least one second sensor. The first sensor data is correlated with the second sensor data, and a universal time that corresponds with the data from the second sensor is determined at least in part based on the correlation between the first sensor data and the second sensor data.
US10285131B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for dynamically adjusting nodes in a mesh network embedded in objects. The nodes, which are individually capable of sensing and/or transmitting data, are paired together such that when one node is active, the other node is collecting energy via solar, wind, or other energy collecting means. When a node reaches a certain energy level, the nodes can switch status, such that the passive node becomes active and vice versa. Exemplary objects in which the systems can be embedded include benches, receptacles, and light fixtures.
US10285120B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive when operating in a network that provides synchronization signals at a plurality of locations in a channel bandwidth, a common search space (CSS) indicator for a synchronization signal, wherein the CSS indicator indicates that the synchronization signal is not associated with a CSS for a downlink control channel. The user equipment may determine a location of the CSS for the downlink control channel based at least in part on the CSS indicator. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10285110B2
Intelligent traffic routing may be utilized to route packets of information to one or more radio access technologies and/or cells/access points based on network and/or UE conditions. Packet routes dynamically may be adjusted based on the best radio technology, cell layer, service provider specified criteria, or the like. In an example configuration, intelligent traffic routing may be SDN based utilize a simple Internet protocol.
US10285109B2
The present application provide a method includes: establishing, by a base station, a CP connection to a UE according to a configuration parameter of the CP connection and a UP connection to the UE according to a configuration parameter of the UP connection, where a transmission channel occupied by the CP connection which is indicated by the configuration parameter of the CP connection is different from the transmission channel occupied by the UP connection which is indicated by the configuration parameter of the UP connection, and transmission channels occupied by the CP connection and UP connection are also different. Therefore, the CP connection and the UP connection are not interrupted at the same time, which leads to no call drop occurring in a communication connection and improves user experience; and reduces a time delay, increases a network throughput, and further improves data transmission flexibility in an UP connection.
US10285105B2
A method for establishing a virtual base station includes: receiving a message of poor network coverage sent by an operator server, where the message includes information of a location where network coverage is poor and information of a second mode; acquiring, according to the information of the location and the information of the second mode, a multimode terminal capable of being compatible with the second mode; returning an identification of the multimode terminal to the operator server; receiving a virtual base station establishment request message sent by the operator server; forwarding, according to the identification of the multimode terminal, the virtual base station establishment request message to the multimode terminal; and forwarding a virtual base station successfully-established message to the operator server.
US10285103B2
The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a resource allocation method, a service transmission method, and an apparatus, so as to resolve a technical problem of how to coordinately transmit, in a WLAN, a WLAN service and a to-be-offloaded service of a cellular network node. In embodiments of the present invention, resources separately allocated to an AP and the cellular network node are specified, and the AP and the cellular network node are separately notified of an allocation result. In this way, both the AP and the cellular network node transmit data on only the respective allocated WLAN resources, so as to avoid that the WLAN service and the to-be-offloaded service of the cellular network node contend for a channel.
US10285088B2
Systems and techniques for minimize drive testing measurements. Network elements including UEs and eNBs are configured to define measurement procedures to determine control plane latency affecting scheduling requests, RACH procedures, and combinations thereof. Upon initiation of a request for uplink resources, such as a scheduling request or a RACH procedure, a UE notes the time of the request and measures the time until its fulfillment. If a scheduling request fails, a RACH procedure may be performed and in such cases, the time from initiation of the scheduling request, through its failure, until successful completion of the RACH procedure may be measured. Once a measurement has been made, the measured duration and other associated information are assembled and analyzed, and when the measurement and other information meets criteria for inclusion in a measurement report, the report is assembled and sent, or logged for sending, to an eNB.
US10285081B1
A battery operated portable communication device provides converged functionality while avoiding resets to the device. Composite logic circuitry formed of at least one comparator and a logic interface controls current limiting to a primary load formed of high power land mobile radio (LMR) devices and programming to secondary loads formed of non-LMR peripherals. At least one current limit control signal is used to control current to the primary load under high current mode operations. Another control signal provides an interruption alert to a slave processor for controlled programming of the secondary loads during the high current operations of the primary load. Current to the primary load is restored while the secondary load is interrupted. Operation of secondary load processes is resumed when the primary load ceases high power operation.
US10285079B2
The present embodiments disclose a network parameter adjustment method and a base station device. The method includes sending, by a first base station, first parameter adjustment token request information to a second base station, where the second base station is a parent base station of the first base station, and the first parameter adjustment token request information is used to represent that the first base station requests to obtain a parameter adjustment token. The method also includes receiving, by the first base station, the parameter adjustment token sent by the second base station, and adjusting a network parameter after receiving the parameter adjustment token.
US10285073B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cell configuration method in a wireless network with a plurality of carriers. The method is performed at a base station of the wireless network. The method comprises generating a common cell from a first plurality of sectors at a first carrier of the plurality of carriers and identifying one or more high-traffic sectors from a second plurality of sectors at a second carrier of the plurality of carriers by monitoring a traffic volume of each of the second plurality of sectors. Each of the identified high-traffic sectors has the traffic volume higher than a predetermined threshold. The method also comprises generating one or more independent high-traffic cells from the one or more high-traffic sectors. The first plurality of sectors at least partially overlaps with the second plurality of sectors. Correspondingly, there is also provided an apparatus for cell configuration in a wireless network with a plurality of carriers.
US10285070B2
Dynamic frequency planning of shared spectrum is contemplated. The sharing may facilitate use of unlicensed or non-exclusively licensed spectrum within a geographical area serviced by two or more spectrum access sharing systems (SASs) or otherwise subjected to control of independently operating entities.
US10285069B2
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method may include determining a pattern of signal transmissions for transmitting instances of a signal in a time period of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band; determining whether the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is unavailable to transmit at least one instance of the signal; and changing, in response to determining the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is unavailable to transmit an instance of the signal, the pattern of signal transmissions for the time period. A second method may include identifying at least one reference signal pattern from a plurality of reference signal patterns based at least in part on whether a plurality of transmission time intervals are bundled; and signaling the identified at least one reference signal pattern to a device.
US10285061B2
A method of detecting telephony fraud in the case of a mobile telephony device roaming at a visited network, the visited network being other than a home network of said mobile telephony device, cross-network triggering being available between said visited network and said home network. The method comprises detecting a non-correlation between said cross-network triggering and activity of said mobile telephony device, testing to find out if profile manipulation has taken place of a profile of said mobile telephony device held at said visited network, and upon detecting that profile manipulation has taken place taking remedial action such as blocking current calls and overwriting the manipulated profile.
US10285057B2
A mobile hub can receive from a mobile device a request to authenticate a user of the mobile device with the mobile hub. Responsive to receiving the request, a user profile of the user stored on the mobile hub can be identified. A first of a plurality of mobile networks indicated in the user profile as being available to the user can be identified. The first mobile network can satisfy at least one user specified criterion associated with the user profile. A subscriber authentication associated with the user profile can be selected. The subscriber authentication can be configured to authenticate the user with the first of the plurality of mobile networks and configured to be processed by the first mobile device to automatically establish presence on the first mobile network. The subscriber authentication can be communicated to the mobile device.
US10285054B2
A method includes identifying a first node in a plurality of nodes based on a client device identifier for a client device, the client device being associated with a first network device; storing, information for the client device, on the first node; responsive to the client device associating with a second network device, retrieving the information for the client device by: identifying the first node based on the client device identifier for the client device and obtaining the information from the first node.
US10285045B2
A system for monitoring embedded subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) is disclosed. The monitoring system provides visibility into the end-to-end performance of a mobile network operator (MNO) profile. The system controls a mobile device that is provisioned with a MNO profile and communicates with a subscription manager (SM) that produces and delivers the MNO profile. This system enables the monitoring of the interactions between the subscription manager and the eSIM and monitors the data preparation (SM-DP) and the secure routing (SM-SR) functionalities in the subscription manager.
US10285037B2
Provided is a mobile wireless communication system that improves response immediacy in a wireless communication system using an SCPC communication system. For this purpose, a base station and/or a plurality of mobile stations is provided with a number-of-channels switching means that monitors the communication state to create determination information for determining the necessity of switching the number of channels, and that switches the ratio of the number of channels for downlink communications and that for uplink communications, in a case where a change in the number of channels is necessary on the basis of the determination information.
US10285030B2
A method and apparatus of an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, from a first server, a designated content including at least one piece of information associated with a second server. The method also includes receiving content identification information from the second server when the electronic device is located in a short-range wireless communication area of the second server. The method further includes displaying at least one information that corresponds to the content identification information, from the content received from the first server.
US10285029B2
A method is provided for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network. Furthermore, a switch center (GMSC) is provided for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network and to a mobility management entity (MME) for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network. Moreover, a mobile device (MTC) is provided for receiving a message in a mobile communication network and to a database (HLR/HSS) of the mobile communication network.
US10285016B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for supporting positioning operations in a cellular communication network including locating a mobile device in response to an emergency event. In one particular implementation, a first position fix may be provided quickly by a mobile device and may be followed by a second, more accurate, position fix at a later time. In particular implementations, the first and second position fixes may be provided using the 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) Positioning Protocol (LPP) as part of a single LPP transaction and may further be provided using a user plane or control plane location solution.
US10285012B2
A method and apparatus are configured to recognize mobile terminals positioned within a coverage area for short range communication with a user-specific device, wherein each mobile terminal comprises identification information for the user-specific device. The method and the apparatus provide a customized service corresponding to at least one of the mobile terminals.
US10285009B2
A position-determining apparatus, such as a GPS receiver, determines the position of the mobile device based on the time of flight of a transmitted probe signal using a method in which sections of the received signal is classified into two or more categories and accumulated according to categories before being used to compute the correlations familiar in the context of a matched filter. Using the method of the present invention to compute the correlations, and optionally applying additional time-saving techniques described herein, a position determination is achieved using arithmetic operations that are significantly reduced from that required in prior art methods to compute the correlations. The reduced number of arithmetic operations can reduce significantly the power consumption required of a device carrying out a method of the present invention, and thereby realizing a significant advantage.
US10285007B2
The invention relates inter alia to a method performed by at least one apparatus, said method comprising: obtaining radiation signal data comprising results of measurements on radiation signals received at a mobile device and emitted by a positioning support device covering one or more signal areas by sweeping a striped band of radiation across said one or more signal areas; and determining a position of said mobile device within a signal area of said one or more signal areas at least based on said radiation signal data. The invention also relates to a positioning support device for supporting determining of positions of mobile devices in one or more signal areas, comprising: a radiation source covering said one or more signal areas by sweeping a striped band of radiation across said one or more signal areas.
US10285002B2
A method of estimating a number of persons gathering at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day is proposed. Said Area of Interest is defined by an Area of Interest center and an Area of Interest radius and is covered by a mobile telecommunication network having a plurality of communication stations each of which adapted to manage communications of user equipment in one or more served areas in which the mobile telecommunication network is subdivided.
US10284993B2
A local wave field synthesis apparatus, which includes a determination module for determining desired sound pressures and desired particle velocity vectors at a plurality of control points, a computation module for computing sound pressures and particle velocity vectors at the plurality of control points based on a set of filter parameters, an optimization module for computing an optimum set of filter parameters by jointly optimizing computed sound pressures towards the desired sound pressures and computed particle velocity vectors towards the desired particle velocity vectors, and a generator module for generating the drive signals based on the optimum set of filter parameters, wherein the plurality of control points are located on one or more contours around the one or more audio zones.
US10284990B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for demonstrating spatial performance of a demonstration speaker model to consumers in order to evaluate different speakers. The system and method comprise a microphone array for recording the output of the demonstration speaker model. The system and method comprise acoustic input samples for processing to an acoustic output and a processor for determining characteristics of each microphone recording, and processing an acoustic input sample and characteristics of each microphone recording corresponding to a selected demonstration speaker model. The system and method further comprise a reference speaker model for outputting an acoustic signal based on the result of the processing. The processing compensates for the performance characteristic of the reference speaker and the performance characteristic of the selected demonstration speaker so as to mimic the spatial characteristics of the demonstration speaker while avoiding bias from the reference speaker.
US10284979B2
A hearing aid fitting system (400) adapted for providing sound samples illustrating the impact on sound quality from a hearing aid system defect and a method of providing such sound samples. The invention also relates to a hearing aid system and computer program code capable of carrying out such a method of providing sound samples illustrating the impact on sound quality from a hearing aid system defect and methods of operating and fitting hearing aid systems.
US10284969B2
A hearing device comprises a microphone configured to produce microphone signals and is coupled to an input of a first amplifier. A wireless transceiver is configured to receive an audio stream and is coupled to an input of a second amplifier. The second amplifier is configured to amplify the audio stream at a pre-established gain. A digital signal processor (DSP) is coupled to the microphone and the first and second amplifiers. The DSP is configured to monitor the microphone signals for a predetermined sound type of interest to the wearer during playback of the audio stream by a speaker and, while maintaining playback of the audio stream at the pre-established gain, automatically adjust gain of the first amplifier coupled to the microphone in response to detecting the predetermined sound type of interest.
US10284953B2
Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating a synchronized time value for a wireless speaker having a first timer and a second timer. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and method may include reading a first timer value associated with the first timer, wherein the first timer is synchronized with a wireless network. Further, a first timer value associated with the second timer may be read. The first timer value associated with the second timer may be correlated to the first timer value associated with the first timer to generate the synchronized time value for the wireless speaker.
US10284951B2
A method and apparatus for outputting audio based on an orientation of an electronic device, or video shown by the electronic device. The audio may be mapped to a set of speakers using either or both of the device and video orientation to determine which speakers receive certain audio channels.
US10284948B2
Aspects of the present invention relate to an active noise system (4), a vehicle (1) with an active noise system (4), a method for controlling an active noise system (4), a computer program for controlling an active noise system (4) and an active noise controller (40). The wading detection system (3) includes sensors (30, 31, 32, 33) for detecting a wading depth and a wading detection controller (34). The active noise system (4) includes speakers (41, 42) for modifying the exhaust noise emitted from the vehicle (1). The wading detection controller (34) is operable to detect or anticipate a predetermined wading depth (W1, W2) at which the speakers (41, 42) will come into contact with the water. The active noise controller (40) is configured to deactivate the speakers (41, 42) when the predetermined wading depth (W1, W2) is detected or anticipated by the wading detection controller (34).
US10284945B2
The present invention provides an improved passive radiator device by utilizing a stacked construction in which there exist two or more generally parallel and separate movable diaphragm sections, in which the relative motion of adjacent diaphragm sections will either move toward each other, or away from each other, as air pressure or sound waves emanating from the interior of a loudspeaker cabinet impinges upon the interior air openings of the present invention.
US10284944B1
A sound generating device for a vehicle exhaust system has a housing, a sound generator located in the housing, a housing wall that comprises an opening for the sound generator, and a sound channel that extends in the housing. The sound generator is mounted to a shoulder section of the opening such that the opening is closed by the sound generator and a front side and a rear side of the sound generator are assigned to different sides of the opening. The sound channel acoustically connects the rear side of the sound generator with the front side of the sound generator. The opening and the sound generator comprise a central axis and the sound channel runs at least partially around the central axis.
US10284941B2
An earphone has a housing with a signal process unit to output sound. The housing has a chamber and a speaker mounted inside the chamber. The chamber is defined as a front volume and a rear volume by the speaker, and the rear volume having a port. Wherein the speaker in the volume outputting a chamber frequency response curve is at least a portion higher than the earphone's ideal frequency response curve at the bandwidth ranging from 20 Hz to 1000 Hz, where creates a gain difference between the chamber frequency response curve and the ideal frequency response curve to be decreased the (superfluous) positive value by a signal process unit at the bandwidth ranging from 20 Hz to 1000 Hz. Therefore, the total acoustic energy is maintained, the earphone acoustic quality is preserved, and the earphone volume may output even higher power to be deduced by the signal process unit for lowering down the circuit power consumption.
US10284937B2
A sound output and pickup device is provided with a speaker system, a microphone, and a housing. The housing includes inside the speaker system, the microphone, and a wall that divides a space in which the speaker system is stored and a space in which the microphone is stored. The wall has a through hole. The distance from the through hole to the outside of the housing is shorter than the distance from the through hole to the microphone.
US10284936B2
Disclosed is a receiver comprises an external housing, the external housing comprises a first housing, a second housing and a third housing adapted with each other from top to bottom, a vibration system is accommodated in a cavity formed by the external housing and comprises a vibration diaphragm dividing the receiver into a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity, the third housing is injection-molded and provided with a sound outlet hole of the rear sound cavity which is in communication with outside environment. The third housing is coupled with a mesh fabric at a position corresponding to the sound outlet hole by injection-molding, and the mesh fabric isolates the rear sound cavity from the outside environment. The receiver can effectively prevent performance degradation of a product caused by impurities of the outside environment falling into the rear cavity, thereby providing a function of product protection.
US10284932B2
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a software programmable reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer (ROADM) comprising of a plurality of wavelength switches and a plurality of waveguide switches, wherein when the plurality of waveguide switches are set to a first switch configuration, the software programmable ROADM provides n degrees of an n-degree optical node, and wherein when the waveguide switches are set to a second switch configuration, the software programmable ROADM provides k degrees of an m-degree optical node.
US10284930B2
Various electronic devices may benefit from appropriate power conservation techniques and tools. For example, low power techniques may benefit small form-factor pluggable applications. An apparatus can include a packet parsing functionality that includes a first order shallow packet parser configured to operate at line rate and a second order deep packet parser configured to operate only on received filtered packets and received packets destined for a management and/or central processing port. The apparatus can also include a microprocessor configured to manage the apparatus and configured to operate at a low duty cycle. The apparatus can further include a packet generator configured to be active only when generating certain packets of interest. The packet parsing function, the microprocessor, and the packet generator can be configured to provide data from a host port of a small form-factor pluggable device toward an optical port of the small form-factor pluggable device.
US10284913B2
Systems, methods, and media for managing an entertainment system are provided. In some implementations, systems for managing an entertainment system are provided, the systems comprising: at least one hardware processor configured to: detect a first instruction; select a component of the entertainment system; determine a first state of the component; store an indication of the first state; detect a second instruction; retrieve the indication of the first state; generate a third instruction based on the indication of the first state; and transmit the third instruction to the component of the entertainment system.
US10284905B2
A method and apparatus in which a Tap-Weight Computer (TWC) calculates a Tap-Weight Vector (TWV). The TWV is coupled to a register in each of a plurality of adaptive filter modules. Each such adaptive filter module includes several adaptive filters that each include a tapped delay line. The input to the tapped delay line of each such adaptive filter is one of a plurality of potential interfering signals. The TWV controls the weighting of the outputs from the taps off the delay line. The weighted outputs from each tapped delay line are then subtracted from a received signal which potentially includes interference from the potential interfering signals. The TWC is multiplexed to each of the plurality of adaptive filters so that each adaptive filter is loaded with a TWV calculated by the TWC to reduce the amount of interference contributed by a particular potential interfering signal coupled to an input to that particular adaptive filter. In one embodiment, a plurality of such adaptive filter modules share the same TWC.
US10284897B1
Systems and methods are described for adapting a second user input device to resemble a first user input device while preserving new functionalities not available in the first user input device. The systems and methods may identify, based on identifiers of the first and second user input devices, a first and second set of device functionalities provided by the devices. The systems and methods may compare the sets of device functionalities to determine a set of common device functionalities and, in response, modify the display of an input of the second user input device to correspond to visual attributes of an input of the first user input device.
US10284891B2
A system and method of providing a customized view for a live channel is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving an indicator from a communication protocol between a device and a content delivery network, where the content delivery network delivers a channel that is configured to provide a content item, and selecting the content item to provide to the device based on the indicator that corresponds to an attribute of the content item.
US10284890B2
The described technology generally relates to a scalable high efficiency video coding (SHVC)-based ultra-high definition (UHD) image data transmission and reception system. The SHVC-based UHD image data transmission and reception system includes an image data collector configured to collect various kinds of image data and additional data of the image data. The system also includes an image data coder configured to code the image data and the additional data by using an HEVC-based scalable video coding scheme, and an image data transmitter configured to transmit at least one of a portion of the coded image data and the coded additional data to a terminal via a communication network.
US10284889B1
An example may include identifying broadcast content, where the broadcast content includes program content of a program; identifying a scheduled start time of a time slot associated with the broadcast content; determining whether the broadcast content includes overflow content based on whether the broadcast content includes at least one of end credits or a break; and when the broadcast content does include the overflow content: determining an end time of the overflow content of the broadcast content; determining an actual start time of the program content based on the end time of the overflow content; and performing an action to enable a media client to play back the broadcast content, where the action enables the media client to begin play back at the actual start time of the program content.
US10284888B2
Techniques for synchronizing playback of multiple media streams are presented, including where presentation timestamps in the multiple media streams may not related. Techniques include determining a first correspondence between the first encoding timestamp and the first presentation time; determining a second correspondence between the second encoding timestamp and the second presentation time; and synchronizing a first player for the first stream and a second player for the second stream based on the first correspondence, the second correspondence, the first and second encoding timestamp, and a playback clock available to both first and second players.
US10284886B2
An apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal, includes a receiver configured to receive the broadcast signal including physical layer signaling data, signaling data, content data and service guide information, wherein the signaling data is included in a signal frame indicated by the physical layer signaling data, wherein the signaling data includes mapping information between a service and a PLP, and information supporting channel scanning and service acquisition, wherein the service guide information includes a service fragment having information about the broadcast service and a content fragment having information about content data of the broadcast service, wherein the content fragment further includes a content-level PrivateExt element having component information of the content data, wherein the component information includes information for a component in the broadcast service, and wherein the component is one of a video component, an audio component, and a closed caption component (CC).
US10284881B2
A method for decoding a video bitstream is disclosed. The method comprises: entropy decoding a first portion of a video bitstream, wherein first portion of video bitstream is associated with a video frame, thereby producing a first portion of decoded data; entropy decoding a second portion of video bitstream, wherein second portion of video bitstream is associated with video frame, thereby producing a second portion of decoded data, wherein entropy decoding second portion of video bitstream is independent of entropy decoding first portion of video bitstream; and reconstructing a first portion of video frame associated with video bitstream using first portion of decoded data and second portion of decoded data.
US10284876B2
An inter-layer video decoding method according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: obtaining prediction mode information for a current block of a depth image from a bitstream; creating a prediction block of the current block on the basis of the obtained prediction mode information; predicting an average value for the prediction block by using the pixel values of a designated location of the prediction block; and decoding the depth image by using the average value for the prediction block.
US10284866B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide method and apparatus for video coding. The processing circuitry in the apparatus decodes prediction information of a first block from a coded video bitstream. The first block is a non-square block and the prediction information for the first block is indicative of a first intra prediction mode in a first set of intra prediction modes for a square block. Then, the processing circuitry determines that the first intra prediction mode is within a subset of disabled intra prediction modes for the non-square block in the first set of intra prediction modes for the square block, remaps the first intra prediction mode to a second intra prediction mode in a second set of intra prediction modes that is used for the non-square block. Further, the processing circuitry reconstructs at least one sample of the first block according to the second intra prediction mode.
US10284855B2
A method for decoding video includes receiving quantized coefficients representative of a block of video representative of a plurality of pixels. The quantized coefficients are dequantized based upon a function of a remainder. The dequantized coefficients are inverse transformed to determine a decoded residue.
US10284851B2
A system is provided for creating binary codewords for transform coefficients used for relating transform units (TUs) divided into coding units (CUs) in a High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) system. The system provides binarization of the codewords and removes unnecessary operations to reduce system complexity and increase compression performance. The system generates transform coefficients that relate the TUs and begins by providing a parameter variable (cRiceParam) set to an initial value of zero. Significant transform coefficients are converted into binary codewords based on the current value of the parameter variable, and the parameter variable is then updated with a new current value after each transform coefficient has been converted. Updating can be provided with reference to table values or the values can be provided from combination logic.
US10284848B2
An image predictive encoding device can efficiently encode an image, while suppressing an increase in prediction information and reducing the prediction error of a target block. In an image predictive encoding device, according to one embodiment, to produce a prediction signal of a partition in a target region, it is decided whether prediction information of a neighbouring region can be used. When prediction information of the neighbouring region can be used, a region width of the partition where the prediction information of the neighbouring region is used to produce the prediction signal is determined. The prediction signal of the target region is produced from a reconstructed signal based on at least one of the region width, the prediction information of the target region, and the prediction information of the neighbouring region. The prediction information, information identifying the region width, and a residual signal are encoded.
US10284842B2
A method of coding video data includes upsampling at least a portion of a reference layer picture to an upsampled picture having an upsampled picture size. The upsampled picture size has a horizontal upsampled picture size and a vertical upsampled picture size. At least one of the horizontal or vertical upsampled picture sizes may be different than a horizontal picture size or vertical picture size, respectively, of an enhancement layer picture. In addition, position information associated with the upsampled picture may be signaled. An inter-layer reference picture may be generated based on the upsampled picture and the position information.
US10284835B2
Generating an image with a selected level of background blur includes capturing, by a first image capture device, a plurality of frames of a scene, wherein each of the plurality of frames has a different focus depth, obtaining a depth map of the scene, determining a target object and a background in the scene based on the depth map, determining a goal blur for the background, and selecting, for each pixel in an output image, a corresponding pixel from the focus stack.
US10284833B2
An image projection apparatus is configured to project an image onto a projection receiving part. The image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an optical modulator configured to form the image using light from the light source; a control unit configured to control the light source and the optical modulator; and a temperature detector configured to detect an environmental temperature. The control unit is configured to control at least one of the light source and the optical modulator to adjust color tone of the image depending on the environmental temperature detected by the temperature detector.
US10284831B2
Provided is a projection system that sets an arbitrary three-dimensional shape as a projection target and properly corrects geometric distortion of a projected image even when a user's viewpoint is not fixed. A projection unit of the projector apparatus projects a test image for first adjustment. A three-dimensional shape measurement unit measures the three-dimensional shape of the projection target. An image capturing apparatus captures the test image for first adjustment projected by the projection unit to obtain a captured image for first adjustment. A projected image adjustment unit (1) performs first adjustment processing for correcting an image such that geometric image distortion viewed from an imaging point, at which the captured image for first adjustment has been captured, is reduced, based on a captured image for first adjustment obtained by the image capturing apparatus, and (2) performs second adjustment processing for correcting the image such that the geometric image distortion is reduced based on a state in which the image adjusted by the first adjustment processing is projected by the projection unit.
US10284827B2
The disclosure provides an automatic adjustment method and device for a color wheel. The method comprises: collecting a first frame image corresponding to an actual projection region; determining a proportion of normal pixels in the first frame image according to pixel information of the first frame image; determining a target correction value of the color wheel and each color switch according to the proportion of normal pixels in the first frame image; and adjusting the coordination parameter of the color wheel and each color switch to the target correction value, wherein the proportion of normal pixels in the image corresponding to the actual projection region obtained by adjusting the coordination parameter of the color wheel and each color switch to the target correction value is within an interval of [a %, 100%]; and the proportion of normal pixels in the first frame image is lower than a %, a % being lower than or equal to 100%.
US10284823B1
A portable computing device may include a lid and a base. The lid may include a display and a camera on a front side of the lid. The base may include a keyboard on a top side of the base and a processor inside the base. The processor may be coupled to the display, the camera, and the keyboard. The processor may be configured to determine that the front side of the lid is rotating toward the top side of the base, and instruct the camera to capture at least a first photograph and a second photograph based on the determination that the front side of the lid is rotating toward the top side of the base.
US10284820B2
Systems and methods for covert monitoring and/or recording of audio and/or video in controlled-environment facilities are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may include capturing at least one of: an audio, a video, or a picture of one or more residents of a controlled-environment facility using a communication device disposed within the controlled-environment facility, where the communication device is not being used in any communication session during at least a portion of the capturing; and storing the at least one of the audio, video, or picture.
US10284808B2
Systems and methods can support a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus can include a data processor that is associated with a data capturing device on a stationary object and/or a movable object. The data processor can receive data in a data flow from one or more data sources, wherein the data flow is configured based on a time sequence. Then, the data processor can receive a control signal, which is associated with a first timestamp, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first time. Furthermore, the data processor can determine a first data segment by applying the first timestamp on the data flow, wherein the first data segment is associated with a time period in the time sequence that includes the first time.
US10284804B2
An image module comprising: (a) an imaging device that graphically or pictorially captures images of underwater sea life (b) a module housing including one or more components that processing an image generated by the imaging device; wherein the image module is discrete from a marine display and is capable of being connected to the marine display so that the graphic or pictorial images of underwater seal life captured by the imaging device are displayed.
US10284798B2
An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels each including a first photodiode linked to a capacitive readout node by a first transistor, and a second photodiode linked to a first capacitive storage node by a second transistor, the first capacitive node being linked to the readout node by a third transistor, and the readout node being linked to a node for applying a reset potential by a fourth transistor.
US10284797B2
An image generating system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an image obtaining device, an image generating circuit, and an image processing circuit. The image obtaining device includes an illuminating system that irradiates an object included in a module in which the object and an imaging element are integrated together, with light sequentially from a plurality of different radiation directions. The image obtaining device obtains a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of different radiation directions. The image generating circuit generates a high-resolution image of the object having a higher resolution than each of the plurality of images by combining the plurality of images together. The image processing circuit detects noise resulting from a foreign object located farther from an imaging surface of the imaging element than the object and removes the noise.
US10284785B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for image signal processing. For example, methods may include receiving an image from an image sensor; applying a filter to the image to obtain a low-frequency component image and a high-frequency component image; determining a first enhanced image based on a weighted sum of the low-frequency component image and the high-frequency component image, where the high-frequency component image is weighted more than the low-frequency component image; determining a second enhanced image based on the first enhanced image and a tone mapping; and storing, displaying, or transmitting an output image based on the second enhanced image.
US10284774B2
An information terminal apparatus includes a communication section configured to perform communication with an image pickup apparatus capable of performing time-lapse photographing, a signal processing section configured to generate, halfway in a photographing period by the image pickup apparatus, a check image based on a plurality of picked-up images transmitted from the image pickup apparatus and acquired via the communication section, and a display control section configured to display the check image generated by the signal processing section. Halfway in photographing of the time-lapse photographing, a time-lapse moving image is generated using a photographing result of the time-lapse photographing performed to that point and displayed, whereby quality of the time-lapse moving image is made predictable. A change of setting of the time-lapse photographing is received and reflected on subsequent time-lapse photographing, whereby a user easily obtains a desired picked-up image.
US10284763B2
Provided is an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a main body mounted with an electronic unit including a controller, including a bezel disposed at the outer side thereof, and having a locking groove formed in the bezel; and a band part mounted with an additional device for exchanging an electric signal with the electronic unit and an electronic part providing information related to the additional device for the electronic unit, and including a coupling part detachably coupled to the locking groove. Here, the controller switches an operation mode of the main body according to the information related to the additional device provided by the electronic part when the main body and the band part are coupled to each other. Thus, when the band part mounted with the additional device is connected to the main body, the operation mode of the main body is automatically switched to a mode corresponding to the additional device, thereby providing convenience of use.
US10284762B2
A system for guidance of an imaging device may include a handheld imaging device, a multidirectional feedback device, and a control unit in communication with the multidirectional feedback device and the handheld imaging device. The control unit may be configured to receive a target location, determine an initial position and pose of the handheld imaging device, calculate a position and pose deviation relative to said initial position and pose, translate said position and pose deviation into control data, and transmit said control data to the multidirectional feedback device, wherein the multidirectional feedback device uses control data to provide an operator with feedback to guide the handheld imaging device towards the target.
US10284759B2
A display has an array of pixel structures. Each pixel structure includes a plurality of electroluminescent elements. The array of pixel structures can be arranged on a substrate. One or more pixel structures selected from the array of pixel structures each include a microlens interspacing one or more of the electroluminescent elements. Image sensors can then receive light propagating through the microlens. One or more processors can synthesize images capture by the image sensors to form a composite image.
US10284757B2
An imaging device has a lens holding member; a base member for holding the lens holding member; and a substrate to which the base member is secured. The lens holding member holds at least one lens. The base member has a contact surface that is perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens, and contacts an end face of the lens holding member in a state wherein the lens holding member is held; and an opening portion through which passes the optical axis of the lens, provided in the contact surface. The substrate has an imaging element on which light that has passed through the lens and through the opening portion of the base member is incident.
US10284753B1
A virtual reality (VR) device stores an encoded 360° VR video that includes a sequence of video fragments. Each video fragment includes a plurality of flat layers and each flat layer is at least one equirectangular image frame associated with an image metadata. The VR device is configured to render the plurality of flat layers in each video fragment as a plurality of concentric spherical layers projected at a plurality of depth values. The VR device is further configured to receive a plurality of user inputs associated with a modification of a set of attributes in the image metadata. The VR device is further configured to generate a modified image metadata for different concentric spherical layers and control playback of each video fragment in accordance with the modified image metadata for the different concentric spherical layer.
US10284750B2
Said method comprises a first cusp-oriented lightness-mapping step and a second lightness-mapping step in which a source color (N) is mapped into a mapped color (N″) having the same hue (H″=H) and the same chroma (C″=C) as the source color, where the second mapping step is defined such as to bring more colors in a target color gamut and more colors closer to the boundary of this target gamut.
US10284747B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image by using a developer, and a controller configured to control the image forming unit to form a test image on the sheet, acquire information related to the test image, and correct, based on the information, a position on the sheet, wherein the test image is used to detect positional deviation, wherein the controller performs first processing in which the image forming unit forms the test image and a first pattern image, and second processing in which the image forming unit forms the test image and a second pattern image, wherein the image forming unit forms the first pattern image so that an adhesion amount of the developer becomes a first amount, and the second pattern image so that an adhesion amount of the developer becomes a second amount that is larger than the first amount.
US10284745B2
A controller in a management system performs: in response to receiving a first request, transmitting first information to an image-processing apparatus, the transmitted first information being acquired by a terminal apparatus; receiving the first information acquired by the terminal apparatus and original image data stored in the terminal apparatus; storing the received original image data at a first storage location in the image data storage, the first storage location being specified by the received first information; receiving a second request; in response to receiving the second request, transmitting the second information to the image-processing apparatus; receiving the second information and a third request from the image-processing apparatus; and in response to receiving the third request; transmitting target image data based on the received original image data to the image-processing apparatus, the target image data being stored in the second storage location specified by the received second information.
US10284744B2
A sheet generator circuit is described. The sheet generator includes electronic circuitry to receive a line group of image data including multiple rows of data from a frame of image data. The multiple rows are sufficient in number to encompass multiple neighboring overlapping stencils. The electronic circuitry is to parse the line group into a smaller sized sheet. The electronic circuitry is to load the sheet into a data computation unit having a two dimensional shift array structure coupled to an array of processors.
US10284741B2
Provided is an image reading optical system including an image reading unit in which plural reading devices are arranged in a first direction, and plural image-forming mirrors that guide reflected light, which is acquired by reflecting light from a light source in a reading target, to the image reading unit, wherein any one of the plural image-forming mirrors is an adjustment mirror that has power only in one of the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction, and is rotatable or relatively movable with respect to the other image-forming mirrors.
US10284739B2
An image forming apparatus includes a detection section, an identification section, an acquisition section and a restriction section. The detection section detects an approach of a user. The identification section identifies the user detected by the detection section. The acquisition section acquires statistics determined from a use count of the user identified by the identification section. The restriction section restricts execution of a warm-up control based on the statistics acquired by the acquisition section.
US10284729B2
A subscription adaptation engine computes a network utilization metric for a plurality of resource bins, each resource bin representing the network utilization at a network location within a time slot. A subscriber utilization metric is computed for activities by a subscriber within the resource bins and a subscriber predictability metric is computed for the subscriber based on the subscriber utilization metric and network utilization metric. Subscriber profiling is performed for the subscriber based on the subscriber utilization metrics and subscriber predictability metric and a subscription profile for the subscriber is adapted, thereby enabling service charging based on the adapted subscription profile. The amount of real-time or near real-time signaling needed to show a different price for each location and/or time of a user may thereby be reduced.
US10284727B2
Techniques for behavioral pairing in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for behavioral pairing in a contact center system comprising: determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in the contact center system, a plurality of agents available for connection to a contact; determining, by the at least one computer processor, a plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings among possible pairings between the contact and the plurality of agents; selecting, by the at least one computer processor, one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings according to a probabilistic model; and outputting, by the at least one computer processor, the selected one of the plurality of preferred contact-agent pairings for connection in the contact center system.
US10284721B2
A system and method for establishing a communication with a customer by an agent, via one or more communication modes includes an agent computer and a second computer. The agent computer receives a batch notification identifying a batch of one or more customer records in the agent computer, for communication in the near future, wherein the one or more customer records is associated with one or more customers. The second computer provides the batch notification enabling the agent computer to identify the batch of one or more customer records. The system determines a next step action based on an outcome of a communication attempt made to communicate with the customer and based on a specified number of communication attempts made to communicate with the customer.
US10284713B2
A probing signal transmitted on a twisted pair telephone line in a DSL system is reflected and received at a DSL device. An estimate of one of a DSL data transmission signal or DSL synch symbol transmission signal is removed from the received probing signal to recover the reflected probing signal. The recovered reflected probing signal is processed to determine characteristics information of the twisted pair telephone line.
US10284711B1
The communication device comprising a voice communication implementer, a multiple & real-time & chronological speech-to-text implementer, and a video data transfer implementer.
US10284708B2
An electronic device includes a housing, a user interface, and one or more processors operable with the user interface. At least one proximity sensor component is operable with the one or more processors and can include an infrared signal receiver to receive an infrared emission from an object external to the housing. The one or more processors can be operable to actuate one or more user interface devices when the infrared signal receiver receives the infrared emission from an object external to the housing. The actuation can be a function of distance, in accordance with a prioritization, or combinations thereof.
US10284702B2
A portable device is configured to provide geographic information to a head unit of a vehicle equipped with a display device. One or more processors determine a user context related to a geographic location and detect that the portable device has been communicatively coupled to the head unit of a vehicle. The one or more processors transmit to the head unit, without an express user command, a request that the head unit accept data from the portable device for output via the display device. In response to receiving an indication that that the request has been granted, the one or more processors cause information related to the geographic location to be displayed via the display device, without an express user input at the portable device.
US10284684B2
The disclosed technology is generally directed to device certification in an IoT environment. For example, such technology is usable in managing relationships between IoT devices and an IoT Hub. In one example of the technology, an IoT Hub receives a registration request. Next, the IoT Hub sends a registration verification to the IoT device. Next, the IoT Hub receives a ping from the IoT device. Next, the IoT Hub sends a response to the ping to the IoT device. Next, the IoT Hub receives verification of a validation of a log file output by a device based on running a plurality of unit tests on a device with a software development kit. Next, the IoT Hub automatically sends code to the IoT device.
US10284683B2
The present invention discloses a channel access method and system. The channel access method includes the steps of: receiving an access request for accessing a parent channel from a user; obtaining a reception channel information currently corresponding to the parent channel in response to the access request, wherein the reception channel information is a channel identification information of a sub channel corresponding to a preset reception channel switching requirement; and connecting the user to the sub channel identified by the obtained reception channel information according to the obtained reception channel information. The present invention makes it conducive for the user requesting an access to be connected to a preset sub channel and realize user distribution.
US10284682B2
Disclosed herein is a system comprising a plurality of agents that desire access to a resource; a finite amount of an internal state; a processor that is configured to enforce an arbitration mechanism to translate a quota specification for the plurality of agents according to a set of rules comprising i) all classes of service that are serviceable are served according to the quota specification; ii) if an underserviced class is not serviceable, a serviceable class continues to be granted access to the one or more resources even if the granted access leads to an increase in the underservice of a non-serviceable class; iii) as soon as the underserviced class becomes serviceable, it will in priority recuperate its accumulated disadvantage until its quota specification is reached; and iv) the internal state is updated upon reaching boundary conditions.
US10284662B1
An improved system and method for defining an event based upon an object location and a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of object location event information among computing devices where object location events are defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationship between user-defined zone information and object location information. One or more location information sources are associated with an object to provide the object location information. One or more user-defined zones are defined on a map and one or more object location events are defined. The occurrence of an object location event produces object location event information that is conveyed to users based on user identification codes. Accessibility to object location information, zone information, and object location event information is based upon an object location information access code, a zone information access code, and an object location event information access code, respectively.
US10284658B2
A management server includes: a memory; a communication interface coupled to a plurality of servers having a server processor and a non-volatile memory; and a management processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface. Data is written to the non-volatile memory by the server processor in accordance with startup of a program. The memory is configured to store a limit value of a cumulative write amount of the non-volatile memory. The management processor receives a cumulative write amount of the non-volatile memory from each of the plurality of servers and calculates, when a startup request for requesting startup of a first program is received, an evaluation value of the non-volatile memory in each server based on the limit value and the cumulative write amount, selects one startup server based on the evaluation values, and transmits an execution request for requesting startup of the first program to the startup server.
US10284656B2
Examples may include techniques for a device trigger recall or a device trigger replace procedure as implemented at a machine type communication-interworking function (MTC-IWF) in response to a command received from a service capability server (SCS). Examples may also include the SCS generating a command for a device trigger recall or a device replace to cause the MTC-IWF to implement the device trigger recall or device trigger replace procedure to either recall or replace a trigger message destined for user equipment. Both the MTC-IWF and the SCS may operate in compliance with one or more 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) standards.
US10284655B2
A method in a vehicle configured to communicate in a vehicle point-to-multipoint communication system is provided. The method includes selecting a transmission resource comprising a sub-channel frequency range and time slot on which to compete for communication rights, competing with one or more vehicles for communication rights on the transmission resource using a listen-before-talk algorithm, and transmitting vehicle data on the transmission resource won.A method in a communication system is provided. The method includes partitioning a vehicle travel pathway into a plurality of geographical bins, grouping the bins into one or more regions, mapping each bin in a region to a different transmission resource, preparing a data record containing the mapping of geographical bins to transmission resources, and providing the data record to one or more vehicles that travel down the travel pathway for identifying to the one or more vehicles the transmission resource on which to transmit data.
US10284653B2
A system includes a processor configured to approve an application vehicular-system-access request based on a temporary key and device ID transmitted with the access request matching a stored temporary key and device ID pair previously stored by the processor. This can assist in ensuring that only validated devices and/or applications are requesting access to a vehicle system.
US10284651B2
Embodiments are disclosed for systems and methods for controlling data aggregation and delivery between multiple user devices. In some embodiments, an in-vehicle computing system comprises a processor, an external device interface communicatively coupleable to an extra-vehicle server, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor. The instructions may be executable to send user information to the extra-vehicle server, the user information including information identifying a primary user of the in-vehicle computing system, receive targeted information from the server, the targeted information based on contextual information determined from interaction of the primary user with another device, and present the targeted information.
US10284649B2
The server device includes a cache, and identification information of data used in a previously executed transaction. The server device compares identification information of data to be used in a transaction received from a client, with the identification information held by it. When the comparison result shows a mismatch, the server device executes the transaction after updating the cache by using data acquired from a persistent storage device, while when the comparison result shows a match, the server device executes the transaction without updating the cache. Then, the server device determines whether optimistic exclusion succeeded or failed, and in the case of failure, re-executes the transaction after updating the data in the cache by using the data acquired from the persistent storage device.
US10284635B2
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to service orchestration to support cloud-based, multi-party video conferencing service in a virtual overlay network environment. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a video conferencing service orchestrator can receive, from a user device, a service request for the cloud-based, multi-party video conferencing service orchestrated by the video conferencing service orchestrator. In response to the service request, the video conferencing service orchestrator can provide, to the user device, virtual network layer system software and a virtual machine container for installation on the user device. The virtual network layer system software can implement a network function to provide an interface between the user device and a service controller during a video conference. A conference image particular to the type of video conference can be installed on the virtual machine container to implement the video conference for the user device.
US10284630B2
Systems and methods are provided for providing content to a user based on a user-controllable adventurousness parameter. A content pool is accessed, where the content pool contains a plurality of content items, and where each content item is associated with a content parameter. A baseline position is identified, where the baseline position is associated with a particular value of the content parameter. A user-controllable adventurousness parameter is received, where the adventurousness parameter indicates a user preference for a next content item relative to the baseline position. The next content item is selected based on the baseline position and the adventurousness parameter, and the next content item is provided via a computer network.
US10284618B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for dynamic radio content. The system generates a media item to be inserted into a media stream. The media item can include multiple segments associated with a set of discrete components. Next, the system inserts the media item into the media stream. In response to a triggering event, the system then re-generates the media item by assembling the multiple segments using a new set of the discrete components. The system then inserts the re-generated media item into the media stream.
US10284613B2
A content management system streams variable length segments of content items to client devices. The content management system stores a content item and makes the item available for access by one or more client devices. When a client device requests the content item from the content management system, the content management system sends the content item to the device by streaming the content item in segments. Specifically, the content management system partitions the content item into a sequence of variable length segments. An initial portion of the sequence includes rapid start segments that are configured as being the smallest segments in length from the sequence. A subsequent portion of the sequence includes the remaining segments having longer length(s). The content management system streams the segments to the client device in sequential order and in a streaming format.
US10284611B2
A peer collaboration method comprising: receiving commands from certain users to create project correspondence environment (PCE) objects each containing PCE metadata and PCE team members and related entities; generating, for each of the PCE objects, child PCE objects associated with respective related entities, associating each entity with the respective child PCE object as a PCE child member, and inheriting respective PCE metadata from the PCE object, each one of the child PCE objects additionally containing child PCE team members; documenting correspondence held between any of the child PCE team members within each respective child PCE object; providing each of the child PCE team members with an access to the documented correspondence within the child PCE object; documenting correspondence held between any of the PCE team members with each of the entities; and providing each of the PCE team members with an access to the documented correspondence in the PCE object.
US10284609B2
Techniques provided for a computing device to determine device capabilities and privileges of the computing device to enable privileges for one or more meeting windows displayed on the computing device within an electronic meeting. The computing device determines the capability of the computing device with respect to a first meeting window containing first content and a second meeting window containing second content. The computing device determines that the computing device has a first level role that includes privileges to control the first content contained in the first meeting window. The computing device determines that the computing device has a second level role for the second meeting window that includes privileges to view, but not control, the second content contained in the second meeting window. The computing device enables privileges to allow control of the first content and to allow viewing, but not control, of the second content.
US10284608B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for providing state information of a digital apparatus. State information for a user of the digital apparatus is determined based on the user's intention to perform communication. The state information is transmitted to a server. A display request for a contact list is received. A screen having a plurality of user items is displayed. Each of the plurality of user items corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of users in the contact list. At least one of the plurality of user items includes identification information of a user corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of user items, state information of the corresponding user that is received from the server, and at least one category indicator representing at least one recommended communication service category determined based on the state information of the corresponding user.
US10284607B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to selectively bypassing a daisy-chained network device based on a timing of a series of reset signals. The daisy-chained network device is bypassed if an elapsed time from a last of the reset signals of the series is longer than a predetermined time period. While no interval between adjacent reset signals of the series exceeds the predetermined time period, the daisy-chained network device is not bypassed. In some embodiments, the daisy-chained network device generates the series of reset signals. If the daisy-chained network device fails to generate a next reset signal within the predetermined time period as measured from a previous reset signal, the daisy-chained network device is bypassed. If the daisy-chained network device loses power, it will be bypassed as the reset signals will not be generated, but if the daisy-chained network device regains power, it can be reinserted into the network daisy-chain.
US10284604B2
In particular embodiments, a data processing data inventory generation system is configured to: (1) generate a data model (e.g., a data inventory) for one or more data assets utilized by a particular organization; (2) generate a respective data inventory for each of the one or more data assets; and (3) map one or more relationships between one or more aspects of the data inventory, the one or more data assets, etc. within the data model. In particular embodiments, a data asset (e.g., data system, software application, etc.) may include, for example, any entity that collects, processes, contains, and/or transfers personal data (e.g., such as a software application, “internet of things” computerized device, database, website, data-center, server, etc.). The system may be configured to identify particular data assets and/or personal data in data repositories using any suitable intelligent identity scanning technique.
US10284601B1
There are disclosed techniques for use in authentication. In one embodiment, the techniques comprise generating first and second distributions. The first distribution relating to risk scores expected to be produced by an authentication system in connection with requests to access a computerized resource. The expected risk scores are based on a normalization process configured to produce risk scores by normalizing raw risk scores in connection with requests. The second distribution relates to risk scores actually produced by the authentication system in connection with requests. The actual risk scores include risk scores normalized by the normalization process. The techniques also comprise comparing the first and second distributions by determining a Kolmogorov-Smirnov distance between the respective distributions. The techniques also comprise initiating, based on the comparison, a failover of the normalization process to a new normalization process for use by the authentication system.
US10284596B1
A cloaking authority system that securely and anonymously identifies a misbehaving device based on its digital certificate. The system may include a cloaking authority server or device that is communicatively connected to a misbehavior authority server, and may also include a pseudonym certificate authority device, and a registration authority device. The cloaking authority device receives, from the misbehavior authority server, a request for a cloak index, wherein the request for the cloak index includes the linkage value from a PC of a misbehaving computerized device. The cloaking authority device processes the linkage value to produce a cloak index, which identifies the misbehaving computerized device and which is unique and anonymous, and transmits it to the requesting misbehavior authority server. The misbehavior authority server uses the cloak index to identify the specific computerized device that has misbehaved, usually repeatedly.
