US10730857B2
Compounds useful as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds are conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided.
US10730850B2
The invention relates to new heteroaryl derivatives of the formula wherein X is selected from the group consisting of: N and CH; X is selected from the group consisting of: N and CF; (with the proviso that at least one of X1 and X2 is N), and A is as defined in the description and claims, to their use as medicaments, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
US10730847B2
The present invention is directed to benzo-fused heterocyclic derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by GPR120. More particularly, the compounds of the present invention are agonists of GPR120, useful in the treatment of, such as for example, Type II diabetes mellitus.
US10730843B1
Provided herein are compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a neurological disease, neurodegenerative disorder, or diabetes.
US10730838B2
Pharmaceutical and chemical intermediates and related chemistry providing a green preparation method for quinoline compounds. N-Substituted arylamine derivatives as raw material react with arylacetylene or arylethylene derivatives for 24 hours at 80° C.-160° C. in the presence of Brønsted acid catalyst and oxidant without solvent, to obtain quinoline compounds. Beneficial characteristics include convenient operation, mild reaction conditions, environmentally friendly property and possibility of realizing industrialization, and provides the quinoline compounds in high yields. The quinoline compounds synthesized by this method can be further functionalized into various compounds which have potential applications in development and research of natural products, functional materials and fine chemicals.
US10730835B2
Thalidomide analogs and methods of using the thalidomide analogs are disclosed. Some embodiments of the disclosed compounds exhibit anti-angiogenic and/or anti-inflammatory activity. Certain embodiments of the disclosed compounds are non-teratogenic.
US10730826B2
The present invention provides compounds according to Formula I as described herein, and their use for inhibiting the lysine gingipain protease (Kgp) from the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis. Also described are gingipain activity probe compounds and methods for assaying gingipain activity are also described, as well as methods for the treatment of disorders associated with P. gingivalis infection, including brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
US10730824B2
A method for producing an asymmetric chain carbonate by reacting an alcohol with a halocarbonate ester compound in the presence of a basic magnesium salt.
US10730822B1
The present invention discloses a process for making alicyclic polycarboxylic acids or their derivatives, referring to a process for hydrogenating aromatic polycarboxylic acids or their derivatives in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst to form alicyclic polycarboxylic acids or their derivatives, and the catalyst comprises at least one active metal of group VIIIB transition elements of the periodic table of elements, and a catalyst support comprising group IIA and group IIIA elements in a specific weight ratio.
US10730820B2
The present invention relates to hexagonal hollow rods and a porous single crystalline structure, namely Form II of trimesic acid of Formula (A) and a process for preparation thereof. The present invention also discloses that the new solid porous single crystalline Form II of trimesic acid shows high adsorption for Rhodamine B (RHB) dye.
US10730819B2
A naphthalenedicarboxylic acid dichloride production method includes causing a reaction between naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and a chlorinating agent at a reaction temperature of 20° C. or higher and 75° C. or lower in presence of a solvent including tetrahydrofuran. The causing a reaction in the naphthalenedicarboxylic acid dichloride production method is preferably performed in presence of N,N-disubstituted formamide.
US10730816B2
A method of selectively reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant to yield an aromatic product. The method includes the step of reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant with a molybdenum-containing catalyst, in a solvent, and optionally in the presence of an oxidant, for a time and a temperature wherein at least a portion of the lignin or lignin-derived reactant is selectively converted into an aromatic product, preferably coniferaldehyde and/or sinapaldehyde.
US10730812B2
The present specification relates to a double spiro structure compound and an organic light emitting device including the same.
US10730810B2
A process for producing an olefin having N carbon atoms is proposed in which using a dehydrogenation a process gas is formed which contains at least the olefin having N carbon atoms, a paraffin having N carbon atoms and a hydrocarbon having N−1 carbon atoms and in which using at least a portion of the process gas a separation input is formed which is subjected to a low temperature separation in which the separation input is cooled stepwise over a plurality of temperature levels and condensates are separated from the separation input, wherein the condensates are at least partly subjected to a first low temperature rectification to obtain a first gas fraction and a first liquid fraction, wherein the first gas fraction contains at least the olefin having N carbon atoms in a lower proportion than in the condensates and the hydrocarbon having N−1 in a higher proportion than in the condensates. It is provided that the first gas fraction is at least partly subjected to a second low temperature rectification using a liquid reflux containing predominantly or exclusively the hydrocarbon having N−1 carbon atoms in which the first gas fraction undergoes depletion in the olefin having N carbon atoms. A corresponding plant (100) likewise forms part of the subject matter of the invention.
US10730804B2
A first circumferential wall disposed in a circumference of partition walls has no interface with the outermost circumference partition wall in a circumferential portion constituted by the partition walls whose wall thickness is larger than that of a central portion constituted by the partition walls in a central region. A maximum thickness of a total of the first circumferential wall and a second circumferential wall disposed to surround an outer side of the first circumferential wall is 1.2-3.0 mm, a difference between the maximum thickness and a minimum thickness of the total is 0.2-1.5 mm, and there is satisfied a relation, 0.5≤(TB−TA)×SB/SA×100(%)≤9.0 in which TB and TA indicate average thicknesses (μm) of the partition walls in the circumferential and central portion respectively, and SB and SA indicate areas (cm2) of the circumferential portion and the honeycomb structure in the cross section respectively.
US10730798B2
Disclosed herein are methods for producing an ultra-dense and ultra-smooth ceramic coating. A method includes feeding a slurry of ceramic particles into a plasma sprayer. The plasma sprayer generates a stream of particles directed toward the substrate, forming a ceramic coating on the substrate upon contact.
US10730791B2
Embodiments of a glass-based article including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface defining a thickness (t) of about 3 millimeters or less (e.g., about 1 millimeter or less), and a stress profile, wherein all points of the stress profile between a thickness range from about 0·t up to 0.3·t and from greater than 0.7·t, comprise a tangent that is less than about −0.1 MPa/micrometers or greater than about 0.1 MPa/micrometers, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the glass-based article includes a non-zero metal oxide concentration that varies along at least a portion of the thickness (e.g., 0·t to about 0.3·t). In some embodiments, the concentration of metal oxide or alkali metal oxide decreases from the first surface to a point between the first surface and the second surface and increases from the point to the second surface. The concentration of the metal oxide may be about 0.05 mol % or greater or about 0.5 mol % or greater throughout the thickness. Methods for forming such glass-based articles are also disclosed.
US10730789B2
A substrate with a switchable surface has been developed that can rapidly switch its surface character such as between two distinct liquid-repellent modes: (1) a superhydrophobic mode and (2) a slippery mode. Such surfaces have demonstrated adaptive liquid repellency and water harvesting capabilities.
US10730785B2
Fiber bending mechanisms vary beam characteristics by deflecting or bending one or more fibers, by urging portions of one or more fibers toward a fiber shaping surface having a selectable curvature, or by selecting a fiber length that is to be urged toward the fiber shaping surface. In some examples, a fiber is secured to a flexible plate to conform to a variable curvature of the flexible plate. In other examples, a variable length of a fiber is pulled or pushed toward a fiber shaping surface, and the length of the fiber or a curvature of the flexible plate provide modification of fiber beam characteristics.
US10730776B2
An apparatus for evaporative concentration of water, containing hardness-causing substances, to be treated using hot lime softening, includes: a first evaporator configured to form first concentrated water from the water to be treated by evaporatively concentrating the water by first heat exchange with hot steam; a hot lime softener configured to precipitate and to separate hardness-causing substances contained in the first concentrated water from at least a portion of the first concentrated water from the first evaporator by reaction with lime and configured to remove the hardness-causing substances from the first concentrated water; and a second evaporator configured to form second concentrated water by further evaporatively concentrating at least a portion of the first concentrated water that passed through the hot lime softener by second heat exchange with hot steam.
US10730766B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for the production of drinking water with high silicate content, including the steps of mixing demineralised raw water and a waterglass solution comprising sodium and/or potassium silicate; and subjecting at least one part of the mixture to an ion exchange process to reduce the concentration of sodium and/or potassium. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a device for the production of drinking water with high silicate content, the device including a mixing device for mixing demineralised raw water and a waterglass solution comprising sodium and/or potassium silicate, an ion exchanger to subject at least one part of the mixture to an ion exchange process to reduce the concentration of sodium and/or potassium.
US10730765B2
An apparatus and a method are provided for a mobile reservoir system to provide potable water to desired destinations. The mobile reservoir system includes a waterborne vessel that includes a cargo hold. A collection unit comprised of a material for safe and sterile storage of potable water is disposed in the cargo hold. One or more collectors channel rainwater into the collection unit. Each collector is a sheet of a non-porous material supported on a retractable frame and a plurality of support arms. The sheet provides a surface area for collecting rainwater. A porous material covers the collection unit and operates as a filter for collected rainwater. A retractable cover may be extended over the cargo hold to provide protection to the collected rainwater in the collection unit. A filtration system is configured to offload the rainwater as potable water.
US10730754B2
Triphenylgermylsilane (Ph3Ge—SiH3) is useful for the production of germanium-silicon layers (Ge—Si) or as transfer agent of silane groups (SiH3). Further, a method describes the production of triphenylgermylsilane (Ph3Ge—SiH3) by reducing trichlorosilyl-triphenylgermane (Ph3Ge—SiCl3) with a hydride in solution, and another method describes the production of trichlorosilytrichlorogermane (Cl3Ge—SiCl3) by reacting trichlorosilyltriphenyigermane (Ph3Ge—SiCl3) with hydrogen chloride (HCl) in the presence of AlCl3 in solution. In addition, trichlorosilyltrichlorogermane is also used for the production of germanium-silicon layers (Ge—Si).
US10730732B1
A device operable, by a user standing above the grade of a pipe, to install a hoisting strap around the pipe. A device body carries wheels and has an opening structured for installation onto the pipe at a mid-span location. The opening is reversably enlarged during installation of the device to permit entrance of the pipe into partially encircled engagement by the body. Typically, three or more wheels are biased by the body into rolling engagement on the pipe at the installed position. Once installed, the device captures an end of the hoisting strap, and carries the strap end under the pipe as the device is rotated about the pipe centerline. The strap end can then be removed from the device to sling the pipe in a conventional lifting arrangement. The device can be removed from the pipe by pulling the device to again expand the opening.
US10730727B2
A lifting apparatus having two rails spaced apart at a distance and two lifting mechanisms, each lifting mechanism supporting one of the two rails. A platform is disposed between the two rails such that movement of the lifting mechanisms causes the rails to displace relative to the platform. A base has the two lifting mechanisms connected thereto and the platform is connected to the base. The base moves horizontally along a floor. Further, the floor may be disposed in a pit and the travel of the rails between minimum and maximum rail heights may be greater than 62.5% of the depth of the pit. The minimum rail height may be less than 50% of the depth of the pit.
US10730726B2
Auto-engaging winch clutches, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative winch can include a frame, a cable drum, a drive motor supported by the frame, a gear train, and an auto-engaging clutch mechanism. The gear train can include a ring gear and a gear set engaged with the ring gear, the drive motor, and the drum. The auto-engaging clutch mechanism can include a locking element movable from a disengaged position to an engaged position, wherein in the engaged position the ring gear is grounded to the frame, and the gear set is coupled to transfer torque between the drive motor and the cable drum. An engagement mechanism can be coupled between the locking element and the drive motor to automatically move the locking element from the disengaged position to the engaged position and to automatically decouple the locking element from the drive motor when the motor is rotated.
US10730712B2
A conveyance apparatus is capable of detecting the presence or absence of multi feeding with high accuracy even when a received waveform varies due to a “noise from the circuit” and an “influence due to vibrations,” which are fixedly generated noise components. The conveyance apparatus includes an original conveying motor configured to convey an original; an ultrasonic transmitter, which is arranged at one of positions sandwiching a conveyance path along which the original is conveyed, and transmits an ultrasonic wave toward the conveyance path; and an ultrasonic receiver, which is arranged at the other one of the positions sandwiching the conveyance path, and receives the ultrasonic wave transmitted from the ultrasonic transmitter. The conveyance apparatus compares a received wave amplitude exhibited with sheet-presence against a threshold value determined based on a received wave amplitude exhibited with sheet-absence to determine whether the original is conveyed with multi feeding.
US10730708B2
An unloading apparatus for unloading cargo items from a cargo group on a cargo bed includes a cargo bed lifting and lowering mechanism, a first detection unit that measures heights of cargos items and detects positions of cargo items forming the upper surface of the cargo group, a moving device that moves the cargo items to an unloading position, a second detection unit that detects whether a lower end of a cargo item being held by the moving device is above a position that is higher than the highest position of the cargo items at the upper surface of the cargo group, and a controller. The controller controls the raising and lowering of cargo bed in conjunction with the lifting of cargo items. The controller also controls the moving of the cargo items to the unloading position.
US10730705B2
A loading and unloading device of solid state disk test system is used for picking and placing solid state disks at a test position. The device includes a sorting and feeding device and a transfer device including a transfer mechanism and an insert and extract robot. A loading and unloading position is located at the side of the sorting and feeding device away from the transfer device. The sorting and feeding device transfers the solid state disk to be tested from the loading and unloading position to a side close to the transfer device, and transfers the tested solid state disk back. The transfer mechanism drives the insert and extract robot to move relative to the test position to insert the solid state disk to be tested into the test position, which pulls out the tested solid state disk to transfer to the transfer device.
US10730704B2
A robotic transport device for small components comprising transport mechanism being suspended at two suspension elements, wherein the two suspension elements are distanced from each other in the direction of transport and wherein the two suspension elements are constructed in such a way that each of them is, independently from each other, be shifted in a direction vertical or substantially vertical to the direction of transport.
US10730700B2
A spiral conveyor system may include a drum associated with a motor, wherein the drum extends from a drum bottom to a drum top. In addition, the system may include a conveyor belt traveling helically about the drum from an entrance end of the drum to an exit end of the drum. Further, the system may include a rib associated with the drum, wherein the rib extends radially from a surface of the drum, and at least one drive face positioned on the rib. The conveyor belt may include at least one belt surface configured to engage the at least one drive face. The length of the rib extends along the length of the drum from a first end of the rib to a terminus of the rib proximate the entrance end of the drum. In addition, the drum includes a ring that extends between the terminus of the rib and the entrance end of the drum.
US10730694B2
A collection mechanism for a side loading refuse collection vehicle that can move both horizontally and vertically to service multiple compartments designed for specific types of refuse or recyclables. A grabber assembly can move horizontally on a rail in either a lowered position or in a raised dumping position. The grabber assembly can move vertically on a mast. Preferably a sprocket wheel and a track are utilized to move the grabber assembly vertically from a street position to a dumping position.
US10730692B2
A drip bag with hook members adhered to the outer surfaces of two opposing-face sheets of a bag body is configured to increase the area of an opening of the bag body and stabilize the shape of the opening. A drip bag has a body formed of a water-permeable filtering sheet, an upper end to be opened, and hook members formed of a thin plate-shaped material and provided on outer surfaces of two opposing-face sheets of the bag body. The hook member includes: an upper-stuck part adhered to the bag body along the opening; a center part below the upper-stuck part at the center in the width direction thereof and formed so as not to be pulled out from the bag body; and a hook part not adhered to the bag body. First oblique folding lines and second oblique holding lines are formed on the upper-stuck part by respective angles.
US10730681B2
The present disclosure provides a food package. In an embodiment, the food package includes a microcapillary sheet having a first end and a second end and opposing surfaces. The microcapillary sheet includes a matrix composed of a polymeric material and a plurality of channels. The channels are disposed in parallel in the matrix and between the opposing surfaces. The channels extend from the first end to the second end of the microcapillary sheet. The microcapillary sheet includes a perforation traversing at least two channels. The perforation extends from a surface of the microcapillary sheet and through a wall of the at least two channels.
US10730675B2
A carton includes a top wall (12a/12b), first side wall (14), second side wall (18), first end wall, a second end wall and a bottom wall (16). The carton has a handle structure (H) defined at least in part in an outer panel (12b) and at least in part in an inner panel (12a). The outer panel is disposed in overlapping relationship with the inner panel to form the top wall. The outer panel includes an outer handle strap (30) while the inner panel includes an inner handle strap (32). The outer handle strap is continuously formed with the outer panel at its first end and severably attached to the outer panel at its second end by a frangible connection (46). The inner handle strap includes a first end disposed in the inner panel and continuously formed with the inner panel.
US10730671B2
Child resistant packaging for storing medicine or medicinal compositions that frustrates or prevents a child's attempts to access the contents while permitting an adult to easily open the packaging through a series of movements or steps in coordination or combination to readily access the contents. The child resistant packaging includes a housing component and an insert component that is configured to slideably interact with an interior space of the housing component between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.
US10730670B2
A packaging box is provided, which comprising a box body with a top opening and an openable cover connected at a top of the box body. The box body comprises a bottom wall and a side wall connected to a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and a top of the side wall forms an arc top edge folding outward. The openable cover further comprises a top wall and a fastening part connected to a peripheral edge of the top wall. A convex rib is formed on the fastening part which matches with the arc top edge. The convex rib blocks at a lower edge of the fastening part. A concave recess is respectively arranged on opposite sides of the side wall. The sealing performance as well as the strength of the packaging box is effectively improved, while the structure of the packaging box is convenient for operation.
US10730662B2
A method for transporting goods on a pallet, where the pallet may be reversibly converted to a bin for the collection of waste and/or recyclable material. The pallet may include a base with side walls and a collapsible sleeve wherein, if the collapsible sleeve is open and joined to the base, the collapsible sleeve, with the base, forms a bin. Goods are transported on the pallet. After unloading the pallets and removing the goods, the pallet may be converted to a bin. Waste or recyclable material may be placed in the bin and transported away. After removing the material in the bin and cleaning the bin, the bin may be collapsed back into a pallet for the transportation of goods.
US10730652B2
A heat sealing packaging machine and method for assembling that includes a package platform for supporting a package, a film carriage carrying a supply of film material, a sealing platform adjacent the package platform and including a conveyor for laterally moving the package to be sealed to a shrink tunnel. The carriage is laterally movable to adjust the position of the film material and a lifting mechanism raises and lowers the sealing platform and the shrink tunnel. The shrink tunnel is laterally movable with respect to the sealing platform and includes a latch mechanism for locking a lateral position of the shrink tunnel.
US10730647B1
A food packaging system includes, in a serially coupled, operational configuration: a) an automated bag forming system; b) a bag rotator; c) a blade wheel; d) a bag top opener assembly; e) a funnel positioning system; f) a hopper system; g) an oil injection system; h) a sealing station; i) a crimping assembly; and j) an offloading assembly. A carriage conveyor system is configured to receive a bag formed by the automated bag forming system and convey the bag sequentially from component b) to component j).
US10730645B2
An apparatus includes a thermally conductive interface assembly including a first component associated with a first interface surface and a second component associated with a second interface surface. The apparatus also includes a shape memory alloy component coupled to the thermally conductive interface assembly and configured to move one or more components of the thermally conductive interface assembly between a first state and a second state based on a temperature of the shape memory alloy component. In the first state, the first interface surface is in physical contact with the second interface surface, and in the second state, a gap is defined between the first interface surface and the second interface surface.
US10730631B2
A method of operating a RAM inlet header (RIH) is provided. The method includes determining a temperature of RAM air flows in a body through which RAM air flows from an inlet toward a heat exchanger, determining a temperature of excess air for use in an environmental control system (ECS) and, in an event the temperature of the excess air is less than the temperature of the RAM air flows, directing a curtain of the excess air from a nozzle body and along a wall of the body into flows of the RAM air and toward the heat exchanger.
US10730628B2
Described are seat backs (102) for aircraft passenger seats (100). Such a seat back (102) can include a unitary structural core (112) formed as a single piece that includes a body (138) and a flange (140). The body (138) and the flange (140) can each include carbon fiber composite material. The flange (140) can include portions extending from the rearward-facing side (132) of the body respectively along a left lateral side edge, a top (134) side edge, and a right lateral side edge of the unitary structural core (112). The flange (140) can be non-tubular.
US10730615B2
The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.
US10730614B2
In a rotor mast for a rotorcraft, the rotor mast can be coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to a drive unit of a helicopter rotor transmission, which allows a particularly smooth running operation. This is achieved in that the rotor mast is configured in two parts, and comprises a bearing mast and an outer mast, with the outer mast, configured as a hollow body, is mounted, concentrically surrounding the bearing mast, such that it can rotate about a central axis relative to the bearing mast. The outer mast can be operatively connected with the helicopter rotor transmission, and the bearing mast can be mounted in the rotorcraft in a locationally and rotationally fixed manner, such that the outer mast can be coupled with a main rotor in a rotationally fixed manner, and can be set in rotation with the helicopter rotor transmission.
US10730612B2
An amphibious aircraft has a tricycle landing gear that is movable between a retracted, or up, position and an extended, or down, position. Each member of the landing gear is protected in the forward direction by a hydrodynamic protector, or vane, or shoe, such as may tend to create lift when brought into engagement with water, as during landing. The landing gear protector vanes may be mounted to move with extension and retraction of the landing gear. The landing gear wheels may protrude to extend partially downwardly proud of the sole of the shoe. The landing gear actuator and transmission may operate all gear in concert. The shoes may include sacrificial wear members for ground engagement in the event of an inadvertent gear-up landing on terrain.
US10730611B2
An improved aircraft system is provided. The improved aircraft system comprises an adjustable vortices device that may be attached to an aircraft to create various vortices effects, which increase take-off weight and improve low-speed handling of the aircraft. The adjustable vortices device comprises a linear actuator, a pivot mechanism, and a vortex generator. The pivot mechanism is operably connected to the linear actuator in a way such that the translational energy of the linear actuator causes the pivot mechanism to rotate about a central axis. The vortex generator is moveably attached to a surface of the aircraft and coupled to the pivot mechanism in a way such that rotating the pivot mechanism causes the vortex generator to rotate about a central axis, which alters the angle the vortex generators move through the air.
US10730601B2
A self-contained expandable automatic pressure compensated accumulator system for storing and releasing hydraulic fluid energy for use by subsea equipment having a controller, a pressure source, a bidirectional valve fluidly connected to the pressure source, an expandable multisided vessel fluidly connected to the bidirectional valve having a plurality of axial folds between first and second ends, and a bidirectional port connected to the pressure source. As the plurality of axial folds expand, a contracted volume of pressure expands increasing stored hydraulic fluid energy in the expandable multisided vessel. As the plurality of axial folds contract, the expanded volume reduces, releasing stored hydraulic fluid energy to nearby subsea equipment on demand as changes in hydraulic fluid energy requirements for the subsea equipment changes. Simultaneously, hydrostatic seawater pressure of seawater on the expandable multisided vessel is counteracted with the hydrostatic pressure of fluid inside the expandable multisided vessel.
US10730600B2
A method of operating a wireless lanyard system on a marine vessel having at least one propulsion device includes defining a permitted zone with respect to a helm area where an operator should occupy based on one or more conditions of the marine vessel. Generating a location inquiry signal by a helm transceiver at the helm area of the marine vessel, and receiving an operator location signal from an operator fob worn by the operator of the marine vessel in response to the location inquiry signal. The method further includes determining whether the operator is within the permitted zone with respect to the helm area based on the operator location signal, and generating a lanyard event when the operator is not within the permitted zone. Upon generation of the lanyard event, the propulsion device is controlled to reduce an engine RPM to an idle RPM or the propulsion device is turned off.
US10730582B2
This brake pedal device includes an arm portion (21) pivotally supported on a vehicle body to be rotatable, and a pedal portion (22) provided at a distal end portion (21b) of the arm portion (21). The pedal portion (22) includes a first operation portion (31) configured to operate a brake (102), a first uneven portion (33) formed on at least a part of the first operation portion (31), a second operation portion (32) provided at a position different from the first operation portion (31), and a second uneven portion (34) formed on at least a part of the second operation portion (32).
US10730574B2
A motorcycle (1) including:—a motorcycle body (2,3,4) extending along a longitudinal axis (L-L) and having a front part (2), a tail part (4) and a central part (3) included between the front part (2) and the tail part (4);—at least two wheels (5,6) constrained to the motorcycle body (2,3,4), including a front wheel (5) and a rear wheel (6);—a traction engine (7) constrained to the motorcycle body (2, 3, 4) and operatively connected to at least one of the wheels (5, 6);—at least one headlight (12) fixed to the front part (2) and at least one rear light (14) fixed to the tail part (4);—at least one kickstand (100) adapted to be moved in order to selectively assume a resting operating position and a working operating position, wherein, in the working operating position, the kickstand has at least one end portion leaning against a ground portion being placed laterally and/or under the motorcycle body;—one first auxiliary lighting device (50) adapted to light the kickstand (10).
US10730552B2
A regenerative differential includes torque members, and a gear assembly that includes a primary gear set and a plurality of secondary gear sets. The primary gear set is configured to transfer torque between the secondary gear sets and first and second torque members. The first secondary gear set transfers torque between the primary gear set and a third torque member. The second secondary gear set transfers torque between the primary gear set and a fourth torque member. The gear assembly is configured to maintain a fixed relationship between torque member rotation velocities ω1, ω2, ω3, and ω4, such that ω3=MLω2+ΔLω1, ω4=MRω2+ARω1, ML and ΔL are functions of a ratio of the first secondary gear set, and MR and ΔR are functions of kR of a ratio of the second secondary gear set.
US10730550B2
A utility vehicle includes a frame, a power source, and a plurality of steerable structures. Ground engaging members are connected to the steerable structures. An operator seating area includes a steering control and a speed control. Controllers receive input from the steering control and the speed control. Motors drive the ground engaging members at different speeds and in different directions. A controller integrates a steering input with a speed input to effect rotation of the steerable structures and effect rotation of the ground engaging members. The steering control, speed control, controllers, steerable structures, and motors are configured to work together to control the rotational speed of all of the ground engaging members based upon a steering angle input and the lateral side the ground engaging member is connected to. Other examples include braking mechanisms, adjustable track width, and a sealed tubular frame.
US10730540B2
A system for selectively disabling highway crossing equipment includes a timer for controlling a maximum out of service time for the highway crossing equipment, a switch for controlling disablement of the highway crossing equipment, and control circuitry responsive to the timer and the switch. The control circuitry disables the highway crossing equipment in response to an input received from the switch before the maximum out of service time has been reached and re-enables the highway crossing equipment in response to a subsequent input from the switch received before the maximum out of service time has been reached. The control circuitry places the highway crossing equipment in a failsafe condition when the maximum out of service time has been reached without receiving the subsequent input from the switch.
US10730535B2
An emergency arrest device for a zip line is disclosed. The emergency arrest device is designed to tension and control a slide-and-grip knot, such as a Prusik knot, that is tied on the zip line. The device includes a mirror-image set of sidewalls, a front endwall connected between the pair of sidewalls at a front end of the device, and a rear endwall connected at a rear end of the device. The front and rear endwalls have openings sized to permit passage of the zip line therethrough. A tail fixation assembly including a clamp is mounted in the rear of the device. A knot-body control assembly is mounted in the front of the device. The knot-body control assembly includes arms that are resiliently biased to push the body of the slide-and-grip knot rearwardly when the device is impacted.
US10730531B1
Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, state data descriptive of a current state of an object that is proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, one or more features associated with the object based at least in part on the state data. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devise, a vehicle action for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on a machine-learned model and the one or more features associated with the object. The vehicle action includes stopping a motion of the autonomous vehicle or moving the autonomous vehicle past the object.
US10730517B2
A driving system for a vehicle includes: a communication device; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations including: acquiring, through the communication device, driving control data from a first autonomous driving vehicle; determining a driving speed based on the acquired driving control data; and based on the driving speed, generating a control signal configured to track the first autonomous driving vehicle within a predetermined distance.
US10730516B2
A saddled vehicle driven by a driver can include a detection device and a cruise control device for judging the other vehicles detected by the detection device and traveling in a same traffic lane as the own vehicle's traffic lane as a preceding vehicle and for automatically controlling travel of the vehicle driven by the driver so that the vehicle driven by the driver follows the preceding vehicle and keeps a preset intervehicular distance relative to the preceding vehicle. The cruise control device can obtain a forward intervehicular distance which is a distance from the vehicle driven by the driver to the preceding vehicle in a traveling direction and a side intervehicular distance which is a distance from the vehicle driven by the driver to the preceding vehicle in a vehicle width direction and can perform the automatic travel control of the vehicle driven by the driver in accordance with the forward intervehicular distance and the side intervehicular distance.
US10730513B2
A vehicle control device includes at least one electronic control unit configured to recognize at least one object, calculate a time to collision, operate first driving assistance, when the time to collision is equal to or less than a first threshold value, operate second driving assistance for avoiding the collision between the at least one object and the host vehicle or reducing damage of the collision, when the time to collision is equal to or less than a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value, and set, while the first driving assistance is operated, the second threshold value to a second setting value smaller than a first setting value set when the first driving assistance is not operated, when a second target object causing the second driving assistance to operate is the same object as a first target object causing the first driving assistance to operate.
US10730509B2
A fail-safe method for a parallel hybrid electric vehicle, having a motor connected between an engine and a transmission, and an engine clutch connected between the engine and the motor, includes: operating the engine using a starter and engaging the engine clutch; switching a first gearing map, which determines a change in a gear ratio of the transmission depending on a throttle vale opening rate regulated by an accelerator pedal and a vehicle speed obtained, to a second gearing map, which allows the gear ratio to change at a higher vehicle speed than that before the motor system failure occurs; and assisting a driving power of a first battery consumed by a low voltage DC-DC converter (LDC) with a counter electromotive power of the motor generated during operating of the engine in an engaged state of the engine clutch.
US10730508B2
A vehicle is equipped with a torque sensor configured to detect a torque, and which is disposed between an internal combustion engine and a first switching device on a first transmission path. When the first switching device is switched from a disconnected state to a connected state, a control device calculates a torque difference between a target torque of the internal combustion engine corresponding to a specified point on the first transmission path, and a detected torque or the like detected by the torque sensor. Further, the control device generates in a first rotary electric machine or a second rotary electric machine a compensation torque that compensates for the torque difference.
US10730507B2
A method of controlling gear shift for a hybrid vehicle with a dual clutch transmission (DCT) may include making a request for reduction in transmission input torque at a time point of entrance into down shift to a first stage from a second stage, determining whether the vehicle is accelerated via manipulation of an accelerator pedal during the down shift, and controlling to begin to gradually reduce an transmission input torque reduction request amount in a torque phase period in which clutch torque is exchanged after a first-stage gear is engaged upon determining that the vehicle is accelerated during the gear shift.
US10730504B2
A vehicle includes an engine for applying a driving force to a vehicle wheel, a speed detector for detecting a driving speed, a slope detector for detecting a slope of a road, an input for receiving a departure command and an arrival command, and a controller, when a route addition mode is selected, acquiring and storing road condition information of a route between a departure time and an arrival time based on a driving speed and a slope of the road, which is detected from when the departure time at which the departure command is received until the arrival time at which the arrival command is received, and the controller, when a route driving mode is selected, controlling driving of the engine based on the stored road condition information of the road.
US10730493B2
A hydraulic block is described for a braking system of a vehicle including at least one check valve, which is situated in a check valve receiving bore extending partially through the hydraulic block, including a valve seat and a valve body, the check valve receiving bore being formed as a stepped recess into the hydraulic block including a first subarea having at least one minimum diameter and an inner second subarea having at most one maximum diameter smaller than the minimum diameter; the valve seat is inserted onto and/or into the check valve receiving bore in a direct contact with at least one inner wall of the check valve receiving bore; and the valve body being inserted cageless and adjustable within the first subarea of the check valve receiving bore. A braking system for a vehicle and a manufacturing method for a hydraulic block for a braking system of a vehicle including at least one check valve are also described.
US10730491B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for controlling aircraft brakes. A brake control system may comprise a controller, and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller. The tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising: determining a braking power discrepancy of a wheel (eP,i), comparing the braking power discrepancy of the wheel (eP,i) to a threshold discrepancy value, and modulating a braking pressure applied to the wheel based on the comparison of the braking power discrepancy of the wheel (eP,i) to the threshold discrepancy value.
US10730487B2
A brush having manual or automatic operation for maintenance of mechanical rims or any object placed on top of the rims. Access to the inside of the rims is difficult due to the obstacle that the spokes and the brake disc constitute, whereby cleaning is often imperfect and residual dirt remains despite the broad range of existing products. A perfectly clean rim requires tedious cleaning using unsuitable brushes or cloths, at the price of one or more hand injuries. A brush is provided in a kit made up of elements that can be associated with one another. A horizontal body is associated with a main vertical body or a secondary vertical body, allowing areas that are difficult to access and the arms of the rim to be cleaned in a single movement without the hand ever touching any part of the wheel, thus avoiding injuries and saving time.
US10730486B1
A vehicle wash control system for controlling the amount of wash product applied to a vehicle based on environmental or other conditions, sensed locally or controlled/sensed remotely. The vehicle wash control system generally includes one or more electronic control valves that may be controlled by a control unit that receives inputs from a sensor or remotely which adjusts the flow of wash products responsive to the inputs.
US10730477B2
An electronic control unit configured to permit a vehicle to travel in an automated driving mode. The electronic control unit is configured to detect unauthorized access from an outside to an in-vehicle Local Area Network during the automated driving mode. The electronic control unit is configured to perform control to fix a gear position of an automatic transmission when the electronic control unit determines that unauthorized access from the outside occurs during the automated driving mode.
US10730470B2
An inflatable safety restraint system that is downwardly deployable from a roof of a vehicle for protecting an occupant of the vehicle. The inflatable safety restraint system includes at least one inflatable airbag and at least one joint closing the shape of the at least one inflatable airbag to circumscribe an internal cavity. At least one inflator is in fluid communication with the at least one inflatable airbag for inflating the at least one airbag. Upon deployment, the inflatable safety restraint system defines a closed shape for surrounding the occupant of the vehicle.
US10730464B2
A vehicle may include a vehicle detector configured to detect an obstacle and a condition of the inside and the outside of the vehicle; and a controller, when a front obstacle is detected by the vehicle detector, configured to determine a required braking distance or a time to collision (TTC) with respect to the obstacle, configured to determine whether a door side collision with the obstacle is estimated, when a collision with the obstacle is estimated according to the result of the determination, and configured to open a door in emergency or convert the door into a manual opening mode when the door side collision is estimated.
US10730463B2
Systems and methods include a vehicle monitoring for trigger events each corresponding to a defined vehicle activity. Responsive to identifying an occurrence of one of the trigger events, the vehicle captures, via a vehicle camera, video showing an area outside the vehicle for a set capture time. Responsive to the vehicle identifying that the vehicle is rendered inoperative from the identified trigger event, the vehicle transmits the captured video to a remote server.
US10730460B2
A vehicle cab body for a vehicle includes a cab body structure including a roof structure, side wall structures, and a rear wall structure, wherein the vehicle cab body further includes a vehicle battery, wherein a portion of at least one of the roof structure, side wall structures, and rear wall structure forms at least a part of a housing for the vehicle battery. A vehicle and a vehicle battery arrangement are also provided.
US10730458B2
An electrical energy supply system for a vehicle includes at least one ground conductor configured as a flat conductor rail arranged on a floor assembly of a body in white of the vehicle. At least one supply line inserted into the body in white is included and the at least one supply line is guided, at least one section of the body in white, parallel to and along the at least one ground conductor such that the at least one supply line at least partially overlaps a flat side of the at least one ground conductor. The body in white is made from a metallic material, the at least one supply line is positioned a predetermined distance from the at least one ground conductor, and the predetermined distance is a function of an electromagnetic field resulting from a current flowing through the at least one supply line.
US10730449B2
Device for protecting an optical sensor, driving assistance system and corresponding assembly method
A device for protecting an optical sensor of a driver-assistance system for a motor vehicle, a corresponding driver-assistance system and a corresponding assembling process are disclosed. The optical sensor includes an optic and two assembled separate subassemblies. A first subassembly is mounted so as to be able to rotate about an axis of rotation and includes a housing that is configured to at least partially receive the optical sensor and an optical element that is configured to be placed upstream of the optic of the optical sensor. A second subassembly includes an actuator that is configured to drive the first subassembly to rotate.
US10730448B2
A vehicle display device includes a display and a moving device. The display is formed in an elongate shape. The moving device moves the display between a lower position at a vehicle width direction central portion of an instrument panel of a vehicle, and an upper position at a vehicle upper side of the lower position. In the lower position the moving device orients the longitudinal direction of the display along a vehicle vertical direction. In the upper position the moving device orients the longitudinal direction of the display along a vehicle width direction.
US10730439B2
A vehicle-mounted system for recording video and audio. The system uses distributed processing, including encoding the video and audio at their source(s), and a high-speed, e.g., Ethernet, bus connecting the various system components and external devices. The system may include a display monitor which is integrated into the same housing as a rear view mirror of the vehicle, with the display monitor being located behind the mirror and video displayed on the monitor being visible through the mirror.
US10730437B2
An electric folding device for an outer rearview mirror includes a shell, a foundation bed, a base, a pin shaft, an electric driving unit used for driving the shell to rotate relative to the base around the axis of the pin shaft. A spring is arranged on the pin shaft in a sleeving mode, and a connecting piece is provided, which makes the shell manually rotate relatively to the foundation bed. A cam assembly is provided among the connecting piece, the foundation bed and the base. During the electric folding process, driven by the electric driving unit, the cam assembly enables the foundation bed to lift up and rotate along the pin shaft through the relative slide of the cam assembly and the elastic force of the spring. The device is compact in structure with better anti-jitter performance and smooth electric folding.
US10730429B2
A light source (14) is configured to emit light for lighting a predetermined area. A LiDAR sensor (15) is configured to sense information of an outside of a vehicle. A first screw mechanism (16) is configured to adjust posture of the light source (14). A second screw mechanism (17) is configured to adjust posture of the LiDAR sensor (15). Adjustment by one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17) is performed on the basis of adjustment that has been performed by the other one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17).
US10730424B2
Device for fastening a headrest of a vehicle seat to a backrest of the vehicle seat and vehicle seat
A device for fastening a headrest to a backrest of a vehicle seat comprises first and second guide units for receiving first and second headrest columns. First and second receiving units fixed on the backrest receive sleeve-like portions of the first and second guide units. The second guide unit comprises a locking mechanism for locking various vertical positions of the second headrest column relative to the second guide unit. At least one rib is arranged on an outer lateral surface of each sleeve-like portion. At least one recess, in which the rib of the respective guide unit engages in a positive locking manner, is arranged on each receiving unit. A width of the rib of the first guide unit is greater than a width of the recess of the second receiving unit.
US10730423B2
Various implementations include vehicle headrest configurations and related audio systems. In some particular implementations, a vehicle headrest includes: a main body having a front surface arranged to support a back of a head of a user and a pair of acoustic channels each formed in part by a side wall having a front edge that is offset from the front surface, the main body having a portion configured to receive first and second transducers having a center-to-center spacing of approximately 130 millimeters (mm) to approximately 240 mm, where a dimension (Dimension K) defined by a distance between respective inside surfaces of the side walls of the pair of acoustic channels is related to a dimension (Dimension F) defined by an amount that the front edge of each side wall is recessed from the front surface.
US10730422B2
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a vehicle seat that includes a seat headrest portion for supporting the head of an occupant, and a seat backrest portion for supporting the back of the occupant in a seated position. The backrest portion includes an enclosure for receiving at least a portion of an acoustic transducer. The vehicle seat also includes an acoustic channel having a first end that is configured to be fitted around a driver of the acoustic transducer in an acoustically sealed configuration, and a second end. The second end is opposite the first end and disposed at a location closer to the seat headrest portion than the seat backrest portion. The acoustic channel is configured to radiate acoustic energy from the acoustic transducer through the second end.
US10730419B2
The present invention relates to a clip (10) for fastening a car seat cover onto a car seat, characterised by: a head means (11) comprising a U-shaped holder (11a) with a gripping means (11b) at each end to receive and grasp a car seat cover; and an insertion element (13) having a tip end, connected to the head means (11) via a midpoint element (12), to be embedded in the car seat for fastening the car seat cover; characterised in that the midpoint element (12) is a truncated cone connecting the head means (11) with the insertion element (13), wherein the clip (10) is inserted to a joining of the car seat cushion.
US10730417B2
A seat back board includes: a flexible plate member which is made of a resin material and has the Shore hardness higher than 50, the plate member including: a back-surface covering part which covers a back surface of a seat back; and a bottom-surface covering part which covers a bottom surface of a seat cushion; a sewing part, which is sewn with a cover member covering a front surface and side surfaces of the seat back or is sewn with a coupling member to be coupled with the cover member in a detachable manner, being provided in an edge portion of the back-surface covering part; and a locking part, to be locked in the seat cushion, being provided in the bottom-surface covering part.
US10730412B2
The invention relates to a child seat for attaching to a motor vehicle seat, comprising a seat element as well as at least one support leg for supporting the child seat on a ground surface, in particular the footwell of the motor vehicle, wherein a display device is provided that is designed to display a ground contact of the support leg with the ground surface, in particular footwell, wherein the support leg has at least one upper telescopic section and a lower telescopic section, which can be moved against one another for lengthening and shortening the support leg, wherein an operative connection is present between the lower telescopic section and the display device, which is designed such that a shifting of the lower section in relation to the upper section leads to a releasing of the display device due to a ground contact of a support leg end.
US10730411B2
A motor vehicle seat is provided with a backrest and a seat portion having a fixed element and at least one body which can be moved between a lowered configuration, in which it forms with the backrest a place for an adult passenger, and a raised configuration, in which it forms a booster seat suitable for supporting a child; the body is releasably fixed in the raised configuration by means of a fastening device and carries a side support element, which is arranged next to the body and is movable between an operating configuration, in which it protrudes upwards with respect to an upper surface of the body, and a rest configuration, in which it is arranged lower or flush with respect to said upper surface.
US10730410B2
A seat has a seat surface element and a first backrest element. The first backrest element can be pivoted from a use position into a stowed position under the seat surface element. The first backrest element can be pivoted under the seat surface element in a guided or optionally in a forcibly guided manner.
US10730400B2
A storage and charging system for a motor vehicle includes a drawer assembly front portion comprising a portion of the front grille. The drawer assembly is movable between open and closed positions by an actuator and provides a storage space that may be used for a charging cable. An electrical connection is disposed within the drawer assembly and provides an electrical coupling between a charging cable and a battery of the motor vehicle.
US10730395B2
An electric vehicle charging system includes logic collocated with an electric service panel to monitor a total present electric current consumption value for all electric consumers below a point in the service panel; a first input to receive the present electric current consumption value from the logic collocated with the service panel, and to compare the present electric current consumption value with a maximum current capacity value for the service panel; a second input to receive electric current from the service panel; an output to supply electric charging power to at least one electric vehicle; and logic to set an electric charging current drawn from the service panel through the second input and provided to the electric vehicle charging output to a value less than a difference between the maximum current capacity for the service panel and a sum of the present electric current consumption value and the current consumption value of a largest expected electric consumer.
US10730391B2
A power distribution system for a vehicle includes a switching circuit configured to selectively enable power flow between a first bus and a second bus operable within a common voltage range. The power distribution system further includes a controller programmed to, in response to power flow being inactive and a current flowing through the first bus exceeding a current threshold, operate the switching circuit to enable power flow from the second bus to the first bus.
US10730390B2
The invention relates to a system (10) for controlling industrial or all-terrain vehicle functions, which comprises data processing means (20), such as a computer, and a plurality of devices (10a-10g) for controlling industrial or all-terrain vehicle functions. The control devices are arranged in a network with the data processing means (20) according to a master-slave model, and each control device comprises at least one first control member (3a) sensitive to contact and connectors (2), a computing circuit (1) with at least one data processing unit (MC), a memory in which is stored a unique identifier associated with said control device, and at least one first control state visualization member (4a). The data processing means (20) are configured to transmit to each identified control device (10a-10g) a request to obtain a feedback of information from the associated processing unit.
US10730389B2
A method for operating a vehicle information system of a vehicle, wherein an activation signal is received if a preparatory action of a user for putting the vehicle into operation is detected. Graphics data of an activation animation with a first display and a second display is generated as a function of the activation signal and is displayed in a display area. After the activation signal is received, an appearance of the first display is output, wherein the first display includes a first graphics object. A disappearance of the first display and an appearance of the second display are output. Also disclosed is a vehicle information system of a vehicle having a signal-generating unit by which a preparatory action of a user for putting the vehicle into operation is detected, and an activation signal is generated as a function of the detected preparatory action.
US10730386B2
A lid-closing device has a rototranslating pin stressed by a spring, mounted in a box and having a head adapted to hook a hook of a lid, and a rocker pivoted in the box and connected to the rototranslating pin and to a heart-shaped cam. The rocker is completely rigid and not flexible and is pivoted in the box in such manner to leave clearance in order to permit the rocker to translate so that the follower of the rocker can follow the tracks of the heart-shaped cam. Springs are disposed between a lateral wall of the box and the rocker to compensate and dampen the translation of the rocker.
US10730362B2
A radiator assembly in a vehicle comprises a first coolant tank; a second coolant tank spaced apart from the first coolant tank; a plurality of moveable blades; a linkage coupled to the plurality of blades; and an actuator coupled to the linkage to adjust positions of the blades. Each of the plurality of blades has a first end pivotally coupled to the first coolant tank, a second end pivotally coupled to the second coolant tank and has a hollow body portion extending between the first end and the second end, and each of the blades is fluidly communicated with the first and second coolant tanks to form a coolant passage.
US10730353B2
A tire includes: a first pattern portion and a second pattern portion on a tire surface, the first pattern portion being formed of plural first ridges adjacent to each other and the second pattern portion being formed of plural second ridges extending in a different direction from the first ridges in plan view arranged adjacent to each other, in which a height of the first ridges and the second ridges is from 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm and the first ridges adjacent to each other and the second ridges adjacent to each other are arranged at a constant pitch of from 0.15 mm to 0.35 mm.
US10730352B2
A storage maintains coefficients that map histogram data elements to tire wear, the coefficients being trained based on a correlation of histogram data to measured tire wear. A processor is programmed to receive a wear data histogram from a vehicle, utilize the coefficients to translate the wear data histogram into a measure of physical tire wear; and send an alert message indicating the estimated tire wear.
US10730350B2
Provided is a pneumatic tire being improved in heat dissipation effect in the tread portion while being ensured in rigidity of the land portion. A narrow groove (10) is formed on a tread surface (1), the narrow groove extending in a direction inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and having a groove width (W1) and a groove depth (D1), the groove width (W1) being smaller than the groove depth (D1). The narrow groove (10) terminates at least one end thereof within the land portion. An air inflow part (11) is formed on at least one of the groove walls (10c) of the narrow groove (10), the groove walls facing each other in the tire circumferential direction, where the narrow groove (10) has a maximum depth (D1) and the air inflow part (11) has a maximum depth (D2), the D1 and the D2 satisfying 1≤D1/D2≤15.
US10730345B2
Skewer for tightening a cycle wheel to the cycle frame, such skewer including a first end having a threaded portion cooperable with a female thread of a first frame portion, and a second end having axial abutment mechanisms for contacting a second frame portion, as well as drive mechanisms to enable a user to alternately exert a tightening torque or a loosening torque. A torque limiting mechanism operational in the tightening direction is positioned between the drive mechanisms and the rod. The skewer further includes a braking device to increase the torque required to initiate the rotation of the drive mechanisms in the loosening direction. The braking device includes two mutually contacting friction surfaces when the axial abutment mechanisms are in contact with the second frame portion. When the torque limiting mechanism is operational, the braking device becomes non-operational because the friction surfaces are no longer in mutual contact.
US10730334B1
A thermosensitive recording material comprising a support; an insulating layer that includes a porous polymeric pigment; and an image-forming layer.
US10730328B2
A tape cartridge mounted to a tape printer having a printing head, includes a cartridge case, a platen roller that is housed in the cartridge case and fees an ink ribbon and a printing tape pressed between the platen roller and the printing head, a tape delivery port that is provided in the cartridge case and feeds the printing tape, which is fed by the platen roller and separated from the ink ribbon, to outside of the cartridge case, and a delivery guide that has a first guide section at a side of the printing head and a second guide section at a side of the platen roller, which extend from edges of the tape delivery port to inside of the cartridge case while spreading apart from each other, and guides a distal end of the printing tape into the tape delivery port.
US10730317B2
A method for thermosetting printed fabrics, comprising: providing a heated roller rotatable about a rotation axis and having a cylindrical outer surface, advancing a printed fabric in contact with the cylindrical outer surface of the heated roller, wherein the heated roller is rotated with a peripheral speed different from the speed of the fabric.
US10730316B2
A light emitting thyristor includes a stack structure having first to fourth semiconductor layers, and the third semiconductor layer includes at least a fifth semiconductor layer in contact with the second semiconductor layer and a sixth semiconductor layer in this order from the semiconductor substrate side. The sixth semiconductor layer is a layer having the smallest bandgap in all the layers forming the stack structure, and a difference ΔEg in bandgap between the fifth semiconductor layer and the sixth semiconductor layer is greater than or equal to 0.05 eV and less than or equal to 0.15 eV.
US10730315B2
Various embodiments disclose a method for operating a printer apparatus. The method comprising monitoring a utilization rate of each heating element in a first set of heating elements defined by a print head arrangement. Further, the method comprises generating a utilization dataset based upon monitoring of the utilization rate of each heating element in the first set of heating elements print head arrangement. Furthermore, the method includes analyzing the utilization dataset to identify one or more overutilized heating elements of the first set of heating elements. Additionally, the method includes identifying a second set of heating elements defined by the print head arrangement. The second set of heating elements comprises a portion of the first set of heating elements exclusive of the one or more overutilized heating elements. The method further includes processing a print job. The processed print job utilized the second set of heating elements during printing.
US10730308B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a mounting portion on which a liquid container accommodating a liquid is attachably/detachably mounted and a liquid ejecting head configured to eject the liquid supplied through an outlet port of the liquid container. The mounting portion has a locking portion locking the liquid container and a connection unit connected to the outlet port of the liquid container. The connection unit is provided to be attachable/detachable to/from the mounting portion in a state where the locking portion locks the liquid container.
US10730303B2
A liquid ejecting head having a plurality of nozzles ejecting a liquid toward a medium, the head includes a first region including the plurality of nozzles and a second region surrounding the first region, the first and second regions being provided in a portion of the liquid ejecting head opposed to the medium in which the second region has an inhibiting portion inhibiting a movement of the liquid.
US10730288B2
A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of individual chambers communicating with a plurality of nozzles that discharges a liquid, a common chamber formed by a frame and communicating with the plurality of individual chambers, a temperature detector to detect temperature of the liquid, and a temperature controller connected to the temperature detector, to heat or cool the liquid in the common chamber based on readings from the temperature detector. The temperature detector is disposed opposite the common chamber across the plurality of individual chambers in a direction perpendicular to a direction of liquid discharge from the plurality of nozzles.
US10730287B2
A fluid ejection device may include fluid actuators and an actuation controller. Each fluid actuator may have an associated address. The actuation controller is to receive an address for a fluid actuator of the device to be actuated and is further to automatically transmit one of different fire pulses based upon the received address.
US10730286B2
There is provided an image recording apparatus including a carriage, a head, a velocity sensor, and a controller. The controller obtains velocity data of the carriage from the velocity sensor, determines a threshold value based on the velocity data, records an image on a recording medium, and suspends a recording pass when the controller has determined that a velocity indicated by the velocity data is lower than a velocity corresponding to the threshold value. The controller can execute a first recording mode and a second recording mode in which the velocity of the carriage is faster than that of the first recording mode. The velocity data for the first recording mode is obtained in a warm-up time after a recording command is received until recording of the image is started. The velocity data for the second recording mode is obtained in other time other than the warm-up time.
US10730284B2
A garment printing machine is provided with a transportable platen that can be utilized to significantly decrease the delay in printing expended in loading and unloading a garment for printing in either a digitized garment printing machine or a screen garment printing machine. The platen is provided with structure that holds a print receiving area of a garment firmly in position atop a print panel support plate that forms a part of the platen. Furthermore, the invention includes a platen support structure that cooperates with the conventional couplings on existing conventional garment printing machines. A plurality of transportable platens constructed according to the invention are utilized interchangeably so that while one garment loaded on one of the platens is being printed upon in the printing machine, the prior garment just printed upon is unloaded and the next garment to be printed is loaded onto another identical platen. This totally avoids any delay in printing due to loading and unloading of garments on the platens.
US10730283B2
A method for producing flexographic printing plates, using a photopolymerizable flexographic printing element having, arranged one atop another, a dimensionally stable support, a photopolymerizable, relief-forming layer, an elastomeric binder, an ethylenically unsaturated compound, and a photoinitiator, and optionally a rough, UV-transparent layer, a particulate substance, and digitally imagable layer. The method includes: (a) producing a mask by imaging the digitally imagable layer, (b) exposing the photopolymerizable, relief-forming layer through the mask with actinic light, and photopolymerizing the image regions of the layer, and (c) developing the photpolymerized layer by washing out the unphotopolymerized regions of the relief-forming layer with an organic solvent, or by thermal development. Step (b) includes (1) exposure with actinic light with an intensity of ≥100 mW/cm2 from a plurality of UV-LEDs and (2) exposure with actinic light with an intensity of <100 mW/cm2 from a UV radiation source other than UV-LEDs.
US10730279B2
A device that is a handheld circular heating element for use in the construction industry is described. Specifically the device is useful for applying heat uniformly to a two-piece membrane for separation of the outer layer to allow the inner layer to be exposed. The device includes a handle, an electrical supply, an on/off switch and a heating element. The device uses electricity to heat the heat-emitting burner of the heating element, which is then placed next to the membrane. As the membrane is warmed, the two layers of the membrane are able to be separated, which exposes the inner membrane.
US10730275B2
A membrane material lamination device and a membrane material laminating method using the same are provided. The membrane material lamination device includes: two support structures, each support structure includes a support surface, the two support structures is capable of being in either a first state where the support surfaces are located in an identical plane or a second state where the support surfaces are located in different planes; a pressure application mechanism configured to be located at a first position when the two support structures are in the first state to support the membrane material through the support surfaces of the two support structures, and moved to a second position when the two support structures are in the second state to support the membrane material through the pressure application mechanism and a first support structure; a first driving mechanism; and a second driving mechanism.
US10730270B2
The present disclosure provides a metallized polyethylene laminate comprising: an outer polyethylene layer; a metallized acid copolymer layer; an inner polyethylene layer in contact with the metallized acid copolymer layer; and optionally an extruded polyethylene layer; and a sealant layer of polyethylene.
US10730268B2
A decorative laminated sheet with excellent scratch resistance that is capable of adhering to a polyolefin-based resin substrate, and that is a hardly adhesive material, through an extrusion method, a vacuum-pressure molding method, a mold integrated injection molding method, and the like. The decorative laminated sheet includes a surface layer, a design layer, and an adhesive layer containing a polymer having a propylene unit of 85 mass % or more, in that order.
US10730264B2
Bridge tape comprised of thermally foamable composition, useful for applying coating material through holes in the tape to a substrate beneath the tape, after which the holes can be sealed by heating to cause the foamable composition to foam and expand the foam to seal the holes.
US10730255B2
The process includes a non-crosslinked self-sealing composition which is introduced into an extrusion means, the geometric and thermodynamic characteristics of which have been specially adapted. The speed and temperature conditions of the extrusion means are adjusted so that, at an application nozzle forming the outlet die of the extrusion means, the self-sealing composition is crosslinked. The application nozzle is brought close to the internal surface of the casing previously set in relative motion with respect to the application nozzle, and an extruded and crosslinked bead that has a given width and profile is deposited directly on the internal surface of the casing.
US10730250B2
Caul plates and related methods are disclosed herein. An example caul plate for use in a composite laminate layup includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The example caul plate includes protrusions extending from the first surface. The protrusions are disposed over a tool surface of the composite laminate layup. The protrusions are to define a gap between the first surface and the tool surface to limit a thickness of a preform disposed between the tool surface and the first surface when a pressure is exerted on the second surface.
US10730249B2
Systems and methods are provided for bi-directional cutters for Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machines. One embodiment includes a bi-directional cutter for Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) manufacturing. The cutter includes a cutter body that has an upper edge and a lower edge, and has an opening placed between the upper edge and the lower edge that is dimensioned to enable passage of a tow of fiber through the cutter body. The cutter also includes a first blade disposed on the lower edge of the cutter body that is oriented to cut the tow when the cutter is driven downward, and a second blade disposed on an edge of the opening in the cutter body that is oriented to cut the tow when the cutter is driven upward.
US10730246B2
A fiber-reinforced member includes: a base member having a tubular region with an outer circumferential surface extending along and substantially in parallel with an axial direction; and a fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of a tow prepreg wound in an overlapping manner to cover the outer circumferential surface of the base member along a predetermined direction crossing the axial direction when viewed in a radial direction of the base member, the tow prepreg serving as a widened tape-like member. The tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer has a portion having a fiber line extending along a direction crossing the predetermined direction. A size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer is not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer in the radial direction.
US10730244B2
A shaping system configured to shape a three-dimensional object based on shaping data includes: a shaping executing part configured to execute shaping of the three-dimensional object; and a shaping controlling part configured to control an operation of the shaping executing part, where the shaping controlling part is capable of executing: a first shaping control for causing the shaping executing part to shape a first three-dimensional object using the shaping data that expresses the first three-dimensional object, and a second shaping control for causing the shaping executing part to shape a second three-dimensional object using at least a part of the shaping data that expresses the first three-dimensional object, and the second three-dimensional object is a three-dimensional object for checking a shaping quality of the first three-dimensional object, and is a three-dimensional object that can be shaped in a shorter time than time required for shaping the first three-dimensional object.
US10730242B2
A method of controlling temperature in an apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object comprises performing a calibration test on a sample of build material that is to be used in generating a three-dimensional object, calibrating at least one temperature point from the calibration test, and using the at least one calibrated temperature point during subsequent temperature control of the apparatus.
US10730240B2
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a platform, a dispenser to dispense a plurality of layers of feed material on a top surface of the platform, and an energy delivery system. The energy deliver system includes a light source to emit a light beam, and a reflective member having a plurality of reflective facets. The reflective member is positioned in a path of the light beam to receive the light beam and redirect the light beam toward the top surface of the platform to deliver energy to an uppermost layer of the layers of feed material to fuse the feed material. The reflective member is rotatable such that sequential facets sweep the light beam sequentially along a path on the uppermost layer.
US10730239B1
A 3D printer apparatus for printing a refractory materials on the surfaces of workpieces in accordance with a given program is disclosed. The apparatus contains a first generator for generating a first atmospheric ICP beam, a second generator for generating a second atmospheric ICP beam, and a bouncing tube between the generators for breaking clusters of precursor nanoparticles into elementary charged nanoparticles that penetrate in a premelted state into a plasma discharge formed in the second generator under the inductive coupling with a saddle antenna, which encompasses the second generator. The outlet nozzle of the second generator emits the second beam onto an extractor plate that is a part of a plasma gun, which converts the second beam into a finely controlled focusing beam capable of printing a material even on the inner surfaces of deep small diameter gas holes of showerheads.
US10730238B2
A plate for use in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system made from or containing a top layer made from or containing a sheet or film made from or containing polyolefin composition A) made from or containing(i) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer;(ii) 20-50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin; and(iii) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylenewherein the amounts of (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to the total weight of (i)+(ii)+(iii) and the sum of the amount of (i), (ii) and (iii) being 100.
US10730232B2
A 3D printer input includes filaments comprising separated layers or sections. These inputs particularly including filaments may be prepared by coextrusion, microlayer coextrusion or multicomponent/fractal coextrusion. These inputs and specifically filaments enable layering or combining different materials simultaneously through one or more nozzles during the so-called 3D printing process. These techniques facilitate smaller layer sizes (milli, micro, and nano) different layer configurations as well as the potential to incorporate materials that would otherwise not be usable in standard 3D printer methods.
US10730229B2
A method for producing a pre-insulated pipe, comprising inserting a length of jacket pipe (10) into a guide channel (110) having a front end (111) and a rear end (112); fixing said length of jacket pipe (10) in said guide channel (110); providing a first end (21) of a length of insulated inner piping (20), said length of insulated inner piping comprising a length of inner pipe surrounded by at least one layer of compressible insulation material (26); inserting, at said front end of said guide channel, into said length of jacket pipe, said first end of said length of insulated inner piping (20); applying an overpressure at least in an interior of said length of jacket pipe (10), around the inserted first end of the length of insulated inner piping (20); and moving said first end of said length of insulated inner piping (20) to said rear end of said guide channel (110); wherein said overpressure is such that said at least one layer of insulation material (26) is radially compressed; removing said overpressure to fix said length of insulated inner piping (20) in said length of jacket pipe (10) in order to form a pre-insulated pipe.
US10730228B2
A hand-operated tool for embossing a membrane or other soft pliable implant with microgrooves or microgeometries is disclosed. The tool includes an embossing surface such as a pressure plate or roller that includes a specific microgroove or microtopographical pattern. This allows a user such as a clinician to create an embossed surface on a membrane or other implantable device at the time of surgery for the purposes of directing cellular orientation and migration, increasing cell migration velocity and enhancing re-epithelialization rates in various medical and dental applications.
US10730225B2
A crisscross thermoforming assist plug assembly having a pair of oppositely outwardly facing thermoforming assist plugs each carried by a respective one of a pair of thermoforming assist plug linkage arrangements, where at least one link of the linkage arrangement is used to extend one of the assist plugs in one direction crosses but does not contact in a side view or profile of the thermoforming assist plug assembly, and at least one link of the other linkage arrangement is used to extend the other one of the assist plugs in an opposite direction. The links of the linkage arrangement preferably pivot about a common pivot axis that preferably is an elongate pivot shaft extending transversely between elongate upper rails of a frame of the assembly. At least one of the links of the linkage arrangement is a drive link that extends or retracts one of the plugs that crosses a drive link that extends and/or retracts the other one of the plugs. The drive links preferably form a crisscross arrangement when actuated in a manner that substantially simultaneously extends the respective plugs into the mold cavity and/or substantially simultaneously retracts the respective plugs from the mold cavity.
US10730223B2
The present disclosure is directed to a process for producing thermoplastic polyolefin roofing membrane. The process includes directly adding components of a high-load flame retardant TPO formulation to a counter-rotating twin screw extruder. The process includes extruding the formulation with counter-rotation of the twin screws and forming a TPO roofing membrane having a tensile strength of greater than 10 MPa and a flame retardance of rating of classification D as measured in accordance with EN ISO 11925-2, surface exposure test.
US10730221B2
A multilayer film having Machine Direction Orientation (MDO) is prepared by first co-extruding a multilayer film, then stretching the multilayer film in the machine direction at a temperature lower than the melting point of the polyethylene resin that is used to prepare the film. At least one layer of the film is a first polyethylene composition having a density of from about 0.94 to about 0.97 g/cc and at least one second layer is prepared from a polyethylene composition having a lower density than the first polyethylene composition. This disclosure enables the manufacture of films having outstanding barrier properties (low Water Vapor Transmission Rate, WVTR, and low Oxygen Transmission Rate, OTR) and good physical properties.
US10730210B2
Systems and methods of providing a composite material that is bendable but substantially resists stretching under tension. One embodiment may take the form of a composite material formed by over-molding a woven glass fiber with silicone. The woven glass fiber may be rolled out with a silicon polymer melted into the woven fabric as the rolling process continues. The composite of the two materials may provide a material that bends easily but does not substantially stretch.
US10730199B2
A circular saw guide is provided having an upper frame member with a plurality of angular indicia on an edge thereof. A lower frame member is pivotable relative to said the frame member. The upper surface of the lower frame member is adapted to receive a workpiece to be cut thereon. A pivot member is provided for selectively preventing or allowing pivoting of the lower frame member relative to the upper frame member. The upper surface of the upper frame member is adapted to guide the footplate of the circular saw. By pivoting the lower frame member relative to the upper frame member, the edge of the workpiece can be aligned with a desired indicia, which is indicative of the angle that the board will be cut. A method of cutting a workpiece at a desired angle is also disclosed.
US10730198B2
Within tyre manufacturing, a reinforcing structure of the tyre, such as the zero-degree layer of the belt structure, is made by an apparatus having devices for guiding a continuous elongated element towards a forming drum, devices for applying the elongated element against a laying surface of the drum, and a cutting unit to cut off the continuous elongated element when application has been completed. Once the cutting operation has been carried out, the free end of the continuous elongated element is set to a grip position downstream of the cutting unit, through a reciprocating slider and a threading element blocking the continuous elongated element with respect to the slider when the latter moves towards the forming drum.
US10730196B2
System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.
US10730192B2
A glove box for handling harmful material is formed to be lightweight and modular in design, allowing for use in the field and various remote locations where a full laboratory is not available. The tank portion of the glove box is formed of a rigid, lightweight plastic and includes a number of standard-sized passageways for connecting other components (intake filter, exhaust filter, input/output containers, gasketed gloves, etc), allowing for modularity in its configuration. The top portion of the glove box may include a transparent window for viewing the material within the glove box. Filter components utilize HEPA filter elements and a separate, portable power supply is used to control a vacuum fan included in an exhaust filter. The power supply can also be used to perform diagnostic tests on the glove and may include a battery back-up.
US10730188B2
A gripping device for gripping an egg tray (3A) having a dimpled structure includes a gripping unit (4) that is movable up and down to engage and grip the egg tray (3A) and move it. The gripping unit comprises (4) at least a pair of opposite grip ping members (42A, 42B) which are movable in opposite directions, substantially transverse to the up and down movement of the unit (4), from a retracted position to an advanced position to grip a dimple (31) of the egg tray (3A), and from the advanced position to the retracted position to release the dimple. Each gripping member (42A, 42B) of said pair has a separate pressure operated actuator (46) operatively connected to it. The actuator (46), upon pressurization, moves the corresponding gripping member (42A, 42B) from the retracted position to the advanced position.
US10730186B2
A method and device for the open-loop/closed-loop control of a robot joint that is driven by an electric motor are provided, wherein the robot joint has a current sensor that comprises first sensor electronics for detecting a first operating current of the electric motor, a first position sensor for detecting a drive position of a drive train of the robot joint, a second position sensor for defecting an output position of an output train of the robot joint, and a first torque sensor for detecting a torque in the output train, wherein the electric motor is controlled by open-loop/closed-loop control on the basis of a pre-determined target control variable. The method comprises: providing measured values; checking for the presence of a fault by the first fault detector when the measured values and/or time derivatives thereof fail to satisfy first threshold values; and checking for a fault with further fault detectors.
US10730184B2
A control system (10) according to the present invention includes a robot arm (11) provided in a manner capable of moving in a given space, a motor (14) for operating the robot arm (11), a torque adjustment device (16) for operating in a manner capable of adjusting a transmitted torque that is transmitted from the motor (14) to the robot arm (11), and a control device (19) for performing operation control of the robot arm (11). The robot arm (11) is provided with a gravity-compensating mechanism (12) for cancelling an effect of gravity due to the robot arm (11), and the control device (19) commands adjustment of the transmitted torque at the torque adjustment device (16), without taking into account the effect of the gravity of the robot arm (11).
US10730182B2
To provide an action information learning device, robot control system and action information learning method for facilitating the performing of cooperative work by an operator with a robot. An action information learning device includes: a state information acquisition unit that acquires a state of a robot; an action information output unit for outputting an action, which is adjustment information for the state; a reward calculation section for acquiring determination information, which is information about a handover time related to handover of a workpiece, and calculating a value of reward in reinforcement learning based on the determination information thus acquired; and a value function update section for updating a value function by way of performing the reinforcement learning based on the value of reward calculated by the reward calculation section, the state and the action.
US10730181B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable media storing executable instructions, for enhancing robot learning. In some implementations, a robot stores first embeddings generated using a first machine learning model, and the first embeddings include one or more first private embeddings that are not shared with other robots. The robot receives a second machine learning model from a server system over a communication network. The robot generates a second private embedding for each of the one or more first private embeddings using the second machine learning model. The robot adds the second private embeddings to the cache of the robot and removes the one or more first private embeddings from the cache of the robot.
US10730177B2
A tool cabinet includes a cabinet body, a plurality of storage members, an input device, and an output device. The cabinet body has first and second openings. The input device includes a cord winder and a power cord. The power cord has a plug portion exposed from the first opening, and a cord portion connected between the cord winder and the plug portion. At least a portion of the cord portion is pulled out of the first opening when the plug portion is moved to a non-retracted position. The cord winder includes a resilient member for biasing the plug portion toward a retracted position. The output device includes a power strip electrically connected to the power cord, and having a plurality of sockets that is exposed from the second opening.
US10730172B2
A pneumatic nail gun includes a main body, a cylinder, a muzzle device, a lifting wheel, a piston, a lifting rod, and a nail-striking pin. The piston is movable between a striking position and a non-striking position. The lifting rod is connected to the piston, and has an engaging portion that is engaged with the lifting wheel such that rotation of the lifting wheel drives the piston to the non-striking position, and that is disengaged from the lifting wheel such that the piston is driven by air pressure inside the cylinder to the striking position. The nail-striking pin is connected removably and co-movably to the piston, is spaced apart from the lifting rod, and is adapted for striking a nail when the piston is at the striking position.
US10730167B2
A ratcheting driver can be configured to selectively transmit a torque to a fastener. The driver can include a handle, a geared body, and a shaft. The handle can include a housing, a pawl, and a biasing element. The housing can include a central bore and a shaft bore extending through a distal portion of the housing. The pawl can extend radially inward from the housing into the central bore. The biasing element can engage the housing. The geared body can be rotatably engageable with the pawl to allow rotation of the geared body relative to the handle in a first direction and to limit rotation of the geared body relative to the handle in a second direction, where the biasing element can be engageable with the geared body to bias the geared body distally.
US10730166B1
A locking pliers preferably includes a fixed jaw, a moveable jaw, a fixed handle, a toggle link, a power link and a jaw link. The fixed jaw is retained in one end of the fixed handle and the moveable jaw is pivotally retained in the one end thereof. An adjustment screw is retained in an opposing end of the fixed handle and engages a first end of the toggle link. A first end of the jaw link is pivotally engaged with a second end of the toggle link. A second end of the jaw link is pivotally engaged with the moveable jaw. One end of a moveable handle is pivotally engaged with a middle of the jaw link. One end of the power link is pivotally engaged with the moveable handle and an opposing end is pivotally engaged with the second end of the toggle link.
US10730165B2
Two-stage pincers as hand-operated tools, especially multifunctional wrenches automatically switching between two stages and having a large-opening jaw and a high clamping force, comprising: a first main structure (1), a second main structure (2), a handle (3), a pawl (4), a first pin (5), a second pin (6), a first connecting rod (7), a second connecting rod (8), a first stop nut (9), a second stop nut (10), a first preloaded spring (11), a second preloaded spring (12), a supporting spring (13), a small pin (15), a second small pin (14), a third pin (18), a fourth pin (16) and a fifth pin (17). The two-stage pincers overcome problems of the existing hand-operated tools, i.e. wide varieties, inconvenience to carry and low efficiency.
US10730163B2
An abrasive fluid jet cutting device is disclosed comprising a rotating joint that includes a first path for abrasive and a second path for fluid, a mixing chamber where the first and second paths meet, a first expanding volume arranged above the first path to accumulate abrasive, and a second expanding volume arranged below the first path to accumulate abrasive between the first volume and the mixing chamber, in which the second volume forms a barrier against the return flow of humidity along the first path.
US10730146B2
A method and apparatus for removing material from a cutting insert is disclosed. A source of electromagnetic radiation produces a laser beam that passes through a aperture for truncating a dimension of the laser beam and a homogenizer for providing a cross section of the laser beam with a uniform energy density. A mask having a predetermined shape reduces the dimension of the laser beam, and an imaging lens projects the laser beam onto a surface of the cutting insert. The predetermined shape of the mask provides for selective adjustment of an amount of material removed from the surface of the cutting insert. In one embodiment, the mask has a shape of an isosceles trapezoid for producing a T-land surface at the intersection between a top rake face and the flank face of the cutting insert.
US10730141B2
Plastic parts are welded in a laser welding system. An infrared laser source in a laser chamber is controlled by a controller using closed-loop feedback control with a corrected feedback signal that is compensated for background infrared radiation in the laser chamber. Prior to the infrared laser source being turned on, the controller senses with the optical sensor an intensity of background infrared radiation in the laser chamber. Once the laser is on, the controller senses with the optical sensor an intensity of infrared laser radiation in the laser chamber. The controller calculates the corrected feedback signal by subtracting the intensity of the background infrared radiation sensed when the infrared laser source was off from the intensity of the infrared laser radiation sensed when the infrared laser source is on.
US10730137B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for the mobile friction stir welding of two tubular structures as joining partners, said apparatus having the following features: a) an annular main body (2) which can be unfolded using a hinge (4) and can be fixedly connected for operation opposite the hinge (4) using a locking mechanism (1); b) a plurality of lifting elements (3) which are distributed along the circumference of the main body (2), can be moved radially by a drive unit (5), and each include a retaining jaw (15) for securing the tubular structures, one retaining jaw (15) being mounted so as to be horizontally movable by a drive unit (6); c) a ring gear (21) which is connected to the main body (2) and on which a spindle head (11) can be moved by a drive unit (20) in an orbital movement about the tubular structures in order for a weld seam to be applied; d) a welding shoe (27) having a sliding surface (27) which is adapted to the curvature of the surfaces of the joining partners.
US10730133B2
A welding electrode and a method of using the welding electrode for resistance spot welding are disclosed. The welding electrode includes a body and a weld face. The weld face includes a central dome portion and a shoulder portion that surrounds the central dome portion and extends from an outer circumference of the weld face upwardly and radially inwardly to the central dome portion. The central dome portion has a series of radially-spaced ringed ridges that project outwardly from a base dome face surface. The series of radially-spaced ringed ridges on the central dome portion includes an innermost ringed ridge and an outermost ringed ridge. The outermost ringed ridge on the central dome portion has a radial inner side surface and a radial outer side surface. The radial outer side surface extends below the base dome face surface down to the shoulder portion of the weld face.
US10730122B2
There are disclosed systems and methods for safely and effectively removing the articular cartilage and cortical bone layers from an articular surface of a human cadaveric femoral head. One embodiment includes an osseous-sanding accessory system installed upon a conventional band saw having a motor and a cabinet that houses a pulley coupled with a primary drive shaft rotated by the motor. The accessory system may include a threaded drive shaft coupled with the primary drive shaft, a grinding disk having an abrasive surface and affixed about a distal end of the threaded drive shaft, and a removable accessory table mounted to the band saw below the grinding disk. When the motor rotates the primary drive shaft, and thus the threaded drive shaft, the grinding disk rotates relative to the accessory table and abrades osseous tissues introduced to the abrasive surface of the grinding disk. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US10730121B2
A device for changing a blade on shears, in particular for a rolled band, and to such shears in which a blade can be fixed to at least one blade support automatically by a tie bar pretensioned by a force accumulator. The device includes at least one adjusting element which can be actuated in order to release the blade from the blade support such that the tie rod is moved in an axial direction against the tie rod pretension. The adjusting element can be arranged on an outer face of the blade support or outside of the blade support.
US10730113B2
A large-scale multi-step synthesis method for ultralong silver nanowire with controllable diameter, comprises: an ethylene glycol solution containing polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium chloride is fully heated to obtain a solution with strong reducibility, and then silver nitrate in glycol solution is added for a generation of a large number of crystal seeds; hydrogen peroxide is used to achieve the selection of the crystal seeds for a small amount of crystal seeds with particular sizes; the temperature is immediately raised to increase the reaction rate until the threshold of the etching crystal seeds of nitric acid is broke through; the temperature is lowered for long-timed reaction to slow down the reaction rate, reduce the probability of the isotropic seeds by self-nucleation and promote the absorption of small nucleus in the radial direction of large nucleus or nanowire, thus obtaining the ultralong silver nanowire.
US10730110B2
A build plate for an additive manufacturing system is disclosed. The build plate includes a support structure, a sub-plate, and one or more transducers. The support structure is configured to support a stack of sintered layers of a pulverant material. Further, the support structure extends orthogonally to a build direction. The sub-plate is arranged along the support structure, and defines a transducer cavity. One or more transducers are arranged in the transducer cavities. The one or more transducers are operable to cause vibration of the support structure and the stack parallel to the build direction. Such vibration relieves internal stresses caused by sintering of the stack.
US10730109B2
A system for building a three dimensional green compact comprising a printing station configured to print a mask pattern on a building surface, wherein the mask pattern is formed of solidifiable material; a powder delivery station configured to apply a layer of powder material on the mask pattern; a die compaction station for compacting the layer formed by the powder material and the mask pattern; and a stage configured to repeatedly advance a building tray to each of the printing station, the powder delivery station and the die compaction station to build a plurality of layers that together form the three dimensional green compact.
US10730106B2
An example system for fabricating an infiltrated downhole tool includes a mold assembly having one or more component parts and defining an infiltration chamber to receive and contain matrix reinforcement materials and a binder material used to form the infiltrated downhole tool. One or more thermal conduits are positioned within the one or more component parts for circulating a thermal fluid through at least one of the one or more component parts and thereby placing the thermal fluid in thermal communication with the infiltration chamber.
US10730101B2
Provided is a method of producing foamed sand (s) for forming a sand mold. The foamed sand (s) includes sand particles (p) and foam (f) adhering to surfaces of the sand particles (p). The foam (f) contains water glass (b), water (w), and a surfactant (c). According to the method, an aqueous surfactant solution (e) in which the surfactant (c) is dissolved is frothed to generate froth (d) from the aqueous surfactant solution (e). Then, the generated froth (d), the water glass (b), and the water (w) are kneaded with the sand constituted by the sand particles (p).
US10730097B2
The procedure followed for aligning a metal sheet in the correct position for inserting it into a punch press is that the aligned position in the feed direction is adjusted by means of stops. The alignment in the second direction orthogonal to the feed direction is such that the position of the metal sheet in the second direction is determined by a sensor and a control unit, and the deviation of the metal sheet from the predetermined aligned position in the second direction from the control unit is determined. Next, the alignment in the second direction is controlled by means of the gripping arrangement which is provided for the feed of the metal sheet to the punch press by controlling the gripping arrangement in such a way that the deviation is compensated and the metal sheet is aligned correctly.
US10730092B2
A pressed article manufacturing method employing a press mold equipped with a punch and a die to manufacture a pressed article including a first wall, a second wall extending out from an end portion on at least one length direction side of the first wall toward a back face side of the first wall, and a third wall extending out from a leading end portion of the second wall toward a front face side of the second wall. The manufacturing method includes using the punch and the die to apply pressure to and grip a portion on a base end side of the second wall in a first warp shape in which the base end side portion is warped so as to be convex on a back face side of the second wall as viewed in lateral cross-section in a state prior to demolding from the press mold.
US10730085B2
A device for washing pipes contains: a connector, a case, an impeller, a rotary shaft, an actuation portion, a transmission portion, a cleaning portion, multiple moveable portions, and multiple positioning elements. The connector includes an inflow section, a threaded portion, a connection section, and an inlet. The case includes a partition, an accommodation portion, a screwing orifice, multiple outlets, multiple fixing orifices, a guide portion, and multiple guiding orifices. The impeller includes multiple fins and a central hole. The rotary shaft includes an affix segment. The actuation portion includes a first aperture, multiple second apertures, and a conduct portion. The transmission portion includes a third aperture, multiple drive shafts, an output section, multiple fourth apertures, and multiple fifth apertures. The cleaning portion includes a first opening, multiple second openings, and multiple clean elements. Each has multiple coupling holes, and multiple positioning elements fix related components of the device.
US10730078B2
An automated shuttle sorter is disclosed that includes a carriage that is movable from a load position at which the carriage may be loaded, and at least two destination locations into which any contents of the carriage may be provided from the carriage.
US10730076B2
A sieve is disclosed for use in a plansifter. The sieve can be changed between backwire and combined sieve configurations without the height of the sieve changing, and while maintaining contact between a frame of the sieve and the sieve box. A dynamic combined cleaner also is disclosed in which the center of gravity of the cleaner dynamically changes based on inertial movements applied to the cleaner.
US10730071B2
A method for producing a plurality of measurement regions on a chip, and a chip having a plurality of measurement regions which is obtainable by the method.
US10730070B2
A continuous process for producing a surface-metalized polymer article, comprising: (a) continuously immersing a polymer article into a graphene dispersion comprising multiple graphene sheets dispersed in a liquid medium for a period of immersion time and then retreating the polymer article from the dispersion, enabling deposition of graphene sheets onto a surface of the polymer article to form a graphene-attached polymer article; (b) continuously moving the graphene-attached polymer article into a drying or heating zone to enable bonding of graphene sheets to said surface to form a graphene-covered polymer article; and (c) continuously moving the graphene-covered polymer article into a metallization zone where a layer of a metal is chemically, physically, electrochemically or electrolytically deposited onto a surface of the graphene-covered polymer article to form the surface-metalized polymer article. Step (a) may be preceded by a surface treatment of the polymer article.
US10730050B2
The combined value of integrating optical forces and electrokinetics allows for the pooled separation vectors of each to be applied, providing for separation based on combinations of features such as size, shape, refractive index, charge, charge distribution, charge mobility, permittivity, and deformability. The interplay of these separation vectors allow for the selective manipulation of analytes with a finer degree of variation. Embodiments include methods of method of separating particles in a microfluidic channel using a device comprising a microfluidic channel, a source of laser light focused by an optic into the microfluidic channel, and a source of electrical field operationally connected to the microfluidic channel via electrodes so that the laser light and the electrical field to act jointly on the particles in the microfluidic channel. Other devices and methods are disclosed.
US10730047B2
Micro-channel fluid filters and methods of use are provided herein. In one embodiment a fluid film may include a plurality of dividing walls extending from an upper surface of a film, the plurality of dividing walls forming a plurality of tapered inlet channels, a plurality of cross channels formed along a length of each of the plurality of dividing walls, an inlet channel for each of the plurality of tapered inlet channels, and an outlet channel for each of the plurality of tapered inlet channels.
US10730044B2
An assay plate assembly comprising a plurality of microfluidic modules arranged in a rectilinear matrix of rows and columns microfluidic channels. Each microfluidic module has an inlet well leading to a serpentine microfluidic channel that is set at a cant angle. The well is laterally offset from the detection area to avoid optical interference. The geometric center of each detection area is positioned according to ANSI/SLAS standards for well-centers. A drain from each microfluidic channel is located so that it does not interfere with any detection areas. An array of optically-transmissive micro-posts are disposed within each microfluidic channel. The micro-posts extend perpendicularly from the top surface of the top plate toward the underside and are equally distributed throughout the entire detection area. The plate assembly provides reduced assay time and sample volume, and increased sensitivity and specificity in biological and chemical assays.
US10730040B2
Pipette tip couplers, pipette tips, coupler and tip combinations, and methods for coupling and decoupling a pipette tip to or from an expanding mandrel pipette tip coupler mounted on a pipette device. The pipette tip couplers include circumferentially spaced apart segments for engaging an interior surface of a pipette tip, an annular base disposed below the segments, a distal elastomeric element disposed around a distal stem portion for sealing against the interior surface of the pipette tip, upwardly extending circumferentially spaced apart arms each supporting a different segment, and a stop disk for abutting a stop shoulder in a pipette tip. The pipette tips include a groove in a first cylindrical section, a second cylindrical section, a pipette tip stop shoulder surface, a third cylindrical section, and a sealing seat surface.
US10730037B2
Synthesis of organic compounds that has chirality is an important technique in the fields of pharmaceuticals, agrichemicals, health foods and the like. However, raw materials of a catalyst used for the synthesis of such compounds are expensive, and the synthesis needs many steps, so that it is difficult to reduce the cost. Linking a catalyst center to a polymer chain or a resin through an organic group enables to use the catalyst repeatedly and produce a chiral compound at low cost.
US10730032B2
Systems and methods for improved degassing of polymer flake are provided herein. These systems include a polymerization reactor configured to polymerize one or more olefin monomers and produce a product stream comprising solid polymer flake entrained in a fluid; a flash chamber configured to separate the solid polymer flake from the fluid and to produce a fluid stream and a concentrated stream; and a first degassing chamber configured to separate the concentrated stream by contacting the concentrated stream with a purge fluid comprising one or more light hydrocarbons to produce a partially degassed polymer flake stream and a purge fluid stream.
US10730030B2
Methods of generating a nucleic acid signature for identifying particles associated in a partition are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: partitioning a sample into a plurality of partitions comprising a particle comprising a solid support surface, the solid support surface having a plurality of oligonucleotide primers conjugated thereon, wherein the oligonucleotide primers comprise a barcode sequence, and wherein the partitions have 0, 1, or more than 1 particles per partition; providing in a partition a substrate comprising a barcode sequence or repeating clonal barcode sequences; and in the partition, associating a first particle conjugated to oligonucleotide primers comprising a first barcode sequence and a second particle conjugated to oligonucleotide primers comprising a second barcode sequence to a barcode sequence from the substrate, thereby generating a nucleic acid signature for the particles in the partition.
US10730027B2
An apparatus for the production of formaldehyde is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a cooled tubular reactor section (8, 108, 208, 308, 408, 508) having a first inlet, a first outlet and a plurality of tubes each having a first end in fluid communication with the first inlet and a second end in fluid communication with the first outlet. The plurality of tubes contain a first catalyst for the production of formaldehyde by oxidative dehydrogenation. The apparatus is characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a pre-reactor section (7, 107, 207, 307, 407, 507). The pre-reactor section (7, 107, 207, 307, 407, 507) has an inlet. The pre-reactor section (7, 107, 207, 307, 407, 507) has an outlet in fluid communication with the first inlet of the cooled tubular reactor section (8, 108, 208, 308, 408, 508). The pre-reactor section (7, 107, 207, 307, 407, 507) is configured to contain, in use, an adiabatic catalyst bed. The adiabatic catalyst bed comprises a second catalyst for the production of formaldehyde by catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation.
US10730024B2
A system and method of micro dosing containers on a conveying system is disclosed. The system includes a mixing tank to maintain suspended solids in a mixture; a dosing assembly to inject micro-doses of the mixture into bottles; a recirculation assembly to circulate the mixture from the supply tank to the dosing assembly and back to the supply tank; a power and controls operation assembly to supply the system with power, to provide the system with electromechanical control and/or to provide a user interface; and a stand to hold at least the supply tank, the portable dosing assembly, the recirculation assembly and/or the power and/or controls operation assembly.
US10730019B2
A membrane filtration system and a membrane bio reactor including the same are described. In an example, the membrane filtration system includes: a treatment tank; a membrane support frame disposed in the treatment tank and mounted with a separation membrane; a separation membrane module mounted on the membrane support frame; a vane member disposed at a lower end of the membrane support frame and provided to lift sludge accumulated at a lower part of the treatment tank; and a reciprocating portion connected to the membrane support frame and reciprocating the membrane support frame, in which the separation membrane module includes an upper frame and a lower frame and a hollow fiber membrane installed between the upper frame and the lower frame.
US10730016B2
The present invention relates to ultrafiltration. In particular, the present invention provides nanoporous membranes having pores for generating in vitro and in vivo ultrafiltrate, devices and bioartificial organs utilizing such nanoporous membranes, and related methods (e.g., diagnostic methods, research methods, drug screening). The present invention further provides nanoporous membranes configured to avoid protein fouling with, for example, a polyethylene glycol surface coating.
US10730015B2
The present disclosure is directed to the use of elemental or speciated iodine and bromine to control total mercury emissions.
US10730008B2
A device for the dehumidification of air in a processing space of a dishwasher is connected in an air-conducting manner to the processing space of the electric appliance. The device includes carbon-based fibres, which are designed as a fibre unit. The fibre unit is arranged between the processing space or an air duct connected thereto and at least one dehumidification chamber of the device. The carbon-based fibres absorb moisture from the air of the processing space, which they then release again in the dehumidification chamber. During this process, the carbon-based fibres are moved backwards and forwards between the processing space or air duct and the dehumidification chamber, preferably by slow rotation on a support.
US10730005B2
A method for continuous pressure swing adsorption separation of a pressurized feed gas stream, including separating hydrocarbons heavier than methane from the pressurized feed gas stream by applying an adsorbent porous material to produce at least two product streams, a first product stream being substantially pure methane suitable for transport by natural gas pipeline, and a second product stream being substantially comprised of components with a greater molecular weight than methane.
US10730004B2
A method of continuous ozone production using a system of four absorbent beds to separate an ozone and oxygen gas mixture generated in an ozone generator. The beds are operated according to an offset sequence of cycles. Oxygen passing through the beds is at least partially recycled for use in further ozone generation. The concentration of oxygen in the ozone product can be reduced using the system to make it suitable for use in fine chemical applications.
US10729995B2
Methods for drafting or transferring water from a water supply to a fire pump in fire service include a strainer, the strainer having a hood member with an open bottom inlet having an inlet aperture, an outlet having an outlet aperture, a suctioning structure extending away from the open bottom inlet of the hood member, and the suctioning structure having a base offset from the open bottom inlet. Method of using the strainer including immersing a strainer in a water supply, fluidly connecting the outlet to a suction side of a pumping apparatus, activating the pumping apparatus, transferring water through the hood member, directing the strainer toward the bottom of the water supply and maintaining the strainer at the bottom of the water supply.
US10729991B2
A membrane contactor for degassing a gas-entrained liquid and to discharge gas-depleted liquid includes: a shell has two ends; a cap closes one shell end; a membrane extends between the shell ends and is enclosed within the shell; a first center tube discharges the gas-entrained liquid into the membrane; a second center tube discharges the gas-depleted liquid from the contactor; and one tube surrounds the other tube. The membrane may be a flat sheet membrane or a hollow fiber membrane. The cap has an in let in fluid communication with the first center tube and an outlet in fluid communication with the second center tube. A baffle may be located within the membrane between the shell ends.
US10729987B1
The present disclosure provides processes and systems for heat integration in ethanol production. In one embodiment, a feed mixture is distilled with one or more distillation units to remove at least a portion of the water, and form a distillation unit bottom stream, a vaporous overhead stream, and a fusel oil stream. Molecular sieve units are regenerated by vacuum or a combination of vacuum and optionally a portion of the product stream to form one or more regenerate streams. A feed tank is configured to receive at least one selected from a condensed portion of the regenerate streams and a portion of a vaporous depressure stream, to form a feed stream. The energy contained in the depressure vapor is recovered by the depressure vapor contacting the feed tank and heating up at least one stream forwarded into the feed tank.
US10729986B2
For the vehicles of an interactive fairground ride, in particular a rollercoaster, control consoles are proposed which are equipped with a control button and a display unit and are assigned to each passenger. These control buttons and, if appropriate, the display units of all the control consoles, are connected by means of a transmitter, by radio or by cable, to an evaluation and control unit which detects the reaction times for all passengers and calculates a mean value, the collective reaction time, therefrom. A signal for starting the vehicle is not generated until after the expiry of the collective reaction time. In a fairground ride of this kind, the emphasis is on the interaction between all the passengers of a vehicle.
US10729982B2
A game system includes: a versus game processing section configured to perform a versus game process against another player; an index data storage section configured to store index data that varies in accordance with a win/loss result in a versus game; an index update section configured to update the index data on the basis of a win/loss result of a player; a first parameter change section configured to change a first parameter associated with a first object included in a predetermined development target, when the index data has satisfied a predetermined condition; and a presentation section configured to present an image of the first object in which the changed parameter is reflected, to the player.
US10729977B2
A computer-implemented method of using a scene data structure to display a game tutorial on a display, including accessing a scene data structure, the scene data structure having a plurality of display data elements, each associated with a respective data element identifier, the display data elements containing display data for displaying game elements on the display in a game scene; accessing tutorial data, the tutorial data comprising a tutorial data element identifier; searching the scene data structure for a data element associated with the tutorial data element identifier, that data element containing display data for displaying a respective game element; generating highlighting data using the results of the searching step, the highlighting data for highlighting the respective game element on the display; and displaying the respective game element as a highlighted game element on the display in a tutorial scene using the generated highlighting data. Devices and systems are disclosed.
US10729976B1
Techniques for coordination of content presentation operations are described herein. In some cases, a client may generate client metadata associated with client event data. The client metadata may include, for example, an indication of any one or more of a time, a frame, a location, an angle, a direction, a speed, a force, or other information associated with the client event data. Also, in some cases, the content provider may generate content provider metadata associated with image data. For example, the content provider metadata may indicate a location of a virtual camera associated with the respective image data and/or a location of one or more objects represented within the respective image data.
US10729948B2
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a back portion, and a front portion having a face portion with a face portion thickness extending between a front surface and a back surface. The body portion may be associated with a body portion volume. The golf club head may also include an interior cavity. The interior cavity may include an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10729939B2
A golf ball with a core comprising polybutadiene and graphene is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a single core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an inner core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an outer core comprising polybutadiene and graphene.
US10729934B2
A lateral elliptical trainer includes foot support platforms and an adjustment system configured to adjust the amount of lateral movement of the foot support platforms. The adjustment system includes a cable operative to adjust the amount of lateral movement of the foot support platforms. The cable is coupled to an actuator that is controllable by a user to enable the user to set the amount of lateral movement of the foot support platforms.
US10729929B2
A training aid for weighlifting includes a shaft, a first grip area extending from a left end of the shaft towards a midpoint of the shaft, a second grip area extending from a right end of the shaft towards the midpoint of the shaft, wherein the first and second grip areas include a non-slip material, one or more rings located at the midpoint of the shaft, and wherein the one or more rings generate an audible sound when rotated about the shaft, stoppers affixed to the shaft between the grip areas and the one or more rings, wherein the stoppers are configured to prevent the one or more rings from moving towards the grip areas, and wherein when a user lifts the training aid and the one or more rings graze the user, the one or more rings rotate about the shaft and generate the audible sound.
US10729928B2
Disclosed is a dumbbell comprising a dumbbell bar (1) that is used as a handle (3), and weight plates (2) at the ends that can be plugged or clipped onto the dumbbell bar (1) and can be replaced with different weights; the weight plate (2) has an outer surface (5) that faces outward in the mounted state. The disclosed dumbbell is characterized in that the outer surface (5) is formed by an asymmetrically weight-loaded flywheel (6) which is mounted on the weight plate (2) so as to be parallel thereto and be able to rotate about a central axis in such a way that the flywheel (6) always has the same orientation or angular position.
US10729926B2
The method for detoxifying asbestos disclosed here includes: preparing an asbestos-containing substance that contains at least one type of asbestos; preparing an asbestos treatment agent that contains a mineral acid, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and a fluoride; and bringing the asbestos-containing substance into contact with the asbestos treatment agent so as to detoxify asbestos in the asbestos-containing substance. Due to this configuration, asbestos in the asbestos-containing substance can be favorably detoxified.
US10729923B2
An intumescent fire resistance device for closing breaches in walls or ceilings, contains a plurality of planar carriers which are provided with an intumescent coating on at least one side. The carriers are secured to one another at least partially overlapping in an overlap region such that a strip or ring is produced the length of which is longer than the length of an individual carrier.
US10729914B2
An electromagnetic radiation treatment regime includes identifying a target area of a patient. In one embodiment, the target area is the vagus nerve. An electromagnetic radiation source, for example, a low frequency and/or radio frequency electromagnetic radiation source, is selected, along with treatment session parameters, such as, pulse frequency, pulse duration, electrical current, magnetic flux density, and/or treatment session exposure time. An amount of electromagnetic radiation is applied to the target area, and a response to the electromagnetic radiation in the target area is measured. Based on an evaluation of the measured response, the treatment parameters may be modified for one or more subsequent electromagnetic radiation treatment session.
US10729912B2
An implantable photovoltaic device. The implantable photovoltaic device includes: at least two solar microcells configured to absorb sunlight; a thin film wire configured to connecting the at least two solar microcells to each other; a film configured to support the solar microcells; an upper encapsulation layer configured to encapsulate an upper side of the solar microcells and shield the solar microcells from the outside; and a lower encapsulation layer configured to encapsulate a lower side of the film and connect to the encapsulation layer. According to the idea of the present invention, it is possible to obtain a photovoltaic device which stably and harmlessly operates in a living body.
US10729911B2
A method for programming a neurostimulator includes automatically performing a series of steps. One or more control elements may be actuated to select the series of steps from a plurality of series of steps stored in a memory of an external control device. One or more control elements may be actuated during the performance of the series of steps in order to cause one of the steps to pause, stop, restart, skip, or repeat. The series of steps may be a series of pre-programming steps, and the method may further include programming the neurostimulator after the series of pre-programming steps is performed. An external device for programming the neurostimulator includes control circuitry configured for automatically performing the series of steps, and a user interface including the one or more control elements configured for being actuated. The control device also includes the memory for storing the plurality of series of steps.
US10729907B2
Information relevant to making clinical decisions for a patient is identified based on electrical activity records of the patient's brain and electrical activity records of other patients' brains. A deep learning algorithm is applied to an electrical activity record of the patient, i.e., an input record, and to a set of electrical activity records of other patients, i.e., a set of search records, to obtain an input feature vector of the patient and a set of search feature vectors, each including features extracted by the deep learning algorithm. A similarities algorithm is applied to the input feature vector and the set of search feature vectors to identify a subset of search records most like the input record. Clinical information associated with one or more search records in the identified subset of search records is extracted from a database and used to make decisions regarding the patient's neuromodulation therapies.
US10729905B2
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for managing pain of a subject. A system may include one or more sensors configured to sense a signal indicative of muscle electrical or mechanical activity at a specific body location. The muscle electrical or mechanical activity signal may include an electromyography or a mechanical contraction signal. A pain analyzer circuit may extract from the sensed signal one or more signal metrics indicative of muscle tension, and generate a pain score using the signal metrics. The pain score may be output to a user or a process. The system may include a neurostimulator that can adaptively control the delivery of pain therapy by automatically adjusting stimulation parameters based on the pain score.
US10729897B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for applying an fragment of a neurotoxin such as the active light chain (LC) of the botulinum toxin (BoNT), such as one of the serotype A, B, C, D, E, F or G botulinum toxins, via permeabilization of targeted cell membranes to enable translocation of the botulinum neurotoxin light chain (BoNT-LC) molecule across the targeted cell membrane to the cell cytosol where a therapeutic response is produced in a mammalian system. The methods and apparatus include use of catheter based delivery systems, non-invasive delivery systems, and transdermal delivery systems.
US10729892B2
A medical elongated body is disclosed, which is able to make a nick in a stenosed site and is capable of preferably widening the stenosed site in which the nick is made. A balloon catheter is disclosed, which includes a shaft, a dilation member that is fixed to the shaft on a distal side, and an elastic member that is disposed on an inner surface of the dilation member. The dilation member includes a projection portion, which is a part of the dilation member protruding in a radial direction due to the elastic member disposed at a position where the inner surfaces of the dilation member face each other. A material of the elastic member is configured to be a material, which is further stretched than a material of the dilation member in a circumferential direction when the dilation member dilates.
US10729889B2
A needle device includes a catheter tube attached to a catheter hub, a needle attached to a needle hub, and a needle guard. The catheter hub has an interior cavity and a projection extending from an interior surface in the interior cavity. The needle projects through the catheter tube and has a needle tip extending out a distal end of the catheter tube in a ready position, a proximal end attached to a needle hub, and a shaft having a shaft diameter region, a reduced diameter region, and at least one transition region between the shaft diameter region and the reduced diameter region. The needle guard has a proximal wall and two arms extending distal the proximal wall. The two arms press against the shaft in the ready position and secure the needle tip in the protective position.
US10729884B2
A guide extension catheter includes a push member and a distal shaft coupled to and extending distally from the push member. The distal shaft includes a shaft wall and a passageway. The shaft wall includes a helically-shaped proximal end and a distal end. The helically-shaped proximal end coils helically about a first central longitudinal axis of the passageway of the distal shaft. The helically-shaped proximal end of the shaft wall defines a helically-shaped entry port of the distal shaft. The distal shaft may include a helically-shaped collar coupled to the helically-shaped proximal end of the distal shaft, the collar defining the helically-shaped entry port of the distal shaft.
US10729873B2
Device for use in the medical field as technical pulmonary re-expansion instrument sand comprising a T-body with one-way valve, a flow occlusion/release system, and pressure release valve, for use with patients with an artificial airway, be this an orotracheal tube or tracheostomy cannula.
US10729867B2
A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having a main body and a side frame member provided on each lateral side of the main body. Each side frame member includes an integrally formed first connector portion. A headgear assembly is removably attachable to the frame. The headgear assembly has a second connector portion adapted to be removably coupled with the first connector portion provided on the frame. The second connector portion is manually movable to a releasing position to detach the headgear assembly from the frame. The headgear assembly is rotationally adjustable with respect to the frame.
US10729857B2
A fluid injecting system (100) comprising an injector (A) having an injector body (10), a plunger shaft (30), a plunger assembly (20) having an inner plunger barrel (21) slidable within an outer plunger barrel (22), a fluid-cartridge (B) having a fluid (53) and a hypodermic needle (72) for injecting the fluid (53) at an injectable site. The fluid-cartridge (B) is configured to releasably engage with the injector (A). A vacuum (V) is created between the outer plunger barrel (22) and the inner plunger barrel (21) upon formation of a united plunger barrel (40). Also, forward movement of the united plunger barrel (40) transfers the fluid (53) from the fluid-cartridge (B) into the injectable site. The hypodermic needle (72) retracts within empty fluid-cartridge (B) due to release of the vacuum (V) and the injector (A) is disengaged from the fluid-cartridge (B) for reuse. Further, a fluid injecting method (300) is provided.
US10729855B2
A drive mechanism suitable for use in drug delivery devices is disclosed. The drive mechanism may be used with injector-type drug delivery devices, such as those permitting a user to set the delivery dose. The drive mechanism may include a housing, a dose dial sleeve, and a drive sleeve. A clutch is configured to permit rotation of the drive sleeve and the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are coupled through the clutch. Conversely, when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are in a de-coupled state, rotation of the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing is permitted and rotation of the drive sleeve with respect to the housing is prevented. In the de-coupled state, axial movement of the drive sleeve transfers force in a longitudinal direction for actuation of a drug delivery device.
US10729854B2
The housing for mounting an elongate-shaped container on an injection pen comprises an elongate-shaped body which extends along a longitudinal axis (X30) and which defines an interior volume (V32) for fully receiving the container. The body is provided, on the outside of a first axial end, with at least one first mechanical member for attaching a needle. The body is further provided, in the vicinity of a second axial end opposite the first axial end, with at least one second mechanical member for attaching the housing onto an injection pen. The housing further comprises, in the vicinity of the first axial end thereof, at least one third mechanical member for irreversibly locking a container in position, fully contained in the interior volume (V32) of the body of the housing. Said third locking member is formed by an elastically deformable tab intended to ensure locking of the container in position in the interior volume (V32) of the body of the housing, by axially retaining a flange of the container.
US10729853B2
According to the invention, an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) comprises of a substantially cylindrical housing arranged to contain a pre-filled syringe filled with the medicament (M), a needle shroud slibably arranged with respect to the housing and adapted to rest on the skin of a patient receiving an injection, a releasable drive means arranged within the housing that is capable of, upon release, translating the needle shroud in a proximal direction (P) towards a safe position (PS) and a rotating collar rotatably arranged within the housing. The needle shroud in the safe position (PS) surrounds the injection needle after the injection has been carried out. The rotating collar engages the needle shroud in a manner that forces the rotating collar to rotate within the housing when the needle shroud is translated in the proximal direction (P).
US10729835B2
A monitoring device operates on a pressure signal from a blood processing apparatus which has an extracorporeal blood circuit for pumping blood through a dialyzer, and a treatment fluid supply system for pumping a treatment fluid through the dialyzer. The monitoring device has a first input block for obtaining a first pressure signal, and a second input block for obtaining a second pressure signal. An emulation block generates, as a function of the second pressure signal, an emulated first pressure signal which emulates a concurrent signal response of the first pressure sensor, and a filtering block generates a filtered signal as a function of the first pressure signal and the emulated first pressure signal, so as to suppress, in the filtered signal compared to the first pressure signal, signal interferences originating from the treatment fluid supply system. A pulse detection block processes the filtered signal for detection of subject pulses.
US10729830B2
The present invention relates to a breast shield arrangement (1) for a breast pump (2) comprising: a breast shield (3) for receiving a user's breast therein, and a sensor (4) for transmitting an input signal into the breast and receiving a corresponding reception signal in response, said reception signal indicating changes in milk flow in the breast.
US10729828B2
Disclosed is a multiple bag system for fractionating blood, the system including a fluid collecting bag including at least one outlet port; at least first and second sampling bags, each including at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port; and a fluid transfer unit to transfer fluid from the collecting bag to the sampling bags. The fluid transfer unit includes an acoustic sorter. Also disclosed is a method for fractionating blood into blood products.
US10729821B1
A method for preparing a chitosan/heparinized graphene oxide composite multilayer film on the surface of a medical magnesium alloy comprises the following steps: firstly preparing negatively charged heparinized graphene oxide; then performing surface chemical treatment and self-assembly of 16-phosphonohexadecanoic acid molecules on the medical magnesium alloy; further covalently immobilizing chitosan on the surface of the magnesium alloy, thereby constructing a positively charged material surface; finally, alternately immersing the surface-modified magnesium alloy material in heparinized graphene oxide and a chitosan solution, and then fully adsorbing, and obtaining the chitosan/heparinized graphene oxide composite multilayer film after drying. The surface modification of the medical magnesium alloy by adopting the method of the present invention can significantly improve the corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of the magnesium alloy to lay a foundation for the application of the magnesium alloy in the field of implantable medical devices such as vascular stents.
US10729820B2
Polymeric coatings, their applications, and the methods of their preparation are described. The coatings may be used to confer desirable properties to the consumer and/or medical products. Also described are methods of loading therapeutic agents on the polymeric coatings and the applications of the drug eluting polymeric coatings thus obtained.
US10729818B2
Covalently modified alginate polymers, possessing enhanced biocompatibility and tailored physiochemical properties, as well as methods of making and use thereof, are disclosed herein. The covalently modified alginates are useful as a matrix for coating of any material where reduced fibrosis is desired, such as encapsulated cells for transplantation and medical devices implanted or used in the body.
US10729817B2
A medical device, such as a dilatation balloon, including plasticized nylon, and plasticized nylon.
US10729814B2
The present disclosure relates to cartilage repair compositions and methods for modifying the proteoglycan content of the compositions. Specifically, the methods relate to serum free, collagen free neocartilage made from chondrocytes that can be used for implants. Proteoglycans, such as aggrecan and sulfated glycosaminoglycan are used and the content modified using temperature changes.
US10729809B2
Provided herein is a bone repair composition that is composed of periosteum containing an angiogenic growth factor(s), cancellous bone chips containing viable osteogenic cells, and, optionally, demineralized bone matrix (DBM) chips. Also provided herein are articles of manufacture and methods of use thereof to treat bone defects.
US10729801B2
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for generating non-thermal plasma which can form reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as those used to neutralize bacteria and other pathogens in the air and surrounding area. Also disclosed are apparatuses and methods for neutralizing bacteria and other pathogens using ROS generated through the use of non-thermal plasma. Also disclosed are apparatuses and methods for generating ROS. Also disclosed are apparatuses and methods for treating air and nearby surfaces.
US10729797B2
UV hard-surface disinfection system that is able to disinfect the hard surfaces in a room, while minimizing missed areas due to shadows by providing multiple UV light towers that can be placed in several areas of a room such that shadowed areas are eliminated and that can be transported by a cart that is low to the ground such that the towers may be loaded and unloaded easily by a single operator. The system is able to be controlled remotely, such that during activation of the system, no operator is present, and to automatically cut power to all towers in the event that a person enters the room.
US10729788B2
In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for increasing levels of and/or upregulating the expression of ApoA-I Binding Protein (APOA1BP, AIBP, or AI-BP) to treat, ameliorate, prevent, reverse, decrease the severity or duration of: a neuropathic pain, including an inflammation-induced neuropathic pain, a nerve or CNS inflammation, a, a post nerve injury pain, a post-surgical pain, a chemotherapeutic-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) (e.g., cisplatin-induced allodynia) a neurodegeneration or neurodegenerative disease or condition, a migraine, and/or a hyperalgesia. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods comprising administering formulations and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an APOA1BP polypeptide or protein that is a human or a mammalian APOA1BP, or an AIBP1 or an AIBP2, or a recombinant, peptidomimetic or a synthetic APOA1BP, or a bioisostere of an ApoA-I Binding Protein to treat, ameliorate prevent, reverse, decrease the severity of a neuropathic pain, a TLR4-mediated allodynia and/or a hyperalgesia.
US10729786B2
Nanoparticles gene carriers, particularly nanoparticle gene carriers which exhibit increased rates of diffusion through cystic fibrosis (CF) mucus, as well as methods of making and using thereof, are described herein. The nanoparticle gene carriers are formed from a nucleic acid complexed to one or more biocompatible, polycationic polymers. The nanoparticle gene carriers also contain one or more mucus resistant polymers. In a particular preferred embodiment, the nanoparticle gene carrier is a nanoparticle formed from one or more nucleic acids, PEI, and a mucus-resistant/diffusive graft copolymer composed of a PEI backbone functionalize by one or more PEG side chains. The nanoparticle gene carriers can efficiently diffuse through CF mucus, and can effectively serve as a vehicle to administer one or more nucleic acids to a patient suffering from CF.
US10729785B2
The present invention relates to particles comprising protamine, RNA and at least one endosome destabilizing agent, to methods of their production and to pharmaceutical compositions or kits containing the particles. It further relates to particles comprising protamine and RNA for use in methods of treatment or prevention of diseases and to kits comprising such particles together with at least one endosome destabilizing agent.
US10729782B2
As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula (I) is conjugated to an antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-Lb-Lc- or -L1-L2-LP- wherein the antibody is connected to the terminal of L1, the antitumor compound is connected to the terminal of Lc or LP, and any one or two or more of linkers of L1, L2, and LP has a hydrophilic structure.
US10729770B2
The present invention relates to ClpB expressing bacteria and their impact on obesity. The present invention relates to bacterial ClpB protein and ClpB expressing bacteria and their impact on eating disorders. The invention further relates to compositions comprising antibiotic directed against at least one ClpB expressing bacterium as well as probiotics not expressing ClpB protein and their use in the treatment or prevention of eating disorders. The invention also relates to diagnostic tools for determining whether a subject is likely to respond to a method of treating eating disorders and to methods of immunization against eating disorders.
US10729769B2
The present invention relates to novel liquid pharmaceutical compositions of adalimumab, which include adalimumab or a biosimilar thereof, an acetate buffering agent/system such as sodium acetate/acetic acid, and a sugar stabiliser such as trehalose. Such a combination of components furnishes formulations having a stability (e.g. on storage and when exposed to stress) which is comparable to or an improvement upon those known in the art, and with fewer ingredients. Such advances will help adalimumab treatments to become more widely available at lower cost, and prolong the viability of pre-loaded delivery devices (e.g. pre-filled syringes) to reduce unnecessary waste of the drug.
US10729765B2
The present invention discloses a delivery system for nucleic acid vaccines comprising an emulsion of tocol and esters hereof. Vaccines and new ways of administration of DNA vaccines are disclosed.
US10729764B2
The invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of at least two iscom complexes each complex comprising essentially one saponin fraction from Quillaja Saponaria Molina. The complexes may be iscom complexes or iscom matrix complexes. The invention also pertains to the use of such a mixture for the preparation of an immunomodulating pharmaceutical, and adjuvant, formulations for immunization, e.g. for production of monoclonal antibodies, and a vaccine. Kits of parts comprising at least two parts, wherein each part comprises one iscom complex or one iscom matrix complex according to the invention are also embraced.
US10729761B2
The present invention relates to vaccines comprising at least one mRNA encoding at least one antigen for use in the treatment of a disease in newborns and/or infants, preferably exhibiting an age of not more than 2 years, preferably of not more than 1 year, more preferably of not more than 9 months or even 6 months, wherein the treatment comprises vaccination of the newborn or infant and eliciting an immune response in said newborn or infant. The present invention is furthermore directed to kits and kits of parts comprising such a vaccine and/or its components and to methods applying such a vaccine or kit.
US10729754B2
Methods of treating a patient with human immunodeficiency virus are disclosed. The method includes a providing intradermal and intravenous doses of a aTh1 composition that can increase the CD4+ cells in a patient that are resistant to HIV. The description includes a method for viral load reduction and a viral purge method. The regimen leads to a spike in the viral load and a then a return to baseline or lower levels of the virus and can lead to reduction and/or elimination of the latent viral reservoirs. Kits configured to provide intradermal doses and intravenous doses according to the regimen are also included.
US10729747B2
The present invention discloses methods and compositions for treating or ameliorating a condition associated with increased or decreased myofibroblast activities and use thereof.
US10729744B2
Disclosed are methods of influencing, and enhancing, cognitive function and memory by increasing, and/or preventing interference with, Reelin levels as well as Reelin signaling. Cognitive function is improved, in a subject in need thereof, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of Reelin, a Reelin-specific modulator or an agonist of a lipoprotein receptor to the subject. The lipoprotein receptor can be selected from candidates such as ApoER2 and VLDLR. As disclosed herein, agonists of the lipoprotein receptor for use with the inventive method include APC, Sep and Fc-RAP. In addition to administering exogenous Reelin, a Reelin-specific modulator, such as a recombinant Reelin fragment, can be used to increase Reelin levels and/or signaling.
US10729733B2
The present invention features methods for treating or reducing the severity of a microbial infection in an infant of a lactating mother. Compositions comprising food products fermented by Lactobacillus paracasei CBA L74, International Depository Accession Number LMG P-24778 are administered to a pregnant or lactating mother in order to treat or attenuate the severity of a microbial infection in her offspring.
US10729731B1
Bacterial strains are provided having at least one of a reduced size, a sialic acid coat, inducibly altered surface antigens, and expression of PD-L1 or CTLA-4 antagonists and/or tryptophanase. The bacteria may have improved serum half-life, increased penetration into tumors, increased tumor targeting and increased antitumor activity. The bacteria are useful for delivery of therapeutic agents that treat of neoplastic diseases including solid tumors and lymphomas.
US10729727B2
Compositions and methods of promoting wound healing in a human by administering to the human mesenchymal stem cells in an effective amount.
US10729726B2
Identification and isolation of multipotent cells from non-osteochondral mesenchymal tissue. This invention relates to the identification and isolation of multipotent cells from non-osteochondral mesenchymal tissue. Specifically, it relates to an adult multipotent cell or a cell population or composition comprising the cell, isolated from non-osteochondral mesenchymal tissue, characterized in that it is positive for the following markers: CD9, CD10, CD13, CD29, CD44, CD49A, CD51, CD54, CD55, CD58, CD59, CD90 and CD105 and because it lacks expression of the following markers: CD11b, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD49f, CD102, CD104, CD106 and CD133.
US10729721B2
The present invention relates to a medical solution. According to the invention the ready-for-use solution comprises phosphate in a concentration of 1.0-2.8 mM, is sterile and has a pH of 6.5-7.6. The present invention further relates to a method for producing the medical solution and the use thereof.
US10729711B2
Herein, 8-substituted guanine and/or 8-substituted guanosine compounds are used in methods to treat hypertension (such as systemic or pulmonary hypertension), stroke, diabetes, and/or patients in need of a diuretic. In addition, 8-substituted guanine and/or 8-substituted guanosine compounds are included in a beverage composition, which can be a fermented beverage, such as wine. Further, purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNPase) inhibitors (such as 8-substituted guanine and/or 8-substituted guanosine) and/or PNPase purine nucleoside substrates (such as guanosine and/or inosine) can be used in methods of treating or reducing the risk of pulmonary hypertension (PH), such as PH associated with HIV or sickle cell disease (SCD). PNPase inhibitors (such as 8-substituted guanine and/or 8-substituted guanosine) and/or PNPase purine nucleoside substrates (such as guanosine and/or inosine) can also be used in methods of treating SCD or reducing sickling of red blood cells (RBCs).
US10729709B2
Provided herein are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing macrolide antibiotics, in particular azithromycin. In particular, compositions containing azithromycin with low toxicity, especially for administration to felines, are provided herein.
US10729708B2
Disclosed herein are liquid formulations of glycopeptide antibiotics or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein glycopeptide antibiotic is selected from Vancomycin, Telavancin, Oritavancin, Teicoplanin and Dalbavancin.The formulations are suitable as infusion solutions or as a concentrate for making infusion solutions.
US10729695B2
Amino, amido, and heterocyclic compounds are disclosed. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, diabetes complications, inflammation, and neurodegeneration, obesity, cancer, ischemia/reperfusion injury, cardiovascular disease and other diseases related to RAGE activity.
US10729693B2
The present disclosure provides methods for treating a mammal that has endometriosis using a CHRH1 antagonist composition. In some embodiments, the CHRH1 antagonist is antalarmin or an equivalent.
US10729690B2
Inappropriate activation of innate immune responses in nematode intestinal epithelial cells underlies the pathophysiology of some inflammatory disorders. Immunostimulatory xenobiotics are known to protect nematodes from bacterial infection (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Conversely, these same xenobiotics are toxic to uninfected nematodes. These xenobiotics were subjected to a forward genetic screen in uninfected nematodes to identify nematode mutants that were resistant to the deleterious effects of these xenobiotics. These resistant nematode strains contained hypomorphic mutations in each of the known components of the p38 MAP kinase cassette (tir-1, nsy-1, sek-1 and pmk-1), demonstrating that hyperstimulation of p38 MAPK innate immune responses may be responsible for the induced toxicity. A second genetic screen using dominant activators of the p38 MAPK pathway identified a single allele that had a gain-of-function (gf) mutation in nsy-1, the MAP kinase kinase kinase that acts upstream of p38 MAPK pmk-1.
US10729689B2
A series of novel EHop-016 derivatives is presented herein via designing and synthesizing compounds that mimics its more favorable “U-shaped” conformation that appears to be critical for inhibitory activity against Rac. Based on modeling studies on EHop-016, compounds with a more rigid structural conformation can mimic this “U-shaped” conformation would improve the anti-migration activity against metastatic cells. Compounds are disclosed that inhibit RhoGTPases that are useful for inhibiting hyperprofilerative and neoplastic diseases, for instance compounds of formula (I) Specifically, the compounds inhibit the GTPases Rac and Cdc42 that are overactive or overexpressed in signaling pathways in cancer and metastasis. Methods for treatment of cancer and hyperproliferative diseases are disclosed.
US10729687B1
According to the invention, there is provided a solid pharmaceutical composition formulation for nasal delivery of an opioid antagonist, comprising a pharmacologically-effective amount of an opioid antagonist and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. The compositions are preferably in the form of a powder produced by spray-drying, which are subsequently loaded into single use nasal applicators. Preferred pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers in this regard include disaccharides (e.g. lactose or trehalose) and dextrins (e.g. cyclodextrins or maltodextrins), preferably spray-dried together in combination. Compositions may further comprise an alkyl saccharide, preferably a sucrose ester, such as sucrose monolaurate. The compositions and applicators may be employed in the treatment of opioid overdose in subjects.
US10729681B2
The present disclosure relates to HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, compositions which comprise the HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors described herein and to methods for controlling, inter alia, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), heart failure, ischemia, and anemia.
US10729677B2
The present invention relates to a method of preventing and/or treating chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
US10729673B2
Compositions are provided that include having at least 95% by weight of a taxane, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where the particles have a mean bulk density between about 0.050 g/cm3 and about 0.15 g/cm3, and/or a specific surface area (SSA) of at least 18 m2/g, 20 m2/g, 25 m2/g, 30 m2/g, 32 m2/g, 34 m2/g, or 35 m2/g. Methods for making and using such compositions are also provided.
US10729672B2
A combination of temsirolimus and trastuzumab in the treatment of cancer is provided. A combination of temsirolimus and HKI-272 is provided. A combination of a trastuzumab and a HKI-272 is also provided. Regimens and kits for treatment of metastatic breast cancer, containing trastuzumab, temsirolimus and/or HKI-272, optionally in combination with other anti-neoplastic agents, or immune modulators are described.
US10729658B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of an abuse-proofed dosage form containing, apart from one or more active ingredients with potential for abuse and optionally physiologically acceptable auxiliary substances, at least one synthetic or natural polymer (C) with a breaking strength of at least 500 N, wherein the formulation mixture is combined with a solvent for the polymer (C) at least in quantities such that the formulation mixture is at least uniformly moistened, the at least moistened composition is optionally divided into sub-portions, dried and shaped to yield the dosage form.
US10729657B2
An abuse resistant oral pharmaceutical composition, comprising: a barrier layer, comprising a first polymer; a diffusion layer, comprising a second polymer, substantially covering the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer is bonded to the barrier layer and comprises a drug that is substantially homogeneously distributed within the second polymer and diffuses from the diffusion layer within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; and optionally an expansion layer comprising an expandable polymer, wherein the expansion layer is substantially covered by the barrier layer. Methods of making the same and methods of using the same are also provided.
US10729646B2
Described herein are methods for reducing the risks of exposure to air pollutants, comprising nasally administering to a subject in need thereof a composition that counteracts the effects of one or more air pollutants, wherein the composition is adapted for nasal administration. In some embodiments the composition comprises an agent that binds to one or more air pollutants, wherein the agent comprises one or both of nonporous silicon dioxide and porous silicon dioxide and/or the composition provides a physical barrier between one or more air pollutants and internal nasal surfaces. Also described are nasal compositions comprising an agent comprising one or both of nonporous silicon dioxide and porous silicon dioxide, a lipophilic or partly lipophilic vehicle, and a surfactant, wherein the composition is adapted for nasal administration. The compositions also may comprise other agents, such as an immunosuppressant. Also described are methods of making and using the compositions.
US10729643B2
There is disclosed a method for administration of a formulation of resiniferatoxin (RTX) to provide cardiac sympathetic afferent denervation when applied in an amount and concentration sufficient to chemically denervate vanilloid 1 receptor (TRPV1)-expressing CSAR (cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex) afferents. There is further disclosed a method for treating heart failure or hypertension and its related indications selected from the group consisting of increased sympatho-excitation, cardiac hypertrophy, increased left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP), lung edema, and combinations thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of RTX directly to a tissue site selected from the group consisting of epicardium, a T1-T4 dorsal root ganglion and intrathecally to the T1-T4 region of the spinal column.
US10729636B2
A composition comprising a cosmetically or pharmaceutically or therapeutically effective amount of a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQUENCE ID NO. 1. Modified peptides, and therapeutic and cosmetic uses of the peptide are also disclosed.
US10729635B2
Provided is a novel peptide and a cosmetic composition for inhibiting a skin-aging or a skin-wrinkle formation including the same. The peptide has activities for facilitating the bindings between keratinocytes; and increasing the expressions of junction proteins significantly.
US10729633B2
Methods for providing broad spectrum photo protection to skin using antioxidants that provide UVA protection to skin are described. The methods include topically applying a cosmetic composition comprising: (a) at least one antioxidant having an Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of at least 10,000 μmol TE/g and a Hydroxyl Radical Absorbance Capacity (HORAC) of at least 2,600 μmol GAE/g; (b) at least one organic UV filter; and (c) a cosmetically acceptable carrier; wherein the cosmetic composition provides an increase in UVAPPD PF of at least 30% relative to an otherwise identical cosmetic composition without the antioxidant(s) of (a). The disclosure also relates to the cosmetic compositions useful in the described methods.
US10729626B2
A storage-stable solid composition comprising a tooth whitening effective amount of a particulated inorganic salt of peroxymonosulfate, and a particulated drying agent.
US10729622B2
A process for taking a dental impression and/or conducting a dental retraction. The process includes the steps of: (a) providing a composition (A) having the consistency (a1), composition (A) including curable components, and a catalyst suitable to initiate or catalyze the curing of the curable components, composition (A) being contained in a device, (b) applying a portion (I) of composition (A) with a consistency (a2) into the sulcus of a tooth, (c) applying a portion (II) of composition (A) with a consistency (a1) in contact with composition (A) applied in step (b), (d) removing portion (I) together with portion (II) of composition (A) from the surface of the tooth, consistency (a2) being higher than consistency (a1).
US10729618B2
A liquid medicine filling device includes a container mounting unit, a liquid delivery flow conduit, a ventilation flow conduit, a syringe, a connection flow conduit, a first flow path switching unit, and a second flow path switching unit. The first flow path switching unit may switch between a flow path for filling through which the syringe communicates with a liquid medicine container via the ventilation flow conduit and a flow path for air removal through which the syringe communicates with the connection flow conduit via the ventilation flow conduit. The second flow path switching unit may switch between a flow path for filling through which the liquid medicine container communicates with the liquid medicine storage unit via the liquid delivery flow conduit and a flow path for air removal through which the liquid medicine storage unit communicates with the connection flow conduit via the liquid delivery flow conduit.
US10729613B2
Bed base and bed provided with the bed base, wherein the bed base is provided with massaging apparatuses having slats which are placed one after the other and which define a support plane for a mattress, wherein the massaging apparatuses include a first drive which activates a first series of slats for a massaging action and a second drive which activates a second series of slats for a massaging action.
US10729590B2
Dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed for treating tissue with reduced pressure. A dressing for distributing reduced pressure to a tissue site includes a plurality of liquid-impermeable layers that are stacked and a plurality of spacers disposed at least partially between adjacent liquid-impermeable layers. The plurality of liquid-impermeable layers are fenestrated at least in part. The plurality of spacers and plurality of liquid-impermeable layers form a plurality of flow paths for allowing fluid flow under reduced pressure. Adjacent layers of the plurality of liquid-impermeable layers are stacked without foam between at least a majority of coextensive surfaces. Other dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10729587B2
A hearing protector device (9) comprising a controller (11), a memory (14), and a receiver (12) is provided. The controller (11) is configured to be connected to the memory (14), the receiver (12) and an at least one user-notifying device (31) adapted to notify a hearing protector user. The hearing protector device (9) is configured to receive at least one data transmission signal from a data transmission device (20); storing at least one signal parameter; and comparing said data transmission signal to the at least one stored signal parameter. The at least one stored signal parameter is associated with at least one suitable notification; wherein the user-notifying device (31) is configured to, when the signal from the data transmission device (20) matches the signal parameter, present the at least one notification associated to the signal parameter to the hearing protector user. A data transmission device (20) comprising a processor (21) configured to be connected to an external signal receiver (22) and a data device transmitter (23) is also provided, wherein the data transmission device (20) is configured to receive at least one external signal from an external source (40) and transmit a data transmission signal configured to be received by at least one hearing protector device (9).
US10729583B2
An implantable device for treatment of glaucoma of the eye. In one aspect, the device includes an elongate duct for diverting aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye, the elongate duct having a central axis with a proximal end and distal end opposite one another. A least one element is spaced apart from the proximal end and the distal end of said elongate duct and extends radially outward beyond an outer surface of said elongate duct in at least two directions transverse to the central axis of said elongate duct, wherein the at least one element has a distal portion with a tapered profile facing the distal end of said elongate duct. The at least one element is configured to deform in a tissue passage leading into the anterior chamber of the eye as it is inserted into the tissue passage in response to forces applied by surrounding ocular tissue of the tissue passage. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
US10729581B2
A surgical system comprises a pressurized irrigation fluid source; an irrigation line fluidly coupled to the pressurized irrigation fluid source; a hand piece fluidly coupled to the irrigation line; an irrigation pressure sensor located at or along the pressurized irrigation fluid source or irrigation line; and a controller for controlling the pressurized irrigation fluid source. The controller controls the pressurized irrigation fluid source based on a reading from the irrigation pressure sensor and an estimated flow value modified by a compensation factor.
US10729575B2
A device for securing an eyewear lens to a nasal applique which results in nasal dilation. The device includes a base engageable with the eyewear lens. First and second pivot units are is coupled to the base pivotal about respective pivot axes. The pivot units collectively define a nose adjustment angle therebetween, with the nose adjustment angle being generally conformable to the user's nose. The first pivot unit and the second pivot unit are configured to interact with at least one nasal applique to magnetically couple the first pivot unit and the second pivot unit to the at least one nasal applique. The magnetic coupling between the first pivot unit and the second pivot unit and the at least one nasal applique imparts a dilating force on the user's nose to dilate the nasal passageway when the at least one nasal applique is attached to the user's nose.
US10729574B2
An ankle/foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a medially extending spring, wherein the spring, behind an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
US10729564B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for sensor systems. In one embodiment, a system may include an implantable component and an external component. The implantable component may comprise a housing and an electrode array configured to receive a plurality of biopotential signals. The housing may comprise a wireless power receiver and a wireless data transmitter to transmit representations of the biopotential signals. The external component may comprise a wireless data receiver configured to receive the plurality of digital representations of the biopotential signals and a wireless power transmitter configured to provide power to the internal component. A shielding component may separate the wireless power transmitter from the wireless data receiver. An interface may be configured to communicate with a prosthesis and configured to cause the prosthesis to implement a voluntary motion based on the plurality of digital presentations of the biopotential signals.
US10729549B2
Techniques, mixtures, mixing and delivery kits, and improved delivery instruments for implantation of micronized allograft tissue over a microfractured defect. Allograft cartilage tissue is delivered over a cartilage defect that has been debrided and microfractured, without the need for a periosteal covering or separate type of patch sewn over the top. The allograft tissue may be any micronized cartilage particulates obtained by various methods, for example, cartilage delivered in its native form, dehydrated via lyophilization, “freeze-dried,” dehydrated via desiccation, or dehydrated by any other method.
US10729548B2
A bioactive filamentary structure includes a sheath coated with a mixture of synthetic bone graft particles and a polymer solution forming a scaffold structure. In forming such a structure, synthetic bone graft particles and a polymer solution are applied around a filamentary structure. A polymer is precipitated from the polymer solution such that the synthetic bone graft particles and the polymer coat the filamentary structure and the polymer is adhered to the synthetic bone graft particles to retain the graft particles.
US10729539B2
An intraocular lens system is presented that comprises an electro-active lens comprising multiple independently controllable zones or pixels, and a controller capable of being remotely programmed.
US10729538B2
A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal.
US10729530B2
Devices, methods and systems for transmitting signals through a device located in a blood vessel of an animal, for stimulating and/or sensing activity of media proximal to the device, wherein the media includes tissue and/or fluid.
US10729528B2
A valve to perform lung volume reduction procedures is described. The valve is formed of a braided structure that is adapted for endoscopic insertion in a bronchial passage of a patient's lung. The braided structure has a proximal end and a distal end and is covered with a non porous coating adapted to prevent flow of air into the. A constricted portion of the braided structure is used to prevent flow of air through a central lumen of the structure, and to define at least one funnel shaped portion. The funnel shaped portion blocks the flow of air towards the constriction, i.e. towards the core of the lung. At least one hole is formed in the braided structure to permit flow of mucus from the distal end to the proximal end, to be expelled out of the lungs.
US10729527B2
A removable blood clot filter includes a number of locator members and anchor members disposed radially and extending angularly downward from a hub. The locator members include a number of linear portions having distinct axes configured to place a tip portion approximately parallel to the walls of a blood vessel when implanted to apply sufficient force to the vessel walls to position the filter near the vessel centerline. The anchor members each include a hook configured to penetrate the vessel wall to prevent longitudinal movement due to blood flow. The hooks may have a cross section sized to allow for a larger radius of curvature under strain so that the filter can be removed without damaging the vessel wall.
US10729517B2
A method is proposed for ascertaining the spatial positions and orientations of at least two implants anchored in a jaw of a patient, said method having the following steps: 1. An adhesive bond aid is produced that bridges the implants and has negative molds of adhesive caps, wherein the negative molds fit on the adhesive caps if these are affixed to the implants, and wherein the negative molds allow a clearance relative to the adhesive caps. 2. The adhesive caps are affixed to the at least two implants in the jaw of the patient. 3. The adhesive bond aid is positioned over the adhesive caps. 4. The clearance between the adhesive caps and the negative molds is filled with adhesive. 5. The adhesive is cured. 6. The adhesive caps are released from the implants. 7. The obtained adhesion key is removed from the patient.
US10729510B2
Apparatus and methods for identifying and counting objects having identifiers entering and exiting a surgical field are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an entry scanner, a hand held scanner and an exit scanner for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. In another embodiment, the apparatus has a plurality of lower antennas and an upper antenna for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. Various surgical devices with identifiers and methods for preventing electromagnetic coupling between and protecting objects and identifier are also provided. The invention further provides apparatus and methods comprising a handheld scanner and a mat adapted to underlie a patient during a surgical procedure.
US10729508B2
A tissue expansion device with a plurality of lobes made from non-compliant material, each lobe defining a chamber therein. Each chamber is fluidly isolated from every other chamber in the plurality of lobes. Each chamber has an inflation element with a valve to release a pressurized fluid to inflate the lobe to expand a cavity, and a deflation element with a valve to deflate the lobe by compressing the fluid.
US10729507B2
A surgical draping system includes an under-draping, an over-draping, and a connecting draping connected by the under-draping and the over-draping. The surgical draping system is used to establish and maintain a surgical corridor to a surgical site or sites on a patient supported by a surgical table. The surgical draping system can accommodate rotation of the patient on the surgical table, such that the sterile surgical corridor is maintained even during such rotation. The sterile surgical corridor extends through an aperture formed in the over-draping, through an enclosed passageway formed through the connecting draping, and through an aperture formed in the under-draping.
US10729502B1
Systems and methods for generating surgical summary footage are disclosed. A system may include at least one processor configured to implement a method including accessing particular surgical footage containing a first group of frames associated with at least one intraoperative surgical event and a second group of frames not associated with surgical activity. The method may include accessing historical data based on historical surgical footage of prior surgical procedures, wherein the historical data includes information that distinguishes portions of surgical footage into frames associated with intraoperative surgical events and frames not associated with surgical activity. The method may include distinguishing in the particular surgical footage the first group from the second group based on the information and, upon request of a user, presenting to the user an aggregate of the first group of the particular surgical footage while omitting presentation to the user of the second group.
US10729500B2
A force exerted on a distal end of an elongate medical device can be determined. A graphical representation of the distal end of the elongate medical device and a graphical representation of the force exerted on the distal end of the elongate medical device can be computed. The graphical representation of the force can emanate from the graphical representation of the distal end of the elongate medical device. A first dimension of the graphical representation of the force can be increased in response to a longitudinal force being exerted on the distal end of the elongate medical device. A second dimension of the graphical representation of force can be increased in response to a lateral force being exerted on the distal end of the elongate medical device.
US10729481B2
A distraction screw includes a proximal portion secured to a first vertebra, a distal portion secured to a second vertebra and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is coupled to the proximal and distal portions and is positioned in an intervertebral space. The intermediate portion is configured and adapted to enable distraction of the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra.
US10729477B2
A clip-on reducer tool assembly for seating a spinal fixation rod in a rod receiving implant, the tool assembly has an outer sleeve. The outer sleeve has a proximal end with a cylindrical portion having a threaded opening, a first leg extension extending therefrom to a distal end, and a second leg extension joined to the first leg extension at an intermediate location between the distal end and proximal end. The second leg extension extends from the distal end toward the proximal end to a lever end spaced from the cylindrical portion. The leg extensions at the distal end have grasping members to engage an outer surface of a rod receiving implant and a fulcrum proximally located near the intermediate location configured to enlarge the space between the leg extension at the distal end as the lever end is depressed inwardly relative to a longitudinal axis of the outer sleeve.
US10729476B2
An interspinous process spacer for implantation in an interspinous space between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process includes a balloon-like body, a first deployable protrusion and a second deployable protrusion. The body has a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends. The spacer is arrangeable in an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The first deployable protrusion is mounted proximate the proximal end and the second deployable protrusion is mounted proximate the distal end. The first and second deployable protrusions are oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis in the unexpanded configuration and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in the expanded configuration.
US10729454B2
Assemblies and methods for capturing a guidewire advanced through a blood vessel in a retrograde direction are disclosed. An assembly can include a constraining catheter and a capture catheter. The constraining catheter can include a first longitudinal member and a tubular member; the tubular member can be eccentrically coupled with a distal end portion of the first longitudinal member. The capture catheter can include a second longitudinal member and a funnel member; the funnel member can be eccentrically coupled with a distal end portion of the second longitudinal member. The funnel member can be moved between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration through relative movement between the first and second longitudinal members. In the collapsed configuration, at least a portion of the funnel member is disposed within a lumen of the tubular member. In the expanded configuration, the portion of the funnel member projects from an end of the tubular member.
US10729448B2
A surgical clip includes a pair of opposed arms joined at one end by an integrally formed flexible hinge, which may contain multiple cut-out spaces or finger-like projections and may be severable. A male locking pin near the free end of one arm is configured to penetrate tissue when the male locking pin is urged towards a mating female aperture near the end of the opposite arm. The clamping side of an arm may include a protruding feature, such as a wedge shape elongated ridge, while the clamping side of the opposite arm includes a corresponding trough or aperture that receives the protruding feature. Clamping surfaces may include non-slip protrusions, such as ribs, ridges, cones or pins. Rectangular cross-section alignment guides are provided to maintain clip alignment in the applicator.
US10729446B2
Some systems and methods for operating a vessel occlusion catheter may include a control and inflation device to control the filling of the balloon in such a manner that the vessel wall will not be overstressed while the safe occlusion of the blood vessel is achieved.
US10729445B2
Vaso-occlusive apparatuses, including implants, and methods of using them to treat aneurysms. The vaso-occlusive implants described herein include one or more soft and expandable braided member coupled to a pushable member such as a coil that maybe inserted and retrieved from within an aneurism using a delivery catheter as well as a friction element between the soft braided member and the coil. The friction element allows the relatively soft and elongate implant to be pushed out of a cannula without binding up within the cannula.
US10729442B2
A method for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel may involve advancing a guidewire of a surgical stapler into the target vessel through an opening at a first location on the target vessel, coupling a stapler cartridge carrying the graft vessel with an anvil of the surgical stapler, activating the anvil to staple the graft vessel to the target vessel at a second location on the target vessel, removing the guidewire from the target vessel, and closing the opening in the target vessel.
US10729435B2
An adapter assembly includes an elongated body, a switch, a sensor link, and an annular member. The elongated body includes a distal portion configured to couple to a surgical loading unit. The distal portion defines a slot therein. The sensor link has a proximal end disposed adjacent the switch and a distal end disposed adjacent the distal portion of the elongated body. The sensor link is longitudinally movable between a proximal position and a distal position. The annular member has a protrusion movably disposed within the slot. The annular member is rotatable between a first orientation, in which the annular member prevents movement of the sensor link to the distal position, and a second orientation, in which the sensor link moves distally to toggle the switch. The annular member is resiliently biased toward the first orientation.
US10729433B2
An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing having an actuator and an elongated shaft extending from the housing. The applicator instrument includes a top stamping disposed within the elongated shaft, and a bottom stamping disposed within the elongated shaft that opposes the top stamping. The applicator instrument has a firing system for dispensing at least one surgical fastener from the distal end of the elongated shaft. An end cap is assembled with the distal ends of the top stamping, the bottom stamping, and the elongated shaft for stabilizing the distal end of the applicator instrument. The end cap has a distal end face with castling for engaging an opposing surface such as surgical mesh overlying tissue. The castling prevents the distal end of the applicator instrument from sliding or moving relative to the opposing surface.
US10729429B2
A compound barb medical device is provided which includes an elongated body having at least one barb formed along the length of the body, the barb defining an inner surface with a first portion disposed at a first orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body, and a second portion disposed at a second orientation relative to the longitudinal axis. Optionally, the barb defines a third portion disposed at a third orientation relative to the longitudinal axis. A method for forming a compound barb on a medical device is also provided.
US10729416B2
Devices for closing an internal opening, e.g. a hole in a blood vessel, include a shape memory function. Particular substances have been found to provide advantages in use, and in particular forms of closure structures.
US10729413B2
A medical instrument for endoscopic surgery, including a sheath tube having a distal and a proximal end and a connecting body arranged at the sheath tube's proximal end area, whereby the sheath tube and connecting body are penetrated in axial direction by a common channel, through which an elongated actuating element passes, an end body connectable to connecting body having a hand grip attached for operating the medical instrument, a locking slider, which is slidably housed in a channel oriented at an angle to the channel within connecting body, whereby the actuation area of locking slider projects from connecting body and can be actuated to locked and free positions using finger pressure, such that the end body coupled to connecting body is positively locked to connecting body in the locked position, and the end body in the free position can be detached from connecting body.
US10729412B2
An embodiment of the invention relates to a release device for releasing a medical implant from an insertion device, in the case of which the implant can be released by way of a relative motion between a first and a second insertion element, comprising a clamping element for clamping the implant in the insertion device, having a proximal end which is distant from a distal end of the insertion device in the state of use, and a distal end which faces the distal end of the insertion device in the state of use, wherein the clamping unit comprises a first component and at least one second component, which clamp the implant there between in the clamped state. The invention further relates to an insertion device comprising such a release device and a method for clamping an implant in an insertion device.
US10729409B2
According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes the processing circuitry. The processing circuitry generates an image from volume data. The volume data is generated based on echo data acquired while the ultrasonic probe is moved and output of a positional sensor provided on the ultrasonic probe. The processing circuitry further generates an indicator indicating speed of the ultrasonic probe and recommended speed range of moving the ultrasonic probe. The speed of the ultrasonic probe is calculated based on the output of the positional sensor. The processing circuitry causes a display to display the image and the indicator.
US10729390B2
The invention relates to an X-ray imaging device including a rotary collimator having a region (22) which is opaque to X-rays, a first slot (24) and a second slot (26), which are transparent to X-rays and extend in two different directions, passing through the opaque region, the collimator making it possible to determine the position of an element provided with X-ray sensors in an imaging system (FIG. 1).
US10729387B2
A system and method for generating frequency-multiplexed synthetic sound-speech stimuli and for detecting and analyzing electrical brain activity of a subject in response to the stimuli. Frequency-multiplexing of speech copora and synthetic sounds helps the composite sound to blend into a single auditory object. The synthetic sounds are temporally aligned with the utterances of the speech corpus. Frequency multiplexing may include splitting the frequency axis into alternating bands of speech and synthetic sound to minimize the disruptive interaction between the speech and synthetic sounds along the basilar membrane and in their neural representations. The generated stimuli can be used with both traditional and advanced techniques to analyze electrical brain activity and provides a rapid, synoptic view into the functional health of the early auditory system, including how speech is processed at different levels and how these levels interact.
US10729378B2
A system for detecting a problematic health situation generally includes a vehicle. The vehicle comprises a sensor configured to detect a physiological characteristic of an occupant of the vehicle, an environmental sensor configured to detect an environmental characteristic of the vehicle, and a profile generation module including a memory. The profile generation module is configured to store a physiological characteristic measurement corresponding to the occupant of the vehicle, store an environmental characteristic measurement corresponding to the vehicle, and transmit the physiological characteristic measurement and the environmental characteristic measurement. The system comprises a server configured to compare the physiological characteristic measurement to a database of physiological characteristic measurements corresponding to the occupant of the vehicle. The server is further configured to formulate a baseline for the physiological characteristic based on the comparison of the physiological characteristic measurement and historical physiological characteristic data of the occupant of the vehicle.
US10729367B1
An apparatus for performing phlebotomy through a peripheral intravenous line. The apparatus includes an introducer and a catheter configured to advance the catheter through a peripheral intravenous line. A y-adapter with a port of larger diameter is configured to receive the catheter and place in fluid communication with the peripheral intravenous line. When advanced the catheter is configured to transport a bodily fluid (i.e. blood) to a volume outside of the body.
US10729361B2
The invention provides a monitoring device (1) for attachment to a stance of a subject. The device comprises a data collector (2) and a processor (3) as two separate parts which can be detachably joined such that physiological signals which are detected by the data collector can be transferred to the processor for signal processing and provision of monitoring data. At least one of the data collector and the processor comprises a transducer which can convert the physiological signal to a data signal which can be processed electronically. The data collector is adapted for adhesive contact with a skin surface, and may comprise an adapter (6) for the detachable attachment of the processor.
US10729351B1
Electrical impulses are received from a beating heart. The electrical impulses are converted to an ECG waveform. The ECG waveform is converted to a frequency domain waveform, which, in turn, is separated into two or more different frequency domain waveforms, which, in turn, are converted into a plurality of time domain cardiac electrophysiological subwaveforms and discontinuity points between these subwaveforms. The plurality of subwaveforms and discontinuity points are compared to a database of subwaveforms and discontinuity points for normal and abnormal patients. An ST-T interval is identified from the plurality of subwaveforms and discontinuity points based on the comparison, the ST-T interval is divided into N number of equally spaced sections, and an average data value of detection is calculated for each section. A table is displayed that includes an average data value of detection for each section of the ST-T interval.
US10729347B1
A device may include a housing, a light-permeable electrode, a computing device, and a display or other light-processing element. The display or other light-processing element may be positioned at least partly within the housing. The device components may be arranged to permit passage of light through the light-permeable electrode and relative to the light-processing element. The computing device may utilize electrical activity signal information from the light-permeable electrode to determine electrocardiogram (ECG) information or other information about the body of a user of the device. For example, the computing device may cause such ECG information to be projected through the light-permeable electrode by the display or other light-processing device and/or obtain additional information based on light received through the light-permeable electrode by the display or other light-processing device.
US10729342B2
Stimulation and recording electrode assemblies that are particularly useful for Automatic Period Stimulation (APS). Such embodiments are compatible with nerve monitoring systems to provide continuous stimulation of a nerve during surgery. Certain embodiments include an electrode assembly having cuff including a body and two ears extending from the body. Within the body, at least one electrode is supported and connected to a lead wire assembly. The ears can be brought together to enlarge a gap in the body so that the electrode assembly can be fixated around a nerve. Other embodiments include an electrode assembly including first and second needle electrodes that each have a tip. A body is provided to interconnect the needle electrodes and can be manipulated to move the tips either toward or away from one another. Disclosed embodiments provide nerve monitoring and stimulation in cases where the nerve is only partially dissected.
US10729339B2
Method and MIMO radar apparatus using correlated motion decomposed from reflectance data of multiple time frames to enhance discriminatory capacity in imaging. Such imaging has application in tracking temporal patterns of respiratory and cardiac activities in addition to recognition of targets within non-stationary environments.
US10729334B2
The present invention relates to systems and methods for comparing photoplethysmography (PPG) signals from an individual with signals from a secondary respiration sensor secured to the individual to determine whether effective respiration has occurred or whether the individual has apnea, hypopnea, or other respiratory distress.
US10729329B2
Methods and sensor delivery devices for monitoring a fluid pressure within a vascular structure, the devices including an elongated sheath sized for sliding along a guidewire, a sensor assembly including a fiber optic sensor, a housing surrounding the sensor, a first cavity between the distal end of the sensor and a distal aperture of the housing, a filler extending from at least the distal end of the housing distally and tapering inward toward the outer surface of the sheath, a second cavity in the filler with an opening at the outer surface of the filler and adjoining the distal aperture of the housing, and an optical fiber. The sensor delivery device may also include an outer layer that partially covers the second cavity with an aperture over the opening of the second cavity.
US10729322B2
In one embodiment, a double-reflecting contact lens and carrier assembly for viewing the anterior chamber and the anterior chamber angle of an eye, the eye having an optical axis, includes a lens including a lens body having a contact end defining at least a portion of a first surface configured for contacting an eye and a viewing end defining at least a portion of a second surface, a first reflecting surface disposed adjacent the lens body at an angle relative to the optical axis of the eye, and a second reflecting surface disposed adjacent the lens body opposing the first reflecting surface at an angle relative to the first reflecting surface, and a carrier configured for carrying the lens in a manner that provides rotation of the lens relative to the eye of a patient.
US10729319B2
An ophthalmic device for fundus examination comprising at least one light-permeable end, designed to come in contact with the eye and provided with a light source that allows illumination of the eye fundus cavity through the eyeball without the need of an external light source that may cause reflections or artifacts displayed on lenses or magnifying glasses used by professionals during the examination.
US10729313B2
A bend information computation apparatus is to compute bend information representing a direction and a magnitude of bend of a target group including targets disposed at an identical position along a light guide. Each target modulates the intensity of guided light in accordance with the direction and magnitude of bend. The apparatus includes an input unit to be input detected light quantity information corresponding to each target, a storage to store a bend coefficient and intensity modulation information of each target, and a light quantity information relationship between the bend coefficient and intensity modulation information and the detected light quantity information, a first arithmetic operator to calculate light quantity variation information of each target, based on the detected light quantity information and light quantity information relationship, and a second arithmetic operator to calculate the bend information of the target group, based on the light quantity variation information and bend coefficient.
US10729311B2
A signal processing system includes: a transmission channel; a common-mode signal transmitting circuit configured to output an uplink signal to the transmission channel in a common mode; a common-mode signal detecting circuit configured to detect a common-mode signal from the uplink signal transmitted by the transmission channel; a downlink reference clock signal generating circuit configured to generate a downlink reference clock signal at a second frequency with reference to the first clock edge of the common-mode signal detected by the common-mode signal detecting circuit; a downlink data generating circuit configured to generate downlink data; a differential signal transmitting circuit configured to output, as a downlink signal, the downlink data generated by the downlink data generating circuit to the transmission channel in a differential mode; and a differential signal receiving circuit configured to extract a differential signal from the downlink signal.
US10729306B2
A mechanism for unlocking an elevated lower rack is provided in an arrangement for a dishwasher being capable of elevating the lower rack from a lower position to an upper position and locking the elevated lower rack in the upper position. The elevating arrangement may include a spring loaded pivot arm arrangement to be attached in one end to a tub of the dishwasher and in another end to the lower rack for elevating the lower rack from the lower position inside the tub to the upper position at least partially outside the tub. The elevating arrangement may further include a locking mechanism arranged between the spring loaded pivot arm arrangement and the lower rack, which may lock the spring loaded pivot arm arrangement when the lower rack has been elevated to the upper position, thereby fixing the lower rack in the upper position.
US10729303B2
A floor cleaner, comprising: a cleaning roller, a water channel, a clean water tank, a clean water supply system, a wastewater tank and an air pump. The water channel is configured to cover the cleaning roller with an airtight seal. The clean water tank, the clean water supply system and the water channel are in communication with each other, and the clean water supply system is configured to allow clean water in the clean water tank to flow to the water channel. The wastewater tank comprises a chamber for recovery and store of wastewater, and the chamber is provided with a wastewater inlet and an air extraction opening. The wastewater inlet and the water channel are in communication, and an inlet of the air pump and the air extraction opening of the wastewater tank are in communication.
US10729297B2
A robotic vacuum cleaner having a nozzle inlet facing a surface to be cleaned, and a rotatable side brush. The rotatable side brush has bristles extending substantially in parallel with the surface to be cleaned, and the nozzle inlet includes a frame structure forming an opening, the opening being arranged in fluid communication with a debris receptacle. The bristles extend over a side portion of the nozzle inlet. The frame structure has a base portion extending substantially in parallel with the surface to be cleaned. The base portion extends at a first level. The frame structure at the side portion extends substantially in parallel with the surface to be cleaned at a second level. The first level is arranged closer to the surface to be cleaned than the second level.
US10729283B2
A cooking grill includes a container defining a combustion area and a cooking surface over the combustion area. The grill features a pellet burner unit disposed within the container under the cooking surface and a pellet feeding device arranged to feed pellets into the burner unit. The burner unit comprises a trough into which the pellets are fed. The trough is mounted in a movable support which can be pulled out from within the container. The feeding device includes a removable cartridge for containing pellets and a receptacle for receiving the cartridge inserted thereon so that the cartridge supplies pellets for transfer to the pellet burner unit. In addition, a gas burner system is arranged in the container adjacent to the pellet burner unit so as to apply heat from the gas burner system to the cooking surface in addition to or as an alternative to the pellet burner unit.
US10729267B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to an artificial tree including a trunk with first tree branches extending from the trunk to above the floor, a base configured with apertures adapted to retain second tree branches extending from the base and covering the space between the floor and the first branches, and a light source configured to illuminate the first and second branches. In an illustrative example, the apertures may be tubes configured for fiber optics. The light source may be, for example, fiber optics illuminating branches inserted in the tubes, permitting full-flow appearance branches to spread out, covering the base. Some examples may employ additional illumination sources configured in the base below the apertures to shine through a color wheel offset from the trunk center.
US10729266B2
An assemblable artificial Christmas tree includes a stand, a trunk, multiple branches and multiple leaves. One end of the trunk is connected with the stand. The trunk has multiple branch holders. One end of each branch is connected with a corresponding branch holder on the trunk. Each branch has a connection piece and at least one leafstalk seat attached to the connection piece. Each leafstalk seat has a connection tube. The connection tube includes a binding portion taking a saw-toothed shape, formed on a lower portion of a periphery of the connection tube, and fastened on the connection piece by a fastener. Each leaf is integrally formed by sheathing a resilient metal wire with plastic and is connected with a corresponding leafstalk seat to extend and spread out according to the position of the corresponding leafstalk seat so as to exhibit three-dimensional spatial perception.
US10729263B2
An integrated system that includes a container configured to store a consumable liquid and a flexible, expandable straw secured to the inside of the container for consumption of the liquid. The straw can assume a first collapsed position inside the container and a second expanded position (e.g., when pulled) that extends away from the bottom of the container and past an upper rim of the container for consumption of the liquid through the straw. Use of a flexible, expandable straw in the above manner facilitates stackability of a plurality of such containers by allowing the straw to initially be compactly stored adjacent an inside bottom of the container before being pulled outwardly to allow for consumption of the beverage in the container. Securement of the straw to the inside of the container reduces the likelihood of ingestion by animals and the like.
US10729259B2
A product-dispensing device includes a housing, an actuator, and a time delay mechanism. The actuator is supported by the housing for rotation about a first axis. The time delay mechanism is operably coupled to the actuator and includes a first gear, a second gear, a damper, and a biasing member. The first gear is fixed for rotation with the actuator. The second gear is supported by the housing for rotation about a second axis and configured to engage the first gear. The first gear is operable to rotate the second gear in a first direction about the second axis. The biasing member is operable to rotate the second gear in a second direction about the second axis. The damper is operable to control a rate of rotation of the second gear in the second direction about the second axis. The second direction is opposite the first direction.
US10729255B2
A data processing system is configured to sense a pressure readings of an air-mattress. If the pressure readings are below a target pressure value representing a desired pressure for the air-mattress, the data processing system can transmit, to an air-pump, first instructions to increase the air pressure of the air mattress and determine a replacement value representing the amount of air pumped into the air mattress by the air-pump. The data processing system can compare the replacement value to a slow-leak threshold and to a catastrophic-leak threshold. The data processing system can, responsive to a determination that the replacement value is greater than the slow-leak value and less than the catastrophic-leak value, transmit, to the air-pump, second instructions to increase the air pressure of the air mattress to replace air in the air mattress lost to a slow leak so as to maintain the desired pressure for the air-mattress.
US10729253B1
A foundation for a bed system can include an actuator, a deck mechanism operably related to the actuator so as to be actuated between raised and lowered positions in response to actuation by the actuator, and a controller operably connected to the actuator and configured to drive the actuator to actuate the deck mechanism between a lower position and an upper position. The deck mechanism can be configured to move to a service position that is further than the upper position. The deck mechanism can expose and permit access to a serviceable component when the deck mechanism is in the service position. A method of using a foundation having a service position is also described.
US10729252B1
An angular position adjusting device includes a coupling column coupled with a chair body. The coupling column includes a top end having a lower coupling face with a receiving groove, a pivotal groove, and at least one restraining groove. The pivotal groove includes a bottom wall having a coupling hole. A positioning block is mounted in the receiving groove and includes a resilient portion having a positioning member. A seat includes a lower end having an upper coupling face with an axle received in the pivotal groove. A fastener extends through the axle and is coupled with the coupling hole of the coupling column. The positioning member is selectively and releasably engaged in one of angularly spaced positioning grooves of the upper coupling face. At least one restraining member is disposed on the upper coupling face and is slidably received in the at least one restraining groove.
US10729251B2
A linkage mechanism provides motion capabilities for various chair types. For example, a linkage mechanism includes a combination of links that facilitate ottoman extension/closing and backrest recline/incline. In addition a linkage mechanism includes a compact design that is usable with hi-leg style chairs having a relatively low seat height.
US10729245B2
The invention discloses a storage shelf, comprising upright posts (1) and transverse beams (2), and further comprising shelf boards (3), wherein first reinforcement ribs (4) are provided on the transverse beams; and the first reinforcement ribs can both reinforce the transverse beams and serve as supporting parts for the shelf boards, having a simple structure without reducing the strength of the transverse beams. The transverse beams and the upright posts are directly connected by way of clamping, and can be assembled and disassembled conveniently.
US10729244B2
A storage assembly includes a mounting rail extending in a longitudinal direction and having a plurality of pairs of flanges defining a plurality of slots. A mounting member includes a horizontal stop plate and a back plate extending downwardly from the stop plate. The mounting member is moveable relative to the mounting rail from a disengaged position, wherein the back plate is not disposed in one of the slots, and an engaged position, wherein the back plate is disposed in one of the slots. The mounting member also includes a storage component. Methods of making and using the storage assembly are also provided.
US10729242B2
The invention relates to a drawer comprising two side panels, a bottom, a back wall and a front panel, wherein at least one side panel has a thin-walled case, which is supported by an inner core, wherein the inner core has at least two shaped parts, which are interlockingly held against each other.
US10729237B2
A configurable, dismantlable display case system, with supports for promotional graphics, for use as a display cabinet, the constitution thereof being simple and entailing a reduced cost, and with the possibility of changing the configuration of its assembly and the promotional campaign thereon. The modular display system consists generally of a plastic shelving unit, with trays at different levels, linked at their corners by means of pillars consisting of PVC profiles, of a generally triangular shape, which fit adjustably into corresponding housings, one at each corner and on both sides of each tray; short profiles formed by extruded PVC profiles of a more reduced length than the pillar profiles, of a generally triangular shape with rounded corners which slot adjustably into the corresponding housings of the tray, and comprising non-slip ferrules inserted into the profile forming the leg at the area in contact with the floor; and assembly method.
US10729233B2
A length-adjustable support having a telescopic column assembly that includes a rotatable spindle rod configured to telescope an interior tube into and out of an exterior tube, or vice versa, of the telescopic column assembly in order to adjust the length of the length-adjustable support. The column assembly is illustratively attached to a motor housing containing a motor that rotates the spindle rod. In illustrative embodiments, a portion of the spindle rod is attached to the motor housing via a bushing member comprising two complimentary bushing components that surround the spindle rod and support a spindle plate that mates with the spindle rod to rotate therewith. The motor assembly is configured to substantially float within the motor housing and is attached to a flange of the housing by a clip or grommet that retains an attachment arm of the motor assembly.
US10729232B2
A head for an oral care implement comprises a mounting surface and at least one tuft extending from the mounting surface. The tuft comprises a first group of filaments and at least a second group of filaments. The first group of filaments is surrounded by the second group of filaments. The filaments of the first group have a first length and the filaments of the second group have a second length, the first length being different from the second length. The difference in length between the first length and the second length is about 1.1 mm to about 1.9 mm.
US10729226B1
A support stand for hanging articles is disclosed herein. The support stand comprises an elongated tube having a threaded portion. The support stand further comprises a first post mounted to the elongated tube having first arms mounted diagonally to the first post. The support stand additionally comprises a second post insertable in the first post having post extensions mounted perpendicularly to the second post and second arms mounted diagonally to the second post. The support stand further comprises a third post insertable in the second post having hook members mounted perpendicularly to the third post, and third arms mounted diagonally to the third post. The elongated tube is inserted in a sand environment. Articles are made to hold at one of the first arms, the post extensions, the second arms, the hook members and the third arms.
US10729224B2
The present invention relates to personal grooming drapes, and more particularly to a personal grooming drape that includes an enclosure capable of being secured to a wall surface behind a sink or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the personal grooming drape includes a retractable drape assembly that can be pulled over a counter top, sink basin, or the like to catch, maintain, and dispose of loose fallen hair as the person leans over the drape while grooming facial hair, head hair, or other body hair. After use, the drape is retractable and self-cleaning, and may be supplied with a waste bin that is removable from the enclosure for ease of disposing of the cut hair pieces.
US10729223B2
A hair care organizing apparatus includes a wall tap and an organizer unit attached to the wall tap. The wall tap has a plug that is inserted into a socket of an electrical outlet. The wall tap also has at least one electrical socket that receives a plug of an electrically-powered device. The organizer unit has at least first and second holders for receiving and supporting distinct hair care accessories. The first holder is intended for a hair dryer. In use, the hair dryer is plugged into the at least one electrical socket and inserted into the first holder to support the hair dryer from the organizer unit.
US10729217B2
Improvements in luggage systems that better address the ways in which many people like to travel, in a style they feel most comfortable, while enjoying an unprecedented level of convenience which they will naturally welcome, while overcoming the shortcomings and drawback of prior art luggage systems, methods and technologies. Such improvements include a telescopic-handle assembly that supports a rechargeable battery power module, a set of USB DC electrical power supply ports and a DC power recharging port configured with the rechargeable battery module, and also a compression pad subsystem and a laundry bag subsystem which cooperate to provide improved performance and reduced complexity.
US10729215B2
Embodiments of a container and method thereof for fitting within a backpack or daypack. The container includes a tubular liner extending between a first end and a second end and defining an axis, the tubular liner including a flexible side wall so that the tubular liner is moveable between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The tubular liner includes multiple partitions defined therein and extends generally orthogonal relative to the axis within the tubular liner. Upon the tubular liner being in the expanded state, the tubular liner includes multiple storage regions defined, at least in part, by the multiple partitions and the flexible side wall. The flexible side wall includes a door flap moveable between an open position and a closed position such that, upon the door flap being in the open position, the door flap facilitates access to the multiple storage regions defined within the tubular liner.
US10729209B2
A watch strap with a plurality of quickly interchangeable, decorative plates attached to express a person's characteristic or style. The watch strap allows for the removal of decorative plates on the watch strap via manipulating a “tab” attached to the plates. Another variation of the invention is to depress a button, attached to the plate, beneath the watch strap. The plates may also be removably secured via a plurality of screws.
US10729200B2
In one embodiment, a tether system for use with a protective helmet worn by a user includes multiple tethers, each tether having a first end adapted to attach to a shell of the protective helmet and a second end adapted to attach to an article worn by the user, wherein the tethers limit movement of the helmet.
US10729197B2
A device to facilitate placement of accoutrements on a uniform.
US10729187B2
A support shirt comprising a shirt body and a pair of shirt body sleeves positioned adjacent to an upper shirt body is provided. The sleeves are attached to the shirt body at sleeve body holes, with each of the sleeves including sleeve reinforcement regions extending at least a portion of the distance from the sleeve holes to an outer edge of the sleeves. The sleeve reinforcement regions extend substantially along a centerline extending longitudinally across the sleeves and the upper sleeve body to stabilize and provide support to the shoulders of a wearer during an upward lifting motion.
US10729183B2
The e-vaping device includes a housing, the housing defining one or more inlets, a power source, and a cartridge. The cartridge includes a reservoir containing a pre-vapor formulation. A heater and wick arrangement is in fluid communication with the reservoir. An annular seal is in fluid communication with the one or more inlets. The annular seal defines a first air passage. A flow restrictor is held by the annular seal. The flow restrictor defines a second air passage, the second air passage being configured to provide a desired resistance-to-draw (RTD) for the e-vaping device. A combined airflow cross-sectional area of the one or more inlets is greater than an airflow cross-sectional area of the second air passage. The flow restrictor is made from a first material that is harder than a second material for the annular seal.
US10729182B2
A dual air flow rebuildable dripping atomizer for use with electronic cigarettes which uses a sleeve lock that allows the user to adjust and direct the air flow is provided. The adjustable air flow sleeve also allows the sleeve to be locked in place preventing the e-liquid from leaking out. Rotating the adjustable air flow sleeve in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction allows not only the direction of the air flow to be determined but how much air enters an inner air chamber of the atomizer. As a result, a user can determine, for example, the size of the vapor cloud and the intensity of the flavor. Additionally, the adjustable air flow sleeve may be adjusted to block air holes located on an inner edge surface of the adjustable air flow sleeve preventing the e-liquid from leaking.
US10729181B2
There is provided a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system including a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the heater assembly including an electric heater having at least one heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion of the aerosol-generating system to the at least one heating element, the at least one heating element being formed from an electrically conductive material deposited directly onto a porous outer surface of the capillary body. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system and a method for manufacturing such a cartridge are also provided.
US10729178B2
An element for an aerosol-generating system, a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, wherein the element, the cartridge and the aerosol-generating system each include a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and a manually operated disabling mechanism for rendering the element, the cartridge, or the aerosol-generating system irreversibly inoperable. The element, the cartridge, and the aerosol-generating system may include an aerosol generator and one or more air passages. The disabling mechanism may be configured to render at least one of the storage portion, the aerosol generator, and the one or more air passages irreversibly inoperable.
US10729173B2
The package includes a box structure defining an inner cavity and a side portion. The box structure includes a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel and a second side panel. The side portion is divided into a lower retention portion, an upper retention portion, and a window recess portion. The window recess portion, the upper retention portion and the lower retention portion is configured to retain the elongated body within the side portion to display the select portion through the window recess portion. A divider panel is in the inner cavity. The divider panel has a first end and a second end, the first end of the divider panel being connected to the second side panel. The divider panel is configured to support a universal serial bus (USB) charger to maintain the USB charger in a fixed position within the inner cavity. The blank forms the package.
US10729170B2
A cigarette is provided with the tobacco column portion adjacent the filter assembly encased by a heat shrink material whereby as the burn approaches the butt the heat shrink material begins to contract radially and compress the encased tobacco column restricting the air flow therethrough. This reduces the diameter of burning column adjacent the filter assembly and thus extinguishes or at least confines the remaining tobacco in the cigarette.
US10729169B2
There is provided a multi-segment component for an aerosol generating article, the multi-segment component including a combustible heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the combustible heat source; a wrapper circumscribing the combustible heat source along at least part of a length of the combustible heat source; and an intumescent layer between the combustible heat source and the wrapper and circumscribing the combustible heat source, the intumescent layer being formed from an intumescent inorganic glue.
US10729161B2
A fryer includes a potential generator; and an oil tub installed with a discharging electrode of the potential generator. The potential generator includes a transformer that is composed of a primary coil and a secondary coil; a feedback control circuit that feeds back one terminal of the secondary coil to one terminal of the primary coil to adjust a voltage of the secondary coil; an output control portion that is provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil to impart a predetermined low frequency vibration to an output of the secondary coil which causes the discharging electrode physically vibrates; and the discharging electrode that is formed of a conductive material and provided on the other terminal of the secondary coil via the output control portion. A vibration frequency of the low frequency vibration applied is 40 Hz to 60 Hz which is determined by the output control portion.
US10729157B2
The invention provides methods and compositions for regulating weight and size in animals.
US10729149B2
A colostrum heating tub and a container for storing said colostrum therein, the colostrum heating tub adapted for holding a stationary pool of heating liquid and surrounding the container such that it is at least partly immersed in the heating liquid when positioned in the colostrum heating tub. The colostrum heating tub further contains a rack module for holding the container within the stationary pool of heating liquid, the rack module adapted for rotating around an axis such that at least the container can be rotated 360 degrees around the axis so the container is, at all times during 360 degree rotation around the axis, maintained in a fixed position with respect to the rack module and at least partly immersed in the stationary pool of heating liquid for even distribution of heat throughout the container to uniformly heat the colostrum.
US10729148B2
A smoker for imparting flavor to food comprising at least one smoking chamber, a lower chamber disposed below and in open communication with the bottom of smoking chamber, more than one flat, externally rotatable fire shield disposed below the cooking rack within the lower chamber, at least one firebox removably disposed within the lower chamber below the fire shields, the firebox having an outer door covering the firebox opening when the firebox is deployed inside the lower chamber, a handle, sidewalls and at least one bottom grate defining a support for a combustible material, slider means for supporting the firebox, an air intake below the firebox within the lower chamber, and an ember plate disposed outside of the lower chamber, whereby a combustible material is ignited in the firebox while disposed outside of the lower chamber, then pushed into the lower chamber to smoke the food.
US10729146B2
A bun press is disclosed. The invention relates generally to a device for shaping the interior of an already baked, sliced bun and thereby creating a sloppiless bun. The device comprises a die or set of dies that is pressed into the top and bottom halves of a single or a plurality of baked, sliced bun(s) to provide an interior cavity that can contain messy, liquid-like or liquid fillings, e.g. “sloppy joe” fillings, melted cheese, meatballs and tomato sauce and the like.
US10729141B2
Methods and compositions for controlling the growth of an invasive species by application of a composition comprised of a natural pesticide derived from a species to the invasive species, especially endocides.
US10729137B2
A quaternary fungicide mixture for controlling diseases of turfgrass and/or ornamentals.
US10729136B2
A herbicidal composition is provided, the composition comprising: (A) the crystalline modification I of 2-(4-mesyl-2-nitrobenzoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-dione (mesotrione); and (B) the crystalline modification I of methyl 2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoate (metsulfuron-methyl). A method of controlling plant growth at a locus comprises applying to the locus herbicidally effective amounts of both (A) the crystalline modification I of 2-(4-mesyl-2-nitrobenzoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-dione (mesotrione); and (B) the crystalline modification I of methyl 2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoate (metsulfuron-methyl).
US10729131B2
Methods of generating performic acid by contacting aqueous oxidizing agent and aqueous formic acid source in liquid phase are disclosed. A system and apparatus for the in situ production of the performic acid chemistries is further disclosed. In particular, a continuous flow reactor is provided to generate performic acid at variable rates. Methods of employing the oxidizing biocide for various disinfection applications are also disclosed.
US10729123B2
A spraying system for spraying a fluid includes a nozzle, a valve configured to control fluid flow through the nozzle, a sensor configured to transmit a detection signal upon detection of a target, a user interface configured to receive application rate information and target population information from an operator, and a control system communicatively coupled to the user interface, the sensor, and the valve. The control system is configured to determine a specific volume of fluid per target to be dispensed by the valve based on the application rate information and the target population information input to the user interface, and to transmit a control signal to the valve at least in part in response to receiving the detection signal. The control signal actuates the valve such that the determined specific volume of fluid per target is sprayed by the nozzle on or adjacent to the target.
US10729120B2
The external trap for the small hive beetle A. tumida is composed of an opened on top plywood box and a grid of metal sheet with holes closes the box. The grid can be removed for inspection. Two angle aluminum hang the trap to the front wall of the beehive to catch the larva when it leaves the hive for pupation. The grid addresses the larvae inside the box filled with ground and nematodes that destroy them.
US10729116B2
A pest control and/or detection system generally includes an electrically conductive bait matrix including at least one carrier material that is at least one of palatable, a phagostimulant and/or consumable and/or displaceable by pests, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive particles are substantially randomly interspersed throughout the at least one carrier material. The at least one carrier material includes a thermoplastic material and/or a resin.
US10729114B2
Generally, the invention disclosed herein relates to articles for catching and capturing fish. Embodiments of this invention may be used as baits to attract fish and entice them to take a hook. Optionally, the hook may be embedded in—or otherwise attached to—the bait. Examples of this invention may be designed to resemble the appearance of naturally occurring fish species and may exhibit realistic or exaggerated movement when traveling through water. Some embodiments comprise tail portions designed to flutter by simultaneously moving along two axes of rotation. Fluttering may comprise lateral—side-to-side—motion along a vertical axis extending from the tail neck and rotational displacement along a horizontal axis extending from the center of the tail portion.
US10729105B2
An animal waste bag includes a central pouch and one or more additional pouches formed exterior to the central pouch such that each additional pouch is successively exterior to the preceding pouch. The central and additional pouches are configured to successively retrieve and contain animal waste via their respective successive inversion.
US10729098B2
Methods, devices, apparatuses and systems for monitoring the presence or absence of a contaminant and/or a contaminant sampling element, or portion thereof, in an animal rack.
US10729095B2
A cheesemaker with a container interior in the form of a cheese vat or cheese kettle, which rotatably incorporates a driven agitator with at least one agitating and cutting blade. The cheesemaker is to be simple in structural design and easy to operate, and also satisfy strict hygiene requirements. This is achieved by providing the agitating and cutting blade with a window that can be detached therefrom, and moved relative to the agitating and cutting blade.
US10729091B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH975565. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH975565, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH975565 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 CH975565.
US10729086B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH101172. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH101172, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH101172 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 CH101172.
US10729084B1
Inbred corn line, designated LK8, are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line LK8, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line LK8 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line LK8 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line LK8 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other corn lines derived from inbred corn line LK8.
US10729079B2
A microgravity agriculture device includes a root cylinder providing a growing medium for the plant and intended for root growth. The root cylinder will extend into a water tank, and the root cylinder will include apertures and wicking elements to draw water from the water tank into the root cylinder for availability to the plant roots. The geometries of the water tank, root cylinder, apertures and wicking elements are designed in a manner to ensure water surface tension will cause water in the tank to fill and stay in the proper areas to ensure water flow to the plant, no obstruction of vents during tank filling, and no egress of the water through the vents.
US10729076B2
Movable stake and method of using it for supporting and managing the cultivation of plant species, such as a vineyard or the like, in which at least one part of the branches are buried in the soil during the cold season. The movable stake includes a deformable element on which are fastened the branches to be buried and has a first free end and a second end anchored to the ground; the first free end is suitable to be engaged either with the soil or with a horizontal wire that supports the branches of the plant being cultivated.
US10729071B2
A graphical user interface is disclosed for controlling a harvesting system, the harvesting system driving each of two shaking actuator frequencies individually, the user interface setting or displaying the frequencies of the two actuators as a Value-Time User Interface (VTUI). The VTUI shows shaking parameters in the vertical axis against time in the horizontal axis, the VTUI able to be used to control the shaker in real time, to create and edit a shake pattern, and to display values of shake parameters as the shake is occurring.
US10729066B2
A self-propelled machine includes a drive motor, a handle having two grips, an electromechanical converting device, and a speed adjusting element configured to move relative to the handle to adjust a rotational speed of the drive motor and configured to be operated by a user when the user holds one of the two grips with a single hand. The speed adjusting element is disposed between the two grips. The electromechanical converting device is configured to convert a positional change of the speed adjusting element into an electrical signal for adjusting the rotational speed of the drive motor. The speed adjusting element is movable between a first position and a second position. The rotational speed of the drive motor when the speed adjusting element is in the first position is greater than the rotational speed of the drive motor when the speed adjusting element is in the second position.
US10729061B2
A rotary atomizer is disclosed for the even distribution of a treatment fluid within a treatment chamber. The treatment fluid is delivered onto a rotating disk atomizer through multiple outlet ports. Fluid passages provide each outlet port with an even flow of treatment fluid at generally the same time and rate. This even and simultaneous flow of treatment fluid results in a more even distribution of treatment fluid on the seed that flows through the treatment chamber throughout the treatment cycle.
US10729058B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for adjusting the output of a field measurement system to conform to agronomy measurements. In particular, the present subject matter is directed to a calibration process and system that uses a calibration model to convert field measurement data expressed according to an automatic system metric into agronomy data that is expressed according to an agronomy metric.
US10729054B2
An agricultural implement includes a main frame assembly, a track assembly coupled to the main frame assembly, and a toolbar coupled to the main frame assembly. Furthermore, the agricultural implement includes a caster wheel assembly including a linkage assembly coupled to the toolbar, an actuator, and a caster wheel. The caster wheel is pivotally coupled to the linkage assembly to enable the caster wheel to caster relative to the linkage assembly while the toolbar is in a working position and in a raised position. In addition, the actuator is configured to control a vertical position of the caster wheel relative to the toolbar. The actuator has a first end and a second end, and the second end is positioned between a bottom link and a top link of the linkage assembly.
US10736247B2
A system and method of constructing an electronic assembly. A structural component is identified as a candidate for forming as a combined construction of a metal element and a polymer element. A minimum material thickness required of the metal element for achieving a required electromagnetic shielding property is determined. A minimum area required of the metal element for achieving a required electrical bonding property is determined. A maximum polymer element proportion of the structural component that meets a required structural property and a required thermal property is determined. The structural component is designed with the metal element having the minimum material thickness and the minimum area and with the polymer element having the maximum polymer element proportion. The structural component is manufactured from the polymer element and the metal element to meet the mechanical and electrical properties, and the structural component in the electronic assembly.
US10736234B2
A gas storage device includes a hollow casing, a gas storage bag, a gas tube, and a retractable module. The hollow casing has a casing top, a casing sidewall, and a casing bottom. The gas storage bag is located in the hollow casing. The gas tube is arranged through the casing bottom and in fluid communication between the gas storage bag and an exterior space. The retractable module is connected between a top surface of the gas storage bag and the casing top. The gas storage bag expands when fluid is filled into the gas storage bag through the gas tube, such that the retractable module is folded. The gas storage bag contracts when fluid is drawn out of the gas storage bag through the gas tube, such that the retractable module is unfolded.
US10736230B2
A cable management assembly includes a connecting device; wherein, the connecting device includes a first part and a second part. The first part is configured to be mounted to a target object. The second part is arranged at a position for being easily operated to detach the first part from the target object.
US10736222B2
A component carrier includes component carrier material and a heat spreading module with a carbon structure enclosed within a dielectric shell for disabling contact between the carbon structure and the component carrier material.
US10736219B2
An integrated circuit includes a nexus and a first, a second, a third, and a fourth circuit board. Each of the first and second circuit boards is coupled to opposing sides of the nexus, and each of the third and fourth circuit boards is coupled to opposing sides of the second circuit board. The integrated circuit is transitionable between a first, open configuration, in which the first, second, third and fourth circuit boards and the nexus are substantially coplanar, and a second configuration, in which the first, second, third and fourth circuit boards and the nexus are coupled to one another to define a cavity therein.
US10736216B1
A non-rectangular connection pad for coupling discrete components to connection pads reduces the capacitance in the connection pad area, and thus maintains a more uniform characteristic impedance along the length of the trace. The pad shape is changed to reduce the area of the pad. The reduced area reduces or eliminates change in characteristic impedance of the trace incorporating the connection pad and discrete component attached to the connection pad. An irregular pad shape may be used to decrease the soldering area of the discrete component, while still maintaining wettability of the solder. One example of such a non-rectangular connection pad is a C-shaped connection pad. Such connection pad shapes can be used on traces for high-speed circuits (e.g., PCIe, USB, SATA, and other traces carrying signals above 1 GHz).
US10736213B2
Described herein are apparatuses (e.g., garments, including but not limited to shirts, pants, and the like) for detecting and monitoring physiological parameters, such as respiration, cardiac parameters, and the like. Also described herein are methods of forming garments having one or more stretchable conductive ink patterns and methods of making garments having one or more highly stretchable conductive ink pattern formed of a composite of an insulative adhesive, a conductive ink, and an intermediate gradient zone between the adhesive and conductive ink. The conductive ink typically includes between about 40-60% conductive particles, between about 30-50% binder; between about 3-7% solvent; and between about 3-7% thickener. The stretchable conductive ink patterns may be stretched more than twice their length without breaking or rupturing.
US10736211B2
A foldable electronic device according to certain embodiments comprises a display, a cover covering one or more hinges, and a flexible printed circuit board disposed between the flexible display and the cover, wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes, a cover section accommodated in the cover, a first connection section extending to a first side of the cover section, and a second connection section extending to a second side of the cover section, wherein the cover section includes a first fixing area extending from the first connection section and configured to fix an area of the flexible printed circuit board to the electronic device, a second fixing area extending from the second connection section and configured to fix another area of the flexible printed circuit board to the electronic device, and a deformable area disposed between the first fixing area and the second fixing area, and wherein a number of multiple conductive layers forming the first fixing area and a number of conductive layers forming the second fixing area are equal to each other, and a number of multiple conductive layers forming the deformable area and the number of multiple conductive layers forming the first fixing area are different from each other.
US10736209B2
A conductive transmission line structure includes a first conductive transmission line and a second conductive transmission line. A first segment and a second segment of the first conductive transmission line are respectively disposed adjacent to a third segment and a fourth segment of the second conductive transmission line. Line widths of the first segment and the third segment are respectively smaller than line widths of the second segment and the fourth segment. A spacing between the first segment and the third segment is smaller than a spacing between the second segment and the fourth segment. The first segment and the third segment provide a first impedance, and the second segment and the fourth segment provide a second impedance. The first impedance is smaller than the second impedance. The first and the third signal transmission nodes receive a differential signal pair.
US10736206B2
A power electronics assembly for an electric motor controller. The power electronics assembly comprises an insulated metal substrate, a composite material substrate, and a bolt having a bolt head and a bolt shaft for mechanically coupling the composite material substrate to the insulated metal substrate. The power electronics assembly also includes an electrically conductive sleeve configured to be held between a first electrical contact carried by the insulated metal substrate and a second electrical contact carried by the composite material substrate and the bolt is configured to clamp the composite material substrate to the insulated metal substrate to force the electrically conductive sleeve against the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact.
US10736205B2
An electron beam transport system for controlling the position of two different electron beams comprises: a main electron beam transport module; a first input electron beam transport module; a second input electron beam transport module; and a controller. The main electron beam transport module comprises a beam monitoring device disposed at a measurement position. The first input electron beam transport module comprises a first actuator for applying a perturbation to a transverse position of a first electron beam at a first actuation point. The second input electron beam transport module comprises a second actuator for applying a perturbation to a transverse position of a second electron beam at a second actuation point. The controller is operable to receive a signal from the beam monitoring device and to send control signals to the first actuator and the second actuator. The controller is operable to determine a first quantity indicative of a difference in a transverse position of the first and second electron beams and a second quantity indicative of an average transverse position of the first and second electron beams. The controller is further operable to control the trajectories of the first and second electron beams independently by implementing a first control loop that iteratively attempts to reduce the first quantity by using the first actuator to perturb a trajectory of the first electron beam, and a second control loop that iteratively perturbs a trajectory of the second electron beam using the second actuator such that the average transverse position of the two different electron beams moves towards a desired transverse position.
US10736195B2
An electronic device comprising a matched filter to drive a LED module is disclosed. The matched filter receives an incoming rectangular pulse and outputs a modulated driving signal to drive the LED module. The optical output from the LED is captured by an optical sensor and converted to electrical signal for analysis. A decimation filter couples to the optical sensor in an effort of reducing sampling rate and quantization noise of the converted electrical signal. The modulated driving signal output from the matched filter keeps the LED current, thus LED light, matching the time-mirrored impulse response of the decimation filter to obtain or approach a theoretical maximum signal-to-noise (SNR) at a fixed amount of power.
US10736180B2
A heater with an optical sensor for over-temperature protection. The heater includes a heating element and a sensor assembly including a coupler and an optical sensor. Wavelengths emanating from the heating element passes directly through the coupler to the optical sensor. The optical sensor provides an over-temperature feedback signal for limiting power to the heating element to avoid an over-temperature condition for the heating element.
US10736172B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a radio bearer processing method, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: suspending, by user equipment, data transmission of a bearer on a second base station; and sending, by the user equipment, a suspend indication to a first base station, where the suspend indication is used to indicate that the user equipment has suspended the data transmission of the bearer on the second base station. When the data transmission of the bearer on the second base station is resumed, the related protocol entity does not need to be re-established, thereby improving utilization of radio bearer resources.
US10736167B2
A method in a first network node comprises exchanging identifiers with a second network node, the exchanged identifiers for use in reestablishing a first S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) connection with the second network node associated with a first Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) connection between the first network node and the second network node. The method comprises storing the identifiers in association with an S1AP context, and sending, in response to a determination that the first S1AP connection with the second network node should be suspended, a request to suspend the first S1AP connection to the second network node. The method comprises reestablishing the first S1AP connection with the second network node using at least one of the stored identifiers, wherein the reestablished first S1AP connection is associated with the second SCTP connection between the first network node and the second network node.
US10736164B2
A method of associating multiple user endpoints (UEs) with a single IMS session in an IMS network having a serving node for controlling at least one IMS session for a user and at least a first access network for providing access to UEs. The method involves associating a first UE with the user and with an IMS session; discovering a second UE in a proximity of the first UE; discovering information about the second UE; communicating the information about the second UE to the serving node; the serving node utilizing computer-implemented policy logic to determine whether to associate the second UE with the user and the EMS session; and if the policy logic determines that the second UE is to be associated, the serving node associating the second UE with the IMS session while retaining the association with the first UE.
US10736160B2
Extending cellular telecommunication service from a first UE to another device. The first UE may register for cellular telecommunication service with a cellular network using a first cellular service account, using a cellular communication link via a cellular radio. A second device may be discovered and a communication link may be established between the first UE and the second device. The second device may be registered to use cellular telecommunication capability provided by the first UE. Communications between the second device and the cellular network may be conveyed via the communication link between the first UE and the second device and the cellular communication link. Conveying communications between the second device and the cellular network may provide use of the first cellular service account for cellular telecommunication service to the second device.
US10736158B2
In some examples, a device detects a calling identifier received as part of initiating a call matches an emergency identifier, the emergency identifier associated with information from which to derive a Uniform Resource Name (URN). The device detects that the device is in a first network different from a second network, where the second network configured the emergency identifier. In response to detecting that the device is in the first network different from the second network, the device includes a URN, urn:service:sos, in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message to be transmitted.
US10736153B2
The present invention relates to a bearer setting method and device of a terminal for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, a method may be provided which: receives specific data and transmission information for transmitting the specific data from an MME (Mobility Management Entity); receives bearer information including information on a specific bearer installed between the base station and a gateway from the MME; and transmits response data on the specific data transmitted from one or more terminals through the specific bearer.
US10736148B2
A random access method, device, and terminal for an LTE system operating on an unlicensed frequency band. The method comprises: determining a format of a random access preamble sequence; determining, according to the format of the random access preamble sequence, a channel detection mode for a random access channel; performing, according to the determined channel detection mode, detection on the random access channel; and upon detection of the random access channel being in an idle state, sending the random access preamble sequence via the random access channel.
US10736143B2
An access point determines the highest signal strength at which it can detect transmissions from other access points or overlapping-basic-service-set (OBSS) client devices associated with the other access points. The access point sets an OBSS packet-detect threshold to the lesser of a minimum cell-size threshold or the highest signal strength and sets a receiver start-of-packet (RxSOP) threshold to the OBSS packet-detect threshold minus an offset. The access point avoids decoding incoming packets when respective signal strengths of the incoming packets do not satisfy the RxSOP threshold. The access point also avoids initiating transmission when incoming packets from the other access points or from the OBSS client devices have signal strengths that satisfy the OBSS packet-detect threshold.
US10736139B2
Embodiments of this application relate to the communications field, and provide an uplink control information transmission method and an apparatus, to effectively ensure that when user equipment has both a PUCCH resource and a PUSCH resource, UCI can be transmitted to a base station. The method includes: pre-configuring, by user equipment, first uplink control information UCI and second UCI, where the first UCI is carried on a PUSCH resource of a first cell for transmission, the second UCI is carried on a PUCCH resource for transmission, and the first cell is a cell on which CCA or LBT detection needs to be performed; and sending, by the user equipment, the first UCI or the second UCI to a base station. The method and the apparatus are used for UCI transmission.
US10736136B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for interlace determination. One apparatus includes a processor that determines a system bandwidth including multiple interlaces. Each interlace of the multiple interlaces includes a set of physical resource blocks (“PRBs”) that are uniformly spaced in frequency. The processor also determines a first set of interlaces of the multiple interlaces for a first device. The first set of interlaces includes one or more interlaces. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a first signal to the first device. The first signal indicates the first set of interlaces, and a number of bits of the first signal is less than a number of interlaces of the multiple interlaces.
US10736130B2
Disclosed are a method and device for uplink control signal transmission, a user terminal and a storage medium. The method includes: sending, by the user terminal, K predefined sequences on M transmission symbols in a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) to transmit B-bit uplink control information, wherein M is a positive integer, K is an integer, 1≤K≤2B, the B is an integer greater than or equal to 1, one of the K predefined sequences is sent on each of the M transmission symbols, the predefined sequences have a length of N and are mapped to N subcarriers of corresponding transmission symbols, N=2n with n being a positive integer.
US10736128B2
Suggested is a novel condition for a media access control (MAC) entity in user equipment (UE) reselecting a sidelink resource in a wireless communication system. The MAC entity of the UE can reselect a sidelink resource when a configured sidelink grant does not satisfy a latency requirement according to ProSe per-packet priority (PPPP). More particularly, configuration is performed by an upper layer so that the MAC entity transmits on the basis of sensing using a resource pool; the MAC entity selects generation of a configured sidelink grant corresponding to transmission of a plurality of MAC protocol data units (PDU); and when data is available in a sidelink traffic channel (STCH) and the configured sidelink grant does not satisfy the latency requirement according to the PPPP, a sidelink resource is reselected.
US10736124B2
A method and device for wireless communication in a UE and a base station is disclosed. In one embodiment, a user equipment receives a first signaling; a first wireless signal is transmitted in Q1 air interface resource(s); wherein the first signal signaling is configured to determine L1 multiple access signatures groups, any one of the L1 multiple access signatures groups includes a plurality of multiple access signatures; each of Q1 air interface resource(s) includes a time frequency resource and a multiple access signature; the first wireless signal comprises Q1 sub wireless signals, the Q1 sub wireless signals are respectively transmitted by Q1 antenna port group(s), any one of Q1 antenna port group(s) is composed of a positive integer number of antenna port groups. This disclosure can improve the efficiency and spectrum utilization of uplink transmission.
US10736120B1
When a WCD is within coverage of multiple base stations, the minimum service-beam beamwidths of the base stations will be taken into account as a basis to select a base station to serve the WCD. For instance, the minimum service-beam beamwidths of the base stations could be compared, and the base station having the narrowest minimum service-beam beamwidth could be selected. In addition, this could be done specifically for a WCD that will engage in guaranteed-bit-rate (GBR) communication, such as a voice or video call or online gaming for instance. Beamforming could be particularly helpful for such a WCD, as the beamforming could help ensure that transmissions to the WCD meet the bit-rate guarantee. And beamforming with a narrower service-beam beamwidth could better help achieve that goal.
US10736104B2
A communication system that includes a terminal apparatus and a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus obtains, from the base station apparatus, information regarding addition of a component carrier, whereby the information regarding addition of the component carrier comprises information related to carrier frequency of the component carrier and information related to system bandwidth of the component carrier. The base station apparatus provides, to the terminal apparatus, information regarding addition of a component carrier, whereby the information regarding addition of the component carrier comprises information related to carrier frequency of the component carrier and information related to system bandwidth of the component carrier.
US10736090B2
A New Radio (NR) control signal that indicates one or more Long Term Evolution (LTE) network parameters may be transmitted to NR UEs to enable the NR UEs to identify which resources carry LTE signal(s). The NR UEs may then receive one or more NR downlink signals over remaining resources in a set of resources without processing those resources that carry LTE signal(s). The NR downlink signals may have a zero power level, or otherwise be blanked, over resources that carry the LTE signal(s).
US10736088B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.In detail, an information transmission method of a base station in a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes: generating control channel monitoring information for monitoring a control channel of at least one of a first terminal using a first transmission time interval (TTI) or a second terminal using a second TTI; and transmitting the control channel monitoring information. In this case, the first terminal may support a first bandwidth or a second bandwidth and the second terminal may support the first bandwidth or a third bandwidth.
US10736080B2
Disclosed is a broadcast signal transmission method. The broadcast signal transmission method comprises the steps of: processing at least one component of a broadcast service on the basis of a delivery protocol; generating service layer signaling (SLS) information including information for discovering and acquiring the at least one component of the broadcast service; generating service list table (SLT) information including bootstrap information for acquiring the SLS information; and performing physical layer processing of the at least one component, the SLS information, and the SLT information on the basis of a physical layer pipe (PLP).
US10736074B2
Techniques are provided for positioning of a mobile device in a wireless network using directional positioning reference signals (PRS), also referred to as PRS beamforming. In an example method, a plurality of directional PRSs are generated for at least one cell for a base station, such that each of the plurality of directional PRSs comprises at least one signal characteristic and a direction of transmission, either or both of which may be distinct or unique. The plurality of directional PRSs is transmitted within the at least one cell, such that each of the plurality of directional PRSs is transmitted in the direction of transmission. A mobile device may acquire and measure at least one of the directional PRSs which may be identified using the associated signal characteristic. The measurement may be used to assist position methods such as OTDOA and ECID and to mitigate multipath.
US10736071B2
A method for updating a location of a User Equipment, UE, when said UE moves from a first type of telecommunication network to a second type of telecommunication network, wherein said method comprises the steps of: receiving, by a user subscription node comprised by said second type of telecommunication network, an indication that said UE has requested registration to said second type of telecommunication network; determining, by said user subscription node comprised by said second type of telecommunication network, that said UE is registered in said first type of telecommunication network; transmitting, by said user subscription node comprised by said second type of telecommunication network, a location removal message to a user subscription node comprised by said first type of telecommunication network for removing location information relating to said UE.
US10736062B2
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide for synchronizing clocks across a distributed network of nodes. Various embodiments include an autonomous distributed fault-tolerant local positioning system, a fault-tolerant GPS-independent autonomous distributed local positioning system, for static and/or mobile objects, and/or solutions for providing highly-accurate geo-location data for static and/or mobile objects in dynamic environments. Various embodiments enable faulty Echo message recovery using trilateration from locally time-stamped events obtained from other nodes in a distributed network of nodes. Using the faulty Echo message recovery techniques, in addition to clock synchronization various embodiments may enable object detection and location.
US10736055B2
Embodiments herein relate to a method for controlling transmit power of a mobile terminal. The method is performed by a mobile terminal in a dual connectivity mode wherein the mobile terminal is configured to support two or more contemporaneous links, including a first link and a second link, with two or more wireless network access points. The mobile terminal independently calculates a respective unscaled uplink transmission power level for each link, based on a corresponding link-specific value. The mobile terminal calculates a respective scaling factor for each link based on a total-power constraint and on one or more of the following: uplink resource allocation to each link, such that the scaling factor for the first link allocated more resources than the second link is larger than the scaling factor for the second link, link quality for each link, such that the scaling factor for the first link having a better link quality than the second link is larger than the scaling factor for the second link, uplink buffer state for each link, such that the scaling factor for the first link having more uplink data to be sent than the second link is larger than the scaling factor for the second link, and priority for each link, such that the scaling factor for the first link having a higher priority than the second link is larger than the scaling factor for the second link. The mobile terminal further applies the respective scaling factor to each respective unscaled uplink transmission power level, to obtain corresponding scaled power levels. The mobile terminal furthermore transmits over the two or more contemporaneous links at the respective scaled power levels.
US10736052B2
An in-flight entertainment system includes a plurality of static transceivers and an ISM band communication interference manager. The static transceivers are configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals in the ISM band. The static transceivers are further configured to measure signals received within the ISM band from mobile transceivers within the aircraft and to measure signals received from proximately located ones of the static transceivers, and to generate measurement reports containing the measurements and containing identifiers of the proximately located ones of the static transceivers and the mobile transceivers. The ISM band communication interference manager is communicatively connected to the static transceivers, and performs operations that include receiving the measurement reports from the static transceivers, and controlling transmission power levels used by the static transceivers and the mobile transceivers responsive to the content of the measurement reports.
US10736051B2
To reduce wireless interference (noise) in a network environment, a management resource communicates a notification to multiple wireless access points. The notification indicates a wireless power transmit test to be performed with respect to the primary wireless access point in a vicinity of the multiple wireless access points. In accordance with the wireless power transmit test, the primary wireless access point transmits multiple test communications at different wireless power levels from the primary wireless access point to the multiple wireless access points. The multiple wireless access points generate feedback based on their ability to receive the test communications. The feedback indicates wireless power levels at which the multiple wireless access points receive the test communications at different power levels from the primary wireless access point. Based on feedback, a controller adjusts its transmit power level of the primary wireless access point to reduce its interference with other wireless access points.
US10736050B2
Example implementations relate to adjusting radiofrequency transmission power of antenna devices consistent with the disclosure. For example, a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource to transmit a signal using a first transmission power to query an environment surrounding an antenna device to determine whether an object is causing path loss along a communication link, and adjust a transmission power of the antenna device to a second transmission power based on a determination that an object is causing path loss along the communication link.
US10736048B2
An entity, such as a base station, in a wireless communications network performs power control of a control channel based on one or more characteristics of a message in the control channel. For example, the control channel can be a paging channel. The one or more characteristics include, as examples, the size and/or the type of message in the control channel.
US10736046B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for power headroom reporting for multiple uplink carriers. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a configuration of a plurality of uplink carriers for a serving cell. The first apparatus includes a processor that calculates a power headroom (“PH”) for each uplink carrier of the plurality of uplink carriers on the serving cell. The processor transmits (via the transceiver) a Power Headroom Report (“PHR”) based on the calculated PH for the plurality of uplink carriers of the serving cell.
US10736031B2
An access point (AP) energy saving method and an AP relate to the field of communications technologies, and effectively implement energy saving for the AP. The method includes determining that an AP is not associated with any terminal and there is not any to-be-associated terminal within a preset time segment, and turning off, by the AP, an extended radio frequency circuit, where an operating frequency band of the extended radio frequency circuit is a wireless local area network (WLAN) frequency band other than a 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band.
US10736008B2
A method and apparatus is provided that controls the handover between distributed units (DUs) (inter-DU handover) in an eNB including a central unit (CU) and a DU. The method and system fuses 5G communication systems with IoT technology to transmission data at a high rate after 4G systems. The communication method and system is applied to intelligent services, based on 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security, safety-related services, etc. The method includes transmitting, to a source DU of the base station, a first message instructing a handover; receiving, from the source DU, a second message including feedback information related to a packet data unit (PDU) transmitted from the source DU to a terminal; receiving, from a target DU of the base station, a third message including information on a random access of the terminal; and transmitting, to the target DU, downlink data, based on the second message, in response to the third message.
US10736000B2
A method at a user equipment including detecting that a circuit switched (CS) call has been requested at the user equipment; if a most recent registration attempt or registration update attempt with a network of a first radio access technology (RAT) resulted in an abnormal state, registering with a network of a second RAT; and initiating the CS call with the network of the second RAT.
US10735999B2
A mobile station executed method, wherein upon changing from a current cell to a new cell in a wireless packet data network the mobile station enters the new cell; generates a cell change packet data unit (PDU) message for informing the network of the location of the mobile station in the new cell; buffers the cell change PDU message into a PDU transmit queue before any buffered PDUs that were present before the mobile station entered the new cell; and transmits the buffered cell change PDU before any of the buffered PDUs that were present before the mobile station entered the new cell. In accordance with another method for informing the wireless network of the MS cell change, the following steps are executed: (i) in response to the MS making access in a new cell, sending a Channel Request that indicates a Cell Update operation; (ii) establishing an uplink (UL) Temporary Block Flow (TBF) for transferring Logical Link Control (LLC) Packet Data Units (PDUs) from the MS to the network; (iii) in response to the network receiving an unknown Temporary Logical Link Identifier (TLLI) from the MS, sending a message to a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and (iv) based on the message, determining with the SGSN the new cell location of the MS.
US10735993B2
An apparatus, system and method are introduced for controlling a user equipment in a first network with a resource control server. In one embodiment, the resource control server provides instructions over the second network to the user equipment of actions to be taken based at least in part on congestion within the first network.
US10735992B2
The present invention relates to a communication technique for converging a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present invention may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety-related service, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. A communication method for a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: transmitting a RAT discovery request message to a base station through a CDCH; receiving, from the base station, a RAT discovery response message and system information associated with the RAT; and receiving, from the base station, a UE-specific configuration message through a resource area configured according to the system information.
US10735991B1
Embodiments herein describe wireless transmission techniques for mitigating interference between wirelessly controlled machines in a shared space. To mitigate interference, the machines may be assigned different channels within the same frequency band. However, if machines using the same channel in a frequency band receive each other's wireless signals, the wireless signals can interfere. To free up additional bandwidth, in one embodiment, the command signals are transmitted using a different frequency band than a heartbeat signal used to stop the machines in case of emergencies. In another embodiment, time multiplexing or directional antennas can be used to mitigate interference. In another example, antenna diversity and multiple-input-multiple output (MIMO) can be used to further focus the radiation pattern onto the desired machine while avoiding transmitting wireless signals to neighboring machines. In one embodiment, the machines may use dual-channels to transmit and receive duplicate data.
US10735990B2
The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, and computer program products regarding overload control handling in case of an overload state of a charging entity. The method comprises controlling a charging control session with a charging entity, receiving an overload report from the charging entity, and preventing to send any charging related request messages to the charging entity until a predetermined period has elapsed.
US10735988B2
Provided is an extra-vehicular communication device, installed on a vehicle, including: a reception unit configured to receive data from an external device located outside the vehicle; a position acquisition unit configured to create, based on the data received by the reception unit, transmission source position information indicating a position of a transmission source of the data; a correspondence information acquisition unit configured to acquire correspondence information that indicates a correspondence relationship between peripheral position information indicating a position of a peripheral area around the vehicle, and a priority level; a setting unit configured to set a priority level for the data, on the basis of the transmission source position information created by the position acquisition unit and the correspondence information acquired by the correspondence information acquisition unit; and a processing unit configured to process the data in accordance with the priority level set by the setting unit.
US10735986B2
This application provides a radio resource determining method and apparatus. The method includes: selecting, by a terminal from candidate resources, a radio resource used for a proximity-based service; and sending report information to a first service server, where the report information is used to report that the terminal is to perform the proximity-based service by using the radio resource, and the first service server is a service server in a home network of the terminal. According to embodiments of the present invention, the terminal selects the radio resource used for performing the proximity-based service, so as to avoid a time loss caused by allocation of the radio resource to the terminal by a base station, thereby improving efficiency of performing the proximity-based service by the terminal.
US10735978B2
An antenna system may include a first phase shifting network to output a first set of component signals from a first component signal having a first frequency, a second phase shifting network to output a second set of component signals from a second component signal having a second frequency, the first frequency being less than the second, and an antenna array, the first phase shifting network to impart a first tilt angle for the first set of component signals, the second phase shifting network to impart a second tilt angle for the second set of component signals, and a single variable electrical tilt controller to control the first and second phase shifting networks and being configured to maintain a ratio between the first tilt angle and the second tilt angle, where the first tilt angle is greater than the second tilt angle, and where the ratio is less than one.
US10735972B2
In a shared radio frequency (RF) band, regulations or standards can stipulate that a device using an RF channel must vacate the RF channel if another device having priority to the channel is detected. It takes time, however, to move channels and this added time reduces the effective speed of the communication. In some cases, a received signal from the other device may be received on the channel when the other device is not, in fact, operating on the channel. These received signals can lead the device to move channels, thereby slowing communications unnecessarily. Accordingly, disclosed herein are a system and method for checking the characteristics of a received signal's spectrum to determine if the source of the received signal is on-channel or off-channel. This determination may be used to minimize the device from taking unnecessary interference avoidance measures, such as dynamic frequency selection.
US10735966B2
Systems and methods for initiating enrollment of a local device in a cloud environment using a separate device are presented. In an example embodiment, a device identifier for the local device is received from the local device by a separate device that is trusted by a cloud computing system. The separate device causes the displaying of an indicator for the local device. In response to receiving an activation of the indicator for the local device, the separate device issues a request to the cloud computing system to receive credential information enabling the local device to enroll with the cloud computing system. The separate device receives the credential information from the cloud computing system and transmits the credential information to the local device.
US10735962B2
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing wireless communications, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing ad hoc wireless capacity modification. In various embodiments, a computing system might identify at least one geographic area having at least one of weak wireless communications coverage or non-existent wireless communications coverage, might deploy one or more vehicles to the identified at least one geographic area, each of the one or more vehicles comprising a mobile wireless base station, and might establish wireless network communications between the mobile wireless base station of at least one vehicle of the one or more vehicles and at least one wireless network node of a telecommunications network that is one of proximate to or within the at least one geographic area. The one or more vehicles might comprise manned and/or unmanned vehicles, including drones.
US10735959B2
Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for detecting spoofing of a 3D object, using a 2D representation, in a mobile object authentication process, comprising capturing image data of the 3D object by a front-facing camera, to record a current spatial characteristic of the 3D object, while a front-facing screen displays an authentication pattern comprising a plurality of regions, wherein at least one of the regions varies in at least one of: brightness, position, size, shape, and color over time causing a variance of lighting effects which create highlights and shadows on the 3D object over time. The devices, systems, and methods thereby provide an efficient and secure process for determining if spoofing of the 3D object, using a 2D representation, is attempted in a mobile authentication process, by comparing the current spatial characteristic of the 3D object with a stored reference spatial characteristic of the 3D object.
US10735951B2
A method for operating a network entity is provided in a wireless communications network. The method includes receiving a message comprising a temporary identifier of a mobile entity. The temporary identifier is used to temporarily identify the mobile entity. The temporary identifier includes an identifier of variable length which is used to identify a core network control entity which controls the mobile entity when connected to the network. The method determines a length indicator present in the temporary identifier, where the length indicator indicates a length of the identifier in the temporary identifier. The method determines the identifier in the temporary identifier based on the length indicator and the core network control entity based on the identifier, and transmits the received message to the determined core network control entity.
US10735950B2
There is disclosed a method, and a corresponding apparatus, for maintaining the settings of a user equipment, comprising: monitoring at least one stored setting in the terminal; responsive to a change in said at least one stored setting notifying a controller; and responsive to said notification selectively resetting said at least one stored setting.
US10735945B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique that combines a 5G communication system for supporting a data rate that is higher than that of a beyond 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method in which a terminal performs communication connection by downloading and installing a communication service in a communication system.
US10735938B2
A computer-implemented method includes discovering, by a client device, an available host computing device implementing a radio receiver, wherein the host computing device is discovered from a decentralized shared database and the radio receiver receives radio signals from multiple different transmitters; establishing, by the client device, a relationship with the host computing device based on discovering the host computing device from the decentralized shared database; receiving, by the client device, application data from the host computing device based on establishing the relationship, wherein the application data is associated with radio signals received by the radio receiver from the multiple different transmitters; and storing, outputting, or displaying, by the client device, the application data.
US10735933B2
A method for communicating with a given device that is located at a given direction, the method may include transmitting a triggering signal, by a communication device and over a directional communication link; receiving, by the communication device, one or more responses to the triggering signal, wherein the one or more responses originate from one or more devices; participating in determining of whether the one or more devices comprises the given device or receiving indication about whether the one or more devices comprises the given device; and when the one or more devices comprises the given device then attempting, by the communication device, to establish communication with the given device.
US10735932B2
An information transceiving method, apparatus and storage medium are provided. The method includes: establishing a connection with a base station; and during establishing the connection with the base station, sending terminal capability information to the base station for connecting the terminal to a mobile data network in accordance with the terminal capability information, wherein the terminal capability information comprises at least one field representing terminal capability comprising data throughput capability and at least one of latency capability, power consumption capability, reliability capability, enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) capability, massive Machine-Type Communication (mMTC) capability and Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communication (URLLC) capability.
US10735915B2
A method of operating a first terminal participating in a Mission Critical Push To Talk (MCPTT) group call in an off-network includes: receiving a first floor grant message configured to indicate a floor transfer from a second terminal to a third terminal; storing a Synchronization Source (SSRC) of the third terminal included in the first floor grant message as an SSRC of a next floor arbitrator; receiving a media packet or a floor control message; and, if a transmitter of the media packet or the floor control message is the next floor arbitrator, updating an SSRC of a current floor arbitrator as the SSRC of the next floor arbitrator.
US10735914B2
A wireless device (18) is configured for use in a wireless communication system. The wireless device (18) is configured to receive, from a radio network node (12), a multicast or broadcast transmission (14) and downlink control information indicating a number of repetitions with which the multicast or broadcast transmission (14) is transmitted. The wireless device (18) is also configured to operate according to a negative acknowledgement only feedback scheme in which the wireless device (18) is configured to transmit a negative acknowledgement to the radio network node (12) if decoding of the multicast or broadcast transmission (14) fails using the indicated number of repetitions and to refrain from transmitting a positive acknowledgement to the radio network node (12) if decoding of the multicast or broadcast transmission (14) succeeds.
US10735913B2
A system and method for transmitting packets to a plurality of network devices that cannot be accessed via a single hop. The system includes a source, which issues a multicast message to those network devices in close proximity, and also transmits an encapsulated multicast message to a distribution node. This encapsulated multicast message may be routed using traditional routing protocols. The distribution node then transmits the multicast message to those network devices within close proximity. The distribution node may also have the ability to transmit singlecast messages to those network devices, if necessary, to perform retries.
US10735910B1
Improved systems and methods for enhancing the performance of network based computerized content rendering and hosting and providing of devices, systems and/or platforms by modifying the capabilities and providing non-native functionality to such devices, systems and/or platforms through a novel and improved application, networked based enforcement of geographical compliance, data processing and networking framework.
US10735906B2
A system comprising: an indoor localisation system to localise a tracked entity in an indoor environment and to output an indoor location data stream comprising indoor location data representing locations assumed by the tracked entity in the indoor environment; an analytics computing system designed to receive and process the indoor location data stream from the indoor localisation system to compute entity-related analytics; wherein the analytics computing system is designed to: identify in the indoor location data stream one or more sessions, each representing a corresponding period during which a tracked entity carries out an associated activity in the indoor environment, based on an indoor environment model specifying one or more session open/close rules, and compute, for one or more identified sessions, associated track data representing a track travelled by the tracked entity in the indoor environment during an identified session, based on the indoor location data stream (208).
US10735905B2
Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes executing, on the device, an application in response to an instruction from a user of the electronic device. While executing the application, the method further includes collecting usage data. The usage data at least includes one or more actions performed by the user within the application. The method also includes: automatically, without human intervention, obtaining at least one trigger condition based on the collected usage data and associating the at least one trigger condition with a particular action of the one or more actions performed by the user within the application. Upon determining that the at least one trigger condition has been satisfied, the method includes providing an indication to the user that the particular action associated with the trigger condition is available.
US10735902B1
Method for controlling movement of a mobile device includes obtaining an analyzeable video from an imager on the device during its movement by obtaining at least one video from the imager, and analyzing, using a processor, each video to determine presence of a fixed-in-position object in multiple sequentially obtained frames until a video is obtained including at least one fixed-in-position object in multiple sequentially obtained frames which constitutes the analyzeable video. This video is analyzed on a frame by frame basis to determine distance and direction moved by the device, which is analyzed relative to predetermined distance and direction intended for movement of the device to determine any differences, which result in changes in movement of the device. Relocation of the device is achieved by recognizing a previously imaged, fixed object in subsequent frames and comparing the position of the device at both times, with a deviation resulting in relocation.
US10735901B2
Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for managing audio on a mobile device based on environmental factors. The method includes one or more processors determining that an audio-related task initiates on a mobile device. The method further includes determining whether a location of the mobile device is within a threshold proximity to a paired smart speaker. In response to determining that the location of the mobile device is within the threshold proximity, the method further includes determining a first set of environmental factors associated with a physical environment proximate the paired smart speaker, wherein the first set of environmental factors include detected indications within the physical environment proximate to the paired smart speaker. The method further includes determining whether to transfer the audio-related task from the mobile device to the paired smart speaker based on analyzing of the first set of environmental factors in comparison to user preferences.
US10735889B1
Methods and apparatus for using wireless networks to support a variety of school related operations including attendance record keeping, student class work assignment receipt and student test answer result receipt are described. Short range wireless signals transmitted in an area corresponding to a class session are used to facilitate verification of a student's presence in the class. Students submit attendance messages, test answer messages and/or work corresponding to an assignment wirelessly with the submission message or attendance message including information from a short range wireless signal received by the student device along with student authentication information such as a captured image or fingerprint obtained from the student at the time of submission or attendance message transmission. Based on the information in a received message the network node authenticates the student and that it was submitted from the area of the class. Records are updated based on received message content.
US10735888B2
A machine-to-machine (M2M) gateway (GW) includes reachability, addressing, and repository (RAR) capability. The GW maintains a local mapping table and local device application repository, performs data aggregation, address/name translation, provides event reporting and establishes GW reachability and wake-up time. The GW supports requests from M2M applications or other capabilities within the GW, and from a network and application (N&A) domain RAR. The GW may include an M2M device and M2M gateway management (MDGM) capability that receives management requests for an M2M device and functions as a network proxy. The MDGM accepts and processes requests from the N&A domain on behalf of the M2M device and performs management functions of the M2M device on behalf of the N&A domain. The MDGM may request the N&A domain for permission to interact with the M2M device, initiate an interaction for device management tasks with the M2M device, and report to the N&A domain.
US10735887B1
A spatial audio processing system operable to enable audio signals to be spatially extracted from, or transmitted to, discrete locations within an acoustic space. Embodiments of the present disclosure enable an array of transducers being installed in an acoustic space to combine their signals via inverting physical and environmental models that are measured, learned, tracked, calculated, or estimated. The models may be combined with a whitening filter to establish a cooperative or non-cooperative information-bearing channel between the array and one or more discrete, targeted physical locations in the acoustic space by applying the inverted models with whitening filter to the received or transmitted acoustical signals. The spatial audio processing system may utilize a model of the combination of direct and indirect reflections in the acoustic space to receive or transmit acoustic information, regardless of ambient noise levels, reverberation, and positioning of physical interferers.
US10735868B2
A package for a MEMS device, the package comprising a MEMS transducer within a chamber of the package; and a package substrate, wherein an upper surface of the package substrate defines at least part of a surface of the chamber; wherein the package substrate comprises a plurality of metal layers, the package substrate further comprising at least a part of a filter circuit for filtering RF signals, wherein a first metal layer is provided in a first plane of the substrate and wherein a resistor of the filter circuit is provided in a plane below the first plane.
US10735864B2
A speaker, including: a magnetic circuit system, a vibration system, and a speaker support, the speaker support is provided with a mounting cavity, both the magnetic circuit system and the vibration system are mounted in the mounting cavity; the vibration system includes a metal diaphragm and a flexible connector; the metal diaphragm is placed in the mounting cavity; an inner periphery of the flexible connector is bonded to an outer periphery of the metal diaphragm, and an outer periphery of the flexible connector is bonded to an inner periphery of the speaker support. The overall rigidity of the vibration system of the speaker can be improved via adopting the metal diaphragm, and the overall performance of the speaker is improved.
US10735851B2
An Acoustic meta material (AMM) device for passive amplification of sound is described. The AMM amplifier device employs a deep sub-wavelength resonator design with high refraction index, which uses resonant amplification of the bass sound. An array of sub wavelength, single frequency channels are used, each resonating and amplifying at a different frequency in the bass frequency range. This is accomplished by having many different channels, each with an opening extending in a same, common, or substantially common direction. Thus, sound emanating from a speaker in a first direction continues in this direction until reaching and entering the openings of the plurality of channels. The sound from the speaker is in all transmitted frequencies of, for example, a musical recording or the like. However, only a specific frequency and/or harmonics thereof are substantially propagated through each channel.
US10735838B2
A transparent wireless bridge for providing access to an optical fiber network comprises a first transceiver outside a building and configured to transmit/receive communication signals to and from the optical fiber network. A first glass sheet attached to an outer side of a window comprises a first antenna communicatively coupled to the first transceiver and configured to transmit and receive communication signals to and from the first transceiver. A second glass sheet is attached to an inner side of the window and comprises a second antenna configured to wirelessly transmit and receive communication signals to and from the first antenna. The wireless bridge also includes a second transceiver located inside the building that is communicatively coupled to the second antenna and configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data to and from the second antenna. The wireless bridge may also be used in conjunction with a wireless drop system.
US10735836B2
The present invention discloses a passive optical network communications method, apparatus and system. The method includes: receiving, by an optical network unit, a first message sent by an optical line terminal, where the first message carries backup wavelength channel ID information; switching, by the optical network unit, following the optical network unit detects a fault, an operating wavelength channel of the optical network unit to a backup wavelength channel identified by the backup wavelength channel ID information; and performing, by the optical network unit, data communication over the switched-to backup wavelength channel. In this way, fast protection switching of a passive optical network system is implemented and reliability of the system is improved.
US10735835B2
Technologies for allocating resources of a set of managed nodes to workloads to manage heat generation include an orchestrator server to receive resource allocation objective data including a target temperature for one or more of the managed nodes. The orchestrator server is also to determine an initial assignment of a set of workloads among the managed nodes, receive telemetry data from the managed nodes indicative of resource utilization by each of the managed nodes and one or more temperatures and fan speeds of the managed nodes as the workloads are performed, predict future heat generation of the workloads as a function of the telemetry data, determine, as a function of the predicted future heat generation, an adjustment to the assignment of the workloads to achieve the target temperature, and apply the adjustments to the assignments of the workloads among the managed nodes as the workloads are performed.
US10735828B2
A method including the steps of: displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes an input interface that receives a user-selected file that includes at least one image; receiving the user-selected content; converting, on-demand, the user-selected content into a digital cinema package file by combining the user-selected file with a templated media; and outputting, on-demand, the digital cinema package file for presentation within a theatre.
US10735822B2
In one embodiment, a system for providing data communication services includes a cable television (CATV) tap operably coupled to a CATV network, the CATV tap comprising a tap transceiver. Further, a CATV gateway device is operably coupled to the CATV tap and includes a gateway modem using a first communications standard to communicate with the CATV network, and a gateway transceiver operably coupled to the gateway modem and configured to communicate with the tap transceiver. The system further includes a first device operably coupled to the CATV tap and configured to send or receive device data. The device data includes control data for controlling the first device or monitoring data generated by the first device. The tap transceiver of the CATV tap is configured to communicate the device data between the first device and the gateway transceiver.
US10735820B2
An electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring an image comprising a guide member positioned in an area at which a display device is to be installed; displaying the acquired image; analyzing a background area of the acquired image, the background area being positioned within the guide member in the acquired image; and acquiring information about a background image that is to be displayed in the background area of the acquired image.
US10735816B2
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for managing license information for playing secure high definition content. The method includes receiving a certificate revision list (CRL) from a license server, receiving encrypted license information allowing a playback of the content through a first session established between a storage device and the license server wherein the first session is identified by session identification information, and playing the content based on the license information.
US10735815B1
Per-viewer engagement-based video optimization is disclosed. A request for content associated with a first client is received. A model associated with the first client is obtained. The obtained model comprises at least one of behavior and playback preferences of a viewer associated with the first client. The obtained model is used to determine, for the first client, an optimal set of instructions usable to obtain content. A different set of instructions is determined to be optimal for a second client. The optimal set of instructions determined for the client is provided as output. The first client is configured to obtain content according to the optimal set of instructions determined for the first client.
US10735813B2
A media presentation and distribution system includes a verification server that handles dynamic verification of playback of media assets on a client device. The client device receives an asset stream of media assets that comprises one or more tags embedded in the media assets. The client device detects an asset identifier associated with each of the media assets during playback of each media asset on the client device, based on identification of a tag of the one or more tags. The verification server verifies the playback of the media assets on the client device based on received support information from the client device. The playback of the media assets are verified to satisfy defined asset delivery criteria and to identify and debug a deviation or one or more errors with the playback of the media assets.
US10735806B2
A process receives, from a media content server, media content. Further, the process performs a first playback, with a processor at a media playback device, of one or more sample files corresponding to the media content. The one or more sample files each corresponds to a distinct codec format. In addition, the process determines, with the processor at the media playback device, a confidence score for each of the one or more sample files. The confidence score is associated with one or more factors indicative of the distinct codec format being software-based or hardware-based. Finally, the process performs a second playback, with the processor at the media playback device, of at least a substantial portion of the media content according to the distinct codec format that is hardware-based.
US10735801B2
A digital broadcast receiving apparatus executing a function with a higher added value can include: a broadcast receiving unit configured to receive broadcasting data of broadcasting program contents and location information from a broadcast transmission path, a reference destination for obtaining data related to the broadcasting data being described in the location information; a communication unit configured to receive communication data of the program contents from the reference destination described in the location information via a communication line; a recording/reproducing unit configured to record and reproduce the broadcasting data of the broadcasting program contents received by the broadcast receiving unit; an outputting unit configured to output the broadcasting data of the broadcasting program contents reproduced from the recording/reproducing unit to external equipment; and a server function unit for external equipment. The outputting unit can include a state where the location information is outputted together with reproduced broadcasting data.
US10735800B2
Live streaming video content is processed and stored for real-time delivery of the content, future VoD viewing of the content, and time-shifted viewing of the content, by manipulating a common manifest or playlist. Previously stored content may be reordered and/or recombined in order to provide a personalized content viewing experience.
US10735792B2
Features of various implementations are used to enable determining what a particular consumer is watching on television in order to deliver matched functionality, content and/or services, as a part of an interactive television suite of technologies. In some implementations, the process of determining what a particular consumer is watching is enabled so that communication between the primary set-top box and a supplemental set-top box and/or television integrated device is reduced, thereby avoiding the need for one or more provider specific APIs. For example, one aspect of the disclosure is a computer-implemented method of identifying a media program by capturing display data from the media program, and extracting text from the display data in response to determining that the display data includes the text overlay, wherein the extracted text is associated with the media program.
US10735791B2
Systems and methods presented herein provide for Content On Demand (COD) asset insertion. A COD asset insertion decision system (CODAID) is communicatively coupled to a content distributer to process information about COD content selections by Customer Premises Equipment (CPEs). An auction system is communicatively coupled to the CODAID and to a plurality of asset providers to process information about assets of the providers, to provide an auction for asset opportunities in the COD content selections, to receive bids for the asset opportunities, and to rank the auctioned assets according to bid. The CODAID further ranks the auctioned assets based in part on the COD content selection information and the asset information, identifies one or more of the further ranked assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and directs the content distributer to insert the identified one or more further ranked assets into the COD content selection.
US10735790B2
Systems and methods for recommending content to a user are described. A user equipment device may be equipped with a built-in or separately connected image capturing device which may be used to pinpoint the location of the remote control when it is activated, thereby defining the specific location of the remote and the user. The relative location of the user in the room where the television is located may be associated with that particular user and used to automatically log in and access their user profile. This information may be used to enhance the television experience for the user by, e.g., recommending content.
US10735789B2
A transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus, and a data processing method that enable efficient transmission of periodically transmitting information. The transmitting apparatus arranges, in a physical layer frame including a preamble and a data portion, periodically transmitting transmission information in an area that is extractable temporally before other information arranged in the data portion, and transmits the physical layer frame as a digital broadcast signal. The apparatuses and method are applicable to, for example, digital broadcasting using an IP transmission method.
US10735787B2
Reception processing of broadcast content, in transmission of which an IP system is employed, is performed. An SDPT, in a header extension part of which service identification information and an SDP are arranged, in an SSC is transmitted from a broadcasting station. On a reception side, it becomes possible to acquire an intended SDPT from signaling information SSC easily at high speed by performing section filtering processing with respect to a received transport stream. Then, it is possible to access a stream of an intended channel at high speed based on an IP address and a port number described in an SDP stored in a header extension part of the acquired SDPT.
US10735786B2
Methods and systems for calculating, storing, and allowing electronic searches for metadata associated with media titles. The metadata includes scores specific to each actor and each genre of a media title, where the scores indicate the degree to which an actor's performance in that title corresponds to a particular genre. Electronic searches for particular actors' performance in a specific genre thus return more accurate results that more correctly reflect how well the actors' performances reflect that genre.
US10735783B1
Techniques for low latency streaming, for example in a broadcasting environment, are described herein. In some examples, one or more individual renditions may be encoded into multiple rendition versions associated with different respective latencies. Also, in some examples, one or more individual renditions may be encoded into multiple rendition versions having different respective amounts of forward error correction (FEC), for example by an edge node of a video streaming service. Also, in some examples, video may be broadcast using a protocol that does not require retransmission of lost packets, such as Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC), which is commonly used for point-to-point transmissions. Also, in some examples, one or more servers may receive quality of service feedback information from each player to which video content is transmitted. The one or more servers may use this feedback information to select and switch between appropriate renditions and rendition versions for each player.
US10735778B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, system for tile-based video streaming using a proxy executing at a mobile edge cloud, which adaptively offloads decoding and merging of video tiles from mobile devices to the mobile edge cloud. A processing system including the proxy communicates with a video server and a client device. The proxy receives a request for video content from a client device; the request includes historical field of view (FoV) information. The proxy predicts a client FoV, requests video tiles from the server, downloads the tiles from the server, generates a video chunk by decoding and merging the downloaded tiles, and delivers the video chunk to the client device. The client device performs local decoding and rendering of the generated video chunk. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10735772B2
A method for decoding an image in intra-prediction mode is discussed. The method includes reconstructing the intra-prediction mode of a current block; generating a reference pixel using an available reference pixel when there is an unavailable reference pixel for the current block; adaptively filtering the reference pixel of the current block based on the reconstructed intra-prediction mode and a size of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block using the intra-prediction mode of the current block and reference pixel corresponding to the intra-prediction mode Further, in the generating step of the reference pixel, the unavailable reference pixel is set as a pixel value of the available reference pixel, the available reference pixel being an available pixel on the nearest position in a predetermined direction from the unavailable reference pixel.
US10735768B2
An image coding method includes selecting two or more transform components from among a plurality of transform components that include a translation component and non-translation components, the two or more transform components serving as reference information that represents a reference destination of a current block; coding selection information that identifies the two or more transform components that have been selected from among the plurality of transform components; and coding the reference information of the current block by using reference information of a coded block different from the current block.
US10735763B2
A method of video decoding for a video decoder that includes acquiring a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The method further includes selecting, from a history buffer that stores motion vector predictors of N previously decoded blocks. The method further includes selecting, from the history buffer, a second motion vector predictor of a second neighboring block of the current block. The method further includes selecting a first temporal block included in a previously decoded reference picture associated with the current picture, the first temporal block including a third motion vector predictor, the first temporal block being one of (i) neighboring to a collocated block of the current block and (ii) within the collocated block. The method further including determining a motion vector predictor of the current block using a weighted average of the first motion vector predictor, the second motion vector predictor, and the third motion vector predictor.
US10735761B2
Aspects of the disclosure include a video decoding device that includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive encoded video data associated with a current block of a current image frame, determine a set of candidate motion vectors for the current block, determine a selection index based on the encoded video data, and select one of the set of candidate motion vectors based on the selection index. The processing circuit is further configured to refine the selected candidate motion vector to become a reconstructed motion vector when the selected candidate motion vector meets a predetermined condition, and generate an image of the current image frame for output, including generating a reconstructed image of the current block based on the reconstructed motion vector.
US10735756B2
A method is provided for encoding a digital video to improve perceptual quality. The method includes receiving a digital video at a video encoder, providing a perceptual quantizer function defined by PQ ( L ) = ( c 1 + c 2 L m 1 1 + c 3 L m 1 ) m 2 , wherein L is a luminance value, c1, c2, c3, and m1 are parameters with fixed values, and m2 is a parameter with a variable value, adapting the perceptual quantizer function by adjusting the value of the m2 parameter based on different luminance value ranges found within a coding level of the digital video, encoding the digital video into a bitstream using, in part, the perceptual quantizer function, transmitting the bitstream to a decoder, and transmitting the value of the m2 parameter to the decoder for each luminance value range in the coding level.
US10735749B2
Techniques for coding and deriving (e.g., determining) one or more coded-block-flags associated with video content are described herein. A coded-block-flag of a last node may be determined when coded-block-flags of preceding nodes are determined to be a particular value and when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In some instances, the predetermined condition may be satisfied when log2(size of current transform unit) is less than log2(size of maximum transform unit) or log2(size of current coding unit) is less than or equal to log2(size of maximum transform unit)+1. The preceding nodes may be nodes that precede the last node on a particular level in a residual tree.
US10735746B2
The invention relates to a motion compensation performed under an inter-frame prediction. A fractional sample interpolation is applied on retrieved samples to generate fractional samples. The fractional sample interpolation comprises a plurality of filtering operations, and all of filtered results from the filtering operations are truncated down to a predetermined bit depth independent of the bit depth of the samples stored in the reference picture memory.
US10735744B2
Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for recording a video chunk in a designated order comprising a plurality of intra-frame coded frames followed by a plurality of inter-frame coded frames are disclosed. For instance, a processing system including at least one processor may obtain a video chunk associated with a time block of a video. In one example, the video chunk includes a plurality of frames encoded in a bitrate of a plurality of available bitrates for the time block of the video, and the plurality of frames includes a plurality of intra-frame coded frames and a plurality of inter-frame coded frames. In one example, the plurality of frames is in a first order. The processing system may then record the video chunk in a second order comprising the plurality of intra-frame coded frames followed by the plurality of inter-frame coded frames.
US10735741B2
The invention relates to a method for compressing an input data set, which comprises one or more input values, comprising the following steps: determining, for each input value, a tolerance range; generating encoded lossy values by a lossy encoding of the input values; generating output values associated with the input values, in particular by decoding the encoded lossy values; generating difference values by subtracting each decoded lossy value from the respectively associated input value; comparing each difference value with the respectively associated determined tolerance range; generating encoded correction values associated with the encoded lossy values on the basis of the difference values, wherein the encoded correction values are offset values, which can be added to the associated encoded lossy values; and providing an output data record as a function of a comparison of the difference values with the tolerance ranges and on the basis of the encoded lossy values and/or the encoded correction values.
US10735733B2
The present invention concerns a method for encoding a video sequence, comprising the following steps by a processing unit of an encoding device: splitting an image from the video sequence into blocks of values; for each block: transforming the values of the block into transform coefficients; organizing these transform coefficients into several sets of transform coefficients; quantizing the transform coefficients into quantized coefficients; encoding the block using the quantized coefficients; encoding the video sequence based on the encoding of the blocks; wherein the quantizing step further comprises for quantized coefficients corresponding to one set of transform coefficients: determining scaled coefficients where a scaled coefficient is based on a transform coefficient of the one set, by multiplying the transform coefficient by a factor parameter and then adding a deadzone parameter, the deadzone parameter being scaled linearly with the index k of the transform coefficient within the set of transform coefficients; shifting each scaled coefficient to obtain a corresponding quantized coefficient; comparing a sum value representative of a summing result of magnitudes of the quantized coefficient values corresponding to the set of transform coefficients, with a threshold; and setting the quantized coefficients corresponding to the set of transform coefficients to zero, if the summing result is below the threshold.
US10735702B2
A projection display apparatus to which a lens apparatus includes a storage configured to store information about a reference panel pitch size is detachably attachable and an image generator configured to generate an image, and a controller configured to set a driving condition for the lens apparatus in accordance with a size of one pixel in the image generator and the reference panel pitch size.
US10735697B2
This application provides a photographing method and a control device, and relate to the field of communications. The photographing method comprises: a shutter triggering step of triggering a virtual shutter according to a first input instruction of a user; an information recording step of recording photographing related information at a moment of triggering the virtual shutter; a request sending step of sending a photo obtaining request to a server, where the photo obtaining request comprises the photographing related information; and a photo obtaining step of receiving at least one photo provided by the server according to the photo obtaining request. The photographing method and the control device provide convenience for a user to photograph and obtain an interested photo from a photo library, so as to improve user experience.
US10735694B2
Embodiments of a method and system described herein enable capture of video data streams from multiple, different devices and the processing of the video data streams. The video data streams are merged such that various data protocols can all be processed with the same worker processors on different types of operating systems, which are typically distributed. An embodiment uses a mobile device (such as a mobile phone) as a device and deploys a video sensor application on the mobile device for encoding consecutive video files, time stamping the consecutive video files, and pushing the consecutive video files to a file server to produce a stable stream of video data. Thus avoiding the inefficiencies associated with having video processing in the data flow loop.
US10735688B2
An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus according to an example embodiment includes a communication interface and a processor configured to provide a video content and dynamic metadata corresponding to each content section of the video content to an external display apparatus through the communication interface, each content section comprising a plurality of frames, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the dynamic metadata to the external display apparatus on a frame-by-frame basis, and based on a graphic content being activated, provide data to the display apparatus by converting dynamic metadata corresponding to a content section where the graphic content is activated into static metadata during a plurality of frames.
US10735683B1
A low-power image sensor includes a plurality of light-sensitive pixel cells, a plurality of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and image processing circuitry. The image sensor can be disposed in multiple semiconductor layers such that the pixel cells are disposed in a first layer and various other components are disposed in the second layer or between the first layer and the second layer. The image sensor is configured such that the analog output of a pixel cell is sampled by a first ADC and a second ADC within respective first and second dynamic ranges, the second dynamic range being greater than the first dynamic range. The first ADC and the second ADC sample the analog output with different sampling resolutions. The digital outputs of the first ADC and the second ADC are subsequently used by an image processor to generate a pixel value for an image frame.
US10735667B1
When each of a right IR projector and a left IR projector has been set to an IR OFF state and a final radiation ON condition becomes satisfied, a PVM-ECU sets each of the right IR projector and the left IR projector to an IR ON state. When each of the right IR projector and the left IR projector has been set to the IR ON state and a final radiation ON condition becomes satisfied, the PVM-ECU sets each of the right IR projector and the left IR projector to the IR ON state.
US10735664B2
A mode selecting unit (6) selects a processing mode of occupant monitoring by using vehicle information, and an area selecting unit (7) selects an area corresponding to the selected processing mode. An exposure control unit (8) then determines an exposure setting that has to be set on an image shooting unit (2) by using luminance information about the selected area.
US10735659B2
Various embodiments of the methods and systems disclosed herein may be used to provide a surveillance camera that generates native video image frames in the appropriate FOV (orientation) that corresponds to the orientation in which the surveillance camera is installed when the video image frames are captured. The surveillance cameras implemented in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure may facilitate installation that provides a desired FOV in a particular orientation, generate video image frames that natively correspond to the desired FOV, and allow user interaction and video analytics to be performed on the FOV-matched video image frames.
US10735657B2
An image stabilization apparatus includes a fixed member, a movable member configured to hold an image stabilization lens and movable relative to the fixed member on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the image stabilization lens, a lock member that is disposed on an outer circumference side of the movable member and can be positioned at a lock position for restricting a movement of the movable member and an unlock position for enabling the movement of the movable member, and a retaining member configured to fix the movable member in an eccentric state when the lock member is located at the lock position.
US10735656B2
A distance measurement device includes an imaging optical system, an imaging unit, an emission unit, a derivation unit which performs a distance measurement to derive a distance to a subject based on a timing at which directional light is emitted by the emission unit and a timing at which reflected light is received by a light receiving unit, a shake correction unit which performs shake correction as correction of shake of the subject image caused by variation of an optical axis of the imaging optical system, and a control unit which performs control such that the shake correction unit does not perform shake correction or performs shake correction with a correction amount smaller than a normal correction amount determined in advance in a case of performing the distance measurement and performs shake correction with the normal correction amount in a case of not performing the distance measurement.
US10735653B1
An apparatus includes an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor may be configured to generate a sequence of video frames based on a targeted view of an environment. The processor may be configured to (A) perform an image stabilization on the sequence of video frames and (B) generate video analytics for the sequence of video frames, wherein the image stabilization comprises maintaining a horizon of the targeted view and is performed prior to generating the video analytics.
US10735647B2
An image processing method and an image processing device are provided. The image processing method includes capturing a first image of a target irradiated by an infrared light; capturing a second image of the target not irradiated by the infrared light; performing noise suppression and signal enhancement on each of the first image and the second image to generate a first processed image and a second processed image; and processing the first processed image and the second image by a recognition device to recognize the target.
US10735646B2
An image-processing unit for an electronic device is disclosed. The image-processing unit may include a digital signal processor (DSP), a first control interface configured for receiving an AP-instruction from an application processor (AP) external to the image-processing unit, and a second control interface configured for transmitting an intermediary-instruction generated by DSP based on the AP-instruction. The image-processing unit may further include a first data interface configured for receiving sensor-data generated in response to the intermediary-instruction by a sensor external to the image-processing unit, and a second data interface configured for transmitting to the AP intermediary-data generated by the DSP based on the sensor-data.
US10735644B2
Essentially coincident with the capture of an image by the imaging device, biometric information indicating the identity of the operator of the device is obtained from at least one biometric sensor. The biometric information and captured image are then stored in a manner reliably associating each with the other. At a later time, biometric information is obtained from a supposed operator of the imaging device. By comparing this candidate biometric information with the stored biometric information, the supposed operator may be authenticated as the operator of the imaging device at the time of capture of the stored image.
US10735631B2
A camera module includes an optical lens, a plurality of different camera components, and a plurality of connection elements pre-formed on at least one of the camera components for electrical connection. Each of the connection elements includes a first connection element formed on a surface of the camera component and a first conduction element electrically formed on the first connection element and protruded from the first connection element in order to electrically connect with other camera components.
US10735625B2
An information detecting device detects information from a target. The information detecting device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to perform a first information acquisition operation of acquiring first information from a target criterion, a second information acquisition operation of acquiring second information from the target, and an information conversion operation of converting the second information acquired by the second information acquisition operation, into third information, with the first information acquired by the first information acquisition operation, the third information having a dimension different from respective dimensions of the first information and the second information; and perform control such that an information-acquisition condition in the first information acquisition operation is identical to an information-acquisition condition in the second information acquisition operation.
US10735622B2
An apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store document data used to perform maintenance of the apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine a search range, in which data designated by a search instruction in the stored document data is to be searched for, based on configuration information, a detection unit configured to detect the data included in the search range and designated by the search instruction in the stored document data, and a display control unit configured to display a detection result of the detection unit on a display unit.
US10735620B2
Moving images are switched naturally when development of a story is switched according to a situation. An image display system includes a display unit that displays a moving image, an acquisition unit that acquires a motion of a user viewing the moving image displayed by the display unit, a determination unit that determines whether or not the motion of the user acquired by the acquisition unit satisfies a predetermined switching condition in which the user does not recognize switching between images even when the moving image displayed by the display unit is switched from first moving image data to second moving image data different from the first moving image, and a switching unit that switches the moving image displayed by the display unit from the first moving image data to the second moving image data when the determination unit determines that the switching condition is satisfied.
US10735619B2
A slide scanner as a stand-alone device that is able to function without a computer and comprises a magazine guide for different slide magazines, such as universal, LKM, CS and/or Paximat magazines.
US10735613B2
In a light scanning device, a substrate equipped with a polygonal mirror is disposed astride an interior section and an exposed section of a housing. The substrate is provided with a separator that comes into contact with a front face thereof. The separator separates the substrate into a first region disposed in the interior section and a second region disposed in the exposed section. The polygonal mirror is provided in the second region of the substrate.
US10735608B2
A message conversion system converts a message regarding one operation screen out of an operation screen after the customization and a default screen before the customization to a message regarding the other operation screen, and includes: a first obtainer that obtains a name of the operation item and identification information of operation control; a second obtainer that obtains a name of the operation item and identification information of operation control; a creator that creates a comparison table; and a replacer that specifies the identification information corresponding to the name of the operation item included in the message regarding one operation screen, and obtains the name of the operation item of the other operation screen and replaces the name of the operation item of the one operation screen included in the message with the name of the operation item of the other operation screen.
US10735606B2
A display device, comprises: a display part that displays a first display area and a second display area across a boundary and displays operation screens in the respective first and second display areas; a manipulation part that detects a user operation performed to a display screen of the display part; and a hardware processor that: determines whether or not a first operation and a second operation have continuity when the second operation is detected in the second display area after the first operation is detected in the first display area; and updates the operation screen in the first display area in response to the second operation when the first operation and the second operation are determined to have continuity, and updates the operation screen in the second display area in response to the second operation when the first operation and the second operation are determined not to have continuity.
US10735600B2
The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by an image capturing device for handling printed information on an information carrier. The image capturing device dynamically determines at least part of print information that should be printed on the information carrier by an industrial printer. When the print information has been printed on the information carrier by the industrial printer, the image capturing device captures an image of at least part of the print information on the information carrier.
US10735597B1
This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for establishing network-based data communications (e.g., voice calls, video calls, etc.) between a user device of a user and a remote device of another user, and transitioning the data communications to a different user device of the user based on various types of information. In some examples, the user devices may be located in one or more environments of the user, and the data communications may be transitioned between the user devices based, at least in part, on a location of the user in the environment(s) relative to the multiple devices. For instance, if a user device is performing data communications with the remote device, but it is determined that the user has moved into a closer proximity to another user device, the performance of the data communications may be transitioned to the other user device to which the user is in closer proximity.
US10735594B1
Methods and systems for routing multimedia traffic are described. A method may include receiving a communication originating from a user, transposing an alias transport network over one or more existing networks to route the communication, and routing the communication based on mapping rules.
US10735587B1
Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are described for a scalable computer-telephony integration system. Various aspects may include storing sets of call agent login information for several call agents within the computer-telephony integration system and across several independent computing systems in a contact center login database. Additionally, various aspects may include generating several contact center service categories and sets of contact information for each contact center service category, which may be stored in a contact center directory database. When an incoming call is received from a customer, various aspects may include obtaining customer call information from the customer and generating a customer call key, which may be stored as a reference to the customer call information in a contact center customer call information database. The call key may be used to reduce an amount of data electronically transferred between call agents during telephone call transfers.
