US10907258B1
Surfaces of metals and alloys that exhibit hydrophilic, omniphilic or hydrophobic properties, and methods of preparation thereof. The surface is roughened by surface polishing, thermo-catalytic etching, and temperature gradient etching. This procedure produces a hierarchical micro-/nano-scale roughness in the surface which comprises grooves, micro-cavities, and nano-cavities. This greatly enhances the hydrophilic and omniphilic properties of the pure surface without the need for coatings or oxidation. A further step of immersing the roughened surface in a stearic acid solution makes the surface hydrophobic or superhydrophobic.
US10907255B2
There is provided a high-strength galvanized steel sheet and a relatively low-strength galvanized steel sheet that undergoes complex forming, a galvanized steel sheet that exhibits consistently excellent press formability and that generates no hazardous fumes during welding as well as a manufacturing method therefor. The galvanized steel sheet has an oxide layer on the surface, where the oxide layer has an average thickness of 20 nm or more, and the oxide layer contains 30 mg/m2 or more of Zn, 1.0 mg/m2 or more of S, and 50 mg/m2 or more and 1,000 mg/m2 or less of polyethylene particles having an average particle size of 5.0 μm or less.
US10907247B2
A method for preparing a film carrier for sputtering of IC units placed thereon, the method comprising the steps of: providing a carrier of IC units; removing said units from the carrier; delivering said IC units to a flipper; inverting and delivering said units to a sputtering film frame; placing the units on said sputtering film frame in an array having a pre-determined clearance about adjacent units.
US10907245B2
A linear evaporation source and a deposition apparatus having the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the linear evaporation source includes i) a crucible being open on one side thereof and configured to store a deposition material and ii) a plurality of partitions dividing an internal space of the crucible, wherein each of the partitions has at least one opening in a lower portion thereof. The source further includes i) a nozzle section located on the open side of the crucible and comprising a plurality of nozzles, ii) a heater configured to heat the crucible and iii) a housing configured to accommodate the crucible, the nozzle section, and the heater.
US10907237B2
Provided is a method of recovering gold, and optionally silver, from gold-bearing, and optionally silver-bearing, double refractory raw material, comprising the steps of (a) leaching the gold-bearing, and optionally silver-bearing, double refractory raw material in a chloride containing leaching solution to dissolve gold and to obtain a leach solution comprising gold, and optionally silver, in solution, whereby the redox of leaching solution in the chloride leaching step is above 550 mV vs. Ag/AgCl; and simultaneously contacting the leach solution comprising gold, and optionally silver, in solution with a re-sorptive material to obtain a gold-containing, and optionally silver-containing, re-sorptive material; and (b) recovering gold and optionally silver from the gold-containing, and optionally silver-containing, re-sorptive material.
US10907233B2
Provided are a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet with excellent aging-resistance properties and bake hardenability, and a method for manufacturing the same. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet has a molten zinc plated layer on the surface of a base steel sheet, wherein the base steel sheet comprises: 0.002-0.012 wt % of carbon (C); 1.6-2.7 wt % of manganese (Mn); 0.03 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of phosphorus (P); 0.01 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of sulfur (S); 0.01 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of nitrogen (N); 0.02-0.06 wt % of aluminum (sol.Al); 1.0 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of chromium (Cr), with the remainder being iron and inevitable impurities; the base steel sheet satisfies the relation of 1.3≤Mn(wt %)/(1.15×Cr(wt %))≤20.5; Mneq defined by relational expression 1 satisfies 1.9≤Mneq≤3.9.
US10907229B2
A hot-work mold steel includes 0.37 to 0.46 wt % of carbon (C), 0.25 to 0.5 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.36 to 0.56 wt % of manganese (Mn), 2.0 to 5.0 wt % of chromium (Cr), 1.4 to 2.6 wt % of molybdenum (Mo), 0.4 to 0.8 wt % of vanadium (V), 0.0007 to 0.004 wt % of boron (B), 0.002 to 0.022 wt % of aluminum (Al), 0.001 to 0.09 wt % of titanium (Ti) and the remainder of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. The hot-work mold steel exhibits superior thermal conductivity, hardenability, durability, and nitriding characteristics, and increased resistance to heat check and melt-out. A die-casting mold made of the steel has improved thermal conductivity regardless of mold size and a prolonged life cycle and can improve the surface quality in manufactured parts.
US10907222B2
Disclosed are: a primer set enabling the specific detection, by an isothermal amplification method, of an influenza A virus, an influenza A subtype H3 virus, an influenza A subtype pdm H1N1 virus, and an influenza B virus; a composition or a kit comprising the same; and a method for detecting influenza viruses by using the same. The primers and the method, according to the present application, can detect, in a rapid manner and with high sensitivity and specificity, whether influenza virus infection occurs, and enable detection without separate treatments after the completion of the amplification, thereby improving convenience.
US10907221B2
The disclosure relates to genetic engineered bacteria having a genetic memory circuit, compositions thereof, formulations thereof, methods of analyses and method of treatment of conditions related to the gastrointestinal tract including the mouth and the stomach.
US10907217B1
Methods for differentiating E. coli sequence type 131 are described. In one implementation, a method that employs example techniques in accordance with the present disclosure for determining E. coli sequence type 131 includes amplifying a gene target in the presence of a fluorescent reporter dye; exposing the gene target and the fluorescent reporter dye to an increasing temperature gradient to denature and reduce the helicity of a double-stranded oligo of the gene target; recording fluctuations in fluorescence using a High Resolution Melting analysis (HRM)-capable thermocycler; and producing a melt curve unique to the gene target.
US10907215B2
Provided herein are methods of treating a subject having a cancer, methods of selecting a treatment for a subject having a cancer, methods of selecting a subject having a cancer for a treatment that does not include a Trk inhibitor, methods of determining the likelihood that a subject having a cancer will have a positive response to a treatment with a Trk inhibitor, methods of predicting the efficacy of a Trk inhibitor in a subject having cancer, methods of determining a subject's risk for developing a Trk inhibitor-resistant cancer, and methods of determining the presence of a Trk inhibitor-resistant cancer in a subject, based on the detection of a cell from a sample from the subject that has at least one of the the point mutations in NTRK1 and/or NTRK2 and/or NTRK3.
US10907213B2
Mitochondrial DNA deletions useful for the detection of cancers and sun exposure are provided. In particular, methods and kits for detecting mitochondrial DNA deletions for the early detection, diagnosis and progression of prostate cancer, sun exposure and non-melonoma skin cancer are provided.
US10907210B2
The present invention concerns a method for determining if a subject is affected by a colorectal or pancreatic cancer or for determining the stage and/or the progression of a colorectal cancer. By measuring the presence of a panel of m RNAs encoding for transcription factors/genes involved in epithelial to mesenchymal transition in a blood sample, wherein different mRNA levels of a set of genes comprising TWIST1, SLUG, ZEB2, ZEB1 and CDH1, are indicative of colorectal cancer or pancreatic cancer diagnosis, and/or of colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis, and/or of CRC metastatic progression after surgery. The invention concerns also the use of kits to work the method.
US10907198B2
The present invention provides assays systems and methods for detection of chromosomal abnormalities and status of single loci associated with monogenic or polygenic traits in a sample containing nucleic acids from a maternal and a fetal source.
US10907197B2
Provided are imaging agents comprising a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of their use.
US10907189B2
The invention describes a method of determining the presence of acute cerebral ischaemic disorder in a subject comprising: a. measuring the concentration of one or more purines in a body fluid of the subject, the purines being selected from adenosine, inosine, hypoxanthine, xanthine and ATP, and b. comparing the measured concentration with a threshold concentration of the one or more purines, wherein the threshold concentration is preferably in the range 5 μM to 15 μM and wherein a measured concentration higher than the threshold concentration indicates the presence of acute ischaemic disorder. Also is described a method of determining the absence of an acute cerebral disorder in a subject comprising: a. measuring the concentration of one or more purines in a body fluid of the subject, the purines being selected from adenosine, inosine, hypoxanthine, xanthine and ATP, and b. comparing the measured concentration with a threshold concentration of the one or more purines, wherein the threshold concentration is preferably below 4 μM and wherein a measured concentration lower than the threshold concentration indicates the absence of acute cerebral ischaemic disorder.
US10907188B2
The present disclosure provides nucleic acids encoding a Large ATP-binding regulator of the LuxR family (LAL) of transcription factors, vectors and host cells including such nucleic acids, and methods for producing compounds (e.g., polyketides or β-lactam compounds) with such nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells.
US10907187B2
Provided are improved fungal strains and use thereof, wherein the fungal strains are capable of producing an altered level of proteins, enzymes, variants and other substances of interest.
US10907171B2
This invention relates to methods for increasing carbon fixation, increasing biomass production and/or increasing abiotic stress tolerance in a plant comprising: introducing into a plant, plant part, and/or plant cell a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a ferredoxin polypeptide and/or a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a biotin ligase polypeptide to produce a stably transformed plant, plant part, and/or plant cell, wherein said heterologous polynucleotides are from a bacterial and/or an archaeal species. Further provided are plants, plant parts and plant cells produced by the methods of the invention.
US10907169B2
Methods and materials for increasing abiotic stress tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding abiotic stress tolerance-increasing polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased tolerance to abiotic stress and methods of increasing plant yield under abiotic stress conditions.
US10907159B2
Methods of treating cancer using antisense based therapies including antisense oligonucleotides of si RNAs directed against DNA double-strand break repair proteins such as BRCA2 or RAD51 are provided. The antisense based therapies can be used alone, in tandem or in combination with other cancer therapies, in particular with therapies that lead to DNA damage, inhibition of DNA repair or inhibition of DNA synthesis, such as radiation, platinum drugs, alkylating agents, PARP inhibitors, or inhibitors of thymidylate synthase.
US10907152B2
This application provides and discloses anti-parasitic, anti-pest or insecticidal nucleic acid molecules and their calmodulin target genes for the control of arthropod parasites and pests. In particular, this application provides and discloses insecticidal nucleic acid molecules that target Varroa calmodulin gene sequences. This application further provides methods and compositions for the control and treatment of parasites and pests in Apis mellifera (honey bee) hives.
US10907144B2
Harvested stem cells are activated by treating them with an amplitude modulated laser beam having a wavelength lying in the range of 405 to 980 nanometers. The frequency of the laser beam is modulated within a range of 8 to 12 MHz. Using the activated stem cells, tissue can be repaired and regenerated by preparing the unactivated stem cells, treating the unactivated stem cells with an amplitude modulated laser beam having a pre-determined frequency for obtaining activated stem cells, administering the activated stem cells into a body containing the tissue, and using a homing beam to guide the activated stem cells within the body to the location of the tissue.
US10907141B2
The present invention concerns a DNA-replication-associated (Rep) protein comprising an amino acid sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 11 or 12; (b) a fragment of SEQ ID NOs:11 or 12 which is capable of binding an anti-Rep antibody specific for a protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 11 or 12; or (c) an amino acid sequence having a 90% or more homology to the amino acid sequence of (a) or (b) and is capable of binding an anti-Rep antibody specific for a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs:11 or 12. The present invention further concerns a method of diagnosing MS or a predisposition for MS and a kit for use in such methods.
US10907137B2
The present invention relates to methods for production of 2′Fucosyllactose by a microbial system comprising a α-1,2 fucosyltransferase (FucT2) polynucleotide and a Guanosine 5′-diphospho-β-L-fucose (GDP-L-fucose) synthesis pathway using lactose as a substrate. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising the microbial system.
US10907125B2
The present disclosure provides a flow-through electroporation device configured for use in an automated multi-module cell processing environment and configured to decrease cell processing time and the risk of clogging.
US10907123B2
A valve includes a body including an inner bore extending between a first port and a second port, a seat, and one or more restrainers and a disk that is moveable between the seat and the one or more restrainers such that a first pressure that is less than 1 pascal and applied in a first direction causes the disk to move from a first position towards a second position to permit fluid communication between the first port and the second port. A metamaterial scaffold including a structure defining a lumen, at least a portion of an outer or non-lumen surface of the structure is coated with a plurality of biological cells, and wherein the structure is composed of a metamaterial.
US10907114B2
The present invention discloses a method for co-production and processing of biological energy sources by oil crops, and belongs to the technical fields of oleochemical industry and biomass chemical industry. The method comprises the following steps: husking and drying oil crop seeds to obtain husks of which the moisture content is 5%-12% and oil seeds of which the moisture content is 30%-55%; squeezing and extracting the obtained oil seeds to obtain vegetable oil and oil seed meal; performing esterification reaction on the vegetable oil and alcohol to be separated to obtain bio-diesel and crude glycerol; performing cooking treatment on the husks and/or the oil seed meal in the crude glycerol to be separated to obtain oil crude cellulose and glycerol treating liquid; performing microbial fermentation or anaerobic digestion on the oil crude cellulose and the glycerol treating liquid respectively to obtain biological energy sources or bio-based chemicals. The present invention adopts bio-refining type recycling of industrial oil crops to realize efficient co-production of biological energy sources and obviously increase the utilization rate of biomass raw materials in agriculture and forestry.
US10907108B1
A method for removing sulfur containing contaminants from a thermally cracked waste oil is disclosed. In the present invention, the substantial amount of contaminants containing sulfur is separated into a solvent and further remaining contaminants can be separated via adsorption with bauxite such that an end product oil having better quality may be produced with higher productivity. The solvent can be subject to flash evaporation and then be recycled.
US10907097B2
The present application discloses a method of preparing quantum dots. The method includes combining a first quantum dots precursor and a second quantum dots precursor to form a first reaction mixture including a supercritical liquid medium; nucleating and growing the quantum dots from the first quantum dots precursor and the second quantum dots precursor in the first reaction mixture including the supercritical liquid medium; and forming a solid quantum dots material in the presence of the supercritical liquid medium.
US10907096B2
A scintillation compound can include a rare earth element that is in a divalent (RE2+) or a tetravalent state (RE4+). The scintillation compound can include another element to allow for better change balance. The other element may be a principal constituent of the scintillation compound or may be a dopant or a co-dopant. In an embodiment, a metal element in a trivalent state (M3+) may be replaced by RE4+ and a metal element in a divalent state (M2+). In another embodiment, M3+ may be replaced by RE2+ and M4+. In a further embodiment, M2+ may be replaced by a RE3+ and a metal element in a monovalent state (M1+). The metal element used for electronic charge balance may have a single valance state, rather than a plurality of valence states, to help reduce the likelihood that the valance state would change during formation of the scintillation compound.
US10907091B2
An organic compound according to one embodiment of the present invention is an organic compound represented by general formula (1). Each of X1 and X2 is an alkyl group or the like that may have a substituent. Each of R11 to R18 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group that may have a substituent, or the like. Each of R21 and R22 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group that may have a substituent, or the like. A1− and A2− independently represent a monovalent anion, respectively.
US10907082B2
A two-component lost circulation material (LCM) is provided having a polymer component and a sodium hydroxide component. The polymer component may include a carrier fluid such as water, a particulate material such as fly ash, a fibrous material such as polypropylene fibers, and an acrylic polymer. The sodium hydroxide component may include water and sodium hydroxide. The sodium hydroxide component is introduced to contact the polymer component to form the two-component LCM. Methods of lost circulation control and manufacture of a two-component LCM are also provided.
US10907073B2
A polishing composition for use in polishing an object to be polished, which comprises abrasive grains, a dispersing medium, and an additive, wherein the abrasive grains are surface-modified, the additive is represented by the following formula 1: wherein in the formula 1, X1 is O or NR4, X2 is a single bond or NR5, R1 to R5 are each independently a hydrogen atom; a hydroxy group; a nitro group; a nitroso group; a C1-4 alkyl group optionally substituted with a carboxyl group, an amino group, or a hydroxy group; or CONH2; with the proviso that R2 and R5 may form a ring; when X2 is a single bond, R3 is not a hydrogen atom, or R1 to R3 are not a methyl group; and when X2 is NR5 and three of R1 to R3 and R5 are a hydrogen atom, the other one is not a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and a pH is 5.0 or less. According to the present invention, a polishing composition capable of polishing not only polycrystalline silicon but also a silicon nitride film at high speed and also suppressing a polishing speed of a silicon oxide film is provided.
US10907066B2
Provided are a curable composition for inkjet, which not only allows surface curability in formation of a coating film by an inkjet system to be enhanced, but also is not reduced in characteristics conventionally provided, such as solder heat resistance and gold plating resistance, and a cured product and a printed wiring board using the curable composition. The curable composition for inkjet of the present invention includes (A) an alkylene chain-containing bifunctional (meth)acrylate compound, (B) an α-aminoalkylphenone-based photopolymerization initiator, and (C) an acylphosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator, wherein, when the thickness is 10 μm, the absorbance at a wavelength of 365 nm is 0.08 to 0.8 and the absorbance at a wavelength of 385 nm is 0.05 to 0.3.
US10907058B2
An aqueous ink composition including water; an optional co-solvent; an optional colorant; a sulfonated polyester; and an isoprene rubber. A process of digital offset printing, the process including applying an ink composition onto a re-imageable imaging member surface at an ink take up temperature, the re-imageable imaging member having dampening fluid disposed thereon; forming an ink image; transferring the ink image from the re-imageable surface of the imaging member to a printable substrate at an ink transfer temperature; wherein the ink composition comprises: water; an optional co-solvent; an optional colorant; a sulfonated polyester; and an isoprene rubber. A process including combining a sulfonated polyester resin, water, an optional co-solvent, an optional colorant, a sulfonated polyester, and an isoprene rubber to form an aqueous ink composition.
US10907056B2
A low viscosity energy curable epoxy resin composition essentially free of solvent for preparing an ink composition comprising: (a) at least one divinylarene dioxide compound, (b) at least one cycloaliphatic epoxy resin, (c) at least one vinyl ether compound, (d) at least one cationic photoinitiator, (e) at least one pigment, and (f) optionally, at least one oxetane; wherein (i) the viscosity of the curable composition is less than or equal to about 50 mPa·s at 25° C., (ii) the composition cures at a relative humidity of greater than 30%, and (iii) the composition cures with an increase in cure time of less than 100% when the composition is cured at a relative humidity of at least 70% compared to that of a composition that is cured at a relative humidity of less than or equal to 45%. The curable epoxy resin composition is useful, for example, for preparing an ink composition; and more specifically for preparing a solventless low viscosity UV curable inkjet ink composition.
US10907051B2
This invention provides a convenient method of forming and applying a thermoplastic material for roadway markings, comprising: obtaining individual components of a thermoplastic composite material suitable for roadway markings; mixing and heating the individual components to produce a fully compounded form of the thermoplastic composite material; solidifying and prilling the fully compounded form of the thermoplastic composite material to produce a plurality of thermoplastic prills; on a marking vehicle or mobile apparatus, introducing the thermoplastic prills to an on-board melter to produce a liquid phase of the thermoplastic prills; and applying the liquid phase of the thermoplastic prills to a roadway, thereby marking the roadway. Compositions and systems are also described. Surprisingly, prills melt in approximately half the time as the powder/granular form. Also, the melter can be operated at lower temperature, leading to less discoloration of material.
US10907042B2
Provided is a polyamide resin composition that has a large light transmittance with respect to 940 nm laser beam, and is capable of yielding a molded article that is highly laser weldable; and a kit, a method for manufacturing a molded article, and a molded article, using such polyamide resin composition.
US10907036B2
The present invention provides a soft multimodal random heterophasic polypropylene composition (m-Raheco) with improved stiffness and impact behaviour while maintaining optical properties. The multimodal random heterophasic polypropylene composition (m-Raheco) is suitable as material for injection moulding, e.g. for thin walled injection moulded articles. The present invention also describes specific propylene random copolymers as modifiers or compatibilizers in polyolefins and their according use.
US10907032B2
Boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)-polyimide (PI) and poly-xylene (PX) nano-composites, in the form of thin films, powder, and mats may be useful as layers in electronic circuits, windows, membranes, and coatings. The processes described chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes for coating the BNNTs with polymeric material, specifically PI and PX. The processes rely on surface adsorption of polymeric material onto BNNTs as to modify their surface properties or create a uniform dispersion of polymer around nanotubes. The resulting functionalized BNNTs have numerous valuable applications.
US10907026B2
Structured films containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (“MWCNTs”) have enhanced mechanical performance in terms of strength, fracture resistance, and creep recovery of polyimide (“PI”) films. Preferably, the loadings of MWCNTs can be in the range of 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt %. The strength of the new PI films dried at 60° C. increased by 55% and 72% for 0.1 wt % MWCNT and 0.5 wt % MWCNT loadings, respectively, while the fracture resistance increased by 23% for the 0.1 wt % MWCNTs and then decreases at a loading of 0.5 wt % MWCNTs. The films can be advantageously be created by managing a corresponding shift in the annealing temperature at which the maximum strength occurs as the MWCNT loadings increase.
US10907025B1
An aerogel and method of making the aerogel is disclosed. The aerogel is a polyimide/polyamide hybrid with a cross-linking agent that induces gelation.
US10907019B2
A synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B) having a surface which has a plurality of raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp), wherein a two-dimensional size of the plurality of raised portions (34Ap), (34Bp) is in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a normal direction of the synthetic polymer film (34A), (34B), the surface having a microbicidal effect, and a concentration of a total of a nitrogen element which is a constituent of a primary amine and a nitrogen element which is a constituent of a secondary amine is not less than 0.29 at %, and a number of moles of an ethylene oxide unit included in one gram is more than 0.0020 and not more than 0.0080.
US10907010B2
The present disclosure is directed to methods of making a polymer, including exposing a reaction mixture including a strained cyclic unsaturated monomer and an organic initiator to a stimulus to provide an activated organic initiator, whereby the activated organic initiator is effective to polymerize the strained cyclic unsaturated monomer via a 4-membered carbocyclic intermediate to provide a polymer having constitutional units derived from the strained cyclic unsaturated monomer.
US10907009B1
The present invention discloses modified epoxy acrylates and the solder resist containing the epoxy modified acrylates, belonging to the synthetic resin field. In this invention, modified epoxy acrylates are prepared by introducing long fatty hydrocarbon chain as the branched chain into the carboxylated epoxy acrylates. The as-prepared solder resist containing this modified epoxy acrylates maintains the excellent property of photosensitive solder resist such as good adhesion, hardness, solvent resistance and weather resistance which facilities sensitivity and alkaline development during exposure simultaneously. This has led to good water resistance, electrical insulation of the cured products. Furthermore, the cured product also shows good flexibility which improves its application in photosensitive imaging ink materials.
US10907006B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a molded body (MB) comprising the production of a thermoplastic polyurethane, the production of a molded body (MB*) from the thermoplastic polyurethane, heating the molded body (MB*) to a temperature below the temperature at which there is permanent deformability of the molded body (MB*), and above the switching temperature of the thermoplastic polyurethanes, elongating the heated molded body (MB*) with obtention of a molded body (MB), and cooling the molded body (MB) to a temperature below the switching temperature of the thermoplastic polyurethane, and the molded body obtained or obtainable by such a method. The present invention further relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane with shape memory and the use of a thermoplastic polyurethane for producing a molded body with shape memory effect in a temperature range from 0° C. to 130° C.
US10907000B2
The present invention provides multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers having the structure set out below: wherein w, x, y, and z are molar percentages, the sum of which equals 100%; wherein R1 has the formula —(CH2CH2O)n—R2, where R2 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 alkyl group; R3 has the formula —(CH2)a—CH3; R4 is hydrogen or methyl; R5 has the formula —(OCH2CH2)b—O—(CH2)c—CH3 or —(OCH2CH2)b—O—C6H5; and n is an integer ranging from 1 to about 10, a is an integer ranging from 1 to about 21, b is an integer ranging from 1 to about 23, and c is an integer ranging from 1 to about 21. The present invention also provides compositions comprising the multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers including spray drift control compositions including agricultural compositions, consumer compositions, industrial compositions, and mining compositions. The present invention also provides methods for preparing and using the multifunctional amphiphilic copolymers.
US10906998B2
The polypropylene copolymer according to the present invention has a low melting point and also is excellent in the low temperature heat sealing effect, transparency and strength, and the film prepared therefrom can be effectively used as a sealing layer of the non-stretched polypropylene-based film.
US10906995B2
The present invention provides a modifier including a silane-based compound of Formula 1, which may prevent the agglomeration of a filler in a rubber composition and increase the dispersibility of a filler, thereby improving the processability of a rubber composition, by easily introducing a functional group having affinity with a filler into a conjugated diene-based polymer chain, and a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer prepared using the same.
US10906988B2
The present invention provides compositions for the production of an antibody or functional fragment thereof directed against disialoganglioside-GD2. The compositions of the invention include polynucleotides encoding a heavy chain and/or a light chain variable domain that binds to GD2. The invention also provides an isolated antibody or functional fragment thereof and methods of treating or preventing a disease, such as cancer or tumor formation, wherein the antibody or functional fragment includes a variable heavy chain domain and a variable light chain domain that has an amino acid sequence provided herein. The invention further provides a conjugate of an antibody or functional fragment thereof conjugated or recombinantly fused to a diagnostic agent, detectable agent or therapeutic agent, and methods of treating, preventing or diagnosing a disease in a subject in need thereof.
US10906983B2
The present invention relates to antibodies that bind to human CD137 and display agonist activity, and is useful for treating solid and hematological tumors alone and in combination with chemotherapy and ionizing radiation.
US10906979B2
The present invention provides antibodies that bind to the IL-3 receptor alpha subunit alpha (Il3Rα) chain, and compositions comprising such antibodies. The present invention provides methods for inhibiting or reducing an IL3Rα-expressing cell population, the methods comprising contacting a population of IL3Rα-expressing cells (e.g., cancer cells and/or cancer stem cells) with an antibody that binds to IL3Rα. The present invention also provides antibody conjugates comprising an antibody that binds to an IL3Rα chain linked to a cytotoxic agent or anticellular agent and compositions comprising such conjugates. The present invention also provides methods for preventing, treating and/or managing a disorder associated with IL3Rα-expressing cells (e.g., a hematological cancer), the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an antibody that binds to IL3Rα.
US10906975B2
The invention relates to antibodies that are capable of specifically binding TREM-1 and preventing the activation of TREM-1, a protein expressed on monocytes, macrophages and neutrophils. Such antibodies find utility in the treatment of individuals with an inflammatory disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
US10906973B2
The present invention relates, in general, to polypeptides capable of transmigrating the blood-brain barrier, and uses thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to polypeptides derived by site-directed mutagenesis of an existing antibody fragment and uses thereof, and methods of making such molecules. The polypeptides of the present invention show enhanced blood-brain barrier crossing and brain exposure levels in vitro and in vivo.
US10906972B2
The present invention provides a method for producing an antibody against podocalyxin expressed specifically in cancer cells. The method includes a step of introducing a nucleic acid encoding all or a portion of podocalyxin into cells expressing a cancer cell-specific sugar chain structure to cause cancer cell-specific podocalyxin or a portion thereof to be expressed therein, a step of immunizing a non-human mammal with the cancer cell-specific podocalyxin or portion thereof to obtain antibodies, and a step of purifying the antibodies by primary screening using purified cancer cell-specific podocalyxin or a portion thereof.
US10906961B2
Provided is a dimer antibody including two structural domains independently each represented by the following amino acid sequence, in an N- to C-direction, N-FR1-CDR1-FR2-CDR2-FR3-CDR3-FR4-C wherein the antibody is capable of binding to a norovirus; FR denotes a framework region amino acid sequence and CDR denotes a complementary determining region amino acid sequence; any one of the following requirements (i)-(iii) is satisfied. Requirement (i): the CDR1 includes an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of not less than 60% with any one of the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NO: 1-SEQ ID NO: 6, the CDR2 includes an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of not less than 60% with any one of the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NO: 7-SEQ ID NO: 12, and the CDR3 includes an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of not less than 60% with any one of the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NO: 13-SEQ ID NO: 17; Requirement (ii): the CDR1 includes an amino acid sequence in which one-three amino acid(s) of any one of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1-SEQ ID NO: 6 has/have been substituted, deleted, or added, the CDR2 includes an amino acid sequence in which one-three amino acid(s) of any one of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 7-SEQ ID NO: 12 has/have been substituted, deleted, or added, and the CDR3 includes an amino acid sequence in which one-three amino acid(s) of any one of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 13-SEQ ID NO: 17 has/have been substituted, deleted, or added; and Requirement (iii): the CDR1 includes any one of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1-SEQ ID NO: 6, the CDR2 includes any one of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 7-SEQ ID NO: 13, and the CDR3 includes any one of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 13-SEQ ID NO: 17.
US10906955B2
The invention provides recombinant Roundabout Receptor 2 (ROBO2) proteins designed to bind SLIT ligands and prevent their binding to ROBO2 cell surface receptors. Also provided are methods for use of these recombinant ROBO2 proteins.
US10906948B2
The present invention relates to non-naturally occurring, mutated Semaphorin 3 molecules. Particularly, the invention relates to the mutated Semaphorin 3 or the functional fragment thereof that exhibit improved properties and pharmacologic effects, e.g., in the treatment of angiogenic disease and cancer. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides, and vectors and hosts comprising such nucleic acids. The invention further relates to methods for producing the polypeptides of the invention, and to methods of using them in the treatment of disease, in particular in the medical intervention of angiogenic diseases, tumors and/or cancer.
US10906947B2
The present disclosure relates to methods for producing recombinant proteins, as well as compositions used in and produced by such methods. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods for producing high secreted yields of recombinant proteins, and the compositions provided herein include recombinant host cells that comprise polynucleotide sequences encoding proteins operably linked to at least 2 distinct secretion signals.
US10906946B2
The present invention provides isolated peptides, variants and fragments thereof that are capable of binding with a high level of specificity to thrombin and inhibiting its activity. There is also provided uses of such peptides in methods of diagnosis and treatment, coating of medical devices and nucleic acids encoding the same.
US10906945B2
Provided herein are alpha hemolysin polypeptides comprising modified amino acid sequences that can reduce the rate of translocation of a polymer. Also provided herein are apparatuses and devices comprising modified hemolysin polypeptides. Also provided herein are methods of using modified alpha hemolysin proteins for use in characterizing and/or sequencing a polymer or for use as molecular sensors.
US10906930B2
The present invention provides highly active cyclic-di-nucleotide (CDN) immune stimulators that activate DCs via a recently discovered cytoplasmic receptor known as STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes). In particular, the CDNs of the present invention are provided in the form of a composition comprising one or more cyclic purine dinucleotides induce human STING-dependent type I interferon production, wherein the cyclic purine dinucleotides present in the composition are 2′- or 3′-mono-fluoro substituted, or 2′3′-di-fluoro substituted mixed linkage 2′,5′-3′,5′ CDNs.
US10906924B2
Provided are IDO inhibitor compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their pharmaceutical compositions, their methods of preparation, and methods for their use in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases.
US10906922B2
The present specification relates to a heterocyclic compound and an organic solar cell including the same.
US10906920B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), methods of using the compounds as immunomodulators, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders such as cancer or infections.
US10906912B2
A pharmaceutical intermediate including a first indole moiety which is associated with an optionally carboxylated hexahydroazepino moiety, an optionally carboxylated azonane moiety, or a second, optionally carboxylated indole moiety, having an alkyl, allyl, phenylallyl, cinnamyl, alkenyl, and/or alkyl-alkenyl substituent pendant from a nitrogen atom of the same.
US10906911B2
Disclosed herein are synthesis methods for coelenterazine. Also disclosed are articles including the coelenterazine and coelenterazine derivatives. Representative absorbent articles include disposable diapers and adult incontinence products.
US10906905B2
The present invention relates to a five-membered heteroaryl ring bridged ring derivative, a preparation method therefor and the medical use thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a new five-membered heteroaryl ring bridged ring derivative as shown in formula (I), a preparation method therefor and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the derivative, and the use thereof as a therapeutic agent, in particular as a TGF-β inhibitor, and the use in the preparation of a drug for treating, preventing or reducing cancers mediated by the over-expression of TGF-β, wherein the definition of each substituent in the general formula (I) is the same as defined in the description.
US10906903B2
Provided herein are processes for the preparation of (S)-(2R,3R,11bR)-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-2,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-1H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-yl 2-amino-3-methylbutanoate di(4-methylbenzenesulfonate), or a solvate, hydrate, or polymorph thereof.
US10906901B2
The present invention provides a new crystal form of a N-phenyl-2-aminopyrimidine compound, a crystal form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound, and a preparation method for these crystal forms and use thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a pharmaceutical preparation comprising the crystal form of said compound and the crystal form of the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound, and use of these crystal forms, the pharmaceutical composition and the pharmaceutical preparation for treating diseases or conditions associated with the cell epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), for example, for treating or improving abnormal cell proliferative conditions, such as cancer.
US10906900B2
The invention relates to compounds of formula (II) for using in imaging and particularly for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.
US10906898B2
Improving the solubility of an organic compound. A cocrystal of (1) 6-ethyl-N-[1-(hydroxyacetyl)piperidin-4-yl]-1-methyl-4-oxo-5-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine-2-carboxamide and (2) L-malic acid or L-tartaric acid.
US10906895B2
The present invention relates to processes and intermediates useful in the preparation of biologically active molecules, especially in the synthesis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) inhibitors. The present invention also relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of compounds of formula (I): In particular, the present invention also relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of compound I-a:
US10906892B2
Methods of preparation and purification of a compound of Formula I, intermediates thereof, a polymorph thereof, and related compounds are disclosed. Formulations and uses thereof in the treatment of LFA-1 mediated diseases are also disclosed.
US10906891B2
The present invention relates to solid forms of (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 1) in substantially crystalline form (Form A) or amorphous form, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith.
US10906889B2
The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the inventive compounds or compositions for treating or preventing proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers (e.g., leukemia, lymphoma, melanoma, multiple myeloma, breast cancer, Ewing's sarcoma, osteosarcoma, brain cancer, neuroblastoma, lung cancer), benign neoplasms, angiogenesis, inflammatory diseases, autoinflammatory diseases, and autoimmune diseases) in a subject. Treatment of a subject with a proliferative disease using a compound or composition of the invention may inhibit the aberrant activity of a kinase, such as a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) (e.g., cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7), cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12), or cyclin-dependent kinase 13 (CDK13)), and therefore, induce cellular apoptosis and/or inhibit transcription in the subject.
US10906882B2
A group of polyfunctional oxetane-based compounds having a structure as represented by general formula (I) or a product obtained by a reaction between a compound of general formula (I) and epichlorohydrin, an ester compound, or an isocyanate compound. When these polyfunctional oxetane-based compounds are used as cation polymerizable monomers in combination with an epoxy compound, the curing speed is high, and the cured product has highly excellent hardness, flexibility, adherence, and heat resistance.
US10906881B2
The present invention relates generally to therapeutics targeting the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis, including its proteases arginine gingipain A/B (Rgp), and their use for the treatment of disorders associated with P. gingivalis infection, including brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. In certain embodiments, the invention provides compounds according to Formula I, as described herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US10906868B2
A method for purifying an N-(α-alkoxyethyl)formamide contained in a mixture thereof with a plurality of distillation columns, the plurality of distillation columns being arranged serially, the method including condensing a distillate from the second or any later-stage distillation column to obtain a condensate and returning at least some of the condensate to the preceding distillation column.
US10906867B2
This invention provides for a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-R4, L1, n and p are defined herein. The compounds of formula (X) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are cationic lipids useful in the delivery of biologically active agents to cells and tissues.
US10906866B2
The present invention provides a process for the preparation of N-phenoxyisopropyl ethanolamine of Formula (II) and its conversion to Phenoxybenzamine of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US10906865B2
A method for producing 1,4-dicyanocyclohexane, having a step of obtaining 1,4-dicyanocyclohexane by subjecting a heated concentrate of an aqueous ammonia solution of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid to a cyanation reaction.
US10906860B2
A method for synthesizing a chiral β-hydroxy acid ester compound is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: using an aldehyde compound and a monoalkyl malonate as raw materials, using a metal and a chiral ligand as a catalyst to make the raw materials be directly and fully reacted in an organic solvent and form a reaction solution, and separating and purifying the reaction solution to obtain the highly stereoselective β-hydroxy acid ester compound. The beneficial effects are mainly embodied in: 1. simple operation; 2. rapidly constructing a highly stereoselective β-hydroxy acid ester skeleton structure molecule; 3. high reaction yield and good stereoselectivity. Therefore, the invention has high basic research significance, industrial production value and social economic benefit.
US10906851B2
Para-xylene is separated from a mixture of xylenes and ethylbenzene by a separation process. An ortho-selective adsorbent is used to reduce the ortho-xylene concentration of the xylenes, prior to contact of the xylenes and ethylbenzene with a para-selective adsorbent. The stream rich in ortho-xylene may be isomerized in the liquid phase to increase the amount of para-xylene therein. The para-xylene-depleted stream may be treated in the vapor phase to remove the ethylbenzene and then subjected to isomerization in the liquid phase to produce a stream having a higher than equilibrium amount of para-xylene.
US10906847B2
The disclosure relates to a composting device including a housing defining an interior with an access opening providing access to the interior, a composter bin located within the interior and in communication with the access opening, and a cover slidably mounted to the housing and slidable along a sliding path between opened and closed conditions to selectively open and close the access opening. An angled seal assembly is provided on the cover and housing. Both a sealing surface and a seal are angled relative to a sliding path such that the space between the seal and the sealing surface decreases as the cover is slid from the opened to the closed condition.
US10906845B2
Microbial inoculants, fertiliser compositions, growth mediums and methods for enhancing plant growth
The present invention relates to microbial inoculants, fertiliser compositions, growth mediums and methods for enhancing plant growth. In one aspect, the invention relates to a method of increasing plant growth, plant productivity, seed germination or soil quality for a dicotyledonous plant or a monocotyledonous plant, the method comprising the step of: applying to the plant a treatment agent comprising at least one plant-beneficial Burkholderia-like species.
US10906822B2
A method and apparatus is provided for treating water with already-slaked lime to arrive at a lime slurry that is in a solution or suspension, and delivering the thus treated water to a separating device which separates grit particles therefrom, to recover a high quality lime/water solution or suspension. An automated system controls the addition of lime and water to a lime mixing vessel. An acid wash system is provided which comprises an automated method and apparatus for removing scale buildup, for delivering an acid wash solution to the lime mixing vessel, the lime slurry holding tank and/or the delivery system, or any of them, thereby dissolving the scale buildup.
US10906808B2
Processes for converting methane and/or other hydrocarbons to synthesis gas (i.e., a gaseous mixture comprising H2 and CO) are disclosed, in which at least a portion of the hydrocarbon(s) is reacted with CO2. At least a second portion of the methane may be reacted with H2O (steam), thereby improving overall thermodynamics of the process, in terms of reducing endothermicity (ΔH) and the required energy input, compared to “pure” dry reforming in which no H2O is present. Catalysts for such processes advantageously possess high activity and thereby can achieve significant levels of methane conversion at temperatures below those used conventionally under comparable conditions. These catalysts also exhibit high sulfur tolerance, in addition to reduced rates of carbon (coke) formation, even in the processing (reforming) of heavier (e.g., naphtha boiling-range or jet fuel boiling-range) hydrocarbons. The robustness of the catalyst translates to high operating stability. A representative catalyst comprises 1 wt-% Pt and 1 wt-% Rh as noble metals, on a cerium oxide support.
US10906804B2
Systems and methods for hydrogen generation via ammonia decomposition that utilize a fixed bed reactor configured to receive inflows of NH3 and oxidant and to produce an outflow of high purity H2. The fixed bed reactor contains a fixed bed of a NH3 decomposition catalyst wherewith the NH3 decomposes to form N2 and H2; a plurality of ceramic hollows fibers with a high surface to volume ratio disposed in the fixed bed, the hollow fibers having an H2 selective membrane disposed thereon for extracting H2 from N2 and to form a permeate of the high purity H2 and a retentate of primarily N2; and a catalytic H2 burner also disposed in the fixed bed, the catalytic H2 burner for burning a portion of the H2 with the oxidant to provide thermal energy for the NH3 decomposition.
US10906803B2
A method of forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a beam structure and an electrode on an insulator layer, remote from the beam structure. The method further includes forming at least one sacrificial layer over the beam structure, and remote from the electrode. The method further includes forming a lid structure over the at least one sacrificial layer and the electrode. The method further includes providing simultaneously a vent hole through the lid structure to expose the sacrificial layer and to form a partial via over the electrode. The method further includes venting the sacrificial layer to form a cavity. The method further includes sealing the vent hole with material. The method further includes forming a final via in the lid structure to the electrode, through the partial via.
US10906797B2
The invention relates to a filler spout comprising a tubular body having mounted therein both a valve member extending facing an inlet orifice of a distribution chamber and also a shutter arranged downstream from the valve member and rigidly connected thereto in such a manner as to extend facing an outlet orifice of the distribution chamber. An actuator is coupled to the valve member in order to move it between an extreme opening position and an extreme closing position, the valve member possessing an intermediate closing position in order to form a suction piston when the valve member is moved from the extreme closing position to the intermediate closing position or from the intermediate closing position to the extreme closing position. The shutter includes a channel opening into the distribution chamber and facing the outlet orifice of said distribution chamber so that the channel is always unobstructed regardless of the position of the valve member.
US10906791B2
One feature pertains to a device that includes a main body having a bottle-receiving end that receives an end of a bottle having a mouth and forms an airtight seal between an exterior surface of the bottle and an interior air cavity of the main body. The device also includes an actuator assembly that drives a stopper securement device into a stopper positioned within the mouth of the bottle and retracts the stopper securement device to remove the stopper from the mouth of the bottle. The device also includes a vacuum pump that evacuates air out of the interior air cavity and the bottle's headspace after the stopper has been removed to create a vacuum within the headspace. The actuator assembly may also drive the stopper securement device and the stopper back into the mouth of the bottle to reseal the bottle while the headspace is under vacuum.
US10906787B2
A winch assembly including a winch housing body, an attachment structure, and one or more releasable clamps. The winch housing body may comprise a front wall, a rear wall, and at least one connecting wall that extends between the front wall and the rear wall. The front wall, rear wall, and connecting wall define a winch-receiving volume sized to house a winch device therein. The winch device may include a motor, a drum that is operatively connected to the motor, and a cable that is operatively connected to the drum. The attachment structure may be attached to the distal end of the cable. The one or more releasable clamps may be mounted to the rear wall. The one or more releasable clamps may be configured to clamp onto support rails of differing widths.
US10906785B2
A crane includes a crane structure defining a substantially vertical rotation axis; a boom connected with a first end to the crane structure to be rotatable about the vertical rotation axis; a trolley moveable along the boom in longitudinal direction of the boom; a hoisting cable and a load connector. The load connector is arranged at a free end of the hoisting cable to be connected to a load for hoisting purposes. The trolley includes a cable guide to guide the hoisting cable and an attachment configured to temporarily attach the load connector to the trolley to fix the position of the load connector relative to the trolley.
US10906770B2
Methods of installing a cable reel or a coil of cable in a bag. The methods can include one or more steps such as releasably coupling a hub portion of a first flange with a second flange of the cable reel, and the hub portion is configured to support a coil of cable, placing the first flange on a first support frame secured to a base of the bag; and placing a coil of cable on the hub portion for dispensing the cable from the bag.
US10906766B2
A sheet discharging apparatus includes a discharge portion discharging a sheet in a discharge direction; a sheet supporting portion including a support surface which supports a lower surface of the sheet discharged from the discharge portion; and a conductive portion which is electrically conductive and connected to a ground potential. The conductive portion is provided at the support surface.
US10906760B2
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked, and a one-way clutch configured such that (i) in delivering the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking portion toward a separation nip, rotation of a drive shaft in a first rotational direction is transmitted through the one-way clutch, a drive gear and a gear train rotate a pick-up roller without slipping of the one-way clutch, and (ii) after a leading edge of the sheet has reached the separation nip, the pick-up roller is dragged and rotated by the sheet conveyed by a feed roller, rotation of the pick-up roller is transmitted through the gear train to the drive gear, and the drive gear is rotated in the first rotational direction with respect to the drive shaft that is rotated in the first rotational direction while the one-way clutch is slipping.
US10906757B2
The module (19) for a conveyor system for bulk goods has at least one first tubular section (20). A second tubular section (23), which is provided with at least one coupling piece (21), branches away from said first tubular section. The second tubular section (23) adjoins a valve (13) which has three connections (25, 26). The first connection forms a flow-connection with the second tubular section (23). The second connection (26) of the valve (13) can be selectively connected to the first connection (25) by means of a first line and to the third connection (25) by means of a second line (48).
US10906752B2
Transport star-wheel arrangement for handling containers that utilizes star-wheel pockets and linear devices to adjust the star-wheel pockets in both the radial direction and a vertical direction.
US10906748B2
An improved system for determining the identification of movers in a motion control system is disclosed, where the motion control system includes multiple movers traveling on a closed track. The physical construction of at least one element of one of the movers is different on one mover than on each of the other movers. The control system for the movers detects the difference in construction and identifies the unique mover as a first mover. Each of the other movers along the track are assigned an identifier based on their relative position to the first mover. According to one embodiment, a position sensing system is utilized to identify the first mover. According to another embodiment, the drive system for the movers is utilized to identify the first mover. In still another embodiment, a combination of the position sensing system and the drive system is utilized to identify the first mover.
US10906744B2
A transfer apparatus for loading a main conveyor of an implement, for example a seed cart, includes a guide track mounted along the main conveyor, a carriage frame movable along the guide track from a deployed position aligned within an inlet opening of the main conveyor and a retracted position displaced along the main conveyor towards the discharge end from the deployed position, and a transfer conveyor including a discharge end operatively connected to the carriage frame for discharging into the inlet end of the main conveyor in the deployed position. The carriage frame including a swivel formed therein which supports the transfer duct for pivotal movement relative to the guide track about an upright swivel axis and about a lateral tilt axis in the deployed position.
US10906742B2
Various embodiments described herein generally relate to techniques for conveying articles on a conveyor system of a robotic material handling system in a material handling environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the robotic material handling system includes a front portion and a rearward conveyor. The front portion may be expandable to a first configuration and retractable to a second configuration. On detecting a jam on the front portion, the robotic material handling system may actuate expansion of the front portion to the first configuration, and attempt to dislodge the jammed articles by causing one or more of (i) separating the jammed articles by activating one or more of a plurality of zones of the front portion under the jammed articles, and/or (ii) activating one or more of the plurality of zones under the jammed articles in a reverse direction.
US10906737B2
Containers are described which can accommodate a variety of flexible bag assemblies used for containing waste. Internal accommodating structures are designed to accommodate and secure various types of bag assemblies, including single bag assemblies and cassettes.
US10906733B2
A safety latch for a mud skip container includes a first latch that is pivotal within a bracket that is mounted to a top of the container. The first latch may include a pivoting head with a downwardly projecting catch and an arm connected to the head. The arm extends through an aperture in the bracket and a spring is disposed about the arm between the head and an end wall of the bracket. The safety latch further includes a second latch mounted to a pivoting lid of the container; and, the second latch includes an upwardly projecting catch on a head of the latch. The head of the second latch is positioned over a pivot axis of the lid and positioned relative to the first latch such that the catches of respective first and second latches engage one another when the lid is opened.
US10906720B2
A cushion includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first body and at least one first extending portion. At least one sidewall of the first extending portion has a first protruding portion. The second member includes a second body and a plurality of second extending portions. At least one sidewall of each second extending portion has at least one second protruding portion corresponding to the first protruding portion. When the first member and the second member are assembled, the first extending portion and the second extending portions are staggered with each other. When the first member and the second member move away from each other by a predetermined distance, the first protruding portion is clamped to the second protruding portion.
US10906717B2
A pallet container for storing and transporting in particular flammable or easily ignitable liquid filling materials has a composite base plate, a thin-walled rigid internal container made from a thermoplastic plastics material, a tubular lattice frame that as a supporting jacket tightly encloses the plastics-material internal container, and a base pallet on which the plastics-material container bears and to which the tubular lattice frame is fixedly connected. The plastics-material internal container is on all sides enclosed by a fire-protection insulation mat. The composite base pallet is equipped with a heat-resistant support element for maintaining the resistance thereof in the case of heat acting thereon over a comparatively long period at each plastics-material corner foot.
US10906715B2
An example of a packet for a card slot. The container may include a chamber for storing oil. The packet may have a shape and a thickness to fit within a slot that holds a credit card. The packet may include a first lamina and a second lamina. The second lamina maybe affixed to the first lamina to form the chamber within a sealed region along a first peripheral region of the first lamina and a second peripheral region of the second lamina. A combined thickness of the first lamina, the second lamina, and the oil fits within a defined volume. A first surface of the first lamina and a second surface of the second lamina is substantially flat.
US10906709B2
Thermoformed locking assembly comprising a first web portion including locking lug having lug undercut defining a cantilevered lug ledge having lug engaging surface, second web portion including locking recess having recess undercut defining an opposing recess ledge having recess engaging surface and a lug stop opposite the recess undercut. Locking recess configured to receive locking lug and lug stop configured to position locking lug in locking recess with the lug engaging surface in engagement with the recess engaging surface when first web portion is moved towards second web portion.
US10906703B2
A vessel cap (100, 10) for exchanging gas in and pressuring a vessel headspace (30), the cap (100, 10) comprising a cap inlet (11), a seal (12) arranged to form a gas-tight seal on a vessel opening, a pressure reducing valve, a gas inlet port (25) arranged to allow incoming gas into the vessel headspace (30), a gas outlet port (31) arranged to allow outgoing gas to escape from the vessel headspace (30).
US10906697B2
A container system securable to a base such as a roof gutter, a railing, a ladder top, a ladder rung, an edge, a platform and the like. The container system includes a container such as a utility bucket, a pail, and the like; a horizontal member in the form of a collar securely attached to or integratedly molded into the container. The collar is provided with a plurality of fasteners to removably attach the container to the base. In one embodiment, the fasteners are selected from braces, clamps, locking devices, clips, hooks, protrusions, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, a U-bolt is provided to securely attach a bracket to the container, and for attaching to a base.
US10906692B2
A tieless package is provided for displaying flatware pieces. The package has a rigid paperboard box. Sized to fit snugly within this box is a formed backer. The backer has a display panel surface and at least one recessed area and an insert recess running across the recessed area. A resilient foam insert is securely set into the insert recess. This insert has shaped slots for inserting individual flatware pieces. Each shaped slot has: a relatively narrow neck, and a relatively wider holding area under the narrow neck. An individual flatware piece is inserted into the slot by squeezing the piece through the relatively narrow neck to seat the piece in the wider holding area, and the foam of the slot's narrow neck recloses over the individual flatware piece after insertion to capture it in the holding area.
US10906690B2
A carton for holding a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and a plurality of end flaps respectively foldably connected to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The plurality of end flaps are at least partially overlapped with respect to one another to thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The carton also can comprise at least one article protection flap foldably connected to at least one end flap of the plurality of end flaps for engaging at least one article of the plurality of articles. The at least one article protection flap extends from the closed end at least partially into the interior of the carton.
US10906687B2
A method of custom labeling products in which users specify, via a purchasing interface, product label images in correspondence with products. A label group is generated for each of the users. The label group includes an indicator label image providing a purchase identifier and product identifiers, and the product label images arranged in a sequence specified by the product identifiers. The label groups are printed to produce printed label groups. The printed label groups are transferred to a labeling machine. A conveyor system is controlled to release, for each of the printed label groups, the sequence of the products specified by the product identifiers. Printed product labels of each of the printed label groups are applied to the corresponding sequence of the products.
US10906684B2
Disclosed is a system for, or method of, packaging a product within a packaging bag, wherein the packaging bag includes an inner liner and an outer liner. The method including the steps of marking the inner liner with a first marking unit, filling the bag with the product, and subsequently marking the outer liner with a second marking unit. The markings may be machine readable and/or randomly generated and stored in a database. The system may further include a machine reader, which is capable of accessing the database, and which is capable of reading the markings on the inner liner and/or the outer liner, to thus determine if an outer liner subsequently removed from an inner liner is/was the same outer liner associated with the same inner liner, at the time when the bag was filled and/or packaged.
US10906665B1
A method of emitting an anti-collision light output from an unmanned aerial vehicle includes emitting a plurality of light flashes of different colors within a flash duration interval, with the flash duration interval being at most 0.2 s; wherein the plurality of light flashes within the flash duration interval comprise at least one blue light flash and at least one yellow light flash or wherein the plurality of light flashes within the flash duration interval comprise at least one cyan light flash, at least one magenta light flash, and at least one yellow light flash.
US10906659B2
A panel is provided for attenuating sound. This panel includes a perforated first skin, a second skin and a core. The core forms a plurality of cavities vertically between the perforated first skin and the second skin. The core includes an array of corrugations that include a first baffle, a second baffle and a first septum. The cavities include a first cavity formed longitudinally between the first baffle and the second baffle. The first cavity is fluidly coupled with perforations in the first skin. The first septum extends from the first skin and the first baffle to the second skin and the second baffle. The first septum divides the first cavity into fluidly coupled sub-cavities. At least one element of the panel includes at least one first rib and at least one second rib, the first rib extends along a first trajectory and the second rib extends along a second trajectory that is non-parallel with the first trajectory.
US10906658B2
Energy storage systems for aircraft and methods of operating the same are provided. The energy storage system may include a main battery, a propulsion power bus, a non-critical bus, a critical bus, and an engine starter bus. The propulsion power bus may be configured to convey electricity, which is supplied by the main battery, to an electric propulsion machine configured to provide propulsion for the aircraft. The non-critical bus may be configured to convey electricity to a hotel load on the aircraft. The critical bus may be configured to convey electricity, which is supplied by the main battery, to a critical load on the aircraft. The engine starter bus may be configured to convey electricity, which is supplied by the main battery, to an electric starter for a gas turbine engine, where the gas turbine engine is configured to power the electric propulsion machine.
US10906654B2
The embodiments of the Parachute Landing Assistant are comprised of a battery pack, a power switch, an LED indicator light; an audio jack; a microcontroller; and a ground proximity sensor. The LED indicator light informs the parachutist as to whether operation is enabled or disabled and indicates when the unit is charging. The microcontroller controls the components of the Parachute Landing Assistant. The ground proximity sensor senses the distance from the ground of the parachutist. The ambient pressure sensor allows the unit to determine its height. During a jump the ambient pressure gauge will sense the pressure change and turn on the Parachute Landing Assistant. It will also be used to send a warning to advise the parachutist of upcoming flare tones established by the ground proximity sensor and microcontroller.
US10906643B2
The present invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle, including: a fuselage; a battery accommodation cavity, disposed on the fuselage; a battery pack, including at least two battery blocks and mounted inside the battery accommodation cavity; a battery circuit board, electrically connected to the battery blocks in the battery pack; and a functional module, electrically connected to the battery circuit board, the battery blocks in the battery pack supplying power to the functional module via the battery circuit board at the same time. By using the solution of the present invention, endurance of the unmanned aerial vehicle is increased.
US10906642B2
Disclosed is an aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may include a removable battery. Various embodiments of removable battery assemblies include a pull-bar battery assembly, a latch battery assembly, and a lever battery assembly. The aerial vehicle may also include a propeller locking mechanism to which propellers may be removably coupled. The propeller locking mechanism may obviate the need for tools for coupling or decoupling propellers to the aerial vehicle. Vents in the arm of the aerial vehicle may provide an air pathway, providing convective cooling for the electronics aerial vehicle.
US10906637B2
A propulsion assembly for a rotorcraft includes a blade assembly, a drive shaft coupled to the blade assembly and an electric motor coupled to the drive shaft and operable to provide rotational energy to the drive shaft to rotate the blade assembly. The propulsion assembly includes a landing assistance turbine coupled to the drive shaft and operable to selectively provide rotational energy to the drive shaft during an underpowered descent to rotate the blade assembly and provide upward thrust, thereby reducing a descent rate of the rotorcraft prior to landing.
US10906633B2
A flight control computer of an aircraft is likely to operate in a so-called incidence protection mode in which it is configured to compute the deflection orders of an elevator as a function of incidence angle values supplied by a set of incidence probes, so as to keep the incidence angle of the aircraft within a range of acceptable incidence angle values. The flight control computer is configured to, when only one incidence probe is operational: compute a first estimated incidence angle value of the aircraft, by a first estimator and a second estimated incidence angle value of the aircraft, by a second estimator unlike the first estimator; and keep the incidence protection mode activated as long as the incidence angle value supplied by the single operational incidence probe is consistent with at least one out of the first estimated incidence angle value and the second estimated incidence angle value.
US10906628B2
A box structural arrangement (1) for an aircraft including first (2) and second composite layers (3), at least one spar web (4) extended between opposite edges of the first and second composite layers (2, 3) along a longitudinal direction, and a conduit piece (5) extended between opposite edges of the first and second composite layers (2, 3). The conduit piece (5) has a hollow section (6) comprising at least one conduit (7) dimensioned to receive pipes or harnesses and surrounded by a resilient material (8). The conduit piece (5) is mounted on the spar web (4) to provide a channeled box structural arrangement (1). The box structural arrangement can be applicable in a torsion box or a wing. The invention further refers to a method for manufacturing the box structural arrangement for an aircraft.
US10906626B2
A laminated glazing includes a first structural ply assembled with a first glass sheet of 0.5 to 1.5 mm thickness by way of a first adhesive interlayer, the first glass sheet forming a first exterior face of the laminated glazing, the face of the first glass sheet oriented toward the first adhesive interlayer bearing a first conductive heating layer of 2 Ångströms to 500 nm thickness, and the first conductive heating layer including flow-separating lines of 0.05 to 0.2 mm thickness spaced apart by 8 to 20 mm.
US10906625B2
An aircraft door hinge assembly, comprising a door with an outer skin and a frame provided with at least one lug; a fuselage frame provided with at least one clevis configured to be pivotally attached to the lug with a hinge pin so that the door is pivotable relative to the fuselage door frame about a hinge line; a rotatable filler pivotally mounted, at a proximal end, within a gap provided by the clevis; and, a fixed filler having a proximal end fixedly attached to an outermost surface of the lug adjacent to the hinge line, and having a distal end configured to overlap the distal end of the rotatable filler, such that the fixed filler limits rotation of the rotatable filler.
US10906615B2
A trolling motor is provided including a position sensor configured to determine the direction of the trolling motor housing, a digital display, a processor, and a memory including computer program code. The computer program code is configured to, when executed, cause the processor to receive position data from the position sensor, generate display data based on the position data, and cause the display data to be displayed on the digital display. The digital display is integrated with the main housing and configured to display the display data so as to provide an indication of the current direction of the trolling motor housing relative to the watercraft.
US10906613B1
A boat top (1) having a collapsible frame that may be disassembled and stored when not in use and that provides storage for items, such as paddleboards, floating docks and so forth that double as a roof to provide shade and protection from the elements.
US10906612B2
A system and method for tracking marine equipment is provided. Generally, the system and method of the present disclosure are designed to generate indicia corresponding to the inventory level of marine equipment used for a particular marine activity. To facilitate the assignment of indicia reflecting the inventory level of marine equipment used for a marine activity, the system and method of the present disclosure uses a plurality of equipment profiles having a defined lower limit and quantity associated with each piece of marine equipment. The lower limit may be manually input or automatically generated. The quantity may be tracked by the system using equipment transmitters and equipment sensors. In a preferred embodiment, the indicia indicate whether the quantity of a piece of marine equipment has fallen below a certain specified level as defined by the user. Users may purchase new marine equipment from third-party retailers via the user interface.
US10906611B1
A motorcycle engine mount includes a frame plate to fit into a frame of the motorcycle; a power train unit plate to connect to an engine assembly of the motorcycle; an elastomer element secured between the frame plate and the power train unit plate; and a thrust block element secured between the frame plate and the power train unit plate; the elastomer element allows for vertical and longitudinal movement of the power train unit relative to the frame; and the thrust block element inhibits compression of the elastomer element from lateral forces.
US10906593B2
A body structure for an, in particular battery-operated, motor vehicle, with at least one A pillar, a first structure longitudinal member, a second structure longitudinal member, a first structure transverse member, a second structure transverse member, and a floor panel for delimiting a passenger cell of the body structure in relation to an environment. A receiving compartment of a drive module, in particular in the form of a battery module, is bounded by a first longitudinal member and a second longitudinal member, which are formed from a first material, and by a first transverse member and a second transverse member, which are formed from a second material, and also by the floor panel, and by a covering panel for bounding the receiving compartment in relation to the environment. The covering panel is produced from a third material.
US10906592B2
A vehicle body structure satisfies at least one of the following (A), (B), and (C): (A) an adhesive amount per unit area of a first adhesive in a second adjacent part is smaller than an adhesive amount per unit area of the first adhesive in a first adjacent part; (B) an adhesive amount per unit area of a panel adhesive in a second panel adjacent part is smaller than an adhesive amount per unit area of the panel adhesive in a first panel adjacent part; and (C) an adhesive amount per unit area of a second adhesive in a stacking adjacent part is smaller than an adhesive amount per unit area of the second adhesive in a non-stacking adjacent part.
US10906586B2
A vehicle body structure includes: a hollow frame that presents a substantially rectangular closed cross section and has a brittle section in the center part in the length direction of one wall section; and an energy-absorbing member facing the brittle section with a gap therebetween and attached to another wall section that faces the one wall section in the closed cross section of the hollow frame. The energy-absorbing member has a first wall section and a second wall section erectly provided from the other wall section toward the one wall section, and a third wall section connecting the tip end part of the first wall section and the tip end part of the second wall section. The third wall section faces the brittle section with a gap therebetween.
US10906582B2
A method for the driver assistance of a road vehicle; the assistance method comprises the steps of: determining an actual steering angle of the front wheels; determining a desired steering angle of the front wheels; and changing the servo-assistance torque applied by a servo-assistance device to a steering system based on the actual steering angle and on the desired steering angle, so that the servo-assistance torque that is applied when a steering wheel is rotated in a first direction to change the actual steering angle causing it to approach the desired steering angle is greater than the servo-assistance torque that is applied when the steering wheel is rotated in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, to change the actual steering angle causing it to distance itself from the desired steering angle.
US10906571B2
A solution for monitoring a railway vehicle is provided. A vehicle node and one or more sensor nodes are deployed on the railway vehicle. Each sensor node is configured to acquire data and communicate with the vehicle node only when certain conditions are met. The sensor node(s) and vehicle node can evaluate operating conditions to determine whether an alert should be sent to initiate action. In an illustrative application, the alert can correspond to excessive hunting by a wheelset of the rail vehicle which is posing a danger for derailment.
US10906565B2
A railcar bogie axle box suspension axle beam includes an end portion d at a tip end, a tubular portion at the end portion and being open at both car width direction sides. The tubular portion includes: a first semi-tubular portion integrally formed with a main body portion; a second semi-tubular portion brought into contact with the first semi-tubular portion from one side in the car longitudinal direction; and a bolt fastening the second semi-tubular portion to the first. The first semi-tubular portion includes: a flat opposing surface contacting the second semi-tubular portion; and a hole into which the bolt is inserted. The second semi-tubular portion includes: a flat opposing surface contacting with the first semi-tubular portion surface; a flat machining reference surface formed at an opposite side of the opposing surface; and a hole extending in a direction perpendicular to the opposing surface, the bolt inserted into the hole.
US10906564B2
The invention relates to a thermal insulating element for thermally insulating an interior of a rail vehicle. The insulating element is characterized in that the insulating element has a length, a width, and a thickness, is at least partly made of a closed-cell material, and has at least one expansion joint on the insulating element outer surface. The invention further relates to a method for assembling a thermal insulating element on an interior surface of a rail vehicle, said method having the steps of providing a thermal insulating element which has a length, a width, and a thickness and which is at least partly made of a closed-cell material and attaching the insulating element to an interior-side surface of the rail vehicle.
US10906562B2
A movable side wall and opening/closing mechanism for railroad boxcars, comprising a side wall assembly (1), an end-portion opening/closing mechanism (2), a hinged rod assembly (3), a lateral door central clamping device (4), a upper transmission shaft assembly (5), a lower transmission shaft assembly (6), a upper track assembly (7) and a lower track assembly (8); upon loading/unloading cargo, the movable side wall can be opened further, so as to allow multiple forklifts of any tonnage on the ground to load/unload cargo to/from any positions of a carriage; the hinged rod assembly (3) and the central clamping device (4) are provided to keep the movable side wall reliably closed in order to ensure security and self-locking during transportation.
US10906560B2
An apparatus includes a mandrel assembly, an anchor, a strap, a winch, a first pedal, an advancer. The mandrel assembly is positioned on a first side of a tire of a vehicle and to couple to a track assembly of rail car. The anchor is positioned on a second side of the tire and to couple to the track assembly. The strap assembly is coupled to the mandrel assembly and the anchor and wraps around the tire. The winch is coupled to the mandrel assembly. The winch includes a first sprocket. The advancer is coupled to the first pedal and engages the first sprocket such that, when the first pedal is pushed towards the winch, the advancer pushes the winch such that the winch and the mandrel assembly rotate in a first direction.
US10906557B1
A system generates haptic feedback in an electric vehicle. The system comprises a frame, an energy storage device, and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. A motor receives power from the energy storage device and provides torque to the wheel. A controller determines a first operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a first torque signal to the motor to control the motor to transmit first torque levels to the wheel to propel the electric vehicle. The controller determines a second operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a second torque signal to the motor assembly. The motor assembly transmits second torque levels to the wheel to generate haptic feedback. The second torque signal is based on the second operational state of the electric vehicle and a torque profile stored in the memory, where the torque profile defines an irregular-shaped periodic waveform (e.g., a heartbeat rhythm).
US10906556B2
A method, a system, and computer readable medium for oncoming vehicle warning are provided. The method includes determining whether a vehicle is on an unpaved road; determining whether an oncoming vehicle is in a path of the vehicle based on communication data acquired from a communication system of the vehicle when the vehicle is on the unpaved road; and outputting an alert when the oncoming vehicle is in the path of the vehicle and the oncoming vehicle is out of a line-of-sight of the vehicle.
US10906551B2
A traveling work vehicle includes: a vehicle speed control portion configured to control the vehicle speed; a number-of-revolutions calculation portion configured to calculate, as an actual number of revolutions, a number of revolutions of a single rotary power source per unit time; a number-of-revolutions command generation portion configured to generate a number-of-revolutions command using a requested number of revolutions; a requested vehicle speed input portion configured to input a requested vehicle speed that is based on a user operation; a requested vehicle speed calculation portion configured to calculate a computed requested vehicle speed using a deviation between the requested number of revolutions and the actual number of revolutions, and the requested vehicle speed; and a vehicle speed command generation portion configured to give the vehicle speed control portion a vehicle speed command that is generated using the computed requested vehicle speed.
US10906549B2
Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided. A vehicle control system of a vehicle determines a range of lane change initiation times. For a plurality of lane change initiation times in the range of lane change initiation times the vehicle control system determines a set of reachable states. The set of reachable states comprises a plurality of reachable states. For one or more reachable states of the plurality of reachable states the vehicle control system computes an ensuing trajectory. The vehicle control system compares each of the computed ensuing trajectories. Based on the comparison of the computed ensuing trajectories the vehicle control system determines an optimal lane change maneuver. The vehicle control system executes the optimal lane change maneuver by controlling the vehicle from a first lane to a second lane.
US10906545B2
In some examples, a controller includes at least one processor configured to receive information regarding a condition associated with a cargo transportation unit (CTU), the received information regarding the condition including information of an environment around the CTU at a location of the CTU, and adjust an adjustable mechanical element of the CTU in response to the received information.
US10906535B2
A method for detecting vulnerable road users (VRUs) using wireless signals includes receiving, by a wireless receiver, wireless signals from mobile devices and determining received signal strength indication (RSSI) levels of the wireless signals. The wireless signals and the RSSI levels of the wireless signals received by the wireless receiver are analyzed so as to determine at least one location of the VRUs. A notification is issued to the vehicle or a driver of the vehicle based on the at least one determined location of the VRUs.
US10906531B2
The present technology relates to an information processing device that enables to perform parking according to a desired parking method, and relates to an information processing method, and a program. For respective modes corresponding to parking methods of automatic parking that automatically parks a vehicle, the information processing device calculates respective required times until the automatic parking is completed, and controls displaying of the respective required times corresponding to the modes, thereby enabling to perform desired parking according to the required time until the automatic parking is completed. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an automatic parking system that is incorporated as a part of an automatic driving system with which a vehicle capable of performing automatic driving is provided.
US10906526B2
A computing device-implemented method includes receiving data representative of one or more operational parameters for a vehicle, calculating the fuel rate required for an internal combustion engine of the vehicle to respond to the operational parameters, determining if the required fuel rate exceeds a threshold which would cause a state change in the performance of the internal combustion engine, if the required fuel rate exceeds the threshold, calculating an amount of assistance required for an electric hybrid traction motor to provide to a drivetrain of the vehicle to implement the received operational parameters of the vehicle, and providing the amount of assistance to the drivetrain of the vehicle, thereby preventing the state change in the performance of the internal combustion engine.
US10906525B2
The control device for the hybrid vehicle including: an engine; a first motor generator which generates electric power by power of the engine; a battery; and a second motor generator connected to driving wheels and driven by supplying electric power from at least one of the battery and the first motor generator. In the control device, a braking control, which drives the first motor generator as an electric motor by regenerative power obtained by operating the second motor generator as a generator at the time of braking of the hybrid vehicle, and in which the engine is utilized as a load of the first motor generator, is executed when a variable representing a charging state of the battery by a level of a value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and use of a mechanical brake of the hybrid vehicle is restricted.
US10906520B2
Systems and methods include providing vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft with a cargo pod having a selectively inflatable bladder system that firmly secures a payload disposed within the cargo pod when the bladder system is pressurized. The bladder system also controls the location, position, and/or orientation of the payload in order to adjust, control, and/or maintain the center of gravity of the aircraft during flight. The aircraft includes an impact protection system that further pressurizes the bladder system to protect the payload and/or that disperses a flame-retardant fluid into the cargo pod to protect electrical components of the aircraft. The aircraft is fully autonomous and self-directed via a preprogrammed location-based guidance system to allow for accurate delivery of the payload to its intended destination. The bladder system is depressurized in response to a landing event to allow for e f the payload from the cargo pod.
US10906493B2
A vehicular vision system includes an underbody camera disposed at an underside of a body of a vehicle such that a ground surface under the body of the vehicle and being traveled on by the vehicle is at least partially viewed by the underbody camera. A control includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the underbody camera. The underbody camera views at least forward or at least rearward, and the control, via processing of image data captured by the underbody camera, determines presence of an object forward or rearward of the underbody camera and having height greater than a threshold height. The control, responsive to determination of presence of the object under the body of the vehicle that has height greater than the threshold height, generates an output to inform a driver of the vehicle of presence of the determined object under the body of the vehicle.
US10906492B2
A passenger protection apparatus includes a detector, an adjuster, a controller, and a setting unit. The detector is configured to detect an environmental condition outside a vehicle; the adjuster is configured to be able to correct a sitting posture of a passenger to sit on a seat in a proper position; the controller is configured to control actuation of the adjuster; and the setting unit is configured to set a time frame divided into a plurality of frames until a predicted collision between an own vehicle and an object outside the vehicle, based on a result of detection by the detector. The controller controls the actuation of the adjuster to correct the sitting posture of the passenger in a correction frame at least contained in the time frame.
US10906488B2
A vehicle dent protection assembly includes a vehicle that has a plurality of body panels. A plurality of extension units is each removably coupled to the vehicle. Each of the extension units is actuatable between a deploying position and a retracting position. The plurality of extension units includes a set of first extension units and a set of second extension unit. A pair of barrier units is each movably coupled to a respective one of the first and second sets of extension units. Each of the barrier units is urged upwardly along the body panels when the respective first and second sets of extension units are actuated into the deployed position to protect the body panels. Each of the barrier units is drawn beneath the vehicle when the respective first and second sets of extension units are actuated into the retracted position such that the body panels are exposed.
US10906482B2
The present invention is a system and method of making setpoint adjustments to a vehicle control computer in a real time manner in order to enable the one performing the programming to observe the changes in vehicle characteristics in real time. The system and method is an improvement over known methods in that it does not require the programmer to repeatedly stop and start the operation of the vehicle in order to verify that any changes have the desired result.
US10906478B2
A vehicle includes a door assembly including an outer door panel and an inner door panel defining a volume therebetween and a window frame that receives a window therein. A molding assembly includes a corner molding component including a portion that extends along an A-pillar portion of the window frame and a portion that extends along a lower portion of the window frame. A lower molding component extends along the lower portion of the window frame having a connector receiving notch located at a front end of the lower molding component that defines at least part of a catch tab portion. An engagement component comprising a body that is connected to the portion of the corner molding component that extends along the lower portion of the window frame and a connector that projects outward in a vehicle lateral direction and engages the catch tab portion thereby connecting the corner molding component and the lower molding component.
US10906477B2
A rear wall structure of a passenger compartment includes a vent opening and a horizontally extending seal protruding in a vehicle forward direction. A trim panel has a rear surface facing the rear wall structure. A vertically extending seal extends from the rear surface. With the trim panel installed to the rear wall structure the vertically extending seal contacts the rear wall structure, and, the horizontally extending seal of the rear wall structure contacts the rear surface of the trim panel such that the rear surface and the vertically extending seal of the trim panel and the upright interior surface and the horizontally extending seal of the rear wall structure define an air outlet passageway that extends from an opening in the trim panel to the vent opening.
US10906469B2
A vehicle console assembly includes a console box and an insert. The console box is for a vehicle center console. The insert is removably disposed in a storage compartment of the console box and has a bottommost panel that is supported on a bottommost panel of the console box.
US10906468B1
A swiveling drop ladder configured for mounting to a vehicle tailgate includes a ladder and a swiveling plate. The ladder and the swiveling plate are coupled together via a hinge assembly. The swiveling plate, when mounted on a vehicle tailgate, is configured to provide for a rotation of the ladder from a stowed position upon the vehicle tailgate to a deployed position. The ladder extends off the back of the vehicle tailgate when in the deployed position. The hinge assembly is configured to provide for a rotation of the ladder when in the deployed position, such that the ladder extending off the vehicle tailgate angles down to touch the ground.
US10906455B2
To provide a lever switch that reduces collision sound when a switch moving body rotates while reducing the number of parts. A click feeling generator is made integrally of an elastic member and disposed inside a third case. An operation lever is operated to rotate the switch moving body with respect to the third case. The click feeling generator includes clicking surfaces that abut on a tip end of the switch moving body to impart a click feeling, a shoulder portion, and a low rigidity portion. A corner portion of the switch moving body in the rotation direction abuts on the corresponding low rigidity portion to limit a rotation range of the switch moving body.
US10906448B2
A dumper vehicle includes: a frame comprising a front end and a rear end; front and rear wheels mounted to the frame; an operator seat mounted to the frame; and an open topped container for carrying a load therein mounted to the frame between the front and rear wheels, wherein the container is moveable between a transport position for transporting a load and a discharge position for discharging of a load; wherein the container defines an upper extent thereof, and wherein said upper extent of the container decreases in height with respect to a lower extent of the wheels towards the front end of the frame, when the container is in the transport position.
US10906440B2
A vehicle seat includes: a seating part that constitutes the vehicle seat; a support member that rotatably supports a portion of the seating part; an elastic member having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to a movable portion of the seating part which is capable of rotating about the support member and the second end being attached to the seat frame; and an attenuation device that attenuates a motion of the movable portion when the movable portion moves from a seated state with a load applied, back to a normal state in which the applied load is removed. The movable portion of the seating part may include a base member, a slab member provided on the base member, and a surface member that covers the slab member.
US10906430B2
A roller assembly for a vehicle seating assembly is provided. The roller assembly includes an anchor rotatably coupled with a vehicle seating support. An axle extends from the anchor. A first roller is positioned on the axle. A second roller is positioned on the axle and between the first roller and the anchor. A spacer is positioned on the axle and flush with the second roller.
US10906423B2
Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a method includes establishing a communication connection with each of multiple electric resources connected to a power grid, receiving an energy generation signal from a power grid operator, and controlling a number of the electric resources being charged by the power grid as a function of the energy generation signal.
US10906411B2
System for converting transmitted energy to vehicle movement and power conversion system movable within a waveguide. System for converting transmitted energy to vehicle movement includes a structure having an elongated tubular interior; a movable vehicle structured and arranged to move through the elongated tubular interior; at least one energy source arranged at a fixed location within the elongated tubular interior to transmit energy; and a receiver, carried by the movable vehicle, configured to receive the transmitted energy from the at least one energy source and to convert the received energy into at least one of electrical power and thrust for moving the vehicle.
US10906410B2
Systems and methods are described herein for a dual-voltage power system. In some aspects, a dual-voltage power system can include a first battery module and a second battery module. In some aspects, the first battery module operates at a first voltage and the second battery module operates at a second voltage. In some aspects, the first battery module delivers power to a plurality of primary systems. In some aspects, the second battery module delivers power to a plurality of parasitic systems.
US10906409B2
A lithium ion (Li-ion) battery module includes a module terminal configured to electrically couple the Li-ion battery module to an electrical connector of an external load. The module terminal includes a conductive component and a sealing shim secured to the conductive component, the sealing shim being formed from a polymeric material. The Li-ion battery module includes a housing containing a plurality of Li-ion battery cells and having an opening through which the conductive component of the module terminal at least partially protrudes. The sealing shim of the module terminal is directly secured to the housing and forms a seal isolating an interior of the housing from the external environment.
US10906408B2
The present invention provides a method for controlling a charging voltage of a 12V auxiliary battery for a hybrid vehicle, which can (1) improve charging efficiency of an auxiliary battery by increasing the output voltage of a DC-DC converter during cold start when the outside air temperature is low, (2) improve the charging efficiency of the auxiliary battery by increasing or decreasing the output power of the DC-DC converter according to the state of charge of the auxiliary battery and by increasing the output voltage of the DC-DC converter when many electrical loads are turned on, and (3) allow the DC-DC converter to provide continuous power supply for charging the auxiliary battery by turning on a main switch disposed between a high voltage battery and the DC-DC converter based on a reverse power conversion operation of the DC-DC converter even in the case where the voltage of the auxiliary battery falls below 9V.
US10906396B1
A vehicle includes a transmission, a transfer case configured to directly couple to the transmission, and an override system coupled to the transfer case. The transfer case includes a shift rod, a piston assembly including a first piston coupled to the shift rod and a second piston selectively engageable with the first piston, and a resilient member positioned to bias the shift rod and the first piston into a high position corresponding with a high mode of operation of the transfer case. The override system includes a housing coupled to the transfer case, a lever coupled to the housing and pivotally actuatable between a first position and a second position, and an engagement element disposed within the housing and coupled to the lever. The engagement element is configured to engage the second piston in response to the lever being pivoted from the first position to the second position.
US10906393B2
Methods and systems are provided for a refueling cap locking mechanism. In one example, a method includes unlocking the refueling cap in response to an engine start. The unlocking occurs without a vehicle operator input outside of a request to start the engine.
US10906379B1
A compact air conditioning apparatus and supporting assembly for electric vehicle and other battery driven applications, and a cord harness for sheathing a power cord. The air conditioning apparatus may include a PTC heater array with stacked PTC heaters with a fan blowing air through the PTC heater array to raise air temperature. The apparatus includes power management features to limit the power consumption, such as staggered PTC heater start-up, a user presence detector and battery threshold monitoring. The air conditioning apparatus may include cooling components to lower air temperature. The cord harness including a series of guard sections and hinges facilitating a foldable protective design for wiring. The air conditioning apparatus may attach to a supporting assembly configured to fit in a cupholder. The supporting assembly may be configured to fit multiple cupholder designs. The air conditioning apparatus and supporting assembly may include additional accessory components.
US10906374B2
A system for a vehicle includes an air conditioning compressor, and a controller configured to operate the compressor based on temperature value, responsive to the temperature values being faulty and refrigerant pressure values exceeding a first threshold, operate the compressor based on the refrigerant pressure values, and responsive to the refrigerant pressure values falling below a second threshold, deactivate the compressor for a rest of a drive cycle.
US10906369B2
A vehicle front end assembly includes an engine cradle, a transverse link and a fastener. The engine cradle has an upper attachment portion and a lower attachment portion, both being rigidly attached to the engine cradle. The upper attachment portion has a recessed area that includes a first opening extending through the recessed area. The upper attachment portion has a first overall thickness with a portion of the recessed area surrounding the first opening having a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. The lower attachment portion has a second opening below the first opening. The transverse link has an inboard portion with a third opening that extends through the inboard portion. The fastener passes through the first opening, the third opening and the second opening such that the fastener retains the transverse link to the upper attachment portion and the lower attachment portion of the engine cradle.
US10906364B2
The present invention concerns a machine for treating a tired wheel, for example a machine for assembly and/or disassembly of a tired wheel, as well as a method for treating a tired wheel, for example an assembly and/or disassembly method.
US10906361B2
A wheel position detection apparatus is applicable to a vehicle in which four wheels provided with tires are attached to a vehicle body, and is provided with sensor transmitters and a receiver. The sensor transmitters each include an acceleration sensor and a first control portion that detects the position of the corresponding wheel on the basis of the acceleration thereof, and creates and transmits a frame in which data indicating the result of the wheel position detection are stored. The receiver is provided in the vehicle body, and includes: a receiving portion that receives each transmitted frame by means of a receiving antenna; and a second control portion that identifies whether the sensor transmitter that has transmitted each frame is attached to the right wheels or the left wheels, from among the four wheels.
US10906355B2
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion with a tread surface; four main grooves in the tread surface of the tread portion, extending in a tire circumferential direction; and a center land portion, middle land portions adjacent to the center land portion on either side in a tire lateral direction, and shoulder land portions outwardly adjacent to the middle land portions in the tire lateral direction formed by the main grooves. The main grooves have a wave-like shape with a constant groove width in the tire circumferential direction and with periodic oscillation.
US10906348B2
A method of producing a decorative surface covering comprises generating one or more synthetic images. The generation of these images includes arranging local prototype motifs characteristic of a material to be mimicked in a random manner and generating or preserving continuity between the local prototype motifs in such a way as to yield globally an appearance of the material to be mimicked, digitally printing one or more synthetic images on a printing substrate, and assembling the printing substrate with one or more backing layers and/or one or more transparent top layers so as to form the decorative surface covering.
US10906346B2
A method of manufacturing an extended content label involves receiving label stock comprising a liner layer and a face stock layer, and de-laminating the liner layer from the face stock layer. The face stock layer and the liner layer each have a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the face stock layer has an adhesive layer that adheres the face stock layer to the liner layer. A first face stock image is printed onto the top surface of the liner layer. The printed face stock image is transferred to the bottom surface of the face stock layer, and a second face stock image is printed onto the top surface of the face stock layer. The transferring the printed face stock image involves re-laminating the face stock layer with the liner layer.
US10906340B2
In one example of the disclosure, a substantially transparent substrate is provided at a printer. A primer layer is applied upon a first surface of the substrate. A security ink layer that includes security information is applied upon the primer layer. An opaque background ink layer is applied upon the security ink layer. A corona treatment is applied to a second surface, located on an opposite side of the substrate relative to the first surface. A release ink layer is applied upon the corona-treated second surface. An opaque cover image ink layer is applied upon the release ink layer.
US10906338B2
An auxiliary member is an auxiliary member that assists in mounting a roll body, which is formed by winding a sheet into a roll shape on a core tube, onto a shaft of a printing apparatus. The auxiliary member includes a cylindrical main body insertable into the core tube, a laser irradiation unit that irradiates laser light from a leading end surface of the main body, and a switch that switches between irradiation and stopping of the laser light from the laser irradiation unit.
US10906334B2
A wrinkle detector for detecting creases or wrinkles to protect a print head of a fabric printer from occlusion by protruding fabric. The wrinkle detector comprises a mounting located in advance of a print head relative to fabric approaching to be printed, the mounting comprising one or more deflectable elements extending into a predetermined clearance zone between the printing head and the fabric, wherein deflection of the elements is used as an indicator of fabric protruding into the clearance zone. The detector may be used to halt or modify printing, in particular ink jet printing of the fabrics so that occlusion does not block the printing nozzles.
US10906330B2
An image forming method includes applying a pre-processing fluid to a non-permeable recording medium, jetting an ink to the non-permeable recording medium, and accelerating drying the pre-processing fluid applied to and the ink jetted to the non-permeable recording medium, wherein the pre-processing fluid contains a multivalent metal salt and a resin particle.
US10906319B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit, a carriage, an optical machine, a liquid receiving unit, and a suction mechanism. The liquid ejecting unit is designed to form an image by ejecting a droplet from a nozzle formed in a nozzle forming surface to a medium. The carriage holds the liquid ejecting unit. The optical machine is held by the carriage. The liquid receiving unit is designed to receive a liquid discharged from the liquid ejecting unit in a discharge operation for maintenance of the liquid ejecting unit. The suction mechanism has a surface provided with a suction opening that allows ambient air on a liquid ejecting unit side to be sucked therefrom during the discharge operation.
US10906318B2
A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a head unit including nozzles; a cap which covers the nozzles in a state of being in contact with the head unit at a capping position; and a cap movement device including a cam having a slide surface and a cam follower which is slid on the slide surface. One of the cam and the cam follower is provided integrally with the cap, and the other of the cam and the cam follower is moved in a slide direction. The slide surface includes a first inclined surface inclined by a first angle relative to the slide direction and a second inclined surface inclined by a second angle greater than the first angle relative to the slide direction.
US10906315B2
An inkjet printhead includes: a rigid elongate manifold having at least one ink supply channel and a lower surface with a longitudinal ink cavity defined therein, the longitudinal ink cavity having a roof and sidewalls extending between the roof and the lower surface; a metal film sealingly attached to the lower surface so as to bridge across the longitudinal ink cavity, the film having a plurality of film apertures for receiving ink from the longitudinal ink cavity; and a plurality of printhead chips attached to the film, each printhead chip receiving ink from the longitudinal ink cavity via the film apertures. A plurality of through-holes are defined in the manifold to provide fluid communication between the ink supply channel and the longitudinal ink cavity. The through-holes extend perpendicular to the ink supply channel and the longitudinal ink cavity.
US10906313B2
A method of minimizing condensation on a lower surface of an inkjet printhead. The inkjet printhead has a plurality of printhead chips mounted on a manifold and a shield plate defining the lower surface. The method includes the steps of: disposing a heating layer between the manifold and the shield plate; heating the heating layer; and printing using the printhead chips, wherein heating of the heating layer minimizes condensation on the lower surface.
US10906311B2
A flow path formation substrate to which a nozzle plate is mounted includes a pressure chamber per nozzle, an individual supply path leading to the pressure chamber, an individual recovery path communicating with a flow channel near the nozzle. A conduction unit electrically coupled through a lead electrode to a pressure generator causing a pressure of the pressure chamber to vary is located at a position where the conduction unit overlaps with a flow path area of at least one individual flow path of the individual supply path or the individual recovery path in a plan view from a lamination direction in which the nozzle plate and the flow path formation substrate are laminated.
US10906309B2
A liquid discharge head includes a stacked body formed by plates stacked in a first direction, and having a liquid channel. The liquid channel includes: individual channels which include nozzles and pressure chambers communicating with the nozzles, respectively, and which are aligned in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a first common channel extending in the second direction and communicating with the individual channels; a second common channel extending in the second direction and communicating with the individual channels; first throttles each connecting one of the individual channels and the first common channel; and second throttles each connecting one of the individual channels and the second common channel. The plates include: a nozzle plate having the nozzles; a pressure chamber plate having the pressure chambers; a first common channel plate having the first common channel; and a second common channel plate having the second common channel.
US10906307B2
A liquid discharge head according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of discharge holes, a plurality of pressure applying chambers, a flow path member including a plurality of common flow paths, and a plurality of pressure applying modules. Adjacent discharge hole groups have a part in which, when a discharge hole A is positioned in an n column in one of the discharge hole groups, a discharge hole B in the discharge hole group located adjacent with the common flow path interposed therebetween is positioned in an n±1 column. A discharge hole C in the discharge hole group located at a center in a second direction is positioned in an n column, while a non-carry discharge hole is positioned in an n±1 column.
US10906304B2
A semiconductor element includes an insulation layer and a pad portion for electrical connection to an external portion by wire bonding. The insulation layer includes a plurality of projections projecting from a main surface of the insulation layer. The pad portion is disposed on an upper surface of each of the projections without extending beyond the upper surface of the projection on which the pad portion is formed.
US10906300B2
A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a head unit including a first driving element, a second driving element, a first contact portion connected to the first driving element, and a second contact portion connected to the second driving element; and a wiring member including a flexible substrate, a first driving IC provided on the flexible substrate, a second driving IC provided on the flexible substrate, a first wire formed in the flexible substrate and connecting the first driving IC and the first contact portion, and a second wire formed in the flexible substrate and connecting the second driving IC and the second contact portion. A conductive part different from the first wire and the second wire is disposed in an area of the flexible substrate between the first driving IC and the second driving IC.
US10906291B2
A fused filament fabrication three dimensional printing system includes a build platform, an extruder for one or more deposition materials, the extruder including at least one nozzle movable relative to the build platform, and a controller configured to control the relative movement between the build platform and the nozzle, and to cause material to be extruded out of the nozzle to form a 3D object on the build platform. The build platform includes a first plate on which the 3D object is formed, a second plate that is positioned vertically below the first plate and defines at least one gap between the first and second plates, and a heating element that is configured to heat the second plate. The first plate defines at least one opening that is configured to allow passage of material extruded from the nozzle into the at least one gap between the first and second plates.
US10906287B2
The disclosure provides a core layer for an information carrying card, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A core layer for an information carrying card comprises at least one thermoplastic layer having at least one cavity, an inlay layer, and, and a crosslinked polymer composition. At least one portion of the inlayer layer is disposed inside the at least one cavity of the at least one thermoplastic layer. The crosslinked polymer composition is disposed over the at least one thermoplastic layer and contacting the inlayer layer.
US10906286B2
The present invention relates to a method for transferring two-dimensional nanomaterials. The method comprises the following steps: S1, providing a first substrate and a two-dimensional nanomaterial layer on a surface of the first substrate; S2, covering the two-dimensional nanomaterial layer with a carbon nanotube film structure; S3, obtaining a composite structure comprising the two-dimensional nanomaterial layer and the carbon nanotube film structure by removing the first substrate with a corrosion solution; S4, cleaning the composite structure by placing the composite structure on a surface of a cleaning solution; S5, picking up the composite structure from the cleaning solution with a target substrate, by contacting the target substrate with the two-dimensional nanomaterial layer of the composite structure; and S6, removing the carbon nanotube film structure from the composite structure.
US10906279B2
There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the processability at the time of preparation of laminated glass can be enhanced, furthermore, a large broken piece of glass is hardly generated even when laminated glass is broken, and laminated glass can have a high level of safety. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a plastic layer with a Young's modulus of higher than or equal to 1 GPa and a first resin layer layered on a first surface of the plastic layer, is provided or not provided with a second resin layer layered on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the plastic layer, has the Young's modulus of the plastic layer higher than the Young's modulus of each of the first and second resin layers, and has an adhesive force between the plastic layer and each of the first and second resin layers measured in accordance with JIS K6854-2 of greater than or equal to 1 N/50 mm and less than or equal to 20 N/50 mm.
US10906274B2
The present disclosure relates to a laminate substrate with sintered components. The disclosed laminate substrate includes a substrate body having an opening through the substrate body, a first foil layer, a sintered base component, and a sintered contact film. The first foil layer is formed underneath the substrate body, such that a first portion of the first foil layer fully covers the bottom of the opening. The sintered base component is formed within the opening and over the first portion of the first foil layer. Herein, the sintered base component has a dielectric constant between 10 and 500, or has a relative permeability greater than 5. The sintered contact film is formed over the sintered base component. The sintered base component is confined within the opening by the substrate body on sides, by the first foil layer on the bottom, and by the sintered contact film on the top.
US10906273B2
Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the penetration resistance of laminated glass can be heightened. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes one end and the other end on an opposite side of the one end, the other end has a thickness larger than a thickness of the one end, the interlayer film does not contain or contains alkali metal, the interlayer film does not contain or contains alkali earth metal, and the interlayer film contains magnesium. Further in the interlayer film for laminated glass, a content of magnesium in a surface portion of a first region on the one end side of the interlayer film after heated at 150° C. for 30 minutes, a total content of alkali metal, alkali earth metal and magnesium in the surface portion of the first region on the one end side of the heated interlayer film, a content of magnesium in a surface portion of a second region on the other end side of the heated interlayer film, and a total content of alkali metal, alkali earth metal and magnesium in the first or second region of the interlayer film after heat satisfy specific relationships.
US10906271B2
An exterior sheathing cementitious panel which prevents water penetration and air leakage is provided. Methods for manufacturing exterior sheathing cementitious panels with a highly efficient integrated air/water barrier membrane are provided as well.
US10906261B2
The disclosure relates to an extruder head for extruding cord reinforced extrudate, wherein the extruder head includes a die and a cord guide, wherein the extruder head further includes a first flow channel that extends along a first flow path through the extruder head at and debouches into the die from a first side of a cord plane and a second flow channel that extends along a second flow path through the extruder head at and debouches into the die from a second side of the cord plane, wherein the first flow path and the second flow path each include a supply section and a coat-hanger section, wherein the first flow path and the second flow path, in their respective coat-hanger sections, extend within a first range of eighty-five to ninety-five degrees with respect to the cord plane along at least seventy percent of the coat-hanger sections.
US10906252B2
A method for the production of an FMV hybrid component includes braiding a dry hybrid fibre thread onto a core element, where a hybrid fibre braid is formed, and obtaining a fibre core composite. The method further includes reshaping the fibre core composite and impregnating and consolidating the hybrid fibre braid on the core element.
US10906245B2
A shaped object includes a first shaped portion expressing a three-dimensional shape of an object in a first state by at least one bump on the surface of a first thermally expansive section that expands due to being heated, and second shaped portion expressing a three-dimensional shape of the object in a second state by at least one bump on the surface of a second thermally expansive section that expands due to being heated. The second state is a state in which the object is more deteriorated than in the first state. The height of the at least one bump on the surface of the second thermally expansive section at least partially differs from a height of the at least one bump on the surface of the first thermally expansive section.
US10906243B2
An additive lathe integrates the advantages of additive manufacturing (also called 3d printing) with the cylindrical motion of a lathe to reduce material waste, print times, and increase creative potential. A post-processing system allows for an improved surface finishing on parts. The additive lathe no longer prints in cartesian (X, Y, Z) coordinates as other 3D printers and instead prints using cylindrical (R, Theta, Z) coordinates. The traditional bed or build plate is replaced with a horizontal cylindrical starter bar, on which 3D printed material is deposited along and around the bar. Essentially, the additive lathe works like a conventional lathe, but in reverse. Instead of taking a cylinder and slowly removing material as the part spins, the additive lathe adds material along and around the bar iteratively building up the part. The finishing mechanism allows for the creation of a smooth outer finish on printed parts while still in the printer.
US10906242B2
Provided is a three-dimensional shaping device including a melting unit configured to melt a material into a shaping material, and a nozzle configured to discharge the shaping material supplied from the melting unit toward a stage. The melting unit includes a screw configured to rotate about a rotation axis and having a groove forming surface in which a groove to which the material is supplied is formed, a heating unit configured to heat the material supplied to the groove, a barrel having a facing surface that faces the groove forming surface and provided with a communication hole that communicates the facing surface with the nozzle, and a discharge amount adjustment mechanism provided in the communication hole and configured to adjust a flow rate of the shaping material discharged from the nozzle.
US10906239B2
A resin material plasticizing device is equipped with a heating block in which a passage hole is formed to which there is supplied an elongate solid coating material, and which is capable of raising the temperature of an inner wall surface of the passage hole. At an upstream portion of the passage hole, so that an inner wall surface thereof is kept in contact with a side surface of the solid coating material, a cross section thereof which is perpendicular to an axial direction has a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the solid coating material. At least a part of the midstream portion is set in a manner so that a ratio of a circumferential length with respect to a cross-sectional area of a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction is greater than the same ratio of the upstream portion.
US10906232B2
In blown film installations, it is known to provide longitudinal stretching of the produced double layer film strip downstream of the draw-off, more precisely downstream of the reversing unit and upstream of the winder. It is also known to stretch the down-drawn film, wherein the film must then be preheated owing to the long cooling path from the draw-off. According to a first feature, the present invention specifies warming the film above the draw-off and then treating it mechanically. The film can thereby be brought with only little energy from a first level of warmth to a temperature level at which it can easily be worked. According to a second feature, the invention specifies providing a tractive force breakdown brake.
US10906231B2
A method of forming a vacuum insulated structure includes providing a structural envelope an insulating cavity defined within the structural envelope. An expanding device is attached to opposing outer walls of the structural envelope and the interior cavity is expanded by pulling the opposing outer walls away from one another to define an expanded state. An insulating material is disposed within the insulating cavity to occupy substantially all of the insulating cavity in the expanded state. Gas is expressed from the insulating cavity to collapse the structural envelope to a final state and a final interior volume that is less than the expanded interior volume. The final state of the structural envelope defines a densified state of the insulating material within the insulating cavity. The vacuum port is then closed to hermetically seal the insulating cavity.
US10906228B2
A formulation for producing a polymeric material including polypropylene, a chemical blowing agent, and optional components as described.
US10906222B2
An injection molding machine for molding a molded article includes a display device, and a support mechanism configured to support the display device on a molding machine body. The support mechanism includes a first bracket attached to the display device, a second bracket attached to the molding machine body, and a slider provided between the first bracket and the second bracket and configured to support the first bracket so as to be movable relative to the second bracket in a mold opening and closing direction.
US10906205B2
A shaping tooling for chemical vapor infiltration of a fiber preform includes a structural enclosure formed by supports each provided with a multiply-perforated zone. Each of the supports has in its inside face an uncased zone that includes the multiply-perforated zone. The shaping tooling further includes first and second shaping mold functional elements, each present in a respective one of the uncased zones of the support. Each shaping mold functional element has a first face of a determined shape corresponding to the shape of the part that is to be made and a second face that is held facing the inside face of a support. Each functional element has a plurality of perforations and presents a number of perforations, a size of perforations, or a shape of perforations that differs from the number, the size, or the shape of the perforations present in the facing support.
US10906192B1
A gripper may be provided that includes a motor, a jaw guide, a wedge head, a jaw, and a finger. The jaw guide is disposed on the motor and has a guide hole and a plurality of guide grooves. The wedge head is disposed in the guide hole and is able to perform up and down reciprocating movement by the motor. The jaw is disposed in the plurality of guide grooves respectively and is connected to the wedge head. When the wedge head moves in an up and down direction, the jaw is able to perform a reciprocating movement in a direction perpendicular to the up and down direction. The finger is disposed on the jaw. When the jaw moves in the direction perpendicular to the up and down direction, the finger moves together with the jaw, so that the movement of an object is limited.
US10906186B2
A robot hand device according to an embodiment includes extensible arms which can be extended and shortened, a drive motor, and at least one clutch. The extensible arms support an object to be carried and are capable of being extended and shortened. The drive motor extends and shortens the extensible arms. The at least one clutch are capable of transmitting power of the motor to at least one of the extensible arms selected among the extensible arms to extend and shorten the selected at least one of the extensible arms.
US10906184B2
A computing system and a method for calibration verification is presented. The computing system is configured to perform a first calibration operation, and to control a robot arm to move a verification symbol to a reference location. The robot control system further receives, from a camera, a reference image of the verification symbol, and determines a reference image coordinate for the verification symbol. The robot control system further controls the robot arm to move the verification symbol to the reference location again during an idle period, receives an additional image of the verification symbol, and determines a verification image coordinate. The robot control system determines a deviation parameter value based the reference image coordinate and the verification image coordinate, and whether the deviation parameter value exceeds a defined threshold, and performs a second calibration operation if the threshold is exceeded.
US10906170B2
A sorting system and a gripping tool thereof to be mounted on a handling device for handling pieces cut out from planar sheets are disclosed. The gripping tool includes: an engaging head interchangeably paired with an operating end of a displaceable handling device: an actuator mounted on the engaging head, including at least a first actuator unit; and attaching and coupling units having attaching and coupling devices, mounted on the engaging head. The attaching and coupling units are mounted on a frame including at least four rods articulated together through respective hinges arranged on a lying plane. The attaching and coupling devices are arranged on a plane parallel to the lying plane. The articulated frame being supported on the engaging head. The first actuator unit drives at least one of the rods of the articulated frame by rotation around at least one of the hinges on the lying plane.
US10906167B2
This accessory, for a hand held drill, turns the drill into a portable drill press. To use this portable drill press, place the drill bit where you want it. Lean the drill forward until the base slides under the metal your drilling. The base is a lever and the drill and bit swings off it. The base holds the drill in place at a angle. When the drill is pulled straight, everything tightens up. The metal and the drill bit are pushed together with leverage. Turn the drill on and drill the hole by just holding the drill straight. This portable drill press is faster and easier to use, than drilling by hand.
US10906164B2
An immobilizer tool set includes a plurality of retention blocks. Each retention block of the plurality of retention blocks includes a first plate, a guide pin extending from the first plate, and a second plate on the guide pin and configured to slide on the guide pin relative the first plate. A spring is between the first plate and the second plate.
US10906160B1
A self-contained folding wingnut tool for a variety of wingnut applications including percussion instruments. The tool has a hinged clamshell housing with multi-spaced pairs of upstanding wingnut engagement elements aligned to engage and adjustably turn wingnuts of various dimensions therebetween. Each pair of upstanding wingnut engagements form opposing space contoured frictional engagement surfaces for the registration with respective portions of a wingnut, positioned therebetween. The opposing spaced wingnut engagement pairs extend from wingnut engagement portion of the hinged housing inwardly from its free end, so when opened and extended an oppositely disposed portion handle is formed by the opposite housing portion for leverage and enclosure when closed.
US10906150B2
A thermal system may comprise a reservoir, a first fluid flowpath, and a second fluid flowpath. The first fluid flowpath may start at the reservoir and return to the reservoir. The first fluid flowpath may comprise, in a direction of the fluid flow, a first side of a sub-cooler, a liquid pump, a first side of a pre-heater, and a first side of an evaporator. The second fluid flowpath may start at the reservoir and return to the reservoir. The second fluid flowpath may comprise, in a direction of a fluid flow, a pressure regulator, a vapor compressor, a first side of a condenser, and an expansion value.
US10906146B2
A zero clamp force fixture assembly may comprise a body comprising a locating surface and a side, a neck extending away from the side of the body, a zero force clamp coupled to the neck, and a universal locating feature coupled to the locating surface. The neck may taper towards an interface with the zero force clamp. The zero force clamp may comprise an upper jaw and a lower jaw.
US10906138B2
A mold surface repairing process, the process flow of which is as follows: first sand blasting—defect identification—repairing welding—coarse grinding—semi-finishing grinding—finishing grinding—secondary sand blasting—mold heating—spray paint. The disclosure provides a combination of automatic equipment, special grinding tools and finishing grinding process, which ensures the quality and efficiency of the mold repair and reduces the labor force.
US10906129B2
The present invention provides a multi-fiber laser output system that delivers at least three fiber outputs arranged in a circumferential pattern or otherwise at least four distinct laser outputs from a single processing cable. The present invention allows for controlling the at least three laser modules and delivering their respective outputs in a pre-determined sequence in a single processing cable, thereby providing multiple processing steps on a work piece that heretofore required separate optics for each beam. The at least three laser outputs are optimized for use in creating spot welds, seam welds or virtual wobble welds when used for seam welding.
US10906125B2
Provided is a method for manufacturing an electric resistance welded metal pipe by butting side ends of a metal strip against each other and then welding the side ends by high frequency heating to manufacture an electric resistance welded metal pipe, each side end being provided with an inner surface side corner portion located on an inner surface side of the electric resistance welded metal pipe, wherein the method comprises a step of forming an inclined surface at the inner surface side corner portion before butting the side ends of the metal strip; and wherein the side ends are butted and welded to each other such that the inclined surface remains on an excess metal of the metal pipe after electric resistance welding and a discharged metal is not welded to the excess metal.
US10906120B2
Methods and apparatus to provide a consistent electrode state for welding, an example welding-type system includes: a first wire drive to feed an electrode wire through a welding torch; a bidirectional assisting wire drive to advance the electrode wire from a wire supply to the first wire drive; a tension-compression detector to detect a first tension-compression state of the electrode wire; and one or more motor controllers to control the first wire drive and the assisting wire drive to put the electrode wire in a predetermined position relative to the welding torch by: controlling the first wire drive to hold the electrode wire; and controlling the assisting wire drive to advance or retract the electrode wire based on the first tension-compression state to put the electrode wire in a second tension-compression state.
US10906116B2
An arc welding system includes an arc welding portion that executes an arc welding, an arc welding power supply that supplies a weld voltage and a weld current to the arc welding portion, an analyzer including analyzer circuitry that performs a frequency analysis on a time series waveform of at least one of the weld voltage and the weld current and generates frequency spectral data, and a determiner including determiner circuitry that obtains a welding state of a welding work by the arc welding portion based on the frequency spectral data generated by the analyzer.
US10906111B2
A method of using a cutting blade on a portable band saw. The method includes the step of providing a portable band saw. A cutting blade is provided which includes at least one tooth that has a linear rake face with a positive rake face angle transitioning uninterruptedly from a tip of said cutting tooth into a single radius to define a portion of said cutting tooth. The portable band saw is used to cut and object with the cutting blade of the portable band saw in a single continuous linear cut direction.
US10906097B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an ultraviolet and/or near-infrared shielding agent composition for transparent material using silicon compound-coated silicon-doped zinc oxide particles that are controlled in properties in an ultraviolet region and/or a near-infrared region. The present invention provides an ultraviolet and/or near-infrared shielding agent composition for transparent material used for a purpose of shielding ultraviolet rays and/or near-infrared rays, the ultraviolet and/or near-infrared shielding agent composition for transparent material featuring that the ultraviolet and/or near-infrared shielding agent contains silicon compound-coated silicon-doped zinc oxide particles, with which surfaces of silicon-doped zinc oxide particles that are zinc oxide particles doped with at least silicon are at least partially coated with a silicon compound.
US10906091B2
A sand casting mold configured to cast a component and a method of forming the sand casting mold configured to cast the component by 3D printing are disclosed. The sand casting mold includes: an upper portion and a lower portion; a mold cavity defined by the upper portion and the lower portion; an upper sprue in the upper portion; a lower sprue which is in the lower portion and is in communication with the upper sprue; an upper runner which is in the upper portion, is separated from the upper sprue by a predetermined distance, and is in communication with the mold cavity; and a lower runner which is in the lower portion, is in communication with the lower sprue, is separated from the mold cavity in the lower portion, and has a first end in communication with the lower sprue, and a second end in communication with the upper runner. With the sand casting mold configured to cast the component according to the embodiments of the present invention, for example, a production cost can be reduced.
US10906090B2
A casting apparatus for manufacturing a cast product from molten metal includes a molten metal and a cooling portion. The molten metal contacts a surface for contact with the molten metal. The cooling portion forms a cooling flow passage. The cooling flow passage is configured to cool the molten metal contacting surface. At least a part of an inner surface of the cooling flow passage is constituted of a welding portion formed by welding, the welding portion sealing the cooling flow passage. The welding portion is constituted such that an exposure to the molten metal becomes equal to or less than a predetermined ratio with respect to an area of the welding portion constituting the inner surface of the cooling flow passage.
US10906085B2
The invention relates to a rolling element bearing cage formed of one or more segments, each segment comprising: a supporting frame having a plurality of spaced apart openings each for accommodating a rolling element; and a reinforcing frame, inserted within the supporting frame, having a corresponding plurality of openings each for aligning with the openings of the supporting frame.
US10906083B1
An apparatus and method for treatment of articles, using glass failure generated pulses. The apparatus and method is directed towards the hardening and compaction of a spherical article surrounded by a glass orb in a confined arrangement. The apparatus includes a striker having first and second opposing strikers for striking the glass orb from different sides of the confinement arrangement, to create an explosive reaction that pressure-treats the spherical article, thereby causing the hardening and compaction.
US10906075B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the remediation of contaminated solids and liquids. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relate to the bioremediation of solids and liquids by a composition comprising a biocatalyst or mixture of biocatalysts. The present invention also relates to methods for producing the bioremediation compositions and methods for applying the bioremediation compositions to contaminated sites, including treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, as well as various contaminated water sources, such as aquifers and reservoirs.
US10906059B2
The present invention discloses a sprayer with self-cleaning function, which includes a tank, a water pump, and a spray device; the water pump, used for conveying the liquid chemical from the tank to the spray device, is provided at its water inlet end with a pipeline switching mechanism to realize the switching between the liquid chemical supply and the water supply. The sprayer with self-cleaning function provided by the present invention is convenient for cleaning the sprayer, prolonging the life of the sprayer.
US10906056B2
Among other things, a dispensing device and/or a refill container are provided. The dispensing device may comprise a dispenser component configured to dispense a refill material. A sensor component may be configured to identify an optical property (e.g., whether an optical brightener is present in the refill material) of the refill material. The dispensing device may evaluate the optical property against an optical profile to determine whether the refill material is a valid refill material (e.g., comprises the optical brightener) or an invalid refill material (e.g., does not comprise the optical brightener). Operation of the dispensing device may be enabled based upon the refill material being the valid refill material. If the refill material comprises the invalid refill material, then operation of the dispensing device may be disabled and/or a flush option (e.g., evacuating the invalid refill material from the dispensing device) may be activated.
US10906053B2
Systems and methods for spraying a liquid treatment solution include a syringe attachment device and a handheld device. The syringe attachment device can be configured to secure a syringe containing the liquid treatment solution. The handheld device can have a movable slide configured to dispense the treatment solution from the syringe. The spray deposition system can include a cover' positioned to provide an impervious barrier between at least a portion of the syringe attachment device and the handheld device. The cover can be attached to the syringe attachment device prior to coupling the devices together. In an example, the cover can have a generally tubular shape with a closed end and an open end. The handheld device can be inserted into the cover and the cover can enclose the handheld device in the assembled position. In an example, the cover can be sterile and at least a portion of the syringe attachment device can be sterile.
US10906051B2
A pushing-dispensing and/or dosing element for dispensing of medium, in particular Composite Heavy Fluid Compound (CHFC), solves the technical problem of implantation of avoiding and/or limiting sliding and/or moving parts, exposed to the heavy medium, such as CHFC, thereof by using a flexible cartridge that behaves one way during the pushing of the CHFC, and another way during pumping of said CHFC out of the tank in which it is held.
US10906048B1
Processes for macroscopically separating a maceral concentrate from raw coal are disclosed. In some embodiments, a process includes the following steps: crushing and sieving the raw coal to obtain a first coal sample and a second coal sample; subjecting the first coal sample to a heavy medium cyclone separation process; and subjecting the second coal sample to a froth flotation process. The first coal sample has a particle size within a first particle size range, and the second coal sample has a particle size within a second particle size range. In other embodiments, the froth flotation process uses a froth flotation agent including a foaming agent and a collector. The foaming agent includes at least one item selected from the group consisting of 2-octanol, terpenic oil, and polyethylene glycol (PEG). The collector includes at least one item selected from the group consisting of kerosene, diethyl phthalate (BET), and diesel.
US10906047B2
A helical-bladed cutting reel includes a central shaft having a central axis of rotation, and a plurality of helical blades. Each of the blades extends along a respective helical path on an outer surface of the central shaft. A direction of each respective helical path has both an axial component and a circumferential component relative to the central axis of the central shaft as it extends across the outer surface of the central shaft. Each of the helical blades is welded directly to the central shaft. In preferred embodiments all of the blades are continuously autogenously welded directly to the central shaft.
US10906045B2
A dimensionally stable ring element (1, 2) for a heat exchanger casing (3) includes: a cylindrical sleeve (10, 20) having a cylinder axis (102, 202), a first end (104, 204) and a second end (106, 206) remote from the first end, and having an inner wall (108, 208), a dividing wall (11, 21) which projects inwards from the inner wall (108, 208) of the sleeve (10, 20) and extends helically around the cylinder axis (102, 202) along the inner wall (108, 208) from the first end (104, 204) of the sleeve (10, 20) to the second end (106, 206) of the sleeve (10, 20). At its first end (104, 204) the sleeve (10, 20) includes a projection (109, 116, 209, 216) extending parallel to the cylinder axis (102, 202), which projection is arranged in a predetermined circumferential position on the sleeve (10, 20).
US10906044B2
Embodiments of present application are directed to micro fluidic devices and particularly digital micro fluidic devices with improved droplet operations, and methods of improving droplet operations in micro fluidic devices.
US10906043B2
A portable microfluidic system capable of rapid diagnosis is described, which is able to analyze genetic, protein and cell composition of a sample in parallel for specific diseases from a relatively small sample. The method uses a single microfluidic chip integrated into a unique portable microfluidic platform and provides improved diagnostic accuracy, allows for frequent monitoring and is suitable for easy use in clinical settings.
US10906040B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for serial flow emulsion processes. Systems and methods as described herein result in reduced cross-contamination.
US10906038B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for serial flow emulsion processes. Systems and methods as described herein result in reduced cross-contamination.
US10906032B2
Described are catalysts effective to abate NOx, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide from a gasoline engine exhaust gas. Such catalysts include a substrate having a first and second material disposed thereon, the first material effective to catalyze selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in the presence of ammonia and the second material effective to abate hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, the first material comprising a molecular sieve promoted with copper and/or iron in a low loading, the second material comprising at least one oxide of Ni, Fe, Mn, Co, and Cu on a support selected from oxides of Ce, Ce—Zr, Zr, Mn, Pr and combinations thereof. Also described are gasoline engine exhaust gas treatment systems and methods of treating exhaust gas from a gasoline engine.
US10906029B2
Provided is a photocatalyst including a photocatalyst in which part of calcium ions are substituted with titanium ions, and part of phosphoric acid ions are substituted with metal oxoacid ions in a calcium hydroxyapatite crystal structure.
US10906023B2
An apparatus for producing metal organic frameworks, comprising: a tubular flow reactor comprising a tubular body into which, in use, precursor compounds which form the metal organic framework are fed and flow, said tubular body including at least one annular loop.
US10906020B2
Systems, methods, and devices for generating radionuclides for use in production of radiopharmaceuticals; synthesizing the radionuclides generated and removing any unwanted products; measuring the quantity and activity level of the synthesized radionuclides; distributively delivering the radionuclides in appropriate quantities to modular cassette synthesis units in a modular cassette subsystem for contemporaneous/parallel production of radiopharmaceutical output and that allow reuse and/or quick, safe, and disposable replacement of portions of the subsystem; delivering non-radionuclide components to the modular cassette synthesis units as part of production of radiopharmaceutical output; measuring the quantity and activity level of each stream of radiopharmaceutical output; purifying the radiopharmaceutical output; dispensing individual doses in sterile vial(s); automatically producing labeling and dose related information; performing automated quality control on extracted samples of produced radiopharmaceutical output; and providing software and hardware controls for overall and sub-portion operation for optional remote data collection, communication, and/or control.
US10906017B2
Disclosed herein is a solar reactor comprising a reactor member; an aperture for receiving solar radiation, the aperture being disposed in a plane on a wall of the reactor member, where the plane is oriented at any angle other than parallel relative to the centerline of the reactor member; a plurality of absorber tubes, wherein the absorber tubes are oriented such that their respective centerlines are at an angle other than 90° relative to the centerline of the reactor member; and wherein the aperture has a hydraulic diameter that is from 0.2 to 4 times a hydraulic diameter of at least one absorber tube in the plurality of absorber tubes; and a reactive material, the reactive material being disposed in the plurality of absorber tubes.
US10906014B2
The invention generally relates to a mixing device. In certain embodiments, devices of the invention include a fluidic inlet, a fluidic outlet, and a chamber, the chamber being configured to produce a plurality of fluidic vortexes within the chamber.
US10906004B2
Provided is a spiral membrane module which is suitable for being set up in the vertical direction since at one end of its pressure vessel, the supply of feed liquid and the discharge of concentrated liquid can be attained.
US10906003B2
The present invention relates to a separation membrane element including: a separation membrane; and a permeate-side channel material disposed on a permeate side of the separation membrane, wherein the permeate-side channel material is a rugged sheet object having a recess and a protrusion on at least one face thereof, the rugged sheet object is composed of a porous region formed of a through-hole in a thickness direction of the rugged sheet and a non-porous region other than the porous region, and a rate of a number of the through-hole in the recess of the rugged sheet object to a total number of the through-hole present in the rugged sheet object is 80% or more.
US10905999B2
Systems and methods for efficient, effective, and safe separation and isolation of multiple isotopes (e.g., Mo, Zr, Ba, Sr, Te, and lanthanide isotopes) from fission products includes use of a plurality of chromatography columns, each containing a chromatographic resin formulated to target one or more particular isotopes. The system is operable in a “series” configuration to load the multiple columns by a single pass of the sample. Then, the system may be transitioned (e.g., using valves) to a “parallel” configuration in which multiple columns of the system may be operated simultaneously to elute targeted isotopes. Additional parallel operations of the columns, using different eluent compositions, may be used to elute different targeted isotopes. The system may be reconditioned in preparation for a subsequent sample.
US10905981B2
A backwash header for a cloth filter includes a body having a length, a diameter, first and second ends, a longitudinal axis, and an exterior surface, the body defining at least one internal cavity. The body includes at least one suction slot sized to allow fluids and solids to enter the internal cavity from outside of the exterior surface. A structure is attached to a portion of the exterior surface of the body around and extending away from the suction slot to form an open-ended chamber defined by the structure and a portion of the exterior surface near the suction slot. The structure allows fluids and solids to enter the open-ended chamber and then the suction slot and cavity from a material being cleaned. Cloth filters and methods of treating water and wastewater using the backwash headers and cloth filters.
US10905979B2
Methods, apparatuses and systems for treating liquid utilizing primary and secondary treatment mechanisms positioned on a portable sled, the primary treatment mechanism of the system being a filter bag used in conjunction with a secondary treatment mechanism including a straw bale layer positioned on a base of the sled. Liquid entering the filter bag exits the bag as filtrate which passes through the secondary treatment mechanism and flows by gravity to the environment. The system is transportable to different locations where filtering may continue utilizing the same filter bag. The filter bag is flexible and removable via a porous lift frame positioned below the filter bag.
US10905975B2
Removable trap stations for hydrocarbon flowlines can be implemented as an apparatus. The apparatus includes a multi-phase fluid receiver body and a tank defining an interior volume. The fluid receiver body is configured to couple to a flowline carrying a multi-phase fluid including solids and liquids. The fluid receiver body includes an inlet portion configured to receive a portion of the multi-phase fluid including a portion of the solids flowing through the flowline into the receiver body. The fluid receiver body includes an outlet portion fluidically coupled to the inlet portion. The portion of the multi-phase fluid is configured to flow from the inlet portion to the outlet portion. The tank is fluidically and detachably coupled to the outlet and is configured to receive and retain the portion of the multi-phase fluid received through the inlet portion.
US10905967B1
An assembly structured to form a customizable, variably configured geometric structure, which includes a plurality of hubs each having an interior chamber and a plurality of housings. Each housing includes an open ended interior channel communicating with the interior chamber of a common hub. A plurality of elastic links are each retained within and extend outwardly from a different one of said interior channels, wherein at least one elastic link of each hub is retained within a housing and connected to one other of said plurality of hubs. A predetermined number of the plurality of hubs may be disposed in interconnected relation to one another to define a closed, continuously configured array of hubs. A plurality of the closed, continuously configured array of hubs may be disposed in interconnected relation to one another to define one of a possible plurality of the customizable, variably configured geometric structures.
US10905959B2
An avatar or avatar environment to visualize data may be provided within a social networking system or service, for example as part of the Internet, and/or within a desktop widget, panel, gadget, or the like. The avatar may further evolve or alter its appearance, animation, or other visual or audio characteristics in response to the data or other input such as athletic activity performed by a corresponding user. In particular, the avatar of an embodiment may respond to and provide visualization of athletic or sport performance data.
US10905958B2
A game device including memory an operation device, and circuitry. The memory is configured to store information related to an image of a first object and a virtual space. The operation device is configured to output first operation information and second operation information, based on a motion of a player. The circuitry is configured to display an image of the first object moving in the virtual space, progress a first game when the first operation information is retrieved, determine whether a state of the first object moving in the virtual space satisfies a predetermined condition in the first game, and progress a second game when the second operation information is retrieved within a predetermined period after the state of the first object satisfies the predetermined condition.
US10905956B2
In some embodiments, a detecting endpoint system accessing a shared virtual environment detects a collision between a target avatar and an object within the shared virtual environment. The detecting endpoint system transmits a location change notification for a head of the target avatar. An observer endpoint system moves the head of the target avatar based on the location change notification. A target endpoint system associated with the target avatar does not move its viewpoint based on the location change notification. In some embodiments, this decoupling of viewpoint from the avatar allows for a more immersive experience for all users.
US10905951B2
A mobile game driving method includes executing an emulator for causing a mobile game to be compatible in a personal computer, creating, by the emulator, a virtual terminal, executing the mobile game through the virtual terminal, displaying an interface screen of the mobile game in a basic mode, executing a multi-display function to simultaneously display at least two of a plurality of interface screens including the interface screen of the mobile game, and changing the basic mode to a multi-mode according to execution of the multi-display function and displaying at least two interface screens in different regions in the multi-mode.
US10905949B1
A human interface device (HID)-compatible portable gaming device includes a display; a position sensor; a joystick; and a processor in communication with the display, the joystick, and the position sensor. The processor has programmed instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a first signal from the position sensor indicating a change in orientation of the portable gaming device, receive a second signal from the joystick indicating a change in position of the joystick, assign a first weight to the first signal and a second weight to the second signal; aggregate the first signal with the second signal based on a weighted sum of the weighted first signal and the weighted second signal to obtain a third signal, and update a user interface on the display according to the third signal.
US10905948B1
A game controller for use with a hand-held electronic device having a touch screen display, such as a smart phone or tablet, for more comfortably and easily playing a video game on the electronic device. The game controller has one or more control assemblies that define a securing mechanism for securing the electronic device in the game controller. In a preferred configuration, the securing mechanism clamps against the sides of the electronic device. Each control assembly has one or more screen engaging mechanisms that are configured to contact the touch screen display. The screen engaging mechanisms include a trigger that is mechanically connected to a stylus having a capacitive tip. The user can rapidly and repeatedly press the trigger to drive the tip against the touch screen display to control the game and/or one or more game objects thereof. The game controller can include one or more user handles.
US10905946B2
A method including determining a range of values for a proximity sensor, receiving proximity data from the proximity sensor, decaying a limit associated with a maximum value, decaying a limit associated with a minimum value, determining a range of values detected by the proximity sensor, and determining an updated scale factor for the proximity sensor.
US10905940B2
A baseball table game playable by a batter and a pitcher, the baseball table game including a playing field surface, a ball launching device disposed at a first corner of the playing field surface to expel a ball therefrom toward a second corner opposite the first corner, and a batting arm holder disposed at the second corner of the playing field surface to hold an arm of the batter while the batter uses a bat to attempt to hit the ball expelled from the ball launching device.
US10905930B2
A small electronic device used to perform alignment of a lined golf ball in preparation for putting. The device is battery powered and includes one or more motors for rotating the golf ball at a high speed. The device further includes one or more photonic line sensors disposed at the golf ball for identifying the line on the golf ball and for communicating with a microcontroller which coordinates the electric rotation motors to align the golf ball to the device. The electronic device also features a mechanical loading mechanism which holds the golf ball for rotation during the alignment process and releases the golf ball to the putting green without rotation when alignment is complete.
US10905917B2
Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. Polyurethane primer coatings and polyurethane top-coatings are applied to the thermoplastic polyurethane cover. Different coating methods can be used. Isocyanate-rich and polyol-rich polyurethane coatings can be applied. In one embodiment, the golf ball can be treated with a multi-functional isocyanate prior to applying the coatings. The polyurethane cover composition and surface coatings can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)-light stabilizers, and other additives. Heat is used to cure the coatings. The coating methods have many benefits and the finished balls have good physical properties.
US10905914B2
A treadmill includes a frame, a front shaft assembly coupled to the frame, a rear shaft assembly coupled to the frame and spaced apart from the front shaft assembly, a running belt disposed about the front and rear shaft assemblies, and a motor coupled to the running belt. In a first operating mode of the motor, the force of rotation of the running belt is provided by a user of the treadmill. In a second operating mode of the motor, the force of rotation of the running belt is provided by the motor.
US10905913B2
A novel treadmill has a practical hand-powered system to replace the electric motor for driving the tread belt. The hand-powered system includes fixed range movement of both handles, cranks coupling system for two handles, and a cyclic spring or magnetic energy storage and release system to help pass each handle's dead spot. The handles' pivotal and reciprocal movement can be smoothly and efficiently converted to tread belt movement.
US10905908B2
A dome-based cyclic inert sealing system for an external floating roof tank includes the external floating roof tank, a dome structure, an inert sealing pipeline, and a gas source servo device; wherein the dome structure is formed by a top portion of a tank wall of the external floating roof tank for sealing; the dome structure together with an internal wall of the external floating roof tank, a floating plate and a sealing device form a gas phase space which is isolated from atmosphere, so as to fill the gas phase space with an inert sealing medium; the inert sealing medium is a gas fire-fighting medium used in a suffocation fire-fighting method; the gas source servo device is connected to the gas phase space through the inert sealing pipeline and communicates through a valve for feedback-controlling states of the inert sealing medium in the gas phase space.
US10905906B2
Breathing mask comprising a shell and a harness, wherein: the breathing mask also comprises a folding system adapted to make the harness move from an extended position to a folded position, the folding system also comprises a pulling device and a guide device, the pulling device has a connecting portion connected to the harness and a gripping portion, the guide device is connected to the shell, the pulling device is free to move between a first position and a second position, and the guide device cooperates with the pulling device to guide the pulling device between the extended position and the folded position.
US10905902B2
A fan filter device (50) for a respirator (1) includes an air inlet (54) for unfiltered air and an air outlet (56) for the discharge of filtered air. A fan unit (60), for aspirating air through the air inlet, includes a fan motor (62) and a fan sensor (64). The fan sensor is designed for detecting at least one operating parameter of the fan motor. The fan filter device further includes a filter unit (31) for receiving a filter (30) for filtering the aspirated air and an air flow sensor (58) for detecting at least one flow parameter of the filtered air flowing through the air outlet. A control unit (66) is configured to monitor the fan motor as a function of the at least one flow parameter and the at least one operating parameter. A respirator and method for operating such a fan filter device are also provided.
US10905899B2
The invention provides a two-step tapered applicator, which can be used to deliver high-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy to a female patient's vagina post-hysterectomy. In certain embodiments, once inserted through the female patient's vaginal opening (or introitus), the applicator of the invention causes less physical discomfort to the female patient than currently available applicators. In other embodiments, the applicator is used in a female patient whose vaginal apex is larger in diameter than her vaginal introitus.
US10905898B2
A method of treating dry eye includes delivering light energy from outside an eyelid toward the eyelid, and maintaining the delivery of the light energy toward the eyelid for a period of time to soften an obstruction of at least one meibomian gland. The light energy may be delivered specifically to the obstruction in the at least one meibomian gland without physically contacting the at least one meibomian gland, or the light energy delivered toward the eyelid may conductively apply heat to the meibomian gland to melt the obstruction. A corresponding apparatus includes a light energy source positionable outside an eyelid and configured to deliver the light energy from outside an eyelid toward the eyelid, and a controller configured to control the light energy source to maintain the delivery of the light energy toward the eyelid for a period of time to soften the obstruction.
US10905897B2
A treatment method for a variety of neurological conditions using a novel combination of near infrared (NIR) light therapy and the pharmacological agent ketamine. After administration of ketamine to a patient, NIR is aimed through the scalp at the brain, preferably targeted at the brain regions most affected. In addition, certain dietary supplements and an exercise program may be offered. Combined, these therapies have proved much more effective than the sum of their individual efficacies.
US10905894B2
A pain relief device is provided. The pain relief device includes: (i) a body portion including a contact region configured for contacting a subject; and (ii) a monopolar transmitter including a single electrical pole for providing an electrical signal to the body portion for treatment of the subject.
US10905870B2
The present invention relates to electroporation (EP) devices that are able to generate an electroporation causing electrical field at the mucosal layer, and preferably in a tolerable manner. Further, it includes the generation of a protective immune response, cellular and/or humoral, using the oral EP device along with a genetic construct that encodes an immunogenic sequence.
US10905869B2
This disclosure describes example antimicrobial compositions that may be used in combination with IV port cleansing caps, protective caps, or nasal decolonizer devices. According to another implementations, the disclosure describes that the antimicrobial composition may provide an indication that it has come into contact with a contaminant by bubbling or foam on a surface that is being cleaned. According to another implementation, the disclosure describes that the antimicrobial composition may leave a residual film or barrier to inhibit the recontamination of a surface that has been cleaned.
US10905853B2
Systems and methods for delivering a catheter to a location of interest in the vasculature, the method including selectively positioning a guidewire at the location, positioning a self-expanding sheath within a lumen of the catheter, advancing the catheter and the self-expanding sheath in tandem over the guidewire, and distally moving a distal end of the self-expanding sheath out from an inner lumen of the catheter thereby causing the self-expanding sheath to move from a collapsed state within the catheter to an expanded state outside the catheter.
US10905848B2
An improved medical procedure or catheterization tray included in an improved medical procedure or catheterization package. The improved medical procedure or catheterization tray is intuitively arranged and includes instructions printed thereon to improve the medical procedure or catheterization implementation and results. In one example, a catheterization package and catheterization tray has a layout and/or arrangement of components that may help reduce CAUTI rates by facilitating ease of use and aiding in proper aseptic technique during insertion. The medical procedure or catheterization package and/or medical procedure or catheterization tray may include various implements, compartments, and components necessary and/or helpful to the medical procedure or catheterization, including, for example, improved swabs and an improved compartment for holding the swabs.
US10905847B2
An anchor system for securing a vascular access device to a patient may include an anchor pad, which may include a lower surface, an upper surface, and a window extending through the anchor pad. The system may also include the vascular access device, which may include a body and a stabilization platform extending from the body. The anchor pad may be coupled to and extend distally from the stabilization platform.
US10905842B2
A respiratory assembly is provided. The assembly includes a base engaged with at least one connector and in fluid communication with a hose or fluid source for allowing the gaseous flowthrough between the at least one connector, the base and the hose or fluid source. The assembly further includes a pair of sockets engaged with the at least one connector, and a pair of posts, each post selectively engageable with at least one of the pair of sockets. Each post includes a flange that defines an opening therethrough, the openings in fluid communication with each corresponding socket of the pair of sockets. Each post further includes an adhesive adhered to each flange and configured for sealably engaging a patient's nare.
US10905838B2
The present artificial respiration ventilator (10) comprises, inter alia, a flow sensor arrangement (44, 48) for quantitatively detecting a gas flow in a breathing line arrangement (30), comprising a distal flow sensor (48) located farther from the patient end of the ventilation line arrangement (30). and a proximal flow sensor (44) located closer to the patient end of the ventilation line arrangement (30), and has a control device (18) at least for processing measurement signals of the flow sensor arrangement (44, 48), wherein the control device (18) is designed for error detection based on the measurement signals of the distal (48) and/or the proximal sensor (44). According to the invention, the control device (18) is designed to detect an error of the flow sensor arrangement (44, 48) on the basis of a comparison of a change value (62, 76) of a measurement signal (54, 58, 68, 72) of the one flow sensor (44) with a change value (60, 74) of a measurement signal (52, 56, 66, 70) of the respective other flow sensor (48) or/and with a measurement signal (54, 58, 68, 72) of the one flow sensor (44).
US10905834B2
An aerosol delivery system is disclosed that is a single-use (disposable) continuous nebulizer system designed for use with mechanically ventilated patients to aerosolize medications for inhalation with a general purpose nebulizer, or for connection with devices usable in endoscopic procedures. The system separates the liquid reservoir from the nebulization process taking place either at the adapter hub, where it fits into an endotracheal tube (ETT), or a gas humidifier, where the aerosol may treat a gas used in an endoscopic procedure, with a multi-lumen tube configured to nebulize liquid and air at its distal end. The refillable liquid reservoir is mounted away from the immediate treatment zone, avoiding orientation issues associated with other types of nebulizers having a self-contained reservoir. The system can produce aerosols having a wide range of droplet sizes, depending upon central lumen diameter, with values of MMAD that range from 4 to 30 μm.
US10905810B2
A medical implant information reporting device and method of charging the same, the reporting device having an integrated harvesting coil configured to couple energy from an electromagnetic field of a source coil to induce current in the harvesting coil, are provided. According to one aspect, a method includes electrically coupling the harvesting coil to the source coil to charge the medical implant information reporting device, the source coil being sized to be removably disposed one of on and around the torso of a patient and configured to inductively power a medical implant about which the medical implant information reporting device reports.
US10905809B2
A method may be provided for the operation of a pump device, which comprises at least one pump as well as a suction element which is connected to the at least one pump and which has a suction opening positioned in a cavity of a body of a patient that sucks a fluid by way of producing a reduced pressure in the suction element, wherein an acceleration is measured and monitored during the operation of the pump device, wherein the reduced pressure in the suction element is reduced at least for a limited reaction time period, given the occurrence of an acceleration variable which lies above a fixed threshold valve. A correspondingly configured pump device may be provided.
US10905807B2
Blood pumps discussed herein may be suitable for use as a ventricular assist device (VAD) or the like. The blood pumps cause minimal blood damage, are energy efficient, and can be powered by implanted batteries for extended periods of time. Further, these pumps are also beneficial because they may improve the quality of life of a patient with a VAD by reducing restrictions on the patient's lifestyle. The blood pumps can provide radial and axial stability to a rotating impeller that is driven by a separate rotor. Both radial and axial stability can be provided, at least in part, by one or more permanent magnetic couplings between the rotor and the impeller and/or one or more permanent magnetic bearings between the pump housing and the impeller.
US10905804B2
In part, the disclosure relates to an aspirator having a handle that includes a suction connector extending from a proximal end face, a substantially cylindrical sleeve mount having an outer surface and a shoulder. A tubular member defining a bore and having flared end disposed in a suction head having one or more cantilevered protuberances can extend from the sleeve mount. The substantially cylindrical sleeve mount is in relief with respect to the shoulder and extends distally therefrom. The substantially cylindrical sleeve mount defines an aperture. The suction connector bore, bore of tubular member, inner cavity of handle and suction head bore define a fluid flow path or cavity. The aspirator can include a sleeve that receives the suction head. The sleeve engages and interferes with the sleeve mount. The suction head and sleeve's inner wall have one or more engineered clearances between them to enhance assembly.
US10905801B2
The present invention is directed to a fiber, preferably bone fiber, having a textured surface, which acts as an effective binding substrate for bone-forming cells and for the induction or promotion of new bone growth by bone-forming cells, which bind to the fiber. Methods of using the bone fibers to induce or promote new bone growth and bone material compositions comprising the bone fibers are also described. The invention further relates to a substrate cutter device and cutter, which are effective in producing substrate fibers, such as bone fibers.
US10905800B1
An ocular covering fabricated from at least one amniotic membrane, at least one chorionic membrane, or at least one amniotic membrane and at least one chorionic membrane obtained from human birth tissue is provided. Methods of preparing the one or more membranes to form an ocular covering are provided. Methods of treating a disease, condition, or surgical site of the eye and surrounding tissue are also provided.
US10905785B2
This disclosure relates to a system and method for disinfecting a conduit, such as a conduit for use in a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system. An example system according to this disclosure includes a sheath a probe magnetically suspended within the sheath. The probe includes an ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light. Further, the probe is spaced-apart from an inner dimension of the sheath to allow a conduit to pass between the probe and the sheath.
US10905779B2
Methods and compositions are provided for screening candidate compositions for activity with respect to treatment of aging-associated conditions, e.g., cognitive impairment conditions or age-related dementia. Aspects of the methods include administering a human blood product comprising plasma, to an immunocompromised animal, e.g., a mouse or a rat, and measuring the effect of the product on an endpoint, e.g., neurogenesis, locomotor activity, anxiety, spatial memory, and hippocampus-dependent memory.
US10905769B2
The description provides novel compounds that may serve as anticancer therapeutics. The compounds of the description bind to polo-like kinases through the polo-box domain. The peptide derivatives of the description have achieved improved efficacy in biochemical assays against Plk1. Exemplary compounds of the description include macrocyclic peptidomimetics with high affinity and selectivity for polo-like kinases, which may provide the basis for a new genre of anticancer therapeutics. Other exemplary compounds of the description include bi-valent compounds with that bind to polo-like kinases through both kinase domain and polo-box domain simultaneously by incorporating additional moieties that target Plk1 kinase domain, which significantly enhances affinitity relative and may provide the basis for a new genre of anticancer therapeutics. The description also provides methods of use, methods of preparation, compositions, and kits thereof. Further, the description provides a novel method of design and/or synthesis of phosphoryl-derived peptide derivatives useful as therapeutic agents.
US10905767B2
Oligodeoxynucleotide-based immunostimulatory Toll-Like Receptor 9 (TLR9) agonists are described. Also described are compositions comprising the TLR9 agonists, methods of making the TLR9 agonists, and methods of using the TLR9 agonists to treat immune diseases, disorders or conditions, such as viral infections or cancer.
US10905765B2
Serial-solvent biomaterials are described. Embodiments include materials made in an organic solvent that are stripped of the solvent and used in a patient, where they imbibe water and form a hydrogel. These materials are useful for, among other things, delivering therapeutic agents, tissue augmentation, and radiological marking.
US10905761B2
Disclosed is the use of lipopeptides and lipoproteins as mucosal adjuvants for various vaccinations via mucous membranes, particularly intranasally. Said lipopeptides represent peptides or proteins substituted with 2,3-diacyloxy(2R)-propyl at the amino-terminal cystein of a peptide or protein, preferably S-(2,3-bis-palmitoyloxy-(2R)-propyl)cysteinyl peptides derived from mycoplasmas. Said peptides are highly effective even in small doses, produce good immunization results, and increase the IgA level, among others.
US10905757B2
The subject invention concerns methods and materials for inducing an immune response in an animal or person against an immunodeficiency virus, such as HIV, SIV, or FIV. In one embodiment, a method of the invention comprises administering one or more antigens and/or immunogens to the person or animal wherein the antigen and/or immunogen comprises one or more evolutionarily conserved epitopes of immunodeficiency viruses. In one embodiment, the epitope is one that is conserved between HIV and SIV, or between HIV and FIV. In another embodiment, the epitope is one that is conserved between HIV, SIV, and FIV.
US10905751B2
Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions for inducing an immune response against tumor cells comprising tumor cells which are made apoptotic by treatment with high hydrostatic pressure and dendritic cells, and methods for producing such compositions.
US10905745B2
A compound having agonist activity at the GLP-1 (glucagon-like-peptide 1) and GLP-2 (glucagon-like peptide 2) receptors, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, an excipient or a vehicle are provided. The compound can be used, inter alia, in the prophylaxis or treatment of intestinal damage and dysfunction, regulation of body weight, and prophylaxis or treatment of metabolic dysfunction.
US10905739B2
Aqueous pharmaceutical formulations, for parenteral administration, comprising peptidomimetic macrocycle or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein the peptidomimetic macrocycle binds to MDM2 and/or MDMX proteins are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treating diseases and disorders using the aqueous pharmaceutical formulations disclosed herein.
US10905727B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in mammalian subjects. The compositions include lactic acid fermenting bacteria (LAB) expressing an IL-2 gene and a T1D-specific self-antigen (e.g., proinsulin (PINS)) gene. Exemplary methods include: orally administering to a mammalian subject, a therapeutically effective amount of the composition. The composition can be administered to the subject mucosally, resulting in delivery of the LAB into the gastrointestinal tract, where the LAB is released. Bioactive polypeptides expressed by the LAB are thus administered via mucosal delivery. The LAB may be selected to deliver a low-dose of IL-2 to the subject. The methods may not require concomitant systemic anti-CD3 antibody treatment. The methods may be suited for subjects possessing residual beta-cell function, e.g., those with recent-onset T1D.
US10905723B2
A nutritional supplement containing fish oil and selenium has been identified that potentiates radiotherapy of tumors in a synergistic fashion. Cotherapy with such a supplement and radiotherapy results in substantially improved reductions in tumor volume of animal models relative to radiotherapy alone, and reduces common side effects such as weight loss, inflammation, and damage to the gastrointestinal tract. Such cotherapy was also found to reduce the incidence of metastasis from the primary implantation site, and to modulate expression of genes associated with apoptosis in tumor cells. A formulation for such a supplement that is both well tolerated and palatable is also provided.
US10905722B2
Adult stem cells are reprogrammed to form pacemaker cells and Purkinje cells through the sequential activation of SHOX2>TBX5>HCN2. These Purkinje cells spontaneously surround and connect with the larger pacemaker cells, thus forming an induced sinoatrial body that produces funny current and can make cardiovascular tissues beat in a manner similar to a natural sinoatrial node.
US10905712B2
The present invention relates to a liquid nitric oxide releasing solution (NORS) comprised of at least one nitric oxide releasing compound and at least one acidifying agent, wherein the NORS provides an extended release of a therapeutically effective amount of nitric oxide gas (gNO). The present invention also relates to a liquid NORS comprised of at least one nitrite compound having a concentration of no greater than about 0.5% w/v and at least one acidifying agent, wherein the NORS releases a therapeutically effective amount of gNO. The present invention also relates to a method for the treatment of a wound in a human, the method comprising administering to the human a liquid NORS comprised of at least one nitric oxide releasing compound and at least one acidifying agent, wherein the NORS provides an extended release of a therapeutically effective amount of gNO. The present invention also relates to a method for the treatment, prevention, or reduction of incidence of a disease or disorder in a human in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the human a liquid NORS comprised of at least one nitrite compound at a concentration of no greater than about 0.5% w/v and at least one acidifying agent, wherein the NORS releases a therapeutically effective amount of gNO.
US10905701B2
The invention relates to methods of treating cancer, with a combination of an arginase inhibitor and a chemotherapeutic agent. The invention further relates to methods of assessing efficacy of a cancer treatment by measuring arginine levels in a tumor.
US10905695B2
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic composition for lowering an intraocular pressure, the composition comprising latanoprost, polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil, and sorbitol.
US10905690B2
CRF1 receptor antagonists have the potential to directly inhibit ACTH release in patients with CAH and thereby allow normalization of androgen production while using lower, more physiologic doses of hydrocortisone, and thus reducing treatment-associated side effects.
US10905688B2
The present invention provides combination treatments comprising compounds of Formula (I): that are PDE1 enzyme inhibitors and other compounds useful in the treatment of psychiatric and/or cognitive disorders such as for example Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety, narcolepsy, schizophrenia, cognitive impairment or cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS). Separate aspects of the invention are directed to the combined use of said compounds for the treatment of psychiatric and/or cognitive disorders. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising said PDE1 enzyme inhibitors together with other compounds useful in the treatment of psychiatric and/or cognitive disorders.
US10905686B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related disorders.
US10905675B2
The present invention relates to a use for preventing, alleviating or treating pruritus by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a carbamate compound of following Formula 1.
US10905672B2
The present invention relates to combinations and methods for the treatment of neurological disorders related to amyloid beta toxicity and/or neuronal death and/or glucose-impaired neuronal metabolism. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel combinatorial therapies of Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's disease-related disorders, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, Huntington's disease, peripheral neuropathies, alcoholism or alcohol withdrawal, neurological manifestations of drug abuse or drug abuse withdrawal, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury or brain ischemic events based on baclofen, acamprosate and at least one medium chain triglyceride.
US10905664B2
The present application relates to a method of treating an inflammatory skin condition by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a reduced dose of minocycline to a subject in need thereof, wherein said administration provides an effective plasma or interstitial fluid concentration of minocycline for treating the inflammatory skin condition.
US10905657B2
The invention relates to a solid dispersion comprising Coenzyme Q10 and a phospholipid, in the presence of a cellulosic derivative and/or a polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl acetate, poly (methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate), poloxamers, chitosan, alginates, hyaluronic acid, pectin, pullulan, cyclodextrins, starch polymers, D-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate.
US10905654B2
The present invention provides compositions of bakuchiol (UP246) having low levels of impurities, particularly furanocoumarin impurities. The present invention further provides improved methods for the isolation, purification and analysis of compositions of bakuchiol. Finally, the present invention provides methods for using the purified bakuchiol compositions and formulations thereof for the prevention and treatment of various diseases and conditions mediated by cyclooxygenase (COX), lipoxygenase (LOX), minor inflammatory conditions and various microbial infections. The methods of this invention are comprised of administering to a host in need thereof an effective amount of the composition of this invention together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US10905652B2
Therapeutic compositions deliver a therapeutic amount of methylphenidate in a delayed and extended release formulation. The dosage form exhibits a lag time prior to release of from 6 to 8 hours or longer, followed by a sustained release period.
US10905649B2
The invention relates to an injectable composition for rapid and sustained delivery of a biologically active agent and to uses of the injectable composition in the treatment or prevention of a condition in a subject. The injectable composition comprises a water-in-oil emulsion having an aqueous phase dispersed in an oil phase. The aqueous phase comprises a plurality of hydrogel particles and an aqueous liquid and a biologically active agent is contained in the hydrogel particles and in the aqueous liquid.
US10905646B2
A polymer film suited to use as a face mask or transdermal patch includes at least 30 wt. % of a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer which is the reaction product of a first polyether polyol having a molecular weight of at least 3000 daltons, optionally, a second polyether polyol having a molecular weight of no more than 2500 daltons, at least one of a third polyol having a molecular weight of up to 800 daltons, and a chain extender, a diisocyanate, optionally, a catalyst. The film includes up to 5 wt. % water.
US10905639B2
Disclosed are oral care compositions which provide faster and enhanced whitening efficacy. The present compositions comprise a unique combination of whitening agent, gum soother and sodium benzoate.
US10905634B2
Disclosed herein is a dental impression material that includes a two part addition curing silicone composition. The disclosed impression material contains a surfactant system composed of a fluorosurfactant and a fatty alcohol ethoxylate. The impression material disclosed herein exhibits improved storage stability than known systems using fluorosurfactants and silicone ether compounds.
US10905632B1
The present invention discloses a dosage management device comprising a lid with dosage regimen indicia. The dosage regimen indicia comprise information related to dosage frequency. The dosage regimen indicia are a representation of AM, PM, day and night. The lid comprises a first layer having a cavity, a second layer disposed within the cavity comprising dosage regimen indicia on an upper surface thereof and a third layer having an opening, encloses the cavity of the first layer. The first layer, the second layer and the third layer are connected to one another via a swivel mount. The swivel mount is configured to enable the user to rotate the third layer 45 degrees to shade at least a portion of the dosage regimen indicia comprising the information related to the frequency at which the medication is to be retrieved from the container and expose at least a portion of the dosage regimen indicia comprising the information related to a subsequent frequency.
US10905630B2
Methods and apparatus for improving emergency wash systems. Various embodiments pertain to compact, low flow emergency eyewash systems that provide tepid water at low flow rates. Still further embodiments pertain to emergency washing systems that are adapted and configured to reduce the exposure of users to Legionnaire's Disease with washing system features that permit quick, efficient, high flow rate flushing of the plumbing providing water to the washing system. Still further embodiments pertain to emergency eyewash systems that provide tepid water from a thermostatically controlled mixing valve that has a multi-function body.
US10905622B2
A portable device for massage provides both massage through vibration and oil rubbing. The device mainly includes a gear mounting plate along with shafts, motor, motor gear, cycle gear, first bevel gear, bracket along with actuator and quarter pin joint, second bevel gear, vibrating plate along with vibrating knobs, oil rubbing plate, crank pin and bearing. This device is operated on DC current which makes it suitable for usage in vehicles. This device provides relief through vibration and oil rubbing at any part of body based on inception of pain.
US10905618B2
A motion assistance apparatus including a proximal module to be attached to a proximal part of a user, a distal module to be attached to a distal part of the user, the distal module configured to slide relative to the proximal module, and a connecting module configured to detachably connect the proximal module and the distal module is provided.
US10905604B2
The present invention relates to a unitary absorbent structure and method thereof wherein said unitary absorbent structure comprises an absorbent core (5) and/or an acquisition and dispersion layers (2) (3) and comprising at least one non-woven fibrous substrate layer (23) having a void volume suitable to be penetrated by super absorbent particles. The super absorbent particles are dispersed in the substrate layer (23) according to a size distribution gradient by vacuum (8′) and vibration along the depth direction or z-direction of said absorbent core (5) and/or acquisition (2) and dispersion (3) layers, the smaller particles are placed on the bodyside of the absorbent articles and the larger particles are located on the opposite side of the absorbent articles.
US10905597B2
A conveying device comprises: a plurality of holding mechanisms attached to a rotary shaft; a speed-changing mechanism which changes the angular speed of each of the plurality of holding mechanisms; a first cover extending from a first holding mechanism toward a second holding mechanism, such that the first cover covers a gap between the two holding mechanisms from an outside thereof in a radial direction of the rotating shaft; and a second cover extending from the second holding mechanism toward the first holding mechanism such that the second cover covers the gap from the outside thereof in the radial direction, and overlapping with the first cover. The two covers have lengths enough to be able to overlap with each other in the radial direction in a state in which the two holding mechanisms are furthest apart from each other.
US10905594B2
A method of manufacturing a reduced-pressure abdominal treatment system for treating an open abdominal cavity is provided. In some embodiments, the reduced-pressure abdominal treatment system has an open-cavity treatment device for providing reduced-pressure treatment to an abdominal cavity; a deep-tissue closure device for applying a closing force on a deep-tissue wound; and a surface-wound closure subsystem for providing a closing force on a surface wound. The method of manufacturing may also include providing a reduced-pressure supply subsystem. A method of treatment using a reduced-pressure abdominal treatment system is also disclosed.
US10905589B2
The invention relates to a permanent interpositional ophthalmological implant between the sclera and the uveal tis-sue. The implant comprises a thin uvea-compatible body (50) having a thickness (e) which is at least less than IO times the smallest of the two other dimensions of the body, the body of the implant comprising two opposing edges separated from one another along one of the two dimensions perpendicular to the thickness, and one of the edges, known as the front edge (52), being curved in a concave manner away from body in a plane perpendicular to the thickness.
US10905588B2
Methods and systems for automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level, and applied to the probe in a pulsed manner.
US10905587B2
Devices for delivering pharmaceutical formulations into the eye are described. The devices may be integrated to include features that allow safe and atraumatic manipulation of the devices with one hand. For example, accurate placement, including proper angulation, of the device on the eye and injection of a pharmaceutical formulation into the eye can be performed using one hand. The devices may also include improved safety features. For example, the devices may include an actuation mechanism that controls the rate and depth of injection into the eye. Some devices include a dynamic resistance component capable of adjusting the amount of pressure applied to the eye surface. Related methods and systems comprising the devices are also described.
US10905586B2
Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
US10905579B2
Herein disclosed are methods of using nasal inserts for various different ailments. Easy modification of the insert allows for treatment of various ailments that can readily be treated via the nose, such as ailments triggered by smell. Specifically, the insert can direct air into or out of the nasal cavity and/or delivers medicinal substances to the appropriate regions, thereby providing the appropriate therapeutic effect, depending on the ailment being treated.
US10905576B2
Controlled deployable medical devices that are retained inside a body passage and in one particular application to vascular devices used in repairing arterial dilations, e.g., aneurysms. Such devices can be adjusted during deployment, thereby allowing at least one of a longitudinal or radial re-positioning, resulting in precise alignment of the device to an implant target site.
US10905574B2
An endoluminal stent and associated methods for placing the endoluminal stent in a lumen of a trachea of a patient. The stent includes an elongate framework having a first open end, a second open end opposite the first open end, and a lumen extending from the first open end to the second open end. The elongate framework includes a first edge extending from the first open end to the second open end, a second edge extending from the first open end to the second open end, and an opening between the first edge and the second edge extending from the first open end to the second open end such that the stent has a C-shaped cross-section. The stent may be implanted in a trachea with the opening positioned along a posterior wall of the trachea adjacent the trachealis muscle.
US10905568B2
A system and method for producing a customized prosthetic socket based on a digital representation of a residual limb that is used to form a digital model of a prosthetic socket. The digital model is customized to alter its internal structure to produce differing areas of flexibility and support while maintaining the overall geometry of the model and without having to use different materials. The digital model is converted for use with a three-dimensional printing or manufacturing device and then used to print the customized socket.
US10905566B2
An implant insertion instrument provides a guide through tissue (skin, fascia, musculature) and into a vertebral space after a discectomy. The instrument slides onto a guide wire and defines a path for the implant to be delivered to the vertebral space. The guide expands laterally as required to accommodate the implant as the implant slides through a channel defined in the guide, which allows distraction of the vertebral bodies while maintaining a small incision in the patient.
US10905564B2
An acetabular cup extractor (10) is provided that is designed for extracting medical device implants. The acetabular cup extractor includes a fastener (12) for securing to an implant (14) and a cutting assembly (16). The cutting assembly further includes a blade (18) spaced and movably connected to the fastener and a handle (20) operatively connected to the blade.
US10905560B2
A tibial spacer paddle comprises a spacer block comprising opposing bearing surfaces, an alignment slot extending into the spacer block; and a handle extending from the spacer block. The spacer block can include feet for passively engaging the femur or pegs for actively engaging a femoral component so that the spacer block is linked to the femur while the tibia rotates. A tibial spacer system comprises a provisional component having an alignment tab extending from a body and an alignment indicator located on the body, a femoral component and a pin extending from the femoral component. The pin can engage the alignment tab so that the provisional component is linked to the femur while the tibia rotates. In addition to or alternatively to the alignment tab and pin, the provisional component can include a tibial plate that can be rotationally connected to the provisional component.
US10905554B2
A device for repairing a heart valve includes at least one hollow inner portion, a first flexible outer portion, and a second flexible outer portion. The first flexible outer portion and the second flexible outer portion are connected to the at least one hollow inner portion. The first flexible outer portion and the second flexible outer portion each include a frame formed from a loop of metal. The frames each have a central longitudinal section formed by substantially straight parallel segments and a shaped portion that connects the substantially straight parallel segments. The first flexible outer portion and the at least one hollow inner portion are configured to compress tissue of a first heart valve leaflet therebetween. The second flexible outer portion and the at least one hollow inner portion are configured to compress tissue of a second heart valve leaflet therebetween.
US10905552B2
An implantable prosthetic device includes a coaption portion, paddles, and clasps. The paddles having an outer portion and inner portion. The paddles are extendable from a folded closed position to an open position. A clasp is attached to each of the paddles. The clasps have a fixed arm attached to the inner portion of the paddle and a hoop-shaped moveable arm having a barbed portion. A hinge portion connects the fixed arm to the moveable arm.
US10905551B2
A delivery device for implanting a prosthetic heart valve. The device includes an inner shaft assembly, an outer sheath and a connector assembly. The inner shaft assembly defines a guide wire lumen. The outer sheath is slidably received over the inner shaft assembly, and forms an exit port proximate a distal end thereof. The connector assembly establishes a guide wire passageway between the guide wire lumen and the exit port. The connector assembly is configured to permit sliding movement of the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft assembly when deploying the prosthetic heart valve. The connector assembly can include first and second tubes that are slidable relative to one another in facilitating movement of the outer sheath relative to the inner shaft assembly.
US10905545B2
Ophthalmic devices having elastic electrodes are disclosed herein. An example ophthalmic device may be an intraocular lens that includes a support structure, two optical windows, two immiscible fluids, and an elastic electrode. The support structure may have an inner surface defining an aperture with first and second optical windows disposed on opposite sides of the support structure and spanning the aperture. The two immiscible liquids may be disposed in a cavity formed by the aperture and the first and second optical windows, and the elastic electrode may be disposed on the inner surface. The elastic electrode may be formed from an elastic metal alloy having a minimum yield strain of 0.25%.
US10905543B2
The present disclosure provides intra ocular implants and methods of using same to treat various refraction errors in a patient's eye.
US10905535B2
Methods and apparatus for stabilizing a bite fork in a patient's mouth. The apparatus may comprise an elastically deformable bite fork stabilizer. The elastically deformable bite fork stabilizer may comprise an elastically deformable layer, an adhesive layer on one side of the elastically deformable layer, and a removable layer adhered to the adhesive layer.
US10905532B2
To provide a mill blank for dental CAD/CAM containing a ceramic material for preparing a dental restoration by being installed in a CAD/CAM device, wherein, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM comprises a ceramic portion in which a dental restoration is cut out and a resin portion which joins with a CAD/CAM device, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has a columnar shape, the resin portion is provided at a side surface of the ceramic portion and has a cylindrical shape or a belt shape, a ceramic portion side of the resin portion contacts with the side surface of the ceramic portion, the ceramic portion has a columnar shape, the ceramic portion has a protrusion part, an upper surface and a bottom surface of the columnar shape of the ceramic portion are parallel to each other, the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM has at least two recesses which includes a first recess and a second recess in a circumference portion, the first recess and the second recess respectively include a first surface which is parallel to the upper surface and the bottom surface and a second surface which is a circumferential surface concentric with the circumferential surface of the mill blank for dental CAD/CAM and is vertical to the first surface, and the at least two recesses are formed within the resin portion.
US10905525B2
A medical tool and a method for using the medical tool removes tooth fragments, in particular tooth roots and/or remainders of tooth roots, from a tooth socket or an alveole in the region of the jaw. The medical tool includes a base and a needle disposed on the base. The needle has a retentive section and a drilling section.
US10905523B2
A lubrication information management device includes: a lubrication detector provided to a lubrication unit; an instrument wireless tag provided to an instrument; and a read-write unit which is either an antenna or a reader-writer. Moreover, the read-write unit communicates lubrication information to the instrument wireless tag when the lubrication detector detects any of lubrication of the instrument and an operation for lubrication. This makes it possible to reliably manage the lubrication of a dental instrument.
US10905520B2
An autonomous accessory support and system for transporting a medical accessory for delivering therapy that is coupled to a patient via a medical line. The autonomous accessory support comprises an accessory post for supporting the medical accessory. A movement module supports the accessory post for moving the accessory post relative to the patient. A tracking module is configured to track movement of the patient or a patient support apparatus relative to the autonomous accessory support and provide a tracking input signal. A controller is in electronic communication with the movement module and the tracking module. The controller controls the movement module to reduce actual patient proximity to a target patient proximity being a distance between the accessory support and the patient or the patient support apparatus sufficient to prevent tensioning of the medical line beyond a tension threshold. The distance may be a selectable preset distance maintained by the controller.
US10905518B2
Methods, systems, and programs for real-time surgical procedure assistance are provided. A first set of 3D poses of the 3D points on the organ may be received. An electronic organ map built for the organ via pre-surgical medical information may be retrieved. A tissue parameter of the organ may be obtained based on the first set of 3D poses and their corresponding 3D poses from the electronic organ map. A deformation transformation of the electronic organ map may be calculated based on the obtained tissue parameter and the first set of 3D poses during the surgical procedure. The deformed electronic organ map may be projected onto the organ with respect to the first set of 3D poses during the surgical procedure.
US10905514B2
A surgical drape may be configured for use with a patient positioning table for an anterior approach hip surgical procedure. In at least one illustrative embodiment the surgical drape may be specifically configured for use with an anterior approach hip total replacement surgery. The surgical drape is configured with an aperture that provides access to a patient's surgical site, which aperture may be generally rectangular-shaped in one illustrative embodiment. The aperture may be centered between a right and left edge of the surgical drape such that one configuration of the surgical drape may be used for an anterior approach hip surgical procedure of either a patient's left or right hip.
US10905510B2
A manipulator is used to operate a surgical device that treats a body tissue. The manipulator includes a drive mechanism having a stationary section to be attached on a housing of a drive unit containing with at least one motor. A movable part is supported rotatably about a predetermined axis on the stationary section and having a connecting portion configured to be connected to the at least one motor when the stationary section is attached on the housing. A cover is configured to seal a gap between the movable part and the stationary section so as to prevent fluid from entering the gap between the movable part and the stationary part. A power transmission member is connected to both the movable part and the surgical device to transmit power from the motor to the surgical device.
US10905509B2
Some embodiments are directed to a surgical master-slave robot for use in minimally (or reduced) invasive surgery on a subject. The robot includes an instrument manipulator for mounting of a surgical instrument, and a linkage system for moveably suspending the instrument manipulator. A first linkage component is configured for guiding a first suspension to move along a first movement trajectory. A second linkage component is configured for guiding a second suspension point to move along a second movement trajectory. The first movement trajectory and the second movement trajectory differ and are selected to provide a combined translational and rotational movement of the instrument manipulator which moves the instrument manipulator along a predefined trajectory from a surgical position to a standby position. The robot may provide a stable removal of the instrument manipulator during a surgery as well as sufficient surgeon's workspace after the removal of the instrument manipulator.
US10905501B2
A robotic surgery system for supporting a patient and a robotic surgical manipulator. The robotic surgery system includes a base, a pillar coupled to the base at a first end and extending vertically upwardly to an opposing second end, and an attachment structure coupled to the second end of the pillar. A patient table is coupled to the attachment structure. A robot support arm has a first end coupled to the attachment structure. The robot support arm extends vertically upwardly from the first end to a second end. The robot support arm may further extend horizontally over the patient table to support a robotic surgical manipulator that will extend generally downward from the robot support arm toward a patient supported by the patient table to place an end effector of the robotic surgical manipulator adjacent a desired surgical site on the patient.
US10905493B2
Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for controlling electrosurgical tools are provided. A surgical system includes a drive system, the drive system being configured to drive the application of energy, an electrosurgical generator; and a control system configured to be operatively coupled to the drive system. The control system is configured to receive energy from the generator, deliver the received energy from the generator to the drive system, receive first impedance data via the drive system, manipulate the first impedance data to create second impedance data that is modified from the first impedance data, and transmit the second impedance data to the generator to cause the generator to deliver energy to the control system within predefined power parameters of the generator that define a maximum amount of energy the generator can deliver to the control system.
US10905487B2
A system for stabilizing a bone structure. The system includes a guide device and an overlying delivery tube. A distal portion of the guide device is positionable within the bone structure and operable in a straight configuration and a curved configuration relative to a longitudinal axis. The overlying delivery tube comprises flexible polymeric material. The flexible polymeric material facilitates the delivery tube assuming a curve within the bone structure relative to the longitudinal axis when the guide device is in the curved configuration. The flexible polymeric material maintains a patent lumen along the curve when the guide device is withdrawn. The system may include an access cannula configured to penetrate the bone structure, and/or an expandable member insertable through the patent lumen along the curve. A delivery device may deliver curable material through the patent lumen along the curve to a target site within the bone structure.
US10905486B2
Modular extractor device for removing bone cement from a bone cavity (C), including an elongated body with an axis of symmetry (X-X), a proximal end, arranged during use at the opening of the bone cavity (C), and a distal end, arranged during use at the innermost part of the bone cavity (C). The elongated body is partially hollow and is adapted to be inserted in said bone cavity (C) filled with bone cement. The elongated body includes a plurality of rigid elements coaxial to the axis (X-X) of said elongated body, partially hollow and anchored together. At least two adjacent rigid elements include a first main section, a second main section and a flange. A main section of at least one rigid element is inserted and held in position in a main section of the other rigid element of the at least two rigid elements.
US10905484B2
A fixation assembly includes an anchor, a cam, and a shaft. The anchor defines a longitudinal axis and includes a spine that extends along the longitudinal axis. The spine has a first projection and a second projection that extend from the spine in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis. The anchor defines a slot between the first and second projections. The cam is disposed with the slot and is positioned to rotate about the longitudinal axis between first and second positions to enable the first and second projections and the cam to secure the anchor to osseous tissue. The shaft is rotatably disposed within the anchor and positioned to rotate the cam between the first and second positions. In the first position, the cam is aligned with the first and second projections, and in the second position, the cam is misaligned with the first and second projections.
US10905482B2
A bone anchoring element comprising a shaft (2) for anchoring in a bone, with a plurality of barb elements (7) arranged in at least one helical line around the shaft axis (M) is described, wherein said barb elements are elastically movable relative to the shaft. The bone anchoring element (1) is easy to press into a core hole bore in a bone. The barb elements (7) act in a similar manner as do the threads on a conventional bone screw and thus provide for depth positioning. Moreover, the barb elements at the same time secure the bone anchoring element and prevent it from sliding-out.
US10905474B2
Implementations described herein may include a system for manipulating implants coupled by a cord. The system may include a tensioner and a counter tensioner. The tensioner may include a nose assembly and a cord lock assembly for applying tension to the cord. The nose assembly may include a piston having a lumen extending therethrough for receiving the cord and a spring positionable in contact with an indicator region of the piston. The counter may be releasably coupleable to a head of an implant at a proximal end thereof and may guide the cord to a port proximate the distal end thereof, the port for receiving the nose assembly. The counter tensioner may enable translation of the implant relative to another implant implanted in an adjacent or nearby vertebrae. The indicator region of the piston may be visible through a window in a tensioner main body and may indicate cord tension when the nose assembly of the tensioner is coupled to the port of the counter tensioner and engaged with the cord.
US10905472B2
Method and apparatus for performing medial-to-lateral sacroiliac fusion. An aiming guide is used to place a guide wire into a sacroiliac joint to facilitate driving a fusion implant into the joint.
US10905471B2
Connector assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A connector has a first end that clamps to a first rod in an existing construct and a second end, connected to the first end, that clamps to a second rod in a new construct such that the new construct can be extended from the existing construct at an adjacent level as the existing construct.
US10905460B2
A device for crossing a lesion in a tissue lumen includes a crossing wire configured to pass through a lumen of a catheter, the crossing wire including a loop at a distal end of the crossing wire. The loop can have a configuration that prevents a width of the loop from exceeding a width of the tissue lumen, and the loop having a pair of lateral opposing portions configured for alignment with a wall of the tissue lumen and a leading portion interconnecting the pair of lateral opposing portions, the leading portion being configured to interrogate the lesion. The loop has a length in an axial direction of the crossing wire extending from the leading portion to proximal ends of the pair of lateral opposing portions, the length being perpendicular to the width, and the length of the loop is at least twice the width of the loop.
US10905458B2
A tissue-removing catheter includes a tissue-removing element operatively connected to a drive shaft for rotation of the tissue-removing element about an axis of rotation in a cutting direction. A tissue-removing head of the tissue-removing element defines an annular cutting blade. In some embodiments, angularly spaced cutting teeth form the cutting blade. Inner shearing members extend radially inward from the cutting blade. As the tissue-removing element rotates in the cutting direction and advances axially through a body lumen, the annular cutting edge separates the tissue from the body lumen wall. Leading surfaces of the inner shearing members shear the separated tissue radially inwardly. In some embodiments, the tissue-removing element is an integrally formed, one-piece body made by removing material from a blank to form the cutting blade and inner shearing members.
US10905456B2
A system and method for improving installation of a prosthesis. Devices include prosthesis installation tools, prosthesis assembly tools, site preparation systems, and improved power tools used in implant site preparation, the tools including a secondary motion that preferably includes an ultrasonic vibration.
US10905449B2
A rotatable jaw device for use with an endoscope, and method for using such a device. The device includes a fork, and two jaws pivotally mounted to the fork. The jaws are movable between a predetermined closed position and a predetermined open position. At least one jaw has at least one protrusion on a surface of the jaw. The at least one protrusion prohibits movement of the two jaws in the opening direction beyond the predetermined open position.
US10905447B2
Certain embodiments are directed to a specimen retrieval device having a high friction inner lining for reducing specimen deformation during removal. Certain embodiments are directed to a device that facilitates isolation and removal of specimens during minimally invasive surgery. In certain aspects the device is configured to disperse pulling tension over a larger area reducing the likelihood of specimen tearing during removal. The device enables quicker removal through a smaller hole or opening in the body wall.
US10905444B2
A patient-specific navigational guide for use in spinal surgery, comprising two tubular guiding members integral with a supporting frame and extending from a proximal opening to a distal opening for guiding a surgical operation on a patient's vertebra. The contact members are designed to mate with a corresponding plurality of contact areas on the patient's vertebra in order to define a unique coupling configuration of the patient-specific navigational guide on the patient's vertebra. Said contact members comprise at least one pair of a first main contact member, designed to abut, at least partially, on the upper articular process, or facet, of the patient's vertebra, and a pair of second main contact members, designed to abut on a contact area corresponding to the lamina of the patient's vertebra. Said tubular guiding members each have a slot extending from the proximal opening to the distal opening.
US10905438B2
Described herein are examples of orthopedic drill bits and methods of preparing a bone of a living being for fixation. An example method includes coupling a drive attachment of a drill bit to a mounting attachment of a driver, and placing a guide at a desired location on the bone. The guide has an opening corresponding to an area of bone to be removed. The guide provides proper positioning and alignment for drilling a hole. With the guide in place, the method further includes aligning the drill bit with the opening on the guide and drilling a hole in the bone. Once the hole is drilled, the method includes de-coupling the drill bit from the driver, and bending the drill bit at the drive attachment while the drill bit is still in the bone. In some examples, additional method steps follow preparation of the hole.
US10905435B2
An endoscope treatment tool includes: a sheath; a clip unit; a biasing member arranged between a distal end part of the sheath and the clip unit; and a first rotation preventing part capable of preventing the clip unit from rotating relative to the distal end part of the sheath about a longitudinal axis. The clip unit includes: a clip body; a holding tube; and a second rotation preventing part capable of preventing the clip body from rotating relative to the holding tubes about the longitudinal axis. The biasing member biases the holding tube so as to separate from the distal end part of the sheath. When a proximal end part of the holding tube comes into contact with the distal end part of the sheath against the biasing force of the biasing member, the first rotation preventing part prevents the relative rotation of the clip unit.
US10905431B2
A device for treating an aneurysm with a braided implant can include a delivery tube having a spiral groove on an outer surface of the delivery tube and a braided implant having a spiral segment. The spiral segment can engage the spiral groove as the braided implant is delivered to an aneurysm treatment site. At the treatment site, the braided implant can be implanted, and the delivery tube can be rotated to disengage the spiral segment from the spiral groove. Once released, the spiral segment can reshape to occlude the neck of the aneurysm.
US10905424B2
A buttress applier cartridge assembly includes buttress assemblies and a buttress applier cartridge for use with an end effector of a surgical stapler. The buttress assemblies each include a buttress to support a staple formed therein as well an adhesive for adhering to the end effector. The buttress applier cartridge includes a housing, a platform that extends longitudinally and supports the buttress assemblies, and an opening to accommodate a curved tip of the end effector when clamping the end effector onto the platform to transfer the buttress assemblies to the end effector. A proximal alignment feature of the buttress applier cartridge contacts the end effector to align the end effector with the buttress assemblies prior to attaching the buttress assemblies to the end effector.
US10905422B2
A surgical instrument for use with a robotic system is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a mounting portion, an elongate shaft, an articulation joint, an end effector, and a firing member. The end effector comprises an anvil and an elongate channel configured to receive a cartridge including staples. The anvil comprises a proximal end connected to the elongate channel, an outer surface, an under surface facing the elongate channel, a plurality of forming pockets defined in the undersurface, and a distal end extending below the under surface. The firing member is translatable from a starting position to an ending position to eject the staples from the cartridge during a firing stroke in response to an output motion from the robotic system. The firing member is viewable by a clinician through an opening at a proximal end of the end effector when the firing member is in the starting position.
US10905420B2
A surgical stapling system can include a reload shaft. The shaft can include an elongate tubular member with have a jaw assembly at the distal end thereof and a coupling collar at the proximal end thereof. The shaft assembly also includes an articulation joint coupling the jaw assembly to the distal end. A drive member and an articulation member extend within the tubular body of the shaft from the proximal end to the distal end. A firing member is connected to the distal end of the drive member such that advancement of the drive beam advances the firing member to close the jaw assemblies and fire staples from a reload positioned in the jaw assembly. The shaft assembly can also include a lockout mechanism to prevent a firing operation on a previously-fired reload or no reload.
US10905395B2
A diagnostic imaging catheter is disclosed which includes a drive shaft, of which a distal portion is provided with a signal transmitting and receiving unit, and which can be rotated; a sheath including a lumen into which the drive shaft is inserted such that the drive shaft can be moved forward and backward; a communicating hole which is provided in a distal portion of the sheath, and through which the inside and the outside of the sheath communicate with each other; and a valve body capable of opening and closing the communicating hole. The valve body is configured to be capable of switching between a closed state in which the communicating hole is covered and blocked with the valve body and an open state which the valve body enters by being moved to the outside of the sheath from the closed state, and in which the communicating hole is open.
US10905394B2
A medical device including both an intraluminal imaging apparatus and dual guidewire lumens is provided, allowing more accurate and stable catheter navigation and treatment delivery. The dual lumen catheter may also include members for increased torsional rigidity, distally located functional measurement sensors, and patterned radioopaque markers for orientation of the dual lumen exits.
US10905389B2
Provided is a mobile radiation generation apparatus which reliably prevents the unsteady motion of a carriage unit with a simple structure and facilitates the fine adjustment of the position of a radiation emitting unit. Each of a front wheel and a rear wheel of a carriage unit is a caster that swivels about a swivel axis extending in a vertical direction. A support that vertically stands on the carriage unit supports a base end of an arm unit having a free end to which an X-ray emitting unit is attached. The arm unit rotates about a rotation axis parallel to the swivel axis with respect to the carriage unit. The carriage unit includes a front pedal that is provided closer to the front wheel than the support and is used to lock both the rotation and swivel of the caster at the same time.
US10905380B2
A blind area is reduced by reducing an area between a subject and a receiver in which acoustic waves do not propagate. The present invention relates to a subject-information acquisition apparatus including a base; a subject holding member on the base; a receiver including a plurality of transducers and a support member on which the plurality of transducers are disposed; and a fluid-level adjusting mechanism configured in such a manner that an acoustic matching material in a space enclosed by the base, the subject holding member, and the receiver can be at a fluid level higher than a boundary between the subject holding member and the base.
US10905377B2
The present embodiments relate generally to applicators of on-skin sensor assemblies for measuring an analyte in a host, as well as their method of use and manufacture. In some aspects, an applicator for applying an on-skin sensor assembly to a skin of a host is provided. The applicator includes an applicator housing, a needle carrier assembly comprising an insertion element configured to insert a sensor of the on-skin sensor assembly into the skin of the host, a holder releasably coupled to the needle carrier assembly and configured to guide the on-skin sensor assembly while coupled to the needle carrier assembly, and a drive assembly configured to drive the insertion element from a proximal starting position to a distal insertion position, and from the distal insertion position to a proximal retraction position.
US10905371B2
Introduced here is technology to monitor moisture levels in a hygiene product, such as tampons, pads, menstrual cups, child diapers, adult diapers etc. According to one embodiment, a moisture sensor is inserted inside a feminine hygiene product. The moisture sensor is connected to a wearable device that gathers the moisture data and sends the data to a mobile device, such as a cell phone. The cell phone generates notifications to the user, such as percentage saturation of the feminine hygiene product, message to change the feminine hygiene product, expected start and end dates of the next menstrual cycle, etc. According to another embodiment, the moisture sensor can be inserted in other hygiene products, such as child diapers or adult diapers, to measure the amount of urination, defecation, or other excretions, and to generate notifications to the user, the user's caretaker, or a third party.
US10905364B2
Methods, computers, and systems used to improve accuracy of analyte level measurement of an in vivo positioned analyte sensor are disclosed herein. The methods, computers, and systems disclosed herein may be used to provide a calibrated analyte level. Specific embodiments relate to methods, computers, and systems for improving accuracy of glucose measurement of an in vivo positioned glucose sensor.
US10905359B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus (100), system (200), method (300), and computer program for distinguishing between active and inactive time periods of a subject. An input unit (110) receives time-dependent activity data (120) (e.g., corresponding to a level of activity). An activity threshold providing unit (130) provides an activity threshold (140) for the subject. An activity assessment unit (150) classifies the time-dependent activity data (120) based on the activity threshold (140). The activity threshold providing unit (130) provides the activity threshold (140) individually for said subject. The present invention provides an approach to patient-tailor the activity threshold (140) for periods of activity and inactivity.
US10905352B2
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to embodiments includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry configured to acquire layout information which defines a layout of cross-sectional images on a localizer screen, to detect cross-sectional positions of the cross-sectional images from MR data, and to generate the localizer screen according to the layout information, the localizer screen including all or a part of the plurality of cross-sectional images generated on the basis of the plurality of cross-sectional positions.
US10905351B2
Embodiments relate to a method of monitoring physiological parameters of a patient with renal dysfunction. The method includes electrically connecting one or more medical device electrodes with a measurement site of a patient, generating one or more first stimulation signals sufficient to provide input physiological parameters specific to the patient, measuring one or more first bioimpedance values from the generated signals, analyzing at least one of the input physiological parameters within the one or more first bioimpedance values and generating a personalized dialysis program. The systems and methods can further provide essentially real-time data of patient undergoing treatment and control of treatment to a patient.
US10905346B2
In some embodiments, an open-gate pseudo-conductive high-electron mobility transistor (PC-HEMT) includes a multilayer hetero-junction structure made of III-V single-crystalline or polycrystalline semiconductor materials. This structure includes at least one buffer layer and a barrier layer, and is deposited on a substrate layer. The PC-HEMT further includes a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) or two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) conducting channel formed at the interface between the buffer layer and the barrier layer, source and drain contacts, either ohmic or non-ohmic, connected to the 2DEG or 2DHG conducting channel, electrical metallizations for connecting the PC-HEMT to an electric circuit, and an open gate area between the source and drain contacts. Some embodiments use non-ohmic contacts, have thickness of the top (buffer or barrier) layer in the open gate area in the range of 5-9 nm, which corresponds to the pseudo-conducting current range between normally-on and normally-off operation mode of the transistor, and have the roughness of the surface barrier layer in the range of about 0.2 nm or less.
US10905340B2
A physiological detection device including a light source, an image sensor and a processor is provided. The light source illuminates a skin surface using a burst mode. The image sensor receives ejected light from skin tissues under the skin surface at a sampling frequency to successively generate image frames. The processor controls the light source and the image sensor, and calculates a physiological characteristic according to the image frames captured when the light source is illuminating light. The physiological detection device reduces the total power consumption by adopting the burst mode.
US10905335B2
Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), are described herein. In one aspect, a method for managing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) treatment to a person in need of emergency assistance includes monitoring a parameter that indicates a fatigue level of a rescuer and providing an indication that a different person should perform the CPR component if the rescuer is exhibiting fatigue.
US10905322B2
The Bala Laparoscope System is a reusable and/or disposable embodiment of a modular, surgical laparoscope with removable interchangeable viewing angles that enable one laparoscope to be used in place of two separate conventional laparoscopes with different viewing angles. The invention provides for distal lens cleaning without removing the laparoscope from the body. In addition, the invention provides for integrated image-guided working channels for surgical tools; cauterization and laser ablation and internal drug delivery. The simplicity of its optical design allows a much longer useful instrument life than conventional laparoscopes and essentially eliminates the need to rebuild them.
US10905318B2
An endoscope system includes a processor and displays a distribution image of living substance feature amounts obtained from an imaged image of a living tissue. The processor calculates the living substance feature amount in the living tissue, for example, an amount of hemoglobin and oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin using components of color image data of the living tissue illuminated with at least two lights, generates the feature amount distribution image illustrating a distribution of the living substance feature amounts, and controls display of the feature amount distribution image in order to display the generated feature amount distribution image so as to be superimposed on the image of the living tissue.
US10905317B2
Provided is a fluorescence imaging device comprising: a light source for irradiating a subject with a laser for exciting a fluorescent dye; a condensing lens that receives light from the light source, an endoscopic probe comprising an image fiber and a lens that is disposed on the distal end of the image fiber; a photodetector that detects return light from the subject; and an oscillating element that is connected to the image fiber or the condensing lens and that, upon application of a voltage, causes the image fiber or the condensing lens to oscillate. With this configuration, a lattice pattern of fiber elements, which appears in an image of a subject, can be cancelled in real time by oscillating the oscillating element.
US10905316B2
An endoscope includes a main unit, which includes a centring bush with an inner surface which defines an axis of rotation; a first eccentric bush, which is mounted rotatable about the axis of rotation in the centring bush and comprises a first centring inner surface which defines a first rotation axis, wherein the first rotation axis is offset parallel to the axis of rotation by a first offset; a second eccentric bush which is mounted rotatable about the first rotation axis in the first eccentric bush and comprises a second centring inner surface which defines a second rotation axis, wherein the second rotation axis is offset parallel to the first rotation axis by a second offset; and an eyepiece, which is connected to the second eccentric bush and has an optical axis which is parallel to the second rotation axis.
US10905314B2
For the purpose of performing illumination with which vignetting of illumination light caused by a structure is alleviated, thus making the difference between a bright part and a dark part on an object less noticeable, an illumination device according to the present invention is provided with: a light-emitting part that has an emission end from which illumination light is emitted; a diffusion optical member that is disposed around a predetermined axis in the circumferential direction, that is provided with an incident end disposed so as to be opposed to the emission end, that guides the illumination light entering from the incident end while diffusing the illumination light, and that emits the illumination light from a surface thereof; and a reflective layer that is disposed adjacent to a radially inward surface of the diffusion optical member and that reflects the illumination light radially outward, wherein an angle, around the axis, of an emission region for the illumination light in the diffusion optical member is reduced as the distance from the incident end is increased in the axial direction.
US10905313B2
A pressure monitoring apparatus (1) for monitoring pressure of a liquid (4) in a vessel (2) comprises a housing (3) within which an airtight gas chamber (6) is formed. A pressure sensor (8) is located in the housing (3) monitors the pressure of a gas in the gas chamber (6). A conduit (12) having a communicating bore (16) of total length Lt communicates the gas chamber (6) with the vessel (2). As the pressure of the liquid in the vessel (2) increases, a liquid/gas interface meniscus (20) travels along a working length Lw of the communicating bore (16) from the second end (15) thus increasing the pressure in the gas chamber (6) to the pressure of the liquid, which is monitored by the pressure sensor (8). The total length Lt of the conduit (12) is greater than the working length Lw of the conduit (12) to avoid the liquid/gas interface meniscus (20) reaching the first end (14) of the communicating bore (16). The pressure monitoring apparatus (1) may also be mounted at the distal end (33) of a balloon catheter (30) for monitoring the pressure of a liquid inflating medium inflating the balloon (35) of the balloon catheter (30), which may be an electrically conductive liquid, with the gas isolating the pressure sensor (8) from the liquid inflating medium.
US10905309B2
An endoscope apparatus capable of ensuring safe and compliant use includes an endoscope, a means for identification of the endoscope, a means for determining whether the endoscope is suitable for a given medical act utilizing the identification of the endoscope, and a disablement means that prevents utilization of the endoscope when determined the endoscope is not suitable for the given medical act. The identification may be on a tag fixed to the endoscope and/or container. The information is checked for a match in a cloud database to ensure the endoscope is the right device for the medical act. If not the right device, the endoscope is deactivated. If the right device, the endoscope is activated and the cloud database is updated accordingly. The cloud database can also be updated at each point in the distribution chain to allow complete traceability.
US10905308B2
Disclosed a dishwasher, wherein dishes placed on a conveyor are washed, rinsed, and dried while being sequentially conveyed to a washing chamber, a rinsing chamber, and a drying chamber, the dishwasher including: a heat exchanger allowing hot air to be supplied to the drying chamber by heat exchange; a wash water tank in which water supplied to the washing chamber or the rinsing chamber is stored; and a spray device spraying water supplied from the wash water tank onto the dishes placed on the conveyor, whereby it is possible to save energy by providing a single heat exchanger to preheat wash water and rinse water and supply hot air to the drying chamber, and to improve circulation of wash water by a filtering device applied to a structure for reusing wash water, thereby improving sanitation of dishwashing.
US10905307B2
A dishwashing system includes: a conveyor-type dishwasher that washes tableware in a washing machine main body while conveying the tableware by means of a conveyor; a robot device having a robot arm mechanism that is installed in the vicinity of a picking area outside of the washing machine main body in order to pick up tableware that is conveyed to the picking area by conveyors, and to transfer the tableware to a stock area; and a control device that generates an enabling signal relating to operations of the conveyors with respect to the dishwasher.
US10905287B2
An appliance to foam a liquid for consumption, the appliance comprising: a container mounting portion to mount thereto a container to contain said liquid; an agitation system configured to foam said liquid, said system comprising a stator arranged external a mounted container, said stator configured to generate a rotating magnetic field for transmission of torque to rotate a rotary agitator arranged in a mounted container, wherein said stator comprises at a circuit board with electrically conductive portions formed thereon.
US10905283B2
A barbecue cooking apparatus is an apparatus used to cook food items by utilizing different barbecue smoking methods. The apparatus includes a barrel, a lid, a frame, a shelved cooking system, a venting system, and a winch mechanism. The barrel further includes a base, a lateral wall, and a rim. The barrel provides a thermal enclosure for cooking the food items. The lid serves to seal the barrel during the cooking process and to support the shelved cooking system. The shelved cooking system holds the food items within the barrel during the cooking process. The shelved cooking system further holds the fuel source utilized to generate energy to cook the food items. The frame serves to hold the winch mechanism offset from the rim. The winch mechanism facilitates the retrieval of the shelved cooking system from the barrel as well as the reintroduction of the same into the barrel.
US10905282B2
A barbecue (20) with spit functionality, the barbecue (20) including: a barbecue body (22) having a first opening (28) and a second opening (30); a first spit support member (24) mounted in the first opening (28) and settable at a storage position, in which the first spit support member (24) is substantially contained within the barbecue body (22), or one or more use positions, in which the first spit support member (24) at least partially protrudes from the barbecue body (22); a second spit support member (26) mounted in the second opening (30) and settable at a storage position, in which the second spit support member (26) is substantially contained within the barbecue body (22), or one or more use positions, in which the second spit support member (26) at least partially protrudes from the barbecue body (22); and a spit rod (34) releasably engageable with the first and second spit support members (24 and 26) when the first and second spit support members (24 and 26) are in their respective use positions.
US10905279B2
A lid holder has a base portion and a pair of spaced apart arms having a proximal end connected to the base portion and a free distal end extending away from the base portion. The lid holder further has a U-shaped lug at the free distal end of each arm, the lug having a first end and a second end directed toward the base portion, and a leg connected to the second end of each U-shaped lug, the leg protruding in an outward direction away from the arms. The arms are deflectable from a first position to a second position with application of a deflecting force such that at least a portion of the arms is insertable between vertically extending posts of a lid handle. After a deflecting force is removed, the arms revert back toward the first position, thereby engaging the legs with the vertically extending posts of the lid handle.
US10905269B2
The present invention provides a garment hanger intended to be packed into a suitcase with shirts left on the hangers. The clothes hanger has a hook section that is substantially C-shaped to hang on a closet rod or other means. The body portion is generally triangular for holding a shirt or other garment. The hook and hanger sections are spaced apart and connected by the flexible/strap section. The arms of the shirts can be folded across the front of the shirts on top of the hanger section. The shirts is folded again from the bottom. The flexible section is folded about 180 degrees to place the hook portion on top of the hanging portion with the bend in the flexible section even with the top of the triangular hanging section and if a shirt is on the hanger, even with the collar of the shirt.
US10905265B1
The dispensing device allows for application of nourishing compounds, such as microcapsules, during rest. The elements of the dispensing device that contain the nourishing compounds are separable from the body of the device. Thus, the body of the device is washable without risk of washing away the desirable compounds. The device can take one of multiple embodiments. In the first embodiment, a lower layer forms the body of the device. The body is preferably formed from a compressible material, such as memory foam or other types of polyurethane foam. The upper layer includes a multiplicity of internal reservoirs that contain the nourishing compounds and/or microcapsules. When a user places her head on the device, the downward force created against the relevant storage body pushes the compounds/microcapsules out of the internal reservoir, exiting through the orifices and into the user's skin.
US10905262B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include an image frame assembly including a frame portion defining a viewing window and a backing panel attached to a back of the frame portion. The backing panel includes a hinge portion that rotatably couples the backing panel to the frame portion to allow the frame portion to rotate relative to the backing panel about an axis extending parallel to and proximate to an upper edge of the backing panel, a body portion extending from the hinge portion and configured to cover at least portion of a viewing window of the frame portion, and a plurality of biased members extending from the planar portion and toward the frame portion.
US10905259B2
Embodiments of the presently disclosed subject matter are modular wall systems and kits The described modular wall systems and kits capable of multiple configurations and accommodating a variety of accessories depending on the needs of the user.
US10905251B2
A baby seat and carrier system structured and arranged to comfort and calm an infant when a caregiver is not able to by soothing and swaddling an infant in a gentle, womb-like environment, holding the infant in a natural cradling position while a rocker stand provides a relaxing continuous motion while a removable white noise generator blocks out the tumult of the outside world.
US10905248B1
A sectional sofa cover system for covering a sectional sofa having a plurality of sofa sections coupled to a corner section includes a plurality of section covers configured to attach to and cover a corresponding section of the sectional sofa. The plurality of section covers includes at least one corner section cover configured to attach to and cover the corner section of the sectional sofa. The corner section cover has a rectangular seat portion configured to cover a seat of the corner section, and two back portions configured to cover respective seatbacks of the corner section. The two back portions extend from two perpendicular fold lines partially defining a perimeter of the seat portion.
US10905247B2
A pumping apparatus includes a pump configured for moving air, a housing supporting and at least partially containing the pump, and an air output that includes a hose having a first end connected to the housing and in communication with the pump, such that the pump is configured to move air through the hose, and a second end configured for allowing air to exit the hose, wherein the hose has a length defined between the first and second ends. A switch is mounted on the hose and located along the length of the hose, and the switch is configured for controlling operation of the pump. The switch is located a distance from the second end of the hose that is less than 50% of the length of the hose.
US10905246B2
A pocketed spring, such as that used in a mattress, comprises: a compression spring having an upper end convolution and a lower end convolution opposite the upper end convolution, and a plurality of helical intermediate convolutions between the upper end convolution and the lower end convolution; a flexible enclosure including a top wall positioned adjacent to the upper end convolution of the compression spring, a bottom wall positioned adjacent to the lower end convolution of the compression spring, and a side wall that extends from the top wall to the bottom wall; and a tension member connected to the flexible enclosure. The tension member acts in opposition to the compression spring until the pocketed spring is compressed to a point at winch the tension member no longer applies any force. Thus, the pocketed spring exhibits a non-linear response when compressed.
US10905232B2
A height adjustable desk or table comprising a desk or table top, and a frame with spaced apart legs for supporting the desk or table top, wherein each of the legs comprises a movable upper portion and a lower stationary portion, and wherein a first cable is guided via first guide means connected with a lower end of the movable upper portion of the first leg via second guide means to a lower end of the lower stationary portion of the second leg, and a second cable is guided via third guide means connected with a lower end of the movable upper portion of the second leg via fourth guide means to a lower end of the lower stationary portion of the first leg, wherein each of the legs comprises a gas spring, and wherein for each gas spring the upper portion of the gas spring is arranged to be up-and-down movable portion of the leg and the lower portion of each gas spring is arranged to be the lower stationary portion of the leg.
US10905223B2
A hydration bladder includes a flexible body. A port is coupled to the flexible body. A chamber is formed by the flexible body, and the chamber is configured to carry a liquid therein and is in communication with the port. The chamber has an hourglass-like shape that tapers inwardly and outwardly. A baffle is coupled to the flexible body within the chamber.
US10905220B2
A cosmetic stamp configuration can be provided, which can include, e.g., a stamping element body. The exemplary stamp configuration can also include a first cosmetic stamping element removably coupled or inserted to a first side of the stamping element body, and a second cosmetic stamping element removably coupled or inserted to a second side of the stamping element body. The second side can be different and provided away from the first side. Further, at least one cosmetic component can be provide that is housed in the stamping element body. Additionally, exemplary methods can be provided for instruct with the usage and assembly of such cosmetic stamp configuration.
US10905213B2
A case for protecting a portable electronic device includes a cushion member formed from a single piece of elastomeric material and having a first portion, a second portion, and a hinge portion connecting the first portion to the second portion permitting articulation of the installed portable electronic device. The case also includes a first rigid shell member removably attachable to the portable electronic device over the first portion of the cushion member, wherein the cushion member extends substantially between the first rigid shell member and the installed portable electronic device. The case also includes a second rigid shell member removably attachable to the portable electronic device over the second portion of the cushion member, wherein the cushion member extends substantially between the second rigid shell member and the installed portable electronic device.
US10905212B2
A multi-functional storage box, comprising: a first body comprising a first bottom plate and a first side wall, wherein the first side wall is provided on the first bottom plate to form a first side opening; a second body comprising a second bottom plate and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall is provided on the second bottom plate to form a second side opening; the second side opening abuts against the first side opening, the first body and the second body are enclosed to form an upward-opening receiving cavity; one end and the other end of the second side wall respectively adjoins one end and the other end of the first side wall to respectively form a left and a right wall of the receiving cavity; a flipped cover connected to the left wall or the right wall of the receiving cavity.
US10905207B2
A jewelry ring having an outer ring fixedly spaced radially apart from an inner ring by a connecting member where the outer ring defines a plurality of open mountings and the inner ring defines a first plurality of openings, which are aligned with one another. At least two of the plurality of openings in the inner ring are interconnected by a slot to collectively define a receptacle in which a size adjusting device is seated and is connected thereto by a slot and pin mechanism enabling the size adjusting device to translate radially between a smallest interior diameter position and a largest interior diameter position. The size adjusting device has an arcuate insert defining a second plurality of openings aligned one each with one of the plurality of open mountings of the outer ring and has a biasing member seated between the arcuate insert and the outer ring.
US10905198B2
An article of footwear with adjustable stiffness is provided. The article of footwear in the form of a snowboard boot is provided with adjustable tensioning systems that are disposed on either side of an inner liner of the snowboard boot. The adjustable tensioning system includes a comb body structure having flex portions made of a plurality of extending fingers with a flexibility that can be controlled by the adjustable tensioning system. Depending on the level of tension applied by the tensioning system, or lack thereof, a range of flex profiles having varying amounts of stiffness are available to the wearer to adjust the overall stiffness of the snowboard boot.
US10905196B2
A holistically improved shoe that incorporates beneficial aspects relating to a variety of interconnected elements, including comfort, sustainability, washability, ease of manufacturing, style, freedom and natural movement of the foot, as well as the sensory experience of a user. The shoe contains a removable insert that is configured to be removed and washed in between uses or as needed, such that a sock or other liner is unnecessary. The shoe further includes a footbed and an outsole that contain matching tread patterns. The matching tread patterns of the present technology allow the footbed and the outsole to move in concert by splaying during a stride in order to better absorb shock by mimicking the natural movements of the foot.
US10905188B2
Disclosed herein is a plexus of filaments which is composed of paired filaments which travel extensively around one another to form a double helix structure, where each pair of filaments belongs to a group of filaments, traverse at crossing angles to other filaments which belong to at least another group of filaments, thus repetitively crossing the paths of the filament pairs in at least another group of filaments. Also defined within the specifications and claims herein is the linking of the filaments between the different paired groups of filaments, which facilitates the distribution of tension between the filaments within a plexus of filaments. Herein described are plexuses which exhibit greater conformal and constrictive qualities in comparison to the prior art. Also disclosed is a method of producing filament structures for a variety of uses including composite structures, with enhanced structural properties, including but not limited to; tension displacement properties, for use in applications requiring conformal load distribution with minimal weight.
US10905180B1
The invention relates to personal injury protection means for protecting, for example, the neck, which can be used in sports such as football, hockey, basketball, handball, rugby, etc. The invention is directed toward increasing the level of protection against impact injuries and improving thermoregulation of the human body. This is achieved by virtue of a flexible structural element (1), and a guard (2) for protecting the back of the neck, these being made of a polymeric material capable of absorbing and dissipating impact energy, in the form of a strip in the form of a collar. The structural element consists of a centre portion (8) and two side portions (9).
US10905176B2
Swimsuits are provided which include an outer shell made of a flexible stretchable fabric, a thoracic reinforced region arranged in an anterior thoracic region of a trunk portion of the swimsuit and having an anterior-downward converging shape, and an abdominal reinforced region arranged in a lower abdominal and hip region of the trunk portion and having an anterior-upward converging shape, two non-reinforced waist regions arranged in opposite lateral waist regions of the trunk portion and having both a medially converging shape, wherein the thoracic reinforced region, the abdominal reinforced region and the non-reinforced waist regions border in an X pattern in an anterior region of the trunk portion. Methods of making such swimsuits are also provided.
US10905168B2
An aerosol generating system includes a liquid storage portion, a liquid transfer element, a power supply, and a heating element operably coupled to the power supply and configured to heat the aerosol generating substrate. The system also includes a cover over the liquid storage portion.
US10905164B2
A handheld portable recreational vaporizer has a rechargeable battery and a vaporizing chamber held within a unitary body. The vaporizing chamber is exposed on one end. A mouthpiece is attached over the chamber and held in place using magnets. The mouthpiece includes a removable screen bracket that holds a screen flush against the vaporizing chamber. When the mouthpiece is detached from the body, the screen bracket may be removed and cleaned using harsh chemicals and/or other sterilization procedures. This allows the screen to be cleaned more thoroughly than other components of the device. Indicator lights signal which predetermined temperature ranges the device currently operates at.
US10905163B2
An aerosol generating system includes a heater assembly and a manually operated pump. The pump includes a hollow member with an inlet portion and an outlet portion. The inlet portion of the hollow member is configured connectable with a liquid storage portion. The outlet portion of the hollow member is in fluid communication with a dispensing assembly. The pump is configured to dispense a liquid material onto the heater assembly. The pump is configured to pump the liquid material from the liquid storage portion via the dispensing assembly and onto the heater assembly.
US10905161B2
The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette and a bilayer tobacco liquid storing structure thereof. The bilayer tobacco liquid storing structure includes an upper cover assembly, a lower cover assembly, a liquid-flow regulating assembly, a first liquid storage chamber and a second liquid storage chamber. The upper cover assembly is configured to be connected to one end of the first liquid storage chamber. The liquid-flow regulating assembly has two ends connected to the first liquid storage chamber and the second liquid storage chamber respectively. The lower cover assembly is configured to be connected to the second liquid storage chamber. The liquid-flow regulating assembly is configured to enable the communication between the first liquid storage chamber and the second liquid storage chamber. The electronic cigarette according to the present disclosure makes full use of the internal space and thus enlarges the liquid storage space and improves user experience.
US10905159B2
An electronic smoking article includes an aerosol generator and a mouth end insert. The mouth end insert includes a mechanical aerosol converter surface having the capacity to improve characteristics of aerosol produced by the aerosol generator, including sensory attributes.
US10905157B2
The present disclosure provides an atomizing device, including a liquid reserving assembly and a cigarette holder assembly rotatably mounted at one end of the liquid reserving assembly. A liquid storage cavity is formed inside the liquid reserving assembly, and a liquid inlet is arranged at one end of the liquid reserving assembly corresponding to the cigarette holder assembly. The cigarette holder assembly includes an axially-penetrating smoke outlet, the liquid reserving assembly includes a smoke passage correspondingly communicating with the smoke outlet, and the cigarette holder assembly blocks the liquid inlet. The cigarette holder assembly includes a positioning member axially movable between a first position and a second position; when being in the first position, the positioning member is engaged with the liquid reserving assembly, and the cigarette holder assembly blocks the liquid inlet; and when being in the second position, the positioning member is separated from the liquid reserving assembly.
US10905155B2
A method of manufacturing a variable crimped web material is provided, including feeding a substantially continuous web material; crimping a first region of the material at a first crimp value; and crimping a second region of the material, adjacent the first region, at a second crimp value, the crimping using a set of two rollers, each being corrugated across at least a portion of its width and corrugated around its circumference, and being configured so the corrugations across the width interleave with each other to crimp the material, so the troughs of the corrugations around the circumference crimp the material at the first crimp value, and so the peaks of the corrugations around the circumference crimp the material at the second crimp value. An apparatus for manufacturing a crimped web material, and a method of manufacturing air flow directing elements for smoking articles are also provided.
US10905144B2
A shelf stable fried product and a process for creating a shelf stable fried product is disclosed. Aspects include a process for managing fat migration, moisture migration, and cell degrading of a food product during frying. Aspects further include a resulting shelf stable food product that includes a crispy and/or crunchy texture and a desirable fat distribution.
US10905133B2
Food and beverages manufacturers are actively looking for ways or alternatives to enhance flavour in their products. That could be by using ingredients that provide aroma, taste and mouth feel with low calorie content and no after taste, or technology that allows consumers an enhanced experience without adding extra ingredients. Solutions could be highly specific. This invention relates to a food product or part thereof comprising a sour tastant and at least one flavour congruent with the sour tastant, wherein the at least one flavour is distributed homogeneously throughout the food product or part thereof, and wherein the sour tastant is distributed throughout the food product or part thereof inhomogeneously, and wherein the food product or part thereof can be consumed whole by a consumer, and wherein the food product or part thereof is in the form of a frozen confection. The food product or part thereof was observed to impart an enhanced perception of lemon flavour and sour taste.
US10905132B2
A cold brewing coffee device that produces coffee without any suspended solids in the product. The devices uses a false bottom in the initial tank to hold the coffee beans and water is pumped between the initial tank and a second tank. Using an inverted P trap in the piping allow for reduced suspended solids in the final product. The end product is a high quality cold brewed beverage that is defined by the beverages clarity and lack of visible suspended solids, wherein the resulting product has a distinct look compared to other brewed beverages (i.e. producing a product that is cleaner than competing products without the need for a filter).
US10905121B2
A method for controlling PPO resistant weeds, wherein compounds of formula (I) wherein the variables are defined as given in the description and claims; are applied to the PPO inhibitor herbicide resistant weed, parts of it or its propagation material.
US10905117B2
The present invention is an antimicrobial agent containing a polyalkyleneimine derivative formed by adding a substituent group having a structure of a following Formula (1) to a nitrogen atom of polyalkyleneimine. —CH2CH(OH)CH2—O—R1 (1) In the formula, R1 represents an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or —(CH2CH2O)n—R2. R2 represents an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms. n represents an integer of 1 to 50.
US10905106B2
A vehicle moves stacks of cages for poultry or other animals between a cage loading/unloading station and a cage filling station. The vehicle comprises a vehicle floor, a frame and an associated tray. A device rotates the frame about an axis of rotation, wherein the movement of the tray comprises a movement of rotation about the axis of rotation of the frames and a guided movement determined by the engagement between a pin of the tray and a cam.
US10905100B2
Methods and apparatus for monitoring nutrition, especially fermentation in a rumen of a ruminant, wherein a characteristic value of carbon dioxide inside the rumen and/or reticulum is determined.
US10905092B2
A pet carrier assembly, including: a cage housing adapted to selectively contain a pet; and a lower litter pan adapted to be selectively coupled to and removed from a bottom portion of the cage housing; wherein bottom portion of the cage housing includes a waste grate that forms at least a portion of a floor of the cage housing and is selectively disposed within or adjacent to an interior portion of the lower litter pan with the bottom portion of the cage housing. The pet carrier assembly includes a solid removable floor disposed in the bottom portion of the cage housing and adapted to cover the waste grate, and a seal disposed about a periphery of the removable floor. Optionally, the lower litter pan includes a cut away operable for providing access to an interior portion of the lower litter pan.
US10905091B2
One embodiment of a scooping litter receptacle, which forms a compact cylindrical exterior design, contains a scoop device that can pivot within the base container which has a curved inner surface with no sharp corners or edges. The scoop is able to pass through the entire bed of litter granules in less than half a rotational turn, thus, separating waste material usable litter. The scoop can then be lifted from the litter receptacle by the handles so that the complete scooping process can be done by the user without the user coming into contact with parts that have traversed through the soiled litter mass. Also, the scoop device is not fixed to the base container which makes it easy to remove and discard the waste as well to remove for cleaning. Further, the base container is designed such that the scoop device can be stored inside the litter receptacle. An optional top cover allows for the litter receptacle to be enclosed which helps reduce litter tracking outside the litter receptacle as well as providing a compact and tidy appearance.
US10905087B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 16R246NRB2XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 16R246NRB2XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 16R246NRB2XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 16R246NRB2XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US10905081B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072329. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072329. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072329 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072329 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10905079B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073335. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073335. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073335 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073335 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10905078B1
A soybean cultivar designated 85161246 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 85161246, to the plants of soybean cultivar 85161246, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 85161246, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 85161246. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85161246. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85161246, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 85161246 with another soybean cultivar.
US10905075B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073059. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073059. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073059 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073059 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10905062B2
A high protein (up to 40%) tetraploid oat variety is provided that is suitable for large scale oat production using standard farming practices. A tetraploid oat variety includes one or more of lodging resistance, shattering resistance, erect growth habit, and seeds similar to traditional cultivated hexaploid oat, A. sativa. The tetraploid oat variety of the invention can also include a stable fatty acid profile, high iron content, high folic acid content, or high free essential amino acid content. A tetraploid oat variety may be used as foundational seed in a plant breeding program for development of lines and varieties with high protein content. Oat products produced from the tetraploid oat variety of the invention are also included as well as resultant oat foodstuffs such as high protein granola bars, hot cereals food stuffs, cold cereal foodstuffs, snackbars, cookies, gluten-free products, snacks, muffins, pancake mix and the like.
US10905060B2
This invention describes a new method to generate hybrid seed in any crop plant while also reducing contamination from out-crossings and self-pollination. In contrast to conventional seed production methods, the method of the invention is not dependent on the use of any form of male sterility in the female parent plants, nor the use of isolation distances from unrelated and undesirable plants of the same species, nor the use of male parent plants in proximity to the targeted females. The process involves the delivery of pollen of the male parent at will, as available either in a preserved pollen bank, or using real-time collection from male plants as they become available. Desired pollen is delivered to fertile females during the period when viable pollen from the females and locally proximal unrelated plants is not being released. The delivered male pollen is in such amounts and fortuitously timed that it preferentially pollinates the females and produces relatively pure hybrid seed at levels much higher than if one used current hybrid production practices and did not utilize male sterility practices or prescribed isolation distances. Such fortuitous timing may involve the intentional application of pollen to females a day or two prior to female parent pollen becoming viable, and/or several consecutive mornings prior to female parent pollen or other proximal plant pollen beginning to shed each day.
US10905057B2
Wind speed, wind direction, and field boundary information are detected and used to identify a monitor area indicative of a likely overspray condition. Control signals are generated to obtain information from a sprayed substance sensor, in the monitor area. When an overspray condition is detected, an overspraying signal from the sprayed substance sensor indicating the detected overspray condition is received and overspray processing is performed, based upon the received overspray signal.
US10905054B2
A control system receives information indicative of characteristics of tree bundles that are felled at various locations in a forestry site. The control system receives information indicative of characteristics of the various machines that can be deployed at the forestry site. It includes a solution generation system that generates solutions indicative of which equipment should be deployed, to different locations in the forestry site, and particular routes over which the deployment is to occur. Control signals can be generated to control the equipment based on the generated solutions.
US10912231B1
An integrated power module includes a base case defining an internal manifold, and an interface surface comprising a plurality of inlet apertures and outlet apertures each in fluid communication with the internal manifold. The integrated power module also includes a plurality of power cards fastened to the base case and in direct contact with the interface surface. Each of the power cards has a bottom cover defining an inner surface and an outer surface, a base plate sealed with the bottom cover, a substrate secured on the base plate such that the base plate is between the substrate and bottom cover, and an integrated circuit disposed on the substrate. The inner surface and the base plate define a cooling channel configured to direct coolant from one of the inlet apertures, through the power card, and to one of the outlet apertures.
US10912229B1
A cooling system and a multi-function heat exchanger design for electronics racks has one or more liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers (or their functions) and one or more liquid-to-air heat exchangers (or their functions). Each liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger has a rack-liquid channel, and an external-liquid channel, the rack-liquid channel and the external-liquid channel being fluidly isolated from each other, and thermally coupled to each other to transfer thermal energy between rack-liquid that circulates through the rack-liquid channel and external-liquid that circulates through the external-liquid channel. The one or more liquid-to-air heat exchangers each have an air path that circulates air between the electronics racks and ambient space around the electronics racks, the air path being thermally coupled to an external-liquid channel of the liquid-to-air heat exchanger to transfer thermal energy between the air and the external-liquid.
US10912228B2
A data center having a hot aisle, a cold aisle, a row of server rack cabinets located between the cold aisle and the hot aisle, and a self-expanding gap filler located in a gap between adjacent elements in the data center is provided. The self-expanding gap filler includes a compressible material and an outer layer having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner space, the outer layer encapsulating the compressible material within the inner space. The compressible material is configured to expand from a compressed state within the inner space of the outer layer to an expanded state within the inner space of the outer layer in response to a seal being at least partially released within the outer layer to allow air to flow into the inner space of the outer layer, whereby the self-expanding gap filler at least partially fills the gap between the adjacent elements in the data center.
US10912214B2
A flexible display device including a first body and a second body; a hinge portion connecting the first body and the second body in a relatively rotatable manner; a flexible display unit disposed on one side of the first body and the second body to be folded and unfolded by the relative rotation; a cover member disposed between the first body and the second body; and a lever connected to the hinge portion to rotate in conjunction with the folding and unfolding of the flexible display unit and configured to engage the cover member to move the cover member outwards to cover a space between the first body and the second body formed by folding the flexible display unit.
US10912213B2
The present disclosure relates to a foldable display device. A foldable display device includes a display panel on a first cover and a second cover and at least one hinge that connects the first cover and the second cover and the hinge includes a fixing frame, a pair of hinge shafts that passes through the fixing frame, a pair of rotating plates that is fixed to one end of the pair of hinge shafts and fixed to the first cover and the second cover to rotate together with the first cover and the second cover, and a pair of first holding members that is coupled to the pair of hinge shafts between the fixing frame and the pair of rotating plates and controls a folding angle of the first cover and the second cover by a magnetic force, thereby permanently implementing a holding force.
US10912211B2
A flexure is disclosed for accommodating misalignments in an assembly. The flexure can include a first portion, a second portion, and a flexible portion coupling the first portion and the second portion to one another. The flexible portion can facilitate relative movement between the first and second portions in a plurality of degrees of freedom. The flexure can further include one or more stops operable to limit relative movement between the first and second portions in at least two of the plurality of degrees of freedom.
US10912209B2
Disclosed are a housing for a medical implant, a medical implant for a human or animal organism, a method for manufacturing a medical implant, and a system comprising a medical implant and a transceiver unit that can be coupled to the medical implant.
US10912206B2
A display device including a display module and a calibration module is provided. The display module has a light exit surface. The calibration module includes a detecting component and a connecting component. The connecting component is configured to connect the detecting component and display module. The connecting component includes a connecting rod, a guiding rail and a rotating unit. The detecting component is disposed on one side of the connecting rod. The sliding rail has a guiding hole, and the connecting rod passes through the guiding hole. The rotating unit is connected to the other end of the connecting rod. When the rotating unit rotates, the connecting rod moves along the guiding hole between a first end and a second end of the guiding hole, so that the detecting component moves between a detection position and a stowed position. The detection position is located on the light exit surface.
US10912205B2
A light-emitting device can be folded in such a manner that a flexible light-emitting panel is supported by a plurality of housings which are provided spaced from each other and the light-emitting panel is bent so that surfaces of adjacent housings are in contact with each other. Furthermore, in the light-emitting device, in which part or the whole of the housings have magnetism, the two adjacent housings can be fixed to each other by a magnetic force when the light-emitting device is used in a folded state.
US10912199B1
A method of running a printed circuit board (PCB) trace on a PCB. The PCB comprising a plurality of PCB layers. The method comprising forming a conductive trace on at least one of the plurality of PCB layers; coupling a first portion of the conductive trace to a capacitor formed on at least one of the plurality of PCB layers; coupling a second portion, different from the first portion, of the conductive trace to a conductive material formed within a first via extending through two or more of the plurality of PCB layers; and configurably setting a length of a conductive path of the conductive trace according to a predetermined impedance. The capacitor is separated laterally in a plan view at a first distance from the first via. The length of the conductive trace in the plan view is greater than the first distance. The conductive path of the conductive trace of the length has the predetermined impedance.
US10912196B2
A power distribution assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a power input and electrical components connected to PCB conductive trace. A power bus extends from the PCB and has a conductive core, a dielectric layer on an exterior surface of the conductive core, a conductive trace on the dielectric layer, and a power cut through the dielectric layer to the conductive core. The conductive core is connected to the power input by way of the power cut through and the at least one second conductive trace is connected to the PCB conductive trace.
US10912179B2
Multipurpose systems can include networked devices configured to include microphones, motion sensors, video cameras, touchscreens, optical sensors, speakers, or other suitable devices. The networked devices can include networking capabilities that enable the networked device to communicate with target devices and other networked devices. A system of networked devices can identify a target location or a target device by analyzing audio signals received at microphones of the networked devices. For example, a plurality of networked devices can identify a particular networked device that is in closest proximity to a user by analyzing an audio intensity of an audio signal received at the plurality of networked devices. The identified networked device can serve as a master device that can control a state of target devices.
US10912176B2
A vehicle lamp has a roof unit. The roof unit includes a plurality of types of light output units having different illumination functions, a light emission drive unit configured to cause the plurality of types of light output units to output lights, and a monitoring sensor. The roof unit is arranged at a roof part of a vehicle.
US10912170B2
A lighting fixture includes a solid-state light source and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to receive one or more ambient light level measurements corresponding to the amount of ambient light detected by an ambient light sensor, and determine a range of values for the one or more ambient light level measurements corresponding to a desired amount of light detected by the ambient light sensor. The control circuitry is then configured to drive the solid-state light source such that the one or more ambient light level measurements received from the ambient light sensor fall within the determined range of values.
US10912165B2
The present invention has a configuration of controlling a motor so as to stop a radiation antenna when the radiation antenna faces in a direction in which a reflected wave detection amount is minimized and to stop the radiation antenna when the radiation antenna faces in a different direction different from the direction in which the reflected wave detection amount is minimized. According to this configuration, first, the radiation antenna stops when facing in the direction in which the reflected wave detection amount is minimized. This extends a heating time under the most efficient condition, improving a heating efficiency in comparison with when the radiation antenna constantly rotates. Second, the radiation antenna stops when facing in the different directions. This causes uneven heating when the radiation antenna faces in the direction in which the reflected wave detection amount is minimized as well as when the radiation antenna faces in the different directions. As a result, the uneven heating is cancelled out by the uneven heating each other caused at different locations. In this way, it is possible to achieve the even heating.
US10912162B2
A packing member having a structure capable of reliably extinguishing a fire generated in a cooking apparatus and a cooking apparatus having the packing member are provided. The packing member for packing components of a cooking apparatus includes a flange formed by bending at least one side thereof. The flange is provided to cover at least a portion of an inlet formed at one side of the cooking apparatus to allow external air to be introduced into the cooking apparatus when the packing member is received in the cooking apparatus or at least a portion of an outlet formed to allow air in the cooking apparatus to be discharged.
US10912159B2
An induction heating device and an induction heating method are provided. The entire areas to be heated of the workpiece can be uniformly heated to a predetermined high temperature, and uniform heating is possible even when the workpiece deforms in a non-uniform manner during heating. When areas to be heated are established on a workpiece so as to extend in one direction and the areas to be heated are induction-heated, the deformation amount on one edge of the areas to be heated is different from that on the other. This induction heating device includes; heating coils facing a portion of the areas to be heated when the workpiece is induction-heated; and a relative transfer means for transferring the workpiece and the heating coils along one direction in a relative manner, and the heating coils are disposed so as to correspond to the areas to be heated during the heating period.
US10912155B2
A heating plate 10 includes: a pair of glass plates 11, 12; a conductive pattern 40, 70 disposed between the pair of glass plates 11, 12 and defining a plurality of opening areas 43, 73; and a joint layer 13, 14 disposed between the conductive pattern 40, 70 and at least one of the pair of glass plates 11, 12; wherein the conductive pattern 40, 70 includes a plurality of connection elements 44, 74 that extend between two branch points 42, 72 to define the opening areas 43, 73; and a total value of lengths of straight line segments connecting the two branch points 42, 72 is less than 20% of a total value of the plurality of connection elements 44, 74.
US10912154B1
A concrete heating system for electrically melting snow and ice. The concrete heating system generally includes a heating device for embedding in conductive concrete, the device having a spacing member and a plurality of electrically isolated conductors extending outward at an angle from the spacing member along its length. The device also includes a first electrode near the first end of the spacing member, and a second electrode extending outward from the spacing member at the second end. The plurality of conductors conduct an electrical current between the first electrode and the second electrode when the concrete heating device is embedded in conductive concrete and the power source applies a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US10912150B2
Technology for a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) operable to communicate over an anchor channel for Unlicensed Internet of Things (U-IoT) is disclosed. The gNB can encode control information for periodic transmission on a set frequency of an anchor channel for U-IoT in an adaptive frequency hopping system. The anchor channel can include a clear channel assessment (CCA) period, an extended CCA (eCCA) period when a failure occurs during the CCA period, a tuning period for radio frequency (RF) retuning with frequency hopping, and a control information communication period for communication of the control information.
US10912148B2
System and method embodiments are provided for enabling flexible and reliable UE-to-UE based relay. The embodiments include using fountain codes for combining signals at a suitable network layer higher than a media access control (MAC) sub-layer and using a MAC sub-layer hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission scheme. When a relay UE in a UE group for joint reception receives, from a network access point, a data packet intended for a destination UE in the UE group and including fountain code at the higher network layer, the relay UE sends the data packet to the destination UE and returns a HARQ ACK message at the MAC sub-layer to the access point. The destination UE then receives and decodes the data packet. Subsequently, upon receiving the entire data, the destination UE sends an ACK message at the higher network layer to the access point.
US10912147B1
A controller of a macro wireless network provisions a user device for access to local private networks based on the cell that the user device uses to attach to the macro wireless network. The controller obtains information on private networks operating within a coverage area of the macro wireless network. The controller associates a particular cell of the macro wireless network with one or more private networks operating within the particular cell. The controller detects a user device in the particular cell and provisions the user device with access to the one or more private networks.
US10912141B2
According to one embodiment, a method for establishing a communication is described comprising performing, over a first mobile radio communication network, a call control protocol message exchange indicating that a communication session establishment between a first communication device and a second communication device is intended; initiating a fallback by the first communication device from the first mobile radio communication network to a second mobile radio communication network, in reaction to a specific call control message of the call control protocol message exchange; performing the fallback and establishing the communication session between the first communication device and the second communication device via the second mobile radio communication network.
US10912140B2
A first base station is configured to execute instructions of the first BS transmitting a first interface message to a second BS for a secondary node change from a third BS to the second BS, wherein the first interface message does not comprise the first SCG configuration; the first BS receiving a second interface message responding to the first interface message, from the second BS, wherein the second interface message comprises a second SCG configuration; and the first BS transmitting a radio resource control message to a communication device, wherein the RRC message comprises the second SCG configuration and an indication indicating release of SCG.
US10912138B2
A communication device includes: a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; and a control unit configured to allocate respective resources for communication with a plurality of terminal devices in which at least any of bandwidths or central frequencies of channels to be used is different. The control unit allocates a first control channel to be commonly transmitted to the plurality of terminal devices to a first region overlapping between the respective channels of the plurality of terminal devices in a region in which the resources are allocated. The control unit allocates a second control channel to be individually transmitted to each of the plurality of terminal devices to a second region different from the first region.
US10912133B2
A method for wireless communication of a single or plurality of data packets between short-range radio frequency (RF) devices in which the data packet(s) are transmitted from a single RF device to a single or plurality of receiving RF devices to enable communication of the data without establishing any bonding relationship between the devices. The method comprises assigning a unique name corresponding to the data packet to the transmitting RF device, detecting the name of the transmitting RF device by the single or plurality of receiving RF devices, and extracting the relevant data packet from the transmitting RF device by the single or plurality of receiving RF devices by decrypting the name of the transmitting RF device.
US10912126B2
A user equipment of the present invention generates a preamble sequence, which includes a base sequence N number of times. The user equipment maps, by comb-type, the base sequence in a frequency domain, and maps the base sequence to one of N kinds of frequency locations, thereby generating the preamble sequence. The user equipment transmits a random access preamble including the preamble sequence.
US10912124B2
A method includes: receiving, by a terminal, time-frequency configuration information from a network side, where the time-frequency configuration information is used to indicate a random access channel (RACH) time-frequency resource; receiving, by the terminal, spatial configuration information from the network side, where the spatial configuration information is used to indicate an RACH spatial resource; forming, by the terminal, at least one beam based on the spatial configuration information, and sending, by using the at least one beam, a random access preamble to the network side on all or part of the RACH time-frequency resource indicated by the time-frequency configuration information; and receiving, by the terminal, a random access response (RAR) for the random access preamble from the network side.
US10912121B2
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) are provided. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure provides a method of a terminal, including receiving random access resource configuration information and quasi co-location (QCL) information from a base station, measuring a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), identifying a random access resource based on the CSI-RS, the QCL information and the random access resource configuration information, and transmitting a random access preamble based on the random access resource.
US10912118B2
A method including transmitting from a base station (BS) at least one parameter for a first type of listen before talk (LBT) procedure to be used for uplink to be received by the base station; and configuring the base station (BS) for a different second type of listen before talk (LBT) procedure for downlink from the base station (BS). A method including receiving by a User Equipment (UE) at least one parameter for a first type of listen before talk (LBT) procedure; using the at least one parameter for uplink transmission from the User Equipment (UE); and receiving data on downlink to the User Equipment (UE) during a portion of a subframe, where the portion is less than an entire subframe.
US10912117B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus for competition-based transmitting of uplink data in a wireless communication system to which a non-orthogonal multiple access scheme is applied. Particularly, a terminal receives, from a base station, information relating to a predefined codeword for non-orthogonal multiple access. The predefined codeword includes a first spreading code and a second spreading code. The terminal configures a base layer using the first spreading code and configures an enhancement layer using the second spreading code. The terminal transmits a terminal identifier and data to the base station through a competition-based resource which overlappingly uses the base layer and the enhancement layer, wherein the terminal identifier is transmitted through the base layer and the data is transmitted through the enhancement layer.
US10912115B2
In one embodiment, a method in a wireless device for adaptive HARQ retransmissions comprises receiving, from a network node, a request to initiate an adaptive hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) retransmission. The method comprises identifying a HARQ process associated with the HARQ retransmission request and determining whether a HARQ buffer of the HARQ process is empty. In response to determining that the HARQ buffer is empty, the method comprises not delivering the HARQ information to the HARQ process and not triggering an adaptive HARQ retransmission.
US10912107B2
Techniques are described herein to provide priority traffic grant-less access to pre-defined communication resources that are semi-persistently scheduled. A set of semi-persistent communication resources may be reserved for use by priority traffic. If not used for priority traffic, the semi-persistent resources may be scheduled for use by other types of traffic. As priority traffic is identified, the priority traffic may be transmitted using the semi-persistent resource without having those communication resources granted by a scheduling entity. Such grant-less access to the semi-persistent resources may result in interference between the scheduled traffic and the priority traffic communicated without first scheduling the specific communication resources. To mitigate interference between different traffic types, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a device-to-device silencing message to other UEs. Upon receiving the silencing message, the other UEs may release any scheduled communication resources that at least partially overlap with the semi-persistent resources.
US10912097B2
Indication of transmission priority class is disclosed for sharing a base station's maximum channel occupancy time (MCOT) for use in autonomous uplink (AUL). Aspects of the disclosure provide for implicitly sharing the MCOT by providing an indication of transmission opportunity (TxOP) length. A serving base station sends an indication of a current TxOP length in control signals to a user equipment (UE). The UE may then infer a set of potential transmission priorities used by the serving base station according to the TxOP length, as TxOP length may relate to the MCOT, which itself may be associated with a particular transmission priority class. The UE may then, conservatively, select the highest transmission priority of the set of potential transmission priorities for autonomously transmitting any uplink data having at least the selected highest transmission priority within configured AUL resource of the current TxOP.
US10912096B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided for bearer arrangement in a beamforming-based radio communication system. Channel qualities of cells available for communication with an electronic device and cell loads stored are checked in a scheduling table, when a service flow configuration request message is received for providing a service flow to the electronic device is received. Radio access bearer configuration request messages, which include individual data rates to be supported by each of at least two cells, are transmitted to the at least two cells, when the service flow requires configuring bearers of the at least two cells. The service flow is provided through the bearers, when radio access bearer complete messages are received from the at least two cells.
US10912091B2
A radio resource configuration method and device are disclosed. The radio resource configuration method includes: after a piece of user equipment UE establishes a connection with a base station according to a system bandwidth in a broadcast message, determining, by the base station for the UE, resource configuration used for communication between the UE and the base station, where the resource configuration includes at least one of a resource allocation bandwidth, a channel state information CSI pilot bandwidth, and a CSI measurement bandwidth, where the resource allocation bandwidth is a bandwidth used to generate resource block allocation information in downlink control information; and sending, by the base station to the UE by using dedicated signaling or a common message, the resource configuration determined for the UE and used for communication between the UE and the base station.
US10912090B2
Provided are a method and a device for transmitting an uplink reference signal in a wireless communication system. More particularly, a terminal transmits downlink channel information and information about a downlink subband selected on the basis of the downlink channel information. And the terminal receives first resource allocation information indicating an uplink subband mapped to the downlink subband. And the terminal transmits an uplink reference signal by means of the uplink subband.
US10912087B2
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). A method for determining transmitting resources in vehicle to vehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X) communication is provided. The method includes determining, by a user equipment (UE), a set {ti} consisting of configurable V2X subframes within one system frame period, by the UE, determining information about a bitmap for configuring a resource pool, determining, in the set {ti}, subframes belonging to the resource pool, by the UE, selecting, after resource reselection, the position of a resource for initial transmission, determining, in the resource pool, the subframe position of the reserved resource according to a resource reservation subframe interval Prsv and the number of resource reservations, readjusting the position of the reserved resource when a certain condition is satisfied, and transmitting, by the UE, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) on the determined resource for initial transmission and the reserved resource.
US10912082B2
The disclosure of the present invention proposes a method for monitoring control information. The method may be performed by a user equipment (UE) configured with an aggregation of a first cell and a second cell. The method may comprise: monitoring, by the UE, control information in a control region of at least one of the first and second cells. The first cell uses a first transmission time interval (TTI) and the second cell uses a second TTI.
US10912079B2
Where first and second reference signals for a first and second communication system, respectively, are transmitted, resources that affect a reception apparatus compatible only with the first communication system can be minimized, and the throughput can be prevented from being deteriorated. As resources for a reference signal CSI-RS for LTE-A, last half symbols in a time direction of a resource unit RB/Sub-frame defined in a frequency-time domain are used, and the CSI-RS is allocated in a position up to the last two symbols or in the last symbol, or the like, of a particular RB/Sub-frame and transmitted when a reference signal 4RS for LTE is transmitted to a reception apparatus in addition to transmitting CSI-RS for LTE-A. The reception apparatus receives CSI-RS allocated in the last half symbol of RB/Sub-frame based on CSI-RS allocation information, measures channel quality by using this CSI-RS, and transmits and reports feedback information.
US10912057B2
Provided are a method of selecting configuration based on UE speed and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for selecting configuration based on UE speed in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a first configuration and a second configuration from a network; if the UE is able to measure a speed of the UE by using a global positioning system (GPS), selecting the first configuration, and scaling values in the first configuration based on the speed of the UE; and if the UE is not able to measure the speed of the UE by using the GPS, selecting the second configuration.
US10912051B2
Methods and devices for synchronizing a device clock in a wireless network (e.g. a LPWAN) are disclosed. Example methods comprise identifying a device temperature, identifying a clock drift associated with the identified device temperature and applying a correction to the device clock based on the identified drift. For the identified device temperature, the drift is identified by comparing the confidence of the drift value in a pre-calibration curve generated from fixed drift values in a pre-calibration table with the confidence of the drift value in a learning curve generated from variable drift values in a learning table and selecting the drift value from the curve having the higher drift confidence.
US10912050B2
The present disclosure provides an operation method of a terminal and a base station in a wireless communication system supporting an unlicensed band, and an apparatus supporting same. As a specific example, the present disclosure comprises an operation method of a terminal and an operation method of a base station corresponding thereto, by which a terminal can obtain timing information relating to a unlicensed band on the basis of a PBCH payload in a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block and a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence for the PBCH.
US10912046B2
To provide a terminal apparatus including a receiver configured to receive, in a time resource including a plurality of OFDM symbol groups, a synchronization signal included in each of the plurality of OFDM symbol groups, a synchronization unit configured to determine a position of a first synchronization signal that is one of the synchronization signals, and a detection unit configured to receive, based on the first synchronization signal, a physical broadcast channel. The time resource is periodically allocated, and a maximum number of the plurality of OFDM symbol groups in which the synchronization signal included in the time resource is possibly transmitted is predefined.
US10912044B2
Methods and apparatuses for measurement reference signals and synchronization signals. A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and a processor operably connected to the transceiver. The transceiver is configured to receive a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a primary broadcast channel (PBCH). The processor is configured to decode cell identification information from at least the PSS and the SSS and to decode a master information block (MIB) from the PBCH. The PSS, the SSS, and the PBCH are time-division multiplexed. A same set of sequences are used for the PSS and the SSS for different carrier frequencies and different sub-carrier spacing values.
US10912039B2
Provided are a method for controlling a transmission power, a mobile station and a base station. The method for controlling the transmit power can be applied to a mobile station, and the method includes: acquiring a power control pattern, which is information related to a scheme of controlling the transmission power; determining a reference power control parameter for the mobile station according to the power control pattern; and determining the transmission power of the mobile station based on the reference power control parameter. The method for controlling the transmission power according to the embodiments of the present disclosure enables the user equipment to transmit signals to the base station at a proper transmission power, and further enables the base station side to distinguish different user equipments according to differences of received powers of a plurality of users that adopt Non-orthogonal Multiple Access.
US10912038B2
Provided is an uplink scheduling method and apparatus. The method includes that a User Equipment (UE) receives Downlink Control Information (DCI) sent by a base station, and the UE sends an uplink channel or/and an uplink signal and determines transmit power of the channel or/and the signal according to configuration information of the base station and the DCI.
US10912030B2
Selectively controlling transmit power from a radio access network (RAN) cell to user equipment (UE) in closed-loop power control for uplink control channel based on variation in measured uplink signal quality. To avoid the RAN cell continuously sending transmit power control messages that may not be effective in further adjusting transmit power of the UE, the RAN cell selectively controls transmit power of the UE based on effectiveness in such transmit power control changing uplink channel signal quality. The determined effectiveness of the transmit power control can be used by the RAN cell to determine when the next transmit power control message should be sent to the UE. The RAN cell can be configured to indirectly measure the uplink channel power by reviewing the received uplink channel quality in a report communicated from the UE to the RAN cell.
US10912027B2
A first device obtains an advertising parameter used by a second device to send an advertising data packet, where the advertising parameter includes an advertising window and an advertising interval. The first device determines, based on the advertising window and the advertising interval by using a preset scanning model, a target scan parameter used by the first device, where the target scan parameter is a scan parameter used by the first device when power consumption of the first device is a preset threshold and a scan-to-discover time period satisfies a preset condition. The target scan parameter includes a target scan window and a target scan interval. The first device performs scanning based on the target scan window and the target scan interval.
US10912021B2
A method by which a station (STA) operates in a wake up receiver (WUR) mode in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: entering into the WUR mode by turning off a WLAN transceiver of the STA and turning on a WUR receiver of the STA; starting a timer by entering into the WUR mode; and turning on the WLAN transceiver of the STA when the timer is completed or a wake-up signal for waking up the STA is detected through the WUR receiver, wherein the timer can indicate the remaining time for which the STA can maintain the WUR mode until the STA receives a predetermined WUR signal for confirming the presence of an associated access point (AP).
US10912018B2
A protocol data unit (PDU) type setting method, a user equipment (UE) policy setting method, and a related entity, where the PDU type setting method includes: setting, by UE, a requested PDU type of a PDU session in a process of establishing the PDU session, where the requested PDU type of the PDU session is set by the UE based on a first condition, the first condition includes an Internet Protocol (IP) version corresponding to an application, and the application is associated with the PDU session. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the requested PDU type of the PDU session can be consistent with a PDU type requested by the application, such that the application can normally perform communication.
US10912011B2
Method, base station and user equipment for transceiving system information (SI). A minimum SI message is transmitted, in which the minimum SI message comprises information regarding transmission of at least one additional SI message. The at least one additional SI message is transmitted according to the information in the minimum SI message. The minimum SI message comprises an indicator for indicating the transmission of the at least one additional SI message. The indicator further indicates that the at least one additional SI message are periodically broadcasted.
US10912004B2
In a cellular telecommunications system, outage management is managed in respect of each cell B by a nominated neighbor cell A, the identity of which is recorded in a neighbor list for cell B. If a cell C, D, other than the nominated neighbor, detects a suspected outage in a cell B, the cell detecting the outage identifies the nominated neighbor A from the neighbor list of cell B, and transmits an outage report to the nominated neighbor cell A, which coordinates a handover and outage management process. This avoids multiple detections of the same outage resulting in conflicting attempts to manage the recovery process. Selection of the nominated neighbor of a cell B may be made autonomously by the cell itself or by a centralized processor, and may be done in such a way as to support network resilience by avoiding reciprocity between cells, selecting, for a cell B connected to a first backhaul system, a nominated neighbor A using a second backhaul system, and avoiding the use of cells E having intermittent or transient connections to the network.
US10912003B1
For data packets are received from a plurality of sessions and associated with a plurality of transmitting Wi-Fi stations on the Wi-Fi network. The received data packets contend for access for transmission on the data communication network. Transmitting stations are grouped together when resource units are no longer available. Grouping can implement artificial intelligence such as K-means clustering.
US10912002B2
Wireless communications systems and methods related to improving user equipment (UE) mobility performance are provided. A wireless communication device camps on a first cell operating on a first carrier frequency. The wireless communication device receives, from the first cell, cell selection priority information indicating a priority for each of a plurality of carrier frequencies. The wireless communication device evaluates each of two or more candidate cells over an evaluation time duration associated with each candidate cell, wherein an end time of the evaluation time duration of a candidate cell associated with a lower priority carrier frequency is configured to be after an end time of the evaluation time duration of a candidate cell associated with a higher priority carrier frequency. The first wireless communication device selects a second cell from the two or more candidate cells for camping based at least in part on the evaluation of the second cell.
US10912000B2
A wireless device in a wireless communication system is configured to perform measurements on a set of candidate links for supporting a network node in the system to make a decision as to which of the candidate links is to be a target link for a link switch. The wireless device reports (e.g., at the physical layer) measured candidate links one link subset at a time in order of the wireless device's preference for the target link, until the wireless device receives a target indication signal indicating which of the candidate links in the set is to be the target link. Any given link subset reports one or more candidate links which the wireless device has measured for the decision. Responsive to receiving the target indication signal, the wireless device performs the link switch to the indicated target link.
US10911986B2
The present invention addresses the problem of an increase in transmission delay when a communication is performed using a plurality of wireless transmission devices having different wireless transfer delays if a plurality of wireless lines are regarded as a single wireless line. A wireless communication device according to the present invention includes: a dividing means for dividing a data signal string into a plurality of divided signal strings; and an allocation means for allocating the divided signal strings to at least one of a plurality of wireless transmission means having different wireless transfer delays on the basis of a transmission delay due to the intermediation of the wireless transmission means.
US10911965B2
An uplink transmission power determining method and a user equipment are provided. A user equipment determines a transmission situation of at least one of: a PUCCH, a PUSCH, and an SRS on another cell except a secondary cell in a subframe corresponding to a preamble to be transmitted on the secondary cell, so that the user equipment can determine an uplink transmission power of the user equipment according to the determined transmission situation, thereby solving a problem that it is not provided in the prior art that how a user equipment determines an uplink transmission power of the user equipment when random access is executed through a secondary cell.
US10911950B2
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device which comprises a circuitry configured to authenticate a second electronic device when the circuitry detects based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method comprising authenticating data communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device when detecting based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body.
US10911948B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and a system for performing network access authentication based on a non-3GPP network, and a related device. In the solutions of this application, steps in a non-3GPP-based network access authentication procedure in the prior art are reduced, and the UE can quickly access the network.
US10911943B2
A method for system information (SI) acquisition by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The SI comprises minimum SI and other SI. The method includes receiving the minimum SI from a base station, the minimum SI having an area identification (ID), requesting for the other SI from the base station when the area ID is different from a stored area ID on the UE, where the area ID is assigned to at least two cells in the wireless communication network. The method also includes requesting for at least one updated parameter of the other SI from the base station when a value tag in the minimum SI is different from a stored value tag on the UE.
US10911937B2
A method for a credential container embedded into a wireless communication device to obtain a temporary wireless connectivity through a first wireless network, the credential container being provisioned with an identifier ID identifying the wireless communication device or the credential container and a pre-loaded subscription profile comprising a range of International Mobile Subscription Identifiers associated to a second network operator.
US10911936B2
To provide an SCEF entity capable of suppressing an increase in processing load related to communication between an SCEF and an MME in Non-IP data communication. An SCEF entity (10) according to the present invention includes a storage unit (11) configured to buffer first Non-IP data not delivered to a communication terminal (40), and a control unit (12) configured to, when the first Non-IP data is buffered upon receiving second Non-IP data addressed to the communication terminal (40) from a server device (30), suppress transmission of the second Non-IP data to a control device (20) in a mobile network and buffer the second Non-IP data into the storage unit (11).
