US10006116B2
An intermediate layer forming method to form an intermediate layer formed between a base material and a DLC film using a PVD method includes: a Ti layer film-forming step of film-forming a Ti layer on a base material; and a TiC layer film-forming step of film-forming a TiC layer on the Ti layer, in which in the Ti layer film-forming step, an Ar gas is supplied into a chamber into which the base material is carried and a film-forming pressure is set to a pressure in a range of not less than 0.4 Pa and not more than 1 Pa to film-form the Ti layer, and in the TiC layer film-forming step, an Ar gas and a CH4 gas are supplied into the chamber, a film-forming pressure is set to a pressure in a range of 0.2 Pa or more to less than 0.4 Pa, and a second bias voltage higher in bias voltage than a first bias voltage applied to the base material in the Ti layer film-forming step and higher in bias voltage than −100 V is applied to the base material to film-form the TiC layer.
US10006114B2
Titanium alloy that is formed by subjecting titanium alloy to a treatment containing a hydrogen storing step for making the titanium alloy store hydrogen therein, a solution-treatment step for heating the titanium alloy having the hydrogen stored therein in the hydrogen storage step to apply a solution treatment to the hydrogen-stored titanium alloy, a cooling step for cooling the heated hydrogen-stored titanium alloy to develop martensitic transformation in the hydrogen-stored titanium alloy, a hot rolling step for heating the martensitic-transformed titanium alloy to a temperature which is not more than a predetermined transformation point and hot-rolling the martensitic-transformed titanium, and a dehydrogenation step for dehydrogenating the hot-rolled titanium alloy, thereby bringing the titanium alloy with the superplastic property.
US10006109B2
A non-oriented electrical steel sheet having a high magnetic flux density and a low iron loss at not only a commercial frequency but also a high frequency zone, which has a chemical composition including C: not more than 0.0050 mass %, Si: more than 1.5 mass % but not more than 5.0 mass %, Mn: not more than 0.10 mass %, sol. Al: not more than 0.0050 mass, P: more than 0.040 mass % but not more than 0.2 mass %, S: not more than 0.0050 mass %, N: not more than 0.0040 mass % and Ca: 0.001-0.01 mass % and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities and a compositional ratio of CaO in oxide-based inclusions existing in a steel sheet of not less than 0.4 and/or a compositional ratio of Al2O3 of not less than 0.3, and a hot rolled steel sheet used as a raw steel material thereof.
US10006107B2
The present invention discloses a titanium-alloy substrate which is formed plastically by performing die casting and forging to alloyed titanium at least one time. The present invention is characterized in that this titanium-alloy substrate is provided with a first structure layer which is arranged in a configuration of long axis crystal structure, and a second structure layer which is disposed on a side in adjacent to the first structure layer and is arranged in a configuration of equiaxed crystal structure.
US10006102B2
The present invention discloses a monazite and apatite paragenetic ore enrichment method. High-grade and high-recovery-rate monazite concentrate can be obtained by adopting the method through steps of ore grinding, floatation, magnetic separation and low-acid advanced leaching treatment and re-floatation. In this process, the applicable range of ore pulp temperature is wide, the process flow is short, the ore dressing conditions are mild, the energy consumption is small, the used diluted acid can be cyclically regenerated and used, the pollution is small, the environmental stress is small and the recovery rate of low-grade monazite and apatite paragenetic ores can be obviously improved.
US10006093B2
Provided herein is technology relating to detecting neoplasia and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and related uses for detecting premalignant and malignant neoplasms such as gastric cancer.
US10006089B2
Some embodiments are based on the discovery that proliferative diseases (e.g., neoplastic diseases, for example, tumors or cancers) having an FBW7 mutation or other FBW7 deficiency are sensitive to Mcl1 inhibiting agents, but resistant to pro-apoptotic drugs that do not inhibit Mcl1. Some embodiments provide methods of treating a proliferative disease based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status. Some embodiments provide methods of classifying a hyperproliferative cell or cell population, for example, a malignant cell or cell population based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status. Some embodiments provide methods of selecting a treatment regimen for treating a proliferative disease, for example, a malignant disorder, based on an assessment of FBW7 expression level or mutation status.
US10006086B2
The invention relates to a sample processing apparatus comprising a holder for a microtiter plate comprising a plurality of microwells, optical measurement unit for measuring optical responses of samples dosed to the microwells, and a computing unit configured to analyze the optical responses in order to detect dosing failures in said plurality of microwells, and if a dosing failure has been detected in one or more of the microwells, to communicate the existence of the dosing failure to a user of the apparatus through signaling means or to store data indicative of the dosing failure to data storage means for further use. In particular, the invention relates to detecting dosing failures in before, during and after a PCR process.
US10006074B2
A method and automated apparatus for rapid non-invasive detection of a microbial agent in a test sample is described herein. The apparatus may include one or more means for automated loading, automated transfer and/or automated unloading of a specimen container. The apparatus also includes a detection system for receiving a detection container, e.g., container or vial, containing a biological sample and culture media. The detection system may also include one or more heated sources, holding structures or racks, and/or a detection unit for monitoring and/or interrogating the specimen container to detect whether the container is positive for the presence of a microbial agent therein. In other embodiment, the automated instrument may include one or more, bar code readers, scanners, cameras, and/or weighing stations to aid in scanning, reading, imaging and weighing of specimen containers within the system.
US10006072B2
The present invention relates to a method for measuring the effect of a force on a film. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for measuring the effect of a mechanical, hydrodynamic or physical force, for example, on the integrity of a film, for example a film made of microorganisms, foodstuffs and/or chemical substances. The present invention is especially applicable to the fields of biology, chemistry, biotechnology and food processing.
US10006069B2
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize a variety of chiral compounds. The engineered ketoreductase polypeptides are optimized for catalyzing the conversion of N-methyl-3-keto-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamine to (S)-N-methyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)-1-propanamine.
US10006065B2
Some aspects of this invention relate to methods useful for the conversion of a carbon source to a biofuel or biofuel precursor using engineered microbes. Some aspects of this invention relate to the discovery of a key regulator of lipid metabolism in microbes. Some aspects of this invention relate to engineered microbes for biofuel or biofuel precursor production.
US10006062B2
Genetically manipulated cells, lysates of such cells, systems, and methods of use thereof are provided, where one or more enzymes in a pathway of interest are genetically modified to incorporate a peptide sequence that provides for relocation of the protein, e.g., to the periplasm, so as to sequester the enzyme, and where the enzyme controls flux in the pathway of interest.
US10006061B2
The invention relates to a lyase and a lyase-encoding DNA, to vectors containing the DNA and to a method for the asymmetric synthesis of (S)-phenylacetylcarbinol. According to the invention, a lyase is provided, in which tryptophan is replaced with an amino acid at position 543 in protein ApPDC-E469G, said protein being modified with respect to the wild type of Aceobacter pasteurianus, or in which it is less space-filling than tryptophan. According to the invention, deoxyribonucleic acids are furthermore provided, which encode the lyase. (S)-phenylacetylcarbinol can be produced with the lyase according to the invention from the educts benzaldehyde and pyruvate or acetaldehyde with an enantiomeric excess of at least 94%.
US10006052B2
Disclosed herein are compositions for inactivating the human CCR5 gene comprising engineered LAGLIDADG homing endonucleases (LHEs) and their derivatives, particularly derived from members of the \-Onul subfamily of LHE. Polynucleotides encoding such endonucleases, vectors comprising said polynucleotides, cells comprising or having been treated with such endonucleases, and therapeutic compositions deriving therefrom are also provided.
US10006051B2
Provided are compositions and methods for use in assembling and expressing a plurality of transcription units using, in one aspect, homologous recombination in yeast. Yeast containing the plurality of transcription units, and isolated transcription units, are also provided. Kits for use in making the yeast and the transcript units are further included.
US10006048B2
The present invention relates generally to synthetic genes for modifying endogenous gene expression in a cell, tissue or organ of a transgenic organism, in particular a transgenic animal or plant. More particularly, the present invention provides novel synthetic genes and genetic constructs which are capable of repressing delaying or otherwise reducing the expression of an endogenous gene or a target gene in an organism when introduced thereto.
US10006044B2
Soybean plants comprising event SYHT04R, methods of detecting and using the same, and soybean plants comprising a heterologous insert at the same site as SYHT04R.
US10006039B2
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for providing RNA interference (RNAi) vectors comprising trigalactosyldiacylglycerol (tgd) biosynthesis enzyme constructs for increasing oil content of plants. Further, the use of tgd RNAi silencing vectors in combination with co-expression of heterologous oil regulating transcription factors, such as WRINKLED1, are contemplated to overcome the reduced growth and variable levels of embryonic lethality in plants with reduced TGD protein. Additionally, plants having reduced APS1, a gene encoding a major catalytic isoform of the small subunit of AGPase (AGP(−) plants), co-expressing a heterologous oil modulating transcription factor are contemplated for use in combination with plants having reduced TGD. Oil harvested from vegetative tissues of plants comprising vectors and genes of the present invention is contemplated for use in biofuel and biodiesel products.
US10006036B2
A method of producing a stably transformed corn plant in a single container is demonstrated. This method allows for the automation of the transformation process and reduces labor, material, and ergonomic costs associated with traditional plant tissue culture systems.
US10006032B2
The present invention relates generally to the identification of patients suffering from cancer whether they will respond to specific therapies. More particularly the invention relates to a method and means for identifying responder to a therapy TLR-9 agonists.
US10006026B2
Disclosed herein is a method for producing a recombinant polypeptide in a mammalian cell culture in which the mammalian cells have a modified microRNA activity level. In one embodiment, a microRNA activity level is increased. In another embodiment, a microRNA activity level is decreased. In a more particular embodiment, the mammalian cells have a reduced miRNA-let-7a activity level.
US10006025B2
The invention relates to a RNA interference triggers for inhibiting the expression of an AAT gene through the mechanism of RNA interference. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the AAT RNAi trigger together with an excipient capable of improving delivery of the RNAi trigger to a liver cell in vivo. Delivery of the AAT RNAi trigger to liver cells in vivo provides for inhibition of AAT gene expression and treatment of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and associated diseases.
US10006024B2
Provided is an RNA interference agent, with which a suppression effect on the off-target effect can be obtained with a simple system. The disclosures relate to an RNA interference agent provided with a single-stranded oligonucleotide passenger strand having one or two or more PAZ domain low-affinity units at the 3′-end.
US10006008B2
The present invention relates to a gene which codes an enzyme having conversion activity between acetoin and 2,3-butanediol and has a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12. Further, the present invention relates to a protein coded by the gene. Further, the present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism having suppressed activity of the protein.
US10006006B2
The present invention provides methods, cell cultures and differentiation media to promote differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to pancreatic endocrine cells of a mature phenotype. The resulting pancreatic endocrine cells express single hormonal insulin, PDX1, NKX6.1, and MAFA. In one or more differentiation stages, culturing may be carried out in a culture vessel at the air-liquid interface.
US10006005B2
Provided are a method of inducing differentiation of pluripotent stem cells, such as induced pluripotent stem cells (hereinafter abbreviated as iPS cells), to hepatocytes in a short period of time, and a substance to be used in the method. Specifically, provided are a method of producing a cell culture formed substantially of hepatoblasts, the method including culturing pluripotent stem cells, such as iPS cells, in a culture medium having a composition shown in Table 1 below, and a culture medium for inducing differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into hepatoblasts, which has a composition shown in Table 1 below.
US10006000B2
A particle manipulation system uses a MEMS-based, microfabricated particle manipulation device which has an inlet channel, output channels, and a movable member formed on a substrate. The movable member moves parallel to the fabrication plane, as does fluid flowing in the inlet channel. The movable member separates a target particle from the rest of the particles, diverting it into an output channel. The target particles may be identified by a marker-free signal such as axial light loss to identify highly pigmented particles.
US10005996B2
A device for the culturing and/or isolation and/or detection and/or identification and/or counting of at least one target microorganism in a sample liable to contain it, which includes a support and a nutrient medium; the support including: a hydrophilic fibrous substrate, at least one porous layer in contact with one of the faces of the fibrous substrate, including a pigment or a mixture of pigments and at least one binder, the pigment having a size of less than 5 μm and the amount of the pigment or the mixture of pigments being between 50 and 97% by dry weight, with respect to the dry weight of the porous layer; the nutrient medium being included in the fibrous substrate. Also relates to the use and to the process for the manufacture of the device.
US10005994B2
Described herein are methods and systems that can provide independent energy generation as well as systems for the generation of other useful products, such as chemicals. In addition, the systems and methods can provide ways of harnessing the potential of biomass feedstock to generate of multitude of products including green crude, biogas, electricity, heat, fatty acids, biodiesel, ammonia, and chemical products. In many cases, the systems and methods herein utilize anaerobic microorganisms, including aquatic and ruminant organisms, to digest material and create products.
US10005981B2
The refrigerating machine oil according to the present invention comprises a polyalkylene glycol represented by the following formula (1): R1—(OR3)n—OR2 (1) [R1 and R2 may be the same or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or an acyl group having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, R3 represents an alkylene group having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, n represents an integer such that a number average molecular weight of the polyalkylene glycol represented by the formula (1) is from 1000 to 2500] the polyalkylene glycol having a ratio of the weight average molecular weight Mw to the number average molecular weight Mn, Mw/Mn, of from 1.00 to 1.15, the refrigerating machine oil being used with a mildly flammable hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant.
US10005964B2
A process for converting a biomass material comprising a) converting a biomass material in one or more steps into one or more C3-C12 oxygenates; b) contacting the one or more C3-C12 oxygenates with hydrogen at a hydrogen partial pressure of more than 1.0 MegaPascal in the presence of a sulphided carbon-carbon coupling catalyst; wherein the carbon-carbon coupling catalyst comprises equal to or more than 60 wt % of a zeolite and in the range from equal to or more than 0.1% wt to equal to or less than 10 wt % of a hydrogenation metal, based on the total weight of the carbon-carbon coupling catalyst.
US10005961B2
Methods, systems, and devices for continuous production of liquid fuels from biomass are provided. Some embodiments utilize a thermochemical process to produce a bio-oil in parallel with a thermochemical process to produce a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas. Both product streams may be fed into a third reaction chamber that may enrich the bio-oil with the hydrogen gas, for example, in a continuous production process. One product stream may include a liquid fuel such as diesel. Some embodiments may also produce other product streams including, but not limited to, electrical power generation and/or biochar.
US10005955B2
Treatment fluids and methods include a method that includes the steps of providing or preparing a foamed chelating agent treatment fluid that includes: an aminopolycarboxylic acid chelating agent, an aqueous base fluid, a gas, and a foaming agent, and lacing the foamed chelating agent treatment fluid in a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore. The aminopolycarboxylic acid chelating agent foamed fluids may also be used in equipment clean-out operations.
US10005951B2
The present invention relates to resin compositions for treatment of a subterranean formation. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method can include obtaining or providing a resin composition that includes a hardenable composition including a hardenable resin. The resin composition also can include a hardening composition including a water control hardening agent. The method can include contacting a subterranean material downhole with the resin composition, and reacting the hardenable composition and the hardening composition, to give a hardened resin composition. In some embodiments, the resin composition provides both particulate consolidation and water control.
US10005946B1
The present invention relates to the deep-well drilling fluid field, and discloses a high-temperature crosslinking deep-well drilling fluid and a method for preparing the high-temperature crosslinking deep-well drilling fluid. The high-temperature crosslinking deep-well drilling fluid contains water, bentonite, sulfomethylated phenolic resin, sulfonated lignite, halide salt, filtrate reducer, sodium polyacrylate and barite, wherein, based on 100 parts by weight of water, the content of the bentonite is 3.5-5 parts by weight, the content of the sulfomethylated phenolic resin is 6-8 parts by weight, the content of the sulfonated lignite is 6-8 parts by weight, the content of the halide salt is 7.5-12 parts by weight, the content of the filtrate reducer is 0.5-1.2 parts by weight, the content of the sodium polyacrylate is 0.8-1.7 parts by weight, and the content of the barite is 250-300 parts by weight.
US10005937B2
A resin composition capable of securely adhering multiple members in a short time without having to establish a long aging process. The resin composition including: (1) a urethane (meth)acrylate; (2) at least one selected from a group of (meth)acrylates having a phosphate group, (meth)acrylic silane coupling agents, and (meth)acrylates having an isocyanate group; and (3) a (meth)acrylate having an epoxy group.
US10005934B2
The invention provides a composition comprising the following components: A) an ethylene/alpha-olefin block copolymer; B) a tackifies; and wherein the composition has a melt index (I2) from 1 to 50 g/10 min and an I10/I2 ratio from 7.5 to 13.
US10005933B2
Disclosed is a display device that includes: a display panel; a window on a surface of the display panel; and an adhesive layer between the display panel and the window. The adhesive layer may include an adhesive composition, the adhesive composition containing: a first polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of about 95° C. to about 120° C.; a second polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of about 60° C. to about 90° C.; a third polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of about −35° C. to about −25° C.; and a fourth polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) in a range of about −60° C. to about −45° C.
US10005926B2
The present invention provides a novel sewing-free hot melt adhesive TPU leather and a preparation method thereof. The hot melt adhesive TPU leather comprises a release paper, a hot melt adhesive film, and a TPU film. The release paper comprises a bottom paper layer, an adhesive layer, a plastic layer, a transition layer, and a release layer; a hot melt adhesive raw material comprises polyester polyol, diisocyanate, polyether polyol, and a plurality of additives; and a TPU raw material comprises polymer polyol, 1,4-cyclohexane-diisocyanate, a chain extender, and a plurality of functional additives. According to the present invention, innovations are conducted on raw material components of the release paper, the hot melt adhesive, and the TPU film, and extrusion shaping is conducted by utilizing the hot melt adhesive with strong plasticity and the TPU thin film; and the prepared sewing-free TPU leather has the technical advantages of firm adhesion, durability, environmentally-friendly materials, no invisible harm to human body, and the like.
US10005925B2
Articles with thin caliper melt coatings of high molecular weight, high viscosity materials and methods of making such coatings.
US10005922B2
An active ray-curable composition characterized by containing a photobase generator, a double bond-containing compound, and a β-dicarbonyl compound.
US10005919B2
Curable sealant compositions having low temperature sealing ability improved over convention curable sealing compositions. The composition is flowable and can be cured to a cross linked form to provide cured reaction products that exhibit elastomeric properties. The curable elastomeric sealant composition can include a cross linkable elastomeric oligomer; an initiator or cross-linking agent; a glassy monomer and/or a rubbery monomer; and optionally one or more additives. Cured reaction products of the composition have a single Tg and retain a higher sealing force at low temperatures (but above the cured product Tg) as compared to a curable composition made from the same cross linkable elastomeric oligomer but without the glassy and/or rubbery monomer.
US10005909B2
The novel yellow metal azo pigments based on at least two metal azo compounds which differ a least in the type of metal have improved color strengths and are of excellent suitability for pigmentation of pigment preparations for a broad field of use.
US10005903B2
A thermoplastic composition comprises: 35 to 45 weight percent of a branched, end capped polycarbonate, 55 to 70 weight percent of a poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate) having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 to 25,000, a non-flourinated sulfonate salt flame retardant and a polysiloxane. Weight percent is based on the combined weight of the branched, end capped polycarbonate and poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate).
US10005901B2
Provided is a sealant for electrical and electronic parts having excellent fire resistance and adhesiveness, and provided are a method for manufacturing a sealant for electrical and electronic parts suitable therefor and a resin composition for sealing electrical and electronic parts. A resin composition for sealing electrical and electronic parts containing: a polyester (A) obtained by copolymerizing a polyalkylene glycol component and/or a polylactone component; an epoxy resin (B); a polyolefin resin (C); and a phosphoric acid ester (D).
US10005890B2
The embodiments relate to a polyester film, which has a high tensile strength in the transverse direction and a low tensile strength in the longitudinal direction, while satisfying the condition of 0.5
US10005888B2
To provide a fluororubber molded article which is inexpensive and excellent in fuel barrier properties against an alcohol-containing fuel. A fluororubber molded article obtained by molding and crosslinking a cross-linkable composition comprising a fluoroelastomer (A) and a fluoroelastomer (B), wherein the fluoroelastomer (A) is a copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene units and perfluorovinyl ether units represented by CF2═CF—O—Rf (Rf is a C1-20 perfluoroalkyl group or a C2-20 perfluoroalkyl group having an etheric oxygen atom between carbon atoms), the fluoroelastomer (B) is a copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene units, propylene units and vinylidene fluoride units, and the mass ratio of (A)/(B) is from 99/1 to 30/70.
US10005879B2
A method for producing an organic semiconductor device (110) having at least one organic semiconducting material (122) and at least two electrodes (114) adapted to support an electric charge carrier transport through the organic semiconducting material (122) is disclosed. The organic semiconducting material (122) intrinsically has ambipolar semiconducting properties. The method comprises at least one step of generating at least one intermediate layer (120) which at least partially is interposed between the organic semiconducting material (122) and at least one of the electrodes (114) of the organic semiconductor device (110). The intermediate layer (120) comprises at least one thiol compound having the general formula HS—R, wherein R is an organic residue. The thiol compound has an electric dipole moment pointing away from the SH-group of the thiol compound. The electric dipole moment has at least the same magnitude as the electric dipole moment in 4-Phenylthiophenol. By the intermediate layer (120) an ambipolar charge carrier transport between the electrodes (114) is suppressed in favor of a unipolar charge carrier transport.
US10005876B2
A binder dispersion includes water and polyurethane. The polyurethane is formed from polyisocyanate; polyol having two hydroxyl (OH) groups at one chain end, no OH groups at an opposed chain end, and a number average molecular weight (Mn) ranging from ˜500-˜5,000; an alcohol, diol or amine having a Mn<500; and one of i) a carboxylic acid; ii) a sulfonate or sulfonic acid having one amino group; iii) i and ii; iv) i and a homopolymer or copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end; v) ii and a homopolymer or copolymer of PEG having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end; or vi) i, ii, and a homopolymer or copolymer of PEG having one or two OH or amino groups at one chain end.
US10005875B2
The present invention provides a co-polymer polyol which has an ABA block structure wherein each A block comprises a plurality of hydroxy-carboxylic acid residues and the B block comprises at least one dimer fatty residue selected from a dimer fatty diacid residue, a dimer fatty diol residue and a dimer fatty diamine residue, wherein the co-polymer polyol comprises at least two hydroxyl end groups. The invention also provides a method of making the co-polymer polyol and a polyurethane comprising the co-polymer polyol.
US10005873B2
New polyvinylamide and/or acryl acid-based copolymers. The new structured block copolymers are based on the block copolymerization of N-vinyl formamide (NVF) with other monomers by using a bifunctional initiator. Further, a method of preparing the structured block copolymer is provided, and especially a method wherein the NVF-based block is at least partially hydrolyzed to obtain PVAm. Also the use of the new structured block copolymers in sludge dewatering and in papermaking processes is disclosed.
US10005866B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of shape memory materials, it discloses a betaine-based shape memory polymer and the preparation method thereof. The polymer is formed through free radical polymerization of an unsaturated betaine monomer, an acrylic monomer, and an ethylene glycol divinyl ether monomer with the addition of an initiator. The betaine-based shape memory polymer has thermosensitive shape memory property and wet sensitive shape memory property, and it has good biocompatibility and an excellent shape memory property, antibacterial property. It is of great potential for use in engineering, construction, daily life and medical service.
US10005865B1
Methods for controlling or adjusting the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of an olefin polymer, such as an ethylene polymer, using an alkylaluminum compound are disclosed. In addition to the alkylaluminum compound, the catalyst systems contain a half-metallocene titanium phosphinimide compound and an activator.
US10005862B2
Process for copolymerizing ethylene and esters of vinyl alcohol in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiators at pressures in the range of from 110 MPa to 500 MPa and temperatures in the range of from 100° C. to 350° C. in a continuously operated polymerization apparatus comprising a polymerization reactor and one or more compressors, which compress the monomer mixture fed to the polymerization reactor to the polymerization pressure, wherein the monomer mixture is compressed by a sequence of compression stages in which the compressed gas mixture is cooled after each compression stage and the fraction of the monomer mixture, which is liquid after this cooling, is separated off and returned to the polymerization apparatus in liquid form, and wherein at least a part of the liquid fractions obtained after compressing the monomer mixture in the respective compression stage to a pressure of from 0.2 MPa to 10 MPa is purified before being returned to the polymerization process.
US10005858B2
A metallocene complex I, II, III and IV, wherein Y is a C1-C20 linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl group, or a C6-C30 aryl or substituted aryl group; L is an electron-donating ligand; A is an element selected from Group 15 or 16; R is a C1-C30 alkyl, aryl, or substituted aryl group; n is an integer from 1 to 3; m is an integer from 1 to 4; B is a boron atom; M is selected from lanthanides or transition metals from group 3, 4, 5 or 6; X is an anionic ligand to M and z is the valence of M minus 2; and a catalyst comprising a 2-indenyl metallocene complex, a ligand precursor, a process for preparation of a ligand precursor, a process for preparation of olefin polymers in the presence of 2-indenyl metallocene complexes, articles comprising an olefin polymer, and methods of making the articles.
US10005849B2
A process for producing a cellulose derivative, comprising: a first step including reacting a cellulose and a first reactant comprising a long-chain reactant for reacting with a hydroxy group of the cellulose to introduce a long-chain organic group having 5 or more carbon atoms, in a solid-liquid heterogeneous system, to form a cellulose derivative in a swollen state, the cellulose derivative having the long-chain organic group having 5 or more carbon atoms introduced therein and having a part of hydroxy groups of the cellulose remained, and performing solid-liquid separation to obtain the cellulose derivative as an intermediate; and a second step including reacting the intermediate cellulose derivative and a second reactant comprising a short-chain reactant for reacting with a remaining hydroxy group of the intermediate cellulose derivative to introduce a short-chain organic group having 4 or less carbon atoms to form a final cellulose derivative having the short-chain organic group having 4 or less carbon atoms introduced therein.
US10005847B2
The present disclosure relates to a novel class of anti-HER2 monoclonal antibodies comprising a homogeneous population of anti-HER2 IgG molecules having the same N-glycan on each of Fc. The antibodies of the invention can be produced from anti-HER2 monoclonal antibodies by Fc glycoengineering. Importantly, the antibodies of the invention have improved therapeutic values with increased ADCC activity and increased Fc receptor binding affinity compared to the corresponding monoclonal antibodies that have not been glycoengineered.
US10005834B2
The present invention relates to the identification of certain biomarkers for use in identifying patients who have, or are likely to develop an IL-33 mediated disease or disorder and who are more likely to respond to therapy with an IL-33 antagonist. The invention also relates to methods of treatment of an IL-33-mediated disease or disorder in a patient by administering an IL-33 antagonist to the patient in need thereof and monitoring the effectiveness of therapy using the biomarkers described herein. Also provided are methods for decreasing the level of at least one biomarker in a subject suffering from an IL-33-mediated disease or disorder, and methods for treating such diseases or disorders according to the expression levels of one or more biomarkers. The methods of the present invention comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an interleukin-33 antagonist.
US10005833B2
The present disclosure provides methods of treating a pathogen-induced lung inflammation in a subject are provided in which an anti-S100A9 antibody is administered to a subject. Methods of treating a respiratory virus infection by administering an anti-S100A9 antibody are also provided.
US10005830B2
In a broad aspect the present invention generally relates to novel dimer-complexes (herein called “non-fused-dimers” or NFDs) comprising single variable domains, methods of making these complexes and uses thereof. These non-covalently bound dimer-complexes consist of two identical monomers that each comprises of one or more single variable domains (homodimers) or of two different monomers that each comprises on or more single variable domains (heterodimers). The subject NFDs have typically altered e.g. improved binding characteristics over their monomelic counterpart. The NFDs of the invention may further be engineered through linkage by a flexible peptide or cysteines in order to improve the stability. This invention also describes conditions under which such NFDs are formed and conditions under which the formation of such dimers can be avoided.
US10005829B2
The invention relates to novel compositions comprising modified apelin-13 peptide sequences designed to treat cardiovascular disease in subjects to whom they are administered, and which exhibit greater resistance to degradation, and equivalent or greater bioactivity than their wild type counterparts. The invention also relates to methods of making said compositions and using said compositions as pharmaceutically active agents to treat cardiovascular disease.
US10005819B2
An approach of producing recombinant trimers that mimic native HIV-1 envelope trimers is developed. A recombinant protein forming the recombinant trimers encompasses a recombinant HIV-1 gp140 fused to a tag through a linker at C-terminus of the recombinant HIV-1 gp140. The linker is sufficiently long so that the tag is accessible for binding by a binding molecule bound on a solid matrix. After expressed in a cell, the recombinant protein is secreted into the culture medium and assembles into recombinant trimers therein. The recombinant trimers may be directly purified from the culture medium. Cleaved and uncleaved trimers from different clade viruses are produced.
US10005816B2
Described herein is a peptide with an amino acid sequence comprising a Leu-Leu moiety. Also described is a composition having a mixture of such peptides, and foods and beverages containing such compositions including, for example, roast and ground coffee, coffee brew, coffee creamer, and tea. The addition of one or more of these peptide(s) to coffee brews made from instant coffee, liquid coffee concentrate, or decaf coffee demonstrates that these peptides improve the taste profile of such coffee brews.
US10005815B2
Tetrapeptide linkers for reversibly linking a first compound to a amine-containing second compound are described. Compounds containing the tetrapeptide linkers and methods of using the tetrapeptide linkers are also described.
US10005809B2
The present invention relates to 5-O-[6″-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutarate)β-D-glucoside as a new antioxidant.
US10005799B2
Provided is an organic silicon compound represented by the following general formula (1) (wherein R1 represents either an alkyl group that has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and may have a substituted group or a cycloalkyl group that has 3 to 20 carbon atoms and may have a substituted group; R2 represents either a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group that has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and may have a substituted group, and R2 may be either identical or different; and each a independently represents an integer of 1 to 3). The novel silicon-containing compound of the present invention provides a cured product of a room temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition that is particularly superior in fast curability.
US10005793B2
This invention relates to water-soluble mono-alkoxy and mono-alkyne BODIPY derivatives, including methods for making the same. For examples, provided herein are compounds of Formula (I): (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: (a) is a BODIPY ligand system; X is a halogen; L is absent or a linker; and Z is selected from the group consisting of: a group reactive with a biologically active molecule and a detectable agent.
US10005789B2
The invention relates to novel inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1), according to Formula I, below, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders characterized by disruption of or damage to certain cGMP/PKG mediated pathways (e.g., in cardiac tissue). The invention further relates to pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and methods of treatment of cardiovascular disease and related disorders, e.g., congestive heart disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and stroke.
US10005787B2
This disclosure is related to photo-stable chromophores which are useful in various applications. Chromophores disclosed herein include a bis-triazole core, two electron-donors at C-4 and C-8, and two groups derived from pentaerythritol (R═OR5) or 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)methane (R═H) at N-2 and N-6. Such structures have been proven to have greater then five times higher photo-stability than their analogs with simpler alkyl groups at N-2 and N-6.
US10005786B2
The present invention relates to novel 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one derivatives of Formula (I) as negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention or treatment of disorders in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved.
US10005785B2
The present invention relates to novel 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one derivatives of Formula (I) as negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention or treatment of disorders in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved.
US10005782B2
The invention is fused heterocyclic compounds of formula (I), and salts thereof, compositions thereof, and methods of use therefor. In particular, disclosed herein are certain fused heterocyclic compounds that can be useful for inhibiting protein kinase, including Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), and for treating disorders mediated thereby.
US10005781B2
Pyrazolopyrimidone and pyrrolotriazone derivatives, methods of preparation thereof, and pharmaceutical uses thereof are described. Specifically, pyrazolopyrimidone and pyrrolotriazone derivatives represented by the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are described. The pyrazolopyrimidone and pyrrolotriazone derivatives are useful as gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists, such as for therapeutic agents for endometriosis. The definitions of the substituents in the general formula (I) are the same as the definitions in the specification.
US10005780B2
The present invention provides an advantageous production method of an imidazole derivative, which is suitable for industrial production. Compound (VI) is produced by reacting compound (I) with a Grignard reagent or a magnesium reagent, and a lithium reagent, and then reacting the resulting compound with compound (V).
US10005778B2
This invention reveals the method for preparing Palbociclib (I). The preparation includes: produce the 6-acetyl-5-methyl-2-substituent-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one (IV) through the ring-closure reaction by using accessible raw materials of 1-(4-amino-2-substituent-5-pyrimidinyl) ethanone (II) and acetylacetic ester (III); produce the 6-acetyl-8-cyclopentyl-5-methyl-2-substituent-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one (VI) through the substitution reaction between the intermediate (IV) and the cyclopentane halide (V); prepare the Palbociclib (I) through the condensation and hydrolysis reactions between the intermediate (VI) and 4-(6-amino-3-pyridinyl)-1-piperazinecarboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester (VII). This method for preparing Palbociclib (I) is characterized by easily available raw materials, concise process and economy and environmental protection, and it is suitable for industrialized production.
US10005774B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds that are Syk inhibitors and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cancer and inflammatory conditions. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula I: wherein X1, X2, X3, R2, R3, R4, R5, and Y are as described herein. The present disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using these compounds and compositions to treat conditions mediated by Syk.
US10005767B2
Disclosed are compounds of formula I, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the compounds and compositions in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK 2 and JAK3, are therapeutically useful.
US10005764B2
The present invention provides halogenated quinazolin-THF-amines as PDE1 inhibitors and their use as a medicament, in particular for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and psychiatric disorders.
US10005762B2
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a compound suitable for a pharmaceutical composition, specifically an agent for treating nocturia.The inventors have assumed that inhibition of nocturnal activity of placental leucine aminopeptidase (P-LAP), i.e. aminopeptidase that cleaves AVP, would maintain and/or increase an endogenous AVP level to enhance the antidiuretic effect, which would contribute to a decreased number of nocturnal voids, and have extensively studied compounds which inhibit P-LAP. As a result, the inventors have found that (2R)-3-amino-2-(pyridylmethyl)-2-hydroxy-propanoic acid derivatives have excellent P-LAP inhibitory activity. The inventors have evaluated antidiuretic effects in water-loaded rats and have found that the compounds increase endogenous AVP levels by inhibiting P-LAP and consequently reduce urine production. The present invention therefore provides compounds expected to be used as an agent for treating nocturia based on P-LAP inhibition.
US10005759B2
The subject matter herein is directed to carbazole-containing amide, carbamate, and urea derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof of structural formula I wherein the variable R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, A, D, E, G, J, L, M, Q, a, and b are accordingly described. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula I to treat a Cry-mediated disease or disorder, such as diabetes, complications associated with diabetes, Cushing's syndrome, NASH, NAFLD, asthma, and COPD.
US10005757B2
Provided are revaprazan hydrochloride polymorphs and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises a step of dissolving revaprazan hydrochloride in ethanol or aqueous solutions of ethanol having different proportions to perform recrystallization.
US10005754B2
A new crystalline form of spirodiclofen of formula (I), the crystal preparation process, the analyzes of the crystal through various analytical methods and using the crystal to prepare stable agrochemical formulation. The invention also describes the use of various solvents towards the crystalline form preparation conditions.
US10005749B2
Methods and processes for the production of valuable organic products and alcohols from biomass material using a closed-loop process having numerous advantages over prior production methods are described. In the process, the biomass is subjected to acid-catalyzed digestion, followed by a separation of the digestion product stream into a solid product stream and a liquid product stream, the liquid product stream thereafter undergoing acid-catalyzed dehydration in the presence of an organic solvent, and thereafter separating the organic products in the organic layer from the aqueous layer. During the process, aqueous and organic fluid streams are fed back into various portions of the production process to increase the concentration of active portions and maximize product recovery.
US10005744B2
It discloses compounds for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer, which are specifically 2-phenyl benzoselenazole compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and prodrugs thereof. The present invention further discloses pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and applications of the compounds in preparing medicines for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer in mammals. The compounds of the present invention can effectively inhibit or reduce the growth or proliferation of breast cancer cells in mammals, with no inhibition effect on the growth of part of the tested cell lines except for the breast cancer cell lines, and are highly selective.
US10005740B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula I: where R1-R6 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds; methods of using these compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds.
US10005726B2
Disclosed are an intermediate N-cyclopentyl-2-methoxy-5-(N,N-dimethyl-formamido)-3-pyrrylformonitrile (II) for preparing ribociclib and a preparation method therefor. The preparation method comprises the following preparation steps: carrying out halogenating reaction on N,N-dimethyl-2-carbonyl-propanamide (IV) to obtain N,N-dimethyl-1-halo-2-carbonyl-propanamide (V); carrying out substitution reaction on the intermediate (V) and malononitrile to prepare N,N-dimethyl-1,1-dicyano-3-carbonyl-butyramide (VI); carrying out cyclization reaction on the intermediate (VI) to prepare 2-methoxy-5-(N,N-dimethyl-formamido)-3-pyrrylformonitrile (VII); and carrying out coupling reaction on the intermediate (VII) and bromocyclopentane to obtain the intermediate N-cyclopentyl-2-methoxy-5-(N,N-dimethyl-formanido)-3-pyrrylformonitrile (II) for preparing ribociclib. The intermediate (II) and N-[5-(1-piperazino)-2-piperidyl]guanidine (III) are subjected to condensation reaction to prepare ribociclib. The preparation method has the advantages of accessible raw materials, simple process, high economy and environmental friendliness, and is suitable for industrial production.
US10005719B1
A method of preparing ortho-alkenyl and ortho-acetyl benzylic alcohols is disclosed.
US10005713B2
The present invention relates to lipid comprising docosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid preferentially esterified at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerol, and processes for producing and using the lipid.
US10005707B2
Process for reducing the water and carboxylic acid content of an alcohol composition containing at least one C1-4 alcohol, water and at least one C1-4 carboxylic acid by (a) forming a vapor phase alcohol composition A and a liquid phase alcohol composition B, (b) separating a second vapor phase alcohol composition C and an aqueous phase D from the liquid phase alcohol composition B, the aqueous phase D containing the majority of the carboxylic acid that was present in the liquid phase alcohol composition B; (c) passing the vapor phase alcohol composition A to a drying unit, (d) passing the vapor phase alcohol composition C to a drying unit; and (e) recovering an alcohol composition from the drying units of steps (c) and (d). The recovered alcohol composition of step (e) has a reduced water and carboxylic acid content.
US10005694B2
The present invention provides compositions useful as a replacement for cellulose ether in cement, plaster or mortar compositions comprising i) nonionic or substantially nonionic vinyl or acrylic brush polymers having pendant or side chain polyether groups, and having a relative weight average molecular weight of from 140,000 to 50,000,000 g/mole, and ii) aromatic cofactors containing one or more phenolic groups, such as catechol tannins, phenolic resins, polyphenolics, and napthhols or, in combination, one or more aromatic groups with at least one sulfur acid group, such as naphthalene sulfonate aldehyde condensate polymers, poly(styrene-co-styrene sulfonate) copolymers, and lignin sulfonates, preferably branched cofactors, including phenolic resins, aldehyde condensate polymers and lignin sulfonates. The compositions may comprise a dry powder blend of i) and ii), one dry powder of both i) and ii), or an aqueous mixture.
US10005673B2
In one embodiment, a process for the purification of CO2 from chlorinated and non-chlorinated hydrocarbons, comprising: contacting a CO2 stream with a metal oxide catalyst, wherein the stream comprises the CO2 and impurities comprising the non-chlorinated hydrocarbons and the chlorinated hydrocarbons; interacting the impurities with the catalyst to form additional CO2 and metal chloride; and regenerating the catalyst by contacting the metal chloride with an oxygen containing gas stream. In another embodiment, a process for the purification of CO2 from chlorinated hydrocarbons and non-chlorinated hydrocarbons, comprising: contacting a CO2 stream with a metal oxide catalyst, wherein the CO2 stream comprises the CO2 and impurities comprising the non-chlorinated hydrocarbons and the chlorinated hydrocarbons; oxidizing the impurities with catalyst oxygen to form additional CO2 and converting the chlorine to metal chloride; and regenerating the catalyst by contacting the metal chloride with an oxygen containing gas stream.
US10005671B2
An apparatus according to the present invention comprises a chamber into which carbon nanotubes dispersed in a non-polar solvent may be received. The nanotubes are impelled along the chamber by the application of an external electrical field and will pass through a charging element that imposes an electrical charge on the nanotubes, and a template (180), such that the nanotubes are deposited on a substrate located next to the template. The substrate may be moved relative to the template such that the nanotubes are deposited on the substrate in a predetermined selective manner.
US10005665B2
Methods and systems for producing high purity gaseous chlorine dioxide are provided. A solid chlorite reactant is contacted with an ozone-containing reactant gas, or a gas containing both ozone and a component that reacts with any hydroxide byproduct (such as carbon dioxide), to produce chlorine dioxide. The reaction can be monitored and controlled to ensure that excess chlorite reactant is provided and to prevent ozone from passing into the product gas.
US10005663B2
There is provided a method of manufacturing a pattern substrate in which a pattern is formed on the surface of the substrate. The manufacturing method includes a step of preparing the substrate and a step of arranging a liquid-repellent or lyophilic material on the surface of the substrate so as to form the pattern on the surface of the substrate in which the surface of the substrate has a liquid-repellent region and a lyophilic region, the pattern is formed by one of the liquid-repellent region and the lyophilic region and the pattern is used to locate a component by the surface tension of a liquid member.
US10005653B2
A filling element for filling containers includes a tulip that moves, under the influence of a controller, between two positions, one of which seals the container. A first seal seals a junction between the tulip and a filling-element housing. First and second filling-element regions are respectively outside and inside a clean space of a filling machine. The tulip and a dispensing opening are in the second region. The second seal connects by its first free to the tulip. This second seal seals a junction between the tulip and the two filling-element regions.
US10005650B2
An industrial truck (1) has a drive section (2) and a movable load section (4). The load section (4) has at least one wheelarm (5) with at least one load roller (6) rotatably mounted in a load roller carrier (12) which is mounted by a swivel bearing (13) on the wheelarm (5). The swivel-bearing (13) is a bearing pin (20). A linkage (10) is connected with the load roller carrier (12) by a coupling pin (21). The load roller carrier (12) has two outer bearing levers (12a, 12b) with bearing flanges (32a, 32b) for mounting the bearing pin (20) and bearing flanges (33a, 33b) for mounting the coupling pin (21), and an additional web (30) located between the outer bearing levers (12a, 12b) and having a bearing flange (32c) for mounting the bearing pin (20) and/or a bearing flange (33c) for mounting the coupling pin (21).
US10005646B2
The present invention relates to a boom element for a telescopic boom, in particular a telescopic section or a pivotal piece of a telescopic boom, wherein the boom element has a substantially box-shaped hollow structure and wherein at least one component of a pinning system is arranged in at least one of the corner edges of the box-shaped hollow structure, wherein at least one further boom element located in the boom element and/or about the boom element can be pinned to the boom element by means of the pinning system for the purpose of fixing, and wherein the component of the pinning system is and/or includes at least one pin mount and/or at least one pin guide in which the at least one pin is guided and/or movable.
US10005637B1
An image rendering apparatus and method of operating a center tray of an image rendering apparatus. The image rendering apparatus includes a cavity, and a center tray having a home position located within the cavity and a retrieval position located outside the cavity. The image rendering apparatus further includes a retraction mechanism that is attached to the center tray and an interior wall of the cavity. The retraction mechanism is configured to allow for the extension of the center tray from the home position to the retrieval position, and from the retrieval position to the home position.
US10005623B1
An adjustable conveyor gate for receiving goods from a conveyor and for selectively being adjusted to direct the received goods to one of at least two receiving structures, the adjustable conveyor gate having a rotatable trough extender with an opening therein with a proximal drop wall and a distal drop wall angularly and axially spaced from the proximal drop wall. Positioning the proximal drop wall at an elevated position, with the distal drop wall at a lowered position, causes goods moving through the adjustable conveyor gate to drop from the distal drop wall to a first receiving structure there beneath. Positioning the distal drop wall at an elevated position, with the proximal drop wall at a lowered position, causes goods moving through the adjustable conveyor gate to drop from the proximal drop wall to a second receiving structure there beneath.
US10005616B2
A method for filling the pockets of a transport device in the form of a suspension conveyor that includes one or more trolleys which are movably mounted on a trolley track in a trolley track direction and on each of which a pocket hanging downwards for receiving transported goods is arranged, the pocket being formed by at least one flexible material web that is planar when open and that is fastened at both ends to the trolley, forming a carrying loop or transport loop hanging downwards. The material web is releasably fastened by at least one end to the trolley. The method further includes the steps: a) advancing a closed pocket, b) opening the pocket by releasing the fastening of the at least one end of the material web to the trolley, c) filling the opened pocket with goods to be transported closing the pocket by fastening the at least one end of the material web to the trolley, and e) transporting away the filled and closed pocket.
US10005614B2
A method of reducing contamination in a silicon product includes: moving silicon pieces along a conveyance system, wherein the conveyance system comprises a liner having a polished surface finish with a surface roughness of less than or equal to 12 microinches; and moving the silicon pieces across the conveyance system, wherein the silicon pieces contain a reduced number of impurities as compared to silicon pieces in contact with a liner having an unpolished surface. A crushing tool includes: crushing tool elements configured to crush silicon into fragments, wherein the crushing tool elements comprise a surface comprising a polished surface finish with a surface roughness of less than or equal to 12 microinches. A conveyance system includes: a first conveyor discharged onto a second conveyor; wherein the first conveyor comprises a first liner and wherein the second conveyor comprises a second liner.
US10005602B2
A collapsible pouch (1) is provided with a closure assembly (10; 110; 210; 310; 410), which comprises a monolithic spout base and cap part (11; 111; 311) and a tubular inner part (30; 130; 230; 330; 430). The inner part comprises a fixation portion (31; 131; 331; 431) and a neck portion (32; 132; 232) and has been inserted into the spout base and cap part via the lower opening of the bore thereof in a pre-assembly operation prior to sealing of the pre-assembled closure assembly between the two walls (3, 4) of the pouch. The fixation portion is received and fixed in the bore of the spout base (12; 112; 212). The neck portion protrudes from the spout base into the cap cavity and extends to a mouth opening (34; 134) of the neck portion. The neck portion is provided with at least one circumferential sealing surface (32a; 32b; 32c; 132a; 132b) and the cap has at the interior side thereof at least one circumferential sealing surface (23a; 22b; 22c; 123a) that sealingly engages said at least one circumferential sealing surface of the neck portion.
US10005586B1
An improved pallet that is easy to assemble and disassemble. In particular, the pallet includes a plurality of stringers with bores, a plurality of deck boards with openings, and a plurality of dowels that attach the stringers and boards at an acute angle. The dowels can have protruding portions for aligning with dimples in the bottoms of neighboring pallets, thus vertically orienting stacked pallets with respect to each other, for efficient and secure stacking of the pallets. The protruding portions can be configured so as to deflect random blows and to minimize damage to the pallets when stacked. The dowels can also be positioned so as to reduce the likelihood of stress fractures to the pallets when the pallets sustain potentially damaging forces.
US10005579B2
A system for packaging a low acid liquid is provided herein. The system includes feeding unit configured to feed the low acid liquid into a filtration unit. The filtration unit is configured to filter the low acid liquid by using a number of pores provided on a micro sieve membrane. Further, the filtered low acid liquid is provided to an aseptic buffer unit configured to fill the aseptic filtered low acid liquid into packaging containers. The system further includes an automatic cleaning in place unit configured to automatically clean the feeding unit, the filtration unit and the aseptic buffer unit by decontamination using a decontaminating material.
US10005578B2
The present invention relates to a clipping tool assembly for closing at least one closure means, like a closure clip, in a packaging machine, like a clipping machine, for closing tubular or bag-shaped packaging casings. The clipping tool assembly comprises a first closing tool and a second closing tool, wherein at least the first closing tool is reversibly movable towards the second closing tool, between an opened position and a closed position, for closing the at least one closure means, and a drive means for reversibly moving at least the first closing tool towards the second closing tool in a closing direction. The clipping tool further comprises a pusher means provided in the region of the second closing tool for pushing the closure means just closed out of the second closing tool.
US10005577B2
A system for stacking and packaging a plurality of discrete products of different sizes is provided. The system includes a stacking system having a movable lift plate, a slide plate assembly, an adjustable stop plate, and adjustable sidewalls. Layers of articles are introduced into a stack area, and movement of the lift plate and the slide plate assembly are coordinated to stack products in layers on the lift plate. The stacking system includes an adjustment assembly that allows adjustment of the position of the stop plate and/or the sidewalls relative to a frame such that the stacking system can be quickly and efficiently configured for use with layers of articles that have different depths and/or widths. In another aspect, the stacking system cooperates with a tipping system that rolls or tips stacked product to facilitate further processing or use of the product package.
US10005575B2
A facility (1) for producing a container loaded with a biopharmaceutical fluid, includes: a container (2) wherein a biopharmaceutical fluid is placed (B); a control module (9) for controlling the filling of gas into the container (2); and an analysis module (10) for estimating a parameter for controlling the gas filling; and a pumping device (40) for generating a depression in the inner filling space (Vg).
US10005574B2
A method and a device for handling test tubes in a laboratory automation system are presented. During the handling, an open end of the test tube is covered by a residue-free removable, flat cover element forced against the open end of the test tube.
US10005568B2
Energy efficient satellite maneuvering is described herein. One disclosed example method includes maneuvering a satellite that is in an orbit around a space body so that a principle sensitive axis of the satellite is oriented to an orbit frame plane to reduce gravity gradient torques acting upon the satellite. The orbit frame plane is based on an orbit frame vector.
US10005567B2
A method for stationing a satellite comprises a transfer phase, during which the satellite moves on an elliptical geosynchronous orbit, the orbit being deformed progressively by application of a thrust by electrical or hybrid electrical-chemical propulsion to bring it closer to a geostationary orbit. The transfer step comprises a substep during which, during a plurality of revolutions of the satellite, the thrust is stopped for a fraction of orbital period and tests of a telecommunications payload of the satellite are performed in the absence of thrust.
US10005565B2
Devices and methods for stabilizing a structural component are provided. The devices may include a main body component, a pair of opposed stabilization feet engageable with opposed regions of the structural component, a pair of coaxially disposed and reciprocal rectilinearly movable support shafts coupling the stabilization feet to the main body component, and an actuator assembly for rectilinearly moving the support shafts opposite to one another which in turn moves the stabilization feet between retracted and extended positions relative to the main body component. In use, the device may be positioned between opposed flanges of a structural component so as to stabilize the component and facilitate automated assembly processes.
US10005548B2
A strut assembly includes a piston and a bearing housing around the piston. The bearing housing may also comprise a groove and a tapered surface opposite the groove. A bearing may be in the groove and proximate the piston. An outer cylinder may be around the bearing housing. The angle of the tapered surface may be based on a deflection angle between the outer cylinder and the piston. A wear plate may be around the tapered surface. An elastic material may be disposed between the tapered surface and the wear plate. The bearing housing may comprise a titanium alloy. The bearing housing may be configured to flex towards the wear plate.
US10005544B2
A drag reduction system for an aircraft may include an air ejector having an ejection port located between an aft portion of an airfoil main element and a forward portion of a trailing edge device. The air ejector may be configured to discharge an air jet from the ejection port in such a manner that the air jet passes over the upper surface of the trailing edge device.
US10005543B2
An actuator for hinging a first element to a second element about a first pivot axis (A1), the actuator comprising a motor-drive device, a first mounting plate (4) connected to a body (2) of the motor-drive device, a second mounting plate (5) connected to the second element, the second mounting plate being mounted in the first mounting plate in order to pivot about the first axis, and a bush (6) mounted in the second mounting plate to pivot about a second axis (A2) perpendicular to the first axis. The motor-drive device has an outlet shaft (3) pivotable about a third axis (A3) perpendicular to the first axis and intersecting the first axis, and it is extended by a pin (7) that is pivotally received in the bush and that has a central axis (A4) intersecting the first axis and the third axis, and forming an acute angle with the third axis.An aircraft guidance assembly including such an actuator.
US10005534B1
An assembly is for aligning and stabilizing first and second cowl portions on a marine engine. The assembly comprises an engagement member configured to be fixed to the first cowl portion and a retainer apparatus configured to be fixed to the second cowl portion. The retainer apparatus is configured to receive the engagement member when one of the first cowl portion and second cowl portion is moved towards the other of the first cowl portion and the second cowl portion. The retainer apparatus comprises a retainer body and opposing guide members that are pivotable with respect to the retainer body. As the retainer apparatus receives the engagement member, the engagement member engages and causes the guide members to pivot with respect to the retainer body such that the engagement member becomes sandwiched between the guide members, thus aligning and stabilizing the first and second cowl portions.
US10005525B2
A surfboard, the rear part 1 of which is rigid and equipped for example with one or more fin boxes and other accessories such as foot strap inserts, leash inserts and or a mast box, the front part 2 of which is inflatable and equipped with a valve which permits the said inflatable part to be inflated for use and deflated after use to facilitate transport and storage.
US10005508B2
A headliner assembly apparatus includes an input delivery device attempting to deliver an input related to a predetermined headliner to a controller that is in communication with the input delivery device. An indexing assembly is in communication with the controller, wherein the indexing assembly positions at least one headliner detail in an installation position in response to the input related to the predetermined headliner. A headliner support is adapted to position the predetermined headliner, wherein the predetermined headliner is placed on the indexing assembly, and wherein the headliner is placed to engage the at least one headliner detail in the installation position. A detail installing assembly couples the at least one headliner detail in the installation position to the predetermined headliner.
US10005507B2
The present invention provides track assemblies and a method that allow bringing the contact patch towards the inside (the outside) of the suspension arm, by providing a asymmetric track assembly, either by lowering at least one inside (outside) support wheel relative to the remaining support wheels, or by using a belt that comprises, transversally, at least one first profile on the outer (inner) side thereof lower than a second profile on an inner side thereof.
US10005502B2
A device for exerting torque on an object includes: at least one rotating mass rotatably supported about an axis of rotation; a drive for driving the rotating mass; a bearing which enables a change in the alignment of the axis of rotation relative to the object; and a coupling unit which engages on the bearing and couples the rotating mass to the object.
US10005501B2
An active bed cover system having at least one deployable panel and at least one actuator. The deployable panel extends and retracts based on vehicle requirements and provides reduction in vehicle drag, thereby reducing emissions and improving fuel economy. Additionally, it allows for the system to retract within the tailgate and/or cargo bed liner allowing for access to the bed and improved usability and aesthetics. The active bed cover provides a fully deployable system with object detection, declutching of the actuator to help prevent damage, and communication with the vehicle to determine proper deployment and function.
US10005493B2
A vehicle traveling control apparatus includes a setting unit and a adjusting unit. The setting unit sets a set position of a preceding vehicle ahead of an own vehicle in a vehicle width direction as a control target point of follow-up traveling allowing for traveling while following the preceding vehicle. The control amount adjusting unit adjusts, on a basis of a first control adjustment value that is based on shape data of the preceding vehicle, a control amount that controls the own vehicle to the control target point.
US10005491B2
An electric power assisted steering system comprising an input shaft and an output shaft, an electric motor connected to the output shaft, at least two sensors including one or more of: a position sensor, a torque sensor, and a motor position, and a motor controller that causes the motor to apply an assistance torque as a function of the torque measured by the torque sensor, in which each of the sensors produces at least one output signal represented by a stream of digital samples captured at discrete times, and in which the apparatus further comprises: processing means arranged to process together the output signals from both processing units to produce at least one further signal. At least one sample value of each output signal is marked with a time stamp indicating the time at which the sample was created, and in which the processing means corrects each of the time stamp samples before or during the processing of the samples to reduce errors that may occur due to differences in the times at which the samples were created.
US10005484B2
A seal assembly includes a body having a wall. The body includes a detent that is attached to the wall at a hinge. The detent is bendable about the hinge in a radial direction relative to a central axis. A locking pin is supported by a post extending from the body, and is axially moveable along the central axis, between an insertion position and a locking position. When in the insertion position, the locking pin is disengaged from the detent to allow the detent to bend about the hinge. When disposed in the locking position, the locking pin is engaged with the detent to prevent the detent from bending about the hinge. The post and/or the locking pin include a tactile feature to provide tactile feedback when the locking pin is moved between the insertion position and the locking position.
US10005478B2
A gladhand coupling that prevents inadvertent separation of the coupling halves. Each half is equipped with a lug having a ramped pad and a flange defining a channel having a corresponding ramped pad. When two halves are positioned together then rotated into the locked position, the ramped pad of the lug is positioned proximately to the ramped pad of the flange to prevent inadvertent lateral compression of the two halves that could cause unintentional uncoupling. The coupling may be disconnected by simple rotation of one coupling half relative to the other and by pulling the coupling apart as done by current rail car decoupling procedures.
US10005477B2
A vehicle which is intended to travel along a downward sloping cable, which is suspended between two supports having a change in elevation. Preferably, the vehicle includes a fuselage, a trolley assembly, a translation system, a seat, a counterweight system, and at least one wing. The trolley assembly is attached to the cable. This connection allows the vehicle to travel along the cable. A counterweight system is included in order to balance the weight of the rider sitting in the seat below the fuselage. This allows the vehicle to easily rotate, via rotary joint, around the cable while traveling along the line. Preferably, the rider can induce roll by either activating ailerons or by rotating one of the wings about the lateral axis in order to increase the lift on one side of the aircraft depending on whether the wings are fixed.
US10005474B2
A vehicle system is arranged for allowing transition from an autonomous driving mode to a second driving mode in a road vehicle having autonomous driving capabilities and including a vehicle compartment, a steering wheel and at least one pedal. The vehicle system includes a control arrangement, a first switch arranged at a first position at the steering wheel, a second switch arranged at a second position within the vehicle compartment, and a first determination arrangement for determining if the at least one pedal is depressed. The control arrangement is configured to allow the transition when the at least one pedal of the vehicle is depressed when the first switch and the second switch are simultaneously activated.
US10005473B2
The present invention relates to a stereo camera, a vehicle driving assistance device comprising the same, and a vehicle. A stereo camera according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first lens, a first image sensor to sense a first image including a grey color and a first color on the basis of light which is incident through the first lens, a second lens separated from the first lens by a predetermined distance, and a second image sensor to sense a second image including the grey color and a second color on the basis of light which is incident through the second lens. Accordingly, the stereo camera may acquire a disparity map and a RGB image.
US10005470B2
A method of estimating road slope using a gravitational acceleration sensor, includes determining whether a driving mode of a vehicle is a towing or freight carrying mode, calculating a difference value between road slope measured using the gravitational acceleration sensor and road slope measured using a driving torque when the driving mode of the vehicle is the towing or freight carrying mode, estimating road slope by correcting the road slope measured using the gravitational acceleration sensor based on the difference value, and controlling a shift of the vehicle according to the estimated road slope.
US10005465B2
A moving body control device includes an attitude angle detection section configured to detect ah attitude angle of an inverted moving body, a command value generation section configured to generate an attitude angular speed command value of the inverted moving body according to the attitude angle detected by the attitude angle detection section, a control section configured to control drive of the inverted moving body according to the attitude angular speed command value generated by the command value generation section, a determination section configured to make a determination whether or not the inverted moving body travels in a constant direction for a prescribed time or longer, and an acceleration-deceleration command section configured to increase or decrease the attitude angular speed command value generated by the command value generation section when the determination section makes a determination that travel is performed in the constant direction for the prescribed time or longer.
US10005464B2
An autonomous vehicle can operate with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection. One or more other objects (e.g., vehicles) approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle can be detected. An arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection can be determined. In response to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle can be determined. As an example, the driving maneuver can include stopping short of an originally intended stopping point and/or decelerating so that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle is not substantially the same as the other objects at the multi-stop intersection. The autonomous vehicle can be caused to implement the determined driving maneuver.
US10005460B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to determining whether a vehicle should continue through an intersection. For example, the one or more of the vehicle's computers may identify a time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red. The one or more computers may also estimate a location of a vehicle at the time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red. A starting point of the intersection may be identified. Based on whether the estimated location of the vehicle is at least a threshold distance past the starting point at the time when the traffic signal light will turn from yellow to red, the computers can determine whether the vehicle should continue through the intersection.
US10005456B2
A method, system, and/or computer program product controls positioning of cargo being loaded onto a cargo vehicle based on sensor readings from another cargo vehicle. One or more processors receive output from a cargo sensor and a camera, on a first cargo vehicle, that describe an amount of movement of first cargo being transported by the first cargo vehicle. The processor(s) then transmit instructions to a loader of second cargo being loaded onto a second cargo vehicle to adjust a positioning of the second cargo while being loaded onto the second cargo vehicle, where the positioning of the second cargo in the second cargo vehicle is different from a positioning of the first cargo on the first cargo vehicle, in order to minimize damage exposure to the second cargo.
US10005452B2
A method and an apparatus for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle including a dual clutch transmission are provided. The method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle including a dual clutch transmission may include: determining whether an engine start condition is satisfied in a state in which an engine is stopped; determining whether a kick-down shift condition is satisfied when the engine start condition is satisfied; connecting a speed gear corresponding to a target gear stage to an output shaft corresponding to the target gear stage when the kick-down shift condition is satisfied; determining whether a lock-up condition of an engine clutch is satisfied when the engine start condition is satisfied; locking up the engine clutch when the lock-up condition of the engine clutch is satisfied; and locking up a shift clutch corresponding to the target gear stage when the engine clutch is locked up.
US10005449B2
A motive power system includes a first energy storage, a second energy storage, an actuator, an internal combustion engine, an electric generator, a power transmission circuit, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to control the power transmission circuit to charge at least the second energy storage via the electric generator. The circuitry is configured to control the power transmission circuit to charge the first energy storage with electric power supplied from the second energy storage when a first charge rate of the first energy storage is lower than a first threshold.
US10005438B2
A brake system includes a brake activator which first activates a central rear brake and lastly activates a front brake of a right front brake and a left front brake which is provided on a front wheel which is an inner wheel by operating an input member. When an operation amount of the input member from an initial state to a maximum operated state thereof is divided equally into three portions which are defined as a low braking force area, a middle braking force area, and a high braking force area, the brake activator activates the central rear brake, the right front brake, and the left front brake to operate in the low braking force area.
US10005427B2
Methods and systems are provided that are effective to generate an alarm for a vehicle. The methods include receiving, by a device, a first sensor value from a first sensor for the vehicle. The methods further include receiving, by the device, a second sensor value from a second sensor for the vehicle. The methods further include retrieving, by the device, an instruction from a memory disposed in the vehicle while the memory is in a write-protected mode. The methods further include evaluating, by the device, the first sensor value and the second sensor value based on the instruction. The methods further include determining, by the device, that the first sensor value is outside a range associated with the first sensor based on the evaluation. The methods further include transforming, by the device, the determination into an alarm.
US10005421B2
A vehicle front portion structure, equipped with a pedestrian airbag device, comprises: a cowl comprising a cowl panel and a cowl front panel extending in a forward direction from a front end portion of the cowl panel; an inflator disposed with a longitudinal direction of the inflator coinciding with a vehicle width direction and secured to the cowl front panel; an airbag disposed above the cowl front panel and deployed obliquely in a vehicle rearward and upward direction and outwardly in the vehicle width direction by gas from the inflator; and a support member having one end portion secured to a front suspension tower, extending toward the cowl, and secured to the cowl front panel on a vehicle front side relative to a rear end of the inflator in the vehicle frontward and rearward direction.
US10005407B2
Motor vehicle configuration system, including a motor vehicle, in the interior of which at least one transponder that is capable of wireless near field communication is attached and which has a receiving unit for wireless reception of vehicle configuration data over a wireless communication link independent of the wireless near field communication. A portable device has at least one data memory for storing the memory data and has a transmitting unit for a wireless transmission of data on the basis of the memory data. The portable device is programmed such that, when an approach of the portable device to a transponder is detected on the basis of wireless near field communication, the data are transferred from the portable device to the motor vehicle a wireless communication link between the transmitting unit and the receiving unit for the purpose of providing the motor vehicle with configuration data. The communication link is independent of the wireless near field communication.
US10005402B2
A load-assisting cargo bracket for vehicles comprises a main body and an assisting assembly. The main body comprises a bottom, a side rail frame disposed around the bottom, and an accommodating space defined beside the bottom. The assisting assembly comprises a first rod and two second rods. One end of each of the two second rods is connected with the first rod, and the other end of the each second rod is received within a corresponding branch rail of the side rail frame. The each second rod is aligned with the corresponding branch rail of the side rail frame. The first rod is spaced from a back and a top of a vehicle when the two second rods extend out of the side rail frame, and is positioned next to the bottom of the main body when the each second rod is entirely received within the side rail frame.
US10005395B2
A machine includes a machine body that includes an operator platform. The machine also includes an implement, a ladder moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position, and control unit configured to limit operation of the implement when the ladder is in the deployed position.
US10005384B2
A vehicle headlamp includes at least one light-emitting diode that operates as a detector of a light source. The headlamp also includes a first memory that records whether the at least one light-emitting diode detects the light source when the at least one light-emitting diode last operated as the detector of the detected light source.
US10005378B2
Vehicle seat which is arranged on a vehicle body, is movable relative to the vehicle body and comprises at least one spring apparatus and/or at least one damping apparatus for displacing and for absorbing oscillations in the vertical and/or horizontal direction, and at least one seat stabilization apparatus arranged on the vehicle seat for stabilizing the vehicle seat in the vertical and/or horizontal direction, wherein the seat stabilization apparatus comprises at least one rotary element which is mounted so as to rotate about a first rotational axis, can rotate at a rotational frequency and by means of which a torque can be generated by a force acting from outside on the vehicle seat and on the rotational pulse generated by the rotary element, which torque counteracts a rotational movement of the vehicle seat and/or the vehicle body generated by the force about an actual and/or imaginary second rotational axis.
US10005377B2
Armrest device, in particular for commercial vehicle seats, having a guide rail system for guiding a displacement movement of a first rail relative to a second rail which can be connected to the armrest device, in a displacement direction, wherein the displacement movement of the first rail can be arrested by the engagement of a locking element of a locking device in at least one recess in the first rail, wherein the locking device is rigidly connected to the armrest device by a first end and can be deflected in a height direction by a second end, the locking element engaging in the recess in a non-deflected position of the locking device.
US10005375B2
A method includes controlling a torque output of an electric machine of an electrified vehicle based on estimated loads present during a transmission engagement of the electrified vehicle. Controlling the torque output may include merging a first feed-forward torque with a feedback torque if an input shaft of a transmission gearbox is spinning, or merging a second, different feed-forward torque with the feedback torque if the input shaft is not spinning.
US10005372B2
A vehicle includes a traction battery and a controller programmed to operate the traction battery according to an estimated value of a battery state of health parameter. The estimated value is updated based on drive cycle parameters of the vehicle over a time interval. The state of health parameters include a battery capacity and a resistance of the traction battery.
US10005362B2
An electric vehicle control device includes: a plurality of motors capable of transmitting motive power to a wheel of an electric vehicle; an inverter that supplies electric power to drive the motors; and a controller that controls the inverter and compares, when the electric vehicle drives under a certain velocity condition, a q-axis voltage feedforward value VqFF and a q-axis voltage command value Vq* used for controlling driving of the motors, to detect an occurrence of miswire between the motors and the inverter when the following inequation is satisfied: VqFF≥1.5·Vq*.
US10005361B1
A vehicle including a mobile computer retainer disposed directly forward of the operator's seat. The mobile computer retainer holds a mobile computer, which displays the vehicle operational data (speed, fuel remaining, etc.) of the vehicle operator's choosing to the vehicle operator. The mobile computer retainer allows the vehicle operator to customize the display of vehicle operational data, something that dashboard instrument clusters heretofore have not allowed. The vehicle operator can customize the display of vehicle operational data using a mobile device that the vehicle operator may use in his or her home. The mobile computer retainer can include at least one channel retaining member that at least partially surrounds the mobile computer. The mobile computer retainer can include retaining arms pivotally connected to a horizontal base that lock into a position retaining the mobile computer when the mobile computer is pressed down toward the horizontal base.
US10005354B2
The present invention relates to a cooling module including: a first radiator for cooling an engine; a second radiator located in front of the first radiator in an air flow direction to cool electric parts; a first condenser located in front of the second radiator in the air flow direction to condense a refrigerant through heat exchange with external air; and a second condenser located inside the second radiator to condense the refrigerant through heat exchange with electric part cooling water, whereby the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant passes through the water-cooled second condenser and then passes through the air-cooled first condenser, thus enhancing the cooling efficiency of the refrigerant to improve the entire efficiency of the cooling system for the vehicle.
US10005351B1
A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle includes: a planetary gear system including coaxial double pinions each having a first pinion and a second pinion that have different diameters and are provided to rotate coaxially; a carrier carrying the coaxial double pinions; and four rotation elements through which power is input and output. The hybrid powertrain further includes an engine, a first motor generator, a second motor generator, and an output shaft that are respectively connected to the four rotation elements of the planetary gear system.
US10005345B2
Disclosed is an awning which is specifically designed to attach, in a horizontal orientation, above the heads of passengers in a convertible automobile. The occupants may travel with the convertible top down and enjoy a relative cooler temperature and protection from ultraviolet rays. Generally, the screen material used to comprise the awning is of a mesh design, sized and fitted to be usable for providing overhead coverage of the passenger seats on a specific convertible. Varying lengths and widths of the screen material are fabricated for different size automobiles. The awning is supported at the windshield header of the convertible and by two vertically-oriented posts behind the rearmost seats of the convertible. The awning is readily installed on the automobile and may, when not in use, be rolled up and stored within the trunk of the subject convertible.
US10005335B2
A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame includes at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic. The system also includes a controller coupled to each adjustable shock absorber to adjust the damping characteristic of each adjustable shock absorber, and a user interface coupled to the controller and accessible to a driver of the vehicle. The user interface includes at least one user input to permit manual adjustment of the damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber during operation of the vehicle. Vehicle sensors are also be coupled to the controller to adjust the damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber based vehicle conditions determined by sensor output signals.
US10005334B2
A shock absorber includes a shock absorber body, a suspension spring, a spring seat, and a spring rubber seat. The seat surface of the spring rubber seat is formed inclined so as to be higher toward a distal end within a predetermined range from the distal end where a spiral portion of the suspension spring becomes apart to a side where the spiral portion of the suspension spring abuts. A concave portion surrounded by a portion abutting on the spring seat is formed on a lower side of the predetermined range in a lower part of the spring rubber seat.
US10005330B2
A trailer hitch apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tubular receiving member, a base, an arm extending from the base, a first tow ball extending from a first side of the arm, and a second tow ball extending from an opposite second side of the arm. The tubular receiving member is configured to be removably attached to a vehicle. A retainer assembly is configured to be selectively engage the first tow ball.
US10005329B2
At a given insertion depth (D) of a drawbar (22, 60) in a trailer hitch receiver tube (24, 68), a pin arm (26, 56, 74) attached to the drawbar extends forward beside the receiver tube and holds a captive pin (21, 51, 76) beside a pin receiving hole (30, 71) in the receiver tube. A spring (36) urges the captive pin into the pin receiving hole to retain the drawbar in the receiver tube. The pin arm may be attached to the drawbar via a crossbar (40, 70, 73). Receiver tubes of different sizes (24, 68) may be accommodated by a drawbar size adapter (62) that slips over the drawbar, enlarging it, and by a vertical adjustment mechanism (83) for the pin arm (74) that aligns the pin with the pin receiving hole in either a smaller (24) receiver tube or a larger (68) receiver tube.
US10005324B2
A pressure sensing circuit for use with a wireless sensor that includes an antenna and a pressure sensing element. The antenna includes a first pole and a second pole and is operable to transceive radio frequency signals between the wireless sensor and a wireless data collecting device. The pressure sensing element includes an electrical circuit and a diaphragm. When pressure is applied to the diaphragm, a characteristic of the electrical circuit changes. The changing of the characteristic of the electrical circuit causes one or more RF characteristics of the wireless sensor to change, which is interpretable to determine a pressure being applied to the pressure sensing element.
US10005323B2
The invention relates to a tire having at least one carcass reinforcement comprising reinforcers, surmounted radially on the outside by a crown reinforcement, itself radially on the inside of a tread, said crown reinforcement being made up of at least one layer of reinforcement elements, said tread being connected to two beads by way of two sidewalls, said beads being intended to come into contact with a rim flange having a rim flange top C, each bead having at least one circumferential reinforcement element, said carcass reinforcement comprising an end at each bead, the end of the carcass reinforcement being turned up once in an outward radial direction of the tire and about said bead wire, so as to form a turnup, then being folded in said radially inward direction so as to form a fold forming a radially external end and three adjacent parts along an axial axis made up of a central part, of an axially internal lateral part, and of an axially external lateral part.The tire is characterized in that the radially external end of the turnup is disposed between the rim flange top C and a point D, said points C and D being situated at the surface of the sidewall and disposed on either side of a point E situated on the sidewall corresponding to the nominal section width, said point D being disposed at a maximum radial length equal to 85% of the length present between the axial end S of the crown reinforcement and the rim flange top C.
US10005321B2
An axle assembly having an axle, a brake spider and a bearing collar. The axle may have first and second transition regions. The first transition region may extend between first and second cylindrical portions of the axle. The second transition region may extend between second and third cylindrical portions of the axle. The brake spider may be disposed on the second cylindrical portion. The bearing collar may be disposed on the second transition region.
US10005316B2
A wheel disk structure includes a wheel cover and a fastening unit. The wheel cover has a side provided with a plurality of projecting members each having a periphery provided with at least two connecting seats. The fastening unit includes a plurality of locking members detachably mounted on the connecting seats of the projecting members, and a plurality of elastic members mounted between the projecting members and the locking members. Each of the locking members has a first side provided with a locking recess corresponding to each of the projecting members and mounted on each of the elastic members. Each of the locking members has a second side provided with a protrusion. Thus, the fastening unit is detachable and can be removed and replaced when being worn out, so that the wheel cover can be reused.
US10005308B2
Methods for fabricating stamps and systems for patterning a substrate, and devices resulting from those methods are provided.
US10005304B2
A microencapsulated pigment including a leuco dye system is incorporated as one or more layers in a roll of adhesive tape. The tape is applied and may be rubbed by hand or another object to induce a color change. The change may serve as an indicator that the tape is well adhered for masking purposes in a painting operation, or to present a design where only selected portions of the tape are rubbed to induce the color change. The microencapsulated pigment may be constructed so that the color change is irreversible or reversible.
US10005297B2
A printer comprises a printing assembly for printing an image on a print media in a print zone; a cutting assembly for cutting the print media along a contour in a cut zone; wherein the print zone and the cut zone are distinct from one another, one of the zones being downstream of the respective other zone in a print media advance direction; a control unit controlling the printhead assembly and the cutting assembly to perform printing and cutting operations during a single print media feed. A method of printing, using said printer, comprises feeding the print media through the cut zone and through the print zone, in any order; and simultaneously printing an image and cutting a contour while the print media is being fed through the cut zone and through the print zone.
US10005287B2
A liquid ejection apparatus using a liquid ejection head and ejecting a liquid from the liquid ejection head includes a liquid supply unit that has a supply passage of the liquid supplied to the liquid ejection head and a collection passage of the liquid collected from the liquid ejection head, and supplies and collects the liquid by generating a difference between a pressure of the liquid in the supply passage and a pressure of the liquid in the collection passage, and a flow resistance adjustment unit provided in the supply passage and/or the collection passage.
US10005285B2
The application provides an ink cartridge chip applied in an ink cartridge which is detachably installed in an imaging device. The ink cartridge chip includes an interface unit and a control unit. The interface unit receives a light control command from the imaging device, which may be a light-lighting-up or a light-extinguishing command. The control unit is connected to a light-emitting unit, and lights up the light-emitting unit on detecting that the ink cartridge chip is in a power-up initialization stage. And the control unit is also connected to the interface unit, and determines, in a case that the light control command is a light-extinguishing command, whether a preset extinguishing condition is satisfied, extinguishes the light-emitting unit if the preset extinguishing condition is satisfied, and maintains a current state of the light-emitting unit if the light control command is a light-lighting-up command.
US10005277B2
There is provided a driving circuit for driving a capacitive load including: a modulation portion which generates a modulation signal pulse-modulated from a source signal; a gate driver which generates an amplification control signal based on the modulation signal; a transistor which generates an amplification modulation signal amplified from the modulation signal based on the amplification control signal; a low pass filter which demodulates the amplification modulation signal and generates a driving signal; a feedback circuit which sends back the driving signal to the modulation portion; a boosting circuit which supplies a voltage which has been boosted.
US10005268B2
The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of laminates made of at least two fiber bands made of fibers which are embedded unidirectionally in a plastic material matrix. Likewise, the invention relates to laminates which are produced in this way and can have a shape memory. The laminates according to the invention are used for local reinforcement of injection molded parts.
US10005263B2
A display device may include a first substrate, a lower barrier layer disposed on a rear surface of the first substrate, an upper barrier layer disposed on a front surface of the first substrate, a display structure disposed on the upper barrier layer, and a second substrate disposed on the display structure.
US10005254B2
An underlayment material has a fiber mat partially infused and/or coated with asphalt and coated with silicone coating. A selvedge edge, may be coated or uncoated. The back of the underlayment has a self-adhesive coating, which is protected before use by a siliconized release film. The upper surface of the underlayment is coated with silicone composition providing waterproofing and radiation control. When unsaturated, the selvedge edge of fibrous material establishes a reinforced bond with an overlying sheet. When saturated with asphalt, the bond at the selvedge edge between adjacent sheets is between the asphalt layer of the selvedge edge and the adhesive on the bottom of the adjacent sheet.
US10005252B2
The invention relates to a screw press (1) comprising a shaft (4) and a spiral helix (5) provided thereon, wherein the helix (5) goes over in the inlet region (2) of the screw press (1) into a freely projecting helix (8). It is principally characterized in that a tube (9) is provided in the inlet region (2) of the screw press (1). As a result, on the one hand the screen area can be increased greatly in size, on the other hand the co-rotation of the suspension with the shaft can be reduced or avoided.
US10005251B2
A method of forming a decorated midsole element for articles of footwear includes obtaining a decorated film having one or more graphic elements applied to a first surface of the film and placing the decorated film in a mold. A midsole element is obtained and placed in the mold, and pressure is applied to the mold to form a midsole element having a decorated surface. The decorated film may include a layer of polyether-block co-polyamide polymer and the midsole element may be formed of ethylvinylacetate. A midsole assembly and an article of footwear having decorated midsole top layers are also described.
US10005249B2
The method of manufacturing of this invention is capable of providing an eyeglass lens free from uneven coloring or peeling of a colored layer having a gradation pattern.
US10005241B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a rotor blade by arranging foam (23, 24) in a semi-finished product, introducing resin into the foam-containing semi-finished product, and curing the introduced resin while heat is dissipated and a curing temperature distribution is obtained, a first foam (23) being arranged in regions of the semi-finished product with a higher curing temperature, and a second foam (24) in regions with a lower curing temperature, and a foam with a higher temperature resistance than the second foam (24) being chosen as the first foam (23).
US10005234B2
Devices, systems and methods for compacting a charge of composite material across an edge are disclosed herein. The devices include a vacuum compaction device including a compaction force transfer structure, a sealing structure, and a vacuum distribution manifold. The compaction force transfer structure includes a first barrier structure, a second barrier structure, and a junction support that extends at least partially between the first barrier structure and the second barrier structure. The junction support is configured to maintain the first barrier structure and the second barrier structure at an angle with respect to one another and to permit limited angular motion of the first barrier structure and the second barrier structure relative to one another. The systems include composite structure fabrication systems that include the vacuum compaction device. The methods include methods of operating the vacuum compaction device.
US10005227B2
A 3-D printer includes a development station positioned to electrostatically transfer layers of material to an intermediate transfer surface, and a transfuse station adjacent the intermediate transfer surface. The transfuse station is positioned to receive the layers as the intermediate transfer surface moves past the transfuse station. Also, a platen is included that moves relative to the intermediate transfer surface. The intermediate transfer surface transfers a layer of the material to the platen each time the platen contacts one of the layers on the intermediate transfer surface at the transfuse station to successively form a freestanding stack of the layers on the platen. A curing station is positioned to apply ultraviolet light to each layer, after each layer is transferred from the transfuse station to the platen. The curing station selectively applies the ultraviolet light to crosslink polymers only in a portion of the material within the layer.
US10005223B2
A blow mold unit in which, when clamping first and second blow cavity split molds which are fixed to first and second fixing plates and bottom molds which are fixed to a bottom mold fixing plate, pressure receiving members fixed to the first and second fixing plates are brought into engagement with the bottom plate fixing plate. Guide plates are fixed to the bottom mold fixing plate, and guided members capable of being brought into abutment with the guide plates are supported by first and second pressure receiving plates. The bottom mold fixing plate includes a first connecting portion to be connected to a bottom mold opening/closing unit and a second connecting portion to be connected to a moving and biasing member.
US10005215B2
An injection molding apparatus comprising a clamp plate, a heated manifold, an actuator, a mold and a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises: a heat transmitter comprising a distal arm or member and a proximal base or member, the distal arm or member being mounted by a spring loadable interconnection or engagement to or with the proximal base or member, the clamp plate, the mold, the manifold, the actuator and the heat transmitter being assemblable together in an arrangement wherein the spring loadable interconnection is loaded urging the distal end surface of the distal arm or member into compressed engagement with the clamp plate.
US10005212B2
A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided. The pocket can be a molded pocket including individual molded strings, combined strings, shooting strings and support rails extending around a perimeter of the pocket. Certain pocket elements can include transition parts to smoothly transition components having different cross sections. The pocket can include a pre-formed ball channel and hole units having broadsides for connection to a head or other component. The pocket can be attached to a pocket frame, and optionally constructed from a mesh or other synthetic material that is tensioned with the pocket frame. A mold and related molding method are also provided.
US10005210B2
Provided is an injection molded element for a slide fastener which retains a high degree of practical strength, which does not cause undulation of a fastener tape after attachment thereto, and which has superior moldability. The present invention is an injection molded element for a slide fastener having as a material a polyamide resin composition containing a polyamide resin having a glass transition temperature from 40 to 70° C., the composition having a melt flow rate from 5 to 40 g/10 min, and containing from 40 to 60 parts by mass of the reinforcing fibers per 100 parts by mass in total of the polyamide resin and reinforcing fibers.
US10005209B2
A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid and either (i) immersing the article in a heated fluid or (ii) irradiating the article with infrared or microwave radiation.
US10005205B1
The current inventive technology described methods and apparatus for the production of a helium-free balloon having customizable reflective features.
US10005192B2
An electric hair clipper (10) includes a housing (12) containing an electrical source and drive-related components. A clipper mechanism (14) having a reciprocating clipper (16) is located beneath the bottom of the housing (12) but is spaced therefrom by a pivotal central hub (1 18) that extends downwardly from the bottom of the housing. The housing (12), central hub (118) and clipper mechanism (14) are arranged such that a person can hold the electric hair clipper by placing his or her fingers in the space between the housing (12) and the clipper mechanism (14) with the central hub (1 18) lying between two fingers and with the back of the person's fingers resting in a pair of elongated spaced apart recesses (26, 28) formed in the bottom of the housing (12) on opposite sides of the hub (118).
US10005190B2
An apparatus including a robot arm comprising a wrist, and an end effector. The wrist includes a frame member. The frame member includes a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The end effector is connected to the wrist at a connection. The end effector is configured to support a substrate thereon. The end effector includes a first member and a second member. At least one of the first and second members has a different second material with a different second coefficient of thermal expansion. The connection includes the first and second members being stationarily attached to each other with a portion of the frame member sandwiched therebetween. The connection is configured to substantially prevent the different respective coefficients of thermal expansion to deflect the end effector relative to the wrist when the end effector and wrist are heated and/or cooled.
US10005181B2
An initialization method for a manipulator includes: a reference angle maintaining step of setting a rotational angle of a joint part to a reference angle that has been predetermined, and maintaining the reference angle in a state where a driving force relay part is switched to a driving force release state; a drive part coupling step of switching the driving force relay part to a driving force relay state in a state where the joint part is arranged at a position where an initialization operation is performed after the reference angle maintaining step is performed; and an origin setting step of performing matching of a drive origin of a drive part according to a state of the rotational angle.
US10005179B2
A walking assistant device may calculate a walking cycle by measuring only motion of a specific joint without a force/torque sensor (F/T sensor) of a foot, and a method of controlling the walking assistant device. The method may include measuring motion of a hinge to which different support frames are connected; overlapping a reference trajectory corresponding to the measured motion and modulation trajectories that have been modulated from the reference trajectory; correcting the overlapping trajectory to correspond to the measured motion; determining assistant torque corresponding to a phase of the corrected trajectory; and providing the determined assistant torque to the support frame.
US10005174B2
An anti-disengagement structure of a tool head for insertion into an insertion recess of a fastener is provided. Abutting faces extend from a periphery of an end face of a working portion. At least one abutting face is partly formed with a groove filled with an elastic member which is partly protrusive out of the groove and beyond the surface of the abutting face. The largest extent between the protruded-out part of the elastic member and the abutting face of another elastic member is larger then the largest inner extent of the insertion recess. Thereby, with the stretchable characteristic of the elastic member, the fastener can be smoothly inserted into the insertion recess and abutted against an inner surface of the insertion recess to achieve anti-disengagement effect.
US10005152B2
A method of producing a spiral cut transparent tube using laser machining includes using an ultrafast laser beam comprising a burst of laser pulses and focusing the laser beam on the transparent tube to enable relative movement between the laser beam and the transparent tube by moving the laser beam, the glass tube or both the laser beam and the glass tube. A beam waist is formed external to the surface of the transparent tube wherein the laser pulses and sufficient energy density is maintained within the transparent tube to form a continuous laser filament therethrough without causing optical breakdown. The method and delivery system makes a spiral cut in the transparent tube.
US10005143B2
A cutting insert according to one embodiment includes upper and lower surfaces, a side surface including a front side surface, a rear side surface, and a pair of horizontal side surfaces, a first cutting edge, a second cutting edge, and a through hole extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. An opening of the through hole on a side of the upper surface is provided closer to a ridge line where the upper surface and the front side surface intersect each other than a ridge line where the upper surface and the rear side surface intersect each other. An opening of the through hole on a side of the lower surface is provided closer to a ridge line where the lower surface and the rear side surface intersect each other than a ridge line where the lower surface and the front side surface intersect each other.
US10005130B2
A machine tool cuts a workpiece having an inclined or curved surface and includes a main spindle that holds and rotates the workpiece, a moving device that moves a cutting tool relative to the workpiece in a direction obtained by combining a Z direction parallel or substantially parallel with the axis of the main spindle, an X direction that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Z direction and determines the amount of cutting of the workpiece, and a Y direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the Z direction and the X direction, and an angle setting mechanism that causes the direction of an edge of the cutting tool to match the inclined surface of the workpiece by inclining the direction of the edge with respect to the Z direction when seen from the Y direction in a state in which the direction of the edge is inclined with respect to the Z direction when seen from the X direction.
US10005122B2
In a forming apparatus, movable journal dies and stationary journal dies hold and retain rough journal portions of a preform blank therebetween, and movable crank pin dies contact rough crank pin portions thereof, and in this state, the movable journal dies and the movable crank pin dies are moved axially toward the stationary journal dies and the movable crank pin dies are moved in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction. With this, rough arm portions are axially compressed to reduce their thickness to that of arms of a forged crankshaft, and the rough crank pin portions are pressed in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction to increase an amount of eccentricity to that of the crank pins of the forged crankshaft.
US10005117B2
An apparatus, system and method for seaming an end cap to an end of a target object using a fixed, rigid roller carriage that is configured to move along a direction that is orthogonal to a rotation axis of the end cap and the target object. The end cap seaming apparatus and system preferably comprise servo motors that move the roller carriage and rotate the end cap and the target object. The end cap seaming apparatus and system may be configured to learn the shape of the end cap and the target object by learning a shape of an end cap holding member on which the end cap is held. An automated method of seaming the end cap to the target object is executed based on the learned shape of the end cap holding member.
US10005115B2
A method, process, system, and apparatus for straightening of thin tubular shapes. A method of straightening of thin tubular shapes includes: supporting a tubular product between a plurality of first support members and a plurality of second support members of a bending apparatus; applying loads to the tubular product at respective locations along a length of the tubular product using a plurality of actuators of the bending apparatus; and using a recipe-based program to calculate the loads at the respective locations and control the plurality of actuators to apply the loads.
US10005114B2
A work roll cooling apparatus for a rolling mill includes: at least one chock (200) which is configured to support a work roll (100) in the rolling mill. The work roll (100) has an axis (X) about which it is rotatable. A shroud (300) so positioned adjacent the work roll rolling surface (100a) when the roll is in use to provide a cooling space within which a coolant is brought into contact with the work roll (100). The shroud includes a first part (301) disposed on the chock (200) to provide a predetermined gap (G) between the first part (301) and the work roll (100), a second part (302), and a connection for releasably connecting the first and second parts (301, 302). In a connected condition, the first and second parts (301, 302) are joined to provide the cooling space within the shroud (300), and in a disconnected condition, each of the at least one chock (200), the first part (301) of the shroud (300) and the work roll (100) may be axially removed from the rolling mill and the second part (301) of the shroud (300).
US10005110B2
A process for washing a substrate. The process involves providing a detergent composition that includes a surfactant and an antifoam. The antifoam comprises a hydrophobic fluid having a surface tension of at least 27 mN/m and less than 40 mN/m and a finely divided solid hydrophobic filler dispersed in the hydrophobic fluid. The process further involves washing the substrate in an aqueous medium with the detergent composition. The antifoam does not affect foaming during the washing step. During the washing step, the detergent composition is applied to the substrate. The process further involves rinsing the substrate with the applied detergent composition with water, whereby foaming during the rinsing step is inhibited.
US10005104B2
An object is to provide a technique capable of forming a film having a dark black appearance and high corrosion resistance on a zinc plated component in a simple process, and a black coating film-forming vehicle component and/or fastening component that is obtained by: treating a surface of a zinc plated metal substrate with a black chemical conversion treatment agent containing trivalent chromium as an active ingredient, to form a black chemical conversion treatment film having an L value (brightness) of from 33 to 30; coating a black coating composition containing a black pigment in an amount of from 25 to 65% by weight in a thermosetting film-forming component and an alkoxysilane oligomer, on the black chemical conversion treatment film; and heat-curing the black coating composition thus coated.
US10005103B2
A method for producing finely structured surfaces, in particular in plastics, includes a) applying at least one coating compound on at least one substrate; b) forming a fine structure by a die, which has the negative of a fine structure, c) curing the resultant finely structured coating compound, obtaining a substantially cured coating; and d) separating the finely structured coating from the die, wherein steps d) and c) can also be carried out in the reverse order.
US10005102B2
A method for manufacturing a mat of inorganic fibers including the manufacture or supply of a mat of inorganic fibers having two major surfaces, which is strengthened with a chemical binder, or by means of a hydrodynamic method, coating of a first major surface of the mat by means of the application of an aqueous solid dispersion on one of the two sides of the mat, drying the coated mat, printing the coated mat by means of rotary printing, digital printing, screen printing, or offset printing on the first major surface of the coating, optional application of a protective layer onto the first major surface, application of a binder, at least partial drying and at least partial crosslinking of the mat to which binder has been applied, and rolling up of the obtained material web, or cutting to size as sheets.
US10005099B2
A process for producing a highly oriented graphene oxide (GO) film, comprising: (a) preparing either a GO dispersion having GO sheets dispersed in a fluid medium or a GO gel having GO molecules dissolved in a fluid medium; (b) dispensing the GO dispersion or gel onto a surface of an application roller rotating in a first direction to form an applicator layer of GO and transferring the applicator layer to a surface of a supporting film driven in a second direction opposite to the first direction to form a wet layer of GO on the supporting film; and (c) removing said fluid medium from the wet layer of GO to form a dried layer of GO having an inter-planar spacing d002 of 0.4 nm to 1.2 nm and an oxygen content no less than 5% by weight. This dried GO layer may be heat-treated to produce a graphitic film.
US10005087B2
A particle collector system includes a dust collection unit, a power source unit, and a capacitance measurement unit. The dust collection unit includes first and second electrodes, a second electrode, and a dielectric body covering the electrodes. The power source unit supplies power source voltage to the first and second electrodes. The capacitance measurement unit measures the capacitance between the first and second electrodes. With this particle collector system and dust collection method using it, particles can be almost completely removed without periodic performance of a particle removal operation.
US10005078B2
A fuel synthesis catalyst of an embodiment for hydrogenating a gas includes at least one selected from the group consisting of; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, the catalyst comprising, an oxide base material containing at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of; Al2O3, MgO, TiO2, and SiO2, first metal particles containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of; Ni, Co, Fe, and Cu and brought into contact with the oxide base material, and a porous oxide layer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of; CeO2, ZrO2, TiO2, and SiO2 and having an interface with each of the first metal particles and the oxide base material.
US10005073B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing phosphorus containing zeolite type catalysts based on crystalline aluminosilicates, the catalysts of this process and the use of these catalysts for the conversion of methanol to olefins.
US10005065B2
The present invention concerns an adsorbent comprising at least one zeolite selected from a zeolite of the 12 MR, 10 MR and 8 MR type and at least one binder comprising a clay with a Si/Al weight ratio of more than 2. It also concerns its preparation process and its use in a process for purifying a hydrocarbon feed comprising unsaturated molecules and at least one impurity comprising at least one heteroatom of the O, S or N type.
US10005063B2
The present invention relates to an iodine (I2) or bromine (Br2) adsorbent including a zeolite having a Si/Al ratio of 15 or greater; an I2 or Br2 carrier including the I2 or Br2 adsorbent; a column filled with the I2 or Br2 adsorbent; a article composed of the I2 or Br2 adsorbent or having the I2 or Br2 adsorbent attached thereto; a method for adsorbing or removing I2 or Br2 using the I2 or Br2 adsorbent; an iodine- or bromine-containing zeolite composite including a porous zeolite and iodine (I2) or bromine (Br2) confined in the pores of the zeolite; a semiconductor material including the iodine- or bromine-containing zeolite composite; and a method for preparing an iodine- or bromine-containing product using the iodine- or bromine-containing zeolite composite.
US10005062B2
Apparatus for manufacturing particles has at least one reactor and a method for manufacturing particles using the same. A first reactor has a hollow main body extending in the lengthwise direction, first and second raw material inlets formed at the one side end of the main body, a reactant outlet formed at the other side end of the main body, and a mixer formed inside the main body to mix materials fed from the first and second raw material inlets. A second reactor of the apparatus connected to one side of the first reactor has a non-revolving hollow cylinder extending in the lengthwise direction, a revolving body extending in the lengthwise direction, a driver portion, a reactant inlet formed on the outer circumference at one side end of the cylinder and connected to the reactant outlet of the first reactor.
US10005060B2
A drug provision system includes a slot to which a kit can be attached and detached, the kit including a raw ingredient space into which a raw ingredient of a drug is filled and a reactor for mixing the raw ingredient that flows from the raw ingredient space with another raw ingredient; a raw ingredient feeding mechanism that moves the raw ingredient within the raw ingredient space to the reactor in the kit in which a blocking unit has been released to mix the raw ingredients within the kit; and a collection mechanism that collects a drug within the reactor prepared by mixing the raw ingredients from the kit.
US10005059B2
Methods for producing microcapsules begin by preparing an emulsion of a surfactant, core material, and water, followed by the addition of a crosslinking agent and a melamine formaldehyde prepolymer, which is subsequently polymerized. The crosslinking agent is added before the melamine formaldehyde prepolymer, with a first addition or a second addition of a melamine formaldehyde prepolymer, or is divided for addition with both a first addition and a second addition of melamine formaldehyde prepolymer. The crosslinking agent is a mixture of a reaction product of a cyclic urea (U) and a multifunctional aldehyde (A), and at least one crosslinker selected from the following group: a reaction products of (i) an aminotriazine and at least one aldehyde selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monoaldehydes and multifunctional aliphatic aldehydes, (ii) urea and/or cyclic ureas and formaldehyde, or (iii) phenols and aliphatic monoaldehydes, or from alkoxycarbonylaminotriazines, or multifunctional isocyanates, epoxides, aziridines, and carbodiimides.
US10005055B2
A rotary bottom ash regenerating (RBAR) system [100] comprises a cylindrical body [110] that receives ash [17] containing reactant particles [10] that are partially reacted limestone compounds having unreacted cores [13] from a furnace. Sensors [140] sense physical parameters within the cylindrical body [110]. A controller [170] receives the output of the sensors [140] and information indicating the amount of unreacted core [13] and causes a fluid actuator [135] to spray a proper amount of regeneration fluid regulator [135] from a plurality of spray nozzles [131] to different locations within the cylindrical body [110] to regulate the temperature and to cause the reactant particles [10] to have a require content of regeneration fluid. This causes the reactant particles [10] to be regenerated and reused. This results in a lower limestone costs and less overheating of ash handling systems.
US10005049B2
Provided is an one-pass type dispersing and emulsifying apparatus, including: a chamber, at both sides of which an inlet for inputting a liquid and an outlet for discharging the liquid is arranged to provide a moving path for the liquid therein; a shaft rotatably arranged inside the chamber; a motor arranged for rotating the shaft; a rotation impeller fixed to the shaft as a plurality at a predetermined interval along a length direction and arranged on the moving path for the liquid, wherein at each rotation impeller, a first blade extended toward the inner circumferential surface of a fixing impeller is formed at a predetermined interval as a plurality along the length direction of the shaft; and a fixing impeller provided on the inner surface of the chamber as a plurality along the length direction of the shaft to be disposed around the rotation impeller.
US10005046B2
An apparatus and method for vaporizing and transporting an alkali metal salt is shown. The apparatus has a first conduit capable of transporting an alkali metal salt solution and a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit capable of transporting steam so that the alkali metal salt is dissipated into the steam forming a solution that can be transported, such as to a remote reaction zone. The solution can be transported via a third conduit that is capable of being heated by a heat source. The method can be used to add a promoter to a dehydrogenation catalyst during a dehydrogenation reaction.
US10005039B2
A system for cleaning a membrane of the present invention includes: a first membrane filtration tank which includes a membrane and an aerator, filters inflow raw water by membrane filtration, and discharges treated water and water to be treated, respectively; a pressure gauge for measuring a transmembrane pressure and a flow meter for measuring a permeation flux which are provided at a treated water discharge line of the first membrane filtration tank; and a controller which calculates a water permeability recovery rate by calculating the water permeability from the differential pressure measured at the pressure gauge and the permeation flux measured at the flow meter, predicts a membrane contamination degree from the calculated water permeability recovery rate, and controls a back-pulsing interval and an intermittent aeration interval.
US10005038B2
Perforated graphene and other perforated two-dimensional materials can be used in hemodialysis membranes and blood filtration membranes for selective removal of components from blood in vivo and ex vivo. The membranes are useful in hemodialysis and hemofiltration techniques to provide improved patient care. Hemodialysis systems can include a hemodialysis membrane formed from perforated graphene or another perforated two-dimensional material disposed upon a porous support structure. Hemofiltration systems can include one or more and preferably two or more blood filtration membrane formed from perforated graphene or another perforated two-dimensional material disposed upon a porous support structure. Methods for performing hemodialysis can involve exposing blood from a patient to a hemodialysis membrane formed from a perforated two-dimensional material. Ex vivo dialysis techniques can be performed similarly. Methods for filtration of blood can involve passing blood through one or more filter membranes or through a plurality of sequential filter membranes.
US10005028B2
Disclosed is a method of capturing carbon dioxide using a hydrazine derivative.
US10005026B2
A limestone supply device is provided for supplying calcium carbonate to an upstream of a desulfurization device and a heat exchanger disposed on an upstream of the desulfurization device on a flue gas duct through which flue gas discharged from a combustion engine in which a fuel burns flows. An air pollution control system having the limestone supply device is provided, including a calcium carbonate accumulate unit configured to accumulate calcium carbonate, a calcium carbonate transport unit configured to transport the calcium carbonate accumulated in the calcium carbonate accumulate unit, a calcium carbonate supply unit configured to supply the calcium carbonate transported by the calcium carbonate transport unit to the flue gas duct, and a moisture supply unit configured to supply moisture to a region to which the calcium carbonate is supplied by the calcium carbonate supply unit.
US10005013B1
An apparatus for filtering water has an interface and a filtration/purification canister removably mountable onto the interface. Connecting the canister to the interface automatically opens a check valve in the interface to permit water to flow from the interface into and through the canister, and then back to and through the interface to an outlet port. Disconnecting the canister from the interface automatically closes the check valve, stopping the flow of water. The interface provides for water boiler expansion pressure relief, which guarding against any water contaminated downstream of the apparatus from backflowing into the filtration/purification canister and contaminating the portion of the filtration/purification canister downstream of the filter/conditioning/purifying medium held within the filtration/purification canister and thereby causing water exiting the outlet port of the filtration/purification canister to be contaminated.
US10005007B2
Disclosed are an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer and a method for preparing the defoamer. The defoamer may have a dispersed oil phase with a droplet size of 4 to 8 μm, and a viscosity of 100 to 1000 cP, and is widely used for defoaming in paper coating and wet-end in a paper mill. A method for preparing an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer is also provided. The method may include adding an emulsifying agent to biodiesel, and mixing, then gradually adding hydrophobic fumed silica to obtain a first mixture. The method may also include gradually adding water and a non-ionic surfactant, and stirring until uniform to obtain a second mixture. The method may also include gradually adding the first mixture to the second mixture, and stirring until uniform, to obtain an oil-in-water emulsion defoamer.
US10005005B2
A condenser bag includes a body bounding a channel that extends between an inlet opening at a first end and an outlet opening and an opposing second end, the body being comprised of a polymeric film. An intake port is secured to the body at the inlet opening and bounds an port opening that extends therethrough and communicates with the channel. A tubular transfer line has a first end coupled with the body so as to communicate with the channel at a first location located between the inlet opening and the outlet opening and an opposing second end coupled with either the intake port so as to communicate with the port opening therein or with the body so as to communicate with the channel at a second location located between the intake port and the first location.
US10005003B1
A distillation system includes a pot and a rectification column. Vapor is produced in the pot and the rectification column receives the vapor from the pot. The rectification column includes a first plate, a first ring, and a fluid distribution system. The first plate is positioned within the rectification column. The first ring is positioned within the rectification column. The first ring includes a first plurality of apertures. The fluid distribution system receives a pressurized cleaning fluid and provides the pressurized cleaning fluid to the first ring such that the pressurized cleaning fluid is propelled from the first ring via the first plurality of apertures into the rectification column. At least some of the first plurality of apertures are configured to cause the pressurized cleaning fluid propelled therefrom to contact the first plate.
US10005002B2
A dividing wall column (10), comprising: a partition plate (11) arranged along an axial direction of the dividing wall column (10); a first shaft (22) arranged along a radial direction of the dividing wall column (10), and a first splitter plate (23) with an end connected to the first shaft (22), which are both placed beneath the partition plate (11), wherein the first splitter plate (23) is configured to be pivotable around the first shaft (22), so as to control distribution of a stream from below the first splitter plate (23) into spaces formed at two sides of the partition plate (11); and a second shaft (13) arranged along the radial direction of the dividing wall column (10), and a second splitter plate (20) with an end connected to the second shaft (13), which are both placed above the partition plate (11), wherein the second splitter plate (20) is configured to be pivotable around the second shaft (13), so as to control the stream from above the second liquid splitter plate (20) into the spaces formed at two sides of the partition plate (11).
US10004998B2
A building block includes a connecting part, a head part, and a tail part. The head part and the tail part are respectively connected to the connecting part. The head part is assembled with a head part or a tail part of another building block to form a head assembled structure or a head-tail assembled structure. The tail part is assembled with a head part or a tail part of another building block to form the head-tail assembled structure or a tail assembled structure. The building block forms a cyclic semi-structure or a columnar semi-structure with other building blocks by the three assembling methods. The cyclic semi-structure and the columnar semi-structure are assembled with another corresponding cyclic semi-structure or columnar semi-structure to form an annular column or a column by assembling the head assembled structures, the head-tail assembled structures, and the tail assembled structures.
US10004996B2
A system and method for remote device control are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include a radio controlled toy and a controller for controlling the toy. In some embodiments, the controller may have an input mechanism and a housing component that defines a cavity, within which may be located a wireless wide area transceiver and a wireless local area transceiver. Some controllers may also have an operating system for the controller and an application resident on the controller and operable to convert inputs received via the input mechanism into commands for the toy. The controller may have a microprocessor operable to execute the application and to cause the commands to be communicated to the toy using the wireless local area transceiver.
US10004991B2
Systems and methods for providing customized camera views of virtualized environments are provided herein. In one embodiment a method includes detecting a gameplay event of interest within a virtual gaming environment and displaying a customized camera view of the gameplay event of interest based on user input receiving during traversal of a projectile from a weapon to a target. The customized camera view has a focal point of the projectile.
US10004980B2
A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method to cause simulation of a kinetic disaster is provided. A physical interaction with a client device is detected during gameplay of a multiplayer game that includes a virtual environment. The detected physical interaction is analyzed using a user interaction profile. A kinetic disaster simulator is selected based on the analyzing the physical interaction with the user interaction profile. Simulation of a predefined game action is caused within the virtual environment.
US10004976B2
A multiple-mode card shuffling and/or card verification device includes a top surface, a card receiving area for receiving an initial set of playing cards, a randomizing or arranging system for the initial set of playing cards that can be disabled, a card collection surface in a card collection area for receiving randomized playing cards, the card collection surface receiving cards positioned so that all cards collected are below the top surface of the device, a card imaging system and an elevator for raising the card collection surface so that at least some randomized cards are elevated above the top surface of the device. The processor is programmed such that cards can be verified without changing an order of cards present in the card receiving area, verified during randomization, and randomized without card verification.
US10004969B1
A bowling training apparatus and method of use that is operable to facilitate the identity of a bowling ball on a lane at a desired point. The bowling training apparatus specifically identifies a board number of a bowling lane that the bowling ball was located at a particular point and displays the board number to the user. The bowling training apparatus further includes a housing having a central processing unit disposed therein. A sensor assembly is secured to the housing wherein the sensor assembly is coupled to the housing utilizing a mount. The mount is configured to permit vertical adjustment of the sensor assembly. A ball position sensor is integrated into the sensor assembly. The housing further includes a display screen configured to display the board number location of a passing bowling ball. The bowling training apparatus further measures temperature, speed and relative humidity.
US10004963B2
An easily transportable basketball goal system includes a base having a post coupling fixed thereto, a post including a base coupling on lower end and an arm coupling on an upper end, an arm assembly including a post coupling fixed to a first end, the post coupling on the arm assembly engaging the arm coupling on the post, the arm assembly including a backboard coupling fixed to a second end, a backboard including an arm coupling fixed to a rear surface, the arm coupling of the backboard engaging the backboard coupling fixed to the arm assembly, the backboard including a basketball rim coupling fixed to a front surface, and a basketball rim assembly including a backboard coupling engaging the rim coupling on the front surface of the backboard, each coupling being designed to permit quick disassembly of the goal system into component elements.
US10004960B2
A golf club shaft which satisfies strength and is lightweight is provided by the present invention. This golf club shaft comprises one or more fiber-reinforced resin layers, and is characterized by satisfying the following relationship (1), wherein x [mm] is the displacement in a cantilever bending test, M [g] is the mass of the golf club shaft, and L [mm] is the length thereof, and by satisfying the following strength standard values [1]-[4]: M×(L/1168)<49.66 e−0.0015x (relationship 1); [1] the three-point bending strength at T-90 (the position 90 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 800 N or higher; [2] the three-point bending strength at T-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; [3] the three-point bending strength at T-525 (the position 525 mm apart from the smaller-diameter end) is 400 N or higher; and [4] the three-point bending strength at B-175 (the position 175 mm apart from the larger-diameter end) is 400 N or higher.
US10004956B2
A weight element for slideable communication along first and second ribs of a weight path of a golf club head includes a first weight portion, a second weight portion, and a fastener extending through the first weight portion and at least partially into the second weight portion. The first and second weight portions are configured so that the first and second ribs may be interposed therebetween. The fastener is configured to independently rotate relative to the first and second weight portions, the rotation of the fastener causing the first and second weight portions to move toward each other in a manner capable of compressing contact surfaces of the first and second weight portions against the first and second ribs. And the contact surface of the first weight portion comprises an angular contour including surface portions angled to form at least one non-zero degree vertex.
US10004953B2
A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, an elongated, inwardly recessed channel located on the body and extending across a portion of the body, and an insert mounted within the channel. The insert includes a resiliently deflectable base member that engages the channel to retain the insert within the channel and a rigid outer member connected to the base member and forming at least a portion of the outer surface of the insert, where the outer member is made from a different material than the base member. Additionally, the insert has an outer surface that is substantially flush with at least one immediately adjacent surface of the body.
US10004950B1
A sports racquet for supporting at least one racquet string and including a frame and at least one string support assembly. The frame includes handle and head portions separated by throat tubes. The head portion has grommet holes, and includes top, bottom, first side and second side regions. The string support assembly includes a grommet structure and at least one bearing element. The grommet structure includes a strip and at least two barrels extending from the strip. Each barrel includes a string hole extending along an axis of the barrel, and extends through a separate one of the grommet holes. The bearing element is coupled to the grommet structure, and includes an upper portion having a grooved rim engaging the string and a deflectable lower portion having opposing cutouts. The support assembly is positioned at one or more of the top, bottom, first side and second side regions.
US10004949B2
In one embodiment, a method includes accessing an athletic-performance model of a first user, where the model is based on a plurality of sets of action-parameter values of action parameters of the first user. The action-parameter values may be determined based on biomechanical data of the first user performing a plurality of actions of a first action-type and outcome data of each action. A current skill level of the first user may be determined based on a measure of variances associated with action parameters of the first action-type. Target ranges of action-parameter values may be calculated for action parameters based on the athletic-performance model. Each target range may be based on a measure of probability with respect to the particular action parameters and the outcome data. A report of athletic-performance feedback may be generated and may include current skill level information and the target ranges of action-parameter values.
US10004947B2
The present invention concerns a method of detection for an electronic apparatus comprising a case containing an electronic module powered with electrical energy by a means of storing electrical energy, said electronic module including a calculation unit connected to an accelerator sensor and to a memory unit, said electronic module also being connected to a display means so as to display information linked to some data of said accelerator sensor.
US10004945B2
A training apparatus including a training element for a user performing exercises, an AC motor and a frequency converter being arranged to control the AC motor, wherein the frequency converter comprises measuring means being arranged to measure a voltage and a current of the AC motor and calculation means being arranged to calculate a magnetic state of the AC motor using the measured voltage, the measured current, a reference torque and a reference flux in order to generate a torque of the AC motor. The training apparatus further comprises a control unit having a machine control module being arranged to calculate the reference flux and the reference torque using an intended overall torque, wherein the machine control module is connected to the frequency converter and arranged to transmit the reference flux and the reference torque to the frequency converter.
US10004943B2
An exercise device includes a base frame having a first baseboard member, a second baseboard member, and a base pad disposed in between. The first baseboard member includes a first locking member disposed on a first headend of the first baseboard member, and the second baseboard member includes a second locking member disposed on a second headend of the second baseboard member. The exercise device further includes a pole frame having a top crossbar, a bottom crossbar, a first side pole, and a second side pole. The first lock member of the first baseboard member is inserted into a cross section of the first side pole and the second lock member of the second baseboard member is inserted into a cross section of the second side pole, such that the pole frame is interlocked with the base frame substantially perpendicularly.
US10004914B2
An assembly for the treatment of wounds comprising a device for generating a plasma, or an excited gas or gas mixture, respectively. A covering is used to cover a wound area. A first conduit connects the device and the covering and a second conduit connects the covering and a pump. The device is arranged within a housing comprising an opening. The device comprises a piezoelectric transformer having a high-voltage end for generating the plasma, and is arranged within the housing such that the high-voltage end is directed towards the opening. The plasma or the excited gas or gas mixture, respectively, is generated in a region of the opening of the housing. A wound cover comprising a means for guiding the plasma across the wound area is arranged between the covering and the wound area.
US10004896B2
Apparatus including an implant is provided, the implant including: a rod-shaped housing, having a distal half and a proximal half, and configured to be injected distally into tissue of a subject; a cathode on the distal half of the housing; an anchor configured to protrude from the proximal half of the housing, no anchor being configured to protrude from the distal half of the housing; an anode; and circuitry disposed within the housing, configured to drive a current between the cathode and the anode. Other embodiments are also described.
US10004892B2
A needleless connector has a housing with an internal cavity having an interior surface, a port, an output flow channel, and a fluid flow path through the cavity between the port and the output flow channel. A collapsible valve is disposed within the cavity. The valve has one or more rings each having a surface that is in sealing contact with the interior surface of the housing. There are one or more notches formed in each of the one or more rings, and the flow path passes through one of the notches in each of the one or more rings.
US10004885B2
An applicator includes a discontinuity identification component and at least one treatment composition component. The discontinuity identification component is operably coupled to an electromagnetic energy interrogation component and the discontinuity identification component is configured to determine a treatment status based on an interrogation response to an electromagnetic energy stimulus indicative of an absorption difference of greater than a target amount. The at least one treatment composition component is operably coupled to the discontinuity component and the at least one treatment composition component is configured to selectively deposit a treatment composition on the portion of skin responsive to one or more inputs from the discontinuity component indicative of a target treatment status.
US10004876B2
A torque-transmitting, locking instrument holder, includes a hollow body having a proximal end for receiving an instrument, a distal end for protrusion of the instrument, and a handle to be gripped by an operator. A device is provided for locking the handle to and unlocking the handle from the instrument at least partly disposed within the hollow body. A method for operating the instrument holder includes providing a hollow body having a proximal end for receiving an instrument, a distal end for protrusion of the instrument, and a handle to be gripped by an operator. The instrument is placed at least partly within the hollow body and the handle is locked to and unlocked from the instrument.
US10004870B2
An aerosol inhalator containing has an inner tube forming part of a suction path, a capillary tube extending within the inner tube and configured to discharge a solution therefrom in conjunction with a user's inhalation, and a heater extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the inner tube so as to traverse the inner tube and configured to receive the solution discharged from the capillary tube, wherein the heater atomizes the received solution by heating to generate, inside the inner tube, an aerosol to be inhaled by the user.
US10004865B2
A mask is disclosed that has a gas outlet which is quiet and provides for a diffused outlet flow of gases. The outlet is preferably a slot formed between a hollow body and cover over said hollow body. The mask also preferably extends and seals under a user's chin in use.
US10004856B2
A laparoscopic filter system having a main unit having an inflow port, an outflow port, a pressure sensing port, a user interface having a power switch, a controller, a pump, and an interface for receiving a detachable filter cartridge, and a detachable filter cartridge configured and arranged to reversibly attach to the interface, the detachable filter cartridge having an inflow pass-through line, an outflow pass-through line, a pressure sensing pass-through line, and a filter media arranged in series with the inflow pass-through line.
US10004847B2
A system for occlusion detection could include a syringe pump for a syringe containing a medication, wherein the syringe includes a plunger and the syringe pump includes a plunger driver. A bendable element could be integrally formed with the plunger driver, and a force sensor could also be integrally formed with the plunger driver. Upon occurrence of an occlusion, the plunger would exert a force backwardly against the bendable element, thereby deflecting the bendable element into contact with the force sensor to thereby generate a signal indicating the occurrence of the occlusion.
US10004841B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a gravity-fed blood purifier device for removing waste particles from blood. In one embodiment, the blood purifier device includes a pair of end plates and a first cylindrical tube located between the end plates. The blood purifier device also includes a porous tube contained within the space defined by the first cylindrical tube. An inlet provides unpurified red blood cells into blood purifier device. An electrode generates a negative potential across the porous tube to repel red blood cells so that the waste particles pass through the porous tube and the red blood cells do not. An outlet can be coupled to one of the end plates to receive the purified red blood cells.
US10004840B2
The invention relates to a blood filter, a system comprising a blood filter and the use of a blood filter or system for the removal of substances from whole blood or blood components.According to the invention, a blood filter comprises an inlet (2), an outlet (3) and at least first fibers disposed between the inlet (2) and the outlet (3) for filtering a fluid being communicated between the inlet (2) and the outlet (3), wherein each of the first fibers comprises at least one groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the fiber.
US10004826B2
Engineered human tissue constructs are provided that are suitable for use in making humanized animals for use in pharmaceutical development. Humanized animals having the constructs implanted in vivo are provided. Methods of making and using the tissue-engineered constructs and humanized animals are also provided.
US10004821B2
A system for providing ultraviolet treatment to light absorbing liquids, such as biological liquids in a medical instrument, is disclosed. The system can include an ultraviolet impenetrable housing configured to enclose a portion of the medical instrument containing the biological fluid. At least one ultraviolet radiation source is integrated within the housing that emits ultraviolet radiation towards the medical instrument and the biological fluid. A control unit is configured to direct the ultraviolet radiation source to treat the biological fluid with ultraviolet radiation.
US10004820B2
A container for washing, sterilization, transportation and sterile storage of articles for sterilization is provided. The container includes a sleeve and a frame adapted to receive articles for sterilization. The container includes at least one filtered opening to permit communication between the sterilization apparatus and the sterilization chamber for the communication of steam and air. In a first configuration, a front and rear wall of the frame engage the sleeve to create a sterilization chamber. The container may be stacked and stored in any orientation. In a second configuration, the frame rests or nests on top of the sleeve to permit access to and use of the sterilized articles. The container, may include one or a plurality of openings for communication between a sterilization apparatus and the sterilization chamber and one or more filters adjacent to the pluralities of openings.
US10004819B2
The invention is a novel method of sterilizing bone and soft tissues intended for human transplantation. In one embodiment the process includes steps of subjecting transplants to high hydrostatic pressures of aqueous fluid to which chlorhexidine gluconate or similar sterilizing chemicals have been added.
US10004818B2
Methods and compositions utilizing ether and alkyl phospholipid ether analog compounds for treating cancer and imaging, monitoring, and detecting cancer stem cells in humans.
US10004814B2
The present invention provides methods comprising the in vivo delivery of small nucleic acid molecules capable of mediating RNA interference and reducing the expression of myostatin, wherein the small nucleic acid molecules are introduced to a subject by systemic administration. Specifically, the invention relates to methods comprising the in vivo delivery of short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules that target a myostatin gene expressed by a subject, wherein the siNA molecule is conjugated to a lipophilic moiety, such as cholesterol. The myostatin siNA conjugates that are delivered as per the methods disclosed are useful to modulate the in vivo expression of myostatin, increase muscle mass and/or enhance muscle performance. Use of the disclosed methods is further indicated for treating musculoskeletal diseases or disorders and/or diseases or disorders that result in conditions in which muscle is adversely affected.
US10004801B2
There is provided at least one isolated cell comprising at least one HBV epitope-reactive exogenous T cell receptor and/or fragment thereof, and methods for producing them. In particular, there is provided polynucleotides, constructs and vectors encoding at least one HBV epitope-reactive exogenous T cell receptor for use in the treatment of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). The invention further provides kits and methods of detection of HBV and HCC.
US10004799B2
The invention relates to composite antigens comprising a peptide with contiguous amino acid sequence derived from a plurality of antigenic epitopes of one or more pathogens that induces an immune response in a mammal that is protective against infection by the one or more pathogens. In addition, the invention relates to vaccines comprising composite antigens and to method for treating and preventing an infection.
US10004791B2
The present invention relates to a vaccine capable to induce production of antibodies directed to PCSK9 in vivo.
US10004786B2
The invention provides materials and methods for promoting weight loss or preventing weight gain, and in the treatment of diabetes and associated metabolic disorders. In particular, the invention provides novel acylated glucagon analog peptides effective in such methods. The peptides may mediate their effect by having increased selectivity for the GLP-1 receptor as compared to human glucagon.
US10004780B2
The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In particular the present invention relates to RdCVFL polypeptide or polynucleotide for use in the treatment of AMD.
US10004778B1
The method of making an Ajwa date-based treatment for snake envenomation is a method for preparing a composition for the treatment of local hemorrhage and edema induced by snake envenomation. The composition is an ethanolic extract of the fruit of the Ajwa date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.). A concentrated, granulated extract of the Ajwa date is produced by repeated suspension in ethanol, extraction, filtering, and drying the filtrate to evaporate the solvent. The final filtrate is lyophilized (i.e., freeze-dried) to yield a granulated Ajwa date-based treatment for snake envenomation. This granulated Ajwa date-based treatment for snake envenomation may then be further suspended in a saline solution for preparation of an intravenous treatment for snake envenomation.
US10004775B2
An extract of Carica papaya leaves obtained from a plant of age six months and younger from the date of germination of the seed is used as an inhibitor of HIF to effectively block hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) function and methods of use thereof. More specifically it relates to the use of the Carica papaya plant extract to eliminate unwanted cells by inhibiting HIF in the prevention and treatment of hypoxia-related conditions and diseases such as inflammatory diseases, vascular diseases, cancer and infectious diseases. In a particular embodiment, a solid hypoxic tumor in a patient is treated by administering to the patient a therapeutically acceptable amount of an extract of Carica papaya leaves obtained from a plant of age six months and younger from the date of germination of the seed, preferably an alcohol extract such as a methanol extract, whereby to inhibit hypoxia-inducible factors in the tumor.
US10004773B2
The disclosure provides compositions containing preparations from plants of the family Marcgraviaceae and from plants of the family Platanaceae. The disclosure also provides methods and uses of plant preparations for treating anxiety, stress and glucocorticoid related disorders.
US10004762B2
The invention relates to a dialysis formulation, optionally a citrate containing dialysis formulation, comprising selenium (Se), optionally in combination with further trace elements selected from rubidium (Rb), cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), and zinc (Zn). The dialysis formulation is intended to be used in dialysis treatment.
US10004755B2
Uses of pyrrolopyrimidines with anti-Mer tyrosine kinase activity as anti-infective agents, immunostimulatory and immunomodulatory agents, anti-cancer agents (including against MerTK−/− tumors and ITD and TKD mutant forms of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)), and as adjunctive agents in combination with chemotherapeutic, radiation or other standard of care for neoplasms.
US10004753B2
The present disclosure provides methods of reducing the level of acetylated Tau in a neuron or a glial cell in an individual, the methods involving administering to the individual a prodrug that is converted in the individual to salicylate. The present disclosure provides methods of treating a tauopathy in an individual, the methods involving administering to the individual a prodrug that is converted in the individual to salicylate.
US10004749B2
The present disclosure provides a safe method for anesthesia or the treatment of pain by safely administering an amount of active agent to a patient while reducing the incidence or severity of suppressed respiration. The present disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutic agent and a chemoreceptor respiratory stimulant. In one aspect, the compositions oppose effects of respiratory suppressants by combining a chemoreceptor respiratory stimulant with an opioid receptor agonist or other respiratory-depressing drug. The combination of the two chemical agents, that is, the therapeutic agent and the respiratory stimulant, may be herein described as the “drugs.” The present compositions may be used to treat acute and chronic pain, sleep apnea, and other conditions, leaving only non-lethal side effects.
US10004747B2
The present invention relates to methods for treating and/or preventing metabolic diseases comprising the combined administration of a GLP-1 receptor agonist and a DPP-4 inhibitor.
US10004742B2
Methods are provided of treating a human for cancer comprising administering at least one dose of lapatinib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, to a patient, wherein said patient does not have one or more allelic polymorphisms selected from the group of: HLA-DQA1*0201, HLA-DQB1*0202, and HLA-DRB1*0701. Patients may also be free of genotypes in TNXB; rs12153855 and/or rs17207923.
US10004740B2
Compounds of Formula I are described: wherein R1 and R2 are defined herein. The compounds of Formula I are useful in the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, the prophylaxis and treatment of infection by HIV, and the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
US10004739B2
The present invention aims to elucidate a polynucleotide as a novel responsible gene for cancer and aims to thus provide a method for detecting the polynucleotide and a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide and a detection kit, a probe set, and a primer set for the detection. The present invention also aims to provide a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer. The method detects a fusion gene composed of a portion of an FGFR3 gene and a portion of a TACC3 gene or a fusion protein encoded by the fusion gene. The primer set, the probe set, or the detection kit comprises a sense primer and a probe set designed from the portion encoding FGFR3 and an antisense primer and a probe set designed from the portion encoding TACC3. Since an inhibitor of the polypeptide exhibits antitumor effect, a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer which is positive for either the fusion gene or the polypeptide is provided.
US10004731B2
The invention relates to the use of Flibanserin for the treatment or prevention of urinary incontinence and related diseases. In a further embodiment, the instant invention is directed to pharmaceutical combinations comprising flibanserin as one active ingredient in combination with at least one additional active ingredient for the treatment or prevention of urinary incontinence and related diseases.
US10004730B2
A method for treating prostate cancer in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent to the subject, wherein the agent is selected from: (a) a phenyl-substituted imidazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof; or (b) a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a formula I of: wherein R20 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group; R21 is an alkanediyl or a substituted alkanediyl; a is 0 or 1; c is 0 or 1; X is C or S; R22 is a moiety that includes at least one divalent amino radical; and R23 is an aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, a silyl-containing group, a boryl-containing group, a phosphine-containing group, amino, a thio-containing group, a seleno-containing group, halide, or a nitro-containing group.
US10004724B2
A compound according to formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen, cyclopropyl, or pyrazolyl, wherein said pyrazolyl is optionally substituted by one or two methyl groups; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10004712B2
There is provided a condom having a coating or deposit of a composition which includes a physiologically-active agent such as glyceryl trinitrate, wherein the condom has been treated with a neutralising or acidic material such that the condom, when immersed in water, results in the water having a pH of 7 or less. The condom may be treated with an acidic slurry of dusting powder. Also provided is a process for the manufacture of condoms, in which the process includes the steps of: 1) treating the formed condoms with a neutralising or acidic material; and 2) thereafter applying to the condoms a composition including a physiologically-active agent such as glyceryl trinitrate, wherein the condoms, when immersed in water, results in the water having a pH of 7 or less.
US10004709B2
Disclosed herein are methods for treating cancer comprising administering at least one immune checkpoint inhibitor and at least one Retinoic Acid Receptor or Retinoid X Receptor active agent.
US10004705B2
This disclosure provides generally for antimicrobial compositions and methods of use comprising an anthocyanin, an anthocyanidin or metabolites thereof. Methods for promoting healing of a wound using these compositions are also disclosed. These compositions have broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and are safe for human and animal uses. Further, these compositions are safe for medical uses and industrial uses as antiseptic preparations to reduce or prevent microbial growth, including killing bacterial biofilms.
US10004695B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relates to ganglioside GM3-containing mixed lipids nanoparticles having an overall size between 60-100 nm, the making thereof and the uses. The nanoparticles selectively targeted to CD169+ expressing cells such as dendritic cells and macrophage. The nanoparticles are endocytosed by the CD169+ expressing cells.
US10004674B2
Compounds, and agents for oxidatively changing the color of keratinic fibers that include such compounds, in particular human hair, in a cosmetic carrier. The compounds are at least one oxidation dye precursor product of formula (I) and/or physiologically acceptable salt thereof, in which R1, R2, R3, R4 independently of one another, stand for a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a hydroxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl group, a polyhydroxy-(C2-C6)-alkyl group, or a C1-C6-alkoxy-C2-C6-alkyl group, n stands for an integer from 2 to 6, and Z stands for an aromatic or aliphatic heterocycle or for an aromatic or aliphatic carbocycle.
US10004667B2
An organic-inorganic composite filler contains: inorganic aggregate particles formed by aggregation of inorganic primary particles with an average particle diameter of 10 to 1000 nm; an organic resin phase including a cured polymer of a polymerizable monomer covering surfaces of the inorganic primary particles and bonding the inorganic primary particles to each other, and a water absorbing resin; and aggregation gaps with a volume of micropores formed between parts of the organic resin phase of 0.01 to 0.30 cm3/g in pore volume measurement within a pore diameter range of 1 to 500 nm, as measured by a mercury intrusion technique. In a cross section passing through the centers of the inorganic aggregate particles, based on 100 measured inorganic particles, there are 10 or less inorganic aggregate particles having a macro void with a maximum width of at least 1 μm.
US10004666B2
The present invention is directed to a dental composition, and specifically to an improved composition for endodontic instruments useful for filling root canals or sealing.
US10004659B1
A sexual aid device that is configured to provide pleasurable stimulation to an erogenous zone of a human body wherein the sexual aid is configured to transmit video images to a remote source. The sexual aid includes a body that is phallic in shape and includes a first end and a second end. A stimulation member is disposed within the body and is configured to provide vibration. A camera is installed on the second end of the body and is operable to provide video images to a transceiver mounted to said first end of said body. A control panel is secured to the second end of the body and is operable to provide control of the stimulation member and camera. A light is further included being secured to the second end of the body and further being adjacent to the camera.
US10004654B2
A number of patient beds are disclosed. Some patient beds have siderails that are movable by a patient so that the patient can egress from the bed without interference from the siderails. Various caregiver control panels and patient control panels for controlling features and functions of a patient bed are also disclosed. For example, a cart with caregiver control inputs, including hand inputs on a graphical user interface (GUI) and foot inputs, is disclosed. Patient positioning and transfer devices are also disclosed. Various types of in-bed physical therapy devices are also disclosed.
US10004650B2
A patient treatment system includes one or more automated patient transporters configured to move a patient from a preparation area to one of a plurality of alternative treatment areas, and to position the patient relative to a therapeutic radiation beam. Both transportation of the patient and positioning of the patient are optionally performed while the patient is secured to one of the patient transporters. A control system may be used to both position and transport the patient responsive to a patient treatment plan.
US10004649B2
The pants has two zippers symmetrically arranged from a waistband's front center extend slantwise downward to a lateral side of the pants. A detachable wrapping member is integrated with the pants. The wrapping member has a belt whose two ends thread through corresponding loops at bottom corners of the wrapping member, and a bottom portion of the wrapping member is flipped upward to reliably cover a crotch area of a user, preventing excrement or urine from overflowing. A clamping member uses Velcro fastening elements or snap buttons to lock a planar object of an absorbent member, and the clamping member can provide secured positioning, increased friction, and load distribution so that the absorbent member can be reliably worn. The clamping member contains a clamping element that is concealed when not in use. The clamping element then can be flipped to further secure its locking the absorbent member.
US10004639B2
Configurations are described for conducting ophthalmic procedures to address cataract-related clinical challenges. In one embodiment, a one-piece patient contact interface may be utilized to couple a diagnostic and/or interventional system to a cornea of a patient; in another embodiment, a two-part configuration may be utilized; in another embodiment, a liquid interface two-part embodiment may be utilized.
US10004622B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for flaring a stent deployed within a branch vessel including an ostium communicating with a main vessel, a first end of the stent extending at least partially from the branch. A catheter is provided that includes a first balloon carried on its distal end, and a second balloon that includes a distal section overlying at least a portion of the first balloon and a proximal section. The catheter distal end is introduced into the main vessel and positioned through the ostium and stent into the branch until the first balloon is disposed within the stent. The first balloon is expanded to anchor the stent, and the second balloon is expanded to flare the first end of the stent. Optionally, the first balloon is expanded further, e.g., to expand the stent within the branch body lumen and/or dilate the lesion.
US10004618B2
Described herein are flexible implantable occluding devices that can, for example, navigate the tortuous vessels of the neurovasculature. The occluding devices can also conform to the shape of the tortuous vessels of the vasculature. In some embodiments, the occluding devices can direct blood flow within a vessel away from an aneurysm or limit blood flow to the aneurysm. Some embodiments describe methods and apparatus for adjusting, along a length of the device, the porosity of the occluding device. In some embodiments, the occluding devices allows adequate blood flow to be provided to adjacent structures such that those structures, whether they are branch vessels or oxygen-demanding tissues, are not deprived of the necessary blood flow.
US10004614B1
A disarticulated compression socket configured to secure a residual limb. The disarticulated compression socket may include a rigid socket frame having one or more compression apertures each having one or more disarticulated compression inserts. Each disarticulated compression insert may be coupled with, and responsive to, a compression actuator configured to adjust the disarticulated compression insert individually, or in concert. In one preferred embodiment, at least one compression actuator may be coupled with one, or a plurality of disarticulated compression inserts and further configured to retract and/or expand the coupled disarticulated compression inserts securing the residual limb within said socket frame. Control of the compression actuators may be manual or automatic in response to a signal from a sensor. Additional embodiments may also include one or more lateral release channels configured to accommodate soft tissue expansion of the residual limb as it is compressed and/or secured within the socket frame.
US10004613B1
A prosthetic limb attachment system, for attaching a residual limb segment having a distal end to a prosthetic limb having a socket having an open proximal end and a closed distal end, using a liner. The liner is made of a flexible material and has an open proximal end, a closed distal end, and liner walls extending therebetween. The liner has a sealing ring extending laterally inwardly from the walls that has a central opening. The liner is turned inside out and the liner walls are rolled up onto the residual limb segment so that the sealing ring may be positioned against the residual limb segment, oriented upwardly thereupon, to create a vacuum seal such that downward forces on the liner will only increase the vacuum seal with the residual limb segment.
US10004609B2
A surgical instrument comprises a member connected with a spinal implant defining an axis. A first image guide is connected with the member and oriented relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of a position of the member. A second image guide is connected with the member and oriented to represent an angle measuring a second orientation of the axis relative to a first orientation. Systems, implants and methods are disclosed.
US10004599B2
Devices, systems and methods are described herein a prosthesis for implantation within a lumen or body cavity and delivery devices for delivering the prosthesis to a location for implantation. A delivery system can include a plurality of components which are moveable relative to each other. The delivery system can include a nose cone which can cover at least a first end of the prosthesis, an outer elongate member which can cover at least a second end of the prosthesis, and a tether which can at least partially restrain the prosthesis from deployment.
US10004596B2
An accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) can be implanted either alone or as part of a two-part lens assembly. The IOL comprises an optic, a flexible membrane and a peripheral edge coupling the optic and the flexible membrane. The peripheral edge comprises an external circumferential surface having a height and a force transmitting area defined along a portion of the height of the external circumferential surface. A closed volume spaces apart the optic and the flexible membrane. The optic is axially displaced and the flexible membrane changes in curvature about a central axis when a radial compressive force is applied to the force transmitting area. A volume defined by the closed volume remains fixed when the optic is axially displaced and the flexible membrane changes in curvature and/or when the radial compressive force is applied to the force transmitting area.
US10004595B2
An accommodating IOL includes a flexible optic membrane, a flexible skirt extending from an outer periphery of the flexible optic membrane and defining an outer periphery of the accommodating IOL, and a capsular contact ring configured to be positioned anterior to the flexible optic membrane and having a diameter less than a diameter at the outer periphery of the accommodating IOL. The accommodating IOL further includes a plurality of strut assemblies connecting the capsular contact ring and flexible skirt. When the capsular bag transitions from an accommodative state to a disaccomadative state, the capsular bag exerts a force on the capsular contact ring, at least a portion of that force being transferred to the flexible skirt by the plurality of strut assemblies. The transferred force causes a flattening of the flexible optic membrane in a manner that reduces the optical power of the accommodating IOL.
US10004593B2
Intraocular implants and methods of making intraocular implants are provided. The intraocular implant can include a lens body having a lens material and a mask having a mask material. The lens body can be secured to the mask. The mask material can include a modulus of elasticity that is greater than or equal to a modulus of elasticity of the lens material.
US10004592B2
An intraocular lens comprises an optic and two or more haptics, wherein the optic is convexo-concave, i.e. both faces are curved in the same sense with respect to the plane defined by the rim of the optic, wherein the haptics lie at an angle with respect to said plane and on the same side thereof as the optic's faces, and wherein each haptic has a smooth, undulating radially outer edge.
US10004591B2
Provided is an intraocular lens capable of being reliably fixed into an eye from which an eye lens is extracted without suturing. The intraocular lens includes a pair of nipping portions which is formed at the right and left sides of a lens portion and a leg portion which extends from a limbus of the lens portion or each nipping portion. The nipping portion nips a part of the rear side of an iris inside the eye. A front end of the leg portion comes into contact with the deepest portion of a ciliary sulcus. The intraocular lens is reliably fixed to a rear section without suturing by the nipping of the nipping portion and the contacting of the leg portion.
US10004588B2
A system for use in graft fixation in a knee reconstruction procedure can include a first femoral fixation member adapted to be retained relative to a first end of a femoral tunnel and a first self-locking adjustable flexible member construct having a passage portion with a pair of free ends and a pair of self-locking adjustable loops. The first flexible member construct can be interconnected to the first femoral fixation member. A second femoral fixation member can be coupled to the first flexible member construct and can be adapted to be positioned in the femoral tunnel relative to a second end of the femoral tunnel adjacent a joint space between the femur and a tibia. A second self-locking adjustable flexible member construct having a passage portion with a pair of free ends and a pair of self-locking adjustable loops can be interconnected to the second femoral fixation member.
US10004584B2
A device includes a somewhat cylindrical working portion having an initial equivalent diameter ranging from about 20 to about 170 mm, an insertion equivalent diameter ranging from about 5 to about 25 mm, a use equivalent diameter ranging from about 20 to about 40 mm and a length ranging from about 20 to about 60 mm; and an anchoring portion extending beyond the working portion and having an initial equivalent diameter ranging from about 20 to about 60 mm, an insertion equivalent diameter ranging from about 10 to about 25 mm, a use equivalent diameter ranging from about 20 to about 60 mm and a length ranging from about 10 to about 50 mm.
US10004572B2
A processing device receives an intraoral image of a first intraoral site. The processing device selects a portion of the intraoral image that depicts a portion of the first intraoral site. The processing device locks at least the portion of the intraoral image. The processing device may then generate a model comprising the first intraoral site based at least in part on the locked intraoral image, wherein the portion of the intraoral image is used for a first region of the model, and wherein data from one or more additional intraoral images that also depict the portion of the first intraoral site is not used for the first region of the model.
US10004569B2
The disclosure herein provides repositionable medical instrument support systems, devices, and methods. A repositionable medical instrument support system comprises a frame for rigidly connecting the system to a patient support, a ball and socket joint configured to provide three degrees of rotational freedom, a frame mounting arm configured to releasably mount the ball and socket joint to the frame, a sliding joint configured to provide one degree of translational freedom, a connecting arm configured to connect the sliding joint to the ball and socket joint, and a docking member configured to engage a medical instrument to support the medical instrument during a medical procedure.
US10004567B2
A package for a medical device includes a folder having bottom and top panels, the bottom panel including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and at least one medical device securing element. The top panel has a leading edge, and a trailing edge joined with the trailing edge of the bottom panel. The folder has an unfolded configuration in which the leading edges of the top and bottom panels face in opposite directions, and a folded configuration in which the top panel is folded over the bottom panel so that the leading edges of the top and bottom panels face in the same direction and are aligned with one another. The folder is insertable into a sealable pouch having a seal with a first leg whereby the leading edges of the folder are abutted against the first leg of the seal of the pouch.
US10004566B2
An electromagnetic actuating device. A coil unit generates magnetic field toward a medical device inserted into a human body. An actuator drives the coil unit to move back and forth, thereby adjusting the rate of a change in magnetic force or magnetic field applied to the medical device. The coil unit moves linearly back and forth depending on the body shape of a subject and the body part to be diagnosed, such that actuation force is efficiently supplied to the medical device.
US10004560B2
Embodiments of a medical device and related methods of use are provided for extracting tissue. The device may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. Two or more channels may extend through the elongate member from the proximal end to the distal end, and a morcellating device may be included in one of the channels. In addition, one of the channels may be configured as a return channel for extracting the morcellated tissue.
US10004557B2
A catheter (28) has a distal portion that comprises an electrode unit (22) and an ablation unit (24). A control unit (32) is configured: (i) to receive a preliminary blood pressure value (BPV), (ii) to receive a target excited BPV, (iii) to iteratively: (a) drive the electrode unit to apply an excitatory current to nerve of a renal artery (8), (b) receive a detected excited BPV, and (c) alter a value of a property of the excitatory current, until the detected excited BPV crosses a first threshold, and (iv) subsequently, to iteratively: (d) drive the ablation unit to apply ablating energy to the nerve, (e) subsequently, drive the electrode unit to apply a selected excitatory current to the nerve, and (f) receive a detected ablated BPV, until the detected ablated BPV crosses a second threshold. Other embodiments are also described.
US10004556B2
A tissue-resecting probe includes an elongated outer sleeve extending about an axis to a distal housing having a first window for receiving tissue. An edge of the first window has a dielectric surface. A rotatable inner sleeve has a second window, and at least a portion of an edge of the second window provides a first polarity electrode. Rotation of the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve moves the probe between window-open and window-closed configurations to resect tissue.
US10004551B2
Methods and apparatus for the treatment of a body cavity or lumen are described where a heated fluid and/or gas may be introduced through a catheter and into treatment area within the body contained between one or more inflatable/expandable members. The catheter may also have optional pressure sensing elements which may allow for control of the pressure within the treatment zone and also prevent the pressure from exceeding a pressure of the inflatable/expandable members to thereby contain the treatment area between these inflatable/expandable members. Optionally, a chilled or room temperature fluid such as water may then be used to rapidly terminate the treatment session.
US10004548B2
Described herein are devices, systems and methods for treating disease and/or infection by the release of silver from an implant over an extended period of time. In particular, the devices described herein may be used to treat infections such as osteomyelitis by the controlled release of silver ions from multiple sites of an extended-use implant. This implant typically includes a plurality of arms that both anchor and help distribute the released ions within the tissue. Power may be applied to release the silver ions into the tissue.
US10004543B2
An embodiment includes a system comprising: a tulip including a slot to receive a linkage, first and second side walls that define a portion of the slot, and a ring that couples the first side wall to the second side wall; wherein the ring couples to the first side wall at a thinned first proximal fulcrum and to the second side wall at a thinned second proximal fulcrum and the ring pivots about the first and second proximal fulcrums when the ring is forced proximally; wherein the first side wall includes a first sidewall projection that projects past the first proximal fulcrum and the second side wall includes a second sidewall projection that projects past the second proximal fulcrum. Other embodiments are described herein.
US10004526B2
An ultrasonic surgical system is provided. The ultrasonic surgical system includes an ultrasonic instrument that is configured to ultrasonically treat tissue. An ultrasonic generator configured to provide ultrasonic energy to the ultrasonic instrument provides an indication to a user that a specific outcome has been achieved. The indication is output via a device selected from an audio activation end-tone device, a visual activation end-tone device or a tactile activation end-tone device. The ultrasonic generator includes an end-tone outcome indicator module that includes memory having one or more data look up tables that is accessible by a microprocessor associated with the ultrasonic generator.
US10004522B2
The invention relates to a snare device for catching an object, in particular for catching objects or foreign bodies in a human or animal body, said snare device comprising a hollow element, in particular a catheter, and a snare made of a flexible elastic shape-memory material, wherein the snare is movable relative to the hollow element and can be pulled into the hollow element and pushed out of it, and wherein the snare has an impressed original shape to which said snare return, when pushed out from the hollow element, as a result of the material stresses caused when it was pulled in, wherein the original shape of the snare has a twisted area, as a result of which a first loop and a second loop are formed, wherein the first loop is arranged substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hollow element, and the second loop is at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hollow element, and which is characterized in that the snare thus deformed is introduced into the hollow element and is arranged inside the hollow element, in that the second loop is pivoted relative to the first loop and through the first loop, such that the second loop, on emerging from the hollow element, pivots back through the first loop as a result of the load being removed from the shape-memory material, thereby allowing the object to be enclosed.
US10004521B2
A lithotripter is provided that includes a lithotripsy apparatus for treatment of a urinary tract stone by fragmentation. The lithotripsy apparatus includes a lithotripsy wave guide shaft configured to transmit an energy form to at least one urinary tract stone. The lithotripter includes a sensing device configured to provide signal data for determining optimal application of energy during treatment with the lithotripsy apparatus. The lithotripter includes a processor configured to collect the signal data and provide feedback to a user. The processor has a control logic configured to determine at least one of: a) if the lithotripsy wave guide shaft is in contact with a tissue; b) if the lithotripsy wave guide shaft is in contact with a stone; c) type of stone; d) if a user is applying force in excess of a predetermined threshold; and e) physical characteristics of a stone. A method is also provided.
US10004514B2
The invention relates to a clamp for treating a bodily tissue having a prolapse, the clamp including a body and at least two flexible arms for clamping the prolapse protruding with respect to the body, each clamping arm comprising a proximal end connected to the body and a free distal end opposite to the proximal end. The clamp includes at least one flexible member for crushing the prolapse, the crushing member protruding from the body or from one of the arms.
US10004513B2
An occlusion system can include an expandable implant that can be delivered to a bodily lumen. The implant can be carried on an engagement section of a catheter used in the system. The implant can be assembled onto the catheter by coupling a cover member of the implant with a support member of the implant. When assembled, the system can be advantageously configured to have a low delivery profile to facilitate delivery through catheters having a size of less than 7 Fr, and in some cases, less than 6 Fr.
US10004508B2
Disclosed is a medical device for shaping a vessel accommodated therein in a predetermined form, wherein said vessel includes a vein and an artery which are connected at a artifactual vascular junction thereof. The device includes an external vascular support (100) having at least one vascular support wall for accommodating an exterior vessel wall of a vessel therein when implanted. The support includes an arterial portion (1304) for apposition with said artery when accommodated therein, and/or a venous portion (1302) for apposition with said vein when accommodated therein. The venous portion (1302) and/or said arterial portion (1304) are shaped at a junction thereof to provide a vessel rounding to at least a portion of said vessel junction when in apposition with the latter upon implantation of said device for said vessel shaping. Corresponding methods are also disclosed. Thus dysfunction or failure of a vessel of the artifactual vascular junction may be reduced, minimized, or eliminated.
US10004500B2
A surgical fastening device provides a mechanism for manually retracting the drive shaft, drive beam, and associated components in the event of a jamming or misfiring condition. The device includes a handle housing from which an elongate shaft extends and an end effector at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector has a cartridge jaw and an anvil jaw in a pivoting arrangement. A drive shaft actuates a drive beam, which acts to drive fasteners from the cartridge jaw into tissue. The device include a first retraction mechanism configured to move linearly and proximally to retract the drive beam and drive shaft, and a second retraction mechanism that likewise is able to retract the drive beam and drive shaft.
US10004496B2
Devices and methods are provided for securing fasteners and adjunct materials to tissue. In general, a surgical device can include at least one adjunct material to help improve surgical procedures performed using the surgical device. In one embodiment, an end effector of a surgical device can be configured to deliver an adjunct materials to a surgical site during a surgical procedure to help improve the surgical procedure. When the fasteners are deployed at a treatment site, the adjunct material(s) can remain at the treatment site with the fasteners. The fasteners can be “D” shaped and configured to rotate through the adjunct material when the fastener rotates from the end effector into tissue.
US10004491B2
A surgical instrument includes a body, a user input feature, an elongate shaft extending from the body along a longitudinal axis, and a needle applier coupled to the elongate shaft. The needle applier further includes a needle and a drive assembly coupled to the needle. The drive assembly is configured to rotate the needle about a rotation axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis, in response to an actuation of the user input feature. The needle applier further includes a housing containing the needle and the drive assembly. The housing presents at least one indicator. The least one indicator is positioned to indicate at least one of a position of the needle relative to the housing, and a direction of rotation of the needle relative to the housing.
US10004488B2
A dilator retractor and the dilators that are used for minimally invasive spinal surgery or other surgery are configured to accommodate the anatomical structure of the patient as by configuring the cross sectional area in an elliptical shape, or by forming a funnel configuration with the wider end at the proximate end. In some embodiments the distal end is contoured to also accommodate the anatomical structure of the patient so that a cylindrically shaped, funnel shaped, ovoid shaped dilator retractor can be sloped or tunneled to accommodate the bone structure of the patient or provide access for implants. The dilator retractor is made with different lengths to accommodate the depth of the cavity formed by the dilators.
US10004473B2
A heart rate detection method for calculating heart rate using heart sound from auscultation positions identified by a statistical approach utilizes a down-sampling and filtering process to acquire samples of heart sound from multiple auscultation positions of multiple testees and calculate heart rate with the samples, records time for calculating heart rate from each auscultation position of each testee and record the same from electrocardiogram, calculates a mean error and a standard deviation of the time to identify the auscultation positions allowing faster speed in heart rate detection, and applies a Bland-Altman difference plot and both a coefficient of determination and a Pearson's correlation coefficient to determine the degree of consistency and correlation of the heart rate measured from the multiple auscultation positions to identify the auscultation positions allowing generation of precise heart rate.
US10004459B2
The present invention includes systems, devices and methods for treating and/or diagnosing a heart arrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation. Specifically, the present invention provides a system including a diagnostic catheter and an ablation catheter. The diagnostic catheter includes a shaft, multiple dipole mapping electrodes and multiple ultrasound transducers. The ablation catheter is slidingly received by the diagnostic catheter shaft.
US10004456B2
The invention provides an intelligent dental ornament and a method of using the same, the intelligent dental ornament comprising: a dental ornament body with a cavity, a tester located within the cavity and for detecting a physiological parameter, a battery used by the tester, and a trigger switch for triggering the tester to start test; the dental ornament body is further provided with a through-hole for at least one pipette of the tester stretching out of the dental ornament body, and a sealing cover for sealing the through-hole. When the trigger switch activates the tester, the sealing cover is opened, and the pipette of the tester stretches out of the dental ornament body through the through-hole to obtain the saliva of the subject, and the physiology parameter in the saliva is detected, and the detection result is sent to an external device in communication with the tester. The intelligent dental ornament can intelligently detect the physiology parameters such as the blood glucose or alcohol content without affecting the aesthetics of the dental ornament, and has the advantages of simple operation, reducing pain of the user, being reusable, and reducing cost.
US10004455B2
A real time visualization method and system for evaluating and monitoring recovery progress of Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstructed/injured subject is provided. The method includes receiving multiple super-imposed bio-signals from an electromyogram (EMG) for muscles of limbs of the patient and signals pertaining to three dimensional kinematics measurement from a motion sensor set, processing the signals to extract wavelet features and evaluating the wavelet features to determine the extent of rehabilitation and a recovery classification of the patient's limb from ACL injury. The system includes an input interface circuit, a processing module, a comparator module and an output interface circuit for providing an estimate of the extent of rehabilitation the patient's limb from ACL injury.
US10004452B2
A system and methods for screening patients suspected of obstructive sleep apnea. The system includes a sound detection device configured for detecting tracheal respiratory sound signals of a patient and a Sao2 detection device for detecting SaO2 signals of the patient. The system also has a head position detection device for detecting the head positions of the patient during testing, and a processing module for receiving and analyzing the tracheal respiratory sound signals to extract sound data and the Sao2 signals to extract blood oxygen saturation data. The processing module further receives and analyzes the head position signals captured by the head position detection device to generate head position data. The system may further include a display for displaying information about the various data generated by the processing module.
US10004451B1
A user monitoring device system includes a user monitoring device with one or more microphones, a transmitter and sensors to determine light, sound temperature and humidity near the user, the transmitter serving as a communication system. A motion detection apparatus detects a user's movement information. The motion detection apparatus and the monitoring system assist to determine at least one of: user sleep information and sleep behavior information, or user respiration information. A cloud based system is in communication with the monitoring device and the motion detection apparatus. The cloud based system includes a user database.
US10004448B2
Provided is an apparatus for measuring the thickness, roughness, and morphology index of the mandibular cortical bone using a dental panorama image to assist in the diagnosis of osteoporosis, wherein the thickness, roughness, and morphological index of the cortical bone is measured more accurately and the diagnosis of osteoporosis can be supported more accurately. An osteoporosis diagnostic support apparatus, wherein the apparatus has a contour extraction unit adapted to extract a mandibular contour from an image of a mandibular cortical bone photographed by a photographic apparatus adapted to photograph the mandibular cortical bone and surroundings thereof, a line segment extraction unit adapted to extract line segments from the image of the mandibular cortical bone photographed by the photographic apparatus; and a cortical bone thickness calculation unit adapted to calculate a thickness of the cortical bone based on the extracted mandibular contour and line segments.
US10004441B2
Generally, embodiments of the invention relate to self-powered analyte determining devices (e.g., electrochemical analyte monitoring systems) that include a working electrode, a counter electrode, and an optional resistance value, where the working electrode includes analyte sensing components and the self-powered analyte determining device spontaneously passes a current directly proportional to analyte concentration in the absence of an external power source. Also provided are systems and methods of using the, for example electrochemical, analyte sensors in analyte monitoring.
US10004422B2
A method for chemical exchange saturation transfer (“CEST”) imaging that is more insensitive to off-resonance and magnetization transfer effects than other CEST methods is provided. Sn general, three different images are obtained: one obtained with radio frequency (“RF”) saturation about a labeling frequency, one obtained with RF saturation about a reference frequency, and one obtained with RF saturation about both the labeling and reference frequencies. This method, termed saturation with frequency alternating radiofrequency irradiation (“SAFARI”), is also very robust to magnetic field inhomogeneities. The three images, referred to as a labeled image, reference image, and dual frequency image, are selectively combined to produce an image of the subject in which CEST contrast is present, but errors arising from off-resonance and magnetization transfer effects are substantially suppressed.
US10004419B2
An electrode device for measuring a living body is herein disclosed. The electrode device for measuring a living body signal includes a body comprising a handle part and a tongs part, the body elastically moving by an external force, an electrode part comprising needles disposed on inner surfaces of the tongs part to face each other, and a wire part connected to one end of the electrode part for a connection with a measuring device.
US10004418B2
A method and medical device for identifying a cardiac waveform that includes sensing cardiac signals, determining a plurality of RR-intervals in response to the sensed cardiac signals, determining R-waves associated with the plurality of RR-intervals, determining P-waves in response to the determined R-waves, determining parameters associated with each P-wave, determining relative changes of the P-waves in response to the determined parameters, determining whether each of the P-waves match within a match threshold in response to the determined relative changes, and generating a P-wave template in response to each of the P-waves matching within the match threshold.
US10004412B2
A magnetocardiography arrangement for producing stress magnetocardiograms that comprises a magnetocardiograph (1) and a stress unit (2) consisting of non-magnetic components. The magnetocardiograph (1) and the stress unit (2) are arranged in a shielded chamber (4) for shielding against external magnetic fields, and the stress unit (2) is or includes a bicycle ergometer braked by means of pressurized gas or a pressurized gas mixture from a source (6) for the pressurized gas or the pressurized gas mixture arranged outside the shielded chamber (4).
US10004401B2
A non-invasive measurement of biological tissue reveals information about the function of that tissue. Polarized light is directed onto the tissue, stimulating the emission of fluorescence, due to one or more endogenous fluorophors in the tissue. Fluorescence anisotropy is then calculated. Such measurements of fluorescence anisotropy are then used to assess the functional status of the tissue, and to identify the existence and severity of disease states. Such assessment can be made by comparing a fluorescence anisotropy profile with a known profile of a control.
US10004387B2
Navigation guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscope by determining a current position and shape of the endoscope relative to a reference frame, generating an endoscope computer model according to the determined position and shape, and displaying the endoscope computer model along with a patient computer model referenced to the reference frame so as to be viewable by the operator while steering the endoscope within the patient.
US10004382B2
A display apparatus for a living body insertable apparatus includes an inserting unit configured to be inserted into a living body, and a power unit configured to generate a propulsive force for the inserting unit in the living body. The display apparatus includes a driving force detector, a display calculator, and a display controller. The driving force detector acquires a value relating to a driving force of the power unit. The display calculator determines a display area of a gauge configured to have the display area varying according to the driving force, based on the value. The display controller outputs a signal to display the gauge on a display device.
US10004378B2
An automatic dishwasher having first and second sprayers located within a washtub, a diverter valve to selectively divert liquid flowing from the wash chamber between the first and second sprayers, and a drive system moving the first sprayer in the wash chamber.
US10004364B2
This invention relates to a wall mountable drip tray (1) of the type comprising a mounting plate (5) for mounting the drip tray to a wall, a liquid reservoir (7) extending forwardly from the mounting plate and in which the wall mountable drip tray further comprises monitoring equipment (9) including a proximity sensor (8) for detecting an individual or equipment in the vicinity of the drip tray. The monitoring equipment further comprises a transceiver for communicating with one or more of a remote control unit (23), a fixed network unit (35) and a mobile network unit (37) of a monitoring system (21). By providing such a wall mountable drip tray, existing hand hygiene infrastructure, specifically wall mounted antibacterial liquid dispensers, in an installation can be incorporated into a new monitoring system and will not become obsolete.
US10004363B2
A bathing area accessory may be used within a bathing area. The bathing area accessory may be a bathing area shelving assembly, a bathing area bar assembly, a storage assembly, a bathing area seat assembly, or a shaving ledge assembly. The shelving assembly for use within a bathing area may include a niche and at least one shelf that is attachable to, removable from, and reattachable to the attachment portions of the niche. The niche may include attachment portions that receive and secure the at least one shelf. The niche may include two sidewalls that extend substantially vertically along a vertical length of the niche. The attachment portions may be on the two sidewalls and the at least one shelf may attach with a pair of the attachment portions that are vertically aligned with each other.
US10004360B1
A pair of tongs, comprises: first and second arms, each arm having a gripping end and a pivot end. A hinge pivotably joins the first and second arms at the pivot ends thereof. A spring is coupled to each of the first and second arms, the spring being biased to urge the first and second arms apart, from a first, closed position, to a second, open, position. A releasable lock locks the first and second arms in the closed position, the releasable lock being operable by a single hand of a user.
US10004357B2
A self-combusting ignition device comprising a hollow, funnel-shaped body made of a combustible material which is devoid of charcoal, said body having (a) a relatively narrow top opening and a relatively wide bottom opening, and (b) at least one ventilation conduit adjacent said relatively wide bottom opening.
US10004340B1
A bedding anchor is in the form of a single holder that has at least one open through port for receiving an edge of a bedding fabric. The single holder is elongated in shape, has a length greater than a width thereof, and has the one open port arranged closer to one end of opposed one and other ends of the single holder so that, when the single holder is flipped lengthwise, the single holder can be inserted under an overlying supporting mattress. The holder includes at least a first through port disposed adjacent the one end of the holder, and at least a second through port disposed adjacent the other end of the holder with the at least one first through port being larger in open area than the at least one second port.
US10004332B2
A shield for protecting furniture against damage that a pet can cause, includes a body and a lock. The body is expandable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration by moving in a first direction a first end relative to a second end. When the body is in the expanded configuration and positioned adjacent furniture, the body can cover a region of the furniture. The lock includes a first portion and a second portion, and is operable to maintain the body in the expanded configuration when the first and second portions engage each other. With the shield's body in the collapsed configuration, one can easily transport the shield to any location. With the shield's body in the expanded configuration, one can cover a region of furniture with the body and thus discourage a pet from sitting or lying on top of the shield. With the body in the expanded configuration, the shield may also be used as a barrier to protect a leg or other vertical portion of a piece of furniture.
US10004328B2
A movable table comprises a main body part having a table and a receiving unit; a moving part provided at a lower end of the main body part; a power supply part provided at one surface of the main body part and having a power supply unit for charging or connection to power; and an image device part provided at an upper end of the main body part so that a position or an angle thereof is adjusted and having an image unit, wherein one or more of the moving part, the power supply part and the image device part are formed as modules which are removably attached to the main body part.
US10004327B2
A workstation for alternatively configuring a conventional desk for use while sitting and use while standing. The workstation includes an extendable column formed of multiple nested sections. The nested sections are configured to telescope such that the column can be extended. The workstation is configured to support a monitor and a tray. The extendable column contains a counter balance mechanism that is configured to resist collapsing of the column. A movement coupling mechanism is provided that it is such that motion of the first section relative to the second section is transmitted to the third section such that the third section moves a corresponding amount relative to the second section.
US10004320B2
A hipbelt suspension system for use with a backpack having a back panel includes a back panel, a generally planar hipbelt coupling element, a hipbelt support plate and a hipbelt. The back panel support is coupled a lower region of the back panel. The back panel support includes an engagement region having opposing first and second stops. The hipbelt coupling element movably engages the engagement region of the back panel support to enable translational movement of the hipbelt coupling element between the first and second stops of the engagement region of the back panel. A hipbelt attachment mechanism pivotally coupled to the hipbelt coupling element about a first axis. A hipbelt is secured to the hipbelt attachment mechanism.
US10004318B1
An eye liner and/or eye brow cosmetic applicator device comprises a cylindrical handle segment and one or preferably two angled eye liner and eye brow cosmetic holding containers and applicators having a roller ball, tip, nib or a brush in communication with eye liner and eye brow cosmetic material contained within the containers at the angled ends of the device. The containers are removably connected to the handle for selective replacement. Caps or coverings are provided to the working tips of the containers and, in one embodiment, a smudger cap is provided, too. The caps are frictionally retained. The handle segments are preferably rotatably secured to one another for providing flexibility in rotation of each handle segment with respect to the other handle segment.
US10004311B2
A smart luggage apparatus includes a case assembly with at least a stowage compartment. A smart handle assembly is mounted to a case assembly. The smart handle assembly includes a controller having a power supply and further powered by one or more battery, where one battery is located in the handle and a second battery is located in the stowage compartment. A smart luggage apparatus also includes a one or more scale that communicates with the smart handle controller and transmits the weight of the case assembly.
US10004306B1
An improved cane is disclosed. The improved cane can include a handle, a leg, and grip portions. The handle can attach perpendicularly on top of the leg to form a T-shape. A first portion of the handle can be on a first side of the leg. A second portion of the handle can be on a second side of the leg. The grip portions can have a first grip portion wrapped around the first portion of the handle, a second grip portion wrapped around the second portion of the handle, and a plurality of leg grip portions together extending substantially from a first end of the leg to a second end of the leg and intermittent around a circumference of the leg.
US10004305B2
The present invention is an innovative way to blend the barefoot sandal with the high tight stoking and garter belts, incorporating and assembling these with intricate artistic jewellery rudiments from the toes up to the legs and then up to the hips, enhancing the beauty of the foot up to leg and hip, as well as making it utile for temporarily holding small valuables, like cell phones, credit card or lipstick. The foot-leg-thigh-hip jewellery or barefoot sandal assembly system, wherein the style can be altered depending upon the occasion and can be worn only about the ankle or up to the knee or up to the thighs alone with the garter belt, providing a cost effective foot assembly accessory.
US10004301B2
A belt buckle is disclosed and described. The belt buckle can include a support structure defining a front side and a back side of the belt buckle. The belt buckle can also include a first belt strap coupling feature supported by the support structure to couple with a first portion of a belt strap. The first belt strap coupling feature can define a belt strap opening configured to receive the first portion of the belt strap therethrough. In addition, the belt buckle can include a second belt strap coupling feature supported by the support structure to couple with a second portion of the belt strap. The first belt strap coupling feature can be sufficient to bindingly engage the first portion of the belt strap when the belt strap extends in opposite directions on the front side and the back side of the belt buckle to minimize relative movement between the first portion of the belt strap and the first belt strap coupling feature.
US10004295B2
A protective member for an article of footwear includes protruding portions that are configured to prevent incidental contact with a control device. The protective member can be attached to a heel member. The protective member can include shallow portions that allow a user access to the control device.
US10004292B2
The manufacturing of articles relies on the bonding of two or more components to form some forms of the articles, such as a shoe sole bonded with a shoe upper. The bonding may be achieved with an adhesive particulate that is applied to a surface of a substrate. The adhesive particulate is selectively fused to the substrate with a controlled energy source, such as a laser. The selective application of laser energy allows for specific geometric structures of adhesive particulate to be formed on the substrate. The substrate having the fused adhesive particulate is mated with another component allowing the fused adhesive particulate to bond the first substrate and the second component.
US10004291B2
An article of footwear can include provisions for facilitating the installation of various components such as a lighting apparatus. During manufacture of the article of footwear, the upper and/or sole structure can include a chamber designed to receive the lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus can be installed in the chamber after manufacture of the article of footwear. In some cases, the lighting apparatus can include provisions for facilitating the installation of the lighting apparatus in the chamber, including a removable handle portion that can help guide the lighting apparatus within the chamber.
US10004283B1
A garment with an integral heater means comprises an outer shell assembly, flexible heating elements, a solar-based recharging means, a controlling means, and a power source. The heater means further comprises a plurality of flexible heater elements located integrally throughout an inner shell assembly affixed to the outer shell assembly. The power source comprises a built-in battery pack which is charged using a plurality of photovoltaic panels via an integral charge controller. The outer shell assembly further comprises a plurality pockets, drawstring closures, and elastic cuffs.
US10004280B2
The present invention relates to a jacket/coat designed to provide an enhanced range of motion and airflow between the inside and outside of the jacket. This is accomplished by having a layered construction comprising different fabric/textile materials where the enhanced range of motion and airflow are desired. The jacket/coat in accordance with the present invention particularly provides an enhanced range of motion for a wearer around the shoulders and arms. This enhanced range of motion may be especially beneficial when the wearer is engaged in a physically demanding activity or any activity benefiting from a wide range of movement by the wearer's arms and shoulders.
US10004272B2
An exemplary atomizer includes a housing, an atomizing core arranged in the housing, a mouthpiece at an end of the housing. The housing defines a liquid chamber configured for storing tobacco liquid. The atomizing core is configured for atomizing tobacco liquid to form aerosol. The atomizer further includes an air pipe arranged between the atomizing core and the mouthpiece. The air pipe is configured for guiding the aerosol to pass through. The atomizer further includes a porous body arranged in the air pipe adjacent to the mouthpiece, and the porous body is configured for absorbing a liquid drop, into which the aerosol condenses.
US10004267B2
An atomization assembly and an electronic cigarette are provided. The atomization assembly configured to combine with a battery assembly to form the electronic cigarette comprises an atomizer and an oil container detachably connected to one end of the atomizer. A smoke outlet configured to discharge atomized smoke is defined on the other end of the atomizer, away from the oil container. The atomizer comprises an atomization sleeve; a heating wire assembly provided in the atomization sleeve, and an oil delivery mechanism inserted in the oil container and configured to deliver the oil to be atomized to the heating wire assembly. The heating wire assembly comprises a liquid delivery element extended along an axial direction of the atomizer, and a heating wire twined around the liquid delivery element.
US10004261B2
An exemplary atomizing device includes an atomizing sleeve, a liquid chamber in the atomizing sleeve, an atomizing assembly, a first connector arranged at one end of the atomizing sleeve. The liquid chamber is configured for reserving tobacco liquid. The atomizing assembly includes a liquid conducting component and a heating wire wound around the liquid conducting component. The liquid conducting component is configured for absorbing the tobacco liquid from the liquid chamber. The first connector is integrally formed, and includes an insulated body, an inner electrode and an outer electrode fixed in the insulated body. The insulated body, the inner electrode and the outer electrode are coaxially arranged. Two ends of the heating wire are connected to the inner electrode and the outer electrode respectively. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to a battery assembly, and an electronic cigarette using the atomizing device and the battery assembly.
US10004260B2
An electronic cigarette includes: an atomizing assembly adapted to atomize liquid, a battery rod assembly adapted to supply power to the atomizing assembly, and a liquid storage device adapted to store the liquid; a first screw section and a second screw section are respectively provided at two ends of the atomizing assembly, and a turning direction of the first screw section is opposite to a turning direction of the second screw section. The turning direction of the first screw section is opposite to that of the second screw section. Thus, when the electronic cigarette is under an external screwing force in a certain direction, either the battery rod assembly or the liquid storage device may be unscrewed and taken out, which effectively avoid a mis-operation.
US10004249B2
The present invention provides a process of producing grains of coated coffee grounds, the process comprising: heating a mixture of a coating composition and coffee grounds to a temperature below the melting point of the coating composition and at which the coating composition forms a coating on at least some of the coffee grounds; and cooling the mixture to provide grains comprising coffee grounds having a coating of the coating composition formed on at least some of the surface of the coffee grounds. The present invention also provides coated ground coffee compositions that may be produced by this method.
US10004247B2
Disclosed are human milk fat (HMF) substitutes, processes for preparation thereof, uses thereof, and fat blends and formula containing the HMF substitutes. A fat base composition of the invention includes a mixture of vegetable-derived triglycerides, with less than 50% of the fatty acid residues bonded at the sn-2 position being saturated; and/or with the amount of saturated fatty acid residues bonded at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone less than about 43.5% of the total amount of the fatty acid residues. Typically, substantially all of the saturated fatty acids bonded at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone are palmitic acid residues. Also disclosed are substitute HMF compositions including a blend of at least 25% or at least 30% of the fat base composition of the invention with up to 75%, or respectively up to 70%, of at least one vegetable oil. Processes for preparing the fat base compositions and blend are also disclosed. Further disclosed are infant formulas including the fat base composition or substitute human milk fat composition.
US10004244B2
The invention relates to an adjustable steam injector of the type which has an injector housing with an inlet for a product which is to be heated and an inlet for steam. The injector housing also has an outlet for the product mixed with steam. The injector also includes an injector body displaceable in the injector housing. About the front end of the injector body there are disposed concentric gaps for product and steam, respectively. The injector body has a recess in its front end. The recess has the same extent as the cross sectional surface of the injector body and has its greatest depth in the center of the injector body.
US10004241B2
An upright electric roaster and smoker having an air flow passage outside of, and adjacent to, the food heating chamber. The air flow passage has an upper inlet in the heating chamber so that air flows upwardly through the heating chamber from a bottom air inlet and subsequently flows downwardly through the air flow passage from the upper inlet of the passage to an outlet located in a lower portion of the passage.
US10004239B2
A system and method for extrusion of dough is disclosed. The system includes an auger for moving the dough; a metering pump comprising an input; a first motor for actuating the auger to transfer dough to the input of the metering pump; a first encoder for reading a position or speed of the first motor and for transmitting a signal associated with the position or speed of the first motor; and a controller configured to receive the signal from the first encoder to control operation of the first motor. The controller operates the first motor to at least partially counteract a variance in a pressure of dough at the metering pump based signals from the encoder and/or the pressure sensor.
US10004233B2
The present invention relates to water treatment. In one embodiment there is provided a method of treating an aqueous system to inhibit growth of one or more micro-organisms therein and/or to reduce the number of live micro-organisms therein. The method comprises adding treatment agents to said aqueous system and wherein said treatment agents comprise: (a) a phosphonium compound; and (b) an oxazolidine compound.
US10004231B2
A method of increasing the yield of a plant is provided. The method involves applying plants or surrounding with a composition that includes components (A) strobilurin fungicides and (B) triazole fungicides, which has the capacity to improve the yield of the plant.
US10004229B2
There is disclosed method of killing nematodes comprising the step of applying an effective amount of a nematicidal composition comprising a terpene component and compositions suitable for use in the method. The terpene component is preferably in association with water, either as a solution or a suspension. An excipient may also be included, which is suitably hollow glucan particles which encapsulate the terpene component.
US10004217B2
A ligament support for hooves, mountable on a hoof and in the mounted position effective for backing up the suspensory ligament between the hoof and the fetlock, comprising an elastic element the length of which is adapted to run via the rear of the pastern of the hoof, from an anchor point situated on the inside of the hoof to an anchor point situated on the outside of the hoof, and which, in an area located to the rear of the pastern, is coupled to an elastic cuff mountable around the leg.
US10004215B2
Provided is a fishing reel equipped with an anti-loosening handle. The fishing reel includes an anti-loosening plug that is fitted on first flat portions of a handle shaft and has sub-male threaded portions corresponding to first male threaded portions in order to solve a problem that a handle nut is loosened or a handle shaft is broken when a load is applied to a handle arm in a process of winding a fishing line due to a gap between the handle nut and a flat portion of a handle shaft even though the handle nut is fixed in common handle shafts having an anti-idling flat portion at an end which is formed by U-cutting or side-cutting to couple the handle arm without idling.
US10004214B2
A spinning reel includes a variable gear ratio device provided between a handle and a line guiding rotor. The variable gear ratio device includes outer and inner worm wheels rotatably sleeved on a rotary shaft. The outer worm wheel has a ring of outer gear teeth meshing with a worm. The inner worm wheel is nested in the outer worm wheel and has a ring of inner gear teeth surrounded by the outer gear teeth and meshing with the worm. An adjusting unit enables rotation of the rotary shaft to be transmitted to the worm via a selected one of the outer and inner worm wheels and enables idle rotation of the other one of the outer and inner worm wheels relative to the rotary shaft.
US10004204B2
An inline analyzer for a milking machine system includes an outer body having a central axis, a fluid input channel, an upper cover attached to the fluid input channel, a central portion attached to the upper cover, a lower portion attached to the central portion, and a fluid output channel attached to the lower portion, wherein the fluid input channel, the central portion and the fluid output channel each have a hollow central channel. A float portion is disposed loosely within the outer body and is free to move axially along the central axis such that milk flows around the float portion. Electrode(s) extend through an upper portion of the float portion. A battery, processor(s), memory and actuator are disposed within float portion. The actuator causes the float portion to move axially along the outer body central to regulate the flow of milk through the outer body.
US10004201B1
A novel soybean variety, designated P007A90R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety P007A90R, cells from soybean variety P007A90R, plants of soybean P007A90R, and plant parts of soybean variety P007A90R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety P007A90R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety P007A90R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety P007A90R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety P007A90R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety P007A90R are further provided.
US10004200B1
A novel soybean variety, designated P000A87R is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety P000A87R, cells from soybean variety P000A87R, plants of soybean P000A87R, and plant parts of soybean variety P000A87R. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety P000A87R with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety P000A87R, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety P000A87R, and methods of characterizing soybean variety P000A87R. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety P000A87R are further provided.
US10004199B1
A novel maize variety designated PH2TTH and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2TTH with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2TTH through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2TTH or a locus conversion of PH2TTH with another maize variety.
US10004180B1
A system for providing an enclosure system with automated light deprivation shade deployment and retraction is described. The system includes a plurality of trusses oriented parallel to each other and including at least a horizontal interior member with two diagonal members extending downwardly from ends thereof and two vertical members extending downwardly from the diagonal members on portions thereof opposite said horizontal member; a shade structure having a fixed edge fixed to one of the trusses and a leading edge; a leader arch coupled to the leading edge and including a horizontal bar extending between two or more diagonal bars at opposite ends thereof, and with vertical bars extending downwardly from the diagonal bars on portions of the diagonal bars opposite the horizontal bar; wires extending longitudinally between the truss members and along lines perpendicular to planes in which the truss members are oriented, and inboard of shade curtains.
US10004176B2
Weed seeds are destroyed in the chaff from a combine harvester by repeated high speed impacts caused by a rotor mounted in one of a pair of side by side housings which accelerate the discarded seeds in a direction centrifugally away from the rotor onto a stator including angularly adjustable stator surfaces around the axis. Thus the discarded seeds rebound back and forth between the rotor and the stator to provide a plurality of impacts. The seeds are carried axially of the rotor by a controlled airstream so that they move to an axial discharge location where a discharge fan is mounted. The angle of the discharge around the rotor axis can be changed to direct the seeds to the side of the combine away from a straw chopper, towards the guide fins of the tailboard of the chopper, or into the housing of the straw chopper.
US10010020B2
A machine is provided and includes a machine body formed to define a single enclosed space, an ultrasonic consolidation (UC) processing element operably disposed in the single enclosed space for executing UC processing of a part within the single enclosed space and an electronics printing element operably disposed in the single enclosed space for executing electronics printing of the part within the single enclosed space.
US10010017B2
An arrangement for potential equalization in a control device for a motor vehicle includes at least one electrical component on a circuit carrier, a carrier structure on which the circuit carrier is arranged, and at least one contacting element that electroconductively connects the circuit carrier to the carrier structure by way of a connecting element that forms a potential equalization. The contacting element has a bondable surface coating.
US10010016B2
A shield can device is provided. The shield can device includes a frame which is fixed to a printed circuit board (PCB) and surrounds at least one circuit device as an electromagnetic shielding target, a cover which is coupled to the frame and closes an opening formed in a top of the frame, and a plurality of contact projections which are formed between the frame and the cover and allow the frame and the cover to be in electrical contact with each other.
US10010013B2
An Information Handling System (IHS) includes at least one node provisioned with heat-generating components and an air passage that enables air to pass through the node and exit the node as exhaust air. An air-to-liquid heat exchanger (ATLHE) block is placed in a path of the exhaust air. The ATLHE block has an air directing structure, one or more air movers to move the exhaust air through the air directing structure, and an ATLHE. The ATLHE includes a liquid transfer conduit having at least one liquid supply port extending into a heat transfer section, which terminates into at least one liquid return port, the liquid transfer conduit enabling cooling liquid transfer through the ATLHE. A liquid cooling subsystem includes supply and return conduits. The supply conduit is sealably mated to the at least one supply port and the return conduit is sealably mated to the at least one return port.
US10010012B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board, at least one electronic component disposed on the printed circuit board, a shield can disposed on the printed circuit board to shield the at least one electronic component, and at least one heat pipe disposed adjacent to at least a part of the shield can.
US10010004B2
An electrical module contains at least one electrical component which is accommodated in a module housing. The module housing has at least two housing parts which lie one on the other and, on their own or together with one or more further housing parts of the module housing, delimit the interior of the module housing. There is at least one adhesive layer between the two housing parts, the adhesive layer adhesively bonding the two housing parts to one another.
US10009999B2
Provided is a printed circuit board and a display device having the same. The printed circuit board includes a base substrate including a first outline that extends in a first direction and a second outline facing the first outline, the base substrate having a first area, a second area, and a third area successively defined thereon in the first direction and a pad part disposed on the second area. A central outline of the second outline which overlaps the second area has a stepped shape that gradually decreases in distance between the central outline and the first outline from a first point of the central outline contacting the first area to a second point of the central outline contacting the third area.
US10009992B2
A hybrid PCB system has a hybrid redistribution layer that redistributes a large pad-to-pad pitch to a smaller, finer pad-to-pad pitch and applies hybrid materials to balance the thermal-mechanical stress. The hybrid PCB system combines wafer level packaging, IC substrate and high density PCB technologies within a single hybrid PCB. The hybrid PCB system addresses the opportunity for interconnect reliability, design and assembly of a electronic components with pad pitches less than 400 microns directly to a PCB without need of an IC substrate or interposer.
US10009985B1
A LED structure with wireless power driver and display thereof is provided. The LED structure receives outside electric and magnetic field to transform into operation power for LED. The LED structure has a driver IC, a receiving element, and a light-emitting element to dispose and pack into a LED carrier directly. The receiving element is utilized to receive the electric and/or magnetic field, and a wireless control signal. The driver IC has a transformation mechanism and a driver mechanism to control the light-emitting element. With the arrangement of the elements to form a high density LED without wired powers. Therefore, the occupied space is reduced and the pins are omitted to save costs.
US10009984B2
Presented is a lighting device (100) with a light source and a heat dissipating element, comprising: an RF communication circuit (102); a first antenna (105) electrically connected to the RF communication circuit and supported by a first portion (115) of lighting device; and a second antenna (125) adapted to communicate with external devices and electromagnetically coupled with the first antenna so that the second antenna is adapted to be excited by and to excite the first antenna, the second antenna is adapted to communicate with external devices and being supported by a second portion of the lighting device, wherein the second portion of the lighting device is movable with respect to the first portion of the lighting device.
US10009981B2
A new system and apparatus for selectively interrupting the power supply of lighting elements is described by example herein. The system may include a power interruption apparatus in electrical communication with a lighting element such as a motion activated security light. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus may include a power interruption module configured to selectively interrupt the power supply to the lighting element to change the status mode of the lighting element. In some embodiments, the apparatus may be controlled by a wireless remote control while in other embodiments the apparatus may be controlled by a wall switch. In yet further embodiments, the apparatus may be configured to partner with a home automation system through a home automation remote thereby allowing a user to selectively change the status mode of a lighting element using an interface specific to their home automation system.
US10009980B2
An LED based illumination device includes an and a LED based light engine and a light control and communications gateway (LCCG). An LED driver in the LCCG receives a light control command via a lighting control network interface and in response provides an electrical current that controls the amount of light produced by the LED based light engine. The lighting control network interface of the LCCG is communicatively coupled to a lighting control network. The LCCG additionally includes a building management network interface that is communicatively coupled to a building management network. Identification and operational data for a plurality of LED based illumination devices communicatively coupled to the lighting control network is stored in memory, and operational data is communicated from the LCCG over the building management network interface to a building management system communicatively coupled to the LCCG over the building management network.
US10009979B2
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling electrical loads in one or more areas. The system includes a room controller having a microprocessor for accessing data and providing commands, memory for storing information operably connected to the microprocessor, a relay for powering a load based on commands from the microprocessor, and a port for connecting a peripheral device. The system also includes a peripheral device connected to the port and configured to send data to the controller indicating the type of peripheral device; and a load connected to the relay.
US10009973B1
A digital control module that is used to power LED light fixtures connected thereto, the digital control module allowing for the continued control and powering of some or all of the connected LED light fixtures even in the event that one of the DC power supplies in the digital control module fails.
US10009963B1
In various embodiments, a method of decoding a custom cooking program includes using a tag reader to read heating instruction data encoded in an electronic tag, determining heating phases based on the read heating instruction data, and automatically controlling a heating apparatus to execute the determined heating phases.
US10009962B2
A domestic appliance device includes at least one electronics carrier unit, at least one metallic carrier unit, and at least one plug connection unit. In order to increase operational safety and reliability, the plug connection unit is provided with at least one spacer element, which distances the electronics carrier unit and the metallic carrier unit in at least one operationally ready state, in at least one direction parallel to a plug direction of the plug connection unit.
US10009951B2
Techniques are disclosed for executing a corrective action based on an unsuccessful completion of a connection stage in a process for establishing a wireless connection between a client device and an access point (AP). An event in a process for establishing a wireless connection between a client device and an AP is detected. A particular stage in the process for establishing the wireless connection is determined to be unsuccessfully completed. The unsuccessful completion may be determined based on (a) a timeout and/or (b) detection of an event indicating the particular stage has not been successfully completed. A cause associated with the particular stage not being completed is identified. Based on the cause, a corrective action is selected and executed.
US10009946B2
A system and method for wireless user equipment access in a cellular wireless communication system, employing a single or plurality of Radio Access Technologies (RATs), is provided. The method based on configuring User Equipment (UE) capable of utilizing multiple RATs to simultaneously utilize all or a subset of RATs jointly supported by UE and connecting system radio Access Points (APs), with traffic split between utilized RATs facilitated by either the Radio Access Network (RAN) or UE, and UE facilitating the aggregation of traffic streams of utilized RATs.
US10009944B2
A method is provided for controlling wireless connection of a device having a wireless communication interface to a wireless access point. The method includes: determining, by the device, if a known wireless access point is available by comparing a determined location of the device with geographical information associated with a set of known wireless access points; if the known wireless access point is available, determining, by the device, a time elapsed since a most recent data communication activity of the device; and disabling the wireless communication interface of the device if the time elapsed is less than an idle time threshold value so as to prevent wireless connection of the device to the known wireless access point.
US10009942B2
This disclosure relates to techniques for establishing radio resource control connections between wireless devices and cellular networks. According to some embodiments, a wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection. The wireless device may indicate to the cellular base station to store access stratum context information associated with the wireless device after the RRC connection is released. The wireless device may also store access stratum context information associated with the cellular base station. The stored access stratum context information may be used in conjunction with a subsequent RRC connection establishment procedure between the wireless device and the cellular base station.
US10009937B2
A plurality of different radio modules is provided for a wireless network access device to provide a modular, configurable and performance scalable wireless network. The radio modules include a radio board having a size and shape with a common form factor for the wireless network access device. A radio board connector mates with any one of multiple connectors on the wireless network access device. The radio board connector includes an electrical interface that conforms to a predefined interface on the wireless network access device. The radio board includes a radio board processor that communicates with a wireless network access device controller as a single radio instance for the radio module. The radio board includes a radio chain to communicate radio signals with corresponding antennas. The radio chain, antennas, and radio board processor operate in accordance with one of a plurality of different radio module types.
US10009936B2
Methods and systems may enable the setup and configuration of proximity services between wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) over different sharing paths including via a direct air interface, a radio access network (RAN) or one or more network nodes. Mobility management entities (MMEs) may exchange messages to initiate, modify or terminate a proximity service session between WTRUs, and may negotiate data paths for proximity services with or without the assistance of WTRUs. WTRU-to-WTRU control plane messages may be exchanged between WTRUs with limited involvement from other network entities and may avoid the setup of resources for data plane communications. Mobility management entities (MMEs) may exchange messages to initiate, modify or terminate a proximity service session between WTRUs, and may negotiate data paths for proximity services with or without the assistance of WTRUs.
US10009924B2
The invention is directed to the optimization of an access to a medium in wireless networks which can be accessed by a plurality of nodes, each node of the plurality of nodes using a medium access mechanism of the Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance type based on a computation of a backoff value. A specific value is associated with each node of a set of nodes of the plurality of nodes, the specific value of a node being known by the other nodes of the set of nodes. According to the invention, a backoff value is determined for each node of the set of nodes, in each node of the set of nodes, the backoff value associated with a node being determined as a function of the specific value associated with that node.
US10009922B2
An high efficiency wireless local area network access point including a channel access module and a scheduling module. The channel access module accesses a channel of an unlicensed frequency band, which includes a plurality of subchannels. The scheduling module generates a schedule for a plurality of high efficiency wireless local area network client stations to transmit data to the access point via the channel of the unlicensed frequency band. The schedule includes information for the plurality of client stations regarding (i) a time slot in which to access the channel without contention to transmit data to the access point via the channel, (ii) a subchannel of the plurality of subchannels to use during the time slot to transmit data to the access point, and (iii) one or more spatial streams to use on the subchannel and during the time slot to transmit data to the access point.
US10009917B2
A method for multiple subframe sets scheduling (hereinafter, multi-subframe scheduling) in a window of the multi-subframe scheduling (hereinafter, multi-subframe scheduling window) performed by a terminal is provided. The method includes receiving multi-subframe control information for the multi-subframe scheduling, and receiving downlink data or transmitting uplink data using the multi-subframe control information, wherein the multi-subframe control information includes a field for retransmission related to each subframe of the multiple subframe sets, and the retransmission is performed in a subframe not configured as the multiple subframe sets.
US10009916B2
A communication device is described comprising a receiver configured to receive a plurality of first reference signal values in a first subframe of a radio frame structure and to receive a plurality of second reference signal values in a second subframe of the radio frame structure, wherein the first subframe and the second subframe are separated by one or more subframes of the radio frame structure, a first filter configured to filter the plurality of first reference signal values received in the first subframe to generate a first channel estimate, a second filter configured to filter the plurality of second reference signal values received in the second subframe based on the first channel estimate to generate a second channel estimate and a processor configured to process received signals based on the second channel estimate.
US10009915B1
Systems and methods are described for cross scheduling transmissions from an access node. Data may be communicated between an access node and a wireless device over a first frequency band. A first application and a second application associated with the wireless device may be determined, where each of the applications comprises an application type. Based on the application type one of the first frequency band and a second frequency band may be selected for the first application and the second application, where the selected frequency bands are different. Transmissions associated with the first application may then be scheduled over the frequency band selected for the first application and transmissions associated with the second application may then be scheduled over the frequency band selected for the second application.
US10009904B2
Interference mitigation solutions are disclosed for interference experienced based on asymmetric uplink (UL)/downlink (DL) slot configuration. The aggressor/victim network entities are identified using either measurement or static/semi-static means, such that the victim network entities that may be impacted by interference from aggressor network entity transmissions are identified. Inter Cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) mechanisms are extended to negotiate and address scheduling that intelligently mitigates interference that occurs in the colliding slots.
US10009899B2
A device includes a controller, a memory, and a processor. The controller receives reservation details. The reservation details includes a device identifier for a first information handling system reserved to pair with the device in response to a start of a specific period of time. The memory stores the reservation details. The processor receives a request to pair with the device during the specific period of time from the first information handling system, determines whether the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the device during the specific period of time, and if the first information handling system has reserved pairing with the device during the specific period of time, pairs the device with the first information handling system, otherwise denies the request to pair.
US10009898B2
The embodiments herein relate to a method performed in a terminal, a terminal, a method performed in a network node and a network node, for supporting activation of a cell. The terminal is configured to receive a message form the network node and if the message comprises an indicator indicating whether the UE shall perform activation of the cell, the UE activates the cell upon configuration of the cell.
US10009890B2
An integrated circuit, for example, included in a wireless communication base station, controls a process that includes mapping a first downlink control channel to control channel element(s) (CCE(s)) in a first search space comprised of a first plurality of CCEs, the first downlink control channel including resource assignment information, which indicates a resource allocated to a terminal in a component carrier n (CCn) out of one or more component carrier(s) (CC(s)), and mapping a second downlink control channel to CCE(s) in a second search space comprised of a second plurality of CCE(s), the second downlink control channel including resource assignment information, which indicates a resource allocated to the terminal in a component carrier n+1 (CCn+1) out of the CC(s), the first plurality of CCEs and the second plurality of CCEs are consecutive. The process also includes transmitting the first and the second downlink control channels to the terminal.
US10009889B2
A method and an apparatus for allocating control channel candidates is provided, which can allocate control channel candidates at different aggregation levels to K ePDCCH sets and reduce complexity of blind detection performed by a UE. The method includes: determining K sets for transmitting a control channel, where each set in the K sets includes at least one physical resource block pair; and allocating control channel candidates at each aggregation level to at least one set in the K sets according to at least one of aggregation levels supported by the control channel to be transmitted, the number of control channel candidates corresponding to each aggregation level, the K sets for transmitting the control channel, and types of the sets.
US10009884B2
Provided is a method of transmitting and receiving data using a persistent allocation scheme in order to effectively support a voice service between a base station and a mobile terminal in a packet based mobile communication system. When an error occurs in transmitting control information that indicates whether to use a radio resource using the persistent allocation scheme, the base station may retransmit the control information and thereby maintain a communication quality.
US10009880B2
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for establishing a mapping between an enhanced downlink control channel resource and an antenna port. The method includes: establishing a mapping between each resource element in an enhanced downlink control channel resource and an antenna port; and establishing a correspondence between control data carried by the resource element and an antenna port corresponding to the resource element, so as to send or receive, according to a reference signal corresponding to the antenna port, the control data carried by the resource element. The present invention determines a manner for establishing a mapping between a resource on an ePDCCH and an antenna port, and meets a requirement of LTE development.
US10009869B2
Provided are a method, device and system for estimating the location of a user device by using radio signals emitted from access point (AP) devices. In the location estimating method implemented by the user device may include steps of measuring received signal strength of a signal received from two or more AP devices deployed within a specific range, establishing a binding box for each of the two or more AP devices by using the measured received signal strength, and estimating a current location of the user device by using points of contact between the established binding boxes.
US10009867B2
Channel estimator 101, based on the received signal received through a radio channel, estimates an estimated value of a channel showing channel characteristics of the radio channel. Correlation value calculator 103 calculates a time domain channel correlation value showing the time correlation of the radio channel, based on the estimated value of the channel. Channel power calculator 102 calculates channel power as the power of the received signal, based on the estimated value of the channel. Noise power calculator 104 calculates noise power as the power of the noise component contained in the received signal. Corrector 105 corrects the channel power based on the noise power and corrects the time domain channel correlation value based on the corrected channel power and the noise power. Fading Doppler frequency estimator 200 estimates the fading Doppler frequency based on the corrected time domain channel correlation value.
US10009863B2
In one aspect of the teachings herein, a transmitter transmits synchronization signals according to one or more defined transmission characteristics that enable a receiver to distinguish the type of transmitter and/or the type of carrier used to convey the synchronization signals. Different types of transmitters reuse at least some of the same synchronization signal sequences and generation algorithms, but use different transmission parameters to impart one or more recognizable characteristics to the transmitted synchronization signals. In turn, an appropriately configured receiver “knows” which characteristics are associated with which transmitter and/or carrier types. For example, wireless devices operating in a wireless communication network transmit device-generated synchronization signals that reuse at least some of the same sequences used by network base stations for the transmission of network synchronization signals. However, device-generated synchronization signals are transmitted using a relative positioning or mapping that characteristically differs from that used for network synchronization signals.
US10009849B2
An information processing apparatus including a touch panel and a near field communication interface. The information processing apparatus detects that an input received at the touch panel corresponds to a predetermined input when the information processing apparatus is in a suspended state; and controls the information processing apparatus execute a predetermined function via the near field communication interface and awake from the suspended state upon detecting that the input corresponds to the predetermined input.
US10009845B2
This activation method includes: determining a sequence of activation of plural detection modules each of which is configured to detect a state, for a first condition related to results of detection by the plural detection modules; first activating a detection module that is a first in the sequence; and second activating a certain detection module other than the detection module that is the first in the sequence, upon detecting that a result of detection by a first detection module whose turn in the sequence is immediately before a turn of the certain detection module satisfies a second condition which corresponds to the first detection module and is included in the first condition.
US10009827B2
A mobile communication system includes: a first antenna for receiving communication signals; processing circuitry for processing received communication signals; a second antenna for transmitting processed signals. The processing circuitry utilizes at least one configurable setting for processing received communication signals, the configurable setting being adaptable for varying the processing of received communication signals as the system moves through a mobile environment. The processing circuitry configured to: receive, over time, input representing current geographical location of the system; determine whether the system is entering a first geographical zone based on the input representing the current geographical location and path of system; and automatically adapt the configurable setting as the system enters the first geographical zone, wherein adaptation of configurable setting is based on known signal characteristics associated with the received signals from mobile devices in the first geographical zone.
US10009826B1
A wireless relay serves a first User Equipment (UE). An eNodeB wirelessly exchanges UE signaling data and UE user data with the first UE. The eNodeB processes the UE signaling data to generate S1-MME signaling data and exchanges the S1-MME signaling data with an Ethernet switch in the relay. The eNodeB processes the UE user data to generate S1-U user data and exchanges the S1-U user data with a Local Serving Gateway (L-SGW) in the relay. The L-SGW terminates the S1-U user data to generate non-General Packet Radio Service Transfer Protocol (non-GTP) user data. The L-SGW exchanges the non-GTP user data with the Ethernet switch. The Ethernet switch exchanges the non-GTP user data over a Wide Area Network (WAN) with a Secure Gateway (Se-GW) to a core Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.
US10009824B2
Examples are disclosed for forwarding channel condition information for a wireless communication channel and precoding data to be transmitted over the wireless communication channel based on the forwarded channel condition information.
US10009821B2
The present invention is a radio communication system in which a radio station and a radio terminal communicate with each other. The radio communication system has a control means with which at least one of the radio stations controls a plurality of types of cells by using one radio access technology, a recognition means with which the radio terminal recognizes the types of the cells, and a measurement report means with which the radio terminal performs a report of measurement results based on measurement report criteria according to the types of the cells.
US10009820B2
In some examples, a wireless device communicates in a communications session over a cellular network with a remote endpoint device. The wireless device detects a condition indicating potential loss of wireless connectivity or actual loss of wireless connectivity with the cellular network. In response to the detecting, communication with the remote endpoint device is transferred to a communication path including a service that supports asynchronous communications.
US10009819B2
Apparatus and methods of performing a network cell transition for a voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) capable mobile device. Initially, the mobile device can detect a call initiation event. Thereafter, the mobile device determines whether a radio signal power associated with its serving LTE network base station is less than a radio access technology (RAT) specific threshold (i.e., an LTE-specific threshold). In a scenario where the radio signal power is less than the RAT-specific threshold the mobile device can effectuate a transition to an available neighbor network base station employing a legacy RAT, prior to establishing a voice call. When the mobile device is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode the network cell transition may be associated with an induced network handover procedure. Alternatively, when the mobile device is in an RRC idle mode the network cell transition may be associated with network reselection procedure.
US10009802B2
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may communicate using a data flow that is defined according to flow identification information (FII). The WTRU may participate in the transfer of the data flow between access networks of diverse radio access technologies. The WTRU may communicate with a mobility function to obtain access network and mobility policy information. The mobility function may be, for example, an Access Network Discovery Function (ANDSF). The mobility policy information may describe the conditions by which the transfer of data flows between access networks may be permitted.
US10009801B1
A system and method for forming an incident area network including a first sub-system and a second sub-system. The method includes detecting, with an electronic processor of the first sub-system, a network connection to the second sub-system. The method includes initiating a sub-system synchronization process. The process includes including transmitting, from a first domain name server of the first sub-system to a second domain name server of the second sub-system, a first global network address for a first global application instance of the first sub-system, and a first name corresponding to the first global network address. The process includes transmitting, from a first network address translator of the first sub-system to a second network address translator of the second sub-system, the first global network address. The process includes synchronizing a first localized application instance of the first sub-system, with a second localized application instance of the second sub-system.
US10009800B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a user equipment performs handover from a fixed cell to a moving cell by receiving, from the fixed cell, measurement configuration information containing measurement report conditions on the moving cell, if the measurement results on the moving cell satisfy the measurement report conditions, reporting, to the fixed cell, the measurement results on the moving cell, configuring a secondary connection in the moving cell in addition to a primary connection in the fixed cell, releasing the primary connection in the fixed cell and switching secondary connection in the moving cell to a new primary connection.
US10009791B2
A method, system and computer program product for the transmission of data from a transmitter to receiver. The present invention is directed to improving data transmission. To this end, the transmission of data is accelerated, and an inband-signaling of information is carried out on an MAC-layer plane, wherein the information is particularly relevant to the base station (BS).
US10009790B2
Wide area transport networks for mobile Radio Access Networks, and methods of use are provided herein. An exemplary wide area transport network may include a plurality of network segments that include at least one wireline network and at least one wireless network communicatively coupled with one another. Each of the plurality of network segments may be configured to transmit at least one of a plurality of signals communicated between a baseband module and a wireless transceiver.
US10009782B2
A method of a network node of a cellular communication network connectable to one or more wireless communication devices is disclosed. The method comprises (for each of one or more cells of the cellular communication network) transmitting a respective measurement configuration message to at least one of the wireless communication devices, wherein each measurement configuration message comprises an instruction that the wireless communication device should use a particular signal quality measurement method, the particular signal quality measurement method being selected from a group of available signal quality measurement methods comprising a first signal quality measurement method wherein measurements are made based on a first number of symbols and a second signal quality measurement method wherein measurements are made based on a second number of symbols. The method further comprises receiving one or more signal quality measurement reports from respective ones of the wireless communication devices, wherein each signal quality measurement report comprises an indication of a result of signal quality measurements performed by the respective wireless communication device. Corresponding method of a wireless communication device, a computer program product, a network node, a wireless communication device and arrangements for a network node and a wireless communication device, respectively, are also disclosed.
US10009781B1
A wireless device including a metric generating module and a parameter selecting module. The metric generating module is configured to generate a first metric based on (i) a number of frames retransmitted over a first time period, and (ii) a total number of frames transmitted over the first time period. The metric generating module is configured to generate a second metric based on (i) a number of frames received more than once over a second time period, and (ii) a total number of frames received over the second time period. The parameter selecting module is configured to select one or more transmission parameters to transmit data based on one or more of the first metric and the second metric.
US10009772B2
A method of executing an application program in an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes storing device support information corresponding to at least one application program, receiving device information from an external device, searching for one or more application programs supporting the external device based on the device information and the device support information, and executing an application program among the found one or more application programs.
US10009769B2
An information processing apparatus to authenticate a user, by using a wireless device to obtain predetermined information from a wireless terminal carried by the user, and an imaging device to capture an image of the user, includes a unit to detect an approach of a person; a unit to activate the wireless device and the imaging device upon the approach detected; a unit to transmit a radio wave for having the wireless terminal transmit the predetermined information when the wireless device has been activated; a unit to wirelessly authenticate the user, based on the predetermined information; a unit to authenticate of the user by the captured image of the user; and a unit to permit the user to use the information processing apparatus if the user permitted by the wireless authentication is the same as the user permitted by the image authentication.
US10009767B2
An account login method includes receiving a login request command sent by a second terminal, the login request command carrying an account and a second terminal identifier. The method further includes detecting whether a device lock flag corresponding to the account is unlocked and that a state corresponding to the second terminal identifier is that a device lock is locked If yes, the method further includes acquiring a first terminal identifier corresponding to the account, a state corresponding to the first terminal identifier being that the device lock is unlocked and implementing a login of the account on the second terminal by using a first terminal corresponding to the first terminal identifier.
US10009765B2
An electronic device includes a memory configured to store identification information of an information server that is matched with an encryption key; and a controller configured to send, before the electronic device is connected with an external device, a request for network information of the external device to the external device in a network discovery frame encrypted using the encryption key matched with the identification information of the information server, and to receive the network information of the external device from the external device in the encrypted network discovery frame.
US10009753B2
Methods and systems are configured for accessing content supported wireless communications services. A method for obtaining non-subscription access to a network may include sending a request to access a network, and determining if subscription access to the network was granted. When subscription access is not granted, the method may further include receiving terms for non-subscription access to the network upon determining subscription access was not granted, determining if the received terms for non-subscription access were accepted, and then receiving advertising content and non-subscription access to the network in response to determining the terms for non-subscription access were accepted.
US10009750B2
Embodiments herein provide a method for performing an inter Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) discovery, by a User Equipment (UE), in Device to Device (D2D) communication. The method includes determining one or more PLMNs to monitor for receiving discovery information. Further, the method includes determining discovery resources configured in each of the one or more PLMNs. Furthermore, the method includes monitoring discovery resources configured in the one or more PLMNs to receive the discovery information.
US10009742B2
An indication of the location of multimedia information for an emergency alert is distributed via text based protocols such as a Cell Broadcast Service (CBS) and/or a Short Message Service (SMS). Multimedia information can include maps, graphics, video clips, audio clips, still pictures, and the like. A text based alert message along with an indication of the location of the associated multimedia is distributed to users. The indication can comprise a link to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or the like, from which the multimedia can be retrieved. The indication can comprise a pointer to a link. For example, the alert message can comprise an address in storage of a user device, and the address can contain the link to the URL. Further, the multimedia can be retrieved automatically or manually.
US10009741B1
An auxiliary content delivery gateway. The gateway comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, and an application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor the application creates auxiliary content request messages comprising a collaborator mediation indication based on requests for auxiliary content received from a plurality of mobile communication devices and transmits the auxiliary content request messages to a plurality of auxiliary content sourcing channels, whereby the auxiliary content sourcing channels discern that the auxiliary content request messages do not constitute click-fraud based on the collaborator mediation indication in the auxiliary content request messages. The application further receives auxiliary content response messages from the plurality of auxiliary content sourcing channels and transmits selected auxiliary content to the mobile communication devices based on the auxiliary content response messages.
US10009731B2
An information sharing method, device and storage medium are provided. The method comprises: receiving from a first terminal device, a first message requesting information-for-sharing; determining a current location of the first terminal device based on a location from which the first message is transmitted, and recording the current location as a first geographical location; determining that a geographical sharing range matched with the first geographical location exists in pre-set geographical sharing ranges; determining information-for-sharing corresponding to the geographical sharing range matched with the first geographical location as target information-for-sharing, based on a correspondence between the geographical sharing range and information-for-sharing uploaded in the geographical sharing range; and transmitting the target information-for-sharing to the first terminal device.
US10009729B2
A system and method for multi-beacon management including: determining occurrence of a trigger event; determining a beacon to be acted upon; determining the settings to be assigned; assigning the settings to the beacon; and operating the beacon according to the settings.
US10009708B2
A system and a method for mobile sensing data processing are provided. The method includes, receiving one or more requests from one or more applications installed at a client device to obtain a processed sensing data obtained in response to execution of one or more tasks by the application using a set of sensors. Raw data is extracted from the set of sensors in response to the execution of the tasks. A data stream is configured to include sensor data and a task information associated with the tasks. The client device is connected with the server to transmit the data stream. The server outputs the processed sensing data upon processing the data stream and the task information by using one or more task specific models stored at the server. The processed sensing data is received from the server and provided to the applications.
US10009702B2
A method for making a thermoacoustic device array includes the following step. A substrate having a surface is provided. The surface defines a grid having a number of cells. A number of holes are defined on each of the cells. A first electrode and a second electrode are formed on each of the cells. The first electrode is spaced from the second electrode, and one row of the holes is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. A sound wave generator is applied on the substrate and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode. The sound wave generator is suspended over the holes. The sound wave generator is divided according to the cells.
US10009696B2
A hearing aid device comprising a behind-the-ear part, an at-the-head part, a coupling element, a second antenna, and a wireless interface is disclosed. The behind-the-ear part is adapted for being arranged at an ear of a user and for providing a low frequency signal comprising audio. The at-the-head part is adapted for being arranged at the head of the user. The at-the-head part includes a first antenna adapted to communicate with an implant part comprising at least one cochlear electrode adapted for being arranged in the cochlea in proximity of an auditory nerve of the user. The coupling element couples the behind-the-ear part and the at-the-head part and is adapted for transmitting the low frequency signal comprising audio to the at-the-head part. The second antenna is adapted for communicating at high frequency with an external unit. The wireless interface is adapted for receiving and/or sending data via the second antenna. The at-the-head part is adapted for providing the low frequency signal comprising audio to the at least one cochlear electrode. The at least one cochlear electrode is adapted for converting the low frequency signal comprising audio to an output signal perceivable by a user as sound. The coupling element comprises an electrically conducting element coupled to the wireless interface. The electrically conducting element is at least a part of the second antenna and adapted for transferring the signal comprising audio at a low frequency from the behind-the-ear part to the at-the-head part and for transmitting and/or receiving high frequency signals via the second antenna.
US10009690B1
A method captures binaural sound of a voice of a first user with microphones located at left and rights ears of a dummy head. The dummy head transmits the voice of the first user to a portable electronic device with or near the first user. This portable electronic device transmits the binaural sound over one or more networks to another electronic device being used by a second user to communicate with the first user during the electronic call.
US10009682B2
A new audio transducer for mobile devices having a collar with side openings that provide side venting to a back volume within an enclosure. The side openings eliminate the need for a typical frame and back vents thereon, which leads to a smaller size speaker. Each of the side openings have a maximum size less than the size of an adsorber material, which prevents the adsorber material coming into contact with the magnets, coil, and membrane of the speaker. The side openings and the size thereof also permit the enclosure to be directly filled with an adsorber material. The direct filling of the adsorber leads to more even and complete distribution of the adsorber within the back volume, which, in turn, improves sound quality of the speaker.
US10009681B2
A headset cup having a front cavity and a rear cavity separated by a driver, with a mass port tube connected to the rear port to present a reactive acoustic impedance to the rear cavity, in parallel with a resistive port, the total acoustic response of the rear cavity remaining linear at high power levels. In some embodiments, the mass port tube is made of metal, while the headset cup is otherwise made of plastic.
US10009676B2
A voice controlled medical system with improved speech recognition includes a first microphone array, a second microphone array, a controller in communication with the first and second microphone arrays, and a medical device operable by the controller. The controller includes a beam module that generates a first beamed signal using signals from the first microphone array and a second beamed signal using signals from the second microphone array. The controller also includes a comparison module that compares the first and second beamed signals and determines a correlation between the first and second beamed signals. The controller also includes a voice interpreting module that identifies commands within the first and second beamed signals if the correlation is above a correlation threshold. The controller also includes an instrument control module that executes the commands to operate said medical device.
US10009670B2
A fast optical switch can be fabricated/constructed, when a vanadium dioxide (VO2) and a two-dimensional (2-D) material is activated by either an electrical pulse (a voltage pulse or a current pulse) or a light pulse just to induce an insulator-to-metal phase transition (IMT) in vanadium dioxide. The applications of such a fast optical switch for an on-demand optical add-drop subsystem, integrating with or without a wavelength converter are also described.
US10009666B1
A first computing device may receive an indication of user input that is at least a part of a conversation between a user and a first assistant executing at the first computing device. The first assistant and/or an assistant executing at a digital assistant system may determine whether to handoff the conversation from the first assistant executing at the first computing device to a second assistant executing at a second computing device. In response to determining to handoff the conversation to the second assistant executing at the second computing device, the first assistant and/or the assistant executing at the digital assistant system may send to the second computing device a request to handoff the conversation which includes at least an indication of the conversation.
US10009662B2
Methods and systems are described for providing advertising services to devices with dynamic ad creative localization for a user. In one embodiment, a system includes a storage medium to store one or more software programs and a dynamic ad creative localization unit that is configured to receive an ad campaign including at least one video ad from an ad server of the system, to apply filters to the ad campaign based on device characteristics, geographical data for the device, and a language of the device of the user in order to select an ad payload including a video ad of the ad campaign, to determine a language for the device of the user, and to localize any text in the ad campaign including the at least video ad based on the language of the device.
US10009652B2
Methods and apparatus for selecting digital access technology used to deliver content data over a network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the network comprises an HFC cable or satellite network that includes a server process interfacing with a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE), and/or associated client devices, each having different capabilities profiles. The server determines one or more capabilities possessed by the CPE, and evaluates one or more program or content choices for possible delivery to that CPE based on its profile. The server generates a list of programs or content based on this evaluation, and transmits this list to the CPE, which displays the list for viewing by a user. The user is therefore offered a list of available content that is compatible with their specific configuration. A business and operational rules engine is also optionally employed to control the operation of the foregoing processes to accomplish particular business or operational goals.
US10009649B2
Methods and systems for automatically transitioning content based on facial recognition, wherein the method may include receiving a signal from a camera, identifying a face of a viewer within an area, retrieving a user identifier associated with the face of the viewer, selecting a program, and displaying the program.
US10009639B2
A method for processing transmission of a broadcast signal is disclosed. The method includes generating first broadcast data for a first broadcast service using an MPEG media transport (MMT) protocol, generating second broadcast data for a second broadcast service using a real time object delivery over unidirectional transport (ROUTE) protocol, generating first service level signaling information including information for describing attribute of the first broadcast service, generating second service level signaling information including information for describing attribute of the second broadcast service, and generating low level signaling information including information for listing the first broadcast service and the second broadcast service.
US10009630B2
Systems and methods are provided for encoding raw image content encoded using one or more virtual intra-frames. In an exemplary method, a stream of video content may be encoded to generate compressed video data that includes an intra-flame and a plurality of corresponding inter-frames. The compressed video data may be stored within a buffer, and when the amount of data in the buffer exceeds a threshold value, a virtual intra-frame may be computed based on decoded inter-frame data. The virtual intra-frame may be output for storage in the buffer.
US10009629B2
A video coding system, and a method of operation thereof, includes: a source input module for receiving a frame from a video source; and a picture process module, coupled to the source input module, for generating a reference coding unit in the frame; for generating an intra copy motion vector pointing to the reference coding unit within a search range, wherein the search range does not include an upper coding tree unit of the frame; for generating a current coding unit based on the intra copy motion vector; and for generating a video bitstream based on the current coding unit for a video decoder to receive and decode for displaying on a device.
US10009613B2
The present invention proposes to provide methods, apparatus and systems for inverse tone mapping of a high dynamic range image. The method may include the operations of obtaining a luminance component of the high dynamic range image. The method may further include determining an HDR to HDR inverse tone mapper operator. The method may further include determining a tone expanded image by applying the HDR to HDR inverse tone mapper to the luminance component of the high dynamic range image. The method may further include wherein the HDR to HDR inverse tone mapper curve comprises a linear part for dark and mid-tone levels, and an expanding non-linear part for highlights. The system or apparatus may be configured to perform the operations of the method.
US10009610B2
Techniques related to content adaptive prediction and entropy coding of motion vectors are described.
US10009609B2
An image coding apparatus divides a picture into tiles. The tiles are coded to generate pieces of coded data, each of which corresponds to a different one of the tiles. In this regard, a first tile of the tiles is coded with reference to coding information of an already-coded tile neighboring the first tile when a boundary between the first tile and the already-coded tile is a first boundary. The first tile is coded without reference to the coding information of the already-coded tile when the boundary between the first tile and the already-coded tile is a second boundary. A bitstream including the pieces of coded data is generated. The bitstream includes tile boundary independence information which indicates whether each boundary between the tiles is one of the first boundary and the second boundary.
US10009601B2
A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.
US10009597B2
Systems, devices, and methods disclosed herein may generate captured views and a plurality of intermediate views within a pixel disparity range, Td, the plurality of intermediate views being extrapolated from the captured views.
US10009587B1
A projection system for projecting an image with an increased apparent resolution is provided. The projection system includes one or more projectors, a resampler module and a deconvolution module. The resampler module is configured to upsample an incoming high-resolution signal, perform an integer shift operation on a signal, and downsample to two or more low-resolution signals. The deconvolution module is configured to filter the upsampled high-resolution signal using a spatial domain deconvolution operation, the spatial domain deconvolution operation approximating frequency domain optical corrections based on characteristics of the one or more projectors. Preferably, the spatial domain deconvolution operation uses an N×N spatial kernel extracted from a spatial domain approximation of a Wiener filter.
US10009586B2
A system, method and computer readable medium for projecting images on a marked surface. The system includes a memory storage unit, a projector, a camera, an input device for receiving input data to align correspondence points in a template image with features on a marked surface, a computing device for calculating a correction model, and a rendering device for generating image data. The method involves projecting a template image to generate a camera image, receiving input data, calculating a correction model based on the input data and generating and projecting image data. The computer readable medium is encoded with codes to direct a processor to carry out the method.
US10009584B2
A display device includes a solid-state light source driven by a PWM signal, a light modulation device that modulates light emitted by the solid-state light source in response to an image signal, and a signal output unit that determines a duty ratio and a current value of the PWM signal in response to brightness of an image represented by the image signal. The signal output unit outputs a PWM signal having a predetermined first current value to the solid-state light source if the duty ratio is equal to or more than a predetermined first threshold value and outputs a PWM signal having a current value less than the first current value to the solid-state light source if the duty ratio is less than the first threshold value.
US10009578B2
Disclosed is a control method for a display apparatus and a mobile terminal which includes a camera for taking a photograph and generating an image; a voice input unit which is used to input a voice; a user input unit which receives a user's input; a display unit which displays the image thereon; a wireless communication unit which communicates with a counterpart mobile terminal through a wireless network; and a controller which performs a video call by transmitting to the counterpart mobile terminal video call data comprising a video generated by the camera and a voice input by the voice input unit according user input, displays on the display unit a shared image during the video call, and transmits to the counterpart mobile terminal the shared image added to the video call data.
US10009565B2
An imaging apparatus 10 includes an imaging panel 11 formed by arranging imaging element units 20 included in one pixel or a plurality of pixels, in a two-dimensional matrix form. Each of the imaging element units 20 includes an imaging element 30 which converts an incident electromagnetic wave to a current, and a current/voltage conversion circuit 40A which converts the current from the imaging element to a voltage.
US10009562B1
An image sensor may include a pixel array including an active pixel area including active pixels and a dark pixel area including dark pixels, an analog-to-digital conversion unit configured to generate a dark pixel data code by converting an analog output of each of the dark pixels and an active pixel data code by converting an analog output of each of the active pixels, an offset extractor configured to extract a final offset using the dark pixel data code, and a corrector configured to correct the active pixel data code using the final offset. The corrector outputs one of a correction pixel data code and a reference code as a corrected result from the active pixel data code and the reference code. The correction pixel data code is obtained by correcting the active pixel data code using the final offset.
US10009560B2
Provided is an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit configured to accumulate charges generated by an incident light, a first holding unit and a second holding unit configured to hold the charges, an amplification unit configured to output a signal based on the charges, a first transfer switch provided between the photoelectric conversion unit and the first holding unit, a second transfer switch provided between the photoelectric conversion unit and the second holding unit, a third transfer switch provided between the first holding unit and the amplification unit, and a fourth transfer switch provided between the second holding unit and the amplification unit, and outputs a signal including a signal based on actual signal charges and a signal including a signal based on false signal charges.
US10009558B2
The present disclosure relates to an image sensor including: a plurality of pixels, each including a first photodiode coupled to a first capacitive charge storage node by a first transistor, and a second photodiode coupled to a second capacitive charge storage node by a second transistor; and a control circuit configured so as to, during a phase of acquisition of a value representative of the illumination level of a pixel: acquire a first output value representative of the illumination level received by the first photodiode during a first uninterrupted integration period; and acquire a second output value representative of the illumination level received by the second photodiode during a second integration period divided into a plurality of separate sub-periods.
US10009552B2
An imaging system may include an image sensor having front side illuminated near infrared image sensor pixels. Each pixel may be formed in a graded epitaxial substrate layer such as a graded p-type epitaxial layer or a graded n-type epitaxial layer on a graded p-type epitaxial layer. Each pixel may be separated from an adjacent pixel by an isolation trench formed in the graded epitaxial layer. A deep p-well may be formed within each isolation trench. The isolation trenches and photodiodes for the pixels may be formed in the graded p-type epitaxial layer or the graded n-type epitaxial layer. The graded p-type epitaxial layer may have an increasing concentration of dopants that increases toward the backside of the image sensor. The graded n-type epitaxial layer may have an increasing concentration of dopants that increases toward the front side of the image sensor.
US10009545B2
An image processing apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes an image obtainer configured to obtain a captured image; a quick view image generator configured to generate a quick view image showing a region of the captured image based on a user profile determined according to a type of the captured image; and a display unit configured to display the generated quick view image according to a preset method.
US10009519B2
In one embodiment, a mechanically self-leveling camera head includes a rear housing assembly, an illumination window, an illumination window retainer having a forward end for holding the illumination window a threaded coupling ring for having the rear housing assembly screwed over a rear portion of the coupling ring and the illumination window retainer screwed over a forward portion of the coupling ring, and a camera module assembly supported inside the housing.
US10009515B2
A calibration system includes an imaging device, an image forming apparatus, and a table generating unit. The table generating unit: calculates a first weighting coefficient based on dispersion of color values of pixels inside the patch in a captured image for each of the patches where the captured image is generated by simultaneously capturing the test chart of the sheet generated by the image forming apparatus and a preliminary prepared reference chart with the imaging device; calculates a representative value for each tone of the color value of each of the patches in the test chart and the reference chart based on an average of a weighted average of the color value of the plurality of patches; and generates the gamma correction table based on the respective representative values in the test chart and the reference chart.
US10009511B2
An image processing system which makes it possible to prevent an erroneous operation from being performed by an improper user. A console section of an MFP receives an operation from a user. A scanner reads an original to generate image data. A modem transmits the image data. A network interface receives an instruction for a reading and transmitting process for causing the scanner to read an original and then causing the modem to transmit image data generated by the scanner. When the instruction for the reading and transmitting process is received, a controller determines, based on a state of operation of the console section, whether or not the reading and transmitting process can be accepted. When acceptance of the reading and transmitting process is permitted as a result of the determination, the controller controls the scanner and the modem to perform the reading and transmitting process.
US10009503B1
First shapes are removed from a first area of intersecting line patterns, and a first security pattern is added to only the first shapes. Second shapes are removed from the first area and the first security pattern, and a second security pattern is added to only the second shapes. The first and second security patterns include the intersecting line patterns phase shifted along first and second vectors. Overlap areas where the first shapes and the second shapes overlap are removed, and a third security pattern is added to only the overlap areas. The third security pattern includes altered first parallel lines and altered second parallel lines of the intersecting line patterns. A screen in a first orientation reveals a distinction between the first area and the first shapes, and the screen rotated reveals a distinction between the first area and the second shapes.
US10009502B2
In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a deflector, a photoconductor, a mirror, a displacement mechanism and a control section. The deflector deflects laser light emitted from alight source to an optical path of each color in a horizontal scanning direction. The photoconductor is located in each optical path and forms an image of each color through development of an electrostatic latent image formed by being exposed by the laser light. The mirror is located in each optical path and reflects the laser light to each corresponding photoconductor. The displacement mechanism is arranged on each mirror and displaces the mirror in order to correct an inclination shift between images of respective colors. The control section corrects a magnification of the image of each color in the horizontal scanning direction according to an inclination correction amount of the image of each color.
US10009493B2
A document conveying apparatus includes a document reversing part, a stacking tray stacking the document, a discharge tray provided under the stacking tray, a lift member provided downstream in a document conveyance direction of the stacking tray and configured to be turnable upward such that a downstream end of the document stacked on the stacking tray comes into contact with a feed roller disposed above the stacking tray, a first document conveyance path defined downstream in the document conveyance direction of the feed roller to the document reading part, a second document conveyance path defined from the document reading part to the discharge tray, and a third document conveyance path defined from a middle of the second document conveyance path through the document reversing part, wherein a bottom surface part of the lift member defines a part of an upper part of the third document conveyance path.
US10009491B2
The operation unit (5) is configured to receive user's operation and supported at a position frontward of the image reading unit (2) by the support housing (10) so as to be rotatable within a predetermined rotation range around a rotation shaft parallel to a right-left direction of the image formation apparatus (100). The information reading unit (6) is configured to read information about the user and housed in the housing side surface (12) so that a part of the information reading unit (6) is present rearward of the operation unit (5) in a first attitude in which a surface of the operation unit (5) is closest to a vertical plane, and a part of the information reading unit (6) is present downward of the operation unit (5) in a second attitude in which the surface of the operation unit (5) is closest to a horizontal plane.
US10009488B1
A method of proactively identifying print device incidents for servicing by a service provider may include receiving print device data for one or more print devices, determining a probability value for each of the one or more of the print devices based on the print device data, where each probability value represents a likelihood that the print device will experience a subsequent incident of an incident type within a timeframe, identifying one or more of the print devices associated with probability values that each exceed a threshold value, and for one or more of the print devices that is identified, automatically initiating a service request for the subsequent incident.
US10009486B2
An output system includes a terminal apparatus to receive an accumulation instruction from a user, an accumulation apparatus to accumulate first output job information, an output apparatus to acquire data from an accumulation destination specified in the first output job information, and an authentication apparatus to authenticate the user. The output apparatus includes a holder to hold authentication history information of the user with identification information of the user and terminal apparatus, an authentication controller to request, upon detecting failure in the accumulation apparatus or authentication apparatus, the terminal apparatus identified by the identification information utilizing the identification information of the user and terminal apparatus to perform authentication based on the identification information of the user, and an output controller to acquire second output job information from the terminal apparatus succeeded in authentication, acquire data specified in the second output job information from the terminal apparatus, and output the data.
US10009482B1
System and method for diagnosing parts of a printing device to be replaced based on an incident rate
A method to diagnosis an electro-mechanical part on an image forming device comprises: determining an incident count for a first time interval for the electro-mechanical part; determining if the incident count for the first time interval exceeds a first threshold level; marking the incident count as a high rate if the incident count exceeds the first threshold level; marking the incident count as a low rate if the incident count is more than 0 but equal to or less than the first threshold level; marking the incident count as a zero rate if the incident count is equal to 0; monitoring the electro-mechanical part for a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is a plurality of first time intervals; cumulating a number of first time intervals with the low rate during the second time intervals; and marking the electro-mechanical part as needing to be one of repaired or serviced when the number of first time intervals with the low rate during the second time intervals exceeds a second threshold level.
US10009472B2
Systems, methods, and machine-readable articles of manufacture enable private notification of a participant in a telephone conference. In representative embodiments, a system receives a telephone call intended for a first conference participant, generates an informative announcement containing information regarding the call, mixes the informative announcement with the conference audio, and privately plays the mixed audio to the first participant. In other representative embodiments, the system concurrently generates a non-informative announcement, mixes the non-informative announcement with the conference audio, and plays the second mixed audio to the other conference participant or participants. In this way, the first participant is notified of the incoming call while simultaneously listening to the conference audio, and the information regarding the call is not shared with the other conference participant or participants.
US10009467B1
Providing an artificial intelligence robot controller that connects the controller to a plurality of incoming dial up phone numbers of an entity (such as the IRS) which entity usually puts incoming calls on hold for long periods of time such as an hour. The user of the service is connected to an existent connected phone line to the entity so as to shorten the expected wait time for reaching the customer service representative. Optionally the user can bid out the position to grab the next answered line in front of other users. Another embodiment enables a software user to click a button which triggers a request to the robot to connect that software user to the next available phone line to the entity. Another embodiment allows any client to place an order with the robot to call the client back upon securing a connection with the entity.
US10009466B2
Embodiments provide a system and method for integrating a cognitive system into a call center. The system and method include ingesting, in real-time through an instant messaging application, one or more questions from one or more call center agents; ingesting, in real-time through the instant messaging application, one or more answers associated with the one or more questions; storing one or more question and answer pairs in a corpus; analyzing, through a cognitive system, the corpus of the one or more question and answer pairs; receiving, through the instant messaging system, one or more additional questions; determining a proposed answer to each additional question based on the analysis of the corpus; analyzing, through the cognitive system, the proposed answer; and incorporating the analysis of the proposed answer into the analysis of the one or more question and answer pairs. The answers can be provided by subject matter experts or call center managers. The cognitive system can interface with the instant messaging system through the use of a plug-in module, which can use one or more registration commands to facilitate the interface.
US10009461B2
A user device (e.g., a mobile phone) may receive unwanted calls on a regular enough basis to irritate a user of the user device. Systems and/or methods, described herein, may identify unwanted calls in an automated fashion, and may allow users to quickly make intelligent decisions as to whether they should answer an incoming call from an unknown number or not. Potentially unwanted calls may be blocked entirely, to further enhance users' experiences. The determination of whether a caller is an unwanted caller may be refined in an ongoing process, in order to ensure that calls are being properly blocked or allowed.
US10009459B2
The invention provides an interrogator for obtaining information associated with a caller identification, such as a telephone number, transmitted within an incoming telephone call including: a receiving device configured to receive the incoming telephone call and to extract the caller identification from the incoming telephone call; an interrogating device configured to receive the extracted caller identification from the receiving device and to interrogate information associated with the caller identification from an external data base, which is configured to operate independently from the user voice communication device for which the incoming telephone call is intended for; and a forwarding device configured to receive and to forward the interrogated information.
US10009455B2
A system, device, and method for tracking and monitoring mobile phone usage to deter and prevent such usage and for generating an audible alarm and/or visual alarm to maintain compliance are disclosed. The system comprises a device and software on a user's mobile phone to monitor the mobile phone's usage and to prevent and/or interfere with certain of its functions while a vehicle is being operated. The device is capable of producing an audible alarm and/or visual alarm and recording information about the different states of the device, which can be transmitted to the mobile phone software. The device, in combination with the mobile phone software, can record information about certain behaviors the user engages in on the mobile phone while operating a vehicle. The system, device, and method include generating an audible alarm and/or visual alarm when the user is not complying with certain prescribed protocols.
US10009451B2
An embodiment of a method of selecting a radio broadcast includes detecting a radio broadcast and retrieving user preference data, the user preference data specifying one or more preferred radio stations and/or one or more preferred categories of radio broadcast. The method also includes communicating via a local communication device with at least one additional processing device, wherein communicating includes retrieving radio station category information specifying at least one radio station and a category of the at least one radio station. The method further includes correlating the radio station category information with the detected radio broadcast to identify a radio station that originated the radio broadcast and one or more categories associated with the radio station and/or the radio broadcast, and based on determining that the detected radio broadcast corresponds to the user preference data, displaying information describing the detected radio broadcast and/or controlling the radio receiver.
US10009436B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of internet technologies, and disclose a method for pushing application content and a related device and system. A main feature of the method for pushing application content is that application content included in an application can be updated or upgraded according to an operation behavior of a user on the application.
US10009431B2
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for lawful interception through a subscription manager. In some embodiments, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products provide user subscription data to an agency, operator, or service provider in response to receiving a lawful interception request. A method may include receiving an interception request comprising a user's name from at least one operator. The method may further include determining, by a processor, an operator specific access code associated with the user's name. The method may also include providing the operator specific access code to the operator. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
US10009425B1
A SPOC server receives a request to initiate a transaction utilizing multiple separate distributed cloud based services located on separate datacenters, from an endpoint. The SPOC server generates a transaction identifier for the transaction. The SPOC server transmits the generated transaction identifier to the endpoint. Receipt of the generated transaction identifier directs the endpoint to call each one of the separate services, with the transaction identifier. Over time, the SPOC server receives a separate service completion notification with the generated transaction identifier from each one of the separate services. Each separate service completion notification indicates that the corresponding service has completed. Only in response to receiving a separate service completion notification from each one of the separate distributed cloud based services, the SPOC server transmits a transaction completion notification with the generated transaction identifier to the endpoint. The transaction completion notification indicates that the transaction is complete.
US10009424B2
Aspects include for performing an initialization sequence by a first device to execute synchronous input/output (I/O) commands across a synchronous I/O link. The initialization sequence includes posting, by the first device, a first acknowledgement in response to a register area corresponding to a second device being updated with first information according to a first synchronization sequence, the first information comprising a worldwide node name of the second device and posting, by the first device, a second acknowledgement in response the register area being updated with second information according to a second synchronization sequence, the second information comprising mailbox information. The initialization sequence also includes performing, by the first device, a third synchronization sequence to provide a worldwide node name of the first device; and performing, by the first device, a fourth synchronization sequence to provide a status area address.
US10009421B2
Disclosed is an electronic device including a storage module that stores contents, and a content control module that transmits the contents to at least one other electronic device. The content control module may store log information in the storage module which is recorded in connection with access to the contents by the electronic device or the at least one other electronic device as attribute information (metadata) related to the contents.
US10009420B2
Aspects include balancing work of tasks at a sending node of a transaction server in a network. A method can include processing a task from the top of a work queue at the sending node, where the task is an instance of a transaction which requires a transaction message to be sent from the sending node using a network connection. The transaction message is divided into chunks of partial transaction sub-messages. For each chunk, it can be dynamically determined whether a pacing response indicator is required based on metrics that monitor the activity in the work queue and a number of chunks of the transaction message already sent.
US10009416B2
A capability for perfect application capacity analysis for elastic capacity management of a cloud-based application is presented. The capability for perfect application capacity analysis for elastic capacity management of a cloud-based application may support use of perfect application capacity analysis to identify opportunities for improvements in elastic capacity management of the cloud-based application. The capability for perfect application capacity analysis for elastic capacity management of a cloud-based application may include receiving historical application demand and capacity data for the cloud-based application, determining a set of constraints associated with the cloud-based application, determining perfect application capacity data for the cloud-based application based on the historical application demand data for the cloud-based application and the set of constraints associated with the cloud-based application, and identifying, based on the historical application capacity data for the cloud-based application and the perfect application capacity data for the cloud-based application, an opportunity to improve elastic capacity management for the cloud-based application.
US10009397B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and machine readable media for implementing a teleconferencing system using transparent relays. The transparent relays may be used to push network probing and certain functionalities as close as possible to each teleconferencing endpoint in order to improve overall video performance.
US10009389B2
In one embodiment, a conference bridge receives a call initiated by a first caller endpoint. The conference bridge identifies a conference to which the call requests entry and determines whether the conference bridge has available resources to process the call. The conference bridge enables the call to join the conference via a second conference bridge associated with a second caller endpoint participating in the conference according to whether the conference bridge has available resources to process the call.
US10009378B2
A method and apparatus provides first or second factor authentication by providing selectability of a plurality of second factor authentication policies associated with a second factor authentication article. The first or second factor authentication article includes authentication information, such as a plurality of data elements in different cells or locations on the authentication article, which can be located by using corresponding location information. The method and apparatus provides second factor authentication based on the first or second factor authentication article by enforcing at least one of the plurality of selected authentication policies.
US10009372B2
The present disclosure provides a means for compressing Non-deterministic Finite Automata (NFA) for faster matching during Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) when a Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) is evaluating traffic to find suspicious network traffic. The present disclosure accomplishes this through four primary components. First, it provides a time-efficient method for accurately comparing two regular expressions so that common prefixes can be identified. Second, it provides a time-efficient method for grouping regular expressions by their common prefixes. Third, it provides a method for subgrouping within groups by longest common prefixes in order to maximize compression. Finally, it provides a method for building a compressed NFA using heuristics derived from the length of the common prefix to a subgroup.
US10009361B2
Systems and methods for detecting malicious resources by analyzing communication between multiple resources coupled to a network are provided. According to one embodiment, a method of client reputation monitoring is provided. A monitoring unit executing on a network security device operable to protect a private network observes activities relating to multiple monitored devices within the private network. For each of the observed activities, a score is assigned by the monitoring unit based upon a policy of multiple polices established within the monitoring unit. For each of the monitored devices, a current reputation score is maintained by the monitoring unit based upon the score and a historical score associated with the monitored device. A monitored is classified by the monitoring unit as potentially being a malicious resource based upon the current reputation score for the monitored device.
US10009360B1
A computer system is monitored via malware detection modules deployed throughout input/output layers of the computer system. Each malware detection module is configured to detect activity associated with malware present in the computer system. Upon detection of malware activity in one or more input/output layers of the computer system, one or more of the malware detection modules generate and send respective messages reporting the detected activity to a central malware alert engine. The one or more messages are received at the central malware alert engine from the one or more malware detection modules. In response to the one or more received messages, the central malware alert engine alerts one or more portions of a data protection system of the computer system to enable the data protection system to take one or more remedial actions to protect the computer system from the malware present in the computer system.
US10009353B2
A method and apparatus are provided to aggregate control of multiple devices. In some methods, a downstream controller can advertise a service group of the downstream controller, can receive a connection request message from a gateway controller that is part of the service group, and responsive to the connection request message, can transmit a connection accept message to the gateway controller to set up a connection channel between the downstream controller and the gateway controller. In some methods, the gateway controller can receive an advertisement message from the downstream controller, can transmit the connection request message to the downstream controller responsive to the advertisement message and when the gateway controller is part of the service group, and can receive the connection accept message from the downstream controller to set up the connection channel between the gateway controller and the downstream controller.
US10009352B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client device of an author of a message, a request for a restricted ideogram to be inserted into a message; accessing social-networking information for the author; determining, based on the social-networking information for the author, whether the author is authorized to access the restricted ideogram; accessing social-networking information for a recipient user; determining, based on the social-networking information for the recipient user, whether the recipient user is authorized to access the restricted ideogram; and if the author and the recipient user are authorized to access the restricted ideogram, then sending, to the client device of the author, information to insert the restricted ideogram into the message.
US10009340B2
A network-based multi-factor authentication approach is provided. A request to access a protected network resource and user credentials are received from a client by an application server hosting the resource. Attributes associated with the request are obtained. After determining the credentials are valid, the access attributes are provided to an authentication server. A first OTP is generated by the authentication server. The client is caused to seek confirmation from the user regarding the request and the associated attributes, by sending a push notification to the client. Responsive to authentication of the user to an OTP generator application running on the client via a biometric sensor or a PIN associated with the client: (i) a second OTP is generated by the OTP generator; and (ii) the application server is caused to grant the request by the OTP generator sending the second OTP to the application server or to the authentication server.
US10009334B2
A system and method for exchanging data among partitions of a storage device is disclosed. For example, data stored in a first partition is exchanged with an application included in the first partition or with a second application included in a second partition. In one embodiment, the second application is associated with a global certificate while the first application is associated with a different platform certificate. A verification module included in the first partition receives a request for data and determines if the request for data is received from the first application. If the request for data is not received from the first application, the verification module determines whether the request is received from the second application and whether the global certificate is an authorized certificate. For example, the verification module determines whether the global certificate is included in a listing of authorized certificates.
US10009331B2
An information processing device including: a connection setting retaining unit which retains a connection setting of a connection to an access point that relays communication to a network for each access point; an access permission retaining unit which retains a token for using a service provided by a server on the network; a determining unit which determines whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the service to be set in a series of procedures; and a service using unit which uses the service using the token in a communication relayed by an access point related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.
US10009316B1
A method for detecting network intrusion, performed by a processor is provided. The method includes coupling a computing or communication device to a network device and determining a geolocation of the network device. The method includes comparing the geolocation of the network device to an expected value and determining whether to connect to a network based on the comparing. A computer readable media containing instructions and a device are also provided.
US10009292B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving, from a workload in a cloud computing environment, an abstract request to modify resources allocated to the workload, translating, by a tuning service, the abstract request to a set of requirements to fulfill the abstract request, identifying, by the tuning service, a resource configuration suitable to satisfy the set of requirements, and providing, by the tuning service, the resource configuration to fulfill the abstract request.
US10009276B2
An embodiment of the invention includes receiving packet header vectors where a header vector includes a number of packet header words. Match operations are performed on the packet header words. At least one packet header word is modified based on the match operations. At least one processor is used for each packet header word to perform the packet match operations and modify at least one packet header word. Instructions are received from an instruction word where a VLIW instruction word includes all of the instruction words. Each processor performs an operation in response to the instruction word.
US10009269B2
According to embodiments of the present invention, in a storage system, a switch receives an operation request, where the operation request carries request identification; the switch queries, according to the request identification, a flow table of the switch to obtain a flow table entry matching the operation request; and the switch forwards the operation request to a target storage device among storage devices according to a forwarding rule of the matching flow table entry. By using a characteristic of a SDN, the operation request is processed according to the forwarding rule of the flow table entry of the switch, thereby implementing load balancing of the storage devices and reducing information interaction between the storage devices.
