US10464824B2
A system and method are provided in at least one embodiment to process water to produce gas that can be separated into at least two gas flows using a water treatment system having a disk-pack rotating in it to cause out gassing from the water. In a further embodiment, the method and system use the gas released from the water to produce substantially fresh water from the processed salt water.
US10464812B2
Provided is a method for catalytically reducing selenium. Hydrogen peroxide is used as a catalyst, and a reducer is added to a hexavalent-selenium-containing solution for reaction so as to reduce the selenium to elemental selenium, wherein the standard oxidation-reduction potential of the reducer is lower than the standard oxidation-reduction potential of the conversion of the hexavalent selenium to elemental selenium. The present method can further reduce a hexavalent-selenium element-containing selenic acid or selenate solution to an elemental selenium product in one step. In the present method, the hydrogen peroxide effectively lowers the descending speed of the reduction potential of the solution while having a catalytic effect, so that the reduction reaction process is carried out gently, thereby effectively preventing the selenium in the solution from overreducing to generate negatively bivalent selenium ions or compounds thereof, and solving problems such as a low recovery rate caused by selenium overreduction.
US10464804B2
The invention relates to an adapter and to a filling method giving the possibility of flexibility in the transfer of fluids from a filling cell to a fluidic circuit, depending on the different filling levels required on a production line, notably finding application for the transfer of fluids such as coolant fluid, brake fluid, air-conditioning fluid, to the corresponding fluidic circuit of a vehicle, for example on an automotive assembly line, or further in the energy sector for filling electric radiators with a fluid.The adapter comprises a conduit 4 connected to the filling cell 16 for sucking up filling fluid 5 contained in, and filling with the filling fluid 5, the fluidic circuit 2, and a plunger tube 6, secured to a piston 7 axially adjustable on an axis Y in a first guiding tube 9, having first and second ends 14, and connected through the first end to the conduit.The piston forms with the first guiding tube a first chamber able to receive a movement transmission liquid 3 through a hydraulic transfer line 10 in order to allow, by injection or by suction of the movement transmission liquid into, or from the first chamber, the movement of the plunger tube, via the piston, into a first or a second direction, along the axis Y, for plunging into or moving upwards the fluidic circuit.
US10464803B2
A loading arm includes a stand pipe, a coupler configured to be connected to a tank to deliver a product, and a pipe assembly having a first pipe end pivotally coupled to the stand pipe and a second pipe end pivotally connected to the coupler. The pipe assembly includes a pivot joint disposed between the first pipe end and the second pipe end such that the pipe assembly is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A linkage assembly has a first portion connected to the pivot joint and a second portion connected to the stand pipe. The linkage assembly is operable to allow for the positioning of the coupler at any of a plurality of points corresponding to the pipe assembly being positioned between the retracted position and the extended position. The linkage assembly is fully supported by the stand pipe such that movement of the pipe assembly does not require manipulating the weight of the linkage assembly.
US10464802B2
A cold water generating apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a tank having an inlet port and an outlet port, a cooling module coupled to the tank to cool purified water introduced into the tank through the inlet port, and an internal passage unit formed inside the tank to guide the purified water from the inlet port to the outlet port, wherein a part of the purified water is phase-changed into ice within the tank by the cooling module, and another part of the purified water flows along the internal passage unit to be brought into contact with the ice so as to be discharged through the outlet port.
US10464800B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for dispensing and tracking beverages. An identifier associated with a user can be read by an identification device. Beverage availability information for the user can be determined. The beverage availability information can specify categories of beverages that the user is authorized to dispense. Valves can be selected that correspond to the authorized beverage categories. The valves can be enabled to allow the user to dispense beverages from the authorized beverage categories. The quantity of beverages dispensed can be tracked.
US10464791B2
A drawworks system for a mineral extraction system includes a drum mounted on a drum shaft and configured to support a cable. The system also includes a gearbox assembly having a gearbox housing, a gearbox supported by the gearbox housing and having a gearbox input shaft and a gearbox output shaft, wherein the gearbox input shaft is configured to be coupled to at least one motor and the gearbox output shaft is coupled to the drum shaft to drive rotation of the drum shaft and the drum, and a brake supported by the gearbox housing and coupled to the drum shaft to block rotation of the drum shaft and the drum, wherein the gearbox and the brake are positioned on one side of the drum along an axial axis of the drawworks system.
US10464788B1
Method and apparatus for a portable hoisting system having an upright gin pole which is attached to the upright standing very tall pole or tower using a plurality of straps. Extending away from the gin pole is an angularly adjustable arm which is user selectable to be either; e.g., at a 90-degree angle or a 45-degree angle, which arm is supported by a brace connected between the extension arm and the upright gin pole. The gin pole is hollow on its inside which allows a load line to travel through the interior of the gin pole from its lower end to its upper outlet end and includes a plurality of pulleys which allow the load line to travel through the inside of the hoisting system. Also included is a heel block or the like wherein one end of the load line is connected to a capstand hoist disposed on the front or rear end of a vehicle and a ball with hook for supporting a load. Also included optionally is a tag line connected to the load line and being held by a ground member for helping to control the movement of the load.
US10464784B2
An elevator car arrangement includes an elevator car body and an elevator car sling. The elevator car arrangement further includes a hanging damper arranged to connect the elevator car body and the elevator car sling together for dampening vibrations coming from guide rails through the elevator car sling to the elevator car body. The hanging damper includes a first part connected to a bottom part of the elevator car body; a second part connected to the elevator car sling; and a damping element arranged to dampen vibrations coming from the second part to the first part. A method for dampening vibrations coming from guide rails through the elevator car sling to the elevator car body is disclosed.
US10464782B2
The disclosure relates to an elevator system consisting of a plurality of elevator carriages, a shaft system, a drive system for separately moving the elevator carriages within the shaft system, as well as a safety system having a plurality of safety nodes designed to bring the elevator system into a safe operating mode if an operating mode of the elevator system, which deviates from the normal operation mode, is detected. The elevator carriages, the shaft system and the drive system form a functional unit. One of the safety nodes is always assigned to one of the functional units, wherein the safety nodes are each connected to at least another safety node through an interface for transmitting data. Each safety node includes at least one sensor, which detects an operating parameter of the corresponding assigned functional unit. A control unit evaluates the operating parameter detected by one of the sensors of the respective safety node and, taking into account the data transmitted by at least another safety node.
US10464780B2
A retractor for an anti-theft display includes a rotatable locking member that may hold the retractor's spool in fixed position against further rotation. The retractor's spool carries an anti-theft tether that normally extends or retracts as a tethered product is lifted to and from a retail display. The locking member holds the tether in fixed position.
US10464779B1
A cable storage system and methods can include: providing a bungee ball having a ball and an elastic cord, the elastic cord forming a loop and the elastic cord coupled to the ball at an attachment point, the loop configured to be fastened around a cable and secured around the ball; and forming a storage rack having a container affixed to a handle, the container having a side opening and a bottom opening, the side opening extending from a top area of the container to the bottom opening, the container configured to fit the ball therein, the side opening configured to allow the loop to be threaded therethrough and to extend out of the bottom opening.
US10464773B2
A method for operating a postpress processing installation (1) for producing and processing product units, in particular completed final printed products (D) such as periodicals and newspapers, which are preferably compiled from a jacket product (A) and a plurality of part products and/or inserts (a, b, c, d), and a corresponding postpress processing installation (1). The final printed products (D) are produced according to a predetermined production plan in a manner adapted to the route along which they travel and are processed by means of at least one stacking device (70, 70.1) to form a sequence of standard packages (N) and part packages.
US10464772B2
A post-processing device for processing a sheet includes a first post-processing section and a second post-processing section, for processing a sheet; a buffer section for temporarily staying a sheet transferred from a carry-in port; a first conveying section for conveying a sheet at the buffer section to the first post-processing section; and a second conveying section for conveying a sheet at the buffer section to the second post-processing section.
US10464764B2
A paper sheet storing/feeding device (e.g., escrow unit 40) includes a rotary member (e.g., drum 42) to an outer peripheral surface of which one end of a belt-shaped winding member (e.g., tapes 90, 92, 94) that winds a plurality of paper sheets one by one is connected, and a guiding unit (80, 85) that guides a paper sheet to prevent the paper sheet from sandwiching the winding member from both sides when the paper sheet is fed from the rotary member by unwinding the winding member from the rotary member.
US10464761B1
An ejection hood apparatus includes a transfer conduit and a hood. The transfer conduit includes a downwardly concave control shell. An inlet end portion of the transfer conduit receives an upwardly directed transfer air stream including ejected material with at least a partially upward trajectory. The hood defines an ejection chamber including a lower chamber portion and an upper chamber portion. The lower chamber portion receives the transfer air stream from an outlet end portion of the transfer conduit with at least a partially downward trajectory. The hood includes at least one air outlet passage communicated with the upper chamber portion for exhausting at least a portion of the transfer air stream.
US10464756B2
A conveying device has: a main conveyor unit; a sub conveyor unit; and a lifting and lowering unit that lifts and lowers at least one of the main conveyor unit and the sub conveyor unit, wherein the main conveyor unit has a main conveying passage disposed in a fixed region, the main conveying passage conveying a conveyance object, wherein the sub conveyor unit has a sub conveying passage disposed in the fixed region, the sub conveying passage conveying the conveyance object in an intersecting direction with respect to a conveying direction of the main conveying passage, wherein a conveyance attitude is capable of being changed between a main conveyance attitude in which a conveying surface of the sub conveying passage is located below a conveying surface of the main conveying passage, and a sub conveyance attitude in which both ends in the intersecting direction of the conveying surface of the sub conveying passage are located above the conveying surface of the main conveying passage, and in the sub conveyance attitude, the conveying surface of the sub conveying passage is inclined in a height direction.
US10464748B2
An angled plastic device is placed between two stationary objects to prevent small items from reaching the floor. The device does not cover the gap but allows the small objects and debris to fall directly into a trap. This allows for easy cleaning. The device also results in a more aesthetically appealing environment, as the device is not visible on the smooth services of the appliances or stationary objects surrounding the device.
US10464744B2
An entrainment-reducing assembly may include a container configured to hold a liquid. A venting arrangement may extend into an upper portion of the container and be configured to direct condensable and non-condensable gases into the container. A suction structure may extend into a lower portion of the container and be configured to carry out an extraction of excess liquid from the container caused by condensed gases. A deflector may be disposed between the suction structure and the venting arrangement within the container. As a result, an entrainment of uncondensed gases during the extraction of the liquid by the suction structure may be reduced or prevented, thereby protecting the pump from cavitation and failure.
US10464742B2
A high-pressure valve assembly is provided. The high-pressure aerator valve assembly includes an outer housing with front and back ends terminating a central passageway; a movable valve member having a one-piece unitary metal construction slidably engaged within the central passageway in the outer housing, the valve member having an enlarged head termination sealing the front end of the passageway. The assembly also includes a spring-loaded spring guide member also having a one-piece unitary metal construction which is fixed within the central passageway in the outer housing intermediate the front and back end and a wave spring having a predetermined spring constant for supplying spring tension to keep the moveable valve member sealed. Also included are operational sensors which include a linear shaft displacement counter for counting the number of times the valve member opens and closes; a vibration sensor, or accelerometer, for measuring vibration, a temperature sensor and/or an air pressure sensor. The assembly also includes externally accessible on-board memory for storing sensing data.
US10464738B2
A wrapper for a group of tobacco industry products is disclosed. The wrapper has a barrier material and a tab arranged such that pulling the tab separates a section of the barrier material from the remainder of the barrier material to form an extraction opening. The barrier material has a cut arranged such that when the tab is pulled the barrier material is torn along a path extending from the cut to form the extraction opening in the barrier material.
US10464737B2
A receptacle for storing a substance, wherein the receptacle has a cartridge and a valve. A valve inner side is here covered by a sealing element, with the result that a receptacle volume is substantially delimited by the cartridge and the sealing element.
US10464736B1
An actuator for a spray can. The actuator includes a housing for attachment to an aerosol can covering a stem valve. A finger operating button structure is engaged with the housing for engaging the stem valve. A rotary two-way diverter valve is supported within the housing and rotatably engaged with the finger operating button structure. In a spray position/straw down, the two-way diverter valve directs spray through a first direct spray nozzle. In a second straw position/straw up, to make use of an adjustable straw, the diverter valve is rotated to engage a straw spray passage of the diverter valve in fluid communication with an adjustable rotary spray tip and engaged straw. By rotating the adjustable rotary spray tip to an aligned position, the tip substantially blocks the straw spray passage to provide a drip mode, where drops of fluid exit the straw. A flexible tip may optionally be provided on the straw to enable bending and retention of the flexible tip to a desired position.
US10464730B2
A shock-absorbing package includes a box and a base. The box is configurable to enclose an item and has a box bottom panel. The base has a base bottom panel and defines a recess sized to accommodate a portion of the box including the box bottom panel. The base interfaces with the box in a transport configuration so that the box bottom panel is held separated from the base bottom panel and a volume of air is disposed between the base bottom panel and the box bottom panel. An impact force applied to the base bottom panel generated by dropping the shock-absorbing package onto a surface induces relative movement between the box and the base that expels air from the volume air and decelerates the box at a rate less than a desired maximum deceleration rate.
US10464726B2
A tamper-evident closure is provided and comprises a body and a separate plug member. The body has a sidewall including screw thread formations for screwing the closure onto a screw threaded container neck and the plug member is locatable on the neck to seal it. The closure comprises a tamper-evident member at least part of which is movable from a first position to a second position when the closure is unscrewed from the neck for the first time and, in use, when the body is unscrewed the body moves axially with respect to the plug member to cause the tamper-evident member to move from the first to the second position.
US10464719B2
A dispenser (10) for dispensing flowable materials has a container assembly (12) having a dividing wall (19). A first chamber (18) and a second chamber (20) are defined in the container assembly (12). The first chamber (18) is configured to contain a first flowable material (M1) (140) and the second chamber (20) is configured to contain a second flowable material (M2) (142). A membrane (34) is positioned in the container and cooperates with the dividing wall (19) to enclose the first and second chambers (18, 20). The membrane (34) has a first section (132) having a first weld seam (148) and a second section (134) having a second weld seam (150). The first section (132) is separated from the second section (134) by a non-rupturable member (33). Rupture of the membrane (34) allows the flowable materials into a third chamber (42) in which the flowable materials mix to form a mixture, and from which the mixture is dispensed.
US10464707B2
A shaped metal container comprising less metal than prior art shaped metal containers while still able to handle sufficient axial load and undergo shaping processes, including necking, without wrinkling, buckling, collapsing or other physical defect is disclosed. Processes for shaping a metal container having a sidewall of variable thickness, wherein a portion of the sidewall having a variable thickness is shaped using a die or dies are also disclosed.
US10464705B2
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus to discard defective label form a labeling machine is provided. The invention includes a label path to move a label web containing a plurality of labels from an origin station to a destination station. The invention then includes an inspection unit to detect the defective labels from the plurality of labels in the label path. The invention also includes a defective label discarding unit configured to discard the defective labels from the label path. The invention further includes, a collecting unit to collect the plurality of defective labels. The invention then includes, a labeling unit configured to label the good label in a required product and a processor to synchronize the label path, the inspection unit, the defective label discarding unit, the collecting unit and the labeling unit.
US10464700B2
A method for making an intermediate component (11) of a single use capsule (1) for extraction or infusion beverages includes the step of: arranging a first strip (S1) of thermoformable filtering material above rigid bodies (2); joining the first strip (S1) of thermoformable filtering material to the rigid bodies (2) at respective rims (7); forming the first strip (S1) of thermoformable filtering material to achieve a filter (8) that defines a chamber (5) for a dose of product. A machine for making intermediate components of single use capsules (1) for extraction or infusion beverages includes: a feeding system (40); a transport system (50); a joining station (60); and a forming station (70).
US10464679B2
A stowable seat is provided. The stowable seat may comprise a housing and a first track coupled to the housing. A backrest may be slidably coupled to the first track. A seat pan may be rotatable relative to the backrest. A second track may be in operable communication with the seat pan. An angle between the seat pan and the second track may increase as the seat pan translates away from the housing.
US10464671B2
A personal flight vehicle including a platform base assembly that provides a surface upon which the feet of an otherwise free-standing person are positionable, and including a plurality of axial flow propulsion systems positioned about a periphery of the platform base assembly. The propulsion systems generate a thrust flow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the platform base assembly, where the thrust flow is unobstructed by the platform base assembly. The thrust flow has a sufficient intensity to provide vertical takeoff and landing, flight, hovering and locomotion maneuvers. The vehicle allows the pilot to control the spatial orientation of the platform base assembly by the movement, preferably direct, of at least part of his or her body, and the spatial movement of the vehicle is thus controlled.
US10464670B2
A controller system of an aerial vehicle may receive environmental data from one or more sensors of the aerial vehicle and adjusts limits of the aerial vehicle given the environmental conditions. When the aerial vehicle receives an input, such as a flight input from a remote controller or an environmental input such as a gust of wind, the controller system calculates appropriate motor inputs that are provided to the thrust motors of the aerial vehicle such that the adjusted limits of the aerial vehicle are not exceeded. In calculating the appropriate input to the thrust motors, the controller system performs an iterative process. For example, for a given maximum torque that can be applied to the thrust motors, the controller system iteratively allocates the torque such that torque components that are important for the stability of the aerial are first fulfilled, whereas subsequent torque components may be fulfilled or scaled back.
US10464668B2
A vehicle, includes a main body. A fluid generator is coupled to the main body and produces a fluid stream. At least one fore conduit and at least one tail conduit are fluidly coupled to the generator. First and second fore ejectors are fluidly coupled to the fore conduit, coupled to the main body and respectively coupled to a starboard side and port side of the vehicle. The fore ejectors respectively comprise an outlet structure out of which fluid flows. At least one tail ejector is fluidly coupled to the tail conduit. The tail ejector comprises an outlet structure out of which fluid flows. A primary airfoil element is coupled to the tail portion. A surface of the primary airfoil element is located directly downstream of the first and second fore ejectors such that the fluid from the first and second fore ejectors flows over the such surface.
US10464664B2
An aircraft landing gear assembly has a main strut and a bogie beam pivotally coupled to the main strut via a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly is arranged to define a bogie beam pivot axis relative to the main strut which is spaced from the landing gear assembly, and perpendicular to the direction of travel. The coupling assembly has a pair of arms, each having an upper pivotal coupling to the main strut and a respective lower pivotal coupling to the bogie beam. Each arm has a respective connection axis which intersects respective axes of its upper pivotal coupling and lower pivotal coupling. The upper pivotal couplings and lower pivotal couplings are arranged such that their connection axes intersect at a virtual pivot axis which defines the bogie beam pivot axis.
US10464663B2
A remote hydraulic system for an aircraft may provide hydraulic fluid to nose landing gear while being isolated from the main landing gear and other main hydraulic systems of the aircraft. A supply pressure accumulator may be configured to supply hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic load of the nose gear. A pressure sensor may be configured to detect a hydraulic pressure in the supply pressure accumulator. A pump may be in fluid communication with the supply pressure accumulator and configured to switch on in response to the hydraulic pressure below a threshold value. A return pressure accumulator may be configured to store the hydraulic fluid returning from the hydraulic load. The pump may drive fluid from the return pressure accumulator to the supply pressure accumulator.
US10464658B2
Actuation assembly with a track and follower for use in moving a wing tip device on an aircraft wing
An aircraft wing having a wing tip device at the tip thereof is disclosed. The wing tip device is configurable between: a flight configuration for use during flight and a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations to reduce span. In the flight configuration, flight loads may be transferred via a load transfer arrangement from the wing tip device into the fixed wing, but during movement of the wing tip device towards the ground configuration, the load transfer arrangement is disengaged. The wing includes an actuation assembly having a sliding chassis coupled to the wing tip device, via a track and follower arrangement. The track includes a wide portion and a narrow portion.
US10464644B2
An apparatus. The apparatus includes a body and a plurality of control surfaces attached to the body. A first control surface is configured to control an ascent and descent of the apparatus, responsive to ascent/descent control information. A second control surface is configured to control a roll of the apparatus responsive to roll control information, and a third control surface is configured to control a yaw of the apparatus responsive to yaw control information. The apparatus further includes a releasable first docking fixture attached to the body, the first docking fixture configured to engage a second docking fixture on a payload.
US10464640B1
The boat drain tube with an integral leak detector provides an audio and/or visual alarm to indicate the presence of a water leak within a drain of a boat. The boat drain tube includes a hollow, cylindrical tube having opposed first and second open ends, and first and second hollow, cylindrical electrodes rigidly mounted therein. The first and second hollow cylindrical electrodes are axially spaced apart from one another to define an electrically nonconductive gap therebetween. An alarm, an electrical power source, and the first and second hollow, cylindrical electrodes are connected in series to define a circuit open at the gap. The alarm may be an audio alarm, a visual alarm (such as lights, light emitting diodes or the like), or a combination of audio and visual alarms. When water enters the gap between the first and second hollow cylindrical electrodes, the circuit closes to activate the alarm.
US10464628B2
A steering apparatus with forward extended fork legs includes left and right fork legs that extend from a wheel axle all the way up to a handlebar. Top fork portions support a handlebar in a more forward location. A mid-fork portion of each fork leg is positioned in front of the steering column to provide more clearance room for the rider's knees. e top ends of the fork legs are positioned a forward distance in front of the vertical axis defined by the steering column. Each fork leg may be tilted forward with respect to the steering column and may also include a forward bend to direct portions of each fork leg towards the front.
US10464623B2
A bicycle saddle comprises a saddle shell. A seat cushion is arranged on an upper side of the saddle shell. A support element that is connected to a saddle frame is also provided. An elastomer body is arranged between the saddle shell and the support element in order to decouple the saddle shell from the support element.
US10464612B2
A header beam couples between A-pillars of a vehicle frame. The header beam is formed from a generally straight beam segment that is extruded to have a hollow body portion with supportive legs extending within the hollow interior along the length of the beam segment, defining uninterrupted forward and rearward box sections for supporting continuous load paths on the header beam. The end portions of the beam segment are clamped and the beam segment is stretch bent to form a curvature between the end portions that remain generally straight. A front flange extends forward along the body portion and is struck proximate the end portions to form an edge that is parallel to the curvature formed between the end portions. The end portions are attached to the A-pillars and the edge of the front flange is attached to a windshield.
US10464611B2
A vehicle includes a rocker support that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction. A side roof rail structure extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction along a vehicle roof assembly. A front pillar assembly is coupled to and extends upward from the rocker support to the side roof rail structure. The front pillar assembly includes a first panel that extends along a height of the front pillar assembly at a front side of the front pillar assembly. A second panel extends along the height of the front pillar assembly that is connected to the first panel at least partially defining an enclosed cavity that extends along the height of the front pillar assembly. The first panel is formed of a material having a lower minimum tensile strength than a material forming the second panel thereby forming a zone of reduced minimum tensile strength along the front side of the front pillar assembly.
US10464610B2
A vehicle structure includes a vehicle frame, a beam, an attachment bracket. The vehicle frame has a first side member, a second side member and a cross-member rigidly fixed to each of the first and second side members and extending between the first and second side members. The beam extends rearward from a mid-portion of the cross-member with a gap being defined between the beam and the cross-member. The attachment bracket is rigidly fixed to the mid-portion of the cross-member and retaining the beam. The attachment bracket is configured to maintain the gap with the vehicle frame in a non-impacted state. The attachment bracket is further configured such that in response an impact event impacting a forward area of the vehicle frame, with impacting forces causing relative movement between the cross-member and the attachment bracket, the gap is diminished or closed.
US10464609B2
A structural support system, for a vehicle having a central axis extending from a front of the vehicle to a rear of the vehicle, includes a radiator cross member, a lower load beam having a rearward end coupled to a frame of the vehicle, and a forward end coupled to the radiator cross member, the lower load beam oriented at an angle relative to the central axis and extending outwardly as the lower load beam extends toward the front of the vehicle, a front end module (FEM) coupled to the radiator cross member, and an impact block coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. During an impact event where an object impacts the FEM, the FEM and the radiator cross member are configured to absorb an impact load resulting from the impact event and bend rearward and inboard toward the transmission.
US10464606B2
The present disclosure relates to a guide path for guiding a vehicle along a predetermined path to a precise parking position. Disclosed herein is a guide path which can be mounted on a garage wall, and a housing including a laser which may be mounted on a vehicle and used to target the guide path while parking. Also disclosed are embodiments where the guide path is mounted on a vehicle, and a laser is mounted on the garage wall. Further disclosed are embodiments in which the vehicle includes a video camera for capturing a target fixed to a garage wall, and a microprocessor which overlays a virtual guide path. Further disclosure relates to a microprocessor configured to recognize the vehicle's position relative to the target fixed to a garage wall, via a camera feed, and for automatically guiding the vehicle along the path to the parking position.
US10464605B2
To provide a vehicle steering control device capable of suppressing influence of a torque generated during driving support by an EPS device on steering of a steering wheel performed by a driver. The vehicle steering control device includes an EPS controller (first controller) that controls a speed reduction mechanism and a differential mechanism controller (second controller) that controls a differential mechanism. In addition, the vehicle steering control device has a first steering assist mode of assisting driver's steering and a second steering assist mode of performing steering independently from the driver's steering. In the second steering assist mode, the second controller controls the differential mechanism so as to cancel a torque applied to a rack-and-pinion side of the differential mechanism from the speed reduction mechanism controlled by the first controller.
US10464603B2
A steer torque manager for an advanced driver assistance system of a road vehicle and a method therefor. A driver-in-the-loop functionality determines when to hand over control to a driver. A wheel angle controller uses an advanced driver assistance system wheel angle request to produce an overlay torque request to be added to a torque request from an electrical power assisted steering. The steer torque manager controls the driver-in-the-loop functionality based on amplitude and frequency content of a torsion bar torque related signal which is filtered to attenuate an amplitude thereof at frequencies up to 2 Hz. The overlay torque request to be provided by the wheel angle controller is modulated based on a measure of driver activity derived from the filtered torsion bar torque related signal, where more recent values are weighted higher than older values, using a time window of 0.5-3 seconds.
US10464602B2
The disclosure relates to a steering system useful for providing stable control during rear axle steering of harvesters, such as self-propelled windrowers. The steering system utilizes left and right-hand side drive motors, and allows for hydraulic fluid to flow between the left and right-hand side drive motors through crossover lines to regulate a speed differential between wheels when the steering system is actuated into a rear axle steering operation mode.
US10464597B2
An apparatus for monitoring a signal path is provided. The signal path includes a first processing unit, which generates a first signal based on an input signal of the signal path, and a second processing unit, which generates an output signal of the signal path, wherein the output signal depends on the first signal. The apparatus includes an output estimation module configured to determine an estimated output signal of the second processing unit based on the input signal. Further, the apparatus includes a comparison module configured to determine a state of the signal path based on a deviation of the output signal from the estimated output signal.
US10464596B2
A steering system for a vehicle may include first and second steering motors providing torque; a rack bar to which torques of the first and second steering motor are simultaneously applied, and configured to change steering angles of wheels by being displaced by the rotation of the first and second steering motors; first and second motor position detectors detecting rotation angles of the first and second steering motors, respectively; and a controller deriving an absolute position of the rack bar based on a difference between the rotation angles of the first and second steering motors detected by the first and second motor position detectors, wherein an amount of displacement of the rack bar according to an amount of rotation of the first steering motor is different from an amount of displacement of the rack bar according to an amount of rotation of the second steering motor.
US10464579B2
A method for controllably linking propulsion units in a vehicle consist includes transmitting a linking signal having an identity of a lead propulsion unit. A remote propulsion unit is remotely controlled by the lead unit when the identity matches a designated identity stored onboard the remote unit. A de-linking signal is transmitted from the lead unit when the lead unit is to be decoupled from the vehicle consist. The de-linking signal includes a replacement identity of a replacement propulsion unit. A replacement linking signal is transmitted from a second lead unit. The remote propulsion unit allows the second lead propulsion unit to remotely control the operations of the remote propulsion unit when replacement identity stored onboard the remote propulsion unit matches an identity that is communicated in the replacement linking signal.
US10464575B2
A vehicle control system includes: a reception section configured to receive a selection operation for one or more driving modes by an occupant of a vehicle from out of plural driving modes having different control characteristics related to acceleration/deceleration or cornering; and an automated driving controller configured to perform automated driving in which at least one of speed control and steering control of the vehicle is controlled automatically based on the driving mode received as the selection operation by the reception section.
US10464574B2
A method for operating a motor vehicle, for which it is monitored whether a communication failure is present between a transmission control instrument of an automatic transmission of the motor vehicle, a selector lever control instrument of the automatic transmission, and/or a parking brake control instrument of an electronic parking brake of the motor vehicle, and/or whether, on account of a malfunction of the automatic transmission itself and/or on account of a malfunction of a selector lever itself for selection of drive stages of the automatic transmission, a parking position of the automatic transmission cannot be engaged.
US10464571B2
An apparatus for a vehicle, a vehicle, a method, and a program having a program code. The apparatus has at least one input interface to receive sensor data from at least one sensor module, wherein the sensor data includes sensor information about a behavior of at least one occupant of the vehicle and/or about a travel situation of the vehicle. The apparatus has a control module to determine a potential need for information by the vehicle occupant based on the sensor information. The control module provides information corresponding to the potential need for information and ascertains a representation of the information according to the potential need for information in the vehicle based on the sensor information. The apparatus has at least one output interface for providing at least one video signal or control signal according to the ascertained representation on one or more display devices.
US10464560B2
A travel control apparatus includes: a recognition processing section that recognizes a lane line of a traffic lane in which a host vehicle is traveling; a vehicle control section that performs lane keeping control such that a lateral position of the host vehicle is at a predetermined position with respect to the lane line; a radar that detects a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle; and a cancelling section that, when the recognition processing section does not detect the lane line, cancels the lane keeping control when a predetermined time has passed after the lane line is no longer detected. The predetermined time is shorter when a following distance between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle is longer than a predetermined value than when the following distance is shorter than or equal to the predetermined value.
US10464557B2
An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of autonomous driving vehicles includes: a storage unit configured to store a location of an autonomous driving difficult section on a map in association with a predetermined release condition; and a control unit configured to acquire from the plurality of autonomous driving vehicles reporting data of each of the autonomous driving vehicles through communication, the reporting data including a location of the vehicle on the map and at least one of reliability of the autonomous driving, difficulty state information indicative of the autonomous driving being difficult or not difficult, and a result of driver intervention, and the control unit being configured to determine whether to release the autonomous driving difficult section based on the acquired reporting data and on the location and the release condition of the autonomous driving difficult section stored in the storage unit.
US10464555B2
A method using a parking assistance apparatus of a motor vehicle with trailer includes: producing, respectively by first and second camera units, a first image of surroundings of the vehicle on which the trailer is portrayed, and a second image of surroundings of the trailer, the first and second camera units being arranged on the vehicle and the trailer, respectively; producing a combined view of the surroundings from the first and second images, wherein an area of the first image occupied by the trailer overlays with a piece of the second image, so the trailer in the combined view has areas depicted transparently in front of surroundings in the second image; displaying the combined view with a desired travel trajectory for the trailer overlaid on the view; selecting a profile for the desired trajectory; starting a parking process in which the trailer is automatically kept on the desired trajectory.
US10464554B2
A vehicle controller configured to control a vehicle which includes a transmission gear includes at least one electronic control unit. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to: determine whether a shift range of the transmission gear is switched such that the vehicle travels in a changed traveling direction not based on a shift range switching operation by an occupant of the vehicle; and limit, when it is determined that the shift range is switched such that the vehicle travels in the changed traveling direction not based on the shift range switching operation, a driving force of the vehicle such that the driving force of the vehicle is smaller than when it is determined that the shift range is not switched such that the vehicle travels in the changed traveling direction not based on the shift range switching operation.
US10464553B2
A driving assistance device includes a driving operation pattern storage in which a predetermined driving operation pattern is stored, an automatic driving controller configured to perform automatic driving of a vehicle in accordance with the driving operation pattern, a notification sequence storage configured to store a notification sequence corresponding to the driving operation pattern, and a notification processor configured to perform notification to a driver of the vehicle in accordance with the notification sequence. The notification sequence storage stores a plurality of notification sequences different in detail level for one driving operation pattern. When the automatic driving in accordance with the driving operation pattern is performed, the notification processor selects one of the plurality of notification sequences, and performs notification to the driver in accordance with the selected notification sequence in conformity with a progress of the relevant driving operation pattern in the automatic driving.
US10464550B2
A control device executes abnormality detection processing for detecting an abnormality of a current sensor. The abnormality detection processing includes first processing which is executed in a case where, during reception of electric power from a power supply, a state of charge of a power storage device is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount and electric power is supplied to an electrically heated catalyst device. The first processing includes processing for detecting an abnormality of the current sensor by estimating a current supplied to the electrically heated catalyst device using a detection value of a charging current sensor and comparing the estimated value with a detection value of the current sensor.
US10464544B2
Provided are embodiments of a suspension train comprising a shell body, wheels and a flow disturbing plate connected with the wheels, a suspension train operating system comprising a non-vacuum cover body and the suspension train traveling in the cover body in an ideal vacuum state at high speeds, and first and second propelling force sources converted from fluid resistance for multiplying propelling force of the train. A fluid channel communicating with the outside is formed between the upper surface of the flow disturbing plate with the lower surface being a concave-convex flow disturbing surface and the bottom of the shell body. The high-speed suspension train is completely driven by solar energy.
US10464540B2
A method of manufacturing vehicle brake boosters includes load testing a plurality of reaction discs and sorting the load-tested reaction discs into multiple, separate batches based on the load test results. A first batch of plunger plates is formed to an axial length to correspond with a first of the separate batches of reaction discs. A first batch of the vehicle brake boosters is assembled with a first one of the multiple, separate batches of reaction discs and the first batch of plunger plates to achieve a target jump-in force. A second batch of plunger plates is formed to an axial length to correspond with a second one of the separate batches of reaction discs. A second batch of the vehicle brake boosters is assembled with a second one of the multiple separate batches of reaction discs and the second batch of plunger plates to achieve the target jump-in force.
US10464539B2
System for reducing the brake wear of heavy vehicles, in particular for public transportation or for garbage collection, the vehicle comprising a pneumatic braking system for the actuation of the brakes, the wear reducing system being characterized in comprising limiting means, suitable to be activated, for limiting the air pressure within the pneumatic braking system.
US10464518B2
A seat includes a seatback having an exterior panel. The seat includes a first member and a second member each being inflatable to an inflated position and defining an inflation chamber, the inflation chambers spaced from each other. The exterior panel extends between and is secured to the first member and the second member external to the inflation chambers in the inflated position.
US10464514B2
An impact energy absorber member for a vehicle configured to protect a lower leg of a pedestrian, with integrated air guiding member for guiding air from a front bumper of the vehicle to a radiator of the vehicle, wherein the impact absorber member comprises at least one vertical flap, wherein the flap is reinforced by a rib that is fixed to the front bumper and/or to a bolster frame of the vehicle.
US10464511B2
A bumper reinforcement (10) includes a first member (1), and a second member (2). The first member (1) includes a first flat sheet (11), and two first parts (12). The first parts (12) are respectively connected to two side edges of the first flat sheet (11). The second member (2) includes a second plate (24), two wall parts (22), two flanges (21), and two second parts (23). The wall parts (22) are respectively connected to two side edges of the second plate (24). The flanges (21) are respectively connected to the two wall parts (22). The second parts (23) are respectively connected to side edges of the two flanges (21), and are provided so as to correspond to the first parts (23). The two flanges (21) of the second member (2) are joined with the first flat sheet (11) of the first member (1). The first parts (23) stand up toward the second member (2) side.
US10464504B2
A circuit body for a vehicle is wired on a vehicle body of the vehicle for performing supply of electric power to an electrical component and communication of various communication signals with the electrical component. The circuit body includes: a plurality of control boxes separately disposed on the circuit body and capable of controlling input and output of at least one of the electric power and the communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. At least one of the plurality of control boxes is grounded via the electrical component connected to the branch line harness.
US10464502B2
A roof ditch molding end cap for a roof ditch of a vehicle includes a body member having a first attachment surface and a second attachment surface. The second attachment surface is disposed at an angle with respect to the first attachment surface. The first attachment surface is configured to slidably engage the roof ditch of the vehicle. The second attachment surface has a locking member configured to engage a second fastening member disposed in the roof ditch of the vehicle to substantially prevent movement of the roof ditch molding end cap.
US10464495B2
A vehicle roof top cargo carrier provides pivoting loading/unloading of all types of cargo to and from the carrier via the rear of a vehicle, and, once extended, provides use as a stand/frame for purposes other than carrying cargo. The vehicle roof top cargo carrier has a frame attachable to existing rack members on the roof of the vehicle, a carriage movably carried on the frame and able to pivot with respect to the frame once the carriage is extended from the rear of the frame via cooperating pivot structures of the carriage and the frame. The cooperating pivot structures allow the carriage to pivot from 0° (horizontal) to 90° (vertical), and a support retained on the carriage and configured to adjustably telescope from the rear of the carriage for contacting the ground. The carriage has cargo receptacles for accommodating various types of cargo, and purpose specific attachments for non-cargo functions.
US10464494B2
The present disclosure provides a roof luggage rack for a vehicle. The roof luggage rack includes a luggage rack body defining a mounting hole; a fastener fixing the luggage rack body on a roof of the vehicle; and a mounting cover engaged in the mounting hole to seal the luggage rack body.
US10464493B2
A vehicle door assembly may include an interior door panel having an armrest, the armrest having a handle defining an opening therein and a receptacle arranged below the armrest and configured to be selectively arranged under the handle to create a repository within the opening to receive objects.
US10464490B2
A display control apparatus connected to an imaging apparatus installed in a vehicle includes an obtaining unit which obtains image data obtained by the imaging apparatus capturing an image of a portion on a rear side of the vehicle, a specifying unit which specifies, as a compression region, a pixel region which does not include image elements indicating straight objects extending along a traveling direction of the vehicle in a pixel region in a lower portion in the image data, a generation unit which generates display image data of a predetermined display size by compressing the specified compression region in the image data, and a controller which performs control so that the generated display image data is visually recognized through an electronic mirror disposed as a rearview mirror of the vehicle.
US10464488B2
A rearview mirror for a vehicle includes a housing defining an interior cavity and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing at a first end thereof and a spring plate coupled with the mounting plate at a first coupling and slidably coupled with the mounting plate at a second coupling. The spring plate defines a resiliently deformable spring portion positioned between the first and second couplings and an arm portion extending away from the second coupling opposite the spring portion. The actuation mechanism further includes a toggle barrel positioned within the interior cavity of the housing and rotatable between first and second positions to compress the spring portion of the spring plate by movement of the arm portion by sliding of the spring plate with respect to the second coupling.
US10464484B2
A display control apparatus mounted in a vehicle is provided with a viewpoint conversion unit, an image enhancement unit and an image outputting unit. The image recognition unit recognizes an object in images captured by a plurality of imaging devices, mounted on a vehicle to captures images surrounding the vehicle. The viewpoint conversion unit specifies an imaging device, which captures an image having an object recognized by the recognition unit, as a recognition imaging device, and converts the captured image to a viewpoint converted image, viewed from a virtual viewpoint corresponded to the recognition imaging device. The image enhancement unit enhances an imaging area of the object included in the viewpoint converted image. The viewpoint converted image having the imaging area of the object enhanced is output to a display from the image output unit as a driving support image.
US10464482B2
A method of operating an immersive display includes obtaining first images of environment in a first region in front of the immersive display, obtaining second images of environment in a second region outside the first region, which second region is not in front of the immersive display, displaying the first images of the environment on a first area of at least one display of the immersive display to provide a field of view of the environment in front of the immersive display, and displaying the second images of the environment in the second region on a second area of the at least one display to provide images outside the field of view of the environment in front of the immersive display. The first area is delineated from the second area.
US10464478B2
A device for controlling the interior lighting of a motor vehicle comprises at least one lighting module capable of emitting a light beam in the passenger compartment, and means for detecting a plurality of gestures of an occupant of the vehicle forming a determined sequence triggering the control of the interior lighting module.
US10464475B2
A lighting device for a motor vehicle, the lighting device being designed to emit at least one light beam, at least one characteristic of which relates to the type of propulsion of the motor vehicle, the device being arranged to emit the light beam at least when the motor vehicle is moving.
US10464461B1
A vehicle seating assembly includes a frame and a seat that includes a cushion and a cushion cover. The seat defines a handle slot. A retractable handle is disposed in the handle slot and is operable between a retracted position and a deployed position. The retractable handle includes an elongate flexible body having first and second ends fixedly coupled with the frame, and first and second stretchable members operably coupled with the first and second ends, respectively, and configured to draw down a portion of the elongate flexible body. A graspable webbing is disposed between the first and second stretchable members, wherein the graspable webbing is configured to be grabbed by a user and drawn away from the frame which stretches the first and second stretchable members.
US10464451B2
A swiveling car seat system for facilitating a car seat to be rotated in a vehicle includes a car seat that selectively has a child seated therein. The car seat is selectively positioned on a seat in a vehicle. A swivel unit is coupled to the car seat and the swivel unit abuts the seat in the vehicle when the car seat is positioned in the vehicle. The car seat is rotatable on the swivel such that the car seat selectively faces a door on the vehicle thereby enhancing removing and placing the child in the car seat.
US10464449B2
A web management system includes a base that is configured to be secured to the seat of a vehicle. A retraction member has a first end and a second end. The first end is fixedly secured to an anchor attached to the base. The retraction member is configured to expand and retract in length between a first length and a shorter second length. The expansion and retraction are biased in favor of retraction to the second length. A web having at least a portion is fixedly secured to the base. A roller is attached to the second end of the retraction member. The roller is configured to slidably couple the web to the retraction member. Retraction of the retraction member takes up slack in the web.
US10464445B2
Track fitting assembly having a base frame (12) comprising a pivot shaft (44) arranged so that the pivot shaft substantially aligns with an upper surface of a track when the base frame is coupled to the track and at least one pivotable insert (14) pivotally coupled to the pivot shaft.
US10464438B2
A power conditioning system that includes a fuel cell to be connected to a load, a fuel cell converter connected between the fuel cell and the load, the fuel cell converter converting an output voltage of the fuel cell at a predetermined required voltage ratio, a battery connected in parallel with the fuel cell with respect to the load, the battery serving as a power supply source different from the fuel cell, a battery converter connected between the battery and the load, the battery converter converting an output voltage of the battery at a predetermined required voltage ratio, a voltage adjusting unit configured to adjust an output voltage of the battery converter to a predetermined voltage to generate a DC link voltage for synchronizing an output voltage of the fuel cell converter and the output voltage of the battery converter, and a ripple suppressing unit configured to cause the battery converter to suppress a ripple component of the DC link voltage in a situation where the DC link voltage is higher than the output voltage of the battery.
US10464436B2
A battery system for a vehicle is provided. The battery system includes: first and second output terminals; a battery pack including a primary pole and a secondary pole which are respectively electrically connected or connectable to one of the first and second output terminals; an electrically operable pre-charge switch electrically connected to the primary pole of the battery pack and to the first output terminal; a first resistor arranged in series with the electrically operable pre-charge switch; an isolation monitoring circuit adapted to monitor the overall isolation of the battery system; a semiconductor switch adapted to bidirectionally conduct a current in a first state and to bidirectionally block the current in a second state; and a second resistor arranged in series with the first resistor and in parallel with the semiconductor switch.
US10464428B2
A system for charging an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle, the system comprising: a low power grid interface comprising an AC pole and a DC pole, the AC pole being electrically connected to an electrical power grid; a battery buffer electrically connected to the DC pole of the low power grid interface; and a DC-DC converter having an input DC pole and an output DC pole, the input DC pole being connected to the battery buffer and the output DC pole being connected to an electric vehicle, wherein the connection between the battery buffer and the DC-DC converter is a DC electrical connection.
US10464418B2
A transaxle may include an input shaft including a first shaft and a second shaft; and a torque limiter including an input unit and connected to the other end of the first shaft so as to be relatively non-rotatable, a driven unit connected to a second end of the second shaft so as to be relatively non-rotatable, and a region transmitting a torque between the input unit and the driven unit while limiting the torque to a predetermined value or less. By connecting the input unit and the driven unit of the torque limiter with a one-way clutch, the second shaft is rotatable relative to the first shaft when a rotation direction of the first shaft is a first direction, and the second shaft is non-rotatable relative to the first shaft when the rotation direction is a second direction opposite to the first direction.
US10464403B2
A sealing arrangement for a vehicle window is described. The sealing arrangement includes at least a retaining rail with a latching channel, wherein the latching channel includes a guide rail and a spring leg, and the retaining rail is fastened to a window; and a covering with a latching rail, wherein the guide rail, together with the spring leg, surrounds the latching rail in the latching channel, and wherein the spring leg and the latching rail are oriented so as to latch parallel to each other. The covering includes a covering edge that makes contact with a glass edge of the window. The guide rail includes a spring element, and the spring element is arranged and tensioned on a contact surface on the lower side of the covering, bears against the latching rail via a centering cam and, together with the covering edge, fixes and centers the covering in the latching channel.
US10464399B2
A vehicle window opening device includes a controller, a change detector, and a drawing detector. The controller configured to control opening and closing of a vehicle window based on a drive force of a motor. The change detector is configured to detect a change in a state of movement of the vehicle window. A drawing detector is configured to detect drawing of a foreign matter by the vehicle window based on a change detected by the change detector. The controller is configured to restrict opening of the vehicle window after the drawing detection.
US10464391B2
A thermoelectric system and method provides distributed localized heating, cooling, or both heating and cooling. The thermoelectric system includes a plurality of thermoelectric assemblies. Each thermoelectric assembly comprises a plurality of thermoelectric elements, and each thermoelectric assembly is in thermal communication with a first working fluid and in thermal communication with a region corresponding to the thermoelectric assembly. Each thermoelectric assembly is selectively operable either to heat the region corresponding to the thermoelectric assembly by transferring heat from the first working fluid to the region corresponding to the thermoelectric assembly or to cool the region corresponding to the thermoelectric assembly by transferring heat from the region corresponding to the thermoelectric assembly to the first working fluid. Each thermoelectric assembly is operable independently from operation of other thermoelectric assemblies of the plurality of thermoelectric assemblies.
US10464389B2
A valve assembly includes a housing, a flow controller, and a piston. The housing defines an inlet port, an outlet port, a flow path extending between the inlet port and the outlet port, and a pilot chamber configured to be in fluid communication with a pilot. The flow controller is positioned along the flow path. The piston is positioned to separate the pilot chamber from the flow path. The piston includes a first end in fluid communication with the pilot chamber and an opposing second end positioned to engage the flow controller with a pilot force that varies based on a pressure at the pilot.
US10464383B2
An amphibious transport apparatus includes forward and aft ends, a pair of spaced apart pontoons including tracks, and a transversely extending structure, which can include a platform, that spans between the pontoons and connects the pontoons together. The amphibious transport apparatus further includes a sled vessel that can be used to transport materials or personnel. The sled can be releasably attached to the amphibious transport apparatus with tow bar and a pivotal connection. Said tow bar can be rotatable between an upper storage position wherein the tow bar engages the vessel away from said pivotal connection and above a terrain surface, and a lower towing position. A towing position of said amphibious craft and sled can be defined by the sled connected to the amphibious craft at the releasable pivotal connection, with the amphibious craft being self propelled with said tracks for engaging the underlying terrain and with the sled in the lower towing position so that the sled bottom drags along on the underlying terrain during movement of the amphibious transport apparatus and sled. A trailer for loading and unloading the sled can also be provided. The amphibious craft can push the sled onto the trailer during loading.
US10464379B2
A tire pressure management system for a truck or trailer having a first tire and a second tire, an air pressure supply sealingly connected to the first tire and to the second tire for communication of pressurized air therebetween, and an electronic pressure regulator configured to receive a signal from a load management system and automatically adjust the air pressure setting based on the signal so as to regulate the pressure of air passing from the air pressure supply to the first and second tires.
US10464376B2
On a tread portion, a plurality of blocks are formed by a plurality of main grooves annularly continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of transverse grooves extending in a tire width direction, intersecting these main grooves. Each block has projections on side surfaces, which form each transverse groove, at corner regions thereof.
US10464360B2
A printing module configured to print a label on a curved surface of an article includes an expandable printing mechanism configured to be expanded to an open configuration for receiving the article or contracted to a closed configuration placing the curved surface in an operative position with respect to a print head and an article moving assembly configured to grasp and hold the article and effect relative movement between the curved surface and the print head. The printing mechanism includes contact elements, such as rollers, that contact or otherwise engage the article when the printing mechanism is in the closed configuration and maintain the curved surface in the operative position with respect to the print head during relative movement between the curved surface and the print head.
US10464359B2
A printing apparatus performs printing on a sheet including adhesive label paper and includes a thermal head configured to perform printing on the sheet using heat, a platen roller which is positioned to face the thermal head, and configured to rotate to transport the sheet when the sheet is interposed between the thermal head and the platen roller, a heating unit configured to heat the thermal head, an output device, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate in a cleaning mode, in which the controller causes the thermal head to be heated to a predetermined temperature at which glue of the label paper is softened while the platen roller is in contact with the thermal head and rotating without transporting any sheet, and controls the output device to indicate that the thermal head has been heated up to the predetermined temperature and is ready for cleaning.
US10464353B2
A printing apparatus including a plurality of printing units along one guide can read test patterns printed with a plurality of types of conveying amount of a recording medium and determine a conveying amount based on the reading result.
US10464352B2
A method of duplex printing on a cut sheet printer having a sheet supply system for feeding sheets to a print station in a first orientation for printing a first image on the first side of the sheet and then in a second orientation for printing a second image on a second side of the sheet includes, for each sheet: (a) estimating a likelihood P1 that, in a print process for printing the first image, the sheet will become damaged to such an extent that the damage will compromise a later print process for printing the second image; (b) comparing the likelihood P1 to a threshold T; and (c) if the likelihood P1 exceeds the threshold T, reversing the print order so that the second image is printed before the first image. The method ensures that the riskier image is printed on the duplex pass. The chances of the sheet with the simplex image then successfully passing through the duplex pass are then increased.
US10464349B2
A system to calculate line feed error in labels on a printer includes a holder assembly under the label line feed and before the printer burn line; a first sensor and a second sensor on the holder assembly, a fixed distance, L, between them; and a processor. The first sensor senses a first position of a label edge, L1A. The second sensor senses a second position of the label edge, L1B. The processor calculates the distance, L1AB, between the first position and the second position and calculates the line feed error over the fixed distance, L, by taking the difference (L−L1AB). The processor calculates the feed correction to be done to the label, given by [(L−L1AB)/L]×D, where D is a distance between the first sensor and the burn line of the printer. The processor instructs the printer line feed to implement the calculated feed correction.
US10464346B2
Provided is an ink jet recording apparatus capable of easily and more reliably performing fixation processing on a recording medium moved after image recording. The ink jet recording apparatus is provided with: an image forming unit (12) that ejects ink; a first conveyance unit (11) that conveys a recording medium (P) on which the ejected ink is to land and relatively moves the same with respect to the image forming unit; a fixation unit (24) that fixes the ink that has landed on the recording medium; a second conveyance unit (21) that conveys the recording medium on which the ink to be fixed has landed and relatively moves the same with respect to the fixation unit; and a first end pressing roller (215) and a second end pressing roller (216) which serve as a floating suppression unit that suppresses, from the ink-landed surface side, floating of the recording medium from a recording medium conveyance surface in the second conveyance unit. The floating suppression unit suppresses the floating of the recording medium in a suppression range that can be changed and set so as not to include a recording width range in which the image forming unit causes the ink to land on the recording medium.
US10464328B2
A printer includes: a printhead; a platen positioned below the printhead for supporting print media conveyed along a media feed direction through a print zone, the platen defining a particle-collection slot upstream of the print zone relative to the media feed direction; and a vacuum chamber in fluid communication with the particle-collection slot. An upper surface of the platen has a plurality of raised ribs extending along the platen in the media feed direction and a dam wall extending across the platen transverse to the ribs. The dam wall is positioned at a downstream side of the particle-collection slot and the ribs extend towards the dam wall from an upstream side of the particle-collection slot.
US10464319B2
A liquid-droplet ejecting apparatus includes: N nozzles; N driving elements; M power supply circuits that create a driving signal to be selectively supplied to the N driving elements; and N selecting circuits that selectively connect one of the M power supply circuits to a corresponding one of the N driving elements. The N driving elements are connected to the M power supply circuits in a first combination until a particular condition is satisfied. The first combination is a combination between the M power supply circuits and an M driving element groups, into which the N driving elements are divided based on a voltage of the supplied driving signal. The N driving elements are connected to the M power supply circuits in a second combination after the particular condition is satisfied. The second combination is another combination between the M driving element groups and the M power supply circuits.
US10464310B2
A recording apparatus includes an ink application unit configured to apply ink to a transfer body, a first application unit configured to apply a first treatment liquid over an area on the transfer body, a second application unit configured to apply a second treatment liquid to the transfer body, a heating unit configured to heat the second treatment liquid applied to the transfer body, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the ink image, wherein a ratio of the second treatment liquid to the first treatment liquid on an outside of ink portion is determined according to the recording medium.
US10464307B2
A system and method for 3D microfabrication projects light capable of initiating photopolymerization toward a spatial light modulator that modulates light responsive to digital masks corresponding to layers of the structure. Projection optics focus the modulated light onto an optical plane within a photopolymerizable material supported on a stage. A computer controller causes the spatial light modulator to project a sequence of images corresponding to the digital masks while coordinating movement of the stage to move a position of the optical plane within the photopolymerizable material to sequentially project each image of the sequence to generate the structure by progressively photopolymerizing the photopolymerizable material.
US10464300B2
In a method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire, molding of a green tire has an assembly step of bonding an inner liner and an unvulcanized rubber sheet with end portions thereof in a width direction being displaced from each other by 50 mm to 500 mm in the width direction to manufacture a laminate, cutting the laminate to have a constant length corresponding to a width of a drum to manufacture a cut sheet, and a joining step of winding the cut sheet on entire circumference of the drum such that a cut surface thereof extends in a circumferential direction of the drum and the inner liner is disposed on an inner surface side, and joining the end portions of the inner liner and joining the end portions of the unvulcanized rubber sheet such that positions of the joined end portions are displaced by a constant distance.
US10464297B2
A method and a device for attaching a backing film to a flexible substrate and a roller for use therewith. The method includes placing the flexible substrate on a surface of a first worktable facing a second worktable and placing the backing film on a surface of the second worktable facing the first worktable; pressing the flexible substrate and the backing film by a rolling mechanism to attach them together. The rolling mechanism includes a roller having a surface encapsulated with segmented roller encapsulating rubber.
US10464290B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel which is excellent for the operability of a capacitance-type touch panel, which is able to suppress the occurrence of malfunctions in a capacitance-type touch panel in a wide range of temperature environments from low temperatures to high temperatures, and which is also excellent in pressure-sensitive adhesion. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a laminate for a touch panel and a capacitance-type touch panel which include a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel. In the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet for a touch panel of the present invention, a relative dielectric constant obtained by impedance measurement at 1 MHz at 20° C. is 4.0 or more, a temperature dependency obtained from a temperature dependency evaluation test is 25% or less, and a 180 degree peel strength with respect to glass is 0.2 to 1.2 N/mm.
US10464287B2
A porous plate-shaped filler of the present invention is a plate shape having an aspect ratio of 3 or more, a surface shape is one of a round shape, an oval and a round-corner polygonal shape, and its minimum length is from 0.1 to 50 μm. Furthermore, a sectional shape is one of an arch shape, an elliptic shape, and a quadrangular shape in which at least a part of corners is rounded. Consequently, it is possible to obtain the heat insulation film in which the porous plate-shaped fillers 1 are easy to be laminated and the heat insulation effect improves.
US10464282B2
An adhesive-bonded component including a first workpiece having a first substrate and a first mating surface including a plurality of protrusions. The component also includes a second workpiece comprising a second substrate having a second mating surface contacting the first mating surface and adhesive positioned on the first mating surface. In various embodiments, the second mating surface comprises troughs receiving the protrusions of the first workpiece, and the plurality of protrusions of the first workpiece and the troughs of the second workpiece may be arranged in multiple mating patterns. The technology also includes processes of making the components.
US10464281B2
A composite sandwich structure for a vehicle includes a first sheet that has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The composite sandwich structure also includes a second sheet opposite the first sheet and a core coupled between the first and second sheets. The core is formed from a shape memory alloy and is configured to reversibly transform between (a) a substantially fully austenite state in response to the composite sandwich structure being within an expected operating temperature range and being subjected to a relatively low transverse force, and (b) an at least partially martensite state in response to the composite sandwich structure being within the expected operating temperature range and being subjected to a relatively high transverse force. Each of a plurality of first portions of the core correspondingly changes shape to accommodate the application of the relatively high force, such that the core reversibly deforms.
US10464270B2
A method and apparatus for curing a composite workpiece to form a part. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus may comprise an object, a portable structure, and a heating system. The object may have a shape selected for a part. The portable structure may comprise a retaining structure configured to hold the object. The retaining structure may have a first side and a second side. The heating system may be configured to cover the object at the first side of the retaining structure and the second side of the retaining structure. The heating system may be further configured to generate heat for use in curing a workpiece placed over the object to form the part.
US10464269B2
A laying die, for picking up and laying of substrates, comprising an elastically deformable substrate receiving structure providing an engagement surface for releasable receiving of substrates, an attaching element comprising a gas channel for providing positively or negatively pressurized gas for picking up and blowing off the substrates, and a carrier body made from elastically deformable material and sandwiched between the substrate receiving structure and the attaching element which is arranged to distribute the positively or negatively pressurized gas over the carrier body. The carrier body comprises breakthroughs to transfer the pressurized gas from the attaching element to the substrate receiving structure that comprises an elastically deformable distribution plate to distribute the positively or negatively pressurized gas over the engagement surface. Also, a laying device which changes the position and/or orientation of substrates to predetermined values can comprise the laying die and a method for manufacturing the laying die.
US10464268B2
Provided are composite feedstock strips for additive manufacturing and methods of forming such strips. A composite feedstock strip may include continuous unidirectional fibers extending parallel to each other and to the principal axis of the strip. This fiber continuity yields superior mechanical properties, such as the tensile strength along strip's principal axis. Composite feedstock strips may be fabricated by slitting a composite laminate in a direction parallel to the fibers. In some embodiments, the cross-sectional shape of the slit strips may be changed by reattributing material at least on the surface of the strips and/or by coating the slit strips with another material. This cross-sectional shape change may be performed without disturbing the continuous fibers within the strips. The cross-sectional distribution of fibers within the strips may be uneven with higher concentration of fibers near the principal axis of the strips, for example, to assist with additive manufacturing.
US10464266B2
A method and a device are provided for producing a fiber composite component. The method includes preparing a long-fiber layer; applying short fibers to the long-fiber layer; and applying a further long-fiber layer to the long-fiber layer provided with the short fibers. The device is configured to carry out the method. The fiber composite component has a layer arrangement composed of at least two long-fiber layers, wherein the layer arrangement has an addition of short fibers. The short fibers are configured and dimensioned and are applied in such a way or are in such an arrangement that propagation of tears in one of the long-fiber layers into in each case the other or an adjacent one of the long-fiber layers and/or delamination between the long-fiber layers is rendered more difficult.
US10464265B2
A plurality of identical fabrication modules are linked together and configurable to fabricate any of a plurality of differing laminate structures in a family of structures having common features. Each of the fabrication modules is locally adapted to fabricate a section of the laminate structure on a corresponding tool. A controller controls and coordinates automated operation of the fabrication modules.
US10464264B2
A mandrel wheel for producing packages is illustrated and described, including: a mandrel wheel shaft having a central axis, a plurality of mandrels attached to the mandrel wheel shaft, an inflow for a coolant and an outflow for the coolant. The mandrels form at least one mandrel group, the mandrels of which are arranged in a plane perpendicular to the central axis of the mandrel wheel shaft. Each mandrel has a hollow space for the coolant, which is connected to an inlet and to an outlet separate from it. At least one distribution element is provided, which connects all inlets of a mandrel group to the inflow and which connects all outlets of the same mandrel group to the outflow, so that the mandrels can be cooled more effectively.
US10464261B2
The disclosure relates to a dual printhead assembly and a 3D printing apparatus. The dual printhead assembly includes a base, a printhead module and a switching module. The printhead module includes a positioning swing arm with a bearing disposed at the middle portion thereof, a first printhead unit and a second printhead unit fixed nearby two opposite edges of the bearing, respectively, and a fixing piece passing through the bearing to assemble the printhead module on the base. While a rotation shaft of the switching module is rotated to drive a first cam or a second cam to press an end or another end of an elastic sheet, a third or fourth connecting element disposed on the elastic sheet is driven to press an end or another end of the positioning swing arm, so as to adjust the height difference between the first printhead unit and the second printhead unit.
US10464260B2
A system and corresponding method to move a rod of build material in a three-dimensional (3D) printing system uses a pusher. The rod of build material has distal and proximal ends relative to an extrusion head. The distal and proximal ends having distal and proximal end surfaces, respectively. The pusher engages with the rod and applies an axial force to at least a portion of the distal end surface of the rod for at least a portion of a path the rod travels toward the extrusion head. The axial force actuates the rod of build material without alteration, such as by shaving, fracturing, or otherwise deforming the rod of build material.
US10464258B2
A graft copolymer comprising: a core polymer comprising a crosslinked or non-crosslinked polysaccharide, a plurality of primary graft polymers covalently grafted to the core polymer, a plurality of secondary graft polymers covalently grafted to each primary graft polymer, an injectable dermal aesthetic formulation comprising such a graft copolymer and a method of preparing such a graft copolymer.
US10464256B2
A method for folding over an edge of a decorative layer, a fold-over system, a method for converting a fold-over system, and an interior trim part. To reduce cycle times and to achieve excellent quality of the produced laminated parts at the same time, a method is provided wherein the fold-over slide for fixing the edge of the decorative layer is cooled by means of an active cooling means. Alternatively or cumulatively, the fold-over slide according to the invention is heated by means of an active heating means. In a preferred embodiment, a heating fluid flows through the fold-over slide when the fold-over slide is already pressing the adhesive into the adhesive joint, such that the hot-melt adhesive is activated. Then, under persistent contact pressure, the fold-over slide is cooled until fixation occurs. Then the fold-over slide is removed, and the carrier part can be exchanged.
US10464253B2
A method of manufacturing a biaxially stretched film according by: (I) preheating a thermoplastic resin film to a temperature in a rubbery plateau region in a storage elastic modulus curve; (II) biaxially stretching the thermoplastic resin film under a condition that a stretching speed is 500%/min or higher while heating the thermoplastic resin film to the temperature in the rubbery plateau region; (III) cooling the thermoplastic resin film after the biaxially stretching (II) to a temperature in a glass-to-rubber transition region or a glass region in the storage elastic modulus curve; and (IV) relaxing the thermoplastic resin film after the cooling (III) at a temperature in the glass-to-rubber transition region.
US10464246B2
An injection molding method includes: a plasticizing process of feeding a resin pellet and additive components to a heating cylinder including a screw that can rotate around a rotation axis and can advance and retreat along the rotation axis, and generating molten resin by rotating the screw in a normal direction; and an injection process of injecting to a cavity the molten resin containing the additive components. In the plasticizing process, retreat operation of forcibly retreating the screw is performed at a predetermined velocity by a predetermined stroke or a predetermined time.
US10464245B2
A device for dosing bulk material, in particular plastic granules, for machines that process plastic granules, in particular for injection molding machines. The invention provides a bulk material feed (1), a material hopper (3) formed by multiple, preferably four, individually removable material hopper containers (2) and arranged under the bulk material feed (1) and ending in a dosing base device (4), and, optionally, a weighing container with a scale in the dosing base device (4). The individual material hopper containers (2) are arranged on a support spider (5) and the support spider (5) is formed by support spider plates (11) arranged vertically and perpendicular to one another. The support spider is mounted on the housing of the dosing base device (4). The support spider (5) has a height (h), which is at least the height (h1) of the material hopper container (2), which extends over the dosing base device (4), and corresponds to the immersion depth (h2) of the material hopper (3) into the dosing base device (4). A material hopper cover (6) is provided on the end of the support spider (5) facing away from the dosing base device (4).
US10464244B2
An improved injection mold for forming an injection molded component. The injection mold includes a main cavity block and a main core block that are moveable with respect to one another. The main cavity block has a cavity block mating face that includes a first mold surface and the main core block has a core block mating face that includes a second mold surface. A plurality of induction heating coils extend within the main cavity block and a plurality of gas inlet channels extend through the main core block. The second mold surface includes a plurality ridges that cooperatively form a continuous gas flow path that is disposed in fluid communication with the plurality of as inlet channels. The continuous gas flow path follows a serpentine shape to provide even and uninterrupted gas flow across the second mold surface.
US10464241B2
A stereoscopic modeling apparatus including a modeling part, a modeling unit, and a controller is provided. The modeling part forms a powder layer with a powder. The modeling unit discharges droplets of a modeling liquid on the powder layer to form a modeling layer in which particles of the powder are bonded. The controller causes the modeling part and the modeling unit to repeat forming the powder layer and the modeling layer, respectively, to sequentially laminate the modeling layer to form a stereoscopic modeled product. The droplets include a preceding droplet and a succeeding droplet sequentially discharged to adjacent positions on the powder layer, and the succeeding droplet is discharged after the preceding droplet is discharged and within a time period in which a contact angle between the preceding droplet impacted on the powder layer and the powder in the powder layer remains greater than 90 degrees.
US10464235B2
An extrusion pelletizer for a polycarbonate resin includes: an extruder; a cooling unit; and a cutter. The extruder includes a cylinder top, a first adapter, a polymer filter unit, a second adapter, and a die head. The polymer filter unit includes a plurality of stick-shaped filter elements therein. A temperature of the second adapter is set to be lower than a temperature of the polymer filter unit. The cooling unit and the cutter are disposed under an atmosphere in which air cleanliness defined in accordance with JIS B 9920 is any one of class 1 to class 7.
US10464227B2
A hairdressing razor for cutting hair having an elongated handle and a cutting head joined to the handle, wherein at least one blade holder for at least one blade is provided in the cutting head. In order to achieve an improved cutting result and a longer blade service life, the invention provides for the longitudinal axis of the blade to be arranged at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cutting head. A single recess is provided on at least one longitudinal side of the cutting head into which recess a free cutting region of projects without extending beyond the longitudinal edge of the longitudinal side when a blade is located in the blade holder, and wherein a length of the recess is smaller than half the length of the longitudinal side and wherein a length of the free cutting region in the recess is smaller than 15 mm.
US10464225B1
The shaving razor is a battery-operated electric razor with an internal water supply and vacuum subsystem. The razor may shave hair using one or more blades having reciprocating cutting edges behind foil shields. The internal water supply may be used to spray water from a water reservoir within the razor through a manifold next to the blades onto the skin and hair to soften the hair. A sponge adjacent to the blades may soak up excess water as well as moisten the skin. The vacuum system operates to suck hair clippings into a collection compartment within the razor. The collection compartment hinges open to be emptied.
US10464223B2
A knife for holding a blade having a bottom with a hole and a cutting tip which extends from the bottom includes a body having a rest zone for the bottom of the blade to be disposed in the body, and a mouth at a front end of the body which receives the bottom of the blade. The mouth guides the bottom of the blade to the rest zone. The body includes a recess in communication with the rest zone. The knife includes a lock disposed in the recess for securely holding the blade. The lock has a base which is fixedly attached inside the body. When in a locked state, the lock end is disposed in the hole in the bottom of the blade which holds the blade in place and the blade is unable to move from the rest zone. When in an unlocked state, the lock end separate and apart from the hole in the bottom of the blade so the blade can be moved from the rest zone. The lock having a move disposed between the lock end and the base. When a force is applied to the move, the move moves the lock end between the unlocked state and the locked state. Alternatively, there is a jaw with the lock end for the blade. A method for positioning a blade relative to a knife.
US10464218B2
The present invention relates to a gripper system comprising fingers. The gripper fingers are connectable to a gripper arm. The gripper fingers comprise a roller configured to spin around its central axis or a ball element rotatable in any direction; a stopper configured to stop and/or prevent the spinning of the roller or ball. The present invention also relates to a method for grasping and displacing an object.
US10464209B2
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for surgical robotic arm setup. In one aspect, there is provided a system including a first robotic arm configured to manipulate a medical instrument, a processor, and a memory. The processor may be configured to: determine a minimum stroke length of the first robotic arm that allows advancing of the medical instrument by the first robotic arm to reach a target region from an access point via a path, determine a boundary for an initial pose of the first robotic arm based on the minimum stroke length and a mapping stored in the memory, and during an arm setup phase prior to performing a procedure, provide an indication of the boundary during movement of the first robotic arm.
US10464207B2
There is set forth herein an articulated arm, the articulated arm comprising a first rigid link assembly and a second rigid link assembly. The articulated arm can be configured so that the second rigid link assembly rotates in relation to the first link assembly about a rotary axis. The articulated arm can include an actuator for causing rotary movement of the second rigid link assembly in relation to the first rigid link assembly about the rotary axis. The actuator can include a first fluid chamber, and a second fluid chamber. The articulated arm can include a fluid supply assembly for moving fluid into and out of the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber.
US10464205B1
A wall marking system for hanging objects for marking exact points on the wall where the mounts for hanging the objects are to be inserted. The wall marking system for hanging objects includes a wall marking tool including a disc-shaped support member having a first side and a second side and also including a wall marker integrally attached to the support member and further including a retainer integrally attached to the support member and engagable to a hanging object.
US10464202B2
Power tools with housings or hammer cases include a thin wall titanium shell tapering from a smaller forward section to a larger rearward section; with at least the rearward section having a wall with a substantially constant wall thickness and an interface flange that includes an outer perimeter profile that is curvilinear and defines a plurality of outwardly extending detents that provide an interference fit with the wall of the hammer case.
US10464200B1
A drill assembly attachment having a handle, a drill mount, and a throttle. The throttle may have a first portion and a second portion rotationally engaged with the first portion such that the second portion is rotationally actuated in response to linear actuation of the first portion of the throttle. The throttle is positioned with respect to the drill mount and the handle such that the first portion may be linearly actuated by a user with a hand grasping the handle. The drill assembly attachment receives a drill assembly such that the throttle adjustably engages a trigger of the drill assembly. The drill assembly attachment or the drill assembly receives an auger or other tool and the drill assembly attachment with the drill assembly and auger or other tool is used in a method of rotating the auger or other tool.
US10464196B2
A board fastening tool has a tool body and a driver having contiguous drive elements mounted in the body. A top element is mounted to slide in vertical track when hit from above. A bottom element is mounted to drive a fastener diagonally out of the body and into a board to fix the board to the floor. The top and bottom elements are connected by a spring steel ribbon device sliding in a curved track so that vertical movement of the top element is converted to diagonal movement of the bottom element. The spring steel ribbon device has a pair of spring steel ribbons joined to each other at respective ends thereof and separate from each other over an intermediate region.
US10464193B2
A semi-trailer landing gear apparatus employing a handheld power tool is disclosed. The landing gear apparatus is attached to a standard landing gear drive shaft. The landing gear apparatus includes a slip collar drive that allows an operator to use the power tool without removing the hand crank. The power tool has a locking blade which slides into or otherwise engages with a trailer-mounted bracket or bracket mounted on a telescoping arm when the coupler is engaged, preventing rotational movement against the operator as the motor is activated. The power tool also has a quick-release socket assembly which readily connects and disconnects the power tool from the apparatus. A planetary gear system is employed for gear reduction within the power tool. The apparatus may employ a trailer-mounted motor to raise and lower the trailer landing gear.
US10464188B1
The present invention concerns a chemical mechanical polishing pad having a polishing layer that possesses a consistent positive zeta potential across the entire surface. Also disclosed is a chemical mechanical polishing method using the polishing pad together with a positively charged slurry.
US10464182B2
A method and a grinding machine to implement the method includes, in a single clamping, a machine part is ground. The part is clamped on its ends and has an internal recess for grinding. The internal recess is ground with an internal grinding wheel, wherein the part is rotated between a workpiece headstock and a tailstock, and an external contour is ground by means of a grinding wheel. The part is held on the tailstock by a hollow tailstock sleeve, on the end region of the internal recess, and the internal grinding wheel passes through the hollow tailstock sleeve during grinding. In the grinding machine, a separate grinding spindle head carrying the internal grinding wheel can be included in the region of the tailstock, and can be advanced against the peripheral surface of the internal recess by passing through the hollow tailstock sleeve and the hollow center.
US10464176B2
A tool is provided for removal and installation of a fire tube that extends into an opening in a wall of a heating vessel. The fire tube locates within an interior of the heating vessel when mounted thereto. The fire tube has a tube wall that defines a tube interior and has a mounting end for mounting the fire tube to the wall of the heating vessel. The tool has an elongated main shaft member having an insertion end and an opposite control end. A first support is mounted upon the insertion end that is configured for being closely received within the tube interior. A second support is mounted along the length of the main shaft member, the second support having a fire tube interface configured for engaging and releasably coupling to the mounting end of the fire tube. A lift coupling couples to the main shaft and locates between the second support and the control end of the main shaft member for coupling to a lift line. A counterbalance support carries removable weighting members, the counterbalance support being coupled to the main shaft by a counterbalance support spacing arm that extends laterally from the main shaft member.
US10464172B2
A processing system directs a laser beam to a composite including a substrate, a conductive layer, and a conductive border. The location of a focus of the laser beam can be controlled to bring the laser beam into focus on the surfaces of the conductive materials. The laser beam can be used to ablatively process the conductive border and non-ablatively process the conductive layer by translating a focus-adjust optical system so as to vary laser beam diameter.
US10464168B2
A method and system to manufacture workpieces employing a high intensity energy source that irradiates a surface of a workpiece to create a puddle and at least one resistively heated wire which is heated to at or near its melting temperature and deposited into the puddle as droplets. Preferably, a wire feeding device feeds the wire to the puddle, and a power supply supplies a heating signal to the wire where the heating signal comprises a plurality of current pulses and where each of the current pulses creates a molten droplet on a distal end of the wire which is deposited into the puddle.
US10464164B2
A rail welding crucible and cap with burner-ignited reaction starter mix has a cap, an igniter core, and a crucible. The igniter core is a mixture of material that can be ignited by an oxygen/propane gas rail-preheating burner and forms the reaction starter mix for an aluminothermic reaction. The cap is mounted over the crucible and used to hold the igniter core in a desired position. A core-receiving hole traverses through the cap, from a first face to a second face. The igniter core is mounted within the core-receiving hole so that the igniter core can flow into a reaction cavity of the crucible. The reaction cavity is a receptacle within the crucible which serves as a temporary holder for a quantity of rail-bonding material that undergoes the aluminothermic reaction. The quantity of rail-bonding material becomes molten and flow onto the joint once the aluminothermic reaction reaches a desired phase.
US10464157B2
A contact tip assembly with a preheating tip comprises a welding power source configured to provide welding current to a welding circuit, the welding circuit comprising a welding electrode and a first contact tip of a welding torch. The assembly also includes an electrode preheating circuit configured to provide preheating current through a portion of the welding electrode via a second contact tip of the welding torch, and a voltage sense circuit to monitor a voltage drop across the two contact tips, and the electrode preheating circuit adjusts at least one of the first current or the preheating current based on the voltage drop.
US10464150B2
A cutting insert has a first end surface and a second end surface which are opposed to each other. The first end surface has at least one apex and two side edges which extend so as to sandwich the apex. At least part of the two side edges serves as a cutting edge. The first end surface has a rake surface which is connected to the cutting edge. As viewed in a cross-section which intersects with the two side edges and which is orthogonal to the second end surface, the rake surface is inclined relative to the second end surface.
US10464146B2
In a cutting insert according to an embodiment of the present invention, an upper cutting edge includes, sequentially from a first corner to a second corner, a corner cutting edge, a minor cutting edge inclined as separating from the corner cutting edge at a first inclination angle on a basis of a vertical plane perpendicular to a central axis extending between upper and lower surfaces, and a major cutting edge inclined as separating from the minor cutting edge at a second inclination angle on the basis of the vertical plane so as to become more closer to the lower surface than the minor cutting edge. A cross section of a rake surface obtained by cutting an inwardly located end portion thereof along a direction of the central axis has a straight line shape or concave shape in a region crossing over at least a minor rake surface and a major rake surface. A cutting tool with the cutting insert, and a method of manufacturing a machined product by using the cutting tool are also provided.
US10464142B2
A machine tool includes a frame with two opposite frame sections, a number of leg elements arranged on the frame, and a first carriage having a first linear axis. The first carriage is guided on the two opposite sections of the frame and is displaceable in a first direction. A second carriage of a second linear axis is guided on the first carriage and is displaceable in a second direction A tower element has a third linear axis, which is retained on the second carriage. A machining element is retained on the tower element and is displaceable in a third direction, and a tool spindle is arranged on the machining element for receiving a tool.
US10464136B2
Provided is a preparation method of copper nanostructures, characterized in that a copper precursor including halide is reacted with polyethyleneimine (PEI) and a reducing agent in an aqueous solution. According to this method, the copper nanostructures may be easily prepared in a sphere, wire, or plate form, and high-quality copper nanostructures may be produced with a high production yield of 90% or more. This method is also appropriate for large-scale production.
US10464133B2
A method for producing a medical instrument, includes producing, by cutting material from a semi-finished product, a shaft including a clamping region and at least part of a head including cutting edges; additively generating at least part of the head of the instrument; performing the additively generating with a rotation axis of the instrument aligned vertically; reworking at least part of the head with a subtractive method; and using the subtractive method to perform at least one chosen from sharpening cutting edges and improving concentric running of the instrument.
US10464127B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for using magnetic fields (e.g., changing magnetic fields) to control metal flow conditions during casting (e.g., casting of an ingot, billet, or slab). The magnetic fields can be introduced using rotating permanent magnets or electromagnets. The magnetic fields can be used to induce movement of the molten metal in a desired direction, such as in a rotating pattern around the surface of the molten sump. The magnetic fields can be used to induce metal flow conditions in the molten sump to increase homogeneity in the molten sump and resultant ingot.
US10464121B2
An apparatus includes an anvil having a first end and second end, and a press head reciprocally mounted relative to the anvil. The apparatus further includes an induction heater having a workpiece discharge end mounted adjacent the first end of the anvil, and a plurality of first station dies secured to the anvil. The first station dies each form at least a portion of a first contour. A plurality of second station dies are also secured to the anvil, the second station dies each defining at least a portion of a second contour.
US10464115B2
The invention relates to a bending press (3) and to a method for bending sheet metal in relation to a work piece (2). The bending press (3) comprises a machine frame (7) on which lower and upper clamping jaws (5, 6) are arranged, having first and second reshaping edges. A bending tool (41) having a bending edge (42) is arranged on a bending bar (43). The bending tool (41) is mounted about a swivel axis (46) such that same can swivel. The swivel axis (46) can be moved into both a position above and a position below a work piece contact plane (40). In a position above the work piece contact plane (40), the bending edge (42) is oriented down-wards in the direction of a first reshaping edge, and in a position below the work piece contact plane (40), said bending edge is oriented upwards in the direction of the second reshaping edge. The invention also relates to a method for reshaping, in particular bending, sheet metal in relation to a work piece (2).
US10464107B2
A substrate processing method for removing a resist from a substrate, the substrate comprising a surface layer which has been cured, and having a pattern disposed inside the resist. The method includes an SPM supplying step of supplying an SPM, formed by mixing sulfuric acid and a hydrogen peroxide solution, to the substrate and a liquid temperature increasing step of changing, in parallel to the SPM supplying step, a mixing ratio of the sulfuric acid and the hydrogen peroxide solution used to form the SPM to increase the liquid temperature of the SPM supplied to the substrate in the SPM supplying step.
US10464106B1
Computer-implemented systems and methods for optimizing sorting and loading of packages are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and may include at least one processor configured to execute the instructions. The system may perform operations including receiving data comprising a plurality of package identifiers associated with a plurality of packages. The operations may include determining a plurality of block areas associated with delivery locations for the plurality of packages. The operations may further include determining a delivery route by determining a first set of routes, determining optimal combinations of the inputs for each set of routes and determining a shortest route associated with the optimal combinations. The operations may include determining an order in which to load each of the packages into a delivery vehicle. The operations may further include generating instructions for causing a device to display a visual representation of the loading order.
US10464105B2
A method for sorting waste, in which waste or recyclable material intended for sorting is brought in waste bags to a sorting apparatus, which includes a conveyor, from which the waste bags belonging to different waste components are separated from each other by guiding them into the containers according to the waste components or to further processing. A waste bag, an identifier arranged in connection with it and/or the content of the waste bag is identified with a sensor system, which includes a number of sensors monitoring different properties, which sensors essentially simultaneously read and/or identify a waste bag, an identifier arranged in connection with it and/or the content of the waste bag when the waste bag is transferred on the conveyor via the reading area of the sensors, and in which method on the basis of information coming from the sensors the waste bags are sorted into different waste components using one or more handling devices of the sorting apparatus. The invention also relates to an apparatus and to a system.
US10464101B2
A component such as a door is coated by immersion in a fluidized bed. The component is supported by a hook assembly that moves the component within the fluidized bed during coating. The movement is cyclical and inhibits bridging of the coating material when applied to intricate articles.
US10464099B2
A dispensing apparatus is suitable for the reception of a cartridge containing a dispensable medium. A dispensing plunger is configured to be arranged at or in the dispensing apparatus, the dispensing plunger having an end face which acts on the cartridge for a dispensing of the medium out of the cartridge. The dispensing plunger is configured such that the end face, during the dispensing of the medium, has at least a first dispensing cross-section and subsequently has at least a second dispensing cross-section.
US10464093B2
An apparatus has first and second coating nozzles for applying a liquid coating material respectively to two sides of a running flat material web, and has first and second rigid supply line sections for supplying the coating material to the respective coating nozzles. At least one of the coating nozzles is transferable from a working position to a maintenance position and back. In the working position, throughflow channels in the supply line sections communicate with one another to provide a throughflow of the coating material to the coating nozzles. When transferring at least one of the coating nozzles from the working position to the maintenance position, the rigid supply line sections are automatically moved relative to one another so that the throughflow channels therein are interrupted so as to interrupt the flow of the coating material to this coating nozzle.
US10464090B2
A method and apparatus for dispensing flowable fluids by dispensing the flowable fluid through a passageway leading to a discharge outlet in one stroke of a piston pump and, in a second opposite stroke of the piston pump, discharging air into the passageway to displace the fluid from the passageway through the outlet.
US10464088B2
A dispenser for dispensing a flowable product from a container has a pump module mounted on the container at an opening thereof. The pump module includes a pump body, which defines a pump chamber and a pump chamber inlet for product to flow from the container interior into the pump chamber. A pump actuator is operable in a pumping stroke relative to the pump body to vary the volume of the pump chamber and dispense the product. The pump includes a movable body portion which is operable in a displacement stroke into the container. The movable portion has a displacement body with a product-engaging face directed onto an interior product space of the container upstream of the pump chamber inlet, to assist priming. Below this a disrupter member, a grid of narrow bars, projects to penetrate the product.
US10464087B2
A sprayer system includes a diluent tank, a mounting bracket mounted to the diluent tank and a concentrate tank mounted to the mounting bracket and diluent tank. A mixing manifold is mounted to the mounting bracket and has a first inlet fitting to receive a fixed amount of diluent and a second inlet to receive a liquid concentrate. The diluent and concentrate are then combined to form a mixed solution. The mixing manifold includes an outlet. A positive displacement pump is mounted to the mounting bracket and has a suction port fluidly coupled to the mixed solution outlet. A pressure port may fluidly couple with a spray device. The second tank may be separable from the first tank and mounting bracket without requiring removal of the mixing manifold or positive displacement pump.
US10464083B2
The present invention is directed to a rotor or sprinkler that allows its watering arc to be rotated, increased, or decreased by user-rotation of the sprinkler's rotating nozzle base.
US10464076B2
An air cap for a spray gun, in particular a paint spray gun, having at least one central opening, which is delimited by a mouth, and two horns, each having at least one inner and one outer horn air duct and one inner and one outer horn air opening. The spacing between the front end of the central opening and an axis which perpendicularly intersects the central axis of the central opening and runs through the center of an inner horn air opening is between 0.6 mm and 2.6 mm. The spray pattern generated by the air cap has a longer core region and a steeper transition of the layer thickness between the external region and the core region, compared to conventional air caps leading to improvement in coating quality. A nozzle assembly and a spray gun, in particular a paint spray gun, can have an air cap having the above properties.
US10464070B2
A hopper and a mineral material processing plant. The hopper includes hinged side walls configured to be pivoted into a first position and a second position and a connection wall attached between the hinged side walls. The connection wall includes a flexible member and is configured to fold together in response to the hinged side walls being pivoted from the first position to the second position.
US10464060B2
Vials for loading a fluid system are provided. The illustrative vials are configured to minimize air bubbles from being transferred into the fluid system. Certain vial embodiments are provided with filters to allow microbes to pass into the fluidic system, while retaining larger particulate matter.
US10464056B2
The present technology provides a foam-forming composition comprising at least one polyol, at least one isocyanate, at least one copper catalyst composition, and at least one surfactant. The copper catalyst composition may comprise a copper (II) compound dissolved in a solvent. In one embodiment, the copper catalyst composition comprises (Cu(II)(acac)2) dissolved in DMSO.
US10464052B2
Described is a process for the preparation of a catalyst. The process comprises (i) providing a substrate which is optionally coated with one or more coating layers; (ii) impregnating one or more particulate support materials with one or more platinum group elements; (iii) adding one or more alkaline earth elements and one or more solvents to the product obtained in step (ii) to obtain a slurry; (iv) adjusting the pH of the slurry obtained in step (iii) to a value ranging from 7 to 10 (v) adjusting the pH of the slurry to a value ranging from 2 to 6; (vi) optionally milling the slurry obtained in step (v); (vii) providing the slurry obtained in step (vi) onto the optionally coated substrate in one or more coating steps. Describes is as a catalyst which is obtainable according to said process and its use in the treatment of exhaust gas.
US10464043B2
A sorbent product, including from about 1 wt % to about 99 wt %, based on the total weight of the sorbent product, of at least one base sorbent material; and from about 1 wt % to about 99 wt %, based on the total weight of the sorbent product, of at least one binder. The sorbent product may further include at least from about 0 wt % to about 99% wt %, based on the total weight of the sorbent product, of at least one additional additive. Methods for making same and methods and systems for controlling multiple pollutants are also included.
US10464041B2
A packing structure obtained by assembling packing elements having a spiral helix shape, and the use of a structured packing composed of packing structure for an operation for bringing a gas into contact with a catalyst, and a process for manufacturing such a structured packing.
US10464038B2
A mixer and a reactor including the same are provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, the mixer includes a first piping part into which a first fluid flows, an elbow piping part having an inlet connected to the first piping part and an outlet provided at a location rotated by a predetermined angle from the inlet in a flow direction of the first fluid to have a curved flow path, and a second piping part connected to the elbow piping part to have a central axis perpendicular to a central axis of the first piping part so that a second fluid flows in a tangential direction of the elbow piping part when the second fluid flows into the elbow piping part.
US10464037B2
The present invention relates to a method for encapsulating a nanostructure, the method comprising the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a plug composed of plug material at said substrate; forming a nanostructure (on or) at said plug; forming a shell composed of at least one shell material on external surfaces of the nanostructure, with the at least one shell material covering said nanostructure and at least some of the plug material, whereby the shell and the plug encapsulate the nanostructure. The invention further relates to a coated nanostructure and to the use of a coated nanostructure.
US10464034B2
A solids distributor (100) comprising: a solids standpipe (110); a gas line (120); a solids transfer line (130) in fluid communication with the solids standpipe (110) and the gas line (120); and a distributor (140) in fluid communication with the solids transfer line (130). A solids distributor system comprising the a vessel and the solids distributor (100) and a method of distributing fluidized solids.
US10464031B2
A microfluidic printing nozzle for 3D printing may include a mixing chamber, a first inlet for connecting with a first ink source, the first inlet located at a first end of the mixing chamber, and a second inlet for connecting with a second ink source, the second inlet located at the first end of the mixing chamber. An outlet may be located at a second end of the mixing chamber, and a generally cylindrical impeller may be rotatably disposed in the mixing chamber between the first end and the second end. The cylindrical impeller may include an outer surface, and the outer surface of the impeller includes a groove, a protrusion, or both, to facilitate mixing of fluidic inks flowing from the first end to the second end of the mixing chamber.
US10464030B2
A system for forming a cosmetic composition. The system includes a dispensing arrangement in selective fluid communication with a plurality of dispensing dosing receptacles mounted on a movable carousel. The dispensing arrangement is configured to selectively dispense a plurality of the booster compositions together with a base composition corresponding to a formulation corresponding to a compatibility profile and consumer skin conditions to form a stable composition having efficacious concentrations of active ingredients into a receiving receptacle.
US10464023B2
An example separation system includes a stack of membrane plate assemblies. An example membrane plate assembly may include membranes bonded to opposite sides of a spacer plate. The spacer plate may include a first opening in fluid communication with a region between the membranes, and a second opening in fluid communication with a region between membrane plate assemblies. Adjacent membrane plate assemblies in the stack may have alternating orientations such that bonding areas for adjacent membranes in the stack may be staggered. Accordingly, two isolated flows may be provided which may be orthogonal from one another.
US10464020B1
The present disclosure relates to a hydrogen peroxide vapor decomposition and detoxification system including a hydrogen peroxide vapor suction unit which sucks hydrogen peroxide vapor in a target space to be sterilized, a hydrogen peroxide vapor decomposition and detoxification unit which decomposes the sucked hydrogen peroxide vapor, a vapor discharge unit which discharges decomposition products of the hydrogen peroxide vapor, and a control unit which controls an amount of vapor suction of the vapor suction unit, decomposition and detoxification of the hydrogen peroxide vapor decomposition and detoxification unit, and the vapor discharge unit.
US10464018B2
The present disclosure generally relates to apparatuses, systems, and methods for separating a target species (e.g., CO2) from a gas mixture (e.g., gas stream) via an electrochemical process.
US10464012B2
A process for separating undesired, in particular acidic gas constituents from a raw gas, in particular raw synthesis gas, by absorption with cold methanol as physical detergent, wherein the methanol is cooled in a compression refrigeration machine by using a multi-component coolant. The use of the coolant according to the invention provides significant advantages with regard to the compressor capacity required in the compression refrigeration machine for the provision of a defined cooling capacity.
US10464011B2
Provided is a renewable wet desulfurization process using a suspension bed, comprising mixing the desulfurization slurry with a hydrogen sulfide containing gas to obtain a first mixture, and passing the first mixture into a suspension bed reactor from bottom to top, with controlling the first mixture to have a dwell time of 5-60 minutes in the suspension bed reactor to allow they contact and react sufficiently with each other; and subjecting a second mixture obtained from the reaction to gas liquid separation to produce a rich solution and a purified gas, subjecting the resulting rich solution to flash evaporation and then reacting with an oxygen-containing gas for carrying out regeneration. The process of the present invention may reduce the hydrogen sulfide content in the hydrogen sulfide containing gas from 2.4-140 g/Nm3 to 50 ppm or less, so that the desulfurization efficiency is 98% or more. The present invention can achieve regeneration of a spent desulfurizer with a regeneration efficiency as high as 65%-83%, and the barren solution obtained by the regeneration may be recycled for being used as the desulfurization slurry, without generating secondary pollution, which is very suitable for industrial promotion.
US10464009B2
The embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to adsorbent beds, adsorbent contactors, and methods of using same. The disclosure includes polymer filaments that include an adsorbent particle, such as a zeolite, metal oxide, metal organic framework. A plurality of fibers composed of the polymer filaments can be formed into an adsorbent bed for use in pressure swing and/or temperature swing adsorption processes. The plurality of fibers can be packed into a bed randomly, spirally wound, or woven into a fabric that can be formed into a contacting structure. The adsorbent particle can be contained within the polymer filament and can interact with a medium having a component for adsorption by being in fluid communication with the medium via tortuous pathways within the polymer.
US10464007B2
A filter cartridge for a filter apparatus, including: a filter element that encloses an clean space within the filter element, at least partially; wherein the filter element has an outflow opening in flow communication with the clean space in the filter element; wherein the filter element has a longitudinal axis extending through the filter element and through the outflow opening; wherein a hollow base for connecting to a housing-side fastening element is arranged on or in the clean space; wherein an interior of the hollow base is sealed off from the clean space in a flow-tight manner.
US10464006B2
A filter including a filter wall extending between first and second opposed ends, the filter wall being tubular and surrounding a filter cavity, the filter wall including filtration material permeable to air so that the filter cavity is in fluid communication with an environment of the filter through the filter wall, a filter inlet defined in the first end and in fluid communication with the filter cavity, and a tray extending within the filter cavity and freely rotatable within the filter cavity about an axis of rotation extending longitudinally within the filter cavity, the tray having a center of gravity offset from the axis of rotation, the tray being radially inwardly spaced from the filter wall, the tray being radially outwardly spaced from the filter inlet. A filter module including such a filter and a method of protecting a horizontally extending tubular filter wall from debris are also discussed.
US10464002B2
A separator apparatus and method are disclosed. The separator apparatus comprises: an inlet operable to receive an effluent stream comprising a fluid and particles; a centrifugal separator comprising a radial fan and a centrifugal particle separator operable to separate at least some of the particles from the fluid; a fluid outlet for providing the fluid; and a particle outlet for providing the particles separated from the fluid. In this way, particles may be removed effectively from the fluid in the effluent stream without the need for an inconvenient electrostatic precipitator or other large particle separator. Instead, the apparatus provides for improved particle capture and removal within a smaller footprint. This provides for a more efficient and compact device.
US10464001B2
A method of making a fluorinated fibrous web, which method includes providing a nonwoven web 22 that contains polymeric fibers, creating a plasma that contains fluorine atoms at a first location 14, and contacting the nonwoven web with products from the plasma at a second location 26 remote from the first location 14. The method avoids exposure of the web to the plasma and hence expands the manufacturing processing window. Webs so fluorinated have a different C3F4H+ to C2F5+ ratio when compared to locally fluorinated webs having similar levels of surface fluorination. The remote fluorinated webs can be subsequently charged electrically to provide a good performing electret filter 40 suitable for use in an air purifying respirator 30. Webs fluorinated in accordance with this invention also may exhibit good performance even after being “aged” at high temperatures.
US10463998B2
A rotating drum screen method for separating solids from thin stillage obtained from ethanol fermentation, the thin stillage comprising one or more of solids and suspended solids. Thin stillage is chemically treated with an anionic polymer to form stable particles of one or more of solids and suspended solids. Introducing the treated thin stillage into a rotating drum screen system. The drum screen includes a filter screen that retains at least a portion of the solids within a hollow portion of the drum screen and which produces a liquid effluent that is discharged from an outer surface of the drum screen. The retained solids are removable from the drum screen via a solid discharge end. A head box is disposed within the hollow portion of the drum screen and has a plurality of fluid flow channel dividers dividing and directing an influent stream outwardly against the drum screen.
US10463997B2
The invention features a filtration segment having a top seal, a bottom seal and a primary filter core and the method of filtering with the design of the filtration segment. The primary filter core is operatively coupled to at least one opening which is located either on the top seal or on the bottom seal. The filtration segment also includes one or more interior filters surrounding the primary filter core. Each interior filter includes a filter material surrounding a secondary core which is operatively coupled to at least one opening which is located either on the top seal or on the bottom seal. Each filter may optionally include a retaining medium enclosing the filter material. The filtration segment has one or more layers of an exterior filter media which operatively surround the interior filters and are operatively coupled to the top seal and the bottom seal.
US10463995B2
An air grid for supplying air under pressure. The air grid may be used as an air scour system for a filter for removing at least some impurities (e.g., foreign matter of any nature including a solid, a liquid or a gas) from water or wastewater or as an aerator for aerating wastewater in an aeration tank or basin. The air grid includes an adapter for permitting in field adjustment of one or more components (e.g., drop pipe) of the air grid. Preferably, the adapter houses a portion of an air supply header and a portion of a drop pipe such that the air supply header is disposed above the drop pipe. The adapter may include a detachable sealing assembly. A tool may be provided for inserting and/or removing one or more components of the air grid from the operation environment.
US10463989B2
Methods for extracting hydrocarbon gas utilize a vacuum chamber with a mud chamber portion that is expandable and contractible. Gas is extracted at vacuum pressures.
US10463986B2
The present disclosure relates, according to disclosed embodiments, to a system for extracting an organic compound from a natural source, the system comprising a computer processor operational to control the system; a storage vessel configured to store an extraction gas, the storage vessel comprising a storage vessel outlet in electrical communication with the computer processor; a valve in electrical communication with the computer processor, the valve comprising a valve inlet and a valve outlet, wherein the valve inlet connects to the storage vessel outlet; a dynamic extraction vessel; and a spray evaporation loop system configured to receive a solute from the dynamic extraction vessel, the spray evaporation loop system comprising an injection nozzle in electrical communication with the computer processor, the injection nozzle comprising an injection nozzle inlet connected to the first dynamic extraction vessel outlet; and a cyclonic separator in electrical communication with the computer processor.
US10463982B2
A ride assembly includes a ride vehicle configured to carry one or more passengers and to move in a direction along a ride path, a first passenger seat of the ride vehicle having a seatback, where the first passenger seat is configured to seat a first passenger of the one or more passengers, and where the seatback is configured to rotate with respect to the ride vehicle from a loading position to an active position, a second passenger seat of the ride vehicle positioned behind the first passenger seat with respect to the direction, where the second passenger seat is configured to seat a second passenger of the one or more passengers, and a passenger restraint coupled to the seatback of the first passenger seat, where the passenger restraint is configured to secure the second passenger in the second passenger seat when the seatback is in the active position.
US10463978B2
The present disclosure describes a refreshable braille display accessory for a game controller that includes a housing sized to be received by a handheld game controller, a braille display including a plurality of pins arranged in a plurality of braille cells, each of the plurality of braille cells to provide tactile feedback representative of individual braille characters, and a control circuit enclosed within the housing to control refreshable activation of at least a portion of the plurality of pins based at least in part on a translation of game text or game audio.
US10463964B2
The present specification describes systems and methods for efficiently generating scaled down versions of heatmaps that can be presented in real-time to a player. Data representative of events in a video game are recorded at occurring at one or more coordinates within a virtual geographical landscape of the video game. The virtual geographical landscape is divided into subsections to form a secondary map. Performance metrics are generated based on the data and assigned to at least one of the subsections based on the one or more coordinates. The heatmap is formed and displayed by generating a non-alphanumeric visual representation of the performance metrics and overlaying the non-alphanumeric visual representation of the performance metrics on the secondary map. Locations of the non-alphanumeric visual representation of the performance metrics is based on to which subsections the generated performance metrics was assigned.
US10463962B2
A method, system, computer readable media and cloud systems are provided for generating views of a virtual reality environment for a spectator. One example method includes enabling a spectator to view into a virtual reality environment, and control what specific content within the environment the spectator wishes to see. By allowing the spectator to move closer or further away from specific content, the spectators movement toward or away will cause an automatic scaling of content within the virtual-reality content being generated by an HMD player, that is sharing the content with the spectator. Other features include allowing a spectator to adjust the viewing angle of the content. The viewing angle of the content can be moved by allowing the spectator to reach into the content or control the content scene, and then position the content in the viewing angle that is most comfortable to the position of the spectator.
US10463960B1
Individual users may log into the same online game from multiple different social networking platforms. The disclosed technology provides a way to unite users' accounts such that users that have logged into the online game from different social networking platforms can have their progress in the online game preserved regardless of which social networking platforms the user logged in from. Business intelligence about differences in the user's value when logging in from the different social networking platforms can be determined and incentivizing actions can be performed on the social networking platforms based on the business intelligence.
US10463959B2
Disclosed are a timing determination-type game apparatus and method. The present invention may provide a new type of timing determination-type game in which a user operates at least one timing pointer or at least one input pointer to match each other at the same position at a designated timing while moving at least one timing pointer or at least one input pointer in the unit of a group regardless of a path. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously move a plurality of timing pointers or a plurality of input pointers in the unit of the group without damaging timing information provided by the timing pointer and the input pointer, thereby providing various user interfaces for operating the game.
US10463956B2
A device for transmitting game data files between a plurality of smart devices through a short-range wireless communication network can be provided. The device comprises: a transmission and reception unit provided and operated in a smart device of a first user, transmitting a request for stored information of the game data files from the smart device of the first user to a smart device of a second user, and receiving the stored information from the smart device of the second user in response to the request for the stored information; and a processor for selecting at least one of the game data files to be received from the smart device of the second user, according to the stored information, and controlling the transmission and reception unit such that the transmission and reception unit receives the selected at least one game data file, wherein the game data file includes an executable file and at least one of resource files, the executable file is mapped to the at least one resource file according to a game scenario, the stored information includes a list of the game data files installed in the smart device of the second user, and the processor selects the at least one game data file by comparing the stored information with an executable file and/or a resource file installed in the smart device of the first user.
US10463952B2
A programmable die may feature a robust frame structure housing a plurality of display screens which may be programmed to display any number of possible data. Any number of sides are possible, so long as they can be read. The die may be programmed remotely, such as through an app, or manually. The displays may be LCD screens or electronic paper, or any later discovered and suitable device. A battery may be directly or inductively charged.
US10463945B2
A shin guard includes a protective shell having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface, a cushioning element abutting the inner surface, and a polymeric texture provided on the outer surface to inhibit the motion of an overlaid textile relative to the protective shell. The polymeric texture includes a plurality of protrusions that each extend from the outer surface by a maximum distance of from about 1 mm to about 5 mm and that each have a hardness measured on the Shore A scale of from about 20 A to about 60 A.
US10463941B1
A golf swing assistance apparatus comprises a cart body having a gear assembly, a height adjustable body rest pad, a pair of handle means adaptable to actuate the gear assembly, a safety shroud, a carrier, a drive shaft and a balancing cart leg connected to a stabilizing foot. The gear assembly includes a main ring gear operably coupled to a drive shaft gear by means of a pawl. The safety shroud ensures safety of a player and the carrier holds at least one golf club. The balancing cart leg adjusts the height of the apparatus. When the player actuates the gear assembly by pressing the handle, the drive shaft creates a direct drive mechanism that rotates the carrier and adjusts the at least one golf club in a perfect arc to hit a golf ball by providing a swing motion to the golf club.
US10463923B1
A golf ball verification system and method is described. The illustrative golf ball verification system includes balls, bays and at least one target. Each of the balls includes a unique ID indicator. Additionally, each of the bays includes a ball dispenser, a first ball ID reader, a first diverter, and a first reject ball chute. The first ball ID reader identifies any of the balls having unreadable ID indicators. The first diverter selects any of the balls having unreadable ID indicators for collection by the first reject ball chute. Furthermore, each target includes a ball detector, a second ball ID reader, a second diverter, and a second reject ball chute. The second ball ID reader identifies any of the balls having unreadable ID indicators. The second diverter selects the balls having unreadable ID indicators for collection by the second reject ball chute.
US10463919B2
To provide a golf ball that can prevent a decrease in carry distance of a driver shot when it rains and also, can exert excellent spinning performance upon an approach shot. The golf ball of the present invention includes a core, a cover that is provided on an outer side of the core and has dimples, and an outermost layer that is formed on an outer side of the cover and made of a material having a contact angle of 90° or more, the golf ball having a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.52 or more. The cover may be formed of thermoplastic polyurethane having hardness of 55 or more in terms of Shore D Hardness. The outermost layer may be formed of a urethane coating containing a water repellent additive, as a main component.
US10463917B2
The present invention concerns a golf ball having dimples with a cross-sectional profile comprising a conical top portion and a non-conical bottom portion. More particularly, the profiles of the present invention are defined by three independent parameters: dimple diameter (DD), edge angle (ΦEDGE), and saucer ratio (Sr). These parameters fully define the dimple shape and allow for greater flexibility in constructing a dimple profile versus conventional spherical dimples. Further, conical dimples provide a unique dimple cross-section which is visually distinct.
US10463915B2
Disclosed are an exercise ball as well as a system, method and computer program product for monitoring the use of the exercise ball by a user. An exemplary system comprises: a first data processing unit; an exercise ball comprising a shell and a monitoring unit operatively associated with the shell, said monitoring unit comprising at least one sensor for detecting a parameter representative of the movement of the exercise ball by the user, the first data processing unit being configured to determine and provide the user with data representative of the use of the exercise ball by the user based on parameters representative of the movement of the exercise ball by the user detected by said at least one sensor.
US10463913B2
Disclosed is an athletic posture analysis device including a pressure sensor plate for measuring the distribution of pressure applied to each of the feet of a user who performs an athletic action by the weight of the user, a display device for displaying athletic posture analysis information of the user, and a controller for performing control so as to specify the size and position of each of the feet of the user using information measured by the pressure sensor plate, to map a predetermined foot image, and to display the mapped foot image and the information regarding the distribution of pressure applied to each of the feet of the user in an overlapping fashion through the display device.
US10463910B1
A portable stretcher consisting of an ergonomically configured main shaft having a plurality of perforations (i.e., round shape openings) at one end configured to receive a round handles stick is provided. The stretcher shaft has an angled top part and a curvature-shaped lower part configured for most effective stretching. Positioning of the handle stick on the stretcher shaft combined with a body forward lean angle defines the range of a spinal stretch. By moving the handles stick up or down along the stretcher shaft, a user can change the stretching range while holding onto the handles stick. For the best stretching results, a user can start at the first position and progressively move the handles stick through all other positions to the top end of the stretcher shaft while continuously leaning forward.
US10463909B2
A system and method for using performance signatures can include generating a set of performance features during an activity of the first participant by collecting kinematic data from at least one inertial measurement unit and generating a set of biomechanical signals; combining the set of performance features into the performance signature; generating at least a second performance signature from a set of participants; comparing the performance signature of the first participant to at least the second performance signature; and applying a result of the comparison to an interaction with at least one participant.
US10463903B2
Disclosed is portable and easily securable mobilization belt for performing physical therapy on an affected joint comprising a continuous loop of inelastic woven material. The loop comprises an expanded section for securing in a door jamb and a cushioned section for contact with the patient's affected joint. Alternatively, the loop can be secured by wrapping around a vertical stanchion of a heavy piece of furniture or other solid object that will not move. In use, the affected joint is placed in the loop adjacent the cushioned section. With the loop taut, the patient provides resistance against the belt to create mobilization of the affected joint.
US10463901B2
A method of implementing organic synthesis reactions uses a composition containing a metal catalyst originating from a calcined plant. The plants can be from the Brassicaceae, Sapotaceae and Convolvulaceae family, and the metal catalyst contains metal in the M(II) form such as zinc, nickel, manganese, lead, cadmium, calcium, magnesium or copper. Examples of the organic synthesis reactions include halogenations, electrophilic reactions, cycloadditions, transesterification reactions and coupling reactions, among others.
US10463899B2
An example of a fire-extinguishing apparatus includes a plate member including a convex front surface configured to be exposed to fire, and a concave rear surface. The apparatus includes a handle member including a first end and a second end. The handle member is configured to push the plate member over the fire. A joint connects the first end of the handle member to the concave rear surface. In one example of using the apparatus, the apparatus can be placed on a location on a line of fire. By pushing the apparatus along the line of fire, the fire along the line can be mowed.
US10463897B2
An anti-fire protection device for a starter-controller device of an electrical installation is able to be connected to an electrical power conductor and includes thermal monitoring of the electrical power conductor to detect a temperature rise of greater than a predetermined threshold. This anti-fire protection device can be fixed mechanically to the starter-controller device via at least one mechanical linking member. The thermal monitoring includes at least one temperature sensor and a cartridge including a fire extinguishing agent and at least one injection element, situated on the same face of the protection device as the temperature sensor, the cartridge being situated inside the protection device and connected to the temperature sensor, the injection element being able to inject the fire extinguishing agent towards the electrical power conductors subsequent to a detection, by the temperature sensor, of a temperature of greater than the predetermined threshold.
US10463894B2
A hydration respiration apparatus includes a respirator assembly having a facemask that covers the nose and mouth of user and a pair of filter cartridges on opposed sides of the facemask. A hydration assembly includes a hydration tube extending through a front wall of the facemask and a hydration reservoir configured to hold a liquid, the reservoir being displaced from the respirator assembly and in fluid communication with the tube. The hydration tube includes a proximal end situated in the interior area of the facemask and a distal end situated outside the facemask, the tube being selectively movable between a retracted configuration substantially outside the interior area and a deployed configuration substantially inside the interior area. The proximal end of the hydration tube includes a valve configured to selectively release water into the mouth of the user when the hydration tube is at the deployed configuration.
US10463889B2
The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions used in the care and make-up field. This composition mainly comprising a continuous aqueous phase, a fatty phase and a fine and porous pulverulent copolyamide powder phase, is in the form of creamy, liquid or gelled compositions. This is in particular an emulsion, but it may also be a two-phase formulation or composition in which the fatty phase and aqueous phase are separate. The invention more particularly relates to cosmetic care and/or make-up compositions having a continuous aqueous phase in the case of an oil-in-water emulsion.
US10463880B2
An applicator device (100, 200, 300) for use in interventional brachytherapy, wherein the applicator device (100, 200, 300) is configured to be inserted in, or near a region of interest within a living body, and the applicator device is defining a lumen (101, 201, 301) for receiving a radiation source (103, 203, 303), characterized in that the applicator device (100, 200, 300) comprises one or more sensor elements (102, 202, 302) each configured to generate an output signal indicative of whether or not the radiation source (103, 203, 303) is at a predetermined position in the lumen (101, 201, 301).
US10463877B2
Systems and methods for providing phototherapy to infants use a LED-based phototherapy panel designed to fit in an X-ray cassette tray of an incubator.
US10463865B2
An external defibrillator can have a synchronous shock operating mode and an asynchronous shock operating mode and include a controller to set the defibrillator in the synchronous shock operating mode or the asynchronous shock operating mode. The defibrillator can also include a shock module to cause the defibrillator to deliver shock therapy to the patient according to the operating mode of the defibrillator, and a prompt module to transmit a prompt, after delivery of the shock therapy, that includes the operating mode of the defibrillator.
US10463862B2
A passive implantable relay module includes a first coupler arm configured to wirelessly receive electromagnetic energy radiated through electric radiative coupling from a transmitting antenna located outside a subject's body; a second coupler arm; and a connector portion comprising a first metal core and a first dielectric coating surrounding the first metal core, the connector portion configured to connect the first coupler arm to the second coupler arm such that when the passive implantable relay module is implanted inside the subject's body and the transmitting antenna initiates wireless energy transfer to the first coupler arm via non-inductive coupling, electromagnetic waves carrying the electromagnetic energy received at the first coupler arm propagate along the first metal core to arrive at the second coupler arm, where the electromagnetic energy arriving is wirelessly transferred, again via non-inductive coupling, to a receiving antenna on a passive wireless neural stimulator device.
US10463858B2
Some implementations provide a method for treating craniofacial pain in a patient, the method including: placing a wirelessly powered passive device through an opening into a target site in a head or neck region of the patient's body, the wirelessly powered passive device configured to receive an input signal non-inductively from an external antenna; positioning the wirelessly powered passive device adjacent to or near a nerve at the target site; and causing neural modulation to the nerve through one or more electrodes on the wirelessly powered passive device.
US10463853B2
An implantable medical device includes ventricular and atrial portions, and a flexible leadlet that extends therebetween. An open channel of the atrial portion, formed along a core thereof, is sized to receive the leadlet therein, when the leadlet is folded over on itself. An interventional medical system includes the device and a delivery tool; a tubular sidewall of the tool defines a lumen and has a tether extending therein. A slot formed in the sidewall extends proximally from an open end thereof, coincident with a distal opening of the lumen. When the atrial portion is contained within the lumen, a segment of the leadlet extends alongside the atrial portion; another segment of the leadlet, being folded over on itself, proximal to the atrial portion, has the tether engaged therewith. The slot may allow passage of the leadlet therethrough, when the atrial portion is positioned for deployment through the distal opening.
US10463847B2
An exemplary infusion set includes a tubing, a first connector, and a second connector. The first connector connects a first terminus of the tubing to an exit port of an infusion pump, providing fluid communication between fluid being conveyed by the infusion pump and the tubing. The second connector connects a second terminus of the tubing to a delivery module, providing fluid communication between the tubing and the delivery module. Full engagement of the first connector and the exit port of the infusion pump actuates operation of the infusion pump.
US10463839B2
The present disclosure relates to a catheter device comprising a catheter hub in which a valve member is disposed, a needle fixed in a needle hub, the needle extending through the valve member in the catheter hub in a ready position, and a tubular receptacle in which the needle hub is displaceably guided and biased by a spring in a proximal direction relative to the receptacle, wherein the needle hub is releasably held in the ready position in the receptacle against the force of the spring by frictional force between needle circumference and catheter or catheter hub, which frictional force is reduced on retraction of the needle through the catheter hub such that the force of the spring prevails.
US10463837B2
A medical device securement system is configured to secure medical devices such as catheters in place. The securement system includes an anchor pad that attaches to a patient's skin. A malleable support base is attached to an upper surface of the anchor pad. The support base has front and back inclined surfaces that are separated by an offset surface that extends generally normal to both of the inclined surfaces. A spot of adhesive is applied to one or more of the inclined surfaces. A catheter assembly includes a connector having a first connector portion with a diameter larger than an adjacent second structure. The catheter assembly is attached to the support base with the first connector portion engaged with and supported by the back inclined surface, and the second connector portion engaged with and supported by the front inclined surface.
US10463810B2
A drug delivery device is provided herein, the device including a reservoir for containing a medicament. The medicament includes a suspension of solids in a liquid carrier. The device also includes a needle having a distal end for injection into a patient, a proximal end in communication with the reservoir, and a lumen extending between the distal and proximal ends. A path is defined from the reservoir to the distal end of the needle through the lumen, the path having an inner diameter that decreases in a proximal to distal direction along at least a portion thereof. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a flow path may be defined which provides a more gradual transition in diameter from the reservoir to a distal tip of the needle. In this manner, changes in velocity of the suspension may be less abrupt than in the prior art, thus better maintaining solid particles in the suspension.
US10463806B2
The invention relates to an injection device. Exemplary embodiments of the invention comprise an application element, an injection needle, an injection needle housing, a drive system for the injection movement, and a retraction system. In exemplary embodiments, a substance is injected during the retraction movement of the injection needle.
US10463802B2
Drug delivery device comprising a housing retaining a primary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a primary medicament with a primary dose setting member configured to rotate in a helical movement to set a dose of the primary medicament and a secondary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a secondary medicament. A dose dial is movable between a first position and a second position in axial direction and is rotationally constrained with respect to the housing when moved from the first position into the second position and is rotationally constrained to the primary dose setting member in the second position for setting a dose of the primary medicament. A secondary drive sleeve of the secondary drug delivery assembly serves for dispense of the secondary medicament. The dose dial and the secondary drive sleeve can be coupled for dose setting.
US10463801B2
A method for assembling a drive spring, especially into a drug delivery device includes rotating a component part to which the drive spring is attached in a first direction, followed by a rotation of the component part in the opposite direction and followed by attachment of a rotational stop. Further, the disclosure includes a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament, which device comprises a pre-charged drive spring.
US10463800B2
An administration instrument includes an injection button which can be pressed at an angle that is not parallel to a needle with respect to a direction in which the needle is inserted into skin. As a result, it is possible to prevent a force of pressing the injection button from being transmitted in the direction in which the needle is inserted into the skin deeper than initial insertion of the needle, thereby achieving an administration under a stable state.
US10463795B2
Methods of operating needle-free injection device having an outer housing and an inner housing is disclosed. The inner housing is configured to receive a needle-free syringe in one end. In addition, the inner housing is movable within the outer housing between a syringe loading position and a firing position. The device may include an activation button operatively associated with the inner and outer housings and a housing lock engaged by the activation button to prohibit movement of the inner housing from the syringe loading position to the firing position when the activation button is activated with the inner housing in the syringe loading position.
US10463792B2
Embodiments of a syringe-based device for delivering fluid include a housing, a port, the port being positioned at about the distal end of the housing, a plunger assembly, the plunger assembly including, a plunger seal, a valve, and a cannula, a first fluid reservoir, where the first fluid reservoir retains a first type of fluid, a syringe including a syringe body, a syringe port, a plunger, and a second fluid reservoir, the second fluid retaining a second type of fluid, and where the syringe transitions from a first configuration in which a first portion of the first fluid type is delivered through the port, to a second configuration in which the second type of fluid in the second fluid reservoir is delivered through the port, to a third configuration in which a second portion of the first fluid type is delivered through the port.
US10463791B2
At least one hand-held injection device for the metered injection of a liquid drug into a person's tissue is disclosed. The exemplary injection device comprises an elongated drug reservoir having a longitudinal reservoir axis (A), an elongated dosing unit having a dosing unit inlet, a dosing unit outlet, and a metering cavity, the dosing unit having a longitudinal dosing unit axis (A′), the elongated drug reservoir being fluidically coupled to the dosing unit inlet. The dosing unit and the drug reservoir are arranged such that the longitudinal dosing unit axis (A′) is in parallel alignment with the reservoir axis (A). The dosing unit structured to allow the flow of the liquid drug from the drug reservoir into the metering cavity via the dosing unit inlet, thus charging the metering cavity, and to subsequently discharge the metering cavity by dosing drug out of the metering cavity into the dosing unit outlet.
US10463788B2
A patient care system has a medical pump for delivering a medicine to a patient, and a processor in communication with the pump. The pump is configured to receive a first input on whether the medicine is a critical medicine, and a second input on a trigger condition that triggers a fail-operate mode for the critical medicine. The processor controls the medical pump to operate in the fail-operate mode, where the fail-operate mode continues delivery of the critical medicine when the trigger condition is triggered.
US10463784B2
A mounting structure is disclosed for providing support to a user. The disclosed structure can operate a braking mechanism through receipt of an input from a user. The braking mechanism functions to cause the Mounting structure to resist translational movement relative to a support surface, such as the floor of a building. A vertical displacement of an input surface may alter the coefficient of friction between the support surface and the Mounting structure. Such a mounting structure can be employed to assist a user in maintaining their balance.
US10463783B2
An intravenous (IV) set system comprising a primary IV set defining a primary flow line of the IV set system. The primary flow line can include multiple access points along its length and feeds to a merging fluid pathway proximate to the distal terminus of the primary IV set. At least one secondary IV set with corresponding flow lines can be separably joined to the primary IV set to cause the secondary flow lines to be in fluid communication with the primary flow line. At least one of the IV sets can have a unique set of uniform marking indicia to facilitate rapid identification of the IV sets from other IV sets within the IV set system. Such marked and identified primary and/or secondary IV sets can be allocated to specific medical functions and/or can be for use by specific medical personnel to thereby minimize risk of error in administration of an IV to a patient. The IV set system can further comprise a merging fluid pathway about a primary IV set.
US10463778B2
A blood treatment machine includes a blood pump; an arterial line in fluid communication with the blood pump; a venous line; and a heartbeat evaluation system including (i) a first electrode coupled to the arterial line or to a patient, (ii) a second electrode coupled to the venous line, (iii) electronic circuitry communicating electrically with the first electrode and the second electrode to sense an electrical heartbeat signal generated by the patient, and (iv) signal processing configured to use the sensed heartbeat signal to calculate at least one of (a) heart rate, (b) respiration, (c) stroke volume, (d) cardiac output, or (e) central blood volume.
US10463777B2
This disclosure relates to medical fluid cassettes and related systems and methods. In certain aspects, a medical fluid cassette includes a base having a first region and a second region, a first membrane overlying the first region of the base, and a second membrane overlying the second region of the base. The second membrane is configured to rebound away from the base when a force used to press the second membrane toward the base is released.
US10463773B2
A wound dressing apparatus includes a wound dressing member dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed. The wound dressing member including an internal vacuum reservoir and has a port in communication with the vacuum reservoir for applying subatmospheric pressure to the vacuum reservoir to facilitate removal of fluid from the wound bed. The wound dressing member includes a visual pressure indicator associated therewith for indicating a level of pressure within the vacuum reservoir. The visual pressure indicator includes color indicia having a plurality of colors corresponding to a condition of the pressure within the vacuum reservoir. The wound dressing member includes a lower absorbent member positionable adjacent the wound bed and an upper member which at least partially defines the vacuum reservoir. At least one of the top member and the lower absorbent member has the visual pressure indicator mounted thereto.
US10463772B2
Biocompatible, bioerodible implants and microspheres include latanoprost and a biodegradable polymer effective, when placed intraocular (such as into the subtenon space) to treat glaucoma.
US10463768B2
A composite material can include a gel and at least one nanostructure disposed within the gel. A method for healing a soft tissue defect can include applying a composite material to a soft tissue defect, wherein the composite material includes a gel and a nanostructure disposed within the gel. A method for manufacturing a composite material for use in healing soft tissue defects can include providing a gel and disposing nanofibers within the gel.
US10463763B2
Methods of making and osteoinductive compositions are provided. The method includes mixing isolated periosteum tissue with a demineralized bone matrix to form the osteoinductive composition. The periosteum tissue is isolated from the surface of large bones such as femur, tibia, humerus or a mixture thereof. The demineralized bone matrix can include a plurality of surface demineralized or fully demineralized bone fibers, bone chips, bone particles or mixtures thereof. In the osteoinductive composition the substantially isolated periosteum tissue is from about 0.5% wt. to about 10% wt. A method for repairing a bone defect is also provided. The method of treatment includes applying to the bone defect a substantially effective amount of a mixture of isolated periosteum tissue and demineralized bone matrix.
US10463761B2
A tissue fusion agent includes a particulate and/or fibrous flock material, wherein the fibrous flock material includes monofilament flock fibers and has a fiber length of 100 μm to 3 mm. A discharge device can contain the tissue fusion agent and a surgical system can includes the tissue fusion agent or the discharge device and a tissue fusion instrument.
US10463760B2
This invention relates to a multi-layer wound site dressing specifically designed to treat chronic wounds and simultaneously block external pathogens from infecting the wound site from the environment. The said wound dressing comprises five layers; each layer performs a specific functionality in healing and protecting the wound site. The said layers of wound care dressing comprise (i) a permeable non-adherent woven or non-woven membrane in contact with wound site, (ii) a nanofibrous composite layer made of superabsorbent, activated carbon and a polymer (iii) a hydrophobic insulating membrane which is permeable to air with an adhesive edge, (iv) a nanofibrous membrane made of polymer and activated carbon hosting functional germicidal ions, and (v) an air permeable non-woven membrane with adhesive edge. The said layers are compounded by pressing and coating to make a comprehensive multi-layer wound care dressing product.
US10463744B2
The invention relates to (among other things) polymer-semaxanib moiety conjugates and related compounds. A compound of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits advantages over the semaxanib moiety in unconjugated form.
US10463743B2
The invention provides novel amphiphilic drug-drug conjugates useful as cancer therapeutics, and compositions and methods thereof.
US10463738B2
The present disclosure provides for a composition which may be used for the solublization of an agent or the oral administration of an agent, the composition comprising, a lyosphosphatidyl compound and at least one of a monoglyceride and a free fatty acid. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises a lyosphosphatidyl compound, a monoglyceride and a free fatty acid. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises an agent, a lyosphosphatidyl compound, a monoglyceride and a free fatty acid.
US10463725B2
Provided is a method for inducing immunity for therapy of a cancer(s). The method includes the step of administering to an individual with cancer at least one polypeptide selected from the polypeptides (a) or (b) below, and/or a recombinant vector(s) that comprise(s) a polynucleotide(s) encoding the at least one polypeptide, the recombinant vector(s) being capable of expressing the polypeptide(s) in vivo: (a) a polypeptide in any one of the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12; and (b) a polypeptide having a sequence identity of not less than 95% to the polypeptide (a).
US10463709B2
Disclosed herein are synthetic peptides and compositions comprising the same, for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a disease or a condition related to angiogenesis. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating and/or preventing a disease or a condition related to angiogenesis, by administering to a subject in need of such treatment a composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a synthetic peptide of the present disclosure.
US10463707B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing pharmaceutical compositions and other herbal products derived from herbs of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including Radix astragali (Milkvetch—Huang Qi), Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuan Xiong), Radix angelicae sinensis (Chinese Angelica—Dang Gui) and Radix polygalae (Thinleaf milkwort—Yuan Zhi). The process includes a single extraction of the TCM herbs by heating in a hydro-alcoholic solvent, wherein the alcohol may be ethanol. FIG. 2 provides an overview of one embodiment of the process. The invention also relates to products of the process of the invention, and their use in the treatment of stroke and various neurological disorders.
US10463705B2
A method for treating a disease associated with transcription activation by NF-κB by administering a composition for inhibiting transcription activation by NF-κB to a patient in need of treatment of the disease. The composition contains a fraction having a molecular weight of 3,000 or less obtained by purifying a water extract of Sargassum horneri as an active ingredient.
US10463703B2
Provided is a composition for external skin application, the composition configured for relieving atopic dermatitis, including a mixed extract consisting of a Bifidobacterium-fermented extract, a citrus (Citrus unshiu Marcov.) peel extract, a Laminaria japonica extract, a Camellia Japonica L. extract, and an Artemisia argyi extract as an active ingredient.
US10463700B2
The use of a composition including at least one extract of propolis containing polyphenols, as a human oral nutritional supplement or as a medicament for preventing and/or limiting the side effects of chemotherapy.
US10463698B2
The present invention relates to methods, kits and compositions for expansion of embryonic hematopoietic stem cells and providing hematopoietic function to human patients in need thereof. In one aspect, it relates to kits and compositions comprising a Notch agonist, one or more growth factors, and, optionally, an inhibitor of the TGFβ pathway. Also provided herein are methods for expanding embryonic hematopoietic stem cells using kits and compositions comprising a Notch agonist, one or more growth factors, and, optionally, an inhibitor of the TGFβ pathway. The embryonic hematopoietic stem cells expanded using the disclosed kits, compositions and methods include cells derived from an embryo (e.g., aorta-gonad-mesonephros region of the embryo), embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, or reprogrammed cells of other types. The present invention also relates to administering the embryonic hematopoietic stem cells expanded using a combination of a Notch agonist, one or more growth factors, and, optionally, an inhibitor of the TGFβ pathway to a patient for short-term and/or long-term in vivo repopulation benefits.
US10463690B2
The present invention relates to the use of chlorine dioxide compositions for treating cancerous tumors. The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating cancerous tumors, including naïve, metastatic and recurrent cancers. The compositions comprise chlorine dioxide in an effective amount, which is injected into the cancerous tumor at least once, and often at least several times over the course of treatment. The chlorine dioxide compositions are injected directly into the cancerous tumor and the resulting tumor is effectively eliminated from the patient or subject over a period of one to several days to a few weeks, often after a single injection, or multiple injections at one session into the tumor. Often, an initial injection or multiple injections at one session are sufficient to dissolve the cancerous tumor. Often the cancer is eliminated (as evidenced by no remission) in a period of no more than several days to about two-three months and does not recur.
US10463686B2
The present invention relates to methods for treating a tumor, including a metastatic tumor, with TLR9 agonist in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
US10463683B2
The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising cytidine analogs for oral administration, wherein the compositions release the cytidine analog substantially in the stomach. Also provided are methods of treating diseases and disorders using the oral formulations provided herein.
US10463682B2
Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid form or a salt form, such as a disodium salt form, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as low back pain.
US10463681B2
The present invention provides a novel therapeutic combination comprising one or more anti-androgen agents and one or more antibiotic/anti-inflammatory agents or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof, useful for the treatment of a dermatological disorder.
US10463678B2
A method for contraception includes administering to a female daily, in a fourphasic dosing regimen during a time period of 24 successive days, an oral combination drug formulation of norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol (EE), wherein doses in the second, third and fourth phases of the regimen increase by a predefined dose increment as compared to the corresponding doses administered during the previous phase, wherein the norethindrone acetate dose in the first phase is 1000 mcg, in the second phase is 1125 mcg, in the third phase is 1250 mcg, and in the fourth phase is 1375 mcg, wherein the EE dose in the first phase is 20 mcg, in the second phase is 22.5 mcg, in the third phase is 25 mcg, and in the fourth phase is 27.5 mcg, and wherein the fourphasic dosing regimen is followed by 4 days without norethindrone acetate and EE administration.
US10463675B2
A compound having the structure: or an acceptable salt thereof, wherein X is N or CR, where R is hydrogen, alkyl, etc.; A is selected from the group consisting of a bond, C═O, —SO2—, etc.; A′ is selected from the group consisting of a bond, C═O, etc.; Z is —(CH2)h— or a bond, etc.; R1 and R1′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, etc.; R2 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, etc.; R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and amino; R4 is monocyclic or bicyclic, etc.; R5 is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, etc.; h, j, k, m, n and q are integers as defined in the specification. Also provided are methods of treatment as Janus Kinase inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention and combinations with other therapeutic agents.
US10463674B2
The present invention provides a process of manufacturing a sterile, ophthalmic pharmaceutical suspension comprising sterile active ingredient(s) such as sterile carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) wherein the process does not involve the use of any special equipment's such as ball mill, milling bottle and/or jet mill The present process is simple, cost effective and efficient.
US10463651B2
Indazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of an indazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
US10463650B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis.
US10463641B2
The disclosure includes a method of inducing direct reprogramming (transdifferentiation) into non-oncogenic cells accompanied by tumor cell apoptosis in human tumor cells using a small molecule composition, based on the mechanism of chemical-induction of direct cellular reprogramming. The disclosure also includes a small molecule composition used for the method, and culture media and agents prepared from the composition.
US10463640B2
Compositions and methods for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related disorders. Also provided are combination therapies for treating this disease by decreasing PMP22 expression in a subject.
US10463630B2
Disclosed in the present application are: (i) a compound inhibiting the interaction between LSD1me2 and CHD1 for use in therapy, (ii) a compound inhibiting the interaction between LSD1me2 and CHD1 for use in treating cancer, in particular prostate cancer, and (iii) a method of screening for such a compound.
US10463625B2
The present disclosure relates to aqueous composition comprising hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) polymer dispersed in water, wherein the dispersed polymer is partially neutralized with at least one alkaline material. The instant disclosure also relates to compositions for use in methods of making capsule shells endowed with bulk enteric properties. The present disclosure also relates to capsules made according with the compositions and methods of the present disclosure.
US10463624B2
The invention is directed to oral modified/controlled release drug formulations which provide a rapid initial onset of effect and a prolonged duration of effect. Preferably, the peak concentration is lower than that provided by the reference standard for immediate release formulations of the drug, and the duration of effect falls rapidly at the end of the dosing interval.
US10463623B2
The present invention provides a composition exhibiting delayed transit through the gastrointestinal tract comprising one or more active agents, fenugreek fiber and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The present invention further relates to gastroretentive dosage forms comprising fenugreek fibers.
US10463621B2
An improved spray drying method for production of amorphous solid dispersions with enhanced bulk density and material attributes comprising the introduction of at least one additional stream in at least one of multiple locations in a spray dryer without interfering with the spray region.
US10463620B2
A process for preparing a directly compressible erythritol composition is provided that is suitable for tableting. The composition includes a binding agent such as maltodextrin.
US10463610B2
Composition comprising diacid derivatives and their use in the treatment of collagenic eye disorders
The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutical formulations. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel pharmaceutical formulations that are suitable for intraocular administration. The present invention also relates to the use of these formulations for the treatment of collagenic eye disorder such as, for example, the treatment of keratoconus.
US10463607B2
The present invention is directed to a composition that can be used to deliver an antipsychotic drug such as risperidone, paliperidone or a combination thereof, as an injectable in-situ forming biodegradable implant for extended release providing therapeutic plasma levels from the first day. The composition is in the form of drug suspension on a biodegradable and biocompatible copolymer or copolymers solution using water miscible solvents that is administered in liquid form. Once the composition contacts the body fluids, the polymer matrix hardens retaining the drug, forming a solid or semisolid implant that releases the drug in a continuous manner. Therapeutic plasma levels of the drug can be achieved from the first day up to at least 14 days or more even up to at least four weeks.
US10463597B2
Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising cooling active and copolymer comprising acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride, wherein the weight ratio of the amount of the cooling active to the amount of the copolymer is in the range from 1:5 to 100:1. The copolymer improves deposition of the cooling active during topical application of the product to skin.
US10463590B1
A mixture, comprising at least four different chemical compounds, selected from the group consisting of calcium ascorbate, tocopherol acetate, coenzyme Q10, eicosapentaenoic acid, usnic acid, L-carnitine fumarate and norspermidine, is used in dental health compositions. The mixture when used for dental hygiene has bactericidal and bacteriostatic effectiveness against S. mutans and S. sorbinus.
US10463589B2
A hair dye composition containing components (A) to (C), and having a mass ratio of component (B) to component (C), (B)/(C), of 0.1 to 30, and a pH (25° C.) of 8.5 to 12. (A): a dye selected from (A-1), (A-2) and (A-3). (B): a cationic polymer having a charge density of 3.0 meq/g or higher. (C): an anionic polysaccharide derivative where part of hydrogen atoms of hydroxy groups of a polysaccharide compound having a constitutional unit of formula (1) is substituted by —(CH2)mCOO− (m is an integer of 1 to 5); an average degree of substitution per the constitutional unit thereby is 0.5 to 2.0; and part of hydrogen atoms of remaining hydroxy groups is optionally substituted by a C1-40 alkyl group and/or alkylene group, where R is a C2-4 alkylene group, and n is the number that makes an average addition molar number of RO per the constitutional unit 0 to 10.
US10463573B2
A sealed fluid transfer device and a sealed fluid transfer method includes a first container puncture apparatus, a second container puncture apparatus and a fluid transfer apparatus, wherein the fluid transfer apparatus includes a first container puncture adapter, a second container puncture adapter and a pressure supply unit; the first container puncture adapter includes a sealing element fixed seat, a guided outer casing, a pipeline fixed seat, a first fluid pipeline and a second fluid pipeline; when the sealing element fixed seat is connected with the first container puncture apparatus, a first sealing element is firstly tightly connected with a second sealing element, the first fluid pipeline and the second fluid pipeline respectively pass through the two sealing elements and then communicate with the first container; after being firstly used, the first fluid pipeline and the second fluid pipeline are always in no contact with the exterior.
US10463571B2
A bag assembly includes a first panel secured to a second panel by a seam so that a cavity is formed between the first panel and the second panel, the seam encircling the cavity. A first seal couples together the first panel and the second panel at a location spaced apart from the seam so that the cavity encircles the first seal. In one embodiment, the first seal can be circular. A first port communicates with the cavity.
US10463570B2
Systems and methods for generating a film suitable for medical packaging are provided. The film is generated by blown film co-extrusion to form a multi-layer film which has a heat resistant layer, a barrier layer and a heat seal layer. The barrier layer includes a high barrier resin and a branched co-polymer. The high barrier resin has a density of at least 0.963 g/cm3. The barrier layer includes between 25% and 85% high barrier resin. In some embodiments, an additional laminate layer may be affixed to the heat resistant layer of the multi-layer film. The final film is between 3.0 and 3.8 mils in thickness, and has a moisture vapor transmission rate of less than 0.08.
US10463563B2
An apparatus includes a drive mechanism, a patient support mechanism, and an electronic system. The drive mechanism is included in a trolley and is configured to suspend the trolley from a support track. The drive mechanism includes a first sensor configured to sense an operating condition of the drive mechanism. The patient support mechanism couples to the trolley and includes a tether and a second sensor. The tether can be operatively coupled to a patient such that the patient support mechanism supports the patient. The second sensor is configured to sense an operating condition of the patient support mechanism. The electronic system is included in the trolley and has at least a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to define a gait characteristic of the patient based at least in part on a signal received from the first sensor and a signal received from the second sensor.
US10463561B2
The wearable device provided by embodiments of the present disclosure is used for enhancing physical fitness, and includes a first connection member, a second connection member, a first joint member, a second joint member, a first fixing structure, a second fixing structure, a third fixing structure, a first sensor and a first controller. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, motion control may be implemented by obtaining a motion state parameter of an arm of the user and controlling, according to the motion statement parameter, the first connection member and the second connection member to act, so that the user may adjust his walking speed and stride naturally and conveniently.
US10463560B2
The present disclosure includes a robotic exoskeleton comprising a back portion providing at least two degrees of freedom, two shoulder portions, each shoulder portion providing at least five degrees of freedom, two elbow portions, each elbow portion providing at least one degree of freedom, and two forearm portions, each forearm portion providing at least one degree of freedom. The present disclosure may also relate to associated robotic forearm joints and robotic shoulder joints.
US10463556B2
A patient mobility system for early patient ambulation. The system includes a patient support apparatus comprising a patient support surface supported by a base adapted to rest upon a floor surface. An ambulation device is removably coupled to the patient support apparatus and comprises a barrier. In a coupled configuration, the ambulation device is supported off of the floor surface and the barrier prevents egress by being adjacent to a side of said patient support surface and having a height sufficient to at least partially extend above the patient support surface. In a decoupled configuration, the ambulation device engages the floor surface and provides support to the patient during ambulation away from the patient support apparatus. The barrier may comprise articulating members configured to articulate between a barrier configuration in the coupled configuration, and a deployed configuration with wheels engaging the floor surface in the decoupled configuration.
US10463550B1
The bed hair-washing station is configured for use with a bedridden patient. The bed hair-washing station is configured for use in washing the hair of the patient. The bed hair-washing station is a portable structure that rolls to the bed of the patient. The bed hair-washing station comprises a basin, a source system, a drain system, and a cart. The basin, the source system, and the drain system attach to the cart. The basin receives and controls the fluid flow required to wash the hair of the patient. The source water provides fresh water for use in washing the hair of the patient. The drain system removes and stores the gray water generated by washing the hair of the patient. The cart is a wheeled structure that allows the bed hair-washing station to roll to the patient.
US10463543B2
An orthopedic splint system comprising self curing splinting system that is applied to an injured limb without use of water. The splint material is contained in tear resistant outer pouch and an inner protective sleeve where a water-laden gel is contained in a pouch situated in direct contact with the splint material. The liquid pouch will be torn when a longitudinal tab, which is an integral part of the pouch, is pulled out releasing the water-laden gel which will come in contact with the splint system causing it to cure.
US10463541B2
A method for the reduction or elimination of astigmatism in an eye that includes an astigmatism axis, the method including determining an astigmatism axis of an eye and forming a first set of incisions in a cornea of the eye that are bisected by the astigmatism axis. The method including forming a second set of incisions in the cornea that are bisected by the astigmatism axis, wherein the first set of incisions and the second set of incisions reduce or eliminate astigmatism in the eye.
US10463539B2
Apparatus to treat an eye comprises an annular retention structure to couple to an anterior surface of the eye. The retention structure is coupled to a suction line to couple the retention structure to the eye with suction. A coupling sensor is coupled to the retention structure or the suction line to determine coupling of the retention structure to the eye. A fluid collecting container can be coupled to the retention structure to receive and collect liquid or viscous material from the retention structure. A fluid stop comprising a porous structure can be coupled to an outlet of the fluid collecting container to inhibit passage of the liquid or viscous material when the container has received an amount of the liquid or viscous material. The coupling sensor can be coupled upstream of the porous structure to provide a rapid measurement of the coupling of the retention structure to the eye.
US10463538B2
In certain embodiments, a laser device for laser processing of an eye comprises a source of a pulsed laser beam, a detector system that photodetects partial beams generated from the laser beam, and a control unit that evaluates the detection signals. A first detection element of the detector system provides a first detection signal based on single-photon absorption. A second detection element provides a second detection signal based on two-photon absorption. The control unit puts the measured signal strengths of the two detection signals into a ratio to one another. Variations in the resulting ratio value may be traced back to variations in the pulse duration and/or wave front of the laser beam. The control unit may initiate countermeasures to maintain the beam quality of the laser beam.
US10463536B2
An exemplary surgical device includes a shaft with a lumen defined therethrough and an element movable from a stored position to a deployed position in which a larger portion of the element extends out of the distal end of the lumen; wherein motion from the stored position to the deployed position causes a first leg of the element to advance distally relative to the distal end of the shaft, and causes a second leg of the element to move proximally relative to the distal end of the shaft.
US10463524B2
An adjustable neck brace is provided, including: a neck collar, including a sliding engaging groove, the sliding engaging groove extending in an extension direction and having a first engaging portion; a single positioning mechanism, attached to the neck collar and movable along the sliding engaging groove, having a second engaging portion, the second engaging portion being releasably positioningly engaged with the first engaging portion; a chin support, relatively movably connected to the neck collar; at least one connecting member, connecting the positioning mechanism and the chin support.
US10463523B2
A hinged ankle brace having a semi-rigid ankle cuff and a semi-rigid foot bed rotatably connected by a medial hinge and a lateral hinge provides enhanced stability and support to a wearer's ankle. The medial hinge of the ankle brace may be higher than the lateral hinge to accurately replicate the bending motion of an ankle. The ankle brace also includes ratchetably interconnected semi-rigid straps. These semi-rigid straps provide a semi-rigid structure encircling the ankle of a wearer for enhanced support. The ratchet mechanism may include a curved window that enables angular adjustment of the ratcheting straps. The ankle brace may also include a soft inner liner and a soft outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is configured to provide compression to the semi-rigid shell, which in turn provides additional compression to the ankle. The semi-rigid foot bed may include posterior extensions that cup and support the wearer's heel, and a posterior cut-out portion that receives the wearer's heel.
US10463518B2
A deployment apparatus and method for deploying one or more stents to a bifurcated vessel is provided. The invention is particularly suited for T-type bifurcated vessels where a side branch extends from a main branch. The deployment apparatus has a primary inflatable portion for engagement within the main branch and a secondary inflatable portion for engagement within the side branch. A main stent is arranged on the primary inflatable portion and radially expanded within the main branch while the secondary inflatable portion maintains registration with the side branch. A side branch stent is then arranged on the secondary inflatable portion and expanded within the side branch while the primary inflatable portion maintains registration with the expanded main stent. A bifurcated stent system suitable for bifurcated lesions is also provided comprising a side branch stent with a shaped end designed to engage a similarly shaped side opening in a main stent.
US10463517B2
A controlled expansion stent graft delivery system has an adjustment configuration in which a retractable sheath is at a retracted position out of contact with a stent graft, but expansion of the stent graft is controlled by a control tether, which has a middle segment wrapped around a fabric tube of the stent graft. The stent graft changes diameter responsive to a tension level in the control tether. At least one of an orientation and a position of the stent graft may be adjusted during controlled expansion via the control tether.
US10463513B2
A biodegradable metallic vascular stent includes: a base body which is tubular with a lumen along a longitudinal axis, wherein the base body has a plurality of circumferential support structures which are successively positioned along the longitudinal axis. The circumferential support structures are each composed of a sequence of repeat units and has two or more connectors, wherein two adjacent circumferential support structures are joined together by at least one of the connectors, and each of the connectors is attached to one of arched elements in the repeat units of the two adjacent circumferential support structures to be connected. The biodegradable metallic vascular stent possesses suited radial pressure, flexibility and fatigue strength. Furthermore, the stent is design for peripheral vascular disease and coronary artery disease treatment as well.
US10463512B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for filling a therapeutic substance or drug within a hollow wire that forms a stent. The stent is placed within a chamber housing a fluid drug formulation. During filling, the chamber is maintained at or near the vapor-liquid equilibrium of the solvent of the fluid drug formulation. To fill the stent, a portion of the stent is placed into contact with the fluid drug formulation until a lumenal space defined by the hollow wire is filled with the fluid drug formulation via capillary action. After filling is complete, the stent is retracted such that the stent is no longer in contact with the fluid drug formulation. The solvent vapor pressure within the chamber is reduced to evaporate a solvent of the fluid drug formulation. A wicking means may control transfer of the fluid drug formulation into the stent.
US10463508B2
The present disclosure provides medical devices, systems and methods and in particular to devices and methods useful for anchoring graft materials to bodily structures.
US10463478B2
Described embodiments are directed toward prosthetic valves having leaflets of a particular shape that improves bending character without requiring a long length valve. In accordance with an embodiment, a prosthetic valve comprises a leaflet frame, a plurality of leaflets that are coupled to the leaflet frame, where each leaflet has a free edge and a base. The base of each leaflet is truncated in which the leaflet in cross section shows a line in an alpha plane onto the leaflet frame.
US10463461B2
A personal hygiene device has a resonant motor and a motor control unit for applying a periodic voltage signal with a driving frequency at the resonant motor for driving the resonant motor into an oscillating motion with an oscillating frequency equal to the driving frequency. The motor control unit comprises a synthesizer circuit for digitally synthesizing the periodic voltage signal from voltage pulses of variable length provided with a pulse frequency higher than the driving frequency such that at least two voltage pulses are applied at least in one of two half cycles of each period of the periodic voltage signal.
US10463458B2
An extraoral dental scanner for three-dimensional capture of the surface of a dental shaped part (300) with a 3D measuring camera (102) having an optical axis (106), wherein the means for the machine-controlled relative positioning of the 3D measuring camera (102) and the dental shaped part (300) are embodied in such a way that the means for taking up and positioning the dental shaped part (300) can be moved into a parking position outside a region that can be captured optically by the 3D measuring camera (102), with a work plate (708) for manually positioning the dental shaped part (300) in the measurement volume (144) of the 3D measuring camera (102), wherein the work plate (708) is aligned perpendicularly to the optical axis (106) and wherein the work plate (708), as viewed from the 3D measuring camera (102), is arranged behind the means for taking up and positioning the dental shaped part (300), makes it possible to record uninterrupted 3D image data with very short recording times both by automatic and by manual positioning of dental shaped parts of different sizes and embodiment variants.
US10463453B2
An orthodontic appliance includes a portion made of a shape memory alloy having a base alloy composition of at least two different metallic elements and a treated region having an alloy composition that is depleted in at least one of the metallic elements. The base alloy may include a nickel titanium alloy (NiTi), a copper chromium nickel titanium alloy (CuCrNiTi), or a copper aluminum nickel (CuAlNi) alloy. The treated region may be depleted in at least one of copper, aluminum, nickel, and titanium relative to the base alloy composition by exposing the base alloy to a source of energy. The base alloy composition has a first austenitic finish temperature and the treated region has an austenitic finish temperature that may be different than the first austenitic finish temperature. The treated region may form a part of an archwire, a stop, a hook, a crown, a band, or an orthodontic bracket.
US10463442B2
An illumination system includes an arthroscope, endoscope or other suitable surgical tool and an attachable cannula including a transparent or semi-transparent material capable of carrying light from the proximal end of the cannula to the distal end of the cannula, thereby illuminating the surgical field. The surgical field is thus illuminated through components that do not occupy space that may otherwise be used for the optics of the arthroscope. The arthroscopic illumination system further includes one or more illumination sources disposed at the proximal end of the cannula. The illumination source may be optically coupled with the cannula at the hub or other appropriate location. The cannula includes a sterilizable polymer which functions as a waveguide. A waveguide is a material medium that confines and guides light. When in use, the light source connected to the hub provides light which may be guided to the distal end of the cannula or any other suitable location. Thus, the sheath provides structure-guided illumination resulting in the illumination of the surgical site.
US10463432B2
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.
US10463430B2
A laser therapy device includes a solid-state laser configured for a CW operation and including a pump source, and a controller configured to generate at least one first pulse of the laser in a first-pulse operation. The controller is configured to switch on the pump source to a pump power level S1 at least once during the first-pulse operation. A rise time E, after which the pump power level S1 of the pump source is attainable and starting from the time the pump source is switched on, is in a range of 50 ns to 350 ns.
US10463429B2
Methods, apparatuses and systems are provided for non-invasive delivery of microwave therapy. Microwave energy may be applied to epidermal, dermal and subdermal tissue of a patient to achieve various therapeutic and/or aesthetic results. In one embodiment, the microwave energy is applied to a target tissue via an energy delivery applicator connected to an energy generator. The energy delivery applicator may comprise one or more antennas, including monopole, dipole, slot and/or waveguide antennas (among others) that are used to direct the microwave energy to the target tissue. The energy delivery applicator may also comprise a cooling element for avoiding thermal destruction to non-target tissue and/or a suction device to localize thermal treatment at specific portions of a skin fold.
US10463427B2
A controllable stiffness catheter comprising a shaft comprising an inner sheath defining an access lumen, an outer sheath surrounding the inner sheath and defining an annulus therebetween, the annulus having a vacuum connection at which a vacuum is applied to the annulus, and a mechanical stiffener disposed at least at a portion of the annulus.
US10463423B2
A method and apparatus for treating an intraosseous nerve. The method includes positioning a hollow shaft through the cortical shell of a vertebral body and into a cancellous bone region of the vertebral body. The hollow shaft includes an annular wall having a longitudinal bore therein, a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a first window extending transversely through the annular wall. An electrosurgical probe is advanced within the longitudinal bore from the proximal portion toward the distal portion. The electrosurgical probe includes a first treatment element at a distal end of the probe, wherein the first treatment element being in electrical connection with a power supply. The first treatment element is slidably disposed within the longitudinal bore so that the first treatment element is advanced radially outward from the window and shaft to affect treatment of the intraosseous nerve within the cancellous bone region.
US10463409B2
A fracture fixation plate system for use on a long bone having a metaphysis and a diaphysis, includes at least one end plate having a head portion for the metaphysis, and at least one diaphyseal plate having a first end and a second end with a plurality of screw holes therebetween. The end plate includes mating structure adapted to mate with and securely couple to at least one end of the at least one diaphyseal plate. The system preferably includes several end plates and diaphyseal plates to accommodate anatomy of various sizes. A method for coupling the plates to the bone is also provided.
US10463398B2
An assembly for both targeting a location in a living being at which an implantable medical device is to be inserted and defining a percutaneous path to the target location. The assembly includes a guidewire with electrodes that is inserted percutaneously into the living being. Electrodes on the guidewire source and sink current to facilitate the identification of the target location. A dilator encased in a reinforced sleeve is disposed over the guidewire. Steering wires in the sleeve facilitate the advancement of the sleeve and the guidewire. Once the dilator and sleeve are advanced to the target location, the dilator is removed from the sleeve. The lumen in sleeve functions as the lumen in the living being through which the implantable device is delivered to the target location.
US10463397B2
A hair anchor prepared by a process whereby a plurality of hair anchors are formed from a single elongated metal tube according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include forming at least two slits in an elongated direction of the elongated metal tube, each slit spanning prospective end portions of at least two hair anchors; and severing the elongated metal tube at an intermediate location along the at least two slits such that a first portion of each of the at least two slits is contained in one of the at least two hair anchors and a second portion of each of the at least two slits remains attached to the elongated metal tube for inclusion in a subsequent hair anchor to be later severed from the elongated metal tube.
US10463387B2
A method for performing balloon catheterization of a zone of attention is provided. An intravascular device has an expandable portion secured to a distal end of a catheter tube. The expandable portion has a number of struts, at least one having an incising element extending perpendicular therefrom. The intravascular device is placed within a person's vascular system and moved to the zone of attention where the expandable portion is expanded and manipulated along the zone of attention to score the atherosclerotic material located in the blood vessel. Subsequently, a balloon catheter device is moved to the zone of attention and inflated to compress or fragment the scored atherosclerotic material.
US10463381B2
An ultrasonic surgical probe has an elongate shaft and a probe head that is enlarged to extend laterally or transversely in two opposed directions relative to the shaft The head is formed with a recess or cavity facing laterally in a third direction relative to the shaft and the axis. Where the head lies in a plane, owing to its lateral enlargement or extension, the recess or cavity faces in a direction perpendicular to that plane. The recess or cavity is defined in part by an inclined floor or base surface contiguous at a proximal end with the shaft. The recess or cavity is defined in part by a peripheral wall extending only partway around the recess or cavity, along a distal side and two lateral sides thereof. The cavity or recess is closed on a proximal side by the inclined surface and the shaft.
US10463372B2
A staple cartridge has a plurality of staples, wherein each said staple comprises a base and a deformable leg extending from said base. The staple cartridge has a first region comprising a first hardness, a second region, and a third region comprising a hardness greater than said first hardness, wherein said third region is separable into a plurality of pieces.
US10463370B2
A surgical cutting and fastening instrument comprises an end effector that has a shaft coupled thereto that is coupled to a robotic system. A tool mounting portion includes an electric, DC motor connected to a drive train in the shaft for powering the drive train. A power pack that comprises at least one charge-accumulating device connected to the DC motor for powering the DC motor is provided.
US10463364B2
In repairing soft tissue with a bone anchoring instrument (such as reattaching a tendon of a torn rotator cuff), the bone anchoring instrument may be used to anchor the soft tissue to a region of bone. The anchors inserted into the underlying bone may have one or more lengths of suture or wire attached thereto which may be tensioned independently of one another to affix the soft tissue to the bone by having a selector mechanism selectively engage and disengage ratcheted tensioning wheels from one another. Suture loading mechanisms may be employed for passing suture lengths into and/or through the anchors prior to deployment into the bone where such mechanisms may employ suture snares which are configured to reconfigure from an expanded shape through which suture lengths may be easily passed to a low-profile shape which secures the suture lengths within the snare.
US10463360B2
A suture securing device includes a body connected to an arm by a hinge and is useable to secure a suture without requiring the tying of a knot. The body includes a bottom surface that contacts a patient's skin when in use, an eversion recess formed in the bottom surface, and a first gripping surface. The arm is connected to the body by the hinge and includes a second gripping surface that contacts at least a portion of the first gripping surface when the hinge is in the closed configuration. The device may also include an engagement structure configured to secure the arm to the body in the closed configuration.
US10463358B2
A tissue anchor is provided for delivery in a constrained state within a deployment tool. The tissue anchor includes a tissue-coupling element; a flexible elongate tension member, which includes (a) a distal portion that is fixed to a site on the tissue-coupling element, and (b) a proximal portion, which is slidably disposed through a passage defined by the tissue anchor; and a load-limiting element, which is attached to the flexible elongate tension member. The load-limiting element and the passage are sized and shaped such that the size and shape of the passage prevent proximal movement of the load-limiting element past the passage, such that the load-limiting element limits a total load that can be applied to the tissue-coupling element by the flexible elongate tension member.
US10463357B2
Methods and systems are provided for securing tissue to bone. A surgical system can include a driver device, an elongate shaft receivable within the driver device and having a dilator feature at its distal end, and a capture suture extending through the shaft such that the capture suture's terminal end portions extend to a more proximal position on the driver and the capture suture forms a loop that extends through an opening formed through a side of the shaft. The loop is configured to receive at least one retention suture therethrough and can be tightened by pulling the capture suture's terminal ends, thereby coupling the retention suture with the suture anchor. Once the shaft is inserted into bone and the loop with the retention suture is closed, the suture anchor is driven distally towards the dilator features and into the bone to secure the retaining suture in the bone.
US10463347B2
The present invention generally relates to devices and methods for collecting and stabilizing biological samples, and more particularly, for collecting and stabilizing blood or other bodily fluids from a user's fingertip, earlobe, heel or other locations. The present invention also relates to sample collection devices that simplify the process for mixing the biological samples with an additive or additives, provide for efficient storage and safe transport of the samples, and provide for easy access to the samples for subsequent processing.
US10463336B2
A method and system for determining hemodynamic indices, such as fractional flow reserve (FFR), for a location of interest in a coronary artery of a patient is disclosed. Medical image data of a patient is received. Patient-specific coronary arterial tree geometry of the patient is extracted from the medical image data. Geometric features are extracted from the patient-specific coronary arterial tree geometry of the patient. A hemodynamic index, such as FFR, is computed for a location of interest in the patient-specific coronary arterial tree based on the extracted geometric features using a trained machine-learning based surrogate model. The machine-learning based surrogate model is trained based on geometric features extracted from synthetically generated coronary arterial tree geometries.
US10463334B2
A system and method are provided for generating time resolved series of angiographic volume data having flow information. The system and method are configured to receive angiographic volume data acquired from a subject having received a dose of a contrast agent using an imaging system and process the angiographic volume data to generate angiographic volume images. The angiographic volume data is processed to select a seed vessel in the vessel network, determine a plurality of branch vessels connected to the seed vessel and extending to form a vessel network, determine independent and dependent vessels in the vessel network, apply a flow model to the vessel network, and generate a flow map to be displayed with the angiographic volume images to illustrate time-resolved vascular volumes displaying flow within the vessel network.
US10463331B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for multi material decomposition of an object. It is described to provide (310) at least one image of an object. The at least one image is derived from at least one spectral X-ray image of the object, and the at least one image comprises a Photoelectric total attenuation coefficient image and a Compton scattering total attenuation coefficient image. A plurality of Photoelectric attenuation coefficients are provided (320) for a plurality of materials, each Photoelectric attenuation coefficient being associated with a corresponding material. A plurality of Compton scattering attenuation coefficients are provided (330) for the plurality of materials, each Compton scattering attenuation coefficient being associated with a corresponding material. A total volume constraint is set (340) at an image location in the at least one image as a function of the sum of individual volumes of the plurality of materials at the image location. Volume fractions of the plurality of materials are determined (350) at the image location according to an overall function comprising: a Photoelectric total attenuation coefficient at the image location taken from the Photoelectric total attenuation coefficient image; a Compton scattering total attenuation coefficient at the image location taken from the Compton scattering total attenuation coefficient image; the plurality of Photoelectric attenuation coefficients for the plurality of materials; the plurality of Compton scattering attenuation coefficients for the plurality of materials; and the total volume constraint. Data representative of the volume fractions of the plurality of materials is output (360).
US10463330B2
A system includes a head supporting device, an alignment checker and a scanning device. The head supporting device is disposed on a first surface of an examination table for supporting a patient. The head supporting device includes an adjustable headrest platform for supporting a head of the patient. The adjustable headrest platform is configured to be movable along a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the examination table. The alignment checker is disposed on the examination table. The alignment checker is located corresponding to the head of the patient. The alignment checker is configured to verify a location or an orientation of the head of the patient. The scanning device is configured for capturing a scan image corresponding to a mandible of the patient.
US10463314B1
Systems and methods for predicting and/or detecting cardiac events based on real-time biomedical signals are discussed herein. In various embodiments, a machine learning algorithm may be utilized to predict and/or detect one or more medical conditions based on obtained biomedical signals. For example, the systems and methods described herein may utilize ECG signals to predict and detect cardiac events. In various embodiments, patterns identified within a signal may be assigned letters (i.e., encoded as distributions of letters). Based on the known morphology of a signal, states within the signal may be identified based on the distribution of letters in the signal. When applied in the in-vehicle environment, drivers or passengers within the vehicle may be alerted when an individual within the vehicle is, or is about to, experience a cardiac event.
US10463312B2
Disclosed are embodiments of methods and systems for predicting mortality of a first patient. The method comprises categorizing a historical data into a first category and a second category. The method further comprises determining a first test parameter and a second test parameter based on at least one of a sample data of a first patient and the historical data corresponding to at least one of the first category and the second category. The method further comprises determining a probability score based on a cumulative distribution of at least one of the first test parameter and the second test parameter. The method further comprises categorizing the sample data in one of the first category and the second category based on the probability score. Further, the method comprises predicting the mortality of the first patient based on at least the categorization of the sample data of the first patient.
US10463304B2
There is provided a monolithically integrated multimodal sensor device for intracranial neuromonitoring, the sensor device including: a single substrate; a temperature sensor formed on a first portion of the single substrate for detecting temperature; a pressure sensor formed on a second portion of the single substrate for detecting intracranial pressure; and an oxygen sensor formed on a third portion of the single substrate for detecting oxygen concentration. In particular, sensing portions of the temperature sensor, the oxygen sensor and the pressure sensor, respectively, are formed at different layers of the sensor device. There is also provided an integrated multimodal sensor system incorporating the sensor device and the associated methods of fabrication.
US10463301B2
A wearable device is disclosed. The wearable device may include a body. The wearable device may also include a band coupled with the body. The band may include a signal generator configured to generate a signal indicating a change of a shape of the band.
US10463294B2
An example method for detecting a sleep apnea event can include: capturing a plurality of infrared images of an individual breathing; developing a spatial template based upon the infrared images, the spatial template defining at least a normal breathing pattern; using the spatial template to analyze further infrared images of the individual during sleep; and detecting a sleep apnea event using the spatial template and the further infrared images.
US10463284B2
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a noninvasive optical sensor or probe including disposable and reusable components. The assembly of the disposable and reusable components is straightforward, along with the disassembly thereof. During application to a measurement site, the assembled sensor is advantageously secured together while the componentry is advantageously properly positioned.
US10463275B2
A device for capturing and concentrating volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a sample of breath air. The device includes an intake for accepting an air sample; a disposable mouth piece; a sensor array for measuring physical parameters of the air sample; an exhaled air sampler for capturing a pre-determined volume of air; a concentrator for concentrating VOCs in the air sample; and an ionic liquid collector, the latter of which may be removed from the device. The ionic liquid collector, which may have one compartment or multiple compartments, includes at least one ionic liquid. Analysis of VOCs in the ionic liquid or liquids may identify biomarkers that can provide a medical diagnosis for a human patient based on a sample of breath air.
US10463272B1
The present invention relates to a physiological recording electrode, and, more particularly, to an EEG (electroencephalography) recording electrode that can be used without the need for numerous steps in preparing the subject's skin and the electrode itself. The invention further relates to a surface feature or penetrator with a size and shape which that will not bend or break, which limits the depth of application, and/or anchors the electrode or other device during normal application; and a packaging system comprising a well and electrolytic fluid for maintaining a coating of said electrolytic fluid on the surface feature or penetrator.
US10463253B2
A two part patient monitoring device includes an activator module and a sensor device. The activator module includes a non-galvanic data port that creates a communication path with a non-galvanic data port on the sensor device. The activator module includes power contact pads that are each at least partially surrounded by a bias ring. A bias voltage is applied to the bias rings and a processor or circuit in the activator module monitors the voltage on the bias ring to detect a leakage current. The sensor module includes power contact pins that engage the power contact pads to transfer power from the activator module to the sensor device. Each of the contact pins are surrounded by a seal member such that the connection between the power contact pins and the power contact pads is protected from debris and/or moisture.
US10463252B2
A contactless and battery-less interface for component identification and remote sensing is disclosed. The interface includes a near-field electromagnetic coupling for electrical power transfer and a full duplex optical coupling for bi-directional serial communication interface. The interface provides a low-cost and low-power Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) microcontroller with a minimum of components and a low production cost, wherein a communication and power interface can be provided between components such as a gamma camera head and a collimator, without requiring electrical contacts between interface circuit assemblies on the respective parts.
US10463248B2
A device for monitoring eye movement and pupil response that comprises a first optical pathway for displaying one or more images to the eyes of a patient and a second optical pathway for obtaining images of the eyes of a patient. The device further comprises at least one screen for displaying an image to the left eye of the patient which is not visible to the right eye of the patient and for displaying an image to the right eye of the patient which is not visible to the left eye of the patient; a first camera for capturing images of the left eye of the patient; and a second camera for capturing images of the right eye of the patient at substantially the same time as the first camera is capturing images of the left eye of the patient. The device also comprises at least one IR light source for illuminating the eyes of the patient; and a processor for processing the obtained images and measuring pupil response and/or eye movements.
US10463227B2
A dishwasher having a tub defining a treating chamber, a dish rack, and a spray assembly associated with the dish rack. The spray assembly may include at least one sprayer positioned to spray treating liquid onto dishes received by the rack. The sprayer has two openings and may be movable between a first position and a second position.
US10463223B2
A wash pump with a bearing plate in a dishwasher, comprising a novel method for filtering particulates from the wash water by having inlets of a restricted dimension in the bearing plate and subsequent further restrictions provided to the flow path of water by structural ribs and reliefs, thereby avoiding clogging of the rotor shaft clearance.
US10463215B2
An evacuation station includes a base and a canister removably attached to the base. The base includes a ramp having an inclined surface for receiving a robotic cleaner having a debris bin. The ramp defines an evacuation intake opening arranged to pneumatically interface with the debris bin. The base also includes a first conduit portion pneumatically connected to the evacuation intake opening, an air mover having an inlet and an exhaust, and a particle filter pneumatically the exhaust of the air mover. The canister includes a second conduit portion arranged to pneumatically interface with the first conduit portion to form a pneumatic debris intake conduit, an exhaust conduit arranged to pneumatically connect to the inlet of the air mover when the canister is attached to the base, and a separator in pneumatic communication with the second conduit portion.
US10463208B2
A toilet seat/toilet lid device includes a toilet seat and a toilet lid that are provided to be pivotable with respect to a toilet between an erected state and a laid state; a toilet seat drive device that is configured to cause the toilet seat to pivot; a toilet seat pivot shaft that extends from the toilet seat drive device to one side of the toilet in a width direction, pivotably supports the toilet seat and supports the toilet lid; a toilet lid drive device that is configured to cause the toilet lid to pivot; and a toilet lid pivot shaft that extends from the toilet lid drive device to the other side of the toilet in the width direction, pivotably supports the toilet lid, and supports the toilet seat.
US10463205B2
A process for making absorbent towel paper webs is provided. The process has the steps of (a) providing a papermaking furnish having from about 45% to about 90% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of a refined softwood pulp fiber mixture having from about 20% to about 89.9% by weight of softwood pulp fiber, from about 0.05% to about 20% by weight of cellulose nanofilaments, and from about 0.05% to about 5.0% by weight of strengthening additive, and from about 10% to about 55% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of a hardwood pulp fiber mixture; (b) forming a wet fibrous web from the paper making furnish; and, (c) drying the web until the web contains not more than about 10% by weight moisture.
US10463203B2
Provided is a towel product that ensures equivalent performance as the prior art in terms of water absorbency property and the like, while improving pile retention property. A towel is formed from a warp, a weft and a pile. The warp comprises sets of warp yarns. The pile comprises pile yarns that form the upper and the lower. The warp density is 27-33 threads/inch, and the weft density is 49-58 threads/inch. The pile ratio is 3.8-6.2. The configuration of 1 repeat is composed of 5 picks, and the configurations of 1 repeat are repeated. The 3 picks corresponding to weft yarns W2-W4 and thereof. W7-W9 compose the pile forming section. The 2 picks corresponding to weft yarns W5 and W6 compose the ground woven fabric section. The pile formed in the pile forming section has 3-6 snarls, preferably 4-5, and in the diagram, 4.
US10463198B2
A finger protection shield is characterized by a generally vertical shield and a lower member that extends from the generally vertical shield portion. A bottom surface of the lower member comprises a plurality of ridges and grooves that are generally parallel to each other and opposite a finger receiving area that is on an upper surface of the lower member. A ring extends from the generally vertical shield portion that receives a finger of the user's hand. An interior architecture of the device positions the fingers and hand of the user in an optimal manner, while facilitating manipulation of an article to be cut.
US10463197B2
A system for pumping cooking oil from a filtration device or cooking oil reservoir to a storage tank or back into the cooking oil reservoir. The system can also be used to pump oil from the storage tank to a disposal location. The system can include a pump used to pump oil from one location to another. The system can include a housing for containing the pump and/or the storage tank. The system can include a fresh oil storage tank.
US10463191B2
A steam tip for frothing milk foams comprises a tip body, a connector for connecting to a steam source providing a steam flow, wherein the tip body is hollow inside, wherein the tip body further comprises at least a top side, at least a bottom side, and at least two lateral sides, wherein the connector is on the top side of the tip body, wherein each of the at least two lateral sides forms an angle with the bottom side of the tip body between about 0 degree and about 90 degrees, and wherein at least one steam outlet is formed on each of said at least two lateral sides of said tip body.
US10463189B2
An extraction appliance with a brewing module for forming a brewing chamber for a portion capsule, with a water feed comprising a pump and a water heater for feeding water under pressure to the brewing chamber. The extraction appliance includes a control for the pump that can be integrated into the pump or be present at least partly externally of the pump, as well as a device for measuring the fluid flow into the brewing chamber. The control is configured such that a pump power of the pump is dependent on the fluid flow, and specifically such that given a lower fluid flow, the pump power is reduced in comparison to a greater fluid flow.
US10463176B1
A display having a front wall, a back wall oriented parallel to the front wall, sidewalls disposed between the front wall and back wall and oriented perpendicular thereto, and a display segment coupled to one of the sidewalls and transitionable between a display position and a shipping position.
US10463175B2
Modular apparatus and system for accommodating and dispensing cans and a method for forming the same
An apparatus and system for dispensing large amounts of cylindrical food containers or cans. The apparatus includes at least two support frames joined together through a series of connector pieces. Additional support frames may be added to the apparatus to create a modular system of dispensers that are customizable according to user discretion. The apparatus and system may be disposed directly on the traverses of a shelving unit so that large number of can dispensers may be accommodated within a relatively small volume or storage space. Each can dispenser may accommodate multiple cans which are orientated so that as each can is removed from the dispenser, a subsequent can will roll forward and take its place.
US10463173B2
A system for pushing products for purposes of dispensing the products. Systems can include a base track, a fence tracker, a rear cap, and a rounded front guard that define a product containment channel for containing products in a queue for dispensing. Systems can also include a pusher mechanism for applying a constant and substantially uniform force to a product to push the product towards a rounded front guard where it can be dispensed.
US10463171B2
An activity jumper for a child includes a base and two vertical supports operably connected to the base. The vertical supports extend upward from the base with each vertical support including two arms that extend away from the vertical support. A plurality of stretchable tension members are each operably connected to one of the two arms of one of the two vertical supports and a tabletop is suspended by the tension members, the tabletop having a top play surface and a central opening with a child seat disposed in the central opening. A method of storing an activity jumper is also provided.
US10463166B2
A molded mattress having a one piece seamless cover with a ventilation plug mounted in a tamper resistant recess formed surrounding a ventilation hole. The one piece seamless cover may have a plurality of airways formed in the cover to allow air circulation between the user and the mattress cover. The one piece seamless cover is integrally rotomolded to form a rugged comfortable mattress for intensive use environments. An RFID communication chip may be inserted in the cover for information management. The cover may be formed from solid color, translucent or transparent material.
US10463163B1
An adjustable power bed layer that has a bed frame that folds from a flattened state to a folded state and from a flattened state to an adjusted state. The bed frame has an inner and outer frame that nest with each other in the flattened state. Head side and foot side actuators drive sliding members back and forth along respective tracks to pivot respective articulating frames between the flattened and adjusted states. The articulating frames are part of one of the inner and outer frames and the tracks are connected to the other of the inner and outer frames. In the folded state, the bed frame is positioned to that one of head side and foot side actuators becomes accessible for maintenance and servicing from above depending upon which way the bed frame is folded about its folding pivot.
US10463162B2
An electric motor driven adjustable mattress has a shared casing in which a flat cushion element of a cushion structure and an electric motor driven adjustable support apparatus for supporting the cushion element are accommodated. The support apparatus has two or more support parts that are adjustable relative to one another, and that on their sides facing the cushion element are provided with spring elements for elastically resiliently supporting the cushion element. The support part, in addition to the spring elements situated on the side facing the cushion element, is also provided with further spring elements on the side facing away from the cushion element, so that the support apparatus is provided at least in sections, with spring elements on both sides along its longitudinal extension.
US10463153B2
A seating arrangement includes a back frame that includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a pair of side portions that cooperate to define an opening, wherein at least one of the top portion, the bottom portion and the side portions include a longitudinally extending channel, a back shell having a forwardly facing support surface located within the opening and configured to support a seated user, and an attachment portion that extends about at least a portion of a periphery the support surface, and a cover member extending over the support surface, wherein the cover member is directly attached to the attachment portion of the back shell at an attachment location, and wherein the attachment location and the attachment portion of the back shell are located within the channel and concealed from view.
US10463152B1
A multi-positional easel allows for a wider range of motion for a work platform, accommodating both seated and standing positions, as well as full tilt and rotation of the work platform. The characteristics of this easel consist of a work platform that can expand to hold various sizes of canvas or other work pieces. These work pieces are held in place by four adjustable points, two on each side. A free standing three-point wheeled base has a single adjustable vertical post. Attached to that post is a multi-positional armature assembly that allows for more flexibility in the positioning of the work platform. Once the work piece is held in place on the work platform, the work platform can be rotated in a plane in a full 360-degrees, as well as a free range of motion of tilt from a horizontal plane to a vertical plane.
US10463150B2
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, and at least one supporting structure. The second rail is movable with respect to the first rail. The third rail is mounted between the first rail and the second rail. The at least one supporting structure is disposed at a position relative to the first rail. When the second rail is at a predetermined position relative to the first rail, the third rail supports a portion of the second rail, and the at least one supporting structure supports the remaining portion of the second rail.
US10463149B1
A steel ball retainer locking mechanism of a slide rail includes an engaging block, a release hole, a locking hook, a synchronized hook and a releasing hook. The slide rail includes an outer rail, a steel ball retainer and an inner rail, and the engaging block has a synchronized engaging block and a locking block separated with an interval apart from each other, and the synchronized engaging block has a releasing portion and a synchronized hook portion corresponding to the outer rail and the inner rail respectively, and the locking block has a locking portion and a propping portion corresponding to the outer rail and the inner rail respectively. When the inner rail is pulled outward, the engaging block is locked by the locking hook. After the releasing hook pushes the propping portion, the engaging block is unlocked.
US10463147B2
The present disclosure relates to an adjustable workstation for attaching to a support surface. The workstation includes a base having at least one fastener for securing the base to the support surface and a column attached to the top surface of the base. The column includes a lift configured to move between a lowered position adjacent to the support surface and a raised position located between the top end and the bottom end of the column. Attached to the lift is a worksurface having a front edge, and an extending member connects the lift to the worksurface. The extendable member is configured to adjust the location of the worksurface longitudinally from a retracted position to an extended position, wherein the front edge of the worksurface is vertically alignable with the front edge of the support surface when the extending member is in the extended position.
US10463142B2
A brush includes a wire core, a round tip formed on a distal end of the wire core, the round tip being unitary with the wire core section and being formed by melting or welding a portion of the wire core at the distal end, and a molded tip attached to the wire core at the distal end via a ball-and-socket connection.
US10463133B2
A portable sunscreen applying apparatus and a sunscreen application reminding method are provided, and the portable sunscreen applying apparatus includes: an ultraviolet processing device and a sunscreen accommodating device connected with the ultraviolet processing device, the sunscreen accommodating device is configured for accommodating sunscreens of different protection levels; the ultraviolet processing device includes: an ultraviolet detecting unit, for detecting current ultraviolet and obtaining an intensity of the current ultraviolet; and a sunscreen application reminding unit, for issuing a warning reminder of one of the sunscreens of the protection level corresponding to the intensity of the current ultraviolet. The ultraviolet processing device and the sunscreen accommodating device are provided together, the intensity of the current ultraviolet is detected by the ultraviolet detecting unit in the ultraviolet processing device, and the user is reminded to use the appropriate sunscreen.
US10463132B2
A lipstick case system is presented that helps to keep two paired makeups together. As one example, a lipstick case is presented having a cover, a base, and a pencil. A holder is positioned in an exterior surface of the cover. The holder is sized and shaped to receive a pencil, such as a lip liner pencil or eyeliner pencil or brush, therein. The holder includes lips that extend past a centerline or maximum diameter of the pencil. A pencil is inserted into the holder by providing sufficient force to deflect the opposing lips thereby allowing the pencil to reside within the rectangular holder while being frictionally held therein. The pencil is similarly removed by providing sufficient force to overcome this frictional engagement thereby allowing the pencil to be removed from the holder.
US10463131B2
A cosmetic device and related methods of manufacturing and using a cosmetic device. The device may comprise a porous part formed using a soluble filler and a non-porous part molded to the porous part.
US10463122B2
Disclosed is an umbrella that can be used as a canopy to protect a user against rain or sunlight. The umbrella may comprise an elongate member having proximal and distal end portions, a support structure that is connectable to a canopy able to be disposed about the distal end portion of the elongate member, the support structure being be adjustable between an erect position, whereby the canopy is able to be tensioned by the support structure, and a collapsed position, whereby the tension in the canopy is able to be released. The umbrella may also include a plurality of biasing means configured to inhibit the support structure from inverting.
US10463101B2
A hat includes a brim having a front portion and a back portion. The hat also includes a crown which is coupled with the back portion of the brim. The brim includes one or more intake ports placed along the back portion of the brim and the crown includes one or more exhaust ports.
US10463096B2
A modular necktie with simulated knot detachably affixable to a fabric stem and elongated fabric tie, the knot enclosure comprising a microphone and wireless transmission means in some embodiments. The knot enclosure may comprise a ratcheting mechanism and may be formed from a plurality of interconnected components.
US10463095B2
Methods and systems of detection of presence in and delivery to location are provided. A method detects a presence of a mobile device within a perimeter of a geographic region. The method searches a database to determine whether the first mobile device is associated with any existing account. Responsive to determining that the mobile device is associated with a first account, the method searches the database to determine whether there is any pending task associated with the first account. Responsive to determining that there is a pending task associated with the first account, the method transmits a first message indicating the detection of presence of the mobile device associated with the first account. The method determines that the mobile device is at least approximately at a first location of a plurality of predefined locations within the perimeter. The method transmits information associated with the first location to the computing device.
US10463091B2
Face covers, protective outwear systems, and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. A cover is disclosed for protecting the human face, head, neck, and/or shoulders against environmental conditions. The cover, which does not cover the eyes, nostrils or mouth, includes 2-4 separate pieces which can be worn together or individually. A first piece covers the face from above the mouth to below the eyes, including the nose and cheeks. A second piece covers the face from below the mouth to the bottom of the neck. These pieces can overlap on the cheeks to minimize/prevent air and moisture from reaching the face. A third piece covers the head and/or neck and/or shoulders. These pieces can be joined together by any known means. Any piece can be made with a moldable material and/or elastic components which allow the mask to fit different faces and/or help ventilate exhalations away from the face.
US10463085B2
An athletic garment can protect a user from inclement weather conditions (e.g. wind, moisture, cold, etc.). The athletic garment includes an outer layer forming an article of wearing apparel (e.g., shorts, pants, tights, etc.). The outer layer includes one or more garment forming portions coupled to a waistband and configured to receive the legs of a user. An inner liner is coupled to the waistband. The inner liner includes a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel and the rear panel being joined and configured to receive the legs of the user. The inner liner includes an elongated pocket configured to receive an insert through an opening disposed therein. A weather-resistant insert is configured to removably couple to the pocket, substantially the entirety of the weather-resistant insert being comprised of a pliable textile material, the insert being generally formed to movement of the user.
US10463080B2
An aerosol-forming article for use in an electrically heated aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-forming article including a mouthpiece, an aerosol-forming substrate, and a plurality of magnetic particles including a magnetic material having a Curie temperature of between 60 degrees Celsius and 200 degrees Celsius. An electrically heated aerosol-generating device for receiving the aerosol-forming article is also provided, the device including a heater element configured to heat the aerosol-forming article, an inductor, and a controller configured to measure an inductance of the inductor and to control a supply of electrical current to the heater element in response to the measured inductance.
US10463077B2
A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation and a channel structure that includes a channel surface with one or more open-microchannels. An open-microchannel in the channel structure may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and may transport pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to a heating element based on capillary action of the pre-vapor formulation through the open-microchannels. The heating element may vaporize the pre-vapor formulation drawn through one or more open-microchannels. The cartridge may be independent of fibrous dispensing interfaces, including one or more wicks. Fabrication of such a cartridge may be simplified, faster, cheaper, some combination thereof, or the like relative to fabrication of a cartridge that includes a fibrous or soft dispensing interface to draw pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir to a heating element.
US10463074B2
A product including a package is provided. One or more tobacco-containing articles may be received in the package. A power producer may be configured to produce an electrical current. An output mechanism may be configured to receive the electrical current from the power producer and output a perceptible effect. The perceptible effect may, for example, increase a consumer's interest in the product. A related method is also provided.
US10463066B2
An inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starch suitable for use as a food ingredient in substitution for a chemically modified starch may be prepared by heating a non-pregelatinized granular starch in an alcoholic medium in the presence of a base and/or a salt. Steam treatment may be used to enhance the extent of inhibition.
US10463056B2
A system for preparing an individual serving of coffee using a liquid coffee concentrate includes a sealed container containing an amount of liquid coffee concentrate for the preparation of an individual serving of coffee. The system may include a coffee maker operable to prepare a single serving of coffee from the liquid coffee concentrate contained in the sealed container, the coffee maker including a coffee maker recess for receiving the sealed container, a needle for piercing an entrance hole in an upper portion of the sealed container while the sealed container is in the coffee maker recess, a water conduit by which water from a water source flows into the sealed container through the entrance hole, and a heater for heating the water. The system may include an adapter for receiving the sealed container and positioning the sealed container in the coffee maker recess.
US10463054B2
A tea extraction method including performing a multistage pressure extraction process. Each extraction stage involves forcing a volume of water through a bed of tea material held in a tea material receiver. Each extraction stage may be performed at an extraction stage pressure and a water temperature. Each extraction stage may be separated by a soak stage.
US10463045B2
A composition including: (A) an aqueous agrochemically active compound such as acetamiprid; (B) a polyhydric alcohol; (C) a formalin condensate of sodium alkylnaphthalenesulfonate, or a modified styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer; (D) a thickener such as xanthan gum; (E) at least one inorganic particle selected from the group consisting of silica, montmorillonite and attapulgite; and (F) water.
US10463043B2
The present invention provides a fungicide composition for agricultural and horticultural use, comprising compound A represented by formula (1) (in formula (1), Xs each independently represents a halogeno group or a C1-6 alkyl group; n represents a number of Xs and is an integer of 0 to 5; X′ represents a halogeno group; R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents a C1-6 alkyl group, a C1-6 alkoxy group or a hydroxyl group; A1 and A2 each independently represents a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom), and at least one compound B selected from the group consisting of pydiflumetofen, pyraziflumid, isofetamid, tolprocarb, fluxametamide, broflanilide, tiadinil, fenoxanil and triflumezopyrim.
US10463037B2
A fluid sprayer includes a tank containing fluid therein and a rotary atomizer in communication with the tank to receive fluid therefrom and to atomize the fluid. The fluid sprayer also includes a blower assembly positioned upstream of the rotary atomizer for dispersing the atomized fluid from the rotary atomizer into the surroundings of the fluid sprayer and a discharge chute positioned downstream of the blower assembly into which the atomized fluid from the rotary atomizer is sprayed before being discharged upward and into the surroundings of the fluid sprayer. The rotary atomizer includes a plurality of fan blades coupled to a hub. The fan blades are operable to impart rotation to the hub in response to an airflow generated by the blower assembly flowing around the fan blades.
US10463021B2
An accessory assembly for coupling a unit to an animal band, having a support frame that includes a locking gap positioned on one end of the support frame, a latch protrusion positioned on the other end of the support frame, a proximally positioned receiving aperture, and a plurality of strap retention structures configured for coupling to at least one strap, the straps configured for coupling to an animal band. The accessory assembly further has a coupling latch having an actuator positioned on one end of the coupling latch and a locking mechanism positioned on the other end of the coupling latch opposite the actuator where the coupling latch is configured to be coupled to the support frame by placing the locking mechanism within the locking gap and positioning the actuator around the latch protrusion, and where the coupling latch is further configured to laterally move the locking mechanism.
US10463020B2
A disposable animal bathing and grooming apparatus for the hygienic cleaning of animals is provided. The apparatus may include a collapsible disposable container removably supported in an upright condition by a frame. The disposable container provides a cavity for receiving an animal, wherein a filter is provided along a lower portion thereof. The disposable container is configured to selectively capture and/or directedly discharge animal waste wherein the animal's body is fully accessible to direct contact during bathing/grooming. The disposable container provides an integrated pouch. The frame is movable between an upright configuration and a collapsed configuration for easy storage. The disposable container may be collapsed into its pouch for disposal of all the animal waste deposited therein during the bathing and grooming process.
US10463017B2
The field of this invention is classifying animal behaviors. In particular the fields of this invention include using animals in vivariums, such as rodents, particularly mice. In a vivarium cage, animals create ultrasonic vocalizations. In addition, their phenotype changes over time. The vocalizations, a current phenotype, and the cage environments are inputs to a multi-dimensional classifier using clustering algorithms to find multi-dimensional close relationships. Such close relationships may be identified as particular behavior.
US10463016B2
The present disclosure is directed to devices and kits configured to displace noxious odors generated by pet waste or excrement from within pet waste receptacles, such as a litter box kept within the pet owner's living space or home to areas existing outside of such owner's living space via a preexisting window therein. More particularly, a flexible, elongated duct is coupled to an exhaust hole in any hooded litter box on one end, and on another end, coupled to an electrically powered fan and universal window vent panel. When the window vent panel is sealedly disposed in a window and the fan is powered on, noxious air within the receptacle is drawn through the exhaust opening in the enclosure, the duct, and an exhaust opening in the window vent panel to an outside of such window.
US10463012B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01069688. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01069688. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01069688 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01069688 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10463004B2
The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola, designated G146645A/B. Also included are seeds of canola G146645A/B, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G146645A/B and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G146645A/B with itself or another canola genotype, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola G146645A/B.
US10463001B2
The disclosure provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of spinach, NUN 06202 SPS as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof.
US10463000B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072224. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072224. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072224 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072224 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10462997B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH814555. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH814555, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH814555 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH814555.
US10462994B2
The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an HCP7 protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an HCP7 protein.
US10462989B2
Methods and systems for utilizing deep ocean water in the cultivation and harvesting of nutrients and CO2 for algae and other valuable aquaculture species for the production of algal biomass and the like. The systems of the present invention include a floating deep water harvesting barge, a containment device, and a storage or pumping device. The containment device may be a closed system, an open system, or a photo-bioreactor. The present invention is also directed to improved methods for drying algae biomass and further downstream applications and uses of the algae biomass.
US10462965B2
An agricultural harvester with a crop processing apparatus. The crop processing apparatus is configured for separating crop material from crop residue and for discharging crop residue therefrom. The agricultural harvester includes a duct for directing a stream of crop residue downstream in the agricultural combine in a generally downward direction, a pair of laterally spaced spreader devices positioned downstream of and below the crop residue duct for distributing crop residue laterally, and deflectors spaced outwardly of the spreader devices and oriented generally in a vertical plane. The deflectors are mounted at a first upstream edge relative to the flow of the crop residue stream and extend downstream. The deflectors have an upper edge curved toward the spreader devices to an increasing extent away from the upstream edge.
US10462964B2
A mounted mower coupled to a hitch of a work machine that has an output, the mounted mower comprising a sub-frame having one or more hitch couplers selectively coupled to the hitch of the work machine. The mounted mower also has a mower arm with a first end and a second end, the first end being pivotally coupled to the sub-frame. The mower arm is pivotable about the first end between a first position and a second position relative to the sub-frame. The mower arm has a mower head mechanically coupled to the mower arm at the second end. The mower head has at least one disc pivotally coupled to the mower head, the at least one disc able to rotate about a disc pivot axis defined by the respective disc. Further, at least one disc may change the direction the disc rotates between the first and second position.
US10462960B2
A twin row seed distributor body group is provided that enables twin sowing with a single seed distributor body of pneumatic sowing machines utilized in the agricultural industry. The twin row seed distributor body group contains at least one twin row seed distributor body provided for each sowing unit enabling synchronized sowing on two different sowing rows, at least one right and one left seeding disc, at least one shaft bearing group enabling the movement of seeding discs, at least one seeding disc motion shaft enabling the synchronized movement of the seeding discs, at least one modular main body inner bearing cover that enables fast mounting and maintenance of the disc shaft motion gear and disc motion gears operating inside the seed distributor body and also that forms a bearing for the seeding disc motion shaft, and a hinged seed discharge gate.
US10462958B2
The present disclosure concerns a discharge device for a product dispersion assembly, for example intended to be attached on an agricultural machine, comprising a receiving element, such as a hopper, intended to receive the product, wherein the discharge device includes a mass measurement system configured to measure the mass of the receiving element.
US10462954B2
An adjustable width quick hitch assembly for an agricultural vehicle. The quick hitch assembly is provided with spacer elements which can be incorporated into the assembly as required, where the selection and positioning of the spacer elements results in an assembled quick hitch having various hitch widths.
US10470351B2
In a mounting system including multiple mounting machines, there is provided a mounting system that is capable of reducing the number of measurement devices that measure electrical characteristics of an electronic component. A control device controls a switching device in order to connect a measurement device and a mounting machine that transmitted request information for measuring the electrical characteristics of the electronic component. When transmitting an instruction for starting measurement to the measurement device and receiving a characteristic measurement value from the measurement device, the control device transfers the received characteristic measurement value to the mounting machine that transmitted request information.
US10470348B2
Populating printed circuit boards with components on a pick-and-place variant set-up is provided. Each set-up includes a number of components, stocks of which are brought to setting-up tables on the pick-and-place line, and a set-up family is associated with each set-up, the family system, a fixed set-up and multiple printed circuit board types which can be populated using the set-up. The fixed set-up is optimized with respect to a weighted parameter, before determining, by means of a simulation, how well variant set-ups, with which the remaining components of predefined pick-and-place orders are associated, can be implemented on the setting-up tables and brought to the pick-and-place line. The quality of each different weighting is determined in order to determine an optimized weighting.
US10470345B2
Disclosed are various embodiments relating to an electronic device that includes a shield structure. According to an example embodiment, the electronic device may include: a housing that includes a first surface directed in a first direction and a second surface directed in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; a printed circuit board included in the housing, wherein the printed circuit board includes a first surface directed in the first direction and a second surface directed in the second direction; at least one electronic component disposed on the first surface of the printed circuit board; and at least one shield structure configured to electro-magnetically shield the at least one electronic component, and the shield structure may include: a flexible sheet that includes a first sheet that covers the at least one electronic component and a second sheet that at least partially covers the space between the first sheet and the first surface of the printed circuit board, when viewed from above the first surface of the printed circuit board; and at least one frame structure that supports the first and second sheets.
US10470344B2
Provided herein are methods, devices, and systems that relate to electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters that, in certain embodiments, comprise: (a) a housing comprising a substantially enclosed first compartment and a substantially enclosed second compartment; (b) a first circuit card located in the first compartment of the housing that converts a signal transmitted on a conductive based medium to a signal transmitted on a non-conductive based medium; (c) a second circuit card located in the second compartment of the housing that converts a signal transmitted on a non-conductive based medium to a signal transmitted on a conductive based medium; (d) at least one non-conductive based medium that transmits a signal from the first circuit card to the second circuit card; and (e) at least one waveguide through which the non-conductive based medium passes from the first compartment to the second compartment.
US10470340B2
A flue device for use with a computer rack includes an elongate body having an open end and defining a ventilation channel. The flue device further includes a coupling feature adapted to couple the elongate body to the computer rack. When coupled to the computer rack, the elongate body extends in a substantially vertical direction with the open end extending upward and is positioned to cover each of the respective vents to receive air from the vents and direct the received air toward the open end.
US10470333B2
An adaptable rack chassis for accommodating electronic component sleds of differing widths and heights is disclosed. One example chassis includes side walls and a back wall with registration features at different heights. Shelves may be attached to the registration features at different heights. The front end of the side walls may be attached to shelves at different heights. Another example chassis may have an adaptable horizontal bus bar structure that is located to the back of two side walls. Another example chassis may have vertical bus bar structure that may be adjusted over the width between side walls.
US10470332B1
A server cabinet includes a base plate, a number of sidewalls, a top plate, and a number of reinforcing ribs. The sidewalls are arranged surrounding the base plate and coupled between the top plate and the base plate to form a cavity. A portion of the sidewalls defines a number of receiving grooves. The reinforcing ribs are received within the receiving grooves and coupled to at least one of the sidewalls and the base plate.
US10470331B1
Disclosed is a cabinet assembly for a server. The cabinet assembly is a metallic cubical compartment and includes portions, such as front, back, first side, second side, top, and bottom portions, which when assembled, forms the cubical compartment for enclosing various components of a server therein. The cabinet assembly further includes a slot arrangement for holding processing components of the server. The cabinet assembly further includes a chassis arrangement for mounting at least one motherboard of the server. The cabinet assembly further includes a fan mounting bracket for mounting a plurality of fans for dissipating heat generated by the server. Each slot of the fan mounting bracket includes two arcs of the same radius and the two arcs are placed opposite to each other. The cabinet assembly further includes a nut-bolt assembly having at least one nut and one bolt that are used for fastening the cubical compartment.
US10470326B2
A watertight cap used with an electronic apparatus is provided with a cap body to be set in an installing recess of the apparatus case of the electronic apparatus, an insertion part provided on the cap body and inserted into a through hole formed in the installing recess, a watertight projection provided on the peripheral surface of the insertion part to be resiliently pressed against the surface defining the through hole, a reinforce member embedded in the cap body and the insertion part for preventing the insertion part from deforming inwards, and a hook part provided on the insertion part so as to project into the apparatus case to engage with the stopping part in the through hole, when the insertion part is inserted in the through hole, thereby securing enhanced watertight of the apparatus case and preventing the cap body from slipping out from the apparatus case accidentally.
US10470321B1
An emissive display assembly including an emissive display, a circuit board associated with the emissive display element, a display chassis, and a support plate. The display chassis may house the emissive display element. The display chassis may further house the circuit board. The display chassis may have an aperture such that a front side of the emissive display element is viewable through the aperture. The support plate may be held in place by the display chassis and positioned between the emissive display element and the circuit board. The support plate may support a back side of the emissive display element such that, when a compressive force is applied to the front side of the emissive display element, the support plate restricts the emissive display element from bending more than a predetermined bending threshold.
US10470309B2
An integrated circuit device, such as a system-on-a-chip (SOC) device that includes an integrated or embedded voltage regulator, comprises an integrated capacitor and an integrated inductor having a magnetic core that can be fabricated in the same process as the capacitive structure of the integrated capacitor.
US10470297B2
A printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is configured to be disposed on an inner surface of an airtight case having an opening so as to hermetically cover the opening, includes a shielding layer containing a liquid crystal polymer as a main component at least in a region covering the opening. An electronic component according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an airtight case having an opening and a printed circuit board disposed on an inner surface of the airtight case so as to hermetically cover the opening, wherein the printed circuit board includes a shielding layer containing a liquid crystal polymer as a main component at least in a region covering the opening.
US10470294B2
Methods and systems for reducing the number of, and values of, passive components, such as capacitors, in System-in-Package devices below vendor recommendations for an active component are provided.
US10470291B2
A preparation process of a copper powder metal plating layer, a metal substrate having the copper powder metal plating layer, an energy-saving anti-burst heat dissipation device and a preparation process thereof; the process of preparing the copper powder metal plating layer comprises the step of attaching the metal layer; the temperature of the liquid in the work tank is kept within a range of 1-15° C.; the attachment process of the metal layer comprises at least the steps of: attaching the bottom layer, attaching the snowflake-shaped layer and attaching the fastening layer.
US10470278B2
A lighting system utilizes intelligent system elements, such as lighting devices, user interfaces for lighting control or the like and possibly sensors. The system also has a data communication network. Some number of the intelligent lighting system elements, including at least two of the lighting devices, also support communication with non-lighting-system devices at the premises. Each such element has a communication interface system configured to provide a data communication link for use by non-lighting-system devices at the premises in proximity to the respective intelligent system element. Also, in such an element, the processor is configured to control communications via the communication interface system so as to provide access to the data network and through the data network to the wide area network outside the premises for non-lighting related communications of the non-lighting-system devices.
US10470268B2
The LED driving circuit includes: a detecting circuit that detects whether an input current of the driving circuit is low or high frequency; a first stage converter that converts the input of the driving circuit to provide a DC power suitable for the LED; a first feedback loop that is activated by a low frequency current, to convert a current from a LED load to a feedback voltage and feed it back to the first stage converter, wherein in the first feedback loop, the feedback voltage changes as a function of the current of the LED load; and a second feedback loop that is activated by high frequency current, to convert the current from the LED load to the feedback voltage and feed it back to the first stage converter, wherein in the second feedback loop, the feedback voltage changes as a function of the current of the LED load.
US10470262B2
The invention is to provide an electrical circuit and a control method remotely controlling LED brightness adjustment and color temperature adjustment, and the electrical circuit includes a voltage stabilizing circuit, a microprocessor MCU, a receiving module, an LED constant current driving circuit, an LED light adjustment and color temperature adjustment separation circuit, a bicolor temperature LED light source and system processing software.
US10470250B2
A carbon allotrope heating element includes an electrical resistivity between 0.005 ohms per square (Ω/sq) and 3.0 Ω/sq. A heating system includes a component and a carbon allotrope heating element having an electrical resistivity between 0.005 Ω/sq and 3.0 Ω/sq. A method includes modifying a carbon allotrope heating element to have an electrical resistivity between 0.005 Ω/sq and 3.0 Ω/sq and applying the carbon allotrope heating element to a component of an aircraft.
US10470244B2
Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first coaxial cable with a first defined connection. The repeater can include a repeater unit communicatively coupled to the first coaxial cable via the first defined connection. The repeater can include a controller configured to adjust a gain or output power of the repeater unit that accounts for known losses on the first coaxial cable.
US10470226B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.A method for performing radio link monitoring (RLM) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining at least one subband for RLM by a UE restricted to use a subband corresponding to a part of a system transmission bandwidth, wherein the subband is a preconfigured part of the system transmission bandwidth, performing RLM in the determined at least one subband, and determining a radio link quality of the at least one subband based on the RLM.
US10470221B2
A method for performing a random access procedure by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting coverage enhancement, the method including transmitting, by the UE, a random access preamble and repeatedly receiving, by the UE, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) scheduling a random access response (RAR) in response to the random access preamble, wherein, starting subframe information for repeatedly receiving the PDCCH scheduling the RAR is signaled through a system information block (SIB).
US10470215B2
A method of an access point is disclosed. The access point is adapted to communicate (using a frequency bandwidth comprising one or more sub-bands) with wireless communication devices associated with the access point. Each of the wireless communication devices is adapted to operate under at least one of first and second latency requirements, wherein the first latency requirement is lower than the second latency requirement. Each of the wireless communication devices is also adapted to use a listen-before-talk approach (e.g. carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance—CSMA/CA) to access a sub-band for transmission. The method comprises (for each of the sub-bands) allowing at most one wireless communication device operating under the first latency requirement to attempt accessing the sub-band and (for each sub-band where a wireless communication device operating under the first latency requirement is allowed to attempt accessing the sub-band) allowing also one or more wireless communication device operating under the second latency requirement to attempt accessing the sub-band. The method also comprises enforcing a maximum duration of time for each transmission of a wireless communication device operating under the second latency requirement using a sub-band where a wireless communication device operating under the first latency requirement is allowed to attempt accessing the sub-band, wherein the maximum duration of time is based on the first latency requirement. Corresponding method for a wireless communication device, arrangements, access point, wireless communication device and computer program products are also disclosed.
US10470214B2
A wireless device generating a High-Efficiency (HE) PHY Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) for transmission sets a Packet Extension Disambiguity bit of an HE Signal-A (HE-SIG-A) field of the HE PPDU based on respective durations of a packet extension of the HE PPDU and a signal extension of the HE PPDU. The wireless device may determine whether a relationship T PE + ( 4 × ⌈ TXTIME - T SE - 20 4 ⌉ - ( TXTIME - T SE - 20 ) ) ≥ T SYM is satisfied, where TPE is the duration of the packet extension, TXTIME is a transmission time of the HE PPDU, TSE is the duration of the signal extension, and TSYM is a duration of symbols in a data field of the HE PPDU. The wireless device may set the Packet Extension Disambiguity bit to one when the relationship is satisfied; and to zero when the relationship is not satisfied.
US10470213B2
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for implementing Listen-Before-Talk. According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the channel assessment does not stop at a boundary of the first symbol, the preamble comprises at least a first part, and if the channel assessment stops at the boundary of the first symbol, the preamble comprises a second part. And the first part is transmitted on a remaining portion of the first symbol until the end of the first symbol, and the second part is transmitted on at least one symbol following the first symbol. Besides, the data is transmitted to the receiving device in at least one symbol in the subframe in which the preamble transmission ends.
US10470204B2
A first base station receives, from a wireless device, at least one first message comprising a parameter indicating whether the wireless device supports multiple uplink semi persistent scheduling (SPS) configurations for V2X communications. At least one second message is selectively transmitted when the parameter indicates support of the multiple SPS configurations. The at least one second message comprises: an uplink SPS radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), at least one uplink SPS configuration parameter, and an SPS configuration index for the at least one uplink SPS configuration parameter. A downlink control information (DCI) corresponding to the uplink SPS RNTI is transmitted. The DCI comprises the SPS configuration index. At least one transport block is received employing the at least one uplink SPS configuration parameter.
US10470200B2
Low complexity, high order multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) operations are described in which a user equipment (UE), configured with at least one normal performance receiver chain and at least one low-performance, low-complexity diversity receiver chain, signals a capabilities indicator identifying existence of the low-performance diversity receivers. Using the UEs capabilities, a serving base station may schedule uplink and downlink transmissions for the UE to reduce uplink-downlink collisions below a minimum threshold number. The serving base station may also take UE transmit power into consideration for signaling power control or modulation and coding schemes in order to minimize potential interference cause by UE transmissions. For channel state feedback, the UE may provide different channel feedback for uplink-downlink collision subframes and non-collision subframes.
US10470192B2
Disclosed are methods, devices and systems for detecting data traffic path change of UE when it is being served by an Internet application instance running on a mobile edge host, and moves to the coverage area of another mobile edge host in mobile edge computing system. One exemplary method includes receiving an application resource request for a cloud-computing services from a user equipment (UE), and allocating resources at a mobile edge computing platform to the application resource request in lieu of a server of the cloud-computing services that is reachable via an internet connection. Examples of the disclosed technology may rely on packet header information in downlink or uplink traffic received by mobile edge host, and may be a detection method independent of the signaling notification in the underlying bearer network.
US10470181B2
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a conditional utilization of reference signals for managing communications of one or more user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system. The described aspects include receiving a transmission having a first subframe slot and a second subframe slot, at least one of the first subframe slot and the second subframe slot have a single-slot transmission time interval (TTI). The described aspects further include detecting a first demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) in the first subframe slot and a second DM-RS in the second subframe slot. The described aspects further include determining whether to demodulate the at least one downlink channel in the first subframe slot using the first DM-RS in the first subframe slot or to demodulate both the first DM-RS in the first subframe slot and the second DM-RS in the second subframe slot based on whether at least one condition exists.
US10470180B2
A wireless microphone system efficiently combines a pair of antennas so that radio frequency (RF) signals may be transmitted to and from multiple receivers and multiple wireless microphones. The wireless microphone system supports a general radio access technology and may comply with a Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) specification. The resource manager combines a received RF component with a first digital component via a first coaxial link to a connected receiver. The receiver also combines a transmitted RF component with a second digital component via a second coaxial link to the resource manager. The first digital component further includes synchronization and data sub-components, which are separated at the receiver.
US10470179B2
According to various embodiments, a radio communication method may be provided. The radio communication method may include: determining in a cell at least one first subframe; determining in the cell at least one second subframe; allocating downlink user traffic in the cell during the first subframe with a low priority; and transmitting a handover command to a user equipment based on the second subframe.
US10470172B2
A base station, in a wireless communications system, configures first resources for data access from devices to said base station, said first resources allowing a cyclic prefix having a first length; and configures second resources for data access from devices to said base station, said second resources allowing a cyclic prefix having a second length longer than the first length. The base station transmits configuration information regarding the configured resources to at least one device. The first resources allow at least data having a first data period and a cyclic prefix having the first length to be received in a first period having a first predetermined duration; and the second resources allow at least data having a second data period and a cyclic prefix having the second length to be received in a second period having the second predetermined duration, and the second predetermined duration is an integer multiple of the first predetermined duration.
US10470171B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for partitioning resources into resource partitions, and informing user equipments (UEs) of the resource partitions. Knowledge of the resource partitions may assist the UEs in performing joint decoding. In one embodiment, a method performed by a UE includes receiving at least one message from each base station. The at least one message provides information indicating how resources are partitioned by the base station into a respective plurality of resource partitions. The information is used to identify respective resources for each of at least two downlink transmissions. Respective data that was transmitted on each of the at least two downlink transmissions using the respective resources is jointly decoded.
US10470170B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device such as a user equipment (UE) or a base station may identify a set of resource element groups (REGs) for low latency communication, and each REG may include a portion of a different resource block (RB) of a set of RBs (e.g., a set of non-contiguous RBs). The device may then map an uplink control channel to the selected REGs and communicate on the uplink control channel accordingly. Reference signals may also be transmitted in the same RBs, and the REGs may be mapped around the resources used for reference signals. In some cases, multiple UEs may transmit uplink control data using the same resources using code division multiplexing (CDM) (e.g., if the control payload is relatively small). In other cases, multiple UEs may be frequency division multiplexed (FDM).
US10470165B2
Methods for communicating support of operations or capabilities for enhanced directional multi-gigabit (EDMG) communications are described. A supported channel width field or operating channel width field is used in a capabilities element or operation element. The supported channel width field or operating channel width field includes bit positions with bit values that are set to indicate support of operation or a capability of the transmit device from among defined options, the defined options including: the transmit device can perform channel bonding only, the transmit device can perform carrier aggregation only, and the transmit device can perform both channel bonding and carrier aggregation.
US10470153B2
A communication method and system converges a 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology. The system and method may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Embodiments provide a scheme for efficiently operating an UP connection of a session in case where a terminal has a plurality of sessions in a mobile communication system, such as a 5G system, having a network structure in which an AMF for mobility management and an SMF for session management are separated from each other. A terminal (UE) can optimize a non-access stratum (NAS) signaling message, and can perform data transmission/reception with low latency.
US10470149B2
When a user equipment (UE) requests a service simultaneously during a mobility management (MM) attach procedure in a new radio access technology (NR; or new RAT) system, slice related information may be transmitted together. In detail, a radio access network (RAN) node receives a network connection request, a service request and slice related information from the UE, and routes the network connection request, the service request to a dedicate common control plane function (C-CPF) according to the slice related information.
US10470140B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a power headroom report (PHR) to a first base station on a first link of a split bearer and to a second base station on a second link of the split bearer. The UE may evaluate a characteristic associated with the first link or the second link after transmitting the first PHR, and adjust a transmit power value transmitted in the PHR associated with the first link or the second link, or both based on the evaluation. As a result, the UE may transmit an adjusted PHR to the first base station or the second base station, or both.
US10470135B2
Methods, tests systems and computers for controlling power delivered to a test volume are provided. According to one aspect, an electromagnetic test system has at least one operational path having a channel emulator output, an amplifier, an attenuator and an antenna. A method includes, for a given desired output power level, C, setting a channel emulator output power to a power level B, and setting the attenuator to a setting A, such that C is a function of B and A. In such embodiments, the attenuation A may be calculated based on an upper limit output power of the channel emulator and the desired output power C.
US10470133B2
An electronic device and an operating method thereof for monitoring, identifying and controlling an application and a component which excessively consume battery power are provided. The electronic device monitors an operation of an application installed therein or an operation of a component embedded therein. The electronic device checks the amount of power consumed for the operation of the application or the operation of the component at regular intervals, and based on the checked amount of power, determines whether the operation of the application or the operation of the component is an abnormal operation. If the operation of the application or the operation of the component is an abnormal operation, the electronic device identifies a policy corresponding to the abnormal operation and based on the identified policy, controls the operation of the application or the operation of the component to eliminate the abnormal operation.
US10470132B2
A method, system, and device provide power-efficient communications within the context of available power. Transmission and receipt data rates are scalable in accordance with output power available from a power source. Data is transmitted at a data rate determined, at least in part, by the available output power.
US10470126B2
In order to reduce power consumption of an electronic device during communication with another electronic device in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the electronic device analyzes fields in a given packet prior to a payload of the given packet to look for information that specifies a destination of the given packet. For example, the information may include: a full associated identification (AID) of the destination, a partial media-access-control (MAC) address of the destination; and/or a compressed (MAC) address of the destination. The information may be included in the preamble of the given packet. In particular, the information may replace length information in a high-throughput signal field in the given packet. Moreover, if the destination is other than the electronic device, the electronic device dumps the given packet and changes a power state of the electronic device, thereby reducing the power consumption.
US10470112B2
A method of wireless communication includes configuring a small cell with activation parameters. The activation parameters include a new carrier type having a reduced periodicity. The method also includes configuring a UE with time restricted measurements. The time restricted measurements correspond to the new carrier type and the reduced periodicity. The method further includes receiving small cell signal measurements from the UE and initiating an activation sequence in response to the small cell signal measurements.
US10470103B2
A system and method for authentication of a communication device is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an authentication system can have a controller element that receives from a communication device by way of a packet-switched network an authentication request comprising a first identification (ID) of a virtual gateway and a second ID of the communication device. The virtual gateway and at least one network element of the packet-switched network can be provisioned to have a physical association with each other such that other network elements of the packet-switched network deny services to the virtual gateway when the virtual gateway attempts to operate outside of said physical association. From said physical association and the aforementioned IDs the controller element can authenticate the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US10470102B2
A router management server may be utilized to manage a plurality of home routers. Appropriate access control rules may be determined by the router management server for various client devices including IoT devices based on the type and/or make/model of the client devices. MAC address-bound WLAN passphrases may be assigned to the client devices and bound to the MAC addresses associated the client devices. Further, WLAN passphrases may be associated with expiration periods and/or access control rules. Therefore, a secure home network environment that takes into account the vulnerabilities of IoT devices may be achieved without the involvement of an IT department. Moreover, Flexibility of WLAN passphrase management may be improved.
US10470089B2
A method for processing a signal at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of receiving information on multiple first threshold values for a neighbor cell measurement from a serving cell; measuring the signal from the signal of the serving cell; comparing the measured signal with the multiple first threshold values and multiple second threshold values of a cell enhancement (CE) mode; and performing the neighbor cell measurement for a cell reselection or a change of the CE mode according to a result of comparing.
US10470078B2
A device may detect a service condition associated with a network. The device may determine a prioritization of cells of the network based on characteristics of one or more subscribers to the cells of the network. The characteristics may include at least one of: a service type characteristic, an application type characteristic, a mobility characteristic, a vector characteristic, an altitude characteristic, a position characteristic, a location type characteristic, a device type characteristic, a device capability characteristic, a connection characteristic, a subscription characteristic, a call type characteristic, a user profile characteristic, a terrain characteristic, or an operator relationship characteristic. The device may perform an alteration to one or more network parameters based on the prioritization of cells of the network to reduce an impact of the service condition.
US10470075B2
Method and apparatus for removing interference and receiving signal in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. A method for receiving a signal using a network assisted interference cancellation by a terminal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving PA information corresponding to a ratio of an energy per resource element (EPRE) of a physical downlink control channel (PDSCH) to an EPRE of a common reference signal (CRS), wherein the PA information comprises first PA information and second PA information which are distinguished according to a modulation order; and removing interference of an adjacent cell using the first PA information or the second PA information corresponding to the modulation order of the signal and receiving a signal.
US10470064B2
User Equipment (UE) and base station (eNB) apparatus and methodology for radio resource management reporting. The UE receives reference signals from at least one antenna port of an eNB via a plurality of receive antennas of the UE. The UE performs received signal measurement of at least a portion of the reference signals for a plurality of eNB antenna port and UE receive antenna combinational groupings to produce enhanced received signal quality (eRSQ) measurements that represent spatial characteristics of the reference signaling as received by the UE. The UE may send a report to the eNB based on the eRSQ measurements, with the report being indicative of spatial multiplexing layer availability of the UE to be served by the eNB.
US10470056B2
A communication control method is disclosed, including: connecting, by a small cell by using a built-in soft SIM card or an inserted SIM card, to a Uu air interface of a macro cell to access the macro cell; after receiving a broadcast synchronization signal of the macro cell, synchronizing, by the small cell, with the macro cell, and acquiring configuration information of the macro cell; and performing, by the small cell, system configuration for the small cell according to the configuration information of the macro cell. A SIM card is added to the small cell, so that the small cell can access a macro cell in a terminal form, which is equivalent to addition of a Uu air interface between the small cell and the macro cell. Therefore, configuration management, performance optimization, admissible subscriber configuration, and the like are implemented for the small cell by using this air interface.
US10470050B2
This disclosure relates to performing uplink cellular communication in unlicensed frequency bands using Wi-Fi preamble information. A wireless device may receive downlink control information from a cellular base station. The downlink control information may indicate an uplink transmit opportunity for licensed assisted access communication for the wireless device. A length of the uplink transmit opportunity may be determined. Licensed assisted access uplink communication may be performed during the uplink transmit opportunity. A Wi-Fi physical layer preamble may be transmitted as part of the licensed assisted access uplink communication. A type of the Wi-Fi physical layer preamble may depend at least in part on the length of the uplink transmit opportunity.
US10470049B2
Provided are a method for determining a valid subframe for cell in a non-licensed band in a wireless communication system, and a wireless apparatus using the method. The method comprises: determining whether all orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of the cell are usable; and when all of the OFDM symbols of the subframe are usable, determining whether the subframe is a valid subframe based on whether a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource is present in the subframe.
US10470047B2
Provided is a method for performing channel sensing by a node. The node receives information about a known signal to be transmitted by at least one node of a node group that the node performing the channel sensing belongs to, detects the known signal using the information about the known signal, cancels reception power of the known signal from measured reception power, during a time period in which the known signal is detected, compares remaining reception power except for the reception power with a threshold, and determines whether a channel is occupied or unoccupied according to the comparison. The information about the known signal includes a sequence of the known signal, a power offset between a transmission signal and the known signal during a valid duration of the reception power of the known signal, or a cancellation ratio of reception power of the transmission signal during the valid duration.
US10470045B2
A system for controlling a contention state for a communication link between a base station controller and customer premises equipment in point-to-multipoint communication. The contention state is controlled using a state machine, which includes a grant pending absent state in which a unicast request slot is maintained open for use by the customer premises equipment. During the grant pending absent state, the customer premises equipment sends no upstream data to the base station controller but can use the unicast request slot to request a data slot for sending upstream data to the base station controller. In the grant pending state, the customer premises equipment preferably uses piggybacking to request grant of a next data slot while sending upstream data to the base station controller.
US10470040B2
After an initial user sign-on with an identity provider, and in response to an intention of the user to use a third-party application executing on a client device of the user and requiring user sign-on, the identity provider provides a client script to the third-party application. The client script facilitates user and application authentication and invokes a trusted broker application that interacts with the identity provider to enable the user to use the third-party application. The use of the trusted broker application provided by the identity provider frees the authors of third-party applications from the need to modify their applications to explicitly sign in with the identify provider. For enhanced security, conformance to an organizational security policy is verified at time of sign-on, and an authenticatable link is used to invoke the third-party application to foil attempts by malicious software to substitute another application.
US10470026B2
A data transfer method includes: executing a process that stores sensor information including duplicate degrees and position information, the duplicate degrees indicating an amount of computers as transmission sources of inhibit signals received by the first computer; executing a process that transmits the inhibit signal including the duplicate degree in the sensor information to a computer that is present in a position to which direct communication via the short-distance radio communication is possible; executing a process that stores the duplicate degree in the inhibit signal, associates the duplicate degree with the transmission source of the inhibit signal, and increases the duplicate degree in the sensor information; and executing a process that transmits the position information in the sensor information to the management device in a case where the duplicate degree in the sensor information is higher than the duplicate degree associated with the transmission source of the inhibit signal.
US10470023B2
A system 1000 enables an Emergency Claim Response Person (ERCP) 13 to remotely take control of an emergency situation via a live video link by directing an insured at the accident scene to take certain actions and acquire information and videos required for filing an insurance claim. The system 1000 includes an insured 1 using a smartphone 200 loaded with a proprietary App 211 that connects with the ECRP 13 at an emergency claim response unit (ECRU) 300 through a compatible video hosting server. The ECRP calms the insured 1 and instructs the insured 1 through the post-accident process. The ECRU 300 finds and requests the appropriate ambulance company, police and fire departments, when necessary. The ECRP 13 directs the insured 1 to video the accident scene, vehicle positions/orientation, and damage. The ECRU 300/ECRP 13 also instruct the insured to provide the insured's smartphone 200 to others to acquire video statements.
US10470011B2
A system and method for calculating a position in response to a position request. Observed beacon data associated with the request is used to select a calculation method based on available data for a venue and device capabilities. If sufficient venue data based on previously verified beacon positions is available, a position calculation can resolve floor and venue information. If insufficient previously observed data is available for a venue, the position is calculated using 2D data based on GPS observations. Following the choice a calculation model, the calculation position is returned in response to the position request.
US10470007B1
A system, method, and computer readable medium for processing short message service terminations in a communication system featuring an IP-based femtocell system are provided. The femtocell system includes a base transceiver station and a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter. The Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter conveys the depacketized message content to the base transceiver station which transmits the message content to the user equipment.
US10470005B1
Techniques are disclosed for managing outbound voice messages in a communication system that includes communication devices and a communication server. A temporal mode of either live mode or message mode and a recipient mode of either group mode or direct mode are selected and set for an outbound voice message. Based on the selected settings for temporal mode and recipient mode the originating communication device records a voice message that is relayed to the communication server where it is distributed to other communication devices according to the rules or parameters associated with the temporal and recipient mode selected.
US10470004B2
The present disclosure relates to a technology for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be utilized for an intelligent service (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and a safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of the technology. A method for providing a push-to-talk (PTT) service in a communication system, which is proposed by an embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: generating a file format including information associated with time points at which multiple pieces of data should be reproduced; and reproducing the multiple pieces of data on the basis of the file format.
US10470002B2
Provided are methods and apparatuses for processing indication information. According to a method for processing indication information, a predetermined network element determines a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) to be suspended; and the predetermined network element sends, to an Evolved Node B (eNB), indication information used for indicating that the MBMS is to be suspended. The indication information is used for indicating the eNB receiving the indication information to send Multicast Channel (MCH) Scheduling Information (MSI) to User Equipment (UE), and the MSI includes a specific value used for notifying the UE of the MBMS to be suspended.
US10469999B2
Various example embodiments are disclosed relating to the establishment of reliable multicast/broadcast sessions in a wireless network. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may be configured to receive, from a wireless recipient station, a request to establish a reliable multicast/broadcast session with the recipient station. The apparatus may be further configured to transmit, to the recipient station, a response to the request to establish the reliable multicast/broadcast session. The response may include one or more retransmission fields describing a retransmission of data for the requested reliable multicast/broadcast session. For example, the request may include a retransmission multicast address to be used for retransmission of data for the multicast/broadcast session.
US10469995B2
A system and method for determining the presence of an individual at a particular spot within a location preferably based on the strength of signals received from beacons assigned to the particular spot by a software application (“App”) running on an electronic device of the individual. In one embodiment, certain presence calculations are performed by the App. In another embodiment, the App forwards information regarding the received beacon signals to an electronic identification and location tracking system and the presence calculations are performed by the system.
US10469994B2
The systems and techniques disclosed herein provide the ability to present, via a user interface, an indication of a geographic location to a user, determining that the geographic location corresponds to an address included in contact information for one of several contacts of the user, the contact information further including a name; receive, via the user interface, an indication that the geographic location is to be associated with the name included in the contact information; generate a location label for the geographic location, using the name included in the contact information; and outputting an indication of the location label.
US10469989B2
A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile.
US10469982B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for integrated navigation integrating wireless measurements including at least angle of arrival (AOA) measurements with a navigation solution. This integrated navigation system provides an enhanced integrated navigation solution of a device within a platform (such as for example person, vehicle, or vessel), wherein the device can be strapped or non-strapped within the platform, wherein the device is non-strapped the mobility of the device may be constrained or unconstrained within the platform, and wherein the device can be tilted to any orientation and still provide a seamless navigation solution without degradation in performance of said navigation solution. The device may include sensors such as for example, accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, barometer among others. The present system and method can work whether in the presence or in the absence of absolute navigational information such as, for example, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
US10469980B2
A method and apparatus for mapping addressable information (e.g., locations denoted by name or address, street addresses, landmarks, etc.) off of disparate applications on a mobile device, onto an existing map on the mobile device, are disclosed. An application on a mobile device may display addressable information (e.g., a website displaying a location name and/or address, an email containing an address, etc.). In response to a user's selecting the addressable information and invoking a mapping command, a map-display application (e.g., Google Maps®, Yahoo! Maps®, Windows Live Search Map®, MapQuest®, iPhone® maps, Waze® etc.) may be automatically presented (e.g., launches, become visible, displayed, etc.) displaying the addressable information in addition to at least one prior mapping content previously displayed by the map-display application.
US10469978B2
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing an audio signal, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for processing an audio signal, which synthesizes an object signal and a channel signal and effectively binaural-render the synthesized signal.To this end, the present invention provides a method for processing an audio signal, including: receiving an input audio signal including at least one of a multi-channel signal and a multi-object signal; receiving type information of a filter set for binaural filtering of the input audio signal, the type of the filter set being one of a finite impulse response (FIR) filter, a parameterized filter in a frequency domain, and a parameterized filter in a time domain; receiving filter information for binaural filtering based on the type information; and performing the binaural filtering for the input audio signal by using the received filter information, wherein when the type information indicates the parameterized filter in the frequency domain, in the receiving of the filter information, a subband filter coefficient having a length determined for each subband of a frequency domain is received, and in the performing of the binaural filtering, each subband signal of the input audio signal is filtered by using the subband filter coefficient corresponding thereto and an apparatus for processing an audio signal by using the same.
US10469977B2
A method for synchronizing an output of a motion signal with a virtual reality program being played comprises mixing a multi-channel audio output of the virtual reality program into at least one mixed audio track. A time position of the virtual reality program being played is obtained using the at least one mixed audio track. A motion signal corresponding to virtual reality program being played and synchronized with the identified time position of the virtual reality program being played is obtained, the motion signal comprising motion platform actuator-driving instructions. The motion signal is output to an actuation system of a motion platform for producing vibro-kinetic effects in the motion platform corresponding to and synchronized with the virtual reality program being played. A motion controller for synchronizing an output of a motion signal with a virtual reality program being played is also provided.
US10469975B2
The present disclosure provides a number of techniques for personalization of spatial audio across a plurality of systems. A participant media system participating in a session may generate two outputs: personalized audio data and depersonalized audio data. When a spectator attempts to spectate the session, a media sharing platform may distribute shared depersonalized audio data to the spectator system. Based on this shared depersonalized audio data, the spectator media system can personalized the audio data to cause an endpoint device to render spectator personalized audio based on HRTF data for the spectator. Accordingly, the spectator personalized audio is personalized and allows a rich, immersive spectating experience that overcome drawbacks associated with receiving personalized audio from participant systems.
US10469974B2
A method expedites processing and playing of binaural sound during an electronic communication between a first user and a second user. An electronic device of the first user convolves sound into binaural sound for the second user before the binaural sound transmits to the electronic device of the second user. In this way, the binaural sound is already convolved and ready to play upon receipt at the electronic device of the second user.
US10469969B2
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing a signal, which are used for effectively reproducing a multimedia signal, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for processing a signal, which are used for implementing filtering for multimedia signal having a plurality of subbands with a low calculation amount.To this end, provided are a method for processing a multimedia signal including: receiving a multimedia signal having a plurality of subbands; receiving at least one proto-type filter coefficients for filtering each subband signal of the multimedia signal; converting the proto-type filter coefficients into a plurality of subband filter coefficients; truncating each subband filter coefficients based on filter order information obtained by at least partially using characteristic information extracted from the corresponding subband filter coefficients, the length of at least one truncated subband filter coefficients being different from the length of truncated subband filter coefficients of another subband; and filtering the multimedia signal by using the truncated subband filter coefficients corresponding to each subband signal and an apparatus for processing a multimedia signal using the same.
US10469968B2
In general, techniques are described for adapting higher order ambisonic audio data to include three degrees of freedom plus effects. An example device configured to perform the techniques includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The memory may be configured to store higher order ambisonic audio data representative of a soundfield. The processor may be configured to obtain a translational distance representative of a translational head movement of a user interfacing with the device. The processor may further be configured to adapt, based on the translational distance, higher order ambisonic audio data to provide three degrees of freedom plus effects that adapt the soundfield to account for the translational head movement, and generate speaker feeds based on the adapted higher order ambient audio data.
US10469961B2
A binaural hearing system includes a binaural pair of microphones that are configured to be located, respectively, at a first ear and a second ear of a user. The system further includes an interconnected binaural pair of sound processors that are associated with the binaural pair of microphones. The sound processors are configured to preserve an interaural level difference (“ILD”) between a first signal generated by the first microphone and a second signal generated by the second microphone. The sound processors do this by performing a contralateral gain synchronization operation to a first degree with respect to the first and second signals at the first sound processor, and to a second degree with respect to the first and second signals at the second sound processor, where the first degree is distinct from the second degree or at least one of the first and second degrees is a partial degree.
US10469954B1
A thin speaker with a voice coil having a damper function, includes a frame, a magnetic device, a damper voice coil and a diaphragm. The damper voice coil comprises a holding member and a conductive member. The holding member includes a holding base and two holding suspension portions formed on two ends of the holding base. The conductive member includes a conductor wound to form a first winding at one side of the holding base and a second winding at the other side of the holding base, and two conductive suspension portions formed on two ends of the conductor and located on the top of holding suspension portions. Since the damper voice coil has the functions of a damper and a voice coil, the present invention is capable of maintaining a thin design and ensuring the up and down movements of the holding base to prevent its deflection.
US10469949B1
An impedance matching device including a transformer having an input side and an output side, wherein the input side includes a first coil having a first impedance, a second coil having a second impedance, and a third coil having a third impedance. An input power connector is electrically connected to the input side of the transformer, and a pass through output power connector is electrically connected to the input side of the transformer, and the pass through output connector also is electrically connected in parallel to the input power connector. A speaker output connector having four electrical contacts is included, wherein a first pair of the four electrical contacts is connected electrically to the first coil, and a second pair of the four electrical contacts is connected electrically to the second coil.
US10469946B2
An over-ear speaker system for a head mounted display includes a speaker, an impedance detection circuit, and a sound processor. The impedance of the speaker changes according to the temperature of the speaker. The sound processor coupled to the impedance detection circuit receives an impedance signal representing the impedance of the speaker and adjusts the boosting of frequency components in the sound signal based on the impedance signal. The adjusting of boosting of frequency components in the sound signal includes boosting of a frequency range of the sound signal below a resonance frequency of a speaker and may enable the protection of the speaker from damage by adjusting boosting of frequency components near a resonance frequency of the speaker at which maximum excursion of the speaker occurs.
US10469945B2
A system and method are configured to generate a sound wave field around a listening position in a target loudspeaker-room-microphone system in which a loudspeaker array of K≥1 groups of loudspeakers, with each group of loudspeakers having at least one loudspeaker, is disposed around the listening position, and a microphone array of M≥1 groups of microphones, with each group of microphones having at least one microphone, is disposed at the listening position. The system and method include equalizing filtering with controllable transfer functions in signal paths upstream of the K groups of loudspeakers and downstream of an input signal path, and controlling with equalization control signals of the controllable transfer functions for equalizing filtering according to an adaptive control algorithm based on error signals from the M groups of microphones and an input signal on the input signal path.
US10469935B2
When sound signals are input to a vibration driver through signal wires, the vibration driver converts the sound signals into mechanical vibrations. A second elastic member transmits the mechanical vibrations of the vibration driver to a user. On the other hand, air vibrations are generated by the vibration driver in a space formed by the vibration driver and a first elastic member. The air vibrations are converted into mechanical vibrations by the first elastic member, and are transmitted to the second elastic member. The second elastic member also transmits the mechanical vibrations transmitted from the first elastic member, to the user.
US10469930B2
A headset may comprise at least one ear cup and an ear cup shaper configurable into at least two configurations. When the ear cup shaper is configured in a first of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to contact the temple of a wearer of the headset. When the adjustable ear cup shaper is configured in a second of the configurations, the ear cup is shaped to accommodate the temple piece of a pair of eyeglasses of a wearer of the headset. The ear cup may comprise a filler material such as foam, and the adjustable ear cup shaper when configured in the second of the configurations may create a depression in the foam. The adjustable ear cup shaper may comprise a strap and/or a plunger.
US10469927B1
A beverage cooler assembly for PURPOSE includes a cylinder and an insulator that is positioned within the cylinder. The insulator insertably receives a beverage container. Moreover, the insulator is comprised of a thermally insulating material to inhibit thermal communication between the beverage container and ambient air. An audio unit is coupled to the cylinder to emit audible sounds outwardly therefrom. The audio unit is selectively placed in wireless electrical communication with an electronic device thereby facilitating the audio unit to receive and play an audio signal from the electronic device.
US10469923B2
Disclosed herein is a routing band-pass filter for routing optical signals between multiple optical channel sets. In particular, disclosed is a wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) optical assembly including a first WDM filter, a second WDM filter, and a first routing filter. The first and second WDM filter are in communication with first and second sets of channel ports, respectively. The routing filter has a routing passband and forms a primary routing optical path for signals outside the routing passband between the first WDM filter and a common port. The routing filter also forms a secondary routing optical path for signals within the routing passband between the second WDM filter and the common port. The routing band-pass filter increases the number of channel ports in optical communication with a common port while maintaining signal integrity and increasing speed.
US10469921B2
In response to a connectivity disruption in an underlying optical transport ring supporting a routing and packet switching topology, one or more of optical devices of the optical transport ring are modified to establish connectivity between spine nodes in different data centers to reroute communication between at least a subset of the leaf network devices so as to traverse an inter-spine route via the optical modified optical transport ring. That is, in response to a connectivity disruption in a portion of underlying optical transport ring, one or more optical devices within the optical transport ring are modified such that packets between at least a portion of the leaf devices are rerouted along optical paths between at least two of the spine network devices.
US10469914B2
A method of delivering media data in a hybrid network capable of providing broadcasting and internet communication together is provided. The method includes generating a Media Processing Unit (MPU) to process media data, and delivering the generated MPU, wherein the MPU includes an MPEG Media Transport (MMT) Processing Unit (MMPU) box including information on the MPU, a Media Data box (MDAT) including one or more media data fragments which are generated from the media data, and an MMFU box including information on each media data fragment.
US10469912B2
A system and method of treating image data as a visual hash tag are presented. A device is able to subscribe to a content channel, possibly a channel that provide social media information, by the act of recognizing related objects without requiring a user to annotate content with unnatural hash tags.
US10469910B2
Methods for supplying, ordering, and transacting items based on motion images are proposed. The methods are applicable to a server and include the following steps. A first video stream is received from a first electronic device, and at least one item is identified from the first video stream to generate a frame and a tag associated with each item. An editing operation on a first tag is received from the first electronic device to generate first tag data. The first tag and the first frame are combined into the first video stream to generate a composite video stream. The composite video stream is transmitted to a second electronic device. In response to an ordering operation detected on the first item from the second electronic device, first ordering data is generated according to the first tag data to add the first item into an order list of the second electronic device.
US10469908B2
In one embodiment, a method receives a request for a channel offered by a video delivery service from a user and generates user information for the user. In response to receiving the request, the method sends a query to a database to retrieve a bundle that includes an audience definition that matches the user information. A bundle identifies a source stream for a program and only one bundle for a time slot is returned for the query from multiple bundles for the channel that exist for the time slot. A manifest is constructed for the channel using the bundle where the manifest identifies content from the source stream of the bundle. The method then provides portions of the manifest to a client device for the user to allow the client device to request content from the source stream for the channel.
US10469906B2
A method, apparatus, and system for authorizing reception of one or more media programs of a content provider by a secondary receiver based upon reception of the media program by a primary receiver is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of receiving location data from the secondary receiver, initiating authorized reception of a transmitted first media program having audio content of the one or more media programs by the primary receiver, receiving the audio content of the media program reproduced by the primary receiver from the secondary receiver, and authorizing reception of the one or more programs of the content provider by the secondary receiver according to the received location data and a comparison of the received audio content of the media program and the audio content of the transmitted first media program.
US10469887B2
Technologies for selectively licensing segments of source content are described. In some embodiments the technologies enable a user of a client device to select, license, and use one or more segments of source content, without the need to obtain a license to the source content as a whole. Systems, methods, and computer readable media utilizing such technologies are also described. In some embodiments, the technologies can enable digital rights management or other restrictions imposed on a content segment to be enforced, even when the content segment is incorporated into diverse content such as a content mashup. The technologies may also enable independent tracking of information regarding the use and/or payback of content segments, even when such segments are included in diverse content.
US10469886B2
A system controller, preferably implemented as a cloud service, enables the synchronization of display devices located at geographically remote locations relative to one another. A display and control devices are provided at each of a plurality of sites, with one or both of the devices being capable displaying the transmitted show. The control device enables the system controller to determine local relative delays in the show and to control the temporal reproduction of said transmitted show by said display device so as to achieve a substantially synchronized reproduction of the show at each of the sites.
US10469881B2
Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for responding to inoperative commands on a server device. In some embodiments, the disclosed technology facilitates pausing of content being played on a device without creating a bookmark of the location in the content at which the content was paused. In response to receiving the request to pause the content from playing, the server device generates a pause instruction to pause the content from playing. Upon expiry of a timeout interval, the server device automatically transforms the pause instruction into a stop instruction, which when executed causes stopping the content from playing. In some embodiments, the server device detects an user interaction event, prior to expiry of the timeout interval. Non-limiting examples of the user interaction may be shutting down the server device, switching from the content to a live broadcast program, switching from the content to another content, or exiting from the content.
US10469875B2
An image coding method includes selecting two or more transform components from among a plurality of transform components that include a translation component and non-translation components, the two or more transform components serving as reference information that represents a reference destination of a current block; coding selection information that identifies the two or more transform components that have been selected from among the plurality of transform components; and coding the reference information of the current block by using reference information of a coded block different from the current block.
US10469874B2
Disclosed herein is a method of encoding a video signal, comprising receiving an original video signal; comparing the original video signal with available reconstructed signals; determining a correction signal based on a result of the comparison; and generating a transform-coded correction signal to be transmitted for a signal reconstruction.
US10469873B2
A virtual reality or augmented reality experience of a scene may be decoded for playback for a viewer through a combination of CPU and GPU processing. A video stream may be retrieved from a data store. A first viewer position and/or orientation may be received from an input device, such as the sensor package on a head-mounted display (HMD). At a processor, the video stream may be partially decoded to generate a partially-decoded bitstream. At a graphics processor, the partially-decoded bitstream may be further decoded to generate viewpoint video of the scene from a first virtual viewpoint corresponding to the first viewer position and/or orientation. The viewpoint video may be displayed on a display device, such as screen of the HMD.
US10469868B2
An in-loop filtering acceleration circuit applied in a video codec system supporting the H.264 standard and the VC-1 standard is provided. The circuit includes multiple one-dimensional (1D) filters configured to perform a filtering process; and a filter selection unit configured to select one of the 1D filters according to the value of the boundary strength to perform the filtering processing to the reconstructed macroblock. The in-loop filtering acceleration circuit further divides the reconstructed macroblock into multiple 8×8 blocks and multiple 4×4 blocks, performs the filtering process to horizontal edges of the 8×8 blocks the reconstructed macroblock row by row from bottom to top, and performs the filtering process to horizontal edges of the 4×4 blocks row by row from top to bottom.
US10469866B2
Disclosed is a video decoding method including: obtaining a disparity vector having components in sub-pixel unit for interlayer prediction between images belonging to a current layer and a reference layer; determining a position of an integer pixel of the reference layer corresponding to a position indicated by the disparity vector obtained from the position of a current pixel of the current layer; and decoding the image of the current layer by using prediction information on a candidate area of the reference layer corresponding to the determined position of the integer pixel.
US10469865B2
A motion vector predictor candidate generating unit makes a prediction based on a motion vector of one of coded neighboring blocks that are neighboring to a coding target block in space or time and generates a plurality of motion vector predictor candidates. A motion vector predictor redundant candidate removing unit removes the motion vector predictor candidates having identity among the motion vector predictor candidates predicted based on a coded neighboring block that is neighboring in space from a motion vector predictor candidate list with at least one being left. A motion vector predictor selecting unit selects a motion vector predictor from the plurality of motion vector predictor candidates. A first bitstream generating unit codes information representing the selected motion vector predictor.
US10469862B2
A method or coding image information, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: binarizing according to different techniques, index values of forward prediction, backward prediction, and bidirectional prediction, depending on whether the bidirectional prediction is applied when inter-predicting a current block; and entropy coding a binarized codeword, wherein whether to apply the bidirectional prediction when inter-predicting the current block can be determined on the basis of the size of the current block. As a result, provided are a method for binarizing an inter-prediction direction of a prediction unit having a specific size, and an apparatus using same.
US10469860B1
In one embodiment, a method generates chunk boundaries that are used to form a plurality of chunks from a video. The chunks are transcoded by transcoding units in parallel. The method selects at least one of a first number of frames before a first boundary of a chunk and a second number of frames after a second boundary of the chunk. A chunk is generated that includes the at least one of the first number of frames and the second number of frames, and a third number of frames between the first boundary and the second boundary. Then, the chunk is transcoded to generate a transcoded chunk using a first transcoding unit. The chunk is sent to a chunk assembler where the chunk assembler removes the at least one of the first number of frames and the second number of frames from the chunk and adds the chunk to a transcoded bitstream.
US10469855B2
An image encoding method includes determining N P-frames from a sequence of images, determining a source refreshing region in each one of the P-frames, obtaining reconstructed images corresponding to the source refreshing regions by performing a first encoding on the source refreshing regions, obtaining updated P-frames by updating the source refreshing regions with the reconstructed images, and performing a second encoding on the updated P-frames.
US10469854B2
Techniques related to improved video encoding including content, psychovisual, region of interest, and persistence based adaptive quantization are discussed. Such techniques may include generating block level rate distortion optimization Lagrange multipliers and block level quantization parameters for blocks of a picture to be encoded and determining coding parameters for the blocks based on a rate distortion optimization using the Lagrange multipliers and quantization parameters.
US10469834B2
A stereoscopic display method or system includes an image display panel, object tracking sensors, and a means to create first or left, and second or right stereoscopic images based upon viewpoint location. This allows the user to perceive the viewed 3D stereoscopic image as approximately fixed in space. A first embodiment employs differently filtered colored, stereoscopic images. The first and second differently filtered colored images may be perceived as a 3D stereoscopic image by applying anaglyph glasses. In a second embodiment the method of passively polarized glasses may be applied with the result being a stereoscopic image whose location is approximately fixed in space. A third embodiment employs passively polarized anaglyph glasses. This provides the advantage of allowing two different viewers to see different virtual 3D stereoscopic images whose location remains approximately fixed in space. By employing tracking sensors, user gesturing or pointing may now allow interaction with the virtual 3D stereoscopic images in much the same way 2D objects are manipulated by employing a touch screen. This may be combined with voice commands. This allows for input systems such as virtual 3D touch panels, keyboards and remote controllers. In addition virtual 3D objects may be pushed, pulled rotated or manipulated in almost any way a real 3D object would be. The methods described may be applied in other ways, including, but not limited to gaming systems, 3D virtual caves, and simulators. It may also be used wired or wirelessly to remotely control or interact with other devices.
US10469831B2
A system may almost instantly capturing high-resolution geometry and reflectance data of a portion of a human subject. The system may include multiple cameras, each oriented to controllably capture an image of the portion of the human subject from a different location in space; multiple lights, each oriented to controllably illuminate the portion of the human subject from a location in space significantly different than the location in space of the other lights; and a controller. The controller may divide the cameras into subgroups with each subgroup of cameras containing at least one camera and with each camera belonging to only one of the subgroups; cause each subgroup of cameras to sequentially capture a single image of the portion of the human subject; and cause at least one of the lights to light while each subgroup of cameras captures a single image of the portion of the human subject. The system may include an image processing system that generates the high resolution geometry and reflectance data based on only one image from each camera.A polarizing optical element may be between each camera and the portion of the human subject. A polarizer filter may be between each light and the portion of the human subject. A controller may cause all of the cameras to simultaneously capture a single image of the portion of the human subject while the portion of the human subject is illuminated by all of the lights. The specular reflections from the portion of the human subject that are captured by one of the cameras may have a color distribution across the portion of the human subject that is different than the specular reflections from the portion of the human subject that are captured by another of the cameras.
US10469825B2
Two or more images are taken wherein during the image taking a focal sweep is performed. The exposure intensity is modulated during the focal sweep and done so differently for the images. This modulation provides for a watermarking of depth information in the images. The difference in exposure during the sweep watermarks the depth information differently in the images. By comparing the images a depth map for the images can be calculated. A camera system has a lens and a sensor and a means for performing a focal sweep and means for modulating the exposure intensity during the focal sweep. Modulating the exposure intensity can be done by modulating a light source or the focal sweep or modulating the transparency of a transparent medium in the light path.
US10469817B2
The present technology relates to a reproduction device, a reproduction method, and a recording medium capable of displaying graphics with a broader dynamic range of luminance and appropriate brightness.An optical disc records STN_table associating HDR graphics, which are graphics having a second luminance range different from and broader than a first luminance range, with tone_mapping_info including HDR information indicating a luminance characteristic of the HDR graphics and tone_mapping_info, which is tone mapping definition information used when luminance conversion from the HDR graphics to STD graphics which are graphics having the first luminance range is performed, the HDR graphics, and the tone_mapping_info. The present technology is applicable to a recording medium recording graphics.
US10469807B2
Embodiments described herein disclose a color measurement device and method for use with cameras or other imaging devices. The color measurement device may be configured to determine many different colors via a commonly owned device. Embodiments utilize sinusoidal grayscale rings to determine an exact color match of an unknown color, even if there is perspective distortion of an obtained image.
US10469805B2
A load balancing method to resolve a problem of load imbalance, where the method includes obtaining first status information of the first device and first status information of the second device, obtaining second status information of the first device and second status information of the second device, calculating a space occupation ratio of the first device and a space occupation ratio of the second device respectively according to the second status information of the first device and the second status information of the second device, determining a balancing policy according to the space occupation ratio of the first device and the space occupation ratio of the second device, and perform scheduling according to the balancing policy to implement load balancing between the first device and the second device.
US10469804B1
An electronic device displays an image during a communication between two people. The image represents one of the people to the communication. The electronic device determines a location where to place the image and displays the image such that the image appears to exist at the location.
US10469799B2
[Problem] To make a device compact and inexpensive by omitting a frame buffer.[Solution] First packet data PD1 that is sequentially received from a first camera C1 and second packet data PD2 that is sequentially received from a second camera C2 are alternately and sequentially transmitted to an external device 2 before data for one screen is accumulated. Therefore, a frame buffer for saving the data for one screen is not necessary, and a device can be made correspondingly more compact and less expensive.
US10469798B2
In an image transmission/reception system (1) including an active cable (10), an image transmission device (camera 30), and an image reception device (grabber 40), a transmission-side connector (11) of the active cable (10) includes a supplying section (111a) for supplying internal information indicative of an internal state of the transmission-side connector (11) to the image transmission device (30), and the image transmission device (30) includes a superimposing section (MUX 35) for superimposing the internal information on an image signal which is to be transmitted to the image reception device (40) via the active cable (10).
US10469797B2
Methods, systems and computer program products for automatic adjustment of video orientation are provided. A computer-implemented method may include receiving a video comprising a plurality of image frames, determining that shaking of a mobile device has occurred during recording of the video, determining a baseline alignment for the video, adjusting the video in view of the baseline alignment, and providing a user interface comprising the video player to present a preview of the adjusted video to a user on the mobile device.
US10469794B2
The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system capable of efficiently and temporarily storing contents in a case where the contents are played back using a play list. A calculation unit calculates, on the basis of a play list indicating contents adopted as a playback target chosen from among a plurality of contents, a priority level about a cash temporarily storing the contents, for each of the contents. For example, the present technique can be applied to an information processing system and the like performing streaming playback of contents based on MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group phase)-DASH standard.
US10469792B2
The present invention generally relates to an attachment for a firearm that communicates with remote device or person such as emergency services. One embodiment of the present invention is selectively interconnected to a picatinny rail, weaver rail, or other mounting means, and the embodiment includes a button that allows a user to initiate communication with emergency services without removing his or her hands from the firearm.
US10469785B1
A cable television system with printed-circuit-board-layout components receives a cable television signal. The cable television system includes a low pass filter apparatus. The low pass filter apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a plurality of low pass filters and at least one grounded metal wall. Each of the low pass filters includes a low-pass-side inductor and a low-pass-side capacitor. At least two of the low-pass-side inductors of the low pass filters are manufactured on the printed circuit board by a printed-circuit-board-layout technology to form at least two low-pass-side printed-circuit-board-layout inductors. The at least one grounded metal wall blocks a magnetic interference between the low-pass-side inductors of the low pass filters. The low pass filter apparatus filters out a signal having a frequency above 1 GHz.
US10469781B1
A power distribution network is disclosed. The power distribution can be applied to imaging arrays and other circuits that include a large number of conductors that must be driven such that the conductors are biased such that substantially the same current flows in each conductor. The power distribution network includes a plurality of bit lines and a first power connection network. Each bit line is connected to a different location on a first power bus, which is divided into a plurality of first conducting segments. Each first conducting segment is connected to a plurality of the bit lines. Each bit line includes a constant current source that causes a bias current to flow in the bit line and through the first power bus. The first power connection network includes a plurality of conducting paths that connect a corresponding one of the first conducting segments to a first power rail.
