US10676811B2
A method of manufacturing a display device is provided. A method of manufacturing a display device comprises preparing a thin film forming apparatus including a crucible, which stores a source material for forming a thin film, and a front heatsink, which is disposed on the crucible and includes a reflective plate, wherein the reflective plate has a first surface with a first reflectivity and a second surface with a second reflectivity, which is different from the first reflectivity; and forming a thin film on a substrate by evaporating the source material of the thin film forming apparatus.
US10676810B2
A hard coating, which is to disposed to cover a surface of a tool substrate, has a total thickness of 0.5-20 μm and includes an A layer and nanolayer-alternated layer that are alternately laminated by physical vapor deposition. The nanolayer-alternated layer includes a B layer and C layer that are alternately laminated. The A layer has a thickness of 50-1000 nm and is AlCr(SiC) nitride that is represented by a composition formula of [Al1-W-XCrW(SiC)X]N wherein an atomic ratio W is 0.20-0.80 and an atomic ratio X is 0.01-0.20. The B layer has a thickness of 1-100 nm and is TiAl nitride that is represented by a composition formula of [Ti1-YAlY]N wherein an atomic ratio Y is 0.30-0.85. The C layer has a thickness of 1-100 nm and is Ti(SiC) nitride represented by a composition formula of [Ti1-Z(SiC)Z]N wherein an atomic ratio Z is 0.05-0.45. The nanolayer-alternated layer has a thickness of 50-1000 nm.
US10676807B2
The invention relates to a device for changing the temperature of a metal strip including means for changing the temperature of the metal strip by heating or cooling. By using means for conveying the metal strip, the metal strip is moved in the strip direction relative to the means for changing the temperature of the metal strip. The object of providing a device for changing the temperature of metal strips, which allows improved process control and improved flatness of the treated metal strip, is achieved according to the invention by a device in that means for changing the temperature of the metal strip include a plurality of individual temperature-control means which each heat or cool the metal strip only in some regions, and at least the position of a plurality of the temperature-control means can be individually changed translationally and/or rotationally relative to the metal strip.
US10676805B2
The invention is a process for manufacturing a nano aluminum/alumina metal matrix composite and composition produced therefrom. The process is characterized by providing an aluminum powder having a natural oxide formation layer and an aluminum oxide content between about 0.1 and about 4.5 wt. % and a specific surface area of from about 0.3 and about 5 m2/g, hot working the aluminum powder, and forming a superfine grained matrix aluminum alloy. Simultaneously there is formed in situ a substantially uniform distribution of nano particles of alumina. The alloy has a substantially linear property/temperature profile, such that physical properties such as strength are substantially maintained even at temperatures of 250° C. and above.
US10676798B2
The invention relates to a poly silsesquioxane-acrylic nanocomposite auxiliary for leather process and its preparation method. By mixing octavinyl silsesquioxane, organic solvent, ammonium persulfate, distilled water and surfactant in one system, and adding acrylic acid dropwise into the mixing system, cooling to adjust pH to obtain poly silsesquioxane-acrylic nanocomposite auxiliary for leather process. The auxiliary obtained in this invention is easily to penetrate into gap of the collagen fibers, and forms nano and micro-scale combination with the leather collagen, which can further improve the multi-point combination of the acrylic polymer with the collagen. Thus, the filling property of the leather that treated by the auxiliary is improved without affect the yield of leather, and the chromium content in the waste water is significantly reduced.
US10676793B2
Nucleic acid molecules comprising a SNP site at position 1296 of bovine uterine milk protein (UTMP) coding sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1), which SNP indicates a desirable productive life in a dairy cattle. Also disclosed are an array or a kit comprising the same, a method for detecting the SNPs, a method for progeny testing of cattle, and a method for selectively breeding of cattle.
US10676785B2
This disclosure relates to novel detergents for use in various procedures including, for example, nucleic acid amplification reactions such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Methods for preparing the modified detergents are also described.
US10676778B2
Methods, devices, systems and compositions for detecting nucleic acids in polymerase chain reaction assays, such as droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) assays, using intercalating dyes. A dual surfactant system with at least one fluorosurfactant and at least one non-ionic non-fluorosurfactant may be employed for droplet generation and nucleic acid detection.
US10676774B2
A method for determining the bacterial charge in a liquid or semi-liquid product, including: preparing a quantity of liquid or semi-liquid product to be analyzed; keeping that quantity of liquid or semi-liquid product at a preset measuring temperature (Tm) and deriving values (α) representing an angle of electrical impedance of the liquid or semi-liquid product at predetermined time instants; deriving an indication of the presence of a bacterial charge in the liquid or semi-liquid product as a function of the time trend of the values (α) representing the angle of the electrical impedance.
US10676771B2
The present invention generally relates to methods of functionalizing proteins, particularly antibodies, at oligosaccharide linkages, methods of humanizing antibodies by modifying glycosylation, as well as to novel antibodies linked to modified oligosaccharides. The invention further relates to kits that may be used to produce the antibodies of the invention.
US10676757B2
Insecticidal toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control plant pests, and transgenic plants that produce, and are protected, by these toxins are described.
US10676756B2
The present invention relates to the finding that an until now orphan protein named receptor-like protein 1 (RLP1) in plants mediates an immune response to bacterial infections. Specifically, the invention relates to RLP1, now named receptor of enigmatic microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) of Xanthomonas (REMAX), in Arabidopsis thaliana. REMAX was found to recognise the presence of Xanthomonas and to initiate an immune signalling that eventually yields into a typical plant immune responses to bacterial infections. Furthermore, the invention relates to chimeric pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) composed of the extracellular domain of REMAX, which is the recognition site for sensing infection, and c-terminal portions of PRRs of other plant species. Also provided is a method to modulate the immune response of a plant to a bacterial infection by either increasing or decreasing the expression of REMAX or REMAX-like proteins, or the inventive chimeric PRRs in plants. Finally, the invention provides methods for the identification and purification of new microbe-associated molecular patterns in plants using REMAX or REMAX-like proteins and/or the novel chimeric PRRs of the present invention.
US10676755B2
Provided are mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) nucleic acids and the proteins encoded by the mutated nucleic acids. Also provided are cassava plants, cells, and seeds comprising the mutated genes.
US10676754B2
The present disclosure includes the production of a mutant plant resistant to an herbicide of the phosphonomethylglycine family, e.g. glyphosate. Compositions and methods are provided for editing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a cell employing a guide polynucleotide/Cas endonuclease system, wherein the Cas endonuclease is guided by a guide polynucleotide to recognize and optionally introduce a double strand break at a specific target site into the genome of a cell. The nucleotide sequence of interest to be edited can be located within or outside the target site that is recognized by a Cas endonuclease. More specifically, compositions and methods are provided for editing an enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) nucleotide sequence in a cell. The methods and compositions employ a guide polynucleotide/Cas endonuclease system to provide for an effective system for editing EPSPS nucleotide sequences of within the genome of a cell. Also provided are compositions and methods for the production of glyphosate tolerant plant cells, plants explants, seeds and grain.
US10676753B2
Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides, and recombinant DNA constructs are useful for conferring drought tolerance and/or improved nitrogen use efficiency. Compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprise these recombinant DNA constructs; and methods utilize these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA constructs comprise a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotides encode glutamate receptor polypeptides.
US10676752B2
The present invention is in the field of genetics, especially plant genetics, and provides agents capable of controlling gene expression. The present invention specifically provides sequences of naturally occurring, tissue-specifically expressed microRNAs. The invention further provides for transgenic expression constructs comprising sequences encoding such microRNAs. By incorporation of the microRNA encoding sequence the expression from the expression construct is specifically silenced in the tissue where the naturally occurring microRNA is naturally expressed. Thereby the expression profile resulting from the promoter is modulated and leakiness is reduced. The invention further provides for a method for modulating transgenic expression by incorporating sequences encoding the microRNAs into transgenic expression constructs. The compositions and methods of the invention can be used to enhance performance of agricultural relevant crops and for therapy, prophylaxis, research and diagnostics in diseases and disorders, which afflict mammalian species.
US10676751B2
Disclosed herein are materials useful for degrading plant biomass material. In exemplary embodiments, the plant material comprises one or more enzymes that are expressed in plants and/or bacteria. Specifically exemplified herein are plant degrading enzymes expressed in chloroplasts. The chloroplast expressed enzymes may be provided as cocktails for use in conjunction with conventional methods of converting biomass into biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol.
US10676750B2
In accordance with the invention, isolated nucleic acids, expression methods, host cells, expression vectors, and DNA constructs for producing proteins, and proteins produced using the expression methods are described. More particularly, nucleic acids isolated from Pichia pastoris wherein the nucleic acids have promoter activity are described. The invention also relates to expression methods, host cells, expression vectors, and DNA constructs, for using the Pichia pastoris promoters to produce proteins and polypeptides, and to the proteins and polypeptides produced using the expression methods.
US10676737B2
RNA editing is achieved using oligonucleotide constructs comprising (i) a targeting portion specific for a target nucleic acid sequence to be edited and (ii) a recruiting portion capable of binding and recruiting a nucleic acid editing entity naturally present in the cell. The nucleic acid editing entity, such as ADAR, is redirected to a preselected target site by means of the targeting portion, thereby promoting editing of preselected nucleotide residues in a region of the target RNA which corresponds to the targeting portion.
US10676734B2
Provided are methods, compositions, reagents, kits that are useful for detecting a specific nucleic acid region in genome with high efficiency and high sensitivity.
US10676732B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a lysine carboxylase mutant strain, characteristics of the mutant strain, a gene encoding the lysine decarboxylase mutant strain, and a method for producing cadaverine using the same. The present invention provides lysine decarboxylase derived from E. coli improved through a protein engineering variation. In addition, the lysine decarboxylase mutant strain of the present invention increases activity, pH stability, and thermal stability at the time of producing cadaverine, thereby reducing production costs, through increasing a yield and productivity.
US10676730B2
The present invention relates to mutated factor (FX) polypeptides and uses thereof for the treatment of haemophilia. In particular, the present invention relates to a mutated factor X (FX) polypeptide wherein the heavy chain comprises at least one mutation selected from the group consisting of: —the mutation which consists of the substitution of the glutamic acid residue (E) at position 255 of Seq. ID No. 1 by a glutamine residue (Q), an asparagine residue (N), a serine residue (S), an alanine residue (A), or a tyrosine residue (Y); —the mutation which consists of the substitution of the glutamic acid residue (E) at position 256 of Seq. ID No. 1 by a glutamine residue (Q); and —the mutation which consists of the substitution of the glutamic acid residue (E) at position 258 of Seq. ID No. 1 by a glutamine residue (Q).
US10676727B2
The present invention relates to polypeptides having trehalase activity. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using a trehalase of the invention, in particular a process of producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol.
US10676716B2
Described is the efficient and robust generation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) and oligodendrocytes from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). The protocols provided recapitulate the major steps of oligodendrocyte differentiation, from neural stem cells to OLIG2+ progenitors, and then to O4+ OPCs, in a significantly shorter time than the 120-150 days required by previous protocols. Furthermore, O4+ OPCs are able to differentiate into MBP+ mature oligodendrocytes in vitro, and to myelinate axons in vivo when injected into immuno-compromised Shiverer mice, providing proof of concept that transplantation of PSC-derived cells for remyelination is technically feasible.
US10676707B2
A culture system comprises: a preparatory culture vessel and a main culture vessel that accommodate cells and a solution; a main stage that holds the preparatory culture vessel and the main culture vessel; a connecting tube that connects the culture vessels; a valve that opens and closes the connecting tube; and a rotating mechanism that rotates the main stage and imparts a height difference between the culture vessels to transfer the cells and solution by dropping between the culture vessels.
US10676703B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a spray-dried laundry detergent particle, wherein the process includes the step of contacting zeolite to monomeric organic carboxylic acid in an aqueous mixture, wherein the aqueous mixture has a pH of 4.2 or less, wherein the aqueous mixture includes detersive surfactant, wherein the aqueous mixture is substantially free of silicate salt, and wherein the aqueous mixture is substantially free of carbonate salt, wherein the zeolite reacts with the monomeric organic carboxylic acid to form silica, wherein the aqueous mixture is spray-dried to form a spray-dried laundry detergent particle, wherein the particle includes: detersive surfactant; monomeric organic carboxylic acid; and silica, wherein the particle is substantially free of silicate salt, and wherein the particle is substantially free of carbonate salt.
US10676698B2
The present invention provides a domestic laundry cleaning composition, said composition comprising an anionic surfactant, an alkyl ether carboxylic acid dispersant; and a lipid esterase.
US10676695B2
The present invention comprises chlorinated and non-chlorinated alkaline cleaning compositions for removal of proteinaceous and fatty soils at low temperature, i.e. less than 120° F., with little or no deleterious affect on cleaning performance. According to the invention, applicants have found that adding additional alkalinity makes protein removal more difficult and reducing the amount of alkalinity actually improves performance. According to the invention optimized combinations of chlorine and alkalinity components for low temperature cleaning as well as a surfactant system optimized for low temperature fatty soil removal are disclosed.
US10676683B2
The invention is directed to a process to prepare a char product and a syngas mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a solid biomass feed comprising the following steps: (i) performing a continuously operated partial oxidation of the solid biomass feed at a gas temperature of between 700 and 1100° C. and at a solids residence time of less than 5 seconds, (ii) continuously separating the formed char particles as the char product from the formed gaseous fraction and (iii) subjecting the gaseous fraction obtained in step (ii) to a continuously operated partial oxidation and/or to a steam reforming to obtain the syngas mixture. The solid biomass feed has been obtained by torrefaction of a starting material comprising lignocellulose and is a sieve fraction wherein 99 wt % of the solid biomass particles is smaller than 2 mm.
US10676669B2
A compound represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. R is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons or the like; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1 and Z2 are independently a single bond, —COO— or the like; Y1, Y2 and Y3 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine; and m is 0, 1 or 2.
US10676658B2
Oil-based drilling fluid compositions comprising an oil phase comprising a base oil, an aqueous phase comprising water, at least one emulsifier, and one or more additives. The at least one emulsifier comprises an amino amide comprising the formula R—CO—NH—R′—NH2, where R is a fatty acid alkyl and R′ is an alkyl group. The one or more additives are chosen from a wetting agent, a rheology modifier, a fluid-loss control additive, and a weighting additive. Methods of making the oil-based drilling fluid compositions and methods of drilling a subterranean well utilizing the oil-based drilling fluid compositions are also provided.
US10676653B2
The present invention relates to an adhesive comprising an anti-insect ingredient comprising a plant extract, wherein the plant extract comprises an extract of Cinnamomum cassia, an extract of Syzygium aromaticum and an extract of Artemisia capillaris and an adhesive ingredient comprising a binder. The adhesive is environment friendly and does not have any toxic ingredient on a human body and exhibit excellent and synergic anti-insect efficiency by using three plant extracts. Therefore, it is possible to control pests that may have an adverse effect on foods by applying the adhesive to a food package box.
US10676650B2
Systems and methods are described for manufacturing an adhesive tape. An example method includes: providing a plurality of adhesive webs, wherein each web includes a hot melt adhesive adhered to a backing material; providing a fabric web having a fabric material; guiding a first adhesive web from the plurality of adhesive webs into a first position proximate a first side of the fabric web; guiding a second adhesive web from the plurality of adhesive webs into a second position proximate a second side of the fabric web; applying heat and pressure to form a web of the baffle tape in which the first adhesive web is bonded to the first side of the fabric web and the second adhesive web is bonded to the second side of the fabric web; and rewinding the web of the baffle tape into a roll.
US10676649B2
A pressure sensitive adhesive sheet including, on a substrate or a release material, a resin layer, at least a surface (α) of the resin layer on the opposite to the side on which the substrate or release material is provided having pressure sensitive adhesiveness, wherein a concave portion and a flat face exist on the surface (α) of the resin layer, and a width of the concave portion observed from the side of the surface (α) is non-uniform, and in a region (D) of 8 mm in length×10 mm in width as freely-selected on the surface (α), a concave portion having an area of 70 to 99.99% relative to 100% of a total area of the concave portions existing in the region (D) exists.
US10676634B2
A self-crosslinking compound and coating compositions including the same as well as compositions capable of forming a ketone or carbonyl-hydrazide crosslink at ambient temperatures that utilizes a modified latent cross linker capable of forming a polymer networked in an applied coating.
US10676632B2
Provided are an aqueous resin dispersion of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer exhibiting excellent dispersion stability, a production method for the aqueous resin dispersion, a hydrophilization agent including the aqueous resin dispersion, a hydrophilization method using the hydrophilization agent, a metal material on which a hydrophilic coating has been formed, and a heat exchanger on which a hydrophilic coating has been formed. Specifically provided are: an aqueous resin dispersion comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and a radical polymer (B) having a structural unit derived from a radical-polymerizable carboxylic acid monomer (B1-1), wherein the content of the radical polymer (B) is 10-80 mass % relative to the total content of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) and the radical polymer (B); a production method for the aqueous resin dispersion; a hydrophilization agent including the aqueous resin dispersion; a hydrophilization method using the hydrophilization agent; a metal material on which a hydrophilic coating has been formed; and a heat exchanger on which a hydrophilic coating has been formed.
US10676631B2
There is provided an ink set for ink-jet printing comprising an aqueous ink and a reaction liquid, wherein the aqueous ink contains an emulsion, a surfactant, an organic solvent, a pigment, and water, the reaction liquid contains an aggregating agent, 1,2-alkanediol, a glycol ether-based solvent and/or a glycol ether acetate-based solvent, and water, and the emulsion has a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or higher. The ink set for ink-jet printing is provided with an aqueous ink excellent in the discharge stability, and can form an image excellent in coated film properties such as the rubbing resistance and the adherence.
US10676613B2
The invention relates to compositions containing polycarbonate and carboxylic acid esters of isosorbide, to the use of the compositions for the production of blends or shaped parts and to molded parts obtained therefrom. The compositions have improved rheological and optical properties and an improved demolding and processing behavior in the injection-molding process.
US10676606B2
A methacrylic resin composition comprising not less than 90% by mass of a methacrylic resin, wherein the methacrylic resin comprises 95 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate monomer units and 0 to 5% by mass of acrylate monomer units, the methacrylic resin has an Mw of 57000 to 90000, Mw representing a weight-average molecular weight, and a ratio Mw/Mn of not more than 1.9, Mn representing a number-average molecular weight, the methacrylic resin composition has an absolute value of a difference between YI4 and YI2 of not more than 3, YI4 representing a yellow index at an optical path length of 200 mm of an injection-molded article obtained at a cylinder temperature of 280° C. in a molding cycle of 4 minutes, YI2 representing a yellow index at an optical path length of 200 mm of an injection-molded article obtained at a cylinder temperature of 280° C. in a molding cycle of 2 minutes, and meets a relationship represented by Formula (B) and Formula (C): R≥11 Formula (B) 0.8
US10676605B2
An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition can be formed into a product having very few minute fisheyes. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition comprises: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; and an iron compound; wherein the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer is a saponification product of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer prepared by using an organic compound having a half-life of 10 to 300 minutes at 60° C. as a polymerization initiator; wherein an amount of the iron compound is 0.001 to 2 ppm in terms of a metal by weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition.
US10676603B2
A method for producing a resin composition is provided. The method includes melting and kneading a thermoplastic resin having a transition temperature of less than 200° C. and a powder with a twin-screw kneading extruder. The powder is an inorganic filler having an apparent density of 0.1 to 1.5 g/ml. The resin is supplied from a supply port to the extruder, and the powder is supplied from a gravimetric feeder to the extruder through a screw type side feeder. A transport capacity of the side feeder is 2 times or more an effective volume of the powder per unit time. In the extruder, melting and kneading are performed under conditions in which resin pressure in a first kneading zone is 1 MPa or more, and resin pressure in a second kneading zone is less than 3 MPa, and gas is removed from a vent port.
US10676567B2
The present invention relates to polyethylene furanoate (PEF) copolymers and methods for processing the same to provide PEF articles, as well as the articles so produced.
US10676566B2
The present invention can provide a polyarylate obtained from a dihydric phenol component and an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component. The polyarylate is characterized in that the dihydric phenol component contains a compound represented by general formula (A) or (B) as a primary raw material, and the pencil hardness of the polyarylate is H or higher. (In the formula, R1 and R2 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms or a phenyl group. However, neither R1 nor R1 represents a methyl group.) (In the formula, R3 and R4 each independently denote a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. In addition, a is an integer between 4 and 11. However, a is not 5 if R3 and R4 are both hydrogen atoms.)
US10676560B2
The present invention relates to a biostable polyurethane or polyurea comprising: (a) a soft segment comprising a polysiloxane of the general formula (I); and (b) greater than 0 and less than 40 wt % of a hard segment which is a reaction product of a diisocyanate and a linear difunctional chain extender, processes for their preparation and their use in the manufacture of biomaterials, devices, articles or implants.
US10676558B2
A polyoxymethylene polymer composition is disclosed containing a formaldehyde stabilizer package. The formaldehyde stabilizer package, which contains at least two emission control agents, dramatically and unexpectedly reduces formaldehyde emissions. The formaldehyde stabilizer package includes at least two emission control agents selected from the group of benzoguanamine compounds, a hydantoin, a substituted hydantoin, an amino acid, and an alkylene urea such as ethylene urea.
US10676552B2
The disclosure provides an ethylene copolymer having a density of from 0.912 g/cm3 to 0.925 g/cm3, a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of from 20 to 30, and a normal comonomer distribution profile in a GPC-FTIR analysis, wherein the normal comonomer distribution profile has a slope of from −3.5 to −7.5, where the slope is defined as the number of short chain branches per 1000 carbons at a molecular weight of 300,000 minus the number of short chain branches per 1000 carbons at a molecular weight of 30,000. The ethylene copolymers have improved bulk density and when made into film, provide good physical properties.
US10676543B2
The present invention relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a method of preparing the same, and a rubber composition including the same, and more specifically provides a rubber composition which includes a repeating unit derived from a conjugated diene-based monomer having a trans-1,4 bond content of 80 wt % or more and a functional group derived from an alkoxysilane-based modifier, a method of preparing the same, and a rubber composition including the same.
US10676537B2
The present invention provides a tissue factor (TF) monoclonal antibody and a preparation method therefor. The monoclonal antibody provided by the present invention can specifically bind with a TF antigen, has high affinity and low immunogenicity, and has the activity of resisting tumors and the like.
US10676536B2
Antibodies that bind the apple 3 domain of human coagulation Factor XI and inhibit activation of FXI by coagulation factor XIIa as well as activation of FIX by FXIa are described.
US10676526B2
The present invention features antibodies that have high binding affinity to human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn). These anti-FcRn antibodies are useful, e.g., to promote clearance of autoantibodies in a subject, to suppress antigen presentation in a subject, to block an immune response, e.g., block an immune complex-based activation of the immune response in a subject, and to treat immunological diseases (e.g., autoimmune diseases) in a subject.
US10676516B2
Methods and compounds for conferring site-specific or local immune privilege.
US10676511B2
Provided are polypeptides derived from the coronaviruses (CoVs) Spike protein (S) characterized by high affinity and specificity the S receptor and its neutralizing antibodies. Further provided are compositions and vaccines, and vaccine-based therapies targeting CoVs, and SARS and MERS viruses in particular.
US10676507B2
Peptides and compositions comprising the peptides, and more particularly, a peptide effective in anti-inflammation, anti-fibrosis, wound healing, and anti-cancer treatment, and a composition including the same are described. The peptides provided herein and the compositions comprising the peptides exhibit an effect of alleviating, preventing, or treating inflammation, fibrosis, wounds, and symptoms of diseases such as cancer including these symptoms, and thus may provide a method of preventing or treating associated diseases.
US10676502B2
The present invention discloses methods of neutralizing apatite surfaces, for example during chromatography and before protein elution.
US10676497B2
The present disclosure provides a taxane compound and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method includes: protecting two hydroxyl groups in gemcitabine, conducting a condensation reaction between the protected gemcitabine and alkyl chloroformate, and removing of hydroxyl protecting groups to obtain an intermediate G1; protecting a first hydroxyl group of the intermediate G1, and then protecting the other one of the hydroxyl groups, and removing a protecting group of the first hydroxyl group to obtain an intermediate G2; reacting 7,10-di-troc-docetaxel with dianhydride to obtain an intermediate D1; conducting a condensation reaction between the intermediate D1 and the intermediate G2 to obtain an intermediate D2; and subjecting the intermediate D2 to hydroxyl deprotection to obtain a target product comprising the disclosed taxane compound.
US10676496B2
A method for producing a flavonoid inclusion compound, including a cleaving step including treating a sparingly soluble flavonoid having a rhamnoside structure with an enzyme having a rhamnosidase activity in the presence of a cyclodextrin to cleave a rhamnose. According to the production method of the present invention, a flavonoid inclusion compound and a composition of flavonoid glycosides having excellent solubility in water can be efficiently produced, so that the compound and composition can be suitably utilized in the fields of medicaments, foodstuff, health foods, foods for specified health use, cosmetics, and the like.
US10676487B2
The present invention describes new compounds that are useful for image-guided surgery and photodynamic therapy. In particular the compounds may be targeted to the nucleus or the mitochondria after compounds were delivered to diseased tissues such as cancer using a ligand that target receptor that express on the diseased tissue and followed by receptor mediated endocytosis and provide effective activity against cancer cells as well as other disorders. Methods and compositions for use of the same are described.
US10676478B2
The present invention relates to a 7-(thiazol-5-yl)pyrrolopyrimidine compound as a TLR7 agonist, and particularly relates to a compound shown in formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salt and preparation method thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing such a compound, and usage thereof in preparing an antiviral drug.
US10676475B2
Provided herein are compounds useful for improving mRNA splicing in a cell. Exemplary compounds provided herein are useful for improving mRNA splicing in genes comprising at least one exon ending in the nucleotide sequence CAA. Methods for preparing the compounds and methods of treating diseases of the central nervous system are also provided.
US10676468B2
Disclosed are novel N-(3-heteroarylaryl)-4-arylarylcarboxamides and analogs thereof, represented by the Formula I: wherein C cyclic group, D1-D4, Q1, Q2, R5 are defined herein. Compounds having Formula (I) are hedgehog pathway inhibitors. Therefore, compounds of the invention may be used to treat clinical conditions that are responsive to the inhibition of hedgehog activity, such as cancer.
US10676466B2
The present invention relates to a crystalline hydrate of the compound (2S,3R)-isopropyl 2-(((2-(1,5-dimethyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl)-1-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)methyl)amino)-3-hydroxybutanoate edisylate and to its use in the treatment of various disorders for which a BET inhibitor is indicated, in particular inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and cancers. Processes for the manufacture of this crystalline form and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline form are also disclosed and form part of the present invention.
US10676462B2
A compound represented by general formula (I) has a strong Axl inhibitory activity by introducing a distinctive bicyclic structure in which a saturated carbon ring is fused to a pyridone ring, and can be a therapeutic agent for Axl-related diseases, for example, cancer such as acute myeloid leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and glioma, kidney diseases, immune system diseases, and circulatory system diseases
US10676458B2
Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
US10676451B2
Disclosed is a process for purifying propylene oxide. A stream S0 containing propylene oxide, acetonitrile, water, and an organic compound containing one or more of acetone and propionaldehyde is provided. Propylene oxide is separated from S0 by subjecting S0 to distillation in a first distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S1c enriched in propylene oxide, a liquid bottom stream S1a enriched in acetonitrile and water, and a side stream S1b containing propylene oxide and enriched in the carbonyl compound; reacting the carbonyl compound in S1b with an organic compound containing an amino group to obtain a reaction product; separating propylene oxide from the reaction product in a second distillation unit, obtaining a gaseous top stream S3a enriched in propylene oxide and a liquid bottoms stream S3b enriched in the reaction product; and introducing stream S3a into the first distillation unit.
US10676443B2
The invention relates to a new and improved method for preparation of (4S)-4-[4-cyano-2-(methyl sulfonyl)phenyl]-3,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile of formula (I), as well as the preparation and use of the crystal form (A) of (4S)-4-[4-cyano-2-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile of formula (I).
US10676435B2
The present invention relates to, inter alia, a novel crystalline free-plate habit or morphology, processes for preparing the crystalline free-plate habit, and uses of the crystalline free-plate habit of the L-arginine salt of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclo-penta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid (Compound 1) in the treatment of S1P1 receptor-associated disorders, for example, diseases and disorders mediated by lymphocytes, transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases and disorders, inflammatory diseases and disorders (e.g., acute and chronic inflammatory conditions), cancer, and conditions characterized by an underlying defect in the vascular integrity or that are associated with angiogenesis such as may be pathologic (e.g., as may occur in inflammation, tumor development, and atherosclerosis).
US10676430B2
The present disclosure is related to non-alpha-substituted, low molecular weight peracid compositions. The peracids have no or a negligible amount of odor, have good stability, and have antimicrobial properties. The peracid compositions can be formulated into a wide variety of end use products, including disinfectants, sanitizers, sporicides, fungicides, laundry products, hard surface cleaners, bleaching agents, personal cleansers, and water treatment products.
US10676427B2
The present invention relates compounds useful as reagents for the diazomethylation reaction, their preparation and the use thereof as reagents in a method for the diazomethylation reaction of aromatic substrates. It relates in particular to a compound of formula (I) wherein E is an electron withdrawing group.
US10676424B2
The present invention provides a process of producing a trifluoromethoxylated aryl or trifluoromethoxylated heteroaryl having the structure: wherein A is an aryl or heteroaryl, each with or without substitution; and R1 is —H, -(alkyl), -(alkenyl), -(alkynyl), -(aryl), -(heteroaryl), -(alkylaryl), -(alkylheteroaryl), —NH-(alkyl), —N(alkyl)2, —NH-(alkenyl), —NH-(alkynyl) —NH-(aryl), —NH-(heteroaryl), —O-(alkyl), —O-(alkenyl), —O-(alkynyl), —O-(aryl), —O-(heteroaryl); —S-(alkyl), —S-(alkenyl), —S-(alkynyl), —S-(aryl), or —S-(heteroaryl), comprising: (a) reacting a compound having the structure: with a trifluoromethylating agent in the presence of a base in a first suitable solvent under conditions to produce a compound having the structure: and (b) maintaining the compound produced in step (a) in a second suitable solvent under conditions sufficient to produce the trifluoromethoxylated aryl or trifluormethoxylated heteroaryl having the structure:
US10676420B2
A process for producing terephthalic acid, comprising: passing a feed stream through a catalytic reactor wherein the feed stream comprises p-xylene; contacting the feed stream with a catalyst within the catalytic reactor to produce an oxidation reaction wherein the catalyst comprises, less than or equal to 10% of a metal component wherein the metal component comprises cobalt ions, manganese ions, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing, less than or equal to 15% bromide ions, and less than or equal to 2% silver ions; and producing a product stream comprising terephthalic acid, wherein the product stream exits the catalytic reactor.
US10676417B2
A halide compound having one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds is catalytically reduced with substantially no dehalogenation to produce a reduced halide compound in which at least one of the one or more unsaturated bonds is reduced. Specifically provided is a method for producing a reduced halide compound including steps of: reacting a nickel compound, a zinc compound, and a borohydride compound in a solvent to obtain a reduction catalyst; and subjecting a halide compound having one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds to catalytic reduction in the presence of the reduction catalyst to reduce at least one of the one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds to thereby obtain a reduced halide compound.
US10676415B2
Disclosed is a composition comprised of at least one compound selected from 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene and 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and halogenated impurity selected from the group consisting of HFO-1141 (CH2═CHF), HCFO-1140 (CH2═CHCl), and HCFO-1131 (CH2═CFCl and/or trans/cis-CHF═CHCl) and combination thereof, said halogenated impurity being present in said composition in an amount of 50 ppm or less.
US10676413B2
In a process for producing one or more 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3 or 4), a feed comprising toluene is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydroalkylation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a hydroalkylation reaction product comprising (methylcyclohexyl)toluene. At least part of the hydroalkylation reaction product is dehydrogenated in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising dimethyl biphenyl isomers. The dehydrogenation reaction product is then separated into at least a first stream comprising one or more 3,3′-, 3,4′- and 4,4′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers and at least one second stream comprising one or more 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3 or 4). The at least one second stream is then contacted with a first adsorbent thereby selectively adsorbing one or more 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3 or 4) within said first adsorbent and then withdrawing from said first adsorbent a first extract stream comprising one or more selectively adsorbed 2,X′-dimethyl biphenyl isomers (where X=2, 3 or 4) and a first raffinate stream comprising one or more less selectively adsorbed components.
US10676411B2
Processes for the production of olefins are disclosed, which may include: contacting a hydrocarbon mixture comprising linear butenes with an isomerization catalyst to form an isomerization product comprising 2-butenes and 1-butenes; contacting the isomerization product with a first metathesis catalyst to form a first metathesis product comprising 2-pentene and propylene, as well as any unreacted C4 olefins, and byproducts ethylene and 3-hexene; and fractionating the first metathesis product to form a C3-fraction and a C5 fraction comprising 2-pentene. The 2-pentene may then be advantageously used to produce high purity 1-butene, 3-hexene, 1-hexene, propylene, or other desired products.
US10676410B2
Embodiments disclosed herein related to processes and systems for alkane aromatization. In some embodiments, the process includes merging a benzene-containing stream into an ethane containing stream to form a feed stream. The feed stream has at least 5 wt. % benzene based on the total weight of the feed stream. In addition, the process includes contacting the feed stream with an aromatization catalyst to produce an effluent stream comprising C7+ aromatic hydrocarbons. Less than 5 wt. % net benzene is produced during the contacting, based on a total weight of the feed stream.
US10676409B1
An energetic composite comprises a metal powder; poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF); and poly(lactic acid) (PLA). The metal powder comprises micrometer- or nanometer-sized particles, and the ratio of PVDF to PLA is between about 1:3 to 3:1. The metal powder comprises between about 4-32% wt of the energetic composite, and the metal powder consists of aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), or boron (B). A method of making an energetic composite material, comprises melt-blending a metal powder with poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA).
US10676408B2
The invention concerns novel nitrification inhibitors.
US10676394B2
Described herein are various antimicrobial glass articles that have improved resistance to discoloration when exposed to harsh conditions. The improved antimicrobial glass articles described herein generally include a glass substrate that has a low concentration of nonbridging oxygen atoms, a compressive stress layer and an antimicrobial silver-containing region that each extend inward from a surface of the glass substrate to a specific depth, such that the glass article experiences little-to-no discoloration when exposed to harsh conditions. Methods of making and using the glass articles are also described.
US10676381B2
Disclosed is an acid waste water treatment and method wherein heavy metal hydroxides and gypsum are precipitated in a single operation and wherein amorphous aluminium trihydroxide and gypsum are separated in a single solid-solid separation unit.
US10676379B2
Systems and methods for extending life of an apparatus, such as a balloon, using electrolysis. A ballast liquid is carried or harvested and, when desired, is electrolyzed using an on-board electrolyzer to generate lift gas, rather than simply being dumped as traditional ballast. However, the ballast liquid may also be dumped, if necessary. A valve may be provided to enable safe dumping of the ballast liquid. The ballast liquid may be water, a water-methanol mixture, or other suitable ballast liquid. The ballast liquid may be stored in a container associated with the balloon prior to launch or may be harvested from the atmosphere while the balloon is in-flight. Features may be provided to maintain the ballast liquid in a liquid state. The lift gas mixture within the balloon is maintained non-flammable.
US10676378B2
An electrochemical cell containing a sacrificial electrode suitable for electrocoagulation as well as an electrocoagulation process for removing various pollutants from water or wastewater by the use of the electrochemical cell. Also, the sacrificial electrode itself. Several electrochemical cells can be coupled to an electrochemical cell assembly. Certain aspects and embodiments are especially suitable for reduction of fluoride or fluoride in combination with heavy metals such as hexavalent chromium or arsenic.
US10676375B2
The present invention relates to a portable water purification system by means of UV LEDs. Provided according to the present invention is a portable water purification system by means of UV LEDs comprising: a support member; a plurality of LEDs mounted on the surface of the support member; a solid filter provided with a through-path into which the support member is inserted; and a cover, attached to one end of the solid filter, for sealing the through-path of the solid filter.
US10676373B2
A thermal utilization plant including a heat engine and a cooling system for the heat engine. The heat engine is operable to receive heat from a non-carbon heat source (carbon heat source can be used) and to transfer heat to the cooling system. The cooling system includes an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid to a vapor state. A condenser is coupled to the evaporator by a conduit and operable to receive the working fluid in the vapor state and to condense the working fluid to a fluid state. An output is coupled to the condenser and operable to receive the working fluid from the condenser and to provide the working fluid for beneficial use.
US10676369B2
Provided is a production method by which an AEI zeolite is obtained without inducing a structural transformation in a crystalline aluminosilicate having a Y-structure and without using fluorine or phosphorus, the method including a crystallization step of crystallizing a composition containing an alumina source, a silica source, a structure directing aunt, a sodium source, and water, a weight proportion of crystalline aluminosilicate relative to a total weight of the alumina source and the silica source being from 0 wt. % to 10 wt. %, and the crystallization step satisfying at least one of the following conditions: a molar ratio of hydroxide ion to silica in the composition is 0.45 or greater, the composition contains a cation represented by (CH3)3RN+ (R represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbons, and the alkyl group may contain at least one substituent), and the crystallization time is 80 hours or longer.
US10676358B2
Techniques for supporting USB and video communication over an extension medium are provided. In some embodiments, an upstream facing port device (UFP device) is coupled to legacy connectors of a host device, and a downstream facing port device (DFP device) is coupled to a USB Type-C receptacle of the sink device that may provide both USB and DisplayPort information. The UFP device and DFP device communicate to properly configure the USB Type-C connection for use in the extension environment. In some embodiments, a source device is coupled to the UFP device via a USB Type-C connection, and legacy video and USB devices are coupled to the DFP device. The UFP device and DFP device again communicate to cause the source device to properly configure the USB Type-C connection for use in the extension environment.
US10676355B2
A device for cooling a fluid that solidifies in a predefined temperature range, in particular a melt. The device has a cooling chamber for receiving or conveying a coolant, at least one pipeline for the fluid, at least a section of which is arranged within the cooling chamber, and at least one heating device arranged within the pipeline.
US10676354B2
A reformer includes at least one reformer reactor unit (300) having a space-confining wall with external (307) and internal surfaces (306), at least a section of the wall and space confined thereby defining a reforming reaction zone (311), an inlet end (301) and associated inlet (302) for admission of flow of gaseous reforming reactant to the reforming reaction zone (311), an outlet end (303) and associated outlet (304) for outflow of hydrogen-rich reformate produced in the reforming reaction zone (311), at least that section of the wall (305) corresponding to the reforming reaction zone comprising perovskite as a structural component thereof such wall section being gas-permeable to allow gaseous reforming reactant to diffuse therein and hydrogen-rich reformate to diffuse therefrom.
US10676347B2
A micro-electro-mechanical device, comprising a monolithic body of semiconductor material accommodating a first buried cavity; a sensitive region facing the first buried cavity; a second cavity facing the first buried cavity; a decoupling trench extending from the monolithic body and separating the sensitive region from a peripheral portion of the monolithic body; a cap die, forming an ASIC, bonded to and facing the first face of the monolithic body; and a first gap between the cap die and the monolithic body. The device also comprises at least one spacer element between the monolithic body and the cap die; at least one stopper element between the monolithic body and the cap die; and a second gap between the stopper element and one between the monolithic body and the cap die. The second gap is smaller than the first gap.
US10676343B2
A multi-layer sealing film for high seal yield is provided. In some embodiments, a substrate comprises a vent opening extending through the substrate, from an upper side of the substrate to a lower side of the substrate. The upper side of the substrate has a first pressure, and the lower side of the substrate has a second pressure different than the first pressure. The multi-layer sealing film covers and seals the vent opening to prevent the first pressure from equalizing with the second pressure through the vent opening. Further, the multi-layer sealing film comprises a pair of metal layers and a barrier layer sandwiched between metal layers. Also provided is a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) package comprising the multilayer sealing film, and a method for manufacturing the multi-layer sealing film.
US10676327B2
A method for damping rotational oscillations of a load-handling element of a lifting device is created, wherein at least one controller parameter is determined by a rotational oscillation model of the load-handling element as a function of the lifting height (lH) and wherein, to damp the rotational oscillation of the load-handling element at any lifting height (lH), the at least one controller parameter is adapted to the lifting height (lH).
US10676324B2
A common connection apparatus for coupling a power tool to an extensible arm and a power supply, the apparatus including a tool support base designed to support a tool, and a power supply support base designed to be affixed to the end of the extensible arm. The tool support base and the power supply support base each include a plurality of power connectors, positioned for engagement when the bases are aligned. The tool support base also has an alignment stab, which is received within a channel of the power supply support base. A plurality of pins are further positioned on the tool support base, to be received in apertures of the power supply support base. By this configuration, the bases may be aligned and engaged, facilitating the transmission of power from the machinery to which the arm is affixed, to the tool.
US10676304B2
A clasp is configured to engage an end of a tube. The clasp has a shaft that is insertable into a tube. The clasp includes a housing with clamping blocks that are spaced circumferentially around the shaft. The clamping blocks are moveable between a disengaged position in which the clamping blocks are spaced radially outwardly from the shaft at a distance sufficient such that a tube is insertable between the shaft and the clamping blocks, and an engaged position in which the clamping blocks are positioned radially inward of the disengaged position toward the shaft and are configured to press a tube disposed between the blocks and the shaft against the shaft. The clasp has at least one actuator engageable with at least one clamping block of the plurality of clamping blocks to move the at least one clamping block between the disengaged position and the engaged position.
US10676303B2
Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for supplying, staging, and/or handling, and/or for replacing rolls (12, 20) with flat material and/or film material wound thereonto and serving as packaging material (22) for packaging piece goods, bundles, or the like sets of articles. Depleted rolls (20) are removed from at least one installation position (EB1, EB2) of a packaging machine (14), and new rolls (12) are mounted into the particular installation position (EB1, EB2), with new rolls (12) being staged to the packaging machine (14) in a specified feeder device.Each of the installation positions (EB1, EB2) of the packaging machine (14) includes at least one rotatable receiving mandrel (70) for the rotatable reception and holding of the rolls (12). The at least one receiving mandrel (70) is shiftable in its axial direction upon removing a depleted roll (20) and/or upon mounting of a new roll (12).
US10676296B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure a system for capturing proppant dust particles when positioned at a fracking operation site including a proppant delivery assembly to receive one or more containers having proppant stored therein. The system dispenses the proppant from the one or more containers and delivers the proppant to other fracking operation equipment. Moreover, the system includes a dust collection assembly positioned proximate and associated with the proppant delivery assembly to capture dust particles released by movement and settling of the proppant when being dispensed and delivered by the proppant delivery assembly. The dust collection assembly is positioned to direct an air flow in a flow path overlying the dust particles to capture the dust particles and move the dust particles away from the proppant thereby reducing risk of dust exposure to fracking operation site personnel.
US10676290B2
A sorter for agricultural items comprising a main frame with a circular horizontal plate having an outer edge cam surface. A circular sub-frame is mounted for rotation about the plate's vertical axis, in parallel relation to the plate. The sub-frame includes plural item cups pivotally mounted on its periphery. The cam surface tilts the cups from a raised loading position, to a horizontal viewing position, to a lowered ejection position. A loading zone includes means for loading an individual item into a respective cup. A viewing zone has camera means for optically viewing individual items as each rolls through the cup, producing an output signal corresponding to reflectivity characteristics. Computer means compares the output signal to predetermined values and produces a corresponding ejection signal. A re-direction zone includes plural ejectors, whereby a selected one of the ejectors ejects the item out its cup in response to an ejection signal.
US10676280B1
A carrying device for attaching to and aiding the carrying and placement of corrugated pipe. A handle is attached to a spine having a curved grip with raised surfaces attached to each opposing end of the spine. Each of the curved grips has an open portion facing each other configured to hold a corrugated pipe. Attachments may be attached to the carrying device. A perpendicular handle may be attached providing easier carrying. Stabilizing legs may be attached providing stability when placed on the ground. A telescoping handle may be attached providing remote attachment. Carrying large cumbersome corrugated pipe is made secure and easy.
US10676278B2
A data storage system that moves and transfers components utilizing drone systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of data storage libraries comprising a first data storage library for the storage, reading, and writing of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges and a second data storage library for the storage of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges, and at least one drone vehicle. The system also includes a processing device and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the processing device to receive a request to transfer a data storage component to a destination location, in response to receiving the request, instruct a drone vehicle to transfer the data storage component to the destination location, and transfer the data storage component to the destination location by the drone vehicle.
US10676274B1
A stackable cargo container apparatus has a frame assembly formed by interconnected structural members, a substantially planar base, interconnecting side walls and at least one personnel access door. At least one lifting harness member of unitary or singular construction is operationally attached to the frame assembly, and permits lifting of the cargo container apparatus from its bottom and away from welds or other possible weak points. An integrated cargo weight measurement assembly permits quick and efficient determination of cargo weight placed on the planar base, and includes a digital display or other output device.
US10676268B2
The present invention relates to provides a dispensing closure assembly for connection to a container, the assembly including a closure member attachment to a container and a flow control member for controlling the flow of material from the container in response to increased pressure inside the container, where the flow control member having one or more slits, so that upon an increase of pressure inside the container, the flow control member deforms to create at least one opening adjacent to the slits thereby allowing a flowable material to be dispensed from the container. The invention further relates to a flow control member that can return to its undeformed configuration to provide a resealing system.
US10676266B2
A tapping valve with a plastic valve housing for shipping and storage tanks for liquids, which are equipped with an inner tank with a filling socket and a drain socket for connecting the tapping valve, an outer jacket of a metal cage or sheet metal, and a pallet-like metal support frame. The tapping valve is screwed by means of the inlet socket of the valve housing onto a connecting flange, which is designed as a threaded flange, is made of an electrically conductive plastic material, and is welded onto the drain socket of the inner tank. The connecting flange of the valve housing is connected with the support frame or the outer jacket of the shipping and storage tank by an electric grounding conductor.
US10676263B2
An insulated container may include a rigid container surrounding an insulation layer formed from a post-industrial, pre-consumer card waste. The insulation layer may be characterized by a lack of any wrapping material. The insulation layer may be manufactured using a variety of converting processes including, carding, airlay, and needle punch to form a non-woven material for providing consistent density throughout the insulation layer. The insulation layer may include a natural fiber lamination layer on an outer surface of the insulation layer. The insulation layer may be biodegradable in an anaerobic environment.
US10676256B2
A child-resistant closure for a container includes outer and inner nested caps each having a top panel and a side skirt depending generally peripherally therefrom, said outer cap loosely generally encompassing said inner cap to allow relative rotary and axial movement there between. The outer and inner caps have corresponding drive formations which can be brought into driving engagement when the caps are moved axially towards one another to a first axial position. The external surface of the inner cap side skirt includes one or more axial ribs for allowing venting when the outer and inner caps are initially assembled together. The inner cap top panel is provided with a plurality of castellations, and each rib connects to an edge of a respective castellation.
US10676252B2
A storage container assembly includes a container having an opening and a lid for covering the opening. The lid includes a top lid, a button, a cam, a base, a lower plate and a gasket. The button is moveable in a first axial direction with respect to the top lid between a projected position and a depressed position. The cam is configured to cooperate with the button such that the button maintains the depressed position when moved from the projected position to the depressed position, and the button remains in the depressed position until pressed again while in the depressed position. The lower plate is connected with the top lid. The gasket is moveable between a contracted state and an expanded state in response to alternate actuations of the button, and the gasket is interposed between the lower plate and the top lid.
US10676241B1
Disclosed herein are ammunition containers including features that improve storage, transportation, and organization of the ammunition containers. The ammunition containers include multiple container portions separated by a divider, each container portion or subset of container portions having a respective lid that is independently movable of one or more other lids. A handle coupled to the divider is movable into a first position in which the handle is retracted or otherwise disposed such that the handle is flush with or below a top surface of the ammunition container. The handle is further movable into a second position to facilitate handling of the ammunition container.
US10676231B2
A container comprising a wall having outer and inner sides, a closed base at one end and a curved rim at an opposite end, the rim defining a top opening of the container; a pair of arcuate crease lines formed in the wall at opposite sides of the wall below the rim that define a flap and act as a hinge allowing each flap to toggle between an open upright position in which the flap is convex and a closed lowered position in which the flap changes its shape to concave; and a closure arrangement operable to restrict at least one flap opening; the closure arrangement comprising at least one closure leaf attached to a first one of the flap so as to be movable with the first flap and to extend underneath the first flap opening when the flaps are in the closed lowered position.
US10676223B2
A unit for control or management of products, including rolls of paper material, includes a plant including an operating line including at least one upstream section including a log saw for cutting rolls off elongate logs, a packaging section for primary packaging, including a packing section where the rolls are packed, and a bagging section where the packs are placed in bags and/or a palletizing section where the packs or bags are placed on pallets. A conveying section transports products between one section of the plant and another, in particular between the upstream section and the packaging section and/or between one packaging section and another downstream. A process controller controls the functioning of the plant sections. The unit includes a device for eliminating a defective product or roll.
US10676215B2
A jet engine includes an external cowling, a member such as an oil reservoir, and a monitoring system for the member that is able to determine information relating to the member. The external cowling includes a visualization screen that is able to communicate with the monitoring system or directly with the member, so as to display the information specific to the member. When installed in the nacelle of the jet engine, this cowling becomes a smart cowling. The system also includes a method for inspecting a member of an aircraft jet engine and a corresponding computer program.
US10676213B2
According to an aspect of the invention, a method of optimal safe landing area determination for an aircraft includes accessing a probabilistic safe landing area map that includes a plurality of probabilistic indicators of safe landing areas for the aircraft. A processing subsystem that includes one or more processing resources generates a list of candidate safe landing areas based on the probabilistic safe landing area map and one or more constraints. At least two of the candidate safe landing areas are provided to a path planner. The list of candidate safe landing areas is ranked based on results from the path planner indicating an estimated cost to reach each of the candidate safe landing areas. Based on the ranking, an indicator of an optimal safe landing area is output as a desired landing location for the aircraft.
US10676211B2
A remote optical control surface indication system comprising mechanisms configured to engage heads of respective fasteners that attach an alignment indexing plate to a vehicular structure having a control surface coupled thereto. The system further comprises: a camera having a field of view that encompasses a portion of an end face of the control surface when the mechanisms are engaged with the fasteners and when the control surface is in a neutral position; a source of light that is activatable to project light that illuminates the end face of the control surface; a display screen comprising an array of pixels; and a computing system configured to process image data captured by the camera to determine a current position of a centerline of the end face of the control surface relative to a baseline position and control the display screen to display symbology indicating the current position relative to the baseline position.
US10676209B1
The present invention provides a system and method for pilot(s) to avoid engaging incorrect control(s) and/or switch(es) in the event of engine fire or mechanical malfunction, to prevent shutdown of a functioning engine. The system and method employs amber or another color lights to indicate a malfunction that the pilot may correct, such as restarting a functional engine that has ceased working. Additionally, the system and method of the present invention employs red or another color lights to indicate to the pilot(s) that a mandatory shutdown of a failed engine is required, and provides guidance to the correct controls and switches, as indicated and positively identified by the lighting system and method.
US10676208B2
An emergency power supply system for providing hydraulic power and electric power in an aircraft includes a fuel cell having an electric outlet for providing electric power, a conversion unit couplable with at least one of an AC bus and a DC bus and the electric outlet, and at least one hydraulic pump having a reconfigurable electric motor and a motor control unit and being couplable with a hydraulic system for providing hydraulic power. The conversion unit is adapted for converting a supply voltage of the electrical outlet to at least one of an AC voltage matching a predetermined voltage at the AC bus and a DC voltage matching a predetermined voltage at the DC bus. The reconfigurable electric motor is couplable with the fuel cell and the AC bus and is adapted for being operated by the supply of electric power either from the fuel cell or the AC bus.
US10676199B2
A hybrid-electric propulsion system for an aircraft includes a propulsor and a turbomachine. The turbomachine includes a high pressure turbine drivingly coupled to a high pressure compressor through a high pressure spool. The hybrid electric propulsion system further includes an electrical system including a first electric machine, a second electric machine, and an electric energy storage unit electrically connectable to the first and second electric machines. The first electric machine is coupled to the high pressure spool of the turbomachine and the second electric machine is coupled to the propulsor for driving the propulsor to provide a propulsive benefit for the aircraft. The hybrid electric propulsion system also includes a controller configured to provide electrical power from an electric power source to the first electric machine to drive the first electric machine to start, or assist with starting, the turbomachine.
US10676197B2
An aspirator may comprise an aspirator body defining an air channel and an inlet. A flow straightener may be disposed at the inlet. The flow straightener may be configured to produce a laminar flow through the air channel. An aspirator barrel may be coupled to the aspirator body and may define an outlet. A static airfoil assembly may be disposed at the outlet. The static airfoil assembly may be configured to produce a vortex flow exiting the aspirator barrel.
US10676194B2
In a preferred embodiment, a contoured class divider for dividing an aircraft cabin includes a panel positioned between an aft seat and a forward seat, the panel having an aft-facing convex contour closely matching an aft-facing contour of a seatback of the forward seat and configured to enhance space utilization. The contoured class divider may include an articulation system to articulate at least a portion of the panel from a first position (normal operation) to a second position (emergency landing). The contoured class divider may provide up to an additional 12 inches of space which can be used to reduce seat pitch (and thereby enhance passenger comfort) or increase the number of rows of seats on a given aircraft.
US10676193B2
According to an aspect, a system in an aircraft includes a vehicle management system (VMS) and a load control system (LCS). The LCS includes an LCS processor operable to receive and transmit a plurality of data and load management commands to one or more of: the VMS and a load control interface. The LCS processor is further operable to interact with one or more of: the VMS, one or more LCS sensors, and a load capturing interface of the aircraft to execute the load management commands as a sequence of one or more load management subcommands. The load capturing interface is operable to capture and release an external load relative to the aircraft using a load capture device. The LCS processor is also operable to report a status of execution of the load management commands to the VMS and the load control interface.
US10676188B2
A tiltrotor aircraft has a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode. The tiltrotor aircraft includes a longitudinally extending fuselage with a wing extending laterally therefrom having oppositely disposed wing tips distal from the fuselage. Tip booms respectively extend longitudinally from the wing tips. Forward rotors are coupled to the forward ends of the tip booms. The forward rotors are reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the forward rotors are above the tip booms, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the forward rotors are forward of the tip booms. An aft rotor is coupled to the aft end of the fuselage. The aft rotor is reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the aft rotor is below the fuselage, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the aft rotor is aft of the fuselage.
US10676183B2
A rotor blade rotation system includes two or more rotor blades, each rotor blade in mechanical communication with a hub and pivotable about an axis of rotation, a bearing plate comprising a rotating portion and a non-rotating portion, a fold linkage coupled to the rotating portion of the bearing plate and in mechanical communication with the rotor blade, and an actuator coupled to the non-rotating portion of the bearing plate and operable to reposition the bearing plate from a first position to a second position such that the folding links pivot the rotor blades from a deployed position to a forward folded position.
US10676181B2
An aircraft is provided including an airframe, an extending tail, a counter-rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly having an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly, and a translational thrust system including a propeller positioned at the extending tail. The translational thrust system is configured to provide translational thrust to the airframe when the aircraft is in a non-autorotation state and to generate power when in an autorotation state. A gearbox interconnects the propeller and the main rotor assembly to drive the main rotor assembly and the translational thrust system in the non-autorotation state. When the aircraft is in autorotation, the power generated by the propeller drives rotation of the main rotor assembly via the gearbox.
US10676177B1
The present invention relates to robotic landing gear for a rotorcraft that is designed to allow for landing on sloped and irregular surfaces. The robotic landing gear consists of articulated legs with contact sensors. Once the contact sensor touches a landing surface, the articulated leg in which contact is detected retracts to maintain a certain amount of contact pressure with the surface. Each articulated leg does this independently until contact is detected on the sensors of all of the robotic legs, at which point the legs lock in position and the rotorcraft can safely land.
US10676164B2
A marine apparatus for collecting waste, including a vessel frame; at least one float or ballast tank mounted on the vessel frame; a removable frame configured to receive a waste collector; at least one guide mounted on either the vessel frame or the removable frame; and at least one slide mounted on the other of the vessel frame or the removable frame, said at least one slide including a channel closed at one end and open at an opposite end, the open end forming a receiving end for receiving a respective guide.
US10676156B2
A bicycle control device for issuing at least one command to at least one bicycle equipment comprises a body configured to be mounted on the bicycle, at least one manual actuation member associated with the body, and a clicking mechanism. The clicking mechanism comprises a magnetic clicking switch having a first element that is fixed with respect to the body, and a second element that is movable with respect to the first element and actuatable by said at least one manual actuation member when said manual actuation member issues said command.
US10676151B2
A hydraulic operating device for a small vehicle including a bicycle is basically provided with a base member, an operating member, a piston, a handlebar fixing structure and a hydraulic reservoir tank. The base member includes a cylinder having a cylinder bore. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore and operatively coupled to the operating member to move the piston within the cylinder bore. The handlebar fixing structure is coupled to the base member. The handlebar fixing structure defines a handlebar arrangement area. The hydraulic reservoir tank has a hydraulic fluid chamber fluidly connected to the cylinder bore. The hydraulic reservoir tank at least partially overlaps the handlebar arrangement area as viewed in a pivot axis direction parallel to the pivot axis of the operating member.
US10676141B2
A method for making available a ballasting proposal for an agricultural tractor includes providing an implement for the tractor, calculating a target tractive power for the implement for each axle of the agricultural tractor, and deriving a target value for an axle load to be maintained on each axle based upon a function of the calculated target tractive power. The method further includes determining an actual axle load on each axle, comparing the target value to the actual axle load, calculating an axle ballasting value based on a result of the comparing step required to maintain the target valve, and outputting the ballasting value.
US10676138B2
A vehicle underbody structure containing a floor panel, at least one longitudinal beam extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle under said floor panel and at least one lowerside sill part extending in the longitudinal direction adjacent to the floor panel, and at least one reinforcement element extending in a transversal direction, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, said reinforcement element made of a press hardened steel part having a tensile strength higher or equal to 1200 MPa and extending under the floor panel and being attached at one of its transversal ends to the longitudinal beam and at the other of its transversal ends to the lowerside sill part is provided. A vehicle body including the vehicle underbody structure is also provided.
US10676133B2
A tension rod supporting part (14) is provided at a sub-frame front structure (10) of a front part of a front sub-frame (5); the side member (6) is disposed upward in one side and extended rearward from the tension rod supporting part (14); a rack arrangement step (A) opened downward for arranging a steering rack (55) is formed behind the tension rod supporting portion (14) and under the side member (6); and a stabilizer support part (62) is provided in the rack arrangement step (A).
US10676132B2
A suspension member includes: a front frame including a front cross member extending in a vehicle width direction; a rear frame at least partially made of light metal and including a rear cross member extending in the vehicle width direction, the rear frame being placed on a vehicle rear side of the front frame and joined to the front frame; and a protective member joined to the rear cross member so as to form a closed section together with the rear cross member.
US10676118B2
Each of detection units detects electrostatic capacitance values Cc, Cr, Cl produced between sensors and a passenger H, based on electrical signals Sc, Sr, Sl outputted from the sensors, respectively. A total value calculation unit sums electrostatic capacitance values Cc, Cr, Cl to calculate a total value Ct of the electrostatic capacitance values Cc, Cr, Cl. A comparison determination unit compares the total value Ct with a first threshold value Cth1 to make a contact determination of whether the passenger H is in contact with a steering wheel.
US10676111B2
A device for force transfer between a chassis frame and a carriage body of a rail vehicle includes a plurality of lemniscate links which are connected to the chassis frame via first joints, a yoke having a middle linking point in which the carriage body can be mounted, wherein the plurality of lemniscate links are connected to the yoke via second joints and form a Z-shaped assembly, where elastically deformable elements are arranged in the in the yoke and the first and second joints, and includes limiting means for receiving impact loads that exceed the operating load so as to limit the maximum deflection of the middle linking point of the yoke in a tractive force direction parallel to a tractive force acting on the chassis frame.
US10676110B2
According to some embodiments, a compression strut comprises a first strut body comprising a threaded end and a hollow end, and a second strut body comprising a threaded end and a shaped end. The hollow end of the first strut body is slidably coupled to the shaped end of the second strut body. A spring is disposed between the first strut body and the second strut body configured to resist longitudinal compression of the compression strut. The first strut body is rotationally coupled to the second strut body so that rotation of the first strut body also rotates the second strut body and rotation of the second strut body also rotates the first strut body. A first ball end is threaded to the first strut body and a second ball end is threaded to the second strut body.
US10676103B2
A system for operating an automated vehicle includes a perception-sensor, a display, and a controller-circuit. The perception-sensor is used to determine a rendering of an area proximate to a host-vehicle. The display is operable to convey to an operator of the host-vehicle a position of an object present in the area in accordance with the rendering. The controller-circuit is in communication with the perception-sensor and the display. The controller-circuit is configured to operate the host-vehicle in an autonomous-mode, and operate the display to convey to the operator a history of the position of the object in accordance with the rendering. The history is conveyed in response to initiating a transition of operation of the host-vehicle from the autonomous-mode to a manual-mode.
US10676098B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for guidance, control, and testing of autonomous vehicle features and a driver's response thereto. The system may activate a plurality of autonomous driving features of an autonomous vehicle. In response to a determination to initiate a driving test, the system may generate an indication to a driver of the autonomous vehicle of the initiation of the driving test and may deactivate or adjust parameters of one or more of the plurality of autonomous driving features. The system may receive, from one or more sensors of the autonomous vehicle or one or more sensors of a mobile computing device within the autonomous vehicle, driving data associated with the autonomous vehicle. Based on the driving data associated with the autonomous vehicle, the system may determine the driver's response time and actions taken by the driver during the driving test. Moreover, in response to a determination to end the driving test, the system may reactivate the one or more of the plurality of autonomous driving features previously deactivated or may readjust previously adjusted parameters. In some aspects, based on the driver's response time and actions taken by the driver during the driving test, a drive score may be generated for the driver.
US10676091B2
A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a vehicle driving control portion configured to permit reverse driving of the vehicle in a reverse direction while the automatic transmission is placed in a forward-drive low-speed gear position, with the motor/generator being operated in a negative direction to generate a negative torque, and a transmission shifting control portion configured to implement a control for promotion to establish the forward-drive low-speed gear position, when switching from forward driving of the vehicle to its reverse driving of the vehicle is required in the process of a shifting action of the automatic transmission to the forward-drive low-speed gear position. The transmission shifting control portion implements the control for promotion to establish the forward-drive low-speed gear position, according to a state of control of the engaging-side coupling device to be brought into its engaged state for establishing the forward-drive low-speed gear position.
US10676090B2
An agricultural spraying machine having a defined transport width includes a chassis supported on the ground and configured to be set into motion in a forward direction, and a sprayer boom mounted on the chassis. A controller operably controls an actuator influencing the propulsion speed or driving direction of the chassis or the sprayer boom for reducing an oscillation of the sprayer boom in the forward direction. The controller triggers the actuator in response to a detected or expected oscillation of the boom due to a resulting change of speed or travel direction of the chassis or sprayer boom. An oscillation in an opposite phase to the detected or expected oscillation of the sprayer boom is induced in the sprayer boom adapted to lead to the reduction or cancellation of the oscillation of the sprayer boom.
US10676086B2
A steering assist apparatus comprises a steering assist control means for performing a lane tracing assist control (LTA) and a lane changing assist control (LCA) and a non-holding determination means for determining whether or not a first non-holding condition that a non-holding duration time is more than or equal to a first time is satisfied and whether or not a second non-holding condition that the non-holding duration time is more than or equal to a second time shorter than the first time is satisfied. The steering assist control means raises a warning when the second non-holding condition becomes satisfied and stops the LTA when the first non-holding condition becomes satisfied while performing the LTA, and raises a warning when the second non-holding condition becomes satisfied whereas continues the LCA until a completion condition of the LCA becomes satisfied regardless of the non-holding while performing the LCA.
US10676083B1
Described is a system for prediction and active compensation of occupant motor response in a vehicle accident. The system uses a spinal reflex model to generate a stimulus based on an accident scenario of an occupant in a vehicle, the stimulus being a set of proprioceptive signals induced by the accident scenario. A neuromuscular model then determines activation and contraction dynamics based on the stimulus. The activation and contraction dynamics represent muscle contraction forces spanning a skeletal system of the occupant. A musculoskeletal model then generates a predicted motor response of the occupant based on the activation and contraction dynamics. The predicted motor response can be used for a variety of purposes, such as initiating active compensation in a vehicle or modifying airline cabin design parameters to decrease the likelihood of injury to the occupant.
US10676079B1
A hybrid electric powertrain system includes a transmission, engine, e-accessory, primary and secondary electric machines, and controller. The e-accessory is powered by the secondary electric machine in response to an accessory torque demand. The engine and primary electric machine are connected to the transmission and configured, alone or in combination, to provide input drive torque to the transmission. The secondary electric machine is connected to the e-accessory and satisfies the accessory torque demand. A first clutch between the secondary electric machine and a transmission input member connects the secondary electric machine to the input member. The controller, in response to an output torque request, executes a power-sharing strategy using an objective cost function that allocates engine torque, primary motor torque, and secondary motor torque to the input member to satisfy the output torque request, while satisfying the accessory torque demand via the secondary electric machine.
US10676076B2
A control device includes an electronic control unit configured to selectively execute traveling in a first traveling mode and traveling in a second traveling mode, the first traveling mode being a traveling mode in which in a state where one engagement device is controlled so as to be engaged, a differential state is controlled by a first rotating machine to transmit torque of an engine, and the second traveling mode being a traveling mode in which in a state where the other engagement device is controlled so as to be engaged, a differential state is controlled to transmit torque of the engine, and perform switching to traveling in the second traveling mode in a case where a vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined vehicle speed when engine stop control that stops the engine is executed during traveling in the first traveling mode.
US10676074B2
A brake fluid pressure control apparatus for a vehicle includes a parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a rollover detection parameter; and a steering maneuver determination unit configured to determine whether an abrupt steering maneuver is made. The parameter calculation unit is configured to calculate a first composition roll angle as the rollover detection parameter, by combining at a predetermined weight assignment ratio a first roll angle equivalent to an actual roll angle with a second roll angle obtained using a parameter which changes with a phase earlier than the first roll angle, and to calculate the first composition roll angle by changing the weight assignment ratio such that a weight of the second roll angle is higher when the steering maneuver determination unit determines that an abrupt steering maneuver is made than when the steering maneuver determination unit determines that the abrupt steering maneuver is not made.
US10676072B2
A vehicle wash component includes a hub portion with a first hub section and a second hub section. The first hub section includes a first distal end and a first proximate end opposite the first distal end. The first hub section defines a first axis of rotation. The second hub section includes a second distal end and a second proximate end opposite the second distal end. The second hub section defines a second axis of rotation. A connector device rotatably couples the first hub section to the second hub section. An actuator is in communication with the first hub section to effectuate movement of the first distal end between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation are parallel. In the extended position, the first axis of rotation is at a non-90 angle with respect to the second axis of rotation.
US10676070B2
A device for protection of an optical sensor includes at least one nozzle for projection of air in front of the optical sensor, the projection nozzle being arranged on a side of the optical sensor and linked to an air discharge pump via a discharge conduit such that the air projected by the air projection nozzle is flush with the optical sensor, and at least one suction conduit arranged on the opposite side of the optical sensor to the projection nozzle. The suction conduit is linked to the discharge conduit of the pump, downstream of the pump, such that the suction in the suction conduit is achieved by a Venturi effect.
US10676067B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for facial recognition camera configurations for a vehicle. For one embodiment, a vehicle includes a door assembly. The door assembly includes: a window, a lower door assembly body, an upper door frame and a user capture device. The upper door frame is fixedly attached to the lower door assembly body and surrounding the window. The upper door frame includes a recessed portion in an inner panel of the upper door frame. The recessed portion houses the user capture device for identifying and authenticating users of the vehicle.
US10676060B2
In a method of folding an airbag (10) for a vehicle occupant restraint system, especially of curtain-type side airbag, to form an airbag package (12′), the airbag (10) is rolled and/or folded to form an airbag roll (12) having a first volume (V1). The airbag roll (12) is fed to a pressing device (14) in which the airbag roll (12) is compressed to form an airbag package (12′) having a second volume (V2) which is smaller than the first volume (V1). The airbag roll (12) and, resp., the airbag package (12′) is heated within the pressing device (14) and the airbag package (12′) is cooled, with the airbag package (12′) retaining the second volume (V2) when it is removed from the pressing device (14; 114). The pressing device (14) includes a pressing mold or a molding shaft (18) whose height substantially corresponds to the desired height of the finished airbag packages (12′), a heating unit (20) for heating the airbag packages (12′) and a cooling device (22) for cooling the airbag packages (12′).
US10676059B2
An airbag includes a body portion, a tether, and a folded portion. The body portion is expanded and deployed to an outer side of a vehicle and covers a lower end portion of a windshield glass. The tether is provided inside the body portion, and connects an upper portion and a lower portion of the body portion so as to partition the body portion in the vehicle front-rear direction. Also, the tether has a through hole. The folded portion is formed by sewing the tether that is folded and overlapped.
US10676052B2
A power distributor, in particular for an on-board network of a motor vehicle, has an intermediate tap, two power outputs, and one each switching unit for each power output. A switch is provided for a need-based blocking of the associated power output. Each of the switching units is designed in such a way that a blocking of the associated power output takes place, if, in the event a voltage drop at the associated power output and/or at the intermediate tap below a first setpoint value, an error case is determined. The greater the corresponding voltage drop, the faster the blocking of the associated power output takes place.
US10676034B2
A storage compartment of a console assembly for a vehicle includes a housing and a sliding tray. The housing includes a storage area defined by a floor, a pair of sidewalls and a pair of end walls. The housing includes an opening permitting access to the storage area. Each of the pair of sidewalls includes a track. The sliding tray includes an upper storage surface, a bottom wall, and a pair of sidewalls that extend upwardly from side edges of the bottom wall beyond at least a portion of the upper storage surface. Each of the pair of sidewalls includes an outwardly extending rail that engages with the track on each of the pair of sidewalls of the housing to permit the sliding tray to slide with respect to the housing.
US10676030B2
At an imaging device, a camera that captures images is housed in an outer cover and is provided at a vehicle exterior, and captures images of the vehicle exterior via a cover lens that is provided at an outer wall. A step portion, which causes an outer peripheral surface that is at the outer wall side to protrude-out further than an outer peripheral surface that is at a side opposite the outer wall, is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer cover.
US10676023B2
A vehicle illumination system for a vehicle capable of traveling in an automatic driving mode includes a left-side communication support lamp and a right-side communication support lamp configured to lit light toward an outside of the vehicle and arranged to be visually recognized from the front of the vehicle, and an illumination controller configured to, when the vehicle detects a target object, change an illumination state of at least one of the left-side communication support lamp and the right-side communication support lamp. Each of the left-side communication support lamp and the right-side communication support lamp includes a plurality of light-emitting segments arranged side by side in a right and left direction of the vehicle. The illumination controller is configured to change an illumination state of each of the plurality of light-emitting segments.
US10676022B2
An example system includes a vehicle, a light projector connected to the vehicle, and a control system. The control system is configured to determine a planned operating region for the vehicle within an environment. The control system is also configured to determine that the planned operating region is within a threshold distance of an object within the environment and, in response, determine a caution region to illuminate with the light projector near the object. The control system is further configured to cause the light projector to project an indication of the caution region near the object. The projected indication remains fixed in relation to the object as the vehicle moves toward the planned operating region.
US10676016B2
A vehicle-lamp control device includes a control unit that adjusts an optical axis with respect to a change in a total angle that includes a road surface angle and a vehicle attitude angle while the vehicle is at rest, and maintains the optical axis with respect to a change in the total angle while the vehicle is traveling. The control unit fixes the optical axis angle when a fault state of the control device is detected. Upon the control device having recovered from a fault state, the control unit generates an adjustment signal either upon estimating a current vehicle attitude angle on the basis of an output value from the tilt sensor obtained while the vehicle is traveling, or upon receiving a signal indicating a current vehicle attitude angle from an external device.
US10676014B2
The invention relates to a lighting and/or signaling system for motor vehicles, including a light source and a lens configured for receiving light rays coming directly or indirectly from the source through an input surface and for emitting a first output beam providing a first regulatory lighting and/or signaling function through an output surface. A waveguide is configured for directly or indirectly receiving light rays coming from the source through an input surface and for emitting a second output beam through an output surface, wherein a coupling zone of the waveguide is located opposite a portion of either the input surface of the lens or the output surface of the lens.
US10676003B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for attaching a first device to a second device. The method includes providing an attachment structure for attaching the first device to the second device that includes a fastener that is movable from a first position to a second position within the attachment structure, moving the first device into position to be attached to the second device with the fastener in the first position, obscuring an attachment detection window with a window barrier fixed to the fastener, securing the first device to the second device by sliding the fastener from the first position to the second position, locking the fastener in the second position, revealing the attachment detection window when the fastener is locked in the second position, and reading the attachment detection window to detect that the first device has been properly attached to the second device.
US10675999B2
An active vibration isolation system for a motor vehicle seat that is adapted to be occupied by a user, includes an active suspension system that supports the seat above a floor of the motor vehicle, where the suspension system comprises at least one actuator that can be controlled to move the seat up and down in the direction of a vertical axis, a first sensor system mounted to the vehicle and that is adapted to sense vehicle height position changes along or parallel to the vertical axis, a second sensor system that is adapted to determine the seat translational position along or parallel to the vertical axis, and a controller that, in response to the first and second sensor systems, is adapted to provide control signals to the active suspension system that cause motions of the seat that are designed to control the height of the user's head or torso as the vehicle undergoes translations along the vertical axis.
US10675994B2
A vehicle seat with a seat bottom and backrest is configured for movement between a forward-facing position and an inwardly-rotated position in a reconfigurable vehicle passenger cabin. The movement includes rotation about a vertical axis located along an inboard side of the seat and a rear side of the seat bottom. The vertical axis can be located within an inboard quarter of the seat, rearward of an occupant seating surface of the seat bottom, forward or rearward of a rear side of a bottom end of the backrest, and various combinations of these locations. In addition to providing a seat occupant with additional freedom of movement within the passenger cabin, the inwardly-rotated position of the seat can also provide a safer condition for the seat occupant with respect to structural portions of the vehicle body.
US10675979B2
An in-cable control box (ICCB) mounted on an electric vehicle (EV) charging cable, which performs conductive charging for an EV as connected to a power outlet and an inlet of the EV, includes at least one processor, a first communication module, a second communication module, and a memory storing instructions executed by the at least one processor. Also, the instructions are configured to cause the first communication module to collect information on an EV by communicating with an electric vehicle communication controller (EVCC) of the EV; and cause the second communication module to transmit the information on the EV to a supply equipment communication controller (SECC). As such, it is possible to charge the EV in an economical manner as compared to a standard defining conductive charging process.
US10675972B2
A drive shaft bearing support assembly is disclosed. The assembly may include a bearing support housing structured to be mountable to a portion of a vehicle. The bearing support housing may define a cavity structured for receiving a portion of a bearing therein. The assembly may also include a bearing support housing cap structured to be securable to the bearing support housing to secure the bearing in the cavity. The bearing support housing cap may be structured to contact the bearing only along two discrete regions of contact when the bearing support housing cap is secured to the bearing support housing to secure the bearing in the cavity.
US10675967B2
A tank system of a motor vehicle includes a volume modifying element, having a compensation volume, which is provided in the inner chamber of the fuel tank and which is used to equalize the vapor pressure. The compensation volume is connected to the surrounding area. The only connection between the volume modifying element and the surrounding area is formed by a storage unit of the gaseous fuel components and the inner chamber of the fuel tank is connected to the surrounding area by a valve unit. The valve unit is normally open when filling the fuel tank and when exceeding or falling below the pressure limits in the inner chamber of the tank, and is otherwise closed. The storage unit is connected to the valve unit. The volume modifying element and the valve unit are designed in such a way that vehicles which are parked for several days do not undergo diurnal losses due to changes in temperature of the surroundings, due to the fact that the vapor pressure equilibrium in the fuel tank can be maintained by the automatic supply and removal of ambient air in the, or from the, volume modifying element as long as the valve unit remains closed.
US10675961B2
A failsafe device is provided to perform an operation including at least a part or all of one or more of a mechanical system, a hydraulic system, an electrical system, and a chemical system. The failsafe device includes at least one electronic system and an least one non-electronic system. The at least one electronic system is controlled by at least one computer and/or microprocessor. The at least one non-electronic system includes at least one of the mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and chemical systems. The failsafe device is configured to operate in two modes, a normal mode and an emergency mode.
US10675957B2
A device for covering at least part of a container using a tarpaulin. The device includes an actuator assembly operable selectively in a manual mode and in a motorized mode.
US10675944B2
A vehicular air conditioner includes a temperature detection unit that detects a surface temperature of an object based on radiation from the object, a swing mechanism unit that causes the temperature detection unit to swing, thereby changing a location of a detection region, the detection region being a region in which surface temperature is detected by the temperature detection unit, and a controller that controls an operation of the swing mechanism unit. The controller changes the operation of the swing mechanism unit based on a magnitude of a thermal load in a passenger compartment.
US10675931B2
An apparatus for reducing sway between a towing vehicle and a trailer is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a bracket assembly that attaches to a tongue of a trailer. The bracket assembly may include a surface for supporting a spring arm extending from a weight distribution hitch installed on a tow vehicle. The bracket assembly may include a clamp that is able to apply a frictional force to thereby oppose movement of the spring arm. The clamping force applied by the clamp may be variable to ensure proper operation.
US10675928B2
The method for assembling a set of construction elements (1) comprises at least the following steps: a) assembling two complementary external faces of two construction elements (1) by adhesion, b) continuing the assembly carried out in step a) by adhering other faces of the elements (1) to complementary external faces of other construction elements (1) until a predefined portion of a building or engineered structure is obtained, c) adhering sheets (15, 16), so-called cladding sheets, made of a wood-based material to at least a portion of the coplanar faces of the elements (1) assembled in the preceding steps, d) repeating steps a) to c) until the part is obtained. The invention also relates to a building made with at least three elements assembled according to the method of the invention.
US10675923B2
The invention relates to a system for pneumatically powering a wheel comprising a bearing support (10), a shaft (20) comprising a hub-forming end (21) which extends radially (Y), at least one set of rolling bearings (30), wherein the system further comprises a chamber (C) formed by the hub-forming end (21), the bearing support (10), a rolling bearing seal (40) and a chamber seal (50), a primary channel (60) crossing the bearing support (10) and opening into the chamber (C), a secondary channel (70) crossing the hub-forming end (21) and opening into the chamber (C), wherein seals seal the cavity (C) in order to let air pass from the primary channel to the secondary channel via the cavity (C).
US10675922B2
A pneumatic vehicle tire having a self-sealing sealant arranged in its interior, on the inner surface opposite from the tread, the sealant being highly viscous and the sealant having such a tackiness that it adheres to the inner surface. The inner surface on which the sealant is arranged has regions provided with an adhesion-reducing effect, these regions provided with an adhesion-reducing effect taking up between 40% and 60% of the inner surface on which the sealant is arranged.
US10675921B2
A tire pressure detector disposed at a wheel, wherein the wheel includes a rim and a tire mounted around the rim, with a pressure space formed between the tire and the rim. The rim includes an air tap connected with the pressure space. The tire pressure detector includes a main body movably disposed in the pressure space and provided with a housing space, and a detection module disposed in the housing space. The detection module further includes a sensing unit for sensing the air pressure in the pressure space and producing a pressure signal. A central processing unit of the detection module receives the pressure signal and wirelessly transmits the pressure signal through the wireless transmission unit. Therefore, vibration and waving issue due to imbalance weight is avoided, thus balancing the wheel.
US10675912B1
An omnidirectional wheel is provided. The omnidirectional wheel includes a plurality of major brackets, a plurality of minor brackets, a plurality of major wheels and a plurality of minor wheels. The major brackets include a first major bracket. The minor brackets include a first minor bracket. The major wheels include a first major wheel, wherein the major wheels are connected to the respective major brackets, the first major wheel is connected to the first major bracket, the first major wheel is rotatable around a first axis, and the first major bracket extends in a first extending direction. The minor wheels include a first minor wheel, wherein the minor wheels are connected to the respective minor brackets, the first minor wheel is connected to the first minor bracket, the first minor wheel is rotatable around a second axis, and the first minor bracket extends in a second extending direction.
US10675909B2
A marking instrument having a plurality of removable writing nibs serially aligned so that an operator can remove a spent or fluid-affected writing nib and, thereby, access a fresh writing tip.
US10675908B2
A binder including a front cover including a front cover exterior layer, a front cover interior layer, a front cover base plate between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover interior layer, an exterior pocket formed between the front cover exterior layer and the front cover base plate, and an interior opening formed through the front cover interior layer and the front cover base plate to the exterior pocket. Methods of manufacturing the binder are also disclosed.
US10675903B2
Provided are a planographic printing plate precursor including: a support; and an image recording layer provided on the support, in which the image recording layer contains an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound containing a hydrogen bonding group, and a hard polymer particle containing at least one group selected from the group consisting of a urethane group, a urea group, an imide group, an amide group, and a sulfonamide group on the surface of the hard polymer particle, and a number average primary particle diameter of the hard polymer particle is in a range of 0.01 to 1 μm; and a plate-making method for a planographic printing plate obtained by using the planographic printing plate precursor.
US10675901B2
A thermal transfer recording medium that is capable of dealing with the requirement for an increase in thermal transfer printing speed, and high density and high quality of a thermally transferred image, capable of preventing the occurrence of abnormal transfer at high temperature and high humidity, and capable of improving transfer sensitivity in printing. A thermal transfer recording medium includes a heat-resistant lubricating layer on one surface of a base material, and an undercoat layer and a dye layer in that order on the other surface of the base material. The undercoat layer includes a copolymer of a polyester having a sulfonic acid group and an acrylic polymer having at least one of a glycidyl group and a carboxyl group, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and an oxazoline group-containing polymer. A binder resin of the dye layer is an acid-modified polyvinyl acetoacetal resin.
US10675899B2
A detector includes a light source to irradiate an object with light, a sensor to image a first pattern and a second pattern formed on the object with the light irradiated by the light source to generate image data, the first pattern and the second pattern imaged by the sensor at different times, and a circuit to control the light source to adjust a light quantity of the light according to a type of the object and irradiate the object with the light quantity adjusted according to the type of the object, and calculate a relative position of the object between the first pattern and the second pattern.
US10675895B2
Provided is an unwinding device for unwinding a sheet from a sheet roll, the sheet roll being inserted onto the device. The unwinding device includes a shaft, a first rotating member and a second rotating member which are inserted onto the shaft, configured to be rotatable with rotation of the sheet roll, the sheet roll being inserted onto the first rotating member and the second rotating member, a first elastic member disposed between the first rotating member and the shaft, the first elastic member being configured to provide first back tension to the sheet when the first rotating member rotates, a second elastic member disposed between the second rotating member and the shaft, the second elastic member being configured to provide second back tension to the sheet when the second rotating member rotates, and a back tension controlling member disposed between the second elastic member and the shaft.
US10675892B2
A printing apparatus includes: a main body; a cover; a pair of supporters including a movable supporter; a first urging member configured to urge the movable supporter in an approach direction; an engaging member movable between a separated position and an engaged position; and a second urging member configured to urge the engaging member toward the engaged position. When the cover is in an open state, the engaging member is located at the engaged position by an urging force of the second urging member so as to inhibit movement of the movable supporter in the approach direction. When the cover is in a closed state, the engaging member is located at the separated position against the urging force of the second urging member by contact of the cover with the engaging member so as not to inhibit the movement of the movable supporter in the approach direction.
US10675889B2
The invention provides dispersed inorganic mixed metal oxide pigment compositions in a non-aqueous media utilizing a dispersant having polyisobutylene succinic anhydride structure to disperse a mixed metal oxide pigment in the media. The metal oxide pigment is of the type used to colour ceramic or glass articles. A milling process using beads is also described to reduce the mixed metal oxide particle size to the desired range. A method of using the mixed metal oxide dispersion to digitally print an image on a ceramic or glass article using the dispersion jetted through a nozzle and subsequently firing the coloured article is also described.
US10675887B2
A liquid discharging apparatus is provided with a head including a plurality of nozzle groups, a main scanning portion that scans the head in a main scanning direction, a sub-scanning portion that relatively moves the head and the medium in a sub-scanning direction, which intersects the main scanning direction, and a control portion, in which the control portion generates supplementing printing data, which corrects printing data in a manner in which it is possible to supplement with another nozzle within a predetermined nozzle group and executes a printing process on the basis of the supplementing printing data in a case in which it is determined that a predetermined nozzle within the predetermined nozzle group is a non-discharging nozzle when forming a plurality of raster lines on the medium by discharging the liquid from the nozzles of the plurality of nozzle groups.
US10675886B2
A printing apparatus includes a circulation pathway that circulates an ink between a pressure chamber of a printing head and the outside thereof. The number of eject of the ink to be ejected from an ejection port of the printing head to a unit printing area is set according to a concentration of the ink in the circulation pathway.
US10675883B2
A controller of a liquid discharge apparatus is configured to, in response to receipt of a second signal after receiving a first signal, assign a fixed value to at least one of a liquid amount Vc in a cartridge chamber, a liquid amount Vs in a chamber of the tank, and a total liquid amount Vt being a sum of the liquid amount Vc and the liquid amount Vs.
US10675875B2
Liquid and sedimentary components are kept from remaining in a bag of a liquid container. The liquid container includes a flexible bag in which a liquid storage portion for containing a liquid is provided, a liquid outlet member that is attached to one edge portion of the bag, and has a liquid outlet portion for leading out the liquid to a liquid ejection apparatus, a spacer member arranged in the liquid storage portion, and a liquid outlet tube that constitutes a flow path of liquid extending in the liquid storage portion from the liquid outlet member toward the spacer member. The spacer member is arranged at a position separated from an end portion of the liquid storage portion, and at least one directing channel extending from the end portion side of the liquid storage portion in a direction approaching the spacer member is formed in the liquid storage portion.
US10675870B1
A liquid ejection apparatus is disclosed. One apparatus includes a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element includes an upper electrode and a lower electrode. The lower electrode has a partial overlapping portion and a non-overlapping portion. The partial overlapping portion at least partially overlaps the pressure chamber. The partial overlapping portion of the lower electrode has two ends in the transverse direction. The upper electrode has two ends in the transverse direction. A distance from the center of the pressure chamber in the transverse direction to one of the two ends of the upper electrode in the transverse direction is smaller than a distance from the center of the pressure chamber in the transverse direction to a corresponding one of the two ends of the partial overlapping portion in the transverse direction.
US10675869B2
A head chip, a liquid jet head, and a liquid jet recording device capable of achieving the miniaturization while enhancing the reliability are provided. The head chip according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes an actuator plate having a plurality of ejection grooves arranged side by side in a first direction, a plurality of non-ejection grooves arranged side by side along the first direction, and individual electrodes respectively formed in the plurality of non-ejection grooves, a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle holes individually communicated with the plurality of ejection grooves, and a cover plate adapted to cover the actuator plate. The cover plate has interconnection connecting sections respectively disposed in end part areas along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and adapted to electrically connect a plurality of individual interconnections electrically connected to the individual electrodes to an interconnection board outside the head chip. The plurality of individual interconnections in the interconnection connecting section has a bend part extending in an oblique direction crossing the second direction so as to circumvent a predetermined obstacle. A connection area between the plurality of individual interconnections and the interconnection board in the interconnection connecting section is an area including the bend part.
US10675867B2
A system for isolating a failed resistor in a liquid dispensing system including a fusible links described. The system includes drive circuitry to drive a voltage supply to a resistor. The fusible link is disposed between a field effect transistor (FET) and the resistor. The fusible link is to fuse apart upon failure of the resistor.
US10675866B2
A liquid discharge head substrate including a discharge opening through which a liquid is discharged, a base that includes a surface in which a heat generating element that generates heat to discharge the liquid through the discharge opening is provided, a first electrode that covers the heat generating element, a flow passage through which the liquid flows from a supply port that supplies the liquid, through the surface of the first electrode, and towards a collection port that collects the liquid, and a second electrode provided inside the flow passage, the second electrode together with the first electrode forming an electric field in the liquid, in which the second electrode is provided downstream of the first electrode in a flow direction of the liquid flowing towards the collection port from the supply port.
US10675859B2
The present invention relates to a curved surface screen printing apparatus performing printing on a surface to be printed of a base material having a curved surface, including: a screen plate formed with a pattern and arranged above the base material; a squeegee which is disposed above the screen plate and applies an ink to the surface to be printed of the base material through the screen plate; and a base material moving mechanism which moves the base material along a vertical plane and is capable of swinging the base material with respect to an axis orthogonal to the vertical plane.
US10675858B2
A method of printing a part in an additive manufacturing system includes printing a support structure for the part, printing a boundary surrounding the support structure, and printing the part on the support structure. An additive manufacturing system for printing a three-dimensional part includes a transfer medium configured to receive and transfer imaged layers of a thermoplastic-based powder for a boundary, a thermoplastic-based powder for a support, and a thermoplastic-based powder for the part from at least two imaging engines, a heater configured to heat the imaged layers on the transfer medium to at least a fusion temperature of the thermoplastic-based powder, and a layer transfusion assembly including a build platform, the layer transfusion assembly being configured to transfuse the heated layers in a layer-by-layer manner onto the build platform to print the three-dimensional part.
US10675857B2
A method for three-dimensional (3D) printing. The method includes: obtaining a native file of a computer-aided design (CAD) application; identifying, within the native file, a first 3D shape associated with a 3D infill pattern; generating a slicer description language file including: a first section specifying the 3D infill pattern; and a second section including instructions to print the first 3D shape filled with multiple instances of the 3D infill pattern by referencing the first section, where the first section and the second section are separate in the slicer description language file; and sending the slicer description language file to a 3D printer for printing the first 3D shape filled with the 3D infill pattern.
US10675851B2
According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a display device, includes preparing a first substrate in which a first display element part, a first extension part, a second display element part, and a second extension part, are formed, preparing a second substrate in which a first peeling auxiliary layer, a second peeling auxiliary layer, a sacrifice layer, a first color filter layer, and a second color filter layer, are formed, attaching the first substrate and the second substrate, and radiating a laser beam on the second substrate, and peeling a second support substrate from the first peeling auxiliary layer and the second peeling auxiliary layer while blocking the laser beam by the sacrifice layer.
US10675850B2
A medical appliance or prosthesis may comprise one or more layers of rotational spun nanofibers, including rotational spun polymers. The rotational spun material may comprise layers including layers of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Rotational spun nanofiber mats of certain porosities may permit tissue ingrowth into or attachment to the prosthesis. Additionally, one or more cuffs may be configured to allow tissue ingrowth to anchor the prosthesis.
US10675847B2
An adhesive composition includes a coupling agent composed of a compound having a first functional group that reacts with an inorganic material and a second functional group that reacts with an organic material, and a crosslinking agent capable of crosslinking with a crosslinking site of a fluorine-based elastomer. A seal structure body includes a metallic support, fluorine-based elastomer and adhesive composition that causes fluorine-based elastomer to adhere to metallic support. A method for manufacturing seal structure body includes the steps of providing metallic support and fluorine-based elastomer, and causing fluorine-based elastomer to adhere to metallic support by using adhesive composition. Accordingly, an adhesive composition with high adhesion strength as well as a seal structure body and a method for manufacturing the same are provided at low cost.
US10675846B2
An adhesive film having at least one adhesive layer, where the adhesive layer satisfies the following requirements (a) to (c): (a) a diffusion coefficient of nitrogen gas of at least 1.5×10−6 cm2/sec; (b) a shear modulus G′ (1 Hz) of 5×102 to 1.0×105 Pa, at a measurement temperature of 25° C. and a frequency of 1 Hz; and (c) an absorption peak at from 800 to 820 cm−1 and no absorption peak at from 1,000 to 1,020 cm−1, in an infrared absorption spectrum.
US10675839B2
A fiber reinforced resin product includes at least one layer of a first fiber reinforced resin layer in which first reinforcing fibers having a large breaking elongation are contained in a layered form, and at least one layer of a second fiber reinforced resin layer in which second reinforcing fibers having a smaller breaking elongation and a larger tensile strength in comparison with those of the first fiber reinforced resin layer are contained in a layered form. The second fiber reinforced resin layer is positioned outwardly of the first fiber reinforced resin layer. Furthermore, the first fiber reinforced resin layer and the second fiber reinforced resin layer share a single matrix resin in common.
US10675834B2
Integrated multilayer structure for use in sensing applications and method for manufacturing thereof
A method for manufacturing an integrated multilayer structure for sensing applications, including obtaining at least one film including a sensing area; arranging the at least one film with reactance sensing electronics for sensing of one or more selected target quantities or qualities and conversion thereof into representative electrical signals, said sensing electronics including at least one sensing element and an electrical connection configured to connect the sensing element to an associated control circuitry; and molding or casting, and configuring, at least one plastic layer so that the plastic layer defines an integrated, intermediate layer between the sensing electronics and the sensing area and that the sensing area is superimposed with the sensing element of the sensing electronics, wherein it is further provided at least one physical feature to locally reduce the electrical distance between the sensing area and the sensing element to improve the associated sensing sensitivity.
US10675832B2
A woven sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve has a wall with opposite edges extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends, wherein the opposite edges are wrappable into overlapping relation with one another to contain the wires within a cavity of the sleeve. The wall is constructed from warp yarns extending along the longitudinal axis and fill yarns extending transversely to the warp yarns. The fill yarns are provided as transparent or substantially transparent monofilaments and the warp yarns are provided as yarns including a multifilament yarn and at least one conductive wire, wherein the conductive wire wrapped about the multifilament yarn.
US10675831B2
An automatic machine for providing corrugated sheet-like elements includes elements for the continuous corrugation of a ribbon which moves in a longitudinal direction. The corrugation elements include an upper conveyor and a lower conveyor. The upper conveyor includes a plurality of upper abutment elements extended substantially transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of motion of the ribbon. The lower conveyor includes a plurality of lower abutment elements extended substantially transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of motion of the ribbon. The upper abutment elements are interleaved with the lower abutment elements in a work area. The upper abutment elements each include a bar adapted to make contact with the ribbon, while the lower abutment elements each include a vane, which has a substantially wedge-like transverse cross-section and is adapted to receive the ribbon in order to deform it.
US10675827B2
A method and a device for vulcanizing tires. An expandable bellows is used for pressing the tire being vulcanized against segments of a mold. The bellows is arranged on a carrier which has an annular shape.
US10675823B2
A method of forming a compound lens includes molding multiple lens elements to form a compound lens. The multiple lens elements are molded from polymers that provide each lens element with the desired optical properties. First and second lens elements formed from a first polymer can be molded around a central, third element formed from a second polymer that differs from the first polymer by the addition of a cyclic substituent group. During curing of the lens elements, cross-links are formed between the first and second polymers to form an molded, integrally formed compound lens.
US10675818B2
The present disclosure relates to a template and a related method for the application of inserts in the form of letters, numbers or symbols on leather, fabrics, cloth, or similar laminar products to customize them. The centering template comprises a main support body (101) having a centering system (106) to allow an engagement of the template (100) in pre-fixed position to a base (3a) of a press (3); and a centering element (102) configured to receive in pre-fixed position at least a laminar portion (103) of an accessory (104). The centering element (102) has a through seat (105) for the inserts (11) and it is movable with respect to the main support body (101) between an extracted resting position in which an upper surface (102a) of the centering element (102) is moved away from the main support body (101) and a working position in which the upper surface (102a) of the centering element (102) is approached to the main support body (101). The template allows the correct positioning of the characters on the accessory both in terms of alignment, and in terms of distance from the edges and from the other inserts of the accessory (handles, buckles, etc. . . . ) and regardless of the shape assumed by the laminar portion itself.
US10675817B2
An overlay applicator tray can include a cradle including a device slot. The device slot can be configured to securely hold an electronic device in the cradle. The overlay applicator tray also can include an overlay applicator. The overlay applicator can include an overlay layer and an adhesive release liner. The overlay layer can include a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side can be configured to be adhered to a screen of the electronic device. The adhesive release liner can be removably attached to the bottom side of the overlay layer. The overlay applicator tray additionally can include an alignment piece coupling the cradle to the overlay applicator. The alignment piece can align the overlay layer of the overlay applicator with the screen as the overlay layer is applied to the screen when the electronic device is securely held in the device slot. Other embodiments are provided.
US10675815B2
A data processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives first data defining a shape and a color of a three-dimensional object; and a generating unit, wherein when two or more color components interfere with each other in one voxel as a result of performing a halftoning process for each of plural color components based on color information in the first data, the generating unit generates color voxel data by assigning any one of the two or more color components in the first data as color information of the one voxel, using a density ratio of colors corresponding to the two or more color components in the first data.
US10675811B1
An extended structure additive manufacturing device and method are provided. The device includes a movable material bonding component and a movement mechanism which enable the device to create parts outside the conventional additive manufacturing device print volumes defined by the device and its print-head. Methods of making parts involve creating a portion of a part and moving the extended structure additive manufacturing device relative to the part and printing a second portion of the part. Parts incapable of being formed using a conventional additive manufacturing device may be made using the extended structure additive manufacturing device and/or methods disclosed herein.
US10675808B2
The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing. A layer of prepolymer is deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. The deposited powder bed is heated to about 50° C. to about 170° C. Then, a solution of activating agent is printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern, and a stimulus is applied converting the prepolymer to the final polymer. After a predetermined period of time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.
US10675802B2
In order to calculate a ball screw abrasion amount of an injection-axis ball screw or a mold-clamping-axis ball screw, a position of a ball nut fitted to the ball screw is photographed by a camera installed in an injection molding machine. Then, if the photographed position of the ball nut is found, as a result of analysis of an image captured by the camera, to be deviated from the position of the ball nut when a ball screw has no abrasion, it is determined that the ball screw is abraded.
US10675794B2
A polyurethane foam backing suitable for making a coated abrasive article is disclosed. The polyurethane foam backing has a textured surface bearing an array of raised features and land areas. The array's geometry is designed such that a 90 degree peel force to remove a production tooling having a contacting surface bearing a plurality of microreplicated mold cavities from the textured surface is accept able.
US10675790B2
A holder to facilitate optical data acquisition includes a float portion that extends from a handle portion to at least partially support the handle portion with respect to a surface of the liquid modeling impression material. A method of optical data acquisition includes communicating a liquid modeling impression material into a non-line of sight feature of a workpiece and immersing a portion of a holder into the liquid modeling impression material.
US10675788B2
A manufacturing method of a mold, the mold having at its surface a plurality of recessed portions whose two-dimensional size is not less than 10 nm and less than 500 nm when viewed in a direction normal to the surface, the method including: (a) providing a mold base, (b) partially anodizing an aluminum alloy layer, thereby forming a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions; and (c) after step (b), bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with a first etching solution, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer. Step (a) of providing the mold base includes (a1) providing a metal base, (a2) forming an aluminum alloy layer on the metal base, and (a3) forming a surface protection layer on the aluminum alloy layer. Step (a2) and step (a3) are performed in a same chamber.
US10675784B2
A method is disclosed of controlling a plant for dehumidifying and/or drying plastic material in granular and/or micro-granular and/or powder and/or flake or similar form, this plant including a process fluid generator and at least one dehumidifying/drying hopper for feeding a respective user machine associated with the plant and including a melting device for melting the plastic material and a moulding device for moulding, in particular by injection moulding and/or blow moulding and/or compression moulding, the plastic material. The method of controlling includes the steps of detecting in the user machine a pressure (Ppwp) of the plastic material in melted state and modifying at least one process parameter (Dp) of the plant on the basis of the detected value of this pressure (Ppwp).
US10675770B2
A material delivery interface includes a fixed assembly that is coupled to a primary structural attachment. The fixed assembly includes a fluid inlet and a wired input, wherein the fixed assembly defines a central axis. A rotational assembly is rotationally coupled to the fixed assembly and that rotates about the central axis with respect to the fixed assembly. The rotational assembly includes an inner portion having a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and an outer portion having a wired output, wherein a conduit extends from the wired input to the wired output.
US10675760B2
Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for identifying a robotic. The method includes receiving an authentication request for an unknown robotic device asserting to be a first robotic device. The method further includes receiving a first identification dataset for the first robotic device. The method further includes issuing an identification action to the unknown robotic device. The method further includes generating a second identification dataset for the unknown robotic device based upon a response to the identification action received from the unknown robotic device. The method further includes in response to determining the first identification dataset matches the second identification dataset, determining that the unknown robotic device is the first robotic device. The method further includes authenticating the unknown robotic device in response to determining that the unknown robotic device is the first robotic device.
US10675747B2
A control method is provided for a hand-held power tool (1), which includes a motor (5) for rotationally driving a tool holder (2) about a working axis (12), including the following steps: detecting a rotary motion of the hand-held power tool (1) about the working axis (12); detecting a rotary or pivoting motion about a transverse axis (18) extending transversely to the working axis (12); triggering a safety function for reducing the torque output of the motor (5) when the rotary motion about the working axis (12) exceeds a limiting value, and suppressing the safety function when the rotary or pivoting motion about the transverse axis (18) is greater than a threshold value.
US10675740B2
Fastening devices and methods of utilizing the same. The fastening devices include a handle, a trigger mechanism, a fastener magazine, a fastening head, and a tab feed structure. The tab feed structure includes a tab magazine, a feed rail, and a tab advance mechanism. The tab magazine is configured to contain an accordion-folded stack of tabs, which is defined by a first subset of a plurality of interconnected tabs. The fasting device is configured to, upon actuation of the trigger mechanism, urge a fastener through a leading tab of the plurality of interconnected tabs and into a workpiece to operatively affix the leading tab to the workpiece and also to advance a tab strip, which is defined by a second subset of the plurality of interconnected tabs, toward a fastening region with the tab advance mechanism. The methods include methods of utilizing and/or loading the fastening device.
US10675737B2
This application relates to the field of reveal architectural panels and a tool or clamp for assembly thereof. The apparatus and method replace prior art assembly methods and fasteners with adhesives and a dedicated particularly designed clamp to facilitate assembly. The frame members are modified to facilitate assembly with adhesive sealants and removal of mechanical fasteners.
US10675736B1
An angle reference apparatus for sharpening a blade on a sharpening surface of a sharpening tool comprises at least one angle guide having a guide surface and a bottom surface, wherein the guide surface has a predetermined angle between about 0 degrees to about 89 degrees relative to the bottom surface; and at least one base; wherein the at least one angle guide can be disposed on the at least one base; wherein the base can be disposed on the sharpening surface or alternatively the base can be disposed on a surface adjacent to the sharpening tool; wherein the blade can be placed on the guide surface of the angle guide; wherein the angle reference apparatus is substantially stationary to the sharpening surface when the blade is moved on the sharpening surface.
US10675734B2
A coated abrasive article maker apparatus is disclosed comprising a first web path comprising a production tool and a second web path configured for a resin coated backing. The second web path is configured to guide the resin coated backing through the coated abrasive article maker apparatus with the resin layer positioned facing the dispensing surface. An abrasive particle feeder is positioned along the first web path and is configured to dispense abrasive particles onto the dispensing surface such that abrasive particles are removably disposed within cavities of the production tool. Abrasive particles are transferred from the plurality of cavities to the resin layer of the resin coated backing when the production tool is positioned adjacent the resin coated backing.
US10675733B2
An abrasive jet cutting system may include a differential pressure measurement apparatus configured to measure a differential pressure between points in an abrasive supply system. The differential pressure may be used to determine one or more conditions of the jet and the abrasive delivery. The measured differential pressure may be used in a feedback control system, feed forward control system, and/or an alarm or safety system.
US10675721B2
Example split frame pipe cutting tools include a frame and a slide tool configured to position a cutting edge in contact with the workpiece to performing cutting or boring on the workpiece, the slide tool comprising: a radial advancement mechanism configured to provide radial advancement of the cutting edge based on circumferential advancement of the slide tool by the frame; and an axial guide rail; a recirculating bearing carriage configured to slide in an axial direction along the axial guide rail and to couple the cutting edge to the axial guide rail; an axial advancement mechanism configured to advance the cutting edge in the axial direction with respect to the workpiece by translating radial advancement by the radial advancement mechanism to axial advancement based on a cutting template coupled to the radial advancement mechanism.
US10675717B2
The present application describes an article having a first metal component joined to a second metal component by a metallurgic joint of presintered powdered metal interposed between contiguous surfaces of the first metal component and the second metal component. The present application also describes a composition for use in a brazing process comprising a presintered powdered metal. The present application also describes a process for brazing including the following steps: presintering a powdered metal; adding the presintered powdered metal to a first and second metal component; and heating the combination of the first and second metal components containing the presintered powdered metal until the powdered metal melts and joins the metal components to form a metallurgic joint.
US10675712B2
A method of laser welding a workpiece stack-up that includes two or three overlapping aluminum alloy workpieces involves constraining a free end of an overlapping portion of a first aluminum alloy workpiece against movement away from an underlying second aluminum alloy workpiece to counteract the thermally-induced forces that cause out-of-plane deformation of one or more of the aluminum alloy workpieces during laser welding. Such constraint of the free end of the first aluminum alloy workpiece may be accomplished by clamping, spot welding, or any other suitable practice. By constraining the free end of the first aluminum alloy workpiece, and thus inhibiting out-of-plane deformation of the aluminum alloy workpieces when laser welding is practiced in a nearby welding region, the occurrence of hot cracking is minimized or altogether eliminated in the final laser weld joint.
US10675706B2
The present application relates to an apparatus for cutting flexible material. This cutting apparatus comprises: a feed line of a flexible material (2), feeding means (8) for feeding each layer (9, 10, 11, 12) so as to couple said layers (9, 10, 11, 12) to each other along the line of feed and to define said material (2), a first cutting unit (13), arranged on the feeding line, to carry out a first shaping process on said material (2), and a second cutting unit (14), arranged on the feeding line (6) downstream of said first cutting unit (13), to carry out a second shaping process on said shaped material (2). Said second cutting unit (14) has at least a laser emitter (16) to carry out finishing work on the material (2) shaped in the first cutting unit (13).
US10675705B2
A manufacturing machine is a manufacturing machine capable of additive manufacturing. The manufacturing machine includes: an additive-manufacturing head configured to be movable in a machining area and to discharge material powder toward a workpiece and irradiate the workpiece with an energy beam; and a powder chute configured to be movable in the machining area and to receive material powder discharged from the additive-manufacturing head toward the workpiece and failing to attach to the workpiece. There is provided the manufacturing machine configured in the above-described manner to be capable of efficiently collecting material powder having failed to attach to the workpiece during additive manufacturing.
US10675699B2
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.
US10675697B2
A method of forming a component using electro-chemical machining includes the steps of providing a shield in a current distribution path between a workpiece and an electrode, with the shield concentrating current distribution upon an end of the workpiece.
US10675693B2
A continuous strip of T-Nuts formed on a common strip of metal. Each T-Nut of the strip of T-Nuts is integrally connected to the next adjacent T-Nut by carry tabs. The carry tabs can be frangible themselves or contain a frangible portion. Each T-Nut includes a cylindrical bore therein and a threaded interior. A mechanism feeds and severs the endmost T-Nut in endwise fashion. The mechanism to feed and sever the endmost T-Nut includes a cutting blade positioned vertically below the frangible portion of the carry tab. A shearing ram having a guide positioned axially in line with the cylindrical bore in the endmost T-Nut is adapted to move vertically from an upper to a lower position to engage the cutting blade with the frangible portion and sever the endmost T-Nut.
US10675692B2
In one example, a pipe machining apparatus is provided and includes a frame, a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, a first machining apparatus including a first tool support and a first tool supported by the first tool support and a second machining apparatus including a bridge member, a second tool support supported by the bridge member, and a second tool supported by the second tool support. The first tool is configured to perform a first machining operation and the second tool is configured to perform a second machining operation different than the first machining operation. The first machining apparatus and the second machining apparatus are interchangeably couplable to and rotatable with the tool carrier.
US10675687B2
A method of manufacturing a highly insulating three-dimensional (3D) structure is provided. The method includes depositing a first layer of hollow microspheres onto a base. The hollow microspheres have a metallic coating formed thereon. A laser beam is scanned over the hollow microspheres so as to sinter the metallic coating of the hollow microspheres at predetermined locations. At least one layer of the hollow microspheres is deposited onto the first layer. Scanning by the laser beam is repeated for each successive layer until a predetermined 3D structure is constructed. The 3D structure includes a composite thermal barrier coating (TBC), which may be applied to a surface of components within an internal combustion engine, and the like. The composite TBC is bonded to the components of the engine to provide low thermal conductivity and low heat capacity insulation that is sealed against combustion gasses.
US10675668B2
A plurality of hydraulic cylinders capable of adjusting height direction positions of a plurality of die-cushion pins that are inserted into a plurality of die-cushion pin holes formed in a bolster, respectively, are arranged in a lattice state on a cushion pad, and the hydraulic cylinder faced with a die-cushion pin located below a projection surface of a blank holder in the plurality of hydraulic cylinders is selected. Then, by independently adjusting a height direction position of a piston rod of each of the selected hydraulic cylinders, respectively, the shim adjustment of substantially each of the die-cushion pins is realized.
US10675662B2
The present invention relates to a scraper device to assist with metering of material that may accumulate between the discs of a disc assembly. The scraper device includes a fixed mounting plate, a fixed retainer plate and a scraper material. The fixed retainer plate includes a shoulder. The scraper material includes an aperture through which the scraper material is removably fastened between the fixed mounting plate and the shoulder of the fixed retainer plate. The scraper device may further include a fastener to removably fasten the scraper material between the fixed mounting plate and the shoulder of the fixed retainer plate.
US10675661B2
This disclosure includes systems and methods that may be used in forest residue processing. Some systems use or include: a filter configured to filter elements based on element size, a separator configured to separate elements based on element areal density, a separator configured to separate elements based on element density, and/or a sorter configured to sort elements based on element wood fiber content.
US10675652B2
The disclosure provides a transfer plate pre-processing device. The transfer plate comprises first and second surfaces, and recesses in an array are arranged on the first surface. The transfer plate pre-processing device comprises: a cylinder having a bearing surface that can be attached to the second surface of the transfer plate and to support the transfer plate; and a pressurization structure having a pressurizing surface. The cylinder can roll along the pressurizing surface, and when the cylinder is rolling, the first surface of the transfer plate is brought into contact with and pressed against pressurizing surface. Accordingly, the disclosure also provides a transfer plate pre-processing method and an alignment film preparation system. According the disclosure, the wettability of the transfer plate can be improved.
US10675643B2
The present invention discloses a water discharge structure having a reset function which includes a body internally provided with a water flowing channel, a water outflow end of the body is provided with a first water outflow channel and a second water outflow channel; a button arranged on the body, and a reset spring arranged between the button and the body; a movable element coupled with and fitting the button; and a center shaft coupled with and fitting the movable element, an end of the center shaft is provided with a blocking element, a third spring is provided between an end of the center shaft and the body, and the body is internally provided with a reset device to drive the movable element to reset. A pull-out head includes the above-mentioned water discharge structure having a reset function, and the present invention has the function of memory.
US10675639B2
The invention relates to a method and device for collecting nanoparticles which may be present in an aerosol. The invention consists of electrostatically collecting nanoparticles contained in an aerosol by a mechanism of particle charging by unipolar ion diffusion, followed by the application of a field without a corona effect, which makes it possible to deposit the particles in concentric rings on different parts of a single flat substrate oriented orthogonally to the aerosol circulation direction. The biggest particles are deposited towards the centre of the flat substrate and the finest particles towards the periphery of the flat substrate. The invention also relates to a method of operation and to the use of such a device for evaluating the exposure of workers or consumers to nanoparticles.
US10675635B1
An apparatus for disposal of electronic devices includes a transport mechanism for transferring the storage devices through the apparatus. A scanner scans or reads the devices as the devices move through the apparatus, a sanitizer for degaussing or erasing the storage devices, and a destruction mechanism for physically deforming the devices. The apparatus is further configured to receive scanned information from the scanner, determine identification information for the devices based on the scanned information, and update status information of the devices during movement of the devices between the scanner, sanitizer, and destruction mechanism.
US10675634B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for manufacturing micronized powder. The systems, methods, and apparatuses comprise pre-grinding processing, cryogenic freezing, and grinding of infeed material and warming, ferrous metal and fiber removal, accumulation, screening, and storage of micronized powder. Generally, the warming may involve recirculation of micronized powder through the warming apparatus. Further, the accumulation may permit the grinding and screening to occur at their respectively optimal rates, and the fiber removal, via use of a vibrating screener, may increase the purity of the micronized powder. In one embodiment, the micronized powder comprises micronized rubber powder (“MRP”).
US10675633B2
An electronic device incorporating a high voltage power supply connected to a pair of metal plates spaced to maintain a continuous high current arc of electricity creating an Ion Plasma discharge for the purpose of vaporizing documents placed between the plates. Magnetic containment coils around the outside of the metal plates are phase synchronized to the magnetic field created by the Ion Plasma arc to maintain the position of the arc between the plates and to direct the position of the arc in a predetermined pattern to search for any material between the plates that has not been disintegrated.
US10675624B2
The invention relates to a method and system for generating droplets of an aqueous solution on a microfluidic chip with an air continuous phase. Specifically, the droplet generator according to the present invention is integrated into a microfluidic chip to generate and introduce droplets of an aqueous solution into the microfluidic chip. The droplets travelling in a network of chip channels may be captured in on-chip traps in a manner defined by hydrodynamic resistances of chip channels. A biological reaction may be performed on a droplet trapped on the microfluidic chip.
US10675619B2
A microfluidic device comprises a first substrate (102) made of a first polymer material and a second substrate (104) made of a second polymer material, the first (102) and second (104) substrates having respective bonding surfaces (23, 41), at least one of the bonding surfaces (41) having channel formations (14) so that, when the bonding surfaces (23, 41) are bonded by surface deformation to one another, the bonded first and second substrates (102, 104) and the channel formations (14) form at least part of a microfluidic channel network comprising a plurality of microfluidic channels, wherein one or more indicator pits (11), separate to the channel formations (14) defining the microfluidic channel network, are formed in at least one of the bonding surfaces (23, 41), so that surface deformation caused by the bonding process causes a change of configuration of the one or more indicator pits (11).
US10675614B2
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions encompassing a latent catalyst and a compound capable of generating a Bronsted acid along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said composition is exposed to a suitable radiation to form a substantially transparent film. The monomers employed therein have a range of refractive index from 1.4 to 1.6 and thus these compositions can be tailored to form transparent films of varied refractive indices. The composition of this invention also features low dielectric constant (low k in the range of from about 2.2 to 3). Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various opto-electronic applications, including as coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, among others.
US10675610B2
Porous, extruded titania-based materials further comprising one or more acids and/or prepared using one or more acids, Fischer-tropsch catalysts comprising them, uses of the foregoing, processes for making and using the same and products obtained from such processes.
US10675605B2
The various embodiments of the present invention relate to a polymerization reactor where the agitator mixing performance is optimized for use with a high activity catalyst and methods for developing the same.
US10675604B2
[Object] Provided are a “eutectic colloidal crystal” which is an aggregate of plural kinds of colloidal crystals having different lattice constants, a solidified body of the eutectic colloidal crystal, and methods for producing them.[Resolution means] The eutectic colloidal crystal of the present invention contains two or more kinds of colloidal crystals composed of substantially monodispersed colloidal particles having different particle sizes. This eutectic colloidal crystal is obtained by providing a colloidal dispersion of two or more kinds of colloidal particles having different particle sizes, and a polymer which will not substantially adsorb to the colloidal particles (the coefficient of variation in particle size of these colloidal particles is less than 20%) dissolved in a dispersion medium (dispersion preparation process), and allowing the colloidal dispersion to stand (eutectoid process).
US10675603B2
A device for pastillating a flowable product, in particular a melt. The device has a revolving belt and a drop former, and the drop former deposits product drops on an upper run of the belt. The product drops, in the course of transportation on the upper run of the belt, solidify to form pastilles, and an arrangement for wetting the belt with a liquid release agent is provided upstream of that region in which the product drops are deposited on the belt. The release agent prevents or reduces the adhesion of the product drops to the belt, and a proportional metering pump is provided for continuously mixing the release agent from at least two liquid components during the operation of the device.
US10675587B2
An exhaust purification system including a NOx catalyst 32 provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine 10 and purifying NOx in exhaust; a MAF sensor 40 for acquiring an air flow-rate of the internal-combustion engine 10; a control unit 60, 70 that execute catalyst regeneration treatment of recovering a NOx purification ability of the NOx catalyst 32 by performing, in combination, air-based control of reducing air flow-rate of the internal-combustion engine 10 to a predetermined target air flow-rate and injection-based control of increasing a fuel injection amount, wherein, in a case of executing the catalyst regeneration treatment, the control unit 60, 70 starts with the air-based control and starts the injection-based control when the air flow-rate acquired by the MAF sensor 40 is reduced to the target air flow-rate.
US10675574B2
A filter device includes a hollow cylindrical filter element and a bypass valve, the valve body of which rests against an adapter piece that is arranged on the end face of the filter element. At least one bypass opening is integrated into the adapter piece.
US10675562B2
A nozzle is provided for a header conduit. The nozzle includes an inlet that is resistant to clogs caused by flat materials covering the inlet. The inlet generally includes multiple pathways to an elongated passageway through which waste liquid and sludge (“waste”) are guided and enter the header conduit. In one embodiment, the elongated passageway is oriented to guide the waste along a path that is tangential to at least the inner surface of the header conduit which such incoming waste first contacts. When the conduit has an inner surface of circular cross-section, the passageway may optionally be elongated enough that the incoming waste enters the header conduit along a path tangential to the circular surface. To better assure axial flow of the waste in the conduit to an outlet, in one embodiment the passageway provides both the tangential flow and is at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the conduit. The incoming waste is thereby provided with an axial component. In this manner, the passageway assures that the energy and momentum of the incoming waste is helical in direction. The waste previously admitted into the header conduit is urged by the newly entering waste to continue to flow helically in the conduit. The passageways are provided at spaced intervals along the length of the conduit to collect sludge from a wide area of the bottom of the basin. Because of the tangential orientation of each of the passageways and the resulting initial tangential flow of the incoming waste, the waste incoming from each of those multiple passageways reinforces the existing helical flow of waste in the conduit.
US10675561B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a sulfur trap comprising an inlet, a first chamber, a divider, a second chamber, an outlet, and a float assembly. The float assembly may have many different configurations, but generally comprises a float and plug, is configured to float within liquid sulfur, and is operatively coupled to a seal seat in the divider for sealing and unsealing the first chamber from the second chamber. Generally, only liquid sulfur is allowed to pass from the first chamber into the second chamber. However, the sulfur trap may be configured to allow for pressure relief, such that during an overpressure event the plug and seal seat disengage and allow the liquid-gas mixture to flow into the second chamber to prevent damage within the system. In some embodiments a filter and/or the flow of liquid sulfur is directed to collect debris from the liquid sulfur.
US10675557B2
The present invention provides a continuous crystallization method under control of the multistage membrane modules, and belongs to the technical field of crystallization engineering. A crystallization solution is added to a crystallizer, and a stirring apparatus and a temperature control apparatus are started. After the system running stability, the loop of crystallization is started. Meanwhile, the coolant or antisolvent feed liquid loop is also started. The crystallization solution can respectively conduct crystal nucleation, growth and ripening in the multistage membrane modules, and then the crystallization solution is transported into a filter device and a drying apparatus to obtain the final crystal products. The desired crystal products can be obtained by the systematical control of the nucleation and crystal growth through the flow and the temperature of the crystallization solution, coolant or antisolvent feed liquid, and the contact time between two liquid phases.
US10675547B2
A system may include a virtual reality system configured to present one or more virtual objects via an electronic display. The system may also include one or more inflatable objects that correspond to the one or more virtual objects, such that the one or more inflatable objects matches one or more shapes of the one or more virtual objects. The system may also include a processor configured to cause at least one of the one or more inflatable objects to inflate based on feedback from the virtual reality system.
US10675540B2
A virtual character controlling method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: when detecting a first sliding operation on a shooting control, a virtual character is controlled to move according to the first sliding operation; when detecting a second sliding operation on an aiming area, an aiming direction of the virtual character is adjusted according to the second sliding operation; and when detecting the first sliding operation on the shooting control is ended, the virtual character is controlled to stop moving, and a shooting operation is performed toward a current aiming direction of the virtual control object.
US10675522B2
A target game system; the target game system including at least one target assembly including a base, a plate, a support pole and a receptacle; and a plurality of projectiles. The target game system includes a fun, new and improved twist on sack toss games by providing new rules and new means of playing the game. The sack toss game may be referred to as “LazySaxs”.
US10675521B2
A golf club has a first shaft coupled to a club head, a second shaft configured to slidably engage a portion of the first shaft, a grip coupled to the second shaft, and an adjustable length shaft assembly received by the second shaft and configured to allow a portion of the first shaft to slide in relation to the second shaft in a first configuration, and to restrict a portion of the first shaft from sliding in relation to the second shaft in a second configuration. The grip is restricted from rotation about the first shaft or the second shaft as the first shaft slides in relation to the second shaft.
US10675511B2
Multi-piece golf balls containing a multi-layered core structure are provided. The core structure includes a small, heavy inner core (center) having a relatively high specific gravity, an intermediate core layer, and a surrounding outer core layer. The layers of the core structure may have different hardness gradients. In one preferred embodiment, each core layer has a positive hardness gradient. The center of the core comprises a metal material such as copper, steel, brass, tungsten, titanium, aluminum, and alloys thereof. The intermediate core layer is preferably formed from a first thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber, and the outer core layer is preferably formed from a second thermoset composition. The resulting ball has high resiliency and good spin control.
US10675510B2
A golf ball comprising: (a) a core; (b) at least one mantle layer adjacent to the core; (c) an inner cover layer adjacent to the mantle layer; and (d) an outer cover layer adjacent to the inner cover layer, wherein the inner cover layer has a material Shore D hardness that is at least 3 less than the material Shore D hardness of the outer cover layer, and the inner cover layer has a thickness of less than 0.050 in.
US10675509B1
Golf balls comprising a core having at least one layer and a cover having at least one layer are provided. At least one of the layers is made from a thermoplastic composition preferably comprising a borophene material. Mixtures of borophene material and polybutadiene rubbers or ethylene acid copolymers can be prepared. The borophene-containing compositions can be used to make a core layer having good strength and impact durability and it also should help provide the ball with high resiliency.
US10675506B2
An embedded magnetic induction pedal device adapted to be mountable to a bicycle pedal crank, which includes a pedal body, a bearing, a pedal axle, a magnetic induction unit, a permanent magnet unit, a processing unit, a transmission device, and a power supply unit. The pedal body is formed with an axle hole in which the magnetic induction unit is arranged. The pedal axle is received in the axle hole. The eccentric seat is mounted to the pedal axle. The permanent magnet unit is retained in the eccentric seat and is set at a position that is deviated from an axis of the pedal axle so that during a relative motion between the permanent magnet unit and the magnetic induction unit, the magnetic induction unit detects a variation of the magnetic field, based on which the processing unit calculate and determine operation data of the pedal crank that are transmitted by the transmission device.
US10675501B2
An adjustable exercise suspension system and related methods of use and exercise are disclosed. The system includes a length-adjustable suspension strap assembly attached at one end to a fixed overhead support structure and at an opposite end to a weight element. The strap assembly comprises a plurality of straps detachably connected together. The weight element is suspended from the overhead support structure creating a tensile force in the strap assembly establishing a taut condition. The weight element is manually movable by a user during the exercise routine along an arcuate path in a plane of stable motion while the tensile force maintains the taut condition of the strap assembly. The strap assembly advantageously provides guided and stabilized motion of the weight element for the user thereby minimizing risk of injury. The resistance force of the system is user-variable by attaching different size weight elements to the strap assembly.
US10675499B2
An adjustable weight lifting bench includes a frame, a seat pad, and a back pad. The back pad is pivotably coupled to the frame about a first pivot axis and angularly adjustable between a plurality of user-selectable incline and decline positions. A hydraulic mechanism supports the back pad in the incline and decline positions. A movable operating lever operably coupled to the hydraulic mechanism operates to change the mechanism between an activated condition in which the back pad is movable and a deactivated condition in which the back pad locks into a selected one of the positions. When the mechanism is in activated condition, applying pressure against the back pad the lowers the back pad and removing the pressure raises the back pad. In one embodiment, the mechanism automatically raises the back pad when the pressure is removed and the mechanism is in the deactivated condition.
US10675495B2
A CT value controller includes a storage means, an input means, and a computing means. The storage means stores a function expressing a relative humidity and a CT value regarding a degradation degree of an anticancer agent, an assumed relative humidity, and a CT setting. The input means inputs a measured relative humidity and a measured ozone concentration at a time of degradation treatment of the anticancer agent. The computing means calculates a corrected CT value increment based on a difference between the measured relative humidity and the assumed relative humidity at every input of the relative humidity and the ozone concentration by using the function. The computing means determines a termination of the degradation treatment of the anticancer agent when an integrated CT value of the corrected CT value increments reaches the CT setting.
US10675491B2
A Christmas tree fire extinguishing system is provided, wherein an automatically initiated fire extinguishing agent is contained within a housing below the tree and a plurality of smoke and heat sensors communicate to a control unit. The control unit controls the trigger and interprets the sensor signals, while also sending signals to a communications system upon a fire event to notify the homeowner and/or the local fire authorities. In combination with the fire extinguishing agent, the system can monitor the tree and alert property authorities in the event of a fire to prevent home fires and major property damage. Also provided is an audible fire alert for those in the home, wherein a sound generator is energized if smoke or fire is detected to warn those in the immediate vicinity.
US10675489B2
An air purifier having an electret module for capturing airborne particles, the electret module includes an electret element which generates a static field for capturing airborne particles. The electret module is positioned incorporated into the air purifier such that the static field helps prevent the inhalation of the airborne particles.
US10675488B2
Disclosed are an acne removal composition, a skin care product and a preparation method thereof, wherein the acne removal composition is made from Garcinia mangostana L pericarp, thyme and Fructus aurantii.
US10675485B2
A radiation dosage monitoring system comprising a 3D camera operable to obtain images of a patient undergoing radiation treatment, the 3D camera being operable to detect Cherenkov radiation and any subsequent secondary and scattered radiation originating due the initial Cherenkov radiation emitted from a surface of the patient when the patient is irradiated by a radiation beam; and a processing module operable to process the images obtained by the 3D camera utilizing data indicative of chromophores present in a patient's skin to apply a correction factor to such images to account for absorption of Cherenkov radiation by chromophores in the skin when utilizing the images to generate a representation of radiation applied to the surface of the patient.
US10675482B2
An intracranial treatment apparatus comprises an outer shaft having a proximal end and a distal end for positioning within the tissue region of the brain. The outer shaft defines a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the outer shaft and having at least one aperture adjacent the distal end of the outer shaft. An inner light-delivery element having a distal end and a proximal end is adapted to be operatively connected to the light source. The light-delivery element is configured to be received within the lumen and extend from the proximal end of the shaft to adjacent the distal end of the shaft. The light-delivery element is adapted to deliver light from the light source through the at least one aperture of the outer shaft to the tissue region of the brain in proximity to the distal end of the outer shaft.
US10675476B2
Implantable medical device systems and methods of use including an implantable first medical device having a lead with a transducer thereon and an implantable second medical device having a receiver for receiving energy emitted by the transducer. The lead may be placed in an internal thoracic vein, and other locations may be used as well. The implantable second medical device may be placed in or on the heart or an associated blood vessel.
US10675466B2
Apparatus and methods for managing pain uses a single composite modulation/stimulation signal with variable characteristics to achieve the same results as separate varying electromagnetic signals. The composite signal is utilized for modulating the expression of genes involved in diverse pathways including inflammatory/immune system mediators, ion channels and neurotransmitters, in both the Spinal Cord (SC) and Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) where such expression modulation is caused by spinal cord stimulation or peripheral nerve stimulation using the disclosed apparatus and techniques.
US10675462B2
In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method for identifying a site with a patient for treatment. The method may include engaging a plurality electrodes with an interior wall of the patient at a plurality of locations. The method may also generating a virtual map of a plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the plurality of electrodes is displayed with a first indicia. The method may also include displaying each of the plurality of electrodes engaged with the interior wall with a second indicia, measuring electrical activity, identifying at least one site for treatment based on the measured resulting electrical activity, and displaying each of the plurality of electrodes identified for treatment with a third indicia.
US10675452B2
A micro-needle device for delivering a dental local anesthetic that includes a micro-needle array and a hollow spheroid shaped container. The micro-needle array has a base and two or more elongate micro-needles. The elongate micro-needles have an interior surface defining an opening through the elongate micro-needle and the base has a first major surface and a second major surface through which the opening of the elongate micro-needle passes to provide a passage across the base. The hollow spheroid shaped container includes an inside surface, where the first major surface of the base and the inside surface of the hollow spheroid shaped container define a volume that is in fluid connection with each opening of the two or more of the elongate micro-needle. This allows the dental local anesthetic to flow from the volume of the micro-needle device through the opening of the two or more of the elongate micro-needle.
US10675432B2
A device (102) provides respiratory treatment for SDB (including mild OSA) and other respiratory conditions. A flow generator warms and humidifies gas at controlled flow levels. For example, the device (102) delivers breathable gas to the upper airway at flow rates of about 10-35 Liters/minute. Levels of flow rate, temperature and/or humidification of the device may be automatically adjusted in response to the detection of SDB events. The device may also automatically deliver adjustments of any of the levels in accordance with detected phases of respiratory cycles. In some embodiments, the device automatically delivers distinct levels to either of the nares based on independent control of flow to each nare. A warm-up procedure controls temperature and humidity at a desired target during a ramp-up of flow to the set therapy level. A cool-down procedure controls temperature above the dewpoint to avoid condensation internal to the device and patient interface.
US10675423B2
Oscillatory ventilator configured for oscillating at a plurality of specifically tuned sinusoidal frequencies simultaneously a ventilation gas for delivery to a lung region of a patient and a ventilator control system, in communication with the oscillatory ventilator, to control a sinusoidal waveform input for the oscillatory ventilator, wherein the sinusoidal waveform input comprises the plurality of specifically tuned sinusoidal frequencies each of which sinusoidal frequencies are below the acoustic range.
US10675418B2
A drug delivery device includes a piston rod which extends along a longitudinal axis of the drug delivery device, wherein the piston rod is adapted to apply an axial load in the distal direction to a cartridge bung in order to dispense a medicament contained in the cartridge. In order to improve the convenience of the injection process and to mitigate the risk of underdosing due to a blocked needle a cartridge bung load indicator is provided, located at the distal end of the piston rod and adapted to abut against the cartridge bung, wherein the cartridge bung load indicator comprises an indicator element that audibly, tangibly and/or visually indicates a load state of the piston rod to the user.
US10675404B2
A rotary pump for a fluid metering system is provided. The rotary pump reciprocates, and is reversed by a signal from a limit switch that is deflected by an actuator arm on a rotating sleeve of the pump system.
US10675396B2
A method of detecting a suction condition during operation of a rotary blood pump with an inlet connected to a ventricle of the heart of a patient, an outlet connected to an artery of the patient, a rotor, and a control circuit configured maintain the rotor at a set rotational speed. The method includes measuring the rotational speed of the rotor at a plurality of times during each of a plurality of speed measurement intervals. A speed range is determined between a minimum measured speed and a maximum measured speed during each of the plurality of speed measurement intervals. At least one additional parameter relating to the operation of the blood pump is derived. A suction detection signal is generated if both at least one determined speed range is above a speed range limit and the at least one additional parameter is indicative of a suction condition.
US10675394B2
Disclosed is a multiple bag system for fractionating a fluid, including a fluid collecting bag with at least one outlet port; at least first and second sampling bags, each having at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port; and a mechanism for transferring fluid from the fluid collecting bag to the sampling bags. The fluid transfer mechanism includes an acoustic sorter. Also disclosed is a method for fractionating a fluid into fluid products.
US10675392B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering at least one agent to a wound site. The method includes the steps of providing a delivery tube having an outlet at a wound site, covering the wound site with a drape and introducing agent at an agent inlet port of the delivery tube. The agent passes along the delivery tube through the drape to the wound site. The agent can be a wide variety or mixture of fluids such as but not limited to pain relief medicament, anti-biotics, saline solution and/or hydrating fluid.
US10675385B2
Disclosed is a medical device (9) comprising a porous structure (1), wherein a configuration of the porous structure (1) varies in dependence on a load applied to the porous structure (1), such that the porous structure (1) has a first configuration when the load is of a first magnitude, and has a second configuration when the load is of a second magnitude greater than the first magnitude. The porous structure (1) comprises a first surface portion (2) and a second surface portion (3). The first surface portion (2) is disengaged from the second surface portion (3) when the porous structure (1) has the first configuration, and is engaged with the second surface (3) portion when the porous structure (1) has the second configuration.
US10675383B2
Subject of the invention is a medical implant comprising a fiber reinforced silicone comprising (A) a silicone matrix and (B) fibers embedded in the silicone matrix, wherein the fibers comprise a comb polymer having a base polymer and side chains, wherein the base polymer is an organic polymer and the side chains comprise polysiloxanes. The invention also relates to outer shells of breast implants and uses and methods.
US10675382B2
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for obtaining Schwann cells directly (by direct reprogramming) without passing through pluripotent stem cells, such as ES cells or iPS cells. As a means for solving this problem, the present invention provides a method for preparing Schwann cells that includes a step of introducing into somatic cells of a mammal at least one gene selected from the group consisting of SOX10 genes and KROX20 genes, or an expression product thereof.
US10675381B2
Methods for developing a decellularized tissue and biomaterials for use as biomimetic grafts or in vitro cellular scaffolds formed with the decellularized tissue are described. The biomaterials are particularly well suited for use as an intervertebral disc graft. The decellularized tissue is formed from an intervertebral disc source tissue and can be substantially decellularized and substantially free of potential immunogenic material (e.g., DNA and RNA), while maintaining ECM materials including both glycosaminoglycan and collagen.
US10675377B2
A polymethylmethacrylate bone cement is produced by a method. The method comprises the steps of a) providing a cement powder comprising: at least one particulate polymethylmethacrylate or polymethylmethacrylate-copolymer wherein the at least one particulate polymethylmethacrylate or polymethylmethacrylate-copolymer have a particle size of less than 100 μm; an initiator; and at least one particulate or fibrous additive that is insoluble in methylmethacrylate, wherein the additive has an absorption capacity at room temperature of more than or equal to 0.6 g methylmethacrylate per gram of additive; b) providing a monomer solution comprising: at least one methylmethacrylate; and at least one activator; and c) mixing the cement powder and the monomer solution, characterised in that the mixing takes place without the application of shearing forces.
US10675373B2
A fragrance dispenser unit has a piezoelectric discharge nozzle and a disposable snap-in air freshener containing aromatic liquid. The dispenser unit incorporates a battery power source and a piezoelectric driver circuit on a printed circuit board. The dispenser unit The cartridge includes a housing and an induction-sealed fragrance bottle that snaps into a socket at the bottom of the housing when the cartridge is to be activated. A membrane seal on the mouth of the bottle is pierced by a knife in the housing as the bottle is snapped into place. Liquid fragrance is directed to a micro-perforated vibratory plate in the piezoelectric nozzle by an airtight path that includes: first, a horizontal channel; second, a vertical wick; and, finally, a horizontal wick.
US10675370B2
A diffusive illuminator is provided. The diffusive illuminator includes a set of light sources and a light guiding structure including a plurality of layers. At least some of the layers can be formed of a fluoropolymer and at least one layer can be formed of a transparent fluid. The light guiding structure also includes an emission surface through which diffused light exits. The light guiding structure can further include diffusive elements associated with at least one of the plurality of layers. Each diffusive element can diffuse the light to within forty percent of Lambertian distribution. The diffusive elements can be arranged based on a desired uniformity of the diffused light at a target distance corresponding to a surface to be illuminated. The diffusive illuminator can emit ultraviolet light, and can be implemented as part of a disinfection system.
US10675367B2
The present invention relates to deuterated and optionally detectably labeled compounds of formula (I) and formula (V): and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, A, and X10-X19 have any of the values defined in the specification. Also included are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and methods of using such compounds and salts as imaging agents.
US10675359B2
The present application relates to methods for the functionalization of immunoglobulins, in particular with drugs. Also disclosed herein are linking reagents, functionalized antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions, and method of treating disease and/or conditions.
US10675356B2
Provided herein are oligonucleotides, peptides, and peptide-oligonucleotide-conjugates. Also provided herein are methods of treating a muscle disease, a viral infection, or a bacterial infection in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject oligonucleotides, peptides, and peptide-oligonucleotide-conjugates described herein.
US10675352B2
Extracellular drug conjugates (EDCs) targeting CD38 are useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and immune disorders, including asthma.
US10675343B2
A method to produce a chimeric protein having a flavivirus backbone and portions dengue virus is provided. The flavivirus envelope protein, such as from yellow fever virus 17D vaccine strain, is modified replacing amino acids surrounding the fusion loop of the flavivirus backbone with corresponding amino acids from the dengue virus envelope protein. The chimeric protein is useful as a vaccine to stimulate an immune response against DENV infection, thereby producing broadly neutralizing (protective) antibodies against dengue virus and reduce the induction of non-neutralizing antibodies that will cause enhancement.
US10675342B2
The disclosure relates to tropical diseases such as viral mosquito borne illnesses and the treatment thereof. The invention includes ribonucleic acid vaccines and combination vaccines, as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines for treating and preventing tropical disease.
US10675337B2
The present invention provides a nucleic acid, or an immunogenic composition thereof, that comprises a sequence encoding a cat telomerase deprived of telomerase catalytic activity, or a fragment thereof. The present invention also provides methods for triggering an immune response in a cat and methods for treating or preventing a tumor in a cat using the immunogenic composition of the invention.
US10675335B2
The present invention relates antidotes to anticoagulants targeting factor Xa. The antidotes are factor Xa protein derivatives that bind to the factor Xa inhibitors thereby substantially neutralizing them but do not assemble into the prothrombinase complex. The derivatives describe herein lack or have reduced intrinsic coagulant activity. Disclosed herein are methods of stopping or preventing bleeding in a patient that is currently undergoing anticoagulant therapy with a factor Xa inhibitor.
US10675329B2
The invention features compositions featuring (a) one or more of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and human C-terminal CTGF peptide; and (b) one or more of insulin and IGF-1; and methods of using such compositions to reduce cardiac tissue damage associated with an ischemic event or to enhance engraftment of a cell in a cardiac tissue.
US10675328B2
Disclosed are compositions and methods of treating a neurodegenerative disease in an individual. The methods disclose administration of an Integrin α4β1, Very Late Antigen-4 positive neural precursor cell (“VLA4+ NPC”) transfected with a lentivirus overexpressing wild type GCase to an individual having a neurodegenerative disorder. The neurodegenerative disease may include lipid storage diseases, for example Gaucher disease, Parkinson's disease (PD), Dementia with Lewy bodies.
US10675326B2
The present invention discloses methods and materials for killing and/or inhibiting the growth of a cancer cell via preferential entry of a cytotoxic compound. Preferential entry of the cytotoxic compound is accomplished by the use of protein transduction domains derived from cupredoxins, including the p18 and p28 truncations of azurin.
US10675322B2
Herbal formulation for treatment/management of metabolic disorders and related complications are disclosed herein. The disclosed herbal formulation includes herb and mineral elements which facilitate in treating lipid metabolism disorders including Dyslipidemia, obesity, etc. The formulation disclosed herein may also be used in treating any condition associated with Dyslipidemia such as cardio vascular diseases, cerebro vascular diseases, stroke, pancreatitis, steatohepatitis, atherosclerosis, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, etc. Further, the disclosed formulation may also be instrumental as anti-atherosclerotic and hypolipidemic agent.
US10675308B2
A Chinese medicine extract and preparation method and application thereof. Raw materials of the extract are Artemisia carvifolia and propolis. The extract has an excellent effect of inhibiting CaN-NF-AT pathway and a lower relative toxicity for cells.
US10675282B2
This invention relates to methods and formulations for treating metabolic disorders and depression. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering a dopamine receptor agonist and an anti-depressant.
US10675276B2
The present invention relates to two novel oral pharmaceutical compositions of dabigatran etexilate or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and the processes of preparation thereof.
US10675271B2
The present invention pertains to specific clonidine and/or clonidine derivatives for use in the prevention and/or treatment of adverse side effects of alkylating agent chemotherapy, other than those resulting from mucosal inflammation. It also pertains to the use of this clonidine and/or clonidine derivative for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition intended to prevent and/or alleviate the adverse side effects of alkylating agent chemotherapy, other than those resulting from mucosal inflammation. This invention is further directed to a kit comprising: (a) a clonidine and/or clonidine derivative, and (b) at least one alkylating chemotherapeutic agent, as a combined preparation for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in the treatment of cancer.
US10675270B2
The present invention relates to the use of chondroitin as a transdermal carrier and slow-release system for active ingredients in pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical compositions.
US10675260B2
A method for preventing or treating immunoinflammatory dermal disorders is provided. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating immunoinflammatory dermal disorders.
US10675254B2
Iontophoretic devices for transdermal delivery of a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist active agent are provided. Also provided are methods of transdermally delivering a therapeutically effective amount of a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist active agent to a subject, e.g., to treat immune system disorders such as multiple sclerosis. Packaged iontophoretic systems, kits including iontophoretic devices, and methods of making iontophoretic devices are also provided.
US10675245B2
Disclosed are formulations comprising multivesicular liposomes and one or more non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs which minimize the side effects of unencapsulated non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs while maintaining or improving efficacy. Methods of making and administering the formulations comprising multivesicular liposomes and one or more non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and their use as medicaments are also provided.
US10675244B2
The present invention relates to a microvesicle that is derived from nucleated mammalian cells, which are smaller than the nucleated cells. The microvesicles of the present invention can be used in the delivery of a therapeutic or diagnostic substance to specific tissues or cells, and more particularly, relates to microvesicles derived from monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, stem cells or the like, which can be used to deliver specific therapeutic or diagnostic substances for treating and/or diagnosing tissue associated with cancer, diseased blood vessels, inflammation, or the like.
US10675237B2
The present invention relates to a cosmetic comprising an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) as a carrier of a cosmetic composition and, specifically, to a cosmetic comprising a foam carrier and a cosmetic composition loaded on the foam carrier, wherein the foam carrier contains an NBR, includes pores with an average size of 200-900 μm, and has a thickness of 1-50 mm, and wherein the cosmetic composition has a viscosity of 2,000-60,000 cps. The present invention has excellent filling ability, loading ability, and discharging ability with respect to the liquid-phase cosmetic composition, and thus facilitates carrying a liquid-phase cosmetic composition with low viscosity to high viscosity.
US10675222B2
A drug dispenser assembly comprising: a drug dispenser for dispensing a drug in a dispense event; and a skinprint analyser configured to receive a skinprint, preferably a fingerprint, of a user. The skinprint analyser is further configured: to perform a verification test regarding the identity of the skinprint; to conduct a chemical analysis for the presence of a metabolite in the skinprint; and to produce data indicative of results of the verification test and the chemical analysis. The drug dispenser assembly further comprises an actuator configured to actuate a dispense event in the event that the results of one or both of the verification test and the chemical analysis meet one or more predetermined conditions.
US10675214B2
A bath system comprises a tub and a fluid injection system. The tub has a jet orifice, and the fluid injection system is fluidly coupled to the jet orifice. The fluid injection system comprises a conduit, a heat source, an air supply source, and a fluid injector. The conduit has a central opening. The heat source is coupled to an outer portion of the conduit external to the central opening. The air supply source is fluidly coupled to the conduit, and is configured to provide a flow of air to the central opening. The fluid injector is configured to provide an atomized spray of water to the flow of air to produce a combined flow of air and water. The heat source and the conduit are cooperatively configured to heat the combined flow of air and water in the central opening before the combined flow enters the tub through the jet orifice.
US10675201B2
A femoral lift apparatus for an operating table having a side rail, the apparatus engageable with the femur of a patient. The apparatus includes a lift mountable to the side rail. An extension arm is receivable on the lift, the extension arm extending transversely from the lift when the extension arm is received on the lift. A plurality of apertures can be defined along the extension arm, and a femoral hook can be receivable in one of the apertures in the extension arm, the femoral hook having a hook end shaped to be received under and contour the femur of the patient positioned on the operating table when the lift is mounted to the side rail of the table, the extension arm is received on the lift, and the femoral hook is received in one of the apertures of the extension arm.
US10675196B2
The present invention relates in general to portable first aid kits and, in particular to a low profile first aid kit that is adaptable for a quick release and can be easily stored and carried by a person. The innovative design of the pouch pillow release system allows for the kit to be released with one hand and mounted either vertically or horizontally to any carrier, plate or vest surface, especially the back. Placement on the back allows the user to take advantage of unused space and prioritize individual equipment layout. Additionally, a shoulder strap allows the first aid kit to be easily carried until it is remounted to the carrier or vest surface.
US10675189B2
An absorbent product includes a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core includes an absorbent fibrous layer, a liquid inlet foam layer, and a carrier layer, in which a transversally central region is arranged in the liquid inlet foam layer. The transversally central region extends along the entire longitudinal length of the absorbent core and includes a plurality of slits arranged in a pattern, wherein the slits are dilated slit openings in a part of the central region within an intermediate portion of the absorbent core, and the slits are non-dilated slits in parts of said central region within one or both of front and rear portions of the absorbent core.
US10675186B2
A fabric that includes a first yarn and a second yarn which generate electric charges having different polarities with the application of external energy thereto. The fabric includes a low-density portion and a high-density portion having a lower porosity than the low-density portion.
US10675182B2
A hollow needle for an ophthalmic surgical instrument for in-vivo fragmentation of organic lenses by means of ultrasound, comprising a connection region (2) formed on the proximal end (1) for coupling onto the instrument and a needle head (4) formed on the distal end (3) having an effective surface (5) for emitting ultrasound waves, wherein a suction channel (6) for suctioning lens fragments extends in the axial direction through the hollow needle, the opening (7) of which is delimited by the effective surface (5), characterized in that the suction channel in the needle head (4) is formed in a conical manner at least partially running in the direction of the proximal end (1), and in that sections (9) running over this region (1) in the axial direction are formed in the wall (10) of the suction channel.
US10675171B2
Disclosed herein is a pannus support device that includes a pannus pouch configured to receive an abdominal panniculus of a wearer that is extending to cover at least a portion of the thigh, a shoulder support structure, and at least one strap connecting the pannus pouch to the shoulder support structure. The shoulder support structure, the at least one strap and the pannus pouch are configured to distribute the weight of the abdominal panniculus to the shoulders of the wearer and off at least the portion of the thigh of the wearer. Further disclosed is a system including a removable pannus pouch liner, and a method of distributing the weight of the abdominal panniculus.
US10675158B2
The present disclosure in one aspect provides a surgical implant comprising an upper bone contacting surface comprising a plurality of irregularly shaped pores having an average pore size, where the pores are formed by a plurality of struts, a lower bone contacting surface comprising a plurality of irregularly shaped pores having an average pore size, wherein the pores are formed by a plurality of struts; and a central body comprising a plurality of irregularly shaped pores having an average pore size, wherein the pores are formed by a plurality of struts, wherein the average pore size on the upper and lower bone contacting surfaces is different than the average pore size on the central body.
US10675155B2
A spinal implant includes a first member having a wall that defines an axial cavity. A second member extends between a first end and a second end and defines a longitudinal axis. The second member is configured for disposal with the axial cavity and translation relative to the first member. A third member has an outer surface engageable with tissue and an inner surface disposed to dynamically engage the first end in response to the engagement of the outer surface with the tissue. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US10675152B2
Methods of reducing loading across a cartilaginous joint, or of reducing pain in a cartilaginous joint caused by cartilage damage in the joint. The methods involve implanting one or more magnetic devices in the bones, or affixing one or more magnetic devices onto the surface of the bones, that form the joint. For example, to reduce loading or reduce pain in a knee joint, one or more magnetic devices maybe implanted in the femur and in the tibia. The magnetic devices are oriented to generate a repulsive magnetic force between the one or more magnetic devices of each of the bones forming the joint.
US10675146B2
A method and system provide an ophthalmic device. The ophthalmic device includes an ophthalmic lens having an anterior surface, a posterior surface, at least one diffractive structure and at least one base curvature. The at least one diffractive structure for provides a first spherical aberration for a first focus corresponding to at least a first focal length. The at least one base curvature provides a second spherical aberration for at least a second focus corresponding to at least a second focal length. The first spherical aberration and the second spherical aberration are provided such that the first focus has a first focus spherical aberration and the second focus has a second focus spherical aberration. The first focus spherical aberration is opposite in sign to the second focus spherical aberration.
US10675139B2
Medical device for embolic protection in an aortic arch, comprising a catheter having a shaft and a distal end portion of the shaft, an expandable embolic protection device having a filter membrane and a frame. The frame comprises a frame loop and an elongated frame shaft having a distal end portion connected to the frame loop in a connection point, in its expanded state the frame loop spans said filter membrane and bending means to bend the distal end portion of the catheter and/or the distal end portion of the frame shaft. The medical device comprises a protective state in which the distal end portion of the catheter is bent, the embolic protection device is expanded, the frame shaft extends in a longitudinal direction of the bent distal end portion and the expanded frame loop being completely positioned distally of the connection point.
US10675136B2
A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.
US10675135B2
A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.
US10675134B2
The disclosure relates generally to an extended use systems and devices for management of bladder function for people with urinary dysfunction. The system includes a catheter which can include a sensor that can determine bladder condition and a valve that can control fluid flow. The catheter can be placed inside the bladder using devices that facilitate insertion and extraction. The placement of the catheter can be done by a trained individual such as a patient, as well as a clinician, a nurse, or a caretaker. Once placed inside the bladder, the catheter can be fully-internal, meaning no portion of the catheter is visible from outside of the patient's body.
US10675103B2
A robotic surgical system having a master controller configured to control a set of basic functions of the components of the robotic surgical system. The components including at least an electromechanical tool, an electromechanical arm, an instrument shaft, and an end effector. At least one secondary controller is disposed within at least one of the components and is configured to control functions of the components in addition to the basic functions controlled by the master controller. The functions of the components controlled by the secondary controller increasing the functionality of the robotic surgical system.
US10675099B2
A medical tool insertion guide device includes a base portion composed primarily of electromagnetically transmissive material but has a first component composed of electromagnetically absorptive material. The device also includes a movable portion composed primarily of the electromagnetically transmissive material, but has a second component composed of absorptive material. The movable portion is mounted, but movable by rotation or translation relative, to the base portion. An encoder sensor is mounted to one portion, and an encoder scale is mounted to the other, and the sensor faces the scale when mounted. The components can include fiducial markers. The transmissivity and absorptivity can be in a particular band(s), such as an X-ray band. The medical tool can be a needle, a medical probe, a scalpel, etc. A computer based method of providing control guidance for the device is provided, and a program therefor can be stored in a storage medium.
US10675094B2
A surgical implant planning computer is connectable to a fluoroscopy imager, a marker tracking camera, and a robot having a robot base coupled to a robot arm that is movable by motors relative to the robot base. Operations include performing a registration setup mode that determines occurrence of a first condition indicating the marker tracking camera can observe to track reflective markers that are on a fluoroscopy registration fixture of the fluoroscopy imager, and determines occurrence of a second condition indicating the marker tracking camera can observe to track dynamic reference base markers attached to the robot arm and/or an end-effector connected to the robot arm. While both of the first and second conditions occur, operations are allowed to be performed to obtain a first intra-operative fluoroscopic image of a patient along a first plane and to obtain a second intra-operative fluoroscopic image of the patient along a second plane that is orthogonal to the first plane.
US10675090B2
A microwave ablation system includes a generator including a first energy source, a second energy source and a diplexer, the diplexer multiplexes a first energy from the first energy source and a second energy from the second energy source. The system also includes a cable including a center conductor and an outer sheath where the multiplexed energy is transmitted through the center conductor. In addition an antenna is provided that is operable to receive the multiplexed energy from the center conductor and to deliver the multiplexed energy to a region of tissue. The outer sheath acts as a return path of the second energy to the second energy source. A sensor is also provided that measures at least one parameter of the second energy generated by the second energy source and the second energy returned from the region of tissue.
US10675085B2
The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, kits and systems for enhancing the efficacy and longevity of denervation procedures.
US10675084B2
A cautery pen tip accessory cover comprises a cylindrical member that can receive a cautery pen in a first end and the tip of the cautery pen can extend from a second opposite end when the cover is in a retracted configuration. The cylindrical member has an opened lateral exposure that allows the feel of the cautery pen therethrough. A cover exposure opening in the cylindrical member to provide access to a trigger of the cautery pen when the cautery pen tip cover is in the retracted configuration. A resilient member urges the cautery pen tip cover to the non-retracted configuration where access to the cautery pen trigger is prevented. The cylindrical member is easily retracted by a finger ring configured permanently into the cylindrical member, allowing easy retraction of the cover by the operator squeezing the cover to a resistance bar stabilization system accessory configured over the cautery pen.
US10675083B2
An electrosurgery handpiece/pencil with smoke evacuation having features that support use at high frequencies without insulation breakdown and that provides increased efficiency of smoke evacuation during cutting and/or coagulation. The electrosurgery handpiece/pencil includes a handpiece, an electrode positioned within an end of the handpiece, and a nozzle member for retaining the electrode which fits within an interior of the end of the handpiece that contains the electrode.
US10675079B2
This invention relates to a novel surgical device scalable to small dimensions for thermally-mediated treatments or thermoplasties of targeted tissue volumes. An exemplary embodiment is adapted for fusing, sealing or welding tissue. The instruments and techniques utilize a thermal energy delivery means, for example an electrical energy source, to instantly elevate the temperature of a biocompatible fluid media within an electrically insulated instrument portion. The altered media which may then be a gas is characterized by a (i) a high heat content, and (ii) a high exit velocity from the working end, both of which characteristics are controlled to hydrate tissue and at the same time denature proteins to fuse, seal, weld or cause any other thermally-mediated treatment of an engaged tissue volume—while causing limited collateral thermal damage and while totally eliminating electrical current flow the engaged tissue volume. The system can further utilize a piezoelectric material that carried fluid channels to apply compressive forces to the fluid eject the fluid from the working end of make it require less electrical energy to convert it to a gas.
US10675071B2
Systems and methods for bone fixation using a plate straddled by a retainer. In an exemplary system, the plate may be an elongated plate configured to be disposed longitudinally on a bone. The retainer may have a body interconnecting a pair of mounting regions. The body may define a recess, and each mounting region may define a first aperture and a second aperture. The retainer may be configured to be mated with the plate to position a section of the plate in the recess such that the retainer straddles the plate. The first apertures may be configured to define through-axes that are tangential to the bone, to enable use with a line including wire and/or cable, and each second aperture may be configured to define a through-axis that extends through opposite sides of the bone while avoiding a medullary canal thereof, to enable use with a threaded fastener.
US10675070B2
Disclosed are a cervical vertebra fixation device using a plurality of screws characterized by comprising: a body having a length extending across at least two bones and including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; and three or more openings formed in the body for receiving the plurality of screws, wherein the first end has a profile with at least a portion of the body being removed with respect to the horizontal line perpendicular to the length direction to prevent adjacent segment degeneration, and a cervical vertebra fixation device using at least one screw, comprising: a body fixed into a bone; at least one opening formed in the body for receiving the at least one screw; a cover for preventing any escape of the screws inserted; and a cover screw, wherein the cover is movable with respect to the body to allow the insertion of screws while the cover is coupled to the body.
US10675069B2
A device and method for treating a bone includes a bone plate including first and second portions joined to one another via a connecting portion, a rigidity of the connecting portion being less than rigidities of each of the first and second portions in combination with a first sensor mounted on the first portion measuring strain on the first portion and a second sensor mounted on the second portion measuring strain on the second portion.
US10675068B2
A fixation device for treating an epiphyseal fracture, comprises a shaft extending longitudinally along a central axis from a first end to a second end configured to slidably engage a bone implant opening and a having a maximum radius r and a spherical head element attached to the first end of the shaft and having a radius R>r, the spherical head element configured to be inserted into a fragmented portion of bone such that the fragmented portion rotates about the spherical head element relative to the central axis of the shaft.
US10675066B2
Embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus for reducing a rod into an orthopedic fixation device. An embodiment provides a rod-reducing apparatus. The rod-reducing apparatus may comprise a housing comprising a threaded through bore. The rod-reducing apparatus further may comprise a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion may be configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing. The locking cap driver may comprise a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that may be configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion may be configured for attachment to a locking cap assembly.
US10675058B2
A system for removal of a tissue specimen from an internal body cavity includes a cannula arrangement having an access cannula including a first elongated tubular member, a deployment cannula including a second elongated tubular member configured for insertion into the first lumen, a deployment plunger including a proximal base and a plurality of engagement arms extending distally from the proximal base, and an inner cannula including a third elongated tubular member. The system further includes a containment bag selectively deployable from the cannula arrangement. Distal advancement of the deployment cannula relative to the access cannula deploys a first portion of the containment bag from the cannula arrangement, and distal advancement of the deployment plunger relative to the deployment cannula and the access cannula deploys a second portion of the containment bag from the cannula arrangement.
US10675051B2
A surgical instrument includes a cutting assembly, an outer tubing, and a flexible torque component. The cutting assembly extends from a first proximal end to a first distal end. The cutting assembly includes an outer cannula defining a cutting window and an inner cannula disposed within the outer cannula. The outer tubing extends from a proximal tubing end to a distal tubing end. The distal tubing end is coupled to the outer cannula. The outer tubing is configured to receive a torque at the proximal tubing end and transmit the torque to the outer cannula to rotate the outer cannula. The outer tubing includes a plurality of first wires and a plurality of second wires each including more than eight wires and less than twenty four wires. The flexible torque component is coupled to a third proximal end of the inner cannula to rotate the inner cannula.
US10675049B2
A tissue removal device including customizable tips and method of use thereof. The tissue removal device may include an outer shaft having a removable tip attached to the outer shaft and a rotatable inner shaft extending through the outer shaft and having a rotatable cutting portion extending from the inner shaft. Disc material may be cut and removed from a surgical area using an auger-like and/or suction mechanism to facilitate the transfer of removed tissue away from the surgical area.
US10675045B2
A clot retrieval device 1 for removing occlusive clot from a blood vessel, the device comprises an inner elongate body 3 having a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration and an outer elongate body 2 at least partially overlying the inner elongate body 2. The outer elongate body 2 is expandable to a radial extent which is greater than the radial extent of the inner body 3 in the deployed configuration to define a clot reception space 11. The outer elongate body 2 comprises a distal end portion 24,49 and the inner elongate body 3 comprises a main body portion 10 and a distal portion which extends in the deployed configuration towards the outer elongate body 2 to a greater extent than the main body portion. The distal portion 10 of the inner elongate member 3 and the distal end portion 24,49 of the outer elongate body 2 together define a three dimensional protective structure to substantially prevent distal egress of clot or clot fragments from the device.
US10675044B2
A device for fracturing calcifications in heart valves includes a tube formed with at least two longitudinal slits that form at least two struts (4). Each of the struts includes two or more pairs of notches (3) formed on opposite sides of the strut. The struts have a contracted orientation in which the struts are not expanded outwards from the tube and an outwardly expanded orientation in which the struts are expanded outwards from the tube and have sufficient strength and rigidity to impact and fracture a calcification in a heart valve.
US10675033B2
A system for stapling tissue comprises a flexible endoscope and an operative head including a pair of opposed, curved tissue clamping jaws sized to pass through an esophagus, the jaws being moveable with respect to one another between an open tissue receiving configuration and a closed tissue clamping configuration, a first one of the curved jaws including a stapling mechanism and a second one of the jaws including a staple forming anvil surface, the stapling mechanism including staple slots through which staples are fired arranged in a row extending from a proximal end of the first jaw to a distal end thereof in combination with a control handle which, when the operative head is in an operative position within one of a patient's stomach and esophagus, remains outside the patient, the control handle including a first actuator for moving the jaws relative to one another and a second actuator for operating the stapling mechanism.
US10675032B2
A surgical stapler is provided having a pair of jaws including a staple containing cartridge and an anvil. Buttress material is releasable affixed to the staple containing cartridge and the anvil. One of the jaws includes a pair of longitudinal projections at a first end of the jaw and configured to frictionally engage corresponding slots in a first end the buttress material. One of the jaws includes a post at a second end of the jaw. The buttress material includes a hole in a second end of the buttress material for receipt of the post.
US10675022B2
A surgical device that comprises a tissue compression device that applies a compression force to tissue, a tissue-compression-measurement device having a mechanically-biased switching element disposed in line with the tissue compression device, wherein the tissue-compression-measurement device indicates when an amount of the compression force applied to the tissue reaches a pre-determined optimal compression force, and a feedback controller electrically connected to the tissue-compression-measurement device and receiving the indication from the tissue-compression-measurement device. A staple firing procedure is permitted to be carried out on the compressed tissue only when the feedback controller receives the indication that the pre-determined optimal compression force has been reached.
US10675013B1
A retractor system with a closed loop control includes a retractor having one or more sensors, which measure parameters associated with a retracted tissue. The system further includes a positioning mechanism connected to the retractor and a controller which receives feedback signals from the sensors. Based on the feedback signals from the sensors, the retractor is actuated by the positioning mechanism so that the tissue can be retracted while maintaining the parameters associated with the retracted tissue above a threshold level or within a desired range. Another retractor system includes a retractor with a force sensor and at least one additional sensor, which can be used without a closed loop control arrangement.
US10675008B1
A biopsy needle has a cylindrical shell outer cannula and a stylet consisting of an inner stylet and outer stylet, both of which are inserted into the cylindrical cannula. The outer stylet has a series of strain relieved slits which provide bending over a deflection region in one direction, and the outer stylet is formed from a material such as a shape memory alloy (SMA) having a superelastic phase. The deflection is generated by an SMA wire spanning a deflection extent and attached to the outer stylet on either side of the deflection extent. The inner stylet, when positioned inside the outer stylet, has one or more actuation fibers which couple optical energy into the SMA wire, causing a deflection of the outer stylet over the deflection extent, with the optical energy provided to the actuation fibers for control of the deflection.
US10675006B2
In multi-modality imaging fusion with ultrasound, one transducer is used for registering ultrasound scan data with scan data from another mode. This registration is used to then align scan data from a different ultrasound transducer with the scan data of the other mode. The alignment may account for differences in position sensing between the two transducers.
US10675005B2
A system and method for synchronizing caliper measurements in a multi-frame 2D image and an anatomical M-mode image is provided. The method may include selecting a frame of a multi-frame 2D image of a region of interest. The method may include positioning a first caliper measurement on the selected frame. The method may include generating an anatomical M-mode image based on a direction of the first caliper measurement. The method may include automatically overlaying a second caliper measurement on the anatomical M-mode image, the second caliper measurement corresponding with the first caliper measurement on the selected frame. The method may include presenting the selected frame having the first caliper measurement simultaneously with the anatomical motion mode image having the second caliper measurement at a display system.
US10675003B2
This disclosure provides systems and methods for intravascular imaging. Some systems may be configured to generate a screening image of a section of a patient's vessel, identify one or more sub-sections of the screening image that each include a diagnostically significant characteristic of the vessel, and imaging the one or more sub-sections. Some systems may be configured to automatically identify the one or more sub-sections and/or to allow a user to manually identify the one or more sub-sections. Some systems may be configured to automatically image the one or more sub-sections after the one or more sub-sections are identified. In some examples, the system may be configured to displace blood during imaging of the sub-sections to enhance image quality. The system may be configured to minimize the period of time blood is displaced by synchronizing imaging and blood displacement.
US10675001B2
Apparatus and method for characterization of a ductile membrane, surface, and sub-surface properties
An ultrasound signal processor uses an excitation generator to cause displacement of a membrane or surface while a series of ultrasound pulses are applied to the membrane or surface. Phase differences between a transmitted signal and received signal are examined to determine the movement of the membrane or surface in response to the applied excitation. An examination of the phase response of the membrane or surface provides a determination as to whether the fluid type behind the membrane or surface is one of: no fluid, serum fluid, or purulent fluid.
US10675000B2
Changes in tissue stiffness have long been associated with disease. Systems and methods for determining the stiffness of tissues using ultrasonography may include a device for inducing a propagating shear wave in tissue and tracking the speed of propagation, which is directly related to tissue stiffness and density. The speed of a propagating shear wave may be detected by imaging a tissue at a high frame rate and detecting the propagating wave as a perturbance in successive image frames relative to a baseline image of the tissue in an undisturbed state. In some embodiments, sufficiently high frame rates may be achieved by using a ping-based ultrasound imaging technique in which unfocused omni-directional pings are transmitted (in an imaging plane or in a hemisphere) into a region of interest. Receiving echoes of the omnidirectional pings with multiple receive apertures allows for substantially improved lateral resolution.
US10674994B2
A standard view which satisfies recommendations defined in a guideline on acquisition of standard views is extracted at a time of using information about defined landmarks and a defined landmark geometry in the three-dimensional information. When 3D volume data on a subject is input (S301), an image processing apparatus extracts a landmark geometry including landmarks contained in the 3D volume data on the basis of a position relationship among the landmarks (S302), determines a standard view of the 3D volume data using the landmark geometry and a position relationship that satisfies recommendations in a guideline on the acquisition of the standard views (S303), and outputs the obtained standard view (S304) to display the standard view on a display.
US10674990B2
Apparatuses and a method are provided for transmitting signals in a medical imaging system. The method includes transmitting signals wirelessly between at least one receive facility and a facility of the imaging system via a radio network.
US10674984B2
An imaging system and related method are provided. The imaging system comprises a surface configured to support a portion of a patient's body, compression paddle configured to compress the portion of a patient's body against the surface, the compression paddle movable between an upper position and a lower position; and a compression control in direct or indirect communication with the compression paddle and configured to effectuate displacement of the compression paddle to any position between and including the upper position and the lower position upon receiving a patient input or command. The system may further comprise a feedback device configured to provide, to the patient, information indicative of the quality of the image that would be achieved at a corresponding compression paddle position to assist the patient in selecting a desirable compression paddle position.
US10674979B2
The invention relates to a mobile C-arm system (C1), at least comprising at least three wheels, at least two wheels each having an electric motor, wherein the electric motor has a stator (S) and a rotor (R), the stator (S) being connected to a wheel suspension (T) of the wheel and the rotor (R) being surrounded peripherally by a running wheel (L).
US10674970B2
The present invention is disclosing several methods related to intra-body navigation of radiopaque instrument through natural body cavities. One of the methods is disclosing the pose estimation of the imaging device using multiple images of radiopaque instrument acquired in the different poses of imaging device and previously acquired imaging. The other method allows to resolve the radiopaque instrument localization ambiguity using several approaches, such as radiopaque markers and instrument trajectory tracking.
US10674968B2
A system for identifying an area of interest on a surgical image, including a source of surgical image data, which may be a camera, an image processing unit, which may be a camera control unit, and a destination, which may be a display. The image processing unit is configured to receive the surgical image data and combine it with an overlay pattern for identifying an area of interest, which is then displayed on the display. The overlay pattern may include centric lines, concentric ovals, concentric circles, or other concentric shapes. The overlay may include a key with coordinates or labels. Properties of the overlay and the key may be customized and adjusted.
US10674966B2
A method for performing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on a partial occlusion within a blood vessel, includes positioning a guide having a sensor configured and adapted to measure at least one of pressure, volume or flow within a blood vessel, advancing the guide through an at least partial occlusion within the blood vessel such that the sensor is downstream of the occlusion, measuring at least one of pressure, volume or flow downstream of the occlusion using the sensor and analyzing data obtained from the sensor to assist in determining the viability of tissue of the blood vessel downstream of the occlusion.
US10674964B2
In some examples, a device includes processing circuitry configured to determine a set of correlation coefficient values for first and second physiological parameters. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a metric of the correlation coefficient values for a first plurality of bins and for a second plurality of bins, wherein each bin of the first plurality has a first bin parameter and each bin of the second plurality of bins has a second bin parameter different than the first bin parameter. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a composite estimate of a limit of autoregulation of the patient based on the metric for the first plurality of bins and the metric for the second plurality of bins. The processing circuitry is configured to determine an autoregulation status based on the composite estimate and output, for display via the display, an indication of the autoregulation status.
US10674963B2
A system for controlled neuromodulation procedures is disclosed. A system for controlled micro ablation procedures is disclosed. Systems and methods for imaging, monitoring, stimulating, and/or ablating neurological structures coupled to one or more organs of the lower urinary tract (LUT) are disclosed. Such processes may be used to alter the hormonal secretions from one or more organs, to modulate the growth of an organ, alter the growth rate or rate of perineural invasion of a tumor, or the like. In particular such processes may be used to slow, halt and/or reverse the growth of a prostate gland or a prostate tumor.
US10674953B2
An imaging device for monitoring a skin feature includes a camera, at least one processor and memory. The imaging device displays a body area guide, receives a selection of a body area, initiates an image sequence of the body area, the image sequence including capturing, using the camera, a plurality of images, determines whether all body areas have been imaged, analyzes the images, and provides the analyzed images to a clinician. The imaging device can be part of a system including a server in communication with a monitor, where the clinician views the images on the monitor. Additionally, each skin feature can be ranked in order of risk and presented to the clinician in that order.
US10674950B2
An apparatus for performing phlebotomy through a peripheral intravenous line. The apparatus includes an introducer and a catheter configured to advance the catheter through a peripheral intravenous line. A y-adapter with a port of larger diameter is configured to receive the catheter and place in fluid communication with the peripheral intravenous line. When advanced the catheter is configured to transport a bodily fluid (i.e. blood) to a volume outside of the body.
US10674949B1
A light source emits light into a first portion of a living body. Functionalized particles within the body are configured to specifically bind to a target analyte, and upon receiving the emitted light, undergo a reaction that separates a detectable label from the functionalized particle. A sensor device is configured to detect a response signal from a second portion of the living body that is indicative of an abundance of the detectable label in the second portion. A control system uses the sensor device to obtain sensor data indicative of the response signal from the second portion of the living body detected by the sensor device during a measurement interval, and determines a presence or absence of the target analyte within the first portion of the living body based in part on the obtained data.
US10674940B2
A notification system is provided that provides notification of patient events such as movement and/or incontinence. The notification system provides for a plurality of different pressure sensor pads as well as an incontinence pad to be used in association with a single monitor.
US10674932B2
An orientation tracking device includes a memory for storing data including magnetic reference data relating to the direction of a static magnetic field of a magnetic imaging scanner in a selected principle co-ordinate frame and earth gravitational reference data relating to the direction of the gravitational field of the earth in the principle co-ordinate frame. The device also includes an accelerometer, magnetometer and communication module. A processor is adapted for receiving from the magnetometer measured magnetic field vector and from the accelerometer a measured acceleration vector. These vectors are in a co-ordinate frame of the orientation tracking device, within the magnetic imaging scanner in which the orientation tracking device is placed in use. The processor then determines the orientation of the device with respect to the principle co-ordinate frame by comparing the measured vectors from the accelerometer and magnetometer with the stored gravitational reference data and magnetic reference data respectively.
US10674927B2
A medical device includes multiple electrodes and a processor. The multiple electrodes are coupled to a substrate attached externally to a patient and are configured to sense multiple respective electrical signals from an organ of the patient. The processor is configured to estimate two or more noise levels associated with the electrical signals sensed by two or more respective pairs of the electrodes, to select the electrical signals having a smallest noise level from among the two or more noise levels, and to provide only the selected electrical signals for analysis.
US10674923B2
Provided according to embodiments of the invention are methods of monitoring the direction of blood flow that include processing with a computer photoplethysmography (PPG) signal streams from a sensor array on a body site of the individual to determine the direction and/or velocity of the blood flow at the body site of the individual. In some embodiments, direction of the blood flow at the body site is determined by the phase difference between at least three PPG signal streams from the sensor array, wherein the at least three PPG signal streams are generated from emissions of the at least three emitters.
US10674921B2
Device for measuring blood pressure hemodynamically in blood vessels at one or more body locations comprising light source; at least three sensors including an array of at least three optical sensors, for receiving light and for obtaining a signal over time comprising temporal per pixel information for at least two wavelengths of light, and corresponding to a flow of blood within a blood vessel over time; a processing unit configured to receive the signal and generate a continuous dynamic blood pressure reading by using the temporal per pixel information for the at least two wavelengths of light to produce heart rate signals from the blood flow, and by applying a modified Windkessel model on the signal such that the blood pressure also depends on a spatial temporal pressure resistance function over time that depends on a body location of the blood flow over time, the pressure resistance function representing elastance/stiffness.
US10674910B1
A computer-implemented patient monitoring system includes a patient data monitoring system on a first computing system, including a patient medical data query engine configured to generate one or more rule execution requests. The monitoring system further includes a network circuit communicating with the medical database system and one or more remote patient care computing devices. The remote care computing devices in turn include a patient medical data repository and a query response engine configured to respond to received rule execution requests. Responding to rule execution requests includes verifying the validity of a rule execution request, identifying data in the patient medical data repository responsive to the rule execution request, and transmitting response patient medical data responsive to the rule execution request.
US10674902B2
An information processing apparatus includes: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of types of images including a plurality of confocal images obtained by imaging an eye at different times, and a plurality of non-confocal images temporally corresponding to the plurality of confocal images; and an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information indicating a positional gap of at least one of the plurality of types of images, based on the plurality of non-confocal images.
US10674898B2
A disposable suction valve is provided. In some embodiments, the disposable suction valve may include a stem providing an air passage through the stem, a spring, a spring stanchion cup, and a boot. A method for manufacturing a disposable suction valve may include several steps. A stem and spring stanchion cup are molded, and a bottom end of the stem is placed through the center of a spring. The bottom end of the stem is placed through a stem opening in the spring stanchion cup, and the tabs or the spring stanchion cup are placed into recessed apertures of the stem. The boot may be over-molded on the spring stanchion cup or molded and placed onto the spring stanchion cup.
US10674896B2
The surgical robotic access system provides access for robotic instruments and/or actuators including the introduction, operation and withdrawal of such robotic manipulators into a body cavity without permitting the escape of pressurized fluid or gas. The surgical robotic access system also provides a multi-faceted range of movement without touching or effecting pressure on the opening in the patient's body cavity.
US10674895B2
Example embodiments relate to a system having a port assembly and instrument arm assembly. The port assembly includes an outer body, inner body, and internal channels. The outer body includes a first access port, first and second ends, and anchoring portions. The inner body may be positionable in the first access port. The internal channels may be formed around an exterior of the inner body when the inner body is positioned in the first access port. The instrument arm assembly may include one or more joint portions, arm segments, an end instrument, and an instrument arm anchor portion. One of the internal channels may be configurable to house at least a portion of the instrument arm anchor portion. The port assembly may be configurable to allow an insertion of the instrument arm assembly through the first access port of the outer body.
US10674891B2
A method for assisting navigation of an endoscopic device using a controller with the aid of a digital image data record of an imaging examination modality is provided. The digital image data record describes an image of an object to be examined with the aid of the endoscopic device in a cavity element. A digital two-dimensional or multi-dimensional model of the object to be examined is determined based on the image data record. An operating action that predetermines a relative location of a sensor of the endoscopic device in relation to the object based on the model is received. The model is registered with the endoscopic device and/or a digital endoscopic data record supplied by the endoscopic device. An initial location of the sensor is compared with the predetermined location, and a navigation signal for navigating the endoscopic device is generated taking into account the predetermined relative location.
US10674883B2
The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner robot comprising a dust collector arrangement mounted on wheels, a suction hose and a floor nozzle mounted on wheels, where the floor nozzle is fluidically connected to the dust collector arrangement via the suction hose, also comprising a motorized fan unit for suctioning an air stream in through the floor nozzle, where the motorized fan unit is arranged between the floor nozzle and the dust collector arrangement in such a manner that an air stream suctioned in through the floor nozzle flows through the motorized fan unit and into the dust collector arrangement. where the dust collector arrangement comprises a drive device in order to drive at least one of the wheels of the dust collector arrangement, and where the floor nozzle comprises a drive device in order to drive at least one of the wheels of the floor nozzle.
US10674881B2
An apparatus comprises a body, a first tank, a second tank, a vacuum motor, a fluid pump, and a controller. The body comprises a handle and an accessory connection receptacle comprising a fluid output and an electrical contact. The first tank comprises a first vessel configured to accommodate a fluid. The second tank comprises a second vessel separated from the first vessel. The controller is configured to activate the fluid pump to cause fluid contained in the first tank to be supplied to the fluid output, and to activate the vacuum motor to draw one or more of air, debris, a liquid or a portion of the fluid into the second tank. The accessory connection receptacle is configured to accommodate a correspondingly shaped accessory connector configured to mate with the accessory connection receptacle and be communicatively coupled with the fluid output and with the electrical contact.
US10674875B1
The present invention relates to a cover assembly that is attachable to a bathtub to reduce water spilling to areas outside the bathtub. In one embodiment, the cover assembly comprises a protective section and a flexible extended segment. The protective section comprises at least a front structure configured to help provide protection to an individual from physical impacts against the bathtub. The flexible extended segment is disposed adjacent the protective section and comprises a first surface and a second surface. The flexible extended segment is disposable into and out of an expanded orientation and a constricted orientation. The protective section and the flexible extended segment are collectively disposable into and out of an operative orientation and an inoperative orientation. The operative orientation comprises the flexible extended segment being disposed in the constricted orientation and attached to at least a portion of an inner surface of the bathtub.
US10674873B2
A cooking appliance for processing food, more specifically a cooking appliance of the type that include a body housing an electric motor, a shaft for actuating a processing tool, and an integral handle, the various processing tools being coupled to the body by means of an arm that comprises an implement, such as a grinding, whisking or mixing implement, where the operating control of the appliance (on, off, rotating speed of the implement, etc.) is carried out by means of a sensor system that can detect a characteristic or predetermined movement performed on the appliance and can interpret said movement as an operating instruction, for example, turning the implement on, turning it off, and establishing and controlling the rotating speed thereof, etc.
US10674868B2
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A lid is movable relative to the housing. The lid contacts the housing in a closed position about the upper portion of the housing to close the opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of said housing and said lid. The cooking system is operable in a plurality of cooking modes including a pressure cooking mode and a dry cooking mode. In the pressure cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a pressure cooker and in the dry cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a dry cooker.
US10674866B2
Embodiments are directed to smoking food in an outdoor grill using a customized smoking routine. In one scenario, an electronic controller of an outdoor grill receives an input to initiate smoke generation according to a specified smoke generation pattern, including: adding a specified amount of combustible pellets to a combustion area within the outdoor grill, such that the combustible pellets begin to burn, measuring a current internal temperature of the outdoor grill and, if below a threshold value, adding a specified amount of additional combustible pellets to the combustion area sufficient to raise the temperature to another threshold value, allowing the internal temperature to cool a temperature below the first threshold value and, upon determining that the temperature of the outdoor grill has cooled below the first specified threshold value, adding additional combustible pellets to the combustion area sufficient to raise the temperature to at least the second threshold value.
US10674861B2
System for preparing beverage consumptions comprising a beverage preparation device, and at least one exchangeable supply pack. The beverage preparation device comprises a mixing chamber having a beverage outlet, liquid supply means including a liquid flow path for supplying a liquid to the mixing chamber; air supply means for supplying air to the liquid flow path, and a drive shaft. The at least one exchangeable supply pack includes a container for holding a beverage related ingredient, and a doser arranged for supplying the beverage related ingredient in a dosed manner. The exchangeable pack and the device are mechanically connectable. When connected the doser is in fluid communication with the mixing chamber and the drive shaft is arranged for transmitting torque to the doser, such that when activated, beverage related ingredient is supplied from the outlet of the doser into the mixing chamber.
US10674860B2
A brew module for use with a refrigerator appliance is provided. The brew module includes a brewing body and a pivotally attached lid that together define a brew chamber configured to receive a brew pod. A lower needle is positioned at the bottom of the brew chamber and an upper needle is slidably received within the lid. Pivoting the lid to the closed position forces the lower needle to pierce the brew pod first, thereby relieving any built up pressure. Thereafter, a moving water supply tube drives the upper needle downward to pierce a top cover of the brew pod along a substantially vertical direction, thus minimizing the size of the pierced hole in the top cover. The brew module thus facilitates an improved seal with the brew pod, reduces the risk of clogging the upper needle, and prevents the ejection of brew pod contents.
US10674855B2
A food preparation device or system which utilizes pre-packaged food containers to prepare a food item for consumption.
US10674842B1
A mirror bracket is provided for supporting a mirror in deployed and stowed positions. The mirror bracket includes: a base; a mirror arm pivotally mounted on the base and movable between a deployed position and a stowed position; a first sloped surface of the mirror arm corresponding to the deployed position; a second sloped surface of the mirror arm corresponding to the stowed position; a pin movably mounted on the base and having a tapered end formed thereon, the pin located proximate to the mirror arm such that the pin contacts the first sloped surface when the mirror arm is in the deployed position and such that the pin contacts the second sloped surface when the mirror arm is in the stowed position.
US10674833B2
An adjustable highchair. The adjustable highchair includes attachments for seating multiple children simultaneously for convenience when seating multiple children for feeding or other activities. An interchangeable chair assembly is attachable to a height adjustable stem. Each chair assembly includes one or more seats that support a child.
US10674824B2
In the present invention, by providing a motion control apparatus comprising an input interface configured to obtain a motion control input, a pattern selector configured to select at least one similar motion pattern corresponding to the motion control input from a plurality of predefined motion patterns, and a motion controller configured to control a seat on which the viewer sits based on the at least one similar motion pattern, the time and cost for providing realistic effect are reduced.
US10674816B1
A storage cabinet structure has a front frame, a supporting set, a rear frame, a bottom board and a top board. The semi-composed state of the front frame and the rear frame can save a large amount of assembly time for the user, and the first bolt, the second bolt and the third bolt allow the user to lock the front frame, the supporting set, the rear frame and the top board to achieve DIY assembly without any tools and have the advantages of simplifying assembly steps and being easy to assemble by one person. The direct placement of the bottom board is fixed with the sliding of the divider, and then the fixing of the top board forms a barrier to the bottom board and the divider, thereby effectively saving assembly time and reducing the number of parts, and has the practical function of tool-free, simplified assembly steps and quick assembly by one person.
US10674814B2
To provide a support device having preferable operability.A music stand includes a support body supporting a music. A movable body is provided at a support column of the support body to be movable. A fixed body is provided at a lower end portion of the support column. A leg body is fitted to the movable body to be rotatable. The fixed body and the leg body are connected with a connection body. The movable body has three leg fitting projections arranged in a peripheral direction of the movable body main body part. The leg body has facing portions separately facing each other with the leg fitting projection interposed.
US10674813B2
The invention relates to a supporting frame with a lifting column (59) comprising telescopically arranged profiles with an upper and lower end, said upper end having a housing (60) secured thereto, and a base unit (61,62,63) with a compartment at least for partial reception of the lifting column housing (60) and a locking element (75), which when placed in a locked position exerts a squeezing force between the base unit (61,62) and the housing (60) of the lifting column (59). Thus, the housing (60) of the lifting column (59) is positioned and fixed in the base unit (61,62,63). The supporting frame further comprises means for retaining the locking element (78) in the locked position.
US10674809B2
A multi-lobated brush and sleeve assembly provides a brush having multiple types and sizes of hollow bristles, including a tetraocular filament, a round filament with tipped ends, and a quad filament. The brush as a handle that supports a plurality of independent mobile bristles. The bristles are arranged in a tapered, negative slope configuration having an edge tip defined by an apex. The edge tip surface section of bristles on the left side of the brush are stiffer, enabling cutting capacity and increased paint pickup. A reservoir in the handle contains paint, and feeds the paint through the hollow bristles to the distal free ends for smooth application of paint. A sleeve body may be used separately, or in combination with the brush. The sleeve body encircles the bristles, bunching the bristles together and forming a tapered, tear drop shape at the distal free end of the bristles.
US10674808B2
An oral implement and a method of forming an oral care implement. The oral care implement may include a head having a front surface and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the front surface. In one embodiment, the plurality of tooth cleaning elements may include three different types of tooth cleaning elements, each type of tooth cleaning element being formed of a different material. In one embodiment each of the materials has a different hardness and thus the oral care implement includes three different types of tooth cleaning elements each having a different hardness. In another embodiment, the oral care implement may include bristles and a molded cleaning element that may function as an interdental cleaner. Such a molded cleaning element may include a body and tines extending therefrom.
US10674804B1
Embodiments of the invention relate to load carrier systems and associated manufacturing methods. In one embodiment, a load carrier system can include a unitary piece of material. The unitary piece of material can include a body portion comprising a first face side, an opposing face side, a first peripheral edge and an opposing second peripheral edge; and one or more straps comprising a respective extended end, wherein the straps are an integral part of the body portion; wherein the one or more straps are folded over onto the first face side adjacent to the first peripheral edge; and wherein at least one respective end of the one or more straps is fastened to the opposing second peripheral edge.
US10674794B2
This document relates to adhesive application devices and methods for applying an adhesive on a shoe during manufacturing.
US10674786B2
An apparatus includes a heel platform section, a mid-foot section juxtaposed to the heel platform section, and a toe section juxtaposed to the mid-foot section. The mid-foot section and toe section collectively have a geometric shape having a first slope of a polarity along an inner edge of the apparatus from the toe section to the mid-foot section and a second slope of the polarity along the inner edge of the apparatus to the outer edge of the apparatus at the toe section.
US10674783B2
Presented are intelligent electronic footwear with controller automated features, methods for making/using such footwear, and control systems for executing automated features of intelligent electronic footwear. An intelligent electronic shoe (IES) includes an upper that attaches to a user's foot, and a sole structure that is attached to the upper and supports thereon the user's foot. An alert system, which is mounted to the sole structure and/or upper, generates predetermined outputs in response to electronic command signals. The IES system also includes a wireless communications device that wirelessly communicates with a remote computing node, and a footwear controller that communicates with the wireless communications device and alert system. The footwear controller receives location data indicative of the user's and remote computing node's locations, determines whether the user's location is within a predetermined location/proximity to the node's location and, if so, transmits command signals to the alert system to notify the user/vehicle.
US10674778B2
A multilayer fabric for selectively blocking or transmitting particular wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, such solar radiation, and far infrared (FIR) radiation. The multilayer fabric may include a microporous water vapor permeable layer that selectively filters particular wavelengths depending on the size of its pores. In some embodiments, the multilayer fabric may include a nanostructured layer that selectively filters particular wavelengths.
US10674777B2
Aspects herein provide for a pocket structure for an apparel item. The apparel item comprises an outer panel of material, an inner panel of material, a pocket panel, and a double-layer trim piece such as a waistband. A top edge of the outer panel is affixed to an outer layer of the waistband, and a top edge of the inner panel is affixed to an inner layer of the waistband. The pocket panel is positioned between the inner panel and the outer panel, and a top edge of the pocket panel is affixed to the outer layer of the waistband, and a bottom edge of the pocket panel is affixed to the inner panel of material. A pocket space is defined between the pocket panel and the inner panel of material. An opening to the space is formed through the outer layer of the waistband.
US10674770B2
There is provided an aerosol generating device configured for user inhalation of a generated aerosol, including a heater element configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; a power source connected to the heater element; and a controller connected to the heater element and to the power source, wherein the controller is configured to control the power supplied to the heater element from the power source to maintain the temperature of the heater element at a target temperature, and is configured to monitor changes in the temperature of the heater element or changes in the power supplied to the heater element to detect a change in air flow past the heater element indicative of a user inhalation. The controller may determine when a user has inhaled and may use this for dynamic control of the device as well as provide user inhalation data for subsequent analysis.
US10674767B2
There is provided method of controlling an electrically operated aerosol-generating system, including: receiving an input being a first request to adjust a first parameter of the system; comparing the input to a first range of allowable values for the first parameter; providing an authorizing signal indicating that the input is within the range of allowable values for the first parameter; determining an adjustment to a second range of allowable values for a second parameter, which is dependent on the first parameter, and in dependence on the input; and adjusting the first parameter and the second range of allowable values for the second parameter, in dependence on the authorizing signal. There is also provided an electrically operated aerosol-generating device and an electrically operated aerosol-generating system.
US10674752B2
A system to control the conditions of an aging room for food in which independent feedback loops control the dry bulb temperature and the dew point while controlling the difference between the vapor pressure in the room and the vapor pressure of the food stuff being aged, thereby controlling the “aging” of the food stuff and its quality.
US10674750B2
Provided herein are protein beverages. In particular, provided herein are protein beverages that are thickened, stable, and ready to drink beverages designed for consumption by subjects (e.g., subjects having a need for thickened beverages). In some embodiments, the subjects are subjects having dysphagia.
US10674748B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing granules for a fish feed or an assorted feed aid, and more particularly, a method for preparing organic coating porous granules for a fish feed or an assorted feed aid using the blood of livestock and clay minerals. The present invention is to provide granules for a fish feed or an assorted feed aid, wherein the granule contains useful minerals, such as zeolite and bentonite, suitable to be used for a feed, and includes an organic coating layer mainly composed of proteins formed on a surface of the granule by using the blood (let blood) of livestock, so that the time while water infiltrates into pores inside the granule mainly composed of inorganic substances is delayed, thereby obtaining having excellent fluidity.
US10674747B2
The present invention encompasses compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of age related conditions in animals, particularly in companion animals, in need thereof. The methods for treating or preventing an age-related condition in an animal in need thereof, comprise administering to the animal an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one of a protein source, a carbohydrate source, a vegetable source, a fruit source, or a combination of two or more thereof. In this method, the protein source is selected from the group consisting of chicken, egg protein, corn gluten meal, and combinations thereof; the carbohydrate source is selected from the group consisting of millet, brewers rice, oat groats, and combinations thereof, the vegetable source is selected from the group consisting of carrots, spinach, tomato pomace, and combinations thereof, wherein the fruit source is citrus pulp.
US10674746B2
Animal nutrition compositions include a carrier and a fermentation product applied to the carrier. Liquid fermentation products are fluidly applied to dry carriers, such as phyllosilicates or other earthen components, while mixing and applying air flow, under appropriate temperature and pH conditions, to bind the fermentation product to the carrier and dry the reaction product to appropriate moisture content. Fermentation products are also mixed with liquid carriers, such as water. Fermentation products include components of a microbial fermentation culture, such as liquid medium, microbial cellular components, and fermentation metabolites produced by microorganisms. Some compositions include a pH buffering agent and/or additional components to further enhance beneficial effects of the composition, such as improved weight gain and feed conversion, reduced gut lesions, harmful gut bacteria count, and decreased mortality. Compositions can be mixed with animal feeds or otherwise administered. Compositions can inhibit fungal growth on animal feeds.
US10674742B2
A system for making ice cream includes a pod, a whisking component, and a freezing component. The pod includes a mixture having a powder mixture, a flavoring liquid, and a stabilized fluid. The whisking component is attached to the pod. The whisking component whisks the mixture and produces a whisked, aerated mixture. The freezing component freezes the whisked mixture and produces ice cream.
US10674741B1
Brewing apparatus and methods have a body, a movable member in the body, concentric relatively sliding tubes or a tube and a rod. A first tube or rod is attached to the body. A second tube or rod is attached to the movable member. A substance is placed in the body. The body is lifted and lowered into a brewing vessel using the first tube. After brewing, the second tube lowers the movable member to compress the substance. The first member lifts the body and places it on a caddy stand. Cooperating projections, depressions, detents and receivers align and snap the body on the caddy stand with the body and tubes held vertically.
US10674738B2
An embodiment relates to a multi-layer, biaxially oriented polyester (BOPET) film comprising a food contact substance, wherein the BOPET has a percent release in a retort test after can lamination such that substantially all food contacting the BOPET during the retort test is released. Another embodiment relates to a method comprising applying a food contact material comprising a food contact substance to a multi-layer, biaxially oriented polyester (BOPET) film, wherein the food contact material is prepared at around room temperature without heating.
US10674737B2
A method and system for preparing meat products is provided. In various embodiments, methods and systems for preparing and producing jerky are provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise structure for efficiently distributing, moving, marinating and preparing meat products including jerky. Enhanced efficiencies and improved safety measures are provided.
US10674736B1
The present disclosure describes new meat products and new processing and cutting techniques that more effectively utilize an animal carcass. A boneless rib-meat product and method of producing the same are disclosed. The boneless meat product includes two boneless rib-meat portions, each boneless rib-meat portion has an interior side. The interior side includes alternating raised surfaces and depressions. The two boneless rib-meat portions are positioned together in a stacked configuration with the interior side of each boneless rib-meat portion oriented toward and in contact with the other. The raised surfaces of each boneless rib-meat portion are offset with each other such that the raised surfaces of each boneless rib-meat portion are positioned within a corresponding depression of the other boneless rib-meat portion. The stacked boneless rib-meat portions are secured together via cooking to cause the boneless rib-meat portions to bind together.
US10674735B1
A crimped strip of thin sheet metal (such as aluminum foil) or metal composite material that surrounds a pie crust from the body of the pie to the under edge of the pie crust. and protects it from burning or over-browning while cooking. The two outer edges of the strips width are crimped so that the final product, when viewed from the side, assumes a circular appearance. The crimped and moldable strip accommodates a variety of pie diameters and pie crust heights and designs because of its easily adjustable and moldable qualities. The crimped and moldable pie baking strip is malleable, the length can be cut to size, and the ends can be folded together to secure its position. It is designed primarily as a single use item to address an unmet market need.
US10674724B2
A method of enhancing plant immunity is provided. The method comprises the step of administering to a plant a small molecule that binds to NPR1, or a functionally equivalent homolog thereof, that disrupts the interaction between N-terminal BTB/POZ domain and the C-terminal transactivation domain of NPR1. A method of screening for small molecule compounds that enhance plant immunity is also provided.
US10674721B2
Compositions and Methods for Stabilizing Circulating Tumor Cells Methods and compositions for stabilizing a biological sample for analysis, comprising the steps of obtaining in a sample collection device a biological sample from a subject, especially blood, the biological sample including at least one circulating tumor cell from the subject. The methods may include a step of contacting the biological sample with a protective agent composition that includes a preservative agent, an optional anticoagulant, and a quenching agent to form a mixture that includes the protective agent composition and the sample.
US10674719B2
At least two unmanned air vehicle (UAV) drones are deployed to a target location, the target location being associated with a species. At least one robot is deployed to the target location, wherein the at least one robot mimics an appearance of the species. Sensor data is collected from the at least two UAV drones. The sensor data is analyzed to determine whether a threat condition exists. In response to a determination of the threat condition, the at least one robot is repositioned to counteract the threat condition.
US10674709B2
A collar unit device is described comprising a receiving cavity for receiving a metal electrode probe, wherein at least one elastomeric ring encircles the metal electrode probe, wherein the at least one elastomeric ring mechanically isolates the metal electrode probe from the receiving cavity. The device includes a piezoelectric element. The device includes a grommet component for maintaining the piezoelectric element in a secured position, wherein the secured position comprises the piezoelectric element maintaining contact with the metal electrode probe. The device includes the metal electrode probe for detecting vibrations of one or more acoustic events and transferring the vibrations to the piezoelectric element through the contact, the piezoelectric element for receiving the vibrations of one or more acoustic events, the receiving the vibrations including generating an electrical signal proportional to the frequency and magnitude of the vibrations, and at least one processor for receiving and processing the electrical signal.
US10674705B2
A solar float device for use in a livestock watering facility to inhibit the freezing of water in a livestock watering facility. The solar float device having upper and lower shells that are connected to each other. The upper shell encloses an air space and the lower shell encloses a ballast space. A bulkhead is connected to the lower shell and separates the air and ballast spaces. A ballast material contained within the ballast space maintains the float device upright in the water and is thermally conductive for receiving and storing heat generated by the solar float device from solar radiation. An energy absorbing element contacts the lower shell and at least a portion is arranged either at or above the level of the water such that the energy absorbing element is exposed to the solar radiation for absorbing the solar radiation and converting the solar radiation into heat.
US10674702B2
An animal food and water bowl system for effectively dispensing food and water to an animal such as a pet. The animal food and water bowl system generally includes a platform having a support member and at least one leg extending downwardly from the support member. The support member includes an upper surface and a recessed portion within the upper surface that removably receives a lower surface of bowl. A first connector is adapted for removably connecting the first bowl to the upper surface of the support member in a substantially non-movable manner. At least a portion of the front upper edge of the bowl is below the rear upper edge of the bowl.
US10674696B1
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated 510M374. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety 510M374. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety 510M374 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety 510M374 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10674690B2
The present invention provides for compositions and methods for producing sorghum crop plants that are resistant to herbicides. In particular, the present invention provides for sorghum plants, plant tissues and plant seeds that contain altered acetolactate synthase (ALS) genes and proteins that are resistant to inhibition by herbicides that normally inhibit the activity of the ALS protein.
US10674684B2
A boat-shaped sprinkler irrigation machine is adapted for large-scale farm irrigation canals, and includes a hull, a traveling propulsion device, a sprinkler irrigation device, and an electric control device. A sprinkler irrigation auxiliary support mechanism is disposed on the hull, and comprises support legs and support roller groups. The support legs are symmetrically disposed on left and right sides of the hull, and top ends of the support legs are mounted on the hull. The support roller groups are mounted on bottom ends of the support legs. The support roller group comprises support rollers. The sprinkler irrigation device comprises a self-priming pump, a sprinkler frame, and a sprinkler gun. The sprinkler frame is fixedly mounted on the hull in a position corresponding to a symmetrical center of the support legs, and the sprinkler gun is fixedly mounted on the sprinkler frame by means of an adjusting assembly.
US10674674B2
A baler including a frame, a feed system coupled to the frame, a baling chamber, a gearbox, a crank arm driven by the gearbox, a plunger at least partially positioned within and reciprocally movable with respect to the baling chamber, and a connecting rod extending between and coupled to both the crank arm and the plunger, where the connecting rod defines a connector length, and where the connecting rod defines a fluid volume therein. The baler also including a hydraulic system in operable communication with the connecting rod, a pump, a first feed line extending between and in fluid communication with the fluid volume of the connecting rod and the pump, and a lockout valve adjustable between a first configuration in which the fluid volume is in fluid communication with the pump, and a second configuration in which the fluid volume is not in fluid communication with the pump.
US10674667B2
A harvesting system has a climbing unit with a body driven by traction wheels, a control unit, an articulated arm with a cutting implement at an extremity, a video camera focused on the cutting implement, and a computerized portable control station having a display and a user interface with inputs operable to control driving the traction wheels of the climbing unit, the articulation of the articulated arm, and the cutting implement. Video streamed in real time from the video camera is displayed on the display screen, and a user viewing the video display operates the inputs to position the cutting implement to cut a stem of a fruit or nut in the tree.
US10674666B2
An end effector for harvesting fruit. The end effector has a housing and a plurality of tangs extending from an end of the housing. The end effector further has an oscillator device secured to the housing and the oscillator device in an oscillating relationship with the plurality of tangs.
US10674663B2
An agricultural harvesting system has an agricultural harvesting machine with at least one agricultural working unit that performs agricultural work, and an adjusting unit for adjusting the parameters of the particular working unit, a conveyor channel for a crop stream generated in a harvesting process by harvesting a field of crop, and an NIR sensor unit containing an NIR sensor which is configured for detecting constituents and/or properties of the crop stream. The crop stream in the conveyor channel can be guided past the NIR sensor. An on-line data processing unit controls the particular working unit, and generates control data on the basis of crop stream data which have been generated by the NIR sensor unit and correspond to the constituents and/or properties detected by the NIR sensor, and the adjusting unit carries out a parameter adjustment of the particular working unit on the basis of the control data.
US10674662B2
An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis; a header carried by the chassis and configured to cut crop material; a chopper carried by the chassis downstream of the header; and a windrow assembly carried by the chassis downstream of the chopper. The windrow assembly includes a windrow chute defining a leading edge downstream from the chopper and a trailing edge downstream from the leading edge; and a roller associated with the leading edge to form an active leading edge of the windrow chute during rotation.
US10674658B2
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising a frame and first and second anteriorly facing, oppositely driven epicyclical cutter bar knife drives connected to the frame. A roller shaft extends between and operatively connects the first and second epicyclical drives. The roller shaft or a drive roller drives rotation of a header infeed conveyor. The anteriorly facing epicyclical knife drives effectively rid themselves of harmful dirt and debris thereby prolonging the service life of the epicyclical knife drives.
US10674656B2
When performing a seed planting operation, a variety change distance may be calculated that corresponds to the distance from a variety zone boundary of a prescription map that a row unit of a planter must be located prior to initiating a variety change procedure for switching seed types. Once the row unit reaches a variety change boundary spaced apart from the variety zone boundary by the calculated variety change distance, a system controller may initiate the variety change procedure to allow the seed type being planted to be efficiently and effectively switched as the planter makes a planting pass across the field.
US10681848B2
An ECU, a control box, and a CMF using the ECU are provided. The control box includes a heat sink and the ECU. The ECU include a support bracket mounted on the heat sink, a power supply board supported by the support bracket, and a signal board stacked over the power supply board and electrically connecting with the power supply board. The support bracket is made of an insulation material. The power supply board carries a plurality of power devices which are in contact with the heat sink for heat dissipation multiple power devices.
US10681844B2
Systems, electronic devices, and methods are directed to a self-adjustable heat spreader. A spring system may include one or more spring members and a contact surface adapted to contact a circuit board component. Each spring member may include a thermally conductive material. A thermal spreader plate may be coupled to the one or more spring members. The spring system and the thermal spreader plate may be configured to allow movement, with respect to the thermal spreader plate along multiple axes, of one or more portions of the one or more spring members proximate to the thermal spreader plate when the contact surface is pressed against the circuit board component and the spring system transitions from a first state to a compressed state. The contact surface and the spring system may be configured to transfer heat between the circuit board component and the thermal spreader plate.
US10681839B2
A cooling module including a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and an air discharge vent, the module having two check valves, each mounted in register with a respective inlet and arranged to allow air to pass towards the inside of the module and to oppose a flow of air in the opposite direction. An electronic unit including such a box.
US10681825B2
Provided is a display device which may include a display panel having a long side in a first direction, a short side in a second direction, and a thickness in a third direction, a back cabinet disposed in the rear of the display panel, and a case that covers an edge of a front surface of the display panel. The case may include a horizontal case that covers an edge of the front surface of the display panel on a long side of the display panel and a vertical case covering an edge of the front surface of the display panel on a short side of the display panel. The horizontal case and the vertical case may be coupled to each other in a region corresponding to a corner of the display panel, and the horizontal case and the vertical case may be formed of different materials.
US10681808B2
A highly thermally conductive printed circuit board prevents electrochemical migration by inhibiting elution of copper ions. The printed circuit board is a metal-base printed circuit board including a metal base plate having an insulating resin layer and a copper foil layer stacked thereon in this order. In the printed circuit board, the insulating resin layer contains a first inorganic filler made of inorganic particles having particle diameters of 0.1 nm to 600 nm with an average particle diameter (D50) of 1 nm to 300 nm, and a second inorganic filler made of inorganic particles having particle diameters of 100 nm to 100 μm with an average particle diameter (D50) of 500 nm to 20 μm, and the first inorganic filler and the second inorganic filler are uniformly dispersed in the insulating resin layer.
US10681799B2
A nozzle for a liquid-cooled plasma arc torch is provided. The nozzle includes a thermally conductive body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The nozzle also includes a plasma arc exit orifice at the distal end of the thermally conductive body. The nozzle additionally includes a cooling waist located circumferentially about an exterior surface of the thermally conductive body. The cooling waist includes a liquid inlet slope, a liquid outlet slope and a heat exchange region between the liquid inlet slope and the liquid outlet slope. The heat exchange region extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the liquid inlet slope and the liquid outlet slope are oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
US10681794B1
In one embodiment, an x-ray tube 15 can be used closer to a sample. An angle A1 between an anode axis 02 and an electron-beam axis 01 can be ≥10° and ≤80° and an angle A2 between the anode axis 02 and an x-ray axis 03 can be ≥10° and ≤80°. In another embodiment, a cap 20 on an anode 12 can block x-rays emitted in undesired directions. The cap 20 can include an internal cavity 24, an electron-beam hole 21, an anode hole 22, and an x-ray hole 23. In another embodiment, an electrical connection between an x-ray tube 15 and a power supply 18 can be reliable and easy to manufacture. The anode 12 can include a hole 31 at an end of the anode 12 sized and shaped for insertion of an electrical connector 32.
US10681793B1
A lighting system for use in a high-moisture environment, such as a swimming pool, includes a lighting unit having a housing and at least one light-emitting device positioned within the housing. A power supply provides power to the light-emitting device. A receiver positioned within the housing operates with a LoRa modulation format and receives signals at an ISM band operating frequency of substantially between 433.05-434.79 MHz (EU433). A mobile control unit located remote from the lighting unit is configured to transmit at least one wireless control signal to the receiver at a frequency between 433.05-434.79 MHz, whereby the at least one control signal controls or changes a characteristic of the at least one light-emitting device, such as an on/off state, a color, a lighting effect, or a pattern of display. Related systems and methods for installing a lighting system for use in a high-moisture environment are also disclosed.
US10681790B2
A spotlight and a method of controlling the spotlight with an external device are provided. The spotlight includes a first light source including a center spotlight, a second light source including area lights, a power supply, a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with the external device, and a processor. The processor is operable to receive a first input from the external device specifying a first amount of power to be provided to the first light source, and receive a second input from the external device specifying a second amount of power to be provided to the second light source. The processor is also operable to control the power supply to provide the first amount of power to the first light source in response to the first input, and control the power supply to provide the second amount of power to the second light source in response to the second input.
US10681781B2
An apparatus for defrosting or cooking foods, the apparatus including both radio frequency dielectric heating means and an induction heating means. The radio frequency dielectric heating means includes at least two electrodes positioned at a treatment zone, and a device for applying, between the electrodes, a difference in electric potential which is variable with a frequency between 1 MHz and 300 MHz. The induction heating means is electromagnetically coupled to at least one of the electrodes which is at least partly made of ferromagnetic material, such that the electrode transmits heat to the food.
US10681771B2
A device implementing unified media access control (MAC) for multiple physical layer devices may include at least one processor communicatively coupled to first and second physical layer modules that are configured to communicate with another device over first and second wireless channels, respectively. The at least one processor may be configured to receive one or more data items to be transmitted to the another device and to select at least one of the first or second physical layer modules for transmission of the one or more data items based at least in part on a first condition of the first physical wireless channel and a condition of the second physical wireless channel. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide the one or more data items to the selected at least one of the first or second physical layer modules for transmission to the another device.
US10681769B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of antennas, a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to electrically connect with the plurality of antennas, and a processor. The plurality of antennas include a first main antenna, a first sub-antenna, a second main antenna, and a second sub-antenna. The processor controls the RF circuit to operate in a first mode of receiving a signal using the first main antenna and the first sub-antenna. The processor controls the RF circuit to operate in a second mode different from the first mode to receive the signal based on a signal state.
US10681767B2
Disclosed is a method for effectively performing a non-access stratum (NAS) rejection when performing RRC connection resume in a wireless communication system. A method for performing, by a base station, radio resource control (RRC) connection resume in a wireless communication system, includes performing an RRC connection resume procedure with a user equipment (UE), transmitting a resume request message to a mobile management entity (MME), and receiving a resume failure message including an NAS rejection cause from the MME when the resume request has not been permitted.
US10681766B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide procedures for managing secondary eNB (SeNB) radio link failure (S-RLF) in dual connectivity scenarios. A user equipment (UE) may establish communication with a Master Evolved Node B (MeNB) and a Secondary eNB (SeNB). The UE may detect a Radio Link Failure (RLF) of a connection with the SeNB and may transmit an indication of the RLF to the MeNB, in response to the detection. The MeNB may take at least one action to manage the RLF, in response to receiving the indication of the RLF, for example, including transmitting a reconfiguration command to the UE. The SeNB may also detect the RLF and transmit an indication of the RLF to the MeNB over a backhaul connection, in response to the detection.
US10681763B2
Connectability determining circuitry determines connectability over a millimeter wave band with respect to a content delivery apparatus. When a determination result of the connectability indicates that connection is enabled, request-signal generating circuitry generates a connection request signal for requesting connection over a millimeter wave band, from when undownloaded content is selected until download of the selected undownloaded content is requested, and transmits the connection request signal to the content delivery apparatus via millimeter-wave wireless circuitry. Control circuitry downloads the undownloaded content from the content delivery apparatus via the millimeter-wave wireless circuitry.
US10681760B2
Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. A first method includes transmitting a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communications signal to a wireless node in a licensed spectrum, and transmitting, concurrently with the transmission of the first OFDMA communications signal, a second OFDMA communications signal to the wireless node in an unlicensed spectrum. A second method includes receiving a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communications signal from a wireless node in a licensed spectrum, and receiving, concurrently with the reception of the first OFDMA communications signal, a second OFDMA communication signal from the wireless node in an unlicensed spectrum. A third method includes generating a periodic gating interval for a cellular downlink in an unlicensed spectrum, and synchronizing at least one boundary of the periodic gating interval with at least one boundary of a periodic frame structure associated with a primary component carrier of the cellular downlink.
US10681754B2
A method for establishing a network controlled direct connection by a first user equipment (UE) in a communication system supporting a device to device (D2D) scheme is provided. The method includes discovering a second UE, determining to establish a direct connection with the second UE, transmitting a direct connection request message to a mobility management entity (MME), and establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with the MME after transmitting the direct connection request message.
US10681753B2
A system is disclosed in which a UE-Relay receives, from a user communication device, a message requesting the provision of a communication link (e.g. a Layer 2 link) between the user communication device and a network serving the user communication device. The UE-Relay communicates with its core network, responsive to the received message, to establish the communication link from the user communication device to a base station remote from the UE-Relay; and relays data, between the user communication device and the base station using the communication link.
US10681746B2
A method, according to one embodiment, includes: establishing a wireless connection between a wireless receiver in a solid state drive and a mobile device, receiving configuration instructions from the mobile device via the wireless connection, sending the received configuration instructions to a processor in a second device via a physical electrical connection coupling the second device to the solid state drive, receiving data from the second device via the physical electrical connection coupling the second device to the solid state drive, and storing the data in a memory of the solid state drive according to the received configuration instructions. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US10681735B2
Provided is a wireless environment evaluation method including a step 1 acquiring a transmission and reception history of wireless signals transmitted and received between the plurality of wireless stations and acquiring or estimating a number of wireless stations in transmission standby, based on the transmission and reception history; a step 2 calculating a normal reception rate S in a congesting situation in reception according to the number of wireless stations in transmission standby; a step 3 acquiring a normal reception rate S′ of the wireless signals per a fixed channel use time from the transmission and reception history in the prescribed wireless station; and a step 4 determining a degree of the exposed situation in reception according to a ratio of the normal reception rate S′ to the normal reception rate S.
US10681726B2
There is provided a device including a control unit configured to control a wireless communication device for performing wireless communication of a cellular system so that the wireless communication device transmits a frame including duration information for setting a network allocation vector (NAV) using a frequency band shared between the wireless communication of the cellular system and wireless communication conforming to a wireless local area network (LAN) standard. The control unit controls a base station of the cellular system so that the wireless communication of the cellular system is performed using the frequency band in a period after the transmission of the frame.
US10681722B2
A base station may transmit downlink control information (DCI) scheduling communications between the base station and a UE. The DCI is in a fallback DCI format. Based on whether or not the DCI is in a UE specific search space with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a UE ID of the UE, data transmitted by the base station or by the UE according to the DCI may be scrambled by a sequence that is initialized with a configurable parameter, or initialized with a cell ID.
US10681720B2
A wireless communication device, a wireless information collection system, and a wireless communication method are provided. The wireless communication device is configured to wirelessly transmit predetermined information provided therein to its master device in a predetermined transmission cycle and executes the wireless transmission in a time slot of itself according to a predetermined time division multiple access scheme together with one or more wireless slave devices including at least a reference wireless slave device. First unrelated transmission information including reference transmission time information wirelessly transmitted from the reference wireless slave device to its master device in the predetermined time division multiple access scheme is acquired during the wireless transmission and a time counted by an internal timer unit is corrected based on an amount of correction calculated from an acquisition time of the first unrelated transmission information and the reference transmission time information included in the first unrelated transmission information.
US10681717B2
Embodiments of the present application provide a data transmission method, a device, and a system, and relate to the communications field, to reduce signaling exchanges between an access network device and a UE, thereby saving network resources and improving data transmission efficiency. The data transmission method includes: receiving, by a user equipment UE, a scrambled control channel; descrambling, by the UE, the scrambled control channel by using a first identifier, to obtain control information and cyclic redundancy code CRC; and after the UE completes a check on the CRC, receiving, by the UE according to the control information, data sent by an access network device.
US10681714B2
A method and device for transmission instruction, transmission triggering and transmission implementation for multi-station. A first station sends a radio frame carrying instruction information on a contended channel with a bandwidth being a first bandwidth to an access point, and the instruction information being used for instructing the access point to trigger the first station, or, trigger the first station and one or more other stations to perform uplink transmission.
US10681705B2
Provided in the present invention are common resource-based data transmission method and device. A communication method according to the present invention comprises: acquiring common resource configuration information; determining, based on the common resource configuration information, an available resource for data transmission; and transmitting data based on the available resource. Another communication method according to the present invention comprises: determining common resource configuration information; sending to one or more terminals the common resource configuration information; and performing, based on the common resource configuration information, data transmission with a first terminal of the one or more terminals. The solutions provided in the present invention enable a terminal to transmit data with no signaling cost or a reduced required signaling cost.
US10681702B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method and a device. A network controller receives a first message sent by a first access network device, where the first message is used to request the network controller to configure at least one access network device for first user equipment, to implement data transmission or reception between the first user equipment and the at least one access network device; the network controller configures a second access network device for the first user equipment.
US10681698B2
A dedicated backhaul for whole home coverage variously applies optimization techniques, e.g. using the 5 GHz high band or low band as a dedicated backhaul; using the 2.4 GHz band as backup if the 5 GHz band fails to reach between nodes; using Ethernet when it is better than the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands and it is available; and using a spanning tree protocol or a variant to avoid loops. The dedicated backhaul is used if the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the dedicated channel is above a threshold. In embodiments, a daisy chain uses probe request contents to communicate hop count and link quality between the nodes by attempting to route directly if link quality is better than a defined threshold. For each extra hop, there must be some percentage gain over smaller hops. If the link is below some threshold, it is not used.
US10681695B2
A method includes generating a first DM-RS for V2X communication and a second DM-RS for V2X communication, the first DM-RS for V2X communication being mapped in a first symbol in a first slot of a subframe, the second DM-RS for V2X communication being mapped in a second symbol in the first slot; generating a third DM-RS for V2X communication and a fourth DM-RS for V2X communication, the third DM-RS for V2X communication being mapped in a first symbol in a second slot of the subframe, the fourth DM-RS for V2X communication being mapped in a second symbol in the second slot; and transmitting the first DM-RS for V2X communication, the second DM-RS for V2X communication, the third DM-RS for V2X communication, and the fourth DM-RS for V2X communication. The first DM-RS is generated based on a first group-hopping, and the second DM-RS is generated based on a second group-hopping.
US10681691B1
Various arrangements for using multiple air interfaces on a frequency channel for side-link communications are presented. A first indication of a first time-window of a first resource pool may be transmitted by a first air interface system. A second indication of a second time-window of a second resource pool may be transmitted by a second air interface system. Side-link communications may be performed using the first air interface during only the first time-window of the first resource pool. Side-link communications may be performed using the second air interface during only the second time-window of the second resource pool.
US10681689B2
Disclosed are a method, a base station and a user equipment for subframe configuration in a time division duplex system. The method comprises: a base station determining a subframe number of a flexible subframe in a radio frame; the base station determining a feature of the flexible subframe corresponding to the subframe number, where the feature indicates that the flexible subframe is an uplink subframe or a downlink subframe; and the base station sending to a user equipment a first signaling via a downlink control channel, where the first signaling includes the feature of the flexible subframe corresponding to the subframe number.
US10681687B2
Dynamic transmission of non-zero power channel state information resource signals and interference measurement resources is described. Such dynamic transmission reduces or eliminates a need to buffer and store channel and interference measurements The described approach also reduces the overhead due to transmission of those resources and enables flexible time-domain channel state information requests.
US10681679B1
A method for identifying active resource units in a high-efficiency wireless system includes quantizing phase angles of samples received in a high-efficiency short training field of a transmission, performing a transform operation on quantized phase angle samples to derive transmitted power, comparing transmitted power of an individual resource unit as determined from transformed quantized phase angle samples to transmitted power of other resource units as determined from transformed quantized phase angle samples, and identifying, as active, resource units whose transmitted power, as determined from transformed quantized phase angle samples, bears a first predetermined relationship to transmitted power of the other resource units. Transmitted power of a resource unit may be compared to the total transmitted power of all resource units, or to the transmitted power of one of the other resource units whose transmitted power is a maximum transmitted power of all resource units. A receiver may implement the method.
US10681675B2
Exemplary embodiments provide a method and apparatus for transmitting data through a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs), the method including: generating, at a first UE, first D2D data, the first D2D data corresponding to a transport block (TB) unit; and transmitting, from the first UE to a second UE, the first D2D data through at least one D2D communication resource, the at least one D2D communication resource being based on a sub-RPT (sub-resource pattern for transmission). An RPT defined in a D2D resource pool is configured based on the sub-RPT, and the sub-RPT indicates the at least one D2D communication resource for the transmission of the first D2D data among at least two D2D communication candidate resources.
US10681672B2
A method is described, comprising: creating, at a coordinating server, a user page cache table, the user page cache table associates a user equipment (UE) identifier with a last known location of the UE and a virtual base station instance; creating, at the coordinating server, a neighbor relation table, the neighbor relation table associates each cell to neighbor cells; receiving, at the coordinating server from a core network, a paging message for a user equipment (UE), the paging message comprises a tracking area identity (TAI), the UE identifier, and the virtual base station instance; querying, at the coordinating server, in the user page cache table based on the UE identifier received in the paging message to identify the virtual base station instance and the last known location; forwarding, from the coordinating server to the last known location of the UE, the paging message based on the queried last known location.
US10681670B2
A method of measuring a reference signal for positioning in a wireless communication system, includes receiving assistant data related to a plurality of cells including a reference cell and one or more neighbor cells for positioning; upon receiving the assistant data, calculating a reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurement value using: a first type reference signal of the plurality of cells, and a second type reference signal of the plurality of cells, wherein the first type reference signal is used for positioning, and wherein the second type reference signal is a reference signal commonly used within one cell; and reporting the RSTD measurement value to a location server.
US10681666B2
Coarse location estimation for mobile devices is disclosed for detecting mobile device presence at general locations of interest and switching operating modes and services for one or more location context aware applications. In some implementations, sensor data is received from a plurality of data sources at a location. For each data source, a first probability is estimated that the mobile device is at the location based on sensor data from the data sources. A second probability is estimated that the mobile device is not at the location based on sensor data from the data sources. The first and second estimated probabilities are statistically combined to generate a third estimated probability that the mobile device is at the location.
US10681665B2
Methods and apparatus to enable and disable cellular services for one or more cellular capable secondary wireless devices associated with a primary wireless device are disclosed. The primary wireless device, in response to detecting a status change of an in use state of a cellular capable secondary wireless device can provide a notification to a network server of a wireless network to disable cellular wireless services for previously enabled cellular capable secondary wireless devices and to enable cellular wireless services for the cellular capable secondary wireless device. Control of cellular wireless services for cellular capable secondary wireless devices can be based on a combination of registration for services, activation and deactivation of eSIMs on the cellular capable secondary wireless devices, and/or changes to eSIM states or contexts maintained by the network server.
US10681660B2
A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving narrowband (NB) synchronization signals. A base station transmits an NB secondary synchronization signal (SSS) indicating N NB cell identities assigned for NB Internet of Things (IoT) operation, a specific sequence generated by multiplying a base sequence with a cover sequence in element units is used for the NB SSS, wherein the base sequence is generated through a second Zadoff-Chu sequence having a length corresponding to a largest prime number less than a length L in a frequency domain, and the specific sequence is divisionally mapped to and transmitted in a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in elements each having a length M.
US10681659B2
It takes a processing time to perform a security process on a time synchronization message, thus the difference of a delay time required for the security process can be made between a time at which the time synchronization message is actually transmitted and a transmission time assigned to the time synchronization message, and therefore, the difference between the actual transmission time of the time synchronization message and the assigned transmission time needs to be reduced. In generation of a secure time synchronization message in the synchronization system according to embodiments of the present invention, most of the security processes is performed in an upper layer which is an MAC layer or a higher layer, and processes including the assignment of the transmission time and assignment of authentication information for authenticating validity of the transmission time are performed in a physical layer.
US10681658B2
Communication apparatus is disclosed which is suitable for communicating with a mobile communication device in a communication system which uses a plurality of radio frames wherein each radio frame is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of subframes, each subframe is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of slots, and each slot is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of symbols. The communication apparatus operates a communication cell, generates discovery signals, for use in a cell search procedure, each discovery signal comprising a pair of synchronisation signals and a further signal, and transmits each synchronisation signal and the further signal in a respective symbol of a radio frame. The symbol in which the further signal is transmitted separated, in the time domain, by no more than half a radio frame from at least one of said pair of synchronisation signals.
US10681652B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for power control. For example, a method is provided for wireless communication by a user equipment that includes determining whether a sum of a first power limit for communicating on an uplink associated with a first radio access technology and a second power limit for communicating on an uplink associated with a second radio access technology is greater than an overall power limit for communicating on uplinks by the user equipment. The method further includes scaling down power used for a transmission on the uplink associated with the first radio access technology during the first time or dropping a transmission on the uplink associated with the first radio access technology during the first time when the sum is greater than the overall power limit.
US10681649B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for spatial reuse for neighboring nodes of distribution networks, so they may transmit without causing interference to nodes of the distribution network.
US10681643B2
This disclosure relates to techniques for opportunistically depowering receiver chains of a wireless device. Based on control information, a device may determine whether the current number of active receiver chains can be reduced while maintaining a target achievable code rate for a period of data reception associated with the control information. Additionally, the device may generate and use a lookup table to determine whether to depower receiver chains, and which receiver chains to depower.
US10681642B2
A method for controlling unlocking and related products are provided. The method includes the following. A touch display screen of a terminal instructs a fingerprint recognition device of the terminal to collect fingerprint data upon detecting a first touch operation in a first area. The fingerprint recognition device collects the fingerprint data and sends the fingerprint data to an application processor AP of the terminal. The AP compares the fingerprint data with preset fingerprint template data in the terminal, and lights up the touch display screen and unlocks a lock-screen interface when the fingerprint data is matched with the fingerprint template data.
US10681636B2
In an embodiment, there is provided a method for optimization of network signalling load and/or User Equipment power consumption in a packet mobile system wherein an User Equipment UE has access to a network comprising a Core Network CN accessed by a Radio Access Network RAN, a method wherein CN assistance information is provided by said CN to said RAN for an UE, said CN assistance information including information determined in said CN based on a learning by said CN of a traffic pattern and/or a mobility pattern of said UE, and said CN assistance information is used in said RAN to adjust RAN parameters enabling to control transitions between idle and connected state and/or power consumption in connected state for said UE.
US10681624B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium may be described in the present disclosure. The apparatus may be a user equipment. The apparatus may determine whether a number of unsuccessful repetitions associated with performance of a first type of scanning exceeds a repetition threshold. The apparatus may perform a second type of beam scanning based on the determination that the number of unsuccessful repetitions exceeded the repetition threshold.
US10681623B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for cell access via the anchor carrier. In one novel aspect, the default bandwidth with a default subcarrier spacing in an anchor carrier is provided. The subcarrier spacing for the default bandwidth is the minimum subcarrier spacing of the numerologies supported by the system, depending on the frequency band and/or the deployment scenario. In one embodiment, one or more control information comprising SS1, SS2, RS, NR_MIB, and NR_ESI are received over the default bandwidth. In another embodiment, the Non-ESI information is received through one of Non-ESI carriers comprising a Msg4 during RACH access procedure, a dedicated channel for the UE as a user specific data scheduled by a SI-response message, and a broadcast data with a default or configurable period indicated for transmission by a SI-response message.
US10681622B2
Embodiments of a station (STA) and method for ranging in accordance with Neighborhood Awareness Network (NAN) communication are generally described herein. An initiator STA may determine, for a data service that is to be established between the initiator STA and a responder STA on a NAN data link, whether a ranging procedure is to be performed for the data service. As part of the ranging procedure, range measurements or fine timing may be determined. When the ranging procedure is to be performed for the data service, ranging configuration parameters may be included in data request messages, publish messages and other messages sent by the STAs 103. In some cases, the STAs 103 may refrain from exchanging separate messages for communication of ranging information.
US10681609B2
A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for rerouting a location-based phone call. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a home cellular network and a location-based routing platform. The home cellular network may be configured to receive registration data indicating a cellular tower communicatively coupled with a cellular device, receive a location-based telephone call from the cellular device, and send the registration data to a location-based routing platform. The location-based routing platform may be configured to receive the registration data from the home cellular network, determine a location of the cellular device, and send a redirection request to the home cellular network for the home cellular network to redirect the location-based telephone call to a local phone system associated with the location of the cellular device, where the home cellular network is configured to redirect the location-based telephone call to the local phone system.
US10681607B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for an enhanced RSS (eRSS) mechanisms are provided. The eRSS mechanisms may involve routing received data packets to application processor cores based on network-specific identifier(s), such as an Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearer identity (ID), a Packet Data Network (PDN) ID, an Access Point Name (APN), or a Quality of Service (QoS) Flow Identifier (QFI). The network-specific IDs may be located in a layer 2 (L2) protocol stack, which may be stored in cache for use by different layers in the L2 protocol stack. In this way, the network-specific IDs may be readily available for use by the eRSS mechanism, which may improve cache efficiency and reduce storage overhead. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10681599B2
According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device of performing radio resource management (RRM) measurements for mobility in a wireless network comprises obtaining a measurement configuration for measuring mobility signals in connected mode. The measurement configuration includes a reference signal type. The reference signal type indicates a particular type of reference signal of a plurality of possible reference signal types (e.g., PSS, SSS, DMRS, CSI-RS). The method further comprises configuring the wireless device to measure a reference signal of the indicated type; receiving the reference signal of the indicated type; and measuring the reference signal according to the measurement configuration.
US10681598B1
A wireless communication network serve User Equipment (UEs) over Fifth Generation New Radio (5GNR) and Long Term Evolution (LTE). A 5GNR access node receive user data for wireless delivery to the UEs and splits the user data into LTE and 5GNR portions. The 5GNR access node transfers the 5GNR portion to the UEs over 5GNR links and transfers the LTE portion to an LTE access node over X2 links. The LTE access node transfers the LTE portion to the UEs over LTE links. The 5GNR access node identifies X2 link quality. When the X2 link experiences low quality, the 5GNR access node transfers user data to the UEs over 5GNR links without splitting the data to LTE. When the X2 link status has adequate quality, then the 5GNR access node starts splitting user data to LTE again.
US10681592B1
When a UE is served by a first radio access network (RAN) and is engaged in a voice call such as a VoIP call, a determination will be made that the UE is at an edge of coverage (e.g., threshold poor coverage) of the first RAN and that there is no other adjacent coverage of the first RAN that could support the voice call. In response, signaling will cause a second RAN to page the UE via the first RAN so as to cause the UE to transition from being served by the first RAN to being served by the second RAN. More generally, when a UE has poor coverage of its serving RAN, another RAN will pull the UE to the second RAN by paging the UE to trigger transition of the UE from to the second RAN.
US10681583B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may measure a power value for each beam from one or more cells and calculate an average beam power for each cell. The UE may transmit these calculated averages to a base station in a report, and the base station may select a cell for communications based on the measurement report. The UE may also include a number indicating how many beams are used when calculating an average beam power, a ratio between a maximum and minimum beam power for each cell, two average beam powers based on two defined thresholds, or a combination of these measurements, in the transmitted report. The UE may add a bias to the average beam power for a particular cell to indicate a preference for that cell over the other candidate cells.
US10681578B2
A first wireless communication device includes a timing module to provide a timing synchronization function (TSF) time. A fine timing measurement module is to transmit a first request to perform a fine timing measurement to determine a distance between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device. The first request includes a first value of the TSF time at which to start a burst period of the fine timing measurement, and the first value is determined in accordance with the TSF time provided by the timing module. The fine timing measurement module is further to receive a first response as transmitted from the second wireless communication device in response to the first request and transmit a second request to start the burst period at a TSF time indicated by the first value. The first response includes the first value of the TSF time.
US10681567B2
There are provided measures for configuration of radio communication in radio-assisted road traffic management scenarios. Such measures exemplarily comprise (for managing a predetermined area in a radio-assisted road traffic management scenario) detecting a specific road traffic condition in said predetermined area, and transmitting a configuration signaling instructing a configuration of at least one radio communication related parameter.
US10681558B2
A communication circuit arrangement includes a sub sampling circuit configured to obtain wideband signal data including candidate reference sequences from a plurality of carrier channels and to downsample the wideband signal data to shift the candidate reference sequences closer to each other in frequency, a comparison circuit configured to compare the downsampled signal data to a composite detection sequence to detect whether any of the candidate reference sequences match any of a plurality of predefined reference sequences in the composite detection sequence, and a decision circuit configured to determine whether any of the plurality of carrier channels contain an active network based on the detection results.
US10681557B2
Operations by a wireless communication network include obtaining information of available cell resources of cells in at least a segment of the wireless communications network, and the current operation state of each cell in the segment. The operations further include obtaining a current traffic demand in the segment, and obtaining previously stored spatial channel characteristics for wireless devices being associated with the cells in the segment. The spatial channel characteristics for at least one wireless device of the wireless device is given between the at least one wireless device and at least two cells in the segment. A determination is then made whether to affect the operation state of at least one of the cells or not according to the information of available cell resources, the current traffic demand, and the previously stored spatial channel characteristics.
US10681554B2
A controller node for a wireless communication system includes a processor for operating the controller node in a configuration test context. The processor is configured to transmit at least one configuration test message including at least one configuration test setting and at least one operational setting to at least one first radio node and at least one second radio node, receive a test report indicating at least one result of at least one configuration test of the configuration test context, determine from the test report a capability of the at least one first radio node to operate as an authorized and verified radio node in the wireless communication system, and transmit the capability to the at least one first radio node that the at least one first radio node is an authorized and verified radio node.
US10681553B2
In order for making MTC more efficient and/or secure, a base station forming a communication system connects a UE to a core network. A node serves as an entering point to the core network for a service provider, and transmits traffic between the service provider and the UE. The node establishes, as a connection to the base station, a first connection for directly transceiving messages between the node and the base station. Alternatively, the node establishes a second connection for transparently transceiving the messages through a different node that is placed within the core network and has established a different secure connection to the base station.
US10681552B2
The invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting the loss, theft or unauthorized use of a device and/or altering the functionality of the device in response. In one embodiment, a device monitors its use, its local environment, and/or its operating context to determine that the device is no longer within the control of an authorized user. The device may receive communications or generate an internal signal altering its functionality, such as instructing the device to enter a restricted use mode, a surveillance mode, to provide instructions to return the device and/or to prevent unauthorized use or unauthorized access to data. Additional embodiments also address methods and systems for gathering forensic data regarding an unauthorized user to assist in locating the unauthorized user and/or the device.
US10681550B2
The present application provides a method, a base station controller, and a user equipment. The method includes: determining, by a base station controller of a user equipment, a first access point set, and sending information about the first access point set to the user equipment; and determining, by the user equipment according to the first access point set, an access point for accessing a wireless local area network. In embodiments of the present application, when a user equipment needs to access a wireless local area network through an access point to access the Internet, a base station controller may notify the user equipment of an available access point. In this way, the user equipment can access the wireless local area network directly through the available access point and does not need to request a password from an operator and enter the password during access.
US10681539B2
A multi-band channel encrypting switch control device is provided. The device comprises a transmission part and a receiving part. The transmission part comprises: a first controller to store a secret key and to send a digital signal; an encrypting unit to encrypt the digital signal; a multi-band transmitter to select a plurality of wavebands to transmit the encrypted signal on the plurality of wavebands under control of the secret key; and a switch. The receiving part comprises: a multi-band detector to receive the encrypted signal transmitted on the plurality of wavebands; a decrypting unit to decrypt the encrypted signal; and a second controller to store the secret key and to decide whether or not to issue a switch signal by processing the signal and making decisions using the process result. A transmission device, a receiving device, and a control method are also provided. The encrypted data is transmitted via different channels to reduce possibility of signal interception during the transmission, thereby improving security significantly.
US10681537B2
The present invention relates to a method and a device for allocating an address of a terminal for transreceiving in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, provided are the method and the device for: transmitting a first request message requesting context information of a terminal to a home subscriber server (HSS); receiving a first reply message including the context information from the HSS; transmitting a second request message requesting a session configuration for transreceiving data of the terminal to a gateway; and receiving from the gateway a second reply message including a session identifier indicating a session configured in response to the second request message.
US10681532B2
Multi-card mobile terminal, and service switching method and device thereof are provided. The method includes: when network mode switch is performed, switching a data transmission channel in a current network mode which performs multi-card service into a data transmission channel in a target network mode; updating a mapping relation between service identification of a corresponding subscriber identity card and the data transmission channel in the current network mode into a mapping relation between the service identification of the corresponding subscriber identity card and the data transmission channel in the target network mode; and performing multi-card service based on the mapping relation between the service identification of the corresponding subscriber identity card and the data transmission channel in the target network mode. For a multi-card mobile terminal which uses a same data transmission channel to perform multi-card service, the multi-card service may be continued when a network mode changes.
US10681528B2
A method for device-to-device direct communication in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed by a first terminal, and the method comprises the steps of: setting, as a transmission gap period, a candidate time period in which a first message including location information of a second terminal will be periodically received from the second terminal; and periodically receiving the first message from the second terminal within the transmission gap period. A message is not transmitted from the first terminal through a candidate carrier on which the first message is to be received within the transmission gap period.
US10681507B2
According to one embodiment, a system includes a base station wirelessly connected to a first handset and a second handset, the base station including a first communication port configured to create a wireless connection to a first mobile telephone and a second mobile telephone via Bluetooth, where the first mobile telephone uses a first mobile telephone network and the second mobile telephone uses a second mobile telephone network.
US10681505B2
A method and an apparatus for performing direct communication with at least one other user equipment are provided. The method and apparatus comprises upon generation of an event requiring the direct communication, transmitting a floor request, monitoring whether a response to the floor request is received from at least one adjacent UE, if a response to the floor request is not received until the floor request is transmitted a predetermined number of times at a predetermined interval, determining that a transmission right for the direct communication is granted, and if it is determined that the transmission right is granted, transmitting a signal to the at least one other UE by the direct communication.
US10681504B2
A system for the transmission of group multimedia data to a set of clients affiliated to a communication group, the communication system including a control entity; a signaling participating entity; a participating entity supporting a unicast distribution service, called unicast entity; a participating entity supporting a broadcast distribution service, called broadcast entity; the communication system including a software bus linking the different participating entities to convey information messages exchanged between the different participating entities, for: enabling each unicast entity to maintain a first list of multimedia clients for each communication group to which has become affiliated at least one multimedia client; maintain a second list of multimedia clients for each geographic zone; and enabling each broadcast entity to maintain a third list of multimedia clients for each communication group to which has become affiliated at least one multimedia client.
US10681503B2
A user equipment (UE) device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to register a service class for the UE device with multicast middleware installed on the UE device. The processor may be further configured to obtain a multicast session list associated with the service class from a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) device; identify a broadcast associated with the service class based on the obtained multicast session list; instruct the multicast middleware to tune into the identified broadcast during a time period associated with the identified broadcast; receive content associated with the identified broadcast using the multicast middleware; retrieve the content associated with the identified broadcast from the multicast middleware; and provide the retrieved content to an application installed on the UE device.
US10681488B1
A sound producing apparatus is provided. The sound producing apparatus includes a sound producing device disposed at a sound producing location and configured to produce a plurality of air pulses according to a driving signal; a driving circuit, receiving an input audio signal and a channel-shaping signal and configured to generate the driving signal according to the input audio signal and the channel-shaping signal, wherein the channel-shaping signal is related to a channel impulse response of a channel between the sound producing location and a sound constructing location; a signal processing circuit, configured to generate the channel-shaping signal according to the channel impulse response.
US10681486B2
A method for obtaining Hi-Res audio transfer information is provided. The method is applicable to the electronic device having a processor. In the method, a first audio signal is captured and converted from the time domain into in the frequency domain to generate a first signal spectrum. Then, a regression analysis is performed on an energy distribution of the first signal spectrum to predict an extended energy distribution according to the first signal spectrum, and head-related parameters are used to compensate for the extended energy distribution to generate an extended signal spectrum. Finally, the first signal spectrum and the extended signal spectrum are combined into a second signal spectrum which is converted from the frequency domain into the time domain to generate a second audio signal including Hi-Res audio transfer information.
US10681482B2
An apparatus for generating one or more audio channels is provided. The apparatus includes a metadata decoder for receiving one or more compressed metadata signals. Each of the one or more compressed metadata signals includes a plurality of first metadata samples. The metadata decoder is configured to generate one or more reconstructed metadata signals and to generate each of the second metadata samples of each reconstructed metadata signal of the one or more reconstructed metadata signals depending on at least two of the first metadata samples of the reconstructed metadata signal. The apparatus includes an audio channel generator for generating the one or more audio channels depending on the one or more audio object signals and depending on the one or more reconstructed metadata signals. An apparatus for generating encoded audio information including one or more encoded audio signals and one or more compressed metadata signals is provided.
US10681473B2
Some preferred embodiments include a microphone system for receiving sound waves, the microphone including a back plate, a radiation plate, first and second electrodes, first and second insulator layers, a power source and a microphone controller. The radiation plate is clamped to the back plate so that there is a hermetically sealed circular gap between the radiation plate and the back plate. The first electrode is fixedly attached to a side of the back plate proximate to the gap. The second electrode is fixedly attached to a side of the radiation plate. The insulator layers are attached to the back plate and/or the radiation plate, on respective gap sides thereof, so that the insulator layers are between the electrodes. The microphone controller is configured to use the power source to drive the microphone at a selected operating point comprising normalized static mechanical force, bias voltage, and relative bias voltage level. A radius and height of the gap, and a thickness of the radiation plate, are determined using the selected operating point so that a sensitivity of the microphone at the selected operating point is an optimum sensitivity for the selected operating point.
US10681471B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus for using a two-dimensional distributed mode actuator. One of the systems includes a transducer adapted to create a force to cause vibration of a load to generate sound waves, the transducer having a first width along a first axis; a transfer portion connected to the transducer along a first side parallel to the first axis, and having a second width along the first axis that is less than the first width; and a stub connected to the transfer portion along a second side of the transfer portion that is parallel to the first axis and an opposite side from the first side connected to the transducer, having a third width that is greater than the second width, and having a surface adapted to connect to the load to transfer the force received from the transducer through the transfer portion to the load.
US10681467B2
The present disclosure relates to a slim acoustic transducer having a thin thickness a low-frequency reproduction capability and a sound pressure level in the entire frequency band of which may not be lowered. A slim acoustic transducer includes a diaphragm; a voice coil disposed at a peripheral portion of the diaphragm; and a permanent magnet disposed around the voice coil and configured to apply a magnetic field to the voice coil, wherein a maximum amplitude of the diaphragm is less than a thickness of the permanent magnet.
US10681464B2
Provided are an acoustic diaphragm and an acoustic device including the same. The acoustic diaphragm may include graphene nanoparticles, and an average particle size of the graphene nanoparticles may be about 10 nm or less. The graphene nanoparticles substantially may have a particle size of about 1 nm to about 10 nm. The graphene nanoparticles may include at least one functional group selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a carbonyl group, an epoxy group, an amine group, and an amide group.
US10681462B2
An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes an output circuit, an input circuit, and a processor. The output circuit is connected to plural speaker devices. The processor controls the output circuit to cause each of the speaker devices to output an audio signal, and identifies whether each of the speaker devices is connected based on the audio signal received through the input circuit.
US10681450B2
A wireless earpiece includes a wireless earpiece housing, at least one microphone for detecting ambient environment sound, and a processor disposed within the wireless earpiece housing, the processor configured to distinguish between two or more sources of sound within the ambient environment sound. The wireless earpiece further includes a user interface operatively connected to the processor. The processor is configured to receive user input through the user interface to select one of the sources of sound within the ambient environment sound and wherein the processor is configured to process the ambient environment sound to emphasize portions of the ambient environment sound generated by the one of the sources of the ambient environment sound selected by the user to produce a modified sound. The earpiece may further include a speaker operatively connected to the processor to reproduce the modified sound.
US10681449B2
An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, wherein the earpiece housing is configured to substantially encompass an opening of an ear canal to physically block ambient sound from entering the ear canal. The earpiece further includes a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, at least one microphone operatively connected to the processor and configured to sense ambient sound, and a speaker operatively connected to the processor. The processor is configured to process the ambient sound from the microphone and add additional ambient sound to produce a modified ambient sound at the speaker.
US10681448B2
A device including a container pouch implement, wherein said container pouch implement is configured to be operable for storing an earphone or an earbud paraphernalia, at least two container constituent, wherein each of said at least two container constituents is configured to receive an earbud, a tapered stem portion, wherein said tapered stem portion is configured to connect said at least two container constituents, and an attachment stem portion, wherein said attachment stem portion is configured to engage said at least two container constituents with said container pouch implement.
