US10752684B2
The present invention relates to Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR) that are recombinant chimeric proteins able to redirect immune cell specificity and reactivity toward selected membrane antigens, and more particularly in which extracellular ligand binding is a scFV derived from a ROR1 monoclonal antibody, conferring specific immunity against ROR1 positive cells. The engineered immune cells endowed with such CARs are particularly suited for treating lymphomas and leukemia, and for solid tumors such as breast, colon, lung, and kidney tumors.
US10752671B2
A method of making hydrolyzed marine Type II collagen includes the mixing of marine cartilage, water, an enzyme and a protease enzyme for an extended period of time. Once mixed, the mixture is heated for a period of time at 150° F. Once heated, the enzymes are deactivated, the bone sediment separated, and the fat removed. Next, maltodextrin is added to the mixture and finally the mixture is spray dried to form a collagen powder.
US10752669B2
The present invention pertains to polynucleotides that encode CDR3 in TCR-[alpha] and TCR-[beta] chain genes of CD4+ helper T-cells that are specific to WT1 helper peptides having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 123. The present invention further pertains to the peptides encoded by said polynucleotides. The present invention further pertains to CD4+ T cells into which TCR genes that contain said polynucleotides have been introduced, the induction of WT1-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) using the CD4+ T-cells, the treatment of cancer, etc.
US10752663B2
Provided are methods for promoting the healing of injuries to tendons and ligaments by administering a NELL1 protein or a nucleic acid encoding a NELL1 protein to a subject in need thereof. Also provided are NELL1 compositions and methods for promoting tissue regeneration, promoting the healing of wounds, and enhancing fibroblast migration, proliferation, or both migration and proliferation.
US10752662B2
Methods of treating or inhibiting inflammation in a subject include administering an anti-inflammatory protein to the subject. In some embodiments, the protein has at least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 17, or fragments thereof. Isolated polypeptides, nucleic acids, and recombinant vectors including a nucleic acid encoding the anti-inflammatory protein (such as a nucleic acid encoding a protein with at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 17, or fragments thereof) operably linked to a heterologous promoter are also disclosed.
US10752658B2
The present disclosure provides variant OmpG polypeptides, compositions comprising the OmpG variant polypeptides, and methods for using the variant OmpG polypeptides as nanopores for determining the sequence of single stranded nucleic acids. The variant OmpG nanopores reduce the ionic current noise versus the parental OmpG polypeptide from which they are derived and thereby enable sequencing of polynucleotides with single nucleotide resolution. The reduced ionic current noise also provides for the use of these OmpG nanopore variants in other single molecule sensing applications, e.g., protein sequencing.
US10752641B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of FXIa and plasma kallikrein. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating thromboembolic and/or inflammatory disorders using the same.
US10752639B2
The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I-E) for inhibiting the interaction of menin with MLL1, MLL2 and MLL-fusion oncoproteins. The compounds are useful for the treatment of leukemia, solid cancers, diabetes and other diseases dependent on activity of MLL1, MLL2, MLL fusion proteins, and/or menin.
US10752636B2
The invention provides a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as described herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I, processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, therapeutic methods for treating the proliferation of the HIV virus, treating AIDS or delaying the onset of AIDS symptoms in a mammal using compounds of Formula I.
US10752621B2
The present invention relates to oxazolidinone Compounds of Formula (I): (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, E, and R1 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise at least one oxazolidinone compound of the invention. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting growth of mycobacterial cells as well as a method of treating mycobacterial infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxazolidinone of the invention and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a composition comprising such compound and/or salt.
US10752616B2
The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain bicycloheteroaryl-heteroaryl-benzoic acid compounds of the following formula (for convenience, collectively referred to herein as “BHBA compounds”), which, inter alia, are (selective) retinoic acid receptor beta (RARβ) (e.g., RARβ2) agonists. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to (selectively) activate RARβ (e.g., RARβ2), to cause or promote neurite development, neurite outgrowth, and/or neurite regeneration, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by RARβ (e.g., RARβ2), that are ameliorated by the activation of RARβ (e.g., RARβ2), etc., including, e.g., neurological injuries such as spinal cord injuries.
US10752611B2
The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US10752605B2
Compounds represented by formulae I, II, III, and IV including pro-drugs for treprostinil and prostacyclin analogs. Uses include treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The structures of the compounds can be adapted to the particular application for a suitable treatment dosage. Transdermal applications can be used.
US10752599B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to a crystalline form of the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising this crystalline form; methods of using this crystalline form and its soluble form (I); and processes for preparing soluble (I) and crystalline (I′) forms.
US10752596B2
The invention provides a compound having a GLUT9 inhibitory activity. The compound is of Formula [I] wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10752592B2
The present application relates to analogues of morphan and morphinan, compositions thereof, and methods for treating a disease or condition comprising administering an effective amount of the compounds or compositions to a subject in need thereof.
US10752589B2
The present invention provides novel compounds with improved solubility and altered pharmacokinetic properties. The compounds of the present invention may be represented by Formula (I).
US10752584B2
The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for preventing, treating or curing Hepatitis B (HBV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment, prevention or eradication of HBV infection.
US10752579B2
A method of production of carbamic acid ester has a high yield and high selectivity and is superior in economy. The method of production of a carbamic acid ester includes reacting an amine, carbon dioxide, and an alkoxysilane compound in the presence of a catalyst containing a zinc compound or an alkali metal compound or in the presence of an ionic liquid. A carbamic acid ester is produced, for example by reacting aniline, carbon dioxide, and tetramethoxysilane at a temperature of 150 to 180° C. in the presence of zinc acetate and 2,2′-bipyridine.
US10752576B1
The present invention relates in part to novel cationic lipids and their use, e.g., in delivering nucleic acids to cells.
US10752563B2
Provided is a hydrogenation method that with respect to a hydrocarbon mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and vinylacetylene, enables hydrogenation of vinylacetylene while inhibiting reduction of 1,3-butadiene concentration. The hydrogenation method is a method of hydrogenating a hydrocarbon mixture containing 1,3-butadiene and vinylacetylene that includes a step of bringing the hydrocarbon mixture and a hydrogenation catalyst into contact in the presence of hydrogen to hydrogenate at least vinylacetylene. The hydrocarbon mixture contains 1 mass % or more of vinylacetylene. The hydrogenation catalyst includes palladium and has a CO adsorption amount of 0.5 cm3/g or less.
US10752559B2
A particulate, urea-containing composition and use of an additive for producing a particulate, urea-containing composition and methods of producing a particulate, urea-containing composition.
US10752555B2
A method for producing a transparent polycrystalline ceramic includes forming at least one planar transparent region near a surface within the ceramic, wherein the at least one planar transparent region has a lower thermal expansion coefficient than other regions of the ceramic. The method further includes generating compressive stresses in the at least one planar transparent region near the surface after a thermal treatment and cooling.
US10752547B2
Cementitious mixtures, compositions for use in cementitious mixtures, and methods of producing cementitious mixtures wherein the compositions are suitable for modifying or improving certain properties of the cementitious mixtures. The compositions include a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) hydrogel having a macromolecular network structure, and at least one pozzolanic material that is chemically incorporated into the macromolecular network structure of the SAP hydrogel.
US10752537B2
Mineral fibers have a chemical composition including the following constituents, as weight percentages: SiO2 30% to 50%, Al2O3 10% to 20%, CaO+MgO 20% to 35%, Na2O+K2O 1% to 10%, wherein the mineral fibers include a content of total iron, expressed as Fe2O3, of from 5% to 15% and a redox, which corresponds to the weight ratio between the content of ferrous iron, expressed as Fe2O3, and the total content of iron, expressed as Fe2O3, of less than 0.6.
US10752524B2
A metal ion generator for fluids includes a pipe having an insertion aperture positioned between the fluid inlet and fluid exit, and a conductive member configured to be removably secured in the insertion aperture. The conductive member includes a rigid non-conductive extension and a metal bar. When secured in the insertion aperture, the rigid non-conductive extension positions the metal bar into the direct flow of fluid between the fluid inlet and the fluid exit. A power source applies a voltage to the conductive member causing the metal bar to function as an anode and generate metal ions that are transferred into the fluid. The power supply also connects to a cathode such as the pipe or a second conductive member secured in the insertion aperture.
US10752520B2
A water or wastewater treatment process that includes a dissolved air flotation process for removing suspended solids from influent water or mixed liquor. In one process, the dissolved air flotation process is carried out in the absence of adding a coagulant or a flocculant, but yet produces TSS removal efficiencies comparable to those achieved by conventional dissolved air flotation processes that employ a coagulant and a flocculant. In other processes, a coagulant and/or a flocculant is added directly to the mixing zone of a dissolved air flotation system or is added via a pressurized white water injection system. In another process, the use of a coagulant and a flocculant is useful in removing TSS and reducing the concentration of phosphorus in the water being treated.
US10752506B2
A technique of suppressing a decrease in dispersibility of nanostructures in a nanostructure dispersion liquid that is stored or transported after production is provided. A nanostructure dispersion liquid-containing container is formed by filling an airtight container with a nanostructure dispersion liquid containing nanostructures and a dispersion medium. The nanostructures include at least one selected from the group consisting of nanocarbons, nanofibers, and nanowires, and a filling rate of the nanostructure dispersion liquid is 97 vol % or more.
US10752502B2
This disclosure relates generally to processes sour gas treating for H2S Removal, separation of impurities such as hydrocarbons, BTEX and mercaptans and the Partial Acid Gas Enrichment integrated system from the sour gas field developments, or any application. The combination of innovation schemes comprises one or more absorbers, primary and secondary regenerators. The secondary regenerator functions are, enriching the H2S stream further and to separate the hydrocarbons, mercaptans and BTEX where an additional acid gas enrichment and hydrocarbons removal could be eliminated. Then there is a unique sulfur recovery and tail gas treating with a unique 2-zone reaction furnace, tail gas absorber which operated as partial acid gas enrichment by receiving split acid gas from the SRU and the hydrolysis reactor to hydrolyze sulfur compounds.The acid gas from the primary and the secondary amine regeneration and the acid gas recycle from the tail gas which is preheated and these streams flow to the 2-zones reaction furnace in the sulfur recovery unit to establish a stable low emission and higher recovery.
US10752499B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device package includes providing an electrically insulating film having film terminal contacts on a surface thereof, and an opening therethrough. A semiconductor device arrangement at least including a carrier element having arranged thereon a projecting element and element terminal contacts is deposited on the film, wherein the projecting element is introduced into the opening and the element terminal contacts are arranged in contact with the film terminal contacts. The planarization layer is deposited over the carrier element and the film.
US10752498B2
A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component including a substrate and a cap which is joined to the substrate, and, together with the substrate, encloses a first cavity, a first pressure prevailing and a first gas mixture having a first chemical composition being enclosed in the first cavity. In a first step, an access opening connecting the first cavity to surroundings of the micromechanical component being formed in the substrate or in the cap. In a second step, the first pressure and/or the first chemical composition in the first cavity being set. In a third step, the access opening being sealed by introducing energy or heat into an absorbing portion of the substrate or the cap with the aid of a laser, a reversible getter for further setting the first pressure and/or the first chemical composition being introduced into the first cavity chronologically prior to the third step.
US10752495B2
The present disclosure relates to a MEMS package having different trench depths, and a method of fabricating the MEMS package. In some embodiments, a first trench in a first device region, a second trench in a second region, and a scribe trench in a scribe line region are formed at a front side of a cap substrate. Then, a hard mask is formed and patterned over the cap substrate. Then, a stopper is formed by performing an etch to the cap substrate such that a first portion of a bottom surface of the first trench uncovered by the hard mask is recessed while a second portion of the bottom surface of the first trench covered by the hard mask is non-altered to form a stopper within the first trench. Then, a second etch is performed to the second trench to lower the bottom surface of the second trench.
US10752493B2
A micromechanical spring for an inertial sensor includes first and second spring elements situated parallel to each other and anchored on an anchoring element of the inertial sensor; and a third spring element situated between the two spring elements, anchored on the anchoring element, and having on both external sides a defined number of nub elements that are formed so as to have an increasing distance from the spring elements in a defined fashion as the distance from the anchoring element increases.
US10752490B2
A fuel dispensing apparatus and method for delivering fuel from a fuel source is disclosed. The fuel dispensing apparatus also includes an electronic control system in communication with a particle detector. The electronic control system is configured to determine, based on raw particle counts of the particle detector, a particle ratio and whether the particle ratio exceeds a particle threshold.
US10752488B2
The present invention discloses a system and method for sequentially toggling a peristaltic pump disposed within a thermal cubicle for order-specific mixing of ingredients in a intermediary reservoir based on a recipe flow logic, the method comprising the steps of: receiving data input from a user via the user interface; based on the received input data, controlling at least one thermoelectric element disposed within an outer shell and inner conductive lining of at least one thermal cubicle to heat or cool said thermal cubicle; and based on the received input data, sequentially pumping a heated or cooled ingredient into the at least one tubular piping in fluid communication with any one of, or combination of, an intermediary reservoir for order-sensitive mixing of at least one other ingredient and, or directly to the pour outlet for dispensing.
US10752483B1
The apparatus includes a housing having a dispensing location for liquid disposed above a repository for a liquid storage container. A pressurising assembly including an air pump supplies gas to pressurize the container and cause liquid to leave the container via a delivery tube. A replaceable flow assembly including a manifold 30 and a reservoir 18 conveys liquid from the delivery tube 16 to the reservoir and thence from the reservoir 18 to the dispensing location. The manifold has an underside which includes a riser tube connector 36 and a reservoir connector 40 to rigidly mount the manifold on the reservoir. An upper side of the manifold has an outlet 33 located directly above the reservoir connector 40. The manifold contains a chamber 58 configured to convey liquid from the riser tube connector 36 to the reservoir 18 and a connector 37 for feeding a second reservoir provided with a steam venting valve. A valve connector 47 connects the steam venting valve to an air passage 29 which travels through a lifting handle 46 to the reservoir 18 via the chamber 58. The flow assembly contains no check valves or bypass valves and is self-purging on replacement.
US10752480B2
A forklift includes forks, cylinders for causing the forks to perform an ascending/descending operation in accordance with the flow rate of hydraulic oil, a first valve for controlling the flow rate of the hydraulic oil in accordance with an energizing current, a second valve 6 for regulating the flow rate of the hydraulic oil in accordance with cylinder pressure, and a control portion that calculates the flow rate to be regulated by the second valve, on the basis of cylinder pressure detected by a pressure sensor, calculates a current command value for the energizing current, with the flow rate to be controlled by the first valve being set equal to the regulated flow rate, and changes the energizing current in two stages, with the current command value as the upper limit of the energizing current, thereby decelerating the forks in two stages when stopping the ascending/descending operation.
US10752479B2
Described is a system for stabilizing a self-propelled operating machine (1), comprising scissor-like stabilizers (10), designed to pass from operating configurations, in which they stabilize the machine (1), thereby raising the wheels (22) above the ground, to a rest configuration, in which the wheels (11) are returned to the ground, in turn comprising: one or more pairs of rotatable stabilizing telescopic arms (2), each arm (2) comprising a first segment (21) and a second segment (22) extendable and retractable relative to the first segment (21) and equipped with a foot (20) for contact with the ground; first movement means (3) designed to rotate the arms (2) between a completely raised position and lowered working positions; second movement means designed to move the second segments (22) between a completely closed position and extended positions; and a processing unit configured to control the first and second movement means in such a way that the stabilizers (10) perform the following retraction sequence: rotating the arms (2) upwards to a first partially raised position; retracting the second segments (22) to a completely closed position; rotating the arms (2) upwards to the completely raised position, so that the stabilizers (10) are in the rest position.
US10752478B2
A drive train for a rescue hoist includes a first stage, a second stage, and a third stage. The first stage receives an input from a motor and the third stage provides rotational power to a cable drum. The first stage, second stage, and third stage are disposed coaxially within a common housing. The first stage provides a first speed reduction, the second stage provides a second speed reduction, and the third stage provides a third speed reduction between the motor and the cable drum. The common housing includes a mounting flange for mounting the drive train to the rescue hoist.
US10752476B2
According to some embodiments, a winch tightening apparatus comprises a mounting plate; it first moment arm coupled to the mounting plate and configured to provide leverage for rotating the mounting plate; and a pawl comprising a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally coupled to the mounting plate such that the second end pivots to engage a ratchet gear when the mounting plate is rotated in a first direction and pivots to disengage the ratchet gear when the mounting plate is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction. Some embodiments include a second moment arm coupled to the mounting plate and configured to provide leverage for rotating the mounting plate. Some embodiments include a counterweight coupled to the mounting plate and positioned to rotate the mounting plate in the second direction.
US10752471B2
There is disclosed a lifting attachment for a building unit comprising sheeting and a support structure over which the sheeting is disposed, the attachment being configured such that it can be connected to or integrated into the support structure and comprising a lifting anchor that, when the attachment is so connected or integrated, is engageable by a component for lifting the unit such that a releasable interconnection between the component and the support structure passes through an opening in the sheeting.
US10752469B2
A floor cover of an escalator or a moving walkway is described. The floor cover has a floor cover support and at least one cover element. The opening of a space provided under the floor to the surrounding floor which can be walked on can be closed in a flush manner by at least one cover element which lies on the floor cover support. The floor cover includes at least one device by which one single possible correct installation position of the at least one cover element on the floor cover support is specified. In the correct installation position, the cover element lies flush on the floor cover support, and in an incorrect installation position, the device causes at least one part of the cover element is arranged so as to visibly project beyond the floor cover support.
US10752467B2
The invention provides a method and apparatus for continuously adjusting the speed of a stairlift in response to a number of operating parameters such as battery voltage and motor current draw. The method preferably further includes monitoring the speed of a reference point on a stairlift chair and comparing this with a maximum permissible speed.
US10752446B2
A hybrid module has a bridge section with a first transverse end and a second transverse end. Each end module has a body with an inner end and an outer end. The inner ends of each module are configured to be attached to a corresponding end of the bridge section. The inner ends may be removably attached to the corresponding ends of the bridge section using a coupler on the inner end and, in some cases, a mating coupler on the corresponding end of the bridge section.
US10752443B1
Disclosed are various embodiments for an adjustable chute configured to funnel containers or packages into different types of bulk containers and bulk containers of different sizes. In one embodiment, the adjustable chute comprises a front panel, a rear panel, and first and second flexible sidewalls that can expand and contract between the front and rear panels. The front panel has a first hinged connection configured to move between a first position and a second position along a path of a chimney chute. The rear panel has a second hinged connection to the chimney chute.
US10752439B2
A shield for a compartment opening of a refuse truck body, comprising an upper segment hinged to the truck body and a lower segment hinged to the upper segment. A source of power selectively pivots the lower segment relative to the upper segment. This enables a first angle of articulation whereby the upper segment covers an upper region of the compartment opening and the lower segment covers a lower region of the compartment opening whereby the shield covers the entire opening of the compartment; a second angle whereby the upper segment covers the upper region of the opening and the lower segment is positioned such that refuse can be swept beneath the lower segment into the lower region of the opening; and a third angle whereby the upper and lower segments fully uncover the compartment opening, whereby refuse can be freely dumped out of the compartment.
US10752419B2
A packaging bag for shockproof includes a bottom wall, a shielding portion, a limiting film and a cover body. Both sides of the shielding portion are adhered to the surface of the bottom wall by heat sealing, and a nesting space is formed between the shielding portion and the bottom wall. The limiting film is stacked above the bottom wall and includes a body and a reversed portion. An accommodation space is formed between a bottom surface of the body, the surface of the bottom wall and the outer longitudinal heat sealing lines, and a limiting space is formed between the top surface of the body, an inner side of the reversed portion and the inner longitudinal heat sealing line. The cover body includes cover air columns located on an upper side of the bottom wall.
US10752418B2
A fluid storage and dispensing system that safely and efficiently stores all grades of motor oil is provided. The system is configured to accurately dispense motor oil into vehicles. The system may also be used for the storage of and dispensing of other fluids.
US10752416B2
A packing member includes a structure for accommodating an object-to-be-accommodated and a cylindrical sheet for covering the structure. The cylindrical sheet includes a first portion having a heat contraction property and includes a second portion having an elasticity higher than that of the first portion. The first portion has a display portion. The display portion is provided on a surface extending along a predetermined direction of the structure. Free end portions of the first portion and the second portion contract to surround an end surface of the structure crossing the predetermined direction of the structure.
US10752409B2
A breathing assistance apparatus has a lid and latch assembly configured for one-handed operation. The apparatus also includes a hinge assembly that separates when over-rotated but that reengages upon closing of the lid onto the main body of the apparatus.
US10752405B2
The invention provides a packaging device for packaging an object, the device comprising a tube (1) that is open (10) at one end and a stopper (2). The packaging device comprises a strip (3) of length greater than the length of the tube (1). Said strip (3) has a coupling system (4) enabling an object (5) to be coupled to said strip (3). Together with the tube (1), the strip (3) is configured to occupy a first position in which the strip (3) is held compressed inside the tube (1) by the stopper (2), said strip (3) presenting a first end (310) in bearing contact with the end wall of the tube (1) opposite from the said opening (10), and a second position in which, after the stopper (2) has been removed, the strip (3) presents a second end (320), opposite from said first end, that projects out through the opening (10) of the tube (1). The invention also provides a corresponding method of extraction.
US10752404B2
A food packaging cup comprises a cup body, an inner film bag disposed in the cup body and a cup lid structure for sealing a cup mouth of the cup body. A bag mouth of the inner film bag is connected with the cup body by a detachable structure, a liquid receiving inner cavity is formed inside the inner film bag, the inner film bag can be separated from the inner wall of the cup body, and an air hole communicated with a gap between the inner film bag and the cup body is formed on the cup body. The food packaging cup is simple in structural production, low in cost, and convenient for various classes of consumers to further drink up thick fruit juice, milk, fermented milk, yoghourt and the like, thereby avoiding residues in the cup. Moreover, garbage of two different materials can be sorted clearly.
US10752397B2
A collapsible bulk material container and sleeve configuration thereof are disclosed. The container includes a forming member assembly that provides container rigidity and stability and forms an internal geometric volumetric cavity for containing a bulk material load. A continuously woven sleeve having contiguous woven zones of selectable varied fabric weight and strength engage the forming member and provide the primary containment strength of the container. The sleeve engages the forming member either externally or internally. The sleeve includes a fabric weight zone of greatest strength adjacent the lower portion of the container.
US10752385B2
A dipole cancellation system and method may include a plurality of magnetometers for measuring a device magnetic field associated with a plurality of device coils generating a device magnetic field having a primary magnetic dipole moment. A compensating coil carrying a compensating current running a first direction that generates a compensating magnetic field having a compensating magnetic dipole moment. The compensating coil may be positioned and the first current may be selected so that the compensating magnetic dipole moment completely cancels the primary magnetic dipole moment. A method may use the system to stabilize a spacecraft by calculating an estimated torque of the spacecraft, receiving a value for an external magnetic field, receiving a value for a device magnetic field, and calculating and applying a compensating current may be then applied to the compensating coil to cancel the primary magnetic dipole moment, wherein the spacecraft is stabilized.
US10752380B2
An acoustic panel (200) for an aircraft nacelle (100) may comprise a perforated first skin (220), a second skin (230), and a core (210) sandwiched between them. A damaged portion of the perforated first skin may be removed. A fiberglass ply (510) may be coupled to the acoustic panel. A pressure differential may cause the fiberglass ply to form dimples (515) within the perforations (325) of the first skin. The fiberglass ply may be used as a template to drill holes in a replacement patch (400).
US10752371B2
The present disclosure is directed to a fan section positioned on a tail section of an aircraft, in which the fan section defines a circumferential direction, a radial direction, and an axial direction. The fan section includes a fan and a nacelle. The fan includes a plurality of fan blades and a fan shaft, in which the plurality of fan blades are rotatable with the shaft. The nacelle includes a wall at least partially enclosing the fan. The wall includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion translates relative to the second portion between a first, closed position in which the wall of the nacelle circumferentially encloses the fan and a second, open position in which at least a portion of the fan is unenclosed by the wall of the nacelle.
US10752356B2
Moving device identification information, i.e., identification information for identifying moving device 20 and operation information for specifying an operation to be performed by moving device 20 is encoded into a two-dimensional code. Image analyzing unit 25 analyzes a captured image to obtain the moving device identification information and an address of operation information. Operation information requesting unit 26 requests actual operation information from operation information storage device 10 by designating the address of operation information. Operation information storage unit 11 stores the actual operation information. Operation information transmitting unit 22 transmits the actual operation information to moving device 20 in response to the request from operation information requesting unit 26. Operation executing unit 22 acquires the moving device identification information and the actual operation information based on the captured image, and performs the operation specified by the operation information when the moving device identification information indicates its moving device.
US10752355B1
A response drone for detecting incidents within a coverage area including multiple zones is provided. With customer permission or affirmative consent, the drone may be programmed to (1) detect (or receive an indication of) triggering activity associated with one of the zones; (2) determine or receive a navigation path to that zone; (3) travel to that zone based upon the determined navigation path; (4) collect sensor data using drone-mounted sensors; and (5) transmit the collected sensor data to a user computing device associated with the coverage area for review. The response drone may be an autonomous drone in wireless communication with a smart home controller that detects triggering activity associated with an insurance-related event (e.g., fire). The autonomous drone may automatically deploy to mitigate damage to insured assets (e.g., a home or personal belongings). The autonomous drone data may be used for subsequent insurance claim handling and/or damage estimation.
US10752350B2
An aircraft includes an airframe and a distributed thrust array coupled to the airframe including at least six propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed thrust array and is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. A package delivery module is coupled to the airframe. In a VTOL orientation utilizing thrust-borne lift, a first pair of propulsion assemblies is forward of the package delivery module, a second pair of propulsion assemblies is aft of the package delivery module and a third pair of propulsion assemblies is lateral of the package delivery module. In a forward flight orientation utilizing wing-borne lift, the first pair of propulsion assemblies is below the package delivery module, the second pair of propulsion assemblies is above the package delivery module and the third pair of propulsion assemblies is lateral of the package delivery module.
US10752348B2
A scissor link includes a first component defining a first bore and including first outer pads defining first and second holes and a first recession defining a first threaded hole, a second component defining a second bore and including second outer pads defining third and fourth holes and a second recession defining a second threaded hole, a shim disposable between the first and second outer pads of the first and second components, a stud to engage with each of the first and second threaded holes to tighten the first and second components about the shim and flanking bolts insertible through respective pairs of the first through fourth holes of the first and second components.
US10752344B2
A tool for removing a bushing from a workpiece includes a tool body, a first reference, and a second reference for positioning the tool body on a workpiece. A saw slot is defined through the tool body to provide access to the workpiece for a saw blade. A saw guide is proximate the saw slot, the saw guide arranged to position a saw blade in a cutting plane spaced apart from the workpiece for removing a segment of a bushing fixed to the workpiece relative to the first and second references.
US10752343B2
An electric propulsion system includes a mast defining an axis of rotation. At least one yoke is rotatably mounted to the mast. A fairing assembly surrounds the at least one yoke. An electric motor includes a stator assembly associated with the fairing assembly and a rotor assembly associated with the yoke.
US10752341B2
A method of tip clearance estimation for a rotor blade is provided. The method includes measuring blade deflection of the rotor blade, generating a harmonic function for the rotor blade from the measured blade deflection, predicting tip displacement of the rotor blade using the generated harmonic function and adjusting a position of the rotor blade according to the predicted tip displacement.
US10752337B2
A leading edge of a wing for an aircraft that is subject to a wide temperature range. The leading edge includes a plurality of leading edge sections arranged along the wing so as to define its leading edge. Two opposing ends of each section are removably mounted to a spar of the wing and wherein side ends of each section are slidably mounted to a T-seal so as to allow unimpeded expansion of each leading edge section into a gap defined between adjacent leading edge sections.
US10752331B2
An aircraft emergency exit door (10) with opening mechanisms integrated by a grouping of the mechanisms into a door beam (3) located on a given side of a window (16) of standard dimensions. In the beam, an inner handle (1) is mounted on a main shaft (102) connected with a locking shaft (8A) on which there is mounted, against return springs (83), a door blocking/locking mechanism (8) comprising a lock (81). A mechanism for conditionally opening the door (100) includes a vent flap (110), a pivot connection (12) for coupling the flap (110) to the inner handle (1), and a blocking shaft (120) that has, at each end, a pressure lever (121) equipped with supports for blocking (122) and unblocking (123) the flap (110). Return springs (32) mounted against the conditional opening mechanism (100) are calibrated to allow the opening of the flap (110) by exerting reduced pressure in residual pressure variation conditions, and to prevent it from opening in overpressure conditions.
US10752329B2
Fuselage configurations in which window seats project into and partially occupy inter-frame spaces. In accordance with some embodiments, a frame in proximity to a window seat is equipped with a riser duct closure cover for defining a riser duct for passing a volume of air through a supply duct located below a floor of a passenger cabin through the riser duct and through a crown distribution duct located above a ceiling of the passenger cabin. In accordance with other embodiments, the frames in proximity to window seats are equipped with respective airbags. More specifically, for each pair of adjacent frames in which the forward frame of the pair is located forward of the window seat, the aft frame of the pair is located aft of the window seat, the forward frame is equipped with an airbag.
US10752326B1
A watercraft self-rescue reentry device configured to facilitate a reentry of a user into a watercraft is disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the watercraft self-rescue reentry device includes at least one pole member, the at least one pole member including at least one attachment device for attaching the at least one pole member to the watercraft; a foot step coupled to the at least one pole member, the foot step configured to accommodate a foot of a user stepping thereon while the user is attempting to reenter the watercraft from water surrounding the watercraft; and a water anchor device coupled to the at least one pole member, the water anchor device configured to resist a moment applied to the at least one pole member by the user stepping on the foot step by means of the water anchor device being at least partially immersed in the water.
US10752324B2
An assembly for storing and transporting compressed fluid, such as compressed natural gas, that includes a plurality of hexagonally stacked pipe stored in a cargo hold in or on a vessel, that includes a lower support, side supports and a forcing mechanism that presses strongly down on the pipes so that they cannot move relative to themselves or the vessel on which they are placed. The friction between the pipes causes the plurality of pipes to act as part of the vessel in terms of its structure. The stacked pipe is supported by a plurality of spacers, such as convex side up pipe segments for maintaining a gap between adjacent ones of said plurality of pipes in a same row in said stacked pipe. A load equalizer may be located above the plurality of pipes for distributing the compressive force from the forcing mechanism.
US10752315B2
A shock absorption device includes first and second assemblies, at least one pivot component and a buffering component. The first assembly is adapted to be connected to a first component of a bicycle and has at least one conical hole. The second assembly is adapted to be connected to a second component of the bicycle. The pivot component is fastened on the second assembly and has a conical portion. The conical portion is inserted into the conical hole such that the first and second assemblies are pivoted to each other. The conical portion is leaned against and fitted on the conical hole. The buffering component is disposed between the first and second assemblies. When the first and second assemblies rotate relatively to each other by taking a central axis of the conical hole as a rotation axis, force between the first and second assemblies is buffered by the buffering component.
US10752309B2
A bicycle water bottle phone holder designed for a conventional bicycle cup holder on a frame of the bicycle. The bicycle phone holder includes a rigid frame and a flexible cover to allow cavitation and bulging of a volume thereof. The bicycle phone holder also includes at least one longitudinal flanging portion to receive a tabular personal digital assistant (PDA) device inside the elongate cup. The bicycle phone holder additionally includes a retaining wall and a cylindrical portion to receive one of a water bottle and personal effects inside the holder. An edge piping adjacent the flexible cover and the frame at an outside or inside the edges and features of the holder secure the two thereto. A funnel like design secures a cell phone above a cavity at the bottom of the holder, the cavity able to receive headphones, coins, tokens, jewelry, keys, wallets and purses.
US10752305B2
Disclosed are a stair-climbing type driving device and a climbing driving method thereof. It is an object of the present invention to provide a stair-climbing type driving device, which can climb upstairs in safety regardless of height and width of the stairs when the disabled, common people who want to experience four-wheel driving devices, or robots for fire extinguishment or industrial use climb up the stairs, and a climbing driving method of the stair-climbing type driving device.
US10752303B2
An automobile comprising a cooling duct that extends to underneath the automobile to channel cooling air to a component of the automobile when the automobile is in motion is provided. A restriction located within the cooling duct that is moveable from a first position, in which airflow to the component is substantially unimpeded, to a second position in which the airflow to the component is substantially impeded, when the automobile is in motion is further provided. The automobile generates more downforce when the restriction is in the second position versus the first position. A control unit configured to select the position of the restriction to control the downforce generated by the automobile if the temperature of the component is below a predetermined level, and to select the first position for the restriction if the temperature of the component is above the predetermined level, is also provided.
US10752300B2
A motor gearbox and suspension arrangement is provided for a vehicle. The arrangement includes a drive system for driving a wheel of the vehicle, and the drive system includes an electric motor and a gear train associated with the motor. The arrangement further includes a housing that receives the motor and the gear train, and a suspension control arm having a first end configured to be connected to the vehicle and a second end configured to be connected to the housing.
US10752292B2
There is provided a vehicle lower section structure including a pair of rockers respectively provided at both vehicle width direction outer sides of a floor panel of a vehicle so as to extend in a vehicle front-rear direction, each of the rockers being configured including: an outer section that is positioned at the vehicle width direction outer side; an inner section that is integrally formed with the outer section, that is positioned at a vehicle width direction inner side, and that forms a closed cross-section section together with the outer section; and a first shock absorption section that is integrally formed with the outer section and the inner section, and that spans in the vehicle width direction between the outer section and the inner section within the closed cross-section section.
US10752291B2
A vehicle body structure includes a front side member, a body attachment structure and an off-center impact structure. The front side member defines a hollow interior, an outboard wall and an inboard wall. The body attachment structure is attached to the outboard wall of the front side member. The off-center impact structure has a first end portion, a second end portion and a main section extending from the first end portion to the second end portion. The first end portion extends through an outboard forward opening and into the hollow interior of the front side member and is rigidly connected to the front side member forward of the body attachment structure. The second end portion is attached to the front side member at a location rearward of the body attachment structure with the main section extending outboard of the body attachment structure.
US10752289B2
In a control system for steering a combination with at least one electronic control unit, with a sensor apparatus for capturing the bend angle of the combination and with a display unit, the control unit has a memory region for storing a maximum reversible bend angle, a memory region for storing an upper bend angle change threshold value, and/or a memory region for storing a left hand bend angle range and a right hand bend angle range with reference to the zero line corresponding to a straight combination. A functional unit is designed to output a recommended action for moving forward on the display unit and/or for carrying out an autonomously executed forward movement, when the presence of at least one defined situation in relation to the values related to the bend angle stored in the memory region is ascertained through evaluation of the sensor apparatus.
US10752288B2
A vehicle includes motors each configured to drive a front wheel of the vehicle, an electronic limited slip differential (eLSD) between rear wheels of the vehicle, and a controller to, responsive to vehicle turning and a power of each of the motors being less than a maximum value, alter operation of the motors to increase a difference between the powers. Otherwise, the controller operates the eLSD to bias torque toward one of the rear wheels.
US10752284B2
An apparatus for controlling rear wheel steering includes a steering angle sensor detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel; a vehicle speed sensor detecting a vehicle speed of a vehicle; a steering torque sensor detecting a steering torque applied to a steering shaft; and a control unit calculating a front wheel angle and a steering angle velocity from the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor, calculating a rear wheel angle compensation factor for improving rear wheel steering responsiveness based on at least one of the steering torque detected by the steering torque sensor and the calculated steering angle velocity and a same/opposite phase gain depending on the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor, and calculating a target rear wheel angle based on the front wheel angle, the rear wheel angle compensation factor and the same/opposite phase gain.
US10752280B2
An intermediate steering shaft for a motor vehicle includes an elastic element arranged and formed (i) at least partially in a first recess and second recess formed in a receiving section of a profile shaft, and (ii) at least partially in a recess formed in a first guide rail and a recess formed in a second guide rail, in order to apply a pretension to a respective guide arrangement.
US10752277B2
A positionable handle device for use with a wheelchair comprises a first member attachable to an existing handle of the wheelchair, a second member pivotally connected to the first member and, a locking mechanism to lock the second member in either a first upwardly extending position or a second downwardly extending position. The locking mechanism comprises a first tenon extending from the first member, a second tenon extending from the second member, and a slidable mortise into which the first and second tenons dispose. The mortise contains a first aperture extending therethrough and a second aperture at least partially extending inward from a lower portion of one side containing the second tenon. The mortise is positionable between a lowered and raised position. When in the lowered position, the mortise locks the tenons in place. When in the raised position, the mortise permits the second tenon to pivot.
US10752275B1
A panel cart includes a base frame and a supporting frame. The base frame includes a positioning seat. The positioning seat includes an outer surface having a sliding portion and an engaging slot contiguous to the sliding portion. A supporting frame is pivotably mounted to the base frame and pivotable between a folding position and an extended position about a pivotal axis. The supporting frame includes a locking seat and a locking member slidably mounted to the locking seat. The locking member remains in contact with the positioning seat. The locking member abuts against the sliding portion when the supporting frame is in the folding position. The locking member engages with the engaging groove when the supporting frame is in the extended position.
US10752267B2
A train control system configured to automatically execute and ensure compliance with all requirements for radio blocking. A radio blocking module of the physical train control system of a lead train retrieves and displays the appropriate clearance points for acceptance by the train driver of the lead train. Once accepted, the clearance points are transmitted to a trailing train for display and acceptance by the train driver of the trailing train. An accepted clearance point is passed to the train control system for use as the next destination point for navigation purposes. The train control system can also electronically log all acts to comply with applicable radio blocking requirements.
US10752266B2
An axlebox for a railway vehicle, having a housing provided with a through bore extending along a central axis, a bearing unit housed in the bore, and a back cover. The back cover and housing are fixed together by special manufactured shapes so as to minimize spare parts.
US10752262B2
A vehicle computer is communicatively coupled to a portable computing device and is programmed to detect, in a vehicle sensor, a sound outside of the vehicle and to actuate, in the portable computing device, a haptic output based at least in part on the detected sound.
US10752259B2
Provided is a back warning apparatus and a method and control system therefor. The back warning apparatus includes an image sensor installed at a rear of a vehicle, and a controller that obtains a rearview image via the image sensor when the vehicle moves rearward, recognizes the boundary of a free space in the rearview image and generates a surface profile associated with the height/depth of a surface behind the vehicle, determines the attribute of a rear object based on the boundary of the free space and the surface profile, and outputs a warning by determining whether a hazard exists in association with the attribute of the rear object based on the information associated with the vehicle. According to the present disclosure, information associated with a rear object having a short height is provided, thereby making effective use of a parking space and preventing damage to the bodywork of the vehicle.
US10752253B1
A determination that a driver of a vehicle is directed to a non on-road zone based on at least one of a head pose or an eye gaze of a driver. Based on the non on-road zone, a probability is determined that the driver does not transition from the non on-road zone to an on-road zone based on the non on-road zone. The probability is adjusted when the driver is directed to the non on-road zone for a time period that exceeds a predetermined time threshold. A warning is generated within the vehicle based on the adjusted probability.
US10752252B2
A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.
US10752250B2
The invention relates to a method for assisting driving, characterized in that it comprises steps of: —determination (220) of a proposal of change of lane, requiring a first validation, —determination (210) of a proposal of change of speed, requiring a second validation, —determination of a validation time (2′) corresponding to a maximum time remaining to the driver, after the validation of the proposal of change of lane, to validate the proposal of change of speed, —if (240, 250) the validation time (2′) is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold then the cancellation (260) of the proposal of change of lane.
US10752248B2
A method for operating a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle including a prime mover (1), a transmission (2), and a driven end (3), wherein the transmission (2) is an automatic or automated transmission and is connected between the prime mover (1) and the driven end (3). The method includes activating a sailing mode of the motor vehicle depending on at least one operating condition of the motor vehicle; performing a gear select interlock in the transmission (2), while maintaining the sailing mode, when the sailing mode is active; and deactivating the sailing mode is subsequently depending on at least one operating condition of the motor vehicle. The gear select interlock is implemented in the transmission (2) depending on a rotational speed of the prime mover (1) and depending on synchronous speeds of the gears of the transmission (2).
US10752238B2
A parking assistance device includes: an obstacle detection unit that detects an obstacle; a separated distance determination unit that determines a separated distance between the obstacles when a plurality of the obstacles are detected; a target position determination unit that determines a target position in a guidance route; a route calculation unit that calculates the guidance route; and a control unit that guides a vehicle in accordance with the guidance route, wherein, when a second obstacle is detected in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which one or plurality of first obstacles extends or are lined up while being separated from each other and at a position separated from the first direction, the separated distance determination unit determines the separated distance between the first and second obstacles.
US10752233B2
A method for levitation includes flowing a source gas through an orifice to produce a Venturi effect as the source gas exits an outlet, entraining a secondary gas comprising ambient air, creating a pressure decrease at a secondary inlet of the secondary gas, mixing the source gas and the secondary gas to form a tertiary gas mixture, with the tertiary gas mixture including the source gas and the secondary gas, and with the source gas and the secondary gas mixed in a flow conduit having a constricted section of decreasing diameter and increasing diameter, flowing the tertiary gas mixture through an outlet, creating a pressure increase at the outlet, and inducing levitation through creation of a pressure decrease at the secondary inlet of the secondary gas and a pressure increase at the outlet of the tertiary gas mixture.
US10752232B2
Disclosed are an electronic parking brake (EPB) system and a method of controlling the same. The EPB system includes a motor, a first Hall sensor configured to sense a current flowing through the motor, a second Hall sensor configured to sense a current flowing through the motor, and a controller configured to determine the motor to have a failure when a magnetic change of the first Hall sensor and a magnetic change of the second Hall sensor do not match a preset pattern during an apply operation of the motor.
US10752228B2
A method for operating an electrohydraulic brake installation for a motor vehicle having at least first, second, third and fourth hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, a first brake system including a master brake cylinder actuatable by a brake pedal and hydraulically connected by at least one electrically actuatable isolating valve to the four wheel brakes, and including a first electrically controllable pressure provision device hydraulically connected to the four wheel brakes via at least one electrically actuatable sequence valve, and a second brake system including a second electrically controllable pressure provision device hydraulically connected to the first and the third wheel brake, and including in each case one isolating valve for the first and third wheel brake. The isolating valve is arranged in each case in a hydraulic connection between the first brake system and the corresponding wheel brake.
US10752222B2
Disclosed herein is an installation structure for a pedal stroke sensor, including: a piston configured to move forward and backward by an operation of a pedal; a mounting member disposed on the piston; a first shaft coupled with the mounting member; a second shaft including a second gear engaged with a first gear of the first shaft; and a measuring portion disposed on the second shaft.
US10752220B2
A lighted dryer assembly for a vehicle wash system including a housing portion, having a head portion, a body portion, and an outlet portion. The head portion includes an air inlet portion for drawing air into the head portion and an outlet for passing the air to the body portion. The outlet portion has a plurality of exit nozzles that are configured to emit high velocity air therefrom for removing water from an exterior surface of a vehicle while disposed in a vehicle treatment area. The body portion includes an upper portion where air is received from the head portion and a lower portion disposed remote from the upper portion. A light source is disposed within the housing portion and configured to emit light that can be seen by a vehicle disposed in the vehicle treatment area.
US10752215B2
A system for automatically controlling a defog/defrost function of a vehicle climate control system includes a controller configured to calculate an ambient dew point temperature value from a plurality of inputs received from a sensor array. The controller is further configured to set a condensation indicator if a calculated difference between a window exterior surface temperature value input received from the sensor array and the calculated ambient dew point temperature value is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. The controller actuates the vehicle climate control system defog/defrost function and/or a window wiper system in response to the set condensation indicator.
US10752211B2
A key management device includes a server configured to issue an electronic key of a vehicle to a user device, configured to acquire position information of the vehicle, and configured to invalidate the electronic key issued to the user device when a determination is made from the position information of the vehicle that the vehicle is present at a predetermined position.
US10752210B2
A vehicle control system includes a terminal device and a vehicle. The terminal device includes a first verification unit that verifies whether the terminal devices matches the vehicle through wireless communication when the terminal device enters an area in which wireless communication between the terminal device and the vehicle is available, and an operation instruction unit that receives an instruction to execute a predetermined operation of the vehicle from the user and the first verification unit has verified that the terminal device matches the vehicle, and transmits a signal according to the instruction to the vehicle, and the vehicle includes a second verification unit that communicates with the first identification unit and verify whether with the vehicle matches the terminal device, and an operation controller that receives the signal from the operation instruction unit and executes the predetermined operation according to the signal.
US10752201B2
The present disclosure relates to a hinge arrangement of a vehicle, the hinge arrangement being transitable between a normal state and a deployed state. The hinge arrangement comprises a body portion, a bracket portion, a hinge portion and a deployment guiding element. The hinge portion comprises a first member and a second member, the deployment guiding element pivotally connecting the bracket portion and the first member of the hinge portion. The bracket portion is arranged to be in a fixed position relative to the first member during movement in a hinged connection. The bracket portion is arranged to be translationally displaced as a whole in relation to the first member of the hinge portion during the transition of the hinge arrangement between the normal state and the deployed state, the deployment guiding element being adapted to guide the transition and the hinged connection being inactive during the transition.
US10752200B2
An airbag has a main bag portion that is provided with an occupant protective surface which is disposed to face the occupant and an auxiliary bag portion that can be disposed on the left side of the storage part, between the main bag portion and a vehicle body-side member, when the inflation is completed. The auxiliary bag portion is configured to enable an inflating gas to flow into an inside thereof through the main bag portion, is configured to be inflated under control of a control mechanism in association with a collision mode of a vehicle, and is configured to be interposed between the main bag portion and the vehicle body-side member and to be capable of pushing a region of the occupant protective surface on a side of the auxiliary bag portion, which is inflated, toward a side of the occupant, when the inflation is completed.
US10752198B2
An assembly includes a seatback. The assembly includes a side airbag supported by the seatback and inflatable to an inflated position including a top panel having a pair of opposing side edges and a front edge extending between the side edges. The side airbag includes a main panel fixed to the top panel at a seam extending along the side edges and the front edge.
US10752195B2
A method for providing an activation signal activating a vehicle occupant protection device includes reading in passenger compartment data from a passenger compartment detection unit and seat belt data from a seat belt sensor. The passenger compartment data represent a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The seat belt data represent a seat belt fastening angle of a seat belt of the vehicle at a belt reversing point relative to a reference axis of the vehicle. The method also includes determining, based on the passenger compartment data, a piece of seat position information representing an occupancy state of a vehicle seat by an occupant and a relative position of the seat relative to the vehicle; ascertaining an occupant class, representing a physical characteristic of the occupant, using the seat position information seat belt data; and generating the activation signal using the seat position information and the occupant class.
US10752193B2
A vehicle, including: an electric motor operatively connected to at least one driving wheel of the vehicle, and a frame structure including first and second side members extending in a longitudinal direction along opposite sides of the vehicle and at least one cross member extending in a transversal direction of the vehicle and being connected to the first and second side members, wherein the electric motor is supported by the frame structure such that the electric motor is arranged in a front portion of the vehicle in association with a pair of front wheels of the vehicle, and wherein each of the side members, at least along a deformable section thereof, is configured to deform by bending in an inwards and/or outwards transversal direction when compressed by a longitudinally directed force exceeding a threshold value, such as in case the vehicle is subject to a sufficiently energetic frontal collision.
US10752184B2
A trim strip assembly for a vehicle and method of making the same is provided. The trim strip assembly includes a first trim portion. The first trim portion has a polymeric base and a first decorative member bonded to the polymeric base. The polymeric base is formed of polymeric material molded to the first decorative member. The polymeric base includes a first coupling member. A second trim portion has an extruded base and a second decorative member bonded to the extruded base. The extruded base and the second decorative member are coextruded. The extruded base includes a second coupling member. The first coupling member is bonded to the second coupling member to interconnect the first trim portion and the second trim portion.
US10752178B2
A motor vehicle includes a tailgate that is upwardly pivotable in a rearward upward manner and on which a load compartment cover is pivotably held around a pivot axis by way of the rear end region of the load compartment cover that faces the tailgate. The load compartment cover, in a region that is spaced apart from the pivot axis by way of at least one force transmission element, is held on a vehicle body. The force transmission element, when the tailgate is upwardly pivoted, pivots the load compartment cover toward the tailgate so as to expose an access to the load compartment. At least one hook connection connects the tailgate to the load compartment cover and establishes the pivot axis.
US10752172B2
A computer-implemented method for controlling a vehicle interface system in vehicle includes receiving images of a driver from an image capture device and determining a population group based on the images. The method includes identifying a human perception condition of the driver that is characteristic of the population group. The human perception condition limits an ability of the driver to perceive a driving situation of a vehicle operation and a stimulus output that conveys information to the driver in the vehicle about the driving situation of the vehicle operation. The stimulus output is controlled by the vehicle interface system. The method includes modifying the stimulus output into an optimal stimulus output that can be perceived by the driver with the human perception condition, and controlling the vehicle interface system to provide the optimal stimulus output to the driver during the vehicle operation.
US10752152B2
[Problem] To provide a trailer house the roof of which can be effectively used as a rooftop deck, which trailer house has improved habitability, and which trailer house can satisfy a user's taste to a high level. [Solution] This trailer house is provided with: a dwelling structure provided with a wall body and a roof body positioned on the wall body and fixed to the wall body; and a support structure provided with wheels and a frame body integrated with the dwelling structure. The trailer house is towed to a destination by an automobile, and fixed at the destination to be used, and is characterized in that the roof body is provided with: a planar rooftop deck utilized part; a surrounding part that is positioned outward the peripheral edge of the rooftop deck utilized part; and an entrance for entering or exiting the rooftop deck utilized part from/to the inside of the dwelling structure.
US10752150B2
The present invention is modular offset mounting apparatus for use in efficiently and densely removeably mounting objects comprising a structure having a plurality of spring E-fittings on a first side and an E-track section on a second side. The modular offset mounting apparatus is adapted such that the spring E-fittings of the modular offset mounting apparatus may be removeably engaged to a section of E-track that is fastened to a structure such as a truck bed and such that at least one spring E-fitting such as a spring E-fitting connected to a wheel chock is removeably engaged to the length of E-track of the modular offset mounting apparatus. By so mounting the modular offset mounting apparatus, objects such as motorcycles may be more densely positioned and mounted such as in a bed of a pickup truck.
US10752139B2
An active suspension system comprises at least one biasing device configured to support a body from a structure, and at least one motor. A magnetorheological (MR) fluid clutch apparatus(es) is coupled to the at least one motor to receive torque from the motor, the MR fluid clutch apparatus controllable to transmit a variable amount of torque. A mechanism is between the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus and the body to convert the torque received from the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus into a force on the body. Sensor(s) provide information indicative of a state of the body or structure. A controller receives the information indicative of the state of the body or structure and for outputting a signal to control the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus in exerting a desired force on the body to control movement of the body according to a desired movement behavior.
US10752136B2
The object of the invention is to provide a vehicle seat which can improve degree of freedom in the design of the vehicle seat. A vehicle seat with a seat cushion and a seat back includes: right and left side frames 20 constituting right and left frames of the seat back; a pressure-receiving member 40 disposed between the right and left side frames 20 and configured to receive a load from an occupant; and a driving mechanism 50 disposed at each of right and left sides of the pressure-receiving member 40 and configured to cause a right end portion or a left end portion of the pressure-receiving member 40 to move from an initial position to an advanced position that is located frontward of the initial position or to move from the advanced position to the initial position, wherein the driving mechanism 50 includes a linkage (drive link member 100 and contact link member 200) configured to be connected to the pressure-receiving member 40 and a driving source 52 configured to actuate the linkage, and wherein the linkage is configured to operate when a load equal to or greater than a predetermined amount is input from the occupant to the pressure-receiving member 40 to cause the pressure-receiving member 40 to move to a backward position that is located rearward of the initial position.
US10752130B2
A monitoring module (6) for a seat (10) of a passenger aircraft (2), which seat (10) contains at least one element (12 a-g) having at least two states (Z1,2), comprises at least one sensor (14a-g) for the element (12a-g), having state information (16) corresponding to the current state (Z1,2), a readout unit (18) having a communication channel (20) for the state information (16) to the sensor (14a-g) and a communication interface (22) for the state information (16) to a monitoring unit (8) of the passenger aircraft (2). The sensor (14a-g) is a camera or a capacitive seat occupancy sensor.A monitoring device (4) for a passenger aircraft (2) contains monitoring modules (6) and a monitoring unit (8), which is configured for at least two of the monitoring modules (6) together.A passenger aircraft (2) contains a monitoring module (6) and/or a monitoring device (4).
US10752129B2
A method of operating a hybrid electric power plant in cold climates comprises absorbing heat generated by an internal combustion engine, and using at least part of the heat absorbed from the internal combustion engine to warm a battery pack operatively connected to an electric motor.
US10752116B2
An electrical power system for a vehicle includes an interface electrically connected to a node and a battery electrically connected to the interface. The interface includes circuit elements that permit current flow between the battery and the node when and only when the voltage of the node is below a threshold.
US10752108B2
A tank filler tube includes a fill tube line which features, in the tank assembled state, an inlet end further from the tank, which is designed for temporary insertion of the fill nozzle into a closer-to-the-tank insertion region of the fill tube line, and with a closer-to-the-tank transit line end in the tank assembled state, which is designed for transit of liquid in a direction of the liquid transit line leading away from the inlet end, wherein the fill tube line is of multi-part design.At least one part of the ventilation line is for venting the gas displaced during a filling of a tank into the atmosphere. The fill tube line section featuring the transit line end extends into the insertion region further from the tank and is designed to accommodate at least one outlet end of a fill nozzle during a filling of a tank.
US10752105B2
A vehicle includes an electric load, a first battery electrically connected to the electric load, a second battery electrically connected to the electric load in parallel with the first battery, the second battery being closer to a center of the vehicle than the first battery in a top view of the vehicle, a switch configured to electrically disconnect solely the first battery of the first battery and the second battery from the electric load, and a controller configured to open the switch based on detection of a collision of the vehicle or detection of an abnormality of the first battery.
US10752097B2
A vehicular-use door comprising a first panel and a second panel bonded to a panel bonding part of the first panel, wherein the first panel is provided with a plurality of ribs, sticking out from the panel bonding part so as to cross the adhesive coated on the first panel or the second panel, along the coating direction of the adhesive, and each rib is provided with a non-visible part which is bonded to the second panel and which is covered by the second panel and can no longer be viewed from the outside and a visible part which extends from the non-visible part in a direction crossing the adhesive and which is not covered by the second panel and can be viewed from the outside.
US10752096B2
A sliding door (12) for a vehicle (1) comprises an outer panel (21) defining an outer side surface of the vehicle, and an inner panel (22) joined to the outer panel along an outer periphery thereof, and having a central part spaced from the outer panel (21) on an inboard side of the outer panel. The inner panel includes a first inner wall portion (41, 51) extending forward from a rear edge of the inner panel and having a major plane facing laterally, and a second inner wall portion (42, 52) extending in an inboard direction from a front end of the first inner wall portion and having a major plane facing in a fore and aft direction, and a light emitter (81) or a reflector (91) is affixed to a rear surface of the second inner wall portion so as to irradiate light rearward.
US10752091B2
The present invention relates to a radiant heater for a vehicle, the radiant heater including: a base fabric; a heating member stacked on the base fabric; a fixing member fixing the heating member to the base fabric; and a laminated fabric stacked on an upper side of the fixing member and combined with the base fabric. Thus, the heater can be formed in a woven form and thus manufactured quickly and simply, and a heating temperature of the heater can be easily controlled according to a location by only controlling a resistance pattern, thereby provide a more uniform warmth to a passenger of the vehicle.
US10752089B2
An air conditioner is provided with: a refrigeration cycle including a subcooling heat exchanger that subcools a refrigerant having heat-dissipated in a high-pressure side heat exchanger by exchanging heat with a heat medium; a blower that blows the air to an air passage in an air-conditioning casing; an air cooler disposed in the air passage to cool the air; a heater core disposed on an air flow downstream side of the air cooler in the air passage to heat the air cooled by the air cooler; an auxiliary air heater disposed on the air flow downstream side of the air cooler and on an air flow upstream side of the air heater in the air passage, to heat the air cooled by the air cooler by exchanging heat with the heat medium; and a flow-rate adjustment portion configured to adjust a flow rate of the heat medium circulating between the subcooling heat exchanger and the auxiliary air heater.
US10752078B2
A heat transfer device couples a heat generation member with a heat radiation member, and transfers heat from the heat generation member to the heat radiation member. The heat transfer device includes a composite member and a heat conductor. The composite member includes multiple carbon nanotubes and multiple carbon fibers which are mixed into a base material and complexed together, and the respective carbon fibers are crosslinked with each other by the carbon nanotubes. The heat conductor has one flexible end embedded in the composite member. The embedded one end is crosslinked with the carbon fibers in the composite member through the carbon nanotubes.
US10752074B2
An electromagnetic suspension device includes: an electromagnetic actuator which is disposed side by side with a spring member provided between a body and a wheel of a vehicle and which produces a driving force for damping operation and extending and contracting operation; an information acquisition unit which acquires the stroke position of the electromagnetic actuator; and an ECU which sets a target damping force and a target stretching force and controls a driving force of the electromagnetic actuator by using a target driving force based on the set target damping force and target stretching force. When the stroke position acquired by the information acquisition unit is in an end region close to a stroke end, the ECU corrects the target driving force such that the stroke position shifts from the end region toward a neutral region.
US10752065B1
A clearance-measuring break-away pintle hitch includes a mount having a first end for coupling to a vehicle. A pintle body has a portion thereof aligned with and coupled to a second end of the mount by a shear pin. Gauge members are pivotally coupled along a common axis of rotation to the pintle body. Each gauge member is rigid and has a unique length measured from the common axis of rotation. Each gauge member is independently rotatable about the common axis of rotation.
US10752045B2
An apparatus and method for the organization of keys using sheets of thin, durable material that have storage pockets for keys and labels with key identification information. The key organization apparatus organizes keys in one physical place by labeling pockets for keys and is easily transportable and stored. The key organization apparatus greatly eases the transition of transferring a set of keys from one person to another, such as a buyer and seller of a house or business.
US10752040B2
A method of forming a security device includes a colour shifting element, wherein the colour shifting element provides a first optical effect, the method includes; providing a light control layer over at least a part of the colour shifting element, the light control layer including a functional region and at least one non-functional region, wherein the functional region includes a surface relief adapted to modify the angle of light from the colour shifting element so as to generate a second optical effect different from the first optical effect, and wherein the non-functional region does not substantially modify the angle of light from the colour shifting element, and; wherein the at least one non-functional region is not discernible to the naked eye.
US10752012B2
The present invention relates to an ink container for an inkjet printer, the ink container being configured to prevent a problem caused by fine bubbles accumulated in the ink container. As the ink container containing ink for supplying ink to an inkjet head having a plurality of nozzles that discharge ink, the ink container includes: a bottom surface inclined so that a first side thereof connected to a return line through which ink is returned from the inkjet head is positioned higher than a second side thereof connected to a supply line through which ink is supplied to the inkjet head; and a bubble removing net provided between the supply line and the return line to remove bubbles from ink contained in the ink container.
US10752011B2
Liquid cartridge having detection member movable in accordance with deformation of deformable member
A liquid cartridge includes: a cartridge body defining a liquid chamber; a liquid-supply part; a deformable member protruding upward relative to the cartridge body; and a detection member having a detected part. The liquid chamber is configured such that an internal pressure thereof is reduced in accordance with outflow of liquid from the liquid chamber. The deformable member defines an inner space communicating with the liquid chamber, the deformable member being deformable such that a volume of the inner space is reduced in accordance with the reduction in the internal pressure of the liquid chamber. The detected part is movable from a first position to a second position, the detected part at the second position being in contact with the deformable member, the detected part being further movable from the second position to a third position below the second position in accordance with deformation of the deformable member.
US10752009B2
Provided is a liquid tank that can reduce the remaining amount of liquid even if a use state of the liquid tank is in an inclined state. The liquid tank includes an external wall, a liquid discharge port, and a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion that are provided inside the liquid tank and respectively protrude from a third side wall. The height of the second protruding portion from a bottom wall in a use state is higher than the height of the first protruding portion from the bottom wall. The first protruding portion has, at an upper portion thereof, a first inclined portion that is inclined to the upper part in the first direction, and the second protruding portion has, at an upper portion thereof, a second inclined portion that is inclined to the upper part in the second direction.
US10752007B2
A supply apparatus includes: a tank in which a liquid supply section is formed, the liquid supply section having a liquid storage chamber, an inlet for supplying liquid to the liquid storage chamber, and a liquid flow path, the liquid storage chamber being demarcated by first surfaces facing in a first direction, a second surface joining the first surfaces, and a third surface separated from the second surface in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a holding member holding a part of the tank from one side in the second direction; a coupling member having a coupling section coupled to the liquid supply section of the tank from another side in the second direction to allow flow of the liquid; and a casing supporting at least one of the holding member and the coupling member.
US10752001B2
A liquid cartridge includes a chamber configured to store liquid therein, with a liquid outlet configured to supply the liquid from an interior of the chamber to an exterior of the chamber. A detector is positioned in the chamber so as to be rotatable between a released position and a restricted position. The detector has a detection portion and a restriction portion with a first contact surface defining a first length. A restriction member includes a second contact surface that defines a second length greater than the first length. The restriction member is movable straightly between a first position in which the first and second contact surfaces contact one another, a second position in which the first and second contact surfaces do not contact one another, and a third position between the first and second positions in which the first and second contact surfaces contact one another.
US10751998B2
A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles to discharge a liquid; a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles; a plurality of individual supply channels communicating with the plurality of pressure chambers; a plurality of supply ports communicating with the plurality of individual supply channels; a plurality of common-supply branch channels communicating with two or more of the plurality of individual supply channels through the plurality of supply ports; a common-supply main channel communicating with the plurality of common-supply branch channels; and a plurality of supply-side dampers, each of the plurality of supply-side dampers forming a part of a wall of each of the plurality of common-supply branch channels.
US10751991B2
An inkjet head includes a nozzle plate substrate having a nozzle for ejecting ink toward a recording medium, and an oil repellent layer on a surface of the nozzle plate substrate, the surface facing the recording medium. The oil repellent layer comprises a fluorine-based compound in which neighboring molecules are cross-linked in a direction parallel to the surface, and cross-links of the neighboring molecules are resistant to structural change when subjected to rubbing by an ink wiping blade.
US10751990B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for detecting liquid discharge characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus including: a liquid supply unit supplying a liquid; a liquid guide unit including a flow path through which the liquid supplied from the liquid supply unit passes and a nozzle mounting portion communicating with the flow path and on which the nozzle is mounted and guiding the liquid supplied from the liquid supply unit to the nozzle mounted on the nozzle mounting portion; a lighting unit projecting light onto the liquid passing through the flow path inside the liquid guide unit; and a camera obtaining an image of the liquid discharged from the nozzle by being arranged toward the nozzle.
US10751988B1
A system comprising an additive manufacturing device to create a macrostructure as a continuous piece, an applicator to apply a conductive coating to an inner surface of the macrostructure, and a signal attenuation tuner to attenuate a signal by modification of a physical dimension of the macrostructure. A method and another system are also disclosed.
US10751983B1
According to exemplary inventive practice, ceramic powder or slurry is selectively deposited at many discrete locations on each of many fiberglass fabric substrates. The sizes and/or shapes of the ceramic deposits vary among the substrates. The substrates are selectively ordered and stacked so that perpendicular through-plane alignments of respective ceramic deposits form selected three-dimensional geometric shapes. The resultant stack of substrates, characterized by many three-dimensional ceramic inclusions, is impregnated with an elastomer or an epoxy that binds the ceramic-deposited substrates together, resulting in a finished composite product. Inventive composite structures can be multifariously designed and embodied to afford selected ballistic and/or structural and/or electromagnetic qualities. Another mode of inventive practice provides for incorporation of the above-described inventive composite product as a layer in a multilayer composite system that also includes a high strain-rate-sensitivity-hardening polymer layer, a hybrid composite fabric layer, a ceramic layer, and a polymeric ballistic fabric layer.
US10751980B2
A laminated film includes, at least on one side thereof, a layer containing a hardening resin, having a total thickness of 1 to 100 μm, a light transmittance of 70% or more at a wavelength of 400 nm, a Young's modulus of 5 GPa or more when applying a nanoindenter to make a 1 μm depression in the thickness direction into the surface of the hardening layer, and undergoing a rate of deformation of 500 ppm or less after applying a stress of 0.5 MPa for 30 minutes.
US10751976B2
A resin-clad metal foil which enables a reduction in fluidity of a resin during molding and a reduction in extrusion of the resin while maintaining good adhesiveness, bendability, thermal resistance, and circuit filling property. A first insulating layer includes a polyimide resin layer, a polyamideimide resin layer, a liquid crystal polymer resin layer, a fluororesin layer, or a polyphenylene ether resin layer and a second insulating layer includes a polyolefin resin layer in a semi-cured state are disposed in this order on a metal foil. The polyolefin resin layer contains a component representing a polyolefin-based elastomer and a component representing a thermosetting resin. The percentage by mass of the component in the polyolefin resin layer ranges from 50 wt. % to 95 wt. %.
US10751974B2
A multilayer structure comprising at least one skin sealant layer, wherein the skin layer comprises a polyethylene having a crystallinity, CS; a tie layer which comprises a first polyethylene having a crystallinity, CT, wherein the tie layer is adhered to the skin layer; and a bulk layer which comprises a second polyethylene having a crystallinity, CB, wherein the tie layer is disposed between the bulk layer and the skin sealant layer; wherein CB>CT>CS; and wherein the layers are coextruded and the multilayer structure oriented by a semi-molten orientation process is provided. Also provided is a laminate comprising the multilayer structure and articles comprising the laminate.
US10751962B2
A modular production line for the production of contact lenses comprises at least three separate modules: a manufacturing module (MM), an inspection module (IM), and a packaging module (PP). The modular production line further comprises fixedly arranged transfer interfaces between the individual modules (MM, IM, PP) for transferring the lenses from a preceding module to a subsequent module. The manufacturing module (MM) comprises a plurality of manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352) which are grouped to form a plurality of individual manufacturing units (30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35) arranged in a closed loop. Reusable male and female molds (212, 112) are transported through the manufacturing stations of the manufacturing units, and each manufacturing unit (30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35) comprises a plurality of the manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352). A plurality of transfer robots (36) is provided, each transfer robot (36) of the plurality of transfer robots (36) being arranged at a location between two manufacturing units (30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35) to transfer the reusable molds from one manufacturing unit to the other manufacturing unit.
US10751955B2
A method and apparatus for a composite structure manufacturing system. The system comprises a heating system and one or more smart bladders that encompass the heating system. The heating system and the one or more smart bladders form a curing tool defining a volume for the composite structure when one or more smart bladders in the one or more smart bladders is in a rigid state.
US10751949B1
A system for manufacturing a balloon envelope includes a table component and a sealing component. The sealing component includes a first level and a second lower level. The first level further includes first and second platforms. The first platform can provide a work area for sealing respective first and second sheets of material together to form a sealed edge and the second platform may provide a work area for sealing the second sheet of material and a third sheet of material together. The first, second, and third sheets of material respectively form first, second, and third gores of the balloon envelope. The sealing component may be configured to move along length of the first platform and to apply a heat seal to bond the first sheet of material to the second sheet material and form a sealed edge.
US10751948B2
A process of constructing an air tight and water tight seam, comprising cutting a sheet of selected material into two or more panels, sealing the panels at respective selected edges using an ultrasonic machine to form a seam, overlaying the seam with a tape made of the same selected material, and sealing the tape and seam using a radio frequency (RF) welding machine.
US10751946B2
According to one example there is provided a build material measurement module to determine build material characteristics from a build material to be analyzed.
US10751943B2
In personalized object creation, for implants, medical imaging is used to derive a model personalized to a patient. The model may be of a dynamic structure, such as part of the cardiovascular system, and is used to print the implant itself. The model may be used to print a mold to create the implant, a scaffold on which to grow tissue, and/or tissue itself. In another or additional approach, the medical imaging information is used to determine tissue properties. Differences in a material property of the anatomy is mapped to different materials used by a multi-material 3D printer, resulting in a printed object reflecting the size, shape, and/or other material property of the anatomy of the patient.
US10751940B2
According to an example, a recoater for a three-dimensional (3D) printer may include a cylindrical element having a surface to spread build material particles. The build material particles may have a specified average dimension and the surface may include a plurality of depressions that have dimensions that are smaller than the specified average dimension of the build material particles.
US10751930B2
The present invention an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process of forming a pattern in an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, the apparatus including an image capturing unit configured to obtain an image by capturing the substrate, and a processing unit configured to perform detection processing of detecting a foreign particle present between the mold and the substrate, wherein the processing unit performs the detection processing by comparing, with a reference image, an image obtained by the image capturing unit in a state in which the mold and the imprint material on the substrate are in contact with each other, and when the image includes a region outside the substrate, the region outside the substrate is excluded from a target of the detection processing.
US10751923B2
An employed rear mold is comprised of a plurality of mold pieces. The plurality of mold pieces include a first mold piece which forms a first partial internal surface of the internal surface of the rear mold along the entire circumference of the internal surface, and a second mold piece which is located axially forward of the first mold piece and forms a second partial internal surface of the internal surface of the rear mold along the entire circumference of the internal surface. Releasing the molded body includes starting to move the first mold piece rearward in relation to a rear molded portion, and, subsequently to starting to move the first mold piece, starting to move the second mold piece rearward in relation to the rear molded portion, thereby disassembling the rear mold into the plurality of mold pieces.
US10751922B2
The present disclosure provides a metal-resin composite and a preparation method. The metal-resin composite includes a metal substrate; a porous resin layer formed on the metal substrate; a plastic layer formed on the porous resin layer; and a pore passage. The pore passage passes through the porous resin layer and extends inside the metal substrate, and the plastic layer fills in the pore passage to bond with the metal substrate.
US10751920B2
An imprint apparatus for forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate using a mold includes a plurality of alignment scopes and a control unit. The control unit controls aligning of a shot region of the substrate and the mold based on outputs from the plurality of alignment scopes. Each of the plurality of alignment scopes outputs information indicating a relative position of a first mark selected from a plurality of first marks in the shot region and a second mark selected from a plurality of second marks on the mold. The control unit controls aligning of the shot region and the mold based on information excluding incorrect information from a plurality of pieces of information output from the plurality of alignment scopes.
US10751909B2
According to various embodiments, a system for forming a ceramic part includes a chamber having a first closed end and a second end defining an opening. The platform is disposed within the chamber and adapted to move vertically in a z-direction between the first closed end and the second end. An applicator is adapted to move laterally in an x-y direction. The applicator includes a beveled edge. A light source is positioned in line with the second end of the chamber. A digital micro-mirror device is positioned between the light source and the second end of the chamber. The shutter is movable between a first open position and a second open position. A first image is projected when the digital micro-mirror device is in the first open position and a second image, different than the first image is projected when the digital micro-mirror device is in the second open position.
US10751908B2
The invention relates to a filler for a surface-treatment composition, the filler comprising particles which have a surface coating which gives the respective particle a positive surface charge, and to the use of a particle, which comprises a carrier particle and a surface coating which gives each particle a positive surface charge, for treating wood.
US10751900B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for a multitrack provision of web-like interleaved sheet material at a cutting region in which products supplied on multiple tracks are simultaneously cut into slices and interleaved sheets are introduced which are cut off from the provided interleaved sheet material in the cutting region, having a material store which comprises a rotatably supported material roll for each track; and having a removal device which is configured for a rolling off of material webs individually per track from the material rolls.
US10751892B2
A grooming appliance (100) comprising: a grooming mechanism (102) for grooming a user; a motor (104) arranged to operate the grooming mechanism; and a controller (106) configured to modulate a data signal into sound produced by the grooming appliance during the operation of the grooming mechanism by the motor, in order to transmit information relating to the grooming appliance. In embodiments, the sound being modulated is caused by the motor when operating the grooming mechanism. In this case the controller is arranged to supply a drive signal to the motor in order to control the motor, and to perform the modulation by varying the drive signal in order to modulate the data signal into the sound caused by the motor during operation of the grooming mechanism.
US10751889B2
A robot includes a robot main body section including a base and a robot arm coupled to the base and including a sealed internal space, a driving section provided on the inside of the robot arm and configured to drive the robot arm, a control board provided on the inside of the base, a power supply board provided on the inside of the base and configured to supply electric power to the control board, a driving board provided on the inside of the robot arm and configured to drive the driving section based on a signal from the control board, a fan configured to stir gas on the inside of the robot main body section, and a heat sink provided on the inside of the base.
US10751884B2
A joint actuator includes a motor, a first gear part configured to change a direction of a rotational driving force applied by the motor and increase the applied rotational driving force, a spring member, a degree of a torsional deflection of Which is determined by a rotational. driving force supplied by the first gear part, and a second gear part configured to receive a rotational driving force according to the degree of the torsional deflection from the spring member. The first gear part includes a worm gear and a worm wheel gear configured to selectively engage with the worm gear. A joint structure includes the joint actuator mounted on a housing thereof and a joint unit coupled to the housing to be rotatably driven by the joint actuator.
US10751880B2
A first acquisition unit acquires first data on first malfunction of a robot. A second acquisition unit acquires second data on second malfunction of the robot. A first determination unit determines whether or not to store the first data in accordance with the first data. A second determination unit determines whether or not to store the second data in accordance with the second data. A memory stores the first data and the second data. A controller stores the first data in the memory at a first period when the first determination unit determines to store the first data. The controller further stores the second data in the memory at a second period longer than the first period, when the first determination unit determines not to store the first data and the second determination unit determines to store the second data.
US10751878B2
Methods and systems for billing the use of a robot, including methods and systems for reducing a robot's functionality based on a user's account information. In some embodiments, the system comprises a computer readable memory comprising a database with a user's account information, a processor operably coupled to the computer readable memory and to a robot, a checking application stored on the computer readable memory and executable by the processor for determining if the user's account is active based on the account data and a functionality reducing application stored on the computer readable memory executable by the processor for reducing the robot's functionality to a reduced state if the checking application determines the user's account is not active and limiting the robot's functionality to the reduced state until the checking application determines that the user's account is active.
US10751877B2
Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of a robot training system are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is an industrial robot training system comprising a mixed reality display device structured to superimpose a virtual scene on a real-world view of a real-world scene including a plurality of physical objects including an industrial robot, a video input device, and a computing device. The computing device is structured to detect physical objects using video output from the video input device, generate virtual objects using the detected physical objects, simulate a virtual robot path, determine one movement of the series of robot movements causes a collision, adjust the virtual robot path so as to avoid the collision between the two virtual objects of the plurality of virtual objects, and program the industrial robot to perform a real robot path using the adjusted virtual robot path.
US10751872B2
An underwater manipulator arm robot comprises: a plurality of links that are connected to one another by joint modules for generating a flexural motion of the robot; multiple thrust devices located at different points along the length of the robot for applying thrust to the robot for propulsion and/or guidance; and at least one tool, or at least one connection point for a tool, attached to the robot; wherein the flexural motion and/or thrust devices enable movement of the robot and control of the orientation and/or location of the tool.
US10751870B2
A guide assembly for supporting a tool employs an arcuate guide configured to have a tether coupled thereto. The arcuate guide is configured to apply a reaction force to the tether to oppose gravitational force applied to the tool. The assembly further includes a mount assembly is configured to couple the arcuate guide to the tool. At least one support bar is coupled to the arcuate guide and the mount assembly. The arcuate guide, the mount assembly, and the at least one support bar are configured to maintain the reaction force in alignment with a center of gravity of the tool as the tool is rotated with respect to the center of gravity.
US10751864B2
A switching device for a nail gun includes a trigger, a rod, a resilient member and an actuating member. The trigger includes a pair of slots each including first and second ends. Each of the first and second ends includes a small diameter portion, a large diameter portion and a shoulder portion disposed therebetween. The rod extends through the slots and includes a sliding portion and a positioning end having a diameter larger than that of the sliding portion. The movable rod is movable between an engaging position where the positioning end contacts a wall defining one of the first and second shoulder portions, and a disengaging position where the positioning end is disengaged from the one of the first and second shoulder portions.
US10751862B1
Wrenches, apparatus, devices and methods of using a T handles with a torque wrench with adjustable torque setting controls having an automated slip function for applications such as for motorcycles, automotive, machinery and the like. The wrench allows for a user to pull up a lock feature which allows the user to selectively set a torque value by rotating the handle. Once a torque setting is made, the lock is pushed down and the wrench can be used to tighten fasteners, such as bolts, nuts, and the like. While tightening, the fastener, the wrench goes into a slip function when the setting has been reached, so that the fasteners, cannot be stripped.
US10751860B2
An electric rapid ratchet wrench includes a driving device mounted in a body to which a power device is mounted. A transmission device is mounted between the driving device and the power device and is rotatably mounted to the body. The transmission device transmits a torque from the power device to drive the driving device. A clutch device is mounted between the driving device and the power device. The clutch device includes a driven member and a driver member movable in a radial direction perpendicular to a rotating axis to disengageably engage with the driven member. When a large resistance larger than the torque of the power device is encountered at a position while the driving device is driving a fastener, the driver member repeatedly engages with and disengages from the driven member. The body is manually rotatable to forcibly drive the fastener through the position via the driving device.
US10751859B2
A fastener-installation system is described that includes a driver to drive a fastener into a structure and a fastener feeder to load the fastener into a loaded position of the driver. The fastener feeder includes a fastener magazine to hold a plurality of fasteners. The fastener-installation system further includes a driver head having a plurality of jaws moveable between a closed position and an expanded position. In the closed position, the plurality of jaws form a piercing tip to pierce material of the structure. Further, the jaws spread apart the material of the structure when the jaws move from the closed position to the expanded position to create a path through the material through which the fastener is driven.
US10751849B2
A grinding tool for machining an inside surface of a cylinder bore in a workpiece, the grinding tool having an axis of rotation, a grinding region which is cylindrical with respect to the axis of rotation and a conical grinding region axially adjoining the cylindrical grinding region. A diameter of the conical grinding region increases starting from the cylindrical grinding region in an axial direction with respect to a diameter of the cylindrical grinding region.
US10751846B2
A machine tool is equipped with a rotary table, and a clamp mechanism which clamps the rotary table in a manner so that the rotary table does not rotate. A clamping operation by the clamp mechanism is started after a standby time has elapsed from completion of indexing of the rotary table. The machine tool further includes a positional deviation calculating unit adapted to calculate a positional deviation of the rotary table when the clamping operation by the clamp mechanism is completed, and a standby time changing unit adapted to shorten the standby time in the case that an absolute value of the positional deviation is less than a threshold value, and to lengthen the standby time in the case that the absolute value of the positional deviation is greater than the threshold value.
US10751843B2
Turbine wheels, turbine engines, and methods of fabricating the turbine wheels are provided. An exemplary method includes fabricating a turbine wheel that includes a rotor disk and a plurality of turbine blades operatively connected to the rotor disk through a blade mount. The method includes locating a cooling passage within a blade mount preliminary configuration and a cooling inlet on a surface of the blade mount preliminary configuration. A rotor disk bonding surface geometry and a blade mount bonding surface geometry are designed based upon a stress analysis of the turbine wheel and locations of the cooling passage and cooling inlet. A rotor disk production configuration and a blade mount production configuration are generated based upon the preliminary configurations. A blade mount and a rotor disk are formed based upon the production configurations. A blade ring including a plurality of blade mounts is formed and bonded to the rotor disk.
US10751838B2
A laser cutting apparatus and a laser cutting method are provided. A laser cutting method includes: preparing an object on a stage; cutting the object into a set shape by relatively moving and irradiating a laser beam along the set shape with respect to the object; and performing uniform heating compensation to reduce accumulation of thermal energy of the laser beam resulting from a change of speed at a shift point where a travelling direction of the laser beam with respect to the object changes.
US10751834B2
An optical beam delivery device is formed of optical fibers configured for beam divergence or mode coupling control. An incident optical beam propagates through a first length of fiber, which is coupled to a second length of fiber and has a first refractive index profile (RIP). The first RIP enables, in response to an applied perturbation, modification of the beam characteristics of the incident optical beam to form an adjusted optical beam having modified beam characteristics relative to beam characteristics of the incident optical beam. The second length of fiber is formed with one or more confinement regions defining a second RIP and arranged to confine at least a portion of the adjusted optical beam. The second and first lengths of fiber are tapered in the direction of light beam propagation to control output beam divergence or susceptibility to beam mode coupling in the first length of fiber, respectively.
US10751829B2
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a welding rod holder comprises a body, an electrical contact tip, a slider, and a biasing mechanism. The body has a lower end and an upper end. The electrical contact tip is coupled to the body and is configured to electrically contact a welding rod. The slider is configured to allow the welding rod to move with respect to the body. The biasing mechanism is configured to move the welding rod out of a lower end of the body. The hand brake is configured to selectively allow the biasing mechanism to move the welding rod out of a lower end of the body. The movement of the welding rod out of a lower end of the body is configured to allow a substantially similar distance between the body and a welding work as the welding rod is exhausted.
US10751821B2
A method for creating metallic sandwich structures that includes providing at least two face sheets; providing at least two core sheets; orienting the core sheets relative to one another in a predetermined manner; and using indirect resistance roll brazing to join the core sheets to the face sheets to create a sandwich structure.
US10751805B2
A coated cutting tool is provided which has improved wear resistance and fracture resistance and which accordingly has a long tool life. A coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating layer formed on the substrate, wherein: the coating layer comprises at least one composite compound layer containing a compound having a composition represented by (Ti1-xMox)N (wherein x denotes an atomic ratio of the Mo element based on a total of the Ti element and the Mo element and satisfies 0.01≤x≤0.30); a ratio I(200)/I(111) between a peak intensity I(111) for a (111) plane of cubic crystals of the composite compound layer and a peak intensity I(200) for a (200) plane of the cubic crystals in an X-ray diffraction analysis satisfies 1
US10751801B2
A new Enhanced High Pressure Sintering (EHPS) method for making three-dimensional fully dense nanostructures and nano-heterostructures formed from nanoparticle powders, and three-dimensional fully dense nanostructures and nano-heterostructures formed using that method. A nanoparticle powder is placed into a reaction chamber and is treated at an elevated temperature under a gas flow to produce a cleaned powder. The cleaned powder is formed into a low density green compact which is then sintered at a temperature below conventional sintering temperatures to produce a fully dense bulk material having a retained nanostructure or nano-heterostructure corresponding to the nanostructure of the constituent nanoparticles. All steps are performed without exposing the nanoparticle powder to the ambient.
US10751800B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to additively manufactured vehicle exterior structures, designed to enclose the vehicle surface and support required operational loads. The vehicle structure includes cavities into which components that require an external interface are inserted. A plurality of components are assembled and integrated into the vehicle structure. The structure may be 3-D printed using multiple printing techniques applied in parallel or in series. In an embodiment, the components and structure are modular, use multiple materials and manufacturing techniques, and enable reparability and replacement of single parts.
US10751797B2
A additive manufacturing system includes a containment housing operable to form a containment chamber with a low pressure operating atmosphere and an additive manufacturing build housing within said containment housing.
US10751795B2
The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a solid core having an outer surface and a coating layer, where the coating layer covers at least a portion of the outer surface, the coating layer is permeable to hydrogen (H2), and the solid core is capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing hydrogen.
US10751794B2
A pouring apparatus comprises a ladle configured to include a body and a nozzle, and a controller configured to control a tilt angle of the ladle, wherein the body includes a side face portion, an inner surface of the side face portion is formed in a cylindrical shape or in a conical shape, the nozzle includes a nozzle tip for guiding molten metal to the outside and is integrated with the body on a side of the body, in order to guide the molten metal in the body to the nozzle tip and to pour out the molten metal through the nozzle tip, and the controller controls the tilt angle on the basis of a surface area of the molten metal when the ladle is tilted.
US10751785B2
A can seaming apparatus including a frame, a can handling assembly, a can driving assembly and a seaming assembly. The can seaming apparatus is configured to seal a lid to a can through a double seam can seal. The can is positioned and clamped between an upper and a lower chuck. The can driving assembly spins the can and the upper and lower chucks about an axis. The seaming assembly includes two rollers which can selectively be directed to engage the can to form the necessary crimping operations.
US10751773B2
Provided is a method for rolling a strip with a roll stand with at least two work rolls. A rolling gap with a pass line is defined between the work rolls. A control roll is arranged before the rolling gap of the work rolls in the rolling direction, the strip is guided into the rolling gap of the roll stand via the control roll at an entry angle relative to the pass line and the surface structure of the strip is controlled through the selection of the entry angle depending on the positioning of the control roll relative to the pass line. Also provided is an apparatus for rolling a strip with a roll stand having at least two work rolls. A rolling gap with a pass line is defined between the work rolls.
US10751753B2
To provide a production method for obtaining a coated article provided with a coating film having excellent weather resistance by using a powder coating material. A method for producing a coated article, which comprises applying a powder coating material comprising a fluororesin (A), a non-fluororesin (B) and a metallic pigment (C) to the surface of a substrate, and heating the substrate having the powder coating material applied, to a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature of the fluororesin (A) and the non-fluororesin (B), followed by cooling, to form a coating film on the substrate surface, and which is characterized in that the content of the metallic pigment (C) is from 0.7 to 23 mass % to the total amount of the powder coating material, the PCI value of the coating film is at least 6, and the flip-flop value is at least 1.2.
US10751751B2
A method for treating a metal substrate surface before coating or printing thereof, the method including: preheating to 40° C. or above a specific metal substrate having a thermal conductivity of 10 W/mK or higher, and thereafter continuously performing a flame treatment on the substrate surface, prior to coating or printing of the surface of the substrate with a coating material or an ink.
US10751741B2
A dispensing device dispenses a liquid held in a container. The device includes an engagement portion for the mutual engagement of the device and the container. Drawing and dispensing means draws the liquid from the container to dispense it. A main operating body operates the drawing and dispensing means through pressure exerted along a pressing direction. The main operating body moves with respect to the engagement portion, when subjected to pressure, between a rest position and an activating position. A dispensing nozzle is fixed to the main operating body and provided with a dispensing duct suited to dispense the liquid. The dispensing nozzle is switched from the main operating body, through a rotary movement, between a dispensing position and a non-dispensing position. Constraining means prevents the movement of the main operating body along the pressing direction when the dispensing nozzle is in the non-dispensing position.
US10751731B2
The invention relates to a rotational unit (10) for a rotor of a dual centrifuge, said rotational unit having a bearing (14) and a rotational head (24) which is connected to the bearing (14), is mounted therein such that it can rotate about an axis of rotation and can be driven relative to the rotor by an additional rotational mechanism of the centrifuge, the rotational head (24) being detachably connected to the receiving unit (40, 80) for conjoint rotation, which receiving unit comprises a sample container receptacle (60, 70, 100, 110) for at least one sample container. The invention is characterized in that the receiving unit (40, 80) and the rotational head (24) are connected by a frictional connection in which some portions of the receiving unit (40, 80) and the rotational head (24) engage in each other in a wedge-like manner, and the frictional connection increases with a movement of the receiving unit (40, 80) along the axis of rotation of the rotational unit (10) in the direction toward the rotational head (24).
US10751726B2
A material processing device has a rotor coupled to a rotatable shaft, and a rotor control system. The rotor control system comprises a rotor control mechanism with a first engagement member that is engagable with a second engagement member coupled to the shaft. The rotor control mechanism is operable into and out of an engaged state in which the first and second engagement members are engaged with one another. In the engaged state, the rotor control mechanism is operable in a locking mode in which the first engagement member is fixed in position to prevent rotation of the shaft, or in a rotation mode in which the first engagement member is movable to rotate the shaft. The material processing device may be a crusher, a shredder or a milling machine.
US10751724B2
A crushing device includes a horizontal shaft impact crusher having an impeller rotating around a horizontal shaft and at least one curtain against which material may be crushed. The crushing device further includes a first feeding device for feeding a first type of material to be crushed to a crushing chamber of the horizontal shaft impact crusher. A second feeding device feeds a second type of material, having a smaller average particle size than the first type of material, to the crushing chamber simultaneously with the first feeding device feeding the first type of material to the crushing chamber. A mixing arrangement for at least partially mixes the first and the second types of materials with each other before bringing them into contact with the impeller.
US10751721B2
A gyratory crusher spider arm shield for releasable mounting to a spider arm is mounted in a position above and around the spider arm via locating feet and is maintained in the position by a fixating ring extending circumferentially around the spider arms and positioned at and above a perimeter of the spider.
US10751716B1
A microtiter plate for flow of fluid across a plurality of wells is provided, including a base; a plurality of wells disposed on the base in a plurality of rows, wherein each well is fluidly coupled to each adjacent well within a row of wells; an inlet fluidly coupled to a first well in a row of wells; and an outlet fluidly coupled to a last well in a row of wells; wherein the microtiter plate is configured such that fluid injected through the inlet flows from the first well to the last well and is ejected through the outlet. Systems it microtiter plates and a pump and/or exhaust tube are also provided.
US10751711B2
The present invention relates to a process for treating a catalyst to improve performance, and more specifically to a process for treating a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst using a high hydrogen syngas to improve catalyst performance.
US10751709B1
A method of making a multifunctional catalyst for upgrading pyrolysis oil includes contacting a hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support with a solution including at least a first metal catalyst precursor and a second metal catalyst precursor, each or both of which may include a heteropolyacid. The hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support may have an average pore size of from 2 nm to 40 nm. Contacting the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support with the solution deposits or adsorbs the first metal catalyst precursor and the second catalyst precursor onto outer surfaces and pore surfaces of the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support to produce a multifunctional catalyst precursor. The method further includes removing excess solution and calcining the multifunctional catalyst precursor to produce the multifunctional catalyst comprising at least a first metal catalyst and a second metal catalyst deposited on the outer surfaces and pore surfaces of the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support.
US10751701B2
The present invention provides a catalyst composition for inhibiting the inactivation of a catalyst for purification of compressed natural gas combustion system exhaust gas on which a noble metal component comprising platinum and palladium is supported. An oxidation catalyst, for a compressed natural gas vehicle or static combustion system exhaust gas, in which a first alumina impregnated with platinum, a second alumina impregnated with palladium, and a ceria component are supported on a ceramic support, has a barium cocatalyst supported on the first alumina, thereby greatly inhibiting inactivation of a CNG lean burn engine catalyst.
US10751700B2
The present invention is directed to a nanostructured binary oxide TiO2—Al2O3 with high acidity and its synthesis process via the sol-gel method, hydrotreating and thermal activation. The nanostructured binary oxide TiO2—Al2O3 with high acidity consists basically of titanium oxide and aluminum oxide with the special characteristic of being obtained as nanostructures, in their nanocrystal-nanotube evolution, which provides special physicochemical properties such as high specific area, purity and phase stability, acidity stability and different types of active acid sites, in addition to the capacity to disperse and stabilize active metal particles with high activity and selectivity mainly in catalytic processes.
US10751693B2
Apparatus or recovering a mineral particle of interest from a slurry in a mineral extraction process, featuring a core or substrate; and multiple layers arranged on the core or substrate, each layer of the multiple layers configured with a respective outer surface having a plurality of molecules attached thereto, the molecules comprising a functional group selected for attracting and attaching one or more mineral particles of interest to the molecules. Each layer is made from a polymer having a thickness of less than or equal to about 125 microns. The polymer is selected from a group consisting of polydimethylsiloxane or dimethyl siloxane.
US10751691B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a method of sorbing one or more compounds from a H2S-containing fluid comprising contacting a M-soc-MOF composition with a fluid containing at least H2S and one or more C2+ compounds; and sorbing at least one of the one or more C2+ compounds from the fluid. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe a method of sorbing one or more compounds from a fluid comprising contacting a M-soc-MOF composition with a fluid containing at least H2S and one or more of CO2 and CH4; and sorbing at least H2S from the fluid.
US10751690B2
The present invention relates generally to the generation of bio-products from organic matter feedstocks. More specifically, the present invention relates to improved methods for the hydrothermal/thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic and/or fossilised organic feedstocks into biofuels (e.g. bio-oils) and/or chemical products (e.g. platform chemicals).
US10751672B2
The present invention provides a gas-permeable membrane comprising a partial structure represented by formula (I) or formula (II), (wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group or an aryloxy group, M1, M2 and M3 each independently represents a metal atom, m1 represents an integer, n1, n2 and n3 each independently represents an integer of 1 to 3, * represents a bonding hand), a composition for forming the gas-permeable membrane and a production process of the gas-permeable membrane.
US10751665B2
An apparatus, systems comprising the apparatus, and methods of using and making the apparatus are disclosed, with the apparatus comprising an inlet, at least one oxygen membrane separator in communication with the inlet and in communication with an ambient airflow, with the ambient airflow comprising an ambient oxygen concentration, at least one piezoelectric pump in communication with the at least one oxygen membrane separator, and an outlet for emitting an enhanced oxygen concentration airflow.
US10751664B2
An energy-efficient method of removing carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and other acid gases from a stream of flue gases. The flue stream is contacted with a predetermined sorbent system to remove acid gases from the flue stream. The acid gas-rich sorbent is then heated to desorb the acid gas for capture and regenerate the sorbent. Heat exchangers and heat pumps are used to reduce utility steam and/or cooling water consumption.
US10751662B2
Provided is a gas filter, which includes an adsorptive membrane for adsorbing foreign substances contained in a gas, wherein the adsorptive membrane has a corrugated structure folded in a number of times or a structure having a plurality of projections, in order to increase a contact surface area of the gas per unit area, and wherein the adsorptive membrane includes: a support member having a plurality of first pores; and a first adsorptive member which is stacked on the support member and has a plurality of second pores formed therein and which is made by accumulating ion exchange nanofibers for adsorbing foreign substances.
US10751659B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses and methods for leakage detection for installed filters of a multi-filter containment enclosure, without requiring disassembly of the multi-filter containment enclosure. The containment enclosure of the present invention comprises a filter housing. The filter housing comprises one or more filter compartments for housing at least a first filter and a second filter. The filter housing comprises at least one port which is operatively coupled downstream of the first filter and upstream of the second filter. Typically, the at least one port allows for leak testing of the first filter and the second filter without having to remove the first filter and the second filter from the containment enclosure.
US10751646B2
A telescopic fitment for connection of a magnetic filter into a central heating system circuit includes a first connector and a second connector, each of the first and second connectors including a filter connection end for connecting with the magnetic filter and a circuit connection end for connecting with the central heating system circuit, at least one of the first and second connectors including an inner pipe and an outer pipe, the filter connection end being provided on one of the inner or outer pipes and the circuit connection end being provided on the other of the inner or outer pipes, the inner pipe being slideable within the outer pipe for adjusting the position of the circuit connection end with respect to the filter connection end, whilst maintaining a sealed fluid path between the circuit connection end and the filter connection end.
US10751637B1
A pair of wearable, lighted wings, including a base of the wings that contain lights specifically oriented to illuminate veins of a structured body of the wings and spring-loaded hinges that connect the bases of the wings to a housing thus allowing the wings to move freely when worn by an individual.
US10751629B2
Embodiments of systems presented herein may identify users to play a multiplayer video game together using a mapping system and machine learning algorithms to create sets of matchmaking plans for the multiplayer video game that increases player or user retention. Embodiments of systems presented herein can determine the predicted churn rate, or conversely retention rate, of a user waiting to play a video game if the user is matched with one or more additional users in a multiplayer instance of the video game.
US10751628B2
A method is disclosed for provisioning a market-based game on a blockchain platform comprising: allocating, on the blockchain platform, a plurality of non-fungible tokens, each non-fungible token representing a different real-life entity in a pool of real-life entities; for each of the plurality of non-fungible tokens, allocating, on the blockchain platform, one or more corresponding fungible tokens that represent shares in the non-fungible token; allocating, on the blockchain platform, pool-management logic; allocating, on the blockchain platform, entity-management logic; and replenishing the pool-specific award by transferring the pool-specific award to a wallet that is associated with the pool of real-life entities for further distribution by the pool-management logic and the entity-management logic.
US10751622B2
In a virtual reality environment a user's movements are coupled, meaning the user cannot walk and look in different directions. Discloses are methods and systems for soft decoupling the movements of the user in a virtual reality environment, enabling the user to look and walk in different directions simulating real-world interactions. The soft decoupling is performed by receiving acceleration and orientation data from sensors attached to the user. A heading and a heading delta based on a ratio are calculated. The calculated heading and a velocity are translated into soft decoupling inputs for the virtual reality environment.
US10751615B2
An apparatus, method, and medium for controlling a progress of a video game are provided. A user interface element of the video game is displayed on a display screen. The user interface element is displayed with transparency determined during the progress of the video game. An operation to the user interface element displayed on the display screen is received regardless of the transparency. The progress of the video game is controlled in accordance with the operation to the user interface element displayed on the display screen.
US10751608B2
A system and method for full body movement control of dual joystick operated devices. The system uses two motion sensors: a first motion sensor for body lean and tilt, and a second motion sensor for head rotation and tilt. The output from the first motion sensor is converted into a virtual joystick output signal corresponding to a first standard joystick which controls one aspect of movement, and the output from the second motion sensor is converted into a virtual joystick output signal corresponding to a second standard joystick which controls a different aspect of movement.
US10751603B1
A shuffling machine having a card dispensing structure is provided. The shuffling machine has a central accommodating compartment, a left accommodating compartment, a right accommodating compartment, and a card dispensing space. A translation plate is disposed in the card dispensing space. A driving mechanism is connected to the translation plate. The translation plate is coupled with a card dispensing device configured to dispense the playing cards in the card dispensing space. The card dispensing device includes a fixed seat and a dispensing block. The fixed seat limits a vertical displacement of the dispensing block within a predetermined distance. Left and right sides of an underside of the dispensing block have beveled edges. Thereby, the dispensing block and its beveled edges can prevent the playing card that is mistakenly riffled from being bent and damaged.
US10751595B2
The invention relates to an accessory for securing points d′arrêt on fencing épées, comprising a screw for securing the point d′arrêt which is located on the tip of a fencing épée, in order to close the circuit of the electric touch-detection device with which said swords are equipped. The invention includes a screw-coupling tool, characterised in that the screw includes a central axially-extending through-hole having a hexagonal or any other prism-shaped configuration, while the actuation end of the tool includes a first cylindrical or frustoconical segment so that it can be easily fitted to the hole in the screw. In addition, a collar is provided half-way along the length or height of the screw, which serves as an end-stop element.
US10751594B2
A skate spinner comprises a platform configured for a user's foot to be placed thereon, and a support unit forming a lower part of the platform contacting a ground surface and having a curved protruded surface starting from a front end to a rear end thereof. The support unit includes plates each having a thickness equal to at least a thickness of an ice-skate blade and being aligned in a lateral direction of the skate spinner at a predetermined distance. An overall bottom surface of the plates contacting the ground surface has a spherical surface outline.
US10751589B2
A lacrosse head having a front scoop geometry optimized to promote smooth ground ball play such as scooping of a ball by ground contact. The lacrosse head has a distal scoop with a mid-section cross-section shaped like a chef's-knife with a foremost point, a rear edge (lower edge of tang), a rearmost corner point (tower distal end of tang), a low continuous curve point (where heel joins choil), and rear-innermost point (choil), with a continuous perimeter bounding all of said points, the perimeter bounding said rear edge, lowest continuous curve point, and rear-innermost point defining a cavity extending toward said foremost point. The perimeter joining the foremost point and low continuous curve point is formed to optimize ground ball play when incorporated into a lacrosse head scoop,
US10751586B2
A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a head that includes a face configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face, the body being adapted for connection of a shaft proximate a heel thereof. The face has a thickened portion including an annular tapered area that tapers in thickness between an upper boundary and a lower boundary and encloses an elevated area bounded by the upper boundary. The upper and/or lower boundary defines a shape having two lobes, each with an outer edge with a convex profile, and a connecting portion extending between the lobes, such that the connecting portion is defined by two outer edges extending between the outer edges of the lobes, wherein at least one of the outer edges of the connecting portion has a concave outer profile.
US10751583B1
A golf club head for a driver is disclosed. The golf club head includes a face portion and a rearward end portion. An upward facing surface in a crown portion of the golf club head curves up towards the rearward end portion to keep airflow from separating from the crown portion. A downward facing surface on a sole portion of the golf club includes an airfoil that helps keep air stuck to the sole portion of the golf club head. The airfoil portion extends from a toe portion to a heel portion of the golf club head to help maintain smooth airflow across the entirety of the golf club head during a swing.
US10751581B2
A tennis racquet extending along the longitudinal axis and capable of being tested under a forward/rearward bending test and a torsional stability test includes a frame having a head portion, a handle portion, and a throat portion positioned between the head portion and the handle portion. The head portion forms a hoop that defines a string bed plane. At least the head portion and the throat portion of the racquet are formed at least in part of a fiber composite material. The throat portion includes a pair of throat elements. When the racquet is tested under the forward/rearward bending test, the racquet has a forward/rearward deflection with respect to the longitudinal axis of at least 9.0 mm when measured in a direction that is perpendicular to the string bed plane and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. When the racquet is tested under the torsional stability test, the racquet has an angular deflection of less than 5.5 degrees about the longitudinal axis.
US10751578B2
Multi-layered golf balls containing a dual-core structure are provided. The core structure includes an inner core (center) made from a foam or metal-containing composition, or it has a hollow shell construction, and the outer core layer is made of a thermoplastic composition. Preferably, the thermoplastic composition comprises: a) ethylene acid copolymer, b) plasticizer, and c) cation source. A fatty acid ester such as ethyl oleate is preferably used as the plasticizer. The core assembly preferably has a positive hardness gradient extending across the entire assembly. The core structure and resulting ball have relatively good resiliency at given compressions.
US10751573B2
A weight loading system for fitness equipments includes a fitness equipment support, a rally rope, a motor, a motor driving and a motor control unit. The motor is a permanent magnet brushless DC motor with an external rotor structure, and the motor includes a stator mounted onto the fitness equipment support and an external rotor sheathed on the stator and rotatable with respect to the stator, and the rally rope is wound around the external rotor of the motor, and an end of the rally rope is coupled to the external rotor of the motor, and the other end of the rally rope is coupled to the power driving mechanism of the fitness equipment; the power driving mechanism is provided for driving the external rotor of the motor through the rally rope to rotate and generate a rally, and the motor control unit controls the motor to rotate in an opposite direction through the motor driving module, so as to produce a load force opposite to the rally. The weight loading system for fitness equipments structure is simple, lightweight, and achieves the effect of a stepless weight control.
US10751571B2
Devices, systems, and methods can be used including receiving motion data including comparing time-stamped speed data with predetermined cycling speed ranges, categorizing the speed data into portions of a minute that indicate each of the predetermined cycling speed ranges, determining portions of a minute indicate a cycling activity has begun, determining portions of a later minute indicate a cycling activity has paused or ended, confirming a minimum time inactive indicating that a cycling activity has ended, and determining that a minimum time active has elapsed between the indication a cycling activity has begun and indication a cycling activity has ended such that a cycling activity is categorized as a cycling workout.
US10751563B2
The Recumbent Exercise Bicycle Attachment (REBA) connects to an upright flywheel type exercise bicycle which utilizes one knob friction brake control. The functionality of the existing upright bicycle is maintained by using the REBA's modified interchangeable controls. The pedals that turn the flywheel and the resistance control of the bicycle are accessed from the REBA by utilizing the seat and rear control which are a part of the REBA. The REBA allows the user to ride either in the upright cycling position or the recumbent cycling position on one machine.
US10751562B1
A climbing machine includes two sets of two inclined parallel rails disposed on a base and frame assembly; two pedals slidably disposed on the sets of the rails respectively; a transmitting device including an axle disposed under front portions of the sets of the rails and oriented in a direction perpendicular to a virtual plane defined by the sets of the rails, a first sprocket disposed around the axle, a second sprocket disposed adjacent to a center of a bottom of a rear end of the base and frame assembly, and a disc shaped damping member with the first sprocket mounted in its center; and a belt meshing with the first and second sprockets, the belt 28 being parallel to the sets of the rails. The pedals are secured to the belt and disposed at two sides of the first and second sprockets respectively.
US10751559B2
A fitness-training device; the fitness-training device is embedded within a graspable handle of an exercise apparatus and may include a heart rate detector, a repetitive motion counter, and indicators to indicate the heart rate, and repetitive motion count during an exercise activity. The fitness-training device may be incorporated in a wide range of sports and exercise equipment. A version of the fitness-training device arranged as a jump rope is disclosed herein.
US10751556B2
System and methods to provide ceiling-only suppression fire protection of up to fifty feet (50 ft.) of rack storage of cartoned unexpanded plastic commodities and less hazardous commodities, such as for example, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and/or combinations thereof beneath a ceiling having a maximum ceiling height up to fifty-five feet (55 ft.). The systems and methods provide for hydraulic and system parameters that include a hydraulic design area based upon five to no more than twelve hydraulically most remote sprinklers spaced at a preferred sprinkler-to-sprinkler spacing of eight to ten feet (8-10 ft.) coupled to two to four branch lines tied to a common cross main supply pipe of firefighting fluid.
US10751549B2
Typically, electron beam radiation therapy aims at delivering a uniform dose to a target volume containing cancer cells. Electron sources typically impinge a spatially uniform flux across the beam onto the patient; however, irregular patient and bolus surfaces, the latter encountered in bolus electron conformal therapy (ECT), scatter electrons unevenly creating non-homogeneous dose distributions in the target. However, spatially-modulated beam intensities can restore target dose homogeneity, as well as enable utilization of other advanced ECT methods. Unfortunately, present methods, which have attempted to spatially-modulate beam intensities, have been either impractical or ineffective. Here, a novel, passive method has been developed to spatially-modulate electron beam intensities by taking advantage of multiple Coulomb scattering. The method utilizes Island Blocks or Island Apertures, strategically located in ‘transparent’ or ‘opaque’ substrates, respectively, which are placed in the beam's path. This method spatially-modulates electron flux across the beam with insignificant loss of electron beam energy. Thus, delivering a uniform, highly conformal dose distribution to the target volume is possible. Further, the method is inexpensive and can be easily incorporated into existing electron therapy machines.
US10751543B2
Cardiac therapy devices in the form of pacemakers and/or defibrillators including one or more leads with electrodes implanted in a vein in a posterior position in combination with one or more leads with electrodes implanted in an anterior position. The posterior position may be chosen from one or more of the azygos, hemiazygos, accessory hemiazygos, or posterior intercostal veins. The anterior position may be chosen from the internal thoracic vein, an anterior intercostal vein, or an anterior subcutaneous location. In other examples, sensors are placed for use by a cardiac monitoring or therapy system in one or more of the internal thoracic vein, the azygos vein, the hemiazygos vein, the accessory hemiazygos vein, and/or an anterior or posterior intercostal vein.
US10751534B2
A system for treating a gastrointestinal tract may include a device configured to measure electrical activity at a plurality of locations within a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, a controller configured to compare the measured activity from the plurality of locations to a database of electrical activity corresponding to one or more gastric events, abnormalities, or dysrhythmias. The controller may be configured to determine one or more treatment locations based on the comparison, and cause the device to deliver therapy to the one or more treatment locations.
US10751529B2
Methods and devices for separating an implanted object, such as a pacemaker lead, from tissue surrounding such object in a patient's vasculature system. Specifically, the surgical device includes a handle, an elongate inner sheath and a circular cutting blade that extends from the distal end of the sheath upon actuating the handle. The circular cutting blade is configured to engage the tissue surrounding an implanted lead and cut such tissue in a coring fashion as the surgical device translates along the length of the lead, thereby allowing the lead, as well as any tissue remaining attached to the lead, to enter the device's elongate shaft. The surgical device has a barrel cam cylinder in the handle assembly that imparts rotation of the blade and a separate cam mechanism in the tip of outer sheath assembly that imparts and controls the extension and retraction of the blade. The barrel cam cylinder and cam mechanism cooperate to cause the blade to rotate in a first direction and extend from and retract in the outer sheath due to a first actuation of the handle and to rotate in a second direction and extend and retract in the outer sheath due to a second actuation of the handle. The inner sheath and outer sheath are constructed of laser-cut hypotubes, thereby allowing the surgical device, particularly the sheath assembly, to have a smaller profile for navigating smaller sized vasculature.
US10751524B2
Presented herein are techniques for suppressing electrical interference caused by a feedback path(s) between an output channel and an input channel of an implantable medical device. In particular, the output channel carries stimulation signals that can pass through the feedback path(s) and appear in the input channel, thereby causing interference with any input signals carried by the input channel. The implantable medical device is configured to determine characteristics of the feedback and subsequently use the feedback characteristics to generate feedback compensation signals for application to the input channel.
US10751513B2
A neurosurgical kit includes a catheter and a guide tub. The catheter includes a distal section of tubing having a distal end with a port or ports for delivering fluid to a target site within the brain. The distal section of tubing has an outer diameter that is smaller than an internal diameter of the guide tube. The catheter and guide tube are arranged such that, when the catheter is inserted into the guide tube to locate the port or ports at the target site, a recess is provided in a distal end section of the guide tube between the guide tube and the distal section of tubing of the catheter.
US10751500B2
An oxygen delivery method for delivering oxygen stored in an oxygen tank to a recipient according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a prescription flow that is an oxygen delivery flow prescribed to the recipient; receiving a saving ratio, the saving ratio being input by the recipient and being a ratio of a prescription flow and an average delivery flow; selecting an oxygen delivery mode among a plurality of preset oxygen delivery modes based on the saving ratio; detecting a breathing pressure of the recipient; and controlling an oxygen delivery flow to the recipient based on the prescription flow, the saving ratio and detected breathing pressure.
US10751492B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for use of acoustic reflectometry information in ventilation devices. The system and method includes a speaker to emit sound waves into an intubated endotracheal tube (“ETT”) and a microphone to detect returning acoustic reflections. In addition, the system and method includes a reflectometry device in communication with a ventilation device for analyzing timings and amplitudes of the returning acoustic reflections to determine a size of a passageway around an ETT tip, location and size of ETT obstructions, and relative movement of the ETT tip within a trachea. The reflectometry device is also configured to determine a resistance parameter representative of resistance to actual flow of air through the ETT based upon a function of the diameter of the ETT, length of the ETT, and percent obstruction of the ETT, where the resistance parameter is used to calculate the tracheal pressure.
US10751483B2
A medicament delivery device has a syringe, a housing, a needle shield, a biasing member and one or more blocking members. The needle shield is biased axially forwardly by the biasing member so as to selectively cover a needle of the syringe. However, the biasing member is prevented from biasing the needle shield axially forwardly until a radial movement of the blocking members has occurred, which is precipitated by a forward axial movement of the syringe. Consequently, the forward movement of the syringe releases the needle shield to automatically make safe the device.
US10751481B2
A medicament delivery device configured to provide a variable single dose of medicament is disclosed. The medicament delivery device includes a main body and a syringe arranged in the main body, where the syringe comprises a medicament. The medicament delivery device further includes a delivery member shield unit slidably arranged in the main body and a removable cap releasably coupled to the delivery member shield unit. The medicament delivery device also includes a dose knob configured to rotate with respect to the main body for setting a dose of the medicament. Prior to a dose of the medicament being set, the delivery member shield unit and the removable cap are axially locked with respect to the main body. Further, after a dose of the medicament is set, the delivery member shield unit and the removable cap are axially moveable with respect to the main body.
US10751480B2
The present invention relates to a medicament container holder (10) comprising a body (12) adapted to receive a medicament container (14), the body (12) comprising proximally directed tongues (38) at its proximal end, engagement elements (42) arranged at the proximal end of the tongues (38), directed inwards, which engagement elements (42) are arranged to engage a neck portion (46) of the medicament container (14); wherein the tongues (38) deflect radially outwards when engaged by a needle shield (16) of said medicament container (14). The invention is characterised in that said tongues (38) with said engagement elements (42), engage with said neck portion (46) of said medicament container (14) for preventing the medicament container (14) from moving in a proximal direction relative the medicament container holder (10), when disengaged with said needle shield, wherein said tongues (38) are in a stressed state when in engagement with said neck portion (46).
US10751478B2
A multi-stage drug delivery system having a cartridge and multiple plungers positioned in the cartridge and spaced apart from one another is provided. A first plunger, a second plunger, and the cartridge form a first chamber storing a first drug. The second plunger and the cartridge form a second chamber storing a second drug. A cannula pierces the first plunger to access the first drug. As the first plunger is driven toward the second plunger, the first drug is expelled from the first chamber for delivery to a patient through the cannula. After expelling the first liquid drug, the cannula can pierce the second plunger to access the second drug. As the first and second plungers are together driven toward a closed end of the cartridge, the second liquid drug is expelled from the second chamber for delivery to the patient through the cannula.
US10751476B2
A needle actuator assembly for a drug delivery system includes a housing, a needle having retracted and extended positions, a needle actuator body received within the housing and configured to move from a pre-use position where the needle is in the retracted position to a use position where the needle is in the extended position and to a post-use position where the needle is in the retracted position, with the needle actuator having a button contact surface, and an actuator button received by the housing.
US10751471B2
A cartridge for containing and dispensing a medicament, the cartridge including a cartridge body having an interior cavity therein, a stopper movably disposed within the interior cavity, and a septum disposed at an opposite end of the interior cavity from the stopper, for containing the medicament within the interior cavity. The cartridge also includes a connection thread integrally formed as a unitary construction of the cartridge body, the thread being disposed at a first end of the cartridge body for connecting a pen needle directly to the cartridge body to pierce the septum and provide communication between the medicament and a patient end of the pen needle.
US10751464B2
Method and apparatus for removing high density particles from a biological fluid such as blood using aphaeresis. The particles are preferably sub-micron in size and denser than normally occurring components of the fluid and can be removed by a modified reverse-flow gradient density centrifuge without damaging the fluid. The particles can be provided to a patient in vivo or added to the fluid after it is removed from the patient. Some particles can carry and deliver oxygen and scavenge carbon dioxide. Other particles are conjugated to capture molecules for attaching to targets such as cancer cells, viruses, pathogens, toxins, or excess concentrations of a drug or element in the fluid. The targets are then removed from the fluid along with the particles by the aphaeresis instrument.
US10751461B2
A system for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula comprises a vessel access sheath having a hollow interior and an exit port, a side access needle catheter configured to fit within the hollow interior of the sheath, a needle configured to be inserted into a blood vessel through the side access needle catheter, a toggle delivery catheter configured to fit within the hollow interior of the sheath, and a toggle apparatus configured to be delivered into a vessel through the toggle delivery catheter. The toggle apparatus comprises a shaft and a toggle member pivotably attached to a distal end of the shaft. A source of RF energy or resistive heat energy may be provided for application to the toggle member and/or to a heater insert in the toggle delivery catheter, for the purpose of creating the fistula.
US10751458B2
A displacement sensing device is configured for a peritoneal dialysis system. The peritoneal dialysis system includes a housing and a syringe. The syringe is disposed on the housing and has a push rod. The displacement sensing device includes a guide rod, a probing module, and a resistance scale. The guide rod is coupled to the push rod, and the probing module is disposed in the housing and is fixed at the guide rod. The resistance scale is disposed at a side of the probing module. The probing module is configured to contact the resistance scale to obtain a resistance value of the resistance scale and determine a displacement magnitude of the push rod. In addition, a peritoneal dialysis system is also mentioned.
US10751457B2
An embodiment of a peritoneal dialysis system includes a peritoneal dialysis hardware unit having a housing with a first opening, a door coupled to the housing and having a second opening, and a solid pump piston having a solid piston shaft attached to or integrally formed with a solid piston head. The system also includes a stepper motor operable to cause the solid pump piston to translate; a disposable pumping unit having a first and a second opposing surface, and a fluid pump receptacle extending from the first and second surface to fit within the second opening. The hardware unit and pumping unit are structured and arranged to allow the pumping unit to be placed into the hardware unit such that the fluid pump receptacle is aligned with the first opening, the second opening, and the solid piston head when the door is closed against the housing.
US10751455B2
A method of controlling an implantable blood pump of a living patient. The method includes receiving one or more pump signals indicating at least one from the group consisting of a motor speed of the blood pump, power supplied to the blood pump, and differential pressure exerted by the blood pump. One or more medication signals is received indicating whether the patient has taken a medication. The flow rate of blood based on a combination of the one or more pump signals and the medication signals is determined. At least one from the group consisting of increasing and decreasing power is supplied to the pump in response to the determined flow rate.
US10751451B2
A surgical fluid management system delivers fluid for distending a uterine cavity to allow cutting and extraction of uterine fibroid tissue, polyps and other abnormal uterine tissue. The system comprises a fluid source, fluid deliver lines, one or more pumps, and a filter for re-circulating the distension fluid between the source and the uterine cavity. A controller can monitor fluid retention by the patient.
US10751449B2
Absorbable barrier composites are designed for modulated gas and water permeability depending on clinical use and are formed of at least two physicochemically distinct components, one of which is a film adjoined to a knitted mesh and/or electrostatically spun, non-woven fabric. Depending on the physicochemical properties of the barrier composite, it can be used in neurological and urinogenital surgical procedures as well as tissue engineering and/or as physical barriers to prevent adhesion formation following several types of surgical procedures.
US10751446B2
The invention shows possibilities which allow simplified production of implants or prostheses, specifically of dental implants or prostheses, by applying subtractive processes. For this purpose, the invention proposes the use of a precipitation-hardening or solid-solution-strengthening, biocompatible cobalt-based alloy for the production of blanks. Such blanks are provided in the soft state. Subsequently, each component (implant or prosthesis) is produced from the soft blank by means of material-removing machining. Subsequently, a heat-treatment of the implant or prosthesis then takes place to adjust the hardness thereof by means of precipitation hardening or solid-solution formation.
US10751444B2
A method of inhibiting bleeding from an open surgical site includes mixing (i) a flowable gel solution comprising a biopolymer dissolved in a first solvent and (ii) a flowable hardener solution comprising a cross-linking agent dissolved in a second solvent to form a flowable hemostatic gel composition. The method also includes applying the flowable hemostatic gel composition to the open surgical site. The cross-linking agent links chains of the biopolymer together to form a solid hydrogel that inhibits bleeding from the surgical site.
US10751442B2
The invention relates to a chemically modified cellulose based dressing particularly for use in the dressing of wounds but also for use as a packing material. Dressings according to the invention seek to mitigate the problems associated with shrinkage encountered with fibrous dressings made of gel-forming fibres and comprise a compressed body of chemically modified polysaccharide having a density of at least 0.08 g/cm3.
US10751441B2
A process of preparing an adhesive haemostatic product is provided. The process comprises: (a) coating a porous solid substrate with a coating liquid that comprises an electrophilically activated polyoxazoline (EL-POX) and a solvent to produce a coated substrate; and (b) removing the solvent from the coated substrate. The EL-POX comprises at least 2 reactive electrophilic groups. The process enables the application of an EL-POX coating that leaves the pore structure of the substrate largely intact so that the ability of the porous substrate to absorb body fluids, such as blood, remains essentially unaffected. The EL-POX coated haemostatic product obtained by the present process has excellent adhesive properties due to the presence of electrophilic reactive groups that are capable of reacting with e.g. amine groups that are naturally present in tissue, under the formation of covalent bonds.
US10751432B2
A shielding assembly may be used in a nuclear medicine infusion system that generates and infuse radioactive liquid into a patient undergoing a diagnostic imaging procedure. In some examples, the shielding assembly has multiple compartments each formed of a shielding material providing a barrier to radioactive radiation. For example, the shielding assembly may have a first compartment configured to receive a radioisotope generator that generates a radioactive eluate via elution, a second compartment configured to receive a beta detector, and a third compartment configured to receive a gamma detector. In some examples, the compartments are arranged to minimize background radiation emitted by the radioisotope generator and detected by the gamma detector to enhance the quality of the measurements made by the gamma detector.
US10751429B2
The present disclosure relates to a composition of albumin microbubbles to which are bound one or more moieties that exhibit a binding preference for the albumin microbubbles relative to free, native HSA. Production of the albumin microbubble composition and use of the albumin microbubble composition in ultrasound mediated delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic agents is also discussed.
US10751425B2
The present invention refers to the transfection of cells using a conjugate comprising at least one saccharide residue at least one nucleosidic component selected from nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides. This conjugate is suitable for the transfection of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells such as plant cells or mammalian cells including human cells with high efficacy. Thus, a new delivery vehicle for therapeutic molecules including antisense molecules, sRNA molecules, miRNA molecules, antagomirs or precursors of such molecules, as well as the therapeutic nucleosides or nucleotides, is provided. Further, a convenient strategy for developing new lines of plants that exhibit particular traits is provided.
US10751420B2
The present invention concerns improved methods and compositions for preparing SN-38 conjugates of proteins or peptides, preferably immunoconjugates of antibodies or antigen-binding antibody fragments. More preferably, the SN-38 is attached to the antibody or antibody fragment using a CL2A linker, with 1-12, more preferably 6-8, alternatively 1-5 SN-38 moieties per antibody or antibody fragment. Most preferably, the immunoconjugate is prepared in large scale batches, with various modifications to the reaction scheme disclosed herein to optimize yield and recovery in large scale. Other embodiments concern optimized dosages and/or schedules of administration of immunoconjugate to maximize efficacy for disease treatment and minimize side effects of administration.
US10751419B2
Provided herein are improved methods for the synthesis of reactive conjugate clusters and intermediates used in such methods. In particular, improvements are provided that enhance the synthesis of reactive conjugate clusters by reducing the number of synthetic steps required. The reactive conjugate clusters prepared using the improved methods don't include any transacylation impurities that are formed using existing methods. The improved methods also provide an increase in overall yield and a cost benefit over existing methods.
US10751411B2
Recombinant herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) vaccine vectors, virions thereof, compositions and vaccines comprising such, and methods of use thereof are each provided.
US10751410B2
Disclosed herein are nanoparticles containing MERS virus proteins in polymer structures, and compositions containing the nanoparticles formulated for administration as immunogenic compositions. Also provided herein are vector constructs encoding the proteins, and host cells containing the vector constructs. The disclosure also includes methods of making the nanoparticles and administering them to vertebrates, including methods of inducing immune responses to MERS that reduce or prevent infection by the virus.
US10751409B2
Immunogenic compositions comprising viral vectors and surfactants are provided. Methods for administration and preparation of such compositions are also provided.
US10751406B2
The present invention provides for novel compositions and methods for delivering genes of interest to stem cells using vectors that contain differentiation-specific transcriptional regulatory elements. For example, stem cells in the internal epithelia could be transfected with a vaccine construct, which has an epithelial cell differentiation-specific promoter driving the expression of viral envelope proteins. When the promoter used is specific for terminally differentiated epithelial cells, then the viral envelope proteins will be expressed only in the upper part of the epithelia and therefore, stimulate the immune response. The infected epithelial stem cells in the basal layer will continue to produce new antigen-expressing cells, without being eliminated by the immune response. This invention will be useful in the development of vaccines against viral agents that target the internal mucosa like HIV.
US10751402B2
The invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising a capsular polysaccharide (CP) from Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as group B streptococcus (GBS), conjugated to a carrier protein, and optionally including an aluminum-based adjuvant. The invention further relates to methods for inducing an immune response in subjects against GBS and/or for reducing or preventing invasive GBS disease in subjects using the compositions disclosed herein. The resulting antibodies can be used to treat or prevent GBS infection via passive immunotherapy.
US10751395B2
Methods are disclosed herein for treating depression in the subject. A method includes the use of Botulinum toxin to cause paralysis of a facial muscle, such as the depressor anguli oris, procerus, frontalis, orbicularis oculi, or corrugator supercilii muscle to treat depression in the subject.
US10751378B2
The present invention relates to a composition for suppressing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom and, more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating COPD comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom; a food composition for preventing or improving COPD, and the compound isolated therefrom. The composition comprising a Pistacia weinmannifolia extract, a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom, according to the present invention, is not toxic, suppresses the invasion of inflammatory cells into the bronchial tube of a COPD-induced animal model, and effectively suppresses the expression of CXCL-1, TNF-α, or MIP-2. In addition, due to the use of a safety-proven herbal drug as a raw material, the composition of the present invention can resolve various side-effects of existing therapeutic agents for COPD, chronic obstructive bronchitis, chronic bronchiolitis, emphysema, multiple sclerosis, and acute and chronic inflammation, and thus can be effectively used as a composition for preventing, treating and remedying COPD.
US10751375B2
Embodiments herein include methods for enhancing post-ischemic functional recovery through administration of mitochondria and related devices and methods. In an embodiment, a method for enhancing post-ischemic functional recovery is included. The method can include harvesting somatic cells from a patient or a donor, converting the somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, extracting mitochondria from the induced pluripotent stem cells, and transplanting the mitochondria into the patient. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US10751374B2
A composition for use in treating penile defects, including erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease, is provided. The composition includes adipose tissue and stem cells. The stem cells may be derived from adipose tissue. In embodiments the composition includes additional additives such as growth factors, anti-inflammatories, antioxidants, compositions useful for wound healing, and collagenases. Also provided is a method of treating a penile defect in a patient. The method includes providing a composition containing adipose tissue and stem cells, and implanting that composition into a patient in need of treatment for a penile defect. In some embodiments the patient has Peyronie's disease. In other embodiments, the patient has erectile dysfunction.
US10751369B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10751365B2
The invention relates to method of treating chronic inflammatory diseases in subjects in need thereof by administering calcium lactate as an active agent. The calcium lactate can be provided in a pharmaceutical, food, or nutrient composition.
US10751356B2
Compositions and methods useful for the treatment of cancer, particularly lymphoma, are disclosed.
US10751355B2
Provided herein are methods for treating a pulmonary infection in a patient in need thereof, for example, a nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection for at least one treatment cycle. The method comprises administering to the lungs of the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a liposomal complexed aminoglycoside comprising a lipid component comprising electrically neutral lipids and an aminoglycoside. Administration comprises aerosolizing the pharmaceutical composition to provide an aerosolized pharmaceutical composition comprising a mixture of free aminoglycoside and liposomal complexed aminoglycoside, and administering the aerosolized pharmaceutical composition via a nebulizer to the lungs of the patient. The methods provided herein result in a change from baseline on the semi-quantitative scale for mycobacterial culture for a treated patient, and/or NTM culture conversion to negative during or after the administration period.
US10751351B2
The present invention provides means and methods for treating diabetic foot infections. In particular, drug compounds are provided that combine a high therapeutic activity against Staphylococcus Spp. bacteria with a high degree of bone penetration and vasodilatory effects. This unique combination of properties allows to accomplish high local concentrations of the drug at the site of infection even in diabetic foot patients typically having poor blood perfusion at the site of infection.
US10751350B2
A method of obtaining vitamin D from shiitake includes a) adding ethanol to shiitake powder, followed by reflux extraction, to prepare a shiitake extract; and (b) irradiating ultraviolet (UV) light to the shiitake extract prepared in step (a). When shiitake extracts are obtained and exposed to ultraviolet light under specific conditions, the content of vitamin D2 in the shiitake extracts may be increased.
US10751341B2
The invention provides substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidines and related organic compounds, compositions containing such compounds, medical kits, and methods for using such compounds and compositions to treat medical disorders, e.g., Gaucher disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body disease, dementia, or multiple system atrophy, in a patient. Exemplary substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidines compounds described herein include substituted 2,4-dimethyl-N-phenylpyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-8-carboxamide compounds and variants thereof.
US10751332B2
The present application provides novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. These compounds are useful for inhibiting ERK1/2. By administering to a patient in need a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of formula (I), wherein X, Y, Z, J, M, and R1 to R8 are defined herein, these compounds are effective in treating conditions associated with dysregulation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway. A variety of conditions can be treated using these compounds and include diseases which are characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer.
US10751329B2
Provided herein are methods of treating a CDKL5 deficiency with tideglusib or a derivative thereof.
US10751328B2
Methods for treating or relieving at least one symptom of urticarial disorders including chronic idiopathic urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis, or a combination of these disorders in a mammal, including humans. The method comprises administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of pramipexole, dexpramipexole or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US10751323B2
An oral melatonin pharmaceutical dosage form that contains a sustained release dose of melatonin includes melatonin and an acid dispersed in a hydrogel-forming polymer matrix that combine after ingestion to form an acidic hydrogel containing the melatonin.
US10751316B2
The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a methanesulfonylalkylnitrile compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention is also directed to a method for treating inflammation, inflammatory-related disorders, or pain, by administering a methanesulfonylalkylnitrile compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof to a subject in need thereof.
US10751314B2
Methods for enhancing joint function and for treating or preventing age-related joint discomfort in an adult human are disclosed. The methods comprise administering to the human a dietetic food, medical food, or food supplement. The food or food supplement comprises a rumenic acid-rich conjugated linoleic acid (RAR-CLA), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, mono-, di-, or triglyceride, metabolic precursor thereof, or mixture thereof, in an amount effective to enhance joint function or to alleviate joint discomfort in the human. The RAR-CLA comprises cis-9, trans-11 linoleic acid and trans-10, cis-12 linoleic acid isomers in a weight ratio of at least 2:1. Enrichment of a dietetic food, medical food, or food supplement with RAR-CLA can help to improve joint function and/or alleviate joint discomfort. Longer-term studies should help to further elucidate the potential impact of RAR-CLA supplementation on joint function in older adults.
US10751311B2
This application relates to pharmaceutical compositions, comprising solabegron that are useful for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms such as, for example, overactive bladder and prostate disorders. Additionally, this application relates to methods for treating lower urinary tract symptoms utilizing the pharmaceutical compositions, comprising solabegron. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositions, comprising solabegron comprise a dual release drug delivery system.
US10751307B2
Administration of a salt of bi-cyclo [2.2.2] octane-2-carbonic acid reduces dysphoria in dysphoric subjects, ameliorates ethanol craving in alcoholics, reduces the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the level of liver function markers (AST, ALT, and bilirubin) in human subjects, and reduces the number or strength of seizures in epileptics.
US10751305B2
Solid-forming topical formulations can include a local anesthetic, an emulsifying agent, polymer, and water. The formulation can include from 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % more of the emulsifying agent, from 0.1 wt % to 20 wt % more of the polymer, and from 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % more water than a comparative formulation, and drying time is faster than the comparative formulation when applied to a skin surface and dried under the same ambient conditions.
US10751295B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods for the treatment, softening and removal of ear wax by administering to the ear a solution of a semi-fluorinated alkane according to the formula: RFRH or RFRHRF, wherein RF is a perfluorinated hydrocarbon segment with 20 or less carbon atoms, and RH is a non-fluorinated hydrocarbon segment with 3 to 20 carbon atoms.
US10751294B1
Nanosized avanafil (AVA) invasomes with enhanced transdermal delivery are provided. AVA invasomes were prepared with a vesicular size of 109.92 nm and an entrapment efficiency of 96.98%. The AVA invasomal film showed enhanced ex vivo permeation bioavailability compared to a raw AVA film.
US10751293B2
A multilayered polymer composite film includes a water-soluble polymer matrix and a plurality of fibers embedded within the water soluble polymer matrix. The fibers include a water insoluble polymer material and at least one of a non-polymeric hydrophobic therapeutic agent or a non-polymeric hydrophobic cosmetic agent incorporated in the water insoluble polymer material. The fibers have a rectangular cross-section, and extend the entire length of the multilayered polymer composite film.
US10751273B2
The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting one or more signs of aging and/or degenerative disorder in a subject in need of such treatment, which comprise administering, to the subject, an effective amount of one or more of the compounds as set forth herein. “Inhibiting a sign of aging or degenerative disorder” means reducing the risk of occurrence, delaying the onset, slowing the progression, and/or reducing the severity and/or manifestation, of a sign of aging or degenerative disorder, and includes, but is not limited to, preventing the occurrence, development or progression of a sign of aging or degenerative disorder.
US10751271B2
A cleansing composition is provided for removing waxy makeup, and for cleansing the skin with excellent rinse speed and after-feel. The inventive composition is also transparent and stable to phase separation and includes specific amounts of high average HLB nonionic surfactants, specific alkyl mono esters, hydrocarbon oils and polyol(s) and in a preferred embodiment contains very low levels of or no silicone oils.
US10751270B2
The invention relates to a new composition in the form of a translucent, advantageously transparent, gel, without triethanolamine, comprising at least a fatty body in the form of an oleic acid an aqueous phase; and a base or a mixture of bases. The invention also relates to compositions, advantageously cosmetic compositions, comprising said gel base, such as a shaving gel.The invention also relates to a method for preparing said gel base, a shaving method, the use of said gel base and a shaving kit.
US10751267B2
A water-in-oil personal care emulsion with water droplets size below 20 microns, the droplets containing solubilized cystine. A process of making an emulsion is also described.
US10751261B2
A hygienic pacifier includes an annular folding structure formed on a substantially spherical shield that joins a nipple to a faceplate and that is movable between a recoiled storage position in which the shield substantially surrounds the nipple and an extended use position in which at least a portion of the nipple projects through the nipple access opening and is exposed for use. The annular folding structure may be used to bias the shield to remain in the extended use position when the shield is placed in the extended use position. Further, in some instances, the annular folding structure may be configured to provide a bias that may be overcome by a moderate impact to the pacifier such as an impact associated with dropping the pacifier.
US10751253B2
A medication and identification information transfer system is provided that includes a primary medication container, a secondary medication container, a secondary container label and a medication information transfer apparatus. The medication information transfer apparatus, when coupled to the primary medication container, can transfer information indicative of the contents of the primary medication container to a medication delivery device such as an intelligent injection site. The medication information transfer apparatus has a shape and size enabling it to be connected to an adapter for removal of medication from the primary medication container which enables transfer of the medication to a secondary container while simultaneously transferring information about the medication in the primary medication container to the injection site. In some implementations, the medication injection site can be placed on a fluid delivery line for infusion into a patient. Related apparatus, systems, methods and kits are also disclosed.
US10751252B2
An adaptor for coupling with a vial having a collar closed by a septum, the septum having an outer surface directed towards the outside of the vial, the adaptor comprising: a gripping member for securing the adaptor to the vial, the gripping member being capable of being laterally mounted on the collar of the vial and a pierceable elastomeric piece having at least a part intended to be in contact with the outer surface of the septum when the adaptor is secured on the vial. Also, an assembly including such an adaptor and a vial.
US10751250B1
A charge adjustment device, located at a residence, includes a container identification module, a charge determination module, and a charge control module. The container identification module is configured to determine a prescription identifier (RX ID) of a cap attached to a container. The charge determination module is configured to establish a connection with a remote data source over a network and, according to the RX ID, obtain information indicating a desired charge amount of a battery of the cap. The charge control module is configured to selectively control additional charge to be supplied to the battery based on the desired charge amount.
US10751241B2
A surgical leg positioner capable of bending the knee in varus or valgus while simultaneously distracting the tibia from the femur, the leg positioner having a thigh clamp module, a swing arm module connected to the thigh clamp module in a manner that offsets a joint axis laterally to the side of the knee of the patient so as not to damage the opposite compartment of the knee when bent in varus or valgus. The swing arm module also distracts the knee simultaneously when the knee is bent in varus or valgus. The swing arm module also permits flexion and extension of the knee at the knee's natural flexion-extension axis. The surgical leg positioner also utilizes a thigh brace that properly aligns the leg on the surgical leg positioner.
US10751235B2
Wheelchair devices and systems that have wheels with adjustable camber. The device has a bracket attached to a wheelchair and a receiver configured to couple to the axle of the wheel. The position of the receiver relative to the bracket can be adjusted by the user to alter the position of the axle relative to the bracket, thereby altering the camber in the rear wheel. A top portion of the rear wheel can remain in a vertical plane of travel regardless of the amount of camber in the wheel and a bottom portion of the rear wheel can remain in a horizontal plane.
US10751233B1
A multi-purpose wheelchair is disclosed herein. The wheelchair comprises a tubular frame having two support members pivotally mounted and extending upwardly from the tubular frame. The wheelchair also comprises four legs pivotally mounted and extending downwardly from the tubular frame. The wheelchair comprises further four wheels arranged such that one wheel is provided with each of the legs. The wheelchair also comprises a split-seat with an opening supported on the base. Further, the wheelchair comprises a back support extending between the two support members.
US10751229B2
Introduced here are pressure-mitigation systems able to mitigate the pressure applied to a human body by a surface and associated methods for operating the same. A system can include a pressure-mitigation surface with a plurality of chambers whose pressure can be varied by a controller that regulates the flow of fluid produced by a pump. The plurality of chambers may be arranged in a geometric pattern designed to mitigate the pressure on a specific anatomic region when the human body is arranged over the pressure-mitigation surface.
US10751224B2
An ankle joint bandage includes a main body part of woven fabric in band shape, an anchor part of woven fabric joined to one end of the main body part and having a loop face of a touch fastener, and an engaging part joined to the other end of the main body part and having a hook face of a touch fastener. The main body part has a winding part which winds around an ankle of a wearer, a first supporting part which extends from an instep to the ankle, and a second supporting part which extends from the ankle to the instep of the wearer to cross the first supporting part at an upper portion of the instep of the wearer, the anchor part fastens around part corresponding to a metatarsal bone of the wearer, and the engaging part detachably sticks to the loop face of the anchor part.
US10751221B2
A compression garment having first and second sections includes a stay up device for supporting the compression garment in position on the body. The stay up device is constructed to operatively engage a portion of the body to positively locate the stay up device, and thereby the garment relative to the body.
US10751219B2
A tympanostomy tube applicator has a hand-held housing and a stem extending from the housing and having a shape arranged for engagement in the ear canal. A tympanostomy tube inserter has a user actuator, a rod having a tip to pierce a patient's tympanic membrane and to support a tympanostomy tube through the membrane where it is pierced. The inserter inserts a collapsed tympanostomy tube through the membrane and expands the tube in situ to provide a distal flange in the tympanostomy tube. A myrongotomy tip expands the tube to a final state having a distal flange as it is retracted.
US10751217B2
A patient interface includes an eye interface device, a scanner, a first support assembly, and a beam source. The eye interface device is configured to interface with an eye of a patient. The scanner is configured to be coupled with the eye interface device and operable to scan an electromagnetic radiation beam in at least two dimensions in an eye interfaced with the eye interface device. The scanner and the eye interface device move in conjunction with movement of the eye. The first support assembly supports the scanner so as to accommodate relative movement between the scanner and the first support assembly parallel so as to accommodate movement of the eye. The beam source generates the electromagnetic radiation beam. The electromagnetic radiation beam propagates from the beam source to the scanner along an optical path having an optical path length that varies in response to movement of the eye.
US10751212B2
Multilayer dressing device and method for preventing and treating pressure ulcers and chronic wounds
The present invention provides a device and method for preventing or curing pressure ulcers or chronic wounds. A multilayer dressing comprises a soft silicone jell layer of a suitable thickness which is placed in the multilayer dressing, above an absorbent layer. The matrix of the silicone jell layer is populated with a plurality of silicone beads of suitable size. The beads are connected to each other, and to the silicone jell layer. Breathing of wound and substantial supply of oxygen to the wound is duly insured for all layers of the multiple layer dressing. The beads play a pivotal role in promoting the effectiveness and performance of the multilayer dressing by acting as the plurality of effective cushions, as they absorb and uniformly redistribute a patient's body weight across the entire applied dressing area. The low adhering adhesive coating of about 5 mm in width is applied to the peripheral edges of all the layers. Unlike the multilayer dressing already available in the market, skipping the application of low adhering adhesive coatings on the entire top and bottom surfaces of the layers helps in promoting overall breathability and consequently, the efficiency of the multilayer dressing of the present invention.
US10751207B2
Devices for palliating gastrointestinal strictures using rapid exchange type enteral stent placement catheters. The catheter may include an inner member and an outer member, with the two members being slidable with respect to one another. In various device embodiments, a ramp for directing a guidewire out from within the catheter is provided using portions of the outer member or a shaped mandrel. The inner member may take a number of forms, including a tubular distal portion, a skived or integrally attached elongate midsection, and a proximal portion. A mandrel can be used in a portion proximal of the guidewire ramp, with the mandrel taking one of several disclosed forms.
US10751203B2
Provided herein are implantable devices, such as vascular grafts and access port for hemodialysis, that include a microporous sheath layer having a corrugated outer surface, and use therefore for reducing the risk of infection or stenosis.
US10751200B2
Prosthetic feet that provide improved rollover and performance are provided. A prosthetic foot can include a lower foot member extending from a heel end to a toe end, a second foot member disposed above the lower foot member, and an optional third foot member disposed above the second foot member. The second foot member is tapered such that its thickness decreases toward the proximal end. Optionally, the second foot member can taper toward its distal end as well as toward its proximal end from an intermediate location on the second foot member. The third foot member can be tapered such that its thickness decreases toward the distal end. There can be a gap between a distal end of the third foot member and the second foot member that closes during dorsiflexion of the prosthetic foot during use and provides dynamic stiffness control to the prosthetic foot.
US10751192B1
An implant preshaped before placement anteriorly between a superior endplate and an inferior endplate within a void created by a transcorporeal procedure in a vertebra, the implant having no circular cross-sectional dimension.
US10751191B1
Implementations of devices for use in cervical spinal operations. Implementations may include a template including a central hole therethrough and two or more screw holes therethrough. The central hole may be configured to be inserted over a handle of a trial. The template may be configured to place a first of the two or more screw holes over a rostral vertebra and to place a second of the two or more screw holes over a caudal vertebra. Implementations may also include a template including a central hole therethrough and two or more screw holes therethrough. The central hole may be configured to couple over an inserter. The template may be configured to place a first of the two or more screw holes over a rostral vertebra and to place a second of the two or more screw holes over a caudal vertebra.
US10751182B2
The present teachings provide devices and methods of reshaping the right heart and reducing tricuspid valve regurgitation. Specifically, one aspect of the present teachings provides an inflatable device to be deployed in the space between the sternum and the right heart. An injectable medium is injected to the cavity of the device. Once the device is filled, the device is detached from the delivery system, and released inside the body. The inflated device exerts pressure to the right heart, changes the shape of the tricuspid annulus, and allows a better coaptation of the tricuspid leaflets.
US10751178B2
An example introducer is disclosed. An example introducer includes a tubular member including an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer having an inner surface, an outer surface and wall extending therebetween. The outer layer is disposed along the outer surface of the inner layer. The inner layer includes a plurality of longitudinal channels extending radially outward from the inner surface. Each channel of the plurality of channels has a circumferential width. Further, the tubular member is designed to shift from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the width of each channel increases as the tubular member shifts from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration.
US10751168B2
An intraocular lens insertion apparatus includes an apparatus body configured to include a housing member for housing an intraocular lens and an insertion tube member for ejecting the intraocular lens into an eyeball of a patient, a plunger configured to move in the apparatus body, and a hook member formed on the apparatus body for a user of the intraocular lens insertion apparatus to hook a finger when the user moves the plunger. The plunger is moved to a side of the insertion tube member, the intraocular lens housed in the housing member is pushed by a distal end of the plunger, and the intraocular lens is ejected from the insertion tube member, and a connecting member configured to connect an operability enhancing member for enhancing an operability of the plunger when the plunger is moved with the apparatus body is provided for the apparatus body.
US10751144B1
A medical device such as an oximeter includes a marking feature. In an implementation, a marking mechanism of the device marks tissue based on a location of where a measurement was taken by the device. In an implementation, the marking mechanism of the device marks tissue based on an oxygen saturation measurement obtained by the device.
US10751143B2
An electrode lead is provided having a distal side and a circumferential surface, the electrode lead comprising a plurality of interlocked filaments having a conductive core coated with a nonconductive coating and at least one 3D distinct conductive mass at the distal end, wherein the filaments in the conductive mass are having an exposed conductive core and wherein a portion of the filaments with the exposed conductive core are disposed on the circumferential surface. The 3d pattern of spaced-apart regions along or within the electrode lead, each one is a network of spaced-apart conductive segments determining together critical parameters of: directionality of the region and electrical property of the region.
US10751142B1
A device and methods for holding a circular drain or circular gutter extension, including a connecting piece configured to connect to a drain or gutter extension, the connecting piece comprising a side portion arranged in a substantially circular configuration defining a flow chamber, at least a first frame segment positioned at a front of the side portion and extending at least partially into the flow chamber, and at least a first tab extending from an inner surface of the side portion into the flow chamber, and a stake connected to and extending outward from an outer surface of the side portion. The device is inserted or ratcheted upon the drain or tubing such that the tabs set into valleys of the tube for a secure connection such that when the stake is inserted into the ground the tubing is also secure.
US10751140B2
A robotic system can include a high force instrument that amplifies input forces such that output forces are greater than input forces. The high force instrument can include an end effector. The high force instrument can further include a first pulley configured to rotate about a pulley axis and a first jaw member connected to the first pulley by a first drive pin. The high force instrument can also include a second pulley configured to rotate about the pulley axis and a second jaw member connected to the second pulley by a second drive pink. A link can provide a first pivot point about which the first jaw member can pivot and a second pivot point about which the second jaw member can pivot.
US10751139B2
The present invention provides a surgical controlling system, comprising: a. at least one surgical tool configured to be insertable into a surgical environment of a human body for assisting a surgical procedure; b. at least one location estimating means configured to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of said at least one surgical tool at any given time t; c. at least one movement detection means communicable with a movement's database and with said location estimating means; and, d. a controller having a processing means communicable with a controller's database, said controller configured to control the spatial position of said at least one surgical tool; said controller's database is in communication with said movement detection means.
US10751125B2
A focused-ultrasound or other procedure for treating a target within a tissue region can be planned iteratively by creating a treatment plan specifying a treatment location pattern and stimuli applied thereto, simulating the treatment, computationally predicting an effect of the simulated treatment, comparing the predicted effect against one or more treatment constraints (such as efficacy and/or safety thresholds), and, if a constraint is violated, repeating the simulation for an adjusted treatment plan.
US10751113B2
A surgical instrument has an end effector on the end of an elongate shaft extending from a handle. The end-effector has different operations, including grasping, cutting, and sealing and/or coagulating tissue, and one operation is controlled by a switch on the handle proximal end upper surface. The switch is connected to the end-effector to deliver a current to a component in the end-effector. The electrical wire assemblies pass through respective pockets/chambers formed within the handle, an electrical connector contained within each chamber for connecting wires extending from electrodes on the end-effector to wires extending through the handle and on connecting to an electrosurgical generator. The pockets provision within which connectors are contained, one per pocket, prevents insulation damage to wires by connectors, as they are contained within the pockets. The pockets provision pockets side-by-side provides large separation between two connectors, so it is hard for liquid to short the connectors.
US10751098B2
Devices, systems, and methods of bone stabilization. The bone stabilization system includes a bone plate having an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be in contact with bone, the bone plate having an opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. The opening is configured to receive a fastener, which may be either a locking fastener or a compression fastener. The locking fastener has a threaded head portion configured to engage and lock to the bone plate, and the compression fastener is configured to dynamically compress the bone.
US10751092B2
A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part including a rod receiving portion with a first end, a second end, and a U-shaped recess for receiving a rod, the recess defining two free legs, and a head receiving portion at the second end for introducing and clamping the head, and a locking ring configured to be arranged around the head receiving portion, the locking ring including an engagement structure for engagement with a tool, the engagement structure defining a width of the locking ring that is greater than a greatest width of the rod receiving portion, wherein the locking ring can assume a locking position exerting a greatest compressive force on the head receiving portion of the receiving part to lock an inserted head, and wherein the locking ring is movable out of the locking position towards the first end of the rod receiving portion.
US10751087B2
A trocar assembly includes a trocar housing that defines a working chamber, and a cannula having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a lumen that extends between the proximal and distal ends. The cannula is coupled to the trocar housing at the proximal end to facilitate communication between the lumen and the working chamber. A radial biasing device is arranged at or near the distal end of the cannula and includes an annular body coupled to the cannula and a compliant stabilizing member transitionable between a relaxed position and an extended position when acted upon by a surgical tool introduced into the lumen and passing through the compliant stabilizing member.
US10751076B2
A motor-driven surgical instrument that may comprise (i) a movable drive member that is driven in a first direction when the electric motor operates in a first direction and that is driven in a second direction when the electric motor operates in a second direction. Movement of the drive member causes movement of the movable component of the end effector, and (ii) a motor control circuit connected to the motor for controlling the motor. The motor control circuit may comprise a switching circuit that, upon actuation, reverses the direction of the motor from the first direction to the second direction. The switching circuit may be actuatable separately through each of: (i) actuation of a movable actuator of the switching circuit through movement of the drive member at least in the first direction; and (ii) manual actuation by a user of the surgical instrument.
US10751067B2
A self-stabilizing pneumatic abdominal aortic tourniquet that utilizes a semi-ridge retaining strap, a ratcheting retaining buckle, and an elastic guide cord on the lower penetrating end of a wedge-shaped bladder. A rigid baseplate is supported by a waist belt having a width identical with the waist belt so that the baseplate provides a stable base for positioning the bladder over a selected area of the patient's abdomen. The air bladder is affixed to the underside of the baseplate, which is initially kept in a deflated condition collapsed against the baseplate, and includes an elastic cord, such as a shock cord, configured to bias the tip of the wedge or “V” shaped bladder in the middle of the baseplate. An air source connected to the air bladder causes inflation and penetration of the lower edge of the bladder into the patient's abdomen thereby causing aorta occlusion.
US10751066B2
The present disclosure relates to a self-expanding braided tubular member for treating an aneurysm. The braid can include a distal implant end opposite a proximal implant end. Translating the braid distally from within a tubular delivery member can cause the distal implant end to invert and fold into itself thereby forming an occlusive sack for occluding an aneurysm.
US10751062B2
A medical device for temporary deployment into a bodily lumen is provided. The medical device comprises: a guide wire cannula having a proximal end and a distal end; a tip attached to the proximal end of the guide wire cannula; a pusher having a proximal and a distal end, the pusher having a through-bore disposed around the guide wire cannula; and a temporary stent assembly having a proximal end attached to the tip and a distal end adjacent to the proximal end of the pusher. The temporary stent assembly comprises a covered portion. The covered portion has a proximal sealing zone, a distal sealing zone and a recess between the proximal and distal sealing zones.
US10751060B2
A method for inducing weight loss in a patient, the method comprising: intentionally occluding a blood vessel so as to create hypoperfusion in a gastrointestinal organ serviced by the blood vessel, whereby to interfere with normal gastrointestinal function and thereby induce weight loss in a patient.
US10751056B2
Methods and apparatus for a percutaneous bypass graft system according to various aspects of the present technology include a graft section comprising a dual-sided fixation system at the anastomosis site and a tamper sheath configured to provide enhanced control during installation. The dual-sided fixation system may comprise a plurality of barbs configured to secure the graft section to an internal and external portion of a target vessel. The tamper sheath comprises a cuff at a distal end that is configured to be positioned against an outer surface of the target vessel during the percutaneous procedure.
US10751054B2
An end effector includes first and second jaws, a drive screw, a lead screw nut, and a drive beam. The drive screw is disposed within the first jaw. The lead screw nut defines a threaded bore that receives the drive screw. The lead screw nut is advanced along the drive screw as the drive screw is rotated in a first direction and is retracted along the drive screw as the drive screw rotates in a second direction. The drive beam is releasably coupled to the lead screw nut when the lead screw nut is in a retracted position. As the lead screw nut is advanced the drive beam is pulled by the lead screw nut. The drive beam is decoupled from the lead screw nut as the lead screw nut is advanced such that the lead screw nut is advanced relative to the drive beam.
US10751049B2
A loading unit and retention band assembly including a shell and a retention band. The shell has a proximal end portion that defines an engagement window and that includes an annular surface. The retention band is disposed radially about the annular surface of the proximal end portion and includes a resilient body having first and second ends. The first end includes a resilient lock that is configured to extend through the engagement window of the proximal end portion of the shell. The resilient lock is dimensioned to releasably engage a surgical instrument.
US10751048B2
A surgical device is provided that includes a jaw portion with a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw. The surgical device also includes a shaft portion coupled to a proximal end of the jaw portion. A driver is configured to cause relative movement of the jaw portion and the shaft portion. The driver may be configured to cause the jaw portion to pivot relative to the shaft portion about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to first and second longitudinal axes defined by the jaw portion and the shaft portion, respectively. The driver may also be configured to cause at least a portion of the jaw portion to rotate relative to the shaft portion about the first longitudinal axis. Advantageously, the surgical device includes a surgical member, e.g., a cutting element and/or a stapling element, disposed within the first jaw.
US10751047B2
A bag (200) includes an elongated bag body (201). The elongated bag body can define two opposing ends, namely an openable end (202) and a closed end (203). An adhesive strip (308) can be disposed upon an exterior of the elongated bag body. The adhesive strip can be disposed in a horizontal orientation parallel to the openable end. A flexible strip (208) can be disposed upon the exterior of the elongated bag body. The flexible strip can be bendable to retain the openable end in an open position (601). The bag is suitable for use as a suture collection bag.
US10751045B2
A device for making suture stitches for adjoining a first edge and a second edge of a tissue in an edge-to-edge interface. The device includes a handle and a device head. The handle including a motor for the device head and a means for attachment to the device head. The device head including a suture material supply; a needle rotationally movable, operable for moving the thread through a tissue; a hook operable for hooking and lifting the thread in automatic coordination with the needle; and a catcher operable for moving the thread into and out of the hook in automatic coordination with the hook.
US10751035B2
A vascular closure system includes a suture carrying portion, a plurality of needles, and an internal sealing member. The suture carrying portion is insertable through a vessel puncture of a vessel and carries first and second suture ends of at least a first suture member. The plurality of needles are extendable through a wall of the vessel adjacent to the vessel puncture and are configured to connect to the first and second suture ends. Withdrawal of the plurality of needles draws the first and second suture ends through the vessel wall. The internal sealing member is configured to advance along the first suture member through the vessel puncture and into the vessel. Applying a withdrawal force to the first and second suture ends draws the internal sealing member against an internal surface of the vessel wall to at least partially seal closed the vessel puncture.
US10751031B2
The invention provides devices and methods for self-administered noninvasive retrieval of biological materials of the uterus and/or cervix and preimplantation stage embryos. The cervical device comprises a receptacle with a variable volume receptacle cavity, a controller configured to change the volume of the receptacle cavity, a surface for collection of biological materials, and a flexible pouch for generation of suction to facilitate efficient retrieval of biological materials. The biological materials retrieved include various biomarkers of diseases and disorders of reproduction, are directly isolated from a site of pathology, and are not metabolized or diluted. Information generated by analyzing these biological materials permits early diagnosis and prognosis assessments of disease and disorders of the female reproductive organs, irregularities of pregnancy, anomalies of the fetus in utero, and microbial infections.
US10751030B2
The present application relates to an ultrasound fusion imaging method and an ultrasound fusion image navigation system. The ultrasound fusion imaging method includes a selection step, a registration step and a fusion step. The selection step is for selecting at least one ultrasound image from at least one previously stored piece of ultrasound video data according to an input instruction. The ultrasound video data includes an ultrasound image obtained by acquiring a target object in at least one plane and position indicating information corresponding to the ultrasound image. The registration step is for registering the selected at least one ultrasound image with a modality image. The registration process uses the location of the position indicating information of the at least one ultrasound image. The fusion step is for fusing the registered ultrasound image with the modality image.
US10751028B2
Ultrasonic imaging is performed by constructing spatial coherence images of a target having microbubbles in it. The basis for this approach is the observation that the spatial coherence of microbubbles differs from the spatial coherence of tissue and the spatial coherence of image noise. Therefore, imaging based on spatial coherence provides a way to suppress noise signals and tissue signals relative to the microbubble signals.
US10751027B2
Technique that enables precisely measuring cavity height and precisely grasping maximum transmission sound pressure in an ultrasonic probe is provided to the ultrasonic probe using CMUT. The ultrasonic probe according to the present invention includes plural cells each of which includes a lower electrode and an upper electrode arranged via a gap with respect to the lower electrode, and the plural cells include an ultrasonic cell the gap of which is void and which transmits/receives an ultrasonic wave and a reference cell the gap of which is filled with a conductive material. Electrostatic capacity of the ultrasonic cell and the reference cell is measured, parasitic capacity included in the measured electrostatic capacity as to the ultrasonic cell is corrected using parasitic capacity included in the measured electrostatic capacity as to the reference cell, and cavity height is calculated on the basis of the corrected electrostatic capacity of the ultrasonic cell.
US10751025B2
An enhanced stethoscope device and method for operating the enhanced stethoscope are provided. The enhanced stethoscope device generally operates by providing stethoscope sensors, ultrasonic sensors, and other sensors to obtain a series of measurements about a subject. The series of measurements may be correlated, such as by machine learning, to extract clinically relevant information. Also described are systems and methods for ultrasonic beamsteering by interference of an audio signal with an ultrasonic signal.
US10751023B2
A system, medium, and method including obtaining a plurality of positions for multiple components defined by a plan; obtaining a set of constraints that express limitations for the multiple components at the plurality of positions, the constraints being applicable to a plan where the multiple components synchronously change their positions with time to traverse a prescribed sequence of the plurality of positions, at least one of the multiple components being further constrained to change its position over time by staying within a predefined tolerance to a predefined smooth function of position over time between different positions; determining a trajectory of position and a minimum duration in which the multiple components completely synchronously traverse the prescribed sequence of positions while satisfying the constraints for the multiple components; and generating a record of the determined trajectory of position and the minimum duration for the plurality of components.
US10751022B2
A control unit controls a detector including a pixel array arranged in a matrix, a driving circuit that drives the pixel array by a changeable number of pixels, and a readout circuit that outputs an electrical signal from the pixel array. The control unit controls, with a change from a first image capturing operation for repeating a set of a first accumulation operation and a first image output operation a plurality of times at a first frame rate to a second image capturing operation for repeating a set of a second accumulation operation and a second image output operation a plurality of times at a second frame rate, so that the detector continuously repeats a set of the second accumulation operation and an initialization operation a plurality of times at the second frame rate in a period between the first image capturing operation and the second image capturing operation.
US10751021B2
An x-ray imaging system is provided. The system includes an x-ray emitter and an x-ray detector. The system further includes a sensor operative to acquire one or more image acquisition factors, and a controller in electronic communication with the x-ray emitter, the x-ray detector, and the sensor. The controller is operative to: acquire an x-ray image of a patient via the x-ray emitter and the x-ray detector; receive the one or more image acquisition factors from the sensor; and generate a view name of the x-ray image based at least in part on the one or more image acquisition factors.
US10751015B2
Devices, systems, and methods of evaluating risk associated with a condition of the vessel and issuing an automatic recommendation based on co-registered physiological measurements are disclosed. The includes steps of obtaining image data for the vessel of the patient, obtaining physiological measurements for the vessel of the patient, co-registering the obtained physiological measurements with the obtained image data such that the physiological measurements are associated with corresponding portions of the vessel of the patient, analyzing the co-registered physiology measurements to identify a region of interest, and outputting, to a user interface, a suggested diagnostic procedure for the region of interest based on the analysis of the co-registered physiology measurements.
US10751007B2
A method generates an image sequence using a tomosynthesis system. The image sequence represents an object under examination in rotating fashion. In a first step at least two projection data sets for the object under examination are captured. These have been acquired using different X-ray spectra in each case and from a plurality of acquisition angles in each case. In a further step at least one combination data set is calculated on the basis of the projection data sets. Subsequently in a further step the image sequence is calculated on the basis of the combination data set. An image sequence generating apparatus and a tomosynthesis system perform this described method.
US10750999B2
A balloon assembly for an anorectal manometry catheter may include a three-part tube and a balloon mountable on the tube. The three-part tube may include a flexible proximal connection tube (PCT), a flexible distal connection tube (DCT), and a semi-flexible transfer tube that is interposed between and connected to each of said PCT and said DCT. The balloon may have a first opening connected to a first end of the transfer tube and a second opening connected to a second end of the transfer tube which is opposite the first end of the transfer tube. The three-part tube may be configured to be slidable along and over a catheter in a first direction, with the DCT slid first. The three-part tube may also be configured to be slidable over the catheter in the opposite direction such that the PCT is folded onto itself and completely contained in the transfer tube.
US10750993B2
The present discourse provides a tongue manifestation detecting device. The tongue manifestation detecting device comprises: an image acquisition component configured to acquire a surface image of a tongue; a temperature acquisition component configured to acquire parameters characterized by the temperature of the tongue; and a brightness temperature image generation component configured to generate a brightness temperature image of the tongue based on the parameters characterized by the temperature of the tongue acquired by the temperature acquisition component.
US10750986B2
A laparoscopic medical device includes an oximeter sensor at its tip, which allows the making of oxygen saturation measurements laparoscopically. The device can be a unitary design, wherein a laparoscopic element includes electronics for the oximeter sensor at a distal end (e.g., opposite the tip). The device can be a multiple piece design (e.g., two-piece design), where some electronics is in a separate housing from the laparoscopic element, and the pieces (or portions) are removably connected together. The laparoscopic element can be removed and disposed of; so, the electronics can be reused multiple times with replacement laparoscopic elements. The electronics can include a processing unit for control, computation, or display, or any combination of these. However, in an implementation, the electronics can connect wirelessly to other electronics (e.g., another processing unit) for further control, computation, or display, or any combination of these.
US10750982B2
An oxygen saturation measuring apparatus is provided. The oxygen saturation measuring apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect motion of the oxygen saturation measuring apparatus, a light emitter comprising light emitting circuitry configured to emit light to a target subject, a light receiver comprising light receiving circuitry configured to receive one or more of light reflected by the target subject or light transmitted through the target subject to generate a signal, and a processor configured to filter a frequency component corresponding to the detected motion in the signal, to detect a pulse frequency from the filtered signal, and to determine oxygen saturation of the target subject using the filtered signal and the detected pulse frequency.
US10750975B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for generating smoothed images of an elongate medical device including a plurality of position sensors. The system includes a model construction system configured to be coupled to the medical device and acquire data points corresponding to positions of the position sensors. The computer-based model construction system is further configured to establish a coordinate system, calculate a coordinate for each position sensor, estimate a set of true parameters describing the medical device including a curvature term and a torsion term, calculate a measurement error for each position sensor based on a stiffness parameter, compute smoothed data points for the position sensors based on (i) a function of the estimated set of true parameters and the coordinates of the position sensors, and (ii) a weighting of the measurement error, generate an image of the medical device using the smoothed data points, and display the image.
US10750972B2
This disclosure relates generally to head movement noise removal from electrooculography (EOG) signals, and more particularly to systems and methods for wavelet based head movement artifact removal from electrooculography (EOG) signals. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for head movement noise removal from the EOG signals by acquiring EOG signals of a user, filtering the acquired EOG signals to obtain a first set of filtered EOG signals, smoothening the first set of filtered EOG signals to obtain smoothened EOG signals, removing one or more redundant patterns and one or more direct current (DC) drifts from the smoothened EOG signals to obtain a second set of filtered EOG signals, and applying, a discrete wavelet transform on the second set of filtered EOG signals to filter a plurality of head movement noise from the second set of filtered EOG signals of the user.
US10750970B2
An implantable medical device comprises a sensing module configured to obtain electrical signals from one or more electrodes and a control module configured to process the electrical signals from the sensing module in accordance with a tachyarrhythmia detection algorithm to monitor for a tachyarrhythmia. The control module detects initiation of a pacing train delivered by a second implantable medical device, determines a type of the detected pacing train, and modifies the tachyarrhythmia detection algorithm based on the type of the detected pacing train.
US10750958B2
A physiological monitoring device controls an optical signal acquisition system within a number of discrete operating states, each providing values for controllable parameters such as illumination intensity for a light source and the gain for an optical detector. Using this technique, a small number of operating states may be defined, such as operating states that are known to work well within expected use scenarios. This approach advantageously facilitates optimal or near optimal operation across a range of most likely use cases while avoiding complex or continuous optimization problems. The list of operating states may further be prioritized so that a best operating state can be selected based on, e.g., signal quality or environmental conditions.
US10750957B2
Disclosed is a clamp mechanism to assist in attaching a finger cuff to a patient's finger by a medical assistant. The clamp mechanism may comprise a mounting structure including a top portion having a gap, opposed descending sides, an exterior, and a pair of opposed clamping members. The pair of opposed clamping members extend from opposite sides of the exterior of the mounting structure to form a clamping slot over the gap. The clamping slot is openable by the medical assistant to allow for the pulling of the first side and the second side of the finger cuff by the medical assistant through the gap and the opened clamping slot. Further, the clamping slot is closeable by the medical assistant so that the first side and the second side of the finger cuff are clamped together such that the finger cuff is firmly attachable to the patient's finger.
US10750954B2
A light-guiding earpiece configured to be worn by a subject includes a base comprising a speaker and at least one optical detector, a housing extending outwardly from the base that is configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, and a flexible optical emitter configured to be conformable to at least a portion of the earpiece. The housing encloses the speaker and comprises at least one aperture through which sound from the speaker can pass. The flexible optical emitter may be integrally formed within the housing, and the housing may include translucent material that forms a light-guiding region through which light from the flexible optical emitter can pass. The optical detector may be a flexible optical detector.
US10750939B2
An endoscope having a camera and a tubular enclosure. A distal end of the camera may be movable from a first position in line with a longitudinal axis of the tubular enclosure to a second position lateral of the longitudinal axis of the tubular enclosure. Some embodiments are configured such that no portion of the endoscope obstructs a view from the distal end of the camera as the distal end of the camera is moved from the first position to the second position.
US10750925B2
A method for removing moisture from moist air in an appliance, such as a treating chamber of a dishwasher, wherein a drying system includes a condensing system and heat exchange systems that enhance condensation with both ambient air and cold water. Optionally, the method can also include a charge or charges of warm, ambient air or ambient air with moist air during recirculation of moist air.
US10750919B2
A cleaning machine and path control method therefor has a main motor and fan blade unit arranged between upper and middle housings. Three groups, each including edge wheel motor, edge wheel gear set and edge wheel worm are distributed in a triangle between its middle and lower housings. When the main motor is turned on, it draws air through the fan blade unit, from between its chuck and a surface to be cleaned, with the chuck attached to the surface to be cleaned. When the edge wheel motor is turned on, it drives a cloth through the edge wheel gear set, so that friction is generated between the cleaning cloth structure and the surface to be cleaned, thereby cleaning the surface to be cleaned.
US10750911B2
A fluid dispenser with a housing, a cover, a cover actuator member, and a biasing mechanism. The cover is movable relative to the housing between a first location and a second location, and the cover actuator member is movable relative to the housing between a first orientation and a second orientation. The cover actuator member engages with the cover to effect movement of the cover from the first location to the second location. The cover actuator member comprises an engagement member that travels in a travel path between a first position and a second position as the cover actuator member moves between the first orientation and the second orientation. The biasing mechanism engages with the engagement member and biases the engagement member towards the first position.
US10750899B2
The present invention discloses a brewing apparatus with air suction for cold extraction and a brewing method thereof, the apparatus adopts a air suction device to suck air out of a pot body and achieves a subatmospheric environment, by adopting the subatmospheric environment together with the cold water, it is able to extract a plurality of brewing ingredients effectively, and be able to shorten an extraction period while improving an extraction efficiency, which is favorable for a popularization of cold extraction beverage, and the brewing apparatus with air suction for the cold extraction is convenient to use, having a low manufacturing cost. The apparatus is able to prepare a cold-extraction beverage ready just after a simple operation, thus having a good economic efficiency and practicality.
US10750895B2
A coupler system for connecting elongate, horizontally disposed rods to vertical supports includes a top-cap component for attaching to the top of a vertical support, and including a body with plural cavities formed therein, and at least one ball-cap component for attaching to an end of a rod, and including a ball region that is constructed to fit within one of the plural cavities of the top-cap component. The body may be formed with four of the plural cavities, with each of them having beveled edges. The ball-cap components may include a ball region, a neck region, and an angled region located adjacent the neck region and away from the ball region. The top-cap and ball-cap components may include insertion regions with opposing sets of ribs. The coupler system may further include a cover component, and the body may be formed with a central hole for receiving a fastener that secures the cover component to the top-cap component.
US10750887B2
Food service equipment may include a hygienic shield system. The hygienic shield system may include a frame that is coupled to a serving surface of the food service equipment. At least one clear or transparent panel may be coupled to the frame. The food service equipment may include a media device or system that is integrated within or on the food service equipment. The media device may be configured to playback one of audio and video of a media file. The food service equipment may include a controller configured to select the one of audio and video of the media file for playback by the media device.
US10750885B2
An apparatus for securely displaying a product includes a post, a cradle assembly supported by the post, the cradle assembly including a base plate and a plurality of plates slidably engaged with the base plate, each plate of the plurality of plates including a respective arm to engage a respective side of the product, a lock mount fixed to, and extending outward from, the base plate, the post, or the base plate and the post, and a lock disposed in the lock mount, the lock engaging a respective plate of the plurality of plates to fasten the respective plate of the plurality of plates to the base plate.
US10750882B2
A preferred embodiment utilizes the waste heat from a refrigerant cycle to aid in the removal of condensate from a refrigerated case used primarily by grocery stores. Certain embodiments use a heating element to boil off condensate or a pump to remove the condensate. Another embodiment utilizes a wicking element and a shroud that directs hot air from the condenser through the wick thereby increasing the condensate evaporation rate. Yet another embodiment utilizes the hot gas tube from the refrigeration system routed through the bottom of the condensate tray to pre-heat the condensate to accelerate evaporation. Alternative embodiments combine certain features to create even more efficient system such as a heating element used with the wick system or the hot gas system used with the wick system. In some embodiments, a mold and mildew inhibitor is added to the condensate to maintain cleanliness.
US10750878B2
A booster seat includes: a seat having an inner cavity; at least one winding drum, in the cavity, configured to rotate in a first direction in which the belt is unwound from the at least one winding drum and in a second direction in which the belt is wound up on the at least one winding drum; first elastic members, configured to operate on the at least one winding drum to counteract rotation of the at least one winding drum in the first direction; and lock members, configured to operate on the at least one winding drum and/or the belt, and configured to switch between a retaining position, in which the lock members inhibit rotation of the at least one winding drum and/or movement of the belt, and a release position, in which the lock members permit rotation of the at least one winding drum and/or movement of the belt.
US10750877B2
A pocketed spring comfort layer for a bedding or seating product has pockets characterized by the individual mini coil springs of the comfort layer being pocketed with between at least one cushion assembly and a sheet of polypropylene fabric. Each cushion assembly includes at least one foam layer. A segmented seam joins the cushion assembly and the sheet of polypropylene fabric around each of the mini coil springs of the pocketed spring comfort layer. The method of making the pocketed spring comfort layer includes compressing the mini coil springs and creating pockets with a welding horn and an anvil.
US10750873B2
A furniture system includes an office productivity structure (OPS). The furniture system also includes a sensor coupled to the OPS, the sensor operable to detect a parameter of the OPS and generate an output signal indicative of the parameter; and a processor coupled to the sensor. The processor is operable to receive the output signal generated by the sensor, determine, based on the output signal, an operation condition of the OPS, when the operation condition is determined to be within a satisfactory range, determine an estimated time before servicing is needed, and when the operation condition is determined to be outside a satisfactory range, send a service alert.
US10750870B2
A furniture member may include a stationary frame assembly and a seat bottom assembly. The stationary frame assembly may include a stationary base frame and a stationary seatback frame that is fixed relative to the base frame. The seat bottom assembly may be supported by the base frame and movable relative to the base frame and the seatback frame between a first position and a second position. The seatback frame is disposed vertically higher than the base frame and the seat bottom assembly.
US10750865B1
A protective cover apparatus that disposes around a furniture member is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of deformable panels coupled together. Each panel has an outer covering with an inner cavity and an inner assembly disposed therein. Each outer covering in the pair of panels has a front face, a rear face, a top face, a bottom face and a pair of side faces. The first side face of the first panel is coupled to one of the pair of side faces in the second panel, and the second side face of the first panel is coupled to another one of the pair of side faces in the second panel to form a connected panel assembly. The connected panel assembly is disposed around the furniture member so that the pair of panels conform to and extend along the perimeter of the furniture member.
US10750851B2
A hair brush that has a circular head or bristle portion with a circular hollow support member that has apertures that accommodate first and second bristles. Each bristle has a triangular hollow shape so that when positioned through the apertures, air can flow through (a) the hollow in the triangular bristles, (b) the apertures in the support member, and (c) outward through a non-bristle side of the support member.
US10750844B2
A protective case system includes an extendable device grip and a protective case. The extendable device grip includes an attachment mechanism and has a stowed configuration and extended configuration. The protective case includes a shell and a receiver. The shell is configured for receiving and removably retaining an electronic device. The shell has at least a back wall and side walls. The outer surface of the back wall of the shell includes a recessed or concave area. The extendable device grip is removably attachable to the receiver for removably attaching the extendable device grip to the protective case. The receiver is positioned in the recessed or concave area of the back wall of the shell such that at least a portion of the extendable device grip is within the recessed area when the extendable device grip is attached to the protective case and is in the stowed configuration.
US10750842B2
The present disclosure relate to a smart and intelligent water bottle that can inform its user of his hydration needs by tracking water consumed by the user and also functions as a safety device by enabling user to transmit a SoS and GPS co-ordinates to predefined list of friends, family or official institutions. The bottle, while tracking water consumption, can differentiate between actual consumption and intended or unintended discharge of its contents. The bottle incorporates a panic button configured to recognize a genuine pressing of the panic button based on natural increase in heart rate of the user in case of emergencies. The disclosed bottle incorporates a capacitive sensor and a tilt sensor for measurement of water present in the bottle is done. In an aspect, the capacitive sensor is configured centrally within a hollow space in the bottle to prevent its contact with water.
US10750834B2
A bag provided with an expansion member, including: a bag body having a storage space formed therein; a cushion pocket forming a predetermined space inside the storage space of the bag body; and an expansion member which is accommodated in the cushion pocket, and of which the total volume is variable when air is injected or discharged through an injection portion.
US10750828B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for three-dimensional printing directly onto an article of apparel. Disclosed is a method and system for direct three-dimensional printing onto an article of apparel, including positioning at least a portion of the article on a tray in a three-dimensional printing system, the portion being positioned substantially flat on the tray, printing a three-dimensional material directly onto the article using a three-dimensional pattern, curing the printed material, and removing the article from the three-dimensional printing system.
US10750827B2
Disclosed are chain-type crampons for preventing mountain-climbing boots from being slipped on a snowy road or icy road when climbing a mountain. The crampons having an elastic band and chains mounted on the band are provided with a plurality of spikes and link rings including an advanced spike on the front of the boot when so mounted, so that a brake power on the snowy road or icy road is increased and snow is not adhered to the crampons. The crampons have a restraining member at the front.
US10750822B2
An article of footwear includes a structural harness and impact-attenuating structure arrangement that includes a fluid-filled chamber. The article includes an upper, a sole secured to the upper having an impact-attenuating structure including a fluid-filled chamber and a structural harness. The structural harness may extend between the upper and fluid-filled chamber in a tensile arrangement that biases the fluid-filled chamber toward the upper and compresses the chamber. The structural harness may include a first layer, a thread layer bonded to the first layer and a second layer bonded to the thread layer on an opposite side of the thread layer. The thread layer may include threads configured to transmit tensile forces and restrict stretch in a longitudinal direction of the threads.
US10750820B2
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole member connected to upper. The sole member includes a plurality of tubular structures. Each of the plurality of tubular structures is at least partially filled with a loose granular material.
US10750818B2
A shoe configured to adjust from a first configuration having a first height to a second configuration having a second height includes a sole. Sole includes a toebox, a shank, and a seat. The shank is rotatably connected to the toebox and the seat. The shoe also includes a heel assembly mounted to the seat. The heel assembly includes a collapsible exterior shell that adjusts the shoe between the first configuration and the second configuration, the first height of the first configuration being greater than the second height of the second configuration.
US10750807B1
A bra strap cover system is disclosed. The system includes a bra including at least one shoulder strap and a decorative bra strap cover. The shoulder strap of the bra includes a plurality of fasteners attached to its upper surface. The underside of the bra strap cover includes a plurality fasteners attached thereto. The bra strap cover is configured to be removably attached to the bra strap such that the bra strap cover substantially covers and overlies the upper surface of the shoulder strap.
US10750801B2
A medical apparatus for securing a medical device. The medical apparatus can include a garment, the garment having a body portion with an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface. The body portion can have an upper panel, and a lower panel juxtaposed with the upper panel to define an access opening. The access opening provides access from the outward facing surface to the inward facing surface between the upper panel and the lower panel. A low profile anchor secured on the outward facing surface can be configured for releasable securement of a portion of the medical device. An outer panel affixed to and selectively detachable from the body portion can span at least a portion of the access opening and define a selectively closesable pocket configured to retain a portion of the medical device. The garment can have a sleeve affixed to the body portion at an arm opening, the sleeve including a first sleeve portion and a second sleeve portion. The first sleeve portion and the second sleeve portion define an opening through which a catheter tube extending through the arm opening can be routed and secured.
US10750794B2
A footlet (1) is provided with a heel portion (2), a toe portion (6) and a middle portion (4) interposed between the heel portion and the toe portion. The middle portion comprises lateral sides extending between the heel portion and the toe portion on either side. The footlet is completely manufactured by reciprocating knitting. The heel portion is provided with a thread comprising an anti-slip agent, which thread is incorporated in the heel portion by knitting.
US10750793B1
An undergarment including one or more sweat-curtailing portions designed to provide protection against the appearance of sweat and eliminate odor.
US10750774B2
An extraction method of a flavor constituent comprises: a step A for heating a tobacco raw material which is subjected to an alkali treatment; and a step B for bringing a release component released in the gas phase in the step A into contact with a collection solvent at normal temperature until any time from when a first condition is satisfied to when a second condition is satisfied. The first condition is determined based on a residual rate of nicotine component. The second condition is determined based on a remaining amount of nicotine component.
US10750773B2
The invention relates to a reconstituted tobacco sheet having a basis weight of less than about (14) grams per square foot (about (151) grams per square metre) and comprising tobacco stem or stalk refined fibres having a length of at least about (300) micrometres and tobacco cast leaf material. There is further provided a method of making a reconstituted tobacco sheet, the method comprising preparing a dispersion of tobacco stems or stalks in a liquid, the dispersion having a consistency of at least about (10) percent by weight. The tobacco stems or stalks in the dispersion are refined to obtain a pulp suspension having a freeness (drainability) of at least about (30) degrees Schopper-Riegler and comprising tobacco stem or stalk fibres having a length of at least about (300) micrometres dispersed in the liquid. The pulp suspension is combined with tobacco cast leaf material to obtain a slurry, and a sheet is formed from the slurry.
US10750772B2
An apparatus and method for producing flake-like cereal without the use of a flaking mill.
US10750770B2
The present invention concerns an antioxidant combination of at least tocopherols, carnosic acid and hydrolysable gallotannins, wherein: —the amount of tocopherols is less than about 500 ppm, and—the ratio of carnosic acid:hydrolysable gallotannins ranges from about 1:4 to about 3:1. The present invention also concerns an antioxidated fat-containing composition comprising this antioxidant combination. The present invention also concerns a method for enhancing the antioxidant effect of tocopherols in a fat-containing composition, as well as the use of the antioxidant combination for enhancing the antioxidant effect of tocopherols in a fat-containing composition.
US10750766B2
Provided are food and drink ingredients produced from wheat grain which has a low level (2-30%) of total starch branching enzyme II activity and an amylose content in the starch of at least 50% (w/w), and processes for producing and using the ingredients. Also provided are foods produced from the ingredients which may be used in humans to improve one or more parameters of metabolic health, bowel health or cardiovascular health.
US10750765B2
A desalinization device includes a separating unit that is configured to separate an object including moisture into the moisture and a substance other than the moisture, a desalinizing unit that is configured to generate desalinized water obtained by removing salinity from the moisture separated by the separating unit, and a mixing unit that is configured to generate a desalinized object, by mixing the substance separated by the separating unit with the desalinized water generated by the desalinizing unit.
US10750763B2
A method for producing powderized Cannabis oil, and the resulting powderized Cannabis oil, in which concentrated Cannabis oil is mixed with and absorbed by a modified starch powder, preferably maltodextrin, in a ratio of at least three grams of starch powder for every one-eighth of a gram of Cannabis oil is disclosed. Further disclosed are beverages, baked goods and single-serve beverage brewing cartridges utilizing or incorporating the powderized Cannabis oil to create human-consumable products that contain an emulsified, tasteless, and odorless dose of Cannabis oil.
US10750762B2
A bio-based N-acetyl-L-methionine and a preparation method thereof, a feed additive containing the N-acetyl-L-methionine, a feed composition containing the feed additive, and a method for raising animals which includes feeding a feed additive containing the N-acetyl-L-methionine or a feed composition containing the feed additive to animals.
US10750759B2
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an edible water-in-oil emulsion comprising 10 to 85 wt. % of liquid oil, 0.5 to 50 wt. % of hardstock fat, 10 to 85 wt. % of a dispersed water-phase; comprising the steps of: a) providing a first water-in-oil emulsion; b) providing a second water-in-oil emulsion; and c) mixing said first and second emulsion to provide a finished edible water-in-oil emulsion. The invention further relates to water-in-oil emulsions having a distinct water-phase release profile.
US10750756B2
A machine for producing and dispensing liquid and semi-liquid consumer food products such as ice creams, whipped cream, yogurt and the like comprises a container for a basic product of the consumer food product, a feed and treatment circuit for the basic product, comprising a feed pump, dispensing means positioned at an outfeed end of the feed and treatment circuit, and a device for checking the bacterial load of the product during production/dispensing; an electronic control unit controlling and regulating the various steps for measuring the bacterial load.
US10750748B2
The present specification discloses a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine and one or more disinfectants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine, one or more disinfectants and one or more surfactants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine and one or more surfactants, a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of one or more guanide-containing compound and one or more alcohols, kits comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a disclosed composition, as well as methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a device using such compositions, methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a surface area using such compositions, methods and uses to clean, disinfect and/or sterilize a microbial infection in an individual using such compositions.
US10750739B2
Methods for stabilizing blood samples, e.g., clinical blood samples, for storage or transportation before use. Exemplary applications include but are not limited to enrichment of leukocyte subtypes such as T-cells or neutrophils for cytokine and immuno-assays; isolation of progenitor cells from cord blood or peripheral blood for transplantation; isolation of fetal cells from the maternal blood for diagnosis; and sorting of circulating tumor cells for cancer detection and therapy.
US10750737B2
A window apparatus that can either be retrofitted in an existing blind or have the dimensions to fit into a new blind to allow a hunter to hunt with either a firearm or a bow. The window apparatus is made up of a frame having at least two panels. One of the panels is substantially transparent to allow a hunter to look for game. The second panel has a slotted aperture that is made up of at least one elastomeric membrane. The slotted aperture allows a hunter to protrude a portion of a firearm through the membrane, creating a barrier to stop scent from egressing, heat from escaping in cold seasons, and precipitation and insects from coming into the hunting blind. The elastomeric membrane can conceal the firearm further by matching the color of the portion of the firearm.
US10750735B2
Insecticide dispensing devices and methods of the present technology provide for the prolonged release of insecticide for the eradication of insect populations. Insecticide dispensing devices include an attractive toxic sugar bait, and have a housing configured with at least one aperture to allow a gaseous compound to exit the internal cavity and sized to allow entry of a target insect into the internal cavity. Methods of insecticide dispensing include activating the attractive toxic sugar bait in the device, and placing the activated device in an area where insects are present.
US10750714B2
An electronic pet door is provided herein. The electronic pet door includes a pivotal flap and a frame that defines a through-way. A rotatable knob is mounted to the frame and has a handle portion and a stop wall. The handle portion and stop wall include various profiles and configurations that work in concert to control the flap's direction of pivotal movement. In a first configuration, the flap may swing outwardly or inwardly. A second configuration prevents the flap from swinging inwardly. A third configuration prevents the flap from swinging outwardly. A fourth configuration places the flap is in a locked position to prevent swinging in either direction. The electronic door also includes an electronic latch mechanism which selectively latches and unlatches the flap. The latch mechanism unlatches the flap in response to a wireless signal from an electronic transmitter that may be affixed to a pet.
US10750707B1
A novel soybean variety, designated GC27860515 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety GC27860515, cells from soybean variety GC27860515, plants of soybean GC27860515, and plant parts of soybean variety GC27860515. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety GC27860515 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety GC27860515, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety GC27860515, and methods of characterizing soybean variety GC27860515. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety GC27860515 are further provided.
US10750703B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV472430. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV472430, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV472430 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV472430 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV472430.
US10750701B2
Provided relates to a crop Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) plants that do not require cold treatment (vernalization) for the inductions of bolting and flowering, and to means and methods for producing same.
US10750697B1
A novel maize variety designated X85N943 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X85N943 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X85N943 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X85N943, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X85N943 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X85N943 and methods of using maize variety X85N943 are disclosed.
US10750691B2
A method of treating a seed for sowing is provided for improving subsequent plant performance comprising the step of treating the seed for sowing with UV-B irradiation.
US10750690B2
Plants with reduced gluten grains and compositions thereof are disclosed herein.
US10750684B2
Various systems, methods and apparatus for locating emitters embedded in tubing are disclosed herein, as well as forming outlets in said tubing and confirming the placement accuracy of such outlets. In one form, an emitter locator is disclosed having: a housing defining a generally enclosed space and having an inlet located in a first side of the housing and an outlet located in a second side of the housing positioned opposite the inlet; a cutter positioned within the generally enclosed space between the inlet and outlet; a first optical instrument located proximate the inlet; a second optical instrument located proximate the outlet; and a controller connected to the cutter and first and second optical instruments, the controller configured to detect a tubing target area desired for placement of an outlet opening in tubing that passes through the inlet and cut the tubing target area to form the outlet opening therein.
US10750680B2
A woven sheet crop material comprising a woven region and a smaller knitted region. The woven region comprises a main body of the material and the knitted region is affixed to the woven region to provide an affixment region for attachment of fixing means, such as C clips or carbine clips.
US10750669B2
A round baler includes a variable bale chamber delimited by side walls arranged on a right and a left in a forward direction of travel, at least one forming belt circulating between the side walls, and at least one sensor for detecting a change of position of the forming belt in the direction of one of the side walls, the at least one sensor being directly or indirectly in operative connection with the forming belt.
US10750657B2
One row unit for an agricultural implement includes a frame assembly having a front gauge wheel mounting location and a rear gauge wheel mounting location, wherein the front gauge wheel mounting location is forward of the rear gauge wheel mounting location, relative to a direction of travel of the row unit. A first gauge wheel assembly is configured to be mounted to a selected one of the front gauge wheel mounting location and the rear gauge wheel mounting location.
US10757849B2
An electromagnetic wave shield film in which peeling off between a metal thin film and an adhesive layer is prevented and a printed wiring board employing the electromagnetic wave shield are provided. An electromagnetic wave shield film is formed by laminating at least a metal thin film and an adhesive layer in order, and the water vapor permeability of the electromagnetic wave shield film according to JISK7129 is 0.5 g/m2 per 24 hours or higher at a temperature of 80 degrees centigrade, a moisture of 95% RH, and a pressure difference of 1 atm.
US10757847B2
According to an aspect, a display device includes: a light source provided on a back surface side of a display panel; a printed circuit board provided on a back surface side of the light source; a shielding cover that covers the printed circuit board; a screwing member; and a projecting portion. A surface of the printed circuit board facing the shielding cover is provided with a ground pattern electrically coupled to the shielding cover. The ground pattern has a pattern-side through-hole therein, and the pattern-side through-hole penetrates the ground pattern and allows a screw member to pass therethrough. The shielding cover has a cover-side through-hole therein, and the cover-side through-hole overlaps the ground pattern and allows the screw member to pass therethrough. The screwing member is screwed onto the screw member. The projecting portion is provided in an area surrounding the cover-side through-hole and projects toward the ground pattern.
US10757845B2
A high-frequency component includes a wiring substrate, a component mounted on an upper surface of the wiring substrate, a columnar member formed of a conductive resin and standing on the upper surface of the wiring substrate in a state of a lower end portion of the columnar member being fixed to the upper surface of the wiring substrate, and a shield case covering the component and the columnar member. The shield case has a lid plate disposed so as to face the upper surface of the wiring substrate and a side plate extending from an edge of the lid plate toward the upper surface of the wiring substrate, and an upper end portion of the columnar member is fixed to each of four corner portions of the lid plate, when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the wiring substrate.
US10757844B2
An apparatus and method for reducing or combating bowing of an electronic display layer located behind a cover panel is provided. A rear panel is positioned behind the electronic display layer. An air pathway includes a first gas pathway between said cover panel and the electronic display layer, a cavity located between the electronic display layer and the rear panel, and a second gas pathway located behind the rear panel. The air pathway is configured to cause the pressure of air in the cavity to be lower than the pressure of air in the first gas pathway.
US10757843B2
A vehicular system includes a pump, configured to circulate coolant for a traction inverter, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to each of a temperature of the traction inverter falling outside a first range or a requested flow rate of the pump falling outside a second range, operate the pump at a predefined speed, otherwise, operate the pump at a speed based on a difference between the temperature and a temperature associated with the coolant.
US10757835B2
The embodiments herein describe technologies of cryogenic digital systems with a first component located in a first cryogenic temperature domain and a second component located in a second cryogenic temperature domain that is lower in temperature than the first cryogenic temperature domain. An electrical conductor is coupled between the first component and the second component along a first plane. The electrical conductor carries a signal between the first component and the second component. A cooling assembly is coupled to a segment of the electrical conductor. The cooling assembly may include an electrical insulator including ceramic material. The cooling assembly may include a cold plate, two cold plates, or an orthogonal cold strip.
US10757829B2
Disclosed is a modular server that allows for the simple replacement of the system board, memory and key network components in a single system tray to form a system module. The system module is connected to a storage plane with hard drives through a mid-plane with power and data channels. The system module can be easily replaced or upgraded independently of the mid-plane and storage plane. This extends the life cycle of the server chassis and associated components such as hard drives and power module when upgrading, resulting in overall savings for the owner of this system.
US10757827B2
The description relates to devices that can include a hollow arm that has an open side and a cover engaging region around the open side. The cover engaging region defines a first width at the open side, a second width farther from the open side, and a third width that is farther from the open side than the first width and the second width. The device can also include an arm cover that includes an arm engaging region. The arm engaging region can define a fourth width at the open side, a fifth width farther from the open side, and a sixth width that is farther from the open side than the fourth width and the fifth width. The sixth width can be greater than the fifth width and the second width and less than the first width and the fourth width.
US10757825B2
A terminal and a method for assembling a collection circuit of a terminal. The collection circuit is attached to an inside of a metal supporting frame, and the metal supporting frame is attached to a rear housing of the terminal. In this way, the collection circuit does not need to be disposed on a battery cover, and is supported by the metal supporting frame. This resolves a problem that a press support failure occurs when the collection circuit is used. Moreover, attaching the collection circuit and the metal supporting frame to the rear housing belongs to level 2 appearance assembly. This resolves a problem in level 1 appearance assembly that a minor scratch on the battery cover may ruin a fingerprint recognition circuit. Assembly of the entire collection circuit is simple and cost effective.
US10757821B2
A single-layer circuit board, multi-layer circuit board, and manufacturing methods therefor. The method for manufacturing the single-layer circuit board (10) comprises the following steps: drilling a hole on a substrate (11), the hole comprising a blind hole and/or a through hole (S1); on a surface (12) of the substrate, forming a photoresist layer having a circuit negative image (S2); forming a conductive seed layer on the surface (12) of the substrate and a hole wall (19) of the hole (S3); removing the photoresist layer, and forming a circuit pattern on the surface (12) of the substrate (S4), wherein Step S3 comprises implanting a conductive material below the surface (12) of the substrate and below the hole wall (19) of the hole via ion implantation, and forming an ion implantation layer as at least part of the conductive seed layer.
US10757820B2
A single-layer circuit board, multi-layer circuit board, and manufacturing methods therefor. The method for manufacturing the single-layer circuit board (10) comprises the following steps: drilling a hole on a substrate (11), the hole comprising a blind hole and/or a through hole (S1); on a surface (12) of the substrate, forming a photoresist layer having a circuit negative image (S2); forming a conductive seed layer on the surface (12) of the substrate and a hole wall (19) of the hole (S3); removing the photoresist layer, and forming a circuit pattern on the surface (12) of the substrate (S4), wherein Step S3 comprises implanting a conductive material below the surface (12) of the substrate and below the hole wall (19) of the hole via ion implantation, and forming an ion implantation layer as at least part of the conductive seed layer.
US10757814B2
A circuit board manufacturing method which includes inserting either a first claw or a second claw through a notch formed by notching an edge of a hole of a wiring board. The first claw and the second claw project outward from a wall portion of a cover member. The cover member is held on the wiring board, by sliding the cover member relative to the wiring board to position the edge of the hole between the first claw and the second claw provided on a surface of the wall portion identical to a surface on which the first claw is provided. The cover member is detached from the wiring board, by sliding the cover member relative to the wiring board to shift the first claw from the component mounting surface side to a soldering surface side with the first claw passing through the notch.
US10757810B2
Provided is a high density multi-component package and a method of manufacturing a high density multi-component package. The high density multi-component package comprises at least two electronic components wherein each electronic component of the electronic components comprise a first external termination and a second external termination. At least one interposer is between the adjacent electronic components and attached to the interposer by an interconnect wherein the interposer is selected from an active interposer and a mechanical interposer. Adjacent electronic components are connected serially.
US10757784B2
A lighting apparatus that may comprise a voltage converter operable to supply a current to at least two LED channels coupled between a high voltage rail and a low voltage rail coupled to the voltage converter output is disclosed. The LED channels may be operated to selectively allow a current to flow through them. The lighting apparatus may also have a control module operable to control the total current from the voltage converter and the current through each of the LED channels. The control module may also be operable to set the respective control signals to maintain a constant total current from the voltage converter while permitting aspects of the light output including, the intensity, color, and color temperature to be set and varied. Additionally, the control module may be operable to synchronize the various control signals, obtain a representative sample of the current through the voltage converter, and operate in different modes.
US10757782B2
An AC/DC converter and conversion method are provided, in which an AC input is rectified and shaped by a waveform shaping capacitor. A current source circuit is used to provide the output current to the output load which has a parallel bulk capacitor. The current source circuit is switched on and off with timing which is dependent on the phase of the AC input signal. This enables a relatively high power factor, for example between 0.7 and 0.9, with low cost circuitry with few components.
US10757781B2
A lighting apparatus including an LED circuit including a plurality of serially connected stages configured to receive a modulated rectified voltage, each of the stages including a first path including a first resistor and a first LED connected in series, and a second path connected to the first path in parallel and including a second LED configured to emit light having a color temperature different from that emitted from the first LED, and a driving current controller configured to adjust an intensity of light output from the LED circuit by adjusting currents applied to driving nodes connected to the stages, depending on a dimming signal associated with a dimming level of the rectified voltage, in which a threshold voltage of the first LED is lower than that of the second LED.
US10757779B2
A circuit includes a set of LED driver devices and a controller including a set of nodes coupled to a first slave address pin and a second slave address pin in each LED driver devices in the set of LED driver devices. Each LED driver device includes: a finite state machine (FSM) configured to generate LED drive PWM-modulated signal patterns; an oscillator configured to generate a clock signal for the FSM; a first signal path activatable between the first slave address pin and the FSM; and a second signal path activatable between the FSM and the second slave address pin.
US10757774B1
The present disclosure provides a current adjustment circuit. The current adjustment circuit includes a lighting sub-circuit, a dimming switch disposed in the lighting sub-circuit, a switch control sub-circuit connected to the dimming switch and the lighting sub-circuit, and a time control sub-circuit connected to the switch control sub-circuit. Time of switch-off period in a switching cycle of the current adjustment circuit is adjusted under control of the time control sub-circuit and the switch control sub-circuit. Brightness of the current adjustment circuit is adjusted based on the output current of the current adjustment circuit. The present disclosure may reduce or even eliminate influence of factors such as circuit parasitic parameters on an LED light source, ensure consistency of each light source, and optimize display effect of the LED light source.
US10757773B2
A load control device for controlling the intensity of a lighting load, such as a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, may include a power converter circuit operable to receive a rectified AC voltage and to generate a DC bus voltage, a load regulation circuit operable to receive the bus voltage and to control the magnitude of a load current conducted through the lighting load, and a control circuit operatively coupled to the load regulation circuit for pulse width modulating or pulse frequency modulating the load current to control the intensity of the lighting load to a target intensity. The control circuit may control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse width modulating the load current when the target intensity is above a predetermined threshold and control the intensity of the lighting load by pulse frequency modulating the load current when the target intensity is below the predetermined threshold.
US10757769B2
A lighting relay panel may include lower-cost features or components related to improved safety and reliability. In some cases, the relay panel includes a power supply capable of protecting the panel from high-voltage and high-current transients. A microcontroller may determine a power interruption based on a zero-cross signal received from the power supply, and may also configure latching relays during the interruption. In some implementations, the relay panel includes a relay sense circuit that is capable of receiving actuation signals from multiple relays connected to different phases of a power signal, and the microcontroller may synchronize or repeat the actuations based on a signal from the relay sense circuit. The microcontroller may generate relay addresses based on the relay positions within the relay panel. In some cases, the relay panel may include isolation circuits that are capable of providing an isolated control signal having an improved voltage range.
US10757761B2
Apparatuses for safely warming food and methods of manufacturing such an apparatus are provided. A heating element may be connected to a base such that there is air between the heating element and the removable top plate, the heating element cannot directly heat a removable top plate of the apparatus, and the heating element must heat the air between the heating element and the removable top plate before heating the removable hot plate. A resetting thermal fuse may be connected to a fuse holder connected to a wall of the base of the apparatus such that the thermal fuse is not directly affected by changes in temperature in the housing of the apparatus, and is affected by changes in temperature of the air between the heating element and the removable top plate.
US10757759B2
A vaporization heater for a fluid vaporization device and a method for vaporizing fluid are provided. The vaporization heater includes at least two fluid reservoirs and heating elements made of an electrically conductive material selected from the group consisting of a conductive mesh and an interwoven wire located within each of the at least two fluid reservoirs. The at least two fluid reservoirs and the heating elements therefor define a fluid volume sufficient to capture and retain a fixed volume of fluid that is ejected from an ejection head associated with a fluid supply cartridge in the fluid vaporization device. The fluid supply cartridge contains at least two different fluids. Application of electrical energy to the heating elements vaporizes the fixed volume of fluid in the at least two fluid reservoirs.
US10757753B1
Disclosed is a system for managing wireless transmitting devices in which a wireless transmission from a transmission device is detected within or about a set area and an allowability of the transmission device to continue transmitting is based on an identification information, of the device, a location of the device and a number being called by the device.
US10757750B2
A method and an apparatus for monitoring device-to-device (D2D) transmission in a connected state in a communication system supportive of a D2D scheme are provided. The method includes monitoring, by a D2D user equipment (UE), a D2D transmission during a D2D resource cycle and a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle in a radio resource control (RRC) state, transmitting an indication including a capability of the UE to a base station, and reestablishing an RRC connection from the base station, wherein the D2D resource cycle and the DRX cycle are configured not to overlap each other based on the indication.
US10757746B1
A first radio station (1) requests or instructs a second radio station (2) to prepare for communication with a radio terminal (3) on a second cell (20) while a first radio connection on a first cell (10) with the radio terminal (3) is established. Further, the first radio station (1) instructs the radio terminal (3) or the second radio station (2) to establish a second radio connection on the second cell (20) with the radio terminal (3) while maintaining the radio connection on the first cell (10) with the radio terminal (3). It is thus for example possible to enable a single radio terminal to establish radio connections with cells of a plurality of radio stations, in order to achieve carrier aggregation of cells operated by different radio stations.
US10757745B2
A method for information interaction under small cell deployment, includes: a mobility management entity re-selecting a serving gateway for a user equipment; the mobility management entity sending an evolved radio access bearer (ERAB) modification message to a master evolved node B to which the user equipment accesses, wherein the ERAB modification message carries new ERAB transport information. The embodiments of the present document further disclose an evolved node B working as a master evolve node B under small cell deployment.
US10757738B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for on-demand SI request procedure. In one novel aspect, the RACH procedure is used for one-demand SI information updates through unicast. In one embodiment, the UE sends an embedded SI request message in Msg3 requesting one or more on-demand SI including a UE ID. The SI response and the information of the requested SI are included in the Msg4 or in a separate unicasted message. In another embodiment, one or more assistant information is included in Msg3 or are associated with the preamble in Msg1. In another novel aspect, the preamble of the Msg1 is associated with a group X of SIB. Upon detecting the failure of transmission of the SI request, the UE monitors and receives updated SI information of the whole group X through a broadcast channel.
US10757735B2
A wireless communication node includes a receiving portion configured to detect, over a wireless communication channel, a request to send (RTS) message from a transmitting station within a communication vicinity of the wireless communication node. The RTS message includes at least one duration field. The wireless communication node further includes a processor configured to (i) calculate an estimated time parameter, (ii) add the estimated time parameter to a current timestamp of the wireless communication node, and (iii) form a control packet from the RTS message, the at least one duration field, and the estimated time parameter. The wireless communication node further includes a transmitting portion configured to transmit over the wireless communication channel (i) a clear to send (CTS) message the transmitting station, and (ii) the control packet to a modem in operable communication with the wireless communication channel.
US10757734B2
The present disclosure provides a method (300) in a Radio Unit (RU) for facilitating Clear Channel Assessment (CCA). The method (300) comprises: detecting (S310), in a first transmission period while the RU is operating in a first channel, whether one or more candidate channels in proximity to the first channel are unoccupied; determining (S320), when the first channel is not clear for transmission in a second transmission period, whether any of the one or more candidate channels that is detected to be unoccupied is clear for transmission in the second transmission period; and selecting (S330) one of the one or more candidate channels that is determined to be clear, for transmission in the second transmission period.
US10757733B2
A user equipment device (UE) may receive a schedule for a listen before talk (LBT) procedure for a secondary component carrier on a first subscription associated with the UE that includes a radio frequency resource of the UE. The UE may determine a requirement to perform at least one operation on a second subscription associated with the UE that also includes the radio frequency resource. The UE may determine that performance of the at least one operation (at least partially) interferes (time overlaps) with performance of the LBT procedure. In response, the UE may initiate at least one scheduling operation at the UE to avoid interference between performance of the at least one operation on the second subscription and performance of the LBT procedure on the first subscription.
US10757731B2
Some embodiments are directed to grouping electronic devices into contention groups to reduce uplink Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) random access (OFDMA-RA) collisions. An access point may explicitly assign an electronic device to a contention group, or the electronic device may implicitly determine an assignment to the contention group. To explicitly assign a device to a contention group, the access point may randomly assign or assign based on a criteria of the electronic device. Examples of criteria include an association identifier (AID), a traffic type/quality of service (QoS) category, a power saving preference, and an association status. The electronic device may implicitly determine a contention group assignment based on the total number of contention groups. The electronic device may use the explicitly or implicitly assigned contention group number to determine whether the electronic device may contend for a given trigger frame random access (TF-R) frame.
US10757728B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Different transmission time interval (TTI) durations may be supported and configured to coexist with one another. A set of TTIs with a relatively short duration may overlap in time with longer duration TTIs. Boundaries of TTIs with a relatively short duration may be configured to align with boundaries of relatively longer duration TTIs. For example, TTIs that are a Long Term Evolution (LTE) subframe, an LTE slot, and a duration of two LTE symbol periods may be supported. Two-symbol period TTIs may align with or be embedded within slot-duration TTIs, which, in turn, may align with or be embedded within a subframe. In some examples, one or more symbol periods of a subframe may be designated as a gap between two-symbol TTIs within the subframe, or such symbols may be merged with a two-symbol TTI within the subframe.
US10757723B2
A transmitting apparatus generates at least one of a first type of schedule element supporting an allocation involving a single channel and a second type of schedule element supporting an allocation involving a plurality of channels and transmits a MAC frame including the generated at least one schedule element over a first channel. When the allocation involving the plurality of channels includes the first channel, the transmitting apparatus generates a first type of schedule element including information regarding the allocation involving the plurality of channels and generates the second type of schedule element including difference information, and when the allocation involving the plurality of channels does not include the first channel, the transmitting apparatus omits the generation of the first type of schedule element and generates the second type of schedule element including all the information regarding the allocation involving the plurality of channels.
US10757722B2
A method for allowing a wireless resource to be allocated in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor are disclosed. Particularly, a method by which a terminal allows a wireless resource to be allocated in a wireless communication system can comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, one or more pieces of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration information comprising semi-persistent resource allocation information; receiving, from the base station, an SPS activation on specific SPS configuration information among the one or more pieces of SPS configuration information; allowing a specific SPS resource to be allocated on the basis of the specific SPS configuration information; and reporting, to the base station, information indicating a transmission state of the one or more pieces of SPS configuration information when a transmission of an SPS message using the specific SPS resource is stopped.
US10757716B2
A Service Capability Exposure Function for a UE (U-SCEF) may be part of the UE's operating system (OS) and expose API's to applications that allow these applications to schedule data plane communications such as periodic sensor measurements or a firmware download. The U-SCEF communicates with an EPC Interworking Service that resides in the mobile network operator's (S)Gi-LAN. The EPC Interworking Service serves as an interface between the U-SCEF and the service capabilities that are exposed by the MNO via the SCEF. The U-SCEF may provide the EPC Interworking Service with information about the UE's anticipated communication schedule and mobility status. The EPC Interworking Service uses the services that are exposed by the SCEF to determine the optimal times for the UE to communicate, an optimal mobility management configuration, etc. The EPC Interworking Service negotiates a communication schedule with the EPC (SCEF) and policies on behalf of the UE (U-SCEF).
US10757706B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an uplink grant that includes multiple total downlink assignment indexes (DAIs) corresponding to multiple DAI groups associated with the UE, wherein each of the multiple DAI groups is associated with a different set of component carriers used by the UE for carrier aggregation; and transmit (ACK/NACK) feedback for the multiple DAI groups based at least in part on the multiple total DAIs included in the uplink grant. In some aspects, a base station may determine multiple total DAIs corresponding to multiple DAI groups associated with a UE, wherein each of the multiple DAI groups is associated with a different set of component carriers used by the UE for carrier aggregation; and transmit the multiple total DAIs to the UE in an uplink grant. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10757705B2
A mobile station which configures a plurality of component carriers to communicate with a base station is discloses herein including a reception unit configured to receive from the base station a gap pattern according to which a portion of an inter-frequency measurement duration is used for data communication and a communication control unit configured to control communication according to the gap pattern.
US10757702B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for managing resources for cooperative uplink transmission. A base station may determine different groups for a plurality of user equipments (UEs) participating in cooperative uplink transmission, and transmit mode configurations indicating whether or not UEs in each group are configured to transmit data as a data source or to relay data received from another UE configured to transmit data as a data source. A UE may participate, with one or more other UEs, in cooperative uplink transmission to the base station, wherein each UE belongs to a group. The UE may determine, for a transmission time interval (TTI), at least one operation to perform for the cooperative uplink transmission based, at least in part, on a group number of a group to which the UE belongs and an index of the TTI.
US10757701B2
The application discloses a physical uplink shared channel data transmission method and device. The method comprises: a terminal adjusts or schedules, according to detected downlink control channel data utilizing an uplink DCI format and/or PHICH data in a subframe n, PUSCH data to be transmitted in a special subframe (n+k), wherein k is a predefined value. A base station transmits the downlink control channel data utilizing the uplink DCI format and/or the PHICH data in the subframe n, to adjust or schedule the terminal to transmit the PUSCH data in the special subframe (n+k), wherein k is a predefined value. The application provides a schedule timing definition for transmitting PUSCH data in a special subframe, thereby ensuring normal transmission of the PUSCH data in the special subframe.
US10757696B2
A device and method for transmission and reception of control and data channels with a group reference signal (GRS). A GRS may include a first common reference signal associated with a first group of users and a second common reference signal associated with a second group of users. Some users or channels can be grouped to use one set of common reference signals and other users or channels can be grouped to use another set of common reference signals.
US10757695B2
A user equipment, UE, is configured to receive downlink control information, DCI, transmitted to the UE by a primary cell in a wireless communication system. The UE comprises one or more processing circuits that shall assume that a DCI message which has a common payload size and the same first control channel element index, but different bit fields, in a common search space and a UE-specific search space is transmitted by the primary cell in the common search space or the UE-specific search space, based on radio resource control, RRC, configuration of the UE.
US10757683B2
Data is scrambled at a transmitter according to one of a number of predetermined scrambling sequences which are associated with a particular one of a number of predetermined transmit antenna diversity schemes (i.e., a specific number of transmit antenna ports). Received data is decoded using one or more of the known transmit antenna diversity schemes and the scrambled data is descrambled according to a corresponding descrambling sequence (related to the scrambling sequence). Based on the descrambled data, the receiver determines which transmit antenna diversity scheme (i.e., the number of antenna ports) is used by the transmitter. In one specific embodiment, CRC parity data is scrambled in the transmitter and the receiver descrambles the recovered CRC parity data according to a descrambling sequence, computes CRC parity data from the received data, and compares the descrambled CRC parity data to the newly computed CRC parity data.
US10757675B2
Systems and methods for determining locations of wireless nodes in a network architecture are disclosed herein. In one example, an asynchronous system includes a first wireless node having a wireless device with one or more processing units and RF circuitry for transmitting and receiving communications in the wireless network architecture including a first RF signal having a first packet. The system also includes a second wireless node having a wireless device with a transmitter and a receiver to enable bi-directional communications with the first wireless node in the wireless network architecture including a second RF signal with a second packet. The first wireless node determines a time of flight estimate for localization based on a time estimate of round trip time of the first and second packets and a time estimate that is based on channel sense information of the first and second wireless nodes.
US10757674B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced location determination. A device may cause to exchange one or more capabilities information with one or more station devices. The device may cause to assign one or more unassociated identifications (UIDs) to one or more unassociated station devices of the one or more station devices to participate in location determination of the one or more unassociated station devices. The device may cause to send a trigger frame comprising at least one of the one or more UIDs; wherein the trigger frame contains one or more resource assignments. The device may identify one or more sounding information from at least one of the one or more station devices.
US10757672B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure include an efficient method for identifying mobile devices operated by users with certain attributes and displaying their respective locations using location identification data, such as data packets broadcasted by beacons. The systems and methods described herein can first identify multiple mobile devices operated by different users located within a predetermined location and retrieve/analyze profile data of the identified users. The methods and systems described herein can then recommend like-minded users to each other. The systems and methods described herein can also provide navigational and directional support to users and help different users meet in person.
US10757670B2
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive at least one of forbidden radio access technology code and indication that a radio access technology of a cell is forbidden, wherein the at least one of forbidden radio access technology code and indication indicates a radio access technology not allowed for access; store the received at least one of forbidden radio access technology code and indication in a forbidden list; and perform an attach, tracking area update or routing area update in a suitable cell if a suitable cell can be found within the same network not using the radio access technologies in the forbidden list; or perform a network re-selection if a suitable cell cannot be found within the same network.
US10757665B2
The present disclosure provides an example method and an apparatus for transmitting synchronization signals from an eNB with a different subcarrier spacing from rest of transmissions. That is, a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) may be transmitted using a first subcarrier spacing, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), and/or a reference signal (RS) may be transmitted with a second subcarrier spacing, and other transmissions may be made using a third subcarrier spacing that is different from at least one of the first or second subcarrier spacing. Further, the order of symbols mapped to the synchronization signals may be reversed or otherwise modified within a transmission subframe.
US10757660B2
Systems and methods for a self-calibrating and self-adjusting network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: obtaining a signal strength parameter for a mobile device at a base station; obtaining a position of the mobile device at the base station; and associating the position and the signal strength parameter in a database. The method may further comprise one or more of: adjusting transmission power for the mobile device at the base station based on the associated position and signal strength parameter; computing the position of the mobile device at the base station; calculating an average of the signal strength parameter over a time window, and storing the average associated with the position. The signal strength parameter may include at least one of a block error rate (BLER) and a radio signal strength indicator (RSSI), and the position may be a global positioning system (GPS) position.
US10757651B2
Methods and systems for wirelessly transmitting data between Wi-Fi stations without requiring the Wi-Fi stations to be fully connected to the Wi-Fi network. A first Wi-Fi station generates the data to be transmitted. The data comprises status data and/or wake-up data. The first Wi-Fi station then inserts the data in a vendor-specific information element of a probe request frame and wirelessly transmits the probe request frame. The probe request frame is then received by a second Wi-Fi station. If the probe request frame contains wake-up data and the second Wi-Fi station is operating in a low-power mode when it receives the probe request frame, the second Wi-Fi station will wake-up from the low-power mode. If the probe request frame contains status data then the second Wi-Fi station may process the probe request frame and/or forward at least a portion of the received probe request frame to another device.
US10757650B2
A random access procedure between a mobile terminal and a network is performed based upon the characteristics of a RACH preamble transmitted by the terminal. A first type of random access preamble is selectable by the terminal from a set of random access preambles, and a second type of random access preamble is directly allocated to the terminal by the network. The network responds with a random access response. The terminal performs a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation that allows it to monitor a downlink control channel discontinuously. The DRX operation includes an active time period during which the terminal monitors the control channel after successful reception of the random access response for the second type of random access preamble until a transmission from the network addressed to a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) associated with the terminal is received.
US10757648B2
A wireless mesh network includes a child node coupled to a parent node. The parent node transmits time sync beacons that indicate a time slot number and a start time for a current time slot. The child node receives the time sync beacons and determines a delta between the current time slot number of the child node and the current time slot number of the parent node. The child node also computes an offset between a start time of the current slot of the child node and the start time of the current slot of the parent node. The child node reports the delta and the offset to the parent node. Based on the delta and the offset, the parent node determines when, and on what channel, the child node is predicted to be receiving transmissions, and then schedules transmissions to the child node accordingly.
US10757645B2
The present invention relates to a method for operating a mobile entity (100, 400) in a mobile communications network (50) which comprises at least one slice (51, 53), comprising the steps of: —determining to which slice of the mobile communication the mobile entity (100, 400) intends to connect, —determining whether a relationship can be identified in the mobile entity (100) via which the slice to which the mobile entity intends to connect, is related to an access point of the determined slice, wherein when the relationship is found in the mobile entity: —transmitting a request message to a radio access network of the mobile communications network including the identified relationship.
US10757643B2
Disclosed is a 5G or a pre-5G communication system to support a higher data transmission rate than a system after a 4G communication system such as LTE. A wireless communication method by a terminal according to one embodiment may include the operations of: identifying information indicating a type of each of multiple wireless networks, a strength of each of signals received from the multiple wireless networks, respectively, and power consumption of the terminal; selecting one wireless network among the multiple wireless networks on the basis of the information and the strength of each of current signals received from the multiple wireless networks, respectively; and communicating with the selected wireless network.
US10757637B2
According to the present invention, the processing load required for a cell search can be reduced even if communication is carried out with a communication system that has a plurality of parameter sets that configure radio frames. A user terminal is provided which is configured to carry out communication with a communication system having a plurality of parameter sets that respectively configure radio frames, the user terminal including a receiving section configured to receive synchronization signals transmitted from the communication system, and a control section configured to control a cell search based on the received synchronization signals. A signal configuration of each synchronization signal transmitted from the communication system is the same, without depending on a parameter set that configures a radio frame.
US10757632B2
Described herein are techniques for identifying an access network in a wireless communication system. For example, the technique may involve determining a scheme for access network identification based on a public land mobile network-identifier (PLMN-ID) and an additional identifier. The technique may involve, receiving from the access network, broadcast information comprising the PLMN-ID and the additional identifier. The technique may involve determining that the access network belongs to a class of access networks that utilizes the additional identifier. The technique may involve identifying the access network using a combination of the PLMN-ID and additional identifier based on the class of access networks and the determined scheme.
US10757627B2
System and method for seamless switching between operator networks is disclosed. The present invention relates to communication networks and, more particularly, to switching between operators in communication networks. A network element termed as the service aggregator is provided that resides in the operator's network and acts as an intermediate between the mobile user and the operator. In addition, a switching module is provided on the mobile device of the user that interacts with the service aggregator to perform switching. Base station continuously broadcasts signaling information to the mobile device. Based on such signaling information received, the mobile device decides if it wishes to switch to another operator's network. The service aggregator establishes connection with the service gateway of the new network. Further, service aggregator sends handover signal and the mobile device switches seamlessly to the new operator's network.
US10757624B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method, an access network device, and a core network device. The method includes: sending, by a source access network device, to a core network device a handover message for a handover of one or more sessions of a terminal device from the source access network device to a target access network device, wherein the handover message comprises information about the target access network device and identifier information of the one or more sessions; and sending, by the core network device, a response message of the handover message to the source access network device, wherein the response message of the handover message comprises indication information indicating a reason that a session of the one or more sessions is not accepted, wherein the reason is associated with a slice corresponding to the session.
US10757618B2
Provided are a method for performing a handover by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus supporting the same. The method may include: receiving information on candidate target cells for the handover and a handover condition, from a base station; initiating a handover to a first target cell among the candidate target cells, based on the handover condition; before detecting a failure of the handover to the first target cell, when channel quality of a second target cell among the candidate target cells is higher than channel quality of the first target cell, stopping the handover to the first target cell; and performing a handover to the second target cell.
US10757612B2
A user equipment (UE) and an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) node may exchange fallback indicators in SIP signaling for purposes of controlling fallback procedures implemented by the UE. The SIP signaling may include a SIP request from the UE that includes first information. The IMS node can evaluate a criterion based on the first information, and, if the criterion is met, the IMS node may authorize (or prohibit) the use of a UE-supported fallback radio access technology (RAT) that corresponds to a fallback indicator also included in the SIP request. Based on the evaluation of the criterion, the IMS node may respond to the UE with a SIP response that includes second information indicating which of the supported Fallback RATs the UE is authorized to use (if any), and which of the supported Fallback RATs the UE is not authorized to use (if any).
US10757610B2
In an example, a wireless communication system and apparatuses thereof are described. In an example long-term evolution (LTE) network, a first base station hands over a connection to a second base station. The first base station may be a (femto) home eNodeB (HeNB) or (macro) eNodeB. The second base station may also be a HeNB or eNodeB connected to a different gateway. The first base station may send “Handover Request” on an X2 connection, identifying the gateway that the second base station is connected to as the correct gateway. After sending a “Handover Request Acknowledgement,” the second base station correctly establishes a tunnel to a connected gateway device.
US10757606B2
A gateway comprises a transceiver configured to receive a sequence of data packets on a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a core network, a processor configured to obtain a first distribution of the received sequence of data packets into a first sub-sequence of data packets and at least a second sub-sequence of data packets, wherein the transceiver is configured to forward the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to a master access node, forward the second sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to a secondary access node. The master access node comprises a processor, a transceiver configured to receive a first sub-sequence of data packets of a sequence of data packets carried by a RAB from a gateway, wherein the RAB is associated with a user device, and to forward at least one part of the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the user device.
US10757604B1
A device receive property data associated with a coverage area of a mobile network, wherein the property data includes identification information and location information associated with the coverage area; receive load data associated with the coverage area; determine a load threshold associated with the coverage area; determine whether the load data satisfies the load threshold; identify, based on determining that the load data satisfies the load threshold, impacted user equipment associated with the coverage area, wherein the impacted user equipment is further identified based on the property data; identify an application network device associated with the coverage area and the impacted user equipment, wherein the application network device is further identified based on the property data; determine a corrective action based on the load data, the load threshold, and the application network device; and perform the corrective action in connection with the application network device.
US10757601B2
A user equipment can send a notification to a network node indicating that the user equipment is entering a battery saving mode of operation. Reduced physical layer procedures can be implemented based on reduced capabilities indicated by the user equipment. Reduced physical layer procedures can also be implemented based on the network node's reconfiguration of parameters to facilitate the activation of the reduced physical layer procedures. The user equipment can also send to the network node recommendations of reduced physical layer procedures.
US10757592B2
Systems and methods are described herein for analyzing the performance of a communications network (e.g., a mobile telecommunications network) using customer-centric and/or subscriber-centric data and information. In some embodiments, the systems and method may determine key performance indicators for a communications network by accessing call detail records from multiple communications network sources, generating a database of one or more customer stats table (CSTs) based on the accessed call records, wherein the CSTs include records for each individual customers of the communications network, and determining one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) for the overall network based on the records stored by the one or more customer stats tables.
US10757591B2
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a wireless device (10) for handling communication in a wireless communication network. The wireless device (10) stores a time instant associated with a receiving event relating to reference signal detection and information related to the receiving event. The wireless device (10) further detects a connection event related to a connection of the wireless device; and reports the time instant and the information to a radio network node (13) in the wireless communication network.
US10757573B2
The invention relates to a method and system for authenticating a user, wherein an application transmits a query comprising identification data to an authentication service, the authentication service determines the address of a mobile terminal linked to the user on the basis of the identification data and transmits a request comprising a transaction identifier to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal performs an enquiry for input of a biometric security feature, grants access to a private key saved on the mobile terminal upon input of a valid security feature, signs the transaction identifier using the private key and transmits the signed transaction identifier back to the authentication service, and the authentication service verifies the signature of the signed transaction identifier and, in the case of the presence of an authentic signature, transmits a confirmation of the query back to the application.
US10757570B2
A system and method for securing communications between a plurality of users communicating over an optical network. The system utilizes a fixed or tunable source optical generator to generate entangled photon pairs, distribute the photons and establish a key exchange between users. The distribution of entangled photon pairs is implemented via at least one wavelength selective switch.
US10757563B1
A method and system to help address this issue. When a device is within coverage of a cell that operates with a particular TDD configuration, the device will determine based on its location a set of one or more TDD frame configurations that the device would support, which could be based on maximum uplink transmission power of the UE, permitted maximum transmission power in the location, and uplink duty cycle defined by each of the various TDD configurations. The UE will then control whether or not it will be served by the cell based on whether the TDD configuration of the cell is within the determined set.
US10757556B2
Disclosed in various examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums for tracking device and access point geographic locations of wireless (e.g., Wi-Fi) networks. In an example, operations performed by a device for association and use of a location include: receiving identification information (e.g., a MAC address) that identifies an access point of a wireless network; comparing the identification information with a list of access points (e.g., a white list) to identify an unvalidated status of the access point; communicating the identification information to the communications service; receiving a validated status for the access point and a geographic location for the wireless network from the communications service; and perforating a communication action with the communication service, using the wireless network, based on the geographic location and the validated status. Further operations involving evaluating the access point status and updating the list of access points, are also disclosed.
US10757554B2
The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.A method of managing an electronic device is provided, which includes determining a management target device, selecting at least one measurement device based on the determined management target device, transmitting an operation command to the management target device, receiving measurement information from the at least one measurement device, and determining a state of the management target device based on the received measurement information.
US10757551B2
An infrastructure node and a method of using the node. The node may comprise a processor and memory. The memory may store instructions executable by the processor that include, to: identify a hazard to a target vehicle; and based on the identification, transmit a private message to the target vehicle using a line-of-sight (LOS) transmission.
US10757547B2
A registration is received from an application framework. The registration is for the application framework to be notified of an event managed by a service gateway. The event is based on a communication service provided by the service gateway. The service gateway detects the event. The service gateway sends a notification associated with the event to the application framework. The notification associated with the event comprises information associated with the event. For example, the notification may include a caller's name and address. An object is received from the application framework that is associated with the event. The object associated with the event further comprises extension information that is not used by the communication service/service gateway. A message is sent to a communication endpoint and/or an external application that comprises the object. The extension information is used to provide custom services that are not supported by the communication service/service gateway.
US10757540B1
A tracking system can provide smart alerts based on a user's location. The tracking system can receive a location of a user's mobile device and establish a geographic boundary around the location if the mobile device remains at the location for a threshold amount of time. The tracking system can receive a new location of the mobile device outside of the geographic boundary and configure the mobile device to scan for a tracking device associated with the user for an interval of time. If the tracking system detects the tracking device within the interval, the tracking system stores information indicating that the user possesses the tracking device. Otherwise, the tracking system sends an indication to the mobile device indicating that the user has left behind the tracking device.
US10757536B2
A method and apparatus for setting geofence boundaries are provided herein. More particularly, geofence boundaries are set on a per-person basis, and based on a type of equipment in proximity to the person for whom the geofence boundary is being set.
US10757535B1
A user device includes and maintains a geolocation list (GLL) including sets of information corresponding to Citizens Broadband radio Services Devices (CBSDs). The GLL stored in the user device contains entries corresponding to the areas most recently visited by the UE, each entry including location information of a CBSD. User devices typically frequent a limited set of the same areas repetitively. Thus this maintained relatively small list provides the UE with a highly relevant set of information which can be quickly accessed without additional wireless signaling and the additional power loss associated with a typical search. When the UE desires to find and connect to a CBSD, the UE first searches its GLL for a CBSD providing coverage in its currently located area. However, if GLL search does not identify a CBSD, then the UE sends a request to a geolocation server for active CBSDs.
US10757527B2
Embodiments relate to b-chain processing for a spatially enhanced audio signal. A system includes a b-chain processor. The b-chain processor determines asymmetries between the left speaker and the right speaker in frequency response, time alignment, and signal level for a listening position; and generates a left output channel for the left speaker and a right output channel for the right speaker by: applying an N-band equalization to the spatially enhanced signal to adjust for the asymmetry in the frequency response; applying a delay to the spatially enhanced signal to adjust for the asymmetry in the time alignment; and applying a gain to the spatially enhanced signal to adjust for the asymmetry in the signal level.
US10757523B2
A smartphone displays an emoji that when activated plays sound that externally localizes in binaural sound to the listener. The emoji includes an indication that shows a location where the sound will externally localize as the binaural sound away from a head of the listener when the listener activates the emoji.
US10757520B2
A measuring apparatus for measuring the force factor of a dynamic loudspeaker driver comprises first and second terminals for connecting a dynamic loudspeaker driver to the measuring apparatus, an amplifier configured to generate a voltage, a voltage measuring device configured to measure the voltage present at the first terminal, a displacement measuring device configured to measure the displacement of the membrane of the dynamic loudspeaker driver with respect to the magnet, and an electric/electronic device connected between the amplifier and the first terminal. The measuring apparatus is configured to operate in a first mode of operation the amplifier to generate a voltage and to operate the electric/electronic device to have a low impedance during the first mode of operation, such that the voltage is substantially present at the first terminal in order to displace the membrane with respect to the magnet. The measuring apparatus is configured to operate the electric/electronic device to have a high impedance during a second mode of operation, such that the dynamic loudspeaker connected to the measuring apparatus moves its displaced membrane, resulting in an induced voltage generated by the dynamic loudspeaker driver and being present at the first terminal. The measuring apparatus comprises an evaluation device configured to determine the force factor of the dynamic loudspeaker driver connected to the measuring apparatus in response to the measured displacement of the membrane and the induced voltage measured by the voltage measuring device during the second mode of operation.
US10757513B1
An adjustment method of a hearing auxiliary device includes steps of (a) providing a context awareness platform and a hearing auxiliary device, (b) acquiring an activity and emotion information and inputting the activity and emotion information to the context awareness platform, (c) acquiring a scene information and inputting the scene information to the context awareness platform, (d) obtaining a sound adjustment suggestion according to the activity and emotional information and the scene information, (e) determining whether a response of a user to the sound adjustment suggestion meets expectation, and (f) when the judgment result of the step (e) is TRUE, transmitting the sound adjustment suggestion to the hearing auxiliary device and adjusting the hearing auxiliary device according to the sound adjustment suggestion. Therefore, the hearing auxiliary device can be appropriately adjusted to meet the demands and correctly and effectively adjusted without any assistance of a professional.
US10757504B2
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for controlling a bias voltage. Methods and apparatus for controlling a bias voltage to an electrical device according to various aspects of the present invention may comprise a voltage regulator circuit to generate a first voltage, a clock driver circuit to generate a second voltage, and a charge pump system to generate the bias voltage and supply the bias voltage to the electrical device. The apparatus may be responsive to a control signal that indicates a startup operation of the electrical device.
US10757497B2
An earpiece for an earphone comprising a first portion (100), a second portion (101), and a resilient bridge (102) interconnecting the first portion (100) and second portion (101), wherein the resilient bridge (102) is configured to flex so that the earpiece can conform to ear canal geometry as it is received in a user ear canal and thereby be at least substantially locatable within the ear canal. The resilient bridge (102) may be configured to provide a biasing effect so that the first portion (100) and/or second portion (101) can bias against the ear canal wall (15).
US10757495B2
Head-worn computers include a front frame mechanically adapted to secure a see-through computer display and an arm, secured to the front frame, mechanically adapted to secure the front frame to a head of a user. The arm includes an internal speaker system, enclosed by the arm, wherein the internal speaker system comprises a speaker having a first side and an opposing second side and a first cavity positioned along the first side of the speaker, the arm further comprising a vent positioned to vent the first cavity and a second cavity positioned along the second side of the speaker.
US10757494B2
A symmetric dual suspension speaker structure is herein disclosed, comprising a basin frame, a U-shaped iron, a magnet permeability ferrite ring, a corrugated rim, a diaphragm, a sound coil, a damper clamped between the magnet permeability ferrite ring and the U-shaped iron, as well as a magnet, wherein the peripheral edge around the upper surface of the diaphragm can be stretched in the vertical direction to form a barrel component, and the corrugated rim is used to bond and fix the top end of the barrel component while the damper is used to bond and fix the bottom end of the barrel component, such that the sound coil can bring the barrel component of the diaphragm to vertically vibrate thus improving the instability existing in the bonding of the conventional diaphragm and the coil framework.
US10757490B2
A system and method are disclosed for transporting deterministic traffic in a gigabit passive optical network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Optical Line Termination (OLT) for exchanging data traffic in a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) having a controller programmed to generate a timeslot schedule for transport of a desired bandwidth of constant bit rate (CBR) data traffic by selecting one or more timeslots from periodic frame clusters operating according to a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) protocol. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US10757478B2
A method and system for delivering content is provided. In one example, responsive to a request by a client device identifying a video program, the system is configured to determine different first and second network paths for delivery of the video program from a content source; deliver the video program via the first network path to the client device; and responsive to a change in status of the video program being delivered via the first network path, deliver the video program via the second network path to the client device.
US10757470B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for classifying, based on most recent information associated with recorded content, the recorded content to an appropriate deletion classifier. A media guidance application may receive information about an event that is associated with a recorded media asset. The media guidance application may determine, based on the event and a current deletion classifier associated with the recorded media asset, whether the current deletion classifier associated with the recorded media asset needs to be updated to a new deletion classifier. The media guidance application may make this determination by accessing a deletion classification database containing rules for classifying recorded media assets into a variety of deletion classifiers. Upon determining that the current deletion classifier associated with the recorded media asset needs to be updated to a new deletion classifier, the media guidance application may update the current deletion classifier to the new deletion classifier.
US10757469B2
Methods and systems for transmitting an interruption-free version of a television program for recording on a user equipment device. In one aspect, a system transmits a first stream including a television program to a user equipment device. The system receives an indication that the television program is being recorded on the user equipment device. The system determines whether an interruption is imminent during transmission of the television program. In response to determining that the interruption is imminent, the system generates a second stream including the television program. The second stream does not include the interruption during the transmission of the television program. The system transmits the second stream to the user equipment device along with an instruction to switch recording of the television program from the first stream to the second stream.
US10757466B2
Media is selected for video playback through a first device and audio playback through one or more separate devices connected through a wireless network. Different techniques for synchronizing the audio and video can be selected based on one or more factors to improve media playback.
US10757463B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method which are capable of reliably recognizing the position on a screen of an image made up of a plurality of divided images or the positions on the screen of divided images compatible with encoded streams. A position protruding out of a screen is set as the position on the screen of an end image that is made up of a left end image and a right end image compatible with encoded streams. The present disclosure is applicable to a file generating apparatus, etc. of an information processing system that distributes encoded streams of an entire celestial sphere image as an image of a moving-image content to a moving-image playback terminal according to a process equivalent to MPEG-DASH, for example.
US10757458B2
A hardware media items scheduling and packaging system, which schedules and distributes channels to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, extracts contextual data from program-specific information associated with programming media content of a channel received from a distribution source device. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined for a plurality of users based on a match between a sentiment type of each of a plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual data. Based on at least the extracted contextual data and the sentiment type of each of the plurality of potential non-programming media items, a plurality of candidate spots in the programming media content is determined. Based on at least a set of constraints and user estimation data associated with the plurality of users, a schedule of non-programming media item(s) is dynamically generated for at least one candidate spot in the programming media content.
US10757447B2
An idea used herein is to use the same function for the dependency of the context and the dependency of the symbolization parameter on previously coded/decoded transform coefficients. Using the same function—with varying function parameter—may even be used with respect to different transform block sizes and/or frequency portions of the transform blocks in case of the transform coefficients being spatially arranged in transform blocks. A further variant of this idea is to use the same function for the dependency of a symbolization parameter on previously coded/decoded transform coefficients for different sizes of the current transform coefficient's transform block, different information component types of the current transform coefficient's transform block and/or different frequency portions the current transform coefficient is located within the transform block.
US10757446B2
A processor calculates, from image data, a plurality of first coefficients corresponding to different frequencies using a Fourier transform and stores first frequency domain data, from which first coefficients whose magnitude is below a threshold have been excluded, in a memory. The processor also calculates, from kernel data, second coefficients of frequencies corresponding to the first coefficients indicated by the first frequency domain data using a Fourier transform and stores second frequency domain data in the memory. The processor uses the first frequency domain data, the second frequency domain data, and an inverse Fourier transform to generate a feature map indicating a result of applying the kernel data to the image data.
US10757445B2
Methods are described for encoding and decoding blocks of image data using intra block copying (IBC). A source block for intra block copying is selected from a source region of a current image that is closer to the current block than a threshold, wherein the source region does not include a portion of the current image that is further from the current block than the threshold.
US10757442B2
A method of decoding video data includes determining, by a video decoder, a neighboring block in a current frame is inter coded. The method includes, in response to determining the neighboring block is inter coded, determining, by the video decoder, a template for a current block in the current frame based on a partial reconstruction of the neighboring block. The method includes determining, by the video decoder, a reference block in a reference frame corresponding to the template for the current block and determining, by the video decoder, motion vector information for the current frame based on the reference block and the template. The method includes generating, by the video decoder, a predictive block for the current block of video data based on the motion vector information and decoding, by the video decoder, the current block of video data based on the predictive block.
US10757441B2
An encoding device, configured to divide an original image of a frame unit constituting a moving image into blocks and encode the blocks, includes a list generator configured to generate a list including motion vector candidates of a block to be encoded, based on a divided shape of the block to be encoded, and a divided shape and a motion vector of an adjacent block adjacent to the block to be encoded; and an encoder configured to encode a motion vector of the block to be encoded, based on the list. The list generator is configured so as not to add, to the list, a motion vector of a same hierarchy adjacent block which is a same hierarchy block adjacent to the block to be encoded, when the block to be encoded and the same hierarchy adjacent block are integrable. The same hierarchy block is a block that has the same width and height as the block to be encoded and has existed in the same block as the block to be encoded before being finally divided.
US10757439B2
An arithmetic unit comprises a video input unit to which is input recorded video information obtained by taking a video of a human, a memory which stores human motion information as information related to movement of the human, and a transmission unit which determines importance of the human motion information, and sends the recorded video information and the human motion information to an external device so that availability of the human motion information in the external device will increase more for the human motion information determined as having high importance.
US10757432B2
A Flexible Band Offset (FBO) apparatus and method of performing Sample Adaptive Offset (SAO) filtering within encoders and decoders, such as according to the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard, and similarly configured coding devices. The number of Band Offset (BO) modes and the number of necessary offsets is reduced. The invention beneficially provides simpler coding, reduces temporary buffer size requirements, and can yield a small performance gain over existing SAO techniques of HEVC test model HM 5.
US10757424B2
Fixed length code (FLC)-based image compression method and device are provided. The FLC-based image compression method for compressing a block containing multiple pixels includes the following steps: determining a first representative pixel and a second representative pixel from the pixels according to the pixel values of the pixels; generating, by interpolation, multiple interpolated pixels according to the first representative pixel and the second representative pixel; generating an index value for each of the pixels according to the first representative pixel, the second representative pixel, and the interpolated pixels; adjusting the first representative pixel and the second representative pixel to generate a first adjusted representative pixel and a second adjusted representative pixel; and using the index values and complete or quantized pixel values of the first adjusted representative pixel and the second adjusted representative pixel to represent the block.
US10757416B2
Provided is a method for adaptively compressing image data. A refresh rate and a compression rate of the image data are determined based on motion information of the image data, and the image data are compressed based on the determined refresh rate and compression rate.
US10757414B2
An arithmetic decoding method is a method in which a context variable specifying a probability of a possible value of each of elements included in a binary string corresponding to a value of a given variable is initialized and arithmetic decoding is performed, using the context variable. The method includes: determining, from among a plurality of initialization methods as a method of initializing the context variable, an initialization method corresponding to the given variable or a group which includes the given variable; and initializing the context variable using the determined initialization method.
US10757411B2
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for adapting scan order of a transform block. An apparatus for decoding coefficients of a transform block includes a processor. The processor is configured to decode, from a compressed bitstream, first coefficients of at least one row of the transform block; decode, from the compressed bitstream, second coefficients of at least one column of the transform block, where the transform block consists of the first coefficients, the second coefficients, and remaining coefficients; select, using the first coefficients and the second coefficients, a scan order for decoding the remaining coefficients; and decode the remaining coefficients of the transform block using the scan order.
US10757407B2
A method by which a decoding device performs image decoding, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block; deriving neighboring samples including left neighboring samples and upper neighboring samples of the current block; deriving reference samples for prediction of a target sample among the neighboring samples on the basis of the position of the target sample of the current block and the prediction angle of the intra prediction mode; determining an interpolation filter for the target sample; and deriving the prediction sample of the target sample on the basis of the interpolation filter and the reference samples.
US10757406B2
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of decoding a video signal, the method including: determining an intra prediction mode of a current block; applying a filter to a first reference sample adjacent to the current block; obtaining a first prediction sample of the current block on the basis of the intra prediction mode and a second reference sample obtained by applying the filter; and obtaining a second prediction sample of the current block using the first prediction sample and the first reference sample.
US10757405B2
An apparatus of encoding an image in an advanced motion vector prediction (AMVP) mode can include an inter prediction module for determining motion information of a current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block using the motion information; a transform module for transforming the residual block to generate a transformed block; a quantization module for quantizing the transformed block using a quantization parameter and a quantization matrix to generate a quantized block; a scanning module for scanning quantized coefficient components of the quantized block; and an entropy coding module for entropy-coding the scanned quantized coefficient components of the quantized block; in which the motion information is encoded by performing the sub-steps of: constructing an AMVP list using available motion vector candidates of a left motion vector candidate, an above motion vector candidate and a temporal motion vector candidate; selecting a motion vector predictor among motion vector candidates of the AMVP candidate list; generating a differential motion vector by subtracting the motion vector predictor from the motion vector; and encoding a reference picture index, the differential motion vector and an AMVP index specifying the motion vector predictor.
