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US10570628B2	Elevator trench drain A trench drain includes a trench, a grating seat and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an outwardly-extending peripheral flange. The grating seat is configured to receive the grating. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench to establish an axis of rotation.
US10570619B2	Concrete anchor and cover for same A method for forming a concrete anchor may comprise the steps of providing an anchor body, at least partially encapsulating the anchor body in a sealing cover, providing at least one tubular member, engaging an end surface of the tubular member against a surface of the sealing cover so as to weld the member to the sealing cover.
US10570614B2	Shear transfer system A shear transfer system is provided. In the system a shear tie strap is attached to a first framing member, a second framing member, a third framing member, a fourth framing member, and a fifth framing member of a frame in a framed building. The second, third, fourth, and fifth framing members are orthogonal or oblique to the first framing member. More than one shear tie strap may be present in the framed building.
US10570603B2	Dome stormwater chamber This disclosure relates generally to stormwater management and, more particularly, to a stormwater chamber with a continuous curvature. The stormwater chamber may comprise a chamber body with a chamber wall, an apex, a base, and a first and second opening. The chamber wall may include a continuous curvature from the apex of the chamber body to the first and second openings and a continuous curvature from the apex of the chamber body to the base.
US10570593B1	Self-sealing drain vent cover A self-sealing drain vent cover that allows for a vacuum to be created within piping of a plumbing fixture for unclogging purposes. The vent cover includes a rigid cover and a seal insert. The rigid cover includes a first tubular body and a first disk top to yield a closed off structure to support the seal insert. The first disk top is terminally and perimetrically connected to the first tubular body. The seal insert adheres to a surface around an overflow port to enclose said port. The seal insert includes a second tubular body, a second disk top, and an annular self-sealing mechanism. The second disk top is terminally and perimetrically connected to the second tubular body. The seal insert is mounted within the rigid body. The self-sealing mechanism is positioned adjacent to a bottom end of the second tubular body and is concentrically mounted to the second tubular body.
US10570580B2	Excavation system with interchangeable tools The invention relates to the field of excavation systems, and more particularly to excavation systems including tools for excavation by electric pulses. An excavation system of the invention comprises a support frame (34), a hydraulic circuit with a pump, and first and second excavation tools. One of said first and second excavation tools is a mechanical excavation tool (1′) having a hydraulic actuator and a mounting interface with at least one mechanical fastener member and at least one hydraulic coupling in fluid flow communication with said hydraulic actuator, while the other one of said first and second excavation tools is a tool (1) for excavation by electric pulses, comprising an electricity generator (3) with a rotary shaft for generating electricity from rotation of the rotary shaft, a hydraulic motor coupled to said rotary shaft to drive rotation of the rotary shaft, and an electronic power module (4) electrically connected to the electricity generator (3) in order to be powered by the electricity generator (3) so as to generate electric pulses of instantaneous power that is higher than an instantaneous power of the electricity generator (3), a plurality of electrodes (5a, 5p) including at least one electrode (5a) connected to said electronic power module (4), the electrodes being arranged on said front face, and a mounting interface (14) with at least one mechanical fastener member (22), and at least one hydraulic coupling (20) in fluid flow communication with said hydraulic motor (2). Each of the mounting interfaces of the first and second excavation tools is suitable for releasably mounting the corresponding excavation tool in alternation under the support frame (34) of the excavation system, with the corresponding hydraulic coupling in fluid flow communication with said hydraulic circuit of the excavation assembly.
US10570573B2	Rail welding unit with eccentric cam driven clamping levers A welding unit for welding together two rails of a track includes two rail clamping assemblies which can be moved towards one another in a longitudinal direction of the rail along unit guides by compression cylinders. Each rail clamping assembly is equipped with clamping jaws which are displaceable in pairs in a pressing plane and each of which has a contact surface provided for application to a rail web. The clamping jaws are each constructed as clamping levers which are pivotable in the pressing plane about a lever pivot axis. The contact surface intended for application to the rail web is disposed at a first lever end spaced apart from the lever pivot axis. The two contact surfaces of each rail clamping assembly are each positioned closer to the oppositely disposed rail clamping assembly than the two lever pivot axes.
US10570567B2	Softener composition A softener composition for use in the manufacture of paper includes a softener and an acidic material, wherein the softener composition has a relative acidity (RA) value of more than 0.05.
US10570563B2	Methods of controlling the hydrophilicity of cellulose In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including the steps of providing cellulosic material, associating the cellulosic material with an organic acid (e.g., lactic acid) to form a mixture, and heating the mixture to a temperature between 100° C. and 120° C. for at least ten minutes to form a treated cellulosic material, wherein the water retention value of the treated cellulosic material is decreased by at least 10% as compared to untreated cellulosic material.
US10570548B2	Laundry treatment apparatus A laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet having an introduction/discharge opening, a drawer configured so as to be discharged from the cabinet through the introduction/discharge opening, a through-hole formed in an upper surface of the drawer, a tub that is located inside the drawer and that defines a space that is configured to receive water, an introduction aperture formed in an upper surface of the tub, the introduction aperture being located under the through-hole, a drum rotatably provided inside the tub for receiving laundry supplied to the introduction aperture, a door that is configured to open and close the introduction aperture, the door being coupled to one of the drawer or the tub, and a door sensing unit that is configured to determine whether the door is opened during a state in which the drawer is inserted into the cabinet.
US10570546B2	Control method of washing machine In a control method of a washing machine, a washing operation is performed through a heating washing process for a first set time and is performed through a non-heating washing process for a residual time, and, if the heating washing process is started, the rotation of a driving motor is weakly controlled until a washing water temperature reaches a primary target temperature, and is strongly controlled until the washing water temperature reaches a secondary target temperature after the washing water temperature reaches the primary target temperature, so that the washing water temperature is relatively gradually increased.
US10570541B2	Carbon nanotube thread Z-axis multifunctional stitching Carbon nanotube threads are coated with a coating solution such as dimethylformamide (DMF), ethylene glycol (EG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), PEG200 (PEG with an average molecular weight of approximately 200 grams per mole (g/mol)), PEG400 (PEG with an average molecular weight of approximately 400 g/mol), aminopropyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane (DMS 100 cP),polymide, poly(methylhydrosiloxane), polyalkylene glycol, (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane, hydride functional siloxane O resin, platinum (0) -1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-disiloxane, moisture in air, acetic acid, water, poly(dimethylsiloxane) hydroxy terminated, (3-glycidyloxypropyl)-trimethoxysilane or a combination thereof. The coated carbon nanotubes may be used to stitch in a Z-direction into a composite such as a polymer prepreg to strengthen the composite. The stitching may occur using a sewing machine.
US10570535B2	Chemical method and system for the manufacture of fibrous yarn The present invention discloses a method for the manufacture of fibrous yarn. The said method includes the steps of providing an aqueous suspension having fibers and at least one rheology modifier, followed by directing said suspension through at least one nozzle, to form at least one yarn. The method further includes subjecting the said at least one yarn to dewatering. The method is characterized in that a hydrogel is provided onto surface of the yarn that exits the at least one nozzle. Further disclosed is a system for manufacture of fibrous yarn and the fibrous yarn so produced during the manufacturing.
US10570533B1	Safety guard for textile machines A textile machine includes a protective exterior cover, a slotted yarn access formed in the protective cover, and a safety guard shielding at least a portion of the slotted yarn access. The safety guard includes a guard body mounted to the protective cover proximate the slotted yarn access. The guard body has a fastener edge residing adjacent a first side of the slotted yarn access, and a free edge residing adjacent a second side of the slotted yarn access. The free edge of the guard body extends above and across the slotted yarn access and forms an unobstructed space on the second side of the slotted yarn access allowing yarn to pass around the free edge, underneath the safety guard and through the protective cover.
US10570525B2	Gold electroplating solution and method A gold electroplating solution includes a gold (III) cyanide compound, a chloride compound, and hydrochloric acid. The gold (III) cyanide compound is potassium gold (III) cyanide, ammonium gold (III) cyanide, or sodium gold (III) cyanide. The chloride compound is potassium chloride, ammonium chloride, or sodium chloride. Various structures may be made with the gold electroplating solution having a gold layer deposited directly on the stainless steel (SST) layer using a photolithography process. Such structures include a gold pattern having a discontinuous pattern, a bond pad region having one or more traces on the opposite side of the dielectric layer, a gimbal having gold bond pads, and a bonding joint having an electrical interface including a gold layer.
US10570521B2	Multilayer structured coatings for cutting tools Cutting tools are described having coatings which can demonstrate desirable wear resistance and increased cutting lifetimes. A coated cutting tool described herein has a substrate and a coating with a plurality of alternating layers of a first layer of Al2O3 and a second layer of at least one of MeAl2O3 and MeAl2O3/MeO2 composite, wherein Me is Zr, Hf, Ti or a combination thereof. The coating has a superlattice-like structure.
US10570519B2	Conversion coating composition comprising a dye and a method for coating a metal surface with said conversion coating composition The invention is directed to a conversion coating composition for coating a metal surface including a water soluble dye, at least one metal compound selected from the group consisting of a zirconium-containing compound, titanium-containing compound and silicon-containing compound; and water, wherein the provides for qualitative characterization of the conversion coating uniformity and thickness by the naked human eye or visible light detecting device; and, a method for coating the metal surfaces using the conversion coating composition.
US10570511B2	Gas separation control in spatial atomic layer deposition Apparatus and methods for spatial atomic layer deposition including at least one first exhaust system and at least one second exhaust system. Each exhaust system including a throttle valve and a pressure gauge to control the pressure in the processing region associated with the individual exhaust system.
US10570499B2	Mask frame, a mask frame manufacturing method and a mask Disclosed are a mask frame, for mask frame manufacturing method and mask. The mask frame includes a main frame and shielding bars, an evaporation-deposition area penetrating the main frame in a thickness direction being formed on the main frame, the main frame being provided with pairs of first receiving slots, the two first receiving slots in each pair being located on both sides of the evaporation-deposition area in a first direction, respectively, each shielding bar corresponding to a pair of first receiving slot, two ends of shielding bars being disposed within corresponding two first receiving slots, respectively. The mask frame comprises at least one pair of first positioning holes, each pair of which corresponds to one pair of first receiving slots, and the two first positioning holes in each pair correspond to positions of the two first receiving slots in a corresponding pair, respectively.
US10570496B2	Nitrided or soft nitrided part with excellent wear resistance and pitting resistance, and nitriding and soft nitriding method A nitrided part and soft nitrided part with excellent wear resistance and pitting resistance and a nitriding method and soft nitriding method are provided, specifically, a nitrided part or soft nitrided part made by a steel material comprising, by mass %, C: 0.05 to 0.3%, Si: 0.05 to 1.5%, Mn: 0.2 to 1.5%, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.003 to 0.05%, Cr: 0.5 to 2.0%, Al: 0.01 to 0.05%, and N: 0.003 to 0.025% and having a balance of Fe and impurities, wherein, the surface layer comprises a compound layer containing iron, nitrogen, and carbon and a nitrogen diffusion layer positioned below the compound layer, the compound layer comprises an ε single phase, the ε single phase has a thickness of 8 to 30 μm and a Vicker's hardness of 680 HV or more, and the ε single phase has a volume ratio of pores of less than 10%.
US10570495B2	Surface layer for fast diffusion and method to produce thereof A number of variations may include a method that may include laser shock peening a friction work surface of a working part and applying a ferritic nitrocarburizing process to the friction work surface such that diffusion of carbon and nitrogen atoms into the friction work surface is accelerated.
US10570492B2	Titanium cast product for hot rolling having excellent surface properties after hot rolling even when slabbing step and finishing step are omitted, and method for producing same Provided is a titanium cast product for hot rolling made of commercial pure titanium or a titanium alloy, the titanium cast product including, in a surface serving as a rolling surface, a fine structure layer that is formed of an acicular structure formed in the outermost surface by melting and re-solidification treatment and that has a thickness of more than or equal to 5 mm and less than 9 mm in depth. In the titanium cast product for hot rolling according to the present invention, the surface is flat, the number of minute voids in the interior immediately below the surface is small, and the outermost surface has a significantly fine structure. When the titanium cast product is subjected to hot rolling, the occurrence of concavities on the surface in the early stage of hot rolling and the occurrence of surface defects on the hot rolled sheet can be stably prevented at a practical level.
US10570482B2	Method for recovering scandium A method for recovering scandium is provided, which is capable of recovering highly-pure scandium from nickel oxide ore in a simple and efficient manner. The method for recovering scandium according to the present invention includes a scandium elution step S2 of passing a solution containing scandium through an ion exchange resin to obtain an eluted liquid containing scandium from the ion exchange resin, a neutralization step S3 of adding for neutralization a neutralizing agent to the eluted liquid, a solvent extraction step S4 of solvent-extracting the neutralized eluted liquid using an amine-based extracting agent, and a scandium recovering step S5 of obtaining a scandium precipitate from residual liquid separated by the solvent extraction, and then roasting the precipitate to obtain scandium oxide.
US10570471B2	Equipment line for manufacturing seamless steel tube or pipe and method of manufacturing high-strength stainless steel seamless tube or pipe for oil wells using the equipment line An equipment line for manufacturing a seamless steel tube includes a steel heating device, a piercing device that pierces the steel into a hollow steel tube, a rolling mill that forms the hollow steel tube into a seamless steel tube having a predetermined shape, and a cooling system arranged between the heating device and the piercing device or between the piercing device and the rolling mill.
US10570470B2	Steel sheet for hot stamping, method of manufacturing the same, and hot stamped steel sheet member A steel sheet for hot stamping includes a predetermined chemical composition containing: C: 0.08% or more and less than 0.20%; Si: 0.003% to 0.2%; Mn: 1.6% to 3.5%, and others, and further includes a steel structure expressed by, in an area ratio: bainite: 1% to 95%; ferrite: 5% to 94%; and balance: one or more selected from the group consisting of pearlite, martensite and retained austenite. When an Mn content is represented by [Mn], a C content is represented by [C], an expression of “[Mn]+6.67×[C]−2.73≥0” is satisfied.
US10570461B2	Methods of detecting tumor cells In one aspect, methods of detecting tumor cells are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of detecting tumor cells comprises providing a device, the device comprising a substrate surface and a plurality of first aptamer probes attached to the substrate surface. The method further comprises contacting a plurality of cells with the plurality of first aptamer probes attached to the substrate surface; adhering one or more of the plurality of cells to the substrate surface; and measuring a non-uniformity parameter, a Hausdorff distance, a change in the number of pseudopods, and/or a shape of at least one adhered cell. In some cases, the method further comprises using the non-uniformity parameter, Hausdorff distance, change in the number of pseudopods, and/or shape of the adhered cell to identify the adhered cell as a tumor cell or a non-tumor cell.
US10570459B2	Methods, compositions, and kits for detecting allelic variants In some embodiments, the present inventions relates generally to compositions, methods and kits for use in discriminating sequence variation between different alleles. More specifically, in some embodiments, the present invention provides for compositions, methods and kits for quantitating rare (e.g., mutant) allelic variants, such as SNPs, or nucleotide (NT) insertions or deletions, in samples comprising abundant (e.g., wild type) allelic variants with high specificity and selectivity. In particular, in some embodiments, the invention relates to a highly selective method for mutation detection referred to as competitive allele-specific TaqMan PCR (“cast-PCR”).
US10570455B2	DNA methylation biomarkers for bladder cancer A method for the prediction, prognosis and/or diagnosis of bladder cancer or bladder cancer recurrence in a subject, the method includes: providing a test sample from the subject; measuring DNA methylation levels of at least a portion of two or more polynucleotides selected from the group consisting of HOXA9, SOXI, NPY, IRAK3, L1-MET, and Z02 in the test sample; calculating a risk score based on the measured DNA methylation levels, comparing the calculated risk score to a cut-off value derived from a reference DNA methylation profile based on DNA methylation levels of the one or more biomarkers derived from a control group, members of which had bladder cancer; and based on the comparison calculated risk score to the cut-off value, determining at least one of: (1) whether bladder cancer has recurred; (2) whether there is likelihood that the bladder cancer will recur; and (3) whether the patient has bladder cancer.
US10570453B2	Method of predicting a predisposition to QT prolongation The present invention describes an association between genetic polymorphisms in the ceramide kinase-like (CERKL) gene and a predisposition to prolongation of the QT interval, and provides related methods for the prediction of such a predisposition, the administration of QT interval-prolonging compounds to individuals having such a predisposition, and determining whether a compound is capable of inducing QT prolongation.
US10570447B2	Nucleic acid synthesis techniques A method for synthesizing a nucleic acid includes synthesizing one or more nucleic acid fragments on a substrate. The synthesized one or more nucleic acid fragments may be amplified on the substrate. The method also includes sequencing the synthesized or amplified one or more nucleic acid fragments on the substrate. The sequencing may provide feedback to designs of the one or more nucleic acid fragments. The method further includes harvesting the synthesized or amplified one or more nucleic acid fragments based on sequencing. The synthesized or amplified one or more nucleic acid fragments may be assembled to generate a target nucleic acid.
US10570446B2	Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA This invention provides methods for attaching a nucleic acid to a solid surface and for sequencing nucleic acid by detecting the identity of each nucleotide analogue after the nucleotide analogue is incorporated into a growing strand of DNA in a polymerase reaction. The invention also provides nucleotide analogues which comprise unique labels attached to the nucleotide analogue through a cleavable linker, and a cleavable chemical group to cap the —OH group at the 3′-position of the deoxyribose.
US10570432B2	Method for producing saccharified solution by enzymatic method using cellulose-type biomass as raw material A method for producing a saccharified solution making it possible that while the concentration of a solid in a reactor is kept high at an initial stage of hydrolyzing a cellulose contained in a biomass with an enzyme, the biomass is earlier solubilized to be made into a slurry form. In the method, at an initial stage of mixing an aqueous solution containing a biomass pulverized in a reactor, the aqueous solution is poured into reactor, and then pulverized biomass is supplied thereinto step by step while content in reactor is stirred. A final solid concentration in reactor is set into the range of 15 to 30% both inclusive by mass. The reactor's bottom plane is made into a conical or mirror plate form. At least in upper and lower parts of the reactor's inside, plural stirring fans having a long rotation radius are located to stir content in reactor.
US10570426B2	Method for producing methacrylic acid ester and novel methacrylic acid ester synthetase Provided is a method for producing a methacrylic acid ester using a biocatalyst, said method comprising a step of reacting an alcohol or a phenol with methacrylyl-CoA in the presence of an alcohol acyltransferase originated from a plant selected from the group consisting of a plant belonging to the genus Osmanthus, a plant belonging to the genus Vitis, a plant belonging to the genus Citrus, a plant belonging to the genus Durio, a plant belonging to the genus Magnolia and a plant belonging to the genus Chamaemelum to thereby synthesize the methacrylic acid ester.
US10570425B2	Engineered cyanobacterium and its application for producing acetate The present invention provides an engineered cyanobacterium, comprising at least one plasmid selected from three novel pathways to produce acetate, which can convert atmospheric carbon dioxide as a raw material into acetate. The present invention also constructs the expression plasmid for three different transporters specific to acetate to be expressed in cyanobacteria, which comprises putative ABC transporter (AatA), succinate/acetate: proton symporter (SatP) and acetate/glycolate: cation symporter (ActP). Therefore, the engineered cyanobacteria of the present invention can produce 0.58 mg/L to 3.54 mg/L of acetate per hour.
US10570424B2	Recombinant methanotrophic bacterium and a method of production of succinic acid from methane or biogas thereof The present disclosure provides for production of succinic acid from organic waste or biogas or methane using recombinant methanotrophic bacterium. In one embodiment, the recombinant methanotrophic bacterium includes exogenous nucleic acid(s) or gene(s) encoding for specified enzymes. In a further embodiment, succinic acid producing capacity of the recombinant methanotrophic bacterium is increased above the basal level by overexpression or/and downregulation of selected gene(s). In another embodiment, a process of producing succinic acid using the recombinant methanotrophic bacterium is disclosed. The present invention successfully solves the problems in converting organic waste to a useful chemical thereby providing an environment-friendly and commercially viable solution for waste management.
US10570422B2	Method for the preparation of 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate A method for the preparation of 2,4-dihydroxybutyric acid from homoserine includes a first step of conversion of the primary amino group of homoserine to a carbonyl group to obtain 2-oxo-4-hydroxybutyrate, and a second step of reduction of the obtained 2-oxo-4-hydroxybutyrate (OHB) to 2,4-dihydroxybutyrate.
US10570418B2	Methods and compositions for RNA-directed target DNA modification The present disclosure provides compositions and methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA, or a protein associated with a target DNA, in a eukaryotic cell. The present disclosure provides methods of binding a target DNA in a eukaryotic cell.
US10570417B2	Recombinant adenovirus expressing two transgenes with a bidirectional promoter The invention provides recombinant adenovirus (rAd) and rAd vectors comprising a bidirectional mouse CMV (mCMV) promoter operably linked to a first transgene in one direction and to a second transgene in the opposite direction. The invention also provides methods of making and using such rAd and rAd vectors.
US10570409B2	Transgenic plants produced with a K-domain, and methods and expression cassettes related thereto Methods and compositions of improving plant yield by introducing into a plant the K-domain of a MADS box gene are disclosed. The expression of the K-domain provides plants with altered flower development, plant size and leaf development.
US10570407B2	Woody plants having improved growth properties The invention relates to a method for producing a genetically modified woody plant with improved growth properties (in terms of biomass and/or wood density) as compared to a corresponding non-genetically modified wild type plant or woody plant, said method comprising altering the level of expression of a polypeptide in a woody plant cell; a woody plant; or a part thereof.
US10570406B2	Soybean seed and oil compositions and methods of making same Methods for obtaining soybean plants that produce seed with low linolenic acid levels and moderately increased oleic levels are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing seed with low linolenic acid levels, moderately increased oleic levels and low saturated fatty acid levels. These methods entail the combination of transgenes that provide moderate oleic acid levels with soybean germplasm that contains mutations in soybean genes that confer low linolenic acid phenotypes. These methods also entail the combination of transgenes that provide both moderate oleic acid levels and low saturated fat levels with soybean germplasm that contains mutations in soybean genes that confer low linolenic acid phenotypes. Soybean plants and seeds produced by these methods are also disclosed.
US10570400B2	Methods of introducing nucleic acids into cellular DNA A method of introducing a nucleic acid sequence into a cell is provided where the cell has impaired or inhibited or disrupted DnaG primase activity or impaired or inhibited or disrupted DnaB helicase activity, or larger or increased gaps or distance between Okazaki fragments or lowered or reduced frequency of Okazaki fragment initiation, or the cell has increased single stranded DNA (ssDNA) on the lagging strand of the replication fork including transforming the cell through recombination with a nucleic acid oligomer.
US10570395B2	Modulatory polynucleotides The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of modulatory polynucleotides.
US10570379B2	Polypeptides for carbon-carbon bond formation and uses thereof This document describes polypeptides with dual CoA transferase and β-ketothiolase activities and variants thereof, use of such polypeptides in biosynthetic methods, and non-naturally occurring hosts comprising such polypeptides.
US10570370B2	Method for differentiation into retinal ganglion cells from stem cells Provided are a method of preparing retinal ganglion cells by differentiation of stem into retinal ganglion cells, retinal ganglion cells differentiated by the method, a method of screening for a death inhibitor or a proliferation promoter of retinal ganglion cells using the retinal ganglion cells differentiated by the method, a kit of screening for the death inhibitor or the proliferation promoter of retinal ganglion cells including the retinal ganglion cells differentiated by the method, a pharmaceutical composition for treating glaucoma or optic neuropathy including the retinal ganglion cells, a method of treating glaucoma or optic neuropathy including the step of administering the retinal ganglion cells to a subject suspected of having glaucoma or optic neuropathy, and a method of preparing a mature retinal ganglion cell line.
US10570368B2	Functional sex-reversal of decapod crustacean females The present invention provides a primary cell culture which combines a cell culture medium and cells derived from a hypertrophied androgenic gland (AG) of a decapod crustacean. The invention also provides methods for obtaining an all-female progeny by initially injecting/transplanting the primary cell culture to a genetic-female to obtain a male-Neo-male.
US10570366B2	Lactic acid bacterium having IgA production promoting activity, and use thereof Disclosed are: a lactic acid bacterium belonging to Lactobacillus kunkeei, the bacterium having a higher IgA production inducing activity than that of Lactobacillus strain GG (ATCC53103), and a lower mitogenic activity and a lower IL-2 production inducing activity than those of Listeria strain EGD; and a food composition, a pharmaceutical composition, a cosmetic composition, an immunostimulant for preventing the infection by pathogens or viruses that invade through the respiratory or esophageal mucosa, and an intestinal immunostimulant for preventing or alleviating food poisoning, each of which contains the lactic acid bacterium or treated cells of the lactic acid bacterium.
US10570363B2	System and method for regulating cell culture based production of biologics The disclosure is directed to a system and method for control of at least one bioreactor, other cell cultivation-related equipment, and systems containing any combination of these in a plant. For example, a Plant-Wide Control System (PWCS) or a Process Control System (PCS) may be divided into three main components: hardware (including operating systems, such as a controller communicating with one or more servers of a network associated with the PWCS, (2) software (such as a control module) for performing control, and (3) one or more instrument control loops, which may be used by the software to maintain certain process values. Moreover, a Height Equivalent of a Theoretical Plate (HETP) value and an asymmetry factor may be determined based on real-time analysis on a chromatography column, using PWCS components.
US10570361B2	Acoustic waves in microfluidics Various aspects of the present invention relate to the control and manipulation of fluidic species, for example, in microfluidic systems. In one set of embodiments, droplets may be sorted using surface acoustic waves. The droplets may contain cells or other species. In some cases, the surface acoustic waves may be created using a surface acoustic wave generator such as an interdigitated transducer, and/or a material such as a piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate may be isolated from the microfluidic substrate except at or proximate the location where the droplets are sorted, e.g., into first or second microfluidic channels. At such locations, the microfluidic substrate may be coupled to the piezoelectric substrate (or other material) by one or more coupling regions. In some cases, relatively high sorting rates may be achieved, e.g., at rates of at least about 1,000 Hz, at least about 10,000 Hz, or at least about 100,000 Hz, and in some embodiments, with high cell viability after sorting.
US10570356B2	Single dose laundry detergent packs having zinc ricinoleate and sodium iminodisuccinate A single dose pack includes a container including a water-soluble film and a single dose laundry detergent composition encapsulated within the container. The single dose laundry detergent composition includes about 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent of zinc ricinoleate based on a total weight of the composition, about 0.07 to about 2.7 weight percent of sodium iminodisuccinate based on a total weight of the composition, and about 2.7 to about 35 weight percent of a non-aqueous solvent based on a total weight of the composition. The composition also includes water and about 35 to about 75 weight percent of a surfactant based on a total weight of the composition. The composition has a water activity of from about 0.45 to about 0.8 measured at about 25° C. and has a turbidity of less than about 25 NTU measured after ageing at about 75° F. for about 24 hours.
US10570352B2	Cold-water laundry detergents Laundry detergents and their use for cold-water cleaning are disclosed. The detergents comprise a lipase and a mid-chain headgroup surfactant or an alkylene-bridged surfactant. The mid-chain headgroup surfactants have a C14-C30 alkyl chain and a polar group bonded to a central zone carbon of the C14-C30 alkyl chain. The alkylene-bridged surfactants comprise a C12-C18 alkyl chain, a polar group, and a C1-C2 alkylene group bonded to the polar group and a central zone carbon of the C12-C18 alkyl chain. Surprisingly, when combined with lipases, detergents formulated with the mid-chain headgroup or alkylene-bridged surfactants effectively liquefy greasy soils at low temperature and provide outstanding cold-water performance in removing greasy stains such as bacon grease, butter, cooked beef fat, or beef tallow from soiled articles.
US10570350B1	Systems and methods of cannabis oil extraction A cannabis oil extraction apparatus may include an extraction unit, condenser, winterization unit, micron filter, preheater, short-path distillation unit, and condenser. The extraction unit may utilize cellular disruption in a food grade solvent to extract cannabis oil from plant material. The short-path distillation unit may utilize molecular distillation. The short-path distillation unit may include a recirculation loop for multiple passes through the short-path distillation unit to separate extract components by weight. In one example, multiple short-path distillation units may be aligned is series to incrementally separate extract components by weight.
US10570348B2	All-steam gasification for supercritical CO2 power cycle system A carbonaceous fuel gasification system for a supercritical CO2 power cycle system includes a micronized char preparation system comprising a devolatilizer that receives solid carbonaceous fuel, hydrogen, oxygen, and fluidizing steam and produces micronized char, steam, hydrogen, and volatiles. An indirect gasifier includes a vessel comprising a gasification chamber that receives the micronized char, a conveying gas, and steam where the gasification chamber provides syngas, ash, and steam. A combustion chamber receives syngas and an oxidant and burns the mixture of syngas with the oxidant to provide heat for gasification and for heating incoming flows, thereby generating steam and CO2. The heat for gasification is transferred from the combustion chamber to the gasification chamber by circulating refractory sand. A syngas cooler cools the syngas and generates steam and provides to a supercritical CO2 power cycle system that performs a supercritical CO2 power cycle for generating power.
US10570346B2	Ebullated bed process for high conversion of heavy hydrocarbons with a low sediment yield An ebullated bed process for the hydroconversion of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks that provides for high conversion of the heavy hydrocarbon with a low sediment yield. The process uses for its catalyst bed small particles of a specifically defined shaped hydroprocessing catalyst which is contacted with the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock under hydroconversion conditions and yields a hydrocarbon conversion having a relatively low sediment content.
US10570344B2	Chemical process for sulfur reduction of hydrocarbons Treatment of hydrocarbon streams, and in one non-limiting embodiment refinery distillates, with reducing agents, such as borohydride and salts thereof, alone or together with at least one co-solvent results in reduction of the sulfur compounds such as disulfides, mercaptans, thiophenes, and thioethers that are present to give easily removed sulfides. In one non-limiting embodiment, the treatment converts the original sulfur compounds into hydrogen sulfide or low molecular weight mercaptans that can be extracted from the distillate with caustic solutions, hydrogen sulfide or mercaptan scavengers, solid absorbents such as clay or activated carbon or liquid absorbents such as amine-aldehyde condensates and/or aqueous aldehydes.
US10570342B2	Deasphalting and hydroprocessing of steam cracker tar Systems and methods are provided for solvent deasphalting of steam cracker tar. The resulting deasphalted oil produced from the steam cracker tar can then be hydroprocessed, such as hydrotreated and/or hydrocracked in a fixed bed reactor. The solvent deasphalting can correspond to a mild or trim deasphalting or can correspond to solvent deasphalting at higher solvent to oil ratios. Performing a trim deasphalting can reduce or minimize the amount of deasphalting residue that is formed as a product from the deasphalting process.
US10570341B2	Apparatus and process for separating asphaltenes from an oil-containing fuel An apparatus for separation of asphaltenes from an oil-containing fuel, has a mixing element for intensive mixing of the oil-containing fuel with a solvent to form a solution supersaturated with asphaltenes, a vessel for reducing the oversaturation by depositing the asphaltenes out of the supersaturated solution, a growth zone formed within the vessel for growth of asphaltene particles present via the asphaltenes separated out of the supersaturated solution, and a classifying unit connected in terms of flow to the vessel for separation of the asphaltene particles grown in the growth zone in terms of their particle size, wherein the vessel is formed and set up such that a stream containing asphaltene particles circulates between the mixing element and the growth zone of the vessel. A corresponding process has a stream containing asphaltene particles that circulates between the mixing element and the growth zone of the vessel.
US10570334B2	Liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition, composite material with encapsulated liquid crystal, and liquid crystal display device using same Shown is a bimesogenic compound having high solubility in a liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition, a chiral dopant, an additive including an antioxidant or an ultraviolet light absorber, and a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, each of which is used in other bimesogenic compounds or a liquid crystal display device, while maintaining desired physical properties.A compound is represented by formula (1), a liquid crystal composition contains the compound, conjugate fibers with an encapsulated liquid crystal obtained from the liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display device is obtained from the conjugate fibers with the encapsulated liquid crystal. MG1-Za-Sp-Zb-MG2 (1)
US10570332B2	Y-grade NGL fluids for enhanced oil recovery Systems and methods for enhanced or improved oil recovery includes injecting a Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid through an injection well into a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir to mobilize and displace hydrocarbons. The Y-Grade NGL enhanced oil recovery fluid comprises an unfractionated hydrocarbon mixture. Simultaneously and/or subsequently, a mobility control fluid is injected into the hydrocarbon bearing formation. Hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon bearing reservoir are produced through a production well or the same injection well.
US10570330B2	Use of shape memory materials in wellbore servicing fluids Wellbore servicing fluids including a shape memory material and methods of use are provided. A method may include: providing a wellbore servicing fluid including: a base fluid; and a shape memory material; deforming the shape memory material to have a temporary shape; introducing the wellbore servicing fluid into a wellbore; and activating the shape memory material such that the shape memory material changes from the temporary shape to an initial shape.
US10570310B2	Optical article comprising a hard coat, and production method A sol-gel composition for acrylic polymers-based substrate including at least a silane hydrolysate and at least an adhesion promoter including a dendritic polymer having hydroxyl and alkoxysilane groups at terminal ends thereof. An optical article coated with said sol-gel composition.
US10570309B2	Composition for antifogging coating and coating film including the antifogging coating A composition for an antifogging coating includes isosorbide epoxy represented by Formula 1 below, a hardener, a hardening accelerator, and a silane coupling agent, wherein n is 0.2 to 7.
US10570306B2	Compositions containing polyanion, ethoxylated cationic polymer and phyllosilicates for improved oxygen barrier coatings Described is an aqueous composition comprising (a) at least one polyanion, (b) at least one ethoxylated cationic polymer, and (c) at least one phyllosilicate. The composition can be used for providing oxygen barrier properties to a polymer film.
US10570299B2	Printing inks and coatings compositions for polyethylene coated board The present invention provides a printing ink or coating composition comprising a self-crosslinking acrylic polymer, a coalescent and a silicone emulsion wherein the self-crosslinking acrylic polymer has a glass transition temperature of greater than 25° C. Furthermore the present invention also provides a process for preparing a coated substrate, in particular a polyboard substrate and an article made from the coated substrate, such as a milk or juice carton.
US10570295B2	Self-healing polymer compositions A coating is described herein, including a material chosen from the group consisting of rubber, ceramic, metal, concrete, epoxy, polyurethane, and polyurea, a first carbon nanotube (FCN) filled with a first healing agent, wherein the first carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first FCN end cap is closed on the first end of the FCN and a second FCN end cap is closed on the second end of the FCN, and a second carbon nanotube (SCN) filled with a second healing agent, wherein the second carbon nanotube has first and second ends, wherein a first SCN end cap is closed on the first end of the SCN and a second SCN end cap is closed on the second end of the SCN, wherein the first and second carbon nanotubes are mixed in the material, wherein the end caps are removable by a hydrolysis reaction.
US10570294B2	Compounds for reducing background color in color change compositions Aspects of the invention include color change compositions having a color former and color developer composition that transitions from a first color state to a second color state upon application of an applied stimulus and an amount of a copolymer sufficient to eliminate background color of the color former and color developer composition during transition from the first color state to the second color state. Methods for preparing and devices employing the color change compositions of the invention are also described.
US10570283B2	Thermoplastic transparent resin composition for wheel rust cover and method for preparing the same The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic transparent resin composition for a wheel rust cover. The thermoplastic transparent resin composition is excellent in transparency and impact strength and suitable for a vacuum compression thermal molding process. A thermoplastic transparent resin composition for a wheel rust cover includes 20 wt % to 60 wt % of a graft copolymer, 40 wt % to 70 wt % of a non-graft copolymer, and 3 wt % to 10 wt % of a processing aid, in which a total rubber content is 10 wt % to 25 wt %, a total methacrylic acid alkyl ester compound content is 34 wt % to 67 wt %, a total aromatic vinyl compound content is 16 wt % to 40 wt %, and a total vinyl cyan compound content is 0 wt % to 10 wt %.
US10570282B2	Tire According to a tire comprising a CFRP comprising a matrix resin and a carbon fiber, in which the matrix resin comprises a resin component comprising 20 to 80% by mass of an epoxy resin and 20 to 80% by mass of a functional group-modified acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer, it is possible to provide a tire which is lightened while maintaining the strength of a tire with a steel cord and/or a bead wire.
US10570256B2	Fluorescent siloxane elastomer, method for synthesis of the same and the use The invention relates to a fluorescent siloxane elastomer, to a method for producing same, and to the use. The fluorescent siloxane elastomer contains the following structural elements in the network structure thereof: (I) and (II) or (III), wherein: R1 and R2 are the same or different and mean, independently of each other, a methyl, phenyl, vinyl substituent or an H atom; X means a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 2 to 6 C atoms; A is an oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atom; R3 is a fluorescent dye substituent from the families of the BODIPY or BODIPY and coumarin or BODIPY and naphthalimide or coumarin and naphthalimide fluorophores. The polysiloxanes according to the invention cause a shift in the emission range out of the UV light or expansion of the emission range into the range of visible light having wavelengths of up to 800 nm, and therefore the polysiloxanes are especially suited for detectors having the maximum efficiency thereof in the range. In the combination of the optical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of the polysiloxanes, the polysiloxanes differ substantially from polysiloxanes according to the prior art. The polysiloxanes form the basis for a material that meets the high requirements for high-voltage devices and can be used in particular for monitoring the aging process of insulating means in high-voltage systems. Partial electrical discharges can be reliably optically detected and localized by means of the polysiloxanes.
US10570255B2	Method of producing polyarylene sulfide Provided is a method of producing polyarylene sulfide at low cost while productivity enhancement and resource saving are attempted by avoiding the use of a complicated step and special apparatus (facility). The method of producing polyarylene sulfide according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a preparation step of preparing a mixture containing an organic amide solvent, a sulfur source, a dihalo aromatic compound, and an alkali metal hydroxide in an amount less than an equimolar amount relative to an amount of the sulfur source; a first-stage polymerization step of initiating a polymerization reaction by heating the mixture, and producing a prepolymer having a dihalo aromatic compound conversion ratio of 50% or greater; and a second-stage polymerization step of adding an alkali metal hydroxide such that the alkali metal hydroxide is in an amount of 1.00 to 1.10 mol per 1 mol of the sulfur source, and continuing the polymerization reaction in a homogeneous liquid phase condition.
US10570253B2	Preparation method for polymer and applications thereof The present invention provides a method for preparing a polymer and a use of the polymer. The resulting polymer is used as a dispersant for an aqueous dispersion of a hydraulic binder and/or a latent hydraulic binder, such that water-reducing rate is improved, and suitable control of air content can be achieved, thereby improving the strength of concrete. The method for preparing a polymer includes polycondensation of a polyether macromonomer A of a specific structure, a monomer B and an aldehyde C to obtain the polymer. The monomer B is phenylsulfonic acid, p-/o-aminophenylsulfonic acid, p-/o-hydroxylbenzoic acid, p-/o-aminobenzoic acid, p-/o-hydroxylphenylsulfonic acid, or a phosphoric acid group or phosphorous acid group-containing monomer of a specific structure. A molar ratio of the polyether macromonomer A and the monomer B is 1:(0.5 to 12).
US10570246B2	Rapid curing thiol epoxy resin with improved compression strength performance Aspects described herein generally describe epoxy resins and methods of epoxy resin formation. In some embodiments, a resin includes the reaction product of one or more polythiols, one or more polyepoxides, one or more fillers and one or more amine catalysts. Polythiols have between two and about ten thiol moieties. Polyepoxides have between two and about ten epoxy moieties. One or more amine catalysts of the formula NR1R2R3, wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently linear or branched C1-20 alkyl or two or more of R1, R2, and R3 combine to form cycloalkyl. The resin has a compressive strength of at least 14 ksi at 2% offset at 70° F. and at least 8 ksi at 2% offset at 190° F.
US10570238B2	Thermoplastic elastomers via atom transfer radical polymerization of plant oil The present invention relates to a block copolymer comprising at least one PA block and at least one PB block. The PA block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer A, and the PB block represents a polymer block comprising one or more units of monomer B. Monomer A is a vinyl, acrylic, diolefin, nitrile, dinitrile, or acrylonitrile monomer. Monomer B is a radically polymerizable plant oil monomer containing one or more triglycerides. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing a thermoplastic block copolymer by radical polymerizing a radically polymerizable monomer with a radically polymerizable plant oil monomer containing one or more triglycerides, in the presence of an initiator and a transition-metal catalyst system to form the thermoplastic block copolymer. The polymerized plant oil-based block copolymers are useful in a variety of applications, such as asphalt modifiers, rubber compositions, adhesives, tires, in the automobile industry, footwear, packaging, etc.
US10570233B2	Method for producing copolymer A method of producing a copolymer of the present invention is a method of producing a specific copolymer and includes: a pure water production step of producing pure water having an electric conductivity of from 0.1 μS/cm to 100 μS/cm; a pure water transfer step of introducing the pure water into a reaction kettle for producing the copolymer through a transfer pipe using, as a material therefor, a resin or a substance forming a passive state in water; and a polymerization step of performing polymerization of the monomer (a), the monomer (b), and the monomer (c) in the reaction kettle, the pure water transfer step including setting the electric conductivity of the pure water at a site where the pure water is introduced from the transfer pipe toward the reaction kettle within a range of from 0.1 μS/cm to 100 μS/cm.
US10570227B2	Photopolymerizable composition To provide a photopolymerizable composition which can be quickly cured by light of from 300 nm to 500 nm, and a cured product of which is less colored.A photopolymerizable composition comprising a compound having an anthracene skeleton represented by the following formula (1), a compound having a benzophenone skeleton and a radical polymerizable compound: wherein each of R1 and R2 which may be the same or different, is a C1-20 alkyl group, a C6-20 aryl group, an alkylcarbonyl group having a C1-20 alkyl group, an arylcarbonyl group having a C6-20 aryl group, an alkyloxycarbonyl group having a C1-20 alkyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group having a C6-20 aryl group, and each of X and Y which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a C1-8 alkyl group.
US10570226B2	Modifier control in high pressure polyethylene production Processes and systems for controlling modifier concentration in an ethylene polymerization reactor are disclosed.
US10570223B2	Stripping apparatus The present application relates to a method for removing an unreacted vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) in polyvinyl chloride (PVC). According to an illustrative stripping apparatus and a stripping method using the stripping apparatus of the present application, in a stripping process using steam, a temperature difference between a raw material including a target substance to be removed and steam is minimized to suppress foam generation in the stripping process, thereby increasing efficiency of removing the target substance to be removed, particularly, an unreacted VCM in PVC. In addition, a cleansing cycle to remove foams generated in the stripping apparatus can be reduced, thereby not only securing economic feasibility of the process, but also preventing degradation in quality of a final product that may occur when an antifoamer to remove the foams is used.
US10570221B2	Metallocene supported catalyst and method for preparing polyolefin using the same The present invention provides a metallocene supported catalyst that can prepare a polyolefin having excellent transparency even when processed into a film, as well as excellent processibility and mechanical properties, with high catalytic activity, and a method for preparing a polyolefin using the same.
US10570212B2	Cytotoxic benzodiazepine derivatives The invention relates to novel benzodiazepine derivatives with antiproliferative activity and more specifically to novel benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I)-(VII). The invention also provides conjugates of the benzodiazepine compounds linked to a cell-binding agent. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention.
US10570211B2	Antibodies selective for cells presenting EGFR at high density Herein described are antibodies to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) having an EGFR binding affinity that is sufficient to kill disease cells presenting EGFR at high density, but is insufficient for binding to normal cells. A therapeutic effect is thus achieved while avoiding adverse events that result from unintended binding to normal cells.
US10570207B2	Compositions and methods for non-myeloablative conditioning Disclosed herein are non-myeloablative antibody-toxin conjugates and compositions that target cell surface markers, such as the CD34, CD45 or CD117 receptors, and related methods of their use to effectively conditioning a subject's tissues (e.g., bone marrow tissue) prior to engraftment or transplant. The compositions and methods disclosed herein may be used to condition a subject's tissues in advance of, for example, hematopoietic stem cell transplant and advantageously such compositions and methods do not cause the toxicities that are commonly associated with traditional conditioning methods.
US10570206B2	Recombinant TNF ligand family member polypeptides with antibody binding domain and uses thereof The present invention relates in general to the field of TNF ligand family members. In more detail the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising at least three components A, each of which comprises the sequence of a TNF homology domain (THD) of a TNF ligand family member, or a functional derivative thereof, and comprising at least one component B consisting of a VL region and a VH region linked directly to each other with a linker sequence L which has a length of <12 amino acids. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US10570205B2	Human antigen binding proteins that bind β-Klotho, FGF receptors and complexes thereof The present invention provides compositions and methods relating to or derived from antigen binding proteins activate FGF21-mediated signaling. In embodiments, the antigen binding proteins specifically bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In some embodiments the antigen binding proteins induce FGF21-like signaling. In some embodiments, an antigen binding protein is a fully human, humanized, or chimeric antibodies, binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and polypeptides that specifically bind to (i) β-Klotho; (ii) FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising β-Klotho and one of FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. Other embodiments provide nucleic acids encoding such antigen binding proteins, and fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antigen binding proteins, and fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, and methods of using such antigen binding proteins, fragments and derivatives thereof, and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects suffering from type 2 diabetes, obesity, NASH, metabolic syndrome and related disorders or conditions.
US10570203B2	Antibodies to ICOS Provided herein are various embodiments relating to antibodies. Some of the embodiments include agonist antibodies that bind ICOS. Such antibodies can be used in methods to treat, for example, cancer.
US10570195B2	Conformation-independent antibodies against neurotoxic tau proteins An antibody or fragment thereof capable of binding to a neurotoxic tau protein. The neurotoxic tau protein includes a phosphorylation site at threonine residue 231 in AT180 domain of tau proteins and an amino acid substitution of proline residue 232 to glycine (P232G) in AT180 domain of tau proteins.
US10570177B2	P3 peptidylic inhibitors for treating CAG-repeat RNA toxicity in polyglutamine diseases Herein provided are peptide inhibitors and methods for treating polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases. Also disclosed are related compositions and kits for therapeutic use in the treatment of polyQ diseases.
US10570175B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors of the blood, in particular chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) The present invention relates to peptides, 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 cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to several novel peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and HLA class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses.
US10570174B2	Peptides for the treatment of malignant proliferative diseases Synthetic peptides containing chemical modifications having anti-tumor properties are provided. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the peptides and use thereof for treating proliferative and neoplastic diseases such as cancer.
US10570173B2	Protease-activated contrast agents for in vivo imaging Compounds useful as contrast agents in image-guided surgery are provided. The compounds comprise a latent cationic lysosomotropic fragment that is detectable upon cleavage by lysosomal proteases within treated tissues, particularly within tumors and other diseased tissues. Also provided are compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds, for example in dynamically monitoring protease activity in vivo during image-guided tumor resection surgery.
US10570167B2	Ectonucleotidase inhibitors and methods of use thereof The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer using the novel heterocyclic compounds of the invention.
US10570166B2	Spinosyn derivatives as insecticides Compositions including derivatives of spinosyns and methods for the production of derivatives of spinosyns are provided. The spinosyn derivatives described herein include spinosyn derivatives functionalized on the C5-C6 double bond of the spinosyn. The method produces spinosyn derivatives that exhibit activity towards insects, arachnids, and nematodes and are useful in the agricultural and animal health markets.
US10570164B2	Steviol glycosides, their compositions and their purification The present invention relates generally to steviol glycosides, as well as compositions comprising such steviol glycosides. The present invention further extends to methods of preparing and purifying such steviol glycosides and methods for enhancing the flavor or sweetness of consumables using these steviol glycosides and compositions. The present invention extends to consumables comprising steviol glycosides, where the such steviol glycosides are present in a concentration at or below their sweetness recognition threshold, and wherein such steviol glycosides enhance the sweetness of the consumable.
US10570162B2	High refractive index siloxanes A polymer material comprising a constraint bicyclic bridged structure such as bicyclo(2,2,1) ring system, most preferably a norbornyl group, pendant to a siloxane backbone. The bridged bicyclic-containing materials can exhibit good refractive index, transparency, gas permeability, and/or other properties making them suitable for use in a variety of applications.
US10570159B2	Boronic acid derivatives and therapeutic uses thereof Disclosed herein are antimicrobial compounds compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, the method of use and preparation thereof. Some embodiments relate to boronic acid derivatives and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, β-lactamase inhibitors (BLIs).
US10570157B2	Cyclic diarylboron derivatives as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors Inhibitor compounds are disclosed. The compounds are effective in the treatment of diseases or conditions in which interleukin 1 β activity is implicated. Methods of synthesis of the compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are also disclosed.
US10570156B2	Substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines as PDE-10 inhibitors Provided herein are cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitors of Formula (I) of claim 1, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for the treatment of, for example, central nervous system and metabolic diseases and disorder.
US10570143B2	Pyrazolopyrimidine compounds The present teachings provide a compound represented by structural formula (1-0), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
US10570136B2	Process for the preparation of benzimidazo[1,2-a] benzimidazoles The present invention relates to process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I), comprising heating a compound of formula (II) in the presence of a catalyst and a base in a solvent at elevated temperature. The compounds of formula (I) can be produced by the process easily, with excellent yield and purity and at low cost.
US10570135B2	Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-A]pyrimidines and their use in the treatment of medical disorders The invention provides substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine 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 pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds described herein include 5,7-dimethyl-N-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide compounds and variants thereof.
US10570133B2	Simple process for preparing an intermediate for avibactam A compound of Formula III as the raw material is hydrolyzed in an alkaline condition, then acidized to prepare a compound of Formula IV, and the resulting compound of formula IV and a solid phosgene or diphosgene are concurrently subjected to the urea cyclization and the chloroformylation reaction in the presence of an organic base and a catalyst to obtain a compound of formula V, and then the compound of formula V is amidated to obtain the final product (II). In the present invention, a “one-pot” method is adopted for urea cyclization, chloroformylation, and amidation reaction, and the intermediate products do not need post-treatments such as separation and purification.
US10570132B2	Process for preparing an intermediate for avibactam A method for preparing an intermediate for avibactam, and specifically relates to a method for preparing ({[(2S,5R)-2-carbamoyl-7-oxo-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-yl]oxy}sulfonyl)tetrabutylammonium salt (II). With 5R-[(benzyloxy) amino] piperidine-2S-carboxylate oxalate (III) as the raw material is reacted with the amide of Formula IV via amidation to prepare the compound of Formula V; the resulting compound of Formula V is reacted with the carbonylation reagent via urea cyclization to obtain the compound of Formula VI; the benzyl or the substituted benzyl in the compound of Formula VI is removed by catalytic hydrogeneration, then the resulting compound is sulfatated by sulfur trioxide complex and is salinized into tetrabutylammonium to obtain the final product (II).
US10570127B1	Material and methods for the treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders Provided herein is a bulk composition comprising the trihydrate form of (3S, 4R, 3′R)-6-[4-(4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-benzoylamino)-3-methoxy-piperidin-1-yl]-hexanoic acid 1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3′-yl ester di-hydrochloride salt. Provided are also pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising the trihydrate form, and methods and uses for treating a gastrointestinal disorder in a subject with the trihydrate form. In some embodiments, the gastrointestinal disorder is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dyspepsia (such as functional dyspepsia or functional motility disorder), gastroparesis, paralytic ileus, post-operative ileus, emesis, nausea, heartburn, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, enteral feeding intolerance (EFI), or esophagitis. In some embodiments, the gastrointestinal disorder is post-operative ileus, chronic grass sickness, constipation, megacolon, gastritis, gastrointestinal stasis, or abomasal emptying defect.
US10570119B2	Inhibiting ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) Novel compounds inhibiting ATR protein kinase include compounds of formula (I) disclosed herein, as well as liposome formulations comprising ATR protein kinase inhibitor compounds. The compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer.
US10570115B2	Modulator of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, and process for making the modulator Compounds of Formula I: pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, deuterated derivatives of any of the foregoing, and metabolites of any of the foregoing are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of treating cystic fibrosis using the same, and methods for making the same are also disclosed.
US10570114B2	Synthesis of 6-aryl-4-aminopicolinates and 2-aryl-6-aminopyrimidine-4-carboxylates by direct suzuki coupling Improved methods of synthesizing 6-aryl-4-aminopicolinates, such as arylalkyl and alkyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates and arylalkyl and alkyl 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylates, are described herein. The improved methods include a direct Suzuki coupling step, which eliminates the protection/de-protection steps in the current chemical process, and therefore eliminates or reduces various raw materials, equipment and cycle time as well as modification of other process conditions including use of crude AP, use of ABA-diMe, and varying pH, catalyst concentration, solvent composition, and/or workup procedures. This includes synthesis of 2-aryl-6-aminopyrimidine-4-carboxylates.
US10570105B2	Processes and intermediates for making sweet taste enhancers The present invention includes methods/processes and intermediates for preparing compounds having structural Formula (XI): wherein Y is C1-C12 alkylene or C1-C12 alkenylene; and R8 and R12 are independently C1-C12 alkyl.
US10570100B2	Deoxyuridine triphosphatase inhibitors containing amino sulfonyl linkage Provided herein are dUTPase inhibitors, compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US10570091B2	Method for producing pyrrole compound The present invention provides a production method of a 3-cyanopyrrole compound possibly useful as an intermediate for pharmaceutical products. A production method of compound (II) including subjecting compound (I) to a reduction reaction, in which the aforementioned reduction reaction is continuous hydrogenation reaction in a fixed bed reactor filled with a supported metal catalyst. A production method of compound (III) including subjecting compound (I) to a reduction reaction followed by a cyclization reaction, in which the aforementioned reduction reaction is continuous hydrogenation reaction in a fixed bed reactor filled with a supported metal catalyst.
US10570084B2	General purpose plasticizers based on naphthalic acid diesters A diester of a fused ring compound of the formula (I): wherein: the fused rings are both aromatic; R1 and R4 to R6 substituents are H or ester moieties having C1 to C20 linear or branched alkyl chains; R2 and R3 are —C(O)OCxHy, wherein x is from 10 to 12 and y is from 21 to 25; two adjacent R1 to R4 substituents are —C(O)OCxHy, wherein x is from 10 to 12 and y is from 21 to 25; and when R3 and R4 are ester moieties, the alkyl chains of R4 are not C5 or C8; and polymer compositions containing the fused ring compound.
US10570076B2	Method for the continuous manufacture of bisphenol A In an embodiment, a method for the continuous manufacture of bisphenol A comprises reacting phenol and acetone in the presence of an acidic catalyst to form a product mixture comprising bisphenol A and phenol; directing the product mixture to a crystallization unit comprising a crystallization vessel and a heat exchanger for cooling the product mixture; and crystallizing bisphenol A-phenol adduct crystals from said product mixture in said crystallization unit to form a suspension of crystals; wherein a production rate of the bisphenol A through the heat exchanger is less than or equal to 18 kg bisphenol A per m of a heat exchanging surface per hour.
US10570072B2	Process for the preparation of alcohols from alfa, beta-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones A chemoselective process for producing alcohols from α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones is described.
US10570054B2	Composition for forming solar cell electrode and electrode prepared using the same A composition for solar cell electrodes includes a conductive powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle. The glass frit contains about 20 mol % to about 40 mol % of an alkali metal, about 20 mol % to about 30 mol % of zinc (Zn), and about 7 mol % to about 20 mol % of magnesium (Mg) in terms of oxide content.
US10570053B2	Zircon compatible, ion exchangeable glass with high damage resistance An ion exchangeable glass having a high degree of resistance to damage caused by abrasion, scratching, indentation, and the like. The glass comprises alumina, B2O3, and alkali metal oxides, and contains boron cations having three-fold coordination. The glass, when ion exchanged, has a Vickers crack initiation threshold of at least 10 kilogram force (kgf).
US10570050B2	Soot deposition body manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method Provided is a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a soot deposition body, including a main burner that deposits glass microparticles on a target rod while moving parallel to a longitudinal direction of the target rod; and a side burner that is positioned outside of a movement range of the main burner in a movement direction of the main burner, and fires an end portion of the soot deposition body formed on the target rod. The side burner includes a plurality of heating burners arranged distanced from each other in a circumferential direction of the target rod. In the manufacturing apparatus described above, the main burner may include a plurality of deposition burners that are arranged distanced from each other in the circumferential direction of the target rod.
US10570048B2	Silica-containing sheet and related system and methods A system and process for making a thin, soot particle or glass sheet is provided. The system includes a soot deposition plate having a deposition surface and a glass soot generating device spaced from the deposition surface along a first axis. The glass soot generating device is configured to generate glass soot particles and to deliver the glass soot particles through an outlet and on to the deposition surface in a layer having a thickness of less than 5 mm. At least one of the soot deposition plate and the glass soot generating device is movable to cause relative movement between the deposition surface of the soot deposition plate and the glass soot generating device. A thin soot or sintered soot sheet is also provided. The soot sheet has a variable surface topography that varies along at least two axes.
US10570047B2	Continuous processing of flexible glass ribbon A method of continuously processing glass ribbon having a thickness ≤0.3 mm. The method includes providing a glass processing apparatus having a first processing zone, a second processing zone and a third processing zone. The glass ribbon is continuously fed from the first processing zone, through the second processing zone to the third processing zone. The feed rate of the glass ribbon is controlled through each processing zone using a global control device. A first buffer zone is provided between the first processing zone and the second processing zone in which the glass substrate is supported in a first catenary between two, spaced-apart, payoff positions. A second buffer zone is provided between the second processing zone and the third processing zone in which the glass substrate is supported in a second catenary between two, spaced-apart, payoff positions.
US10570044B2	Method and system for treating water Aspects of embodiments relate to a method for treating water received at a treatment system. The method may include reducing the hardness of the water by subjecting the water to electrolysis by an electrolytic hardness reducer; and substantially removing disinfectant from the water by irradiating the water with ultraviolet light by a UV disinfectant reducer. The method may further include sanitizing the electrolytic hardness reducer and/or sanitizing the UV disinfectant reducing apparatus by running hot water through either one or both of them.
US10570031B2	Hydrogen-enriched water generator and dispenser A hydrogen-enriched water generator and dispenser includes a main casing, a hydrogen water generator supported in the main casing, and a water tank. The hydrogen water generator includes a magnetic field generator and an electrode arrangement supported in the main casing. The water tank is adapted for storing a predetermined amount of regular water. The magnetic field generator is arranged to deliver electromagnetic wave having ultra-long wavelength to the regular water stored in the water tank upon electrolyzing and ionizing by the electrode arrangement, so that the regular water is electrolyzed and ionized to contain a predetermined amount of hydrogen ions for direct consumption.
US10570028B2	Device for UV-LED liquid monitoring and treatment A treatment device includes a base having a battery, a UV-LED for providing UV-C light during a UV sterilization process, LEDs for providing visible light during the UV sterilization process, and a controller for initiating the UV sterilization process, a translucent ring on the base for receiving the visible light from the LEDs and outputting it to the user, a first coupling structure on the base, a UV transmissive material above the UV-LED module, and a water storage removably coupled to the base having a sidewall structure for confining water, a second coupling structure below the sidewall structure for coupling with the first coupling structure to thereby create a water-tight seal between the water storage and the base, and a translucent material disposed upon the top opening of the water storage for receiving the visible light from the LEDs and outputting it to the user.
US10570025B2	Apparatus for simultaneous production of distilled water and hot water A hot water and distillation apparatus configured to simultaneously produce distilled water and hot water is disclosed. The hot water and distillation apparatus comprises a hot water tank, a condensation and evaporation chamber, an (feed water) evaporation tray provided in the condensation and evaporation chamber, a heat source thermally connected to the evaporation tray. The hot water and distillation apparatus is configured to condensate evaporated feed water from the evaporation tray by means of heat exchange between the hot water tank and a condensation surface. The condensation surface is provided at the outside surface of the hot water tank. The heat source is thermally connected to the evaporation tray. The hot water and distillation apparatus comprises a distillate collection member configured to collect distillate. The hot water tank, the evaporation tray and the distillate collection member are provided in the condensation and evaporation chamber.
US10570019B2	Amorphous silicon for use in foods, drugs, cosmetics and feed, and production method and production device thereof A porous and easy water soluble amorphous silica which does not contain tar, crystal, residual agrichemicals, and carcinogens, and method and apparatus to produce same, by using only one burning treatment from a plant including abundant silica, including a method of manufacturing the amorphous silica wherein rice family plants are burned while stirring and introducing into the furnace an atmospheric gas having a mass of 6.7× or more and 20× or less of the weight of the rice family plants, or oxygen gas having a weight of 1.4× or more and 4× or less with respect to the weight of the rice family plants, and at the same time as burning, combustion gas generated at the time of combustion is discharged.
US10570001B2	Systems and methods for determining a rack interface for a material handling vehicle A material handling vehicle with a rack sensor arranged on the one or more base legs is provided. The rack sensor is configured to detect a racking feature of a racking structure to provide an indication to an operator that the material handling vehicle is correctly positioned to transport a load to and from the racking structure.
US10569992B2	Elevator apparatus An elevator apparatus including a car, a brake device configured to brake running of the car, and an unintended car movement protection device. For the unintended car movement protection device, an allowable zone being a zone for allowing movement of the car under a door-open state is set. When the car moves out of the allowable zone under the door-open state, the unintended car movement protection device stops the car by the brake device. Further, the unintended car movement protection device is capable of changing a range of the allowable zone in accordance with a braking capability of the brake device.
US10569990B2	TV-integrated cable organization device The present invention relates to a TV cable organization device and, particularly, to a TV-integrated cable organization device capable of neatly organizing messy cables by winding, around a cable winding part provided on the back panel of a TV, cables of the TV and peripheral devices connected to the TV such that the cables are organized.
US10569981B2	Active registration system utilizing forced air for edge registration A media handling assembly contains a transport path for driving a document sheet downstream in a process direction. A first side edge extends lengthwise along the process direction. A registration guide edge extends lengthwise along the process direction and is situated opposite the first side edge. The media handling assembly includes at least one nozzle that is arranged proximate the first side edge. The at least one nozzle selectively discharges an airstream transverse the process direction towards the registration guide edge. The airstream drives the sheet against the registration edge guide for side registering and deskewing of the sheet.
US10569980B2	Media alignment calibration A media alignment calibration system determines a slope relating a trailing edge skew value to its paired leading edge skew value and an intercept representing native skew based on a linear regression of a predetermined number of a set of paired leading and trailing edge skew values for a media type stored in a buffer. Based on the slope and intercept, a media model for the media type is updated based on the linear regression to adjust a differential velocity of a pair of aligned media feed rollers in a media feed mechanism to correct both a future native skew and future paired leading and trailing edge skew values in the buffer to within a desired operational window.
US10569978B2	Trailer restraint with auxiliary securing/locking mechanism The present invention is an impact vehicle restraint with a hook and auxiliary securing/locking mechanism that combine to secure the RIG bar of a trailer to a loading dock. A motor rotates the hook between retracted and extended positions. When extended, the hook secures and holds the RIG bar to the dock. When the hook is extended, the auxiliary securing/locking mechanism is also extended to and held at a set position by a biasing mechanism. When the hook is blocked by an obstruction, forward movement of the trailer causes the RIG bar and the obstruction to slide into engagement with the auxiliary securing/locking mechanism, which accepts the RIG bar and obstruction and moves to a locked position to secure the RIG bar. The retraction of the hook by the motor overpowers the biasing mechanism and causes the retraction of the auxiliary securing/locking mechanism.
US10569977B1	Method of securing and transferring a load between a vessel and an offshore installation and an apparatus therefor The offshore jack-up has a hull and a plurality of moveable legs engageable with the seafloor. The offshore jack-up is arranged to move the legs with respect to the hull to position the hull out of the water. The method comprises moving at least a portion of a vessel underneath the hull of the offshore jack-up or within a cut-out of the hull when the hull is positioned out of the water and the legs engage the seafloor. A stabilizing mechanism mounted on the jack-up is engaged against the vessel. The stabilizing mechanism is pushed down on the vessel to increase the buoyant force acting on the vessel.
US10569964B1	Product detect discharge safety switch Methods and apparatus for shutting down a conveyor when an article moves past a discharge point are provided. A shutdown device includes a contact member disposed in a spaced relationship with a discharge end of a conveyor comprising a conveyor belt, wherein the contact member extends substantially across a width of the conveyor belt, wherein the contact member is positionable between a first position and a second position, a force regulator coupled to the contact member configured to set a minimum threshold force for moving the contact member from the first position to the second position, and a switch operably connected to the contact member, wherein the contact member causes the switch to toggle the conveyor between an operating mode when the contact member is in the first position and a shutdown mode when the contact member is in the second position.
US10569960B2	System and method for tensioning a conveyor in a mining system A tensioning system for a conveyor element of a conveyor is provided. The tensioning system includes an obstruction. A base is movable relative to the obstruction. The tensioning system further includes a plurality of spacers. At least one spacer of the plurality of spacers is movable from a resting position to an engagement position by only the influence of gravity. The at least one spacer rests on the obstruction in the resting position. The at least one spacer is disposed between the base and the obstruction in the engagement position.
US10569959B1	Sensor array to transfer an item based on alignment Embodiments herein describe a control system that determines a location of an item on a first conveyor belt which affects the transfer of the item from the first conveyor belt onto a second conveyor belt. The control system includes a distance sensor which determines a location of the item on the first conveyor (or a location of the item on a queue belt that provides the item to the first conveyor). Using the distance sensor, the control system can identify the offset of the item relative to the center of the first conveyor belt. The control system can then control the time at which the item transfers from the first conveyor belt to the second conveyor belt by, for example, speeding up or slow down the first conveyor belt to compensate for the offset or adjusting an induct time.
US10569958B1	Holder for conveyance of cylindrical body A holder for conveyance of a cylindrical body includes a tubular portion having a hollow portion in which a cylindrical body is housed, and a protrusion having a base end connected to an inner wall surface of the tubular portion and a distal end formed as a free end. The protrusion has elasticity and flexibility, and the protrusion is disposed on an inner diameter side of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body at an expected housing position such that a side surface of the distal end of the protrusion is allowed to come into contact with the outer circumferential surface while the protrusion is warped to an outer diameter side of the hollow portion.
US10569950B2	Self-venting bag-in-box package A package for storing or preparing food or other products includes a flexible pouch within which the product can be sealed, and a box′ or other container sized to hold the pouch. To seal the product in the pouch, the pouch includes a peelable seal that seals a portion of a first thermoplastic film to a portion of a second thermoplastic film, such films optionally forming walls of the pouch. The package, including the container and the pouch, is configured for beating the sealed product m ″ a microwave oven, in a heated state, pressure inside the pouch increases to expand the pouch, and the container constrains or limits expansion of the pouch in some places but not at an expansion region of the container. A portion of the peelable seal is proximate such region, producing a separation in such peelable sea! portion such that the pouch self-vents through the separation.
US10569948B2	Thermoforming sheets and thermoformed containers prepared therefrom Forming webs and packages are provided having improved sealability to peelable lidstocks. The thermoformed containers may have a mouth having an opening and a flange disposed about the opening, the flange formed from a forming web and having a thickness greater than about 12 mils and up to about 80 mils. The forming web may have a base layer with a skim coating thereon, a portion of the skim coating being on the flange having a skim coating thickness from about 2 mils to about 8 mils. A peelable lid may include a film with an inner lid sealant layer which is sealed to the portion of the skim coating on the flange, the skim coating and inner lid sealant layer each having a common polyolefin majority component, the common polyolefin component being different than a majority component of the base layer.
US10569942B2	Measured volume dispensing closure, closure having overlapping cover members, and methods A container and container closures are provided as well as methods of dispensing product from the container are provided. The container closure includes a pair of cover members. One cover member includes sifting apertures and the other cover member is imperforate to prevent dispensing product. The container closure may also include a measuring volume that can be used to measure a predetermined amount of product to be dispensed. Sifting and bulk dispensing may occur for either product dispensed directly from the container or when dispensing the predetermined volume of product.
US10569941B2	Security seal A security seal includes a base with a locking projection and a head connected to the base with at least one blocking tab. Each blocking tab is connected to the head via a hinge element, together with a safety closure with a first closure part and a second closure part, which can be moved between an open position and a closed position relative to the first closure part. The first closure part has a seating on which the base of a security seal can be engaged so that, when the second closure part is in the closed position, a blocking tab of the security seal overlaps the second closure part on the side opposite the first closure part. A security container includes a container tub, lid and safety closure, wherein either the first or second closure part is arranged on either the container tub or lid.
US10569940B2	Cap assemblies with magnetic closure retention mechanisms and drink containers including the same Cap assemblies with magnetic closure retention mechanisms and drink containers including the same. A cap assembly includes a base, a drink spout defining a passage, a closure configured to be selectively transitioned between a closed configuration and a stowed configuration via an open configuration, and a magnetic closure retention mechanism to magnetically retain the closure in the stowed configuration. When the closure is in the closed configuration, the closure is operatively coupled to the drink spout and obstructs the flow of liquid therethrough. When the closure is in the open configuration or the stowed configuration, the drink spout is uncovered and unobstructed by the closure. When the closure is in the stowed configuration, the closure is magnetically retained against the base or a handle of the cap assembly.
US10569939B1	Axially sealing plug An axially sealing plug may not require modification of a hole being sealed in a tube or pipe. The plug may only require an axial load for activation (not torque), work independently of temperature, require no explosives, and be lightweight and compact. The plug may include a housing or a seal cup that includes at least one tooth on an outer surface and a ramp on an inner surface. The plug may also include a ferrule including a beveled, curved, or chamfered lower end. The ferrule is configured to be inserted inside the housing or seal cup.
US10569937B2	Container orifice reducer with tamper evident seal Containers with closures are disclosed. A closure may include at least a polymer orifice reducer configured to be permanently secured to a rim of an opening of a container and a flexible tamper evident seal disposed on the topside of the orifice reducer. The flexible tamper evident seal, optionally foil, covers one or more openings in the orifice reducer. Processes for permanently securing a closure to a container, optionally by forming a heat seal between the orifice reducer and container rim, are also disclosed.
US10569936B1	Multi-compartmental container A multi-compartmental container for storage and easy mixing of two or more materials, e.g., pastes, is disclosed. The container has a container portion that includes two or more compartments containing materials that need to be mixed. The container further includes an outlet nozzle provided at an operative top end of the container. The compartments of the container portion are in fluid communication with each other so that the contents of the compartments can inter-mix with each other, when the container is shaken manually, thereby providing a final product that is to be applied to a body part of a user.
US10569931B2	Vibration isolator A vibration isolator includes an upper member, a lower member, moving mechanisms, and an elastic member. The upper member has a first storage container placed thereon. The lower member is placed on a floor surface or on an upper side of a second storage container. The moving mechanisms make the upper member movable relative to the lower member from a position of origin in a horizontal direction. The elastic member makes the upper member return to the position of origin by an elastic force responsive to a moving amount of the upper member from the position of origin in the movement of the upper member relative to the lower member.
US10569926B2	Corrugated container with bulge control Wall panels for a corrugated paper board container have bulge control lines formed therein to control the bending of the wall panels as the container is loaded with contents, such as liquid containing contents. The bulge control lines are configured to control the bending of the wall panels to mitigate the possibility of undesirable spouting that makes the containers more difficult to store.
US10569917B2	Sealing device for securing packaging material Disclosed is a sealing device for securing a packaging material. The sealing device for securing the packaging material comprises: a tape supply reel for supplying a sealing tape to which an RFID tag has been coupled; and a sealing part for sealing, with the sealing tape, an opening of a plastic packaging material holding a product, wherein the sealing part adheres the RFID tag, which is coupled to one end of the sealing tape having the length for one use, to an adhesive positioned on the other end portion of the sealing tape having the length for one use, wherein the RFID tag is broken by the adhesive strength with respect to the other end portion when the sealing tape sealing the plastic packaging material is torn.
US10569911B2	Spacecraft systems and methods Embodiments provide a spacecraft airlock system. Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for attaching space exposed payloads to a space station.
US10569910B2	Ejection unit for a satellite The invention relates to an ejection unit for at least one satellite, in particular a picosatellite, comprising a frame that defines an inner space for receiving the satellite; and a retention device for holding the satellite in the inner space, the retention device being configured such that the satellite is releasable from the retention device.
US10569906B2	Apparatus and methods for making rotorcraft rotor blades A method of making a rotor blade assembly includes receiving a sheath assembly and a blade body at a blade assembly tool. The sheath assembly is spread by applying force to an interior surface of the sheath assembly. The blade body is inserted within the interior of the sheath assembly, registered with the sheath assembly, and the force removed from the interior surface of the sheath assembly such that the sheath assembly collapses on the blade body.
US10569891B2	Vehicle receiving a system for storing electrical energy The vehicle receives batteries comprising cells arranged into at least one pack configured to be held in a vehicle structure, the pack being alternatively chosen from among at least one pack(P) and at least one pack(E) which are mechanically interchangeable and electrically substitutable. The pack(P) cells exhibit a maximum power density substantially higher than the pack(E) cells exhibit, and comprise cells exhibiting an energy density per unit mass substantially less than the pack(E) cells exhibit. The maximum electrical power of the pack(P) corresponds to the maximum electrical power needed to accomplish a first vehicle mission and the energy storage capacity of the pack(P) is at least sufficient to accomplish the first mission. The electrical energy storage capacity of the pack(E) corresponds to the electrical energy storage capacity needed to accomplish a second vehicle mission and the maximum electrical power is at least sufficient to accomplish the second mission.
US10569889B1	Recovery system using vehicle state information A selection is made between single stage and multistage parachute deployment for a vehicle based at least in part on vehicle state information. In the event multistage parachute deployment is selected, a drogue parachute is deployed during a first deployment stage and afterwards, a main parachute is deployed during a second deployment stage. In the event single stage parachute deployment is selected, at least the main parachute is deployed in a single stage where in the event the drogue parachute is deployed during the single stage, the drogue and main parachute are deployed simultaneously.
US10569883B2	Deployable table A seating arrangement comprising at least one seat; a console adjacent the at least one seat; a deployable table assembly; and locking device. The table assembly is movable in a longitudinal direction from a stowed position into a deployed position in which it is located on an upper surface of the console. The locking device is operable to releasably engage the table assembly in the deployed position to prevent movement of the table assembly in a lateral direction.
US10569879B2	Aircraft ceiling liner element with a carrier platform An aircraft ceiling liner element comprises a load-bearing carrier platform, configured to form a part of an aircraft ceiling liner, and a mounting mounted on the carrier platform, connectable to a primary structure of the aircraft. An electrical connection mounted on the carrier platform is connectable to an electrical supply network of the aircraft. Furthermore, the aircraft ceiling liner element comprises a mechanical interface mounted on the carrier platform, configured to attach various interchangeable modular units detachably and in a load-transferring manner to the carrier platform, and an electrical interface mounted on the carrier platform, which interface is configured to create an electrical connection between the modular unit and the carrier platform.
US10569878B2	Mounting arm assembly A mounting arm assembly movable between stowed and deployed configurations, includes a pivot arm pivotally engaging an armrest of a seat; a tilt arm engaging the pivot arm; and a mount engaging the tilt arm for supporting a personal electronic device.
US10569876B2	Autonomously guiding vehicles through orifices This document generally describes a safe-passage guidance strategy developed in a relative velocity framework to enable a generic aerial robot execute a precision three-dimensional maneuver through a narrow orifice in a wall. The relative sizes of the robot and the orifice can be such that the orifice is only slightly larger than the robot. The orifice can be approximated as an elliptical shape, and analytical nonlinear guidance laws incorporating state-based switching can be derived. Guidance laws can be used to maneuver the robot through both fixed and moving orifices as well as in scenarios when the orifice is closing with time.
US10569864B2	Aircraft steering A control apparatus 300 for controlling a steering system 301 of an aircraft landing gear, the aircraft landing gear being configurable in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The steering system 301 includes a wheel arrangement 202 including one or more wheels. The control apparatus 300 is arranged to perform a control process which includes: receiving one or more signals from one or more sensors 302a, 302b indicating a position of the wheel arrangement 202 when the landing gear is in the stowed configuration; determining whether a predetermined condition is satisfied in relation to the position of the wheel arrangement 202; and, in response to determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied, performing an adjustment process to control the steering system 301 to adjust the position of the wheel arrangement 202.
US10569859B2	High-lift device A high-lift device comprising an airfoil shaped body having a leading edge and a trailing edge and extending in a spanwise direction configured mainly to generate aerodynamic force; a profile structure arranged to be mounted inside of the airfoil shaped body and extending in spanwise direction of the airfoil shaped body that is configured to provide most of the mechanical strength and stiffness; wherein the airfoil shaped body is provided with an opening extending in spanwise direction at one side through which the profile structure can be fastened and remains accessible inside of the airfoil shaped body.
US10569858B2	Locking device An aircraft wing comprises a fixed wing, and a wing tip device at the tip thereof. The wing tip device is configurable between (i) a flight configuration for use during flight, and (ii) a ground configuration for use during ground based operations. In the ground configuration with span of the wing is reduced. The wing further comprises a locking mechanism including a locking pin with a longitudinal axis, the locking pin associated with one of the fixed wing and the wing tip device, and a bush associated with the other of the fixed wing and wing tip device, the bush configured to receive the locking pin. The bush is located within a bush housing arranged to allow relative movement of the bush in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the locking pin when the locking pin is received within the bush.
US10569849B2	Method of retrieval for autonomous underwater vehicles A system for automated rendezvous, docking, and capture of autonomous underwater vehicles at the conclusion of a mission comprising of comprised of a docking rod having lighted, pulsating (in both frequency and light intensity) series of LED light strips thereon, with the LEDs at a known spacing, and the autonomous underwater vehicle specially designed to detect and capture the docking rod and then be lifted structurally by a spherical end strop about which the vehicle can be pivoted and hoisted up (e.g., onto a ship). The method of recovery allows for very routine and reliable automated recovery of an unmanned underwater asset.
US10569847B2	Maritime navigation assistance server system and maritime navigation assistance method The present invention contributes to vessel navigation safety, by applying conventional navigation technology and using smartphones or other wireless communication terminals to provide a chart according to vessel type. Provided is a server system (3), which: receives, from wireless communication terminals (2) which are carried by users aboard vessels (4), position information of the wireless communication terminals (2) and information of the sizes of the vessels (4); creates, in response to the sizes of the vessels, navigation trajectory information formed from time series position information of the vessels (4); and, with the navigation trajectory information as an input, updates navigable course information for each size of the vessels (4).
US10569846B1	Method and apparatus for wake enlargement system A Method and Apparatus for Wake Enlargement System have been disclosed. By using water pick-ups that are mounted on a boat, controlled filling of ballast tanks is possible without the use of pumps.
US10569845B1	Personal watercraft A personal watercraft includes a recess formed in a deck and a lid member having a mesh-like appearance and made of elastic members crossing each other, wherein the lid member is removably attached to cover an opening of the recess. The recess is formed in a seat supporting section configured to support a seat for an operator to sit during an operation.
US10569843B2	Transportable folding boat structure There is provided a folding boat structure for facilitating transportation, the structure comprising: a central structure having a fixed primary hull; outrigging supporting at least one secondary hull structure having a secondary hull to the central structure, wherein: the outrigging is double hinged so as to be user configurable in a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration and wherein: in the deployed configuration, the at least one secondary hull is located laterally adjacent the main hull and downwardly orientated; and in the stowed configuration, the at least one secondary hull is located above the main hull and upwardly orientated.
US10569832B2	Drive for a wheeled vehicle, particularly a bicycle A drive for a wheeled vehicle having a driven wheel is described. The driven wheel is driven by a gear. The drive includes a support mounted on an axle of the driven wheel and attached to a frame element of the vehicle. A motor is located at the driven wheel. This drive motor is mounted on the support. A second drive gear connected to the drive motor. The second drive gear is also mounted on the support. The second drive gear engages the gear fixed to the driven wheel.
US10569813B2	Cab suspension systems and associated methods of manufacture and use Vehicle cab suspension control systems are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the cab suspension control systems can include front cab-to-frame mounts that include controllable elastomer-based isolators that can provide real time variable damping to improve ride quality and/or road holding and reduce cab roll in response to, for example, input from one or more cab and/or frame mounted accelerometers, position sensors, etc. Embodiments of the control systems described herein can utilize a single vehicle controller (e.g., an ECU) to control all of the cab suspension components (e.g., semi-active damping technologies, air spring technologies, etc.) employed on a vehicle to provide a single suspension control solution that can provide improved ride performance, road holding, etc.
US10569807B2	Side sill molding for car and manufacturing method thereof A side sill molding may include a front plate configured to have a length corresponding to a length of a side sill, a top plate configured to be connected to an upper end of the front plate, a bent part configured to be connected to the top plate and have a clip part formed at an inner side thereof, and a rib configured to connect a lower end of the clip part and a preset portion of the front plate.
US10569806B2	Boxed plate construction frame with integral engine support section A chassis frame includes a side rails and cross-members that intersect at a number of intersection points, which collectively define a chassis frame with front and rear portions that define a main support section and an integral engine support section. Each side rail includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and first and second side plates extending between the top and bottom plates. The first and second side plates each have a first end coupled to a bottom surface of the top plate and a second end coupled to the top surface of the bottom plate. Each cross-member includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and first and second side plates extending between the top plate and bottom plates. The first and second side plates each have a first end coupled to a bottom surface of the top plate and a second end coupled to the top surface of the bottom plate. A plurality of gusset portions is formed between the top plates of the side rails and cross-members at each intersection point.
US10569802B2	Vehicle steering system A vehicle steering system includes a steering operation mechanism configured to steer a steered wheel, and a steering operation motor configured to apply a drive force for steering the steered wheel to the steering operation mechanism. The steering operation mechanism includes an input shaft to which the drive force from the steering operation motor is input, an output shaft configured to output the drive force from the input shaft to the steered wheel, and a coupling mechanism configured to couple the input shaft and the output shaft to each other. The coupling mechanism includes a first universal joint and a second universal joint that transmit the drive force from the input shaft to the output shaft in a state in which the output shaft is angularly offset from the input shaft. The output shaft constitutes a part of a suspension.
US10569799B2	Automatically retracting and extending a vehicle steering wheel A system for automatically adjusting a steering wheel of a vehicle may include a controller configured to generate a control signal for retracting a steering wheel to a collapsed position. The steering wheel may include a first half and a second half, and the system may include an actuator configured to collapse the steering wheel in response to the control signal. The actuator may be configured to fold the first and second halves of the steering wheel in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a longitudinal axis defined by a steering column, and retract the steering wheel along the direction of the longitudinal axis, towards a dashboard.
US10569798B2	Linkage for steering wheel electric motor tilt assembly A steering column assembly (10) including a mounting structure (20); a column housing (50) having a wall opening (54) and being fixed in position for upward and downward pivotal motion; a tilt screw (72) having a threaded shank and a gear; a tilt nut (80) and optionally a bushing surrounding the tilt nut positioned at least partially within and contacting a surface defining wall opening (54) and having a threaded bore adapted to receive the tilt screw, the contact between the tilt nut and the wall opening such that the load transmitted from the wall opening to the tilt nut is substantially on axis with the threaded bore; a motor (96) for raising and lowering the column housing by rotating the gear portion and causing the tilt nut to advance toward or away from the gear, causing the column housing to raise or lower, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the threaded shank can pivot fore or aft as the column housing is raised or lowered.
US10569793B2	Train control device A train control device, according to one embodiment, includes a storage unit, an acquiring unit, and a control unit. The storage unit is configured to store therein information of a plurality of limit speeds corresponding to a plurality of respective blocks and being determined based on a block on which a preceding train traveling at least one ahead is located. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire schedule information of the preceding train indicating a time at which the preceding train exits each of the blocks. The control unit is configured to determine a limit speed in each of the blocks associated with a travel of a train, based on the acquired schedule information and the information of the limit speeds; and to create a travel plan of the train using the determined limit speed.
US10569791B2	Railway vehicle and joint connector thereof A joint connector of a railway vehicle comprises a concave joint (22) and a convex joint (21). A traction load transfer section and/or a compression load transfer section are provided between the concave joint and the convex joint. The traction load transfer section and the compression load transfer section are detachable assembled in the concave joint. The service life of the concave joint is prolonged due to the arrangement of the traction load transfer section and the compression load transfer section.
US10569787B2	Driving support apparatus, driving support method, and recording medium A driving support apparatus includes a driving support unit, a switching control unit, a reliability detection unit, and a threshold lowering unit. The switching control unit ceases driving support by the driving support unit and switches a driving state from driving in which the driving support is performed to manual driving, according to input from an operation detection unit when operating force or an operation amount exceeds a threshold. The reliability detection unit detects degradation of reliability of the driving support by the driving support unit. The threshold lowering unit lowers the threshold when the reliability detection unit detects the degradation of the reliability.
US10569786B2	Parameters sets for vehicles based on sensor data In some examples, a controller receives measurement data from a sensor on a vehicle, determines, based on the measurement data, a condition of usage of the vehicle, and selects a parameter set from among a plurality of parameter sets based on the determined condition of usage of the vehicle, the plurality of parameter sets corresponding to different conditions of usage of the vehicle, where each parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets includes one or more parameters that control adjustment of one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle. The controller causes application of the selected parameter set on the vehicle.
US10569785B2	Road water detection A vehicle computer includes a memory and a processor programmed to execute instructions stored in the memory. The instructions include receiving a first tire pressure measurement at a first time, receiving a second tire pressure measurement at a second time, comparing the first tire pressure measurement to the second tire pressure measurement, and determining that a road is flooded based on a difference of the first tire pressure measurement and the second tire pressure measurement.
US10569778B2	Creep torque and electric drive in manual transmission vehicles A vehicle having a manual transmission, adaptive cruise control, and an electric motor/generator includes electric creep and electric crawl modes that use the electric motor/generator to propel the vehicle when in traffic. Creep mode may be enabled and the engine stopped automatically when the transmission is in neutral and the vehicle is stationary. Crawl mode may be activated when the creep mode and the adaptive cruise control are enabled to use the electric motor/generator and adaptive cruise control to maintain a target distance to a forward vehicle. The creep mode may be canceled responsive to brake pedal activation. The creep mode and crawl mode may be canceled and the engine started responsive to clutch pedal or accelerator pedal activation. The creep mode and crawl mode may be deactivated responsive to battery charge level being below a threshold.
US10569776B2	Hydraulic control system A tractor includes an engine, a transmission coupled to the engine, a hydraulic pump driven by the engine, at least one of a tractor implement, attachment, or control moved by the hydraulic pump, a sensor, and a controller coupled to the transmission. The controller is configured to downshift the transmission based on a signal from the sensor.
US10569774B2	Traveling controller for vehicle A traveling controller for vehicle includes a first computing unit, a traveling control unit, a first calculating unit, a second calculating unit, and a second computing unit. The first computing unit is configured to compute control information on a traveling control of an own vehicle. The traveling control unit is configured to perform the traveling control on the basis of the control information. The first calculating unit is configured to calculate estimated positions. The second calculating unit is configured to calculate estimated position reliability on the basis of pieces of positional information, including information on one or more estimated positions. The second computing unit is configured to compute the control information on the basis of one or more estimated positions when positioning information, lane line information, or both is undetectable. The traveling control unit is configured to continue the traveling control until the estimated position reliability becomes equal to or less than a threshold, when the positioning information, the lane line information, or both is undetectable.
US10569770B1	Driver assistance system A driver assistance system (DAS) for a vehicle avoids collision between a vehicle and a preceding object using emergency steering of the vehicle. The DAS includes forward-view sensors and a corner sensor mounted to a vehicle. A controller is provided with a processor to process the forward-view image data, the forward-view sensing data, and the side-view sensing data. The controller detects both a preceding object located in a region forward of the vehicle and a side object located in a region on the side of the vehicle in response to a result of processing the forward-view image data, the forward-view sensing data, and the side-view sensing data. In response to a collision between the vehicle and the preceding object being predicted and the region on the side of the vehicle being free of the side object, the controller outputs a steering signal to a steering device of the vehicle.
US10569767B2	Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method When a likelihood of a collision between an object and an own vehicle is determined to be present, an vehicle control apparatus calculates an object width indicating a size of the object in a lateral direction and an overlap ratio indicating a proportion of an amount of overlap in the lateral direction between the calculated object width and a determination area that is virtually set ahead of the own vehicle. Based on the calculated overlap ratio, an operation timing for a collision avoidance control is set. The object width is changed when the overlap ratio is less than a predetermined threshold such that the object width is less than the object width when the overlap ratio is greater than the predetermined threshold. The operation timing for the collision avoidance control is set based on a new overlap ratio calculated based on the determination area and the object width after change.
US10569766B2	Vehicle control device Disclosed herein is a vehicle control device reducing a driving force generated by an engine of a vehicle to prevent the vehicle from colliding with a forward obstacle. The vehicle control device includes an ECU configured to control the driving force, an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect the forward obstacle in front of the vehicle, and a monocular camera configured to take an image of an area in front of the vehicle. The ECU determines the presence or absence of the forward obstacle in front of the vehicle based on the image taken with the monocular camera while the vehicle is travelling, and changes an upper limit of the driving force in accordance with a combination of whether or not the ultrasonic sensor has detected an object and the presence or absence of the forward obstacle determined based on the image taken with the monocular camera.
US10569758B2	System and method for modeling and estimating engine cranking torque disturbances during starts and stops A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle includes commanding a first electric machine to provide a compensating torque. The compensating torque is based on a calculated cylinder pressure. The calculated cylinder pressure is calculated using a dynamic model. The model has an initializing input of engine crank position and real-time inputs of measured speed of the first electric machine and measured speed of the second electric machine.
US10569757B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle A control device is configured to, in a case that an internal combustion engine is made to start up before travel start of a vehicle in a parked state, when an auxiliary battery has at least a predetermined value of battery voltage, make the internal combustion engine start up after executing fuel heating processing for heating fuel by glow plugs to which electric power is transmitted, or when the battery voltage of the auxiliary battery is less than the predetermined value, execute the fuel heating processing after executing charge processing for charging the auxiliary battery using a main battery and then start up the internal combustion engine.
US10569755B2	Detection of movement of a parked vehicle A method for detecting a movement of a vehicle that has been shut down in a parked state, including: detecting a movement variable which describes a movement of the vehicle, integrating the movement variable, in a manner dependent on a movement direction of the vehicle, to obtain a movement travel, and, if the movement travel meets a predetermined condition, making a decision on the movement for detection.
US10569753B2	Hydraulic brake device A hydraulic brake device includes (a) a master fluid passage for supplying a working fluid from a master cylinder to a wheel brake, (b) a master shut-off valve provided in the master fluid passage, (c) a return fluid passage, (d) a return passage opening valve provided in the return fluid passage, (e) an electromagnetic control valve provided in the return fluid passage and configured to control a flow of the working fluid or to allow a flow of the working fluid without controlling, and (f) a stroke simulator having first and second fluid chambers defined by a partition member, the first fluid chamber being connected to the master fluid passage between the master shut-off valve and the master cylinder, the second fluid chamber being connected to the return fluid passage on one on opposite sides of the return passage opening valve that is nearer to the wheel brake.
US10569752B2	Driver assistance system A method for controlling a driver assistance system is provided, as is a corresponding driver assistance system and a computer program product.
US10569745B2	Device for detachably linking a wiper blade to a driven wiper arm A wiper blade assembly for a windshield wiper. In one embodiment, the wiper blade assembly includes a connector mounted on a blade support element. The connector has a receiving portion shaped to receive a first part of the end portion of a wiper arm and further has a securing portion shaped to secure a second part of the end portion of the wiper arm.
US10569739B2	Virtual keyfob for vehicle sharing A system and method of managing virtual vehicle keys includes: receiving at a central facility a request to use a vehicle; receiving an identifier of a handheld wireless device at the central facility; generating at the central facility a virtual vehicle key that permits vehicle access using the handheld wireless device; and wirelessly transmitting the virtual vehicle key to the handheld wireless device and a vehicle the handheld wireless device has authorization to access.
US10569723B2	Wire harness with tube-shaped reinforced fiber cover A wire harness includes a plurality of wires that include a plus high-voltage wire and a minus high-voltage wire. The plus high-voltage wire and the minus high-voltage wire are configured to be electrically connected to an in-vehicle high-voltage battery. The wire harness includes a sheathing material for collectively enclosing the plurality of wires, where the sheathing material is tube-shaped. The wire harness also includes a cover that covers an outer periphery of the sheathing material, where the cover is tube-shaped and made of an insulating reinforced fiber. The sheathing material includes a metal pipe having a bend that is bent along a wiring line, and the cover is provided in an area at least including the bend of the metal pipe.
US10569722B2	Wire harness A wire harness includes a conductive first wiring material, wired to a vehicle, and a second wiring material wired to the vehicle in a state where at least a part of the second wiring material is bundled with the first wiring material. The second wiring material has a flow passage formed therein through which a liquid can flow.
US10569721B2	Autonomous radar roof module A roof apparatus for an autonomous hardtop vehicle is described. The apparatus includes a vehicle roof having an opening for a sunroof and a roof cover that encloses sensor devices. The roof apparatus is mounted from the underside of the vehicle roof at the position for mounting a sunroof. The sensors include an array of cameras having a field of view of the full width of the vehicle in at least the front of the vehicle. The height of the roof cover above the vehicle roof is a minimal height to accommodate the height of the cameras.
US10569718B2	Systems and methods for providing quick release of video monitors from an assembly A quick release assembly for use in mounting a display system to a fixture. The system includes an attachment assembly on a back side of the display system that receives pins from a mounting bracket into openings of lock modules that include a latch that holds at least one pin in place. The latch is held in the lock position by spring bias. An actuator wire made of a shape memory alloy contracts when an electrical current is applied. The contraction of the wire overcomes the spring bias to move the latch from the lock position to an unlocked position to allow the display system to be removed from the pin.
US10569714B2	Roof box for transporting luggage on a vehicle roof The invention relates to a roof box for transporting luggage on a vehicle roof, comprising: —a hollow body (1), which can be mounted on the roof rails (10) of a vehicle and which is provided with an opening (2a), through which it is possible to access the interior which is intended for luggage; —a flap (3a), which is pivotally connected to the hollow body (1) and which can be pivoted from a closed position, in which it (3a) closes the opening (2a), to an open position, in which it (3a) does not obstruct the opening (2a), and vice versa; —fastening means for fastening the hollow body (1), detachably if required, to the roof rails (10) of a vehicle. According to the invention, the opening (2a) is located in a side face of the hollow body (1).
US10569713B2	Vehicle mirror with image display function A vehicle mirror with an image display function includes a half mirror and an image display device, the half mirror includes an nλ/4 retardation film and a reflection layer, n is 1, 3, 5, or 7, the nλ/4 retardation film, the reflection layer, and the image display device are disposed in this order in the mirror with an image display function, and the reflection layer is a linear polarization reflection layer or a circular polarization reflection layer.
US10569709B2	Apparatus and method for controlling virtual engine sound of vehicle A virtual engine sound control apparatus and method for a vehicle may include an output device configured to output a virtual engine sound while the vehicle is driven, a detector configured to detect state information related to at least one object positioned in front of the vehicle while the vehicle is driven, and a controller configured to control the output device to generate the virtual engine sound according to the detected state information, providing a silent indoor environment of a vehicle to a driver by determining a pedestrian state to generate a virtual engine sound.
US10569708B2	Vehicles outputting context dependent warnings and alerts A vehicle includes an object detection sensor configured to output an output signal, a notification device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to detect an object based on the output signal of the object detection sensor, classify the detected object into a classification, determine a notification magnitude level based on the classification of the detected object, and output a notification with the notification device at the determined notification magnitude level.
US10569707B1	Emergency warning system for warning vehicles and electronic devices An emergency warning system for warning vehicles and electronic devices is disclosed. The emergency warning system comprises a first system. The first system is provided in a building or highway or road construction zone or in a first vehicle indicative of an emergency vehicle. The first system comprises an actuator, a radio-frequency signal generator communicatively coupled to the actuator. The radio-frequency signal generator is used to generate radio frequency signals at a particular frequency. Further, the first system comprises a transmitter for broadcasting the signals generated by the radio-frequency signal generator. Further, the emergency warning system comprises a second system provided in a second vehicle and at least one electronic device, present within a predefined distance of the first system. In order to warn the approach or presence of the first system, the actuator is actuated to generate and broadcast the radio frequency signals such that the second system and the at least one electronic device receives the signals warning users of the second system and the at least one electronic device of the approach or presence of the first system.
US10569706B2	Overhead console and vehicle-body upper structure An overhead console includes: a light source; and a light guiding member including bending portions at intermediate positions in the light guiding member such that the light guiding member extends from the light incident surface to the light exit surface so as to form an optical path in which light incident on the light incident surface is reflected by reflecting surfaces provided in the bending portions so as to reach the light exit surface, the light guiding member having such a shape that line segments drawn between given points on the light incident surface and given points on the light exit surface do not include a line segment that passes through only the light guiding member.
US10569705B2	Lighting device for motor vehicles A lighting system for a motor vehicle passenger compartment includes a light beam shaping device and an projection optical element configured to convert the light beam into an output beam. The beam shaping device is configured to emit a pixelized light beam formed of a plurality of sub-beams.
US10569700B2	Automatic control systems for vehicles An apparatus for a car includes: a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of an environment outside the car; and a processing unit; wherein the processing unit is configured to detect an automatic activation of a turn signal light of the car; and wherein the processing unit is also configured to generate a control signal to automatically turn off the turn signal light of the car.
US10569696B2	Vehicle illuminated airflow control device A light system is provided herein. The light system includes a bumper assembly disposed on a vehicle. A light source is disposed on the bumper assembly. An airflow control device is disposed below the bumper assembly. A first luminescent structure is disposed on the airflow control device. The first luminescent structure is configured to luminesce in response to receiving excitation light.
US10569682B2	Mounting member and airbag module-equipped seat An easy-to-attach clip member that makes the surroundings of a stay cloth mounting portion compact while maintaining high airbag deployment performance, and an airbag module-equipped seat with the clip member are provided. A clip member is connected to a cloth-form body that transmits a tensile force. The clip member includes a connecting portion connected to one end of the cloth-form body, and a groove engaged with an edge portion of a mounted portion. The clip member is provided to reduce a torque generated at the connecting portion by the tensile force transmitted from the cloth-form body when engaged with the edge portion of the mounted portion, and connects the cloth-form body to the mounted portion.
US10569678B2	Thoracic air bladder assembly A seat air bladder assembly is provided with at least one central air bladder region having a support surface. At least one pair of lateral air bladder regions extend from opposed sides of the at least one central bladder region. The at least one pair of lateral air bladder regions are oriented at a non-zero angle to incline laterally and support a thoracic region of a seat occupant. A seat assembly is provided with a seat back with a contact surface with a thoracic region. An air bladder assembly is oriented within the thoracic region of the seat back with a support surface that is reclined relative to the contact surface to provide support, and wedge-shaped so that during inflation the air bladder assembly inflates in an upward and forward direction relative to the seat back.
US10569677B1	Seat assembly for absorbing energy from a rear occupant in front collision A seat assembly includes a seat cushion frame, a seat back frame, a bracket, a pin actuator, a sensor, and an electronic control unit. The seat back frame is pivotally connected to the seat cushion frame about a pivot axis. The bracket is fixed to the seat cushion frame. The bracket includes a cam surface, and a distance between the cam surface and the pivot axis varies along the cam surface. The pin actuation includes a pin. The pin actuator is fixed to the seat back frame. The pin actuator is configured to move the pin from a disengaged position to an engaged position. The electronic control unit determines whether the sensor detects the front collision of the vehicle and controls the pin actuator to move the pin from the disengaged position to the engaged position.
US10569676B1	Fixed seat dampener A seating system for a vehicle includes a seat frame having a lower part for supporting a posterior and thighs of an occupant and a rear part for supporting the posterior and back of the occupant. The seating system also includes a hinge connecting the seat frame to the vehicle such that, in the event of an impact to the vehicle from the rear of the occupant, the weight of the occupant urges the seat frame to rotate in a direction that results in a top portion of the rear part being urged to move in a rearward direction relative to the occupant. The seating system also includes a first structure fixed to the rear part and configured to cooperate with a second structure fixed to the vehicle to reduce forces transmitted to the occupant in the event of an impact to the vehicle.
US10569674B2	Mechanism for a supine motor vehicle seating assembly A seat assembly forming a substantially horizontal plane for an exposed surface of each of a lower seat cushion and a seatback cushion of a seatback comprises a lifter mechanism for a rearward edge of the lower seat cushion. The lifter mechanism comprises a bracket pivotable about a transverse bar fixedly mounted to a frame assembly for a lower seat assembly, the bracket comprising a forward lever and a rearward lever; and a link pinned at a first end to the seatback and pinned at a second end to the rearward lever by a slot. The rearward edge of the lower seat cushion is initially raised by the forward lever upon the seatback pivoting to a predetermined reclined position and the rearward edge of the lower seat cushion is raised to the substantially horizontal plane upon the seatback pivoting to a fully reclined position.
US10569668B2	Occupant and fidget detection of a seat assembly A seat assembly is provided with sensors. A controller measures pressure in a plurality of regions with a seated occupant over a period of time. A change in pressure is determined from an initial seating position to a second seating position and evaluated to determine a vector of pressure change. A fidget is identified if the vector exceeds a predetermined value. A camera is directed at the seat bottom and the seat back. The controller evaluates a camera input to determine anatomical dimensions of the seated occupant.
US10569664B2	Methods and systems for managing power supply at a device Methods and systems for managing power supply at a device. The device is capable of receiving power via a plurality of power inputs. The device first determines whether a first condition is satisfied. A first switch is maintained in a closed position if the first condition is satisfied. When the first switch is in a closed position, the device is capable of receiving power from a first power supply. Alternatively, when the first condition is not satisfied, the device determines whether or not a second condition is satisfied. If the second condition is satisfied, the first switch is maintained to be in a closed position. If the second condition is not satisfied, the first switch is opened after a predefined time period.
US10569645B2	Insert for a fuel tank filler pipe Systems are provided for refueling a fuel tank of a motor vehicle via an insert for a filler pipe. In one example, a system may include an insert coupled to an inner circumference of the filler pipe, the insert including a plurality of projections positioned on an inner circumference of the insert. The plurality of projections may include a first projection spanning a first axial length, a second projection spanning a second axial length, and a third projection spanning a third axial length.
US10569642B2	Cooling system for an all terrain vehicle A tracked vehicle is shown which includes an air cooling system having radiators for cooling an engine of the vehicle, and an auxiliary radiator for cooling an auxiliary system of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes an air cooling system for cooling an engine compartment of the vehicle having intake and exhaust ducts which are fan driven to move ambient air into and heated air out of the engine compartment.
US10569640B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes a shift control portion is configured, when determining that a shift-down action to establish one of gear positions in a transmission mechanism by release of an engagement device and engagement of a one-way clutch, is to be executed during decelerating run of the vehicle, to initiate execution of the shift-down action to establish the one of the of gear positions after an input torque inputted to the transmission mechanism becomes not lower than a predetermined negative value. The predetermined negative value is a predetermined minimum value that becomes not lower than a certain value at a point of time at which the release of the engagement device is completed in process of the shift-down action. The certain value is a value of the input torque enabling the one-way clutch to be automatically engaged.
US10569634B2	Multi-functional cooling channel and busbar for battery cell pack A prismatic battery stack includes a first lithium-ion battery cell and a second lithium-ion battery cell. The battery stack also includes a first channel disposed around the first lithium-ion battery cell and the second lithium-ion battery cell. The battery stack includes a second channel disposed around the first lithium-ion battery cell and the second lithium-ion battery cell. The first channel and the second channel serve as heat sinks.
US10569632B2	Hybrid vehicle and vehicle A hybrid vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention is a hybrid vehicle including: an engine arranged at a vehicle body front portion; a propeller shaft configured to transmit an output of the engine to wheels arranged at a vehicle body rear portion; and a drive motor provided so as to drive the propeller shaft and supported with a vehicle body, and the propeller shaft transmits an output of the drive motor to wheels arranged at at least one of the vehicle body front portion and the vehicle body rear portion. The propeller shaft is supported with the vehicle body through the drive motor by a middle portion of the propeller shaft in the vehicle body front-rear direction being supported with the drive motor.
US10569619B2	Combustion chamber assembly unit for a fuel-operated vehicle heater A combustion chamber assembly unit, for a fuel-operated vehicle heater, includes a combustion chamber housing (12) with a combustion chamber (18) defined by a circumferential wall (14) and by a bottom area (16). A flame tube (30) follows the circumferential wall (14) in the direction of a housing longitudinal axis (L) and encloses a waste gas flow space (32) that is open in the direction of the housing longitudinal axis (L). A flame diaphragm (34) has a flow-through opening (60). A waste gas backflow space (46) is formed between the flame tube (30) and a housing (38) enclosing same. The waste gas flow space (32) is open towards the waste gas backflow space (46) in a first axial end area (48) of the waste gas backflow space (46). A catalytic converter device (54), through which combustion waste gases can flow, is provided in the waste gas backflow space (46).
US10569616B2	Vehicle seat air-conditioning device A seat air-conditioning device is provided with an air blowout portion which is open so as to blow out air toward a seated occupant seated on a vehicle seat, the air being blown from a ventilator. A control device of the seat air-conditioning device causes a blowing direction changing device to change a blowing direction of the air blown our from the air blowout portion based on passenger information including a build and a sitting position of a passenger which is the seated occupant. Accordingly, air can be blown in a direction according to the build or the sitting position of the seated occupant.
US10569612B2	Suspension control system providing tire height corrections for an agricultural machine In one aspect, a suspension control system is provided for dynamically adjusting pistons located proximal to wheels of an agricultural machine to account for tire deflection or squat with varying loads. Articulation, pitch, roll and/or machine height can be determined from pressure measurements on the machine to apply such tire height corrections. For sprayers, this allows controlling clearance and suspension height to maintain the boom parallel to the ground to prevent damage.
US10569610B2	Twin tube damper with remote gas reservoir A damper is provided having a twin tube construction interconnected to a gas reservoir. The connection of each of the inner and outer volumes of the twin tube to the gas reservoir is independently valved, and each of these valves are independently settable to change the differential pressure thereacross at which they open. The damper provides flow passages directly from the inner and outer volumes to enable flow form the compression to rebound sides thereof, as well as through the valved connections to the gas reservoir and at least one valved opening in the damper piston.
US10569608B1	Amphibious vehicle with forward shape transforming system The proposed technology relates to an amphibious vehicle with a forward shape transforming system and, more particularly, to an amphibious vehicle with a forward shape transforming system that can adjust resistance in traveling by adjusting an aspect ratio by changing the length of the amphibious vehicle.The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the problems and an object of the present invention is to maintain a posture and reduce resistance on the water by increasing the length of a vehicle body by configuring a front extension unit that moves by sliding on the front of an amphibious vehicle.
US10569605B1	Receiver-less hitch for use with a winch A receiver-less hitch system has protrusion for hanging onto a vehicles brush guard and can pivot down to the vehicles winch. A hook is provided on the hitch system for connection to the end of the winch line and when retracted, tension on the winch line secures the hitch system to the vehicle. This quick and easy procedure provides a readily available front hitch system without the aid of a receiver or other mounting apparatus.
US10569599B2	Vehicle wheel comprising a wheel rim and a wheel disc The invention relates to a vehicle wheel comprising a wheel rim, a wheel disc and at least one connecting element that connects the wheel disc and the wheel rim, wherein the connecting element is guided through a through-hole of the wheel rim and is joined in a joining channel of the wheel disc. According to the invention, an elongated sleeve (4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3) is provided that surrounds the connecting element (3, 3.1, 3.2) coaxially, which sleeve is designed and arranged in such a way that at least part of said sleeve interlockingly extends into a corresponding recess (7) of the wheel rim (1.1, 1.2) and into a corresponding recess (8) of the wheel disc (2.1).
US10569596B2	Writing tool refill and writing tool using same A refill for a writing tool includes an ink containing tube that is made from a resin material and formed in a straight cylindrical shape, and a writing tip that is attached to an end of the ink containing tube. A press-fit portion, formed at the end of the ink containing tube, has a thickness being made thickened toward an inner circumferential surface and has an opening hole penetrating in an axial direction at a central portion of the press-fit portion. The writing tip or a relay member supporting the writing tip is press-fitted and attached to the press-fit portion. The refill for a writing tool can ensure a necessary and sufficient amount of ink stored without expanding an outer diameter of the ink containing tube, and sufficiently secure mechanical strength of an end portion, and a writing tool using the same can be provided.
US10569594B2	Writing tool A writing tool has a pen tube, a capillary unit, and a dispensing unit. The capillary unit is mounted in the pen tube, and is connected to a nib. The dispensing unit is mounted in the pen tube, and has a communicating tube and a pressing segment connected to the communicating tube. The pressing segment has at least one connecting arm connected to the communicating tube. A dispensing interval is formed between the communicating tube and a periphery of the pressing segment. The communicating tube contacts the capillary unit to make the capillary unit form different compression densities via the pressing segment and the dispensing interval, thus facilitating dispensing ink downward easily through the dispensing interval and providing a better occlusion effect to further avoid ink leakage.
US10569589B2	Three-dimensional printer, print data creation device, method of creating print data, and computer-readable storage medium A print data creation device creates, from two-dimensional image data, three-dimensional print data to be printed on a thermally distensible sheet. The device includes a processor programmed to receive the two-dimensional image data of prescribed gradations; divide the two-dimensional image data of prescribed gradations into a plurality of density layers that expand to different respective expansion heights when printed on the thermally distensible sheet; create, from the plurality of density layers, an expansion data set having a plurality of layer images to be printed on the thermally distensible sheet; and causes the expansion data set to be output to a printing unit that prints on the thermally distensible sheet.
US10569579B2	Recording-head position adjustment mechanism and image forming apparatus incorporating same A recording-head position adjustment mechanism includes a beam to suspend a recording head that discharges droplets so that the recording head is drawable out in a predetermined direction; a first supporter disposed at one end of the beam in the predetermined direction and having a support shaft to support the beam; a second supporter disposed at another end of the beam in the predetermined direction with the beam interposed between the first supporter and the second supporter. The second supporter is attached with an adjuster via which the second supporter supports the beam. The adjuster includes a coarse-adjustment shaft member and a fine-adjustment shaft member that are manually rotatable independent of each other. The coarse-adjustment shaft member coarsely adjusts a rotation angle of the beam at which the beam rotates around the support shaft by manual rotation. The fine-adjustment shaft member finely adjusts the rotation angle of the beam.
US10569564B2	Image forming apparatus including cartridge having first storage chamber and cartridge attachment portion having second storage chamber In an image forming apparatus, a cartridge includes: a first storage chamber; and a supply portion. A cartridge attachment portion includes: a connecting portion; and a second storage chamber. The connecting portion is disposed at a first height and connectable to the supply portion. A detecting portion is configured to detect one of a level of a liquid stored in the first storage chamber and at a position adjacent to the supply portion and a level of the liquid stored in the second storage chamber and at a position adjacent to the connecting portion. The first storage chamber has a first cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a predetermined height between the first height and a second height above the first height. The second storage chamber has a second cross-sectional area taken along the horizontal plane. The second cross-sectional area is greater than the first cross-sectional area.
US10569558B2	Liquid ejection head and recording apparatus A liquid ejection head includes a liquid ejection portion configured to eject a liquid and a liquid supplying member. The liquid supplying member includes a first face, a second face that is the back face of the first face, a first connecting portion provided on the first face and fluidly connected to a main body, a second connecting portion provided on the second face and fluidly connected to the liquid ejection portion, and an interior channel communicating the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The interior channel includes a portion extending toward the first face and a portion extending toward the second face.
US10569553B2	Restraining a carriage with a carriage restraint Restraining a carriage includes a carriage restraint to secure the carriage of a printer, wherein the carriage restraint moves between an engaged position and a disengaged position and an engagement assembly to selectively move the carriage restraint between the engaged position and a disengaged position in between printing operations.
US10569550B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head including a discharge opening surface in which a discharge opening is arranged, a cap unit capable of being moved to a capping position to cover the discharge opening surface and to a retracted position not to cover the discharge opening surface, a cam mechanism configured to move the cap unit, and moving member configured to conduct a separation operation to move the cap unit from the capping position to the retracted position. The cam mechanism includes a first cam portion capable of being brought into contact with the moving member and a second cam portion capable of being brought into contact with the cap unit, and the separation operation is conducted by bringing the first cam portion and the moving member into contact with each other.
US10569542B2	Printhead pin configurations Printhead pin configurations are disclosed. An example printhead assembly includes an interface to place the printhead assembly in communication with a logic circuit; and a logic circuit configured according to a pin configuration, the pin configuration comprising pin groups, wherein each of the pin groups includes a signal line and a reference voltage.
US10569540B2	Liquid ejection head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and piezoelectric device A liquid ejection head includes a chamber, and a piezoelectric device, wherein the piezoelectric device includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, a second electrode, an insulating layer, a first wire electrically connected to the second electrode, and a second wire electrically connected to the second electrode, and the piezoelectric device has a first region in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the second electrode are stacked, a second region which is located on a side adjacent to a first end of the piezoelectric layer and in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, the insulating layer, and the first wire are stacked, and a third region which is located on a side adjacent to a second end of the piezoelectric layer opposite to the first end and in which the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, the insulating layer, and the second wire are stacked.
US10569539B2	Liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus has a liquid ejection head that has nozzles for ejecting liquid, a liquid container that has a liquid replenishing port through which the liquid is replenished from the outside, a plug member that can close the liquid replenishing port by being positioned at a closing position and open the liquid replenishing port by being positioned at an open position, a carriage configured to arrange the liquid ejection head and the liquid container, a cap configured to cap the nozzles so as to cover the nozzles, and a control unit, assuming that a state where the nozzles are covered by the cap is a capping state and a state where the nozzles are not covered by the cap is a non-capping state, configured to bring the nozzles and the cap into the non-capping state before removing the external container from the liquid replenishing port.
US10569537B2	Liquid discharge apparatus An apparatus, for discharging a liquid through a head based on a first discharge instruction, is configured to: update a liquid amount V stored in the memory with a value equivalent to the amount of liquid instructed to be discharged by the first discharge instruction; determine whether the updated liquid amount V is equal to or larger a threshold amount; update the liquid amount V stored in a memory to a predetermined value in response to determining that the updated liquid amount V is equal to or larger than the threshold amount and receiving a second signal from the liquid level sensor; and prohibit the liquid from being discharged through the head in response to determining that the updated liquid amount V is less than the threshold amount and receiving the first signal from the liquid level sensor.
US10569536B2	Method and device for controlling printing elements of an ink print head In a method for controlling printing elements of an ink print head, an idle time between the ejection of two dots from the same nozzle is determined. In the event that the idle time exceeds a predetermined threshold (ΔtS), a determined number of vibration cycles is performed (e.g. in immediate succession). The number of vibration cycles is determined based on the idle time, such that more vibration cycles are performed the longer that the idle time lasts between the ejections of two dots from the same nozzle.
US10569534B2	Digital printing system A system printing comprises: a movable intermediate transfer member in the form of a flexible, substantially inextensible, belt guided to follow a closed path, an image forming station for forming an ink image, a drying station for drying the ink image to leave an ink residue film, first and second impression stations spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the belt, each impression station comprising an impression cylinder for supporting and transporting a substrate and a pressure cylinder for urging the belt against the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a transport system including a perfecting system for selectively inverting the substrate during transportation between the two impression stations; and a treatment station situated between the second impression station and the image forming station, the treatment station configured to apply a treatment agent comprising polyethylenimine (PEI) to pre-treat the belt.
US10569509B2	Intermediate film for laminated glass having coloring matter with specified maximum absorption wavelengths, and laminated glass There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass enabling the laminated glass to have low transmittance for a light ray with a wavelength of 430 nm, and furthermore, being capable of achieving low excitation purity thereof. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a thermoplastic resin, at least one first compound selected from yellow color-based coloring matter and red color-based coloring matter and at least one second compound selected from blue color-based coloring matter and purple color-based coloring matter, the ratio of the amount of the first compound to the amount of the second compound is 0.5 or more, and each of the blue color-based coloring matter and the purple color-based coloring matter is a kind of coloring matter with a maximum absorption wavelength of 550 nm or more and 750 nm or less.
US10569504B2	Panel and method of forming a three-sheet panel A panel comprises a first face sheet and a second face sheet spaced apart from the first face sheet. The panel further comprises a core sheet intercoupled between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. Each of the first and second face sheets is made of a material having a thermal expansion that is different from the thermal expansion of the other face sheet.
US10569502B2	Fire resistant article, and associated production method A method of forming an article and associated article are provided. Multi-fiber cellulose strips are interacted with a bonding agent and layered in a plurality of layers, the layered cellulose strips collectively defining opposed major surfaces. A porous sheet member, interacted with a fire-retarding solution, is engaged with at least one of the major surfaces of the layered cellulose strips, such that the porous sheet member substantially covers the at least one major surface. The layered cellulose strips and the porous sheet member are collectively exposed to an actuating element, configured to actuate the bonding agent to facilitate cohesion of the layered cellulose strips and the porous sheet member, to form a board member, wherein the at least one major surface cooperates with the porous sheet member engaged therewith, in response to the actuating element, such that the porous sheet member forms a substantially smooth and uniform surface.
US10569493B2	Enclosure with a condensation-resistant interior surface In an embodiment, an enclosure comprises walls forming the enclosure, wherein the enclosure comprises an internal space; an inhibiting element disposed in at least one wall, the inhibiting element having an internal inhibiting surface exposed to the internal space, wherein the inhibiting element has a transparency of greater than or equal to 20%; and a condensing element disposed in at least one other wall, the condensing element having an internal condensing surface exposed to the internal space; wherein at least one of the inhibiting element and the condensing element comprise a phase change material configured to form a temperature differential between an internal inhibiting surface temperature and an internal condensing surface temperature over a temperature range, and wherein when the temperature differential is formed, the internal inhibiting surface temperature is greater than the internal condensing surface temperature.
US10569491B2	Doctor blade device The invention below relates to a doctor blade device with an elongated doctor blade intended to operate continuously against a roll surface (2) and/or a cylinder surface (20) during scraping or wiping off material (IB) on the surface (20), which doctor blade device (5) comprises a carrier beam (10) adapted to the length of the roll surface or cylinder surface, which carrier beam has a clamping arrangement (4) for the positioning of a carrier part (3), arranged, in a groove in the longitudinal direction, to slidably carry the doctor blade (6), wherein the carrier part (3) comprises a carrier blade (30), a lip means (14) arranged at the carrier blade (30) and a spacer element (12) arranged between the lip means (14) and the carrier blade, wherein the carrier blade (30), the lip means (14), and the spacer element (12) are arranged, along a first long side edge of the carrier blade (30) between them, to form said groove (15) for slidable positioning in the longitudinal direction of the doctor blade (6) by support of the carrier blade (30), the lip (14), and the spacer element (12).
US10569490B2	Compressor arrangement for automatic compressing of ground coffee A compressor arrangement for automatically compressing ground coffee includes a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening with a retention flap which adjusts a bulk density of the ground coffee, conveying and compressing elements arranged in the housing which are driven by a first drive device, and an adjustment device which pre-adjusts the bulk density of the ground coffee. The adjustment device includes a second drive device, a retention flap shaft, a retention flap arranged on the retention flap shaft, a transmission which is operatively connected to each of the second drive device and the retention flap shaft, and an automatic dynamic pressure adjustment apparatus which enlarges or reduce a preset of the opening angle dependent on a higher dynamic pressure or a lower dynamic pressure being exerted on the retention flap. The transmission includes a transmission device which limits an opening angle of the retention flap.
US10569489B2	Compacting assembly and method of fabricating a composite blade for a turbine engine Compacting assembly comprising a shaper mold (24) defining an upwardly open housing suitable for receiving a woven preform (10a) that has previously been cut out, and a vertically movable compacting tool (128) that, together with the shaper mold (24), forms a compacting assembly for compacting said preform previously placed in the housing. The compacting tool (128) comprises at least a root portion (128A). The invention is applicable to fabricating turbine engine composite blades.
US10569487B2	Method of manufacturing light emitting device A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes providing a substrate on which a light source is disposed. An underfill material is ejected from a nozzle onto the substrate substantially around the light source in a circular shape, a shape of a letter ‘C’, or a rectangular shape. A covering member having a recess portion is provided above the light source.
US10569486B2	Low birefringence, molded optical components In some examples, a method may include injection molding an optical material in a mold defining at least one optical surface to form a molded component, and machining the molded component to form a machined optical component including a machined optical surface. In some examples, a method may include injection molding an optical material in an axially symmetric mold cavity defining at least one optical surface to form a molded component, and machining the molded component to form an optical component that does not possess axial symmetry. Optical component formed by these methods and molds for utilizing in these methods also are described.
US10569485B2	Fixing device for fixating a segment of a wind turbine blade to a mould For fixating a blade segment (1a) of a rotor blade of a wind turbine to a mould (20a), in which the blade segment is manufactured, a fixing device (10) is provided comprising a first portion (11) for selectively applying a clamping force on the fixating extension and a second portion (12) for fixating the fixing device to the mould. In the fixing device (10) one of the first and second portions comprises a cylinder portion (15a) with a threaded structure, and a threaded abutment structure (15b) encircling the cylinder portion and engaging its threaded structure. The respective other portion comprises an aperture (14) and a recess with a second abutment structure (16a) within the aperture. The aperture (14) is adapted to receive the cylinder portion (15a) such that the cylinder portion (15a) protrudes the aperture (14) along its cylinder axis, and the second abutment structure (16a) is adapted to engage and exert a force on the threaded abutment structure (15b) in a direction parallel to the cylinder axis. One of the first and second portions (11,12) comprises a lateral opening (18) allowing a retaining web (19a) of the respective other portion to abut therein.
US10569477B2	Joining of thermoplastic to metal with enhanced interfacial chemical bonding A method of attaching a thermoplastic-based workpiece and a metal workpiece involves the use of a metal reaction coating. The metal reaction coating is applied over a base metal substrate of the metal workpiece such that the metal reaction coating faces and contacts the thermoplastic-based workpiece when the two workpieces are assembled in overlapping fashion. To attach the workpieces at their faying interface, an energy source such as, for example, a laser beam or an electric arc, is directed against the metal workpiece to create a zone of concentrated heat that at least warms up the metal reaction coating and melts a portion of the thermoplastic-based workpiece. Such heated activity at the faying interface promotes interfacial chemical bonding between the thermoplastic-based workpiece and the metal workpiece that contributes to an enhanced attachment between the workpieces.
US10569476B2	Fibre composite component and method for the production thereof, and wing structure A fiber composite component having a first and a second fiber composite element each bent along a transverse axis opf the fiber composite component to have, respectively, in succession, a first and second base flange, a first and second web section, a first and second top flange and a first and second stiffening web. Respectively, the first and second base flanges are parallel to the first and second top flanges, the first and second web sections are angled with respect to each of the first and second base flanges and the first and second top flanges, the first and second stiffening webs are at right angles with respect to the first and second top flanges, and the first stiffening web and the second stiffening web are congruent with respect to one another, and are connected to one another, along a longitudinal axis of the fiber composite component.
US10569472B2	3D printer capable of multiple sub-printing actions, and sub-printing method for using the same A sub-printing method for a 3D printer (1) includes following steps: obtaining slicing data (3) of a printing layer by the 3D printer (1) when performing printing; executing a logical segmentation action on the slicing data (3) according to a default segment-template (101) for generating multiple printing blocks (4); labelling each printing block (4) according to a default printing rule for deciding printing orders of the multiple printing blocks (4); controlling the 3D printer (1) to perform multiple sub-printing actions successively according to the printing blocks (4) based on the decided printing orders; and, re-executing above steps before all printing layers of a 3D model are completely printed.
US10569470B2	Agent calibration Agent calibration can, in an example implementation, include generating a calibration based on a quantity of energy absorbed by a build material treated with different quantities of an agent and converting a portion of a three-dimensional object model to a quantity of agent based on the calibration.
US10569469B2	Model-based scanner tuning systems and methods Systems and methods for tuning photolithographic processes are described. A model of a target scanner is maintained defining sensitivity of the target scanner with reference to a set of tunable parameters. A differential model represents deviations of the target scanner from the reference. The target scanner may be tuned based on the settings of the reference scanner and the differential model. Performance of a family of related scanners may be characterized relative to the performance of a reference scanner. Differential models may include information such as parametric offsets and other differences that may be used to simulate the difference in imaging behavior.
US10569467B2	Supplying build material A method of delivering build material from a build material store (404) to a supply module (102). The method comprises moving, using a rotatable vane (116), a portion of build material from the supply module (102) to the top of the supply module (102), and spreading the moved portion of build material across the support platform (104).
US10569460B2	Molding head mounted on discharge container The present invention is a molding head that includes: a mounting part mounted around a discharge hole of a discharge container; and a molding part having a plurality of forming holes through which a discharge discharged from the discharge hole separately passes and a molding surface to which the plurality of forming holes are open, and configured to combine a plurality of molded pieces, which are formed by the discharge molded by separately passing through the plurality of forming holes, on the molding surface to form a molding. A diffusion chamber, in which the discharge is diffused in a radial direction along the molding surface and is fed to the plurality of forming holes, is configured to be provided.
US10569459B2	Handheld 3D printer A device is described where an operator uses a handheld nozzle that deposits new material onto a part. The process can be used to create new parts from a substrate, or to repair parts. The device automatically maps the physical part and matches the physical part against a model of the desired part. As the operator moves the nozzle over the part, the device automatically computes the amount of material necessary to modify the current part to match the model of the desired part. This method can be used for spraying or spray-casting metal, ceramics, and other materials. The described process and device automates this process, and simplifies the operator's involvement. Moreover, because the device can measure the part as the material is being deposited, the resulting part is more likely to more closely resemble the original part both in aesthetics and physical properties.
US10569458B2	Controller arrangement for injection molding system An injection molding apparatus (10) comprising a signal converter (1500) interconnected to a machine controller (MC) of an injection molding machine (IMM) that generates standardized signals (VPS), the signal converter (1500) receiving and converting the standardized signals (VS) to a command signal (MOPCS, PDCVS) that is compatible with a signal receptor or interface of an electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or a signal receptor, interface or driver of a proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) that drives a fluid driven actuator (940p, 941p, 942p) to respectively operate the electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or the proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) to move in a direction that operates to either begin an injection cycle and to end an injection cycle.
US10569456B2	Resin molded article and method for manufacturing the same A resin molded article includes an insert component and a synthetic resin member sealing the insert component. The insert component is provided by a primary molded product of a thermosetting resin, or a metal component, and has a functional group. The synthetic resin member is provided by a synthetic resin including a base polymer of a thermoplastic resin and a bonding component bonding with the functional group included in the insert component. The synthetic resin member has a sea structure formed of a continuous phase including the base polymer, and at least a part of the bonding component is present as a dispersed component in the sea structure. The dispersed component bonds with the functional group included in the insert component.
US10569455B2	Manufacturing method and manufacturing device for resin fan A resin fan includes a semi-molded article in which a first circular plate and blades are integrated. While the semi-molded article is retained, a composite mold is moved to a secondary molding side, a second mold is put in a first position and a third mold is moved to the first position and inserted into the first mold. An intermediate part extends over the inner surface-side of a large-bend part, and causes the end of the third mold to engage with the first mold. Next, resin is poured into a secondary forming mold, and a second circular plate is integrally molded continuous with the blades of the semi-molded article, and a fan is molded. Together with the opening of the second mold and the composite mold, the third mold and the composite mold are opened, each of the molds is moved to a second position.
US10569450B2	Imprint apparatus, mold, imprint method, and method of manufacturing article The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process of forming, by using a mold, a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate, including an obtaining unit configured to obtain electric charge information on an amount of first electric charges charged on a first surface of the mold on a side of the substrate by releasing the mold from the cured imprint material on the substrate, a supply unit configured to supply second electric charges having a polarity opposite to that of the first electric charges to an electrode arranged on a second surface of the mold on a side opposite to the first surface, and a control unit configured to control, based on the electric charge information, an amount of the second electric charges supplied from the supply unit to the electrode.
US10569441B2	Rotary knife providing material removal via suction A vacuum rotary knife is fluidly connectable to a vacuum source conduit. The rotary knife includes an annular blade and a knife head. The knife head supports the blade for rotation about a rotational axis. The knife head presents a vacuum port fluidly connectable to the conduit. The vacuum port is spaced from the blade such that the knife head defines a suction pathway extending between the blade and the vacuum port.
US10569440B2	Clearing device, operating method thereof, and cutting device A clearing device, an operating method thereof, and a cutting device are provided. The clearing device includes: an operating platform, including an operating surface; a first clearing unit, provided on a side of the operating platform close to the operating surface; a control unit, configured to communicate with the first clearing unit and control a clearing operation and a count of the operation of the first clearing unit; at least one detecting unit, provided on the operating platform and communicatively connected to the control unit, wherein the first clearing unit is configured to clear a foreign matter on the operating surface, the detecting unit is configured to detect a degree of cleanliness of the operating surface and send to the control unit a data signal which reflects the degree of cleanliness of the operating surface.
US10569435B2	Razor docking Disclosed here are shaving razor systems including razor handles that dock with razor cartridges. In some embodiments, a handle is configured to dock with a razor cartridge using a single hook configured to mate with a cartridge tab a central pushrod is mounted with a spring into the handle, and is configured to exert a pushing force on the mounted cartridge.
US10569418B2	Robot controller for executing calibration, measurement system and calibration method A robot controller, a measurement system and a calibration method, by which measurement regions for improving positioning accuracy of a robot can be appropriately generated. First and second measurement regions are specified in a movable range of the robot, the calibration of a mechanical parameter of the robot is executed in each measurement region, and calibration results are stored as first and second calibration results. When the difference between the calibration results exceeds a predetermined threshold, a third measurement region is specified between the first and second measurement regions, and the calibration is further executed in the third measurement region. The result of the further calibration is stored as a third calibration result.
US10569414B2	Robot control apparatus, robot control method, and robot control program A robot control apparatus includes a workpiece orientation calculation unit, an arrival prediction unit, a robot orientation calculation unit, and a trajectory data generation unit. The arrival prediction unit obtains a picking prediction position at which a workpiece that is conveyed by a conveyance apparatus may be picked up by a picking apparatus or the like, based on conveyance speed information supplied by the conveyance apparatus or the like and the sensing information supplied by an image acquisition apparatus.
US10569406B2	Work tool It is an object of the invention to provide an ergonomically excellent work tool while maintaining high manufacturing efficiency. A representative work tool is provided which performs a prescribed operation on a workpiece by driving a tool accessory. The work tool has an inner housing that houses a motor and a spindle, an outer housing and an elastic member. A first inner housing element and a second inner housing element are assembled while being opposed to each other in a transverse direction, and a first outer housing element and a second outer housing element are assembled while being opposed to each other in a vertical direction.
US10569398B2	Adaptor for power tool devices An adapter for a power tool including a housing, a tool-side connector, and a battery-side connector in electrical communication with each other. The tool-side connector is configured to couple to a power tool, and the battery-side connector is configured to couple to a battery pack. The adapter also includes a communication interface configured to couple with an external device, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a state of the power tool, operate in a data transmission mode when the power tool is in the idle state, operate in a pass-through mode when the power tool is in the active state, and switch between the data transmission mode and the pass-through mode based on the state of the power tool.
US10569390B2	High torque polymer fittings A high torque polymer fittings useful in fluid handling systems. The fittings are especially useful for fluid handling fittings having diameters of one inch or greater. Various embodiments of the fittings disclosed accommodate specialized wrenches for securing the fittings, the wrenches being used to tighten the fittings to a desired torque.
US10569386B2	Blasting system A blasting system, comprising a tank comprising a center tube, an inlet, a fill valve, an outlet, a refilling aperture, and a relief valve. Said tank comprises a top end and a bottom end, said outlet located at said top end of said tank, said inlet located at said bottom end, said fill valve and said relief valve are positioned in a side portion of said tank. Said relief valve closer to said bottom end of said tank than said fill valve. Wherein said tank receives a fluid through said fill valve. Wherein said tank receives a pressurized air through said inlet. Wherein said bottom end of said tank holds said fluid. Wherein said center tube receives a portion of said pressurized air and selectively receives a portion of said fluid to exit through said outlet for a blasting application.
US10569385B2	Release of subsea clamp connector by waterjet cutting of drive screw Methods and arrangements are provided for release of an ROV operable subsea clamp connector, the clamp connector comprising at least two clamp segments hinged to move pivotally, and a drive screw connecting the clamp segments by threaded engagement with trunnions arranged rotatable in the pivoting ends of the clamp segments, the threads of the drive screw and trunnions turned such that the trunnions travel along the drive screw in mutually opposite directions when the drive screw is turned. An axial bore in the drive screw is adapted for accommodation of a waterjet cutting tool having a sideways pointing nozzle in a forward end, the waterjet cutting tool rotatable inside the bore while feeding high-pressure water through the nozzle, towards the wall of the drive screw until the wall of the drive screw is cut through.
US10569382B2	Abrasive tool indicator system, method and apparatus A tool comprising a plurality of wear indicators is provided. The tool may be made from a rapid prototyping process. The tool may be used in an abrasive processing operation. The tool may comprise one or more control elements, (e.g., control geometries, part interfaces, fixture interfaces and/or the like). These control elements may comprise indicators of tool wear. The indicators may be inspected physically (e.g., by touch) and/or visually.
US10569367B2	Method to predict a strength of an ultrasonic weld-joint A method used to predict a strength of an ultrasonic weld-joint of a wire-cable comprising the steps of providing a wire-cable, determining a combined-weight, removing a contaminant, removing a solvent, determining a weight, determining a percentage by weight of the contaminant, and determining whether the percentage by weight of contaminant is less than a threshold. Determining the percentage by weight of the contaminant removed from the wire-cable is based on a formula [(Mb−Ma)/Mb]*100, where Mb is the combined-weight of the wire-cable and the contaminant and Ma is the weight of the wire-cable. The threshold of the percentage by weight of the contaminant correlates to the strength of the ultrasonic weld-joint.
US10569360B2	Highly positioned laser processing nozzle A double nozzle for a laser processing head includes an inner body portion having an interior surface defining a first bore, and an exterior surface, the bore aligned with a central longitudinal axis of the body. The double nozzle includes an outer body portion having an interior surface defining a second bore that is substantially aligned to the longitudinal axis. The outer body portion is matingly engaged with a region of the exterior surface of the inner body portion. The region between the exterior surface of the inner body portion and the interior surface of the outer body portion defines at least six coaxial fluid flow paths through an interior annular flow volume of the double nozzle. Each fluid flow path is defined at least in part by a corresponding feature formed in at least one of the inner body portion or the outer body portion.
US10569358B2	Laser processing system capable of adjusting timing to switch output command A laser processing system capable of appropriately adjusting a timing to switch a laser output command with respect to the movement of an axis, and improving synchronization accuracy between the movement of the axis and a cutting position. A block remaining time of a block in execution is compared to a predetermined switching time. When the block remaining time is equal to or larger than the switching time, a laser output command of the current block is continued. On the other hand, when the block remaining time is smaller than the switching time, the laser output command to a laser oscillator is switched from the command of the current block to a command of a block subsequent to the current block.
US10569355B2	Method of operating a linear friction welding system with phase change assembly A method of operating a linear friction welding system in one embodiment includes positioning a phase change assembly driven by a motor in different configurations to establish different phase relationships between two eccentrically engaged power shafts while one of the power shafts is driven by the motor and the other power shaft is driven by the phase change assembly. In one phase change assembly configuration a ram operably connected to one of two components to be welded does not vibrate when the first power shaft and the second power shaft rotate while in another phase change assembly configuration the ram vibrates. Pressure between the two components is controlled to provide scrub pressure when the ram vibrates and forge pressure when the ram is no longer vibrating.
US10569351B2	Soldering device A control device of soldering device identifies the type of lead component to be soldered when soldering multiple types of lead components sequentially with jet device and reads out a value of a soldering parameter corresponding to the lead component type from an HDD. Then, the control device controls jet device so that the lead component is soldered based on the value of the soldering parameter. As a result, the lead of the lead component is soldered with the value of the soldering parameter corresponding to the type of the lead component.
US10569346B2	Cutting head and rotary cutting tool having same releasably clamped to a shank via a locating pin A rotary cutting tool includes a cutting head and a tool shank, each having an axial abutment surface and a plurality of drive surfaces. One of the two includes a locating pin, while the other includes a pin receptacle and at least one clamping through bore that opens out to the pin receptacle. The locating pin is received into the pin receptacle. The cutting head and tool shank are releasably clamped together by at least one clamping member that passes through the at least one clamping through bore and acts on the locating pin so that the drive surfaces and the axial abutment surfaces on each part abut each other.
US10569342B2	Method and device for applying a surface structuring to a workpiece on a machine tool A method and a device applying surface structuring to a surface of a workpiece on a machine tool, performing a feed motion of a milling cutter which is rotationally driven by a work spindle of the machine tool, received in a tool head of the machine tool and has at least one protruding cutting edge along the surface of the workpiece; applying the surface structuring in accordance with a predetermined pattern to the surface of the workpiece during the feed motion of the milling cutter on the basis of a control signal to an actuator which is integrated in the tool head and is configured to drive a vibration of the milling cutter on the basis of the control signal, wherein the control signal contains high-frequency carrier signal and a useful signal which modulates the carrier signal and which is generated on the basis of data indicating the predetermined pattern.
US10569338B2	Composite sintered body cutting tool and surface coated composite sintered body cutting tool A composite sintered body cutting tool is made of a composite sintered body comprising a TiCN-based cermet layer; and a WC-based cemented carbide layer. The angle between the rake face and the flank face of the cutting tool is 90°. The rake face including a cutting edge of the cutting tool is constituted from the WC-based cemented carbide layer, in which 4 to 17 mass % of an iron group metal component and 75 mass % or more of W are included; and a major hard phase component is WC. The thickness of the WC-based cemented carbide layer is 0.05 to 0.3 times the thickness of the composite sintered body. The TiCN-based cermet layer is constituted from a single layer of a TiCN-based cermet layer, including at least, 4 to 25 mass % of an iron group metal component, less than 15 mass % of W, 2 to 15 mass % of Mo, 2 to 10 mass % of Nb and 0.2 to 2 mass % of Cr in a case where contents of the constituting components of the cermet layer are expressed as contents of metal components, and satisfy the Co content relative to the total content of Co and Ni of 0.5 to 0.8 with respect to Co and Ni of the iron group metal component in a mass ratio. When the height profile from the upper end to the lower end of the flank face is measured in the plane, which passes the center of the rake face of the cutting tool and is perpendicular to both of the rake face and the flank face, as the line, which passes the ridge line where the rake face and the flank face intersect and perpendicular to the rake face, being the reference line, the maximum elevation difference value of the height profile is in a ratio of 0.01 or less with respect to the thickness of the composite sintered body from the front surface of the rake face to a rear surface.
US10569337B2	Holder for a cutting tool, cutting tool, and method of manufacturing machined product A holder for a cutting tool of the present disclosure extends from a first end toward a second end, and includes an inflow port, an outflow port located at a side of the first end, and a flow path extending from the inflow port toward the outflow port. The outflow port includes a first opening and a second opening. The flow path includes a first flow path extending continuously from the inflow port, a second flow path extending continuously from the first flow path through a first branch port to the first opening, and a third flow path extending continuously from the first flow path through a second branch port to the second opening. The first branch port is larger than the second branch port. An outflow through the first opening is greater than an outflow through the second opening.
US10569335B2	Wheel machining tool The invention discloses a wheel machining tool. A rough turning tool and a finish turning tool are respectively arranged on two sides of a tool head, the primary declination angle β of the rough turning tool is set to 90° to 120°, and the primary declination angle α of the finish turning tool is set to 85° to 95°; the axial height difference between the rough turning tool and the finish turning tool is set to 0.2-0.5 mm; the distance c between the rough turning tool and the tool head is set to 5-8 mm, and the distance b between the finish turning tool and the tool head is set to 3-5 mm. The rake angle δ of the rough turning tool is set to 12°-15°, the rake angle γ of the finish turning tool is set to 14°-17°.
US10569332B2	Moulding tool and method for powder injection moulding a cemented carbide or cermet component A moulding tool for powder injection moulding a cemented carbide or cermet component includes a through hole. The moulding tool further includes at least a first and a second tool part arranged to define at least one mould cavity for forming a component. At least one inlet channel introduces moulding material into the mould cavity. The inlet channel extends through the first tool part to the mould cavity, and has an outlet end having an outlet opening for discharging moulding material from the inlet channel into the mould cavity. At least one core forms a through hole in the component, the core having an end and being arranged to extend into the mould cavity along a longitudinal axis (X) in a direction towards the outlet opening of the inlet channel. The end of the core is arranged to close the outlet opening of the inlet channel and the core is arranged movably along the longitudinal axis (X) such that the end of the core may engage with the outlet opening of the inlet channel.
US10569330B2	Energy storage devices having coated passive components The present invention provides various passive electronic components comprising a layer of coated particles, and methods for producing and using the same. Some of the passive electronic components of the invention include, but are not limited to conductors, resistors, current collectors, capacitors, piezoelectronic devices, inductors and transformers. The present invention also provides energy storage devices and electrode layers for such energy storage devices having passive, electrically-conductive particles coated with one or more thin film materials.
US10569314B2	Method and apparatus for removing sludge deposits from oil storage tanks A jet nozzle and assembly for removing sludge deposits in oil storage tanks is provided. The jet nozzle can include a rigid conduit connectable to a pressurize liquid supply, a pivotal connection connected to the rigid conduit and a spray nozzle connected to the pivotal connection so that the spray nozzle can pivot around the proximal end of the spray nozzle. The assembly can include a manway cover attachable to a manway of a tank, a flange member provided on the manway cover with an aperture passing through the manway cover and inside the flange member, a valve connected to the flange member and a spool connected to the valve. A cover having an opening passing therethrough can be attached to the spool. The rigid conduit of the jet nozzle can be inserted through the opening in the cover so that the jet nozzle extends inside the assembly.
US10569295B1	Caulking gun A caulking gun includes a gun body, a swinging member, a push rod, driving member and an abutting member. The gun body includes a side wall. The side wall has a penetrated portion. The penetrated portion defines an axial direction. The swinging member is swingably disposed on the gun body. The push rod is axially movably, disposed through the penetrated portion and the swinging member. The driving member is movably disposed in the gun body, and the driving member and the swinging member are located at two sides of the side wall respectively. The push rod is frictionally drivable by the driving member. The abutting member is axially movably disposed through the penetrated portion. The abutting member is disposed circumferentially around the push rod less than 360 degrees. Two ends of the abutting member are axially abuttable against the driving member and the swinging member respectively.
US10569291B2	Film formation method and film formation apparatus for thin film A method for forming a thin film having durability at a low cost is provided. A film formation apparatus 1 is used in the film formation method. The apparatus 1 comprises a vacuum container 11 in which a substrate 100 is placed at a lower part, a vacuum pump 15 for exhaust inside the container 11, a storage container 23 for storing a coating agent 21 provided outside the container 11, and a nozzle having an ejection part 19 capable of ejecting the coating agent 21 at its one end. A solution including two or more kinds of materials is used as the coating agent 21. The solution is ejected to the substrate in an atmosphere at a pressure set based on vapor pressures of respective materials composing the solution.
US10569283B2	Plate separator A plate separator for separating a substance from a substance mixture, with a separator device and an electric motor for rotary driving of the separator device. The separator device is coupled to the electric motor in a rotationally fixed manner. The electric motor is configured as an external rotor and has an inner-lying stator and an outer-lying rotor in the radial direction with respect to an axis of rotation. The separator device is fastened to the rotor and extends outward from the rotor in the radial direction. The stator is arranged, as viewed in the axial direction with respect to the axis of rotation, at least partially overlapping with the separator device.
US10569277B2	Method of grinding a mineral material containing at least calcium and metal impurities, and plant suitable for grinding a mineral material containing calcium and metal impurities as they stand A method of grinding a mineral material (10) containing at least calcium impurities implemented in a plant (1) including a grinder (2) and a granulometric selection device, referred to as a selector device (3), able to separate the materials into two fractions. The method includes the following steps: grinding the mineral material by material bed compression with the grinder to obtain a ground material, separating the ground material into a fine fraction and a coarse fraction with the selector device, returning the coarse fraction (13) to the grinder (2) for a further grinding step. At least part of the ground material is subjected to sorting intended to separate the metal impurities from the mineral materials. A plant as it stands, and the method and installation will find a particular use for producing hydraulic binders such as cement.
US10569276B2	Paper shredder An apparatus for paper shredding and compacting which includes a shredded paper storage portion, a movable ram disposed within the shredded paper storage portion, and a movable push rod.
US10569275B2	Automatic cleaning device for ring hammer crusher, and ring hammer crusher An automatic cleaning device for a ring hammer crusher, and a ring hammer crusher having the automatic cleaning device are provided. The automatic cleaning device includes an automatic cleaning assembly at a back side of a feeding opening of a crushing chamber of the ring hammer crusher; the automatic cleaning assembly includes a material meeting disk and a cleaning blocking rod; the material meeting disk is connected to a drive member and is driven by the drive member to rotate, and the cleaning blocking rod is fixed to the crushing chamber and is cooperated with a material meeting surface of the material meeting disk for cleaning. The ring hammer crusher having the automatic cleaning device has a simple structure and convenient operation, thus improving cleaning effect.
US10569265B2	Efficient in-situ catalyst sulfiding methods and systems A system and method is disclosed for efficiently sulfiding metal catalyst resident in a reactor vessel comprises a sulfiding module and a hydrogen sulfide detection module and a remote computer all arranged and configured to communicate wirelessly and to allow remote control and monitoring of the modules and sulfiding process.
US10569262B2	Butadiene telomerization catalyst precursor preparation Use a solvent blend that contains 1-methoxy-2,7-octadiene and an alkanols rather than the alkanols by itself to prepare a catalyst precursor suitable for use in butadiene telomerization.
US10569261B2	Catalysts for metathesis reactions including enantioselective olefin metathesis, and related methods The present invention provides compositions comprising metal complexes, and related methods. In some embodiments, metal complexes of the invention may be useful as catalysts for chemical reactions, including metathesis reactions, wherein the catalysts exhibit enhanced activity and stereoselectivity. In some embodiments, the invention may advantageously provide metal complexes comprising a stereogenic metal atom. Such metal complexes may be useful in enantioselective catalysis.
US10569255B2	Hydrocarbon synthesis catalyst, its preparation process and its use The present invention relates to catalysts, more particularly to a cobalt-containing catalyst composition. The present invention further relates to a process for preparing a cobalt-containing catalyst precursor, a process for preparing a cobalt-containing catalyst, and a hydrocarbon synthesis process wherein such a catalyst is used. According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a cobalt-containing catalyst composition comprising cobalt and/or a cobalt compound supported on and/or in a catalyst support; the catalyst composition also including a titanium compound on and/or in the catalyst support, and a manganese compound on and/or in the catalyst support.
US10569248B2	Titanium oxide aerogel composites The invention relates to titanium oxide aerogels, in particular to titanium oxide binary or ternary (e.g. titanium oxide-carbon) aerogel monoliths possessing ordered meso- and macroporosity. The porous scaffold can be made with or without addition of binders and/or surfactants. The aerogel obtained by this method has a specific surface area greater than 60 m2/g and porosity larger than 60%. The surface area ranges from 60 to 300 m2/g. The porosity can reach as high as 99.6%. The size of the titanium oxide crystals are between 5 nm and 100 nm. The aerogel contains 100% titanium oxide. The composite (binary or ternary) aerogel can be prepared by adding at least 10% carbon in the form of (carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, carbon microfibers, exfoliated graphene, cellulose fibers, polymer fibers, metallic and metal oxide nano and microfibers etc.). The aerogel can be prepared with a predeterminable shape. It can be shaped in a mold having a shape of a cylinder, cube, sheet or sphere. The aerogel can be also transformed into a supported or self-standing film with a thickness. The material can be used as a self-cleaning filter e.g. in a solar-thermal water and air purification system, in mesoscopic solar cells e.g. dye sensitized solar cells, multifunctional filler in polymer composites, in ceramics, in metals, thermoelectric material to convert (waste) heat into electricity, heat insulation material and electrode material in lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors.
US10569243B2	Dispersing agent, its preparation method and dispersed composition of carbon-based material comprising the same The present invention relates to a novel dispersing agent capable of uniformly dispersing a variety of carbon-based materials in different media including aqueous solvents and a preparation method thereof, and a carbon-based material-dispersed composition including the same. The dispersing agent is a mixture of a plurality of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, and the mixture includes polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxide having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 in an amount of 60% by weight or more.
US10569235B2	Sieve-like filter unit for cartridge-shaped receptacle A sieve-like filter unit, especially for a cartridge-shaped receptacle, which is arranged on a connecting port/connector of the receptacle and is designed to withhold undissolved powder and/or solid particles present in the receptacle, comprising at least two openings each being composed of at least two connected part recesses, wherein each individual opening in its entirety is formed to be extending in a non-linear manner.
US10569221B2	Complexation and removal of mercury from flue gas desulfurization systems A method for the reduction and prevention of mercury emissions into the environment from combusted fossil fuels or off-gases having mercury with the use of hypoiodite is disclosed. The hypoiodite is used for the capture of mercury from the resulting flue gases using a flue gas desulfurization system or scrubber. The method uses hypoiodite in conjunction with a scrubber to capture mercury and lower its emission and/or re-emission with stack gases. The method allows the use of coal as a cleaner and environmentally friendlier fuel source as well as capturing mercury from other processing systems.
US10569213B2	Removal of acid gas from a feed gas stream using small pore zeolites containing double-six rings and cages A method for removing acid gas from feed gas, comprising:alternating input of feed gas between beds of adsorbent particles that comprise zeolite SSZ-98 or SSZ-105; wherein gas contacts one of the beds during an adsorption and tail gas is vented from another bed by desorption; wherein a product gas containing no greater than about 2 Mol % carbon dioxide is produced, and methane and ethane are recovered. A method for removing acid gas, wherein the product gas contains 1 wppm H2S or less. A process for removing acid gas from feed gas, comprising adjusting selectivity of an adsorbent by changing a substitution of ERI phase with LEV phase in an intergrown molecular sieve. A process for removing acid gas from a feed gas, comprising: contacting a feed gas with adsorbent comprising a molecular sieve having a defined intergrowth of an ERI phase and a LEV phase.
US10569212B2	Air filter arrangements; assemblies; and, methods Air cleaner assemblies and components therefor are described. An example first or main filter cartridge is described which includes a media pack comprising fluted material secured to facing sheets. The media pack defines opposite inlet and outlet flow faces, with flutes extending in a direction therebetween. The cartridge defines a closed end, spaced from, but in overlap with, the outlet end face of the media pack.
US10569211B2	Filter media and filter element with adhesive reinforcing A method of reinforcing a filter media pack as well as a reinforced media pack is provided. The method includes forming a media pack to have an inlet face and an outlet face. The method includes applying a reinforcing agent to the media pack. The reinforcing agent is applied in a flowable state. The method also includes hardening the reinforcing agent to form a reinforcing structure to reinforce the media pack. Filter element having such a reinforcing structure is also provided.
US10569207B2	Exhaust gas filter An exhaust gas filter purifies exhaust gas containing particulate matter emitted from an engine. The filter has cell walls and cells surrounded by the cell walls. Through pores formed in the cell walls, adjacent cells are communicated. The cells have open cells opening along an axial direction of the filter, and plugged cells. An upstream end part of the plugged cell is plugged by a plug member. On a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction, a flow-passage sectional area of the plugged cells is larger than a flow-passage sectional area of the open cells. A total length of the filter is not less than a first standard value and is not more than a critical length Lm determined by respective predetermined equations.
US10569203B2	Filtration filter device A filtration filter device that enables an object filtered and left on a filtration filter to be more readily observed is provided. The filtration filter device includes a filtration filter that filters an object contained in a fluid, a holding member that holds an outer circumferential portion of the filtration filter, and a tubular member that is removably mounted on the holding member such that a hollow portion that serves as a channel through which the fluid flows faces at least a part of a main surface of the filtration filter.
US10569196B2	Method and apparatus for treating a feed stream for a flotation device Provided are a method and apparatus for treating a feed stream for a flotation device comprising a mechanical agitator in a tank, the feed stream comprising solid particles. The method comprises generating microbubbles in a diluation water stream, mixing the diluation water stream with the feed stream to facilitate attachment of the microbubbles to the solid particles in the feed stream and generate bubbles for attachment to microbubble-attached solid particles, and fluidly connecting the feed stream to the flotation device. The apparatus comprises a feed stream conduit fluidly connected to the flotation device, a diluation water stream conduit fluidly connected to the feed stream conduit for conveying the diluation water stream to the feed stream, and a microbubble generator connected to the diluation water stream conduit for generating microbubbles in the fluid stream.
US10569194B2	Luterion and separating and culturing methods for same The present disclosure relates to luterion, which is a mitochondrial-like micro-material, and separating and culturing methods for same and, more particularly, to a method for separating luterion by means of a filter having a pore of a particular size, luterion which is separated by means of the method thereof and has unique properties, and a culturing method for proliferation of the luterion.
US10569191B2	Short distillation head comprising a vertical tube filled with a key A distillation head of embodiments of the disclosed technology has a vertical tube which extends to and partially through a fraction collector. The vertical tube is mostly filled with a distillation key which is attached to a top side of the fraction collector and extends downwards through the vertical tube without coming into contact with same. A class housing or shell surrounds the vertical tube, which in turn, surrounds the distillation key or, at least a majority of each while the vertical tube extends past an area circumscribed by the shell and the distillation key extends past an area circumscribed by the vertical tube in some embodiments of the disclosed technology.
US10569184B2	Self-propelled toy glider A self-propelled toy glider includes a flexible frame and a flight surface. The flexible frame may be deformed and held within the user's hand. When deformed, the flexible frame stores spring energy. This spring energy is subsequently used to propel the self-propelled toy glider forward as it returns to original shape.
US10569178B2	Automatic movement of player character in network game A game includes player characters in a virtual space. The game is progressed in accordance with game progress information, which is useable for generating a game screen. The game screen is configured to be displayed on a display device. An instruction for registering a player character, which is manipulated in the game by a first player, is received, and the player character of the first player is registered as a copy non-player character. The copy non-player character is configured to be manipulated in the game by a second player. The game progress information is updated, and data of the player character of the first player is updated in accordance with a manipulation of the copy non-player character by the second player during a period in which the first player is in an off-line state.
US10569177B2	System and method for creating an avatar An avatar or avatar environment to visualize data may be provided within a social networking system or service, for example as part of the Internet, and/or within a desktop widget, panel, gadget, or the like. The avatar may further evolve or alter its appearance, animation, or other visual or audio characteristics in response to the data or other input such as athletic activity performed by a corresponding user. In particular, the avatar of an embodiment may respond to and provide visualization of athletic or sport performance data.
US10569171B2	TV-to-game sync Techniques are disclosed for unlocking in-game content for a video game application. In one embodiment, the video game application may be operated by a user that is concurrently viewing media content. The video game application captures an audio signal from the concurrently-playing media content, performs content recognition on the captured audio signal, and determines whether to unlock one or more portions of in-game content based on the identified media content.
US10569170B2	Systems and methods for portable exergaming In a first aspect, a system for playing a video game is provided that includes (1) one or more sensors adapted to monitor one or more biometric parameters of a user and communicate the one or more monitored biometric parameters (MBPs); (2) a computing device adapted to communicate with the one or more sensors and to receive the one or more communicated MBPs; and (3) a video game having an avatar adapted to move an object on an incline, the video game adapted to execute on the computing device. The video game is adapted to control the avatar to perform an action in the video game based in part on the received one or more communicated MBPs. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10569168B2	Information processing system, apparatus, method, and storage medium storing program to address game delay between apparatuses A non-limiting example of a first information processing apparatus controls a first object in a virtual space according to an input by a user of the first information processing apparatus, and sends object information about the first object to a second information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus receives the object information from the first information processing apparatus. The second information processing apparatus controls a second object in the virtual space according to an input by a user of the second information processing apparatus, and controls the first object on the basis of the object information. The second information processing apparatus causes a display device to display an image containing at least the first object. The second information processing apparatus, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, skips a portion of an action that is performed by the first object on the basis of the object information.
US10569167B1	System and methods for providing wireless feedback to a video game In accordance with the present disclosure a system for providing feedback in response to a video game is provided. The system includes: a game controller configured to receive signal(s) from a video game indicating first and second feedback response(s) and a vest configured to provide feedback in response to receiving a communication from the game controller. The game controller includes a first and a second transmitter configured to transmit a first and a second signal indicating the first and second feedback response, respectively. The vest includes: a first and a second receiver configured to receive the first and second signal from the first and second transmitter, a first feedback and second device that provides feedback in response to the first and second signal, the first and second feedback device being disposed on a first and second portion of the vest, respectively.
US10569164B1	Augmented reality (AR) system for providing AR in video games An augmented reality (AR) system allows for providing AR in video games. The disclosed AR system allows for layering AR content on top of the built-in features of video games to provide a unique “in-game” AR experience for gamers. A remote computing system provides a central data warehouse for AR content and related data that may be accessed by select client machines to render augmented frames with AR content during execution of video games. The AR content may be spatially-relevant AR content that is rendered at appropriate locations within a game world. The AR content may be event specific such that the AR content is added in response to game-related events. The disclosed AR system allows for adding multiplayer aspects to otherwise single player games, and/or sharing of AR content in real-time to provide augmentative features such as spectating, mixing of game worlds, and/or teleportation through AR objects.
US10569162B2	Detachable joystick for video game controller A removable joystick for use with a video game controller includes a base shaft that is coupled to a joystick unit in the housing of the video game controller so that the proximal end of the base shaft extends to a location at or below an outer surface of the housing. A top shaft assembly is removably coupleable to the base shaft via a quick disconnect assembly. The top shaft assembly includes a top shaft with a proximal end that removably couples to a joystick ball, and a collar that is spring loaded and movably coupled to the top shaft and has a flange that extends outward from the outer surface of the collar. When the top shaft assembly is disconnected from the base shaft, the flange of the collar engages and retains a dust cover disposed over the collar to inhibit misplacement or loss of the dust cover.
US10569153B2	Protective sports accessory A protective sports accessory for protecting a hand of a user when striking includes a wrist wrap configured for strapping around a wrist of the user. A finger grip is configured for gripping with fingers when the hand is formed into a fist. A tensioning member interconnects the wrist wrap and the finger grip, the wrist wrap, the finger grip and the tensioning member being configured for setting up tension in the tensioning member when the hand is formed into the fist.
US10569150B1	Game call analyzer and simulator software systems A game call analyzer and simulate software system may include a software program that may be user-installable onto a plurality of mobile and non-mobile computing devices (computers, smartphones, tablets, etc.) that may be assist wildlife hunters to better attract a targeted game-animal by trying hunters to mimic various game calls. The game call software program may comprise a plurality of user-executable functions for recording, analyzing, and displaying information relevant to simulating a game call of a game-animal.
US10569142B2	Golf club head with hosel support structure A golf club head having a hosel, a hollow interior, and a support structure disposed within the hollow interior proximate a flange region is disclosed herein. In particular, the present invention is directed to a fairway wood head comprising a body with a front wall, an upper opening, a return portion between the front wall and the upper opening, a hosel, an interface between the hosel and the heel side of the body, and a hosel support ring or support rod, and a composite crown affixed to the body to close the upper opening and define a hollow interior. The support structure reduces the stresses placed on, for example, the crown during hosel bending processes.
US10569137B2	Apparatus, system and method for healthy motion environment managing A healthy motion environment managing apparatus includes a wearable intelligent equipment, an environment adjusting equipment, a fitness equipment and an environment parameter collecting equipment. The wearable intelligent equipment includes an input unit, a memory unit, a processing unit and a communication unit. The environment parameter collecting equipment configured for sending a value of a collected current environment parameter to the wearable intelligent equipment. The processing unit compares a difference of the value of the collected current environment parameter and a value of one of optimum motion environment parameters, if the difference is larger than a set threshold, a start instruction is sent to the environment adjusting equipment via the communication unit. The invention can adjust the motion environment quickly and conveniently and can improve the user experience greatly.
US10569132B2	Incentive spirometer cap An incentive spirometer medical device having a mouth piece protected by an enclosure when not in use and being able to be operated by one hand to open to access the mouth piece.
US10569130B2	Squat exerciser A squat exerciser includes a base having a first support and a second support, and an extension is connected to the first support and the second support. Two leg bars extend from two lateral sides of the front end of the extension, and a support bar is connected to the rear end of the extension and located at a distance from the base. A seat is connected with an inner tube which is retractably inserted into an outer tube. A first link and two second links are pivotably connected between a protrusion on the extension and the outer tube. A cylinder is pivotably connected between the extension and a rod connected between the two second links. The height of the seat can be adjusted, and the first and second links and the cylinder can be folded toward the extension.
US10569106B2	Tissue disinfection with acoustic pressure shock waves Human and animal infections are treated using extracorporeal acoustic pressure shock waves that destroy harmful pathogens as bacteria, viruses, funguses and other micro-organisms to disinfect infected tissue.
US10569100B2	Retinal tissue regeneration Disclosed herein is a method for regenerating retinal tissue which includes preparing a luminescent scaffold, implanting the luminescent scaffold in a portion of retina, for example subretinal area, emitting a green light from the luminescent nanoparticles in a luminescence phenomenon, and absorbing the emitted light by retinal cells for regenerating retinal tissue by stimulating the retinal cells. Moreover, preparing a luminescent scaffold may comprise synthesizing a plurality of luminescent particles, dispersing the luminescent particles in a polymeric matrix to form a luminescent composite, and electrospinning the luminescent composite to form the luminescent scaffold.
US10569098B2	Therapy system for transcutaneous in-vivo tissue engineering The present invention relates to a therapy system for the treatment of the skin and subdermis with light. The system comprises a NIR light source which produces light with a wavelength adapted to an absorption maximum for exciting molecular oxygen in aqueous solution; an image recognition unit for detecting papillary end arterioles and their x-y-z coordinates, wherein a respective depth underneath the skin surface is determined as the z-coordinate by an autofocus function; an optical system for the optical coupling of the light of the NIR light source and the pattern recognition unit to the skin, with a focussing unit to controllably position the light with at least one focus point in the skin; and a control unit to control the NIR light source, the image recognition unit, and the optical system.
US10569091B2	Method and device for discrimination of left ventricular pseudo-fusion pacing Methods and devices are provided for, under control of one or more processors within an implantable medical device (IMD), delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) at one or more pacing sites. The processors obtain cardiac signals, associated with a candidate beat, from multi-site left ventricular (MSLV) electrodes distributed along a left ventricle and analyze the cardiac signals to collect at least one of a MSLV conduction pattern or a MSLV morphology. The processors compare at least one of the MSLV conduction pattern or MSLV morphology to one or more associated templates. The processors then label the candidate beat as a pseudo-fusion beat based on the comparing and adjust the CRT based on the labeling.
US10569090B2	Systems, devices, and methods for providing electrotherapy Systems, devices and methods for providing a pressurized fluid for facilitating conductive gel release prior to providing cardiac therapy to a patient are disclosed. A first system can include a chemical reaction chamber including a first chemical and a second chemical isolated from each other by a mechanical barrier. The mechanical barrier is configured to be compromised upon receiving a signal from an electrotherapy device controller such that the first chemical and second chemical come into contact to produce a sufficient amount of pressurized fluid. An alternative system can include a pressure source comprising a reservoir containing a pressurized fluid. The pressure source can also include at least one release mechanism configured to cause a release of the pressurized fluid from the reservoir to an exit port of the pressure source when a wearable medical device is preparing to deliver a therapeutic shock to a patient.
US10569083B2	Motor devices for motor nerve root stimulation A motor device for stimulating muscle, including at least one electrode for generating electric current operatively attached to an electrode array and exposed on an inner surface of an array body, and a programming mechanism of a computer that executes an algorithm stored on non-transitory computer readable medium and includes an information storage mechanism and a user-operated interface in electrical connection with said at least one electrode for programming operation of said at least one electrode, said motor device being implanted in an individual and applying electric current to nerves at an area above an area of neurological damage.
US10569081B2	Stacked potential electroporation A method of delivering pulsed electrical energy to a target tissue region includes delivering a first therapeutic pulse, the delivering of the first therapeutic pulse includes delivering a first pulse for a first time period, the first pulse having a first voltage amplitude. A second pulse is delivered immediately after the first pulse for a second time period, the second pulse having a second voltage amplitude configured to electroporate the target tissue region, the second time period being less than the first time period. A third pulse is delivered without delay after the second pulse for a third time period, the third pulse having a third voltage amplitude being at least one from the group consisting of substantially the same as the first amplitude, larger than the first amplitude, and less than the first amplitude.
US10569079B2	Communication system and methods for fully implantable modular cochlear implant system Fully implantable cochlear implant systems can include a cochlear electrode, a stimulator in electrical communication with the cochlear electrode, a signal processor in communication with the stimulator, and an implantable battery and/or communication module in communication with the signal processor. A cochlear implant network can include an external device in wireless communication with the fully implantable cochlear implant system via one or more system components, such as the implantable battery and/or communication module, the stimulator, and/or the signal processor. The external device can be configured to wirelessly communicate signals to the fully implantable cochlear implant system such as control signals and/or audio signals. Networks can include a plurality of external devices capable of interfacing with one or more implantable components of a fully implantable cochlear implant system.
US10569075B2	Apparatuses for cleaning catheter ports Methods and apparatus for cleaning a central venous catheter port are disclosed. An apparatus includes a body, a coupling configured to connect the body to the hub, a cleaning cap coupled to the body, and an actuator disposed within the body for rotating and translating the cap relative to the hub. The cleaning cap includes a cap body defining a cavity and a cleaning member disposed within the cavity, the cleaning member having threads that engage with the threads on the hub.
US10569070B1	Medicated patch applicator and associated use thereof A medicated patch applicator includes a portable handle having a centrally registered longitudinal axis, a flexible frame pivotally connected to the handle and selectively articulated relative thereto, and an implement adjustably coupled to a distal end of the handle and disposed at a proximal end of the frame. Such an implement is located adjacent to a juncture of the frame and the handle such that the implement linearly protrudes outwardly from the handle along the centrally registered longitudinal axis. Advantageously, the implement is capable of removing an existing back liner of an existing medicated patch during an application process of the existing medicated patch.
US10569069B2	Applicator for treatments applied to animal skin An applicator including a body with a hair separator and an application aperture. The hair separator and the application aperture are structured to expose a portion of the animal's skin so that the user can see how much of a treatment is being applied and ensure the treatment is applied substantially to the animal's skin.
US10569068B2	Methods and systems for precision application of agents to a target surface Method for targeted application of active agents to a target surface including the steps of: (a) capturing an image of the target surface; (b) transforming the image into a digital geometric representation of the target surface; (c) forming an applicator mask having an applicator surface with a three-dimensional shape corresponding to the target surface; (d) disposing the active agent on the applicator surface of the applicator mask; (e) disposing the applicator mask on the target surface so that the active agent is in contact with the target surface; and (f) removing the applicator mask from the target surface while leaving at least some of the active agent in contact with the target surface.
US10569064B2	Devices and methods for providing focal cooling to the brain and spinal cord Systems and methods for systems and methods for focal cooling of the brain and spinal cord are disclosed. Some embodiments may be directed to a neuroprotection system that includes a cerebrospinal fluid processing platform. Embodiments may provide rapid and selective spinal cord hypothermia and drainage. Embodiments may be tailored to selective spinal cord cooling, pressure monitoring and automated drainage. Embodiments may enable local hypothermic neuroprotection, limit the stress of systemic cooling, minimize secondary neuronal damage and achieve maximal neuroprotection while at the same time improving workflow as a result of automated drainage. Embodiments may include a multi-lumen catheter, a drainage collection reservoir bag, a pump to circulate coolant, sensor hardware and controllers to modulate the flow of a heat transfer fluid for cooling to modulate therapeutic hypothermia and re-warming. Certain embodiments may include extracorporeal cooling of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Certain embodiments may include circulating heat transfer fluid within a CSF-containing space near the brain or spinal cord using a catheter. Particular methods may be used to determine the length and amount of cooling.
US10569061B2	Balloon coating method, coat layer control method and balloon coating device A balloon coating method is disclosed for forming a coating layer containing a water-insoluble drug on an outer surface of a balloon of a balloon catheter. The balloon coating method includes an application step in which, where a pipe-shaped dispensing tube formed from a polyolefin for supplying a coating solution containing the water-insoluble drug and a solvent is formed at its end portion with an opening portion for discharging the coating solution therethrough and when the end portion side of the dispensing tube is placed in contact with the outer surface of the balloon while the balloon is rotated about an axis of the balloon, the coating solution is discharged through the opening portion and applied to the outer surface of the balloon while the dispensing tube is moved relative to the balloon in an axial direction of the balloon.
US10569060B2	Guide catheters with guidewire deflection features A guide catheter system for use in treating the sinus cavity or Eustachian tube is described. The system includes a guide catheter that has a proximal end and a distal end and an elongate shaft between the proximal end and the distal end and a guidewire. The guide catheter includes a deflection feature on a distal tip of the distal end for deflecting the guidewire at a predetermined angle.
US10569048B2	Junction structure and catheter having the junction structure Provided is a junction structure between a first tubular member and a second tubular member, and a catheter including the junction structure. An interface between the first tubular member and the second tubular member has an uneven shape in the longitudinal direction of the junction structure along a circumferential direction of the first tubular member and the second tubular member. At least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member includes a protruding portion that protrudes into the other tubular member only between an inner periphery of the other tubular member and an outer periphery of the other tubular member. The joining strength of the junction structure is improved against a pressure in the radial direction.
US10569042B2	Compact oronasal patient interface A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a breathable gas to the patient includes a patient interface including a mouth covering assembly including a cushion structured to sealingly engage around an exterior of a patient's mouth in use, a nozzle assembly including a pair of nozzles structured to sealingly engage within nasal passages of a patient's nose in use without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of a patient's face, each of the nozzles including a dual wall construction including an inner wall and an outer wall that surrounds the inner wall, and a flexible element connecting the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly.
US10569037B2	Nasopharyngeal device for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome The system and method for reducing or eliminating obstructive sleep apnea in patients with the use of a nasopharyngeal device. The nasopharyngeal device has at least one cup and a balloon-cuff located at opposing ends of a semi-rigid, solid-walled tube. The balloon-cuff is reversibly inflatable and is located adjacent to the soft palate of a patient when installed. The inflation of the balloon-cuff opens the airway in a patient thereby reducing obstructive sleep apnea. The one or more cups have perforations, holes, slots or the like for increasing air intake. The cups may also contain clips for securing the nasopharyngeal device in place.
US10569035B2	Pressure sensor evaluation for respiratory apparatus A respiratory apparatus evaluates accuracy of a pressure sensor, such as when only a single pressure sensor is provided. The accuracy of the pressure sensor may be assessed based on pressure measurement obtained from the pressure sensor and a subordinate or secondary characteristic of the respiratory device such as altitude or atmospheric pressure. A controller or processor may calculate the altitude of the respiratory device based in part on the pressure measurement. In some embodiments, the assessment of the pressure sensor may involve an evaluation of the calculated altitude. In some cases, the assessment of the pressure sensor may involve determining an estimated pressure based on a calculated altitude, and comparing the pressure measurement obtained from the pressure sensor with the estimated pressure.
US10569033B2	Liquid dispensing and methods for dispensing liquids A dispenser for supplying a metered volume of a liquid medicament to an aerosolizing device. The dispenser may include a container having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the container is configured to store a volume of liquid medicament. The dispenser may also include a dispensing mechanism coupled to the distal end of the container. The dispensing mechanism may have a distal end terminating in a tip through which the liquid medicament is dispensed. The dispensing mechanism operates to dispense a metered volume of the liquid medicament from the tip each time the dispensing mechanism is operated. The distal end of the dispensing mechanism includes an interface that interacts with a housing of an inhaler to limit an insertion depth of the tip into an opening the housing.
US10569030B2	Piston for use as a syringe with specific dimensional ratio of a sealing structure A piston for use in an injector comprising a cylinder having a longitudinal axis and an inner wall, which piston has a deformable sealing element with a convex surface, which deformable sealing element when the piston is inserted in the cylinder abuts the inner wall of the cylinder at an abutting interface and seals an annular gap between the piston and the inner wall of the cylinder. The abutting interface and the deformable sealing element have axial dimensions parallel with the longitudinal axis. The ratio between the axial dimension of the abutting interface and the axial dimension of the deformable sealing element is in the range between 0.01 and 0.2. In another aspect, an injector includes the piston and is used in a disposable syringe of the piston. The piston can prevent refilling of a syringe.
US10569019B2	Substance dispensing device with signaling device Device for dispensing a substance having: a dispensing element through which the substance can be dispensed, a displaceable protective element for the dispensing element, a drive element that is coupled with the protective element and a feedback element which can generate a signal when or after a predefined quantity or the entire quantity of the substance to be dispensed has been dispensed characterized in that the feedback device is coupled with the drive element.
US10569017B2	Portable drug mixing and delivery device and associated methods A telescoping portable drug mixing and delivery device configured to store a dry medication separately from a liquid component, wherein a tensile force applied between the housing and a cap opens a valve and causes displacement of a fluid from a first chamber to a second chamber while simultaneously mixing the fluid with a dry medicament prior to injection. An extendable needle guard is provided over the delivery assembly which prevents premature injection as well as inadvertent sticks or other cross contamination of a needle. The needle guard can also form part of a secondary trigger mechanism which injects the reconstituted drug after the mixing stage is complete.
US10569010B2	Fluid delivery apparatus having a gas extraction device and method of use A gas extraction device for a fluid delivery apparatus includes a first layer and a vent membrane coupled to the first layer. The vent membrane enables a gas to pass through the vent membrane and prevents a fluid from passing through the vent membrane. The gas extraction device also includes a second layer coupled to the vent membrane opposite the first layer. The second layer has a first channel formed therethrough. In addition, the gas extraction device includes an impermeable membrane coupled to the second layer opposite the vent membrane. The first channel is configured to receive a fluid having a gas dispersed therein. The fluid is pressurized to move the fluid through the first channel against the vent membrane and to move the gas through the vent membrane.
US10569006B2	Device for monitoring a vessel opening for an extracorporeal blood treatment device and method for monitoring a vessel opening The invention relates to a device A for monitoring a vessel opening for an extracorporeal blood treatment device B with an extracorporeal blood circulation (I), which has an arterial blood line (20) with an arterial cannula (19) and a venous blood line (21) with a venous cannula (22). Moreover, the invention relates to an arrangement with a device A for monitoring a vessel opening and an extracorporeal blood treatment device B, and a method for monitoring a vessel opening during an extracorporeal blood treatment. The monitoring device A comprises a sensor (1) for detecting at least one physical variable, which is characteristic for the state of the vessel opening, and an evaluation apparatus (7), connected to the sensor (1) by way of a connection cable (6), for producing signals characteristic for the state of the vessel opening. The evaluation apparatus (7) has a data transmission unit (38) for establishing a wireless connection between the evaluation apparatus (7) and the blood treatment device B. The evaluation apparatus (7) is distinguished by a control unit (39) configured in such a way that an interruption in the wireless connection between the evaluation apparatus (7) and the blood treatment device B is identified, for example if the patient were to lie on the evaluation apparatus (7). Moreover, the monitoring device A has a signal unit (40), which has a vibration transducer (40A) which causes the housing (8) of the evaluation apparatus (7) to vibrate when the wireless connection is interrupted.
US10569001B2	Device and method for determining an optimum dialysate flow for an extracorporeal blood treatment with an extracorporeal blood treatment device The invention relates to a method and to a device for determining an optimum dialysate flow Qdopt for an extracorporeal blood treatment and to a blood treatment device comprising a device 18 for determining an optimum dialysate flow Qdopt. The optimum dialysate flow Qdopt is determined on the basis of a relationship describing the dependence of the clearance K on the dialysate flow Qd. The device according to the invention comprises a measurement device 18B for measuring at least one value which is characteristic of the clearance K, a calculation and/or evaluation unit 18A of the device according to the invention being configured in such a way that the clearance K is determined on the basis of the at least one value which is characteristic of the clearance. The calculation and/or evaluation unit 18A is configured in such a way that the optimum dialysate flow Qdopt is determined from the relationship describing the dependence of the clearance K on the dialysate rate Qd on the basis of the measured clearance K, or the optimum dialysate flow Qdopt is determined from the measured clearance K.
US10568996B2	Breast pump The present invention relates to a breast pump (10) for extracting milk (30) from a human breast, comprising: a first breast receiving funnel (16) for receiving a first breast (28) of a user; a vacuum pump (20) for generating an underpressure within the first breast receiving funnel (16); and a control unit (22) for controlling the vacuum pump (20); wherein the control unit (22) is configured to operate the vacuum pump (20) in at least two different modes, an attachment mode (48) and a milk extraction mode (50); wherein in the attachment mode (48) the control unit (22) is configured to control the vacuum pump (20) to generate a constant underpressure within the first breast receiving funnel (16) allowing the user to attach the first breast receiving funnel (16) to the first breast (28); and wherein in the milk extraction mode (50) the control unit (22) is configured to control the vacuum pump (20) to generate a time-variable underpressure profile within the first breast receiving funnel (16) for extracting milk (30) from the first breast (28).
US10568989B2	Enhancement of osteogenic potential of bone grafts The present invention concerns the enhancement of the osteogenic potential of bone graft by ex vivo treatment with a Wnt polypeptide, such as a liposomal Wnt polypeptide.
US10568987B2	Composite collagen hydrogel material, an implantable opthalmic device comprising such material and methods of producing the composite collagen hydrogel material and the implantable ophthalmic device A composite collagen hydrogel material for use in tissue engineering, and an implantable ophthalmic device comprising such composite material. The composite material comprises: a first collagen network comprising collagen crosslinked with a first crosslinking agent, and/or a second collagen network comprising collagen crosslinked with a second crosslinking agent, and a three dimensional collagen mesh comprising partially and plastically compressed collagen hydrogel with a compression degree of 50-95%, wherein the three dimensional collagen mesh is embedded in the first collagen network and/or second collagen network, and the first collagen network and/or the second collagen network and the three dimensional collagen mesh are physically and chemically interconnected in the composite collagen hydrogel material.
US10568974B2	Animal models of atherosclerosis The present invention provides transgenic, large non-human animal models of atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia, as well as methods of using such animal models in the identification and characterization of therapies for atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia.
US10568970B2	Theranostic compositions and uses thereof Provided herein are theranostic compositions comprising a Janus nanoparticle-coated microbubble that are useful for imaging (e.g., MRI, or ultrasound) and for delivering a therapeutic or bioactive agent (e.g., nucleic acid(s), drugs, etc), among other uses.
US10568967B2	Radiopaque polymers Radiopaque hydrogels, in particular radiopaque hydrogel microspheres, comprising a polymer having 1,2-diol or 1,3-diol groups acetalised with radiopaque species.
US10568950B1	Peptides, combination of peptides and scaffolds for use in immunotherapeutic treatment of various cancers 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.
US10568934B2	Method of treating AMD in patients refractory to anti-VEGF therapy Disclosed herein are methods for the treatment of a patient having an ocular conditions such as age-related macular degeneration or diabetic macular edema through administration of a recombinant binding protein comprising an ankyrin repeat domain. In some embodiments, the composition may be administered every 8 weeks to every 16 weeks. In some embodiments, the patient being treated may be refractory to existing anti-VEGF therapies.
US10568927B2	Methods and compositions comprising desmopressin in combination with a beta-3-adrenergic receptor agonist The invention provides methods and compositions for use of desmopressin in combination with a beta-3-adrenergic receptor agonist. The methods and compositions are useful in the treatment of nocturia and other urinary frequency disorders.
US10568921B1	Extract of Vicia faba beans The extract of Vicia faba beans is prepared by soaking beans in distilled water overnight and then boiling in a water bath to reduce the volume of aqueous extract, which is then homogenized and filtered. The filtrate is concentrated to a smaller volume, lyophilized, and powdered. The lyophilized powder is extracted with hexane to remove oils and lipids. The oil-free lyophilized powder is dissolved in ethanol solvent and extracted for eight hours under reflux, and filtered. The volume of ethanol is reduced by a rotary evaporator, and a first off-white precipitate (sample A-1) is collected, washed with ethanol, and dried at 80° C. Mass spectrometry shows a molecular weight of 200.16447 g mol−1, and an empirical formula of C9H16N2O3 is assigned. Intraperitoneal injection of mice with 50 mg/kg of A-1 twenty minutes prior to injection with strychnine protected the mice from strychnine-induced convulsions to the same extent as phenobarbitone (phenobarbital).
US10568920B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing cannabis, uses thereof and methods for improving energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue A pharmaceutical composition containing cannabis for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue in a patient. Also provided are a use of the pharmaceutical composition for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue in a patient, and methods for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue. The pharmaceutical composition preferably includes a combination of therapeutically effective amounts of one or more of the following medicinal ingredients: cannabis, an herb, vitamins, and/or fructose.
US10568906B2	Composition for improving nutritional status, reducing frequency of fever and/or increasing immunocompetence of the elderly Provided is a composition for improving the nutritional status, reducing the frequency of fever, and/or increasing the immunocompetence of the elderly. The composition is one for improving the nutritional status, reducing the frequency of fever, and/or increasing the immunocompetence of the elderly and comprises the following components (a) to (e): (a) an antioxidant agent; (b) at least one component selected from the group consisting of vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, niacin, and pantothenic acid; (c) at least one component selected from the group consisting of folic acid and vitamin B12; (d) zinc; and (e) selenium.
US10568905B2	Pharmaceutical composition and method for treating retinal neurodegeneration A pharmaceutical composition useful for preventing and treating retinal neurodegeneration related diseases comprising chromium chloride and magnesium sulfate, thickening agent, penetration enhancer, and pharmaceutical acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient. Further disclosed is a method for treating and preventing retinal neurodegeneration related diseases utilizing the composition.
US10568899B2	Combinations of a mithramycin analogue and another chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of triple negative breast cancer A composition comprising: a) a compound of Formula (I), or a salt, co-crystal or solvate thereof; and b) at least one chemotherapeutic agent, or a salt, co-crystal or solvate thereof, suitable for use in the treatment of breast cancer, preferably triple negative breast cancer.
US10568894B2	Dry powder formulations for inhalation A respirable dry powder can include acetylsalicylic acid in particles having a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) within a range of about 0.5 μm to about 10 μm. The respirable dry powder may contain a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, such as an amino acid (e.g., Leucine), in an amount ranging from about 0.1% (w/w) to about 40% (w/w) of the particles.
US10568887B2	Combination therapies for treatment of cancer Combination therapies for treatment of cancer are provided. The disclosed methods comprise administration of a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor and a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor to a mammal in need thereof.
US10568885B2	(4-((3R,4R)-3-methoxytetrahydro-pyran-4-ylamino)piperidin-1-y1)(5-methyl-6-(((2R,6S)-6-(p-tolyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-citrate The invention provides a salt of a tetrahydropyranylmethylaminopyrimidine amide, such as the citrate salt of (4-((3R,4R)-3-methoxytetrahydropyran-4-ylamino)piperidin-1-yl)(5-methyl-6-(((2R,6S)-6-(p-tolyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)methylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)methanone, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, processes for preparing the same, and methods of medical treatment using the same.
US10568882B2	Phenylpiperazine proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) modulators and their use This invention is related to the field of PCSK9 biology and the composition and methods of use of small organic compounds as ligands for modulation of PCSK9 biological activity. In particular, the invention provides compositions of small organic compounds that modulate circulating levels of low density lipoproteins by altering the conformation of the protein PCSK9. Binding these small organic compound ligands to PCSK9 alters the conformation of the protein, modifying the interaction between PCSK9 and an endogenous low density lipoprotein receptor, and can lead to reduced or increased levels of circulating LDL-cholesterol. High LDL-cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk for heart disease. Low LDL-cholesterol levels may be problematic in other conditions, such as liver dysfunction; thus, there is also utility for small organic compound ligands that can raise LDL levels.
US10568861B1	Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject at risk for cardiovascular disease In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10568860B2	Pharmaceutical composition containing statin-encapsulated nanoparticle The present invention provides a novel nanotechnology-based strategy for therapeutic neovascularization. Said statin-loaded nanoparticle allows local delivery of statin and thus improves therapeutic efficacy of several kind of diseases which may treated by statin such as ischemic neovascularization.
US10568859B2	Topical foam composition The present invention relates to a novel oil in water emulsion aerosol foam composition containing an active agent for the treatment of various chronic and acute skin conditions, particularly acne and psoriasis; and processes for preparing the emulsion aerosol foam compositions. In particular, the present invention relates to oil in water emulsion aerosol foam compositions containing a retinoid in the oil phase.
US10568848B2	Treatment of autism with cannabidiol The present technology relates to a method of treating one or more behavioral symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a subject by transdermally administering an effective amount of cannabidiol (CBD) to the subject wherein one or more behavioral symptoms of ASD are treated in the subject.
US10568836B2	Epinephrine nanoparticles encapsulated with chitosan and tripolyphosphate, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods for use thereof for treatment of conditions responsive to epinephrine The invention provides compositions including epinephrine nanoparticles and methods for therapeutic use of the compositions in the treatment of conditions responsive to epinephrine such as a cardiac event or an allergic reaction, particularly anaphylaxis. The epinephrine nanoparticles can be incorporated into orally-disintegrating and fast-disintegrating tablet pharmaceutical formulations and can significantly increase the sublingual bioavailability of epinephrine, and thereby reduce the epinephrine dose required. Additionally, the invention provides methods for fabrication of stabilized epinephrine nanoparticles for use in the described compositions.
US10568830B2	Composition for hair loss prevention or hair growth stimulation comprising Scutellaria alpina extract Disclosed is a novel use of a composition comprising as an active ingredient a Scutellaria alpina extract. A composition according to the present description shows hair follicle cell proliferation or hair growth effect by means of comprising a Scutellaria alpina extract. Therefore, due to said effect, the Scutellaria alpina extract has hair loss prevention or hair growth stimulation effect.
US10568825B2	Antiperspirant and deodorant compositions The present application relates to antiperspirant compositions comprising perfumes and sulfur-based perfume raw materials, and methods for making and using the antiperspirant compositions.
US10568821B2	Dye composition comprising a para-phenylenediamine oxidation base and a heterocyclic oxidation base The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising: a) at least one oxidation base 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol acid salts thereof or solvates thereof such as hydrates; b) at least one heterocyclic oxidation base; c) at least one coupler; d) optionally at least one fatty substance; e) optionally at least one basifying agent; and f) optionally at least one chemical oxidizing agent. The invention also relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibres such as the hair using the composition of the invention, and to a multi-compartment device for using the composition of the invention.
US10568816B2	Core-shell type polymer particle, aqueous polymer emulsion, and hair cosmetic composition The present invention relates to a core-shell type polymer particle including a shell part composed of an amphoteric polymer (A) and a core part composed of a hydrophobic polymer (B).
US10568815B2	Composition comprising stabilized polymer particles and a hydrophobic film-forming polymer The present invention relates to a composition, especially a cosmetic composition, for caring for and/or making up keratin materials, comprising at least: a non-aqueous medium containing at least one hydrocarbon-based oil, particles of at least one polymer that is surface-stabilized with a stabilizer, the polymer of the particles being a C1-C4 alkyl (meth) acrylate polymer; the stabilizer being an isobornyl (meth)acrylate polymer chosen from isobornyl (meth)acrylate homopolymer and statistical copolymers of isobornyl (meth)acrylate and of C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate present in an isobornyl (meth)acrylate/C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate weight ratio of greater than 4; and a hydrophobic film-forming polymer chosen from block ethylenic copolymers and hydrocarbon-based resins, and. mixtures thereof. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic process for making up and/or caring for keratin materials, and to the use of a dispersion of particles of at least one polymer that is surface-stabilized with a stabilizer in a non-aqueous medium containing at least one hydrocarbon-based oil, for preparing a mascara or eyeliner composition.
US10568810B2	Needle filter apparatus Disclosed is a disposable needle filter apparatus with a universal truncated syringe-receiving neck to enable the filtration of fluids/solutions aspirated into a needle-bearing syringe. The apparatus includes a needle seal stopper and needle stop to create a substantially airtight chamber to facilitate fluid aspiration through an enclosed filter and into the syringe. In an alternative embodiment, the filter apparatus includes an extended syringe-receiving neck configured to receive a specifically sized syringe/needle combination. In a further embodiment, the receiving neck is constructed as a modular unit to allow for interchangeable necks to accommodate different needle and syringe sizes with different cross-sectional diameters. In a yet further embodiment, the neck is constructed with stepped tapered segments of serially larger cross-sectional diameters to accommodate differently sized syringes. In a still further embodiment, the apparatus includes an accessory needle secured to the apparatus inlet.
US10568808B2	Passive temperature controlled container The disclosed technology includes a passive temperature controlled container for passively maintaining a specified temperature range in a storage chamber of the container for a predetermined amount of time. The passive temperature controlled container may be configured to have an inner PCM layer and an outer PCM layer, with an air chamber layer between the two PCM layers to allow for the free movement of air around all six sides of the container.
US10568804B2	System, an apparatus, and a method for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient There is disclosed an apparatus, a system and a method for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient. The apparatus comprises at least one expandable prosthesis adapted for implantation in female erectile tissue and adapted to be adjusted to temporarily achieve enlarged status of the female erectile tissue.
US10568800B2	Rollator A rolling walker comprises a frame, a seat supported by that frame, and a backrest supported by the frame. By one approach the backrest is configured to selectively move between a first position that provides back support for a person sitting in the seat facing in a forward direction and a second position that provides back support for a person sitting in the seat facing in a rearward direction. If desired, this backrest can be comprised of a material (such as a memory foam material) that biases the backrest towards that first position when the backrest is in the first position and that biases the backrest towards the second position when the backrest is in the second position.
US10568785B2	Protective cover A protective cover for the protection against contamination from body and/or irrigation fluid during treatment of wounds/ulcers includes a first opening to be placed on a patient and a second opening for inserting a handpiece. The protective cover includes a fluid-tight and flexible hollow body that defines a treatment chamber having a shape that adapts to motion of a handpiece. The hollow body may include a stiffening element for keeping the first opening in an open state during treatment. Additionally, a device for the irrigation of wounds or ulcers, such as for debriding dead body tissue by way of a micro water jet, may include a hand-operated lance with a nozzle for producing an irrigation fluid jet, such as a micro water jet. The lance may be inserted through the second opening of the protective cover so that the nozzle is located within the treatment chamber of the protective cover.
US10568782B2	Wearable article having elastic belt The present disclosure relates to wearable articles having an elastic belt having arrays of elastic bodies.
US10568775B2	Method and apparatus for assembling absorbent articles The present disclosure relates to assembling elastic laminates that may be used to make absorbent article components. Methods and apparatuses herein may include an anvil adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation, wherein first and second spreader mechanisms adjacent the anvil roll are axially and angularly displaced from each other with respect to the axis of rotation. During the assembly process, a substrate may be advanced in a machine direction onto the rotating anvil. The first spreader mechanism stretches a first elastic material in the cross direction, and the second spreader mechanism stretches a second elastic material in the cross direction. The stretched first and second elastic materials advance from the spreader mechanisms and onto the substrate on the anvil roll. The combined and elastic materials may then be ultrasonically bonded together on the anvil to form at least one elastic laminate.
US10568767B2	Silicone wound dressing laminate and method for making the same A method of making a wound dressing comprising the steps of: providing an apertured substrate layer; coating the substrate layer with a fluid silicone prepolymer composition; thermally partially curing said silicone prepolymer composition to form a partially cured silicone coating on the substrate; laminating the coated substrate layer to a base layer to form a laminate having said partially cured silicone coating in contact with a surface of the base layer; followed by exposing the laminate to ionizing radiation, to further cure the partially cured silicone coating and to bond the silicone coating to said surface of the base layer. The radiation cure results in strong bonding between the siliconized substrate and incompatible base layers such as polyurethane foams. Also provided are wound dressings obtainable by the process of the invention.
US10568765B2	Ophthalmic docking system with 3-dimensional automatic positioning using magnetic sensing array A magnetic positioning system and related method for automated or assisted eye-docking in ophthalmic surgery. The system includes a magnetic field sensing system on a laser head and a magnet on a patient interface to be mounted on the patient's eye. The magnetic field sensing system includes four magnetic field sensors located on a horizontal plane for detecting the magnetic field of the magnet, where one pair of sensors are located along the X direction at equal distances from the optical axis of the laser head and another pair are located along the Y direction at equal distances from the optical axis. Based on relative magnitudes of the magnetic field detected by each pair of sensors, the magnetic field sensing system determines whether the patient interface is centered on the optical axis. The system controls the laser head to move toward the patient interface until the latter is centered on the optical axis.
US10568762B2	Stent for treating ocular disorders Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling shunt device which surgically connects the canal with the anterior chamber. The shunt devices provide uni- or bi-directional flow of aqueous humor into Schlemm's canal.
US10568753B2	Catheter or stent delivery system A method for delivering catheters, and stents composed of soft, compliant polymers through anatomical passages. These devices have a bulbous anchorage end with a diameter greater than the rest of the catheter. To facilitate implant and delivery a pusher catheter or sheath with an internal lumen larger than the outer diameter of the catheter but smaller than the outer diameter of the bulbous anchorage end. The distal end of pusher catheter or the sheath physically engages the proximal end of the bulbous anchorage end and applies an axial force to coaxially advance the catheter over a guidewire though anatomical passages. This method allows a physician to move the catheter to an anatomical site without the device exhibiting buckling due to axial force applied. Similarly, this delivery method will allow more force to be applied to the distal end of the catheter diminishing the likelihood of buckling.
US10568752B2	Controlled endoprosthesis balloon expansion A medical assembly includes a balloon expandable endoprosthesis comprising a plurality of ringed stent elements flexibly connected to each other via at least one flexible connector, the endoprosthesis being deployable from an undeployed state with an undeployed diameter to a deployed state with a deployed diameter. The medical assembly further includes a catheter assembly comprising a balloon, and a cover along the balloon. The endoprosthesis is coaxially located about the balloon and the cover. One or more portions of the balloon and the cover reach an intermediate diameter between the undeployed diameter and the deployed diameter in which the portions of the balloon and the cover are inflated by increasing an inflation pressure within the balloon and approximately maintained at about the intermediate diameter until the inflation pressure increases by at least 1 atmosphere to overcome a yield strength of the cover.
US10568751B2	Devices and methods for coronary sinus pressure relief A method and devices for relieving pressure in the left atrium of a patient's heart is disclosed. The method includes using an ablative catheter in a minimally invasive procedure to prepare an opening from the coronary sinus into a left atrium of the patient's heart. Once the opening is prepared, the opening may be enlarged by a technique such as expanding a balloon within the opening. A stent is then placed within the coronary sinus of the patient, with a transverse portion expanding within the opening, allowing blood to flow from the left atrium to the coronary sinus and then to the right atrium. Pressure within the left atrium is thus relieved.
US10568739B2	Valve delivery tool A system includes a medical device for implanting in a valve of a subject, the implantable medical device having a self-expanding frame; and a holder configured to retain the frame of the implantable medical device in a constricted configuration and to control expansion of the frame. The holder has a controllably constrictable and expandable loop, wherein the loop is disposed about at least a portion of the self-expanding frame such that constriction or expansion of the first loop controls constriction or expansion of the frame.
US10568737B2	Replacement mitral valves A prosthetic mitral valve includes an anchor assembly, a strut frame, and a plurality of replacement leaflets secured to the annular strut frame. The anchor assembly includes a ventricular anchor, an atrial anchor, and a central portion there between. The ventricular anchor and the atrial anchor are configured to flare radially outwards relative to the central portion. The annular strut frame is disposed radially within the anchor assembly and is attached to the anchor assembly. The central portion is configured to align with a native valve orifice and the ventricular anchor and the atrial anchor are configured to compress native cardiac tissue therebetween.
US10568732B2	Surgical implant devices and methods for their manufacture and use An implantable vascular device comprises an expandable and compressible implant body, a housing, a rotatable member, and a locking member. The housing is coupled to a first end portion of the implant body. The rotatable member is coupled to the housing and to a second end portion of the implant body such that rotating the rotatable member relative to the housing and the implant body expands or contracts the implant body. The locking member is coupled to the rotatable member and configured to move between an unlocked state and a locked state. In the unlocked state, the locking member allows the rotatable member to be rotated relative to the housing and the implant body. In the locked state, the locking member prevents the rotatable member from being rotated relative to the housing and the implant body.
US10568726B2	Photocomposite, light source and thermal detector The invention provides a dental curing device comprising a light source having a wavelength capable of inducing polymerization of a photopolymer, and a noncontact thermal detector in alignment with said light source and capable of measuring the temperature or temperature change of the photopolymer upon polymerization.
US10568718B2	Force module for orthodontic correction Force modules and assemblies for use in orthodontic corrections include an elongate hollow outer body extending between proximal and distal ends, a plunger, biasing member (e.g. spring), and push rod. The plunger and push rod are slidably received within different ends of the hollow outer body. The biasing member is positioned within the hollow outer body and provides an expansion force, which provides a desired corrective force. The outer body, plunger, biasing member, and push rod can be configured in a telescoping relationship in order for the components to be telescopically compressed and expanded during use. The distal end can include a bendable pin or latch mechanism for attachment to a buccal tube. The push rod can include a hook, hole, or slot for attachment to an archwire. Various connectors for coupling an orthodontic force module to a buccal tube portion of a molar bracket are also disclosed.
US10568716B2	Methods and systems for employing artificial intelligence in automated orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning A method of diagnosing an orthodontic condition and providing information regarding orthodontic treatment can include analyzing patient data, which can include online activity of an individual, an image of an individual and a combination thereof, receiving at least a portion of patient data onto a server, accessing one or more databases that comprises or has access to at least one of information derived from orthodontic treatments, information derived from a website, and a combination thereof, and instructing at least one computer program to analyze at least a portion of the patient data and identify at least one diagnosis of an orthodontic condition. A system can include one or more computer programs configured to perform a method according to the disclosure.
US10568713B2	Navigation assistance system for medical instruments A navigation support system for medical instruments comprises a signal processing unit with an input for real-time video image signals from an optical instrument, input for instrument position signals and access to tomography image data, and output for outputting image signals. The signal processing unit generates output image signals from the image signals, the image data and the position signals and generates the output image signals such that the real-time video image signals are displayed permanently centrally on an image display unit connected to the navigation support system in a round or oval central image display of an overall image, wherein the central image display extends at least in one direction of extension across more than half of the overall image and that the secondary images generated by tomography image data, in dependence on the instrument position signals, are displayed adjacent to or partially superimposed over the central image display.
US10568712B2	Illuminated telescoping cannula An illumination system includes a surgical tool and an attachable cannula comprising a transparent or semi-transparent material capable of carrying light from the proximal end to the distal end of the cannula, thereby illuminating the surgical field through components that do not occupy space that may otherwise be used for optics of the tool. The illumination system further comprises one or more illumination sources disposed at the proximal end. The illumination source may be optically coupled with the cannula at the hub or other appropriate location. The cannula comprises a sterilizable polymer which functions as a waveguide. A waveguide is a material medium that confines and guides light. When in use, the light source connected to the hub provides light which may be guided to the distal end of the cannula or any other suitable location. Thus, the sheath provides structure-guided illumination resulting in the illumination of the surgical site.
US10568709B2	Mechanical teleoperated device for remote manipulation A mechanical teleoperated device for remote manipulation is provided that is primarily intended for use in minimally invasive surgery. The device generally comprises a slave unit having a number of slave links interconnected by a plurality of slave joints, an end-effector connected to the distal end of the slave unit, a master unit having a corresponding number of master links interconnected by a plurality of master joints, and a handle connected to the distal end of the master unit for operating the mechanical teleoperated device. The device further comprises mechanical transmission means arranged to kinematically connect the slave unit with the master unit such that the movement applied on each master joint of the master unit is reproduced by the corresponding slave joint of the slave unit. In addition, the mechanical teleoperated device comprises improved kinematics and an improved arrangement of mechanical constraints, allowing for improved positioning of the device over a patient, increased workspace inside the patient and ease of workflow in an operating room.
US10568700B2	Catheter sensor systems A medical system comprises a catheter having a first section, a second section and a main lumen extending through the first and second sections. The system also includes an imaging probe sized to extend through the main lumen of the catheter. The system also includes a first electromagnetic sensor extending along a longitudinal sensor axis at a proximal end of the first section and a second electromagnetic sensor extending along the longitudinal sensor axis at a distal end of the first section. The first section between the proximal and distal ends flexibly couples the first and second electromagnetic sensors so that the first electromagnetic sensor is movable with respect to the second electromagnetic sensor. The system also includes a third electromagnetic sensor positioned on the imaging probe and a fiber shape sensor system that extends through the first section between the proximal and distal ends and along the first electromagnetic sensor and the second electromagnetic sensor.
US10568693B2	Devices and the use thereof in methods for ablation therapy Various methods, systems, and devices for treating tissue ablation are disclosed. Some embodiments disclosed herein pertain to methods of treating tumors, systems used for irradiating tissue and tumors with electromagnetic radiation, components and devices of that system, and kits for providing systems used for irradiating tissue and tumors with electromagnetic radiation. In some embodiments, the system provides sub-ablative infrared radiation that is absorbed by nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the nanoparticles absorb the radiation converting it into heat energy. In some embodiments, though the infrared radiation itself may be sub-ablative, the heat energy generated by the nanoparticles is sufficient to cause thermal coagulation, hyperthermia, and/or tissue ablation.
US10568692B2	Surgical laser tool A surgical laser tool for performing a laser procedure at a treatment site is provided. The surgical laser tool includes a laser source, a fiber catheter, and an analytical device. The laser source is configured to generate laser energy. The fiber catheter is configured to (i) acquire optical feedback from the treatment site and (ii) deliver the laser energy to the treatment site. The analytical device is configured to analyze reflected light from the treatment site in order to allow a physician to perform a diagnosis on the treatment site.
US10568691B2	Method and apparatus for stimulating cellulite reduction with femtosecond laser irradiation The invention provides a method and apparatus for stimulating cellulite reduction using a femtosecond diode laser irradiation system. The system comprises a femtosecond diode laser capable of generating laser light that has a wavelength of 1000 nm-10,000 nm, a power level of 300 mw-5 W, and a pulse duration of less than 1 picosecond. A light-emitting device is coupled to the diode laser by means of flexible waveguide and is held over the skin. The device may be a handheld wand or an area pad comprising a plurality of light-emitting lenses on a surface of the pad. Laser setting controls are set to achieve a depth of photon absorption into the skin to reach subcutaneous adipose tissue.
US10568689B2	Surgical snare with ability to deliver electromagnetic energy and/or thermal plasma into biological tissue A surgical snare comprising a means of delivering thermal plasma on to biological tissue encircled by the snare. The snare may be “cold” snare, i.e. formed from insulating material, or active, i.e. connected to receive RF and/or microwave energy to be radiated into the area encircled by the snare. The surgical snare may thus deliver into biological tissue encircled by a retractable loop any one of (i) a plasma to perform surface coagulation, (ii) a non-ionising microwave field (in the absence of plasma) to perform coagulation at a deeper level, and (iii) an RF field to assist with cutting.
US10568678B2	Neutral drive feedback loop compensation for detected electrosurgical unit signal Methods and apparatuses are provided for neutral drive feedback loop compensation of detected electrosurgical unit signals. An apparatus includes an electrosurgery unit (ESU) signal detection circuit, a compensation switch, and an ESU filter switch. Both switches activate based on an output of the ESU signal detection circuit. A neutral drive feedback loop circuit is configured to compensate for a phase change characteristic of an ESU filter circuit.
US10568669B2	Systems and methods for percutaneous spinal fusion A system for percutaneous spinal fusion may include two spaced apart blades connected together by a coupling such that the blades define a percutaneous pathway from a skin incision to an implanted pedicle fastener. The coupling may be c-shaped and may have at least one flexible tab for engaging one or more holes along the length of the blades. If one of the blades becomes disconnected from the pedicle fastener, a supplemental access device may be provided comprising a tubular body having a channel therein for receiving the other of the blades. If both of the blades become disconnected, a supplemental access device may be provided comprising a gripping member received within a locking member. The gripping member may have two legs engageable with the pedicle fastener, and the locking member may move along the gripping member to prevent the legs from disengaging the pedicle fastener.
US10568667B2	Bone anchor assemblies and related instrumentation Bone anchor assemblies and related instrumentation are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a modular bone anchor assembly allows for a bone anchor to be driven into bone and a head or receiver member to be attached thereto at some later point in time. The bone anchor can have a smaller footprint than the complete assembly, which can improve visualization and anatomical spatial awareness during insertion of the bone anchor and during other surgical steps performed prior to attaching the head or receiver member to the bone anchor. A variety of modular head types are disclosed, as are various instruments for driving a bone anchor, attaching a head to a bone anchor, removing a head from a bone anchor, and making a unilateral attachment to a head of a bone anchor assembly. Drive interfaces for driving a bone anchor are disclosed, as are features that allow a bone anchor to act as a fixation point for soft tissue retraction, disc space distraction, derotation, and the like.
US10568658B2	Bladeless optical obturator The invention is directed to a bladeless trocar obturator to separate or divaricate body tissue during insertion through a body wall. In one aspect, the obturator of the invention comprises a shaft extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end; and a bladeless tip disposed at the distal end of the shaft and having a generally tapered configuration with an outer surface, the outer surface extending distally to a blunt point with a pair of side sections having a common shape and being separated by at least one intermediate section, wherein each of the side sections extends from the blunt point radially outwardly with progressive positions proximally along the axis, and the shaft is sized and configured to receive an optical instrument having a distal end to receive an image of the body tissue. With this aspect, the tapered configuration facilitates separation of different layers of the body tissue and provides proper alignment of the tip between the layers. The side sections include a distal portion and a proximal portion, the distal portion of the side sections being twisted radially with respect to the proximal portion of the side sections. The intermediate section includes a distal portion and a proximal portion, the distal portion of the intermediate section being twisted in a first radial direction and the proximal portion of the intermediate section being twisted in a second radial direction opposite the first radial direction.
US10568653B1	Uvula excision device Disclosed herein are embodiments and methods of use for a surgical excision device which contains a disposable handheld instrument with a blade for severing a uvula and an attached net for capturing and removing the uvula.
US10568650B2	Knee instruments and methods Knee arthroplasty instrument systems directly reference and align with the anterior distal femoral cortex and the mechanical axis of the leg. The anterior femoral resection is aligned in the same plane as the anterior distal femoral cortex. The center of the femoral head, the medial/lateral center of the distal femur, the medial/lateral center of the proximal tibia, and the second toe, medial/lateral center of the ankle, or anterior tibial spine are all aligned to the mechanical axis of the leg. Methods of using the instrument systems are disclosed.
US10568648B2	Glenoid anchor guide A guide provides for placing a suture anchor into an outer rim of a glenoid cavity of a patient adjacent an edge of a glenoid labrum. The guide comprises an elongated guide tube having an axial lumen with a distal opening a rim engagement member pivotally attached to the elongated tube adjacent the distal opening. The rim engagement member has a first contact surface and a second contact surface each of which are distal of the guide tube and are separated from each other and disposed on opposite lateral sides of the guide tube whereby to allow placement of the contact member over the glenoid rim, with subsequent angular positioning of the guide tube and passage of an instrument down the lumen to the labrum.
US10568640B2	Surgical instrument with telescoping nose mechanism A surgical instrument comprises a hand-held portion configured to be manipulated by a user and a pivoting portion operatively coupled to the hand-held portion. The pivoting portion is configured to pivot with respect to the hand-held portion according to first and second degrees of freedom. The pivoting portion includes a telescoping nose mechanism including a nose tube, an intermediate unit having a carriage extending from the nose tube to enable linear translation of the nose tube, and a drive motor cooperating with the carriage to linearly translate the nose tube relative to the hand-held portion with respect to a third degree of freedom.
US10568637B2	Surgical saw A sagittal surgical saw blade consisting of a planar body having side edges, a proximal end for attachment to an oscillatory power device and a distal end defining a cutting head carrying distally extending spaced apart teeth. The teeth are configured to provide a kerf wider than the thickness of the cutting head. A large chip collection void is formed in the cutting head and the sides of the body define left and right chip collection and evacuation areas.
US10568636B2	Compression device A compression device, useful for applying circumferential compression to an object, includes a simplified cinch mechanism. The device includes a guidance slide, a jamming feature/pull tab, a buckle assembly and a cinch strap, which form a loop for placing about an object. The cinch strap includes both an inner portion, anchored to the jamming feature, and an outer portion, anchored to the guidance slide. The inner portion of the cinch strap passes through the guidance slide to an adjustable, locking side of the buckle assembly, and the outer portion of the cinch strap passes from the adjustable, locking side of the buckle assembly to the guidance slide. The cinch strap can move freely when pulled on by the inner portion and lock when pulled on by the outer portion, such that an inner circumference of the device is adjustable but can maintain a minimum circumferential length after tension is applied.
US10568622B2	Methods and apparatus for delivering staples to a target tissue A device for attaching a sheet-like implant to a target tissue includes a pilot member and a staple push rod. In some embodiments, the pilot member has a distal end and at least a pair of prongs extending from the distal end. The prongs are configured to form pilot holes when the distal end of the pilot member is pressed against the target tissue. The staple push rod is disposed within at least a portion of the pilot member and slidable relative thereto. The staple push rod includes at least a pair of stakes. Each stake is dimensioned to engage a surface of a staple to apply pushing forces thereto. Each stake is positioned relative to a prong along an inner surface of the pilot member so that the stakes advance into the pilot holes when the stakes are moved in a distal direction. Methods for attaching a sheet-like implant to a target tissue are also disclosed.
US10568600B2	System and method for detecting anatomical regions System and methods for automatically identifying anatomical regions in medical images are disclosed. A signature is computed from one or more images of a patient. The signature comprises a water equivalent diameter distribution generated from one or more images of the patient. A best matching atlas element is identified from an atlas. The atlas includes a group of atlas elements, each atlas element includes landmarks associated with a set of image data, and a signature associated with the set of image data. The signature of the best matching atlas element matches the signature of the patient the best among the atlas. Landmarks of the best matching atlas element are projected onto an image of the patient. The method can be used on its own for anatomy localization or used in conjunction with another anatomy localization method to correct the result of another method.
US10568590B2	Radiation imaging apparatus A radiation imaging apparatus adds a compression force to the subject and a belt 31 separated from the surface of a table 13 moves to a lifting position by providing the belt 31 with tension and rotation of a wind-up roller 34 wherein in use belt 31 lifts from the surface of the table 13 and compresses the abdomen of the subject M and, after rotation of the wind-up roller 34 ends X-ray imaging occurs.
US10568587B2	X-ray diagnostic apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method An X-ray-diagnostic apparatus generates time-series first vessel images corresponding to a first direction, and generates second vessel image corresponding to a second direction. The apparatus generates third vessel images corresponding to the second direction, by transforming more than one piece out of the first vessel images based on a blood vessel shape in one of the first vessel images and a blood vessel shape in at least one of the second vessel image, the third vessel image corresponding to respective time phases of the first vessel images. The apparatus generates first color image corresponding to the first direction by using more than one piece out of the first vessel images, and generates second color image corresponding to the second direction by using more than one piece out of the third vessel images. The apparatus displays a stereoscopic image based on the first color-image and the second color image.
US10568585B2	Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) planning interface with pressure data and vessel data and associated devices, systems, and methods Devices, systems, and methods directed to evaluating a vessel of a patient are provided. The method includes outputting, to a display, a screen display including: a visual representation of a pressure ratio of pressure measurements obtained by first and second instruments positioned within a vessel while the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel and the first instrument remains stationary within the vessel; and a visual representation of the vessel; receiving a user input to modify one of the visual representations of the pressure ratio and the vessel to simulate a therapeutic procedure; and updating the screen display, in response to the user input, including: modifying the selected one of the visual representation of the pressure ratio and the vessel based on the received user input; and correspondingly modifying the unselected one of the visual representation of the pressure ratio and the vessel.
US10568583B2	Methods and systems for predicting hypovolemic hypotensive conditions resulting from bradycardia behavior using a pulse volume waveform A method for identifying cardiac bradiacardia behavior may include acquiring pulse volume wave data from a sensor associated with a patient, and calculating metrics associated with peaks detected therein. The metrics may include changes in peak amplitudes of pulse volume peaks and in the times of occurrence of pulse volume peaks. Alternative metrics may include changes in frequency domain parameters derived from the time domain pulse volume wave data. Peak amplitude values may be compared to an amplitude baseline, and differences in successive peak occurrence times may be compared to a time baseline. Cardiac bradycardia behavior may be identified by a combination of a decrease in the pulse volume peak amplitude and an increase in successive peak occurrence times. A system to implement the method may include a computing device in data communication with a photo-plethysmograph. Alternative sensors may include a blood pressure cuff and an ECG device.
US10568580B2	Person bed having a sensing apparatus for body statics for imaging medical examination devices The patient couch serves for carrying out radiological medical imaging examinations by X-ray, tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance and other imaging methods. The person rests thereon in lying position for the creation of tomographic and other images. The patient couch is equipped with a capturing device, for measuring the patient's body or certain sites of the patient's body by optical, laser-optical, mechanical or electromechanical methods and/or devices. The couch has footrests for positioning the soles of the feet as when standing on vertical supporting faces with natural spreading of the feet, as well as portions for capturing at least the positions of the knee joints, the hip joint, the pelvic bone, the shoulders and the head. Further, the couch is equipped with pressure sensors for measuring the local supported weights of the various supported body sites, for reproducibly capturing the position of the skeleton with regard to its center axis as well as any rotations of shoulder and/or hip.
US10568578B2	Multi-source doppler radar system for monitoring cardiac and respiratory functions and positioning of vehicle seat occupant A seating system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat, a first Doppler radar sensor positioned within the seatback and aligned with the heart of a person sitting in the seat, a second Doppler radar sensor positioned within the seatback and offset from alignment with the heart, and a controller. The first sensor transmits a signal toward the heart and receives a first reflected signal as modulated by heart movement and by a random motion of the person. The second sensor transmits a signal toward an anatomical location of the person offset from the heart and receives a second reflected signal as modulated by the random motion of the person. The controller generates a biometric signal corresponding to the heart movement, without random motion artifacts, based on a difference between the reflected signals whereby the biometric signal is indicative of cardiac information of the person.
US10568577B2	Optic-based contact sensing assembly and system The invention relates to an optic-based sensing assembly and a system incorporating the assembly and related use of the assembly. In particular, the invention relates to an optic-based catheter assembly and related system used to determine contact between a catheter and surrounding proximate environment, such as tissue. An embodiment of such a system may, for example, be used for visualization, mapping, ablation, or other methods of diagnosis and treatment of tissue and/or surrounding areas.
US10568571B2	Methods, media, and apparatus for optimizing physical training based on lactate concentrations Some embodiments described herein relate to receiving lactate concentration data from a non-invasive sensor. A ratio of aerobic to anaerobic exertion can be determined based on the concentration of lactate, and real-time feedback can be provided based on the ratio of aerobic to anaerobic exertion. For example, the user can be encouraged to maintain a level of intensity in which he or she approaches (but does not exceed) maximal oxygen consumption.
US10568566B2	Use of biomarkers and therapeutic agents with surgical devices Biomarkers are collected and used to determine biological propensities of a patient, to determine the efficacy of medical devices, to select and administer therapeutic agents, to select medical devices, to make adjustments to medical devices, and/or to adjust surgical techniques. An apparatus includes a port to draw a biological fluid (e.g., a mist) from a surgical site. The apparatus includes a sensor having a cantilevered beam. The beam includes substances selected to attract certain biomarkers as the fluid is communicated across the beam. The same apparatus or another apparatus is used to administer a therapeutic agent based at least in part on collected biomarker data. The therapeutic agent delivery apparatus may include a device that is also used to create a wound at a surgical site. For instance, a harmonic surgical instrument may be used to both collect biomarkers and administer a therapeutic agent (e.g., gene therapy using sonoporation).
US10568560B2	Endorectal prostate probe with combined PET and US modalities A dual modality probe is disclosed having both a positron emission tomography sensor and a ultrasound sensor. A dual imaging system is provided having the probe and at least one external positron emission tomography detector and a data acquisition computer system for collecting data simultaneously from the positron emission sensor and the ultrasound sensor of the probe and the positron emission tomography detector. A method for evaluating a target organ of a patient utilizing the probe and imaging system, and performing a biopsy of the organ is disclosed.
US10568559B2	Method and apparatus for measurement of neural response A method for determining a desired location at which to apply a neural therapy. An array of electrodes is positioned proximal to neural tissue. A stimulus is applied from the array which evokes a neural compound action potential response in the neural tissue proximal to the array. A plurality of electrodes of the array simultaneously obtain respective measurements of the neural compound action potential response. From the measurements of the neural compound action potential response a desired location for a neural therapy is determined.
US10568557B2	System and method for analyzing involuntary eye movements of a human subject in response to a masked visual stimulating content Methods and systems for analyzing involuntary eye movements of a human subject are disclosed. The systems may include means for presenting to the human subject visual content, possibly a video footage, in which some visual stimulus with whom the human subject has some form of relationship on a cognitive or sentiment level is embedded. The generation of the combined video footage is such that the stimulus is briefly presented and masked by the following video footage. The duration of the stimulus is made sufficiently long to invoke a neural response beyond a specified threshold that generates respective ocular effect, and sufficiently short to prevent a controlled eye movement by the human subject. Once measured, the involuntary eye movements are analyzed in view of the respective stimulating portions—e.g., their timing and context, to yield an analysis of the human subject relationship towards the objects presented in the visual stimulating portions.
US10568555B2	Fluid handling cassette A fluid handling module that is removably engageable with a bodily fluid analyzer is provided. The module may comprise a fluid handling element, and a fluid component separator that is accessible via the fluid handling element and configured to separate at least one component of a bodily fluid transported to the fluid component separator. The fluid handling element may have at least one control element interface.
US10568551B2	Hearing diagnosis device and hearing diagnosis method A hearing diagnosis device and a hearing diagnosis method are provided. The device includes a storage unit, an otoacoustic emission detecting module, and a hearing diagnosis management module. The storage unit stores a hearing diagnosis image sample database and a hearing information sample database. The otoacoustic emission detecting module is configured to perform an otoacoustic emission detecting operation by playing a test audio to an ear of a user to obtain a first hearing diagnosis image corresponding to the ear. The hearing diagnosis management module is configured to perform a hearing diagnosis operation according to the first hearing diagnosis image, a plurality of hearing diagnosis image samples of the hearing diagnosis image sample database, and a plurality of hearing information samples, respectively corresponding to the hearing diagnosis image samples, of the hearing information sample database, so as to determine first hearing information of the ear.
US10568550B2	Method and apparatus for measuring reaction forces Apparatus is disclosed for monitoring, measuring and/or estimating a force applied to a body or body part of a vertebral mammal. The apparatus includes an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration of the body or body part relative to an inertial frame of reference and for providing data indicative of the acceleration. The acceleration sensor includes at least one inertial sensor, a memory device adapted for storing the data, and a processor adapted for processing the data to evaluate a reaction force that correlates to the data. The processor may be configured to execute an algorithm for evaluating the reaction force, based on one or more correlation components such as mass, speed and/or velocity associated with the body or body part. A method of monitoring and/or estimating a force applied to a body or body part of a vertebral mammal is also disclosed.
US10568548B2	Device, system, and method for patient fall detection A portable telemetry device includes a physiological component, a fall detector component, a radio, and a communication component. The physiological component is configured to receive, from at least one sensor, physiological data representative of a physiological condition of a patient. The fall detector component is configured to detect a fall of the portable telemetry device. The radio is configured to wirelessly send radio signals. The communication component is configured to transmit the physiological data and an indication of the fall to a monitoring system using the radio.
US10568547B1	Multifunctional assessment system for assessing muscle strength, mobility, and frailty This disclosure describes a multifunctional assessment system that can include a seating platform (e.g., chair, bench, or the like) for a subject, an image-capturing device, and one or more sensors directly or indirectly coupled to the seating platform. The image-capturing device (e.g., camera or motion sensor) records ambulatory motion of the subject, and the one or more sensors can detect at least one of a force or a motion of the subject, such as a seating motion, posture, weight distribution, and motions or forces associated with the subjects overall health. For example, motions or forces detected can be associated with a subject's ability to get up off the seating platform, sit upright, grip strength, and so forth.
US10568543B2	Method and apparatus for testing vital capacity The present application discloses a method and apparatus for testing vital capacity. The method comprises: measuring a static pressure P0 of a pressure hole inner cavity of a mobile device; wherein the pressure hole is communication with the exterior and is purposely disposed on the mobile device or is an already-designed opening; obtaining an air pressure P(t) at each moment by blowing air towards the pressure hole; obtaining an air flow speed v(t) corresponding to each moment according to a correspondence relation formula between the air flow speed v(t) and a pressure differential P(t)−P0; and obtaining vital capacity Vc of the subject according to a correspondence relationship between a measurement time t and the air flow speed v(t).
US10568542B1	Systems and methods for motion compensation in ultrasonic respiration monitoring Described herein are example methods, devices and systems for motion compensation in ultrasonic respiration monitoring. A respiration detection system includes a first probe placed on a front side of a patient's body and a second probe placed on a dorsal side of the body. The first probe includes an ultrasound transducer, a first accelerometer unit and a magnetic field sensor unit, and the second probe includes a second accelerometer unit and magnetic field sensor unit. Due to respiration of the patient, the abdominal region of the body moves, creating measurement errors when an ultrasound beam is directed towards an internal structure (internal tissue region) inside the patient's body. Correction for such measurement errors uses input data from the first and second accelerometer units and the magnetic field sensor unit.
US10568540B2	Localization of objects within a conductive volume An example method includes applying a localization signal to a source electrode positioned within a conductive volume and a ground electrode at a known location. Electrical activity is sensed at a plurality of sensor electrodes distributed across an outer surface of the conductive volume. The locations of each of the sensor electrodes and the location of the ground electrode being stored in memory as part of geometry data. The electrical activity sensed at each of the sensor electrodes is stored in the memory as electrical measurement data. The method also includes computing a location of the source electrode by minimizing a difference between respective pairs of source voltages determined for the plurality of sensor electrodes. The source voltage for each of the sensor electrodes is determined based on the electrical measurement data and the geometry data.
US10568539B2	Systems and methods for configuring components in a minimally invasive instrument A catheter system includes an elongate flexible catheter and a support structure mounted on a proximal portion of the elongate flexible catheter. The support structure includes a first alignment feature configured to mate with a first sensor such that the first sensor is maintained parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support structure, and a second alignment feature configured to mate with a second sensor such that the second sensor is maintained parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support structure and such that the second sensor is fixed relative to the first sensor in at least one degree of freedom.
US10568530B2	Apparatus and method for tracking and cancelling DC offset to acquire small AC signal Described is an apparatus which comprises: a source to generate a first current having AC and DC components; a current-to-voltage converter to convert the first current or a copy of the first current to a first voltage proportional to a resistance, the first voltage having AC and DC components that correspond to the AC and DC components of the first current; a sample-and-hold circuit to filter the AC component from the first voltage and for providing an output voltage with the DC component; and an amplifier to receive the output voltage.
US10568524B2	Compliance checker for service agreement A method and apparatus including a computing device to quantify a term of a service agreement in a context of a proposed solution, evaluate solution characteristics against a given gateway architecture, and compare the solution characteristics to desired service-agreement solution metrics. The solution characteristics include simulated observed characteristics.
US10568516B2	Methods and devices for imaging and/or optogenetic control of light-responsive neurons A method for measuring the activity of one or more excitable cells, such as neurons, in a target tissue is provided. The present method may include measuring the activity of individual, selected excitable cells by projecting one or more three dimensional (3D) multi-focal laser light patterns into a target tissue containing excitable cells adapted to emit cellular electrical activity—sensitive fluorescence, to generate a multiplexed 2D diffraction pattern of fluorescence emitted by the neurons, and resolving the multiplexed 2D diffraction pattern. Also provided herein is a system configured to perform the present method, the system including a microscope configured to project one or more 3D multi-focal laser light patterns into a target tissue using a spatial light modulator and a mirror galvanometer, and a microlens array and an image detector to record individual and multiplexed 2D diffraction patterns of light emitted from the target tissue.
US10568511B2	Diabetes manager for glucose testing and continuous glucose monitoring A handheld diabetes management device for managing blood glucose test data and continuous glucose monitoring data includes a port configured to receive a test strip, a wireless transceiver, a communications processor, and a user interface processor. The communications processor communicates with the wireless transceiver to periodically collect glucose measurement data from a continuous glucose monitoring device and to store the glucose measurement data in a first data storage module. The communications processor is operable to consume electrical power at a first rate. The user interface processor communicates with the communication processor to receive the glucose measurement data and operable to display the glucose measurement data on the device. The communications processor operates asynchronously from operation of the user interface processor to collect the glucose measurement data and the user interface processor operates to consume electrical power at a second rate that is higher than the first rate.
US10568504B2	Ophthalmologic apparatus An ophthalmologic apparatus according to some embodiments comprise an objective lens, a data acquisition system, and an anterior segment photographing system. The data acquisition system is configured to acquire data of a subject's eye optically via the objective lens. The anterior segment photographing system includes a pair of optical systems for photographing an anterior segment of the subject's eye from different directions via the objective lens.
US10568490B2	Surgical apparatus for endoscope Provided is a surgical apparatus for an endoscope with which an operator can change, as desired, the size of an image of a site to be observed that appears in an endoscopic image obtained by an endoscope or the size of the range of the site to be observed. An image processing unit (zooming means) of a processor device changes a zoom magnification factor of an endoscopic image from an endoscope through electronic zooming on the basis of the operation of a foot switch. In the non-sensing region of the slider, the activation and deactivation of the zooming operation by the foot switch are switched according to a relative position of a distal end of the endoscope with respect to a distal end of the treatment tool.
US10568486B2	Production method and production apparatus for cleaning implement To provide a more logical construction technique relating to a production method and a production apparatus for a cleaning implement. Provided are a production method and a production apparatus for a cleaning implement having a cleaning sheet and a holder, the method including: a step of supplying a plurality of strip elements; a step of superimposing the plurality of strip elements; a step of supplying the superimposed strip elements to a bonding apparatus having a drum roll and a bonding process section; and a step of forming bonded zones in predetermined zones of the superimposed strip elements by the bonding apparatus.
US10568482B2	Cleaner Disclosed is a cleaner having a structure that a supporting member and a cleaning module are coupled to or separated from a cleaner body. The cleaner includes a cleaner body having a module mounting portion; a supporting member inserted and mounted to the module mounting portion, and separated and withdrawn from the module mounting portion, through a bottom part of the cleaner body; and a cleaning module coupled to the supporting member so as to be inserted or withdrawn together with the supporting member when the supporting member is inserted or withdrawn.
US10568481B2	Battery powered cordless cleaning system A cordless, battery-powered system of cleaning products. The system of cleaning products includes devices such as upright vacuums (e.g., a stick vacuum, a lightweight upright vacuum, etc.), a hand-held vacuum, a carpet-cleaner, a canister vacuum, and the like. Each of the devices is powered by a battery pack which is interchangeable among the devices. The battery pack includes a combination of hardware and software for connecting to, identifying, and communicating with the cleaning products to ensure that each of the products receives the power necessary to ensure optimal performance.
US10568477B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus has a dirty air inlet and an air treatment member. The air treatment member includes a dirt collection region having an openable door. When an accessory is connected to the dirty air inlet, the openable door is inhibited from opening.
US10568469B1	Cleaning device and method of use A cleaning device includes an upper section having a top surface with one or more valves; a lower section; a connection to secure the upper section to the lower section; a cavity formed between the upper section and the lower section; and fabric pieces secured to and extending from the top surface; the cavity is to hold a fluid to dispense through the one or more valves; and the upper section and the lower section are composed of a pliable material.
US10568468B2	Fluid pump sterilization apparatus and method An apparatus (10) for pumping first and second selected sterilizing or cleaning fluids (F1, F) by a user comprising: a first fluid container (12), a second fluid container (12k), a first pump assembly (18), a second pump assembly (18k), the first and second pump assemblies (18, 18k) being interconnected in an arrangement adapted to simultaneously pump the first fluid (F1) through upstream end fluid delivery apertures (22a) and the second fluid (F) through a laterally extending spout (24k) on manual driving of the external device in the downstream direction (D), the first fluid (F1) being delivered to the complementary surface (17s) of an external device (15) separately from the second fluid (F).
US10568467B2	Liquid dispenser with framed refill receiving bay A liquid dispenser has a bay surrounded by a shaped frame that is sized to receive a shaped refill inserted at an acute angle of 75 degrees or less in relation to the dispenser's lateral central axis. This unique arrangement is designed to maintain consistent quality of liquids dispensed by preventing the substitution of product refills having different shapes whose contents are of uncertain quality. Refills may be readily manufactured and at low cost. Mechanical and motorized dispensers with optional proximity detection of a user's hand may be used with the inventive dispenser and refill arrangement. Liquid or foam may be dispensed depending on the design of the dispenser pump.
US10568460B2	Portable electric grill having a domed lid and method of use A portable electric grill and method of use are described. The grill includes a double walled dome lid, a basin having a cavity, a grill that interfaces with the basin, a first heating element, a second heating element, a temperature controlling component, and a support that interfaces with a surface. The double walled dome lid includes a dome lid inner wall and a dome lid outer wall. The dome lid inner wall and the dome lid outer wall are joined at a base of the double walled dome lid. The basin interfaces with the base of the double walled dome lid, and the basin includes a hinge coupling the basin and the double walled dome lid. The first heating element is radially disposed about an exterior surface of the dome lid inner wall and within the dome lid outer wall. The second heating element is disposed within the basin cavity.
US10568455B2	Method and device for producing milk-air emulsions A method for producing different types of milk-air emulsions with a milk-air emulsion generating device, comprising: producing the milk-air emulsions in dependence on at least one determined physical material characteristic of the milk-air emulsion.
US10568454B2	Milk frother appliance An appliance that is dockable onto a drinks preparation machine, for preparing frothed milk and, for this purpose, includes at least one connection for steam produced by the drinks preparation machine, as well as an interface for electrical current delivered from the drinks preparation machine. The appliance also includes a milk frothing unit with a gear pump. The gear pump at an inlet side is connected to a milk feed conduit and to an air feed. A mixing nozzle is provided on a path of milk delivered by the gear pump, to which mixing nozzle this milk, the steam as well as the air can be fed.
US10568450B2	Arrangement in connection with a curtain rod An apparatus for a curtain rod that is attachable to a ceiling or to a wall and that possesses graspable holders slidable along a sliding rod of the curtain rod and supportable by the same, which graspable holders have devices for holding a curtain. The curtain rod has a ledge-shaped holder base extending along the length of the curtain rod, through which screws are received for fastening the holder base against the ceiling or wall. From the holder base, a ledge-shaped neck extends that supports the sliding rod. An obtuse angle is formed between the holder base and neck, in the space formed between the wall or ceiling where the curtain rod is fastened. At the top, the holders have flanges, at least one flange of which is shape-adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the sliding rod and possibly to spring apart from the other flange.
US10568443B2	Quick assembly structures, components, and methods A collapsible structure (e.g., for use as a single or multi-tiered display table) can include a base having at least five hinges defined therein to define six or more base panels such that the base is foldable to form a shape with at least six sides, the base defining a first end and a second end that are attached to each other. The structure can include a first center support and a second center support. The first center support and the second center support can be attached together at the body of each center support and be configured to allow the base to move between a flat folded position and an open standing position by relative movement of the upper arms and the lower arms relative to the attached bodies of the center supports.
US10568442B2	Wall mounting devices Wall mounting assemblies and methods are disclosed. The assembly includes a bracket that has two frame members coupled at a hinge. Each frame member has a hook for engaging a recess or slot on a panel. The assembly further includes a panel that has edges that are configured to engage the edges of adjacent panels, without the need for tilting the panel to engage. Each panel has two slots for receiving the bracket. Bending the two frame members on the bracket causes the bracket's hooks to lock into the slots on the panel.
US10568441B2	Refrigerator and method for controlling the same Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and a door assembly. The freezing compartment is adjacent to the refrigerating compartment. The door assembly selectively opens the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. The door assembly includes a glass member defining a frontal exterior thereof and allowing an inside of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment to be seen therethrough when the door assembly is closed, a deposition treated layer formed on a rear surface of the glass member to allow light to partially pass through the glass member, and a transparent plate spaced a predetermined distance from the glass member. Gas for insulation is injected in a space formed between the glass member and the transparent plate, and the space is sealed.
US10568427B2	Fastening fitting for a drawer front on an open side of a drawer A fastening fitting for a facing on an open side of a drawer having two facing fittings mounted on the back side of the facing and two connection fitting parts mounted, in the vicinity of the open face end of the drawer, on the side walls of the drawer. At least the vertical adjustment of the facing connected to the connection fitting parts is variable and lockable. The facing fittings are provided with a horizontally oriented coupling bolt spaced apart from the back side of the facing, which coupling bolts can be introduced into insertion receptacles of front fixation units that are mounted on the end of the side walls of the drawer. The front fixation units have vertical adjustment elements for varying the vertical adjustment of the insertion receptacles of the front fixation units and lateral adjustment elements for varying the horizontal lateral adjustment of the insertion receptacles of the front fixation units relative to the coupling bolts of the facing fittings. facing can be adjusted exactly in height and laterally/horizontally in a furniture carcass. The front fixation units are connectable via wooden casing adapters to wooden casing portions, which in the connected state, form the side walls of the drawer and are fixedly connected to the drawer bottom. The front fixation units are accommodated in a separate housing, and the housings are coverable by means of masking caps, which are flush with the outer cross sections of the wooden casing portions and the open face end of the drawer. The front fixation units are connected via the housings to the side edges, facing toward one another, of the drawer bottom. The vertical adjustment elements and the lateral adjustment elements are accessible via recesses in the housings.
US10568426B1	Slide rail assembly A slide rail assembly includes a supporting mechanism and a slide rail. The slide rail and the supporting mechanism are movably mounted relative to each other. Wherein, the supporting mechanism and the slide rail have corresponding structures and features, such that the slide rail is movable relative to the supporting mechanism along a first direction to a first extension position, or the slide rail is movable relative to the supporting mechanism along a second direction to a second extension position.
US10568421B2	Over-the-door storage organizer An organizer that is typically configured to hang from a door, the organizer including a base layer having a front surface and a back surface, and defining a shape of said organizer; at least one compartment provided on said base layer front surface; and a support component configured to provide structural support for said organizer, said support component including a first pocket provided on said base layer and extending at least part of a length of said base layer; a first support rod positioned within said first pocket; a second pocket provided on said base layer and extending at least part of said length of said base layer; and a second support rod positioned within said second pocket; wherein the first and second pockets join at a seam that permits the organizer to be folded along said seam in a lengthwise direction.
US10568419B2	Room caddie A room caddie having a self-supporting box with a first interior chamber extending into the box from the top and a second interior chamber separate from the first interior chamber. The second interior space comprising a plurality of interior electrical power sources. A fixed cover is disposed over the first interior chamber and includes a cylindrical cup holder, at least one exterior electrical power source and a first part of a two-part releasable connector disposed in the fixed cover. A moveable lid is disposed over the second interior chamber at the top of box to provide access into the second interior chamber.
US10568415B1	Portable table A table that can be easily transported and stored and in operation provides a stable surface that can withstand substantial vibration as well as stability when supporting substantial weight or loads that may move along the top of the table or shift in position without the legs buckling or moving out of their supporting position or causing the table to tilt or fall to the side.
US10568407B2	Universal adapter system for a dynamic load carriage apparatus Embodiments of universal adapter system including a receiver component having base portion configured to be coupled to a base belt worn by an individual and a locking mechanism which is operative to be engaged to a mounting bar of an adapter component that is secured to a dynamic load carriage apparatus, wherein the mounting bar is capable of a sliding action that compensates for a shift in load that is associated with the individual are disclosed. In operation, the receiver component may be engaged and disengaged from the adapter component while being worn by the individual using a single-handed operation.
US10568406B2	Bottle for a cosmetic product, and applicator assembly comprising a bottle of this kind and an applicator for said cosmetic product A bottle for a cosmetic product is disclosed. The bottle is capable of occupying two positions, an opened position and a closed position. The bottle includes a body that extends along a main direction and has a distal end and a proximal end, and a side wall located between the distal end and the proximal end. The bottle also includes a cover, a wiper, opening and closing means located on the cover and on the body. The opening and closing means are positioned at a distance from the proximal end and from the distal end.
US10568398B2	Reconfigurable storage device A binder device including a body having a first cover and a second cover directly or indirectly pivotally coupled together and at least partially defining an inner compartment therebetween. The body further includes a binding mechanism positioned in the inner compartment, a first body securing device coupled to the body, and a second body securing device coupled to the body. The binder device includes a strap including first and second strap segments. The strap is movable between a first configuration wherein the first and second strap segments are releasably coupled together to form a continuous strap that is wearable over a shoulder of a user, and a second configuration wherein the first strap segment is releasably coupled the first body securing device and the second strap segment is releasably coupled to the second body securing device such that the first and second strap segments each at least partially defines a loop. Each loop is shaped and configured to receive an arm of a user therethrough such that the binder device is wearable on a back of the user in the manner of a backpack. Each strap segment is configured to be releasably coupled to only one of the first or second body securing devices.
US10568395B2	Upper structure of female snap button, female snap button and method of attaching female snap button to texture An upper structure of a female snap button includes a post holding member for holding a post of a male snap button, and a receiving member for receiving the post holding member. The receiving member includes a surrounding wall that extends in an up and down direction to surround the post holding member, a bottom portion that is coupled to a lower end of the surrounding wall and provided inward of the surrounding wall, and a peripheral portion that is coupled to an upper end of the surrounding wall and provided outward of the surrounding wall. An opening is defined by a rim between the upper end of the surrounding wall and the peripheral portion.
US10568389B1	Shoelace A shoelace includes a tubular body woven by first threads, second threads, third threads, and fourth threads. Each first thread and each second thread are made of TPU. Each third thread and each fourth thread are made of polyester. Each first thread and each third thread are left-handed helices. Each second thread and each fourth thread are right-handed helices. Each first thread is parallel to each third thread. Each second thread is parallel to each fourth thread. The first threads and the third threads are alternately arranged. The second threads and the fourth threads are alternately arranged and are woven with the first threads and the third threads. Each first thread and each second thread have a smaller denier than that of each third thread and each fourth thread.
US10568380B2	Protecting helmet with raising/lowering mechanism of the visor Protecting helmet of the type provided with at least one inner shell for shock absorption and at least one outer rigid shell that define a front opening for the face of a user, as well as a protective visor at least rotatable between a lowered position intercepting, at least partially, the front opening and a raised position disengaged from said front opening, and a raising/lowering mechanism to raise/lower the protective visor, wherein the raising/lowering mechanism comprises: at least one base member integral with, or made in a single piece with, or coincident with, part of the outer shell, and arranged in a side position with respect to said front opening; a lever body mounted on said outer shell or said base member so as to rotate around a first axis and provided with a support swinging with respect to said first axis between a proximal position and a distal position with respect to said front opening, said support further comprising hooking means to hook with a corresponding side area of the protective visor; elastic return-means constrained to said outer shell or said base member, and acting on said lever body to push it towards its distal position; one or more hooking teeth integral with said side area of the protective visor and shaped for the engagement with said hooking means of the lever body; at least one guide cam and a respective follower projection engaged with said guide cam, said at least one guide cam being integral with said at least one base member, and said respective follower projection being constrained so that to integrally rotate with said first side area of the protective visor, or vice versa. Advantageously, the support of the lever body comprises at least one multiple-seat profile and the raising/lowering mechanism further comprises an intermediate disc-shaped element coupled with the afore said support of the lever body so that to rotate with respect to such support around a second axis, and also to swing with respect to the above mentioned first axis integrally with the support of the lever body. The intermediate disc-shaped element further comprises constraining means for the removable constraint to at least one of said hooking teeth of the protective visor in order to transmit at least the circular motion of the protective visor, during the raising or lowering thereof, to the same intermediate disc-shaped element, as well as engaging means, at least integrally rotatable with the same intermediate disc-shaped element, for the movable snap fitting with the afore mentioned at least one multiple-seat profile of the support of the lever body.
US10568373B2	Sleeved partial undergarment and garment system Garments, garment systems, and methods of using garments and garments systems useful for warming and protecting the body, especially the upper body. A garment may be a sleeved partial undergarment accessory that may be worn under an outer garment and may be removed without requiring removal of the outer garment. A garment may include first and second tubular sleeves with a continuous front region extending between the sleeves and from a neck opening down to a torso opening, a continuous back region extending between the sleeves and from the neck opening down to the torso opening. The opening extends from and is continuous with a distal-most region of the proximal sleeve openings so that the front region and the back region do not connect to each other around the first and second sleeve openings.
US10568371B1	Rolled sports headband A headband that is particularly suitable for use in sports, or fashion ensembles with a sporting appearance, which is unique in that it includes a fabric section that is formed from two oppositely-directed rolls of fabric which may be rolled or unrolled to adjust the headband width appropriately for an activity and fashion need.
US10568363B2	Electronic vaping devices An electronic smoke apparatus comprising an inhale sensor, a smoke source containing vapor-able smoke flavored substances, an electric heater for heating up the smoke flavored substances, and a power management controller to control power supply to operate the heater; wherein the power management controller is to adaptively supply operating power to the heater according to characteristics of a smoking inhaling event detected at said inhale sensor.
US10568359B2	Sensor for an aerosol delivery device The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device including a variable output flow sensor. The variable output flow sensor particularly can be a flex/bend sensor wherein output from the sensor varies based upon changes in electrical current flow (e.g., resistance) along an extension of the sensor relative to flexing or bending of the extension resulting from airflow across the extension. The disclosure further provides methods for controlling operation of an aerosol delivery device through utilization of a variable output flow sensor. In particular, control of functional elements (e.g., a heating member, a fluid delivery member, and a sensory feedback member) can allow for real-time changes in the operation of the aerosol delivery device relative to airflow through the device.
US10568356B2	Flavor capsule for enhanced flavor delivery in cigarettes Improved delivery of additive materials to cigarettes is provided through the use of one or more capsules containing additive materials, such as flavor components, in the filter section of a cigarette. The sealed capsule or capsules are subjected to an external force, such as squeezing, by a smoker prior to or during smoking of the cigarette in order to release at least a portion of the additive material from the one or more capsules and expose the additive material to mainstream smoke passing through the filter. The sealed capsules provide a barrier between the additive materials and other cigarettes components, such as sorbents or filter materials, in order to reduce additive material migration into the other cigarette components prior to desired use.
US10568355B2	Smokeless tobacco pastille A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.
US10568349B2	Use of resistant starches in coating compositions The present invention relates to compositions comprising RS4 resistant starch. The compositions of the present invention are for use in preparing textured crumb products via high pressure short time (HPST) extrusion for coating frozen and refrigerated food products.
US10568333B2	Methods for processing meat using phosphate free high pH compositions containing salt and sodium carbonate The present invention is in the field of processing meat. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of processing meat to enhance moisture retention and flavor during storage and cooking by infusing the meat with an aqueous composition containing salt and sodium carbonate at a pH in the range of from 10.1 to 11.3.
US10568332B2	Dough line for processing sticky dough types A dough line, comprising at least one conveyor for transporting elongated dough pieces in a direction of conveyance, a first and a second contact surface extending in the direction of conveyance arranged above the conveyor that curls up a dough piece conveyed underneath into a cylindrical shape, and a moulding unit for moulding the curled up dough piece, compressing the dough piece in an axial direction, wherein the first contact surface is configured for exerting a force onto a leading edge of the dough piece with at least a component in a direction opposite to the direction of conveyance and subsequently curling up the dough piece over a part of its length, and the second contact surface is configured for engaging the dough piece at an outer lateral surface of the part already curled up by the first contact surface substantially tangentially with respect to the direction of conveyance.
US10568327B1	Method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on turfgrass The present invention relates to a method of controlling dollar spot on turfgrass, in particular low to moderate disease pressure, using a fungicidally effective non-phytotoxic amount of (A) chlorothalonil and (B) acibenzolar-s-methyl.
US10568326B2	5-substituted imidazole derivatives The present invention relates to novel 5-substituted imidazolylmethyl derivatives, to processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising these compounds, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms in crop protection and in the protection of materials and as plant growth regulators.
US10568322B2	Medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions The present invention relates to compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, methods for making these compositions, and methods for reducing the population of a microorganism. The compositions can include advantageously high levels of the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, can be readily made, and/or can exhibit reduced odor.
US10568310B2	Spinning reel A spinning reel includes a reel body, a crank mounted to the reel body, a main shaft, a tubular worm, a rotor, a spool unit, a rotary shaft, a slider block, a cam mechanism, and a guiding unit. The cam mechanism is disposed between the rotary shaft and the slider block to provide a camming action for translating rotation of the rotary shaft into linear reciprocating motion of the slider block relative to the rotary shaft. A guiding sleeve of the guiding unit is disposed between the rotary shaft and the slider block to guide and stabilize the linear reciprocating motion of the slider block.
US10568308B2	Systems and methods for mobile automated mass release of insects Systems and methods for automated release of insects are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes: an insect storage device defining one or more internal compartments to store a population of insects; a loading mechanism for loading the insect storage device with a population of insects; and an insect release device coupled to the loading mechanism and configured to release into an environment one or more insects from the population of insects in the insect storage device.
US10568305B2	Systems and methods for automated control of animal training and discrimination learning Monitoring systems and methods for tracking movement of one or more animals in an enclosure, such as a fish tank, include introducing various stimuli, such as food, light, and auditory stimuli, and tracking the movement of the animals in response to these stimuli. Movement patterns of the animals can be determined and analyzed from data obtain from cameras that record images/videos of the relevant portions of the enclosure.
US10568296B2	Pen front A generally hollow plastic molded pen front provides multiple operating positions of the door having sets of interdigitating hinge knuckles on the door and door jamb on both the left and right side. The door also may be swung in or out, and one or more stops can be provided for any of four configurations—left hinged swing in; left hinged swing out; right hinged swing in; right hinged swing out. With the stops removed, the door may be swung both in and out. In one embodiment a J-shaped latching rod secures both the upper and lower portions of the door when latched and a J-shaped hinge rod cooperates on the other side and can use some of the same holes as the latching rod. In another embodiment, a pivoting handle works to secure the door in a catch channel for all six configurations. Other integrated features provide a choice of feed opening sizes and a guard that minimizes feed and water contamination.
US10568294B1	Soybean cultivar 82440038 A soybean cultivar designated 82440038 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 82440038, to the plants of soybean cultivar 82440038, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 82440038, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 82440038. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 82440038. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 82440038, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 82440038 with another soybean cultivar.
US10568290B1	Soybean variety 01068219 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068219. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068219. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068219 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068219 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10568287B1	Soybean variety 5PYVU85 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PYVU85 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PYVU85, cells from soybean variety 5PYVU85, plants of soybean 5PYVU85, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PYVU85. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PYVU85 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PYVU85, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PYVU85, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PYVU85. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PYVU85 are further provided.
US10568285B1	Maize inbred PH473G A novel maize variety designated PH473G and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH473G with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH473G through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH473G or a locus conversion of PH473G with another maize variety.
US10568278B1	Pivot controller An improved pivot controller is described that solves existing deficiencies in pivot controllers. Specifically, a pivot controller that can interface with either a hot or neutral safety, detect failed contactors and relays, and verify the safety control circuit is described. The described improved pivot controller permits easier installation, safer operation, and faster diagnostics than existing pivot controllers.
US10568265B2	Draper belt roller support A roller support for draper belt supporting rollers of a harvester header may include a base, a first post extending from the base in a direction to support a first roller, a second post extending from the base in the direction to support a second roller, an arm extending from the base in the direction between the first post and the second post and a wear structure supported by and immovable relative to the arm. The wear structure may have a wear surface facing downwardly.
US10568261B2	Dynamic combine fire risk index and display A combine including an engine for propelling the combine, a feeder housing for receiving cut crop, a separating system for threshing the cut crop to produce grain and residue, a residue chopper for chopping the residue, and a controller. The controller is configured to estimate risk factors that correlate to a risk of fire in the engine due to airborne particles created by at least one of the cut crop, the separating system or the residue chopper, estimate a fire risk based on the risk factors, and implement corrective action based on the estimated fire risk.
US10568255B2	Emissions recycling using solubilizer equipment An engine is operated to produce exhaust emissions containing carbon nano soot therein which are injected into a solubilizing tank containing nitic acid and carbonic acid in a water solution for solubilizing the carbon nano soot as carbon nano tubes. A gas flow exiting the tank is captured such that some water and some solubilized carbon nano tubes are carried with the gas flow for subsequent delivery to a plant growing medium, either directly or by storing the water and solubilized carbon nano tubes carried with the gas flow in a tank for subsequent application. The solubilizing tank may be supported on agricultural seeding implements or sprayer implements for direct application to crop covered ground. In an irrigation system, the gas flow from the solubilizing tank is directed towards a condensing tank for subsequent application of the condensate to a plant growing medium with irrigation water.
US10575450B2	Mounting work machine A component supply device including a component storage device that stores a plurality of components, a component support member on which the components from the component storage device are dispersed, and a component return device that returns the components on the component support member to the component storage device, is provided. In a case where the necessary number of components exceeds the number of holdable components, return work of the components to the component container and dispersal work of the components to the component support section are carried out prior to holding the components from the component support section by the component holding tool.
US10575449B1	Combined high frequency EMI shield and substrate heater using a thin film A device including a controller, an EMI shield and heater assembly, and an electrically conducting chassis. The EMI shield and heater assembly has a conductive layer and a plurality of conductive input lines. The conductive layer is divided into a plurality of cells, which are connected to adjacent cells via conductive layer material and have a cut in the conductive layer material between adjacent cells. The plurality of conductive input lines are connected to respective of the voltage outputs and electrically contact only a first group of cells. The controller is configured to provide respective voltages to the first group of cells to heat regions of the conductive layer. The electrically conducting chassis is electrically connected to a second group of cells, and electrically isolated from the first group of cells. None of the cells in the first group of cells are adjacent to each other.
US10575446B2	Inverter device An inverter device includes a housing that houses a heat generator and a cooler, and a partition. In a state where a pair of side walls are disposed substantially perpendicular to a connection wall, an outer edge of the partition is pressed by the pair of side walls.
US10575440B2	Heat pipe and vapor chamber heat dissipation The present invention provides a heat dissipation device including a baseplate, one or more heat pipes in thermal communication with the baseplate, where the one or more heat pipes has one or more internal cavities, one or more vapor chambers coupled to the one or more heat pipes, where the one or more vapor chambers has one or more internal cavities, where the one or more internal cavities of the one or more heat pipes and the one or more internal cavities of the one or more the vapor chambers are contiguous, where the one or more vapor chambers extends from the one or more heat pipes, and heat conducting fins coupled to the one or more vapor chambers, where the one or more heat conducting fins extends from the one or more vapor chambers.
US10575433B2	Enclosure and cooling system for electronic equipment There is disclosed an enclosure and cooling system for electronic equipment that provides forced-air cooling of multiple compartmentalized electronics assemblies while simultaneously isolating the electronics assemblies from the ambient environment, keeping the electronics assemblies free from contamination due to harmful dust, dirt, water, corrosives, and other airborne foreign matter. Embodiments include an air-conduction cooled environmentally-sealed electronics enclosure having at least first and second environmentally-sealed electronics compartments, each containing a respective electronic assembly. A common-air cooling channel containing a fin core is disposed between the first and the second electronics compartments, such that ambient air drawn from an air intake, through the common channel, and out an air exhaust removes heat generated by the electronic assemblies within the sealed compartments to an exterior of the enclosure. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10575424B2	Hermetic sealed electrical connector with high-speed transmission for hard disk drive Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to hermetic electrical connectors used in hard disk drives. The hermetic electrical connector includes a barrier structure having a first plurality of connecting pads disposed on a first surface of the barrier structure and a second plurality of connecting pads disposed on a second surface of the barrier structure opposite the first surface. A plurality of conductors is disposed within the barrier structure, and each conductor is coupled to a connecting pad of the first plurality of connecting pads and a corresponding connecting pad of the second plurality of connecting pads. The barrier structure further includes a dielectric material between the first and second surfaces, and one or more layers embedded in the dielectric material. The addition of the layers helps choke the helium gas flow, thus improving sealing of the electrical connector while maintaining high-speed electrical transmission.
US10575423B2	Smart device concealment pendant system Disclosed herein are smart device concealment systems. The concealment systems can be attached to a user's body or a user's garment and worn as a functional or fashion accessory. The systems can consist of a concealment member, an attachment mechanism configured to attach the concealment system to the user's body or the user's garment, and the concealment member is configured to permit a user to engage the smart device while the smart device is concealed.
US10575414B2	Display apparatus and apparatus and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a display apparatus, and an apparatus and method of manufacturing the same. The display apparatus includes a display module with round side surfaces, a bracket on the display module, and a main body connected to the bracket.
US10575409B2	FPC flattening jig and FPC flattening method A FPC flattening jig and a FPC flattening method. The FPC flattening jig includes a pressurization mechanism and a heating mechanism; a bottom of the pressurization mechanism has a planar base surface which is used to contact a warped FPC to exert pressure thereon; the heating mechanism is used to heat the pressurization mechanism, such that the planar base surface of the pressurization mechanism has a predefined temperature when exerting pressure on the FPC. The FPC flattening jig heats the pressurization mechanism by a heating mechanism, and then the heated planar base surface of the pressurization mechanism contacts the warped FPC and exerts pressure thereon. Therefore, the FPC can be flattened. As such, the FPC can be reused, facilitating the improvement on the recycling rate of FPC.
US10575403B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel, a main circuit board facing a rear surface of the display panel and including a first main segment, a second main segment, and a first sub-segment disposed between the first main segment and the second main segment, and flexible printed circuit boards which electrically connects the display panel and the main circuit board. A first cut-away portion is defined between the first main segment and the second main segment, the first main segment is bent along a first bending line defining a boundary between the first main segment and the first sub-segment, and the second main segment is bent along a second bending line defining a boundary between the second main segment and the first sub-segment.
US10575398B2	Tamper-respondent assembly with interconnect characteristic(s) obscuring circuit layout Tamper-respondent assemblies and methods of fabrication are provided which include at least one tamper-respondent sensor and a detector. The at least one tamper-respondent sensor includes conductive lines which form, at least in part, at least one tamper-detect network of the tamper-respondent sensor(s). In addition, the tamper-respondent sensor(s) includes at least one interconnect element associated with one or more conductive lines of the conductive lines forming, at least in part, the tamper-detect network(s). The interconnect element(s) includes at least one interconnect characteristic selected to facilitate obscuring a circuit lay of the at least one tamper-detect network. In operation, the detector monitors the tamper-detect network(s) of the tamper-respondent sensor(s) for a tamper event.
US10575383B2	System and method for auto-commissioning based on smart sensors An imaging sensor determines an influence of artificial light from one or more artificial light sources and an influence of natural light in an area associated with a lighting system. On the basis of the influence of the natural light and the influence of the artificial light, the imaging sensor determines the location of the one or more artificial light sources with respect to the location of the imaging sensor. Further, the imaging sensor allocates a portion of the area as an area of influence of the imaging sensor based on a threshold change in luminescence of the area associated with switching on or switching off of the one or more artificial light sources. Responsively, the imaging sensor associates at least one artificial light source of the one or more light sources and occupancy sensors corresponding to the at least one artificial light source with the allocated area of influence.
US10575371B2	Light-transmitting plate One subject of the invention is a cooking device comprising internal elements including at least one heating means, control and/or monitoring means and at least one light-emitting device, said internal elements being covered with at least one glass or glass-ceramic plate colored using vanadium oxide, at least one light-emitting device not being of red color seen through said plate, said plate intrinsically having a light transmission ranging from 2.3% to 40% and an optical transmission of at least 0.6% for at least one wavelength within the region ranging from 420 to 480 nm, said cooking device being such that at least one masking means intended to mask at least one part of said internal elements is placed on top of, underneath or within said plate.
US10575365B2	PDN connection release method and apparatus, and user equipment A PDN connection release method is disclosed. For one example, a user equipment may determine a service transmission status of a target packet data network PDN connection, location area information corresponding to the target PDN connection, and a current location of the user equipment, and may release the target PDN connection when the user equipment determines that a first condition is met. The target PDN connection can be any one or more of a plurality of PDN connections maintained by the user equipment. The first condition may include the service transmission status of the target PDN connection indicates that service transmission has stopped, and a location area indicated by the location area information corresponding to the target PDN connection does not include the current location of the user equipment.
US10575352B2	Secure pairing of devices via pairing facilitator-intermediary device The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to systems and circuitry for and/or methods of establishing communication having one or more pairing facilitator-intermediary devices (for example, a network connected server) to enable or facilitate pairing and/or registering at least two devices (e.g., (i) a portable biometric monitoring device and (ii) a smartphone, laptop and/or tablet) to, for example, recognize, interact and/or enable interoperability between such devices. The pairing facilitator-intermediary device may responsively communicates information to one or more of the devices (to be paired or registered) which, in response, enable or facilitate such devices to pair or register. The present inventions may be advantageous where one or both of the devices to be paired or registered is/are not configured (e.g., include a user interface or certain communication circuitry that is configured or includes functionality) to pair devices without use of a facilitator-intermediary device.
US10575351B2	D2D communication method and D2D-enabled wireless device Provided are D2D communication methods and D2D-enabled wireless devices. The D2D communication method performed by a D2D-enabled wireless device includes transmitting signals in D2D subframes with a randomization pattern. The randomization pattern is designed based on relative subframe positions in a virtual pure D2D subframe sequence composed of multiple D2D subframes in one or more radio frames. In another embodiment, the eNB scheduling based resource allocation and the D2D-enabled wireless device selection on its own based resource allocation share a same randomization pattern design.
US10575339B2	Scalable mobile ad hoc networks A collaborative network and method for transmission, the collaborative network comprising: a cluster of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes comprising a wireless transceiver, wherein each of the plurality of nodes is capable of operating as a cluster head and as a mesh node, wherein a first node of the plurality of nodes is dynamically configured to operate as a cluster head which allocates for other nodes time slots for transmission in accordance with a connectivity mesh scheme constructed dynamically based on reception quality by the plurality of the plurality of nodes, and all nodes in the plurality of nodes except the first node are dynamically configured to operate as mesh nodes, receiving and transmitting information, wherein transmitting the information is in accordance with the connectivity mesh scheme.

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