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US10752900B2	Oligonucleotides for modulating gene expression and uses thereof The present invention regards oligonucleotides for modulating the expression of a gene, in particular for modulating a gene responsible for a pathology of genetic, tumoural or viral origin.Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of said oligonucleotides, possibly chemically modified, for the treatment and/or the diagnosis of said diseases.
US10752898B2	Effective gene therapy tools for dystrophin exon 53 skipping The invention relates to a recombinant adeno-associated viral vector (rAAV) comprising a sequence encoding an antisense oligonucleotide (AON) directed against a segment of at least 33 bases from the +30 to +69 region of exon 53 of the pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) of dystrophin, advantageously of human origin, and to the use thereof as a drug, in particular for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
US10752894B2	Molecular barcoding Methods and compositions are provided for making and using uniquely tagged target nucleic acid molecules.
US10752892B2	Multilayer complex, method for manufacturing said complex and use of said complex A three-layer complex including at least one magnetic compound, at least one inorganic silicate and at least one compound having an affinity for the at least one magnetic compound and/or the at least one inorganic silicate. The three-layer complex, and associated methods, may be applicable in the field of in vitro diagnostics.
US10752890B2	Protease variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to protease variants and methods for obtaining protease variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US10752886B2	Compositions and methods for custom site-specific DNA recombinases The invention relates to biotechnology and provides novel compositions and methods for sequence-specific or sequence-directed transcription activator-like effector recombinases. The invention also provides novel plant transformation vectors and expression cassettes, which include novel combinations of chimeric recombinases with plant expression and transformation elements. Methods for gene-targeting, DNA sequence removal, and molecular breeding are also provided.
US10752882B2	Compositions and methods for treating retinal diseases Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating or preventing a retinal disease or condition; improving a photopic (day light) vision; for improving correcting visual acuity, improving macular function, improving a visual field, or improving scotopic (night) vision by administration of retinal progenitor cells. The subject matter described herein also provides cell populations comprising retinal progenitor cells and methods of isolation thereof.
US10752879B2	Culture method and cell cluster The present invention provides a culture method for culturing, in recesses (10), a population including two or more cells including a cell derived from a stem cell and a mesenchymal cell. The cell derived from a stem cell is a cell obtained by differentiating a stem cell in vitro. The cell is a cell of one or more types selected from the group consisting of an endodermal cell, an ectodermal cell, and a mesodermal cell. The population is cultured in the recesses (10) together with a vascular cell or a secretor factor. Each recess (10) includes a space in which cells are movable. When a volume of the space is represented by V mm3 and the number of mesenchymal cells seeded in the space is represented by N, V is 400 or less and N/V is in a range from 35 to 3000.
US10752877B2	Facultative endophytic plant growth promoting bacteria Described herein are two bacterial strains, designated as KGS-2 and KGS-8 which have been shown to solubilize soil phosphorus and to enhance the growth of plants. In addition to promoting solubilisation of phosphate from sources such as dicalcium phosphate, manure and potassium phosphate, KGS-2 and KGS-8 also produce siderophore and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA).
US10752875B2	System and method for extracting ethanol from a fermentation broth The present invention is directed to a system and method for producing an organic compound using fermentation wherein multiple components of the system are recycled within the system. The system and method allow for extraction of a high concentration of the organic compound from the fermentation broth in a continuous system that allows recycling of the biomass, aqueous fermentation broth and extraction solvents. The system and method are particularly well adapted for producing and extracting ethanol.
US10752863B2	Cleaning composition The present invention is in the field of cleaning compositions. In particular it relates to liquid, gelled or pasty cleaning compositions comprising one or more detergent surfactants. The invention provides cleaning compositions comprising water, one or more detergent surfactants and defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising microfibrils. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a cleaning composition comprising water, one or more detergent surfactants and defibrillated primary cell wall material comprising microfibrils, wherein the method includes a high shear treatment step.
US10752861B2	Separation of unsaturated organic compounds A membrane based separation method is for the separation or enrichment of one or more unsaturated compounds from mixtures of chemically similar organic compounds having a different degree of unsaturation, using a membrane, such as an inorganic membrane, functionalized with a metal, such as silver. An inorganic membrane, preferably modified or grafted with an organic functional group, is further functionalized with a metal, such as silver, for use in the membrane based separation methods.
US10752857B2	Lubricating composition The present invention provides a lubricating composition suitable for use in a two-stroke crosshead diesel engine. The lubricating composition comprises a base oil blend consisting of base oil chosen from Group I, base oil chosen from Group II and deasphalted cylinder oil.
US10752851B2	Arrangement and method for preparing a gas The invention relates to an arrangement for preparing a gas in a closable reactor by supplying the reactor with carbon-based biomass or chopped wood material, such as chips, in substantially oxygen-free conditions, by allowing the biomass or wood material to gasify at a high temperature, and by recovering the gas generated in a gasification reaction. In that the arrangement the reactor has its interior defined by a feed pipe whose inlet end is closable with a shut-off valve, especially with a ball valve, and whose outlet end adjoins a heatable gasification dome, biomass or chopped wood material is delivered from the feed pipe's inlet end into the reactor's interior, the reactor's interior is supplied with free water/water vapor in its supercritical state, which is optionally prepared catalytically by splitting water/water vapor, the biomass or wood material is conveyed into a gasification space of the reactor's interior, which is in connection with the heated gasification dome and which is adapted to have existing conditions selected in a manner such that the water present in said gasification space is present in its supercritical state, and the gas generated in the gasification reaction is recovered.
US10752843B2	Synthesis gas conversion process The disclosed invention relates to a method for restarting a synthesis gas conversion process which has stopped. The synthesis gas conversion process may be conducted in a conventional reactor or a microchannel reactor. The synthesis gas conversion process may comprise a process for converting synthesis gas to methane, methanol or dimethyl ether. The synthesis gas conversion process may be a Fischer-Tropsch process.
US10752831B2	Catalytic proppant and methods for making and using same A catalytic proppant and methods for making and using same are disclosed herein. The catalytic proppant can include a proppant support containing silica and alumina. The proppant support can have a macropore concentration of about 15% to about 45%, a mesopore concentration of about 20% to 50%, and a micropore concentration of about 8% to about 30% based on the total pore volume of the proppant support. The proppant support can also have a surface area of about 0.5 m2/g to about 50 m2/g. The catalytic proppant can have a long term permeability at 7,500 psi of at least about 10 D in accordance with ISO 13503-5.
US10752826B2	Nanogels for delayed gelation The instant application relates to nanogels or compositions that hold multivalent metal ions until some level of nanogel degradation has occurred, then slowly release the multivalent metal ions for gelation with carboxylate containing polymers. Compositions comprising such nanogels, together with polymers that can be crosslinked with multivalent metal ions, allow the deployment of such mixtures in various applications, and greatly increased gelation times.
US10752814B2	Pressure sensitive adhesive composition, pressure sensitive adhesive film, and method of manufacturing organic electronic device using the same Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a pressure-sensitive adhesive film, and a method of manufacturing an organic electronic device using the same. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that may effectively prevent moisture or oxygen added to an organic electronic device from an external environment, and exhibit reliability under harsh conditions such as high temperature and high humidity and excellent optical characteristics, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive film including the same are provided.
US10752812B2	Automatic packaging film and preparation method therefor The invention aims to provide automatic packaging film and a method for preparing the same. Mutually parallel adhesive areas (2) are arranged at intervals laterally on the same side of the film substrate, a non-adhesive area (1) is formed between two adhesive areas (2), and each non-adhesive area (1) and an adjacent adhesive area (2) form a packaging section; between the adjacent packaging sections, the non-adhesive area (1) of a packaging section and the adhesive area (2) of a next packaging section are connected through a separable splicing tape; all the packaging sections are connected through separable splicing tapes to form an entire continuous automatic packaging film (3). The invention solves the technical problems that the film is stuck or broken during automatic packaging, leading to machine shutdown and thus failure of automatic packaging.
US10752811B2	Polyester compositions A polyester including at least one crosslinkable moiety is described. Each crosslinkable moiety includes at least one crosslinkable pendent group. A ratio of a total number of the at least one crosslinkable pendent groups to a total number of ester groups in the polyester may be in a range of 0.0001 to 0.5.
US10752806B2	Elastic gas barrier coating compositions An elastic gas barrier coating composition includes a barrier material dispersed in an aqueous media, a polysulfide, and a curing agent reactive with the polysulfide. When applied to a substrate and cured to form a coating, the barrier material forms a continuous phase and a polysulfide elastomer forms a discontinuous phase. An elastic gas coating is also disclosed that includes a continuous phase with a barrier material and a discontinuous phase with a polysulfide elastomer. Substrates at least partially coated with elastic gas barrier coating compositions are further disclosed.
US10752803B2	1K high hardness, high impact resistance coating A coating composition can be made by providing an aminoalkoxysilane and, in the substantial absence of water, reacting at least a portion of the aminoalkoxysilane with at least one epoxide-containing compound including an aliphatic group to yield at least one alkoxysilylamine, and then reacting the alkoxysilylamine with at least one isocyanate reagent containing at least two isocyanate groups to yield a monomer having plural alkoxysilane groups and, in many embodiments, at least two branched aliphatic groups having at least six carbon atoms. A coating composition thus formed exhibits high durability and good flexibility. Also disclosed is a method of applying a coating composition to a substrate and allowing the coating composition to cure, and the cured coating resulting from such application.
US10752798B2	Antistatic gloves and process for making same The present invention is directed to antistatic elastomeric articles and methods of making the same. The articles can be single layered or multilayered. The single layered articles possess desirable antistatic properties and desirable properties of comfort and feel. The multilayered articles have an outermost layer/surface that possesses desirable antistatic properties and an innermost layer/surface that exhibits desirable properties of comfort and feel. In preferred embodiments, the elastomeric articles are made form a nitrile/natural rubber blend. Articles of the present invention have antistatic properties measured as having a surface resistivity below about 1014 Ω/sq and a static decay time of less than about 60 seconds.
US10752795B2	Compositions and methods for applying a material onto articles Apparatuses and methods for applying a transfer material from a transfer component onto the surface of an article are disclosed, including apparatuses and methods of transfer printing on and/or decorating three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed and/or decorated thereby. In some embodiments, the method may utilize a printer such as an inkjet printer. In some cases, the transfer material may be a UV curable ink and/or adhesive. When the transfer material is UV curable, the transfer component may be permeable to UV radiation to allow curing of the ink and/or adhesive therethrough. UV curable adhesives including thiol-acrylate and thiol-ene acrylate inkjet-able adhesives are disclosed. The UV curable adhesive may be colored (such as with white pigment) in lieu of providing a base (white) ink layer so that more UV radiation will be able to pass through the ink layer(s) in order to reach the adhesive.
US10752790B2	UV blocking coatings for lens assemblies An aqueous formulation and method of making an ultraviolet light blocking coating from an aqueous formulation having from greater than or equal to 15 wt % to less than or equal to 65 wt % water, from greater than or equal to 30 wt % to less than or equal to 70 wt % metal oxide particles, and from greater than or equal to 5 wt % to less than or equal to 35 wt % aminoalkylsilsesquioxane oligomers. An optical device including a housing, a lens element, potting material positioned between the lens element and the housing, and an ultraviolet light blocking coating positioned between the lens element and the potting material. The ultraviolet light blocking coating has from greater than or equal to 30 wt % to less than or equal to 90 wt % metal oxide particles and from greater than or equal to 10 wt % to less than or equal to 70 wt % silsesquioxane.
US10752789B2	Coating material An intumescent coating material, the material comprising first and second parts mixable together so that the material will cure by an addition reaction in the presence of a metallic catalyst. The first part including a polydiorganosiloxane polymer having at least two unsaturated groups per molecule. The first part also including the metallic catalyst and a reinforcing filler. The second part including an organohydrogensiloxane crosslinker described by formula R13Si(OSiR22)x(OSiMeH)yOSiR13, where each R2 is independently selected from saturated hydrocarbon radicals comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals and each R1 is independently selected from hydrogen or R2, x is zero or an integer and y is an integer. The organohydrogensiloxane has at least three Si—H bonds per molecule.
US10752788B2	Antifouling film The antifouling film includes a polymer layer that includes on a surface thereof an uneven structure provided with multiple projections at a pitch not longer than a wavelength of visible light. The polymer layer has a proportion of the number of fluorine atoms relative to the sum of the numbers of carbon atoms, nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, and fluorine atoms of 33 atom % or more on the surface of the uneven structure and of 3 atom % or less on average in a region 90 to 120 nm deep from the surface of the uneven structure. The polymer layer has a proportion of the number of nitrogen atoms relative to the sum of the numbers of carbon atoms, nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, and fluorine atoms of 4 atom % or less on average in a region 90 to 120 nm deep from the surface of the uneven structure.
US10752785B2	Anti-slip botanical antimicrobial microemulsions A method to coat hard floor surfaces to provide both anti-slip and antimicrobial protection by producing clear, thermodynamically stable, anti-slip, botanical antimicrobial microemulsions made for all renewable, non-toxic, non-corrosive ingredients is disclosed, as well as their use as 1) highly effective antimicrobial broad spectrum disinfectants/deodorants that are not hazardous to humans or animals and simultaneously 2) as anti-slip coatings for any walked-on hard floor surface.
US10752784B2	Binder for coating plastics substrates without chemical or physical pretreatment With the binder produced according to the invention, a number of coating products can be produced which adhere to plastics directly and without any chemical or physical pretreatment. Base coats, high-gloss lacquers, metallic lacquers, clear lacquers and effect lacquers can be produced which can be applied directly on plastics; this is an absolute novelty because pretreatment is no longer required. With the binder according to the invention it is also possible to formulate adhesives which guarantee very good bonding between plastics themselves and also paperboard packaging. The invention relates to the binder as well as base coats based on them, one-coat lacquers and adhesives.
US10752780B2	Chromophores for photochromic compositions useful for three dimensional display applications Described herein are novel azo-benzene type chromophores. The chromophores are useful in photochromic compositions comprising a polymer matrix and a chromophore, wherein the chromophore is a novel azo-benzene type structure. The photochromic composition is photoresponsive upon irradiation by at least one wavelength of laser light across the visible light spectrum. Photochromic devices which comprise the novel azo-benzene type chromophore compound show significantly higher photoinduced birefringence, higher diffraction efficiency, and brighter images than devices that comprise well known azo-benzene chromophores. The photochromic composition may include a liquid crystal.
US10752773B2	Fiber-reinforced resin composite material and method for producing same The purpose of the present invention is to inhibit a decrease in strength attribute to the interface between a simple-shape portion and a complicated-shape portion. This fiber-reinforced resin composite material comprises: a simple-shape portion formed from at least one sheet-shaped prepreg material obtained by impregnating reinforcing fibers with a resin; and a complicated-shape portion obtained by impregnating reinforcing fibers with a resin, the complicated-shape portion having been integrated with the simple-shape portion. The resin used for the prepreg material comprised the same components as the resin used for the complicated-shape portion.
US10752760B2	Polymer composition for use in cables A polymer composition that comprises an olefinic polymer, a flame retardant that includes a halogen-free mineral filler, and a compatibilizing agent is provided. The halogen-free mineral filler constitutes from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the composition. The composition may exhibit a degree of water uptake of about 5 wt. % or less after being immersed in water for seven days at a temperature of 23° C.
US10752755B2	Composition for heat-dissipating member, heat-dissipating member, electronic instrument, and method for producing heat-dissipating member This invention is a composition capable of forming a heat-dissipating member that has high heat resistance and high thermal conductivity. This composition for a heat-dissipating member comprises a thermally conductive first inorganic filler bonded to one end of a first coupling agent, and a thermally conductive second inorganic filler bonded to one end of a second coupling agent, the composition being characterized in that: the other end of the first coupling agent and the other end of the second coupling agent are each bonded to a bifunctional or higher silsesquioxane by a curing treatment, as illustrated in FIG. 2; or at least one of the first coupling agent and the second coupling agent includes, in the structure thereof, a silsesquioxane, and the other end of the first coupling agent and the other end of the second coupling agent are bonded together as illustrated in FIG. 3.
US10752752B2	Thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition, method for manufacturing same, molded article of same, and acrylic fibers and method for manufacturing same A thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes a modacrylic resin and a plasticizer. The modacrylic resin includes 15 to 85 wt % of acrylonitrile, 15 to 85 wt % of vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and 0 to 20 wt % of another vinyl monomer, and the plasticizer is an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition includes melt-kneading a powder mixture obtained by mixing a modacrylic resin powder and an organic compound that is compatible with the modacrylic resin and has a boiling point of at least 200° C. Acrylic fibers are composed of a thermoplastic modacrylic resin composition.
US10752748B2	Methods for recycling reinforced composites The present invention relates to methods for recycling reinforced composites. The reinforced composite comprises a reinforcement material in a cross-linked polymer matrix, wherein the cross-linked polymer comprises a cross-linking group derived from a curing agent represented by formula I, wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cylcoalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkoxy alkyl or alkynyl; A is alkyl, alkenyl, alkenene, alkylene-hetero-alkylene, alkylene-heterocyclo-alkylene, alkylene, alkylene-oxy-alkylene, 1,4-alkyl substituted piperazine, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl; B is alkyl, alkenyl, alkenene, alkylene-hetero-alkylene, alkylene-heterocyclo-alkylene, alkylene, alkylene-oxy-alkylene, 1,4-alkyl substituted piperazine, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, aminoalkyl, alkyl-amino-alkyl, cylcoalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, aminoalkyl, alkyl-amino-alkyl, cylcoalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or heteroaryl.
US10752744B2	Thermally conductive resin, resin composition, prepreg, and copper clad laminate A resin composition is provided, which includes 1 part by weight of a thermally conductive resin, 0.001 to 0.05 parts by weight of radical initiator, and 0.05 to 0.30 parts by weight of crosslinking agent. The chemical structure of the thermally conductive resin is in which R1 is —CH2—, —C(═O)—, or —(CH2)—(C6H5)—, and R2 is H or CH3.
US10752732B2	Purification method of polyethylene glycol having one carboxyl group A purification method of a polyethylene glycol compound having one carboxyl group. In the method, an aqueous solution of the compound having a pH of 8 to 11 is prepared, the aqueous solution and a mixed organic solvent are mixed at a temperature of 15° C. or more and 50° C. or less and the mixture is separated into an organic layer and an aqueous layer. In the mixed organic solvent, a ratio of solvent I is from 25 to 60% by mass, and a ratio of solvent II is from 75 to 40% by mass. Solvent I is a hydrocarbon, solvent II is a halogenated hydrocarbon, a mixing ratio Y (organic solvent I/organic solvent II), a temperature T (° C.) at mixing and a weight average molecular weight M of the compound satisfy a relationship of 3.11×10−6M+0.084≤Y−0.0135T≤−1.77×10−6M+0.404.
US10752730B2	Quantitative intramolecular fission in oligoacenes, materials, and methods of use thereof The present invention provides soluble, stable singlet fission (SF) compounds, compositions, materials, methods of their use, and methods for their preparation that provide efficient intramolecular singlet fission (iSF) and multiple excitons. The SF compound may be a dimer, an oligomer, or a polymer of polyoligoacenes, where for example, the compound achieves a triplet yield reaching about 200% per absorbed photon. In this system, SF does not depend on intermolecular inter-actions. Instead, SF is an intrinsic property of the molecule and therefore occurs independent of intermolecular interactions. Singlet fission has the potential to significantly improve the photocurrent in single junction solar cells and thus raise the Shockley-Queisser power conversion efficiency limit from about 33% to about 46% or greater. Quantitative SF yield at room temperature has only been observed in crystalline solids or aggregates of higher acenes.
US10752725B2	Rigid polyurethane foams suitable for use as panel insulation Disclosed are polyurethane-foam forming compositions, rigid polyurethane foams and methods for their production, as well as to composite articles comprising such foams sandwiched between facer substrates, including use of such composite elements for floor insulating elements for refrigerated tractor trailers. The rigid polyurethane foams are produced from an isocyanate-reactive component comprising: (1) a polyol blend; (2) a halogenated hydroolefin; (3) a surfactant; (4) water; and (5) a tertiary amine catalyst composition.
US10752723B2	Polyisocyanurate polymer and process for the production of polyisocyanurate polymers The present invention relates to novel polyisocyanurate plastics which are obtainable by catalytic trimerization of a polyisocyanate composition A) which contains oligomeric polyisocyanates and is low in monomeric diisocyanates. “Low in monomeric diisocyanates” means that the polyisocyanate composition A) has a content of monomeric diisocyanates of at most 20% by weight. The invention further relates to the use of these polyisocyanurate plastics for production of coatings, films, semi-finished products and mouldings, and to a process for producing polyisocyanurate plastics comprising the following steps: (a) providing a polyisocyanate composition A) which contains oligomeric polyisocyanates and is low in monomeric diisocyanates, “low in monomeric diisocyanates” meaning that the polyisocyanate composition A) has a content of monomeric diisocyanates of at most 20% by weight; (b) catalytically trimerizing the polyisocyanate composition A).
US10752718B2	Photocurable resin composition and method of forming patterns using the same The present invention relates to a photocurable resin composition usable in a nanoimprint process which is capable of overcoming low productivity of conventional semiconductor processes for optical devices and electronic devices, and a method of forming patterns using the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a photocurable resin composition including a specific perfluorinated acrylic compound for improving release property between a nanoimprint mold and the photocurable resin composition, and a method of forming patterns using the same.
US10752705B2	Oligosaccharide compositions and methods for producing thereof Described herein are methods for the production of oligosaccharides, including functionalized oligosaccharides, from one or more sugars, such as one or more monosaccharides, using polymeric and solid-supported catalysts containing acidic and ionic groups. Also provided are the oligosaccharide compositions, including functionalized oligosaccharide compositions, obtained using the methods.
US10752701B2	Stabilized formulations containing anti-PCSK9 antibodies The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising a human antibody that specifically binds to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). The formulations may contain, in addition to an anti-PCSK9 antibody, at least one amino acid, at least one sugar, or at least one non-ionic surfactant. The pharmaceutical formulations of the present invention exhibit a substantial degree of antibody stability after storage for several months.
US10752698B2	Method for generating high affinity antibodies The present disclosure relates to a method for identifying cells that express antigen-specific antibodies with a high binding affinity for a monomeric antigen. Using fluorescence activated cell sorting, cells expressing high affinity antigen-specific antibodies are selected from a population of immune cells isolated from a mammal that has been immunized with or otherwise exposed to the antigen. Nucleic acids encoding the high affinity antibodies can then be cloned into other lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells where the antibody can be expressed and from which the antibodies can be secreted.
US10752697B2	Anti-glypican 3 antibody and pharmaceutical composition containing the same The present invention relates to an antibody specifically binding to glypican 3 (GPC3), a nucleic acid encoding the antibody, a vector and a host cell containing the nucleic acid, a method of preparing the antibody, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer or tumor, containing the antibody as an active ingredient. The antibody specifically binding to glypican 3 according to the present invention may be effectively used to treat cancer or tumor, particularly, hepatocellular carcinoma due to high affinity and specificity to glypican 3.
US10752696B2	Highly concentrated pharmaceutical formulations The present invention relates to a highly concentrated, stable pharmaceutical formulation of a pharmaceutically active anti-CD20 antibody, such as e.g. Rituximab, Ocrelizumab, or HuMab, or a mixture of such antibody molecules for subcutaneous injection. In particular, the present invention relates to formulations comprising, in addition to a suitable amount of the anti-CD20 antibody, an effective amount of at least one hyaluronidase enzyme as a combined formulation or for use in form of a co-formulation. The said formulations comprise additionally at least one buffering agent, such as e.g. a histidine buffer, a stabilizer or a mixture of two or more stabilizers (e.g. a saccharide, such as e.g. α,α-trehalose dihydrate or sucrose, and optionally methionine as a second stabilizer), a nonionic surfactant and an effective amount of at least one hyaluronidase enzyme. Methods for preparing such formulations and their uses thereof are also provided.
US10752691B2	Anti-CD25 antibody agents The present disclosure provides antibody sequences found in antibodies that bind to human CD25. In particular, the present disclosure provides sequences of anti-human CD25 antibodies, which do not block the binding of CD25 to IL-2 or IL-2 signalling. Antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof including such sequences can be used in pharmaceutical composition and methods of treatment, in particular for treating cancer.
US10752686B2	Bispecific antibody binding to human CD26 and human CD3, production method therefor and use thereof Described is a bispecific antibody, and a method for producing the bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibody can be used in the preparation of a drug for treating a tumor with high cell expression of CD26. The antibody specifically hinds to human CD26 and human CD3 at the same time.
US10752677B2	Methods of treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or anxiety using an antibody that binds to annexin-1 The present invention provides a specific binding molecule that binds to Annexin-1 (Anx-A1) for use in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or a disease related to OCD. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a specific binding molecule of the invention for use in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or a disease related to OCD.
US10752674B2	DNA-binding domain of CRISPR system, non-fucosylated and partially fucosylated proteins, and methods thereof The present disclosure relates to a method of obtaining a cell where fucosylation pathways are modified, leading to production of partially fucosylated and non-fucosylated protein products, specifically antibodies from the cell. The present disclosure employs the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) technology. The method of the present disclosure targets the Fut8 gene and GMD gene in a cell. Such products are used in developing therapeutics and biomarkers, and in diagnosis and prognosis of diseases.
US10752668B2	Lentiviral vectors for regulated expression of a chimeric antigen receptor molecule The invention relates to the regulated expression of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) within a lentiviral vector. The CAR comprises a hook-binding domain that interacts with a hook, preferably encoded by the same lentiviral vector, which prevents proper processing and release of the CAR to the cell membrane. The invention encompasses vectors, methods of making the vectors, and methods of using them, including medicinal uses. The vectors can be used for administration to humans to induce immune responses and to treat cancers and tumors.
US10752666B2	Vesicular stomatitis viruses This document provides methods and materials related to vesicular stomatitis viruses. For example, vesicular stomatitis viruses, nucleic acid molecules encoding VSV polypeptides, methods for making vesicular stomatitis viruses, and methods for using vesicular stomatitis viruses to treat cancer are provided.
US10752651B2	Antimicrobial compounds, compositions, and uses thereof Antimicrobial compounds and compositions of Formula (I) and methods of use are disclosed.
US10752649B2	Metal precursors with modified diazabutadiene ligands for CVD and ALD and methods of use Metal coordination complexes comprising at least one diazabutadiene based ligand having a structure represented by: where R1 and R4 are selected from the group consisting of C4-C10 alkyl groups; and R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl groups and the difference in the number of carbons in R2 and R3 is greater than or equal to 2. Processing methods using the metal coordination complexes are also described.
US10752637B2	Bis-diox(ol)ane compounds The present invention relates to new bi-functional and polyfunctional bis-dioxolanes and bis-dioxanes. The present inventors have established that the bis-dioxolanes and bis-dioxanes of the invention are highly advantageous as building blocks, cross-linking and/or coupling agents in polymer engineering. They can be derived from biomass sources in a highly efficient manner. The production of the present bis-dioxolanes and bis-dioxanes from biomass has the particular advantage that it facilitates the introduction of desired functionality in a highly flexible manner. Hence, the present invention provides novel bi- or polyfunctional bis-dioxolanes and bis-dioxanes, their production from renewable (biomass) sources, as well as their use in the engineering of polymers.
US10752631B2	Heterocyclic compounds as FGFR inhibitors The present invention relates to a heterocyclic compound, a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof as a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor. The compound is a heterocyclic compound as shown in Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a prodrug, a solvate, a polymorph, an isomer, or a stable isotopic derivative thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of treating or preventing a FGFR-mediated disease, such as cancer, using the compound.
US10752628B2	Compounds and methods for treating synovial sarcomas The present invention includes compound and methods that are useful in treating certain cancers, such as synovial sarcomas.
US10752620B2	Piperdine CXCR7 receptor modulators The present invention relates to piperidine derivatives of formula (I) wherein Ar1, Ar2, RAr1, R1, R2 and R3 are as described in the description, their preparation, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to their use as pharmaceuticals, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I), and especially to their use as CXCR7 receptor modulators.
US10752614B2	Monomers and polymers for functional polycarbonates and poly(ester-carbonates) and peg-co-polycarbonate hydrogels The invention generally relates to functional polymers and hydrogels. More particularly, the invention provides versatile monomers and polymers with well-defined functionalities, e.g., polycarbonates and poly(ester-carbonates), compositions thereof, and methods for making and using the same. The invention also provides cytocompatible poly(ethylene glycol)-co-polycarobonate hydrogels (e.g., crosslinked by copper-free, strain-promoted “click” chemistry).
US10752608B2	Method for producing crystal of uracil compound The invention provides a method for producing a crystal of a uracil compound with high purity by a process which can be carried out in an industrial scale. Specifically, the invention provides a method for producing a crystal of a uracil compound, wherein the method comprises dissolving a composition comprising a uracil compound represented by formula (1) in organic solvents consisting of a C3-C6 alcohol solvent and an aromatic solvent to obtain a solution, and precipitating a crystal of said uracil compound from the solution.
US10752598B2	Aryldiazepine derivatives as RSV inhibitors The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from RSV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an RSV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US10752591B2	18-20 member bi-polycyclic compounds The invention relates to a method of inhibiting loss of muscle mass or muscle function in a subject in need thereof, or a method of treating miofibers ex vivo, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a 18-20 member bi-polycyclic compound to the subject or to the miofibers.
US10752588B2	Dopamine D2 receptor ligands The present invention relates to novel dopamine D2 receptor ligands. The invention further relates to functionally-biased dopamine D2 receptor ligands and the use of these compounds for treating or preventing central nervous system and systemic disorders associated with dysregulation of dopaminergic activity.
US10752583B2	Crystalline (3Z,5S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[(2′-methyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4-yl)carbonyl]pyrrolidin-3-one O-methyloxime, and methods of using the same Crystalline (3Z,S3)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[(2′-methyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4-yl)carbonyl]pyrrolidin-3-one O-methyloxime is disclosed. A pharmaceutical composition containing the crystalline compound and methods for treating conditions related to the OT-R activity, such as preterm labor, and for increasing embryo implantation rate in a mammal undergoing embryo transfer, comprising administering the crystalline compound are also disclosed.
US10752577B2	Automated synthesis of small molecules using chiral, non-racemic boronates Provided are methods for making and using chiral, non-racemic protected organoboronic acids, including pinene-derived iminodiacetic acid (PIDA) boronates, to direct and enable stereoselective synthesis of organic molecules. Also provided are methods for purifying PIDA boronates from solution. Also provided are methods for deprotection of boronic acids from their PIDA ligands. The purification and deprotection methods may be used in conjunction with methods for coupling or otherwise reacting boronic acids. Iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification can be performed to synthesize chiral, non-racemic compounds. The methods are suitable for use in an automated chemical synthesis process. Also provided is an automated small molecule synthesizer apparatus for performing automated stereoselective synthesis of chiral, non-racemic small molecules using iterative cycles of deprotection, coupling, and purification.
US10752572B2	Method for producing acetic acid Provided is a method for industrially efficiently producing acetic acid that yields a good potassium permanganate test result, without enormous cost. A light ends column (first distillation column) is operated with a reflux ratio at a specific level or more, a distillation column (crotonaldehyde-removing column) is provided for treating an organic phase of an overhead condensate from the light ends column, and the crotonaldehyde-removing column is operated under such conditions as to meet at least one of conditions (i) to (iii) as follows: (i) a reflux ratio at the distillation column is 0.01 or more; (ii) at the distillation column, the ratio of a crotonaldehyde concentration in a distillate to a crotonaldehyde concentration in a charge liquid is less than 1; and (iii) at the distillation column, the ratio of a crotonaldehyde concentration in bottoms to a crotonaldehyde concentration in the charge liquid is greater than 1.
US10752569B2	Process for the manufacture of 2,6-dimethyl-5-hepten-1-al The present invention relates to an improved process for the manufacture of 2,6-dimethyl-5-hepten-1-al.
US10752568B1	Method for preparing 1,3-propanediol by hydrogenolysis of glycerol and its reaction system The present disclosure provides a method for preparing 1,3-propanediol by hydrolysis hydrogenolysis of glycerol and its corresponding reaction system, wherein, this method is to produce 1,3-propanediol through contact and reaction between hydrogen and glycerol under the catalysis of a noble metal/solid acid catalyst; wherein an auxiliary agent is contained in the liquid phase of the reaction system, and the content of the auxiliary agent in the liquid phase is 10 ppm or more.
US10752567B2	Method for acid treatment conditioning of a catalyst in the production of glycols Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide methods for producing ethylene glycol from a carbohydrate feed which may include conditioning a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst by treatment with a protic acid resulting in an acid-conditioned heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst. Next, in a reactor under hydrogenation conditions, the carbohydrate feed may be contacted with a bi-functional catalyst system comprising the acid-conditioned heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst, and a soluble retro-Aldol catalyst. An intermediate product stream may be obtained from the reactor including ethylene glycol.
US10752565B2	Processes for producing trifluoroiodomethane The present disclosure provides a gas-phase process for producing trifluoroiodomethane, the process comprising providing a reactant stream comprising hydrogen iodide and trifluoroacetyl halide selected from the group consisting of trifluoroacetyl chloride, trifluoroacetyl fluoride, trifluoroacetyl bromide, and combinations thereof, and reacting the reactant stream in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature from about 200° C. to about 600° C. to produce a product stream comprising the trifluoroiodomethane.
US10752557B2	Method of bonding a metallic component to a non-metallic component using a compliant material A means for attaching a metallic component to a non-metallic component using a compliant material having thermal properties intermediate those of the metallic component to a non-metallic component is provided. The method can accommodate CTE mismatches and wear-type problems common to many assemblies of dissimilar materials. In particular, the method provides a sufficient wear surface to accommodate relative motion and provide a durable wear surface that does not excessively wear/gall/mico-weld itself together and provides the necessary damping and motion for proper operation in aeronautical applications.
US10752551B2	Construction chemical formulation The present invention relates to a quick and low-stress setting chemical formulation for construction, containing at least one binding agent on the basis of calcium sulfate, at least an ettringite-forming agent, at least one activator, at least one filler, at least one redispersable dispersion powder and optionally additives and to the use of the chemical formulation for construction for producing thin-layered balancing masses, self running and solid fillers, screed binding agents or screed mortars, tile adhesive mortars, jointing mortars and sealing sludges.
US10752550B2	Thermo-insulating concrete The present invention refers to a new concrete composition comprising fiberglass waste and an air-entraining additive. The concrete presents a thermo-insulating performance far superior to conventionally produced concretes. The present invention is mainly intended for the construction industry, in non-structural applications for thermal insulation. The use of fiberglass waste reduces the consumption of natural aggregates and allows for the use of waste which is expense to dispose of.
US10752544B2	Resin composite module for vehicle and production method therefor There is provided a production method of a resin composite module for a vehicle, which includes a resin module substrate, and a silicone-based polymer hard coat which is formed on the resin module substrate. The method includes forming the hard coat by coating a silicone-based polymer onto the resin module substrate, and radiating an ultraviolet ray onto at least a part of a surface of the hard coat such that a hardness thereof becomes 0.8 GPa or more as evaluated by a nanoindentation method. The radiating the ultraviolet ray uses a light source unit which includes a light source and emits an ultraviolet ray having a wavelength of 360 nm or less from an emission surface thereof and radiates the ultraviolet ray onto the surface of the hard coat while a distance from the emission surface to the surface of the hard coat is 10 mm or less.
US10752541B2	Low-E matchable coated articles having doped seed layer under silver, and corresponding methods A low-E coating has good color stability (a low ΔE* value) upon heat treatment (HT). Thermal stability may be improved by the provision of an as-deposited crystalline or substantially crystalline layer of or including zinc oxide, doped with at least one dopant (e.g., Sn), immediately under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver; and/or by the provision of at least one dielectric layer of or including at least one of: (a) an oxide of silicon and zirconium, (b) an oxide of zirconium, and (c) an oxide of silicon. These have the effect of significantly improving the coating's thermal stability (i.e., lowering the ΔE* value).
US10752534B2	Apparatuses and methods for laser processing laminate workpiece stacks A method for laser processing a laminate workpiece stack includes forming a contour line in a first transparent workpiece of the laminate workpiece stack having a resin layer disposed between the first transparent workpiece and a second transparent workpiece. Forming the contour line includes focusing a pulsed laser beam into a pulsed laser beam focal line directed into the first transparent workpiece to generate an induced absorption within the first transparent workpiece and translating the pulsed laser beam focal line along a first workpiece separation line, thereby laser forming the contour line having a plurality of defects. The method also includes separating the resin layer along a resin separation line by focusing the pulsed laser beam into the pulsed laser beam focal line directed into the resin layer and translating the pulsed laser beam focal line along the resin separation line, thereby laser ablating the resin layer.
US10752530B1	Submersible aerator and mixing apparatus A submersible aerator apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus uses injected air to create both aeration and mixing of a liquid. The apparatus is submersible and may be lowered into a container holding a liquid with suspended and coagulated solids, such as fats, oil, and grease (FOG). Air supplied to the apparatus is injected into the liquid through a hose, which results in an upward flow of large air bubbles and entrained liquid. The upwardly moving large air bubbles are cleaved (i.e., broken apart) by a series of baffle plates that are generally perpendicular to the direction of flow of the air bubbles. This action mixes and aerates the liquid.
US10752516B2	Method and apparatus for reservoir free and ventless water filtering An on-demand filter structure including a first hydrophilic protective layer comprising a first surface exposable to a stream of water. A contact area on the first surface receives the stream. The first hydrophilic protective layer receives the stream and distributes water out a second surface, primarily using gravity. An activated carbon felt (ACF) layer is adjacent to the second surface, wherein the ACF layer is configured for water filtration, primarily using gravity. A second hydrophilic protective layer includes a third surface adjacent the ACF layer and a fourth surface. The third surface receives filtered water from the ACF layer, and the fourth surface expels the filtered water primarily using gravity, wherein the first and second hydrophilic protective layers sandwich the ACF layer. A cross section of the first hydrophilic protective layer, the ACF layer, and the second hydrophilic protective layer has a curvature.
US10752508B2	Method for the production of amorphous silica with controlled specific surface area from magnesium silicate ore It is provided a process of producing amorphous silica from a raw material, such as serpentine, containing silica comprising the steps of mixing the raw material with a hydrochloric acid solution; leaching the raw material obtaining a slurry comprising a liquid fraction and a solid fraction containing silica and minerals; separating the liquid fraction and the solid fraction; removing the minerals from the solid fraction by magnetic separation producing a purified solid silica; drying the purified solid silica; and heating the purified solid silica to remove hydroxyl groups from the silica surface and reducing specific surface area of the resulting amorphous silica.
US10752507B2	Process for producing liquid polysilanes and isomer enriched higher silanes Synthesis of silanes with more than three silicon atoms are disclosed (i.e., (SinH(2n+2) with n=4-100). More particularly, the disclosed synthesis methods tune and optimize the isomer ratio by selection of process parameters such as temperature, residence time, and the relative amount of starting compounds, as well as selection of proper catalyst. The disclosed synthesis methods allow facile preparation of silanes containing more than three silicon atoms and particularly, the silanes containing preferably one major isomer. The pure isomers and isomer enriched mixtures are prepared by catalytic transformation of silane (SiH4), disilane (Si2H6), trisilane (Si3H8), and mixtures thereof.
US10752504B2	Method for preparing lithium metal phosphor oxide The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium metal phosphor oxide, the method including: mixing an iron salt solution and a phosphate solution in a reactor; applying a shearing force to the mixed solution in the reactor during the mixing to form a suspension containing nano-sized iron phosphate precipitate particles; obtaining the nano-sized iron phosphate particles from the suspension; and mixing the iron phosphate with a lithium raw material and performing firing, and the lithium metal phosphor oxide according to the present invention has an Equation of LiMnFePO4. Herein, M is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Cr, Zr, Nb, Cu, V, Ti, Zn, Al, Ga, and Mg, and n is in a range of 0 to 1. According to the present invention, since calcination is performed at a temperature that is lower than that of another existing method, there is an effect of reducing a process cost, and the obtained lithium metal phosphor oxide prepared according to the method of the present invention has an olivine structure type.
US10752501B2	Scent elimination device for hunters in the field A scent elimination device 100 for removing the human scent and any other scent associated with hunters in the field. The device 100 produces ozone, which is applied directly or indirectly to the clothing, equipment and body 300 while the hunter is in the field 200 and/or prior to or after the hunt. The method can also be used by fishermen to eliminate fish odor.
US10752496B2	Pore formation in a substrate Methods are provided for manufacturing well-controlled, solid-state nanopores and arrays thereof. In one aspect, methods for manufacturing nanopores and arrays thereof exploit a physical seam. One or more etch pits are formed in a topside of a substrate and one or more trenches, which align with the one or more etch pits, are formed in a backside of the substrate. An opening is formed between the one or more etch pits and the one or more trenches. A dielectric material is then formed over the substrate to fill the opening. Contacts are then disposed on the topside and the backside of the substrate and a voltage is applied from the topside to the backside, or vice versa, through the dielectric material to form a nanopore. In another aspect, the nanopore is formed at or near the center of the opening at a seam, which is formed in the dielectric material.
US10752489B1	Tap tower and keg tap alert system combination A tap tower and keg tap alert system combination for alerting bartenders when a beer keg is running low or empty includes a coupler that is configured to selectively engage a beer keg, a first hose coupled to the coupler that is in fluid communication with the coupler, and a sensor coupled to the first hose. The sensor utilizes a flow sensor to detect flow volume and pressure of beer in the hose. A battery is used for power. A second hose is coupled to the sensor and a tap faucet of a tap tower. An indicator is coupled to the sensor that is in operational communication with an LED light coupled within the tap tower. The LED light is configured to shine green, orange, and alternatively, red, when pressure and volume detected indicate the beer keg is good, nearing empty, and empty, respectively.
US10752487B2	Object detection for equipment control A system and method are provided and include an infrared emitter that emits a predetermined pattern of pulses of infrared light and an infrared receiver that detects the predetermined pattern of pulses of infrared light after the predetermined pattern of pulses of infrared light reflect off of a container. A proximity detection module is configured to determine a transmission time when the infrared emitter emits the predetermined pattern of pulses of infrared light, a detection time when the infrared receiver detects the predetermined pattern of pulses of infrared light, an elapsed time between the transmission time and the detection time, and a distance to the container based on the elapsed time. A control module for a dispenser is configured to receive the determined distance from the proximity detection module and to activate the dispenser when the determined distance to the container is less than a predetermined threshold.
US10752485B2	Cleaning module-integrated beverage dispensing head The present disclosure relates to a cleaning module-integrated beverage dispensing head, capable of selectively providing a cleaning function in addition to a conventional beverage dispensing function. A cleaning module-integrated beverage dispensing head includes a gas distributor (200) outputting a gas flowed in, and a pulse generator (100) receiving a supply of the gas supplied via a hose (300). The gas distributor (200) includes a first gas outlet (220) discharging the gas to the pulse generator (100), a second gas outlet (230) discharging the gas to a container (C) for storing liquid, an internal structure (200a) that is rotatable, and an external structure (200b) that is coupled to the internal structure (200a), to control rotation of the internal structure (200a). Whether or not to supply the gas to the pulse generator (100) through the first gas outlet (220) is determined according to whether or not the internal structure (200a) rotates.
US10752458B2	Automatic roller clamp A media roll holder assembly a web-based printing system comprises a support for rotatably supporting the roll in an operative position, a holding element for rotatably holding the roll on the support, and a pivotable arm on which the holding element is provided. The pivotable arm is formed and positioned to position the holding element on the roll, such that a lifting force for lifting the roll from the support results in a holding force on the holding element in the first angular direction for holding the roll in the operative position on the support. The roll is then rotatably secured in its operative without excess angular forces acting on the roll. As the rotation of the roll is substantially unimpeded, the medium may be transported with great precision, resulting in high quality printing.
US10752455B2	Bulk bag sealing system A sealing system for connecting a bulk bag to a material handling and processing system. The sealing system comprises a main housing and a discharge tube housed within the main housing. The discharge tube is configured to fluidly connect the bulk bag with the material handling and processing system. The sealing system additionally comprises a first seal configured to selectively seal the bulk bag with respect to the discharge tube, and a second seal configured to selectively seal an interior space of the main housing from the material handling and processing system.
US10752453B2	Joining apparatus, loading station, supply arrangement and method for loading a magazine A joining apparatus magazine temporarily stores a plurality of joining elements loaded from a loading station and feeds the joining elements to a joining head connected to an assembly line robot. The magazine comprises a housing connectable to the joining head; a drive motor; and a rotary body rotatable about an axis by the drive motor. The rotary body includes a plurality of chambers for temporarily storing joining elements. The magazine further comprises a loading arrangement operable for loading joining elements into the chambers; and an unloading arrangement operable for discharging a joining element from the chamber toward the joining head. The loading arrangement and the unloading arrangement are coupled together such that either a chamber can be loaded or a chamber can be unloaded.
US10752452B1	Dimensional lumber stacker A dimensional lumber stacker takes on plural boards in successive events from a feed group on one side of itself and then turns plural boards in unison about a horizontal axis and deposits them one the other side of itself, onto a deck. After which, the boards are urged away from the dimensional lumber stacker and across the deck as a unit, thereby separating from the dimensional lumber stacker and forming a stack as a consequence.
US10752447B1	Bin sweep auger unplugging system A bin sweep auger unplugging system for unplugging a central unloading sump in a storage bin. The bin sweep auger unplugging system generally includes an auger having a driven shaft with auger fighting, a drive unit having a drive shaft, and a clutch connected between the drive shaft and the driven shaft. The clutch selectively transfers the rotation of the drive shaft to the driven shaft of the auger. The drive shaft includes a clump breakup component that breaks up the clump of granular material above the unloading sump when the drive shaft is rotated. The clutch is disengaged when breaking up a clump of granular material to prevent the rotation of the auger.
US10752445B2	Modular conveying unit A conveying unit for a superordinate conveying system for transporting goods on a transport plane. The conveying unit has transport rollers, drive devices, at least one adjustment apparatus and a control unit. The transport rollers rotate about axes at an actuatable rotational speed and with an actuatable direction of rotation. The drive device can be actuated to drive the transport rollers. The axes of rotation of the transport rollers can be actuated about their respective pivot axes by their own pivot axis angle and can be adjusted by rotation. The adjustment apparatus can be actuated to adjust the axes of rotation of the transport rollers about their respective pivot axes. The control unit actuates the conveying unit, and the conveying unit additionally has a connection apparatus for connecting the conveying unit to the superordinate conveying system.
US10752441B1	Storage system having dual-row pallet bays A storage system having side-by-side dual pallet bays is provided. The system includes a single level or stacked multilevel storage bay. Each bay is defined by a series of vertically extending supports and a central divider for storing two rows of pallets. Preferably, there are no vertical supports extending up from the central divider. Rails are provided on both sides of each row for supporting pallets and for pallet transportation/inventory carts to travel under the pallets. The front of the bay should be configured for access by a dual-four forklift, to insert and remove two pallets from the bay at a time.
US10752440B2	Robotic container handling device and method A system and method for handling shipping containers is described. The container handling system includes a crane, the crane having crane load handling devices. The container handling system includes a conveyance device, the conveyance device including transversal load handling devices. The system provides storage and sortation for storing the containers in a series of stacks disposed beneath a grid, the grid having a series of load handling devices operable thereon. The crane load handling device removes a container from a ship, transports it to transversal load handling device operable on a conveyor. The container is moved on the conveyor to a transfer point where it is collected by a robotic load handling device for transport to the storage and sortation area.
US10752436B2	Secondary solid waste container for solid waste of an analyzer A secondary solid waste container for solid waste of an analyzer is disclosed. The secondary solid waste container comprises side walls and an impact absorbing member. The side walls comprise an upper end and a lower end. The impact absorbing member is connected to the side walls such that the impact absorbing member extends between the side walls and is spaced apart from the lower end with respect to a direction from the lower end to the upper end. The impact absorbing member is configured to absorb an impact from solid waste of the analyzer. An analyzer and a method for removing solid waste of an analyzer are also disclosed.
US10752424B2	Mobile refrigeration apparatus A refrigeration unit designed for prolonged cooling with intermittent power supplies and adaptability to rotation is described. A spherical design is utilized comprising internal compartments that shift according to orientation of the sphere and enable internal cycling of water at substantially 4 degrees Celsius about an icy core.
US10752422B2	Systems, methods and devices for sealing storage containers Systems, methods, and devices for sealing a container are described and disclosed. A system includes a lid assembly configured to seal an opening of a container and a coupler assembly configured to be disposed within a recessed portion of the lid assembly. The lid assembly includes a recessed portion configured to facilitate coupling the lid assembly with an external vacuum source. The lid assembly includes a hole disposed within the recessed portion and a ball seal disposed in the hole, wherein the ball seal is configured to seal the hole in a closed position when a vacuum pressure is created within the container. The lid assembly includes a gasket cavity disposed within the lid assembly, wherein the gasket cavity is configured to align a gasket for creating a seal between the lid assembly and the container. The coupler assembly includes a coupler body, a coupler seal, and a vacuum port.
US10752408B2	Locking lid and container assembly A container assembly maximizes lid-to-container retention or prevents inadvertent removal of a lid from a container, and includes a container and a lid. The container includes an upper rim and a container wall. The container wall includes a seam and a primary indentation. The indentation traverses the seam at an inner container surface in parallel relation to the rim. The lid comprising a rim-receiving groove, a lid wall, and a wall-to-groove resilient portion. The resilient portion extends intermediate the lid wall and the rim-receiving groove and is resiliently actuable intermediate a relaxed configuration and an actuated configuration. The resilient portion has at least one indentation-engaging portion. The rim-receiving groove receives the upper container rim, and the indentation-engaging portion engages indentation when in the actuated configuration. The rim-receiving groove and the indentation-engaging portion together lock the container lid to the container when in the actuated configuration for cooperatively maximizing lid-to-container retention.
US10752403B1	Vehicle box organizer A storage box having organizational inserts is capable of being stored within a side box of a cab of a tractor trailer. The inserts are configurable and modular. Certain embodiments include illumination means on the exterior of the storage box and the interior of the storage box. Other certain embodiments include a split lid.
US10752402B1	Hygienic wet-article holder with liquid dispenser A technique for containing a wet article includes a top section, a middle section removably attached to the top section, and a bottom section removably attached to the middle section. The top section includes a dispenser and an article holding region. The dispenser forms a normally-closed compartment for holding liquid and has a depressible top. The top section is configured, upon depression of the depressible top, to open a passageway between the dispenser and the article-holding region for allowing liquid to flow from the dispenser to the article-holding region. The middle section includes a funnel having a more open end facing the top section and a less open end facing the bottom section. The funnel is configured to conduct fluid released from the wet article from the top section to the bottom section.
US10752392B2	Apparatus for delivering product carriers and apparatus for pivoting a cover section of a product carrier An apparatus for delivering product carriers, in particular L boards, to a conveying line for food products comprises a store for the product carriers and a conveying device for conveying the product carriers, in particular isolated product carriers, along a conveying direction to the conveying line, wherein each product carrier has at least one base section and at least one cover section connected to the base section; and wherein the apparatus comprises a pre-treatment device for the product carriers that is configured to pre-treat the cover section of a product carrier with respect to its base section.
US10752389B2	Rod-shaped body binding device, bound body of rod-shaped body, and rod-shaped body binding method A rod-shaped body binding device includes a binding unit configured to bind a rod-shaped body by wrapping one end section of a binding tape around the rod-shaped body, a stopper configured to stop supply of the binding tape when the rod-shaped body is bound using the binding tape, and a tension regulation unit configured to continuously apply a predetermined tension to the binding tape between the stopper and the binding unit during the period from the beginning to the end of binding of the rod-shaped body by the binding unit.
US10752388B2	Cover material edge folding apparatus An edge folding apparatus. The edge folding apparatus includes a fixed base having a horizontal track. A fixed guide block includes either a channel or a peg. The channel includes a horizontal portion leading to a vertical portion. A sliding base is slidably coupled to a horizontal track. The sliding base includes a vertical track. A tool mount block is slidably coupled to the vertical track. The tool mount block includes the other of the channel or the peg. The peg slides along and is guided by the channel. A first linear actuator pushes the sliding base along the horizontal track and a second linear actuator pushes the tool mount block along the vertical track.
US10752387B2	Method and system for creating custom-sized cardboard blanks for packagings and method and system for automatically packaging shipment sets in boxes A system for creating custom-sized cardboard blanks for folding packagings comprises a first and at least a second supply for fanfold cardboard, a control unit (e.g., microprocessor) that calculates, based on order information regarding the desired minimum dimensions of a current packaging, under predefined optimization criteria a first blank layout for folding the packaging, said blank layout comprising a leading edge and an ending edge and transverse and longitudinal crease lines dividing the blank having a desired length and width into panels, defines, based on predefined criteria, areas around the transverse crease lines and the leading and ending edges, in which no transverse folds from fanfolding the cardboard should be present, sensors communicatively coupled with said control unit that sense information indicative of a presence of transverse folds in cardboard, a cutter to cut-off the piece of cardboard from the first or the second web and form the desired blank.
US10752382B2	Environmental impact assessment system Systems and methods for assessing and quantifying the environmental impact on a mechanical component are provided. In one embodiment, a method can include receiving one or more first set(s) of data from one or more first data acquisition system(s) configured to communicate with an onboard system of an aircraft. The method can further include receiving one or more second sets of data from one or more second data acquisition systems that are remote from the aircraft. The method can include determining an aggregate amount of the environmental condition experienced by a mechanical component of the aircraft based at least in part on the first sets of data and the second sets of data. The method can include predicting a level of distress associated with the mechanical component based at least in part on the aggregate amount of the environmental condition experienced by the mechanical component.
US10752378B2	Mobile apparatus for pest detection and engagement Described herein is a mobile apparatus for capturing images that includes a body, a propulsion device coupled to the body and actuatable to propel the body in response to a motion control command. The mobile apparatus also includes a low-resolution camera coupled to the body and configured to capture a plurality of low-resolution images. Further, the mobile apparatus includes a transceiver coupled to the body. The transceiver is configured to wirelessly receive the motion control command and wirelessly transmit the plurality of low-resolution images.
US10752374B1	Active fuel thermal conditioning for aircraft Fuel used as a coolant in an aircraft can be thermally conditioned for active thermal management of the airframe and engine. The fuel can be thermally conditioned using the residual cooling capacity of a power and thermal module (PTM), providing flexibility of thermal system design, or via a compact engine-mounted turbo cooler, to maximize system efficiency. The fuel can be stored in a thermal reserve tank to provide a missionized heat sink capable serviceable for periodic high heat flux equipment. The cooling and provision of cooled fuel to aircraft components can be intelligently controlled to provide efficient cooling and effectively unlimited ground hold times.
US10752373B2	Air management systems for stacked motor assemblies A stacked motor assembly for an aircraft includes a forward motor having an exhaust port and an aft motor disposed aft of the forward motor, the aft motor having an intake port. The stacked motor assembly includes an exhaust conduit originating from the exhaust port of the forward motor and disposed at least partially around the aft motor such that exhaust from the forward motor bypasses the aft motor. The stacked motor assembly also includes an intake conduit terminating at the intake port of the aft motor and disposed at least partially around the forward motor such that intake air for the aft motor bypasses the forward motor.
US10752369B2	Thrust force generation device and aircraft The thrust force generation device is provided with: a turbo fan engine unit that includes a generator for generating power using a rotation force of a drive shaft, and that drives a fan placed on the drive shaft using gas produced by combusting fuel; a motor driven fan unit that includes a motor driven by power supplied from the generator, that is placed in parallel with the turbo fan engine unit, and that drives a fan by using the motor; and a conducting unit that connects the generator to the motor, and supplies the power generated by the generator to the motor. The turbo fan engine unit and the motor driven fan unit are integrated with each other, and the conducting unit is placed between the turbo fan engine unit and the motor driven fan unit.
US10752368B2	Asymmetric yoke An evacuation assembly may comprise an evacuation slide and a first yoke coupled to the evacuation slide. The first yoke may comprise a first strap and a second strap. The first strap may be longer than the second strap. The evacuation assembly may optionally include a second yoke coupled to the evacuation slide. A first strap of the second yoke may be longer than a second strap of the second yoke.
US10752362B2	Receiving systems for receiving persons and objects for a cabin of a vehicle as well as an aircraft equipped therewith A receiving system for receiving of persons and objects for a cabin of a vehicle is proposed, the system comprising a seat frame having a plurality of receiving sections created on the seat frame for receiving of a seat unit each; a plurality of seat units, which are mountable on a receiving section each; and at least one stowage bin unit, which is mountable on one of the receiving sections. The stowage bin unit is dimensioned such that it is mountable on an outer one of the receiving sections in case on the remaining receiving sections a seat unit each is mounted.
US10752353B2	Systems and methods for aircraft balance An adjustable cable attachment system for a VTOL aircraft includes a VTOL airframe. A winch is operatively connected to an underside of the airframe with the aircraft in a horizontal flight mode. An adjustable cable is operatively connected to the winch to adjustably relocate a slung load with respect to the center of gravity of the aircraft to balance the aircraft. A fixed cable is operatively connected to the underside of the airframe with the aircraft in the horizontal flight mode.
US10752347B2	Rotor blade pitch horn assembly A rotor assembly includes a rotor hub which rotates about a hub rotation axis and a blade connected to the rotor hub. The blade rotates with the rotor hub around the hub rotation axis, and the blade is configured to rotate around a pitch rotation axis of the blade to adjust a pitch of the blade. The rotor assembly includes a pitch horn having a first end rotatably connected to the blade. The pitch horn is configured to rotate with the blade around the pitch rotation axis of the blade to adjust the pitch of the blade, and the pitch horn is configured to rotate relative to the blade around a pitch horn pivot axis arranged at a non-parallel angle relative to the pitch rotation axis of the blade.
US10752334B2	Collapsible and rapidly-deployable unmanned aerial vehicle A collapsible unmanned aerial vehicle has: a cylindrical structural body; a plurality of deployable mechanisms laterally distributed about the cylindrical structural body; a control unit; a portable power source; each of the plurality of deployable mechanisms comprising a lift-generating device, a pliable pylon and an actuation mechanism, the cylindrical structural body being terminally mounted to the pliable pylon, the lift-generating device being terminally mounted to the pliable pylon, the actuation mechanism being operatively integrated along the pliable pylon, the pliable pylon being selectively configured to be radially straightened from the cylindrical structural body and to arcuately collapsed into the cylindrical structural body via the actuation mechanism, the control unit and the portable power source each being electrically connected to the actuation mechanism; the control unit and the portable power source being mounted within the cylindrical structural body; and the portable power source being electrically connected to the control unit.
US10752330B2	Hinge for saloon-type lavatory door A hinge assembly that includes a frame adapter having a curved inner surface with a front portion and a rear portion, a door adapter having a curved outer surface with a front portion and a rear portion, at least one front hinge strip that is secured along a front hinge strip path, and at least one rear hinge strip that is secured along a rear hinge strip path. The front hinge strip path extends from the front portion of the curved outer surface of the door adapter to the rear portion of the curved inner surface of the frame adapter. The rear hinge strip path extends from the rear portion of the curved outer surface of the door adapter to the front portion of the curved inner surface of the frame adapter. The curved outer surface of the door adapter opposes the curved inner surface of the frame adapter and the door adapter is movable relative to the frame adapter between a front open position, a closed position and a rear open position.
US10752328B1	Gear mounting assemblies for one or more propellers on a marine drive A gear mounting assembly is for causing rotation of a propeller on a marine drive. The assembly includes a driveshaft; a first bevel gear on the driveshaft, wherein rotation of the driveshaft causes rotation of the first bevel gear; a propeller shaft for supporting the propeller such that rotation of the propeller shaft causes rotation of the propeller; a gear hub on the propeller shaft; a second bevel gear on the gear hub, wherein the second bevel gear is engaged with the first bevel gear such that rotation of the driveshaft causes rotation of the gear hub, which thereby causes rotation of the propeller shaft; and an adapter facilitating relative rotation between the propeller shaft and the gear hub when the gear hub is caused to rotate by the driveshaft.
US10752327B2	Steering system for vessel A steering system for a vessel includes an electric actuator that generates power to rotate a steering wheel, a transmitting mechanism that transmits a rotation of the electric actuator to the steering wheel, and a power supply controller that supplies electric power to the electric actuator according to an input signal that is not based on a rotation of the steering wheel.
US10752322B2	Recreational canopy with pedal driven generator Method and apparatus for an improved recreational canopy which may be used with watercraft wherein the canopy is constructed by using a pair of flexible, resilient rod-like members wherein one end of each of the flexible rods is inserted through mating apertures in an upright support member mounted onto the watercraft, or other structure, so that the rods are bowed outwardly and frictionally held in the stanchion. A canopy, which may incorporate solar cell fabric, is attached between the rods so that the canopy generally appears to be in an elongated V-shaped structure which stretches across a portion of the supporting structure, such as a watercraft, between the flexible rods. The upper end of the upright support member may be pivotable and the rod-like members may be disposed in a cap removably disposed on the upper end of the upright support member. A lighting system including an alternative power source being provided on the canopy. Also, a user driven pedal system for providing propulsion to a kayak watercraft is shown which includes a generator driven by the pedal system for providing additional electrical energy for use on the watercraft and for propelling a kayak by either a propeller or flappers.
US10752320B2	Bicycle rear hub assembly A bicycle rear hub assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub body, and a sprocket support body. The hub axle includes an axle through-bore that has a minimum inner diameter equal to or larger than 13 mm. The hub body is rotatably mounted on the hub axle about a rotational center axis of the bicycle rear hub assembly. The sprocket support body is rotatably mounted on the hub axle about the rotational center axis.
US10752314B2	Convertible child cycle The present invention relates to a convertible child cycle, which includes a cycle frame extending in a horizontal longitudinal direction and curved upwardly. The cycle frame is formed with a slot facing downward. The cycle frame is further formed with a first installation connector adjacent to the front end, a second installation connector adjacent to the rear end, and a third installation connector disposed between the first and second installation connectors. The child cycle further includes a headset assembly and a rear fork assembly releasably engaged the first and the second installation connectors, respectively. With the growth of a preschool child rider, the invention may be readily converted into a tricycle, a balance bicycle or a bicycle by combining the cycle frame with various accessory parts, thereby satisfying the recreation needs of the preschool child at different developmental stages.
US10752310B2	Cockpit for a two-wheeled vehicle A cockpit for a two-wheeled vehicle has a base body, on which a display and a steering handle are attached. The base body is pivotably mounted at a bodywork of the two-wheeled vehicle.
US10752308B2	Telescopic seat post for bicycle frames A telescopic seat post for a bicycle frame has a tubular telescopic element for supporting a seat. The telescopic element is mounted so as to be slidable along a longitudinal axis of a seat tube of the bicycle frame. A tubular supporting element is mounted so as to be slidable within the telescopic element, the supporting element has a fastening section that can be connected to the seat tube by a fastener which can be inserted transversely to the longitudinal axis of the seat tube.
US10752306B2	Folding trailer for stowage and methods of use The inventive disclosures described herein pertain to an improved folding trailer that, in many embodiments, is comprised of an improved swivel jack to more-easily aid in safe trailer-folding operations, a hinged trailer tongue, an integral winch with an extended flexible coupling shaft, and an external or onboard rotational power source to drive the winch. More specifically, this folding-trailer configuration minimizes the physical exertion required of a user to fold or unfold the trailer, as well as significantly reduces the potential for serious user injury during the folding/unfolding process. The improved folding trailer also features foldable cargo-containment sides and multi-positionable tailgate, as well as removable/configurable cargo-carrying racks/rails.
US10752293B2	Body mount A body mount comprises a first support member defining a first support surface adapted to engage a body of a vehicle. A second support member includes a second support surface adapted to engage a frame of the vehicle. A connector member is positioned between a cover and the second support member. The connector member includes a channel support including a channel having an inlet and an outlet. A central member is fixed to the first support member and moveable relative to the second support member. The cover and the connector member define a first chamber. The connector member and the second support member define a second chamber. The chambers are fluidly connected via the channel. The channel circumferentially extends about the central member. Movement between the central member and the second support member causes fluid to travel through the inlet, channel, and outlet to transfer fluid between the chambers.
US10752287B2	Steer-by-wire system A steer-by-wire system includes a turning device that turns a vehicle wheel; and a steering reaction force control unit that controls a steering reaction force applied to a steering wheel. The steering reaction force control unit is configured to calculate a plurality of kinds of axial forces, calculate a final axial force based on the axial forces, and generate the steering reaction force corresponding to the final axial force. The axial forces include a basic axial force, and an under axial force that becomes smaller than the basic axial force during understeer. The steering reaction force control unit is configured to calculate a degree of understeer reflecting a difference between the basic axial force and the under axial force during the understeer and to reduce the final axial force during the understeer to a value smaller than the basic axial force by an amount corresponding to the degree of understeer.
US10752282B2	Triple redundancy failsafe for steering systems One or more embodiments are described herein of a controller system in a steering system. The controller system includes a first electric control unit (ECU) that operates as a primary ECU of the controller system, the primary ECU sending a motor command to a motor to generate torque. The controller system further includes a second ECU that operates as a backup for the first ECU. The operation as the backup includes monitoring the first ECU for a failure. In response to detecting the failure at the first ECU, the second ECU operates as the primary ECU of the controller system, and initiates a domain controller to operate as the backup ECU.
US10752270B2	Method and device for ascertaining a movement authority for a track-bound vehicle A method and device for ascertaining movement authority for track-bound vehicles allow interference with a driving operation resulting in special operational situations or disturbances to be kept as low as possible. The position of the vehicle is determined and used to check whether the vehicle is located completely in an axle-counting section of an axle-counting system. The number of axles of the vehicle is compared with the number of axles located in the relevant section according to the system. If the vehicle is located completely in the relevant section and the number of axles of the vehicle matches the number of axles located in the section according to the system, a movement authority is ascertained for the vehicle. The part of the relevant section in front of the vehicle in the driving direction is assumed to be free of other vehicles when ascertaining the movement authority.
US10752269B2	System for vehicle subsystem control A system includes one or more processors configured to obtain operating parameters of a subsystem of a vehicle that is configured to travel along a route during a trip. The one or more processors are configured to generate a digital twin of the subsystem based on the operating parameters, and to receive simulated performance data generated by execution of the digital twin with a designated model of the subsystem. The one or more processors are further configured to obtain field performance data of the subsystem monitored by sensors onboard the vehicle during the trip, and to determine a performance composite index of the subsystem of the vehicle based on a variance between the simulated performance data and the field performance data. The one or more processors are also configured to control the vehicle during the trip or a subsequent trip based on the performance composite index.
US10752258B2	Apparatus and method for audible driver confirmation for maneuvers in an autonomous vehicle The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for autonomous vehicle driver confirmation in a motor vehicle. In particular, the system is operative to determine a situation wherein driver confirmation is desired, acoustically request driver confirmation via vehicle speakers, and receive verbal driver confirmation via vehicle microphones.
US10752242B2	System and method for control of an autonomous vehicle An automotive vehicle includes at least one actuator configured to control vehicle steering, shifting, acceleration, or braking, at least one sensor configured to provide signals indicative of a location and velocity of an object external to the vehicle relative to the vehicle, and at least one controller in communication with the at least one actuator and the at least one sensor. The at least one controller is configured to, in response to a signal from the at least one sensor indicating that a relative velocity between a rearward object and the vehicle exceeds a first threshold and a distance between the rearward object and the vehicle falls below a second threshold, automatically control the at least one actuator to maneuver the vehicle from a first lateral position with respect to a current driving lane to a second lateral position with respect to the current driving lane.
US10752240B2	Driving control device of vehicle A driving control device of a vehicle includes a brake device and an ECU. The brake device is configured to apply a braking force to wheels. The ECU is configured to perform driving support control by calculating target deceleration of the vehicle and controlling the brake device such that deceleration of the vehicle reaches the target deceleration, to stop the driving support control when the driving support control is unable to be performed normally, and to determine whether or not a driver is in an abnormal state. The ECU is configured to decelerate the vehicle by controlling the deceleration of the vehicle so as to reach a predetermined value or more, when the driving support control is unable to be performed normally due to factors other than abnormality of the braking device in a situation where a determination that the driver is in an abnormal state is made.
US10752235B2	Method for operating a hybrid vehicle A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle propulsion system that includes an internal combustion engine and an exhaust after treatment device for treating exhaust gases from the engine includes determining during operation of the vehicle a value of a parameter indicative of an efficiency of the exhaust after treatment device, identifying a vehicle operation cycle start event, determining during the operation of the vehicle an engine operation history characteristic for a time interval after the vehicle operation cycle start event, and determining whether or not to control the propulsion system so as to increase the efficiency of the exhaust after treatment device, in dependence on the determined exhaust after treatment device efficiency parameter value and the determined engine operation history characteristic.
US10752229B2	Electric braking device for vehicle An electric braking device includes: an electric motor for pressing a friction member against a rotary member that rotates integrally with a vehicle wheel; a lock mechanism for locking rotation of the electric motor and applying a parking brake in accordance with operation on a parking switch; and a control for driving the electric motor and the lock mechanism. The control increases the electricity amount sent to the electric motor when a pressing force is less than a preset lower value at the time the parking switch is switched from off to on, starts actuating the lock mechanism when the pressing force equals or exceeds the lower value, and, when the pressing force is greater than a preset upper value greater than or equal to the lower value, starts actuating the lock mechanism when the pressing force equals or exceeds the upper value.
US10752227B2	Electronic brake system Disclosed is an electronic brake system including: a reservoir to store oil; a master cylinder connected to the reservoir and including first and second master chambers and first and second piston provided in the first and second master chambers, respectively, to discharge the oil according to an pedal effort of a brake pedal; a hydraulic pressure generating apparatus provided on at least one of a first reservoir passage connecting the reservoir and the first master chamber and a second reservoir passage connecting the reservoir and the second master chamber; a hydraulic pressure supply apparatus operated by an electrical signal to generate a hydraulic pressure and connected to the master cylinder; and a hydraulic pressure control unit transmitting alternatively the hydraulic pressure discharged from the hydraulic pressure generating apparatus or the hydraulic pressure supply apparatus to a wheel cylinder provided on each of four wheels.
US10752226B2	Brake device for a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system A brake device having a hydraulic booster stage for a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system is provided, which brake device, within normal boosting operation, can be operated both in an autonomous, driver-independent actuation mode with electronic control and in a manual actuation mode controlled by the driver, and outside normal boosting operation, can be operated in an emergency mode with a non-boosted actuation force generated by the driver alone, in the case of which brake device it is proposed that, within normal boosting operation, each actuation mode is assigned a dedicated piston in a booster housing of the booster stage, which piston is acted on directly with the boosting force and transmits this mechanically to components connected functionally downstream.
US10752225B2	Determining friction data of a target vehicle A computer that includes a processor and memory that stores instructions executable by the processor. The instructions may include generating, at a host vehicle, a roadway friction map by: detecting a velocity change of a target vehicle; calculating friction data based on the velocity change; and storing the friction data.
US10752221B2	Multicolor car wash station and process A system for cleaning an automobile having at least two colored cleaning streams includes a first mixing system for combining a first cleaning composition stream, a first concentrated color composition, and a first water stream to form a first diluted colored cleaning composition. A second mixing system combines a second cleaning composition stream, a second concentrated color composition, and a second water stream to form a second diluted colored cleaning composition. A first foaming system receives the first diluted colored cleaning composition. The first foam system delivers the first diluted colored cleaning composition to the vehicle. A second foaming system receives the second diluted colored cleaning composition. The second foam system delivers the second diluted colored cleaning composition to the vehicle.
US10752217B2	Motor vehicle A motor vehicle has a container for receiving liquids arranged in a motor compartment of the motor vehicle in a space-saving manner. The two front end sections of the two front axle supports are connected together by two transverse supports, which are arranged at a distance from each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the container for receiving liquids is arranged in the intermediate space between the two front axle supports.
US10752216B2	End cap for a wiper An end cap for a wiper of a window of a vehicle having at least one flexible supporting element and a blade design to be applied against the window is disclosed. The end cap includes a housing for receiving an end portion of the flexible supporting element. The end cap also has at least one means for locking the end portion of the flexible supporting element in an engaged position in the housing, and an outer wall delimiting the cap as well as an access orifice to the locking means, the locking means including a portion forming a longitudinal stop facing the flexible supporting element, a first face extending between the housing and the outer wall and a second face opposite the orifice. The locking means include an element that emerges at the junction between the first face and the portion and that extends at least longitudinally beyond the portion.
US10752214B2	Security system and method for vehicles A vehicle (1) security system and method that comprises at least one controlled magnetic field sensor (10) connected to at least one antenna (11); where this antenna (11) is configured like a single electrode, in such a way that the controlled field sensor (10) measures the disturbances of the electrostatic field around the antenna (11); and where the controlled electrostatic fields (10) is configured to detect a disturbance in the electrostatic field (3), created by its own antenna (11); and where at least one antenna (11) is in a position between an area external to the vehicle (1); an area internal to the vehicle (1); and a parking area and where each sensor (10) is connected to a control device (100).
US10752206B2	Vehicle seat belt with wireless latch sensor A buckle, such as a vehicle seat belt buckle, operable between a buckled and unbuckled condition. A sensor integrated circuit in the buckle senses the buckled or unbuckled condition of the buckle and generates an electrical signal indicative of the buckled or unbuckled condition of the buckle. A RF integrated circuit in the buckle and in the form of a microcontroller integrated circuit with an RF signal transmitter receives the electrical signal generated by the sensor integrated circuit and transmits an RF signal indicative of the buckled or unbuckled condition of the buckle to a vehicle's control unit via an RF signal antenna in the buckle. A battery in the buckle provides power to the sensor and RF integrated circuits.
US10752194B2	Back beam for vehicle having charge/discharge function, method of manufacturing the same, and operating system of vehicle using the same A back beam for a vehicle having a charge and discharge function utilizing carbon fiber used as a reinforcing material in a back beam of a vehicle, may include a reinforced negative electrode portion formed of carbon fiber and formed to extend in the width direction of the vehicle, a positive electrode portion disposed opposite to at least a portion of the reinforced negative electrode portion, a solid electrolyte portion disposed between the reinforced negative electrode portion and the positive electrode portion to be in contact with the reinforced negative electrode portion and the positive electrode portion, and a molding portion formed of resin and surrounding the reinforced negative electrode portion, the positive electrode portion and the solid electrolyte portion.
US10752192B2	Intelligent event system and method for a vehicle A vehicle access control system configured to estimate, based on received message, at least one of distance, position, or direction of a target to the vehicle prior to initiating the engine of the vehicle, the vehicle access control system comprises at least one of an occupancy/intrusion system, a gesture access entry system, a virtual key sharing system, or an event system.
US10752182B2	Quarter turn clip for connecting a vehicle metal sheet plate and an expanded polypropylene vehicle panel and quarter turn clip and expanded polypropylene vehicle panel assembly Quarter turn clip for connecting a vehicle metal sheet plate and an expanded polypropylene vehicle panel, and quarter turn clip and expanded polypropylene vehicle panel assembly. The quarter turn clip is able to perform the sealing and pre-mounting functions despite it comprise neither a sealing ring in order to ensure the sealing function nor additional pre-mounting elements in order to pre-mount the quarter turn clip into the expanded polypropylene vehicle panel.
US10752179B2	Vehicle hitch mounted bicycle rack A hitch mounted rack for carrying a bicycle is disclosed. The rack includes a tongue portion configured for attachment to a hitch receiver behind a vehicle, and a beam structure connected to the tongue portion. A bike mount is secured to the first beam structure by a clamp assembly, the clamp assembly having an open and a closed position. In the closed position the clamp assembly fixes the bike mount to the beam structure. In the open position the clamp assembly permits movement of the bike mount in a first direction and a second orthogonal direction.
US10752176B2	Assembly for adjusting an outside rearview device An adjustment assembly for adjusting the reflecting surface of a glass assembly in an external rearview vehicle mirror, where two linear adjusting motors act on two points of the glass assembly, where the adjusting motors are positioned between the glass assembly and a mirror carrier in the mirror head. The adjusting motors are connected to the glass assembly and/or the mirror carrier via at least one elastomeric connecting piece.
US10752168B2	Motor vehicle with light assembly for illuminating license plate A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a rear bumper including a section configured to support a license plate, a spare tire carrier, and a light assembly mounted to the spare tire carrier. The light assembly is configured to illuminate the section of the rear bumper. A method is also disclosed.
US10752167B2	Warning signal controlling device for blind zones when vehicles making a lane change A warning signal controlling device for blind zones when vehicles making a lane change is provided. The device is disposed inside each inner side of each rearview mirror of the vehicle, and comprises a lens masked by PMMA which is black and opaque, a mirror utilizing a light guide made of PMMA which is transparent, and a base assembly consisting of LED lamps, a PCB board and a base. The lens and the mirror are obtained by two-color molding, the PCB board is secured to the base, LED lamp holders are provided on the PCB board, the LED lamps are secured in the corresponding LED lamp holders and the base assembly is secured to the lens by ultrasonic welding.
US10752161B2	Headlamp with a mechanical coupling unit coupling the low beam light unit to the high beam light unit A headlamp for a vehicle comprising a housing, a low beam light unit and at least one high beam light unit. Both the low and high beam light units are received in the housing, along with a headlight range adjusting unit for adjusting the range of the low beam by tilting the low beam light unit about a low beam tilting axis. The headlamp comprises a mechanical coupling unit coupling the low beam light unit to the high beam light unit such that the high beam light unit is tilted about a high beam tilting axis simultaneously with the low beam light unit being tilted about the low beam tilting axis. The mechanical coupling unit comprises a coupling element, a first coupling link and a second coupling link. The first coupling link is arranged between the low beam light unit and the coupling element and the second coupling link is arranged between the high beam light unit and the coupling element.
US10752154B2	Modular systems and methods for transporting tower assembly of wind turbine A system and method are used for transporting a plurality of tower sections of a wind turbine on beds of transport devices, such as flat railcars. Supports affix at support locations on beds to accommodate at least one of the tower sections on each of the transport devices. The supports can include bed supports, such as tabs, extending from the beds, and can include cradle supports with slots that engage on the tabs. A circumferential dimension of a cradle is adjusted on each of the supports against which the tower section rests. Each of the tower sections is then supported with at least two of the supports by loading the tower sections on the transport devices. An end of each of the tower sections is then affixed to a flange on at least one of the supports on each of the transport devices.
US10752153B2	Vehicle bed platform A vehicle bed includes a vehicle body; and a foldable bed frame disposed inside the vehicle body.
US10752151B2	Transport platform Transport platform comprising an elevating mechanism where two longitudinal beams (5 and 6) are mounted being positioned at the same height, between which at least a tilting flat structure (8) is mounted, consisting of a telescopic frame formed by two U-shaped rims (16) having the side branches (17) thereof aligned and telescopically related.
US10752149B2	Agricultural implement and ramp attachment system An agricultural implement for mounting on a U-shaped foundation frame supported on wheels for travel over a ground surface where the foundation frame includes first and second laterally spaced mounting beams fixed to and extending from a base. The implement is configured to perform an agricultural operation, to rest on the ground surface when in an idle position, and to attach to the foundation frame when in an operating position. The implement comprises a rigid implement portion configured to be attached to the first and second mounting beams at first and second beam locations remote from the base such that the first and second mounting beams are prevented from moving laterally with respect to each other.
US10752146B2	Vehicle with a tiltable material collecting container as well as an emptying module The invention relates to a vehicle comprising a tiltable material collecting container which is suspended in a tilt axle running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and a telescoping device. The tilt axle runs in a plane of symmetry of the material collecting container. The frame-side ends of the telescope arms are pivotably attached to the frame in the central plane. At least one rotary drive is arranged on the container-side end of at least one telescope arm (09) to enable a rotation of the material collecting container about the tile axle. At least one pivot drive, which enables pivoting of the telescope arms out of the center plane of the vehicle in both angular directions, is provided.
US10752141B2	Dual scroll type bi-directional blower A bi-directional blower includes a blower body for guiding for air to flow along an entire circumference scroll shape of an inner space of the blower body. The blower body divides the inner space into an upward space and a downward space to guide air flow. The blower body comprises: an upper discharge case discharging the air flow along the entire circumference scroll shape toward the upward space through an upper discharge port; and a lower discharge case discharging the air flow along the entire circumference scroll shape toward the downward space through a lower discharge port.
US10752140B2	Seat with air vent It is an object to provide a seat of which a seating comfort can be improved. The seat includes a seat cushion pad 1 having an air passage 1A formed inside and an air vent formed at an upper surface thereof, and is configured to allow air in the air passage 1A to blow out through the air vent, wherein the seat cushion pad 1 includes a pad body 10 and a cover member 20 which is disposed over the pad body 10 to form the air passage 1A between the pad body 10 and the cover member 20 and in which the air vent is formed, and a front end portion 23 of the cover member 20 extends downward over a front end portion 10F of the pad body 10.
US10752137B2	Seat impact energy absorbing system A seat impact energy absorbing system having an energy absorbing module that limits forces transmitted through the seat to its occupant. Such forces may emanate from, for example, a land mine detonation. The module has frustoconical structures joined by hollow interconnecting ribs that create support pillars there between. At least some of the support pillars have tops.
US10752128B1	Systems and method for EV battery second-life management A system for managing second-lives of a plurality of electric vehicle (EV) batteries includes a plurality of electric vehicles and a stationary second-life unit. Each electric vehicle includes at least one of the plurality of EV batteries during a first-life of each respective EV battery, in which each respective EV battery is utilized to power a respective one of the plurality of electric vehicles. Each of the plurality of electric vehicles is configured for bi-directional electric power exchange with a power grid via a vehicle-to-grid interface. The stationary second-life unit includes each of the plurality of EV batteries during a second-life of each respective EV battery. The stationary second-life unit is configured for bi-directional power exchange with the power grid. A state-of-health of each of the plurality of EV batteries is individually controlled, during the first-life of each respective EV battery, such that the plurality of EV batteries each have substantially similar states-of-health at a start of the second-life of each respective EV battery.
US10752127B1	Battery controller and method of battery control A battery controller of an embodiment includes an auxiliary battery, a connection control unit, a calculating unit, and a balancing control unit. The auxiliary battery is a lithium ion secondary battery that is connectable to or disconnectable from an auxiliary power line of a vehicle. The connection control unit disconnects the battery from the auxiliary power line under a certain condition of the vehicle. The calculating unit calculates the state of charge of the battery when the battery is disconnected by the connection control unit. The balancing control unit executes balancing control to equalize the amount of charge between cells of the battery when the battery is disconnected by the connection control unit.
US10752123B2	Electric vehicle charging device and method for charging electric vehicle An electric vehicle charging device includes a processing unit having a memory with a routine stored therein which, when executed by the processing unit causes the processing unit to control circuitry to prevent the electric vehicle charging device from charging an electric vehicle for a random delay period and to allow the electric vehicle charging device to charge the electric vehicle starting when the random delay period ends, wherein the random delay period starts at a predetermined start time and lasts a random delay length of time. The random delay reduces the peak load on a transformer that the electric vehicle charging device and other electric vehicle charging devices receive power from.
US10752109B2	Structure of fuel filler door for vehicle A structure of a fuel filler door for a vehicle includes a door hinge having one end portion coupled to a vehicle body, a support unit including a support plate coupled to an opposite end portion of the door hinge and a sidewall protruding from an edge of the support plate, and a cover plate coupled to an upper portion of the sidewall. A first locking step and a second locking step protrude from the sidewall positioned at opposite end portions of the support plate, and a locking member, which is rotatably locked to the first locking step, and a first hook member, which is fixedly locked to the second locking step, protrude from an inner surface of the cover plate.
US10752102B2	Trailer mounted battery range extender for electric truck tractor A tractor trailer battery system having a battery compartment containing one or more battery units which house one or more battery cells, electrical leads from the battery units to a trailer mounted controller in electrical communication with a cab mounted controller which is in electrical communication an electric motor or hybrid engine system. The battery system allows for either the trailer mounted controller or the cab mounted controller to provide principal communication to the electric motor or hybrid engine system.
US10752100B2	Profile strip arrangement A profile strip arrangement includes a profile strip made of a profile material. The profile strip has a first connecting area configured to form a connection to an edge area of a windshield of a motor vehicle, and has a second connecting area configured to form a connection to a part that is adjacent to the windshield. The first connecting area has a lower connecting section which interacts with an inside of the edge area of the windshield and which has at least one free surface section that is free of the profile material. The at least one free surface section is formed by a surface of an additional element that is made of a material that differs from that of the profile strip.
US10752095B2	Window A window for use in a vehicle includes a plastic base sheet having an inner surface and an outer surface. A glass sheet is attached to the plastic base sheet. The glass sheet has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the glass sheet faces the outer surface of the plastic base sheet. A plastic frame sheet is attached to the plastic base sheet. The plastic frame sheet has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of the plastic frame sheet faces the outer surface of the plastic base sheet. The plastic frame sheet has an opening exposing at least a portion of the glass sheet through the opening.
US10752092B2	Vehicular heat pump system The present invention relates to a vehicular heat pump system and, more specifically, to a vehicular heat pump system having a chiller for heat exchanging cooling water circulating through vehicle electrical equipment (200), a refrigerant discharged from an outdoor heat exchanger so as to flow through a first bypass line (R1), and a refrigerant discharged from an indoor heat exchanger, thereby: in the air conditioner mode, increasing sub-cool while the refrigerant discharged from the indoor heat exchanger is first cooled at the chiller and then is second cooled at the outdoor heat exchanger such that the flow rate of refrigerants increases and cooling performance is improved; in the heat pump mode, allowing the refrigerant discharged from the indoor heat exchanger to ensure sub-cool in the chiller so as to increase the flow rate of refrigerants, and allowing the refrigerant discharged from the outdoor heat exchanger to receive an additional heating source from the chiller so as to improve heating performance; and, even in the defrost mode carried out because of frost on the outdoor heat exchanger, ensuring an additional heating source in the chiller so as to minimize a change in indoor discharge temperature because of a lack of heating sources.
US10752081B2	Vehicular air conditioning device A vehicular air conditioning device includes a damper and a unit case in which a shaft receiving hole is formed for supporting the damper. The damper includes a rotating shaft portion extending in an axial direction, and a plate-like first damper body extending from the rotating shaft portion. The rotating shaft portion includes a flange portion provided at only a partial region in the circumferential direction of the axis. The inner wall surface of the unit case includes an elongated protrusion, with which a first damper plate surface of the first damper body is contactable from another side in the circumferential direction, and a contact portion with which a second damper plate surface of the first damper body is contactable from one side in the circumferential direction. A radial space between a radially inward end part of the elongated protrusion and a shaft receiving hole is less than a radial size of the flange portion.
US10752080B1	Canopy downdraft fan assembly A canopy downdraft fan assembly for being able to direct air flow like a curtain as selected. The canopy downdraft fan assembly includes a canopy assembly including support members adapted to be mounted upon a prime mover and including a canopy mounted upon the support members; and an air flow generating assembly in communication with the canopy assembly and including fans.
US10752079B2	Vehicle A discharged air flow path connected to a cooling fan has a first discharged air flow path which is connected to at least one side trim of a left side trim and a right side trim and a second discharged air flow path which branches off from the first discharged air flow path and which is connected to the side trim. A first connecting portion which connects the first discharged air flow path and the side trim is disposed so as to be spaced away from a second connecting portion which connects the second discharged air flow path and the side trim in a front-rear direction. The first discharged air flow path and the second discharged air flow path discharge air into a passenger compartment by way of the side trim.
US10752070B2	Clamping plates and gas spring assemblies as well as suspension systems and methods including same A clamping plate is dimensioned to secure a flexible spring member to an end member for forming a gas spring assembly. The clamping plate includes a clamping plate wall with an axis and opposing surface portions oriented transverse to the axis. An opening extends into the clamping plate wall from along each of the opposing surface portions. An elongated damping passage extends in a spiral configuration through the clamping plate wall in fluid communication with the openings. A gas spring assembly includes a flexible spring member that defines a spring chamber, and an end member with an end member wall that defines an end member chamber. The clamping plate is secured to the end member and retains the flexible spring member thereon. The elongated damping passage is in fluid communication between the spring chamber and the end member chamber. Gas transfer between the spring chamber and the end member chamber generates pressurized gas damping during use of the gas spring assembly. Suspension systems and methods are also included.
US10752064B2	Fixture for eccentric clamping of wheel A fixture for eccentric clamping of a wheel is composed of a base (1), a cylinder (2), a cylinder support (3), a connecting seat (4), a movable positioning seat (5), a guide rail sliding seat (6), a linear guide rail (7) and a fixed positioning seat (8), wherein the cylinder support (3), the linear guide rail (7) and the fixed positioning seat (8) are fixed on the base (1), the cylinder (2) is mounted on the cylinder support (3), an output shaft of the cylinder (2) is connected with the connecting seat (4), the connecting seat (4) is connected with the linear guide rail (7) via the guide rail sliding seat (6), the movable positioning seat (5) is fixed on the connecting seat (4), and the cylinder (2) is configured to drive the connecting seat (4) and the movable positioning seat (5) to move along the linear guide rail (7).
US10752062B2	System for indirectly monitoring the inflation pressure of pneumatic-tyred vehicle wheels and vehicle wheel therefore A system for indirectly monitoring the inflation pressure of pneumatic-tyred vehicle wheels, and also to a wheel. The wheel is having a wheel body with a rim part and a disc part, and a tyre detachably fitted on the rim part of the wheel body. The wheel comprises at least one deformation sensor for sensing the tyre inflation pressure at the time, and the system comprises a data transmission device for transmitting sensor signals of the at least one sensor to an evaluation device, and an evaluation device for evaluating the sensor signals. In order to provide a system and vehicle wheels that are simplified in comparison with the tyre pressure monitoring system previously used, the deformation sensor is fitted on the wheel body and is usable or used for sensing inflation-pressure-dependent deformations of the wheel body.
US10752061B2	Method and device for transmitting data from a wheel unit arranged on a wheel of a vehicle to a central unit of the vehicle A method for transmitting data from a wheel unit arranged on a wheel of a vehicle to a central unit of the vehicle, involving: sending the data in the form of temporally spaced data transmissions from the wheel unit to the central unit, transmission times of the data transmissions being stipulated by the wheel unit according to a transmission algorithm; and receiving the data transmissions sent by the wheel unit via the central unit is disclosed. The method may further comprise: evaluating reception times at which each of the data transmissions are received by the central unit, according to an evaluation algorithm making allowance for the transmission algorithm; and rating the data transmissions on the basis of a result of the evaluation of the reception times. Further, a corresponding apparatus for data transmission in a vehicle is disclosed.
US10752048B2	Wheel mounting structure A spigot joint part of a wheel hub has a cylindrical outer peripheral surface. The wheel mounting structure includes a collared member having a collar part to be press-fitted into and fixed to the spigot joint part, which is formed at a position away from an end part of the spigot joint part by a predetermined distance to protrude outward in a radial direction of the collared member. An annular protruding part is formed on a part of an inner peripheral surface of a center hole of a wheel to protrude toward a center of the wheel. In a state where the wheel is fixed to the flange part by using hub bolts, a fitting part and the annular protruding part are spigot-fitted. In a state where the hub bolts are removed, the annular protruding part is locked by the collar part.
US10752037B2	Lithographic imaging and printing without defects of electrostatic origin Embodiments of the present invention involve three-layer printing members having a central layer that is non-conductive yet abalatable at commercially realistic fluence levels. In various embodiments, the central layer is polymeric with a dispersion of nonconductive carbon black particles therein at a loading level sufficient to provide at least partial layer ablatability and water compatibility of the resulting ablation debris.
US10752036B2	Dye sublimation-receptive transfer film The present application is directed to a transferable film for dye sublimation, the film comprising, in an example implementation, a carrier film; and a dye sublimation-receptive layer comprising a base resin that undergoes crosslinking at elevated temperatures. In an example implementation, the dye sublimation-receptive layer comprises an acrylic copolymer with acrylate reactive groups. Methods of using the transferrable film to create a dye sublimation-receptive surface are also provided, as are substrates having a substantially non-receptive to dye sublimation inks onto which is formed a thermally crosslinked layer to the substrate surface.
US10752030B2	Printer and printing method A printer and a printing method are proposed. The printer and the printing method include transferring printing paper until a cutting target marker first disposed after a location at which the printing of a unit output has been completed based on the transfer direction of the printing paper reaches a cutting position, and cutting the corresponding location when the printing paper is transferred until the cutting target marker reaches the cutting position.
US10752028B2	Dual encoder system to minimize reflex printing variation A printing system includes a pair of encoders to compensate for encoder noise in the velocity of a media transport as the transport moves past a plurality of printheads. One encoder monitors a roller that positioned at a location of low thermal stress and the signal generated by this encoder is used by a controller to maintain a constant velocity for the media transport. The second encoder monitors a roller used to drive the media transport and is positioned close to the print zone opposite the printheads. The signal from the second encoder is used to identify a corrected distance between each tic in the tics generated by the second encoder and the corrected distance is used to count a firing distance for generation of a dot clock signal to activate ejectors in a printhead when a substrate has traveled the firing distance.
US10752024B2	Inkjet printer and method for separating inkjet printer A printer includes a main frame, a first roller, a second roller, and a transport belt wound around the first roller and the second roller and transporting a medium by rotating while supporting the medium, and a printing unit that performs printing on the medium. The main frame is configured of a plurality of blocks that are separably connected with one another in the transport direction. At least one of the first roller and the second roller is defined as a roller to be consolidated, the first roller, the second roller, and the transport belt are configured to be consolidated in a consolidation block, which is a block for consolidation, by moving the roller to be consolidated from a deployment block, which is a block where the roller to be consolidated is fixed when the medium is transported, to the consolidation block.
US10752022B2	Multilayer imaging with a high-gloss clear ink layer Various embodiments concern inkjet printing systems designed for multilayer imaging with a high-gloss clear ink layer. More specifically, the inkjet printing systems are designed so that clear, curable inks are provided additional time to level out before being cured. The settling process enables the inkjet printing systems to produce multilayer images having high gloss values. For example, a bracket could be attached to a curing assembly that prevents radiation from striking a certain portion of the substrate onto which clear ink has recently been deposited. As another example, an inactive array of light-emitting diodes may be disposed in line with the print head(s) responsible for depositing clear ink. Moreover, various embodiments also allow for true multilayer printing of a color coat and a high-gloss clear coat in a single step (e.g., by arranging print heads into rows within a printer carriage).
US10752018B2	Printing apparatus, printing method and non-transitory storage medium A printing apparatus includes: a printer head that prints, in accordance with a movement of the printing apparatus by a user within a printing region of a printing medium, a print-target image on the printing medium; a plurality of sensors each capable of sensing a displacement of the printing apparatus; and a processor that determines, based on the displacement sensed by the sensor, a position of the printing apparatus relative to the printing region, and switches, among the plurality of sensors, a sensing state of a sensor that is sensing the displacement and a sensing state of a sensor that is not sensing the displacement, in accordance with the determined position of the printing apparatus.
US10752016B2	Printing apparatus, printing system, printing control method and computer-readable recording medium A printing apparatus includes a thermal head and a processor. The thermal head prints an image on lines in a medium. The thermal head includes heat-generating elements to generate heat when a voltage is applied thereto in an application time, and the thermal head is controlled to sequentially on print each line. The processor is configured to: determine a specific line among lines based on printing data for printing lines, the specific line being a line estimated to have a possibility of sticking; and adjust the application time of an adjustment target line so as to be shorter than a reference application time, the adjustment target line having at least one line among lines, the at least one line being a line which is to be printed immediately before the specific line, the reference application time being set based on a temperature of the thermal head.
US10752014B1	Printing device, thermal print head structure and method for manufacturing the thermal print head structure A thermal print head structure includes a fixed electrode layer, a movable electrode layer opposite to the fixed electrode layer, a protection layer group covering the fixed electrode layer and the movable electrode layer, a heat source used to heat the fixed electrode layer, and a number of spacers. The fixed electrode layer includes a fixed electrode line. The movable electrode layer includes a flexible electrode line which is intersected with the fixed electrode line. These spacers are located between the fixed electrode layer and the protection layer group such that gaps are defined between the fixed electrode layer and the protection layer group. When a potential difference is generated between the fixed electrode line and the flexible electrode line, the movable electrode layer contacts the fixed electrode layer through the gap.
US10751999B2	Roll wiping member unit, wiper cassette, wiper unit, liquid ejecting apparatus, and method of using wiping member A roll wiping member unit includes a long wiping member and a core. The long wiping member has a starting end and a terminating end at ends in a longitudinal direction and a wiping portion that is subjected to a tensile load at a position between the starting end and the terminating end. The long wiping member is configured to wipe a liquid ejecting head at the wiping portion. The long wiping member is wound on the core from the terminating end in a roll. The long wiping member has a weak portion having strength that does not withstand the tensile load at a position closer than the wiping portion to the terminating end.
US10751989B2	Roll take-up device with an electrical contact for a roll of a sheetlike composite for producing dimensionally stable food and drink containers The invention relates to a roll take-up device (110) designed for • a) taking up a sheetlike composite (101), and • b) rolling up or unrolling or both rolling up and unrolling a roll (102) of the sheetlike composite (101); • i) a carrier layer (304), • ii) a barrier layer (306) and • iii) an inner polymer layer (308); wherein, in the roll (102), at least 10 laminas of the sheetlike composite (101) are overlaid on one another from the inside outwards or vice versa; wherein the laminas respectively have the series of layers (304, 306, 308); wherein one layer (306) of the series of layers of the sheetlike composite (101) is an electrically conductive layer.
US10751987B2	Method and apparatus for automated composite-based manufacturing An apparatus and method for the automated manufacturing of three-dimensional (3D) composite-based objects is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a material feeder, a printer, a powder system, a transfer system, and optionally a fuser. The method comprises inserting a stack of substrate sheets into a material feeder, transferring a sheet of the stack from the material feeder to a printer, depositing fluid on the single sheet while the sheet rests on a printer platen, transferring the sheet from the printer to a powder system, depositing powder onto the single sheet such that the powder adheres to the areas of the sheet onto which the printer has deposited fluid, removing any powder that did not adhere to the sheet, optionally melting the powder on the substrate, and repeating the steps for as many additional sheets as required for making a specified 3D object.
US10751986B2	Systems for transferring graphene The present disclosure is directed towards systems for transferring graphene from the surface of one substrate to another. In one particular embodiment, the graphene layer is grown on a surface of a first substrate, where the bottom of the first substrate is then affixed to the surface of a second substrate. The second substrate may include material made of a rigid or semi-rigid composition to provide structural support and backing to the first substrate. The graphene layer may then be delaminated from the first substrate and transferred to a target surface, such as the surface of an electronic device or biosensor.
US10751981B2	Composite panel, composite material, impregnator and method for manufacturing a composite panel A composite panel comprising a first composite skin having a first fabric layer positioned between a first Kraft paper layer and a second Kraft paper layer; a second composite skin having a second fabric layer positioned between a third Kraft paper layer and a fourth Kraft paper layer; a foam core bonded to the first composite skin and to the second composite skin; and a binding composition applied to the first fabric layer and to the second fabric layer and penetrating the second Kraft paper layer and the third Kraft paper layer so that the first composite skin is bonded to a first surface of the foam core and the second composite skin is bonded to a second surface of the foam core, the binding composition being a bio resin.
US10751972B2	Ground covering for outdoor application A ground covering comprising: a base panel including a sheet with an array of protrusions extending therefrom; a top panel including an array of receptacles for mating with at least a number of said protrusions; one or more drainage conduits formed through each of the protrusions, each drainage conduit being at least partially occluded by a baffle; and complementary engagement formations on peripheries of the protrusions and of the receptacles for fastening the top panel to the base panel.
US10751967B2	Single piece expansion sealing plug A single piece expansion plug and method of using the same in connection with a tool is provided. The plug has an inner recess extending partially into a top of the plug, the inner recess defining a tapered inner wall. The plug is installed with a tool having a tapered end at a greater angle with respect to the taper inner wall. The tool presses against the tapered inner wall to expand the plug against a hole. The tool includes a pin that retracts against a spring to seat the plug in the hole to be sealed such that the pin contacts the plug prior to the tapered inner wall and tapered end coming into contact.
US10751961B2	Injection moulding method for the production of moulded parts, moulded part produced by means of injection moulding and also injection mould The present invention relates to a method for the production of injection-moulded, reinforced moulded parts, the fibre orientation of which is specifically adjusted on a local basis. Via suitable, dynamically controlled supplementary heating in the wall of the injection mould which is used (variotherm heatable channel), a local cavity region is hereby heated at the time of injection to a temperature in the region of or above the solidification temperature (in any case above the crystallisation temperature in the case of partially crystalline plastic materials or above the glass transition temperature in the case of amorphous plastic materials) of the polymer (plastic material moulding compound).
US10751960B2	Die-cutting device for die-cutting fiber mat to be used for plastic gear, method for producing gear-shaped cutter to be used for this die-cutting device, method for producing cutting tool, and method for die-cutting fiber mat A cutting tool includes a steel gear-shaped cutter which has cutting edges for die-cutting a fiber mat into a predetermined gear shape. The cutting edges include tooth-top, tooth-bottom and tooth-surface cutting edges, and. The cutter has an inclined cylindrical exterior shape so that its thickness gradually increases from the cutting edges toward the base end. V-shaped grooves are formed on the exterior surface and become shallower from the cutting edge toward the base end. The wedge angle (α1) of the tooth-bottom line from the tooth-bottom cutting edge to the base end is greater than the wedge angle (α2) of the tooth-top cutting edge surface from the tooth-top cutting edges to the base end. The thickness (W1) of the tooth-bottom cutting edge is greater than the thickness (W2) of the tooth-top cutting edge on the base-side end.
US10751957B2	Laminate, integrated molding, and method of producing same A laminate includes reinforcing fibers, thermosetting resin (B) or thermoplastic resin (D), wherein adhesion with other members, particularly in high-temperature atmospheres, is outstanding. The laminate includes: a porous substrate (C) comprising a thermoplastic resin (c), reinforcing fibers (A) and a thermosetting resin (B), or a porous substrate (C) comprising a thermoplastic resin (c), reinforcing fibers (A) and a thermoplastic resin (D); wherein the porous substrate (C) has a gap part continuous in the thickness direction of the laminate, and the melting point or softening point is higher than 180° C., and at least 10% of the surface area of one surface of the porous substrate (C) is exposed on one side of the laminate.
US10751954B2	Automated fiber placement and in-situ fiber impregnation system and method An automated fiber placement (AFP) and in-situ fiber impregnation system includes a feeder, a resin dispenser, and a compaction roller. The feeder feeds a tow of fiber from a fiber supply toward a forming tool. The resin dispenser deposits resin onto the forming tool in front of the compaction roller. The compaction roller moves over the tow along the forming tool so as to press the tow onto the resin such that the compaction roller impregnates the resin into the tow a direction away from the forming tool via compaction forces immediately after the resin is deposited by the resin dispenser.
US10751944B2	Interlocking block framework for three-dimensional additive manufacturing A selection of a three-dimensional model by a user is received, and an interlocking block framework corresponding to the selected three-dimensional model is determined. The interlocking block framework includes one or more physical construction blocks configured to interlock with one another. A three-dimensional gap model is generated based upon the selected three-dimensional model and the interlocking block framework. The three-dimensional gap model is generated by removing a representation of the determined interlocking block framework from the selected three-dimensional model.
US10751942B2	Three-dimensional printing device The disclosure provides a three-dimensional (3D) printing device including a tank, a forming stage and an irradiation unit. The tank is filled with a liquid forming material. The forming stage is movably disposed at the tank. The irradiation unit is disposed beside the tank and includes an image source and a projecting lens. The image source is used to emit an image beam. The image beam passes through the projecting lens to irradiate and cure the liquid forming material. An entrance pupil position of the projecting lens is ENP and 2000 mm≤ENP≤15000 mm. An exit pupil position of the projecting lens is EXP and 2000 mm≤\|EXP\|≤15000 mm.
US10751939B2	Desktop printing apparatus for 3D printing an object and duplex printing module A desktop printing apparatus (100) for 3-D printing an object comprising: a print module (200) and a build module (300) provided in-line in a unitary housing. The print module comprising one or more print heads (230, 230′) for printing a portion of a medium (500) to define a media layer (701) of the object. The build module a build plate (310), and cutting means (321), bonding means and adhesive dispensing means (320) for building the 3D object from a plurality of media layers. The apparatus further comprising a medium transport passage defined in the housing between a medium input and medium output, and a transport means (160) to continuously transport the medium from the medium input along the medium transport passage through the print module for printing and subsequently to the build module for profiling and bonding to define a media layer of the object.
US10751919B2	Plastic molded part and method for producing the same A method for production of a molded part made of plastic by rotational molding includes placing a starting material in a form of at least one of a plastic or a plastic precursor into a rotational melt mold that is fitted with at least one magnetic element. The rotational melt mold is rotated and, while the rotational melt mold is rotating, the starting material is shaped. The at least one magnetic element rotates together with the rotational melt mold while the starting material is being shaped. The starting material and the at least one magnetic element are configured in such a way that the starting material and the at least one magnetic element interact magnetically such that a portion of the starting material is attracted and held in place by the at least one magnetic element while the starting material is being shaped.
US10751915B2	Polyethylene terephthalate coloring systems and methods A method of manufacturing a plurality of colors of bulked continuous carpet filament from a single multi-screw extruder which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) passing PET through an extruder that melts the PET and purifies the resulting PET polymer melt; (B) splitting the extruded polymer melt into a plurality of melt streams and adding a colorant to each of the plurality of melt streams; (C) using one or more static mixers (e.g., thirty six static mixers) to substantially uniformly mix (e.g., homogeneously mix) each of the plurality of melt streams with its respective added colorant; and (D) feed each of the uniformly mixed and colored plurality of melt streams into a respective spinning machines that turns the polymer into filament for use in manufacturing carpet, rugs, and other products.
US10751911B2	Programmable station and plant for the production of plates with chromatic effects Station for the realization of coloring effects in a mix for the production of slabs, includes: —a working surface intended to accommodate a temporary support with a basic mix layer for the formation of a slab; —at least one dye dispensing device for emitting dyes towards the working surface so as to deposit them on the basic mix layer on the temporary support accommodated on the working surface; —movement means for the relative movement of the dispensing device above the working surface; —a control system connected to the movement means for controlling the displacement of the dispensing device so as to follow trajectories along which dyes are emitted towards the mix layer; —at least one tool movable with the movement means (18, 118) and intended to interact mechanically with areas of the mix layer for receipt of the dyes emitted by the dispensing device to achieve coloring effects in the mix.
US10751910B1	Concrete curing blanket A concrete curing blanket having an absorbent sheet including at least 50% viscose fibers and 5-20% polyethylene, by weight. Super absorbent materials are positioned within the absorbent sheet. A vapor barrier is bonded to the absorbent sheet to prevent dehydration of the concrete curing blanket while in use.
US10751907B2	Wood treatment apparatus with a displaceable sleeve for treating wood and method for treating wood A wood treatment apparatus for long-term treatment of wood has a cylindrical hollow body and a sleeve. The cylindrical hollow body has an inner end, during use located within the wood, an outer end, directed away from the inner end, an exit opening and an accommodating space accommodating a carrier material containing active wood-treatment substance. The sleeve is arranged around the cylindrical hollow body and, when the apparatus is not in use, closes the exit opening and, when the apparatus is used, frees the exit opening and brings the accommodating space into contact with the wood. The method provides driving the apparatus into the wood to position the exit opening near a site to be treated and displacing the sleeve to bring the accommodating space into contact with the wood, wherein the apparatus remains in the wood to allow the wood-treatment substance to be released pressureless into the wood.
US10751906B2	Wood processing system A wood processing system has a processing assembly containing a carrier movable in a second linear axis at right angles to a first linear axis and a third linear axis perpendicular to it, on which a processing unit designed as a motor spindle to accommodate at least one rotationally driven processing tool is arranged to pivot around three axes of rotation. The processing unit is arranged to pivot around a third axis of rotation spaced from the first axis of rotation on the free end of an arm pivotable on the carrier around a first axis of rotation and a second axis of rotation perpendicular to the first axis of rotation. The arm is arranged rotatable by 360° around the second axis of rotation on a front carrier part, which is arranged to rotate around the first axis of rotation perpendicular to the first linear axis on a front end face of the carrier.
US10751905B2	Weight-reduced guide bar of solid material A guide bar (1) for the saw chain (2) of a motor-driven chain saw includes a longitudinal bar base body (3) of solid material having a reversal section (5) and a mounting section (8). A weight recess (11) is formed in a flat side (13) of the bar base body (3). The weight recess (11) extends essentially along the bar base body (3) and is closed by a cover plate (12). A light-weight, torsion-resistant guide bar is produced in that a longitudinal rib (14, 15) supporting the cover plate (12) is arranged in the weight recess (11) and extends in the longitudinal direction (19) of the guide bar (1).
US10751899B2	Feeding apparatus The invention relates to a feeding apparatus for feeding food products to a slicing unit, having a product support comprising at least one track for the reception of a plurality of products arranged one after another; and at least one product mount which comprises a holder for holding a rear end of a product viewed in a feed direction.
US10751896B2	Shaving article with surface modification A method of making a shaving article comprising a substrate comprising stainless steel; and an external polymer coating comprising polymer brushes, the method comprising the steps of: providing said substrate; providing a initiating species comprising an anchor group that is chemically reactive with surface moieties on the substrate, and a polymerization initiator group; reacting said anchor group with said surface moieties of the substrate; providing monomers reactive for polymerization with the polymerization initiator; and polymerizing the monomers with the initiator group of the initiating species.
US10751895B2	Apparatus for testing razor blades and method for same An apparatus for testing a razor blade comprises a base, a material support table, a material sample, a transport carriage, a blade retention assembly, and a razor blade. The material support table is supported by the base. The transport carriage is movably coupled with the base and is movable with respect to the material support table between a start position and an end position. The blade retention assembly is movably coupled with the transport carriage and is movable with respect to the material support table between a blade-engaged position and a blade disengaged position. The blade retention assembly is movable together with the transport carriage between the start position and the end position. The blade is releasably attached to the blade retention assembly. The razor blade contacts the material sample when the blade retention assembly is in the blade-engaged position. Methods are also provided.
US10751891B2	Blade set, hair cutting appliance, and related manufacturing method A stationary blade for a blade set in a hair cutting appliance and method of manufacturing the stationary blade. The stationary blade comprising a first wall portion arranged as a skin facing wall in operation, a second wall portion at least partially offset from the first wall portion. The first and second wall portions defining a guide slot therebetween, arranged to receive a movable cutter blade. At least one toothed leading edge comprising a plurality of teeth jointly formed by the first wall portion and the second wall portion. The stationary blade being an integrally formed metal-plastic composite blade. The first wall portion being at least partially made from a metal material. The second wall portion being at least partially made from a plastic material. The first and second wall portions being arranged to receive the movable cutter blade in the guide slot in a defined mating manner.
US10751890B1	Folding knife A folding knife includes a handle having a butt end opposed to a head end. A blade is pivotally connected to the head end of the handle. The blade has a cutting edge, a retracted position in which at least a portion of the cutting edge is inside the handle, and an extended position in which a majority of the cutting edge is outside the handle. A spring bar is connected to the handle and has a first end biased toward the blade at the head end of the handle. An insert is connected to the first end of the spring bar and separates the first end of the spring bar from the blade when the blade moves between the retracted and extended positions.
US10751888B2	Manipulator apparatus for operating on articles A manipulator apparatus for operating on articles is disclosed. The apparatus includes a column having a mounting portion for securing the manipulator to a base and an extensible portion that is moveable over an extension range with respect to the mounting portion in response to an actuation force provided by a column actuator. The apparatus also includes an arm mounted to the extensible portion of the column at an arm joint and rotatable about the arm joint in response to an actuation torque provided by an arm rotation actuator. The apparatus further includes an end effector operably configured to perform an operation on the articles, the end effector being mounted at an end effector joint disposed at an end of the arm distal to the arm joint, the end effector being rotatable about the end effector joint in response to an actuation torque provided by an end effector rotation actuator. The rotation of the end effector occurs within an end effector movement plane and the rotation of the arm occurs within an arm movement plane, the respective movement planes being substantially parallel to each other, and the extensible portion of the column is moveable in a direction normal to the respective movement planes and the extensible portion of the column causes the arm joint to be disposed to permit clearance for a full 360° rotation of the arm over at least a portion of the extension range of the extensible portion of the column to provide an operating range within which the end effector is able to move for operating on the articles.
US10751887B2	Link mechanism A link mechanism (10) has a first main link (11) and a second main link (21), which are coupled by a joint (31). The link mechanism (10) includes: a pivot bar (41) which has one end pivotably attached at a position in the second main link (21), the position opposing the joint (31), along a plane that is orthogonal to a rotating shaft of the joint (31), and which extends toward the joint (31) from the one end; a slider (42) provided on the pivot bar (41) slidably along the pivot bar (41); a moving mechanism (50) which has one end coupled to the joint (31) and the other end coupled to the slider (42) to move the slider (42); and elastic members (43) which are connected to the pivot bar (41) and the second main link (21) to urge the pivot bar (41) toward a neutral position.
US10751882B1	End effector for autonomous object retrieval Features are disclosed for an end effector for automated identification and handling of an object. The end effector includes an end effector that can be positioned over a pick point of an overpackage in which a desired object is location using sensors. Using the location information, the end effector can identify a path to the pick point and detect whether the pick point is engaged by detecting environmental changes at the end effector.
US10751881B2	System and method for executing fault-tolerant simultaneous localization and mapping in robotic clusters In current distributed simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) implementations on multiple robots in a robotic cluster, failure of a leader robot terminates a map building process between multiple robots. Therefore, a technique for fault-tolerant SLAM in robotic clusters is disclosed. In this technique, robotic localization and mapping SLAM is executed in a resource constrained robotic cluster such that the distributed SLAM is executed in a reliable fashion and self-healed in case of failure of the leader robot. To ensure fault tolerance, the robots are enabled, by time series analysis, to find their individual failure probabilities and use that to enhance cluster reliability in a distributed manner.
US10751876B2	Moving robot, method of controlling moving robot, and control program A moving robot including: actuators at least including a motor for movement; a reading unit configured to read a tag installed in an environment, at least one of information on an allowable operation time of the actuators and information on an allowable operation amount of the actuators being described in the tag; and a controller configured to prohibit or limit execution of a predetermined task whose execution has already been accepted, the predetermined task being operated using at least one of the actuators, until the time when the reading unit reads the tag, and release the prohibition or the limitation and execute the task in such a way that an operation time and an operation amount do not exceed the allowable operation time and the allowable operation amount described in the tag after the reading unit has read the tag is provided.
US10751867B2	Hammer drill A hammer drill includes a switch, an operation member, a lock member, a mode switching member and a linked member. The operation member is normally held in an OFF position and moves to an ON position in response to an external pressing operation. The lock member moves in response to an external operation between a locking position, where the lock member is capable of locking the operation member in the ON position, and a non-locking position, where the lock member is incapable of locking the operation member. The linked member moves to an allowing position for allowing a movement of the lock member when the mode switching member is switched to a switching position corresponding to a hammer mode, and moves to an inhibiting position for inhibiting the movement of the lock member when the mode switching member is switched to a switching position corresponding to a drill mode.
US10751865B2	Impacting apparatus An impacting apparatus includes a spring anvil assembly and a drive mechanism that alternatively engages a the spring anvil assembly to actuate the spring anvil assembly to store potential energy in the spring anvil assembly, and which drive mechanism alternatively disengages the spring anvil assembly to allow the spring anvil assembly to launch and accelerate toward an impact target to deliver impact energy from the spring anvil assembly to the impact target. In an embodiment, the spring anvil assembly is biased to a start position by one of the impact target and the weight of the apparatus. The spring anvil assembly may comprise a gas spring or a spring, for example. The apparatus is capable of delivering multiple impacts to an impact target.
US10751857B2	Pliers A pair of pliers having two pliers legs that are arranged in a crossing manner, wherein a fixed joint is formed, having a joint pin. The joint pin has a first conical portion that widens towards the outer side, wherein, the pliers leg is assigned a second conical portion which bears on the first conical portion and transitions into a first mouth portion that leads into the outer side of the pliers leg. The joint pin has a second mouth portion which, starting from the outer side of the pliers leg and perpendicularly to a joint axis, overlaps the first mouth portion. The first and second mouth portion, bound a circular clearance between one another, the radial dimension of the clearance corresponding to 0.05 to 0.15 times the radial dimension, measured from the joint axis of the joint pin in the region of the second mouth portion.
US10751856B2	Straight edge bar with clamp and spreader A straight edge bar clamp spreader comprises a straight edge bar, an inner channel portion, parallel channel portions, and two-way bosses or divots, a clamp, and a clamp-spreader. The inner channel portion is provided along an elongated central region of the bottom surface of the straight edge bar with a constant cross-section. The parallel channel portions are provided along two elongated parallel regions of the top surface of the straight edge bar. The two-way bosses or divots are provided across and on an inner surface of the inner channel portion of the bottom surface and an outer surface of the top surface and configured to define the predetermined stopping positions for two-way movements along the bottom surface or the top surface. The clamp is installed in the inner channel portion of the bottom surface. The clamp-spreader is installed in the pair of parallel channel portions of the top surface.
US10751855B2	Fixture for fixing steering knuckle in machining process The present disclosure provides a fixture for fixing a steering knuckle in a machining process, the fixture comprises a bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate is machined with two bottom plate windows that are configured to accommodate machined parts of the steering knuckle; three groups of pressure claws and three groups of locating pins are fixed on the bottom plate, and the pressure claws and the locating pins are respectively fixed to the through holes of the bottom plate; and the three groups of pressure claws are respectively arranged at three vertexes of a triangle.
US10751853B2	Sand blaster with reduced vibration and wear A sand blaster is provided that includes an engine carried by an engine mounting plate. A frame is included and an engine support isolator engages the frame and carries the engine mounting plate. The engine support isolator has a stud that extends through a first coil and a stud guide that has a tapered inner surface. The stud extends through the stud guide. In other arrangements an air regulator that is adjustable is provided, and a nozzle that features reduced wear is provided.
US10751852B2	Surface grinding method and surface grinding device In a surface grinding method in which a grinding wheel is dressed with a dressing board on a chuck table by advancing the grinding wheel from a dressing start position and a workpiece on the chuck table is ground by advancing the grinding wheel, the dressing start position is calculated by measuring a thickness of the dressing board and a thickness of the grinding wheel, and the grinding start position is calculated by measuring the thickness of the grinding wheel after the dressing of the grinding wheel with the dressing board.
US10751848B2	Dust extraction attachment for rotary tool A dust and debris extraction device for the purpose of capturing dust and debris created by a chisel held by a power tool has an opening for a chisel to pass through at the front and is guided upward by a sleeve that passes out the top of the body of the device. The extraction end of the device has a locking mechanism to keep a hose going to a negative air source attached. The dust and debris extraction device may either free float on the shank of the chisel or be fixed to the power tool with a bracket.
US10751841B2	Bonding material, and bonding method and bonded structure each using same A bonding material having a first layer containing Sn as a main component thereof and a second layer containing a metal having a higher melting point than that of Sn as a main component thereof, wherein the first layer and the second layer are laminated on each other, and an amount of Sn in the first layer is larger than a stoichiometric amount of Sn that forms an intermetallic compound between the Sn and the metal.
US10751839B2	Erosion resistant hard composite materials A hard composite composition may comprise a binder and a polymodal blend of matrix powder. The polymodal blend of matrix powder may have at least one first local maxima at a particle size of about 0.5 nm to about 30 μm, at least one second local maxima at a particle size of about 200 μm to about 10 mm, and at least one local minima between a particle size of about 30 μm to about 200 μm that has a value that is less than the first local maxima.
US10751836B2	Gas nozzle having a displaceable valve sleeve This disclosure describes laser machining head gas nozzles that have an exit opening for passage of a laser beam onto a workpiece; an annular gap surrounding the exit opening; and a sleeve disposed and guided displaceably within the annular gap for axial displacement between a rearward and a forward position. The sleeve projects beyond the exit opening at least in the forward position, and the sleeve is tiltably mounted in the annular gap.
US10751833B2	Fiber coupling device A fiber coupling device includes a housing and a window provided in the housing. The fiber coupling device is configured to collectively guide plural laser beams to at least a first fiber, the plurality of laser beams each being emitted from a corresponding one of plural external laser light sources and entering through a laser beam inlet. The housing is configured such that the laser beams enter the housing from the laser beam inlet. The window is provided inside the housing and faces the laser beam inlet. The fiber coupling device is not required to detach when an optical axis is adjusted.
US10751830B2	Welding electrode for use in a resistance spot welding workpiece stack-ups that include an aluminum workpiece and a steel workpiece A welding electrode is disclosed that includes an electrode welding shell and a blind adapter that are joined together to cooperatively define an internal cavity. The electrode welding shell and the blind adapter may be integrally formed or they may be distinct components that are attached together. The presence of the internal cavity defined by the electrode welding shell and the blind adapter reduces the thermal mass of the welding electrode and slows the rate of conductive heat transfer from the weld face to a cooling fluid, which allows in the center of the weld face to retain heat for a longer duration once current flow through the welding electrode is terminated, thereby positively affecting the spot welding process for particular types of workpiece stack-ups including those that include an aluminum workpiece and an overlapping adjacent steel workpiece.
US10751828B2	Modular direct current power source A modular direct current power source is provided. One welding power supply system includes a plurality of hysteretic buck converters coupled in parallel. The hysteretic buck converters are configured to receive a common input and to provide combined output power to a common load based upon the common input.
US10751824B2	Work string tubing connection restoration A hardfacing metal composition and method of restoring worn work string tubing by application of a hardfacing metal to the worn regions of the work string tubing.
US10751823B2	Smart soldering iron tip and method of authenticating same A smart soldering iron tip of a handheld soldering iron comprises a hollow cylindrical base; a pointed distal end; and a proximal end with an ID feedback device including a conductive material coating, which when read provides authentication information on the smart soldering iron tip.
US10751820B2	Wire electrical discharge machine with deterioration detection function for feeder A wire electrical discharge machine is configured to perform removal machining of a workpiece by applying a voltage to a machining gap between a wire electrode and the workpiece through a feeder to generate electrical discharge and is provided with a feeder deterioration detection unit configured to detect deterioration of the feeder. The feeder deterioration detection unit includes a detection unit configured to detect a machining current value during the machining and a detection unit configured to detect the number of electrical discharges during the machining.
US10751803B2	Insert clamping mechanism of indexable grooving tool and clamping tool In an insert clamping mechanism of an indexable grooving tool of the present invention, a shaft portion of a clamping tool has a major axis and a minor axis orthogonal to each other on a center axis thereof in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the center axis. At least one end portion of the both end portions positioned on the major axis in an outer circumference of the shaft portion is formed into a recessed shape or a linear shape and is disposed not to come into contact with an upper wall and a lower wall of an opening-closing operation slit. Support portions are respectively formed in parts adjacent to the end portions on both sides around the center axis along the shaft portion.
US10751796B2	Three-dimensional printing device using inductive and resistive devices Some embodiments are directed to a device for the three-dimensional printing of a component that is to be produced, the component to be produced including a receiving surface, the device comprising: a print head that includes: a supplier for supplying a ferromagnetic print material, the supplier including an outlet; and a device for allowing the melting of the print material prior to laying; a first inert-gas spray nozzle disposed at the level of the outlet of the supplier; and a second inert-gas spray nozzle disposed at the level of a point of contact of the molten print material with the receiving surface of the component that is to be produced in the process of being produced so as to allow gas to be supplied at a desired pressure.
US10751792B2	Continuous precision forming device and process for amorphous alloy A continuous precision forming device and process for an amorphous alloy is provided. By means of the device, when a melting platform with an alloy melt is rotated from the melting position to a position just below the forming mould (9), temperature of the alloy melt can be in the range of the overcooled liquid zone temperature of the alloy melt, and then a loading rod (7) drives the forming mould (9) to proceed with pressing forming. According to the process, press-forming is carried out in a certain temperature interval in the amorphous alloy melt solidification process, and the heating, cooling, solidification and forming in the forming process are coordinated, such that continuous forming of the amorphous alloy is achieved.
US10751778B2	Method of manufacturing a quenched member and quenched member A method of manufacturing a quenched member includes heating a pressed intermediate article to an Ac3 transformation point of a steel sheet or higher, the intermediate article having been processed so as to have a rectangular cross-section and so as to include a terminal portion at which two terminal edges of the steel sheet are aligned with each other at a same side of the rectangular cross-section, and quenching the heated intermediate article inside a die.
US10751774B2	Shearing device A shearing device for fragmenting a metal strip includes two counter-rotating drums facing one another, a drive device connecting the drums and synchronising their rotation speed, and at least one pair of drum-supported blades. The blades engage by shearing effect during drum rotation to cut the waste. The blades of the pair have, from the cutting edge thereof, planar surfaces, referred to as overlapping surfaces, overlapping and facing one another during the shearing between blades, each blade being secured transversely to the drum, at an angle to the axis of rotation of the drum, so the plane through the overlapping surface of the blade forms an angle with the axis of rotation of the corresponding drum, producing gradual shearing. The overlapping surface of each blade is tilted so the plane passing through the overlapping surface does not intersect the rotational axis of the drum on its active width.
US10751772B2	Method for producing steel sheet pile To suppress the shape defect at a bite end part of a material to be rolled at a bending rolling stage of a rough rolling step to achieve improvements in productivity such as an improvement in yields and a decrease in crop in production of a steel sheet pile. A production method for producing a steel sheet pile by reducing a raw material in a rectangular cross-section, includes a rough rolling step, an intermediate rolling step, and a finish rolling step, wherein a rolling mill configured to perform the rough rolling step is provided with a caliber configured to perform bending rolling of extending a thickness center line length of the raw material and rolling and shaping the raw material from a rectangular cross-sectional shape to a substantially steel sheet pile cross-sectional shape, and wherein in the bending rolling, rolling that a reduction amount with respect to a predetermined section of a bite end part of the raw material is smaller than a reduction amount with respect to a part other than the predetermined section is performed.
US10751767B2	Method of cleaning a throat section of a jet pump assembly of a nuclear reactor A method of cleaning a jet pump assembly of a nuclear reactor may comprise inserting a cleaning tool into the jet pump assembly such that a front face of the cleaning tool is adjacent to an inner surface of the jet pump assembly and below a level of a first liquid in the jet pump assembly. The method may additionally comprise directing a plurality of front jets of a second liquid from a plurality of front orifices on the front face of the cleaning tool such that the plurality of front jets of the second liquid strikes the inner surface of the jet pump assembly. The method may further comprise maintaining a standoff distance between the front face of the cleaning tool and the inner surface of the jet pump assembly during the cleaning of the jet pump assembly.
US10751765B2	Remote plasma source cleaning nozzle for cleaning a gas distribution plate The present disclosure relates to a chemical vapor deposition system for processing large area substrates. The chemical vapor deposition system includes a chemical vapor deposition chamber comprising a chamber body having a plurality of sidewalls, a lid assembly, and a bottom. A substrate support extends upward from the bottom within the chamber body. A gas distribution plate is located within the lid assembly. One or more cleaning gas injector ports coupled to corresponding one or more inlets in the plurality of sidewalls. Each of the one or more cleaning gas injector ports has a substantially oval-shaped or circular-shaped cleaning gas nozzle configured to provide reactive species from a remote plasma source to clean an underside of the gas distribution plate.
US10751748B1	Adhesive dispensing system and method A dispenser system for applying multi-component adhesives or like substances to work surfaces in carpeting, roofing and like applications as well as a method of dispensing and applying multi-component adhesives to work surfaces.
US10751742B2	System and method for painting an interior wall of housing using a semi-automatic painting robot A system for painting an interior wall of housing is disclosed. The system includes a semi-automatic painting robot 106 and a user device 104. The semi-automatic painting robot 106 includes a microprocessor 304, a servo drive module 306, a DC motor drive module 316, a magnetometer 312, a distance sensor module 318, a first servo motor 708, a second servo motor 714, a spray gun 710, and a belt driven linear actuator 804. A user device 104 captures one or more images of the interior wall to be painted, processes and sends the one or more images to the microprocessor 304 in co-ordinates of the interior wall. The microprocessor 304 receives the co-ordinates and performs the operations of painting on the interior wall using one or more painting strokes. The user 102 may control the semi-automatic painting robot 106 with the user interface present in the user device 104.
US10751737B2	Humanized switching device A humanized switching device includes a tee pipe and a switching lever. The tee pipe has a switching chamber therein. The switching chamber is formed with a water inlet and a plurality of water outlets. The switching lever is provided with a water-stop part. The switching lever is movable to change the position of the water-stop part between the water inlet and the water outlets to realize the switching of the water passage.
US10751733B2	Centrifuge rotor core with partial channels A rotor core is provided that includes a rotor length defined along an axis of rotation and a plurality of separation channels. The plurality of separation channels having a channel length extending along the axis of rotation a distance that is less than the rotor length. A rotor assembly is also provided that includes such a rotor core removably disposed in an outer housing.
US10751729B2	Electrostatic precipitor An electrostatic precipitator for removing particulates from boiler fine gas is provided. The electrostatic precipitator comprises discharge electrodes and collecting electrodes fitted in a gas passage, the electrodes being arranged in at least two electrical fields that are placed successively in relation to gas flow, and the electrical field establishing at least one electrical unit in transversal direction of said gas passage. The at least one electrical unit has the ability to be de-energised independently, separately from the other electrical units of the electrostatic precipitator. The first electrical field of the at least two electrical fields is also arranged first in the gas flow, and the first electrical field comprises more electrical units than a second field following the first field.
US10751728B2	Cutting fluid recycling device A cutting fluid intelligent recycling device, comprises a frame, a first-level filtering device, second-level filtering device, and clean liquid tank installed on the frame; the first-level filtering device being provided with a dirty fluid tank used for containing liquid, the dirty fluid tank having a dirty fluid suction device and dirty fluid treatment device; through the first-level and second-level filtering devices, the cutting fluid intelligent recycling device can remove the cuttings, iron powder, floating oil stain, cenobium, floccule and impurities in the cutting dirty fluid and also sterilize and deodorize the cutting fluid coolant to prolong its service life.
US10751720B2	Biochip well, sealed well assembly, cartridge therefor, and apparatus and methods for opening sealed wells A biochip well is disclosed, including a vessel containing a well therewithin, the vessel forming at least base and side walls of the well and defining at least one aperture giving access to the well, and further including retaining means for holding a biochip at a predetermined position within the well, the well including a laterally offset region into which the biochip does not protrude when held at the predetermined position by the retaining means. Also disclosed are sealed well assemblies and apparatus and methods for opening sealed wells.
US10751712B2	Pipette quickset volume adjustment mechanism A pipette quickset volume adjustment mechanism having various modes of operation. The quickset volume adjustment mechanism provides for easy selection between at least a direct drive mode, and a speed multiplying mode that hastens pipette volume changes. The quickset volume adjustment mechanism incorporates a planetary gearbox that is appropriately and selectively settable to produce the various modes of operation.
US10751703B2	Reforming catalyst and a process for preparation thereof The present disclosure relates to a reforming catalyst and a process for preparing the same. The acidic functionality of the catalyst is suppressed by using a chloride free alumina and coating the chloride free alumina with Group V B metal oxide in the catalyst, which helps in minimizing the cracking reactions and achieving higher selectivity for liquid hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons.
US10751699B2	Porous bodies with enhanced pore architecture A porous body is provided with enhanced fluid transport properties that is capable of performing or facilitating separations, or performing reactions and/or providing areas for such separations or reactions to take place. The porous body includes at least 80 percent alpha alumina and has a pore volume from 0.3 mL/g to 1.2 mL/g and a surface area from 0.3 m2/g to 3.0 m2/g. The porous body further includes a pore architecture that provides at least one of a tortuosity of 7.0 or less, a constriction of 4.0 or less and a permeability of 30 mdarcys or greater. The porous body can be used in a wide variety of applications such as, for example, as a filter, as a membrane or as a catalyst carrier.
US10751687B2	Method for preparing a sorbent A method is described for preparing a sorbent precursor comprising the steps of: (i) forming agglomerates comprising a particulate support material, (ii) coating the agglomerates with a coating mixture powder comprising a particulate sulphidable copper compound and a particulate calcined, rehydratable alumina to form a coated agglomerate, and (iii) drying the coated agglomerate to form a dried sorbent precursor. The sorbent precursor may be sulphided and used to remove heavy metals such as mercury from fluid streams.
US10751685B2	Systems and methods for producing a chemical product The invention generally provides systems and methods for producing a chemical product. In certain embodiments, the invention provides systems that include a chemical product production unit. The chemical production unit includes a plurality of microfluidic modules configured to be fluidically coupled to each other in an arrangement that produces a chemical product from an input of a plurality of starting reagents that react with each other due to conditions within the plurality of microfluidic modules through which the starting reagents flow. The system also includes a droplet dispenser fluidically coupled to the chemical product production unit that forms and dispenses droplets of the chemical product.
US10751678B2	Continuous acoustic mixer plate configurations A system for continuously processing materials. The system includes a continuous process vessel (CPV) and an acoustic agitator coupled to the CPV and configured to agitate the CPV along an oscillation axis. The CPV includes at least one inlet configured for introducing first and second process ingredients into an upper portion, with respect to the oscillation axis, of the CPV. The CPV includes an outlet for discharging the product of mixing the ingredients from a lower portion, with respect to the oscillation axis, of the CPV. The CPV includes a plurality of mixing regions, each defined by an upper angled surface and a lower angled surface. The surfaces of each mixing region are angled such that the distance between the surfaces is greater towards the upper portion of the continuous process vessel than the distance between the surfaces towards the lower portion of the continuous process vessel.
US10751677B2	Mixing device, in particular bulk material mixing device A mixing device, in particular bulk material mixing device, with at least one mixing container comprises a receiving region for receiving a material to be mixed, with at least one mixing unit which is configured for mixing the material to be mixed that is present in the mixing container, and with at least one lump breaker unit comprising at least one cutter element which protrudes into the mixing container, wherein the at least one lump breaker unit is arranged in a frontal region of the mixing container.
US10751671B2	Porous hollow fiber membrane, method for producing same, and water purification method The porous hollow fiber membrane of the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin, and includes a surface having a surface porosity of 32 to 60% and a fine pore diameter of 300 nm or less, and has a compressive strength of 0.7 MPa or more. The porous hollow fiber membrane of the present invention may include at least two layers, and in this case, the surface of one layer has a thickness of backbone of 0.3 to 20 μm and a fine pore diameter of 0.3 to 10 μm, and the surface of the other layer has a surface porosity of 32 to 60% and a fine pore diameter of 0.05 to 0.3 μm.
US10751666B2	Distillation apparatus with cartridge and use thereof for distilling water A distillation apparatus includes at least one evaporation space in which feed water is evaporated into a vapour and at least one condensation space, in which vapour from a preceding evaporation space is condensed into distillate. The evaporation space and the condensation space each include a chamber and a plurality of interdigitated pockets arranged between said chambers, such that a first pocket of the evaporation space is present between a first and a second pocket of the condensation space, and that the first pocket of the condensation space is present between the first and a second pocket of the evaporation space. The spaces are mutually separated by means of a separation barrier that is configured for transmission of heat and for definition of the interdigitated pockets.
US10751661B2	Air cleaner arrangements; components; and, methods An air cleaner assembly and components therefor are described. The components include features of an air cleaner housing; advantageous main filter cartridges; and, advantageous safety filter cartridge features. Features of the main filter cartridge are provided to engage an access cover of the assembly, and a cartridge support within the housing, in a preferred manner. Methods of assembly and use are also described.
US10751660B2	Filter cartridge comprising filter media with adhesively edge-sealed ends, and method of making and using A filter cartridge having a filter media with two opposing ends each being occluded by an adhesive edge seal.
US10751658B2	External rack mounted filter for network device In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a frame for mounting in a rack in a position adjacent and external to a network device supported by the rack and a filter module for holding a filter for filtering air entering an air inlet of the network device. The frame includes an opening for receiving the filter module and positions the filter adjacent to the air inlet of the network device when installed on the rack.
US10751656B2	Jet engine with a chamber A jet engine with a chamber which is delimited by a housing and inside of which a rotatable appliance that can be impinged by hydraulic fluid is arranged, wherein hydraulic fluid and air introduced through the housing into the chamber can be discharged from the chamber. In the area through which air and hydraulic fluid can be discharged from the chamber, the housing is embodied with a separating appliance in the area of which air and hydraulic fluid can be separated from each other, and/or a deflector appliance, by means of which air, hydraulic fluid and/or an air-oil mixture in the chamber can be guided in the direction of the area in a targeted manner, is provided upstream of the area of the housing.
US10751652B2	Liquid recovery filter A liquid recovery filter assembly for recovering filtered liquid trapped within a core or downstream side of a filter element. Multiple embodiments each include a recovery port and a recovery filter in fluid communication with the core or downstream side of the filter element. The recovery port is opened following filtration operations to permit and to facilitate filtered liquid to flow from a downstream or outlet port, thus allowing recovery of liquid remaining in the filter core or downstream side following filtering operations. The recovery filter permits the introduction of pressurized gas to force the filtered liquids from the filter assembly without compromising the sterility and/or non-contaminant condition of the liquid. Additional aspects include exchangeable filter cartridges or filter elements in single and multi-round configurations, embodiments with aspiration tubes and dip tubes and still others with hydrophilic/hydrophobic recovery filters that function as filters and as valves for the recovery port.
US10751650B2	Bypass filter method and device The present invention relates to a method for converting a full flow oil and/or fuel filter system into a bypass filter system comprising the use of a retro-fittable bypass filter configured to directly replace the pre-existing full flow filter, without the need for additional hoses or mounts etc. as in existing methods. Also described is a filter device for converting a full flow oil and/or fuel filter system into a bypass filter system comprising: an inlet for allowing fluid into the filter; a plurality of screens for filtering particles from the fluid; a cellulose element for filtering moisture from the fluid; an outlet for allowing fluid out of the filter; and a bypass for fluid to bypass the cellulose element and at least one screen and exit the filter, wherein the bypass filter is configured to directly replace the pre-existing full flow filter.
US10751644B2	Composite column for use in high pressure liquid chromatography A multi-walled tube that is useful as an analytical column in which chemical mixtures can be separated into their individual components is described. In order to be acceptable as an analytical column, the inner surface of the multi-walled tube must support effective separation, but not react chemically with or contaminate the solvent or the analyte (sample to be separated). Grade 316 stainless steel is typically preferred for this purpose. Moreover, the inner diameter (ID) surface of the multi-walled column is preferably very smooth (less than 10 micro inch Ra) with no interruptions in the surface such as scratches, pits, or asperities. However, since the column is designed to be attached to chromatographic equipment using standard size connection features, the size of standard fittings define the outer diameter (OD) of the column.
US10751635B2	Remote-controlled toy vehicle racing system A toy vehicle racing system is disclosed. The toy vehicle racing system comprises a track set including a movable mechanism and a toy vehicle configured to travel along the track set and interact with the movable mechanism. The toy vehicle racing system also includes a remote control in wireless communication with the track set. The remote control is configured to transmit instructions to the track set to move the movable mechanism and also to receive information from the track set regarding the track set and/or toy vehicle.
US10751631B2	Information processing apparatus and viewing request transmission method An information processing apparatus includes an execution section that executes a game program in response to operation information of a first user, an acceptance section that accepts a viewing request from other user, and a delivery processing section that sends game image data. An information processing apparatus includes a display processing section for displaying information about a game being played by the first user and a request transmission section for sending a viewing request to the information processing apparatus. The display processing section displays an operation area for sending a viewing request to the information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus is not sending game image data.
US10751625B2	Shooting game in three-quarters view A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a game program causing a computer to execute functions includes moving each of a game medium in a game field including a plurality of regions, along respective paths set in accordance with a movable path and a moving speed set in the game medium associated with a first player and an attribute of the region; displaying a selection object so that the selection object is shown in at least one of the plurality of regions according to an operation by a second player; changing an attribute of a region in which the selection object is shown and an attribute of regions contained in an influence range set in the selection object; and moving, when the attribute of the region in which the selection object is shown is changed, the game medium according to the attribute of the region in which the selection object is shown, the movable path and the moving speed set in the game medium.
US10751624B2	Method and apparatus for providing a computer implemented game A user device provides a computer implemented game with different levels. The device has a user interface. A player selects a level via the user interface. When a level is selected, the associated game board in displayed. Information about the difficulty of at least one of the levels is displayed.
US10751616B2	Control program, control method, and computer A control program causing a computer to execute a competition between two players, based on a correction value obtained by correcting a reference value of at least one player of the two players, the two players respectively belonging to two groups, to store a point which may be determined based on the reference value of at least the one player, in a storage unit in association with a group to which the winning player belongs, and to determine a result of the competition between groups, based on the summation of points which may be stored in the storage unit in association with each group. In a case where a predetermined action is performed on the predetermined game content of the group to which at least the one player belongs, control may be performed to change the correction value of the player and not to change the reference value.
US10751614B2	Server, control method therefor, computer-readable recording medium, and game system A recording medium and server provide a game that improves the interest in and taste of a battle event and increases the interest in and real enjoyment of the entire game. The recording medium provides a game including a predetermined battle event comprising at least one battle. In a battle event of this game, game contents are displayed in a first field, and a player selects therefrom a game content to be used for a battle with an enemy character. The first field is replenished with another game content alternative to the selected game content as needed so that the player can further select an additional game content therefrom.
US10751613B1	Apparatus and method An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.
US10751605B2	Toys that respond to projections An embodiment of an interactive play apparatus may include a camera to capture a projected image, an image recognizer communicatively coupled to the camera to recognize the captured projection image, and a projection responder communicatively coupled to the image recognizer to respond to the recognized projection image. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US10751599B1	Golf putting alignment apparatus A putting aid device for training a golfer in the skill of putting. The putting aid device is formed from transparent flexible plastic having a base with first and second side edges. Length indicia is placed on the first side edge having a first color along a length L1, a second color extending from each end of the first color a length L2, a third color extending from each end of second color a length L3, and a fourth color extending from each end of the third color a length L4. Instructional markings limit the amount of backswing and indicate proposed feet positioning. The device allows instruction for golfers that use a putting arc swing or a straight line putting swing.
US10751597B2	Boxing practice device A boxing practice device is provided, including: a support body, including a first support rod, a second support rod which is lateral to the first support rod and a base, the first support rod swingably positioned on the base, the second support rod movably positioned on the first support rod, the second support rod extending along a first rotation axis; a boxing mechanism, including a first boxing member and at least one second boxing member, the first boxing member being rotatably attached to the second support rod and rotatable about the first rotation axis, the at least one second boxing member being detachably assembled to the second support rod.
US10751593B2	Strength training device for swingable sports equipment An apparatus for strength training of an athlete in preparation for playing a sport that requires swinging of a bat or other implement comprises an attachment mechanism that is removably attachable to the proximal “grip” end of the implement, and a weight attachable to the attachment mechanism. A principle axis of inertia of the weight is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the implement, such that added weight does not significantly impact the athlete's use of the bat during practice drills and games. Concentration of the weight near the athlete's hand(s) also reduces risk of injury. In embodiments, additional weights can be added to the apparatus as needed. In embodiments, the apparatus includes a flexible inner member that is pressed against the shaft of the implement by threading thereon of an outer member. A longitudinal spring can be included to create tension between elements of the apparatus.
US10751591B2	Piñata interaction device, system, and method Aspects of the present disclosure generally pertain to a piñata interaction device, system, and method. Aspects of the present disclosure more specifically are directed toward an electronic device for a piñata that includes a housing, a power supply, a speaker, an impact sensor, an user interface, and a controller module configured to store a plurality of piñata communications to emit at least one of the plurality of piñata communications in response to the piñata being hit. The electronic device is removably coupleable with at least one of the piñata and the hitting stick. The electronic device may be reconfigured to output customized responses or from a wide library of audio is stored which can be selected from music, voice, instructions or sounds of various kinds. The electronic device may interact with third party devices via hosted application.
US10751585B2	Golf club heads Some disclosed golf club heads include body having at least one raised sole portion and a cantilevered ledge extending down around a perimeter of the club head below the level of the raised sole portion. Some disclosed golf club heads include one or more sole openings in the body and a sole insert that is mounted inside the body over the sole openings. The sole can include weight tracks as well, and a rear weight track can extend between a toe side sole opening and a heel side sole opening. A crown insert can also be included that is mounted over an upper opening in the body.
US10751584B2	Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may be recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and have a depth of recession from the adjacent surfaces of the sole. The channel may have a cross-sectional profile that is asymmetric with a front wall and a rear wall where the front wall is longer than the rear wall. The channel may also have a center thickness that is different than a thickness at the heel and toe sides.
US10751582B2	Sporting apparatus with monitoring device A sporting apparatus includes a monitoring device. The monitoring device may add no weight to the sporting apparatus relative to a comparable sporting apparatus without the monitoring device. The monitoring device may have a center of gravity substantially aligning with the center of gravity of the sporting apparatus, resulting in a sporting apparatus with a monitor having substantially the same center of gravity as a comparable sporting apparatus without a monitor. The sporting apparatus monitor may be configured to trim unreliable post impact swing data and replace it with extrapolated pre-impact swing data and/or more reliable post impact swing data.
US10751580B2	Ball collection device A ball collection device, including a handle; a first tube segment and a second tube segment coupled substantially perpendicularly to the handle; a multi-directional roller ball coupled to the first and second tube segments; a crossbar coupled to the handle adjacent and substantially parallel to the first and second tube segments; a first arm coupled to and extending substantially perpendicular from the first tube segment; a first wing extending from the first arm that is configured to deflect objects downward; a second arm coupled to and extending substantially perpendicular from the second tube segment; a second wing extending from the second arm that is configured to deflect objects downward; and at least one roller rotatably mounted on each of the first and second tube segments and the crossbar.
US10751579B2	Football sensing An automated objective American-football evaluation system may include an American-style football, at least one sensor carried by the football, the at least one sensor comprising at least one accelerometer carried by the football and electronics. The electronics are to: (a) receive a string of sensor signals from the at least one sensor; (b) determine a characteristic of a throw of the football based upon the received string of sensor signals; (c) determine an identity of a football player associated with the throw of the football; (d) assign the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity of the football player; and (e) output the determined characteristic of the throw, the determined identity of the football player and the assignment of the determined characteristic of the throw of the football to the determined identity the football.
US10751577B2	Golf balls having foam inner core and thermoset outer core layer Multi-piece golf balls containing a dual-core structure are provided. The core structure includes an inner core (center) comprising a foam composition, preferably foamed polyurethane. The outer core layer is preferably formed from a non-foamed thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber. The inner and outer core layers can have different hardness gradients. Preferably, the specific gravity (density) of the foam inner core is less than the density of the outer core layer. The ball further includes a cover of at least one layer and may include at least one casing layer. The core structure and resulting ball have relatively good resiliency.
US10751574B2	Balance board An exercise device having a top surface, the top surface having a left side and a right side, and front and back sides, where the front side includes a location for a user to rest their foot on the top surface in a central part of the top surface, and includes at least one handle location allowing the user to hold on relative to the top surface, where the at least one handle location is attached to the top surface, and also having a bottom surface, and where the bottom surface includes a central pivot point at the central part of the top surface. The central pivot point being between first and second stability points and between left, right, rear, and front stability points.
US10751572B2	Dual monitoring instruction system and method A surveillance network is disclosed herein. The surveillance network includes a processor, one or more video cameras, a student-monitor, and an instructor-monitor. The processor can transmit and receive digital information. The video cameras can communicate digitally with the processor and can record video and transmit the video signal to the processor. The student-monitor and the instructor-monitor are each also able to communicate digitally with the processor and may each play back video as received from the processor. The processor may transmit either a live or recorded video signal to both the student-monitor and the instructor-monitor, such that the student-monitor and the instructor-monitor receive and play back video simultaneously.
US10751570B2	Athletic speed and time measurement device and methods of making and using same An athletic speed and time measurement device, including a batter/runner, a baseball, a baseball bat, a plurality of baseball bases, wherein each of the plurality of baseball bases includes a batter/runner contact detection device, a baseball/baseball bat impact detecting device located on the baseball bat, or adjacent to (or attached to) the batter/runner, wherein the baseball/baseball bat impact detector detects an impact of the baseball with the baseball bat as the batter/runner swings the bat and contacts the baseball bat with the baseball, and a batter/runner timing device, wherein the batter/runner timing device determines an amount of time it takes for the batter/runner to run from a first of the plurality of baseball bases to a second of the plurality of baseball bases and displays the amount of time it takes for the batter/runner to run from a first of the plurality of baseball bases to a second of the plurality of baseball bases.
US10751566B2	Physical therapy device for pelvic realignment and reducing lower back pain A tool for correcting pelvic misalignment includes a generally elongated body with handles at each end, and leg rest portions formed between the handles. The leg rest portions are configured to receive a user's legs at the upper leg/thigh, and to allow the user to isometrically urge their legs in opposite directions, forward and backward, while grasping the handles to hold the tool in place, statically. As a result, a force result on the user's pelvis, creating a rotation that can re-align the user's pelvis with their lumbar spine, and reduce lower back pain.
US10751565B2	Exercise machine The present invention relates to a multi-gym machine which enables a user to perform a plurality of different exercises for the whole body. More specifically the present invention relates specifically to a power tower machine in which the user utilizes a combination of the user body weight (calisthenics) in addition to variable elastic bands to provide additional assistance or resistance.This advanced power tower hereby disclosed incorporates an arrangement of multiple handles, various pulleys, elastic cables and steel wire connected to a special waist belt to be put on by the user. The elastic cables depending on their anchor points either from the top or the bottom pulley, generates assistance or resistance to the user respectively for the specific workout. A set of sensors, processor and Bluetooth transmission unit is integrated on the power tower to process, transmit, process and manage several workouts performance indicators via a dedicated mobile application offering a virtual coaching capabilities.Also with internet connection, the mobile application offers an IoT (Internet of Things) concept enable virtual competition with other users using the same machine and mobile application.
US10751548B2	Automated image segmentation using DCNN such as for radiation therapy Features, such as anatomical features, may be automatically segmented from medical imaging information, using a computer-implemented method. In an example, three-dimensional (3D) medical imaging information may be received, such as defining a first volume. A first trained convolutional neural network (CNN) may be applied to the three-dimensional medical imaging information. An output from the first trained CNN may be used to determine a region-of-interest within the first volume, the region-of-interest defining a lesser, second volume. A different, second trained CNN may be applied to the region-of-interest, a segmented representation of the 3D medical imaging information may be provided using the outputs from the first and second CNNs, where the second CNN provides enhanced segmentation detail in the region-of-interest without requiring application of the second CNN to an entirety of the first volume. Techniques are also described from training one or more of the first and second CNNs.
US10751546B2	Radiation treatment planning system and radiation treatment system Provided are a radiation treatment planning system and a radiation treatment system that are capable of achieving time shortening and labor saving of treatment planning making when a radiation treatment is planned. A predicted DVH calculation portion 4034 of an arithmetic processing device 403 in a radiation treatment planning system 400 anisotropically enlarges a target region 501 in an irradiated body image which is input to the radiation treatment planning system 400, and calculates an overlap volume OV with an organ-at-risk region 502 per the number of times of enlargement. A DVH (Dose Volume Histogram) is predicted from a volume of the calculated OV, and a dose histogram in the OV per the number of times of enlargement which is calculated from a past treatment planning data group, and is displayed on a display device 401.
US10751544B2	Optical stimulation device and method for programming The invention relates to an optical stimulation device for stimulating nerve cells, wherein the stimulation device has at least one implant component, which is designed for implanting in a natural inner cavity of the body of a living being, through which cavity a bodily fluid flows, having the following features: a) the implant component has at least one supporting structure, which can be expanded in a radial direction for fastening in the natural inner cavity, b) a plurality of light sources is fastened to the supporting structure, which light sources are designed to emit light in the radial direction with respect to the supporting structure, c) a plurality or electrodes is fastened to the supporting structure, which electrodes are designed to capture electrical body signals, d) the supporting structure has a plurality of openings and/or channels, through which the bodily fluid can flow after implantation in the body. The invention further relates to a method for programming the parameter memory of a stimulation device.
US10751535B2	Systems and methods for assessing pelvic floor disorder therapy Systems and methods provide stimulation of peripheral targets such as targets in the lower limbs. Electrode arrays realized in circumferential or longitudinal embodiments have pads with horizontal and/or vertical offsets. Electrode array geometries are customizable and adaptable to individual users and treatment of different disorders. Novel systems of customization include software and hardware implemented solutions. A single device can provide treatment of two or more disorders or unwanted states using selected electrode geometries and stimulation protocols. Systems and methods for assessment of candidate stimulation sites and protocols use subjective or objective measures or both to determine which meet stimulation success criteria. Simulation is provided using transcutaneous, percutaneous, or implantable stimulators. A main advantage is the improved treatment of pelvic floor disorders, and especially overactive bladder (OAB).
US10751522B2	Bi-directional cannula A bi-directional cannula for perfusing blood in two directions. The cannula has a distal opening in fluid communication with a cannula first lumen. The cannula has a secondary opening proximal of the distal opening, and may include a movable tubular extension selectively extendable from the cannula via the secondary opening. The tubular extension may be in fluid connection with the cannula first lumen and/or a cannula second lumen. The tubular extension may have distal and/or side openings, with the openings providing antegrade fluid perfusion. The cannula second lumen may be separate from the first lumen, so that perfusion can be selectively provided to just the cannula distal opening, just the secondary opening/tubular extension, or simultaneously to both the distal opening and secondary opening/tubular extension.
US10751521B2	Medical instrument A medical instrument includes a first tube body and a second tube body joined to the first tube body by being inserted in the lumen of the first tube body. The second tube body is more rigid than the first tube body. The medical instrument includes a coating layer made of a biocompatible material disposed on the inner peripheral surfaces of the first and second tube bodies. The inner peripheral surface of the second tube body is radially inward of the inner peripheral surface of the first tube body to create a level difference portion. The thickness of the part of the coating layer which coats the level difference portion is larger than the thickness of the level difference portion.
US10751520B2	Neurological apparatus comprising a percutaneous access device Apparatus for delivering therapeutic agents to the central nervous system of a subject is described. The apparatus includes at least one intracranial catheter and a percutaneous access device. The percutaneous access device includes a body having at least one extracorporeal surface and at least one subcutaneous surface, the body defining at least one port for connection to an implanted intracranial catheter. The port is accessible from the extracorporeal surface of the device, but is provided with a seal such as a rubber bung between the lumen of the port and the extracorporeal surface. The percutaneous access device may have more than two ports and/or a flange. A method of implanting the percutaneous access device is also described.
US10751510B2	Sliding distal component assembly A sliding distal component assembly for use in medical catheters, bioptomes and other medical devices is provided. The sliding distal component assembly includes a tubular shaft having a lumen, the tubular shaft coupled to an actuation mechanism moveable between a first position and a second position. A tip support is coupled to the tubular shaft and defines a tip support cavity therewithin. The sliding component assembly includes a pulley system having at least one pulley, a sliding distal component and at least one pull wire coupled to the pulley and the sliding distal component with at least a portion of said pulley system being housed within said tip support cavity. When the actuation mechanism is in the first position the sliding distal component is configured to translate proximally and when the actuation mechanism is in the second position the sliding distal component is configured to translate distally.
US10751507B2	Thermally controlled variable-flexibility catheters and methods of manufacturing same A catheter comprises a heater control supplying power, a handle, a base catheter with lumen and comprising a proximal section and a distal segment, and a variable stiffness element. The element comprises a heater connected to the heater control, coiled at least at the distal segment, and comprising a shaft portion of a first metallic conductive material and a heater portion of a second metallic conductive material. A jacket is disposed about the heater portion. A variable flex sub-assembly between the catheter and jacket comprises a non-conducting braid and a binding material. Without power, the binding material is stiffened. Responsive to heating of the binding material, the binding material softens to increase flexibility of the variable flex sub-assembly at least at the distal segment. Responsive to removing power, the binding material cools and stiffens to decrease flexibility of the variable flex sub-assembly at least at the distal segment.
US10751505B2	Method for stimulating neural activity A method for stimulating neural activity in the brain of a user of an apparatus with a display screen by causing at least one portion of the display screen to flicker in a controlled manner and utilizing the apparatus to measure an effect on a user exposed to the flicker for a time.
US10751501B2	Sleep apnea cannula head harness device A sleep apnea cannula harness device including sleep apnea cannula bodies configured with distal radial flanges of predetermined exterior diameters and cylindrical elastic barrel walls defining barrels, the walls having a relaxed configuration with the inside diameters smaller than the predetermined diameters so the peripheral walls will grip the exterior diameters of the cannula bodies. The barrel walls are formed distally with annular cups receiving diametrically enlarged flanges of the cannula bodies and being formed with posteriorly facing clearance notches to confront the patient's upper lip and provide clearance for such upper lip.
US10751497B2	Face mask with sleeve and flap A minimal weight patient interface device that delivers breathing gas to a user includes a cushion assembling including a support cushion assembly and a sealing member is described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, the support cushion assembly includes a wedge that is made of a high density foam received within a wedge receiving portion of the support cushion assembly. In the exemplary embodiment, the cushion assembly is formed by the sealing member fitting over the support cushion assembly. The sealing member, in one embodiment, is made of silicone, for example, having a low durometer value (e.g., between 5-10 Shore 00). Furthermore, in one embodiment, the patient interface device also includes a faceplate that is placed over the cushion assembly and is made of a thermoform, such as a high density foam laminated between two pieces of fabric, such as polyester.
US10751496B2	Mask system with shroud A mask system has a shroud module with headgear connectors adapted to removably attach to respective headgear straps of headgear; and a cushion module, including a frame defining a breathing chamber; and a cushion to form a seal with the patient's face in a nasal bridge region, a cheek region and a lower lip/chin region of the patient's face. The cushion is constructed of a first, relatively soft, elastomeric material and the frame is constructed of a second material that is more rigid than the cushion, and a nasal bridge portion of the cushion includes one or more folds to provide in use a higher level of adaptability or flexibility to the nasal bridge region of the cushion module relative to another region of the cushion module. The shroud module and the cushion module are configured to be removably coupleable to one another.
US10751494B2	Prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) may be prevented in a patient, or its occurrence reduced in a population of patients, by using an anti-VAP device or an anti-VAP material such as an anti-VAP mouthpiece that absorbs secretions. By reducing the problem of bacterial-containing secretions that otherwise build up in the airway of, and elsewhere in, the intubated patient, VAP can be prevented from occurring in intubated patients, such as patients intubated with an endotracheal tube (ETT) or a nasogastric tube. Anti-VAP mouthpieces also are useable in non-intubated patients to maintain oral hygiene.
US10751490B2	Monitoring respiratory pressure therapy Methods and apparatus provide automated circuit disconnection monitoring such as for a respiratory apparatus or system. Disconnection of a patient circuit, including a patient interface and air delivery circuit, may be detected and a message or alarm activated. In some versions, detecting occurrences of circuit disconnection event(s), such as by a processor, may be based on an instantaneous disconnection parameter as a function of a disconnection setting. The disconnection setting may be determined based on patient circuit type. The instantaneous disconnection parameter may be determined from detected pressure and flow rate, and may be, for example, a conductance value or an impedance value. Disconnection events may be qualified by one or more detected respiratory indicators. In some cases, instantaneous impedance or conductance may be used to assess re-connection of a patient circuit, detection of flow starvation, determine breath shape for triggering and cycling and to detect patient or circuit obstructions.
US10751462B2	Medical apparatus A medical apparatus in which the measurement of an electrocardiogram and the detection of blood leakage that may occur if an accessing unit comes off the patient can be performed accurately without fail, and with which the efficiency in the operation to be performed before the treatment can be improved. A medical apparatus includes a blood purification device including an accessing unit formed of a venous puncture needle stickable into a patient, electrocardiogram-measuring devices closely attached to a skin of the patient and being capable of measuring an electrocardiogram of the patient, and a blood-leakage-detecting device attached to a position near the accessing unit and being capable of detecting blood of the patient that may leak from the accessing unit. The medical apparatus further includes an integrated detecting device provided as a unit including the electrocardiogram-measuring device and the blood-leakage-detecting device.
US10751453B2	Wearable machine system A wearable machine system includes a garment and a passive actuator mounted to the garment. The passive actuator is actuatable in response to involuntary movements of a wearer of the garment. A machine is coupled with the passive actuator such that actuation of the passive actuator responsive to the involuntary movements mechanically drives the machine.
US10751443B2	Bone replacement materials, method for producing a bone replacement material and medical kits for the treatment of bone defects A bone replacement material having reinforcing elements and a modelable mass which is curable on contact with water or an aqueous liquid. as well as a process for producing a bone replacement material, to a further bone replacement material and to medical kits for treatment of bone defects.
US10751439B2	Vent balloon A vent balloon for use over an air vent including an inflatable body operatively attached to a base on a proximal side, and a removable adhesive attached to a distal side of the base for attaching to an air vent. A method of using a vent balloon by removably adhering an inflatable body of the vent balloon through a base to an air vent, flowing air through the inflatable body, and inflating the inflatable body. A vent balloon for dispersing scent in a room, including an inflatable body operatively attached to a base on a proximal side, a removable adhesive attached to a distal side of the base for attaching to an air vent, and at least one scent mechanism operatively attached to the vent balloon for dispersing scent in the room. A method of dispersing scent in a room using the vent balloon.
US10751437B2	Closure mechanism and seal integrity indicator for a sterilization container Closure mechanisms and seal integrity indicators for sterilization containers are provided. For example, a closure mechanism comprising at least one handle and at least two arms is provided with a sterilization container lid to apply a more uniform or evenly distributed force to a container gasket. A container body defines an inner lip on which the gasket and lid are received such that the sealing interface is recessed within the container. Further, a seal indicator may indicate whether the container is sufficiently sealed to prevent an ingress of contaminants into the container. If the container is sufficiently sealed, the seal indicator is visible, but if not, the seal indicator is not visible. Thus, the seal indicator undergoes a change in state when the sterilization container transitions from unsealed to sealed, or vice versa, such that a user may ascertain whether the container is properly sealed to maintain the container's sterility.
US10751436B2	Wrapping protector for sterilization trays The present invention is directed at methods of preventing damages of a sterilization wrap for surgical instruments by utilizing tray belts. The tray belts are composed of an elongate member of substantially same width and a fastening means for connecting the two ends of the member. The methods comprise the steps of placing surgical instruments inside a sterilization tray, securely the tray belts around the tray, and wrapping a sterile wrap around the tray to form a sterilization pack. The methods may further comprise securing additional tray belts around the sterilization pack.
US10751433B2	Systems and methods for controlling an irradiation device A method and system for treating a biological fluid within a container by subjecting the container to light is provided. The system includes a fluid treatment chamber for receiving the container of biological fluid; an agitation assembly for oscillating the container of biological fluid within the fluid treatment chamber including a variable speed motor; one or more light sources in proximity to the fluid treatment chamber; at least one sensor for sensing a condition of the biological fluid in the container; and a programmable controller. The programmable controller is further configured to operate the variable speed motor to oscillate the container of biological fluid within the fluid treatment chamber at an initial oscillation rate; activate the one or more light sources; receive a signal indicative of one or more sensed conditions of the fluid in the container; and vary the speed of the motor to adjust the oscillation rate of the container of biological fluid within the fluid treatment chamber based on the sensed conditions.
US10751428B2	Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles and use in imaging amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles The present disclosure provides functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) comprising a functional group that binds to β-amyloid deposits and/or neurofibrillary tangles. The present disclosure provides compositions comprising the functionalized MNPs, and methods of using the functionalized MNPs in imaging β-amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles.
US10751427B2	Recombinogenic nucleic acid strands in situ The invention relates to retrieving or modifying target nucleic acids, such as host cell chromosomal DNA, by homologous recombination with vectors that contain homology arms flanked by nuclease cutting sites that have been cut by a nuclease such as Cas to provide recombinogenic nucleic acid strands in situ. The methods described herein can be used in genetic engineering of cells and for gene therapy of cells or organisms.
US10751426B2	Composition stably containing single-stranded nucleic acid molecule that suppresses expression of TGF-β1 gene The present invention provides a composition containing a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule consisting of a nucleotide sequence shown by 5′-AGCAGAGUACACACAGCAUAUACC-P-GGUAUAUGCUGUGUGUACUCUGCUUC-P-G-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 1)(in the sequence, P is a proline derivative linker represented by (I) in the DESCRIPTION) and a buffer, and having the following features: (a) being in the form of a solution at ambient temperature; and (b) a content of the nucleic acid molecule after storage at 25° C., relative humidity 60% for 4 weeks, of not less than 80% relative to the content at the time of start of the storage.
US10751415B2	Anti-TIGIT antibodies, anti-PVRIG antibodies and combinations thereof Anti-PVRIG and anti-TIGIT antibodies are provided.
US10751412B2	Combination of a PD-1 antagonist and CPG-C type oligonucleotide for treating cancer The present disclosure describes combination therapies comprising an antagonist of Programmed Death 1 receptor (PD-1) and a Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist that is a CpG-C type oligonucleotide, and the use of the combination therapies for the treatment of cancer.
US10751390B2	Lipidated peptides as neuroprotective agents Lipidated neuropeptides PrRP31, PrRP20, containing C14 to C16 fatty acid, and their analogs, wherein a sequence of IRPVGRF-NH2 at the C-terminus is variable in the site of isoleucine, valine and phenylalanine; said fatty acid is bound in position 1 or 11 for PrRP31 or its analog and in position 1 or 7 for PrRP20 or its analog; the bond comprises an amide bond between an amino acid having at least one free NH2 group and a carboxylic group of the fatty acid and alternatively includes also a binding through arm X2, which is a hydrophilic linker selected from a group comprising β-alanine, γ-aminobutyric acid or γ-glutamic acid; for use in the treatment and prevention of diseases, which are Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND), brain trauma, and neurodegenerative changes and disorders.
US10751389B2	Therapeutic use of p75NTR neurotrophin binding protein The present invention relates to a p75NTR neurotrophin binding protein, p75NTR(NBP), for use in the treatment of pain and/or a symptom of pain.
US10751382B2	Anti-amyloid beta antibodies binding to a cyclic amyloid beta peptide The disclosure pertains to methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition associated with and/or induced by soluble A-beta oligomer such as Alzheimer's disease by administering to a subject in need thereof conformation specific and/or selective antibodies or binding fragments thereof and related products.
US10751376B1	Method for treating cancer A method of treating cancer can include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a soluble protein fraction obtained from epidermal gel secretions of catfish to a patient in need thereof. The soluble protein fraction can include soluble proteins and lipids from the epidermal gel secretions of catfish. The soluble protein fraction can include about 87% of the soluble proteins and about 13% of the lipids. The cancer can include at least one of liver cancer and pancreatic cancer. The composition can be administered by intraperitoneal (IP) or sub-cutaneous (SC) injection.
US10751371B2	Use of allogeneic interstitial vessel-layer cell and allogeneic mesenchymal progenitor cell for preventing or treating osteoarthritis Provided are uses of allogeneic interstitial vessel-layer cells and allogeneic mesenchymal progenitor cells in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating osteoarthritis (OA). Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing the allogeneic interstitial vessel-layer cells and the allogeneic mesenchymal progenitor cells.
US10751360B1	Pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of nicotine addiction and withdrawal symptoms including miRNA Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating nicotine addiction or withdrawal symptoms. The pharmaceutical composition includes miR-137 as an active ingredient. Overexpression of miR-137 in an animal model having nicotine addiction or withdrawal symptoms results in relief, prevention or amelioration of the symptoms. Therefore, the use of miR-137 contributes to the prevention or treatment of nicotine addiction or withdrawal symptoms and is expected to be useful for developing relevant therapeutic agents.
US10751358B2	Multitargeted nucleoside derivatives Multitargeted pyrimidine nucleoside carbamates, substituted with fluorine at both the base and the sugar moieties, are disclosed (see Formula I): where R=linear or branched alkyl (C1-7); R′=H, hydroxy protecting group; R″=H, phosphate ester, amino acid alkyl (C1-7) ester phoshoramidate, or phosphorodiamidate. The disclosed compounds are fluoropyrimidine prodrugs that are characterized by a novel combination of structural components that provide intracellular metabolites capable of 1) inhibiting several cellular enzymes required for the synthesis and proper functioning of DNA, and 2) causing DNA damage by misincorporation into DNA. By acting on multiple targets with different mechanisms of action, compounds of Formula I reduce the likelihood of the emergence of drug resistance, a major drawback of the use of nucleoside-based anticancer and antiviral drugs. Due to the metabolic activation profile of compounds of Formula I, characteristic adverse effects and potential lethality of the fluoropyrimidine class of anticancer drugs may be alleviated. Compounds and compositions of the present disclosure can be used in treatment of cancer and viral infections.
US10751357B2	Compositions and methods using a polyphenol for musculoskeletal health A composition comprising one or more polyphenols, such as oleuropein, rutin, curcumin or quercetin, can treat or prevent sarcopenia, reduce a loss of muscle functionality (e.g. muscle strength, gait speed, etc.), increase muscle functionality, and/or improve recovery of muscle functionality after muscle atrophy. The composition can be administered to an individual who is elderly and/or frail.
US10751354B2	Synthetic composition for microbiota modulation A human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) or a synthetic composition comprising said HMO, for use in increasing the abundance, particularly the relative abundance, of a Bifidobacterium of the B. adolescentis phylogenic group in the microbiota in the gastro-intestinal tract of a human, preferably a non-infant human. The HMO(s) and/or synthetic composition is useful in; increasing particularly the relative abundance of B. adolescentis and/or B. pseudocatenulatum; for treating or preventing in said non-infant human with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity; an enteropathogenic infection; impaired gut barrier function and/or; an inflammation related to gastro intestinal condition, preferably irritable bowel disease (IBD) or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); as a nutritional composition. The HMO is a fucosylated neutral HMO, a non-fucosylated neutral HMO, or a mixture of a fucosylated and a non-fucosylated neutral HMO. The HMOs comprises 2′-fucosyllactose (preferred), 2′-fucosyllactose (preferred), 3-fucosyllactose, difucosyllactose (preferred), lacto-N-fucopentaose, fucosyl-lacto-N-hexaose, fucosyl-para-lacto-N-hexaose, lacto-N-tetraose (preferred), lacto-N-neotetraose (preferred), lacto-N-hexaose, lacto-N-neohexaose, para-lacto-N-hexaose and para-lacto-N-neohexaose.
US10751348B2	Formulations of testosterone and methods of treatment therewith The present disclosure relates to novel pharmaceutical composition for the administration of testosterone or testosterone derivatives. The present disclosure also provides methods of treatment of diseases and disorders associated with fear and anxiety, a decrease in libido, or hypogonadism.
US10751344B2	Carbon monoxide-releasing molecules for therapeutic applications and methods for the preparation and use thereof Carbon monoxide-releasing organic molecules are described herein. The molecules can be synthesized prior to administration (e.g., ex vivo) or formed in vivo. In those embodiments where the molecules are formed in vivo, reactants are administered under physiological conditions and undergo a cycloaddition reaction to form a product which releases carbon monoxide. In applying such reactions for therapeutic applications in vivo, the cycloaddition and CO release typically occur only under near-physiological or physiological conditions. For example, in some embodiments, the cycloaddition reaction and/or release of carbon monoxide occur at a temperature of about 37° C. and pH of about 7.4. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for release carbon monoxide are also described.
US10751343B2	Nasal compositions stimulating ciliary activity Nasal compositions, comprising an aqueous solution containing caffeine and/or theobromine in a total concentration of up to about 0.5 percent (w/v) and an aqueous carrier having a pH of about 6-8 and comprising physiologically acceptable salts of sodium, potassium and calcium. The nasal composition when used as a nasal spray or as nasal drops or irrigation fluid is able to clean the nasal passages and to stimulate nasal mucociliary clearance and, in contrast to nasal decongestants, may be used on a daily-basis for a period longer than 5 days.
US10751333B1	Compositions and kits for omeprazole suspension Disclosed herein are liquid diluents, formulations, and kits for preparing reconstituted suspensions of a proton pump inhibitor (e.g., omeprazole). The present disclosure also provides formulations for liquid diluents that do not have a tendency for gel formation following exposure to freeze-thaw cycles.
US10751317B2	Methods and compositions for increasing the potency of antifungal agents Embodiments provided herein include methods, compositions, and uses of aromatic alcohols to increase the potency of antifungal agents.
US10751310B2	Prevention, treatment and reversal of disease using therapeutically effective amounts of dicarboxylic acid compounds Various embodiments of this invention are directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating disease. The compositions of such embodiments include dicarboxylic acid compounds containing electron withdrawing groups, alkyl esters of dicarboxylic acids containing electron withdrawing groups, or compounds of Formulae I to X. The methods of various embodiments include administering an effective amount of any of these pharmaceutical compositions to a patient in need of treatment.
US10751309B2	Transdermal drug delivery using an osmolyte and vasoactive agent A formulation and method for delivery of bioactive substances when applied to, or within, the skin or other exterior region of a mammal. for example, a patient, includes a vasoactive agent; an osmolyte; and an active ingredient. The formulation is sufficiently hygroscopic so as to create a condition of hypertonicity when absorbed by the skin. When the formulation is applied to the skin, the vasoactive agent can be delivered to the dermis so as to contact the vasculature of a patient.
US10751302B2	Polymorphic and amorphous forms of (R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-(2,4,5-trimethyl-3,6-dioxocyclohexa-1,4-dienyl)butanamide Disclosed herein are polymorphic and amorphous forms of anhydrate, hydrate, and solvates of (R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-(2,4,5-trimethyl-3,6-dioxocyclohexa-1,4-dienyl)butanamide and methods of using such compositions for treating or suppressing oxidative stress disorders, including mitochondrial disorders, impaired energy processing disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and diseases of aging. Further disclosed are methods of making such polymorphic and amorphous forms.
US10751300B2	Composition and method for treating seizure disorders The invention provides compositions and methods for treating seizure disorders such as epilepsy in humans and animals using, in a first embodiment, the combination of (i) an effective amount of a barbiturate drug, such as phenobarbital or primidone, which solely enhances GABAergic inhibition in a patient suffering a seizure disorder; and (ii) phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) in a dosage amount sufficient to overcome the hepatic metabolic effect stimulated by the barbiturate drug and provide bioavailable CBD to the patient in clinically efficacious amounts.
US10751297B2	Composition and method for treating skin conditions Provided herein are compositions and related methods for the treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) induced blisters and resulting ulcerative lesions. The composition includes at least one antiviral agent that is a long-chain aliphatic compound, and at least one topical corticosteroid.
US10751287B2	Tamper resistant pharmaceutical formulations Disclosed in certain embodiments is a solid oral dosage form comprising a plurality of particles, each particle comprising (i) a core comprising an active agent susceptible to abuse and an internal adhesion promoter, wherein the cores are (i) dispersed in a matrix comprising a controlled release material or (ii) coated with a controlled release material. The dosage form can also include an alcohol resistant material.
US10751286B2	Immunomodulation using spores and pollen grains The present invention includes compositions, methods of making and using the compositions for modulating the immune response in a subject by providing a vaccine composition having a pollen or spore disposed in a pharmaceutical carrier for delivery to a subject, wherein the pollen or spore comprises multiple pores that connect an outer surface of the pollen/spore to an inner cavity and one or more antigens disposed on the outer surface, in the inner cavity, in the multiple pores, or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more antigens modulate an immune responses in the subject.
US10751279B2	Intravenous administration of tramadol A method of treating pain, e.g., acute post-operative pain, by administering to a human patient(s) a therapeutically effective dose of tramadol intravenously in a dosing regimen which includes one or more loading doses administered at shortened intervals as compared to dosing at steady-state is disclosed. In certain embodiments, the dose of tramadol is from about 45 mg to about 80 mg and the second (and optionally) third doses are intravenously administered at intervals of from about 2 to about 3 hours, and thereafter the tramadol is intravenously administered at a dosing interval of about 4 to about 6 hours, until the patient no longer requires treatment with tramadol. In preferred embodiments, the intravenous dosing regimen provides a Cmax and AUC of tramadol is similar to the Cmax and AUC of an oral dose of 100 mg tramadol HCl given every 6 hours. In certain preferred embodiments, the dosing regimen comprises 50 mg IV tramadol at Hour 0, followed by 50 mg at Hour 2, 50 mg at hour 4, and 50 mg every 4 hours thereafter (e.g., until the patient no longer requires treatment with tramadol).
US10751268B2	Anti-reflective coating on oxide particles for sunscreen applications Zinc oxide compositions and methods for applying anti-reflective coating on oxide particles for sunscreen applications are provided herein. A method includes selecting two or more coating materials to be applied to zinc oxide particles in a sunscreen composition, wherein selecting is based on optical properties of the coating materials, wherein the optical properties comprises at least the refractive index of each of the coating materials, and applying the selected coating materials to the zinc oxide particles to create the sunscreen composition.
US10751266B2	Method of making a barrier patch with soluble film A method of producing a multi-layer beauty care product for applying a skin active agent to the skin. The method involves applying a water-soluble fluid to a transfer substrate. The water-soluble fluid contains a skin active agent and is applied to the transfer substrate through an image carrier having a mesh size of 40 to 500. The water-soluble fluid is dried to form a water-soluble film, which is then transferred to a backing layer coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive. The resulting multi-layer beauty care product provides a suitable a means of delivering the skin care active agent to a target portion of skin.
US10751263B2	Dental cement compositions and methods of use Provided herein are dental compositions and methods for use in dental cementation applications.
US10751259B1	Smart bottle system and methods thereof This invention relates to smart bottle system that informs the user through a display, the time and date that the contents are to be taken. More specifically, the smart bottle system provides an information to the user/patient, the time to take medication and inform the caregiver, physician, pharmacy personnel, or patient/users of missed doses, the profile, and/or the health condition of the patient/user. The bottle system may track the doses remaining in the bottle, and inform the caregiver or patient/user, or pharmacy personnel the time to get a refill of the medication. The system can able to compute the profile and/or health condition of the users, based on the medication intake, and/or missed, or users image, and can communicate with the persons located remotely by sending/receiving information.
US10751258B2	Pharmaceutical dosage device, pharmaceutical dispensing units and systems for pharmaceutical dosage allocation The invention includes a pharmaceutical dispensing cell (“PDC”) that includes at least one sidewall having a top edge and a bottom edge; a base plate; and a lid having a first surface and a second surface. The bottom edge of the at least one sidewall is affixed to the base 5 plate, and the lid is rotatably affixed to the at least one sidewall. Also included are methods of regulating the allocation of at least one pharmaceutical unit dosage over time. The method includes inserting a single dosage unit of at least one pharmaceutical dosage in each cell of the dispensing unit of the pharmaceutical dispensing system of the invention. In an embodiment, the system includes a plurality of PDCs having cells that are configured in grid which has an X-axis and a Y-axis.
US10751246B2	Acoustic shock wave therapeutic methods A method of conditioning a soft tissue region or site of a patient prior to, during or after a fat grafting procedure, or any combination of these, has the steps of: activating an ultrasonic or acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit ultrasonic or acoustic shock waves; subjecting the soft tissue region or site to ultrasonic or acoustic shock waves stimulating the said soft tissue; wherein the emitted waves are focused or unfocused low energy acoustic shock waves or ultrasonic waves and wherein the soft tissue region or site underlies the patient's skin. The soft tissue region or site is one of a buttock, a breast or a scalp. The method of conditioning a soft tissue region or site further has the step of: treating the soft tissue region or site after conditioning and implanting or injecting viable fat cells in a fat grafting procedure.
US10751238B2	Method and apparatus for extracorporeal support of premature fetus A system configured to support growth and development of a premature fetus is disclosed. Specifically, a method and apparatus configured to provide extracorporeal support for premature fetuses is disclosed.
US10751236B2	Portable frame A portable frame apparatus and associated methods of use are disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame. The frame includes a first support member, a second support member, and at least one connecting member. The connecting member is configured to be coupled to the first support member at a first end of the connecting member and to the second support member at a second end of the connecting member. The first support member, the second support member and the connecting member form a rigid structure that provides support to a user of the portable frame apparatus.
US10751234B2	Cart adapted for connection to a wheelchair A cart for connecting or attaching to a wheelchair is provided to assist a wheelchair user to more easily collect and move items, such as groceries. In certain embodiments the cart is further defined as a shopping cart.
US10751223B1	Painless bandage removal system A painless bandage removal system includes a bandage with at least one adhesive, an adhesive solvent and at least one adhesive solvent release agent. The adhesive solvent release agent includes microbeads that contain a composition that liquefies at a temperature between 42° C. and 46° C. The released solvent degrades the adhesive agent and permits painless removal of the adhered bandage.
US10751222B2	Hydrophilic polyurethane nanofiber and method for manufacturing same The present disclosure is to provide a method for producing polyurethane (PU) nanofibers with significantly improved hydrophilicity by producing water-soluble polymer/PU blend nanofiber by coaxial-electrospinning water-soluble polymer and hydrophobic PU, and, subsequently, dissolving and removing the water-soluble polymer from the blend nanofiber in water.
US10751218B2	Air cooled goggle A sports goggle comprising a lens attached to a flexible frame and configured to be positioned over the user's eyes, the flexible frame comprising an outer surface that is oriented away from the user's face and an inner surface that generally conforms to the shape of the user's face, the inner surface completely or partially covered with a flexible liner, and one or more first apertures in the outer surface connected to one or more apertures in the inner surface by one or more channels to allow airflow through the frame to the flexible liner. The flexible liner may be made of foam, open-cell foam, another porous material, or other material that allows air to pass through it. The goggle may include a screen and/or a filter positioned near the first aperture, between the first aperture and the second aperture, or near the second aperture.
US10751216B2	Remote opthalmic system and related methods A remote ophthalmic system may include an examination device having an ophthalmic laser device, and a first processor coupled to the ophthalmic laser device, a communication network, and a remote control device being associated with a user, being remote to the examination device, and being in communication with the examination device over the communication network. The first processor may be configured to receive target values for application of the ophthalmic laser device from the remote control device, the target values for application of the ophthalmic laser device being associated with an ophthalmic procedure on a patient, and perform the ophthalmic procedure on the patient by applying the ophthalmic laser device based upon the target values.
US10751215B2	Systems and methods for treating eye diseases A method may include accessing a terminal branch of an ophthalmic artery through a face of a subject. Additionally, the method may include positioning a device within the ophthalmic artery of the subject and treating at least one of a blockage, a stenosis, a lesion, plaque or other physiology in at least one of the ophthalmic artery or a junction between an internal carotid artery and the ophthalmic artery.
US10751213B2	Dual-purpose urinary catheter drain line and collection bag A sterile dual-purpose closed intermittent urinary catheter system that may be used as either a drain line or a collection bag. A catheter resides within an inner cavity of an extensible sheath and may be extracted from a forward end through an outlet hub for insertion into the urethra. A valve at a rearward end of the sheath may be opened to permit the sheath to function as a drain line, or closed to permit the sheath to function as a collection bag. The sheath has an extended length substantially longer than the catheter length, and may be compressed in an accordion fashion or folded to a compact packaged shape. The urine may be collected in the sheath with the valve closed, or drained straight into a toilet with the valve open. The system may have a source of lubrication to wet the catheter.
US10751210B2	Patellar tendon bandage A patellar tendon bandage includes a bandage element having an inner face and an outer face and two first pressure pad bodies on the front inner face of the bandage element for building up an infra-patellar pressure. The patellar tendon bandage additionally has at least two second pressure pad bodies on the inner face of the bandage element. The two second pressure pad bodies are positioned at the sides of the two first pressure pad bodies.
US10751206B2	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 or enlarged 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 or enlarged anchorage end is provided. The distal end of pusher catheter or the sheath physically engages the proximal end of the bulbous or enlarged anchorage end and applies an axial force to coaxially advance the catheter over a guidewire through 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.
US10751205B1	Tapered sleeve The present disclosure describes methods of making a sleeve comprising a conical frustum having first and second end profiles and a lumen there through for covering and constraining an expandable device, and apparatuses, systems, and assemblies comprising an expandable device and a sleeve having a frustoconical shape when the expandable device is at least partially expanded. The present disclosure further describes methods for deploying an expandable device in a patient comprising releasing a releasable seam disposed on a sleeve and everting the sleeve while retracting it from the expandable device.
US10751193B2	Device for percutaneous transpedicular fusion A device for percutaneous transpedicular fusion includes at least two straight pedicular cannulas arranged respectively on the upper or lower vertebra, or on the two vertebrae of the spinal segment, at least one guide pin with a curved profile, which is implanted in the endplate of the corresponding vertebra through the corresponding pedicular cannula, of a flexible cannulated drill bit guided around the corresponding guide pin and driven in back and forth movements by a cannulated drive system to nibble out gradually slots in the lower and upper endplate of each vertebra and reduce to flaps the nucleic tissues of an intervertebral disk for the production of the intersomatic space, of an injection device connected to one of the straight pedicular cannulas for the injection of the graft into the intersomatic space, and closing devices that are screwed into the holes left free after retraction of the straight pedicular cannulas.
US10751188B2	Sacral prosthesis The present disclosure provides a sacral prosthesis, comprising: a prosthesis main body, the prosthesis main body including two first prosthesis bodies and a second prosthesis body connected between the two first prosthesis bodies the two first prosthesis bodies and the second prosthesis body being of an integrally prototyped structure, a second end of each of the first prosthesis bodies being contacted and matched with an ilium, and a top of the second prosthesis body being contacted and matched with a lumbar vertebral body; and a screw-rod structure, the screw-rod structure including a connecting seat and a rod body, the connecting seat being connected with the prosthesis main body, and the rod body being fixed on the connecting seat. The technical solutions of the present disclosure can effectively solve the problems of unreliable supporting and easy fatigue break of the screw-rod system in the related technology.
US10751185B2	Treatment of skeletal voids with implantable substrate hydrated with bone marrow concentrate The invention is directed to a bone void filler comprising a scaffold or matrix. The scaffold or matrix may include a porous inorganic matrix component and/or a 3D-printed implantable device. The bone void filler may include a cellular component containing cells, some of which are capable of making extracellular matrix resembling native bone tissue. The bone void filler may include an organic matrix, such as, an organic biopolymer that aids in cell retention and renders the scaffold or matrix moldable. The bone void filler may include growth factors and/or cytokines. The bone void filler may include a clotting agent.
US10751179B2	Methods and devices for transcatheter cerclage annuloplasty Devices, apparatus, and methods for catheter-based repair of cardiac valves, including transcatheter-mitral-valve-cerclage annuloplasty and transcatheter-mitral-valve reapposition. In particular, a target and capture device is provided for guiding a cerclage traversal catheter system through a cerclage trajectory, particularly through a reentry site of the cerclage trajectory. The target and capture device provides the user with a target through which the cerclage traversal catheter system must be guided, particularly under imaging guidance, so as to properly traverse the cerclage trajectory at any desired location, particularly at a reentry site. The target and capture device can, further, ensnare and externalize the cerclage traversal catheter system.
US10751174B2	Limited expansion heart valve A prosthetic heart valve configured to replace a native heart valve and having a support frame configured to be reshaped into an expanded form in order to receive and/or support an expandable prosthetic heart valve therein is disclosed, together with methods of using same. Interlocking members or flexible loops are included to limit expansion of the valve to one or two valve sizes, for example, with a 2-mm gap between each valve size. The valve may include an internal structural band with overlapped free ends having structure for limiting expansion, or external loops of suture may be added to the fabric covering which limits expansion.
US10751173B2	Prosthetic heart valve devices and associated systems and methods Prosthetic heart valve devices for percutaneous replacement of native heart valves and associated systems and method are disclosed herein. A prosthetic heart valve device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an expandable support having an outer surface and configured for placement between leaflets of the native valve. The device can also include a plurality of asymmetrically arranged arms coupled to the expandable support and configured to receive the leaflets of the native valve between the arms and the outer surface. In some embodiments, the arms can include tip portions for engaging a subannular surface of the native valve.
US10751159B2	Systems for aspirating thrombus during neurosurgical procedures An aspiration system includes a pump and a control system in communication with the pump. The control system includes a microcontroller, an antenna configured to receive a signal, and a pump control board in communication with the microcontroller. The antenna is in communication with the microcontroller. Upon receiving the signal, the pump control board operates the pump to create negative pressure according to the signal.
US10751153B2	Apparatus and method for registration of a digital dental bite An example apparatus for use in obtaining digital open bite registration is described herein. The apparatus can include a bite fork configured to fit in a subject's mouth. The bite fork can include at least one molar pad and at least one incisor pad, each of the at least one molar pad and the at least one incisor pad having respective upper and lower bite surfaces. The apparatus can further include a lingual band extending between the at least one molar pad and the at least one incisor pad.
US10751150B2	Self-ligating orthodontic bracket An orthodontic bracket having a bracket body configured to be mounted to a tooth includes an archwire slot having a base surface defining a base plane and a slide engagement track defining a translation plane. The translation plane is angled with respect to the base plane. A ligating slide is engaged with the slide engagement track of the bracket body and movable along the slide engagement track and parallel to the translation plane between an opened position, in which an archwire is insertable into the archwire slot, and a closed position, in which the archwire is retained within the archwire slot. The translation plane is angled with respect to the base plane so as to prevent the ligating slide from contacting the gingiva surrounding the tooth when the ligating slide is moved to the opened position.
US10751147B2	Methods of using hardenable dental articles A method of using hardenable dental articles. The method can include placing a film (30) onto a dental structure (40) to cover at least a portion of the dental structure (40); providing a hardenable dental article (10); and applying the hardenable dental article (10) to the dental structure (40) covered by the film (30).
US10751145B2	Signal tag detection components, devices, and systems Provided herein are systems, devices, assemblies, and methods for localization of a tag in a tissue of a patient. For example, provided herein are systems, devices, and methods employing an implantable tag that emits sidebands at defined frequencies upon activation by a magnetic field generated by a remote activating device, and a plurality of witness stations configured to detect such sidebands. Also provided herein are herein are systems, devices, and methods employing a detection component that is attached to or integrated with a surgical device.
US10751137B2	Modular navigable probe A navigable probe system and method of use is provided. The system may include a handle assembly having a locking mechanism enclosed and a stylus, a cannula, and a tracking device extending from the handle assembly. The stylus may include undercuts for receiving pins of the locking mechanism. A cam of the handle assembly may rotate such that in a first position, the pins of the locking mechanism may be engaged with the undercuts and in a second position, the pins of the locking mechanism may be disengaged from the undercuts releasing the stylus from the locking mechanism. The stylus may be slidably engaged with an inner diameter of the cannula. In some arrangements, the handle assembly may include a quick connect system that in a first position attaches the cannula to the handle assembly and in a second position releases the handle assembly and thus stylus from the cannula.
US10751130B2	Interactive anterior-posterior axis determination A process according to certain embodiments includes generating a distal femur model including an intercondylar surface model, receiving information related to user-selected points on the intercondylar surface model, generating a datum line extending between the points, generating an axis line, and determining an AP axis based upon the axis line. Generating the axis line includes performing an axis line procedure including generating a plurality of planes along the datum line, generating a plurality of contours at intersections between the intercondylar surface model and the planes, generating saddle points at local extrema of the contours, and fitting the axis line to the saddle points. The process may further include generating an updated datum line based upon the axis line, and performing a subsequent iteration of the axis line procedure using the updated datum line.
US10751122B2	Protective systems and methods for use during ablation procedures Systems and methods provide protection for patient tissue during radiofrequency ablation treatments. Exemplary techniques involve placing a conductive or semiconductive pad assembly near a target tissue, and administering electrical current through the target tissue while protecting adjacent tissue with the pad assembly. The pad assembly may include a material having an electrical conductivity value that is equal to or greater than the electrical conductivity value of the target tissue.
US10751117B2	Electrosurgical instrument with fluid diverter An end effector of an electrosurgical device may include a discharge port in communication with a first fluid path, an aspiration port in communication with a second fluid path, a first and second electrode, and a diverter in mechanical communication with the two electrodes. The diverter may receive, on its surface, a fluid emitted by the discharge port, and maintain a contact of the fluid with the first and second electrodes. The diverter may be further configured to prevent an aspiration, by the aspiration port, of the fluid on its surface. An electrosurgical device may include a source port in communication with a first fluid path, an evacuation port in communication with a second fluid path, a first and second electrode, and a housing. The device may include a shaft extending distally from the housing and the end effector as described above.
US10751114B2	Manufacturing electrosurgical instruments A pair of jaw members for an electrosurgical instrument is manufactured by providing first and second jaw members (2 & 3), each jaw member including a planar sealing surface (5 & 7). The jaw members are assembled with the first and second jaw members in a required orientation such that the planar sealing surface (5) of the first jaw member (2) is at a predetermined orientation with respect to the sealing surface (7) of the second jaw member (3). The first and second jaw members are held in the required orientation, and pivot holes (11 & 12) are formed in the first and second jaw members while they are held in the required orientation. When a pivot pin is inserted through the pivot holes in the first and second jaw members, the first and second jaw members are assembled into a pair of jaws.
US10751109B2	High power battery powered RF amplifier topology In various embodiments, a control circuit for a radio frequency drive of an electrosurgical device is disclosed comprising a voltage data input configured to receive voltage data, a current data input configured to receive current data, and a switching signal output configured to source a switching signal. The control circuit is configured to adjust a frequency of the switching signal based on the voltage data and the current data. The radio frequency drive comprising a transformer comprising a first tap, a second tap, a third tap, a first portion of a primary coil, a second portion of the primary coil, and a secondary coil. Two of the first, second, and third taps are selected to drive the primary coil between the two selected taps.
US10751106B2	Electrosurgical instrument and device with such an instrument The invention relates to an electrosurgical instrument, especially for argon plasma coagulation, with a handle (10), an outer shaft (12) that surrounds an electrode and/or an inner shaft (11, 111) and is held in the handle (10), and an actuation mechanism (13) on the handle (10) to move the outer shaft (12) in the axial direction relative to the electrode/to the inner shaft (11, 111). The invention is characterized in that the inner shaft and/or the electrode (11, 111) are mechanically connected with one another in a distal end area (65) of the outer shaft (12) in such a way that the inner shaft and/or the electrode (11, 111) can be bent by moving the outer shaft (12) relative to the inner shaft and/or to the electrode (11, 111).
US10751101B2	Dynamic bone anchor and method of manufacturing the same A dynamic bone anchor includes an anchor member having first and second ends and a tubular section between the ends, a longitudinal axis extending from the first to second end, an outer surface, and a bone engagement structure for engaging a bone on at least a portion of the outer surface; and a longitudinal core member having a first portion and a second portion configured to be received in the tubular section and to connected to the anchor member, with the first portion configured to be spaced apart from the anchor member and movable with respect to it. The core member is made at least partially of a nickel-titanium (Ni—Ti) based shape memory alloy such that its shape after transitioning from a martensitic to austenitic phase is configured to result in a press-fit connection between the second portion and the anchor member with the second portion in the austenitic phase.
US10751100B2	Bone screws and surgical sets comprising bone screws A bone screw comprising a first end having an engagement contour for engaging with a tool to facilitate insertion or removal of the bone screw, and a blocking element is arranged at a second end thereof. The blocking element is provided with a circumferential outside surface which comprises at least one clamping surface which—when viewed in an azimuth plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bone screw—widens outwardly in a wedge-shaped manner away from the longitudinal axis. The bone plate includes at least one opening which is at least partially delimited by an inside wall having an inner contour for receiving and fixing the blocking element of the bone screw. At least one bone screw and at least one bone plate together form a surgical set.
US10751095B2	Closures with splay resisting threads for bone anchor receivers having horizontal radiused tool attachment grooves A receiver assembly for securing an elongate rod to a bone anchor includes a receiver having pair of upright arms that define an open channel configured to receive the elongate rod, a discontinuous helically wound receiver guide and advancement structure formed into the interior surfaces of the upright arms, and horizontally-elongated tool engaging grooves formed into upper portions of the outer surface of the upright arms. The receiver assembly further includes a closure configured for positioning within the open channel to secure the elongate rod to the receiver in a locked configuration, with the closure having an outer surface with a mating continuous helically wound closure guide and advancement structure configured to resist a tendency toward splaying between the upright arms upon a screwing in of the closure within the open channel by rotatable engagement with the receiver guide and advancement structure.
US10751094B2	Adjustable spinal implant In one embodiment, a non-invasively adjustable spinal system for treatment of a subject having spondylolisthesis includes a first implantable actuator having at least one anchoring structure, the anchoring structure configured to facilitate securement of the first implantable actuator to a portion of the sacrum of the subject. The non-invasively adjustable spinal system can further include an adjustment element, configured to be coupled to the first implantable actuator, the adjustment element having an engagement structure configured to engage at least one transverse process of a lumbar vertebra of the subject. The non-invasively adjustable spinal system can further include a driving element, wherein remote activation of the driving element causes movement of the adjustment element in relation to the first implantable actuator.
US10751088B2	Gynaecological module and apparatus A gynecological suction module (1) comprising a hollow rod (20) and a suction chamber (10) connected to the hollow rod by a hole (H) for fluid connection, the aforesaid suction chamber being configured to engage the surface of the vaginal portion of the cervix, the aforesaid suction chamber (10) being delimited by a concave wall W defined by an edge (P) having a C shape and comprising an external portion (P1), an internal portion (P2) and two end portions (P3, P3′), wherein said internal edge P2 is out of the plane defined by said external portion P1.
US10751084B2	Systems and methods for providing ultrasound guidance to target structures within a body An ultrasonic probe comprising a housing, a first ultrasonic transducer array, a second ultrasonic transducer array, a first light source, and a second light source. The first ultrasonic transducer array is coupled to the housing and configured to emit a first planar ultrasonic beam in a first direction within a first plane. The second ultrasonic transducer array is coupled to the housing and configured to emit a second planar ultrasonic beam in the first direction within a second plane, which is substantially perpendicular to the first plane. The first light source is coupled to the housing and configured to project a first light line substantially within the first plane. The second light source is coupled to the housing and configured to project a second light line within a third plane, which is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and intersects the second plane at an oblique angle. The first light line intersects and is substantially perpendicular to the second light line.
US10751080B2	Surgical instrument and surgical instrument unit A surgical instrument includes: a clamp section main body which is movable between a close position that is close to a vibration transmission member and an away position that is away from the vibration transmission member; a pressure pad provided on the clamp section main body and provided on a position that is close to the vibration transmission member, the pressure pad being brought into contact with the vibration transmission member when the clamp section main body is in the close position; and a pressing member which is configured to press the vibration transmission member in association with the clamp section main body coming close to the close position, and is configured to decrease pressure of contact between the pressure pad and the vibration transmission member.
US10751070B2	Femoral hip stem explant system and methods of using the same A system for facilitating the removal of a prosthetic hip implant from a femur. The explant system has at least one blade coupled to a handle. The shape of the blade conforms to a portion of the implant so that a cutting tip of the blade can be positioned in a desired position relative to the implant and the femur. A plurality of blades can be provided, each blade configured to conform to a different portion of the implant. Force is applied to the handle so that the cutting tip of the blade cuts through bone growth from the femur into the implant, thereby facilitating removal of the implant.
US10751065B2	Aneurysm device and delivery system The present disclosure relates to a braid for treating an aneurysm. The braid can include a first radially expandable segment operable to move from a collapsed state within a microcatheter to a deployed state distal of the microcatheter. The first radially expandable segment can be capable of radially expanding to form an outer occlusive sack in the aneurysm in the deployed state. The braid can also include a second radially expandable segment operable to move from the collapsed state within the microcatheter to the deployed state distal of the microcatheter, wherein the second radially expandable segment is capable of radially expanding inside the outer occlusive sack to form an inner occlusive sack in the outer occlusive sack in the deployed state.
US10751064B2	Systems and methods for delivering an implantable device A delivery system for delivering an implantable device can include a delivery catheter, a sleeve, and a guide catheter. The delivery catheter can have a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, such that the distal end of the delivery catheter is configured to couple to the implantable device. The sleeve can define a lumen configured to receive the delivery catheter and the implantable device coupled thereto. A first fluid delivery port can be positioned on the delivery catheter or the sleeve. A mechanical seal can be coupled to the sleeve and configured to form a liquid-tight seal with the delivery catheter. A guide catheter can have a tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a second fluid delivery port positioned thereon, wherein the proximal end of the guide catheter is configured to be connected to a distal end of the sleeve.
US10751052B2	Surgical device with overload mechanism Surgical devices and methods for operating surgical devices during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical device is provided having a handle housing with an elongate shaft, an end effector on the distal end of the elongate shaft, a drive assembly, and a trigger coupled to the handle housing. Various overload mechanisms are provided for transferring a closing force from the trigger to the drive assembly unless the closing force exceeds a predetermined threshold force in which case the overload mechanism prevents transfer of the closing force to the drive assembly.
US10751040B2	Anvil assemblies with collapsible frames for circular staplers Circular stapling instruments and anvil assemblies. The anvil assemblies may have collapsible anvil support members that may be inserted through an opening in a patient and then expanded to be attached to an anvil plate assembly that has a staple-forming surface thereon. The anvil support member is attachable to the anvil plate assembly in such a way that when the anvil assembly is coupled to the stapling head of a circular stapler, the staple-forming surface is in substantial registry with the staples supported in the stapling head. A variety of different anvil support members and anvil plate assemblies are disclosed.
US10751038B2	Abdominal aeration tissue retraction systems and methods A tissue retraction system that allows aeration in a skinfold of a patient needing medical attention may include a flexible frame having a defined body shape comprising an internal facing surface configured to face a crease in the skinfold, an external facing surface opposite the internal facing surface configured to face outwardly and away from the patient, a first tissue facing surface, and a second tissue facing surface opposing the first tissue facing surface. Each of the first and the second tissue facing surfaces may be configured to engage against opposing sides of the skinfold.
US10751033B2	Use of expansion-force elements in a compressible cell collection device Methods, apparatuses and systems for collecting cells from a body lumen are described. The system may include a swallowable cell collection device comprising an abrasive and substantially non-absorbent material in a compressed configuration and configured to collect cells from the body lumen by scraping a surface of the body lumen. The system may further include one or more expansion elements coupled with the cell collection device configured to expand the cell collection device from the compressed configuration.
US10751032B2	Moisture-responsive films A moisture-responsive film can include a complexing substrate and an iodine layer applied to the complexing substrate to form the moisture-responsive film. The moisture-responsive film can include a test area formed on a testing surface of the moisture-responsive film.
US10751029B2	Ultrasonic image analysis Embodiments of a computer-implemented method of facilitating ultrasonic image analysis of a subject are disclosed. The method can involve receiving signals representing a set of ultrasound images of the subject, deriving one or more extracted feature representations from the set of ultrasound images, determining, based on the derived one or more extracted feature representations, a quality assessment value representing a quality assessment of the set of ultrasound images, determining, based on the derived one or more extracted feature representations, an image property associated with the set of ultrasound images, and producing signals representing the quality assessment value and the image property for causing the quality assessment value and the image property to be associated with the set of ultrasound images. Embodiments of a computer-implemented method of training one or more neural networks to facilitate ultrasonic image analysis is also disclosed. Other apparatuses, methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10751026B2	Skeletal method and arrangement utilizing electromagnetic waves The object of the invention is a skeletal method utilizing electromagnetic waves to be utilized at least in one of skeletal actuation, skeletal detection and skeletal therapy. In the method is performed at least one of first and second method steps, where in the first method step is generated by means of electromagnetic waves at least one mechanical wave in at least one generation location into the skeleton through soft tissue. In the second method step is detected by means of electromagnetic waves skeletal vibrations due to at least one mechanical wave, is recorded the detected at least one mechanical wave in at least one recording location to form mechanical wave information, and distance of said at least one recording location from said at least one generation location is known, and further in the second method step is determined skeletal properties based on at least one recorded signal.
US10751014B2	Using a rotating 2D X-ray imager as an imaging device to perform target tracking during radiation treatment delivery A method includes receiving, from a volumetric imager, a first image including a target of a patient. The method further includes receiving a second image including the target of the patient. The method further includes tracking, by a processing device, a position of the target using the first image and the second image.
US10750998B2	Bio-signal processing apparatus and biometric information detection apparatus and method A bio-signal processing apparatus, a biometric information detection apparatus, and a method of detecting biometric information are provided. The bio-signal processing apparatus includes a first low pass filter (LPF) configured to have a first cutoff frequency, and output a first preprocessed signal having low frequency components of an input bio-signal that are less than the first cutoff frequency, a second LPF configured to have a second cutoff frequency, and output a second preprocessed signal in which high frequency components greater than or equal to the second cutoff frequency are removed from the input bio-signal, and a processor configured to output an output bio-signal for biometric information detection, based on the output first preprocessed signal and the output second preprocessed signal.
US10750997B2	Biometric sensor package for integration with a garment Described herein is a biometric sensor package. In particular, a biometric sensor package for integration with a garment. Furthermore, methods of manufacturing of such biometric sensor packages are disclosed. Still yet, methods of integrating biometric sensor packages in to garments are disclosed. The biometric sensor packages described herein can easily be manufactured by current biometric sensor manufactures, for example heart rate monitor belt manufacturers. The biometric sensor packages described here can then be easily integrated in to garments by current garment manufacturers without requiring any special knowledge or tooling relating to the actual biometric sensor arrangements within the biometric sensor packages. Through the use of biometric sensor packages described herein biometric sensor arrangements, such as heart rate monitors and EEG sensors can be easily integrated into garments, such as sports bras, shirts and shorts, without disrupting existing supply chains and factories.
US10750995B2	Pain monitoring and feedback system for dental procedures A pain monitoring and feedback system for dental procedures includes: a sensing device for taking a picture of a patient for the muscle change detection of the patient undergoing dental procedures, a heat-sensing unit for sensing the body temperature change of the patient, and a grip force-sensing unit for measuring the grip force of the patient; and a computing device for receiving data from the sensing device and outputting a signal corresponding to pain information, a control unit for analyzing at least one of the muscle change, the body temperature change and the grip force change of the patient by using the monitoring data received via the communication unit so as to estimate the pain of the patient and outputting a pain signal or controlling a procedure device according to the estimated pain, and a memory for storing data necessary for processing the control unit.
US10750992B2	Machine learning systems and techniques for multispectral amputation site analysis Certain aspects relate to apparatuses and techniques for non-invasive and non-contact optical imaging that acquires a plurality of images corresponding to both different times and different frequencies. Additionally, alternatives described herein are used with a variety of tissue classification applications including assessing the presence and severity of tissue conditions, such as necrosis and small vessel disease, at a potential or determined amputation site.
US10750989B2	MRI-based systems and methods for determining function capacity of the kidney Systems and methods for noninvasively determining the function capacity of the kidney are provided. In the methods, first contrast agent is injected into the vasculature of a subject. The contrast agent is to be bound with functioning glomeruli of the kidney of the subject. Then, the kidney is imaged with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to acquire MRI images of the kidney. In the images, signal magnitudes or phases of voxels of regions bound with the contrast agent are different from signal magnitudes or phases of voxels of regions not bound with the contrast agent. Afterwards, the function capacity of the kidney is determined using the MRI images. Lastly, a report of the function capacity of the kidney is generated.
US10750979B2	Apparatus and method for determining 3D load displacement response of a joint An apparatus for determining 3D load displacement characteristics of an anatomical joint formed by a first body portion and a second body portion moveable with respect to the first body portion. The apparatus includes a first frame for receiving and securing the first body portion and a load displacement assembly. The load displacement assembly includes a first axis for alignment with a first anatomical plane of the joint, a second frame for receiving and securing the second body portion. The second frame is movable relative to the first frame. The load displacement assembly also includes a first counterweight configured to balance the weight of the second frame, a force for applying a load to the second frame, and a displacement sensor for measuring displacement of the second frame relative to the first frame upon application of the force.
US10750976B1	Digital stethoscope for counting coughs, and applications thereof Embodiments disclosed herein improve digital stethoscopes and their application and operation. A first method detects of a respiratory abnormality using a convolution. A second method counts coughs for a patient. A third method predicts a respiratory event based on a detected trend. A fourth method forecasts characteristics of a future respiratory event. In a fifth embodiment, a base station is provided for a digital stethoscope.
US10750967B2	Regional high-density mapping of the atrial fibrillation substrate The present invention concerns a method for identifying areas of the heart of a patient able to be involved in the perpetuation of atrial fibrillation. This method takes into account the reference cycle of the arrhythmia and has two variants: a local variant in which the areas of the heart are each analysed separately and a regional variant in which several areas of the heart are analysed together. The invention also concerns device for implementing said method a program and the medium thereof.
US10750966B2	Systems and methods of patient data compression A system including a medical device is provided. The medical device includes at least one sensor configured to acquire first data descriptive of a patient, first memory storing a plurality of templates, and at least one processor coupled to the at least one sensor and the first memory. The at least one processor is configured to identify a first template of the plurality of templates that is similar to the first data, to determine first difference data based on the first template and the first data, and to store the first difference data in association with the first template. The system may further include the programmable device.
US10750963B2	Apparatus and method for heartbeat detection According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for heartbeat detection, comprising: means for forming a first amplified signal and a second amplified signal on the basis of an input signal representative of heartbeat, means for forming a third signal by inverting the second signal and adding a base voltage, and means for indicating an overlap of the first signal and the third signal.
US10750962B2	Pulse measurement device and computing device using same A pulse measurement device is provided, including: a pulse sensor that senses a user's pulse while in contact with the user's temple, and outputs the sensed result as a sensing signal; a signal processing unit that processes the sensing signal and outputs the processed result as a data signal; and a signal conversion unit that converts the data signal from an analogue form to a digital form and outputs the converted data signal as a pulse signal.
US10750961B2	Diagnosis assistance apparatus, diagnosis assistance method, diagnosis assistance program Provided are diagnosis assistance apparatus, diagnosis assistance method, and diagnosis assistance program, according to which it is possible to effectively assist diagnosis by making it easy to understand a state of biological information of a measurement subject. A diagnosis assistance apparatus includes: biological information analysis unit configured to analyze a plurality of pieces of biological information that are measured from a measurement subject and are stored along with measurement times in a storage medium, and calculate an occurrence frequency of a fluctuating state in which the biological information fluctuates by a threshold or more in a predetermined period and representative value for fluctuation amount of the biological information in the fluctuating state that occurs in the predetermined period; and an analysis result output unit configured to output a graph indicating an analysis result obtained by associating occurrence frequency and representative value that were calculated by the biological information analysis unit.
US10750959B2	Heart rate estimation from face videos using quality based fusion A system and method for real time estimation of heart rate (HR) from one or more face videos acquired in non-invasive manner. The system receives face videos and obtains several blocks as ROI consisting of facial skin areas. Subsequently, the temporal fragments are extracted from the blocks and filtered to minimize the noise. In the next stage, several temporal fragments are extracted from the video. The several temporal fragments, corrupted by noise are determined using an image processing range filter and pruned for further processing. The HR of each temporal fragment, referred as local HR is estimated along with its quality. Eventually, a quality based fusion is applied to estimate a global HR corresponding to the received face videos. In addition, the disclosure herein is also applicable for frontal, profile and multiple faces and performs in real-time.
US10750956B2	System and method for blood pressure measurement A system for use in monitoring blood circulation data of a user is disclosed. The system comprising a monitoring unit comprising at least one light source unit configured for providing and directing coherent illumination onto at least one selected inspection region on the user's body, and a collection unit configured for collecting light returning for at least a portion of the inspection region and generating a plurality of image data pieces associated with secondary speckle patterns in the collected light returning from said regions; and a control unit configured and operable for receiving said plurality of image data pieces, determining correlation functions between speckle patterns in consecutive image data pieces, processing said correlation functions for determining data indicative of at least two heart rate data sequence indicative of heart rate of the user, and determining data indicative of circulation pressure of the user in accordance with said data indicative of heart rate of the user measured at said first and second monitoring regions.
US10750955B1	Health and fitness tracking A health & fitness tracking device may include a display that provides fitness information to a wearer of the health & fitness tracking device, at least one physiological sensor that obtains physiological data by monitoring at least one physiological condition of the wearer, at least one environmental sensor that obtains environmental data by monitoring at least one environmental condition, a data storage device that stores the physiological data, the environmental data, and medical history data relating to the wearer, a memory storing a computer program, and a processor that executes the computer program. The computer program may adjust a sensor configuration of the at least one physiological sensor based on the medical history data.
US10750951B1	Core temperature measurement using asymmetric sensors A temperature measurement system determines a body temperature. The system includes a first temperature sensor; a first insulation material thermally coupled to the first temperature sensor with a first thermal resistance; a second temperature sensor spaced from the first temperature sensor; a second insulation material thermally coupled to the second temperature sensor with a second thermal resistance that is different from the first thermal resistance; an isothermal plate thermally coupled to the first insulation material and the second insulation material; and an isothermal plate temperature sensor. Heat conduction occurs along a first heat conduction path from the body, through the first insulation material, and to the isothermal plate, and the first temperature sensor measures a first temperature. Heat conduction occurs along a second heat conduction path from the body, through the second insulation material, and to the isothermal plate, and the second temperature sensor measures a second temperature.
US10750946B1	Parkinson's disease drug or medication titration, delivery system, and method The present invention relates to a movement disorder monitor, and a method of measuring the severity of a subject's movement disorder. The present invention additionally relates to a drug delivery system for dosing a subject in response to the increased severity of a subject's symptoms. The present invention provides for a system and method, which can accurately quantify symptoms of movements disorders, accurately quantifies symptoms utilizing both kinetic information and electromyography (EMG) data, that can be worn continuously to provide continuous information to be analyzed as needed by the clinician, that can provide analysis in real-time, that allows for home monitoring of symptoms in subject's with these movement disorders to capture the complex fluctuation patterns of the disease over the course of days, weeks or months, that maximizes subject safety, and that provides remote access to the clinician or physician.
US10750941B2	Optical module, image pickup module, and endoscope An optical module includes an optical element, a first substrate, on a first principal plane of which the optical element is mounted, a holding member disposed on a second principal plane of the first substrate, an optical fiber inserted into a through hole of the holding member, a holding substrate with an opening, a wall surface of which is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the holding member, an interconnecting substrate connecting the first substrate and the holding substrate, a side surface substrate, an end portion of which is connected to the holding substrate and on which an electrode is disposed, and a signal cable, a distal end portion of which is bonded to the electrode of the side surface substrate.
US10750940B2	Image pickup apparatus including solid-state image pickup device and electronic component mounted on folded flexible substrate and endoscope including the image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes a flexible substrate, the flexible substrate includes a plurality of functional regions segmented by bending portions, one of the functional regions is an image pickup device mounting region, one of the functional regions is at least two electronic component mounting regions folded at the bending portions, and one of the functional regions is at least one wiring region provided between the adjacent mounting regions of the flexible substrate, the image pickup device mounting region has a largest surface shape among the plurality of functional regions, and the plurality of functional regions decrease in length of each of at least paired opposing sides of each surface shape, in a stepwise manner as a distance from the image pickup device mounting region increases.
US10750937B2	Stereoscopic endoscope apparatus having variable focus and fixed focus objective optical systems A stereoscopic endoscope apparatus includes: an insertion portion; a variable focus objective optical system; a fixed focus objective optical system; an image pickup section; an image signal generation output section that outputs an image signal for two-dimensional display when a focal length of the variable focus objective optical system and a focal length of the fixed focus objective optical system are different from each other, and outputs an image signal for stereoscopic observation when the focal length of the variable focus objective optical system and the focal length of the fixed focus objective optical system are coincident with each other in the near point observation state.
US10750936B2	Pericardial-cavity observing method A pericardial-cavity observing method including: a step of inserting an endoscope sheath and an endoscope into a space between the heart and the pericardium; a step of disposing a protruding portion closer to the pericardium than an optical member is so that an angle that is formed between a centerline that passes through a center of the protruding portion and a center of the optical member and a tangent of the pericardium that passes through a foot of a perpendicular line drawn, from the center of the optical member of the endoscope, to the pericardium sagging down from the protruding portion toward the heart becomes greater than an angle formed between the centerline and an external common tangent of the protruding portion and the optical member; and a step of observing the heart by means of the endoscope.
US10750932B1	Method of assembling endoscope optical components An optical component assembly method including shrinking a first end of a heat shrink tube about a first optical component, inserting a loading portion of a loading tube into a second end of the heat shrink tube, radially-inserting a plurality of optical components into a staging portion of the loading tube thereby forming a line of optical components, the staging portion being seamlessly coupled to and integrally-formed with the loading portion, moving the line of optical components from the staging portion into the loading portion, and removing the loading portion from between the line of optical components and the heat shrink tube thereby depositing the line of optical components in the heat shrink tube. The line of optical components is fixed and optically aligned within the heat shrink tube by applying radial pressure, axial pressure and heat to the line of optical components simultaneously.
US10750931B2	Systems and methods for generating a fluid bearing for an operative procedure Systems and methods discussed herein are related to the formation of a fluid bearing between an interior surface of an aperture and an outside surface of an endoscopic device. The fluid bearing is formed via various fluid paths created in an annular space between an inside surface of a sheath and an outside surface of an endoscope telescoped within the sheath. The fluid bearing reduces the friction between the interior surface of an aperture and the outside surface of an endoscopic device by allowing the interior surface of the aperture to rest on the fluid bearing during insertion of a portion of the distal tip of the endoscopic device.
US10750926B2	Bucket cleaning apparatus and method of use thereof A bucket cleaning apparatus is provided. The bucket cleaning apparatus includes a frame. One or more primary support members is coupled individually to the frame. A corresponding secondary support member is coupled to each primary support member. A scraper is coupled to one or more of each of the primary support members and secondary support members, wherein each scraper is adjustable with respect to the primary support member or secondary support member to which the scraper is coupled. A bucket may be inserted over the top of the primary support members such that the scrapers on at least the primary support members engage interior surfaces of the bucket to clean out the bucket as the bucket is rotated about the primary support members.
US10750917B2	Cleaner A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit that separates dust from air sucked by the suction force; a motor housing that covers the suction motor; a flow guide that surrounds an outer side of the motor housing and guides air discharged from the dust separation unit to the suction motor; and a body that forms an external appearance by surrounding the flow guide and guides air discharged from the suction motor together with the flow guide.
US10750909B2	Grater A grater includes a grater body having a first grater surface forming a first grater body sidewall, and a second grater surface forming a second grater body sidewall, each of the first and second grater surfaces having one or more grating features. A removable grating plane is selectively attachable to the grater body. An optional cover may surround the grater body.
US10750902B2	Warming apparatus for warming the contents of a foodstuff container In a warming apparatus for warming the contents of a foodstuff container, a barrier member is disposed at least in part within the interior space of a housing of the apparatus and includes a generally tubular barrier wall extending longitudinally within the housing and defining a warming compartment therein. The barrier wall has a lower end and an open upper end accessible through an open upper end of the housing for receiving the foodstuff container into the warming compartment. The barrier wall is resiliently flexible at least transversely of the barrier member. A reservoir is disposed in the housing for containing a warming liquid. A heating unit is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The heating unit is operable to receive warming liquid from the reservoir and heat the warming liquid for supplying heated warming liquid into the warming compartment to warm the contents of the foodstuff container.
US10750900B2	Nozzle-moving device A nozzle-moving device has four bases, two rails, a shaft, a moving module, a brewing module, a transverse driver, and a longitudinal driver. Each one of the two rails is longitudinally connected to two of the four bases. The shaft is transversely connected to two of the four bases. The moving module is slidably mounted to the two rails. The brewing module is slidably mounted to the moving module. The transverse driver and the longitudinal driver are respectively connected to the shaft and the brewing module via timing belts, so the brewing module may move in two directions. Moreover, a user may easily change to different brewing modes via the transverse driver, the longitudinal driver, and a solenoid valve connected to the brewing module.
US10750886B2	Systems and methods of objectively confirming customer self-scanning of products in a retail store In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to confirm customer scanning of products. Some embodiments provide retail store automated product confirmation systems, comprising: a plurality of RFID tag readers; a scan compiling circuit communicatively coupled with a plurality of portable product scanning systems and configured to associate the scanned identifying information with the customer and create a purchase list; and a scan confirmation circuit configured to: receive product identifying information detected by two RFID tag readers and associated with the customer without the customer having to travel through a choke point, generate an RFID detected product listing, determine a current level of accuracy between the RFID detected product listing and the purchase list, and direct an action be taken based on the determined level of accuracy.
US10750875B2	Adjustable bed system having split-head and joined foot configuration A sleep system comprises a mattress including a movable first section extending laterally along a first portion of a width of the mattress and extending longitudinally along a first portion of a length of the mattress, a movable second section extending laterally along a second portion of the width of the mattress and extending longitudinally along the first portion of the length of the mattress, and a movable third section extending laterally across substantially the entire width of the mattress and extending longitudinally along a second portion of the length of the mattress, and an articulation system configured to independently articulate the first section, the second section, and the third section.
US10750866B2	Display unit with built-in shelving supports Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a display unit with built-in, hollow vertical supports that are formed out of a single sheet of material. As one example, a display unit having a plurality of built-in, hollow vertical supports for supporting one or more shelves is provided. The display unit includes: a first single sheet of material folded into: (i) a plurality of vertical panels; and (ii) a first set of built-in, hollow vertical supports of the plurality of built-in, hollow vertical supports, wherein each built-in, hollow vertical support contacts one or more of the plurality of vertical panels; and a first shelf of the one or more shelves disposed within the frame and supported by each built-in, hollow vertical support of the first set of built-in, hollow vertical supports.
US10750861B2	Drive device for a movable furniture part A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a first lockable ejection device and a second lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position. The first ejection device has a first locking device and the second ejection device has a second locking device. The first locking device and the second locking device each have a locking position and an unlocking position. The first locking device and the second locking device are movable between the respective locking position and the respective unlocking position by rotational movement of a respective first component relative to a respective second component about a rotational axis oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first ejection device and the second ejection device. A synchronizing device for synchronizing the first locking device and the second locking device.
US10750853B1	Broom with light A broom with a brush section and a brush cap into which the upper ends of a plurality of bristles are mounted, a plurality of white-light LEDs, a shaft, a rechargeable battery, an on/off switch, and a printed circuit board. The plurality of white-light LEDs are arranged in two rows around a perimeter of a bottom of the brush cap. The bristles are arranged in clusters, and each cluster is inserted into a hole in the bottom of the brush cap. The ten white-light LEDs are mounted into the bottom of the brush cap at preset, individual orientations so that a central axis of a light beam from each LED is oriented in a direction that is parallel to the bristles that are closest to that particular LED.
US10750849B2	Skin cleansing and massaging system A handheld, therapeutic cleansing system includes a skin or body brush with a rotating bristle head and an associated water spray. The body brush includes a housing, a brush assembly connected to the housing, and a drive assembly for rotating the brush assembly. The brush assembly includes a plurality of bristles and is rotated by the drive assembly. The drive assembly may include a motor having a drive shaft, a worm gear coupled to the drive shaft of the motor and rotatable therewith, and at least one gear engaged with the worm gear and rotatable therewith. During operation, the at least one gear couples to the brush assembly and rotates the brush assembly as the worm gear rotates. Water spray is provided through a connection with a water supply and spray nozzles adjacent to the bristles.
US10750848B2	Oral hygiene or cosmetic applicator brush device and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is a brush-like device and related manufacturing method. The device includes at least a handle head portion obtained by way of plastic material moulding on a terminal portion of a metal stem on which bristles of the brush are fixed, the terminal portion of the stem being retained in the moulding position by a through seat of a mould which closes on the stem, and wherein, prior to the moulding of the head portion, it is provided to apply a covering sheath of elastically yieldable material on the terminal portion of the stem, the sheath being of elongate tubular shape having a length of at least 2.5 mm.
US10750847B2	Brush head arrangements A brush head (32) including: a plurality of bristle tufts (21), each of which comprises a plurality of bristle strands having a free end (25) and a proximal end (23); a plurality of retention rings (50) each comprising an upper portion (51), a lower portion (53), an exterior wall (55) and an interior wall (57), and each configured to receive the proximal end of at least one of the plurality of bristle tufts, wherein at least one of the plurality of retention rings comprises a transverse projection (71, 72) extending from the exterior and/or interior wall of the retention ring; and an elastomeric matrix (30) comprising at least a portion of each of the plurality of retention rings and the proximal end of each of the plurality of bristle tufts.
US10750846B2	Buckle with removable multi-tool A buckle, such as for a strap or belt, houses a compact multi tool that is removable from the buckle. The arrangement includes a retention mechanism so the removable multi tool stays secure even with excessive body motion. The buckle can be any type of buckle for a belt or other type of strap. The buckle can couple a belt or strap to itself to create a loop or can couple strap portions to one another. The buckle functionality can be provided by any suitable arrangement, such as a cam lock mechanism, a pin or post-in-hole arrangement or a snap-fit arrangement, for example and without limitation. The multi-tool can include one or more articulating (e.g., foldable) tool elements. In some configurations, the multi-tool comprises a sleeve that receives a body of the multi-tool. The sleeve can include tool features.
US10750840B2	Tubular container having applicator A tubular vessel includes an applicator unit, configured to be used after separately storing an applicator unit, which is detachable, in the freezer, such that it is possible to maintain coldness when an application surface is attached on user's face, by storing refrigerant inside the applicator unit.
US10750837B2	Nail polish curing device with a light absorbing chamber A nail polish curing device with a light absorbing chamber is provided, including: a lower case, an upper case, a control module and a bottom plate. The lower case includes an enclosed wall and an opening on a side of the wall. A chamber is formed by the opening and the wall. The upper case is detachably mounted on the lower case. An upper opening and a recess that serves as a hidden handle are provided on the upper case. The control module is disposed on the upper case and is configured to activate UV light emitting diode module. Herein, a light absorbing layer is provided on the bottom plate and on each surface of the lower case in the chamber. The light absorbing layers are configured to completely absorb UV light emitted by the UV light emitting diode.
US10750832B2	Setting system for a timepiece or piece of jewelry The invention relates to a setting system (1) for a timepiece or piece of jewelry (6). Said system includes: —a setting mounting (3);—a precious stone (2) mounted in or on the setting mounting (3); and—a resilient element (5) attached to the setting mounting (3) so as to flexibly connect the setting mounting (3) to said piece (6). The resilient element (5) has a stiffness between 1.2×10−5 N/m and 1.4 N/m×10+1, and the combined mass of the setting mounting (3) and the precious stone (2) is between 3×10−4 g and 4×10−1 g such that the setting mounting (3) can be oscillated and maintained by movements of the wearer of the piece (6). And when oscillating, the setting mounting (3) oscillates according to an axial and/or radial movement relative to an axis (15) of symmetry at an oscillation frequency between 1 Hz and 30 Hz.
US10750830B1	Device and method for axial fixation of elements An assembly for axial fixation of at least one element having an opening formed therein to an article. The assembly includes an anchoring protrusion attached to the article, which includes a distal end and a neck portion, and at least one locking component having a bore disposed therein, the locking component having at least a portion which is at least one of flexible and elastic. The anchoring protrusion extends through the opening in the element and through the bore of the locking component. An overlap region between the opening of the element and the bore of the locking component, is substantially equal to the diameter of the neck portion, such that the element and the at least a portion of the locking component form a locking unit.
US10750825B2	Shoes A shoe includes: a sole made of an elastic material and including a planta support configured to support a plantar surface of a foot; an upper attached to the sole and configured to cover the foot; and a heel counter provided above the planta support, arranged in a heel area of the upper, and covering a region of the foot from a medial side portion to a lateral side portion. The heel counter includes, in a lower rear portion of the heel area, a notch (deformation allowance portion) which is configured to allow impact deformation caused by upward movement of a rear portion of the planta support when the sole receives impact.
US10750823B2	Method for unified inflation and sealing A method for inflating a chamber in an article composed at least partially of polymer layers, such as thermoplastic layers. The method can allow for forming an aperture in a polymer layer, inflating a chamber or volume in fluid communication with the aperture, and then welding or sealing the chamber so that the inflation fluid is substantially retained in the chamber and/or does not escape via the aperture. In various aspects, the formation of the aperture, inflation of the chamber, and sealing of the chamber or aperture can be performed by a single tool and/or based on a single registration of the thermoplastic article with a tool. In some aspects, formation of the aperture is enabled in part by using a punch with a cupped surface that allows the top layer of a thermoplastic article to be breached without forming a hole in at least one lower layer.
US10750816B2	Ground-engaging structures for articles of footwear Ground-engaging components for articles of footwear include: (a) an outer perimeter boundary rim that at least partially defines an outer perimeter of the ground-engaging component, wherein the outer perimeter boundary rim defines an open space at least at a forefoot support area of the ground-engaging component; and (b) a matrix structure extending at least partially across the open space at least at the forefoot support area to define an open cellular construction with plural open cells in the open space at least at the forefoot support area. A plurality of these open cells of the open cellular construction have openings with curved perimeters and no distinct corners. Additional aspects of this invention relate to ground-engaging components that are very lightweight yet very stiff, particularly in the forefoot support area. Two or more sizes of the ground-engaging components may be provided with substantially constant forefoot stiffness (optionally substantially constant over a size run).
US10750815B2	Sheet for shoe sole and shoe sole including the same A sheet for forming a shoe sole, useful for efficiently joining a crosslinked rubber layer as a stud and a thermoplastic elastomer layer as a sole, is provided.The sheet comprises a resin component (A) containing a polyamide resin (a) and having an amino group concentration of not less than 10 mmol/kg and a flexural modulus of not less than 300 MPa in accordance with ISO178. The polyamide resin (a) may contain a polyamide resin having a melting point of not less than 165° C. at a predetermined concentration (e.g., not less than 30% by weight) in the total polyamide resin (a).
US10750814B2	Method and device for the manufacture of sporting goods and sporting goods manufactured thereby Described are methods for the manufacture of sporting goods, in particular a shoe, sporting goods manufactured by such methods, for example a shoe, as well as a device for performing such methods. The method for the manufacture of sporting goods, in particular a shoe, is provided, wherein the sporting goods has a first component with a first connection surface and a second component with a second connection surface. The method includes activating at least one portion of the first connection surface by providing heat energy without contact, and connecting the first component with the second component by joining the first connection surface and the second connection surface.
US10750804B2	Process for producing a knitted sweatband The present invention generally relates to the production of knitted sweatbands that exhibit superior elasticity and breathability. Generally, the manufacturing process for producing the knitted sweatbands involves: (1) applying a continuous wax coating onto a polyester yarn; (2) twisting the yarn with one or more additional yarns to produce a twisted yarn; (3) knitting the twisted yarn into a sweatband body; and (4) finishing the sweatband body to form the sweatband. The sweatbands of the present invention can easily facilitate the movement of sweat away from the wearer, while still providing comfort and breathability.
US10750789B2	E-cigarette personal vaporizer A user-replaceable e-liquid reservoir for dispensing e-liquid, the reservoir being inserted into, or otherwise attached to, a portable, personal e-cigarette device and engaging with an electrical or electronic pump fluid transfer system in the device, the device including: an electrical or electronic pump, being configured to transfer e-liquid from the e-liquid reservoir to an atomizing unit in the device, the pump delivering a pre-defined or variable quantity of e-liquid from the reservoir; and in which the reservoir is not user-refillable.
US10750780B1	Heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary body having a porous outer surface and being configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element, the electrical heating element being disposed along the porous outer surface, the liquid storage portion being disposed at a first side of the heater assembly and an airflow channel is disposed at an opposite side of the heater assembly to the first side and adjacent to the electrical heating element, defining an airflow path that extends past the electrical heating element and is configured to convey the aerosol. A heater assembly and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.
US10750777B2	Disposable pipe A foldable disposable smoking pipe having a bowl and elongated body that is formed from a substrate blank having a laminated layer of foil and an adhesive strip, so that the pipe is easily constructed from the substrate blank into an elongated body walled portion having a trapezoidal cross section and a bowl constructed from the substrate blank into a shape of a frustum, where the bowl is inserted into an opening in the walled body portion and an adhesive holds the bowl in place on the body portion and the smoking pipe can be used for a limited number of times until it degrades due to the heat generated from a burning substance.
US10750764B2	Stevia-containing beverage Beverages having an improvement in continuity of aftertaste caused by Rebaudioside D (RebD) and Rebaudioside M (RebM) and methods of production thereof. A content (A) of catechin compound(s) in beverages is adjusted to within a certain range, a total content (B) of RebM and/or RebD in beverages is adjusted to within a certain range, and B/A is adjusted to within a certain range.
US10750758B2	Curcumin infused milk beverage and a process for the preparation thereof A Curcumin infused milk beverage composition comprising 0.05% to 0.15% alkalized Curcumin, standardized milk with fat, sugar and stabilizing agents, wherein the pH of resultant composition is maintained at 6.8.
US10750755B2	Continuous process to produce firmer processed vegetables A continuous method for improving the firmness of vegetable products uses a continuous vegetable product treatment device comprising a vegetable product treatment chamber having a vegetable product inlet, a vegetable product outlet, a vegetable product transport mechanism for urging the vegetable product toward the vegetable product outlet, and at least one liquid introduction orifice for introducing a liquid. Vegetable product is continuously treated in the chamber at a temperature of from about 125° F. to about 160° F., and the liquid in the treatment chamber is maintained at a pH of from about 5 to about 7. Individual vegetable products reside in the treatment chamber for a time of from about 20 minutes to about 60 minutes. The heat-treated vegetable products are blanched in a subsequent blanching step at a temperature ranging from about 190° F. to 210° F. for a time of from about two to about 10 minutes.
US10750752B2	Method for controlling a clipping machine as well as a clipping machine therefor The present invention relates to a method for producing sausage-shaped products, like sausages, containing a flowable filling material in a tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing, on a clipping machine having a control unit for controlling the clipping machine, the method comprises the steps of feeding the filling material in a feeding direction into the tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing stored on a filling tube and being closed at the front end by a closure means, like a closure clip, gathering the filled tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing by gathering means arranged downstream the filling tube, for forming a plait-like portion thereto, and placing and closing at least one closure means on the plait-like portion for closing the filled tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing. The method includes the steps of starting the production process, automatically capturing at least one value of at least one parameter of the clipping machine and setting the captured value as the target value for said parameter in the further production process. The present invention further relates to a clipping machine on which the inventive method may be executed.
US10750751B2	Honey based biocide composition A biocide composition that provides an organic and food grade biocide to serve as an insecticide, moldicide and fungicide. The biocide composition consists of honey; acetylsalicylic acid; polysaccharide; guar gum; bee propolis; decylglucoside; and water. The crystallization of the honey is central to the effectiveness of the biocide composition. The biocide composition is safe, 100% organic, environmentally friendly, and pesticide free. Thus, the biocide composition enables a process of keeping infestations under control without the use of dangerous chemicals. The composition is formulated through generally known analytical chemistry that includes a series of mixing, heating, crystallization, dilutions, and finally liquefying into a usable form for dispersion. The biocide composition kills rapidly and leaves a protective barrier behind when applied in a mist to the walls and surfaces of the plant.
US10750750B2	Aqueous compositions for treating seeds, seeds treated therewith, and methods for treating seeds Disclosed are seed treatment compositions that include: (a) an aqueous polyurethane dispersion; and (b) an insecticide, a fungicide, a nematicide, and/or other pesticides. Also disclosed are seeds treated with such a treatment compositions and methods for treating a seed using such treatment composition.
US10750749B2	Process and composition for killing spores This invention relates to a process and an aqueous composition for killing spores. The process comprises contacting the spores with the aqueous composition for a sufficient period of time to effect a desired reduction (e.g., at least a 4 log reduction) in the number of spores capable of reproduction, metabolism and/or growth. The aqueous composition comprises water, peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide. The concentration of peracetic acid in the water may be in the range from about 0.001 to about 60% by weight, or from about 0.001 to about 0.5% by weight. The weight ratio of peracetic acid to hydrogen peroxide may be in the range from about 0.001 to about 0.5.
US10750743B2	Pyridazinone herbicides Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, agricultural compositions containing them and their use as herbicides wherein R1, R2, G and W are as defined in the disclosure, and A is selected from and X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X10, Y1, Y2, and Y4 are as defined in the disclosure.
US10750727B1	Portable basket colony for growing and transport and method of use A colony basket and method of using the same for handling poultry from DOC through the growing process and on to a production facility comprising a harvesting system, a loading system, a transport system, an unloading and storing system, hanging system and cleaning system. The system and method performs the steps of harvesting and colonizing live poultry into a singly stackable and transportable colony basket, stacking and loading the trays on a transport, unloading and temporarily storing the poultry for subsequent processing. The system and method further includes the use of a modular colony basket for interchangeable use with the described system.
US10750726B2	Systems and methods for promoting biological responses in incubated eggs A system and method to promote biological responses within incubated eggs using lighting devices within an incubation chamber. A light supporting device is installed within the incubation chamber in spaced relation to an incubation device housing a plurality of eggs. The light supporting device is positioned to direct light at pre-determined wavelengths into the interior cavity of the incubation device to irradiate the plurality of eggs to promote a biological response within the eggs.
US10750724B1	System, apparatus, and method for monitoring an animal status A method is disclosed. The method includes providing a monitoring device to an animal, the animal being monitored by a user having a user device, determining location data defining a spatial zone, determining location data of the monitoring device, sensing a movement of the animal using the monitoring device, and determining whether or not the monitoring device is connected to the user device via a first communication system when the movement of the animal exceeds a movement threshold. The method also includes determining whether or not the monitoring device is connected to a second communication system when the monitoring device is not connected to the user device via the first communication system, and determining whether or not the monitoring device is located in the spatial zone by comparing the location data defining the spatial zone with the location data of the monitoring device.
US10750712B2	Implement for automatically milking a dairy animal An implement for automatically milking a dairy animal, such as a cow, comprises a milking parlour, a sensor for observing a teat, and a milking robot for automatically attaching a teat cup to the teat. The milking robot comprises a robot control that is connected to the sensor. The sensor comprises a radiation source for emitting light, a receiver for receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected from the dairy animal, a lens, and sensor control unit. The sensor comprises a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of receivers. The sensor control unit is designed to determine for each of the receivers a phase difference between the emitted and the reflected electromagnetic radiation in order to calculate the distance from the sensor to a plurality of points on the part to be observed of the dairy animal.
US10750698B2	Onion variety SVNZ5847 The invention provides seed and plants of the onion line designated SVNZ5847. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of onion line SVNZ5847, and to methods for producing an onion plant produced by crossing a plant of onion line SVNZ5847 with itself or with another onion plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of onion line SVNZ5847, including the bulbs and gametes of such plants.
US10750694B1	Pepper hybrid SV2752HC and parents thereof The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SV2752HC, pepper line HCY-114-1091S, and pepper line HCY-114-1146. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SV2752HC, pepper line HCY-114-1091S, and pepper line HCY-114-1146 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SV2752HC, pepper line HCY-114-1091S, and pepper line HCY-114-1146 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US10750692B2	Altered pigment deposition in Tagetes patula The invention provides Tagetes patula ray florets comprising cyanidin-3-rutinoside, cyanidin-3-glucoside, petunidin-3-glucoside, and cyanidin in the lower epidermal layers. The invention also provides Tagetes plants comprising a mutant prdr1-1 allele and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by crossing Tagetes plants comprising a mutant prdr1-1 allele. The invention further relates to parts of such plants.
US10750685B1	System and methods for providing remote irrigation system operation The present disclosure relates systems and methods for providing remote irrigation system operation. In any embodiment, the method for a home automation system may include coupling an irrigation control bypass module with a legacy irrigation control panel associated with a legacy irrigation automation system. The method may also include setting the legacy irrigation control panel to an inactive state, and operating the legacy irrigation automation system based at least in part on a first set of one or more instructions received from the irrigation control bypass module. In any embodiment, the irrigation control bypass module may be initiated based at least in part on a second set of one or more instructions received from the home automation system.
US10750681B2	Netting material with eyelets A netting material having a length dimension and a width dimension much smaller than the length dimension is formed by threads knitted or woven together. The netting material has a main portion comprising knitted or woven apertures, a reinforced edge portion at or adjacent each longitudinal edge of the netting material comprising a longitudinal row of knitted or woven fastening features, and a reinforced intermediate portion between the reinforced edge portions. The reinforced intermediate portion has a first longitudinal row of knitted or woven fastening features and a corresponding second longitudinal row of knitted or woven fastening features. In use, the netting material is folded so that the first longitudinal row of fastening features and the second longitudinal row of fastening features are brought together to form a double-layered row of fastening features. The double-layered row of fastening features and the row of fastening features of the reinforced edge portions provide three longitudinal attachment locations for securing the netting material to a support structure.
US10750674B2	Air-root pruning propagation tray A propagation tray for growing a plurality of plug plants in bounded transplantable growing media has two spaced apart aperture plates. The plug plants are held loosely in the apertures in a top plate while retained at the apertures in the bottom plate over air cells associated with and under the apertures in the bottom plate. The air cells provide a volume into which roots from the plug plant may grow, and the air cells have at least one port for drainage and/or ventilation and toward which roots are guided to be air pruned. The propagation tray maximizes air flow around the plug for air pruning of roots, while minimizing contact of the plug with the structures on the tray to reduce the formation of root defects.
US10750672B2	Leaf color pattern creation A device and method for altering biochrome ratios in plant leaves is provided. The device and method generally include a a light source; and means of directing the light source to deliver an altering spectrum to a group of cells. The altering spectrum alters the biochrome content of a group of cells to produce a contrasting color that creates a desired pattern on a leaf. The device may include a first light source that emits a main growth spectrum, a second light source that emits an altering spectrum; and means of directing the first and second light source to a group of cells, wherein the altering spectrum alters the biochrome content of a group of cells to create a desired pattern on a leaf. Methods of altering the biochrome ratio in a group of cells on a leaf generally involve aligning a surface of a leaf with a light source, activating the light source to produce an altering spectrum, and directing the altering spectrum towards the leaf to create a pattern, wherein cells of the leaf exposed to the altering spectrum exhibit a desired pattern.
US10750666B2	Dispenser for dispensing water and fertiliser A dispenser for simultaneously dispensing water and fertiliser comprising: a chamber having a chamber wall which is at least partially water permeable; a fertiliser supply line having a fertiliser supply line wall; a water supply line having a water supply line wall, the water supply line wall having at least one aperture extending through the wall; the water supply line and the fertiliser supply line being arranged within the chamber; and at least one dispensing head comprising one or more outlets; wherein the at least one dispensing head extends through the fertiliser supply line wall and the water permeable wall of the chamber.
US10750658B2	Multi-variety seed meter with priority delivery of earlier supplied seed A multi-variety seed meter can include a set of divider walls in a seed chamber to promote seed delivery on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis. This can be helpful to reduce the amount of seed variety mixing which may occur at transition points while planting in an agricultural field, since the first variety can be substantially exhausted from the seed meter before the second variety begins to get picked up by a seed transport member.
US10750653B2	Automated leveling and depth control system of a work machine and method thereof An agricultural implement includes a transversely extending frame forming a first, a second, and a third frame section. A first actuator is coupled to the first frame section, a second actuator coupled to the second frame section, and a third actuator coupled to the third frame section. Sensors are coupled to each frame section to detect a height of the respective frame section relative to an underlying surface. A control unit is disposed in electrical communication with the sensors and operably controls the actuators to adjust the height of each frame section.
US10757846B2	Electronic device including shielding member connected to conductive plate covering opening of shield can Provided is an electronic device including a printed circuit board (PCB) in which at least one electrical element is disposed; a shield can including a concave portion and an opening formed in part of the concave portion and configured to receive the at least one electrical element at an inside of the concave portion disposed on the PCB; a conductive plate configured to cover the opening at an outside of the concave portion; a support member disposed between the conductive plate and the outside of the concave portion; and a shielding member disposed between the support member and the outside of the concave portion and connected to at least part of the conductive plate extended in a direction of the opening from the support member and configured to cover the opening.
US10757839B2	Cooling system and device for server A server cooling system includes a shell accommodated with a cooling liquid, a condensation module, a mechanical arm, a buffer bin and a control module. The server cooling system automatically takes out and places in a heating element, and avoids the gasified cooling liquid steam from leaking, improving the safety factor during operation, and reducing loss of the cooling liquid.
US10757838B2	System and method for data center heat containment The disclosed system may include a group of information technology racks, where (1) each of the information technology racks stores information technology device modules, (2) the group of information technology racks are arranged such that interior faces of the information technology racks define a vertical column of space enclosed by the group of information technology racks, and (3) the information technology racks ventilate air heated by the information technology device modules from the interior faces of the information technology racks into the vertical column of space such that the heated air is contained within the vertical column of space.
US10757837B2	Controlling air circulation in a data center A method of controlling air circulation in a data center system. The data center system includes: a cold aisle; a hot aisle including a floor element and a ceiling element; a server rack comprising a controller and servers separating the cold aisle from the hot aisle; and an air conditioning unit. The method includes: toggling, by the controller, the hot aisle between: (a) a first configuration in which the ceiling element is opened and the floor element is closed and (b) a second configuration in which the ceiling element is closed and the floor element is opened, wherein the first configuration enables circulation of air from the from the hot aisle to the cold aisle via the air conditioning unit, and wherein the second configuration enables circulation of air from the from the hot aisle to the cold aisle without the circulated air passing through the air conditioning unit.
US10757836B2	Solar/heat shield for pedestal housings used with active electronic devices and/or heat sensitive components A pedestal housing for heat reduction generated by electronic components within the pedestal housing having a cover in which the electronic components are located, a cap positioned on an upper surface of the cover for forming an attic above the cover, a support layer and an insulation layer positioned between the cover and the cap in the attic and a heat and solar barrier layer positioned within the attic for electromagnetic radiation reflection away from the electronic components and electromagnetic radiation absorption from a radiation source and the electronic components.
US10757831B2	Apparatus, system, and method for reconfiguring air flow through a chassis A removable airflow control baffle may be dimensioned to be removably coupled to a receiving component that facilitates the flow of air through an enclosed container. Such an airflow control baffle may include (i) a support frame that is dimensioned to removably couple the airflow control baffle to the receiving component and (ii) an airflow control zone that is coupled to the support frame such that the airflow control zone affects airflow through an opening defined by the receiving component when the airflow control baffle is coupled to the receiving component.
US10757816B2	Panel-molded electronic assemblies A method of encapsulating a panel of electronic components such as power converters reduces wasted printed circuit board area. The panel, which may include a plurality of components, may be cut into one or more individual pieces after encapsulation. The mold may be used to form part of the finished product, e.g. providing heat sink fins or a surface mount solderable surface. Interconnection features provided along boundaries of individual circuits are exposed during the singulation process providing electrical connections to the components without wasting valuable PCB surface area. The molds may include various internal features such as registration features accurately locating the circuit board within the mold cavity, interlocking contours for structural integrity of the singulated module, contours to match component shapes and sizes enhancing heat removal from internal components and reducing the required volume of encapsulant, clearance channels providing safety agency spacing and setbacks for the interconnects. Wide cuts may be made in the molds after encapsulation reducing thermal stresses and reducing the thickness of material to be cut during subsequent singulation. External mold features can include various fin configurations for heat sinks, flat surfaces for surface mounting or soldering, etc. Blank mold panels may be machined to provide some or all of the above features in an on-demand manufacturing system. Connection adapters may be provided to use the modules in vertical or horizontal mounting positions in connector, through-hole, surface-mount solder variations. The interconnects may be plated to provide a connectorized module that may be inserted into a mating connector. Reuseable plates may be used instead of the heat sink panels. Alternatively the panel may be encapsulated in and separated from a re-useable mold after curing.
US10757804B1	Flexible hybrid electronic system and method of reducing the impact thereof A flexible hybrid electronic (FHE) system includes a carrier, a first redistribution structure on the carrier, a first device on the first redistribution structure, and an encapsulation layer encapsulating the first device. The carrier has a first Young's modulus Y1. The first redistribution structure has a second Young's modulus Y2. The first device and a portion of the encapsulation layer form a top surface of the first redistribution structure to a top surface of the first device is a first portion having a third Young's modulus Y3. The other portion of the encapsulation layer from the top surface of the first device to a top surface of the encapsulation layer is a second portion having a fourth Young's modulus Y4. A ratio of Y3/Y4 is between 1.62 and 1.98; a ratio of Y3/Y2 is between 0.18 and 0.22; and a ratio of Y3/Y1 is between 280.62 and 342.98.
US10757799B2	Particle beam accelerator and particle beam therapy apparatus A magnet device that includes upper and lower disk-shaped return yokes, a pair of upper magnetic pole and lower magnetic pole respectively fixed to a disk-shaped surface of the upper return yoke and a disk-shaped surface of the lower return yoke, in which a space to circulate and accelerate an ion beam is formed between the upper magnetic pole and the lower magnetic pole. The upper magnetic pole and the lower magnetic pole have a plurality of concave and convex parts along a track along which the ion beam circulates, are plane-symmetrical with respect to a horizontal symmetry plane formed by the track along which an ion beam circulates, and are plane-symmetrical to one of the vertical planes vertical to the horizontal symmetry plane. Also, the magnetic pole intervals between the concave parts of the upper magnetic pole and the lower magnetic pole are different from each other.
US10757795B2	Device for determining spatially dependent x-ray flux degradation and photon spectral change The invention relates to a device (10) for determining spatially dependent x-ray flux degradation and photon spectral change, a system (1) for determining spatially dependent x-ray flux degradation and photon spectral change for an x-ray tube (20), a method for spatially dependent x-ray flux degradation and photon spectral change for an x-ray tube (20), a computer program element for controlling such device (10) or system (1) for performing such method and a computer readable medium having stored such computer program element. The device (10) for determining spatially dependent x-ray flux degradation and photon spectral change comprises an acquisition unit (11), a processing unit (12), a calculation unit (13), and a combination unit (14). The acquisition unit (11) is configured to acquire x-ray flux degradation data for the x-ray tube (20). The processing unit (12) is configured to process the x-ray flux degradation data into spatially dependent flux degradation data. The calculation unit (13) is configured to calculate at least a photon spectral change of the x-ray tube (20) and to convert the photon spectral change into a spatially dependent spectrum. The combination unit (14) is configured to combine the spatially dependent flux degradation data and the spatially dependent spectrum.
US10757793B2	Connected lighting system Techniques are described for a lighting system in which light sources are controllable using signals sent over a wireless mesh network. During a commissioning process, a user interface (UI) may present a representation of nodes (e.g., light sources, sensors, controllers, etc.) that are broadcasting a wireless advertising signal. In response to a selection of a particular node, a wireless message may be sent to instruct the selected node to provide a visual indication of its presence, such as a flashing light. The visual indication may enable a user to discern the physical location of the node, such that each node may be added to the mesh network and, in some instances, to a group of nodes. The UI may also enable the definition of scenes, where each scene describes the brightness level or other operating characteristics of particular light source(s) and/or group(s) of light sources when the scene is active.
US10757791B1	Remote dimming of lighting Power is provided to a powered device (PD) over a data cable from power sourcing equipment (PSE). A signature resistance of the device is detected through the data cable. If the signature resistance is in a first range, power is provided to the PD from the PSE over the data cable in a matter compliant with an IEEE standard for power over Ethernet (PoE). If the signature resistance is in a second range, information is received from the PD over the data cable and the existence of the PD is exposed by the PSE over a computer network. A command to control the PD is received by the PSE over the computer network and a power signal is provided to the PD from the PSE based on the command and the received information.
US10757780B2	Operating device having a test switch and status indicator Arrangement comprising an operating device (1) for emergency lighting and a first light-emitting diode (12), a second light-emitting diode (13, and a test switch (11), wherein the operating device (1) comprises a first connection (9.1) and a second connection (9.2), wherein the first light emitting diode (12) and the second light emitting diode (13) are connected in parallel between the first connection (9.1) and the second connection (9.2).
US10757777B1	Brightness adjustment for a white-light lamp A controller provides power to (i) a first light-emitting device that emits a first white light of a first correlated color temperature (CCT) and (ii) a second light-emitting device that emits a second white light of a second CCT. The second CCT is lower than the first CCT. The first and second white lights mix to yield a combined white light having a combined CCT with a combined brightness. The controller receives a user-adjustable DC input voltage Vin. The controller distributes supply power to the first and second light-emitting devices according to a power-distribution scheme that differentiates between whether Vin is in an upper range or a lower range, as follows: (i) In the upper range: as Vin decreases, combined-light CCT decreases and combined-light brightness remains constant. (ii) In the lower range: as the Vin decreases, combined-light brightness decreases.
US10757776B1	USB input device with luminous function An input device includes a universal serial bus interface, a white light-emitting diode unit, a red light-emitting diode unit, a green light-emitting diode unit, a blue light-emitting diode unit and a driving part. The driving part receives electricity through the universal serial bus and drives at least one of the white light-emitting diode unit, the red light-emitting diode unit, the green light-emitting diode unit and the blue light-emitting diode unit to emit a light beam. Consequently, the light beam with a higher luminous intensity and a specified color is outputted from the input device.
US10757772B2	Control device for an LED light and method for controlling an LED light A control device for LED lighting means of a lighting device includes a first lighting means module having one or more first LED lighting means. The control device includes a first voltage regulator arranged in the first lighting means module and connected in series with the one or more first LED lighting means. The control device includes a control signal generator configured to generate and provide a digital lighting means control signal at a generator output and a first digital-to-analog converter, which is coupled between the generator output of the control signal generator and a control input of the first voltage regulator and is configured to convert the digital lighting means control signal of the control signal generator into an analog lighting means control signal and to feed it into the control input of the first voltage regulator.
US10757767B2	DC-DC converter circuit configuration Systems, devices and methods are described herein. A device includes a power stage circuit, a switch and a first circuit. The switch is electrically coupled to the power stage circuit. The first circuit is electrically coupled to the power stage circuit and the switch and has a single output. The first circuit is configured to provide a first circuit output voltage at the single output. The first circuit output voltage has a first level on a condition that the power stage circuit is conducting at a peak current level. The first circuit output voltage has a second level on a condition that the power stage circuit is not conducting.
US10757766B2	RF oven control and interface An oven may include a cooking chamber configured to receive a food product, a convective heating system configured to provide heated air into the cooking chamber, a radio frequency (RF) heating system configured to provide RF energy into the cooking chamber using solid state electronic components, and control electronics configured to control the convective heating system and the RF heating system. The control electronics may further control a user interface configured to define one or more control consoles. At least one of the control consoles may enable a user to select a cooking program. The user interface may further provide a single indicator showing a graphical representation of current progress relative to a representation of a full commitment of time to complete the selected cooking program. The single indicator may further provide a selectable operator that is operable to control progress toward completing the selected cooking program.
US10757764B2	Adjustable transverse inductors for inductively heating strips or slabs A transverse flux electric induction heating apparatus is provided with a pair of transverse flux inductor assemblies where the inductor in each one of the pair of assemblies is formed from a pair of continuous flexible cables disposed within movable roll channels in roll assemblies that are used to adjust the transverse length of the inductor across the edge-to-edge transverse of a workpiece moving between the inductor in each one of the pair of assemblies and/or to adjust the pole pitch between transverse inductor lengths of each inductor in the pair of assemblies.
US10757763B2	Method for heating a fluid circuit by supplying alternating current to a direct-current pump motor A heating device intended to heat body, such as fluid contained in fluid circuit, the device including at least one electric heating element, as well as at least one control module to electrically power the heating element, the heating element being formed by propulsive winding circuit of direct-current electric motor which, when it is electrically powered by a direct supply voltage, generates drive force which tends to drive the motor in direction of displacement determined by the polarity of the supply voltage, and the control module including activation mode called heating oscillating mode, according to which the control module causes a warm-up of the propulsive winding circuit by Joule effect by applying at the terminals of the winding circuit an alternating supply voltage whose polarity switches, alternately and automatically, according to predetermined frequency called heating frequency, from a first polarity to opposite second polarity.
US10757752B2	Connection release timers and settings In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and an apparatus to generate a message including mobile device-specific information related to operation of a state transition timer for the mobile device, and send the generated message towards an access point associated with a wireless communication network. Further, in accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method an apparatus to receive a message from a wireless communication network, the message including mobile device-specific information related to operation of a state transition timer for the mobile device; based on the mobile device-specific information, setting optimal connection parameters for the mobile device; and sending an indication of the optimal connection parameters towards the mobile device.
US10757748B2	Device and display device having attached mode and detached mode A computing system includes a base processing device, as well as a display device having a screen. In an attached mode, the base processing device is mechanically attached to the base processing device, and is to display a user interface on the display device using a mechanical data connection between the base processing device and the display device. In a detached mode, the base processing device is mechanically detached from the display device, and is to render the user interface and transmit the rendered user interface to the display device over a wireless data connection between the base processing device and the display device. The display device is to receive and responsively display the rendered user interface.
US10757742B2	Managing dynamic connection intervals for implantable and external devices A method, system and external instrument are provided. The method initiates a communication link between an external instrument (EI) and an implantable medical device (IMD), established a first connection interval for conveying data packets between the EI and IMD and monitors a connection criteria that includes at least one of a data throughput requirement. A battery indicator or link condition of the communications link is between the IMD and EI. The method further changes from the first connection interval to a second connection interval based on the connection criteria.
US10757736B2	Method for supporting carrier sensing in wireless access system supporting unlicensed band, and device supporting same The present invention relates to methods for supporting carrier sensing in a wireless access system supporting an unlicensed band, and devices supporting same. A method for supporting carrier sensing in a wireless access system supporting an unlicensed band, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: selecting a backoff counter value for performing carrier sensing; performing carrier sensing in a serving cell (S-cell) until the backoff counter value reaches a predetermined threshold value; when the backoff counter value reaches the predetermined threshold value, transmitting data in a transmission opportunity (TXOP) interval; receiving a reception state feedback indicating whether the transmitting of data is success, collision or error; and resetting the backoff counter value on the basis of the reception state feedback, wherein the S-cell can be configured in an unlicensed band.
US10757729B2	Reducing audio delay for mixed mode delivery of audio transmissions Systems and methods for reducing audio delay for mixed mode delivery of audio transmissions. One example system includes a communication interface communicatively coupled to a communication network, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is coupled to the communication interface, and configured to receive, via the communication interface, a group call request for a talkgroup. The electronic processor is configured to transmit, in response to receiving the group call request, a call grant message to a plurality of subscriber units affiliated with the talkgroup. The electronic processor is configured to determine, using a machine learning algorithm, a subset of the plurality of subscriber units based on a call grant response time, and, while a transmission hold-off timer has not expired, when a call grant response has been received from each of the subscriber units of the subset, forward an audio transmission to the subset based on the group call request.
US10757726B2	Terminal device, base station device, and communication method using channel quality indicator (CQI) tables and modulation coding scheme (MCS) tables to determine modulation scheme Selection of a suitable MCS improves throughput without increasing the number of pieces of control information. With RRC signaling, information on PDCCH and a CQI table that is referred to are associated with each other, and the CQI table that is referred to is determined based on information relating to the PDCCH. Thus, the CQI table that is referred to is selected at high speed. Furthermore, information relating to control information is control information that is included in the PDCCH or an ePDCCH. Furthermore, the information relating to the control information is a type of search space of the PDCCH or the ePDCCH.
US10757724B2	Methods and apparatus for scheduling in uplink It is presented a method performed by a network node of a wireless communication network for scheduling a wireless device in uplink. An uplink signal structure is configured to be used by the wireless device and the network node, wherein the uplink signal structure defines transmission subframes divided into symbol periods. The network node applies a short Transmission Time Interval, sTTI, scheduling interval, wherein each sTTI is shorter in time than a subframe and each sTTI comprises at least one symbol period. The method comprises: transmitting a control information message to the wireless device for an sTTI scheduling interval, the control information message comprising uplink scheduling information assigned to the wireless device, the uplink scheduling information indicating a position and a length for at least one of a reference signal and data in the uplink sTTI.
US10757720B2	Dynamically placing an internet protocol anchor point based on a user device and/or an application A device determines whether an application, utilized by a user device and associated with a network, is a low latency application or a best effort application. The device designates a first network device or a second network device as a designated network device to be an IP anchor point for the application based on a set of rules. The first network device is designated as the designated network device when the application is the low latency application, or the second network device is designated as the designated network device when the application is the best effort application. The device provides, to the user device, information informing the user device that the designated network device is to be the IP anchor point for the application, and provides, to the network, information instructing the network to utilize the designated network device as the IP anchor point for the application.
US10757717B2	Method for uplink channel access to unlicensed band in wireless communication system, and device therefor A method for performing an uplink transmission to a base station by a user equipment through an unlicensed cell in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: receiving an uplink grant that schedules the uplink transmission in at least one subframe from the base station; and performing the uplink transmission in the at least one subframe using at least one of a first type channel access or a second type channel access. The uplink transmission is performed using the second type channel access when all of the at least one subframe is included in a predetermined interval determined based on a downlink transmission through the unlicensed cell from the base station.
US10757710B2	Random access procedure A wireless device receives message(s) from a base station comprising configuration parameters of a first uplink bandwidth part of a cell. The configuration parameters comprise: a bandwidth part configuration parameter of the first uplink bandwidth part, and random access channel parameters of a random access channel resource. A preamble is transmitted via the random access channel resource on the first uplink bandwidth part. A random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) is determined based on the bandwidth part configuration parameter and one or more of the random access channel parameters. A downlink control channel is monitored for a downlink control information addressed to the RA-RNTI in response to the determining. The downlink control information indicates a downlink radio resource of a random access response is received. The random access response is received via the downlink radio resource in response to the downlink control information.
US10757697B2	Discovery signal measurement timing configuration for SCells in asynchronous networks Systems and methods relating to Discovery Signal Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operating a radio access node in a cellular communications network having a primary cell and a secondary cell, comprises sending, to a wireless device, a DMTC for one of a group consisting of: (a) the secondary cell configured for the wireless device such that the DMTC is a specific DMTC for the secondary cell; and (b) the primary cell and additional cells that are configurable as secondary cells such that the DMTC applies to both the primary cell and the additional cells when configured as secondary cells. Related radio access nodes and wireless devices are also disclosed.
US10757694B2	Method and apparatus for transmission and reception in multi-carrier wireless communication systems Data transmission and reception is provided by configuring control channels in a wireless communication system using a plurality of carriers. User equipment (UE) may monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates within common search spaces (CSSs) and User Equipment-specific search spaces (USSs). If the UE is configured with cross-carrier scheduling, when two PDCCH candidates originating from a CSS and a USS, respectively, have cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by the same Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) and have a common payload size and the same first control channel element (CCE) index, the UE may interpret that only the PDCCH originating from the CSS is transmitted, thereby solving ambiguity of downlink control information (DCI) detection.
US10757684B2	Wireless communication device and wireless communication method According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to transmit first information specifying at least one communication resource requested to be allocated; and a receiver configured to receive second information specifying at least one communication resource allocated depending on the first information. The transmitter is configured to transmit a signal via the allocated communication resource and the receiver is configured to receive a signal via the allocated communication resource.
US10757678B2	Devices and methods for enabling matching paging occasions for a lightly connected wireless device According to certain embodiments, a method by a first network node is provided for enabling paging of a user equipment (UE) in an inactive state. The method includes the first network node receiving a UE identity index value for the UE while the UE is in a connected state or during an initial context setup for the UE. The UE identity index value is stored. The method further includes transitioning the UE from the connected state to an inactive state and using the UE identity index value that was stored while the UE was in the connected state to initiate a transmission of a page to the UE in the inactive state.
US10757661B1	Communication device with passive proximity detection A communication device includes a frontend that is communicatively coupled to the antenna(s) and that converts downlink signals to downlink baseband signals and uplink baseband signals to uplink signals. A memory contains a passive proximity detection module and a baseline threshold value. A communication device includes a controller that is communicatively coupled to the frontend and a memory. A controller executes a module contained in memory to enable the communication device to receive via the antenna(s) a downlink reference signal from a radio access network. The frontend determines a downlink characteristic of the downlink reference signal. Based on comparison to the baseline threshold value, the controller determines whether a person is in proximity to the antenna(s) based on the downlink characteristic being indicative of a proximity to the person. The controller limit transmits power level of the frontend in response to determining the proximity to the person.
US10757658B2	Power allocation and precoding matrix computation method in a wireless communication system This invention presents methods for power allocation for each data stream on each transmitting antennas in MU-MIMO wireless communication systems comprising the BS computing the temporary beamforming matrix, constructing special matrices and vectors with the maximum transmitting power on each antenna, the allocated power to each data stream, the channel quality of each data stream, and the amplitude of each element of the temporary beamforming matrix, calculating the power allocated to each data stream on each antenna with the calculated special matrices and vectors, and adjusting each element of the temporary beamforming matrix to obtain the final beamforming matrix.
US10757656B2	Loop index and time gap for group power control Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify a transmit power control (TPC) command, associated with the UE, based at least in part on group power control downlink control information (DCI); and determine a loop index associated with the TPC command, wherein the loop index identifies a power control loop, of a plurality of power control loops, for the TPC command. In some aspects, the UE may apply the TPC in association with transmitting an uplink communication, wherein a time gap between receiving the group power control DCI and applying the TPC command is based at least in part on a capability value associated with the UE, or a delay value signaled to the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10757655B1	Uplink interference avoidance under closed loop power control conditions Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for facilitating uplink interference avoidance. According an embodiment, a system can comprise receiving a request to adjust an uplink power limit of a first communication device that is generating an uplink interference above a threshold and a power adjustment value employable to adjust the uplink power limit of the first communication device. The system can further facilitate identifying a packet flow in an uplink communication with the first communication device, wherein use of the packet flow results in generating of the uplink interference above the threshold. The system can further facilitate determining whether the uplink power limit of the first communication device is able to be adjusted based on a quality of service allocated to the packet flow. The system can further facilitate transmitting a message to update the uplink power limit of the first communication device using the power adjustment value.
US10757646B2	Measuring in a mobile communications terminal A User Equipment having at least one sensor, a short range communications interface, a long range communications interface and a controller, wherein the controller is configured for: establishing a connection with a first access point through the short range communications interface; receiving operating instructions for the at least one sensor from the first access point; causing the at least one sensor to operate according to the operating instructions; receiving sensor data from the at least one sensor; and for reporting the sensor data through the long range communications interface.
US10757641B2	System and method for common attributes in HESSID and the associated queries Mobile stations can query independent basic service set (BSS) parameters of a group of Access Points (APs) by setting a Pre-Association Message Exchange BSSID Independent (PAME-BI) bit during Wi-Fi discovery. The PAME-BI bit may be included in a Generic Advertisement Service (GAS) request to indicate that an Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) request carried by the GAS request is querying both independent and dependent BSS parameters. In some embodiments, the PAME-BI bit is included as a field in the ANQP query, rather than the GAS request message.
US10757635B2	Validity time of system information in a wireless communication system A user equipment (14) is configured for use in a wireless communication system (10). The user equipment (14) is configured to receive system information (16) and a value tag (18) indicating a version of the system information (16). The value tag (18) is associated with a validity time period (20) for which the version of the system information (16) is deemed valid. The value tag (18) is one of multiple different possible value tags. At least two of the different possible value tags are respectively associated with different possible validity time periods.

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