Patents Assigned to 1
  • Heart beat identification and pump speed synchronization
    Patent number: 10506935
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing operation of a heart assist pump device to a patient's cardiac cycle includes obtaining a signal from a motor of a heart assist pump device and filtering the signal to remove noise. The method also includes determining a speed synchronization start point at which time the motor of the heart assist pump device will begin a change in speed of operation based on the filtered signal. The method further includes modulating a speed of the motor of the heart assist pump device to a target speed at the speed synchronization start point, thereby synchronizing the change in speed of operation with a patient's cardiac cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Medvedev, Shunzhou Yu, Ren You
  • Base station device, terminal device and communication method
    Patent number: 10512071
    Abstract: In a terminal, a control unit transmits a bundle response signal using a resource in a basic region of an uplink control channel in an uplink unit band of a unit band group when no error is detected in each of a plurality of pieces of downlink data of the unit band group, the uplink control channel in the uplink unit band being associated with a downlink control channel in a basic unit band that is a downlink unit band in which a broadcast channel signal including information relating to the uplink unit band is transmitted, and the control unit transmits the bundle response signal using a resource in an additional region of the uplink control channel when an error is detected in each of the plurality of pieces of downlink data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1
    Inventors: Seigo Nakao, Daichi Imamura
  • Picture decoding method for decoding coded picture data and performing distortion removal by comparing pixel difference values with threshold
    Patent number: 10511857
    Abstract: A picture decoding method is provided for decoding coded picture data. The method includes decoding the coded picture data to obtain a reconstructed picture. The method also includes removing coding distortion in an area disposed on both sides of a block boundary between a first block and an adjacent second block in the reconstructed picture having a plurality of blocks, each block being adaptively decoded either as a field structure block, comprising only even field pixels or comprising only odd field pixels, or a frame structure block, comprising odd field pixels and even field pixels. The method further includes storing the reconstructed picture, for which coding distortion is removed, as a reference picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
    Inventors: Shinya Kadono, Sheng Mei Shen, Teck Wee Foo, Chak Joo Lee, Zhong Xue
  • APPLICATIONS AND FORMAT FOR IMMERSIVE SPATIAL SOUND
    Publication number: 20190379994
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for generating a spatial audio format. An input audio source may include one or more individual channels. The one or more individual channels may be designated to be played by a corresponding one or more speakers. The one or more individual channels of the audio source may be separated. The one or more individual tracks may be input into a modeling space representing a multi-dimensional space. The modeling space may include a plurality of emitters at various locations in a vector space. Each of the one or more individual channels may be panned to one or more of the plurality of emitters. The panning may be based on a normalized proximity of the one or more individual channels in the modeling space to the plurality of emitters. The one or more of the plurality of emitters may be encoded into a single multichannel file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: MACH 1, CORP.
    Inventors: Drazen BOSNJAK, Dylan J. MARCUS
  • Cam phaser
    Patent number: 10502100
    Abstract: A cam phaser including a rotor; and a stator, wherein the rotor is rotatable relative to the stator about a rotation axis of the rotor, wherein a blade of the rotor is arrangeable at various positions between two bars of the stator, wherein an intermediary space formed between the two bars is divided by the blade of the rotor into a first pressure cavity and a second pressure cavity, wherein a locking device including a locking bolt that is spring loaded by a preload element and by a locking disc is configured to lock the stator with the rotor, wherein the preload element includes a spring force for locking, wherein the locking bolt is received axially movable in a receiving opening that is flowable by a hydraulic fluid and that is oriented in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the receiving opening that is formed in the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ECO Holding 1 GmbH
    Inventors: John Snyder, Wes Gerszewski, Steven Nance, Daniel Sing
  • Hydraulic module with switch valve for controlling a hydraulic fluid flow of a connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression and connecting rod
    Patent number: 10502128
    Abstract: A hydraulic module with a switch valve for controlling a flow of a hydraulic fluid in a connecting rod for an internal combustion engine with variable compression with an eccentric element adjustment arrangement for adjusting an effective connecting rod length, wherein the eccentrical element adjustment arrangement includes a first cylinder and a second cylinder configured as hydraulic chambers, wherein a first inlet is provided for feeding the hydraulic fluid into the first cylinder and a second inlet is provided for feeding the hydraulic fluid into the second cylinder, wherein a first outlet is provided for draining the hydraulic fluid from the first cylinder and a second outlet is provided for draining the hydraulic fluid from the second cylinder wherein a first check valve is associated with the first cylinder and a second check valve is associated with the second cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ECO Holding 1 GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Mudra, Dietmar Schulze, Wolfgang Rupp
  • Electronic cigarette with soft housing
    Patent number: 10499689
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette has a housing (2) formed by a plurality of thin rolled up layers with one or more grooves (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g) on an inside or outer surface of the housing (2). The housing (2) allows an opening to be formed to allow battery (3) gases to escape, avoiding over-pressurizing the housing (2), in the event of a battery (3) failure. The housing (2) may have a thickness of about 0.06 mm to about 2.5 mm. The layers may be bonded together by adhesives. The housing (2) may be formed around components of the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
    Inventor: Lik Hon
  • Implantable blood pump
    Patent number: 10500321
    Abstract: A method for assisting blood circulation in a patient includes drawing a flow of blood from a patient's heart into a blood flow channel formed by a housing. The flow of blood is passed through a motor stator to a rotor disposed within the blood flow channel. The motor stator is arranged circumferentially around the blood flow channel. The rotor has permanent magnetic poles for magnetic levitation and rotation of the rotor. The motor stator is controlled to act as a radial bearing for magnetic levitation of the rotor and to rotate the rotor within the blood flow channel. The rotor is levitated within the blood flow channel in the direction of the rotor axis of rotation via passive magnetic interaction between the rotor and the motor stator. The flow of blood is output from the blood flow channel to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Bourque
  • Systems for LVAD operation during communication losses
    Patent number: 10500324
    Abstract: Systems and devices for an adaptable blood pump are disclosed herein. The blood pump can be part of a mechanical circulatory support system that can include a system controller and the blood pump. The blood pump can include a rotary motor and a control unit that can communicate with the system controller. The blood pump can determine when communication with the system controller is established or has been lost. The blood pump can retrieve one or several back-up parameters when communication with the system controller has been lost, and can operate according to these back-up parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Christian Schade, Andre Siebenhaar
  • Mechanism for a chair
    Patent number: 10499742
    Abstract: A mechanism for a chair is particularly suited for an office chair. In order to improve the sitting comfort of a chair, the mechanism has a base support to be placed on a chair column, a seat support disposed on the base support and movable in the longitudinal direction of the chair relative to the base support, and a backrest support which is connected to the seat support. The seat support includes first and second seat support elements. The second seat support element is movable transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the chair relative to the first seat support element and/or the backrest support includes first and second backrest support elements. The second backrest support element is rotatable relative to the first backrest support element about a rotational axis which lies in the longitudinal direction of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: BOCK 1 GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hermann Bock, Martin Ballendat
  • Blood Pump Controllers
    Publication number: 20190365972
    Abstract: An implantable blood pump system is disclosed herein. The implantable blood pump system includes an implantable blood pump and a controller coupled to the blood pump. The controller includes a partially sealed housing defining an internal volume. The controller includes an energy storage component contained within the internal volume and a processor. The processor can generate one or several signals affecting operation of the implantable blood pump. The controller includes a connector receptacle including a plurality of contacts selectively coupled via a circuitry to the energy storage component. The circuitry can electrically couple the plurality of contacts to the energy storage component when a connector insert is received within the connector receptacle and deactivate the plurality of contacts from the energy storage component when the connector insert is not within the connector receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Roelle, Joseph C. Stark, III, Ethan Petersen, Jaime Arturo Romero
  • Oral Delivery Product
    Publication number: 20190365802
    Abstract: This invention provides a nutritional supplement composition which is a vitamin mint that can be taken anytime or anywhere without water or other liquid which is usually required for swallowing a tablet. The present invention is a nutritional supplement composition which is a convenient, flavorful and enjoyable vitamin mint which can be ingested without water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: PF Consumer Healthcare 1 LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Goode, Anne Rehne Volke
  • Secure PKI communications for “machine-to-machine” modules, including key derivation by modules and authenticating public keys
    Patent number: 10498530
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for efficient and secure “Machine-to-Machine” (M2M) between modules and servers. A module can communicate with a server by accessing the Internet, and the module can include a sensor and/or actuator. The module and server can utilize public key infrastructure (PKI) such as public keys to encrypt messages. The module and server can use private keys to generate digital signatures for datagrams sent and decrypt messages received. The module can internally derive pairs of private/public keys using cryptographic algorithms and a set of parameters. A server can use a shared secret key to authenticate the submission of derived public keys with an associated module identity. For the very first submission of a public key derived the module, the shared secret key can comprise a pre-shared secret key which can be loaded into the module using a pre-shared secret key code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Network-1 Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Nix
  • Electronic smoking device and atomizer
    Patent number: 10492534
    Abstract: It is provided an electronic smoking device (1) with a housing (2) including an atomizer (6) and a liquid reservoir (4). The atomizer (6) comprises a heating wire (8) and at least a first contact finger (9) adapted to supply a first electrical potential to the heating wire (8). The first contact finger (9) is adapted to contact the heating wire (8) at a plurality of different contact portions (P1, P2, P3, P4) thereby altering the heating characteristics of the atomizer (6) which vaporizes liquid (5) supplied from the reservoir (4) to generate an aerosol (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Suess, Vaclav Borkovec
  • Electronic smoking device and process of manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 10492529
    Abstract: An electronic smoking device comprises an elongate housing sleeve having a first end a second end and accommodating at least part of the following components: a battery (40) as an electric power source powering an electrically activatable atomizer including an electric heater and adapted to atomize a liquid supplied from a reservoir to provide an aerosol exiting from the atomizer, a puff detector (48) adapted to indicate an aerosol inhaling puff, and control electronics (42, 44) connected to the puff detector (48) and adapted to control the heater of the atomizer. At least part of the battery (40), the puff detector (48), the control electronics (42, 44) and/or the atomizer is mounted on an elongate insert (10) permitting lateral access and fitting into the housing sleeve via one of the ends of the housing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
    Inventors: Vaclav Borkovec, Thorben Rehders
  • Pair of electronic earmuffs
    Patent number: D868732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AKT1 Sport, LLC
    Inventor: Blaire Jaspers
  • Therapeutic wrap
    Patent number: D868983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: PF Consumer Healthcare 1 LLC
    Inventors: Clayton Jay Bigelow, Mark Edward Fagan, Chad Kamil Hickson, Amy Michelle Martini
  • Valve component
    Patent number: D869259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: QA1 Precision Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Hulstein, Charles C. Olson, Marshall J. Fegers
  • Therapeutic wrap
    Patent number: D869670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: PF Consumer Healthcare 1 LLC
    Inventors: Clayton Jay Bigelow, Mark Edward Fagan, Chad Kamil Hickson, Amy Michelle Martini
  • Therapeutic wrap
    Patent number: D869671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: PF Consumer Healthcare 1 LLC
    Inventors: Clayton Jay Bigelow, Mark Edward Fagan, Chad Kamil Hickson, Amy Michelle Martini