Patents Assigned to O
  • Patent number: 10478197
    Abstract: An orthopedic bone cutter for cutting bone and tissue is described. The orthopedic bone cutter comprises a cutting shell and a cutting insert that resides within an opening that extends through the apex region of the shell. A pin and slot mechanism positioned within the shell interior provides for independent axial and rotational movement of the insert within the shell. The shell comprises a partially hemispherical structure having a plurality outwardly extending and spaced apart shell cutting teeth. The insert comprises an annular sidewall that meets an end wall having a plurality of outwardly extending and spaced apart insert teeth. With the insert at a retracted position within the shell, the bone cutter is rotated in a first direction to cause the shell cutting teeth to cut, for example, an acetabular roof and labrum. Then, rotation of the shell in a second opposite direction causes the shell to stop cutting, but provides for the insert to extend outwardly to cut the acetabular floor and fossa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: VIANT AS&O HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Gary C. Victor
  • Patent number: 10477895
    Abstract: An e-cigarette atomizer, and an atomizing assembly (30) thereof comprising: a holding frame (31) having an air channel in communication with a flue (202) and an end surface slot for accommodating a heating module (32); and the heating module (32) having a ceramic base body (321) and heating wires (322) wound on the ceramic base body (321). The heating wires (322) are electrically connected to the holding frame (31), and the ceramic base body (321) is a hollow microporous structure and is in communication with a liquid storage cavity (201). As a result of the design of an electrically conductive outer holding frame (313) and inner holding frame (311), the heating module (32) abuts and is electrically connected to the outer holding frame (313) and the inner holding frame (311) respectively; thereby, the structure is simplified and stability is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: O-NET AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) LIMITED
    Inventors: Feng Wang, Cheng Wang, Fei Shen
  • Patent number: 10472902
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe a rotating flow coupler that is configured to couple multiple sections of a casing for a horizontal well, wherein the rotating flow coupler is configured to rotate relative to the casing allowing an additional degree of freedom for equipment being lowered into the well. This may allow for equipment such as coil tubing, drilling string, casings strings, etc. to reach a total distance of deeper laterals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: O&G Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Hossam Elbadawy
  • Patent number: 10467169
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to a HID switch with security function that permits sharing of peripherals between multiple computers in a multi-network computer system. The HID switch is configured to connect at least one user input peripheral device and at least two host computers. The HID switch incudes a first directing module and a second directing module, wherein the two directing modules are physically isolated. The passages directed to the two directing modules are controlled by a physical peripheral selector. The physical peripheral selector is configured to selectively enable the first passage and the second passage, wherein only one of the first and second passages is enabled at a time. When one of the first or the second passages is enabled, there is only one host computer is electrically connected to the user input peripheral device via one of the directing modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiung Chang, Kun-Yuan Lin
  • Patent number: 10467513
    Abstract: Printing symbols on media is described. Sequential parts of a symbol are marked onto each of multiple corresponding sequential segments of the medium. A characteristic of each of the sequential symbol parts is evaluated. A speed is monitored with which the medium is moved upon the marking of each of the sequential symbol parts onto each of the corresponding sequential segments of the medium. An image, captured in relation to the evaluation, is adjusted based on the monitored speed. Adjusting the captured image may include setting a rate at which the evaluation of the characteristic of each of the sequential symbol parts is performed based on the monitored speed or alternatively, predicting a distortion in the evaluated characteristic of each of the sequential symbol parts corresponding to the monitored speed, and applying a change to the captured image corresponding to, and ameliorating the predicted distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Datamax-O'Neil Corporation
    Inventors: Phek Thong Lee, H. Sprague Ackley
  • Patent number: 10464349
    Abstract: A system to calculate line feed error in labels on a printer includes a holder assembly under the label line feed and before the printer burn line; a first sensor and a second sensor on the holder assembly, a fixed distance, L, between them; and a processor. The first sensor senses a first position of a label edge, L1A. The second sensor senses a second position of the label edge, L1B. The processor calculates the distance, L1AB, between the first position and the second position and calculates the line feed error over the fixed distance, L, by taking the difference (L?L1AB). The processor calculates the feed correction to be done to the label, given by [(L?L1AB)/L]×D, where D is a distance between the first sensor and the burn line of the printer. The processor instructs the printer line feed to implement the calculated feed correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Datamax-O'Neil Corporation
    Inventors: Ramanathan Alaganchetty, Rajan Narayanaswami
  • Patent number: 10465945
    Abstract: A method of determining an abnormal condition in a water heater. The method including sensing, via a temperature sensor, a plurality of temperatures and filtering, using a first time constant, the plurality of temperatures to produce a first plurality of filtered temperatures. The method further including determining, via a controller, if at least one temperature of the first plurality of filtered temperatures crosses a first temperature threshold, and when at least one temperature of the first plurality of filtered temperatures crosses a second temperature threshold, filtering, using a second time constant, the plurality of temperatures to produce a second plurality of filtered temperatures. The method further including initiating, via the controller, a shutdown procedure when at least one temperature of the second plurality of filtered temperatures, crosses a third temperature threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ray Oliver Knoeppel, Brian Thomas Branecky, Geoffrey J. Behr, Jacob M. Pixler
  • Patent number: 10457436
    Abstract: An automated system and method wrap the fastening ties around the body of a continuous stream of facemasks in a facemask production line. The facemasks are oriented such that each facemask has a leading pair of ties and a trailing pair of ties extending from a body in a conveying direction of the production line. The leading pair of ties is drawn below the body as the facemask continues to be conveyed in the conveying and wraps under the body. At a wrapping station in the production line, the body is subsequently clamped with an automated clamping device and rotated relative to a rotation axis through the body to cause the leading and trailing pairs of ties to further wrap around the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: O&M Halyard, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony S. Spencer, Mark T. Pamperin, Joseph P. Weber, Eric C. Steindorf
  • Patent number: 10458495
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite brake disc (1), comprising shaping a bell (2) through deep-drawing of a metal sheet (20), forming at least one groove (22) in a surface of a bottom portion (24) of the metal sheet (20) and, then, pushing the bottom portion (24) relative to an outer portion (25) in a retro-forming direction (23) opposite the drawing direction (20), connecting, a brake band (3) to the bell (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FRENI BREMBO S.P.A. O ANCHE PIU' BREVEMENTE BREMBO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Massimiliano Valle
  • Patent number: 10459195
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high-performance imaging lens which has a comparatively wide angle and in which, in particular, distortion is satisfactory corrected, and an imaging apparatus including the imaging lens. The imaging lens consists of, in order from an object side, a first lens L1 having negative refractive power, a second lens L2 having negative refractive power, a third lens L3 having positive refractive power, a fourth lens L4 having positive refractive power, a fifth lens L5, and a sixth lens L6. One of the fifth lens L5 and the sixth lens L6 has positive refractive power, and the other lens has negative refractive power. The following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied. ?0.37<f?/f1<?0.13??(1) 1.8<t3/f?<3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: NANCHANG O-FILM OPTICAL-ELECTRONIC TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Takeshi Kamiya
  • Patent number: 10449254
    Abstract: The compositions and methods described herein are topically applied to the skin with negligible or no skin irritation and can direct or prevent transport through the skin. The compositions contain neat ionic liquids, optionally in combination with a drug to be delivered. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions increase transdermal transport of the drug to be delivered. In some embodiments, the compositions disrupt bacterial biofilms. This is particularly beneficial in the treatment of antibiotic resistant skin infections. In other embodiments, the compositions direct delivery within the skin. In still other embodiments, the compositions prevent transfer of substances through the stratum corneum. The disclosed compositions and methods can be tuned and modified such that they can be used to treat or prevent a variety of different diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, Triad National Security, LLC, Arizona Board of Regents c/o Northern Arizona University
    Inventors: Michael Zakrewsky, Samir Mitragotri, David T. Fox, Andrew Koppisch, Rico Del Sesto, Katherine Lovejoy
  • Patent number: 10451312
    Abstract: The invention discloses a condensing gas water heater, a condensing heat exchanger as well as heat exchanger plates. The condensing heat exchanger comprises: a housing and at least one heat exchanger plate disposed in the housing; the heat exchanger plate comprises a first metal board and a second metal board butting each other, wherein a surface of the first metal board and a surface of the second metal board which butt each other are butting surfaces, and two outer surfaces opposite to the butting surfaces are a first surface and a second surface, respectively; at least one of the first metal board and the second metal board is formed with a convex flow guide portion along a direction away from the butting surface; the first metal board and the second metal board form a fluid passage via the flow guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maohu Cai, Xiaowei Zhou, Shuohong Jin
  • Patent number: 10454242
    Abstract: A 4-channel parallel-optical (SR4) device for monitoring an emission power includes an emission assembly for emitting laser, a receiving assembly for receiving the laser, and a monitoring assembly for monitoring the emission power of the emission assembly. The emission assembly includes an emission chip, a first inclined mirror for total reflecting the laser, and a second inclined mirror for refracting and reflecting the laser. The receiving assembly includes a third inclined mirror or total reflecting and focusing the laser. An inner angle of the first inclined mirror is matched with an inner angle of the second inclined mirror to horizontally transmit the laser towards the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: O-NET COMMUNICATIONS (SHENZHEN) LIMITED
    Inventors: Jiangqing Lei, Tengfei Zhu, Yanyong Wang
  • Publication number: 20190315503
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wrapping device (300) for wrapping a band around a wound up roll (5?), characterised in:—a storage (301) for said band (303) to be wrapped around said wound up roll (5?),—a first conveyor (330) positionable adjacent said wound roll (5?), for conveying said band (303) to said roll (5?),—said first conveyor (330) comprising a cylindrical drum configured for rotation about an axis (W),—said drum (330) having a surface configured for receiving and transferring said band (303) to said wound up roll (5?) by a vacuum applied to said band (303) via apertures (331) formed in said surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Roll-O-Matic A/S
    Inventors: John Buk JENSEN, Mads Sandahl CHRISTENSEN
  • Patent number: 10443894
    Abstract: System and methods of operating a water heater receiving power from an electrical grid. The water heater includes a heating element, a controller, and a first control circuit. The first control circuit including an energizing terminal and a microprocessor. The method includes connecting an energizing terminal of the first control circuit between a power output terminal of the controller and the heating element, receiving driving power from the controller based on a temperature signal. The method also includes receiving control signals from the controller based on electrical grid information, and selectively energizing the heating element, by the microprocessor of the first control circuit and through the energizing terminal of the first control circuit based on the control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian T. Branecky, Ronald Bartos
  • Patent number: 10434540
    Abstract: Non-conductive films for constructing lighter than air balloons are provided. A non-conductive film may comprise multiple layers of gas barrier polymers. An outer surface printable layer and an interior heat or ultrasonically sealable layer may also be included. Each gas barrier film may comprise multiple (e.g., from 3 to approximately 75) barrier layers. A gas barrier core has a nano-layer structure. A gas barrier core may also comprise a biodegradable film or a bio-based film. A non-conductive film may comprise a metal layer for enhancing gas barrier properties. The metal layer may be discontinuous. The metal layer may be conductive and coated with an insulating top coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: San Diego Gas & Electric Company c/o Sempra Energy
    Inventors: Eldridge M. Mount, III, Denis S. Sanford
  • Patent number: 10435418
    Abstract: A reaction method comprising combining a carbonyl-substituted arylboronic acid or ester and an ?-effect amine in aqueous solution at a temperature between about ?5 C to 55 C, and a pH between 2 and 8 to produce an adduct. A process is also provided comprising: contacting a boron compound having a boron atom bonded to a sp2 hybridized carbon conjugated with a cis-carbonyl, the boron having at least one labile substituent, with an ?-effect amine, in a solvent for a time sufficient to form an adduct, which may proceed to further products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for the State University o
    Inventors: Susan Bane Tuttle, Ozlem Dilek, Kamalika Mukherjee
  • Patent number: 10433583
    Abstract: A heating module of an electronic cigarette atomizer includes a ceramic rod, a connecting element and a heating wire. The heating wire is wound around the ceramic rod, the connecting element is connected to two ends of the heating wire respectively, and the ceramic rod is of a hollow micro-porous structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: O-NET AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) LIMITED
    Inventors: Feng Wang, Fucheng Yang, Fei Shen, Bo Zhou
  • Patent number: 10434800
    Abstract: A media feeding system comprises a driver configured to rotate a media roll in a first direction; a vacuum roller positioned in a media feed path and configured to rotate in the first direction; and a media end detecting sensor positioned in the media feed path, the media end detecting sensor being configured to detect a leading edge of the media; wherein the driver rotates the media roll in a second direction opposite the first direction in response to the sensor detecting the leading end of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Datamax-O'Neil Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Colonel, Richard Hatle, Michael James Wells
  • Patent number: D866462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: I/O INTERCONNECT, LTD.
    Inventors: Gary Kung, Kuei-Jung Yang