Patents Issued in September 10, 2019
  • Patent number: 10405710
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a hand vacuum cleaner, a surface cleaning head and an air flow conduit extending from the surface cleaning head air outlet to the hand vacuum cleaner air inlet, the air flow conduit comprising a rigid wand and a flexible suction hose positioned downstream of the rigid wand and upstream of the hand vacuum cleaner air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Jason Boyd Thorne, Sam Liu, Amy Kwok
  • Patent number: 10405711
    Abstract: An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprises a surface cleaning head, a cleaning unit moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a generally upright position and a rearwardly inclined in use position, a push handle and an above floor cleaning assembly. The cleaning unit comprises an air treatment member and the push handle is rotatably mounted with respect to the cleaning unit. The above floor cleaning assembly comprises a flexible conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein in a floor cleaning mode a first portion of the flexible conduit having the outlet end is located on the second lateral side of the air treatment member and a second transverse portion of the flexible conduit extends from the second lateral side of the air treatment member over the upper end of the air treatment member to the first lateral side of the air treatment member wherein the second transverse portion is vertically spaced from the rotational joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Nina Conrad, Dave Petersen
  • Patent number: 10405712
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for use in explosive atmospheres is disclosed, the cleaning apparatus being configured to conduct to earth any electrostatic charges generated in the components of the apparatus thereby preventing electrostatic discharge. The apparatus comprises a flexible hose member comprised of an electrically conductive material and having first and second open ends, the hose member being suitable for attachment at its first end to a port of an associated suction unit to mechanically and electrically couple said hose thereto; and a substantially rigid tubular pole member comprised of an electrically conductive material and having first and second open ends, said pole member being mechanically and electrically coupled at said first end to the second end of said hose member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SPACE VAC TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Collar, William Stewart Prince
  • Patent number: 10405713
    Abstract: A central vacuum cleaning system having a floor level debris pickup valve preferably mounted in the bottom of a cabinet and connected to a tubular conduit of a vacuum producing unit by a connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a flexible and expandable hose having a pair of end connectors. Each end connector preferably is a bayonet connector. The hose is connected at one end to the rigid tubular conduit of the central vacuum system and the other end connector is pulled through an opening formed in the cabinet by expanding the hose. The expandable hose enables the pickup valve to be attached easily to the other end of the hose, afterwhich the hose is retracted back into a restricted space below the cabinet bottom wall and the pickup valve then attached to the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Coltrin Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor D. Coltrin, Darrell V. Nieschwitz, Cory G. Coltrin, Greg A. Calderone, Shawn C. Metz
  • Patent number: 10405714
    Abstract: A blowing machine has a main machine where the main machine includes a housing, a motor and a fan with the housing having a main machine air channel in which the motor and the fan are at least partially accommodated. An airflow guiding assembly is attachable to the housing and has an air duct for guiding the airflow and an airflow guiding member for guiding a part of the airflow in the air duct to flow in a direction deflecting from the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: CHERVON (HK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Jianpeng Guo, Fangjie Nie, Xiandian Shao, Toshinari Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 10405715
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a housing and a motor fan assembly arranged to generate an air flow. A detachable dirt container is mountable to the housing; the dirt container having a dirty air inlet in fluid communication with the motor fan assembly. A filter is for separating dirt from the air flow, the filter being mounted between the dirt container and the motor fan assembly. The housing comprises at least one air outlet for exhausting clean air from the motor fan assembly. Wherein the detachable dirt container comprises at least one projecting lip arranged to overlap the at least one air outlet when the detachable dirt container is mounted on the housing and direct the air flow away from the dirty air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Walker
  • Patent number: 10405717
    Abstract: A cleaner holder includes a charging stand having a battery accommodating space formed therein in which a battery detachably mounted to a cleaner is accommodated, wherein the battery accommodating space includes: a charging port selectively in contact with a battery terminal provided in the battery; a battery guide configured to perform guiding such that the battery comes into contact with the charging port; and an inlet which extends toward an upper side of the battery guide and through which the battery is inserted or withdrawn, and an upper end of the inlet is higher than an upper end of the battery accommodated in the battery accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Namhee Kim, Jinju Kim, Bohyun Nam, Sehwan Bae, Jungbae Hwang
  • Patent number: 10405718
    Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Walter Morin, Harold Boeschenstein, Faruk Bursal, Chris Grace
  • Patent number: 10405719
    Abstract: A cleaner holder includes a first body having a charging terminal to charge a cleaner; a second body connected to the first body, configured to support the cleaner and having an accommodation space in which a battery is accommodated; and a locking part rotatably connected to the first body and configured to fix the cleaner, wherein when force having predetermined magnitude is applied to the locking part in one direction, the locking part is rotated in a first direction to be coupled to the cleaner, so that the cleaner is fixed, and wherein when force having predetermined magnitude is applied to the locking part in the other direction, the locking part is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction to be uncoupled from the clean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Namhee Kim, Bohyun Nam, Jungbae Hwang, Jinju Kim, Sehwan Bae
  • Patent number: 10405720
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a cleaner includes a gravity compensation apparatus for applying compensation force to a handle unit, the gravity compensation apparatus having an elastic member connected to one side of the handle unit to generate compensation force and a sliding member for making translational movement in conjunction with turning motion of the handle unit to keep the compensation force in a constant direction regardless of an angle of the handle unit. The torque due to gravity applied to a handle unit of a vacuum cleaner may be precisely compensated, thereby relieving the burden of the user from the weight of the handle unit while the user holds the handle unit for cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heum Yong Park, Sung Jin Park, Dong Hun Lee, Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 10405721
    Abstract: An extractor cleaning machine that includes a base having a base exhaust duct having an exhaust outlet directed toward a surface being cleaned. The extractor further includes a suction source that is operable to generate an airflow that is discharged through the exhaust outlet of the base and onto the surface, which is configured to at least partially dry the surface. The extractor further includes a body pivotally coupled to the base such that the body is pivotable between an upright position and an inclined position, and the body includes a body exhaust duct that is movable relative to the base exhaust duct as the handle pivots between the upright position and the inclined position. The base exhaust duct and the body exhaust duct cooperate to form an exhaust passageway between the suction source and the exhaust outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Salo, Luke Phalen
  • Patent number: 10405722
    Abstract: A coupling instrument is provided that can easily attach or detach a main body to or from a cleaning part in a cleaning device. The coupling instrument includes a first coupling member including a bulging part having a slant part. A side peripheral part of the slant part is tapered toward a tip thereof. A first protruding part is formed in a protruding manner around the bulging part. The coupling instrument further includes a second coupling member including a fitted part in which the bulging part can be loosely fitted, and a second protruding part formed in a protruding manner around the fitted part. The second protruding part is adjacent to the first protruding part; and the second coupling member has a plurality of engaging parts arranged around the fitted part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: AKUSESU CORPORATION, TSUBAKIMOTO KOGYO CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Katsuzo Kamada
  • Patent number: 10405723
    Abstract: A surface maintenance machine comprising a body having a forward section, a middle section and a rearward section, wherein the forward section is positioned to the front of a transverse centerline of the machine, the middle section is generally centered on the transverse centerline and a rearward section positioned to the rear of the transverse centerline. A storage chamber can be defined in the middle section and enclosed by a front wall, a rear wall, lateral walls, a generally planar top surface, and a generally planar lower surface, such that the storage chamber is generally isolated from components of the surface maintenance machine. The storage chamber can have a storage chamber bottom surface with or below a top surface of at least one battery positioned in the forward section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Tennant Company
    Inventors: John C. Ickes, Martin L. Dickrell, Ronald W. Lehman, Kyle D. Sedam, Jacob L. Stock
  • Patent number: 10405724
    Abstract: A dispersible, nonwoven multistrata wipe material is provided that is stable in a wetting liquid and flushable in use. More particularly, multilayered structures including, but not limited to, two, three, or four layers are provided to form the dispersible nonwoven wipe material. The layers contain combinations of cellulosic and noncellulosic fibers, and optionally a binder or additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens LLC
    Inventors: John P. Baker, Maria Curran, Jeffrey S. Hurley, Ronald T. Moose, Jacek K. Dutkiewicz, Manuel V. Murcia, Thomas Hess
  • Patent number: 10405725
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a liquid supply conduit, and a rotatable sprayer that is rotatable about a rotation axis and has an inlet and multiple nozzles collectively forming an outlet. The dishwasher further includes a hydraulic drive fluidly coupling the liquid supply conduit to the rotatable sprayer. The hydraulic drive is mechanically coupled to the rotatable sprayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick T. Roderick, Antony M. Rappette, Daniel Lottinville, David Brightbill
  • Patent number: 10405726
    Abstract: A dishwasher is disclosed. The dishwasher includes a tub, a main arm and an auxiliary arm for spraying water to an object to be washed, a fixed gear unit for rotatably supporting the main arm, a rotating gear unit configured to be rotated in engagement with the fixed gear part, a link unit for allowing the auxiliary arm to perform a reciprocating rolling movement, and an auxiliary arm connection unit. The auxiliary arm connection unit includes an extension pipe, a shaft extending from the extension pipe in order to support an interior of the auxiliary arm, and a sealing member protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the extension pipe. The sealing member includes a support member provided on at least one of an upper portion of the sealing member and a lower portion of the sealing member in order to support the interior of the auxiliary arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Minchul Kim
  • Patent number: 10405727
    Abstract: A dishwasher appliance is provided having a disk diverter assembly operably coupled to a primary supply conduit for selectively diverting a flow of wash fluid between a middle spray assembly and an upper spray assembly. The disk diverter assembly includes a diverter disk positioned within a diverter housing defining a fluid inlet, a first fluid outlet in fluid communication with the middle spray assembly, and a second fluid outlet in fluid communication with the upper spray assembly. The diverter disk defines an aperture and a partial flange that extends along an axial direction. A positioning assembly selectively rotates the diverter disk between a first position where wash fluid is directed only through the first fluid outlet to the middle spray assembly and a second position where wash fluid is directed only through the second fluid outlet to the upper spray assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel Charles Boyer
  • Patent number: 10405728
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a reservoir for storing washing fluid, and a control device configured for calling up at least one dishwashing program for controlling a washing cycle for washing items to be washed in a washing chamber and at least one preheating program for controlling a preheating cycle for preheating washing fluid for a washing cycle separately from each other. The preheating cycle includes a heating phase during which washing fluid is circulated and the circulated washing fluid is heated. The preheating cycle has downstream of the heating phase a pumping phase during which previously circulated and heated washing fluid is pumped into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Jerg, Michael Georg Rosenbauer, Franz-Josef Wagner
  • Patent number: 10405729
    Abstract: A heat pump for a dishwasher includes an upper shell (10) defining an upper chamber (100) therein, a heating pipe (20) disposed in the upper chamber (100), a lower shell (30) defining a lower chamber (300) therein and detachably connected with the upper shell (10), an impeller (40) disposed in the lower chamber (300), and a flowing guide (50) disposed in the upper chamber (100) and adjacent to the heating pipe (20). The upper shell (10) includes an inlet (101) disposed in an upper end surface thereof and communicated with the upper chamber (100). A dishwasher including the heat pump is also provided. With a guiding effect of the flowing guide (50), the stream may contact with the heating pipe (20) and perform a complete heat exchange with the heating pipe (20), thus enhancing the heat exchanging efficiency of the heating pipe (20) and totally improving the heating efficiency of the heat pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA WASHING APPLIANCES MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuanjiang Guo, Lianjing Niu, Feng Gao
  • Patent number: 10405730
    Abstract: A batch dishwasher (1) has a treatment chamber (2) with at least one wash system which is designed as a recirculation system, wherein the treatment chamber (2) has at least two treatment zones (6, 7) in which washware can be treated at the same time but independently of one another, in particular independently of one another in respect of action time, wash and/or rinse mechanics, and/or independently in respect of the selected treatment program. The at least two treatment zones (6, 7) are each realized in such a way that at least one dish rack (5) can be inserted and removed, and wherein the dishwasher (1) has a mechanism for retracting or extending a dish rack (5) into at least one and, respectively, out of at least one of the at least two treatment zones (6, 7) as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Dietrich Berner, Martin Schrempp, Harald Disch
  • Patent number: 10405731
    Abstract: A dishwasher, including: a dishwashing compartment having a loading opening; a door configured to close the loading opening; and at least one washware rack configured for movement out of and into the dishwashing compartment, wherein the at least one washware rack includes a frame having a bottom portion and a side wall portion; and at least one adjustable glass support member extending across an interior of the at least one washware rack and disposed on the frame via brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventor: Deborah Harr
  • Patent number: 10405732
    Abstract: Provided is an endoscope device and a method of operating the endoscope device. The endoscope device includes: a knob driving part configured to be driven in a mode selected by an operator from either of an automatic mode and a manual mode; a bending part connected to the knob driving part and configured to change a position of a distal end of the endoscope device by driving of the knob driving part, a power generating part configured to provide power to the knob driving part; and a power transmitting part configured to drive the power generating part according to a manipulation of the knob driving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hae-In Chung, Mun-Kue Park, Yong-Hee Lee, Jin-Won Lee
  • Patent number: 10405733
    Abstract: A medical signal processing device is communicably connected to a medical control device through a plurality of signal transmission paths and processes an image signal corresponding to a result obtained by examining an inside of a subject. The medical signal processing device includes a transmission signal processing unit configured to generate a plurality of image signals for transmission by distributing the image signal based on transmission failure information that indicates a transmission failure on a signal in the signal transmission paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Taihei Michihata
  • Patent number: 10405734
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying an image stream captured by an in vivo imaging device are presented. A method comprises receiving a stream of image frames captured by the in vivo device, each frame comprising a plurality of pixels. A summarized image presentation comprising summarized data elements may be generated, each summarized data element corresponding to at least one frame from the image stream. Summarized data elements are generated by ordering pixels of one or more image frames according to a first sorting parameter, sampling the ordered pixels according to a predetermined sampling scheme to acquire a subset of ordered pixels; and combining or appending sampled pixels to form a summarized data element. The summarized data elements are combined to form a summarized image presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: GIVEN IMAGING LTD.
    Inventor: Hagai Krupnik
  • Patent number: 10405735
    Abstract: A towing device for endoscopy including a connecting portion connected to a wire of an endoscope to be moved, wherein a body of the connecting portion is broken when a set amount of tension or more is applied to the connecting portion; a guide portion including an inner path through which the connecting portion moves; a clip portion positioned at an opposite direction of the wire with respect to the guide portion and hooked by the connecting portion to be closed and grip body tissues; and an extension portion configured to move together with the guide portion and having a magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Moon Gu Lee, Chang Ho Jung, Yong Ho Jeon, Yun Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 10405736
    Abstract: A capsule endoscope includes an imaging device that captures time-series captured images and a processor including hardware. The processor implements a process that performs a first motion determination process with respect to the capsule endoscope based on the captured images to calculate a first motion determination result, and a communication process that transmits the captured images to an external device that is provided outside the capsule endoscope, and receives a second motion determination result, the second motion determination result being a result of a second motion determination process with respect to the capsule endoscope that was performed by the external device based on the captured images. The processor implements the process that controls the frame rate of the imaging device based on the first motion determination result and the second motion determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seigo On
  • Patent number: 10405737
    Abstract: An endoscope light source apparatus includes a first light source section that emits first light, a second light source section that emits second light, and an optical path combiner that combines an optical path of the first light and an optical path of the second light. The etendue of the first light source section is smaller than the etendue of the second light source section. The optical path combiner has an optical deflection surface that deflects the second light, and has an aperture that allows the first light to pass through it within an area of the optical deflection surface. The optical path combiner deflects the second light so that a center axis of the optical path of the second light deflected by the optical deflection surface corresponds to a center axis of the optical path of the first light that has passed through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoki Tabata, Takeshi Ito, Satoshi Ohara
  • Patent number: 10405738
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic laryngoscope includes a camera, a hollow connecting rod, a handle, and a control display. The front end of the connecting rod is connected to the camera, the rear end of the connecting rod is connected to the handle, and the rear end of the handle is connected to the control display. The laryngoscope further includes a hollow tube whose inner diameter is greater than the outer diameter of the connecting rod. The camera and the connecting rod are located on the inner side of the hollow tube. A sputum suction opening is formed between the front end of the hollow tube and the front end of the camera, and a sputum passage in communication with the opening is formed between the hollow tube and the connecting rod. The laryngoscope further includes a connector between the hollow tube and the camera and/or the connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI ANQING INSTRUMENT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhenhua Zhou, Zheng Yuan
  • Patent number: 10405739
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes obtaining an image of a retinal fundus. A plurality of features is extracted from the image of the retinal fundus. The plurality of features includes at least one feature based on anatomical domain knowledge of the retinal fundus and at least one response of a pre-trained deep convolutional neural network to at least a portion of the image of the retinal fundus. The retinal fundus is determined to belong to a left eye or a right eye, based on an analysis of the plurality of features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rajib Chakravorty, Rahil Garnavi, Pallab Roy
  • Patent number: 10405740
    Abstract: An excitation force (internal or external) and phase-sensitive optical coherence elastography (OCE) system, used in conjunction with a data analyzing algorithm, is capable of measuring and quantifying biomechanical parameters of tissues in situ and in vivo. The method was approbated and demonstrated on an example of the system that combines a pulsed ultrasound system capable of producing an acoustic radiation force on the crystalline lens surface and a phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for measuring the lens displacement caused by the acoustic radiation force. The method allows noninvasive and nondestructive quantification of tissue mechanical properties. The noninvasive measurement method also utilizes phase-stabilized swept source optical coherence elastography (PhS-SSOCE) to distinguish between tissue stiffness, such as that attributable to disease, and effects on measured stiffness that result from external factors, such as pressure applied to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
    Inventors: Kirill V. Larin, Jiasong Li, Manmohan Singh, Chen Wu, Salavat Aglyamov
  • Patent number: 10405741
    Abstract: In an optometry apparatus controller provided in an electric optometry apparatus including an optical element disposed in front of an examinee's eye and a switch mechanism that electrically switches the optical element, for instructing the switching of the optical element, the controller includes a touchscreen configured to display an operation screen for operating the electric optometry apparatus main body, displays, as the operation screen, a graphic image of a manual optometry apparatus as viewed from an operator side, the manual optometry apparatus including a plurality of operating units and being configured to switch the optical element disposed in front of the eye by an operation with respect to the operating units, and outputs a control signal to the electric optometry apparatus main body based on a touch input with respect to the graphic image on the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: NIDEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sugiura, Yuichiro Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 10405742
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting in establishing a correction for correcting heterotropia or heterophoria is disclosed. The apparatus tests a prescription for correcting the heterotropia or heterophoria before the prescription is actually realized. The apparatus includes a simulation device with an input interface, a generator unit, and a viewing device. The input interface receives diagnostic data, classification data, and magnitude data concerning the heterotropia or heterophoria, and prescription data indicating a suitable prism. The generator unit generates a right simulation image for the right eye and a left simulation image for the left eye, wherein the right and left simulation images each represent the same object or scene looked at by the respective viewing angles of the eyes. The viewing device has separate displays or display sections for displaying the simulation image to the right eye and the left eye of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
    Inventors: Maria Jose Barraza-Bernal, Siegfried Wahl
  • Patent number: 10405743
    Abstract: A hand-held timing device includes a housing including at least one substantially transparent aperture, a haptic motor disposed within the housing and configured to generate tactile feedback in response to being triggered by any of a plurality of timers, at least one light source disposed within the housing and configured to be visible through the at least one transparent aperture, and a first plurality of buttons selectable to activate the plurality of timers. The plurality of timers includes a first plurality of timers configured to control generation of a series of tactile feedback indications delineating timing of one or more sub-portions of a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test, and at least one fixed duration timer associated with a particular one of the plurality of buttons, the at least one fixed duration timer configured to measure a fixed duration and control generation of a tactile feedback indication upon expiration of the fixed duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ToxOptix, LLC
    Inventor: Royger Harris
  • Patent number: 10405744
    Abstract: An ophthalmological device emits light from a measurement optical system to an eye to be examined and calculates a dimension along the eye axis of a target portion of the eye from interfering light composed of reflected light from the eye and reference light. The measurement optical system includes incidence position changing member that changes the incidence position of light emitted to the eye, and driving unit that drives the incidence position changing member so as to scan at the incidence position of emitted light in a predetermined region of the eye. The predetermined region is a region where a straight line passes through when the straight line radially extended from the cornea apex of the eye is circumferentially moved over a predetermined angle range in the case of the eye is viewed from the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: TOMEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro Kato, Yuji Nozawa
  • Patent number: 10405745
    Abstract: A health care delivery and monitoring system including a robotic figurine with a furry layer, having components and a mechanism that facilitates robotic motion and communication. The components includes a speaker, a motor assembly, a battery, control circuitry, a video camera, speech generator, a communication interface, a network interface and a speech detector operatively connected with each other. The video camera and the wearable device cooperate to enable the robotic figurine to observe the user. The system leverages data from the various digital devices of the patients and other 3rd party syndicated sources to derive insights and enable the delivery of personalized care to the patients. The network interface being connected via a network to a computer, which utilizes the derived insights to provide instructions to the figurine including gesture and voice commands that enable effective care delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Haranth Gnana
  • Patent number: 10405746
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is disclosed in which an analog sensor receives an electromagnetic (EM) wave (e.g., a radio frequency signal) from an interrogation device. The sensor converts a biological measurement of a subject into an electrical resistance and modulates a response to reflect the incident signal based on the electrical resistance. The sensor then provides the response to the interrogation device that corresponds to the biological measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Memphis Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bashir I. Morshed, Sergi Consul-Pacareu
  • Patent number: 10405747
    Abstract: A glucose monitoring system, includes a glucose sensor strip or package of strips. The strip includes a substrate and a glucose monitoring circuit that has electrodes and a bodily fluid application portion of selected chemical composition. An antenna is integrated with the glucose sensor strip. A RFID sensor chip is coupled with the glucose sensor strip and the antenna. The chip has a memory containing digitally-encoded data representing calibration and/or expiration date information for the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy T. Goodnow, Lei (Lawrence) He
  • Patent number: 10405748
    Abstract: A device (901) is manufactured from a sheet layer (100) defining a plurality of panels (101,102,103). Each panel is connected to at least one other panel along a common edge (104). A perforation (105) extends along the common edge and defines a separation location allowing the each panel to be separated from adjoining panels when an applied force pulls each panel away from the adjoining panels. A score line (115) bisects each panel and is oriented orthogonally with the perforation. The score line allows a first portion (116) of each panel to fold about the score line to abut a second portion (117) of each panel. An adhesive (501), disposed along the first portion, retains the first portion to the second portion, as well as retains the filament between the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Foley, Ben Duck
  • Patent number: 10405749
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. A nucleic acid molecule can have a) a polynucleotide sense strand and a polynucleotide antisense strand; b) each strand of the molecule being from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length; c) a contiguous region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides of the antisense strand being complementary to a sequence of an mRNA encoding p21; and d) at least a portion of the sense strand can be complementary to at least a portion of the antisense strand, and the molecule has a duplex region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10405750
    Abstract: A method for fast high-resolution deep photoacoustic tomography of action potentials in brains is provided herein. The method may utilize a high-speed, high-spatial-resolution, deep-penetration photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) system for real-time imaging of action potentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Lihong Wang, Bin Rao, Ruiying Zhang
  • Patent number: 10405751
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-invasive device and method of detecting or evaluating brain damage in a living subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America As Represented By The Department Of Vetern Affairs
    Inventors: Eugene B. Hanlon, Frank A. Greco
  • Patent number: 10405752
    Abstract: An apparatus for skin imaging is provided. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a mobile device to obtain digital images using a digital camera and a light source provided by the mobile device. The apparatus includes an optical system for illuminating an object to be imaged with uniform ambient light and a light conduit for delivering reflected light to the mobile device digital camera. The apparatus is removably attachable to the mobile device and/or a mobile device case. One or more optical elements, such as lenses, films, filters, and light caps may be used to improve image quality and/or acquire magnified images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: MetaOptima Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Sepideh Khosravi Simchi, Maryam Sadeghi, Majid Razmara, M. Stella Atkins
  • Patent number: 10405753
    Abstract: Sterile and non-toxic pharmaceutical compositions of near IR, closed chain, sulfo-cyanine dyes and methods for visualizing tissue under illumination with near-infrared radiation are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Sorger
  • Patent number: 10405754
    Abstract: System and methodology objectively capture clinical data on oral health and provide standardized scoring for quantifying oral health. The process of capturing clinical data is based on use of an intraoral camera with imaging software that has the capacity to capture digital images of all tooth surfaces. Digital plaque data are collected in a standardized manner per tooth, and with the ability to select optimal frames for analysis. Data are extracted per tooth into a software program. Color classification of each pixel is determined by the software program using an algorithm that makes use of red/green/blue color code combinations. These classifications are then quantitatively used within the software program and separate algorithms that automatically generate a range of oral health scoring techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Cindy L. Munro, Paula Louise Cairns, Xusheng Chen, Gwendolyn J. Good, Kevin Edward Kip
  • Patent number: 10405755
    Abstract: A core body temperature monitoring system comprises a first, core body temperature, thermometer and a second thermometer comprising a heat flux sensor. The second thermometer is for application to the skin for providing temperature monitoring over time. The second thermometer is calibrated using an output from the first core body temperature thermometer during an initial measurement operation. The first thermometer is removably attached to the second thermometer, wherein the first thermometer is adapted for use while attached to the second thermometer, and is then removed when the second thermometer is to be used. This system provides calibration of a flux sensor which is applied to the skin, by using an initial core body temperature measurement. In this way, the functionality and usage of a classic core body temperature thermometer is combined with a wearable continuous monitoring capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Shrubsole, Edwin Gerardus Johannus Maria Bongers, Hugo Copini
  • Patent number: 10405756
    Abstract: An examination device for a heart. An afterload device connected to the aorta provides a counter-pressure by an annular space delimited between a rigid cylinder and an elastic tube inserted in the rigid cylinder. The annular space comprises a compressible medium, such as air, nitrogen gas or carbon dioxide and is connected to a reservoir providing a predetermined pressure corresponding to a diastolic pressure. The reservoir is connected to the annular space via a restriction and a back-flow valve. During diastole, the annular space is inflated by the reservoir and provides a diastolic counter pressure for providing coronary flow. During systole, the ejected fluid from the heart ventricle displaces the medium inside the annular space through the restriction to the reservoir, thereby removing energy from the fluid. The compressible medium forms a compliance. Also, there is a preload device comprising a vertical collapsible tube for preload of the atrium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: XVIVO PERFUSION AB
    Inventors: Stig Steen, Audrius Paskevicius, Benjamin King
  • Patent number: 10405757
    Abstract: A gatekeeper electronic signal can be generated by a patient sensor and/or in an intermediate device, such as an electrical cable, that is separate from a patient's physiological information electronic signal. The gatekeeper signal can be generated to indicate to a computer monitor that the sensor and/or cable is of the type that is compatible with, and/or usable with, such computer monitor, and/or that the sensor and/or cable is properly attached to the computer monitor. The gatekeeper signal can be created by an ambient temperature sensor on, or in electrical communication with, the patient monitor, and/or the gatekeeper signal can be created by a gatekeeper electronic signal generator to simulate an ambient temperature value. The gatekeeper signal can be separate from an electronic signal or plurality of signals that include patient physiological information, and the gatekeeper signal may not include any patient physiological information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Hughes, Lina Derderian
  • Patent number: 10405758
    Abstract: A carrier assembly includes a sub-assembly including a pump, at least one solenoid valve, and a check valve. The pump, the at least one solenoid valve, and the check valve are in fluid communication with each other and with at least one pressure transducer via a manifold. Also, the carrier assembly is configured to be mounted to a medical device's main assembly board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan S. Knieriem
  • Patent number: 10405759
    Abstract: A blood pressure measurement cuff includes a belt-shaped body and a ring having a temporary fastening structure that allows a region continuous with the outer circumferential end of the belt-shaped body to be pulled through the ring away from the measurement site during attachment and suppresses a case in which the region continuous with the outer circumferential end of the belt-shaped body is pulled back through the ring by elastic force of the measurement site. The temporary fastening structure includes a sleeve member fitted around a second side of the ring for pivoting around the second side. The sleeve member includes a first region that allows the outer cloth to slide and a second region having a projection that applies friction to the outer cloth in that order from an upstream side toward a downstream side with respect to a direction in which the belt-shaped body is pulled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tameo Ashida, Hirotaka Hayashi, Masaki Harada
  • Patent number: 10405760
    Abstract: A heart rate monitor system having at least one primary heart rate sensor (110) for measuring or determining a heart rate of a user and for outputting an output signal (HR) is provided. The output signal (HR) is based at least on measured heart beats and/or artifacts. The heart rate monitor system also comprises a model unit (132) for estimating or predicting a heart rate (HRM) of a user based on a model stored in the model unit (132) and the information received from at least one secondary sensor (120) measuring at least one physiological factor influencing heart rate of a user. The heart rate monitor system furthermore comprises a processing unit (131) for correlating the output signal (HR) received from the primary sensor (110) with the estimated or predicted hear rate (HRM) received from the model unit (132) to differentiate the measured heart beats from the artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Cristian Nicolae Presura, David Antoine Christian Marie Roovers, Ruxandra Valentina Bobiti