Patents Issued in April 21, 2020
  • Patent number: 10627354
    Abstract: This substitution site measuring equipment using an electron beam analyzes, with high precision, the structure of a substitution site in a micrometer- to nanometer-order region, by reducing or vanishing the X-ray intensity of diffraction X-rays generated in a specimen. The substitution site measuring equipment measures a substitution site in a crystal by detecting, by means of an X-ray detector, X-rays generated from a specimen upon irradiation of the specimen with an electron beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Anan, Masanari Koguchi
  • Patent number: 10627355
    Abstract: In order to make it possible to remove dust produced in a heating furnace 10 more efficiently than ever before, the present invention is adapted to include: a dust discharge passage L that communicates with the inside of the heating furnace 10 and is for discharging dust produced by heating a sample X; a dust accommodating part 30 that accommodates the dust discharged from the dust discharge passage L; and a negative pressure generating mechanism 90 that is provided in the dust discharge passage L and generates negative pressure in the dust discharge passage, in which the negative pressure generated by the negative pressure generating mechanism 90 guides the dust from the heating furnace 10 to the dust discharge passage L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HORIBA, LTD.
    Inventor: Takahito Inoue
  • Patent number: 10627356
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for determining the combustive behavior of a specimen. The apparatus comprises a housing, a burner disposed within the housing, a specimen holder for holding a specimen disposed within the housing such that, the specimen is exposed to the flame for a predetermined time. During and upon the completion of the predetermined time, the apparatus is configured to determine the combustive properties of the specimen including the ignition time, glowing time, fire endurance time, length, width and area of the burnt surface, mass loss rate incurred by the specimen from the combustion and amount of heat and smoke released from the combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventors: Mohammad Shams Esfand Abadi, Hamid Reza Azemati, Mohammad Sadegh Taher Tolou Del, Hamid R. Taghiyari
  • Patent number: 10627357
    Abstract: Patch-clamp amplifiers that may be readily manufactured, may be simple to reconfigure for product updates, and can be quickly reconfigured into a different mode during operation. One example may provide patch-clamp amplifiers that may be readily manufactured by implementing some or all of the compensation and other circuits using digital circuitry. These digital circuits may be implemented using discrete or integrated logic circuits, programmable logic such as field-programmable gate arrays or programmable logic arrays, or other fixed or configurable logic circuits or combination thereof. These programmable logic circuits may be reconfigured by a user or by a manufacturer through firmware or software updates when a product update is desired. These circuits may also be quickly reconfigured to allow rapid switching between modes during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sutter Instrument Company
    Inventors: Rich Lobdill, Aaron Best, Greg Hjelmstad
  • Patent number: 10627358
    Abstract: Embodiments provide analyte detection methods, techniques and processes for detecting the presence of one or more analytes in one or more samples. In a detection method, a sample and a sensor compound is introduced into a channel. A first potential difference is applied across the length of the channel in a first direction, and a first electrical property value is detected. Subsequently, a second potential difference is applied across the length of the channel in a second opposite direction, and a second electrical property value is detected. Presence or absence of an analyte in the channel is determined based on a comparison between the first and second electrical property values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Alveo Technologies, Inc., The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Sumita Pennathur, Peter Joseph Crisalli, Ronald Phillip Chiarello
  • Patent number: 10627359
    Abstract: A sensor system for sensing environmental conditions inside of a sealed enclosure includes a microcontroller and a thermal conductivity sensor for sensing inert gas concentration. The thermal conductivity sensor is operably coupled to the microcontroller. The thermal conductivity sensor includes a lamp with a filament that is exposed to the environment inside of the sealed enclosure, a thermal mass and a temperature sensor coupled to the thermal mass. The lamp is disposed at least partially within the thermal mass. A heater is coupled to the thermal mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventors: Dan Haglin, Randi Ernst
  • Patent number: 10627360
    Abstract: A sensor body has a body recess portion, in which a sensor element is housed and the body recess portion opens at a body opening portion. A sensor cover has a cover window which communicates between the intake passage and the body opening portion, and the sensor cover covers the sensor body. A sensor filter is provided with a sensor peripheral portion which extends along a virtual surface. In a projection view with respect to the virtual plane the body opening portion and the cover window are positioned within a filtering area which is defined as an inner side of a contour of the filter peripheral portion, such that the filter peripheral portion contacts the sensor body and the sensor cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Akuzawa, Takashi Enomoto, Junzo Yamaguchi, Takuma Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10627361
    Abstract: An electrochemical test device for determining a concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample is provided. The electrochemical test device comprises a set of electrodes including a working electrode for the analyte and sensing chemistry for the working electrode, wherein the sensing chemistry comprises a diaphorase, an electron transfer agent having a standard redox potential in the range of ?0.52 to 0.18 V, an NAD(P)+-dependent dehydrogenase and a cofactor for the NAD(P)+-dependent dehydrogenase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: INSIDE BIOMETRICS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Marco Cardosi, Stephanie Kirkwood
  • Patent number: 10627362
    Abstract: A method and device for measuring blood glucose are provided. The device includes a strip receiving part having a plurality of pins therein, the pins being arranged in such a manner that at least one of the pins contacts at least one electrode formed in a blood glucose measurement strip when the blood glucose measurement strip is inserted into the strip receiving part; and a controller configured to identify a type of the blood glucose measurement strip inserted into the strip receiving part and to control application of a testing voltage configured in response to the identified type of the blood glucose measurement strip to each pin of the strip receiving part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seong-Je Cho, Kwang-Bok Kim, Sun-Tae Jung, Jae-Geol Cho, Chul-Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 10627363
    Abstract: A probe gas analysis system is provided. The probe gas analysis system comprises a probe body configured to be exposed to a source of process gas. The probe gas analysis system also comprises a sensor cell assembly having a sensor cell with a sensing side and a reference side. The sensing side is disposed to contact the source of process gas, and to generate a signal indicative of a detected difference in oxygen concentration between the reference side and the sensing side. The probe gas analysis system also comprises a substantially permanent seal coupling the sensor cell assembly to the probe body, wherein the substantially permanent seal separates the reference side from the sensing side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Nemer, Mark D. Stojkov
  • Patent number: 10627364
    Abstract: Method for interfacing an integrated circuit with a biological ion channel, the integrated circuit being at least partially disposed within an electrolytic solution and including an amplifier and one or more electrodes on a surface thereof, includes forming one or more microwells proximate the one or more electrodes, applying a lipid membrane over the integrated circuit proximate the microwells, and placing a further electrode in the electrolytic solution proximate the lipid membrane on a side opposite the integrated circuit. A biological ion channel interface is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Shepard, Jacob Rosenstein, Siddharth Ramakrishnan, Jared Roseman
  • Patent number: 10627365
    Abstract: A sensor control apparatus for a gas sensor which detects a particular gas component contained in a gas under measurement. In the case where humidity detection is performed using an electromotive-force-type gas sensor, a sensor control apparatus changes a target voltage of an electromotive force cell to a second target voltage for humidity detection and then to a third target voltage which is lower than a first target voltage which is a target voltage used for detecting the concentration of the particular gas component. In the case where humidity detection is performed using a limiting-current-type gas sensor, the sensor control apparatus changes the voltage applied to a pump cell to a second application voltage for humidity detection and then to a third application voltage which is lower than a first application voltage which is an application voltage used for detecting the concentration of the particular gas component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dai Nishijima, Satoshi Teramoto
  • Patent number: 10627366
    Abstract: Embodiments of fluid distribution manifolds, cartridges, and microfluidic systems are described herein. Fluid distribution manifolds may include an insert member and a manifold base and may define a substantially closed channel within the manifold when the insert member is press-fit into the base. Cartridges described herein may allow for simultaneous electrical and fluidic interconnection with an electrical multiplex board and may be held in place using magnetic attraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald F. Renzi, Gregory J. Sommer, Anup K. Singh, Anson V. Hatch, Mark R. Claudnic, Ying-Chih Wang, James L. Van De Vreugde
  • Patent number: 10627367
    Abstract: A liquid specimen sensor includes a pair of first IDT electrodes and a pair of second IDT electrodes, a pair of first input connection conductors connected to one of the pair of first IDT electrodes and extending to the outside of the flow path, a pair of first output connection conductors connected to the other of the pair of first IDT electrodes and extending to the outside of the flow path, a pair of second input connection conductors connected to one of the pair of second IDT electrodes and extending to the outside of the flow path, and a pair of second output connection conductors connected to the other of the pair of second IDT electrodes and extending to the outside of the flow path. The sum of the line lengths in the flow path of the pair of first input connection conductors and the pair of first output connection conductors and the sum of the line lengths in the flow path of the pair of second input connection conductors and the pair of second output connection conductors are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katta, Hiroyasu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10627368
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for detection of methane in an environment, including a housing with a sensor printed circuit board and a processor printed circuit board interconnected to and thermally insulated from the sensor printed circuit board. The sensor printed circuit board includes a first tuning fork isolated from the environment, and a second tuning fork exposed to the environment. The tuning forks are attached to opposite sides of the sensor printed circuit board. The processor printed circuit board includes processing circuitry interconnected to the first tuning fork and the second tuning fork, which receives vibration frequency signals therefrom, and is programmed to determine a frequency difference between the frequency of vibration of the first tuning fork and the frequency vibration of the second tuning fork, and if the frequency difference is greater than a predetermined threshold, then setting an alarm to indicate the presence of methane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Applied Nanotech, Inc.
    Inventor: Igor Pavlovsky
  • Patent number: 10627369
    Abstract: A method, a computer program and a system for ultrasonic inspecting of objects is provided. The method comprises positioning (103) a measuring device (11) comprising a plurality of transducers (12) on the inspected object (20) and performing a number of test signal acquisitions (103). Each acquisition includes using one transducer to induce an ultrasonic signal into the test object, and using at least one other transducer to receive an ultrasonic test signal. The inspecting further comprises determining (105, 205) the influence of contact surface variations between each test signal and a reference signal; compensating (106, 206) the full test signal for the contact surface variations; and determining (109) a residual signal. The system comprises a computing device (30), and a measuring system (13) communicatively connected to the computing device (30). The measuring system (13) includes an ultrasound unit (19) and a measuring device (11) provided with a plurality of transducers (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Creo Dynamics AB
    Inventor: Christophe Mattei
  • Patent number: 10627370
    Abstract: Methods of testing the material of a metal object made by additive manufacturing. An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) is used to transmit long duration acoustic signals into the object, and to receive response signals representing resonance of acoustic waves within the material. At least one resonance peak is identified and used to determine attenuation and/or wave velocity. These values can then be used to determine material properties, such as porosity, Shear Modulus, Young's Modulus, or Poisson's Ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Adam C. Cobb, Albert J. Parvin, Jr., Barron J. Bichon
  • Patent number: 10627371
    Abstract: A change in a surface of a wall is detected by transmitting a pulse of input ultrasonic vibrations into a proximal surface of the wall and then receiving ultrasonic vibrations from that proximal surface. The received ultrasonic vibrations are compared with a previously detected pulse of output ultrasonic vibrations that have been received from the proximal surface in order to identify, for example, a time of arrival of a current pulse of output ultrasonic vibrations. The time of arrival of this current pulse of output of ultrasonic vibrations may be used to detect a change in the surface of the wall, such as a change in the thickness of the wall. Other embodiments can detect a change in the roughness profile of the wall using changes in the received ultrasonic vibrations other than arrival time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: PERMASENSE LIMITED
    Inventors: Frederic Bert Cegla, Attila Gajdacsi
  • Patent number: 10627372
    Abstract: Vibration data indicative of the health of a machine is collected using a vibration sensor connected to a portable vibration data collector. After the vibration sensor has been attached to a measurement point on the machine, vibration data is collected over a measurement time period having a begin time and an end time, and the vibration data is stored in memory of the portable vibration data collector. First and second average amplitudes of the vibration data collected during first and second time windows in the measurement time period are determined. The slope of the vibration data is calculated based on the ratio of the amplitude difference between the first and second average amplitudes and the time difference between the first and second time windows. The vibration data is either retained in the memory or discarded based on the comparison of the slope to a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Computational Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stewart V. Bowers, III, William A. Davis
  • Patent number: 10627373
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a fluidic system of a liquid chromatography system is characterized by: (a) drawing a fluid into a syringe pump; (b) configuring a valve so as to fluidically couple the pump to either a fluidic pathway through the fluidic system or to a plug that prevents fluid flow; (c) causing the syringe pump to progressively compress the fluid therein or expel the fluid to the fluidic pathway, while measuring a pressure of the fluid; (d) determining a profile of the variation of the measured pressure; (e) comparing the determined profile to an expected profile that depends upon the fluid; and (f) providing a notification of a sub-optimal operating condition or malfunction if the determined profile varies from the expected profile by greater than a predetermined tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: THERMO FINNIGAN LLC
    Inventors: Tao Song, John E. Brann, Joseph John Takarewski, Jr., Eric A. France
  • Patent number: 10627374
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, kits, and methods for purification and analysis of analytes having a broad range of hydrophobicities by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Using one set of liquid chromatography columns, one set of mobile phase buffers, and, optionally, a single ionization method (e.g., electrospray ionization), a wide range of analytes can be purified and analyzed on a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system. LC-MS purification and analysis of analytes having a broad range of partition coefficients is accomplished by selecting LC run parameters and MS system parameters that are particular to different classes of analytes without having to make column or buffer changes or any other hardware configuration changes to the LC-MS system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Cohesive Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Herman, Robert Dewitte, Dayana Argoti
  • Patent number: 10627375
    Abstract: An electrospray emitter assembly for interfacing a separation column to a mass spectrometer is disclosed. An emitter capillary includes an inlet end and an outlet end. A fitting is coupled to the inlet end of the emitter, configured to be removably connected to the separation column. A stop with a defined through hole is integrated proximate the inlet end of the emitter to produce a path for liquid to flow from the separation column to the emitter via the through hole where a voltage is applied to the liquid entering the emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Thermo Hypersil-Keystone LLC, Dionex Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon Howard Robson, Xuefei Sun, Xiaodong Liu
  • Patent number: 10627376
    Abstract: Methods and systems for failure prediction using analysis of oil or other lubricant. Raw data about feature(s) of each of a plurality of particles filtered from a fluid sample are used to categorize each particle into one of a plurality of categories, each category being defined by one or more of: chemical composition, size and morphology. Particle physical characteristics in each category are quantified to obtain a set of categorized data. The categorized data are compared with historical data. Results of the comparing are evaluated to generate a prediction of any failure or mechanism of failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Maurice Jean, Daniel Meilleur
  • Patent number: 10627377
    Abstract: A centrifugation approach used to accelerate current empirical methods used to investigate silicone drainage in syringes is disclosed. A siliconized syringe is placed into a holder of a centrifuge in a predefined orientation. Centrifugation of the syringe is activated at a predetermined G rate and for a period of intended simulation time and is ended as that time elapses. The time can be a function of intended simulation time, acceleration due to gravity, square of centrifuge revolution rate, and distance from center of rotor hub to matching point on the syringe barrel. One or more injection functionality parameters of the syringe is assessed after the elapsed period of time. A bucket fixture for retaining one or more syringes in the predefined orientation is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Brian Frank Lewis, Bernard Michael McGarvey
  • Patent number: 10627378
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are volatile organic compound monitoring or detection systems and methods, including systems having both a reference air intake component and at least one air sample intake line. In certain embodiments, the systems provide for continuously repeating cycles of testing and calibration/recalibration. Further implementations relate to systems having two or more intake lines that can be positioned to take air samples at distances ranging from 5 feet to 200 feet or more apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: GreenAire Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: John Konieczka, Ken Kubitz, Timothy Austin
  • Patent number: 10627379
    Abstract: A combustible gas sensor for detecting an analyte gas includes a first element including a first electric heating element, a first support structure on the first electric heating element and a first catalyst supported on the first support structure and electronic circuitry in electrical connection with the first element. The electronic circuitry is configured to operate in a first mode in which the first element is operated at a first temperature at which the first catalyst catalyzes combustion of the analyte gas, and in a second mode wherein the first element is operated at a second temperature which is below the temperature at which the first catalyst catalyzed combustion of the analyte gas but at which Joule heating of the first element occurs. The electronic circuitry is further configured to measure a variable in the second mode related to a mass of the first element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: MSA TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Flori Zanella, Sr., Meghan E. Swanson, Daniel Santoro
  • Patent number: 10627380
    Abstract: The disclosure involves multi-source data assimilation. According to an embodiment, first data associated with an indication of environmental quality in a first region is obtained, and second data associated with an indication of environmental quality in a second region is obtained. The first data is of a higher quality than the second data according to a predetermined criterion. The second data is calibrated according to a relationship between the first and second data in an overlap of the first and second regions. Third data associated with an indication of environmental quality in a third region is determined based on the first data and the calibrated second data, wherein the third region comprises at least the first and second regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Tao Ba, Wen Chen Cheng, Chang Rui Ren, Ling Yun Wang, Wen Jun Yin, Gang Zhou, Ke Xu Zou
  • Patent number: 10627381
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for calculating a safety grade of a working environment that may receive harmful gas information from a gas sensor configured to detect a harmful gas to calculate a safety grade, receive biometric information of a user from a biometric sensor configured to measure the biometric information of the user, calculate a safety grade for the user based on the harmful gas information and the biometric information, and output the calculated safety grade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: GUMI ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION KEIMYUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hyung Jin Kim, Jong Ha Lee, Min Ji Choi
  • Patent number: 10627382
    Abstract: A method is presented for checking the functional capability of a nitrogen oxide sensor (10) which has a first chamber (12) and a second chamber (14), wherein the first chamber has a first oxygen pump cell (20) and the second chamber has a second pump cell (34), in a normal operating mode of the nitrogen oxide sensor (10), an oxygen concentration level in the first chamber is reduced to a predetermined first value with the first pump cell, and an oxygen concentration level in the second chamber is reduced to a second value with the second pump cell, said second value being lower than the first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eckehard Knoefler, Torsten Handler
  • Patent number: 10627383
    Abstract: Methods and devices to rapidly detect trace levels of water soluble fluorescent mineral species such as uranium in aqueous fluids (e.g. water) are provided. The methods and devices involve sequestration of cationic forms of the water soluble fluorescent mineral species (e.g. the uranium oxycation uranyl, UO22+) via pressurized fluid flow through a porous silica gel medium, to enhance natural fluorescence and increase the speed of detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gary Tepper, Brandon Dodd
  • Patent number: 10627384
    Abstract: The invention provides a water quality analyzer with which an abnormality in the collection of water can be determined by detecting whether or not a predetermined amount of a liquid sample has been fed into a sample container. The analyzer is formed of: a sample container 53 into which a liquid sample can be introduced through a liquid sample introduction port 53e formed in a lower portion of the container 53; a light source unit 51 for irradiating the container 53 with light; and a detection unit 52 for detecting light that has passed through the container 53, and further includes a determination unit for determining whether or not a predetermined amount of the liquid sample has been contained in the container 53 on the basis of the change in the light intensity detected by the detection unit 52 when the liquid sample is fed into the container 53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshio Kitada
  • Patent number: 10627385
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for investigating and characterizing a fragment or debris field caused by an explosion, and in particular, explosions resulting from the detonation of a cased munition. Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and devices which can be used to determine and correlate properties such as size/mass, location and velocity of fragments resulting from such a detonation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: THORNTON TOMASETTI, INC.
    Inventor: Chad McArthur
  • Patent number: 10627386
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a system for monitoring crops and soil conditions below a crop canopy includes a retractable boom assembly adapted to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle. Further according to this aspect, the boom assembly includes an actuator and an elongate probe is coupled to the retractable boom assembly. Still further, the system includes a controller for maneuvering the elongate probe below the crop canopy while the boom assembly is extended by the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Aker Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Orlando Saez, Tim Golly, Todd Golly
  • Patent number: 10627387
    Abstract: A method for evaluating the condition of grease includes submitting a sample of grease to light from a spectrophotometer, passing the light through the sample along a light path, and analyzing the color or spectrum of the light after emerging from the light path. The length of the light path can be varied as needed to enable translucent or very light-colored greases and greases that are dark provide useable data from the light passing through the grease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: York Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Wurzbach, Evan Bupp, Richard J. Janosky, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10627388
    Abstract: A method for detecting a deflection between a source module and a detection module in a scanning apparatus and configured as a sensor pair for scanning transmission measurement of sheet material being transported in a machine direction through a sensing gap formed between the source module and the detection module. The source module is arranged on a first side of the sensing gap and emits a sensing radiation or sensing energy radiation towards the sensing gap, and the detection module is arranged on a second side of the sensing gap opposite to the first side and detects the radiation from the source module and transmitted through the sensing gap. The method includes: attaching a removable blocking device to the detection module; and performing a partially-blocked scanning process during which the source module and the detection module are jointly moved in a cross direction of the scanning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Shih-Chin Chen, Chang Yuan Liu, Ake A. Hellstrom
  • Patent number: 10627389
    Abstract: Methods are provided for assessing a cellular breast sample. Aspects of the methods include flow cytometrically obtaining sample data, cellular data, and combinations thereof, and then assessing the cellular breast sample based on the obtained data. In addition, compositions, e.g., kits, systems and programming, useful in practicing various embodiments of the methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: IncellDx, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Shults, Amanda Noel Chargin, Seyedhamed Jafarianmohamady
  • Patent number: 10627390
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a biologic fluid sample includes the steps of: a) providing a spatially mapped chamber; b) providing a predetermined repeatable non-uniform spatial distribution of one or more constituents within the sample, which distribution indicates the presence or absence of a statistically significant number of constituents within the sample in each chamber sub-region; c) selecting one or more image techniques for each sub-region based on the presence or absence of the statistically significant number of one or more constituents in that sub-region as indicated by the distribution; d) creating image data representative of the biologic fluid sample in each sub-region, using the one or more image techniques selected for that sub-region; and e) analyzing the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Abbott Point of Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Min Xie, Stephen C. Wardlaw
  • Patent number: 10627391
    Abstract: A device, system and method related to a pneumatic system for fluid analysis. The device, system and method comprises a connection interface for a fluid analyser unit, a connection interface for a pump unit, a flow sensor and a pressure sensor. The device, system and method further comprises a control unit for calculating a pump stroke force or amplitude, and/or pump frequency based on measurements from the flow sensor and the pressure sensor for obtaining a constant flow through the pneumatic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SHENZHEN MINDRAY SCIENTIFIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sigun Israelsson, Peter Svedmyr, Johan Werner, Anders Finn, Mathias Eklund, Torbjörn Boxell
  • Patent number: 10627392
    Abstract: The present technology provides methods for detecting and diagnosing diseases and conditions characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction using monocytes as an indicator of the dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Stealth Biotherapeutics Corp
    Inventor: D. Travis Wilson
  • Patent number: 10627393
    Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a method capable of avoiding nonspecific reactions which result in the absence of agglutination that should occur in agglutination inhibition LTIA. The present invention provides a method of avoiding nonspecific reactions in a latex agglutination inhibition test by performing a latex agglutination inhibition assay in the presence of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, and polyvalent quaternary amine polymer compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiko Hattori, Souichi Kitano, Michiko Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 10627394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of screening biological samples for the presence of Strongyloides spp. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sensitive and specific screening test for the presence of anti-Strongyloides spp antibodies, protein or nucleic acid in subjects using particular Strongyloides spp L3 stage antigens and nucleic acids encoding same which have diagnostic efficacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Inventors: Rahmah Binti Noordin, Norsyahida Binti Arifin
  • Patent number: 10627395
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for detecting a presence or absence of one or more analytes in small volumes of samples. The detected presence or absence of the one or more analytes can be used for a variety of applications including biomonitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NEWOMICS INC.
    Inventors: Daojing Wang, Pan Mao
  • Patent number: 10627396
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for the free solution measurement of molecular interactions by refractive index sensing other than backscattering interferometry. The disclosed methods can have very low detection limits and/or very low sample volume requirements. Also disclosed are various biosensor applications of the disclosed techniques. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Darryl J. Bornhop, Amanda Kussrow, Michael Kammer
  • Patent number: 10627397
    Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising an analyte bound covalently or through a first binding pair to a polymer. In this composition, the analyte is less than about 2000 MW; the polymer further comprises more than one signal or first member of a second binding pair; and the analyte is not a member of the first binding pair or the second binding pair. Also provided is an assay for an analyte. The assay comprises: combining a sample suspected of containing the analyte with the above-described composition and a binding agent that binds to the analyte; and detecting the signal or the first member of the second binding pair that is bound to the binding agent. In this assay, the amount of the signal or the first member of the second binding pair bound to the binding agent is inversely proportional to the analyte in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Enzo Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Coleman, Maciej Szczepanik, Richard Jin
  • Patent number: 10627398
    Abstract: An analysis device optically scans a surface of a substrate to which particles are fixed, detects a pulse wave included in a detection signal obtained from an optical scanning unit when the optical scanning unit scans the substrate, and counts the particles based on pulse interval between two pulse waves each having pulse width less than first reference value determined depending on first pulse width when the optical scanning unit scans a plurality of particles adjacent to each other when the two pulse waves are detected consecutively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Ono, Shingo Yagyu, Makoto Itonaga, Yuichi Hasegawa, Koji Tsujita
  • Patent number: 10627399
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for conducting binding assays in an assay device that includes one or more storage and use zone. The storage zones of the assay device are configured to house one or more reagents used in an assay conducted in the use zone of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Meso Scale Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Sudeep Kumar, George Sigal, Michael Tsionsky
  • Patent number: 10627400
    Abstract: Successful application of an engineered protein as therapeutics or in other industries would require the protein to have good expression level, good biophysical properties and often desired affinity to its target. The present invention provides s method of screening large numbers of protein candidates (PCs) in all three aspects simultaneously. PCs are fused to a protein anchor, which is captured by the target/antigen. The captured PCs are evaluated for their expression levels, biophysical properties and affinities using conventional methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: National Research Council of Canada
    Inventors: Jianbing Zhang, Tomoko Hirama
  • Patent number: 10627401
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits associated with analyzing, enriching, and/or isolating a biomarker or analyte in a biological sample. In one aspect, for example, a method for determining a concentration of a biomarker in a biological sample can include binding any unbound biomarker with an antibody specific for the biomarker to form antibody-bound biomarker, enriching the antibody-bound biomarker and any endogenous autoantibody-bound biomarker to form an enriched fraction, identifying the biomarker in the enriched fraction, and determining the concentration of the biomarker in the biological sample. In one aspect, the concentration of the biomarker is derived from initially unbound biomarker and autoantibody-bound biomarker in the biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mark M. Kushnir, Alan L. Rockwood, A. Wayne Meikle
  • Patent number: 10627402
    Abstract: Provided is a peptide for targeting gastric cancer, a composition for diagnosing radioresponsiveness-dependent gastric cancer using the peptide, and a drug delivery use of the peptide, wherein a functional peptide capable of targeting cancer has been discovered so as to implement personalized diagnosis and treatment for individual patients having cancer, consideration of problems occurring during treatment in which treatment cases of respective patients differ due to different therapeutic responses resulting from genetic differences in the individual patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Eun Kyung Choi, Seong-Yun Jeong, Si Yeol Song, Kyoung Jin Lee, Seol Hwa Shin, Eun Jin Ju
  • Patent number: 10627403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and materials for more effectively treating patients with interferon. It is based on the discovery that clinical response to interferon (IFN) therapy is mediated in part by inhibition of activation of MDSC and such inhibition can be observed after a test dose of interferon; a significant decrease of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by MDSC (as a measure of their activation) after IFN therapy is predictive of overall response to immunotherapy in cancer patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Larisa Geskin, Oleg E. Akilov