US10156082B2
Embodiments provide a pool cleaner with a housing, a first drive wheel positioned along a first side of the housing, and a second drive wheel positioned along a second side of the housing. The pool cleaner also includes a steering system engaged with the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel. The steering system includes a rotating cam with a first cam profile and a second cam profile different from the first cam profile. The steering system drives the housing in a cycle of forward and turn movements by rotating the first drive wheel based on the first cam profile and rotating the second drive wheel based on the second cam profile.
US10156076B1
A post support includes a platform portion and an attached post portion. The end of the post portion distal to the platform portion is in a laterally and vertically spaced-apart relation to the platform portion. When the platform portion is buried adjacent to a stack wall with the post portion between the platform portion and the stack wall and with a fence or handrail post attached to the end of the post portion, a lateral load applied to the fence or handrail post is supported by the platform portion without damage to the stack wall.
US10156067B2
A building framing system includes a floor portion or floor framing system, a wall portion or wall framing system, and a roof portion or roof framing system. Each framing system comprises a plurality of components. Each component defines a connection geometry for connecting one component to another. The connection geometries are such that mechanical or other similar fasteners are not required to hold the various components together; rather, the connection geometries connect the components and hold them in place with respect to one another. Further, the framing systems utilize pre-cut components such that the components of each framing system arrive onsite cut to a needed length and width and with the appropriate connection geometry.
US10156061B2
A control device includes a control unit configured to change a change rate of a moving speed of a working unit of a work machine according to the moving speed of the working unit in a timing of switching between intervention control toward the working unit and control of the working unit based on an operation command from an operation device.
US10156059B2
Provided is a construction machine capable of smooth exhaust and suppression of a leak of noise from an engine room, including an engine guard defining an engine room, a cooling fan disposed in the engine room, a projection element projecting upward beyond the engine guard, and an exhaust duct. The exhaust duct has a bent shape including a first duct section extending along an axial flow direction of the cooling fan from an upstream end portion surrounding a duct inlet to a connection portion and a second duct section extending upward from the connection portion and surrounding a duct outlet opened upward, also including an engine concealment section obstructing a direct view to an engine through the duct outlet from outside the engine room.
US10156057B2
A rotatable hydro excavation suction wand includes an upper section having an upper end configured to be connected to a suction hose, an angled lower section secured to a lower end of the upper portion and the angled lower section having an open end, and a rotary manifold connecting the upper section to the angled lower section and configured to rotate the angled lower section as the upper section remains fixed. The suction wand also includes a pressurized line coupled to the rotary manifold, where the angled lower section is adapted to rotate causing the open end to track in a circular motion covering an area larger than a diameter of the suction wand.
US10156051B2
The invention discloses an overshot control gate for use with trapezoidal irrigation channels. A gate has a rigid rectangular section adapted to, in use, be pivotally mounted to a base of a trapezoidal irrigation channel. A pair of triangular sections are pivotally mounted on opposite sides of the rigid rectangular section. Each of the triangular sections are divided into first and second triangular sections with a common apex at the base of the trapezoidal irrigation channel. Each of the first triangular sections are rigid and adapted to, in use, be pivotally mounted to opposite side walls of the trapezoidal irrigation channel. Each of the second triangular sections including the pivotal mounting on opposite sides of the rigid rectangular section are formed of a flexible material. Also disclosed is a pipe flow meter and a duckbill valve.
US10156045B2
A lightweight universal panel mat made of plastic or elastomeric material and having a first section that provides a relatively flat, textured or structured top surface to facilitate movement over the upper surface and a second section having geometry that includes a plurality of cells having top surfaces that support the first section. The mats also include first, second, third and fourth sides forming a perimeter of the mat, wherein the first and second sides include upper structures having a sloped lower surface and the third and fourth sides include lower structures having sloped upper surfaces. The sloped surfaces are configured to allow for overlapping with sloped surfaces other like mats for interlocking therewith while forming a generally flat continuous top and bottom surface of the overlapped mats. The mats may be interlocked by a fastening member which fits in aligned openings of the adjacent mats for connection therewith.
US10156037B2
Method of determining a laundry load size in a laundry treating appliance comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, an imaging device, and a controller having a processor, the method includes generating an image, detecting markings in the generated image, and determining, by the controller, a load size based thereon.
US10156034B1
A thread feeding system for any machine that requires a locking stitch is provided. The lower thread of the lock stitch is delivered from the inside of a rotary hook system or oscillating system of a lock stitch sewing machine. The rotary hook or oscillating hook is held in place by a bearing which is then attached to the chassis of the sewing machine. The rotary hook or oscillating hook is allowed to be driven by teeth on the inner bearing, and they may be located inside or outside, fore or aft to the positioning of the outer bearing. This allows for the void now left inside the rotary hook or oscillating hook where a pipe or tube is placed to feed the lower locking stitch thread.
US10156023B2
A system and method for producing bulk GaAs with an increased carrier lifetime of at least 10 microseconds is provided. The system and method of producing the GaAs crystal involves using a technique called low pressure hydride vapor phase epitaxy (LP-HVPE). In this technique, a gas containing Ga (typically GaCl) is reacted with a gas containing As (typically AsH3) at the surface of a GaAs substrate. When grown under the proper conditions, the epitaxial, vapor grown GaAs crystal has ultra-long free carrier lifetimes of at least one order of magnitude greater than that of the previous lifetime of 1 microsecond. This very long free carrier lifetime GaAs will be particularly useful as a semiconductor radiation detector material and is also expected to be useful for many other applications than include medical imaging, solar cells, diode lasers, and optical limiters and other applications.
US10156015B2
A method for autocatalytic plating of nanoparticles on a carbon nanomaterial, the method including: providing a nanomaterial in a solution including an oxidizing agent, the solution being maintained within a first temperature range and stirring the solution for a first predetermined time period; heating the solution to reach a second temperature range, higher than the first temperature range, and stirring the solution for a second predetermined time period, shorter than the first time period, while maintaining the solution within the second temperature range; filtering and rinsing the nanomaterial; dispersing the nanomaterial in an aqueous solution including a sensitizing agent; immersing the nanomaterial in a mixture including seed particles adhering to the nanomaterial; collecting the nanomaterial; plating the nanomaterial by immersing in a plating solution including an aqueous metal source and a first aqueous reducing agent such that a metallic layer is grown on the nanomaterial from the seed particles.
US10156009B2
A method of making a semiconductor structure includes a step of sputtering silver, copper, indium, and gallium on a substrate in an ambient including at least one chalcogen to deposit an alloy of silver, copper, indium, gallium, and at least one chalcogen. A film of the alloy can be deposited on a continuously moving substrate with a high throughput to form a p-type semiconductor absorber layer of a photovoltaic cell.
US10156003B2
A method of extracting germanium from a germanium deposit using a thermal reduction process is disclosed. The method includes: adding sodium monophosphate to a germanium deposit to obtain a mixed germanium deposit; isolating the mixed germanium deposit from air; increasing the temperature and then baking the mixed germanium deposit; and obtaining a germanium concentrate after volatilization of the mixed germanium deposit.
US10156002B2
Provided is a method for recovering scandium with which scandium can be efficiently recovered as high purity scandium oxide from a scandium-containing solution containing impurities such as iron without causing problems such as increased cost and safety problems. According to the method for recovering scandium according to the present invention, the pH of a solution containing scandium and iron (scandium-containing solution) is adjusted within the range of not less than −0.5 and less than 1, then scandium oxalate is obtained by adding the pH adjusted solution to an oxalic acid solution, and the scandium oxalate is roasted into scandium oxide.
US10155994B2
Described herein are methods for diagnosing melanoma or basal cell carcinoma based on mutations in the DDR2 gene. Further, a distinct subgroup of BRAF-mutated melanomas have somatic mutations in the DDR2 gene as well. Applications of this finding to routine diagnostics include the molecular stratification of melanoma, and the tissue identification of targetable DDR2 kinase mutations in routine formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections. Described herein are methods, compositions and kits related to the discovery that DDR2 mutations may be markers for melanoma generally, and BRAF-mediated melanoma in particular, opening up the possibility of dual therapy for melanoma by targeting both DDR2 and BRAF.
US10155991B2
The present invention provides assays, methods and kits that may be used to assess colorectal cancer (CRC) in a subject in relation to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment evaluation, using blood samples.
US10155986B2
The invention generally relates to methods for assessing the health of a tissue by characterizing circulating nucleic acids in a biological sample. According to certain embodiments, methods for assessing the health of a tissue include the steps of detecting a sample level of RNA in a biological sample, comparing the sample level of RNA to a reference level of RNA specific to the tissue, determining whether a difference exists between the sample level and the reference level, and characterizing the tissue as abnormal if a difference is detected.
US10155978B2
The multi-channel fluorescence detection device includes an illumination module, plural heating chambers, a detection module and a transmission module. The illumination module includes at least one light source, plural different types of excitation filters, and a first rotational drum, wherein the light source provides a broad band illumination, each of the excitation filters passes light at a particular band width for exciting a targeted fluorescent probe, and the first rotational drum drives the excitation filters. The plural heating chambers are adapted for accommodating PCR tubes having samples and the targeted fluorescent probes. The detection module includes plural different types of emission filters, a second rotational drum and at least one photo-detector, wherein each of the emission filters passes light at a particular band width, the second rotational drum drives the emission filters, and the photo-detector receives fluorescent signals and converts the fluorescent signals to electrical signals. The transmission module includes an actuator connecting with the first and the second rotational drums to drive rotations of the first and the second rotational drum simultaneously for switching and synchronizing the excitation filters and the emission filters to match specific wavelengths of the targeted fluorescent probes.
US10155976B2
Methods for genotyping polymorphisms using a locus specific primer that is complementary to a region near a selected polymorphism are described. Methods for synthesizing pools of locus specific primers that incorporate some degenerate positions are also disclosed. A plurality of different sequence capture probes are synthesized simultaneously using degenerate oligonucleotide synthesis. The sequence of the locus specific regions of the capture probes are related in that they have some bases that are identical in each sequence in the plurality of sequences and positions that vary from one locus specific region to another. The sequences are selected based on proximity to a polymorphism of interest and because they conform to a similar sequence pattern.
US10155963B2
Systems and methods for providing alternative fuel, in particular hydrogen photocatalytically generated by a system comprising photoactive nanoparticles and a nitrogenase cofactor are provided. In one aspect, the system includes a water soluble cadmium selenide nanoparticle (CdSe) surface capped with mercaptosuccinate (CdSe-MSA); and a NafY•FeMo-co complex comprising a NafY protein and an iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co); wherein the CdSe-MSA and the NafY•FeMo-co complex are present in about 1:1 molar ratio in a CdSe-MSA•NafY•FeMo-co system. In various embodiments, when illuminated, the CdSe-MSA•NafY•FeMo-co system is capable of photocatalytically producing hydrogen gas for an extended period of, e.g., at least 5 hours, at least 10 hours, or at least 90 hours. Methods for making and using the same are also provided.
US10155962B2
Compositions and methods for modulating male fertility in a plant are provided. Compositions comprise nucleotide sequences, and active fragments and variants thereof, which modulate male fertility. Further provided are expression cassettes comprising the male fertility polynucleotides, or active fragments or variants thereof, operably linked to a promoter, wherein expression of the polynucleotides modulates the male fertility of a plant. Various methods are provided wherein the level and/or activity of the sequences that influence male fertility is modulated in a plant or plant part.
US10155961B2
A nuclear maize gene is mutated to result in dominant male sterility. Two mutants are provided which impact signal peptide processing. Restoration constructs and methods are provided for use of the dominant male-sterile mutants in producing hybrid seed for male-sterile hybrid plants. Other signal-peptide modifications are provided. Orthologs of the wild type or mutated gene in various species are provided.
US10155955B2
The present invention provides a method for the production of S. lycopersicum plants having an average sympodial index of 2 and producing red-colored fruits comprising crossing a plant of S. lycopersicum capable of producing red-colored fruits, with a plant of a Solanum spp. having an average sympodial index of 2, collecting the seeds resulting from the cross, regenerating the seeds into plants, providing one or more backcross generations, selfing the backross plants, growing the selfed seed into plants, and identifying and selecting plants having an average sympodial index of 2 and producing red-colored fruits.
US10155953B2
The present invention describes the expression cassette for transforming eukaryotic cell which comprises the peptide encoding non-natural sequence of nucleotides with xylose isomerase feature (SEQ ID NO: 1), optionally also comprising other genes of pentose phosphate route. Additionally, it is described the microorganism filed under the number DSM28739, which, in addition to the above-mentioned modifications, also present genetic modifications from adaptive evolution. The described microorganism shows efficient consumption of xylose and conversion of ethanol when compared to its correspondent without said genetic modifications and mutations from evolution. It is also described the process for producing biofuels e biochemicals, preferably ethanol, mainly from the lignocellulosic portion of the vegetal biomass. Biofuels, preferably ethanol, and biochemicals produced by the process of the invention are also described.
US10155950B2
The present invention relates to immunomodulator compositions and methods of use as well as methods of making. The immunomodulator compositions comprise immunostimulatory plasmids, or DNA sequence, capable of eliciting an immune response in a recipient subject. Further, the immunostimulatory plasmids, or DNA sequence, do not contain antibiotic resistance coding sequence to help reduce the potential of horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance in a population.
US10155949B2
A method of treating cancer is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an agent which induces a dissociation of the 26S proteasomal complex into a 20S component and a 19S component to thereby inhibit 26S proteasomal activity, wherein the pharmaceutical agent is devoid of a chemotherapeutic agent.
US10155945B2
What is described is a method for preparing a liposome that efficiently encapsulates a negatively charged therapeutic polymer, e.g., siRNA. The process involves preparing a lipid mixture comprising a cationic lipid in a water miscible organic solvent, such as ethanol, at a concentration of 2.3 mg/ml, and adding this solution to the polymer dissolved in water to a final concentration of 35% ethanol in water. The final charge ratio of drug:lipid is 1:2.5. The resulting nanoparticles have a mean size of 50 to 150 nm.
US10155942B2
Methods of barcoding nucleic acids, such as genomic DNA, are provided herein. In some embodiments, a fragment of genomic DNA may comprise a first and a second barcode.
US10155937B2
The present invention provides various combinations of genetic modifications to a transformed host cell that provide increase conversion of carbon to a chemical product. The present invention also provides methods of fermentation and methods of making various chemical products.
US10155932B2
Influenza viruses for use in preparing human vaccines have traditionally been grown on embryonated hen eggs, although more modern techniques grow the virus in mammalian cell culture e.g. on Vero, MDCK or PER.C6 cell lines. The inventor has realised that the conditions used for influenza virus culture can increase the risk that pathogens other than influenza virus may grow in the cell lines and have identified specific contamination risks. Suitable tests can thus be performed during manufacture in order to ensure safety and avoid iatrogenic infections.
US10155923B2
A microorganism culture device and a method of using the device. The device includes an open chamber, wherein microorganisms are likely to be deposited within a liquid for subsequent study. The open chamber simplifies the deposition of the microorganisms. The chamber is further provided with retention features, whereby microorganisms can be retained therein. In addition, the device includes an overflow area, wherein capillary structures are configured to retain excess liquid overflowing from the open chamber, e.g. when covering the device with a cover. As such, it allows for confining microorganism in the chamber, while excess fluid is captured externally, e.g. to seal the device with a cover.
US10155907B2
A cross-linkable flame retardant material includes a terminal furan-containing flame retardant moiety. The terminal furan-containing flame retardant moiety includes a furan moiety bonded to a phosphorus moiety via a phosphoryl linkage or via a phosphinyl linkage.
US10155904B2
A polymerizable liquid crystal composition is presented which can form a polymer that allows formation of a uniform homeotropic alignment even without forming an alignment film on the supporting substrate and has excellent chemical strengths such as heat resistance and solvent resistance.The polymerizable liquid crystal composition includes at least one type of polyfunctional polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a cardo-type fluorene monomer, wherein based on a total amount of the polyfunctional polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a content of a monofunctional polymerizable liquid compound is less than 5.0% by weight.
US10155895B2
A composite heat storage material includes a heat storage material and an inorganic material. The heat storage material is made of a strongly correlated electron material that stores and dissipates heat via solid-solid phase transition. The inorganic material is different from the material of the heat storage material. The heat storage material and the inorganic material are mixed. The composite heat storage material can have characteristics of both the heat storage material and the inorganic material.
US10155889B2
A hot melt adhesive (HMA) composition includes (A) from 1-60 wt % of a block composite compatibilizer comprising (i) a hard polymer that includes propylene, (ii) a soft polymer that includes ethylene, and (iii) a block copolymer having a soft block and a hard block, the hard block of the block copolymer having the same composition as the hard polymer of the block composite compatibilizer and the soft block of the block copolymer having the same composition as the soft polymer of the block composite compatibilizer; (B) from 1-70 wt % of a tackifier; (C) from 1-40 wt % of at least one selected from the group of a wax and an oil; and (D) Optionally, from greater than zero to 97 wt % of a polymer component that includes an ethylene-based polymer and/or a propylene-based polymer.
US10155885B2
The present disclosure provides methods of making organosiloxane polymer compositions from hydrosilylation curable compositions comprising at least the components (a) and (b) and at least one of components (c) and (d): (a) an organosiloxane resin material comprising aliphatic unsaturation; and (b) an organosiloxane crosslinker comprising multiple silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms (e.g., an “SiH siloxane”); in combination with at least one of (c) at least one organosiloxane comprising at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms; and (d) at least one organosiloxane comprising at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrocarbyl groups comprising aliphatic unsaturation (e.g., a “di-vinyl functional siloxane”). Such hydrosilylation curable compositions have, in some instances, significantly faster cure speed, relative to their condensation curable counterparts. A faster cure speed can be important for encapsulating electronic devices, such as light-emitting diode (LED) chip devices, including devices having tall structures.
US10155881B2
A coating formed of a substituted polycaprolactone and method of making and using the same are disclosed.
US10155880B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an organic-resin-coated metal sheet for beverages and foods having retort blushing resistance and can manufacturability, a manufacturing method thereof, and a metal can and a can lid that are made by processing the organic-resin-coated metal sheet. An organic-resin-coated metal sheet of the present invention is an organic-resin-coated metal sheet in which an unstretched film is stacked on at least a single surface of a metal sheet, and is characterized in that the unstretched film is composed of a polyester-based resin composition obtained by blending copolymerized polyester (I) composed mainly of a polyethylene terephthalate-based resin with crystalline polyester (II) composed mainly of a polybutylene terephthalate-based resin with a mixing amount of the crystalline polyester (II) of 20 to 45 wt %.
US10155868B2
The present application relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two constituents: at least one chromophore constituent and at least one polymeric constituent. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by the polymeric component comprising at least two repeating glycerol units. This disclosure also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
US10155867B2
A method for producing a halogenated organic pigment comprising a halogenation step of halogenating an organic pigment with a halogenating agent, wherein the halogenating agent comprises one or more N-haloimide compounds selected from the group consisting of trichloroisocyanuric acid, a metal salt of dichloroisocyanuric acid, tribromoisocyanuric acid, and a metal salt of dibromoisocyanuric acid. According to the present invention, a method for producing a halogenated organic pigment which does not use high toxic raw materials, does not generate a large amount of unfavorable by-products such as hydrogen halide gas and succinimide, and is excellent in terms of safety and productivity can be provided.
US10155866B2
A composition that includes asphalt component; and graphite component.
US10155865B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to water-resistant products which contain a wax emulsion, or silicones, or siliconates, or fluorinated compounds, or stearates, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the compound can be used to provide enhanced moisture resistance to joints, or holes such as screw holes or nail holes, in a wallboard.
US10155861B2
A composition includes (A) 30-95 wt % of a random or homogeneous propylene-based interpolymer having: (i) a comonomer content of at least one of C2 and C4-10 α-olefins of 7 wt % to 49 wt % based on the total weight of the propylene-based interpolymer, (ii) a density of 0.90 g/cc or less, and (iii) an MFR of 1 g/10 min or greater (230° C./2.16 kg); and (B) 5-70 wt % of a block composite nucleator comprising: (1) a first polymer that includes polypropylene; (2) a second polymer that includes an alpha-olefin based polymer, the alpha-olefin being selected from at least one of a C2 and C4-10 α-olefins, and (3) a block copolymer having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment of the block copolymer having the same composition as the first polymer in the block composite nucleator and the second segment of the block copolymer having the same composition as the second polymer of the block composite nucleator.
US10155857B2
The invention pertains to a thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising: —at least one semi-crystalline polymer comprising recurring units derived from ethylene and at least one of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), said polymer having a heat of fusion of at most 35 J/g [polymer (A)]; and —from 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on weight of polymer (A), of particles of at least one inorganic UV blocker compound, said particles having an average particle size of 1 to 150 nm, said composition being suitable for manufacturing UV-opaque films having outstanding transparency and haze properties.
US10155856B2
The present invention provides a process comprising reacting polyisocyanate with active hydrogen-containing compound in the presence of Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene at a temperature of at least 135° F. (57.2° C.) or a temperature of 135° F. (57.2° C.) to 150° F. (65.6° C.) to obtain as a result thereof, foamed reaction product, wherein the thermal conductivity of the foamed reaction product exhibits no appreciable change at any of the foaming temperatures within this range.
US10155828B2
The present invention is directed to a heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO), a polyolefin composition (PO) comprising the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO), an automotive article comprising the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) and/or the polyolefin composition (PO) and a process for the preparation of the polyolefin composition (PO) as well as the use of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) for improving the mechanical properties of a polyolefin composition (PO).
US10155825B2
A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, and in particular for the preparation of LLDPE, comprising Mg, Ti, halogen and an electron donor compound (ID) belonging to cyclic ethers having 3-6 carbon atoms, characterized by having the molar ratio Mg/Ti higher than 5, the molar ratio Mg/ID lower than 3, and by a specific X-ray diffraction spectrum.
US10155822B2
A Grifola frondosa polysaccharide F2 with hypoglycemic activity, process for preparation and use thereof. The process for preparation of Grifola frondosa polysaccharide F2 is as follows: The fruit bodies of Grifola frondosa were homogenized to a fine powder and extracted with hot water. The mixture was filtered and precipitated with absolute ethanol. The precipitation was obtained. The said precipitation was applied on DEAE Sepharose Fast chromatographic column, equilibrated with Tris-HCl (10 mM, pH=8.0), collecting the efficient eluting peak to obtain the fraction F1; eluted with Tris-HCl (10 mM, pH=8.0) which contains 0.1M NaCl, fraction F2 was obtained; then concentrated under reduced pressure, dialyzed and lyophilized, Grifola frondosa polysaccharide F2 was obtained. This isolates a new Grifola frondosa polysaccharide F2 with hypoglycemic activity from the fruit bodies of Grifola frondosa. The Grifola frondosa polysaccharide F2 can be used in manufacturing a drug for treating diabetes. The polysaccharide makes a foundation for developing new anti-diabetes agents.
US10155817B2
The present invention relates to a novel form of a dual-target antibody targeting VEGFR-2 and DLL4, a gene encoding the same, a recombinant expression vector including the gene, host cells transformed with the recombinant expression vector, a method of producing the dual-target antibody using the host cells, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dual-target antibody.
US10155806B2
Antibody molecules that specifically bind to dengue virus are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the antibody molecule bind to dengue virus serotypes DV-1, DV-2, DV-3, and DV-4. The antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose dengue virus.
US10155800B2
The present application relates to CTLA4-Ig immunoadhesins that target CD80 and CD86, and their use, particularly for therapeutic purposes.
US10155799B2
A process is described for purifying insulin and insulin analogs that comprises use of two or more orthogonal chromatographic purification steps in tandem following enzymatic digestion of the propeptide-insulin precursor to remove specific product impurities, improve process consistency, and increase process redundancy in the purification of the insulin or insulin analog, e.g., insulin lispro.
US10155796B2
The present invention relates to methods for treating and/or preventing tumors and/or promoting apoptosis in a neoplastic cell comprising contacting the neoplastic cell with an cell-penetrating dominant-negative ATF5 (“CP-d/n-ATF5”), wherein the CP-d/n-ATF5 is capable of inhibiting ATF5 function and/or activity.
US10155793B2
The present disclosure relates to recombinant or synthetic collagen-like proteins comprising at least one triple-helical domain and wherein the collagen-like protein is modified compared to a native bacterial collagen-like sequence.
US10155791B2
New designed ankyrin repeat domains with binding specificity for serum albumin, recombinant binding proteins comprising at least two designed ankyrin repeat domains with binding specificity for serum albumin, as well as recombinant binding proteins comprising at least one designed ankyrin repeat domain with binding specificity for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), at least one designed ankyrin repeat domain with binding specificity for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A), and at least two designed ankyrin repeat domain with binding specificity for serum albumin are described, as well as nucleic acids encoding such designed ankyrin repeat domains and recombinant binding proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such designed ankyrin repeat domains, recombinant binding proteins or nucleic acids and the use of such designed ankyrin repeat domains, recombinant binding proteins, nucleic acids or pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of diseases.
US10155789B2
Inhibitors of fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP) and Prolyl Oligopeptidase (POP) are disclosed, along with their use in various therapies related to conditions, diseases, and disorders involving abnormal cell proliferation such as malignancies and angiogenesis, and in neural disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Stalk portions of the inhibitor molecules, and substrates of FAP and POP, are also disclosed and may be used, for example, in screening methods for identifying such inhibitors.
US10155772B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I and a process for the synthesis: The invention further relates to a process for the synthesis of 3-carboxamide substituted morphinans where a 3-cyano substituted 6-oxo substituted morphinan is reacted with a 1,3-diol.
US10155767B2
The present invention provides a therapeutic agent of acute myeloid leukemia containing a 1,3,7-trisubstituted 3,4-dihydropyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2(1H)-one compound as an active ingredient, which has proliferation inhibitory activity for a human acute myeloid leukemia cell line OCI-AML3 having a NRAS mutant gene while having low inhibitory activity for wild type NRAS and has activity of inhibiting GCK and ACK1 protein kinases at the same time.
US10155766B2
Pyrazolopyrimidine compounds for inhibition of isoprenoid biosynthesis have a formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In formula (I), R1 includes an alkyl group and R2 includes an optionally substituted moiety selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted benzyl group, an optionally substituted phenethyl group, an optionally substituted ethanol group, an optionally substituted ethyl acetate group, an optionally substituted methyl furan group, an optionally substituted 3-ethyl indole group, and a lower alkyl group. Compositions containing pyrazolopyrimidine compounds and methods for using pyrazolopyrimidine compounds are described.
US10155758B2
The invention relates to fluorinated compounds and their use as integrin receptor antagonists. Novel fluorinated 3-(2-oxo-3-(3-arylpropyl)imidazolidin-1-yl)-3-arylpropanoic acid derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and their use are described.
US10155757B2
The invention relates to novel co-crystals of a drug substance and their use to treat respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD.
US10155755B2
Provided are a quinuclidine derivative of formula (1) and a medicament comprising the quinuclidine derivative: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, or a haloalkoxy group; Y represents —C(C═O)—O—, or —CH2O—; m represents an integer of 1 to 5; Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; l represents a number of 0 or 1; n represents an integer of 0 to 4; X− represents an anion; and a substituent of a quinuclidine ring represents a 1,3-bond, or 1,4-bond, provided that when m is 3, l is 1, and n is 0, R1 represents a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, or a haloalkoxy group.
US10155752B2
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides indazoles of Formula I: (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R3, R4, R5, R6, Z1, Z2, Z3, and G are defined as set forth in the specification. Further, the present disclosure also provides compounds of Formulae II and IA, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof. The present disclosure is also directed to the use of compounds of Formulae I, II, and IA, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. In one embodiment, compounds of the present disclosure are especially useful for treating pain.
US10155751B2
The invention relates to new substituted heteroaryls of formula 1 or of formula 1′ wherein A is either N or CH, wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of —C1-3-alkyl, —C1-3-haloalkyl, F, Br, Cl, wherein Y is selected from —O— or —CH2—, and wherein R3 is defined as in claim 1, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and the use of these aforementioned compounds for the treatment of diseases such as asthma, COPD, allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis, lupus erythematodes, lupus nephritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
US10155747B2
A method for preparing a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, by heating of dicarboxylic acid monoamide of formula II with a dehydrating agent in an organic solvent.
US10155735B2
Methods and compositions are provided for synthesizing ionic liquids from lignin. Methods and compositions are also provided for treating lignin with ionic liquids.
US10155728B2
The present invention relates to colchicine-binding site compounds having anti-cancer activity, compositions comprising the same, and their use for treating various forms of cancer.
US10155724B2
A condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein in Formula 1 groups and variables are the same as described in the specification.
US10155719B2
A process for removing impurities from crude nitrated aromatic products obtained during the nitration of aromatic compounds. The nitrated aromatic products are purified by treatment with ammonia washing followed by caustic washing. The nitrophenolic-containing wash waters are treated to recover dissolved organics and ammonia, and the stripped ammonia-wash effluent is incinerated. Carbon dioxide, which can accumulate in the process, is purged to the caustic washer.
US10155715B2
A fraction separated from crude crocetin by preparative HPLC, and identified using LC/MS and NMR as crocetinic acid, markedly regressed the proliferation and increased apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells. Purified crocetinic acid showed more potency than 15 commercial or crude crocetin using proliferation and apoptosis as markers. Purified crocetinic acid also showed significant anti-tumorigenic activity against pancreatic cancer cells in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer. Given crocetinic acid's low toxicity, crocetinic acid could be used as a chemotherapeutic or chemopreventative agent for pancreatic cancer.
US10155709B2
Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods and apparatus for synthesizing various biphenols. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of making a bisphenol including feeding a phenol at or proximate to the first end of a reactor column including a first end and a second end and including a solid catalyst distributed in multiple locations between the first end and the second end of the reactor column. The method includes feeding an oxomethylene compound to the reactor column at a first location that is at or proximate the first end and at one or more additional locations between the first location and the second end of the reactor column, and removing at least some water from the reactor column. The method includes removing a product composition including a diphenolmethylene product at or proximate to the second end of the reactor column.
US10155705B2
The present invention generally relates to compounds and methods for preventing fouling caused by the radical polymerization of unsaturated compounds, particularly vinyl monomers. More particularly, it relates to the use of hindered hydroquinones to inhibit the polymerization, which result in the fouling of process equipment, and prematurely consume the vinylic monomer products.
US10155704B2
Processes and apparatuses for the production of butadienes are provided. In an embodiment, a process for production of butadienes includes passing a reactor feed stream comprising a hydrocarbon stream comprising butene, a steam stream and a oxygen rich stream to a dehydrogenation reactor. The reactor feed stream is oxidatively dehydrogenated in the dehydrogenation reactor in presence of an oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst to provide an effluent stream comprising butadiene. The effluent stream is cooled in a quench tower to provide a cooled effluent stream and a bottoms water stream. The cooled effluent stream is passed to an aldehyde scrubber to provide a scrubbed effluent stream and a spent water stream comprising aldehydes. A first portion of the bottoms water stream is passed from the quench tower to the aldehyde scrubber.
US10155698B2
Safe, stable, non-toxic and recyclable cooling agent compositions comprising solid particulate compounds undergo an endothermic process when mixed with water such that the resulting mixture is useful for cooling surfaces, liquids and solids. The mixtures include ammonium nitrate in an amount of at least 45 wt % of the mixture. Total nitrogen-containing salts exclusive of phosphates are present in an amount less than 68% by weight of the composition. A phosphate salt is also present in an amount as needed to stabilize the composition against detonation. A balance of additional salts is formulated to provide the mixture with a cooling capacity of at least 240 kJ/kg of the mixture.
US10155694B2
A composite blast furnace mineral powder and a synthetic material made from same. The composite blast furnace mineral powder consists of the following materials in percentage by mass: 40-98.4% of blast furnace mineral powder, 7-20% of acrylic polymer emulsion or 1.5-3% of redispersible latex powder, 0.1-2% of fiber, 0-3% of pigment and the balance of filler. The composite blast furnace mineral powder can be pressed into a profile or a brick blank.
US10155692B2
Hydrophobic finish compositions with extended flow time retention and building products made thereof
Disclosed are hydrophobic finish compositions and cementitious articles made with the hydrophobic finish compositions. In some embodiments, the article is a waterproof gypsum panel surface reinforced with inorganic mineral fibers that face a flexible and hydrophobic cementitious finish possessing beneficial waterproofing properties. The waterproof gypsum panels of the invention have many uses, such as, tilebacker board in wet or dry areas of buildings, exterior weather barrier panel for use as exterior sheathing, and roof cover board having water durability and low surface absorption. The flexible and hydrophobic cementitious finish can include fly ash, film-forming polymer, silane compound (e.g., alkyl alkoxysilane), an extended flow time retention agent including either one or more carboxylic acids, salts of carboxylic acids, or mixtures thereof, and other optional additives.
US10155688B2
A method for adjusting an etchability of a first borosilicate glass by heating the first borosilicate glass; combining the first borosilicate glass with a second borosilicate glass to form a composite; and etching the composite with an etchant. A material having a protrusive phase and a recessive phase, where the protrusive phase protrudes from the recessive phase to form a plurality of nanoscale surface features, and where the protrusive phase and the recessive phase have the same composition.
US10155684B2
A glass-ceramic article is at least partly coated with at least one layer of enamel, including a glass frit. The frit includes, expressed by weight, SiO2, 45-60%; Al2O3, 12-22%; B2O3, 12-22%; Li2O, 0-5%; Na2O, 0-2%; K2O, >2%; CaO, 0-4%; MgO, 0-4%; ZnO, 0-4%; BaO, 0-4%; ZrO2, 0-4%; and TiO2, 0-1%. The sum of oxides CaO+MgO+BaO+SrO+ZnO is at most 10%, preferably from 2 to 8%. A process can be used to obtain the article.
US10155678B2
A potable water producing system for disposition at a salt water body and methods of producing potable water are provided. The system includes a wave energy conversion system (AWECS) and a portable filtration system. The AWECS forms a floating articulated barge having an onboard desalination system including reverse osmosis membranes. The filtration system is a sand filter residing on a damping plate submerged in the salt water body and filters the adjacent salt water for providing filtered salt water to the onboard desalination system. Wave action on the articulated barge provides energy to pump and pressurize the filtered salt water from the sand filter to the reverse osmosis membranes to produce potable water. The wave action on the articulated barge effects shaking of the reverse osmosis membranes, thereby rendering them self-cleaning. The potable water can be used for various applications, e.g., bottling, replenishing aquifers, ground and/or aquifer remediation, irrigation, etc.
US10155675B2
A method includes removing glyphosate from a solution by contacting the solution with a mesoporous inorganic particle having an average pore size of greater than zero and less than about 50 nm, wherein the mesoporous inorganic particle is functionalized with a positively charged moiety selected from ammonium, amine and combinations thereof.
US10155670B1
Vaults, boxes, systems, and treatment methods to capture pollutants from stormwater runoff and prevent conveyance of the pollutants from entering a receiving water body or landscape area, which can be part of a permanent stormwater drainage infrastructure. A polymer system with at least one polymer log can be used to treat stormwater runoff and any stormwater conveyance, such as a pipe, box culvert, ditchline, and the like. Once stormwater has been dosed with polymers, the treatment easily retains the pollutants, and the one or more polymer logs continue to enhance water quality, while providing an easy method for servicing polymer logs without requiring service technicians to enter the vault. A hydroslide servicing system can include pivotal spray heads to pivot to parallel positions over a sloped floor to flush debris toward easy to reach locations to be vacuumed, and vertical spray heads which can break up debris bridges.
US10155665B2
Methods are provided for synthesis of various types of zeolites using synthesis mixtures that contain a dominant structure directing agent and one or more secondary structure directing agents. Advantageously, the secondary structure directing agents may substantially not alter the crystal structure and/or morphology of the crystals generated by a synthesis mixture in the presence of the dominant structure directing agent.
US10155662B2
A process for the production of monochloramine characterized in that it provides for drawing a portion of water intended for the user and exclusively using the portion for preparing the monochloramine solution. The portion intended for the reaction of formation of monochloramine is subjected to a treatment on osmotic membrane, obtaining osmotized water. Subsequently, there is the reaction of the water with reagents in a reactor. In the reaction step, inside the reactor, the osmotized water enters from a first orifice (C) via a solenoid valve with micrometric regulation (EV1). Inside the same reactor, the base chemical products enter via the respective orifices A and B. The base chemical products enter due to the action of metering pumps (e.g. peristaltic pumps). The system is managed by PLC.
US10155661B2
An improved hydrogen generation system and method for using the same are provided. The system includes an HDS unit configured to desulfurize hydrocarbons, a pre-reformer configured to convert heavy hydrocarbons within the process gas stream to methane, a reformer configured to produce a syngas stream and a flue gas, a PSA unit configured to produce a product hydrogen stream and a PSA off-gas stream, and means for cooling the flue gas against a combustion air and the PSA off-gas stream to a temperature below the dew point of sulfuric acid.
US10155660B2
A device includes a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) wafer and a conductive shielding layer. The CMOS wafer includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) element, at least one back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) element and at least one dielectric layer. The FEOL element is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the dielectric layer is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and the BEOL element is disposed on the dielectric layer. The conductive shielding layer is disposed on the dielectric layer, in which the conductive shielding layer is electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate.
US10155659B2
A vacuum sealed MEMS and CMOS package and a process for making the same may include a capping wafer having a surface with a plurality of first cavities, a first device having a first surface with a second plurality of second cavities, a hermetic seal between the first surface of the first device and the surface of the capping wafer, and a second device having a first surface bonded to a second surface of the first device. The second device is a CMOS device with conductive through vias connecting the first device to a second surface of the second device, and conductive bumps on the second surface of the second device. Conductive bumps connect to the conductive through vias and wherein a plurality of conductive bumps connect to the second device. The hermetic seal forms a plurality of micro chambers between the capping wafer and the first device.
US10155652B2
A retail fueling environment comprises a plurality of fuel dispensers located so that each defines at least one refueling position. Site automation electronics are in communication with the plurality of fuel dispensers. A fueling position availability indicator system is also provided, including a plurality of position indicators indicating availability status of at least one associated refueling position. Detection electronics are operative to ascertain data regarding transaction status of refueling transactions at the refueling positions. In addition, processing electronics are operative to determine a state of each of the position indicators based at least in part on the transaction status. A position indicator control device is operative to produce control signals to the position indicators.
US10155645B2
There is provided an apparatus, a monitoring arrangement, a method, a crane and a tool for monitoring a condition of an elongated ferrous object having a longitudinal axis. Two magnetizing circuits including magnetic poles are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the object. A magnetic flux guide connects the poles. The magnetizing circuits are arranged around the object at opposite sides along the longitudinal axis, wherein the magnetizing circuits are hinged together to be movable between a closed position, where the object is enclosed between the poles of the magnetizing circuits and an open position, where monitored object is removable from the apparatus. The apparatus includes an enforcing element operatively connected to the magnetizing circuits such that, in the closed position, the magnetizing circuits are pressed towards each other; and the operative connection between the enforcing element and the magnetizing circuits is caused to disconnect on the basis of detecting a faulty portion of the longitudinal ferrous object by a force received from a faulty portion of the longitudinal ferrous object.
US10155637B2
A machine for the formation of numbered packs of interleaved sheets of paper (6), includes a pair of counter-rotating motor-driven folding rollers (2, 3), an interference surface (11) mobile with a to-and-fro motion between a position (P1) of non-interference and a position (P2) of interference, and a mechanism (36) of cyclic movement of the surface (11) including at least one supporting crank (13) oscillating with respect to the carriage (26) and articulated to a first axis (15) of rotation of the surface, and a first motor-driven connecting rod (19) kinematically connected to the surface (11) to bestow the to-and-fro motion thereon.
US10155636B2
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that reduces image artifacts caused by the back tension of a separating unit. A control unit decreases the number of rotations (the rotational speed) of a resist roller pair after the leading edge of a sheet reaches a transfer position.
US10155629B2
Foreign objects in a conveyed product stream of granular or chunk polysilicon is effected by identifying the foreign objects by eddy current sensors in the conveyor by which the granular or chunk polysilicon is being conveyed.
US10155627B2
The present disclosure relates to a drive bar apparatus for use in a helical conveyor system. In one embodiment, the drive bar apparatus includes at least one tapered drive bar configured to be mounted to a central drum of the helical conveyor system. Each of the at least one tapered drive bars includes a tapered tip having a conical outer surface for urging protrusions extending from conveyor belting to be engaged by the central drum to a first side or a second side of the at least one tapered drive bar. Each of the at least one tapered drive bars further includes a bar portion extending from the tapered tip and having a varying height which increases from the tapered tip to enable the bar portion to progressively increase engagement with the protrusions as the conveyor belting moves up the central drum.
US10155626B2
A guiding device for contacting and guiding objects and in particular containers with a contacting device which is suitable and intended for contacting an outside surface of the object to be guided by means of a contact surface, wherein this contacting device comprises a support extending along a predetermined extension direction. According to the invention, a plurality of contact elements is arranged on the support, wherein these contact elements are each rotatable relative to the extension direction of the support such that a spacing between at least a portion of the contact surface and the extension direction can be varied by means of this rotational motion.
US10155625B1
A conveyor belt and belt modules with plug-in accessories, such as sideguards. The accessories have plugs that plug into sockets in the belt or individual belt modules. Lugs and mounting slots and tabs and detents on the plugs and sockets help guide, register, and lock the accessories in place. The plugs and sockets allow the accessories to be locked and unlocked by twisting the plugs in the sockets.
US10155623B2
An automated storage and retrieval system including at least one autonomous transport vehicle, a transfer deck that defines a transport surface for the vehicle, at least one reciprocating lift, a first and second pickface interface station connected to the deck and spaced apart from each other, each station forming a pickface transfer interfacing between the vehicle on the deck and the lift at each station so that a pickface is transferred between the lift and the vehicle at each station, wherein the vehicle is configured to pick a first pickface at the first station, traverse the deck and buffer the first pickface, or at least a portion thereof, at the second station so that the second station has multiple pickfaces buffered on a common support in an order sequence of pickfaces according to a predetermined case out order sequence of mixed case pickfaces.
US10155614B2
Peel-Reclose packaging material formed using an adhesive label in combination with laser scoring technology. The adhesive label is applied over laser scored material before or after the laser score forms a pattern smaller than the adhesive label. The adhesive label and laser scored packaging material can then be opened and resealed. In one embodiment the adhesive label in combination with the packaging material has tamper resistant features.
US10155609B2
An exemplary tamper evident tub is disclosed. In various embodiments, the exemplary tub includes one or more breakable tabs in near proximity to a lid latching assembly. The one or more breakable tabs, in particular embodiments, prevent access to one or more lift tabs and latches, while the tamper evident tub lid is in a closed position. In various embodiments, the one or more lift tabs and latches are operable to allow for the lid to be opened from a closed position. In some embodiments, removing the breakable tabs allows access to the one or more lift tabs and latches, and further indicates that the exemplary tub has been tampered with.
US10155587B1
A system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle having a body with a hollow cavity, a plurality of rotary assemblies secured to the body and configured to provide lift, a control system disposed within the hollow cavity, a deterrent device secured to the body, a remote communication device operably associated with the control system. The method includes providing tracking location of a user upon activation of the remote control device, autonomously flying the unmanned aerial vehicle to a location of the remote communication device, and delivering a payload.
US10155574B1
The invention is directed to a towing adaptation system for optimizing the pitch attitude, hydrodynamic lift and drag forces on an underwater acoustic vessel. The towing adaptation system an underwater vessel to which is attached a first adapter plate and a second adapter plate, with each adapter plate having a plurality of vertically displaced staged attachment points. Corresponding attachment points of the first and second adapter plates form attachment pairs, with each attachment pair calibrated to provide a desired cable angle, hydrodynamic lift, and drag force, at a predetermined steady-state speed, for optimizing performance.
US10155573B2
A diving apparatus for a diver underwater includes a portable habitat in which a breathable environment is maintained underwater. The habitat has a collapsible envelope. The collapsible envelope takes shape through inflation to an expanded state underwater. The habitat has a modular payload which removably attaches to the envelope underwater. The habitat has a seat on which a diver can sit while the habitat is underwater. The modular payload has a breathable gas source to provide breathable gas for the diver to breathe in the habitat and a carbon dioxide scrubber which removes carbon dioxide from the environment when the habitat is underwater. The apparatus has an anchor mechanism attached to the habitat to maintain the habitat at a desired depth underwater. A method for a diver to dive underwater. A system for supporting a diver underwater. A diving apparatus having a propulsion unit. An apparatus for a user in outer space or on another planet.
US10155572B2
The present disclosure relates generally to knee braces for boats. The knee braces described herein are particularly suitable for use with lightweight, inflatable rafts and kayaks, for example packrafts used in backcountry boating. The knee braces include a fabric body and a plurality of adjustable straps configured to attach the fabric body to a side wall of the boat.
US10155568B2
A number of variations may include a product that may comprise a gear set, and first, second and third mechanical mechanisms. Each mechanical mechanism may alternatively be open or closed and each may be connected to the gear set. The mechanical mechanisms may be variously open or closed providing a number of gear ratios through the gear set. A fourth mechanical mechanism or a fixed connection may be included. A mode of operation may be provided where the first, second and third mechanical mechanisms are open, and the fourth mechanical mechanism may be closed or the fixed connection may be provided.
US10155566B2
A bicycle sprocket is provided. The bicycle sprocket has a rotational center axis and includes a first shifting facilitation area configured to facilitate a first shifting operation from a first sprocket toward the bicycle sprocket, and a second shifting facilitation area configured to facilitate a second shifting operation from a second sprocket toward the bicycle sprocket. The first tooth number of the first sprocket is different from the second tooth number of the second sprocket.
US10155565B2
A motorization apparatus for a motorized wheel comprises an axle secured to a frame of a vehicle. A rotor unit has poles of magnet material. A stator unit having slots and teeth secured to the axle is inward of said rotor to define a clearance gap therewith such that the rotor unit is rotatable about the stator core. An arrangement of coils is wound around the teeth of the stator unit, the coils adapted to be powered to induce a rotation of the rotor unit relative to the stator unit. A structure comprises hub portions rotatably mounted to the axle, the structure having lateral walls defining an inner volume for the rotor unit and the stator unit, the structure supporting the rotor unit. The structure comprises attachment members connected to spokes of the motorized wheel, located radially inward of the clearance gap between the rotor unit and the stator unit.
US10155562B2
A hydraulic braking device includes an engaging base, a hydraulic brake, and a locking device. The hydraulic brake is provided on the engaging base. The locking device is adapted to fix the engaging base on a suspension fork of a bicycle, and includes a bolt and a handle, wherein the bolt passes through the engaging base to be screwed into a tapped hole of the suspension fork. The handle has a cam-shaped head pivotally connected to the bolt, and is pivotable between a first position and a second position. When the handle is located at the first position, the head presses against the engaging base to fix the engaging base on the suspension fork. When the handle is located at the second position, the engaging base is no longer being pressed against by the head, whereby the engaging base is movable relative to the suspension fork.
US10155557B2
A removable safety device for a two-wheeled vehicle has been developed having a frame, a handlebar and a pedal or footrest, wherein the device comprises a solid, but flexible, distance indicator having a first end, a second end and a body section, a coupling joint having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is connected to the second end of the distance indicator and the second side is designed to be coupled with a frame of the two-wheeled vehicle; and wherein the distance indicator, when coupled with a point on the frame of the two-wheeled vehicle, extends away from the vehicle at a 90° angle from the vehicle and comprises a length that is longer than the distance between a point in the middle of the vehicle frame and either an outer point on the handlebar, the pedal, or the footrest.
US10155544B2
A semi-trailer includes first and second main beams and left and right side rails. A cargo platform extends between the left and right side rails. Each of the side rails includes an aluminum extrusion including an upper portion including a platform engaging portion, and a lower portion including a winch track. The lower portion further includes a projecting hook engagement wall. The hook engagement wall includes an upper surface oriented toward the cargo supporting platform and an opposite lower surface. The hook engagement wall includes a tapered nose including first and second nose walls that define a nose angle X such that said tapered nose is adapted to be received in an open recess of an associated cargo strap hook that defines a hook recess angle X′.
US10155531B2
A method of controlling an electric power steering system of a vehicle is provided. The method determines that one or more hand wheel torque sensors of the vehicle are not enabled. The method generates an assist torque command by estimating a lateral acceleration of the vehicle based on a hand wheel angle and determining an amount of assist torque based on the estimated lateral acceleration. The method controls the electric power steering system using the generated assist torque command.
US10155525B1
Disclosed is a hand truck with a foot kick that rotates to be placed in a more compact position. The foot kick can include pins that fit within slots to move between the open and closed positions. The hand truck can therefore include a foot kick but still be compact enough to fit through hallways, staircases, and the like.
US10155512B2
Systems and methods for reducing driveline mode change busyness for a hybrid vehicle are presented. The systems and methods may delay a driveline mode change in response to a time since a change from a first desired vehicle speed to a second vehicle speed, or alternatively, driveline mode changes may be initiated in response to an estimated time to change from the first desired vehicle speed to the second desired vehicle speed.
US10155509B2
An engine, a transmission unit which is connected to the engine and is shifted by an engagement apparatus, and a differential unit which connects the transmission unit and a drive wheel are included. The differential unit includes a first rotary element connected to an output element of the transmission unit, a second rotary element connected to a first rotary machine, and a third rotary element connected to the drive wheel. When an output from the first rotary machine is limited, the engagement apparatus is slipped and an operation point of the engine is changed. The change of the operation point can cause an increase in torque of the engine.
US10155507B2
A levitation device includes a body having a top surface and a bottom surface positioned opposite the top surface, an air reservoir configured to contain a predetermined volume of compressed air, and a thrust arrangement including a flow conduit having a primary inlet, a secondary inlet, and an outlet, with the outlet positioned adjacent to the bottom surface of the body. The secondary inlet is in fluid communication with ambient air and the primary inlet is in fluid communication with the air reservoir and positioned upstream from the secondary inlet and the outlet.
US10155505B2
A force-feedback assembly includes a first shaft with a shaft end. The first shaft is movable between a shaft first position and a shaft second position. The force-feedback assembly also includes a compliant element arranged to exert a return force on the first shaft and bias the first shaft toward the shaft first position. The force-feedback assembly additionally includes a ramp in sliding engagement with the shaft end. The force-feedback assembly further includes an operator input device operatively coupled to the ramp. The operator input device has a device first position and a device second position. Moving the operator input device from the device first position to the device second position slides the ramp relative to the shaft end and moves the first shaft from the shaft first position to the shaft second position.
US10155504B2
A motor vehicle transmission (2) for a commercial vehicle which has at least one transmission input shaft (8, 9) and at least one transmission stage, which on a drive output side serves to connect, in each case, a driveshaft (22) of an associated retarder (3) and can be linked into a force flow. To enable the at least one retarder (3) to be connected on the drive input side of the motor vehicle transmission (2), a drive input side of the at least one transmission stage is arranged on the at least one transmission input shaft (8, 9).
US10155502B2
The present invention is a spray nozzle including a nozzle having a supply port receiving liquid and a spray orifice through which liquid is sprayed, wherein the nozzle is made by combining a plurality of nozzle-divided bodies, each of the plurality of nozzle-divided bodies having a vane element integrally formed therein to rotate the liquid provided from the supply port.
US10155498B2
A remote vehicle disabling system and method. The remote vehicle disabling system includes a master unit in communication with a slave unit. The slave unit is operably connected to a vehicle and one or more operational components of the vehicle. The slave unit can activate or deactivate the operational component and immobilize the vehicle. If the slave unit needs to be overridden, an override switch may be actuated to provide electrical power to the operational components, which form an operational group. The slave unit and master unit are in periodic communication with each other. If the time between communication between the units exceeds a certain amount of time, then the operational component disables the vehicle.
US10155497B2
An inflator (10), especially for a vehicle safety system, includes a combustion chamber (16) in which a solid propellant (18) combustible under the generation of gas is accommodated, and a compressed gas chamber (24) containing compressed gas (26), wherein even in the non-activated state of the inflator (10) a fluid communication exists between the combustion chamber (16) and the compressed gas chamber (24). The compressed gas (26) contains at least one inert gas as well as oxygen and at least one combustible gas, wherein the combustible gas is provided at a concentration at which no self-supporting conversion of the combustible gas with oxygen takes place.
US10155495B2
An airbag has a main panel and at least one side panels that is arranged to extend substantially perpendicularly from the main panel when the airbag is inflated. At least one inflator is arranged to inflate all of the panels. The airbag, e.g., via the main panel, may be secured to a back of a vehicle seat.
US10155492B2
A rainwater recycling system for a motor vehicle includes a rainwater collector, a rainwater reservoir connected to the rainwater collector and a heat exchanger to heat rainwater in the rainwater reservoir. A related method of recycling rainwater is also disclosed.
US10155476B2
A camera apparatus of a vehicle is disclosed. The camera apparatus is such that an image quality of an image can be adequately changed in response to brightness of an optical image of a subject to allow a driver to view a bright image even in the night, thereby preventing an accident and enabling a safe driving, a width of a maximally opened door of a vehicle and a width of a parking space are compared to allow a character of whether to park to be combined with an image of a subject and displayed, thereby enabling a driver to safely park the vehicle, and a driver can view a moving object or obstacle at the rear of a vehicle when the driver is driving the vehicle backward, thereby preventing an accident from happening.
US10155472B1
A lighting system for a lift gate of a vehicle is provided. The lighting system includes a light source that emits at least a first light beam. The light source is coupled to the vehicle at a first location remote from the lift gate. The lighting system includes an optical system coupled to the lift gate having a first optic member aligned with the light source that receives the first light beam. The optical system is illuminated by the light source at the first location remote from the lift gate.
US10155464B2
A head restraint assembly for a seat, the assembly including: At least one support for mounting a bun assembly above the seat back; a bun assembly including a core portion, the core portion having integral first bearing surfaces; a stationary hub mounted on the at least one support, the stationary hub disposed at least substantially within the core portion and pivotally supporting the core portion via the integral first bearing surfaces; and a lock pivotally supported within the core portion. The lock is selectively pivotally moveable between positions of engagement with, and disengagement from, the stationary hub. The position of engagement is characterized in that the core portion is fixed relative to the stationary hub and at least one support, and the position of disengagement is characterized in that the core portion is pivotally moveable relative to the stationary hub and at least one support.
US10155459B2
A child safety seat includes a base and a seat part. The seat part includes a back portion and a sitting portion, which are movably disposed on the base and are pivotally connected with each other. An adjustment mechanism for the child safety seat includes a positioning structure and a dragging part. The positioning structure is movably disposed on the base or the seat part. The dragging part extends toward the positioning structure. The positioning structure selectively fixes or releases the dragging part. When the dragging part is released by the positioning structure, a manipulator can manipulate the dragging part to make the sitting portion and the back portion relatively pivot to switch the child safety seat between a lying status and a sitting status. Thereby, the manipulator can conveniently and quickly adjust the child safety seat through the adjustment mechanism.
US10155453B2
A method is provided to control a vehicle, wherein the vehicle at least includes a drivetrain, at least a first energy buffer and at least one auxiliary system, wherein the vehicle is controlled with a long term control and a short term control, whereby the long term control defines a signal trajectory of at least one buffer parameter for a predefined time horizon, whereby the long term control accesses a momentary vehicle position and an upcoming travel route for the predefined time horizon and defines the signal trajectory depending on at least the vehicle position and the upcoming travel route, and whereby the short term control controls the vehicle such that the at least one predefined buffer parameter follows the defined signal trajectory.
US10155452B2
A fuel cell system, in particular for a motor vehicle, has a fuel cell stack arranged in a housing and a measure for ventilating this housing by coupling the ventilation stream to another gas stream. The ventilation stream is fed to an air stream which is conducted through a radiator of the fuel cell system. The radiator is an ambient air heat exchanger. If the ventilation stream is fed in upstream of the radiator, a venting opening in the housing can be placed in such a way that the ventilation stream is entrained to the radiator by the inflow air stream. Alternatively, the ventilation stream can be fed to an exhaust gas stream of the fuel cell stack and the latter can be fed to the outflow stream of the radiator. A sensor for determining the hydrogen content in a gas stream downstream of the point where the ventilation stream is fed may be provided. An electronic monitoring device which, on the basis of this sensor signal, draws a conclusion about hydrogen which is possibly located in a free state within the housing.
US10155450B2
This charging device is provided with a charger, a resistor, a ground-side switch, and a determination device. The charger charges a secondary battery that is provided to a vehicle. The resistor is connected in parallel with the charger. The ground-side switch connects the charger and the resistor in an openable/closable manner. The determination device acquires information indicating that the ground-side switch is closed and information indicating that a vehicle-side switch that connects the secondary battery and the charger in an openable/closable manner is open and subsequently determines that the vehicle-side switch is short-circuited when a physical quantity that relates to the electricity of the resistor does not decrease.
US10155446B2
A motor vehicle operating device has a display device, an operating element and a control device, which are mutually coupled and set up such that an operating element symbol that corresponds to the operating element with respect to its outline shape is displayed on the display device. Menu items of a hierarchical menu structure can be selected by use of the operating element. A selection of a menu item from a plurality of menu items that can be made based on a rotating degree of freedom of the operating element is displayed with a line extending from the operating element symbol in the direction of a first menu item representation which is part of a plurality of selectable menu item representations.
US10155440B2
The invention relates to a tank (1) for storing a liquid, comprising a wall (10) made of plastic and a device for stopping the filling of said tank (1) with a liquid at a maximum fill level, this device extending inside the tank (1) and comprising at least one opening (71) of which the position inside the tank (1) fixes the said maximum fill level. The device that stops the filling of this tank (1) comprises a first part formed with the wall (10) and a second part which is fixed hermetically to the first part.
US10155439B1
Air ducts for airflow management of the engine compartment, and associated methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an air duct for venting an engine compartment of a tractor includes an inlet that faces the engine compartment, an outlet at an outer surface of a tractor fender, a body of the duct configured generally inside the fender, and one or more shutters that restrict flow of air at the inlet. In some embodiments, the outlet faces a low pressure zone that is downstream of the fender, and a pressure in the low pressure zone depends on a speed of the tractor.
US10155435B2
A cover system for an open-topped container body includes a cover assembly supported by a first arm assembly pivotably mounted at one end of the container body and a second arm assembly mounted at the opposite end of the body. The first arm assembly is coupled to one end of the cover assembly and includes a drive motor for rotating the cover assembly between deployed and retracted positions. The second arm assembly includes an arm pivotably mounted to the container body, a chain connected at one end to the free end of the arm, and an engagement element connected at the opposite end of the chain that is coupled to the opposite end of the cover assembly.
US10155430B2
There is disclosed a vehicle air-conditioning device in which a heating qualification by gas injection can sufficiently be obtained. The vehicle air-conditioning device comprises a compressor 2 which compresses a refrigerant, an air flow passage 3 through which air to be supplied into a vehicle interior flows, a radiator 4 disposed in the air flow passage to let the refrigerant radiate heat, a heat absorber 9 disposed in the air flow passage to let the refrigerant absorb heat, an outdoor heat exchanger 7 disposed outside the vehicle interior to let the refrigerant radiate or absorb heat, and a controller. The controller executes a heating mode in which the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 radiates heat in the radiator 4 and the refrigerant by which heat has been radiated is decompressed and then absorbs heat in the outdoor heat exchanger 7. The vehicle air-conditioning device comprises an injection circuit 40 which distributes a part of the refrigerant flowing out from the radiator 4 to return the refrigerant to the middle of compression by the compressor 2, and the injection circuit 40 has an expansion valve 30, and a discharge side heat exchanger 35 which performs heat exchange between the refrigerant decompressed by the expansion valve 30 and the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 2 before flowing into the radiator 4.
US10155429B2
An air-conditioning system for air-conditioning an interior of a vehicle may include a fan for driving air. The system may include a control device that may include a circulating air inlet for drawing in circulating air from the interior, a fresh air inlet for drawing in fresh air from an environment of the vehicle, and an air outlet. The control device may include a control valve adjustable between a circulating position and a fresh air position. The control valve may include at least one non-return check valve. The non-return check valve may permit a flow to pass through the control valve in one direction and block the flow in an opposite direction.
US10155424B1
The control arm assembly includes a control arm body that has at least one opening which extends along a horizontally extending axis. A bushing assembly is received in the at least one opening of the control arm body. The bushing assembly includes at least one ring that is made of an elastomeric material and that has an inner surface which defines an inner bore that extends along an axis between opposite open ends. A tube extends through the inner bore of the at least one elastomeric ring. At least one liner made of a low friction fabric material is fixedly attached with the inner surface for allowing free rotation of the tube relative to the at least one ring.
US10155411B2
A wheel cap lock includes an engagement receiver fastened to a selected one of wheel lugs of a vehicle for securably engaging an engagement fastener received from an outside of the wheel cap through a hole formed therein in correspondence with a location of the engagement receiver when installed to the selected lug.
US10155409B2
The present invention provides a single-detent binder for holding loose-leaf paper sheets, which mainly includes a housing, one pair of symmetrically elongated baseplates, ring shaped components, a control component, and a pull rod. The control component is operable to move the rings for performing the locking and unlocking function. As the handle forms an essential and irreplaceable part of the whole mechanism, embodiments of the present invention disclose a single-detent binder with the control component constructed in a way to improve the durability of the internal components.
US10155406B2
A gift card folder for securing a gift card is described. The gift card folder may be composed of a single sheet of substantially rectangular stationary which has a plurality of creases dividing the single sheet of stationary into panels of which two panels cooperate together to form a pop-up shelf upon manipulation of the gift card folder. A portion of the pop-up shelf comprises one or more slits to secure the gift card in a fixed position during opening or closing of the gift card folder. Further, the gift card folder may optionally include a flap that cooperates with an outer panel to secure the gift card folder in a closed position which compresses the pop-up shelf. When the recipient opens the folder, the gift card folder projects the pop-up shelf outward and towards the recipient of the gift card.
US10155400B2
A printing apparatus and a printing method that can reduce a difference in glossiness in an in-plane direction of a printed matter to which aqueous varnish has been applied. The apparatus and method satisfy a relationship of “Tp−(40/6)×tw≤a” when the temperature of a recording surface at the time of application of aqueous varnish containing water is denoted by Tp, coating formation time of the aqueous varnish is denoted by tw, and a constant determined according to an allowable value of a gloss difference, which is a difference between glossiness of the recording surface of a printed matter of which applied aqueous varnish has been dried in a first direction and glossiness of the recording surface in a direction orthogonal to the first direction, is denoted by a. Here, the unit of the temperature Tp is ° C. and the unit of the coating formation time tw is minute.
US10155399B2
A system for printing a label for a molded object is provided. The system includes a molding machine. A mold is provided having a first part and a second part, the mold being removably coupled to the molding machine. The mold first part and second part being movable between an open and closed position. An RFID module is coupled to the mold first part. An RFID reader is arranged to receive a signal from the RFID module when the mold first part is in the closed position. A controller is operably coupled to the RFID reader, wherein the controller includes a processor that is responsive for receiving an object identification data in response to the RFID reader receiving the signal from the RFID module. A printer configured to print a label including the object identification data in response to the controller receiving the signal.
US10155397B2
According to an embodiment, there is provided a printer including a plurality of printing modes. A first printing mode is a printing mode for discharging a label by a transfer device, the label being still attached to a backing sheet. A second printing mode is a printing mode for discharging the label by the transfer device while peeling off the label from the backing sheet. The printer controls power supply from a storage battery such that a printing device performs printing at a first printing speed when the printing mode is the first printing mode and such that the printing device performs the printing at a second printing speed when the printing mode is the second printing mode, the second printing speed being slower than the first printing speed.
US10155396B2
An ion writing unit includes an ion generator and an array of electrode nozzles aligned to receive and guide generated ions. An air flow source causes an air flow adjacent the ion generator or in an orientation adjacent the electrode nozzles.
US10155392B2
A sealing member for an ink container includes a main body portion and a protruding portion. The ink container includes a refill port. The main body portion is configured to seal the refill port. The protruding portion is disposed on an upper surface of the main body portion and protrudes from the upper surface of the main body portion. The protruding portion extends at least through a central axis of the main body portion. A center of gravity of the protruding portion is offset from the central axis of the main body portion.
US10155391B2
A flow path member includes a flow path forming member; an elastic film which forms a flow path in a state in which a peripheral edge portion is in close contact with the flow path forming member; and a cover member which surrounds an outer edge portion of the elastic film along with the flow path forming member.
US10155387B2
A head includes the passageway member which is configured by a plurality of plates stacked through the adhesive and in which the ink passageways are configured by communication of the through holes individually formed in the plurality of plates to each other. The plurality of plates includes the resin plate and a plurality of metal plates. The resin plate does not have a relief groove for the adhesive. The plurality of metal plates include the eighth metal plate and/or ninth metal plate which is adhered to the resin plate and includes the relief groove for the adhesive on the resin plate side.
US10155386B2
An ink-jet printer, including: an ink-jet head; and a head moving device for moving the head in a scanning direction, wherein the ink-jet head includes a first head unit having a first nozzle row from which first ink is ejected and a second nozzle row from which second ink that differs in color from the first ink is ejected, a second head unit disposed so as to be shifted from the first head unit in a nozzle arrangement direction by a distance less than a nozzle pitch, and a third head unit disposed between the first and second head units in the scanning direction so as to be shifted from the first head unit in the nozzle arrangement direction by a distance corresponding to a predetermined natural number multiple of the nozzle pitch, the third head unit having fifth and sixth nozzle rows from which the first ink is ejected.
US10155375B2
A mandrel wherein a portion of the mandrel body outer surface is cortical; i.e., flared outwardly, is provided. In this configuration, the necked can is drawn against the conical portion of the mandrel body outer surface while a generally cylindrical portion of the mandrel body extends into the can. Further, the space between the cylindrical portion of the mandrel body and the can is pressurized so as to resist deformations in the can during the decorating process. In an exemplary embodiment, the mandrel includes an elongated mandrel body with an outer surface, a proximal, first end, a proximal medial portion, a distal medial portion, and a distal, second end and having an axis of rotation. The mandrel body outer surface includes an elongated conical portion; the mandrel body outer surface conical portion is disposed adjacently about the mandrel body first end.
US10155369B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for debonding a pair of bonded substrates. In the method, a debonding apparatus is provided comprising a wafer chuck, a flex wafer assembly, and a set of separating blades. The pair of bonded substrates is placed upon the wafer chuck so that a first substrate of the bonded substrate pair is in contact with a chuck top surface. The flex wafer assembly is placed above the bonded substrate pair so that its first surface is in contact with an upper surface of a second substrate of the bonded substrate pair. A pair of separating blades having different thicknesses is inserted between the first and second substrates from edges of the pair of bonded substrates diametrically opposite to each other while the second substrate is concurrently pulled upward until the flex wafer assembly flexes the second substrate from the first substrate. By providing unbalanced initial torques on opposite sides of the bonded substrate pair, edge defects and wafer breakage are reduced.
US10155366B2
An apparatus and method for repairing a damaged laminate including the process of cutting out a damaged section and replacing damaged section with a repair laminate, then covering the repair laminate with a vacuum bag having a heater disposed therein. Thereafter, applying heat and pressure to the repair laminate with the heater and vacuum bag to adequately debulk and cure the repair laminate.
US10155358B2
Hydroxyl polymer polymeric structures, for example fibrous elements, such as filaments and/or fibers, and more particularly to hydroxyl polymer fibrous elements that contain a dual purpose material and/or dual purpose material component, fibrous structures made therefrom, and methods for making same are provided.
US10155357B2
The present invention relates to a textile web material having improved mechanical strength, in particular having resistance to piercing and/or shooting, having a protective function against chemical and/or biological toxins, in particular weapon agents. The textile web material according to the invention comprises a multilayer construction, wherein the layer construction comprises at least one layer resistant to piercing and/or shooting, and at least one adsorption layer based on discrete adsorption particles.
US10155352B2
Method and system for automatically forming packaging boxes. At least four folding units each provided with a controllable gripping element support a custom sized blank supporting an article in a supporting station. The at least one of the folding units is configured for folding respective side and/or end panels of the blank upwardly. The at least four folding units comprise a front pair of folding units and a rear pair of folding units positioned at a longitudinal distance from the front pair of folding units, and the folding units of the front pair and the folding units of the rear pair are positioned at a respective transverse distance from each other. Said longitudinal distance and/or said transverse distance are adjustable.
US10155350B2
A mold block includes a tool body with a contoured finished surface adapted to receive a tool insert having a forming surface for forming a bottle neck in a molding operation. The tool body defines an internal channel for heat transfer with the forming surface. At least a portion of the channel is offset generally equidistant from the finished surface to provide a path contoured for conformal cooling of the insert. The tool body has a pair of ports intersecting the channel. Several methods for forming a mold block are disclosed and include machining a contoured finished surface adapted to receive a tool insert on a tool body, forming a heat transfer channel within the tool body, and forming a pair of ports into the tool body. At least a portion of the channel is offset generally equidistant from the finished surface for conformal cooling of the insert.
US10155340B2
A mold is disclosed, which is capable of producing a nanoimprint film without a problem of clogging of irregularities of the mold with a resin material. A method for producing the mold and a method for producing a nanoimprint film using the mold are further disclosed. In an embodiment, the mold includes: a first surface having a nanostructure including plural recesses spaced at an interval of less than 1 μm between bottom points of adjacent recesses; and at least two second surfaces substantially not having the nanostructure, wherein the first surface is coplanar with the at least two second surfaces and is positioned between two second surfaces.
US10155337B2
A blowing mold array includes a blowing mold unit forming a cavity, inside of which plastic preforms are expanded to plastic containers. The blow mold unit includes a blowing mold retainer having at least two mold retainer elements for accommodating parts of the blowing mold unit, and a locking mechanism to arrest at least one part of the blowing mold unit against at least one mold retainer element. The locking mechanism includes an engagement element that can be pivoted and/or shifted relative to a default axis, which in an arrested state abuts a segment of a part of the blowing mold unit. The locking mechanism has an actuating element to loosen the arrest between the mold retaining element and the blowing mold unit. Actuation of the actuating element is coupled with actuation of the engagement element.
US10155336B2
Method for forming a holder (1), by blow moulding, with a wall (3), whereby a preform is pushed against a first and second mould part (10, 11) to form an intermediate form, in which the second mould part (11) is moved and takes the intermediate form with it in order to form an edge (5) between the first and second mould part (10, 11), whereby the mould parts (10, 11) are such that the edge (5) includes a first and second edge part (13, 14)), of which the second (14) is closer to the wall (3) than the first, of which the first (13) makes an angle (α) to the direction of movement of the second mould part (11) and of which the second (14) makes a larger angle (β) to it.
US10155331B2
A method of producing a fiber-reinforced resin-molded member includes: preparing a mold including an upper mold and a lower mold forming a cavity, a cavity surface of either the upper mold or the lower mold being provided with a projecting portion; disposing a fiber-reinforcing material in the cavity, closing the molds to generate a state in which the projecting portion presses a part of the fiber-reinforcing material, and filling the cavity with a melted resin to impregnate the fiber-reinforcing material with the melted resin and cure the melted resin; and opening the molds to obtain a fiber-reinforced resin-molded member having an exposed portion and an embedded portion. The exposed portion includes at least a portion pressed by the projecting portion while the molds are closed.
US10155330B2
A method of forming packaged lens modules is disclosed which includes: securing first ends of a plurality of lens modules equidistantly on a first mold plate; providing a second mold plate matching with second ends of the lens modules and securing the second mold plate on the second ends of the lens modules; filling a black material in gaps between the lens modules; and removing the first and second mold plates after the black material is cured and performing a dicing process. The method can effectively block lens openings to protect lenses from being contaminated and can eliminate the need for adhesive application and removal generally performed on second ends of the lens modules, thereby resulting in time savings and an efficiency improvement. Additionally, a height of the resulting packaged lens modules can be modified for back focal length compensation thereof by changing the size of the second mold plate.
US10155325B2
Open-architecture constituents, such as wood fibers, are coated with an intercalated functional material and bound together to form a solid product, such as a plank. Applications for this material include decking, fencing, and the like. The functional material is applied prior to forming the solid product, either as a coating on each fiber or inserted in a fiber or fiber cluster. As the constituents, such as fibers, wear during use of the product, the functional material is released to provide continual protection of the product, such as UV resistance and fungal resistance.
US10155321B2
A shaving blade cartridge includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis having a top side, a bottom side opposite to the top side, and first and second longitudinal sides each extending longitudinally along the longitudinal axis between the top and bottom sides. A primary cutting blade is mounted on the housing between the first and second longitudinal sides, and has a cutting edge. A primary cap is located rearward of the cutting edge. A primary guard is located forward of the cutting edge. A trimming element, mounted on the housing, has a trimming edge. The trimming edge and the cutting edge are opposite one another. The primary cap is provided on a rear element, and the rear element is fitted on the housing. The trimming element is sandwiched between the housing and the primary cap.
US10155316B2
A method of calibrating a manipulator including a joint portion, a drive unit that generates a driving force for driving the joint portion, and a driving force transmission member that is inserted into a tubular member and transmits the driving force generated from the drive unit to the joint portion includes: an arrangement step of arranging the manipulator in a usable state; a load-measuring step of issuing an operation command based on a predetermined calibrating drive pattern to the drive unit and measuring a load generated in the manipulator at that time; and a control parameter-setting step of setting a main-driving control parameter based on the load measured in the load-measuring step.
US10155308B2
A portable, lightweight, folding, wooden, sawhorse which utilizes precision wood joinery, wood screws, and glue to greatly increase vertical strength, lateral strength, and the rigidity of the sawhorse which significantly exceeds the vertical strength, lateral strength, and rigidity of larger, heavier sawhorses.
US10155304B2
An electric tool, such as an angle driver, has a main tool body with a front portion and a rear portion positioned opposite to the front portion. The main tool body houses a motor configured to receive electricity to function as a drive source. A gear head is coupled with the front portion of the main tool body wherein the gear head has a spindle in communication with a motor axis of the motor via mesh-engagement of bevel gears associated with the motor axis. The spindle has with a cutter tool accessory attached thereto such that rotation of the motor axis produces a commensurate rotation of the cutter tool accessory. Battery attachment portions are associated with the rear portion of the main tool body and are configured to receive a corresponding set of batteries that provide electricity to power the motor.
US10155289B2
A pressure resistant and corrosion resistant copper alloy contains 73.0 mass % to 79.5 mass % of Cu and 2.5 mass % to 4.0 mass % of Si with a remainder composed of Zn and inevitable impurities, in which the content of Cu [Cu] mass % and the content of Si [Si] mass % have a relationship of 62.0≤[Cu]−3.6×[Si]≤67.5. In addition, the area fraction of the α phase “α”%, the area fraction of a β phase “β”%, the area fraction of a γ phase “γ”%, the area fraction of the κ phase “κ”%, and the area fraction of a μ phase “μ”% satisfy 30≤“α”≤84, 15≤“κ”≤68, “α”+“κ”≥92, 0.2≤“κ”/“α”≤2, “β”≤3, “μ”≤5, “β”+“μ”≤6, 0≤“γ”≤7, and 0≤“β”+“μ”+“γ”≤8. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a brazed structure made of the above pressure resistant and corrosion resistant copper alloy.
US10155288B2
A laser machining apparatus includes a laser nozzle for supplying an assistive gas to remove undesirable materials and applying a laser beam at an angle, which is inclined with respect to a surface of a workpiece, a sputter blocking jig disposed over a region of the workpiece that is irradiated with the laser beam, so as to lie across directions in which the laser beam is scattered, and for blocking sputtered particles that are generated from the surface by the applied laser beam, and a joint connecting the laser nozzle and the sputter blocking jig to each other. The joint moves the laser nozzle and the sputter blocking jig in synchronism with each other.
US10155284B2
Systems and methods for preventing or reducing contamination enhanced laser induced damage (C-LID) to optical components are provided including a housing enclosing an optical component, a container configured to hold a gas phase additive and operatively coupled to the housing; and a delivery system configured to introduce the gas phase additive from the container into the housing and to maintain the gas phase additive at a pre-selected partial pressure within the housing. The gas phase additive may have a greater affinity for the optical component than does a contaminant and may be present in an amount sufficient to inhibit laser induced damage resulting from contact between the contaminant and the optical component. The housing may be configured to maintain a sealed gas environment or vacuum.
US10155280B2
An end assembly for use with a welding device having a contact tip, a diffusor, an insert, and an gooseneck, and the contact tip has a convex end that contacts a concave end of the insert, and the insert has an opposite end in contact with the gooseneck. The contact tip is threaded into the diffusor at one end of the diffusor, and the gooseneck is threaded into the diffusor at the opposite end of the diffusor, and the insert is disposed within the diffusor and between the contact tip and the gooseneck, such that a conductive path exists between the gooseneck, the insert, and the contact tip. The contact tip, insert and gooseneck are constructed of a conductive material which are securely held together in contact by the diffuser constructed of a dissimilar material.
US10155274B2
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for attaching electronic components to interactive textiles. In various implementations, an interactive textile that includes conductive thread woven into the interactive textile is received. The conductive thread includes a conductive wire (e.g., a copper wire) that that is twisted, braided, or wrapped with one or more flexible threads (e.g., polyester or cotton threads). A fabric stripping process is applied to the interactive textile to strip away fabric of the interactive textile and the flexible threads to expose the conductive wire in a window of the interactive textile. After exposing the conductive wires in the window of the interactive textile, an electronic component (e.g., a flexible circuit board) is attached to the exposed conductive wire of the conductive thread in the window of the interactive textile.
US10155270B2
A cutting insert (1) has a first end surface (2); a second end surface (3) opposing the first end surface; and a peripheral side surface (4) connecting the first and second end surfaces. A cutting edge (6) extends along an intersecting edge between the first end surface and the peripheral side surface. A land (20) is formed in the first end surface and extends along the cutting edge. At least one groove (18) is formed in the peripheral side surface, each groove forming an opening in the first end surface and separating the cutting edge into a plurality of portions. In a plan view of the first end surface, a portion of the land adjacent to an end area (S) of the groove, has a greater width than a width of a portion of the land which is distant from the groove.
US10155267B1
The invention discloses an improved automobile hub lathe fixture. A central positioning pin (2) is arranged in a fixture body center sleeve, wheel lip positioning pins (3) are arranged on the same pitch circle of a fixture body, clamping jaws (4) are connected to supports (5) via hinge pins (6), the supports (5) and the fixture body (17) frame are casted into a whole, connecting screws (8) are fixed at the lower ends of the clamping jaws (4) via connecting nuts (7), lifting pins (9) are arranged in guide sleeves, the bottoms of the clamping jaws (4) are connected to a fixture body frame by tension springs (10), a three-leaf disc cam (11) is arranged on top half of the gear rotating shaft (13), the gear rotating shaft (13) is arranged in a guide sleeve (12) of the fixture body frame, and a rack ejector rod (14) is connected with a cylinder (15). The improved automobile hub lathe fixture can save the manpower and materials and further improve the production efficiency.
US10155249B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a disk carrier assembly (2), comprising the method steps: providing a disk carrier (18) with a tubular section (20), applying a liquid or viscous material (48) on the tubular section (20) to form a support ring (32) surrounding the tubular section (20), and curing the support ring (32). In addition, the present invention relates to a disk carrier assembly (2).
US10155230B2
A flow apparatus for a separation apparatus for separating solids from a solids laden drilling fluid includes a feed conduit for feeding solids laden drilling fluid to the separation apparatus, a liquid discharge conduit for conveying a liquid phase discharge from the separation apparatus, and a solids discharge port for allowing discharge of solids phase from the separation apparatus. Also included is a parameter measuring apparatus connected to the feed conduit and the liquid discharge conduit for measuring at least one parameter of at least one of the solids laden drilling fluid and the liquid phase discharge.
US10155222B2
The disclosure describes a prism containing a microfluidic channel. By coupling bulk acoustic wave generators to opposing sides of the prism, a standing bulk acoustic wave field can be excited in the prism and in the microfluidic channel. Because the microfluidic channel is titled with respect to the nodes of the bulk acoustic wave field, the prism microfluidic channel device can be used to separate microparticles and biological cells by size, compressibility, density, shape, or mass distribution. This technology enables high throughput cell sorting for biotechnology applications such as cancer cell detection.
US10155221B1
The invention is a high-throughput voltage screening crystallographic device and methodology that uses multiple micro wells and electric circuits capable of assaying different crystallization condition for the same or different proteins of interest at the same of different voltages under a humidity and temperature controlled environment. The protein is solubilized in a lipid matrix similar to the lipid composition of the protein in the native environment to ensure stability of the protein during crystallization. The invention provides a system and method where the protein is transferred to a lipid matrix that holds a resting membrane potential, which reduces the degree of conformational freedom of the protein. The invention overcomes the majority of the difficulties associated with vapor diffusion techniques and essentially reconstitutes the protein in its native lipid environment under “cuasi” physiological conditions.
US10155203B2
Provided is a post-formation process for preparation of a highly permeable thin film composite membranes for reverse osmosis, particularly for use with brackish water at low energy conditions. The process includes contacting a polyamide discrimination layer of a TFC membrane with a solution containing an oxidizing agent to form a treated membrane, followed by contacting the treated membrane with a solution containing a reducing agent. The resulting membrane exhibits enhanced water flux while maintaining salt rejection. Also provided are reverse osmosis membranes prepared in accord with the method, and modules containing the highly permeable thin film composite membranes, and methods of purifying water using the membranes or modules.
US10155191B2
A grid that includes a plurality of holes perforated therein such that an aperture ratio of the grid increases from the center toward the periphery of the grid. The grid holds adsorbents filled inside a filling chamber of a canister having an opening, and keeps the adsorbents inside the filling chamber.
US10155179B2
Embodiments discussed herein relate to systems and methods for separating two or more phases of an emulsion or other mixture. The methods include providing the mixture with a net and unipolar charge (e.g., such that adjacent droplets therein acquire net and unipolar charges), thereby enhancing coalescence of like-phase droplets therein and producing, or enhancing the production of, two or more consolidated phases; and collecting the two or more consolidated phases.
US10155175B2
Saline water from a body of water is desalinated using a water purification system. Chambers of a plurality of tanks are filled with a volume of saline water. The saline water is heated to increase a pressure and produce water vapor within the chamber of each tank. A condensation valve disposed within a condensing tube is moved to an open position such that the water vapor is released into a respective condensing tube. The water vapor is condensed to provide potable water.
US10155169B2
A game apparatus has a section that judges whether a player character is in an active state, a storage that stores obtained material items, a storage that stores combinations of material items for composing a composed item, and a section that read the combination of the material items for composing the composed item when an instruction of composing the composed item is outputted, producing the composed item with the stored material items and provide the player character with the composed item that is able to use, whereby the composed item is produced in a state the player character is in an active state.
US10155167B2
A system and method includes a first device with one or more processors coupled to a memory that executes instructions from the memory to perform the steps of receiving a request to begin a videogame; streaming video of the videogame to an audience; determine a popularity of the streaming video; and changing the videogame mechanics based on the popularity of the streaming video.
US10155157B2
Disclosed are a combination controller unit and a carrier device for handheld electronic devices. The device comprises a main section that removably attach to a handheld device around the perimeter thereof. The device further includes a first section opposite a second section, wherein each of the first and second sections folds and extends outward from the main section in a substantially wing-like fashion. Each of the first and second sections includes a plurality of control buttons for inputting commands to the handheld device. Embedded within the sections is a flex circuit that is configured to at least partially bend onto itself so as to manipulate the sections to and from an operating configuration and a storing configuration.
US10155156B2
An multi-dimensional game comprises a physical component including a game board and game pieces and a virtual component including a virtual environment displayed on a display device. A user is able to play the game by interacting with the virtual or physical component, wherein in order to complete tasks in the game the user must transition between interacting with the virtual component and the physical component. The physical component comprises game blocks, which are able to couple to each other and form objects that are then represented in the virtual component.
US10155153B2
System and method for additional amusement, entertaining and surprising visual or audible reward provided upon completing the reconstructing of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. The puzzle pieces include conductive pads connected by a conductor such as a wire, a metallic strip or a conductive paint, so that upon assembling the puzzle, the pads are in contact to form a continuous conductive path. The frame or the puzzle pieces include a battery (or an AC adapter) and a visual or audible signaling device operating upon sensing the continuity of the conductive path. Each of the puzzle pieces may include three or more conductive pads, allowing for the forming two or more isolated or connected distinct conductive paths. The conductive path can further affect a time measurement and its related display for timing the puzzle solving.
US10155137B2
A golf ball core for use in a multi-piece golf ball includes a solid sphere and between 100 and 300 spaced polygonal protrusions extending from the solid sphere in a radially outward direction. The sphere is substantially formed from an ionomeric material, and has a diameter (D) of between 24 mm and 32 mm. The polygonal protrusions extend from the sphere by a maximum distance of between 0.15 mm and 1.0 mm.
US10155127B1
Apparatuses and systems are provided which include one or more receptacles for receiving drugs and further include one or more stored supplies of one or more absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers, wherein the apparatus and systems are adapted to release the absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers into the one or more receptacles. A method is provided which includes depositing a drug into a predetermined amount of fluid and adding to the drug containing fluid a absorbent material comprising crosslinkers which is capable of encapsulating the drug containing fluid and possibly killing infectious materials within the fluid and/or denaturing the drug within the fluid.
US10155125B2
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for cardiac ablation and to sensor structures useful in such apparatus and methods.
US10155122B1
The present invention provides a photo-therapy device and a method for treatment of skin conditions such as rashes or similar dermatological conditions that are exhibited by Grover's disease or other diseases which are associated or co-existent with Grover's disease. The treatment includes exposure of the subject's affected skin and preferably the entire body with blue LED light to improve skin status by stimulating body's immune system to reduce itching, blotchiness and skin discomfort.
US10155119B2
This disclosure is directed to techniques for delivering cardiac pacing pulses to a patient's heart by a cardiac system, such as an extra-cardiovascular ICD system. An ICD operating according to the techniques disclosed herein delivers cardiac pacing pulses using high-voltage therapy circuitry typically configured for delivering high-voltage cardioversion/defibrillation shocks. The ICD delivers the high-voltage pacing therapy via extra-cardiovascular electrodes, such as one or more extra-cardiovascular electrodes carried by a medical electrical lead extending from the ICD and/or the housing of the ICD.
US10155106B2
A method for making an implantable lead is related. A pipe is provided. The pipe includes a first end portion, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a middle portion connecting the first end portion and the second end portion. A flexible conductive layer is formed on the middle portion of the pipe. At least one contactor is applied on the first end portion of the pipe. At least one connector is applied on the second end portion of the pipe. At least one wire is placed in the pipe to electrically connect the at least one contactor and the at least one connector.
US10155095B2
A method and apparatus for respirating a patient in which the apparatus has a circulation device for circulating a gas in one direction and a conduit system, a pressure control device for varying a pressure of the gas and the conduit system in accordance with the desired respirating pattern, a sensor for measuring a flow of the gas and a composition of the gas, at least one supply line for a component of the gas, and a discharge line connected to the conduit system. The discharge line has a first valve for discharging the gas out of the conduit system, a second valve behind the first valve and a third valve in spaced relation to a behind the second valve.
US10155094B2
An inhaler is proposed having an insertable container and a monitoring device for counting uses of the inhaler. The monitoring device is arranged in a detachable housing part or fitted onto a mouthpiece of the inhaler. A supply air current is detected by means of a pressure sensor. A position sensor may further be provided.
US10155093B2
A gas enriched foam generating apparatus for performing medical procedures includes a foam generating tip assembly composed of a multi-channel arrangement at a proximal first end thereof and a tip at a distal second end thereof. The apparatus also includes a compressed gas unit fluidly connected to the multi-channel arrangement at a proximal first end of the foam generating tip assembly and a medical solution fluidly connected to the multi-channel arrangement at a proximal first end of the foam generating tip assembly. Compressed gas, from the compressed gas unit, and the medical solution are combined within the foam generating tip assembly in a manner generating a gas enriched foam that is ultimately dispensed from the foam generating apparatus.
US10155086B2
An expansion/compression mechanism of a piston rod assembly is composed of a bush shaft, a first cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the bush shaft, a second cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the first piston rod, and a piston rod holding member for housing the bush shaft and these piston rods. Therefore, the piston rods move linearly in multiple stages.
US10155085B2
A therapeutic system in an exemplary embodiment comprises a fluid delivery device having a fluid reservoir, an outlet port with a lumen for outputting fluid from the reservoir, a pump for pumping the fluid through the lumen and a controller for controlling the therapeutic system. The therapeutic system may also comprise an adaptor for an infusion set, the adaptor having a plug operable for attaching to the outlet port, and wherein the adaptor has an adaptor septum operable for being pierced by the lumen when attached to the outlet port. The therapeutic system comprises an infusion set recognition system, wherein the controller is operable to query the infusion set recognition system for infusion set data, wherein the infusion set data comprises an infusion set type, wherein the controller is operable to operate the pump to provide a basal dosage of the fluid if the infusion set type is not recognized.
US10155078B2
A portable hemodialysis system is provided including a disposable cartridge and a reused dialysis machine. The disposable cartridge includes a dialyzer, and a dialysate flow path and a blood flow path which flow in opposing directions through the dialyzer. The disposable cartridge includes pressure and fluid flow sensors for measuring the pressure and fluid flow in the dialysate flow path and blood flow path. In addition, the disposable cartridge possesses pump actuators (but not pump motors) for pumping dialysate and blood through their respective flow paths. Preferably, the disposable cartridge includes a filter for removing waste products from dialysate.
US10155077B2
A dialysis machine has at least one filter for the filtration of dialysis liquid and a device for determining calcification of the dialysis machine. The device has one or more sensors configured and arranged to detect either downstream, or upstream and downstream, of the at least one filter an ion concentration or a parameter representative of the ion concentration or of its change of the dialysis liquid, of a solution serving the decalcification or of another measuring solution. The device for determining the calcification of the dialysis machine has an evaluation or calcification unit configured to determine the calcification of the dialysis machine based on the ion concentration or parameter value detected by the sensor or sensors.
US10155075B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are presented that facilitate the provision of reduced pressure to a tissue site by using a delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge, which separates liquids and gases and provides a flow path for reduced pressure. In one instance, a delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge includes a delivery manifold for delivering reduced pressure to a treatment manifold at the tissue site and an absorbent layer proximate the delivery manifold adapted to receive and absorb liquids. The delivery manifold and the absorbent layer are encapsulated in an encapsulating pouch. A first aperture is formed proximate a first longitudinal end of the delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge for fluidly communicating reduced pressure to the delivery manifold from a reduced-pressure source, and a second aperture is formed on a patient-facing side of the delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge. Reduced pressure is transferred to the tissue site via the second aperture. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed.
US10155073B2
A dressing for treating a tissue site may include a base layer, a sealing member, a first and a second wicking layer, and an absorbent layer. The base layer may have a plurality of apertures and may be adapted to cover the tissue site. The sealing member and the base layer may define an enclosure. The first and the second wicking layer may each be disposed in the enclosure with the absorbent layer positioned between the first and the second wicking layer. A conduit comprised of an absorbent material that is vapor permeable and liquid impermeable may be in fluid communication with the dressing for providing reduced pressure to the dressing. Other dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10155054B2
Variable domains of camelid heavy-chain antibodies directed against glial fibrillary acidic proteins
The present invention relates to the use of variable domains of camelid heavy-chain antibodies (VHH domains) directed against an intracellular target and having an isoelectric point of at least 8.5, for targeting said intracellular target or for the preparation of a peptide vector. Particularly, it concerns VHH domains directed against a glial fibrillary acidic protein and uses thereof for preparing therapeutic or diagnostic agents.
US10155052B2
A polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a thymidine kinase wherein at least one of the nucleotides corresponding to the splice donor site nucleotides is replaced by another nucleotide and wherein the nucleotides of the splice acceptor sites are not altered.
US10155050B2
The invention relates to 3-arms star-shaped polypeptides derivatives which are able to self-assemble to form bioresponsive nanometric globular structures with controllable size and shape. These multivalent constructs also present the ability of disassemble under specific physiological conditions and of linking to at least one active agent so that they can be used as carries in biomedical applications.
US10155037B2
The present invention provides antagonizing antibodies that bind to programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and methods of using same. The anti-PD-1 antibodies can be used therapeutically alone or in combination with other therapeutics to treat cancer and other diseases.
US10155025B2
The invention relates to an isolated interleukin-34 (IL-34) polypeptide for use in preventing or treating graft rejection, autoimmune disease, unwanted immune response against therapeutic proteins and allergy. The invention also provides an in vitro method for determining whether a patient is at risk of transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, unwanted immune response against therapeutic proteins or allergies, comprising a step of determining the expression level of IL-34 in a biological sample obtained from said patient, wherein the presence of IL-34 is indicative of a reduced risk of transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, unwanted immune response against therapeutic proteins or allergies.
US10155018B1
Pharmaceutical preparations include at least one component that enhances sexual response and at least one other compound that enhances sexual sensitivity and pleasure. The component that enhances sexual response enhances blood flow to the genital region. Examples include compounds that dilate blood vessels, such as compounds that increase the amount of nitric oxide (NO) in the blood. The component that enhances sexual sensitivity and pleasure includes one or more cannabinoid compounds from the plant genus Cannabis. Examples include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis, and cannabidiol (CBD), which is less or non-psychoactive and modulates THC activity. The ratio of THC/CBD can be selected depending on age, gender, physical health, and/or psychological condition of the user.
US10155010B1
Embodiments described herein generally relate to articles and methods for containing compositions comprising hydrogen gas. In some embodiments, the article comprises a container that comprises glass. In some cases, the container may further comprise TiO2, which may be embedded within the glass, coated on the glass, etc. The container further may contain a composition within the container. In some cases, the composition may comprise dissolved hydrogen gas. Such compositions may be useful, for example, for the treatment of animal and human diseases, for improvement in athletic performance, for the enhancement of the overall health of a subject, or the like.
US10155009B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a composition that serves as an efficient arginine substrate for inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in tumor. The present invention provides a polyion complex (PIC) of PEG-b-poly(L-Arg) or poly(L-Arg)-b-PEG-b-poly(L-Arg) and a polyanionic polymer, and use thereof.
US10155008B2
The present invention provides the use of the gene or protein of adenylate kinase 6 (AK6) or the combination of AK6 and other 14 genes or proteins related to male infertility for (i) preparing the agent or kit for detecting male infertility; and/or (ii) preparing the pharmaceutical composition for contraception.
US10155006B2
Pharmaceutical compositions including an effective amount of an antiandrogen or androgen antagonist in combination with a Plk inhibitor and methods of use thereof for treating cancer are disclosed. Administration of the combination of the active agents can be effective to reduce cancer cell proliferation or viability in a subject with cancer to the same degree, or a greater degree than administering to the subject the same amount of either active agent alone. The active agents can be administered together or separately. Methods of selecting and treating subjects with cancers, particular prostate cancers including castration resistant prostate cancer, breast cancers, particularly androgen receptor positive breast cancers, and pancreatic cancers are also provided.
US10155005B2
The present disclosure is directed to generally methods for treating mammographic breast density and/or breast stiffness in a patient in need thereof, such as a premenopausal or perimenopausal patient, comprising the administration of an effective amount of androgenic agent and an effective amount of an aromatase inhibitor. These methods may also be useful in post-menopausal woman.
US10154995B2
Compounds of Formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are provided, which are useful for the treatment of hyperproliferative, pain and inflammatory diseases. Methods of using compounds of Formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions are disclosed.
US10154988B2
The invention relates to methods and compositions for treating schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (in particular, mania) by using a combination of a synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A) inhibitor and an antipsychotic or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, polymorphs, and prodrugs thereof. The methods and the compositions can be used for treating one or more positive and/or negative symptoms, as well as cognitive impairment, associated with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (in particular, mania).
US10154987B2
Provided herein are stable enalapril oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using enalapril oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension, heart failure and asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction.
US10154967B2
This invention relates to a 2,2′,6,6′-tetraisopropyl-4,4′-biphenol lipid microsphere preparation having 2,2′,6,6′-tetraisopropyl-4,4′-biphenol as its active ingredient and formed into said lipid microsphere preparation with common medically used injection-grade oil, emulsifier, and injection-grade water.
US10154966B2
The invention relates to a tamper-resistant pharmaceutical dosage form comprising one or more particles, wherein each of said one or more particles comprises a pharmacologically active ingredient and a physiologically acceptable polymer; has a breaking strength of at least 300 N; has a weight of at least 2 mg; and optionally, comprises a film-coating; wherein the total weight of the pharmaceutical dosage form is greater than the total weight of said one or more particles.
US10154957B2
A medical device including an array of microneedles and a coating disposed on or within the microneedles and a method of making such a device are disclosed. The coating includes a peptide therapeutic agent and an amino acid. A method of stabilizing a peptide therapeutic agent with an amino acid on an array of microneedles is also disclosed. In some cases, the peptide therapeutic agent and the amino acid either both have a net positive charge or both have a net negative charge. In some cases, the peptide therapeutic agent is histidine.
US10154956B2
Provided herein are methods of suppressing viral nucleic acid, e.g. double-stranded (ds) DNA, genome release from or packaging of viruses having their nucleic acid genome packaged under stress in their capsid, and compositions useful for that purpose. The methods alter the ionic environment of the nucleic acid within the capsid and thereby prevent release of, and/or interfere with packaging of the viral genome.
US10154951B2
Compositions useful as dermal fillers and methods using such compositions to treat various skin and soft tissue conditions. The dermal fillers can comprise silk attached to hyaluronic acid using for example two cross linkers and can be used to treat of facial imperfections, facial defects, facial augmentations, breast imperfections, breast augmentations or breast reconstructions.
US10154949B2
Methods of making personal care compositions including microcapsules and methods of enhancing the efficacy of the microcapsules in said personal care compositions.
US10154945B2
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a single paste type hydraulic dental filling composition. The single paste type hydraulic dental filling composition includes hydraulic cement, non-aqueous liquid having hygroscopic properties, and a radiopaque material.
US10154943B1
A dispensing apparatus comprising a housing comprising a plurality of inner walls that define a plurality of cells, and a plurality of covers, each cover comprising a cover member and an extension member extending downwards from the cover member. Each cell may permit an object to be positioned there within. The plurality of inner walls may suspend the plurality of covers, thereby preventing access to a cell of the plurality of cells. The plurality of inner walls facilitates the transitioning of covers from one cell to an adjacent cell. The extension members interface with an object positioned a cell, such that the object prevents the transition of a cover from an adjacent cell to the cell and the absence of an object within the cell enables the transition of a cover of the plurality of covers from an adjacent cell to the cell, providing access to the adjacent cell.
US10154941B2
A resuscitation system that includes at least two defibrillation electrodes configured to be applied to the exterior of the chest of a patient for delivering a defibrillation shock, a source of one or more ECG signals from the patient, a defibrillation circuit for delivering a defibrillation shock to the defibrillation electrodes, a control box that receives and processes the ECG signals to determine whether a defibrillation shock should be delivered or whether CPR should be performed, and that issues instructions to the user either to deliver a defibrillation shock or to perform CPR, wherein the determination of whether CPR should be performed and the instructions to perform CPR can occur at substantially any point during a rescue.
US10154935B1
A pressure bearing appliance for treating an auricular hematoma is taught which incorporates an anterior magnetic disc having a protected permanent magnet, enclosed with an outer soft covering and antimicrobial outside veneer layer placed on a human auricle anterior directly over a hematoma. A posterior magnetic disc protected permanent magnet, enclosed with an outer soft covering and an antimicrobial outside veneer layer is centered on a posterior side of an auricle. Magnetic attraction applies compression therebetween eliminating potential separation between the auricle perichondrium and cartilage during healing.
US10154934B2
An isolation and treatment enclosure system for a patient includes a bed module that supports the patient, a spool disposed at a first end of the bed module, and a flexible, continuous enclosure disposed on the spool. The flexible, continuous enclosure can be extended from the spool along a length of the bed module so as to create a tube in which the patient and the bed module are enclosed.
US10154927B2
The present invention provides a cerumen removal apparatus for mechanically removing cerumen from an ear canal, comprising: a device body having a distal end and a proximal end interconnected by a main longitudinal axis; said distal end comprising at least one collector head for amassing said cerumen; said proximal end comprising at least one rotating mechanism adapted to rotate said at least one collector head; wherein said rotation of said collector head amasses said cerumen and removes said cerumen from said ear canal.
US10154911B2
An expandable implant includes a base member including a top surface, a first end, and a second end, and defining a central cavity positioned between the first end and the second end; an adjustable member including a top surface and at least one control channel, wherein the adjustable member is adjustably coupled to the base member and movable between a first, collapsed position, and a second, expanded position; a control shaft rotatable received by the base member, wherein rotation of the control shaft cause relative movement of the adjustable member relative to the base member; and at least one control member received on the control shaft and by the control channel, wherein rotation of the control shaft causes the control member to translate along the control shaft and along the control channel.
US10154898B2
The invention is directed to an injector device for introducing an intraocular lens into an eye. The injector device defines a longitudinal axis and includes an injector tip having a through guide channel for the intraocular lens. The channel has a rear inlet and a front outlet. A cassette accommodates the intraocular lens therein and two closure tips are configured for closing the cassette. The closure tips extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis axially farther rearwardly than the rear inlet. A method for prefolding the intraocular lens in the cassette is also disclosed.
US10154893B2
A rapid exchange catheter having a vena cava filter and a method for percutaneous delivery of the rapid exchange vena cava filter for use in indicated medical situations in which prophylactic or therapeutic protection against pulmonary embolism are indicated.
US10154887B2
A support device configured to support post-surgical drain bulbs at locations adjacent to a body of a wearer. The support device including a band of flexible material having a first end and a second end defining a band length there between, the band further including a pair of D-rings positioned proximate to the first end of the band and sized to accommodate a portion of the band proximate to the second end of the band, one or more snap fastener parts positioned proximate to the second end of the band and configured to selectively couple to one or more snap fastener counterparts positioned along the band length between the first end and the second end, and a band of hook and loop fastener material fixedly coupled to an outer surface of the band along the length of the band from a point proximate to the first end to a point proximate to the second end and configured to selectively couple to one or more securement members comprised of a counterpart to the hook and loop fastener material.
US10154883B2
Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.
US10154882B2
Systems and methods for determining a position of a surgical tool. Exemplary embodiments can comprise a surgical port, a reference marker, and a camera mounted to a proximal end of the surgical port and configured to capture image data associated with the reference marker.
US10154875B2
A system and method are provided for assessing the compliance of internal patient tissue for purposes of catheter guidance and/or ablation procedures. Specifically, the system/method provides for probing internal patient tissue in order to obtain force and/or tissue displacement measurements. These measurements are utilized to generate an indication of tissue elasticity. In one exemplary embodiment, the indication of elasticity is correlated with an image of the internal tissue area and an output of this image including elasticity indications is displayed for a user.
US10154867B2
According to some embodiments of the invention there is provided a composite material bone screw comprising: a screw core comprising straight reinforcing fibers arranged along a longitudinal axis of the screw; a winding screw thread surrounding at least a portion of the screw core; a layer intermediate the screw core and the screw thread, the layer comprising reinforcing fibers helically wound in an opposite direction to a winding direction of the screw thread.
US10154852B2
An ultrasonic surgical blade with improved cutting and coagulation features is disclosed. The blade includes a solid body, a longitudinal portion having a proximal end configured to couple to an ultrasonic transmission waveguide and a transverse portion extending crosswise from the distal end of the longitudinal portion. At least one dissection edge and at least one hemostasis surface is provided on the blade. The transverse portion defines a hook having a free end configured to pull and dissect tissue. Also disclosed is an ultrasonic surgical blade that also includes a sharp central ridge and an end mass for acoustic balance.
US10154849B2
A cutting burr that includes a pair of axially spaced diamond-shaped portions designed to be keyed into a spindle of a locking mechanism of a high speed surgical drilling instrument and adapted to fit into a single pawl thereof to lock said cutting burr in place so as to prevent axial movement thereof and provide concentric rotation of said cutting burr without any wobbling. The orientation of both portions may be identical with respect to a center plan and diamond shape in the portion at the proximal end of the shank of the cutting tool may be larger than the intermediately located diamond shape of the other portion. The apexes of the facets of the six-sided diamond shape may be disposed below the surface of the shank of the cutting burr.
US10154844B2
An anastomosis device includes magnets coupled to a wire capable of changing shape from a straight wire into a coil when deployed within a body. The coil exerts compressive force upon layers of tissue caught between loops of the coil. The compressive force is enhanced by attractive forces between magnets coupled with adjacent loops of the coil and causes the coil to cut through the tissue layers, creating an anastomosis. One end of the wire is preferably provided with a connecting member, such as a screw or a nut, for connecting with a delivery device.
US10154834B2
When processing bone tissue, the work site is often out of alignment with the insertion path of a tool device. A tool device (1) is provided with an endoscope (2), through the working channel (2.1) of which a guiding part (3) and a tool part (5) guided in this can be moved with their distal ends to a distal working area. The tool part (5) has a tool shaft (5.1) with a rotating tool (5.3). In the tool device there is a secure connection between the endoscope and the guiding part, during the task, and, this connection can be established in a simple manner prior to the beginning of the task and it can also be released again in a simple manner after the task ends. The guiding part (3) is able to be connected rigidly with the endoscope (2) axially.
US10154828B2
Embodiments of a protective cover set for a medical probe are described herein, which may include an elongate protective cover having two or more fastening elements, with at least one fastening element at a point along the length of the protective cover. Embodiments may be configured to fit within a removable outer wrapper.
US10154821B2
Radiation measuring apparatus, computer program product, and radiation computed tomography apparatus
According to an embodiment, an apparatus includes a reference calculator, a peak calculator, a coefficient calculator, and a calibrator. The reference calculator is configured to calculate, as a first value, a most frequent electrical signal level from a first set of electrical signal levels output from the respective pixels of a detector for radiation. The peak calculator is configured to calculate, as a second value, a peak level of radiation energy of a characteristic X-ray, based on a relation between energy and intensity of radiation obtained from the first set. The coefficient calculator is configured to calculate a coefficient by dividing a difference between the first and second values by the peak level. The calibrator is configured to multiply an electrical signal level of each pixel by the coefficient and add the first value to the multiplication to calibrate a relation between detection output and incident radiation of the detector.
US10154817B2
Methods, devices and systems for obtaining heart rate by obtaining apical and non-apical heart rate datum using first and second heart rate monitoring devices. The apical and non-apical heart rate data are input into a heart rate verification module (HRVM) that includes a number of programming instructions for effecting the invention. An apical heart rate measure and non-apical heart rate measure are calculated in the HRVM, and an acceptable heart rate range is generated using the apical heart rate measure. Whether the non-apical heart rate measure is a reliable measure of a true heart rate is identified by determining whether the non-apical heart rate measure falls within or outside the acceptable heart rate range. A split display screen of the HRVM displays the apical heart rate measure, non-apical heart rate measure, and information identifying whether the non-apical heart rate measure falls within or outside the acceptable heart rate range.
US10154804B2
A system and method for controlling and monitoring a diabetes-management system through the use of a model that predicts or estimates future dynamic states of glucose and insulin from variables such as insulin delivery or exogenous glucose appearance as well as inherent physiological parameters. The model predictive estimator can be used as an insulin bolus advisor to give an apriori estimate of postprandial glucose for a given insulin delivery profile administered with a known meal to optimize insulin delivery; as a supervisor to monitor the operation of the diabetes-management system; and as a model predictive controller to optimize the automated delivery of insulin into a user's body to achieve a desired blood glucose profile or concentration. Open loop, closed-loop, and semi-closed loop embodiments of the invention utilize a mathematical metabolic model that includes a Minimal Model, a Pump Delivery to Plasma Insulin Model, and a Meal Appearance Rate Model.
US10154789B2
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method including obtaining, by a heart rate sensor of a fitness tracking device, a heart rate measurement of a user of the fitness tracking device; obtaining, by at least one motion sensor, motion data of the user; analyzing, by the fitness tracking device, the motion data of the user to estimate a step rate of the user; estimating, by the fitness tracking device, a load associated with a physical activity of the user by comparing the heart rate measurement with the step rate of the user; and estimating, by the fitness tracking device, an energy expenditure rate of the user using the load and at least one of the heart rate measurement and the step rate.
US10154788B2
Provided is an object information acquiring apparatus including: an irradiating unit that irradiates an object with light; a probe that receives an acoustic wave generated from the object irradiated with the light; a generating unit that generates an image of the object interior on the basis of the acoustic wave; an imaging region input unit that receives an input of a designation of an imaging region, which is a region of the object in which the acoustic wave is received by the probe; a display region input unit that receives an input of a designation of a display region, which is a region of the object in which the image generated by the generating unit is displayed; and a display unit that displays the generated image in the display region.
US10154786B2
The instrument according to the invention for electrosurgically impacting biological tissue comprises an electrode (18) as well as a light guide (21), which is connected to a light inlet window (19), which is formed by means of a fluid body (27). The light guide is connected to a light analysis device (13), so as to absorb the light, which is generated at the electrode (18) in response to the HF surgery and so as to supply it to the light analysis device (13). The light inlet window (19) is arranged at the point of origin of the light, namely immediately at the electrode, that is, at the spark, which is generated. An adulteration of the absorbed light by means of smoke or particle deposition on the light inlet window (19) can virtually be avoided.
US10154785B2
A system and method for fluorescence imaging of tissue in vivo and in situ, e.g., for minimally invasive diagnosis of patients. A fluorescent imaging system is provided that has a dye carrier coupled to the distal end of a probe containing a fiber optics bundle, which allows for the introduction of at least one fluorescent dye therein the dye carrier into a portion of the tissue of interest of a subject or patient when the dye carrier is selectively brought into contact with the portion of the tissue of interest. The resulting fluorescence images permit the acquisition of diagnostic information on the progression of diseases at cellular/tissue level in patients.
US10154781B2
Methods and devices for retracting tissue in a surgical procedure to allow access to the surgical site. Retractor systems and methods that comprise a retractor frame comprising rotatable arms and a linearly translatable arm, the rotatable arms and the linearly translatable arm each coupled to blades that can angulate.
US10154776B2
It is described an endoscope to perform surgeries preferably by perforation in translumenal organs in internal organs, comprising an insertion tube (10′) having a distal end (12′) and at least two working channels, one working channel having a smaller diameter (20′) and one working channel having a larger diameter (30′), the working channels (20′,30′) being capable of receiving surgical tools, the endoscope comprising at least two command cables (9′) operatively associated with the working channel of smaller diameter (20′) and at least two command cables (9′) operatively associated with the working channel of larger diameter (30′), the command cables (9′) being capable of allowing the surgical tool, arranged on any of the working channels (20′,30′), to move in any direction, regardless of the movement of the distal end (12′) of the insertion tube (10′).The endoscope is capable of performing endoscopic surgeries in places of difficult access, through the use of surgical tools which can contour organs or tissues, keeping the position of the distal end (12′) of the insertion tube (10′), being also capable of replacing the surgical tool without the need of exchanging the entire distal end (12′), apart from facilitating disinfection.
US10154766B2
A cleaning device is proposed which includes a base, an air-conduit device which is arranged on the base, and at least one chamber with a wall which delimits a cavity, an inlet device for a fluid stream and an outlet device being arranged on the wall, and at least one fluid channel running in the cavity between the inlet device and the outlet device, wherein at least one partition wall is arranged in the cavity, said partition producing an acoustic shielding effect between the inlet device and the outlet device.
US10154764B2
A support device is disclosed that solves the problem of conventional toilet seats lacking proper back and neck support for individuals with back and neck ailments. The support device provides a portable and adjustable toilet seat back and neck support device comprising a lumbar support portion, an adjustment portion and a neck support portion. The lumbar support portion is designed relieve pressure on the lower back. The adjustment portion connects the lumbar support portion and the neck support portion and provides an adjustment means for proper alignment of the spine. When in use the device is affixed to a toilet seat lid cover via fastening-loop material disposed on the lumbar support portion. When not in use the device is designed to be collapsible for discreet storage.
US10154758B2
A module includes a housing, a sealing feature, a locking feature, and an agitator. The housing has an opening separating inner and outer surfaces and a boss that extends through the housing such that part of the outer surface forms an inner bore of the boss having a terminus pointing toward the opening. The agitator has a base, a shaft, and a mixing element coupled to the base such that the base, in cooperation with the sealing feature, circumferentially seals the opening of the housing to form a cavity defined by the inner surface. The shaft passes through the inner bore. The locking feature when engaged permits independent or simultaneous translational and rotational movement of the shaft while an area between the terminus of the boss and the shaft remains mechanically sealed during the movement against liquid or powder encroachment into a clean area of the inner bore.
US10154743B1
The invention is a blanket for allowing multiple users different coverage from the same blanket. A slit extends from the top of the blanket toward the blanket's bottom and along at least a substantial portion of the blanket's length. The slit is situated inwardly from the sides of the blanket, defining blanket sections separated by the slit. At least one fastener provided on one or both sides of the slit allows the blanket sections on opposing sides of the slit to be removably attached together at desired locations. By detaching the blanket sections, one user may raise or lower their blanket section as they wish without requiring another user to do the same.
US10154738B2
An infant carrier includes a main frame, at least one first support, at least one second support, a seatback and a seat pan pivoted to one another, so as to form a linkage mechanism. The seatback, the seat pan, the main frame, and the at least one second support are inclined to one another when the infant carrier is in a first mode. A longitudinal direction of the seat body and a longitudinal direction of the main frame are substantially parallel to each other when the infant carrier is in a second mode. Therefore, it allows an infant to sit in or lie on the infant carrier comfortably depending on the actual situation.
US10154736B2
A portable device for controlling an external electrical adjustable apparatus is provided. The portable device comprises a case, a signal transmitter connected to the electrical adjustable apparatus, a tilt sensor sensing a tilted angle, a memory storing a threshold angle and a processor. The processor determines that the electrical adjustable apparatus has collision when receiving a controlling signal used to control the electrical adjustable apparatus and the tilted angle is not less than the threshold angle, and sends a stopping signal to the electrical adjustable apparatus via the signal transmitter for making the electrical adjustable apparatus stop raising/lowering when determining that the electrical adjustable apparatus has collision. This present disclosed example can effectively prevent article placing on the carrying structure from falling and prevent the electrical adjustable apparatus or the obstacle from being damaged by continual stretching/shortening after collision.
US10154735B2
The present invention relates to a bed or hammock which comprises four support legs delimiting two longitudinal sides between them, each one of which has longitudinal bars, and two transverse sides which are shorter in length than, and perpendicular to, the previously mentioned sides, a surface element made up of a fabric, mesh, canvas or similar material arranged between the support legs, wherein the legs are made up of a body which comprises lateral faces perpendicular to the side they delimit, respectively, outer faces parallel to the side they delimit, respectively, and an upper face, wherein each longitudinal and transverse bar is fastened to a pair of legs, respectively, by fastening means, and wherein the invention comprises a fastening and/or tensioning device for the surface element on at least one of the longitudinal sides and/or transverse sides.
US10154733B2
A modular furniture assembly includes: a base member having a frame assembly, a transverse member having a frame assembly, a foot configured to contact a support surface, and a mounting platform having a plurality of apertures therethrough. The mounting platform is configured to be mounted on the base member frame assembly and the transverse member frame assembly, thereby connecting the frame assemblies. The foot is selectively mounted on the mounting platform, such that the foot is configured to contact the support surface when the modular furniture assembly is in an upright configuration. The mounting platform connects the base and transverse member frame assemblies together and also acts as a platform for receiving a variety of different types of feet.
US10154728B2
A toothbrush comprising a brush head and neck, a hollow toothpaste storage chamber, and a plunger, in which the brush head has bristles and one or more apertures, and the neck is hollow. A portion of the plunger sits inside of the hollow storage chamber, and a spring sits inside of the hollow plunger. Alternatively, the plunger has a rod that has teeth on one side and a groove on the other side, to lock or unlock the plunger.
US10154724B2
A personal object carrier apparatus includes a harness with a platform mounted to the harness and configured to support an object upon a ventral surface of a body surface of a user. The apparatus further includes a connector mounting the platform to the harness and configured for adjustment and securement of the platform at a desired height along the ventral body surface of the user.
US10154723B2
A golf bag hydration system includes a hydration bladder and a length of tubing for carrying liquid from the hydration pack to a remote location. The golf bag hydration system may include a storage pack for holding of the tubing. The storage pack may include attachment members for mounting on the golf bag. The hydration system may also include a guide or sleeve for holding a distal end of the tubing for holding the tubing to a shoulder strap or handcart associated with a golf bag.
US10154722B2
A shoulder strap pad has a generally rectangular/oval base and a plurality of nodules integral to the generally rectangular base. The generally rectangular/oval base has a top surface, a bottom surface and opposite ends. A soft pliable strip extends from the opposite ends when the shoulder strap pad is connected to the soft pliable strip. The nodules project outward from the bottom surface of the generally rectangular base and are arranged in spaced-apart relationship with respect to each other.
US10154719B2
The present invention relates to a device for preventing the evaporation of cosmetic contents in a cosmetic refill case including a support case (22) having, in the center thereof, a refill case accommodation space (22c) for accommodating a cosmetic refill case (10); and a coupler (24) integrated with the upper end of the support case (22) by a hinge (26), wherein the support case (22) has, in the center thereof, the refill case accommodation space (22c) for accommodating the cosmetic refill case (10) by a support case bottom (22a) and a support case side (22b), and furthermore, the coupler (24) forms an inverted upside-down “L” shape by allowing a coupler side (24a) and a coupler top (24b) to be formed at a right angle.
US10154715B2
A waterproof container includes a bag unit, a seat unit and a cover unit. The seat unit includes a receiving seat that is disposed on the bag unit and that defines an opening. The cover unit removably and sealingly covers the opening, and includes a cover and a zipper. The zipper divides the cover into a fixed portion that is connected fixedly to the receiving seat, and a flip portion that corresponds in position to the opening. The cover is operable between a flipped state, where the zipper is unzipped and the flip portion is flipped open for exposing the opening, and a non-flipped state, where the zipper is zipped for covering the opening with the flip portion.
US10154713B2
A coiling device on which a rope, extension cord, or other materials can be coiled. A coiling device allows for additional tools to be included and/or coupled to it. A coiling device that can be coupled to a shaft, whether telescopic or otherwise. A coiling device that can be coupled to a shaft via a clamp.
US10154711B2
The present invention provides an improved jewelry stone setting system, having a plurality of stones each having a shared side connected to an adjacent stone to form a setting, and wherein each stone has outer exposed sides connected to form a setting. A single shared prong is placed between adjacent stones at the mid-point of two adjacent girdles to form the setting. A single side prong is placed on each of the exposed sides of each stone at the mid-point of the girdle of the side stone to form the setting. Each of the shared prongs are either open or closed to increase visibility of the stone to the wearer or user. Each of the shared prongs extend from the upper basket to the girdle of the stone to form an open shared prong. Each of the shared prongs extend from the bottom basket to the girdle of the stone to form a closed shared prong. Each of the side prongs are also open or closed to increase visibility of the stones.
US10154705B2
The invention relates to a system for the design of patient-specific orthotics, and particularly approaches the design of patient-specific orthotics upon an assessment of the patient's gait cycle. This enables the practitioner to precisely prescribe a kinetic orthotic that will optimize the way in which force is transferred during that patient's gait cycle.
US10154702B1
A bottom garment for providing comfort to the wearer. The bottom garment may include a front panel and a back panel, both the front panel and the back panel formed of a high weft-stretch fabric. The bottom garment may also include a garment lining formed of a higher weft-stretch fabric, low weight fabric attached on the inside of the panels inside of the garment, above a crotch point of the bottom garment. The stretch in the weft direction of the garment lining is greater than a stretch in the weft direction of the front panel and the back panel. The stretch in the warp direction of the garment lining is less than the stretch in the weft direction of the garment lining. The bottom garment may further include an elastic support band for maintaining the position of the garment when the garment is worn.
US10154700B2
An apparatus including a structure including a plurality of passages from an interior side of the structure towards an exterior side of the structure; and a hydrophilic wicking material, positioned on at least the interior side of the structure, forming a contact surface for placement adjacent a user's skin.
US10154693B2
A method and system for producing oxygen-rich vapor derived from herb-based plants and extracts from said herb-based plants for consumption by individuals. The method includes transferring a first portion of a base quantity of oxygen-enriched vapor form a volumetric container into a vaporization device. The vaporization device retains an herb-based plant material. The herb-based plant material is used in conjunction with the first portion to produce herb-infused vapor through an atomization process. The herb-infused vapor is then permeated into a mixing chamber with a second portion of the base quantity of oxygen-enriched vapor from the volumetric container. The second portion is then mixed with the herb-infused vapor in order to formulate an oxygen-infused herb vapor. The oxygen-infused herb vapor is then dispensed from the mixing chamber for individual consumption.
US10154688B2
A thin-walled polypropylene product display tube. The thin-walled polypropylene product display tube includes a tubular member having a closed end, an open end, an inner diameter and, between the closed end and the open end, a first outer diameter, the open end terminating in a flared portion having a second outer diameter, the tubular member having a wall thickness sufficient to yield a level of haze equal to or less than 8%. A process for forming a thin-walled polypropylene product display tube is also provided.
US10154684B2
The present invention provides a hair regrowth promoter comprising an egg-yolk protein hydrolysate as an active ingredient. The egg-yolk protein hydrolysate is a safe ingredient produced from a natural source, and therefore can be widely used in daily consumable products, such as food and drink products, medicaments, animal feeds, and dietary supplements, or as a food additive, etc. The promoter etc. of the present invention can be orally administered and is thus very advantageous.
US10154680B2
A lubricant and binding agent for the production of feedstuff and the like and a system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the method, an organic-based ingredient and a lubricant and binding agent are combined and subjected to a pellet-mill production process. The lubricant and binding agent includes about 15% to about 40% by weight of glycerin, about 0.005% to about 0.017% by weight of guar gum, about 0.009% to about 0.028% by weight of gum arabic, about 0.005% to about 0.017% by weight of aloe vera, and a balance by weight of water. The lubricant and binding agent increases production efficiency and pellet durability.
US10154679B2
Disclosed are processes for contacting a protein containing material with one or more wet-mill streams. The protein content of the protein containing material is increased.
US10154676B1
The food dispenser is a configured for use with a viscous foodstuff. The food dispenser is an extrusion device. The food dispenser extrudes the viscous foodstuff. The food dispenser is a temperature controlled device. The food dispenser maintains the viscous foodstuff at a set temperature during the extrusion of the viscous foodstuff. The food dispenser comprises a piping gun, a heating element, and a thermal control. The piping gun contains and extrudes the viscous foodstuff. The heating element heats the viscous foodstuff contained within the piping gun. The thermal control turns the heating element on and off to control the temperature of the viscous foodstuff during extrusion.
US10154668B2
The invention relates to quaternary ammonium multi-dentate mono-, bis-, tris- and tetrakis-phosphonate compounds, processes for preparing quaternary ammonium multi-dentate mono-, bis-, tris- and tetrakis-phosphonate compounds, antimicrobial coating compositions comprising quaternary ammonium multi-dentate mono-, bis-, tris- and tetrakis-phosphonate compounds and method of treating a surface with said compositions to provide a durable, antimicrobial-treated surface.
US10154664B2
The present invention is directed to systems and methods of processing aspirated adipose tissue for the isolation of stromal vascular fraction derived stem cells.
US10154662B2
A system for limiting the growth of creeper plants on an upright surface, including a voltage generator comprising a ground terminal and a voltage terminal, a conductive stopping element positioned on the upright surface and adapted to be connected to the voltage terminal thereby obtaining a growth limiting boundary for the creeper plants, and a grounding element positioned on the upright surface and adapted to be connected to the ground terminal, thereby providing a grounding of the upright surface. The grounding element is positioned such that the grounding element grounds the creeper plants by contact with the creeper plants within a distance of a hundred centimeters from the conductive stopping element.
US10154650B2
An aquatic race assembly system and method of conducting canine races, which includes two lanes, separated by a partition and a platform with a start line, a predetermined distance from one end of the platform. The platform is positioned proximate to a body of water or a pool. A sensor is placed in each lane, to automatically monitor the dog's position at the start and sending a signal to the control system, which determines whether there was a false start. When a dog bites and pools the lure places at a set distance on the other end of the pool, the lure is disconnected from the control system, causing a signal with the timing information to be sent and processed.
US10154646B2
A mold for forming materials such that the formed materials include measurement markings is disclosed herein. The mold includes multiple cavities, each of which has indentations for forming measurement markings on a material that is formed in the respective cavity. Each of the cavities may be further supported by one or more cavity-to-cavity support structures. The mold may also include a detachable lid for covering the contents of the mold during and after solidification.
US10154635B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH836028. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH836028, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH836028 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH836028.
US10154627B2
A growth medium formed as an inoculum including a preselected fungus and a nutrient material capable of being digested by the fungus is placed in or on a tool formed of a material capable of being at least partially consumed by the fungus. The tool may define a cavity of predetermined shape for the growth medium or the tool may form a scaffolding on which the growth medium grows into the final product taking on the shape of the tool.
US10154626B2
A light-emitting diode (LED) for plant illumination includes a substrate, and a PN-junction light-emitting portion over the substrate. The light-emitting portion has a strained light-emitting layer with a component formula of GaXIn(1-X)AsYP(1-Y) (0
US10159170B2
A groove for allowing passing of a component storage section during conveyance of a carrier tape having the component storage section protruding is formed in a tape conveyance path of a feeder. The groove is provided with a tape lower face biasing member which is pressed by the lower face of the carrier tape and is deformed downward when the carrier tape has the component storage section protruding until the carrier tape inserted from a tape insertion section reaches a rear side sprocket, and biases the lower face of the carrier tape when the carrier tape has the component storage section not protruding.
US10159169B2
An equipment front end module interface of an equipment front end module including environmental controls. The equipment front end module interface includes a first mounting member configured to couple to a load lock assembly, and a flexible seal coupled to the first mounting member. The flexible seal provides sealing between the equipment front end module and the load lock assembly and also accommodates axial and other misalignment between the load lock assembly and the equipment front end module during assembly. Equipment front end modules including the equipment front end module interface and methods of assembling a load lock assembly to the equipment front end module using the equipment front end module interface are provided, as are other aspects.
US10159168B2
A display device includes a display panel including a top surface and a bottom surface facing the top surface in a normal direction, a mold member including a seat surface and an outer surface, the bottom surface of the display panel being positioned on the seat surface of the mold member, an adhesion member between the bottom surface and the seat surface to fix the bottom surface to the seat surface, a heating wire contacting the adhesion member, and an accommodation member coupled to the mold member.
US10159156B2
A mobile terminal can include a display; a case including a conductive member having a first section and a second section, the first section having a first lateral surface and the second section having a second lateral surface; a dielectric member separating the first section from the second section; a gap formed between the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface; and a first cavity extending into the first lateral surface of the first section, in which the dielectric member fills the gap and the first cavity.
US10159150B2
The present disclosure is directed to a ceramic substrate that includes a plurality of contact pads, a plurality of electrical traces, and a microelectromechanical die. Contacts on the die are coupled to the plurality of contact pads through the plurality of electrical traces. The substrate also includes a plurality of memory bits formed directly on the substrate. Each memory bit is coupled between a first one of the contact pads and a second one of the contact pads.
US10159149B2
A composite circuit board includes an insulation layer, an inner circuit layer, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer embedded in the insulation layer, a third conductive layer and a fourth conductive layer formed on opposite surfaces of the insulation layer. The third conductive layer electrically connects with the first conductive layer. The fourth conductive layer electrically connects with the second conductive layer. The inner circuit layer is in a middle portion of the insulation layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer respectively forms on opposite sides of the inner circuit layer. The insulation layer forms a plurality of first through holes between the first conductive layer and the inner circuit layer, a plurality of second through holes between the second conductive layer and the inner circuit layer.
US10159148B2
Interposers and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an interposer includes a region having first and second oppositely facing surfaces and a plurality of pores, each pore extending in a first direction from the first surface towards the second surface, wherein alumina extends along a wall of each pore; a plurality of electrically conductive connection elements extending in the first direction, consisting essentially of aluminum and being electrically isolated from one another by at least the alumina; a first conductive path provided at the first surface for connection with a first component external to the interposer; and a second conductive path provided at the second surface for connection with a second component external to the interposer, wherein the first and second conductive paths are electrically connected through at least some of the connection elements.
US10159137B2
A load control device adapted to be coupled between an AC power source and an electrical load for controlling the power delivered to the load includes a controller, an actuator for turning the electrical load on and off, an occupancy detection circuit, and an ambient light detector. The load control device automatically turns on the electrical load in response to the presence of an occupant only if the detected ambient light is below a predetermined ambient light level threshold. After first detecting the presence of an occupant, the load control device monitors actuations of the actuator to determine whether a user has changed the state of the load. The load control device automatically adjusts the predetermined ambient light level threshold in response to the user actuations that change the state of the load.
US10159117B2
An induction heating system includes induction heating apparatuses, each including a high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency current transformer and a heating coil, a high-frequency input switch connected to the high-frequency current transformer, a low-frequency input switch connected to the low-frequency current transformer, a first power source to output a high-frequency electric power and a low frequency electric power, a second power source, a first power source output switch connectable to the first power source, a second power source output switch connectable to the second power source, and a switch controller. Each induction heating apparatus includes a heater controller to send a signal to the switching controller to turn on one of the first power source output switch and the second power source output switch, to turn off the other, and to switch on or off each of the high-frequency input switch and the low-frequency input switch.
US10159115B2
A pane having an electric heating layer is described, including at least: a first pane having a first surface; at least one electric heating layer that is applied to at least part of the surface and has an uncoated zone; at least two busbars, provided for connection to a voltage source, which are connected to the electric heating layer such that a current path for a heating current is formed between the busbars; and at least one separating line which electrically subdivides the electric layer into at least two segments. At least one segment is arranged in the form of a strip around the uncoated zone such that the current path for the heating current is at least partially guided around the uncoated zone.
US10159114B2
A layered heater system is provided that includes an engineered substrate having an upper face sheet, a lower face sheet, and a core disposed between the upper face sheet and the lower face sheet. A dielectric layer is formed on at least one of the upper face sheet and the lower face sheet, a resistive element layer is formed on the dielectric layer, a protective layer is formed on the resistive element layer, and terminal pads are formed over at least a portion of the resistive element layer, wherein the terminal pads are exposed through the protective layer. In one form, the core defines a honeycomb structure, and in another, the core defines a frame structure having a plurality of support ribs.
US10159109B2
A node and method for extending a wake up time of a wireless user equipment (UE) are provided. The node includes a memory. The memory is configured to store data to be transmitted to the UE. The node includes a processor configured to determine if the memory is storing data to be transmitted to the UE, determine if the wake up time of the UE coincides with a periodic subframe, the periodic subframe occurring with a periodicity and cause transmission of a message for a grant to the UE if the determination is made that the memory is storing data to be transmitted to the UE and the wake up time of the UE coincides with the periodic subframe.
US10159103B2
Presented herein are systems and methods to detect and avoid MAC-address collision of a dynamic MAC address (also referred to herein as a “dynamically assignable MAC address” or a “dynamically allocated MAC address”) that is temporarily assigned to a network device in a wireless network. The systems and methods ensure that the dynamic MAC address is unique (and compatible with existing IEEE-802.11) to the wireless network prior to the network device using the address as its network identifier to gain access to the wireless network. The systems and methods involve an initial set of announcements between the network device and the wireless network and, in some embodiments, again when network device roams to another wireless network. The exemplified systems and methods facilitate use of network addresses that are structured according to standard conventions and that are backward compatible with existing MAC-address randomization schemes.
US10159098B2
In an example, the mobile device may be configured to determine whether to authorize a request for the vehicle head unit to utilize a resource of the mobile device. The mobile device may be configured to utilize a proxy of the mobile device to establish a connection with a destination in response to determining to authorize the request.
US10159095B2
A random access method and a related apparatus are disclosed. A user equipment receives first signaling from a base station through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and receives second signaling from the base station through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), where the first signaling includes a first time division duplexing TDD uplink-downlink configuration, and the second signaling includes a second TDD uplink-downlink configuration; the user equipment determines, according to the first TDD uplink-downlink configuration, an uplink subframe for sending a random access message; and the user equipment sends the random access message to the base station in the determined uplink subframe.
US10159091B2
Methods and apparatus are described herein. According to a method, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) acquires a first random access configuration and a second random access configuration. The first random access configuration and the second random access configuration are different and each corresponds to different physical resources. The WTRU also performs a first random access procedure using the first random access configuration and a second random access procedure using the second random access configuration. The first random access configuration is used for at least initial random access and the second random access configuration is not used for initial random access and not used for handover random access.
US10159088B1
The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for transferring data through a bonded communication link. A bonded communication link bonds together capabilities from each of a plurality of other communication links to form a higher bandwidth communication link relative to each of the plurality of other communication links considered separately. Link qualities can be monitored for each of the plurality of other communication links. Different priorities can be assigned to different types of data. Based on monitored link qualities and assigned data priorities, different data types can be routed via different of the other communication links. Routing different data types via different of the other communication links facilitates selective transmission of higher priority data when quality degrades on a communication link.
US10159084B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a resource scheduling method and apparatus and a terminal. The method includes: pre-dividing a resource block RB into a plurality of sub-RBs; and scheduling a UE by using a resource scheduling indication during data transmission to perform data receiving or sending in a position of a corresponding sub-RB. The resource block RB is pre-divided into a plurality of sub-RBs by applying the present invention; and during data transmission, the UE is scheduled by using the resource scheduling indication to perform data receiving or sending in the position of the corresponding sub-RB, thereby improving resource utilization efficiency during transmission of a small data service and improving transmission efficiency of small data.
US10159077B2
A sending node sends information to a receiving node. Said nodes are comprised in a wireless communication network. Communication between said nodes is associated with a first cell. The sending node obtains predefined scrambling for scrambling the information and which predefined scrambling is specific for the first cell. The receiving node correspondingly obtains de-scrambling. The sending node sends, to the receiving node, the information repeatedly a certain number of times, wherein each time the information is sent it is scrambled differently based on the obtained scrambling. Each time the information is received by the receiving node it is de-scrambled differently based on the obtained de-scrambling.
US10159075B2
Systems, methods, and devices for assigning user equipment to frequency bands on multiband advanced wireless communication networks. The system may include a multiband controller configured to obtain signal quality indicators from user equipment devices for signals received by the user equipment devices from a first remote radio head for a first frequency band having a maximum frequency greater than 24 GHz and a second remote radio head having a minimum frequency at least 2 GHz greater than the maximum frequency, and in response to the signal quality indicators, issue a command to a user equipment device included in the user equipment devices and operating in the first frequency band to switch to operating in the second frequency band.
US10159065B2
A method and apparatus for reliably and quickly establishing multiple reverse links in multi-carrier wireless networks is provided. Signaling channels are established on an existing forward link in order to transmit reverse link power control bits and the acknowledgment indications.
US10159051B2
Methods, apparatus and systems are described for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to manage its transmission power. A power headroom report (PHR) may be triggered based on changes to backoff or the impacts of backoff. Additional backoff may be used to calculate a maximum output power of the WTRU and may be indicated by a domination indicator to network resources. The WTRU may be configured to eliminate triggers caused by virtual PHRs. Furthermore, the WTRU may be configured to respond to rapid changes to backoff.
US10159040B2
A technique including determining that a first access node serving a communication device is currently in a dormant, first state in which said first access node is not receiving radio transmissions; and controlling a radio transmitter or radio transceiver at said communication device to transmit a radio signal that triggers at least one second access node to alert said first access node of a request for said first access node to switch from said first state to a second state in which said first access node receives radio transmissions.
US10159037B2
A method in a mobile terminal is disclosed for determining whether or not to transmit a connection request for a connection between the mobile terminal and a base station, where the base station is moving. When the mobile terminal is detecting the base station, the mobile terminal is determining an indication of a relative speed between the mobile terminal and the detected base station. The mobile terminal is then determining whether or not to transmit the connection request to the base station. It is determined to transmit the connection request when the determined indication of the relative speed between the mobile terminal and the base station indicates that the relative speed is below a first threshold.
US10159034B2
This document discloses a solution of maintaining service continuity in a multimedia broadcast service provided by a cellular network in a multimedia broadcast service area. A base station may transmit, in at least one cell provided by the base station, control information comprising an information element, wherein the information element may comprise an identifier of the multimedia broadcast service area and an indication that may cause at least one terminal device located in the at least one cell to request the multimedia broadcast service content as a transmission addressed to the at least one terminal device. The at least one terminal device may receive the control information comprising the information element that may cause the at least one terminal device to request the multimedia broadcast service content as the transmission addressed to the at least one terminal device.
US10159008B2
In this example, a method and an AP for positioning a terminal are provided. And wherein, when receiving a probe request sent by a terminal, the AP determines whether the terminal is a non-associated terminal or not according to acquired terminal status information. When determining the terminal as a non-associated terminal, the AP may measure round trip time (RTT) for the terminal. The AP may send the measurement result to a server, so that the server may position the terminal according to the measurement result.
US10159003B2
Network entry method of millimeter wave communication system and related apparatueses using the same
According to one of the exemplary embodiments, the proposed network entry method is applicable to a user equipment and includes: receiving, within an mmWave band, Q scan beams which have Q IDs over M mmWave time units as each mmWave time unit includes a payload region and a BF header region that includes N BSSs with each of the BSSs corresponding to a different one of the Q scan beams, wherein M, N, and Q are integers greater than 1 and M*N=Q; determining a best beam of the UE based on the BSSs of the Q scan beams; determining a best scan beam of the Q scan beams based on the BSSs of the Q scan beams after determining the best beam of the UE; and transmitting, within the mmWave band, a random access preamble (RAP) by using the best beam of the UE.
US10159002B2
Embodiments relate to network management of a wireless network in which inactive cells are selectively activated thereby changing the radio environment of a user equipment. The changed radio environment is assessed to determine a preferred distribution of active cells for that user equipment.
US10159000B2
The present invention discloses a spectrum sharing method and apparatus thereof. The method includes: acquiring a cycle period of a shared frequency between a first system and a second system; obtaining time slice allocation information of the cycle period; and sending the time slice allocation information to a user equipment. By means of the foregoing manner, a shared frequency can be allocated, so that efficiency of transmitting system data can be effectively improved.
US10158995B2
An exemplary system includes a mobile device having an application and wireless access user credentials, a configurable access point of a network, and a terminal connected to the configurable access point. The wireless access user credentials can be pushed, using the application, from the first mobile device to the terminal to reconfigure the access point and create a virtual network that recognizes the wireless access user credentials.
US10158991B2
Pre Shared Keys (“PSK”) for application and data session security are generated using application authentication secret values stored in a SIM device/card. The SIM internally uses the secret values as inputs to a security algorithm engine, but the secret values are not accessible outside of the SIM. The application authentication secret values cannot be used to authenticate the SIM, or a device that includes the SIM, to a communication network. Rather, symmetric keys and keying material are generated for use by applications outside of the standard and conventional wireless networking uses of a SIM device. Updated PSKs are generated at different network endpoints such that the PSKs are generated individually and separately at the endpoints; the ‘preshared’ keys are not actually shared. Thus, a client endpoint and a server endpoint, or an endpoint associated with the server, independently generate the same PSK without the PSK being transmitted between the endpoints.
US10158977B2
Embodiments of the present invention meet this need and others by providing systems and methods for detecting and assessing distracted drivers. Embodiments collect vehicle and driving data using a mobile device of a user. In a particular embodiment, data collected using the mobile device is analyzed to determine when the user is engaging in distracted driving behavior.
US10158966B2
Connected cars are coupled to several communication devices (e.g., embedded devices and/or user equipment (UE) of occupants of the car) having independent data links to a communication network (e.g., cellular network). Peer-to-peer (P2P) protocols can be employed to consolidate and aggregate multiple data links within the car to create an aggregated data link that is shared by the devices. During initialization, a local platform device within the connected car sets up a local tracker and communicates with a backend network device to setup a corresponding remote tracker. The trackers generate virtual data nodes corresponding to the communication devices and facilitate communication between the virtual data nodes and the devices via P2P protocols. Moreover, the P2P protocol technology is overlaid on the application layers of the communication devices without modifications to the devices' hardware and software construction.
US10158962B2
A method for controlling a three-dimensional multi-layer speaker arrangement having a plurality of speakers arranged in spaced layers. The method includes: providing information for a sound to be played back from a 3D source position assigned to the sound, wherein the source position is defined with respect to a reference point (RP) within the multi-layer speaker arrangement, extracting a 3D source position (SPXY) from the source position and calculating layer specific speaker coefficients using a 2D calculator to position the sound two dimensional source position, and feeding a vertical pan or 3D source position into a multilayer calculator for obtaining a layer gain factor for each layer for obtaining speaker coefficients used as individual gains enabling the speakers to play back the sound.
US10158959B2
Sound scenes in 3D can be synthesized or captured as a natural sound field. For decoding, a decode matrix is required that is specific for a given loudspeaker setup and is generated using the known loudspeaker positions. However, some source directions are attenuated for 2D loudspeaker setups like e.g. 5.1 surround. An improved method for decoding an encoded audio signal in soundfield format for L loudspeakers at known positions comprises steps of adding (10) a position of at least one virtual loudspeaker to the positions of the L loudspeakers, generating (11) a 3D decode matrix (D′), wherein the positions ({circumflex over (Ω)}1 . . . {circumflex over (Ω)}L) of the L loudspeakers and the at least one virtual position ({circumflex over (Ω)}L+1′) are used, downmixing (12) the 3D decode matrix (D′), and decoding (14) the encoded audio signal (i14) using the downscaled 3D decode matrix ({tilde over (D)}). As a result, a plurality of decoded loudspeaker signals (q14) is obtained.
US10158950B2
A cylindrical contact-type microphone relates to the technical field of audio devices, and solves the technical problem of inconvenient assembly of an existing contact-type microphone. The microphone comprises a shell, and a circuit board (4), a piezoelectric ceramic sheet (2), a lower-stage connection plate (3) and a conductive polar ring (5) which are mounted within the shell, wherein the shell is a two-section cylindrical conductive cylinder body, and a negative signal lower connection sheet of the lower-stage connection plate (3) is electrically connected to a step (13) at a joint portion of an upper cylinder section (11) and a lower cylinder section (12) of the shell.
US10158946B2
Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for discovering and assigning wireless speakers to one or more devices capable of providing audio content. In some embodiments, the speakers may receive one or more channels of multi-channel audio content. In some embodiments, one or more wireless speakers are discovered, a prompt identifying at least one speaker location is provided at an output device, a list of wireless speakers is provided to the output device, wherein the list of wireless speakers corresponds to the discovered one or more wireless speakers, a selection of a wireless speaker from the list of wireless speakers is received; and the selected wireless speaker is associated to the at least one speaker location.
US10158937B2
A speaker module comprising a module housing is disclosed. A speaker unit is accommodated within the module housing. A sound hole of the module is located at a side of the speaker unit. The speaker unit divides a cavity of the entire module into two cavities, namely a front acoustic cavity and a rear acoustic cavity. The front acoustic cavity is in communication with the sound hole. A sound-absorbing cotton is provided in the front acoustic cavity. The sound-absorbing cotton is fixed on the module housing, and is arranged to avoid a vibration space of a diaphragm of the speaker unit. The present invention effectively improves the performance of a sensitivity curve of the module at high frequencies without modifying the structure of the front acoustic cavity, thus not only increasing the acoustic performance of the module, but also simplifying the structure of the front acoustic cavity of the module.
US10158934B2
A system includes a plurality of earpiece sets, each of the earpiece sets comprising a left earpiece and a right earpiece and a smart case. The smart case includes a case housing, a plurality of receptacle sets disposed within the case housing, wherein the receptacle sets are configured to hold the plurality of earpiece sets, a processor disposed within the case housing, and a transceiver disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the processor.
US10158933B2
An ear tip for use with an earphone is filled with a UV-curable polymer or other material that hardens when energy is applied, fitted to a user's ear, and exposed to UV light or other appropriate energy, curing or otherwise hardening the material and forming a custom-fit ear tip.
US10158931B2
A microphone connector assembly comprises a receptacle and a sleeve. The receptacle includes a housing, a first cavity formed within the housing, a frame, a protrusion formed on the frame, and a first electrical block supported by the frame and positioned within the first cavity. The sleeve includes an outer shell, a second cavity formed within the outer shell, a keyway, and a second electrical block positioned within the second cavity. The sleeve is insertable into the receptacle such that the protrusion enters the keyway and the first and second electrical blocks engage one another.
US10158926B1
Aspects relate to causing one or more signals to be detectable within a live event such that devices that record at least a portion of the event also record the one or more signals. The signals can be used for later processing and categorization of received recordings in order to associate the recordings with the event. Further actions can be performed based on the association. Such actions include digital rights management, crowd-sourced experiences, and categorization of the event for searching and retrieval purposes.
US10158920B2
The present invention provides an interaction system and an interaction method thereof. The interaction system includes a display device, a detector, a database and a processing module. The display device plays a multimedia material. The detector acquires a comment that a user is watching the multimedia material. The comment includes a timestamp and an annotated position in the multimedia material. The database stores a plurality of interaction information related to the multimedia material. Each piece of interaction information has more than one index tag, and each of the index tag includes a timestamp and an annotated position in the multimedia material. The processing module searches for the index tag, matching the comment acquired by the detector, in the database, and then outputs the content of the interaction information corresponding to the found index tag to at least one electronic device.
US10158916B2
Disclosed is a display apparatus including: a display; a processor configured to process an image to be displayed on the display; a communicator configured to communicate with a server that provides content data; and a controller configured to control the processor and the communicator to display an input image provided for allowing a user to input an activation code, send the server the activation code input through the input image so that the display apparatus can be registered to the server, and receive and process the content data provided corresponding to the activation code from the server so that a content image can be displayed based on the content data.
US10158914B2
A system and method for real-time alteration of media content based on stress monitoring is disclosed. A computer system present a single media content item in two distinct content streams to a first and second user. Using sensor generated data the computer system measures at least one user response indicator for the first and second user and estimates a stress level for the first and second users. The computer system determines whether the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold. In accordance with a determination that the estimated stress level for the first user exceeds a first predetermined stress threshold the computer system alters the first stream of the presented media content item to modify the particular portion of the media content item associated with the estimated stress level for the first user.
US10158913B1
A cable provider could offer a promotional feature, such as live pause of video, above and beyond a tier of service to which the customer subscribes, limiting the feature to being activated only upon occurrence of one or more events. In a network video delivery context, a set-top box plays live video, including an ability to pause live video upon the occurrence of an event. The system can detect an event, including an event unrelated to video, and prompt a user to pause. The system can include configuration settings enabling, for example, detection of various events, prompting the user to pause live video, and/or automatically pausing the live video. The system enables the user to play a time-shifted video corresponding to resuming the paused video playback. The system can include a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) local to the user, to facilitate the time-shifted video. The system is also compatible with a RS-DVR, where DVR functionality and time-shifted video is provided remotely from a head-end of a network video system. Additionally, the system is compatible with non-DVR network video delivery systems configured to provide live pause.
US10158910B2
A media guidance application is provided by which users can define rules for assigning user equipment devices as destinations for media content. For example, a user may define a rule by which selected media content having attributes that satisfy a user-defined condition are downloaded, recorded, or streamed to a particular, user-specified user equipment device. The user may define and manage rules using media guidance menus, and may restrict other users from accessing the rules (e.g., parents restricting children).
US10158907B1
An example method for performing playout of multiple media recordings includes receiving a plurality of media recordings, indexing the plurality of media recordings for storage into a database, dividing each of the plurality of media recordings into multiple segments, and for each segment of each media recording, (i) comparing the segment with the indexed plurality of media recordings stored in the database to determine one or more matches to the segment, and (ii) determining a relative time offset of the segment within each matched media recording. Following, the method includes performing playout of a representation of the plurality of media recordings based on the relative time offset of each matched segment.
US10158904B2
Methods and systems for a media guidance application that may enhance viewer experience. The media guidance application may tune to a first program with a first tuner and generate for display the first program on a display area of a display device, determine other programs of interest being broadcast, and simultaneously with the generating for display of the first program, use the second tuner to tune to and generate for display the other programs of interest being broadcast. The second tuner cycles between the additional programs of interest to periodically update the segments of the additional programs of interest generated for display.
US10158902B2
Streaming and storing video for audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for an A/V recording and communication device comprises: recording video image data; executing a write operation to write the video image data at a write rate; executing a read operation to read the video image data at a first read rate that is greater than the write rate; continuing to read the video image data at the first read rate until the read operation catches up to the write operation; reading the video image data at a second read rate equal to the write rate; and transmitting streaming video to a client device, wherein a beginning portion of the streaming video is streamed at a first stream rate and thereafter streaming at a second stream rate less than the first stream rate.
US10158898B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to personalized options for consumption of content assets. In one aspect, the personalized options can be supplied (e.g., transmitted) asynchronously and can be indicative of information associated with a media asset of likely interest to an end user. In another aspect, the personalized options can permit administration of the content assets, such as automated generation of storage configuration(s) and/or playback configuration(s), based at least on consumption behavior of an end-user.
US10158896B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a video channel allocation management method and related device, and a communication system. The video channel management method includes: receiving a first video data from a first user; querying a first video channel corresponding to the first user; if the first video channel corresponding to the first user is not found through the querying, allocating a second video to the first user, the second video channel being a channel that is currently timed out; and if the second video channel is allocated to the first user, writing the first video data to the second video channel, and tagging that the second video channel belongs to the first user. Technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention facilitate improvement in video channel utilization efficiency, and then may reduce hardware resource deployment as much as possible.
US10158894B2
A system and method for facilitating content delivery with end-to-end encryption in a network architecture using a common intermediary mezzanine distribution format (CMZF). An edge media router (EMR) device is provided in one embodiment that is configured to receive a media content asset packaged in a CMZF container structure, wherein the media content asset is provided as CMZF-formatted media content in a CMZF stream scheme. The CMZF container structure, configured to facilitate carriage of ISOBMFF track and track metadata data objects as well as sample variants in PES payload in additional elementary streams, is operative to carry each bitrate representation of the media content asset encrypted in one or more encryption schemes at a headend. Upon receipt, the EMR device is configured to repackage the media content asset to generate one or more output formats without reencrypting the media content asset for storage at a storage node and/or for downstream delivery.
US10158891B1
An adaptive stream segment prefetcher changes the number of segments it prefetches following a client requested segment of the same stream based on conditions associated with that stream at prefetch time. The adaptive prefetcher increases or decreases the number of segments to prefetch for a particular stream based on the number of active or concurrent clients requesting that particular stream, based on the playback duration of the particular stream by one or more clients, or some combination of both. The adaptive prefetcher continuously monitors the conditions associated with the stream such that number of segments prefetched at a first time are greater or less than the number of segments prefetched at a later second time.
US10158888B2
A method and an apparatus for reproducing video data are provided. The method includes the steps of extracting a coded video data stream and video data attribute information from the stored video file, extracting samples relevant to an expanded time layer from the extracted video data stream on the basis of the location information of the sample which allows for temporal layer access contailed in the video data attribute information, and restoring and reproducing the extracted samples.
US10158885B2
A video coder determines a candidate for inclusion in a candidate list for a current prediction unit (PU). The candidate is based on motion parameters of a plurality of sub-PUs of the current PU. If a reference block corresponding to a sub-PU is not coded using motion compensated prediction, the video coder sets the motion parameters of the sub-PU to default motion parameters. For each respective sub-PU from the plurality of sub-PUs, if a reference block for the respective sub-PU is not coded using motion compensated prediction, the motion parameters of the respective sub-PU are not set in response to a subsequent determination that a reference block for any later sub-PU in an order is coded using motion compensated prediction.
US10158884B2
A device for encoding video data includes a memory configured to store video data and a video encoder comprising one or more processors configured to, for a current layer being encoded, determine that the current layer has no direct reference layers, based on determining that the current layer has no direct reference layers, set at least one of a first syntax element, a second syntax element, a third syntax element, or a fourth syntax element to a disabling value indicating that a coding tool corresponding to the syntax element is disabled for the current layer.
US10158873B2
In general, techniques are described for separately coding depth and texture components of video data. A video coding device configured to code video data may perform the techniques. The video coding device may comprise a decoded picture buffer and a processor configured to store a depth component in the decoded picture buffer, analyze a view dependency to determine whether the depth component is used for inter-view prediction and remove the depth component from the decoded picture buffer in response to determining that the depth component is not used for inter-view prediction for processing video data including a view component comprised of a depth component and a texture component.
US10158869B2
A video decoding processing apparatus which can reduce overhead for the start of parallel decoding processing. The video decoding processing apparatus includes a parsing unit, and first and second video processing units. A coding bit stream including information of largest coding units each having at least a prescribed pixel size is supplied to an input terminal of the parsing unit. The parsing unit performs parsing of the syntax of the coding bit stream to thereby generate parallel-processable first and second intermediate streams from the largest coding unit. The first and second video processing units parallel-process the first and second intermediate streams generated from the parsing unit.
US10158863B2
An image coding apparatus that codes a moving image composed of a plurality of pictures, includes a determination unit configured to define a tile set in a manner that a size of the tile set including one or more tiles obtained by dividing a picture, which corresponds to a size of the tile set at which coding can be independently performed, is set to be smaller than or equal to a predetermined size, and a coding unit configured to code the picture on the basis of the tile set defined by the determination unit.
US10158861B2
Various embodiments are described herein for methods and systems for operating a video compression system. In one example embodiment, the method of operating a video compression system includes determining an encoding complexity limit for an encoding module within the video compression system, determining signal complexity of an input signal to the video compression system, comparing the encoding complexity limit to the signal complexity at an adaptive scaling module within the video compression system, and if the signal complexity is determined to be greater than the encoding complexity limit, manipulating the resolution of the input signal at the adaptive scaling module to generate an output signal.
US10158859B2
A data compression apparatus is described which has an encoder configured to receive an input data item and to compress the data item into an encoding comprising a plurality of numerical values. The numerical values are grouped at least according to whether they relate to content of the input data item or style of the input data item. The encoder has been trained using a plurality of groups of training data items grouped according to the content and where training data items within individual ones of the groups vary with respect to the style. The encoder has been trained using a training objective which takes into account the groups.
US10158857B2
An image decoding method using a merge mode can include constructing a merge candidate list using available spatial and temporal merge candidates, obtaining motion information using a merge index and the merge candidate list, deriving a prediction block using the motion information, inverse-quantizing a quantized block using a quantization parameter and a quantization matrix to generate a transform block, and inverse-transforming the transform block to generate a residual block, and generating a reconstructed block using the prediction block and the residual block.
US10158850B2
The embodiments use prediction weights in connection with predictive encoding and decoding of a depth map in the form of a frame (10) with pixels (11) having pixel values representing distances between a camera (40) and objects. The prediction weight is calculated based on depth clipping plane parameter values associated with the frame (10) and with a reference frame (20, 30) based on which pixels of the frame (10) are encoded and decoded. Using depth clipping plane parameter values when calculating prediction weights, improves coding efficiency of depth map coding and decoding.
US10158849B2
A projection apparatus includes an image control device, a display device, and an image shift device. The image control device is configured to generate a plurality of left-eye sub-image data according to a left-eye image data and generate a plurality of right-eye sub-image data according to a right-eye image data. The display device is configured to sequentially display a plurality of left-eye images and right-eye images according to the left-eye sub-image data and the right-eye sub-image data. The image shift device is configured to shift the left-eye sub-images from each other and shift the right-eye sub-images from each other.
US10158831B1
The invention is a digital doorman-like and communication system comprising a small-footprint, software-driven, controller device that is intuitively operable and which also communicates with wireless tenants' mobile devices, and based thereon, controls access to the building entranceway area, distributes information to management and to tenants and communicates flexibly including via voice, video, messaging and the like.
US10158828B2
An online system customizes video conversations between users of the online system. During a video conversation, the online system presents a composite view to the participating users. The composite view may include visual representations of the users, a background graphic, or other types of graphics such as masks and props that the users can wear or interact with in the environment of the video conversation. The visual representations may be generated based on a live video feed of the users or include avatars of the users. The online system can determine the graphics based on information about the users. For instance, the online system determines a background graphic showing a location that the users have each visited. Upon viewing the background graphic, the users may be encouraged to interact with the background graphic or other graphics included in the composite view, which can promote an engaging video conversation experience.
US10158821B2
A first photoelectric conversion unit is arranged in one end portion of a pixel, and a second photoelectric conversion unit is arranged in the other end portion of the pixel. A third photoelectric conversion unit is arranged in a center portion of the pixel. A length of the third photoelectric conversion unit in a predetermined direction is shorter than a length of the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit.
US10158819B2
A matrix-addressed system includes a system substrate and an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns disposed on the system substrate. A column-control circuit provides information to or receives information from the pixels. The column-control circuit includes a separate column-driver circuit connected to each column of pixels that provides information in common to all of the pixels in the column or receives information in common from all of the pixels in the column. A row-select circuit likewise disposed on the system substrate includes a serial shift register having a number of row storage elements equal to or larger than the number of rows in the array of pixels. Each row storage element in the shift register has a row-select line connected to all of the pixels in a row.
US10158814B2
A solid-state imaging apparatus has: a signal readout circuit including a charge storage region connected to a photoelectric conversion region, and a reset transistor connected at one of source and drain to the charge storage region; and a negative feedback circuit that feeds back an output of the signal readout circuit in a negative feedback manner to the other of the source and drain of the reset transistor. A reset operation for discharging a charge stored in the charge storage region includes a first period in which the negative feedback circuit is OFF and a second period which occurs after the first period and in which the negative feedback circuit is ON. In the first period, the reset transistor changes from OFF to ON and then to OFF. In the second period, such a reset transistor control voltage is applied that makes the reset transistor to gradually change to ON.
US10158812B2
Disclosed is a method of an electronic device, including acquiring image data from a plurality of image sensors including optical black (OB) areas that are light-shielding areas for providing a constant reference signal, correcting an OB deviation between data acquired from the OB areas, for at least one piece of the image data, and outputting, to an image processing unit, the image data for which the OB deviation is corrected.
US10158809B2
To prevent an increase in memory capacities in a device for performing image combination.A data generation unit executes long exposure processing and short exposure processing in sequence, the long exposure processing being performed to generate data including a plurality of pixel data items as long exposure data by performing exposure over a longer time period of two different exposure time periods, the short exposure processing being performed to generate data including a plurality of pixel data items as short exposure data by performing exposure over a shorter time period of the two different exposure time periods after the long exposure processing. A compression unit compresses the long exposure data to generate compression data. A memory holds the compression data over delay time corresponding to the shorter time period of the two exposure time periods. A decompression unit decompresses the held compression data to restore the long exposure data. A combination unit combines the restored long exposure data and the short exposure data.
US10158798B2
Disclosed herein is an imaging apparatus including a main body, an imaging unit mounted on the main body that captures an image of an object, an input unit that receives a command to capture the image, a controller that controls operation of the imaging unit to create a panoramic image when a panorama mode is input to the input unit and that determines a current progress angle and a remaining angle to complete creation of the panoramic image based on the operation of the imaging unit during creation of the panoramic image, and a display unit that displays shooting angle information for creation of the panoramic image with a live view.
US10158779B2
An image processing apparatus, including a display, a memory, and a controller, to provide a plurality of functions is provided. The controller controls the display to display one of a first screen, through which one of the plurality of functions is selectable; a second screen, through which one of a plurality of options for the selected function is selectable; and a third screen, through which selection of the one of the plurality of options is indicated. When the controller reads shortcut information that indicates a first option for a selected one of the functions, and when the first option is permitted to the user, the third screen is displayed. When the first option is not permitted to the user, and if there is a second option permitted to the user, the second screen is displayed.
US10158770B1
An image forming apparatus of the embodiment includes an image reading unit, a synthetic data generating unit, an image forming control unit, and a printer. The image reading unit reads an image on a sheet. The synthetic data generating unit obtains a check box to be used for determining pattern information to be added to the sheet and a management number for identifying image information from the image of the read sheet and obtains the pattern information based on the check box and the management number. The image forming control unit generates printing image information in which the pattern information is added to the image of the read sheet. The printer performs image formation based on the printing image information.
US10158767B2
An image capturing apparatus includes: a casing having an opening; a light source arranged inside the casing; a sensor arranged inside the casing and configured to capture, through the opening, an image of an object present outside the casing while the light source is on; and a distance calculator to calculate a distance between the casing and the object, based on an image that has been captured by the sensor and contains, within an image region of the object defined by the opening, a high-luminance region and low-luminance regions located more outside than the high-luminance region.
US10158766B2
Provided is a scanner having: multiple sensor chips; an optical unit that focuses an image of an A4 document on eighteen or more sensor chips; and a generator that synthesizes images of the A4 document read by the sensor chips, and generates image data.
US10158765B2
Services are provided based on the locations, rather than the NPA.NXX identifiers, of called and calling parties. Party location based services can be provided to the called party, to the calling party, or both. Services can include an indication of the location of each party. Services also can include an indication of charges as determined by the location of the parties, rather than the NPA.NXX identifiers. Services can be provided if the parties are using a mobile communications devices, such as a cellular phone, wireline systems (e.g., landline phones), or a combination thereof. In an example configuration, location can be provided in a hierarchy of various levels of accuracy/precision. Different levels can be representative of different resolutions of geography. An example system for facilitating party location based services includes a signaling system number 7 (SS7) network.
US10158764B2
A node for use in a telecommunication network. The apparatus comprises a service session handler for establishing and controlling service sessions on behalf of end users served by the telecommunications network, and a charging generation point for generating charging data for established sessions involving served users as originating users and for reporting that charging data to a network charging system. The apparatus further comprises a signalling message handler for receiving, in respect of a given service session between an originating and a terminating user, a signalling message sent by or on behalf of the terminating user, the signalling message containing cost apportionment data apportioning costs between the originating and terminating users, the signalling message handler being configured to pass that cost apportionment data to the charging generation point. The charging generation point is further configured to apply the cost apportionment data to the generation of charging data so that the charging data reflects the required cost apportionment.
US10158763B2
A method for displaying wireless service usage information and account information using an account management application operating on a wireless device includes receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a tracking module locally stored on the wireless device, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including one or more units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used, receiving, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from a service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the service provider being different from the wireless device and the wireless network, and enabling presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device.
US10158762B2
Systems and methods notify an individual when the start time of a scheduled conference call is approaching. The systems and methods may also automatically connect the individual to the conference call. The systems and methods may obtain information about one or more scheduled conference calls directly from the individual's electronic calendar. The systems and methods may also receive a request from an individual to be connected to a conference call, and then act to automatically connect the individual to the conference call using information obtained from the individual's electronic calendar.
US10158759B2
A system and method for performing circumstance-specific customer satisfaction monitoring in an ongoing call center interaction are provided. At least one parameter of a message, the message including information regarding giving a signal by a customer of a call center indicating a dissatisfaction of the customer, is determined based on at least one of one or more characteristics of the customer and one or more conditions of the call center. The message is provided to the customer prior to an interaction between the customer and one of a plurality of agents of the call center. The interaction is began, including connecting the customer to one of the agents after the message is provided. Monitoring for a receipt of the signal from the customer during the interaction is performed. An action is taken after the receipt of the signal.
US10158755B2
The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information of a calling party to an alert party, wherein the calling party is in communication with the receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a calling party to a receiving party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database, wherein the lookup is based on an identifier associated with the message, Thereafter, an alert is sent to the alert party if the calling party information is unavailable in a contact list of the receiving party.
US10158751B2
A method of performing a notification event at a headphone device includes receiving, at the headphone device, a wireless notification signal. The wireless notification signal is received from a transmitting device including a camera sensor, a display and a touchscreen interface. The headphone device is selected to receive the wireless notification signal in response to a touchscreen event occurring at the transmitting device. An image including a representation of the headphone device is composed by the camera sensor and is presented on the display. The touchscreen event includes receiving a touch input via the touchscreen interface. The method further includes determining the notification event to be performed at the headphone device by decoding the wireless notification signal. The method further includes performing the notification event indicated by the wireless notification signal at the headphone device in response to receiving the wireless notification signal.
US10158747B2
Apparatus, methods, and machine-readable articles of manufacture improve reliability and scalability of a messaging system. In some embodiments, the system's configuration data and subscriber information are stored in a central repository of a core node, and replicated to one or more non-core nodes. Data replication may be performed in real-time or near real-time, periodically, sporadically, or otherwise. Nodes may rely on the replicated data to provide the system's subscribers and outside callers with services that do not involve updating of configuration or subscriber data. In this way, the non-core nodes may continue to process calls when the core node is unavailable. For example, the non-core nodes can route calls to the appropriate subscribers without relying on the core. As another example, the non-core nodes can take messages from callers when the core node is unavailable. The messages may be queued for posting and delivery when the core node becomes available.
US10158739B2
A system for transmitting data between laser apparatuses or machine tool apparatuses that have communication devices. The system includes a first laser or machine tool apparatus with a first communication device for setting up a first connection that is a local wireless point-to-point connection, and a second laser or machine tool apparatus including a second communication device for setting up a second connection that is a local wireless point-to-point connection, and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a terminal data memory, and a terminal communication device for setting up local wireless point-to-point connections to the first apparatus and the second apparatus. The system is configured to transmit data of the first apparatus through the first connection to the mobile terminal, buffer-store the data in the terminal data memory, and, after the first connection terminates, transmit the data from the mobile terminal through the second connection to the second apparatus.
US10158737B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring, identifying and correlating changes to transient event data as a plurality of technology events are processed by a plurality of applications. The proctor module of the system is automatically triggered by addition of event data to transient memory locations associated with the plurality of applications. The proctor module is configured to capture the transient multiple-attribute event data, in real-time, before the data is dequeued. The technology event processing module is configured to format, log and index the captured data from the proctor module. The system then maps an event/record of formatted data associated with a first transient memory location with a second event to another event of formatted data from a second transient memory location, and subsequently analyzes the multi-attribute data to identify changes.
US10158736B2
The present specification can provide a method by which a NAN proxy client updates a proxy service in a wireless communication system, wherein the method by which a NAN proxy client updates a proxy service.
US10158733B2
Disclosed is a method for tracking usage of applications on a mobile device that includes a virtual private network (VPN) application. The VPN application includes a rule dictionary to store a rule for each application that is executable on the mobile device. A rule comprises an identifier for the application and an associated regular expression. To create a rule, a new application is installed on the mobile device and executed to create network traffic. The network traffic from the new application is inspected and a regular expression that matches the new application is created and stored in the rules dictionary. Once the rule is stored, a usage of the application can be identified based on monitoring the network traffic and searching the rule dictionary to identify a matching application. Once a matching application is found, the usage metric of the application is updated.
US10158732B2
A computer implemented method and system for delegating authority on an online account includes monitoring a user of a plurality of users using an online social network on a communications system. A designated user for an originating user from the plurality of users is assigned, responsive to the originating user of the plurality of user's selection of the designated user. The designated user is activated, responsive to determining an absence of access of the originating user on the online social network. A delegation action is presented to the designated user, and the delegation action is performed on behalf of the originating user, responsive to the designated user's selection of the delegation action.
US10158730B2
Methods and computer-readable media for providing a recommendation and for rerouting calls are disclosed. For example, a method detects updated status information regarding a contact of a user and determines whether the updated status information signifies an event of interest. When the updated information is determined to signify an event of interest, the method provides to a device of the user a recommendation that the user should communicate with the contact. The recommendation includes an indication of the event of interest.
US10158727B1
In some examples, a method includes identifying, by a service overlay model engine executing at a computing device of a co-location facility provider, a plurality of service providers offering a service, the plurality of service providers co-located at one or more co-location facilities of the co-location facility provider; obtaining, by the service overlay model engine, first data obtained from the plurality of service providers describing the service; generating, by the service overlay model engine, second data describing the service based on one or more attributes of the service as delivered by the plurality of service providers and determined for the one or more co-location facilities by the co-location facility provider; and outputting, by the service overlay model engine and for display to a display device, based on a request for the service by a co-location facility customer, information based on the first data and the second data.
US10158725B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for differentiated service identification/exposure in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). In a typical embodiment, input model criteria will be generated. Such criteria may (among other things): identify service categories based on contextual bindings and domain centric functions; identify inter-service dependencies for a given business model (BPM); and/or provide dynamic validation of services to be exposed/identified. Embodiments of the present invention may further analyze service exposure criteria to provide efficient and accurate service exposure decisions as well as validation of the service exposure. This approach allows for consistent service exposure determinations based on decision histories of similarly (2-dimensional) aligned services in the past. This approach further allows for a validation assessment that is based on actual metrics of service usage verses an estimated usage at the time of service implementation.
US10158723B2
There is provided a communication terminal including an information acquisition unit that acquires, from another communication terminal, first information that includes connection information for connecting to a communication service and identification information of a user of the other communication terminal, and an information generation unit that, on the basis of the first information acquired by the information acquisition unit, generates second information that includes the connection information and identification information of a user of the current terminal.
US10158712B2
A technique for source-side memory request network admission control includes adjusting, by a first node, a rate of injection of memory requests by the first node into a network coupled to a memory system. The adjusting is based on an injection policy for the first node and memory request efficiency indicators. The method may include injecting memory requests by the first node into the network coupled to the memory system. The injecting has the rate of injection. The technique includes adjusting the rate of injection by the first node. The first node adjusts the rate of injection according to an injection policy for the first node and memory request efficiency indicators. The injection policy may be based on an injection rate limit for the first node. The injection policy for the first node may be based on an injection rate limit per memory channel for the first node. The technique may include determining the memory request efficiency indicators based on comparisons of target addresses of the memory requests to addresses of recent memory requests of the first node.
US10158710B2
A system and method for efficiently replicating data stored in a byte-addressable, persistent memory of a host computer. A user-level library of the host computer may configure the persistent memory as a software transactional memory (STM) system defined by operations, such as a STM commit operation, that ensure safe and consistent storage of the data within a region of the persistent memory. The library may then cooperate with an application executing on the host computer to control access to the data, e.g., to change the data, as a transaction using the STM commit operation. Within a context of the transaction, the library may precisely determine which bytes of the data have changed within the region, as well as how and when the data bytes have changed. Armed with precise knowledge of the context of the transaction, the library may efficiently replicate the changed data at the byte-addressable granularity.
US10158696B2
An object is to appropriately control the transmission of image data to a plurality of terminal devices such that the user's desired playback is performed when plural pieces of image data are replayed using the plurality of terminal devices on the user side. When predetermined identification information is received from a first terminal device, a management server apparatus transmits first image data to the first terminal device. Then, when predetermined identification information is received from a second terminal device different from the first terminal device, the management server apparatus transmits second image data related to the first image data to the second terminal device if the received predetermined identification information is the same as the identification information received from the first terminal device.
US10158669B2
A computer system authenticates a user of a mobile application. In response to authenticating the user, the computer identifies a user profile for the user. The user profile includes a current application state for the mobile application. The computer then selects an application version based on applying a set of rules to the current application state. The computer then sends a response to the mobile device indicating the selected application version, enabling performing an operation for the organization based on the selected version for the application selectively enabling access to services provided by the organization for people.
US10158668B2
Embodiments of the disclosure describe systems and methods for selecting a first group of users, which is selected to receive simulated phishing emails as part of a simulated phishing campaign, and adding users to a second group of users based upon those selected users interacting with a simulated phishing email that is part of a simulated phishing campaign; tracking the completion of remediation training related to phishing emails by users in the second group of users and receiving one or more indications that the users in the second group of users have completed remedial training; and automatically adding users, who are members of the second user group, to the first user group, to a third user group, or to a predetermined user group responsive to the one or more indications that the users in the second group of users have completed remedial training.
US10158667B2
A process for generating an access credential by a communication device may include determining whether a communication device successfully executed a predetermined shutdown sequence when the communication device last transitioned to an inactive state, determining whether the communication device has synchronized with an authorization network subsequent to transitioning back to an active state, and generating the access credential including a timestamp. The access credential may indicate whether the access credential has reliable timestamp information. The access credential can be provided to an access device associated with an authorization network to authenticate the communication device.
US10158660B1
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing dynamic vulnerability correlation suitable for use in enterprise information technology (IT) environments, including vulnerability filtering, patch correlation, and vulnerability paring. According to one disclosed embodiment, a method of vulnerability filtering includes attempting to execute vulnerability scanning rules according to a specified order in a rule hierarchy, and depending on the type of the rule hierarchy and on whether the attempt was successful, not executing additional rules in the rule hierarchy. In another disclosed embodiment, a method of patch correlation includes executing vulnerability scanning rules based on a correlation associations including, if a particular vulnerability is detected, then not executing other correlated scanning rules for a particular software patch. In another disclosed embodiment, a method of vulnerability paring includes defining a plurality of patch milestones for a software product and scanning a target computer for vulnerabilities associated with a current installed patch.
US10158651B1
An example client device includes a processor configured construct a key to be used to encrypt or decrypt data of a communication session between the client device and a server device, partition the key into a plurality of key partitions, send data representative of the key and a location of the client device to the server device, send data representative of each of the plurality of key partitions to a respective key verification server device of a plurality of key verification server devices, and after receiving an indication from the server device that the key has been verified using data representative of the key, the location of the client device, and the plurality of key partitions, encrypt or decrypt data exchanged with the server device using the key.
US10158634B2
An augmented reality user device includes a display, a physical identification verification engine, a gesture confirmation engine, and in interface. The display overlays a virtual file document onto a tangible object. The physical identification verification engine receives biometric data for a witness and confirms the witness's identity. The display displays a gesture motion from the signor. The gesture capture engine captures a gesture motion from the witness. The gesture capture engine generates a witness digital signature based on the captured gesture motion from the witness. The gesture capture engine generates a witness transfer token, the witness transfer token comprising the witness digital signature based on the captured gesture from the witness and the witness identity confirmation token. The interface communicates the witness transfer token to a server.
US10158631B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, program products and systems to reduce mistakes in production and management of digital identification cards. Embodiments of the present invention can create a digital card template design using graphical icons in a user interface display and publish the created digital card template design to a server. Embodiments of the present invention can access the server to test the published digital card template design using sample data and deploy the published digital card template design to an issuing service. Embodiments of the present invention can, responsive to receiving an acquisition URL from the issuing service, build an instance of a digital identification card from information included in the acquisition URL.
US10158621B2
Embodiments of the present application relate to a method, apparatus, and system for providing a security check. The method includes receiving a security verification request sent from a terminal, obtaining first verification element information based at least in part on the security verification request, generating a digital object unique identifier based at least in part on the first verification element information, sending the digital object unique identifier to the terminal, receiving second verification element information from the terminal, and in the event that the first verification element information and the second verification element information are consistent, sending security check pass information to the terminal.
US10158620B2
Systems and methods for performing DNSSEC signing are described in which digital signature operations may be performed by a network accessible signing server that is configured to interact with a separate client application. Exemplary methods may include receiving a signing request at the signing server from the client application to sign first data. The signing server may determine an active KSK and/or an active ZSK for the first data. The first data may then be transmitted by the signing server to a digital signature modules, which may include, for example, a hardware support module, or software signing applications. The signing server may receive a digitally signed version of the first data from the digital signature module, and provide the signed first data to the client application.
US10158619B2
An example implementation may involve a computing system receiving, from a media playback system, a request to initiate playback of a cloud queue. The cloud queue may currently have a first access status that authorizes a first set of queue operations, which may include playback of the cloud queue. After receiving the request to initiate playback, the computing system may cause audio tracks of the cloud queue to be queued in a local queue of the media playback system such that the media playback system may playback audio tracks of the cloud queue via the local queue. The computing system may modify the access status of the cloud queue to a second access status. This second access status may authorize a second set of queue operations on the cloud queue. The computing system may cause access to the local queue to be restricted to the second set of queue operations.
US10158618B2
A system for providing information server security in a distributed computing environment achieved by injecting a proprietary mediating entity into the solicitation of service request process via web server between application servers and information servers. The system comprises a computer apparatus, a mediating entity, solicitation for service requests and responses to the solicitations for service requests. The mediating entity is comprised of an application server hosting a proprietary mediating entity client and a mediating entity server, where the proprietary mediating entity client comprises industry-recognized business organization selected security protocols. The information server comprises a database server and a database, the database comprises data that is extracted or stored based on the service request.
US10158617B2
A radio transmitter is provided with a data symbol vector produced from data bits mapped to a constellation set and a coding matrix generated from a secret key and an information signal. The data symbol vector is multiplied with the coding matrix to produce a coded signal comprising distorted data symbols. The radio transmitter generates a transmit signal from the precoded signal, which is transmitted to a receiver that separates the coding matrix from the data symbol vector and decodes the information signal from the coding matrix. Information from the data symbol vector can be communicated in a cellular network while information encoded in the coding matrix provides for communicating in a peer-to-peer network by using the cellular signal as a carrier for the peer-to-peer communications.
US10158616B1
Systems and methods for online access credential transition are described, including receiving a first string of elements associated with a subsequent online access credential, during a credential transition period, receiving a second string of elements associated with an attempted subsequent online access credential, performing a matching operation to determine a degree of matching between the first string of elements and the second string of elements, and based on the degree of matching between the first string of elements and the second string of elements, providing online feedback, and prompting another attempted subsequent online access credential.
US10158611B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for multiplexing and demultiplexing blockchain ledgers via a cryptographic hash. In particular, the invention uses cryptographic keys and hashes to combine and dissociate blockchain records from the private blockchains two or more entities. The system provides a mechanism by which blockchains owned by distinct entities may be multiplexed upon formation of a union between the entities, in order to securely share data records and establish an authentic, tamper-resistant timeline for said data records. Furthermore, the system provides a mechanism by which the blockchains may be demultiplexed upon dissolution of said union.
US10158590B1
A computer-implemented method (and non-transitory media) are provided, comprising at least a portion of an instant messaging application that is configured to cooperate with an apparatus, the instant messaging application, when executed, configured to cause a device to: display an instant messaging interface including: a text entry user interface element for receiving entered text, a plurality of user interface elements for generating attachment requests that are valid according to a criterion schema defining at least one of a format or a vocabulary, the plurality of user interface elements including: a first menu item with corresponding first text, and a second menu item with corresponding second text.
US10158588B2
Providing supplemental contact information for an individual referenced in an electronic message typically includes receiving an electronic message, examining the electronic message, detecting an identifier for a referenced individual contained in the electronic message, and making supplemental contact information for the referenced individual available to a recipient of the electronic message. The supplemental contact information may include information that is in addition to information contained in the electronic message. The supplemental contact information may include at least one of an e-mail address, a screen name, a telephone number, a facsimile number, and a mailing address, each of which is associated with the referenced individual.
US10158583B2
A method and apparatus for scaling a VNF on a first PoP associated with at least one wireless device (WD) to a second PoP. A probabilistic estimate of a likelihood that the WD(s) will be handed over to at least one candidate PoP is generated and a VNF state associated with such candidate(s) is scaled and populated with state context information related to a handover of the WD(s) from the first PoP to the candidate(s). The second PoP is identified from the candidate(s) prior to handover using the probabilistic estimate. Thereafter the VNF is scaled from the first PoP to the second PoP, followed by handover of the WD(s) from the first PoP to the second PoP.
US10158578B2
One embodiment provides a network device. The network device includes a a processor including at least one processor core; a network interface configured to transmit and receive packets at a line rate; a memory configured to store a scheduler hierarchical data structure; and a scheduler module. The scheduler module is configured to prefetch a next active pipe structure, the next active pipe structure included in the hierarchical data structure, update credits for a current pipe and an associated subport, identify a next active traffic class within the current pipe based, at least in part, on a current pipe data structure, select a next queue associated with the identified next active traffic class, and schedule a next packet from the selected next queue for transmission by the network interface if available traffic shaping token bucket credits and available traffic class credits are greater than or equal to a next packet credits.
US10158571B2
A device may receive a packet that includes a destination address. The device may analyze a first Bloom filter, based on the destination address, in order to identify a prefix range entry associated with the destination address and included in a set of prefix range entries associated with the first Bloom filter. The device may analyze a second Bloom filter, based on the destination address and the identified prefix range entry, in order to identify a prefix length entry associated with the destination address and included in a set of prefix length entries associated with the second Bloom filter. The device may determine routing information associated with the identified prefix length entry. The routing information may identify a longest prefix match associated with the destination address. The device may provide the packet based on the routing information.
US10158566B2
A method is implemented by a node for enabling shortest path bridging in a network that is scalable to support sixteen million virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers using multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) encapsulation. The method comprises allocating a tunnel label using a distributed tunnel label allocation algorithm, allocating a source label using a distributed source label allocation algorithm, assigning a bridge instance a service label, and distributing the tunnel label, source label and service label to other nodes in the MPLS network.
US10158564B2
A border leaf of a software defined computer network receives network traffic directed to a first endpoint from a second endpoint. The first endpoint is connected to the software defined network, and the second endpoint is external to the software defined network. If the border leaf determines that it does not have a stored network route for an active conversation between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, the border leaf determines a valid network route for the network traffic to reach the first endpoint. The border leaf stores the valid network route and forwards the network traffic to the first endpoint. The border leaf transmits a synchronization message to other border leaf nodes of the computer network. The synchronization message causes the other border leaf(s) to store the valid network route and an indication that the original border leaf is forwarding the network traffic in the active conversation.
US10158563B2
In one embodiment, a system includes a hardware processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to receive an overlay packet, determine at least one characteristic of the overlay packet and/or inner packets of the overlay packet in order to classify the overlay packet into a classification, associate a flow identifier to the overlay packet, determine one or more policies to associate with the flow identifier, where the one or more policies are based on the at least one characteristic of the overlay packet and/or the inner packets of the overlay packet, and store the flow identifier in a header of the overlay packet, where the flow identifier is a string of characters of a predetermined length, the flow identifier being unique from all other flow identifiers in a particular overlay network and associated with an identified flow of the overlay packet.
US10158562B2
A wireless communication device, serving as a destination node of one or more data packets propagated in a wireless mesh network, is provided. The wireless communication device includes a wireless transceiver and a controller. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception in the wireless mesh network. The controller selects a first relay node to serve as a friend node for the wireless communication device and to store the data packets which arrive when the wireless communication device operates in a sleep mode, and broadcast, via the wireless transceiver, a notification message in the wireless mesh network when selecting a second relay node to serve as the friend node for the wireless communication device.
US10158561B2
Techniques are provided to decouple service chain structure from the underlying network forwarding state and allow for data plane learning of service chain forwarding requirements and any association between services function state requirements and the forward and reverse forwarding paths for a service chain. In a network comprising a plurality of network nodes each configured to apply a service function to traffic that passes through the respective network node, a packet is received at a network node. When the network node determines that the service function it applies is stateful, it updates context information in a network service header of the packet to indicate that the service function applied at the network node is stateful and that traffic for a reverse path matching the classification criteria is to be returned to the network node.
US10158560B2
The following processing is executed by a communication apparatus capable of performing wireless communication in a first communication mode in which communication is performed via an access point and a second communication mode in which communication is performed with a communication partner apparatus in a peer-to-peer mode. If communicating with the communication partner apparatus in the second communication mode, it is determined whether to concurrently execute operations in the first communication mode and the second communication mode. If it is determined to concurrently execute the operations in the first communication mode and the second communication mode, it is controlled to operate as a service providing source which provides a service in the second communication mode.
US10158559B2
A network controller comprising a processor configured to obtain topology information of a network, wherein the topology information indicates a plurality of non-software-defined networking (non-SDN) network elements (NEs) interconnected by a plurality of links in the network, analyze each non-SDN NE according to the topology information to determine whether the non-SDN NE is a candidate NE for establishing a backup tunnel to protect a single-link failure at one of the plurality of links, and select a plurality of target NEs from the candidate NEs to protect against all single link-failures in the network, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send a first message to a first of the target NEs to dynamically enable software-defined networking (SDN) functionalities at the first target NE in order to facilitate single-link failure protection in the network.
US10158557B2
The discovery of a topology of a network with an unknown topology can enable the selection of a data path within the network, and the establishment of a data stream over the selected data path. Routing tables mapping originating nodes to input ports can be created based on the receipt of discovery messages generated by the originating nodes. A source node can select a data path between the source node and a sink node in order to establish a data stream using the routing tables. Data paths can be selected based on, for instance, routing table bandwidth information, latency information, and/or distance information. Data streams can be established over the selected data path, and each node can release any reserved output bandwidth determined to be unnecessary for the data stream.
US10158556B2
One embodiment is a method including creating at an ingress node of a communications network a request message including an Application Specific Mapping (“ASM”) TLV identifying a hashing parameter for a network application, wherein the ASM TLV includes range of values for the identified hashing parameter to enable load balancing for packets associated with the network application; forwarding the created request message to a node associated with a next hop along a first path through the network between the ingress node and an egress node; and receiving a response message from the node associated with the next hop, wherein the response message includes load balancing information for the node associated with the next hop corresponding to the range of values for the identified hashing parameter.
US10158530B2
A cluster computer server is configured after a system reset or other configuration event. Each node of a fabric of the cluster compute server is employed, for purposes of configuration, as a cell in a cellular automaton, thereby obviating the need for a special configuration network to communicate configuration information from a central management unit. Instead, the nodes communicate configuration information using the same fabric interconnect that is used to communicate messages during normal execution of software services at the nodes.
US10158528B2
A service configuration system for an application service receives network data from a plurality of user devices, where each of the plurality of user devices runs a designated application specific to a service entity providing the application service. The service configuration system can determine, from the network data, that a network latency for a subset of the plurality of user device crosses a latency range bound by an upper and a lower latency threshold. The service configuration system may then generate and transmit a configuration signal to configure properties of the application service and/or the designated application running on the subset of user devices to compensate for the network latency.
US10158525B2
A method performed by a radio base station, the method including determining a link configuration of a first communication link, the first communication link being a current communication link between a first radio equipment control (REC) device and a radio equipment (RE) device. The method further including in response to determining that a second communication link between a second REC device and the RE device is to replace the current communication link, instead of the first communication link, establishing, by the second REC device, the second communication link based on the determined link configuration of the first communication link.
US10158520B2
A communication apparatus includes a signal processor that determines a transmission timing and/or a frequency, wherein the transmission timing and/or the frequency for each of a plurality of terminals is located within a frame corresponding to a communicable range. The communication apparatus includes a weighting synthesizer that applies weights to each of a plurality of modulated symbol sequences and transmits the weighted plurality of modulated symbol sequences from an antenna element. The number of modulated symbol sequences that can be simultaneously transmitted in the same period of time and the same frequency band is different depending on communicable ranges in each of the plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames including subframes. The signal processor allocates, to each of the subframes, one or more modulated symbol sequences, the number of which is equal to or fewer than the number of modulated symbol sequences that can be simultaneously transmitted.
US10158518B2
An extensible communication system is described herein. The system includes a first module for receiving a root index value and for generating a constant amplitude zero auto-correlation sequence based on the root value. The system further includes a second module for receiving a seed value and for generating a Pseudo-Noise sequence based on the seed value. The system further includes a third module for modulating the constant amplitude zero auto-correlation sequence by the Pseudo-Noise sequence and for generating a complex sequence. The system further includes a fourth module for translating the complex sequence to a time domain sequence, wherein the fourth module applies a cyclic shift to the time domain sequence to obtain a shifted time domain sequence.
US10158516B2
Provided are method for transmitting a data block in a wireless LAN and an apparatus using the same. A transmitter transmits a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a transmission bandwidth. The PPDU includes a first part to which a first fast Fourier transform (FFT) size is applied and a second part to which a second FFT size is applied. The second FFT size increases by integer times as the size of the transmission bandwidth increases.
US10158509B2
Systems and methods are provided for aligning amplitude and phase signals in a polar receiver. A receiver generates digital amplitude and phase signals representing the amplitude and phase of a modulated input signal. At least one of the digital signals is filtered using a fractional delay filter with a variable delay. The delay of the fractional delay filter is adjusted to align the amplitude and phase signals. In some embodiments, an error vector magnitude is determined by comparing in-phase and quadrature values of the signal with values corresponding to a constellation point, and the delay is adjusted based on the error vector magnitude. The fractional delay filter may be a finite impulse response filter with coefficients stored in a lookup table that correspond to different delays.
US10158500B2
A prioritized G.8032 ring switching systems and methods implemented in a node include receiving a defined priority level for each of a plurality of virtual rings at the node, wherein the priority level is one of N levels of priority, N being an integer; and, responsive to a link failure that affects the plurality of virtual rings, performing G.8032 traffic restoration in order based on each of the N levels of priority, wherein each set of the plurality of virtual rings at a same defined priority level are processed concurrently to minimize hardware access. The plurality of virtual rings can be processed concurrently through flushing their Forwarding Databases at a same time for each of the set on a per virtual ring basis. The receiving is via a Ring Automated Protection Switching (R-APS) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) for each virtual ring with the defined priority level included therein.
US10158497B2
The systems and methods described herein relate to monitoring content, generating alerts, determining trends, and communicating notifications related to geofeeds, including content related to geographically definable locations that is aggregated from a plurality of social media or other content providers. The system may monitor the content based on one or more alert parameters that specify alert conditions that when satisfied cause the system to generate an alert, including trending alerts. The system may track an activity as it moves over time. Content may be associated with the activity and monitored such that the activity may be tracked based on the monitored content. Various alerts may be generated based on the tracked activity. The system may communicate notifications that include the alerts, thereby leveraging content from social media or other providers to convey real-time information on subject matter, trends, activities, and/or other information.
US10158496B2
A method, computer program product, and system is described. A communication session transcript is identified. A chat session input is received. The chat session input is associated with an inactive portion of the communication session transcript. The chat session input is provided to a recipient, in context with the inactive portion of the communication session transcript.
US10158489B2
An access management system is disclosed that can provide access to resources by password-less authentication. The access management system can provide multiple layers of security for authentication taking into account risk factors (e.g., device, location, etc.) to ensure authentication without compromising access. Contextual details of a user based on a mobile device can be used for authentication based on possession of a device. Password-less authentication of a user may be enabled by registration of devices and/or a location (e.g., a geographic location) as trusted. Security data embedded with encrypted data can be sent to a first device for password-less authentication of a user at the device. A second device registered with the user can obtain the security data from the first device. The second device can decrypts the data and send the decrypted data to the access management system for verification to enable password-less authentication at the first device.
US10158488B2
Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms
An example apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions and search terms includes means for collecting first and second identifiers based on use of an application that does not employ cookies, the first identifier identifying at least one of a device or a user of the device to a first database proprietor that stores first user information associated with the first identifier, and the second identifier identifying the at least one of the device or the user of the device to a second database proprietor that stores second user information associated with the second identifier, and means for sending identifiers to: send the first identifier to a first server associated with the first database proprietor, send the second identifier to a second server associated with the second database proprietor, and send to a data collection server at least one of a media identifier indicative of media accessed via the application at the device or a search term used via the application at the device.
US10158486B1
Presented herein are techniques for synchronizing a cloud service and a key management service via a single indirect synchronous message sent by a client device. In particular, a cloud service receives a service request message sent by a client device. Embedded into the service request message is an encrypted key management message. The cloud service is configured to extract the encrypted key management message from the service request message and then send the encrypted key management message to the key management service.
US10158482B2
A method of obtaining, in an electronic circuit, at least one first key intended to be used in a cryptographic mechanism, on the basis of at least one second key contained in the same circuit, the first key being stored in at least one first storage element of the circuit, the first storage element being reinitialized automatically after a duration independent of the fact that the circuit is or is not powered. Also described are applications of this method to encrypted transmissions, usage controls, as well as an electronic circuit implementing these methods.
US10158477B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include receiving an enquiry regarding capability of the device to engage in a communication session over a network, identifying a plurality of component carriers available for carrier aggregation, and generating a group identifier for a group of combinations of the component carriers. The group identifier indicates the capability of the device to engage in the communication session using any of the combinations in the group. The operations can also include transmitting a message including the group identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10158466B2
Disclosed herein is a method for transmitting a reference signal from a base station to a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes mapping the reference signal defined by a plurality of antenna ports to resource elements, applying precoding to the reference signal using different precoders according to the plurality of antenna ports, and transmitting the precoded reference signal to the UE.
US10158457B2
A device for coordinating frequency division multiplexing transmissions over a shared transmission medium may include a processor circuit configured to receive bandwidth requests from devices for transmissions over the shared transmission medium during a time period. A first bandwidth request may correspond to a point-to-multipoint transmission over the shared transmission medium. The processor circuit may be further configured to schedule bandwidth allocations on the shared transmission medium for the time period based at least in part on the bandwidth requests, where a first bandwidth allocation that corresponds to the first point-to-multipoint transmission is scheduled during the time period prior to other bandwidth allocations. The processor circuit may be further configured to transmit, over the shared transmission medium, an indication of the bandwidth allocations.
US10158454B1
The described technology is generally directed towards adaptive interleaving in network communications systems based on one or more conditions with respect to user equipment. When conditions such as the speed of the user equipment indicate that performance can be increased by interleaving the data traffic, data is transmitted to the user equipment using an adaptive interleaver in the coding chain of MIMO systems. The adaptive interleaver is not used when conditions indicate performance is unlikely to improve. Adaptive interleaving may be performed in the frequency domain, in the frequency and time domain, or the frequency time and space domain. Multiple interleavers with different interleaving patterns may be used in the frequency domain and in the frequency and time domain. Adaptive interleaving may be based on one or more various criteria corresponding to the condition data received from the user equipment.
US10158445B2
Method and apparatuses are disclosed to substantially compensate for various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within a communications receiver. Each of these apparatuses and methods estimate the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within the communications receiver. Each of these apparatuses and methods remove the estimates of the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within the communications receiver from one or more communications signals within the communications receiver to substantially compensate for the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions.
US10158439B2
When a name of a group level control section is tapped, the group level control section is expanded and a group expansion screen is displayed on a display. In the group expansion screen, the group level control section is expanded and images of channel level control sections for respectively controlling output levels of channels belonging to a group corresponded to the group level control section are displayed by juxtaposing next to the group level control section. In this case, each channel level control section belongs to a lower layer than that of the group level control section. Although the channel level control sections and the group level control section belong to the different layers, they are aligned in the same line on the same screen on the display.
US10158437B2
There is provided a wireless analysis apparatus including: a memory unit configured to store information of electric power distribution indicating a temporal change of a frequency spectrum; and a computing unit configured to perform a procedure including: generating a plurality of divided regions having predetermined band widths by dividing the electric power distribution, calculating a temporal change amount of electric power with regard to each of the divided regions, detecting a rising portion and a falling portion of the electric power on the basis of the calculated temporal change amount, and identifying an individual signal component in the electric power distribution on the basis of the positions of the rising portion and the falling portion in the divided regions.
US10158436B2
A receiver apparatus 1 estimates a plurality of first electric-power delay profiles from a plurality of digital signals based on signals received via an array antenna; generates a synthesized electric-power delay profile q(m, l) by synthesizing these; generates an array process signal y(k) from the plurality of digital signals; estimates a second electric-power delay profile from the array process signal; generates a difference electric-power delay profile d(m, l) by subtracting the second electric-power delay profile from the synthesized electric-power delay profile; and creates a two-dimensional map indicating a relationship between delay times and arrival angles of incoming waves, on the basis of the difference electric-power delay profile and a direction of a null point. The receiver apparatus 1 changes the direction of the null point and repeats the above process, and estimates an arrival angle θ1 of a direct wave on the basis of the two-dimensional map.
US10158434B2
In accordance with an embodiment, a method for operating a radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes frequency-translating, using a local oscillator signal having a calibrated phase shift, a signal received at an antenna of an RF transceiver; filtering the frequency-translated signal using a programmable filter of the RF transceiver to produce a filtered frequency-translated signal; and changing a cutoff frequency of the programmable filter from a first cutoff frequency to a second cutoff frequency in response to the RF transceiver switching operation from a first mode to a second mode.
US10158433B2
A system for measuring or characterizing a multi-element antenna having at least two antenna elements comprises a vector network analyzer with at least two input/output ports. Each input/output port of the vector network analyzer is connected to one antenna element of the multi-element antenna. The vector network analyzer has generator means for generating waves at each of its input/output ports, which are coherent to each other.
US10158410B2
A base station including: a memory, a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: determine, less frequently than transmission opportunities, a specified number of transmission weight patterns based on channel characteristics between the base station and a plurality of wireless terminals, each of the transmission weight patterns indicating transmission weights used when the base station transmits a wireless signal to target wireless terminals selected from the plurality of the wireless terminals in one of the transmission opportunities, select, for each transmission opportunity of the transmission opportunities, a transmission weight pattern from the specified number of the transmission weight patterns based on channel characteristics between the base station and the target wireless terminals of the transmission opportunity, and transmit the wireless signal based on the selected transmission weight pattern.
US10158404B2
The present disclosure discloses a data transmission method, a transmit end device, and a receive end device. The method includes performing bit mapping processing on a first part of bits of a first data bit group, to generate a first modulation symbol and determining a first precoding matrix from multiple preset precoding matrices according to a second part of bits of the first data bit group. The method also includes performing precoding processing on the first modulation symbol according to the first precoding matrix, to obtain a first modulation symbol matrix and transmitting the first modulation symbol matrix to a receive end device by using at least two antennas.
US10158403B2
The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a radio device for transmitting a multi-carrier waveform comprising multi-carrier symbols. The method comprises precoding S2 the time domain waveform of the multi-carrier symbols to a plurality of transmitter antenna elements of the radio device. The precoding S2 comprises switching S2b from using S2a first set of precoder weights to using S2c a second set of precoder weights, different from the first set of weights. The switching S2b is done by use of at least one intermediate set of precoder weights during an interlude between two of the symbols in time domain. The method also comprises transmitting S3 the precoded signal from the transmitter antenna elements.
US10158401B2
A network sensor system and method for using the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the network sensor system comprises: a radio-frequency (RF) emitter; a first sensor tag including a transmitter, an energy harvesting unit operable to convert incident RF energy to direct current (DC) including RF energy from the RF emitter and RF energy from one or more ambient sources, a storage unit operable to store recovered DC power, one or more sensors for sensing and logging data, a controller coupled to the energy harvesting and storage units, the one or more sensors and the transmitter, to communicate data in the form of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising packet using energy previously harvested and stored by the energy harvesting and storage unit; and a first device to receive the BLE advertising packet.
US10158400B2
A power line carrier fault detection system includes a forward signal generator configured to transmit a carrier signal to a power line. A directional coupler couples the forward signal generator to the power line. The directional coupler is configured to separate forward and reflected power. A frequency selective filter associated with the directional coupler is configured to meter frequencies within a band of a transmitted carrier signal and to attenuate out of band signals.
US10158381B2
A wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device includes a housing, a circuit board, a radio frequency module and an antenna. The housing has a frame and a back cover to define a receiving space. The circuit board is disposed in the receiving space, and defines a clearance area from the housing in the receiving space. The circuit board includes a ground terminal, a first feeding point, and a second feeding point. The antenna includes at least one metal conductor coupled to the first feeding point and the second feeding point, respectively, to provide a low frequency resonant path, a first middle frequency resonant path, a second middle frequency resonant path and a high frequency resonant path.
US10158379B2
The present invention is directed to data communication systems and methods thereof. According to various embodiments, the present invention provides a communication with a reconfigurable forward-error-correction (FEC) module. The FEC module processes data received from two or more communication lanes, and depending on the mode of operation, the FEC module can combine data from the two or more communication lanes and perform error correction on the combined data, or the FEC module can processes data from the two communications lanes separately and perform error correction independently for the each of the data communication lanes. There are other embodiments as well.
US10158372B1
An analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”) includes an analog voltage sampler having an energy storage device, such as a capacitive element, configured to charge based on an analog input voltage. A timer determines an elapsed time for the energy storage device to discharge to a predetermined value. The ADC outputs a digital value representing the analog input voltage based on the determined elapsed time.
US10158369B2
An A/D converter is provided with: an integrator that includes an operational amplifier provided with a first input terminal and an output terminal, and an integration capacitor; a quantizer that outputs a quantization result obtained by quantizing an output signal from the operational amplifier; and a DAC that is connected to the first input terminal and determines DAC voltage. The integrator has a feedback switch between the integration capacitor and the output terminal of the operational amplifier. An analog signal as an input signal is inputted between the integration capacitor and the feedback switch. The integration capacitor samples the analog signal. The quantizer performs the quantization based on the output of the operational amplifier. The DAC sequentially subtracts electric charge accumulated in the integration capacitor to thereby change the analog signal to a digital value.
US10158362B2
Described is an apparatus which comprises: a reference device; and a processor having a plurality of circuit units, each circuit unit is operable to electronically couple with the reference device such that only one circuit unit of the plurality of circuit units is electronically coupled to the reference device at a given time while other circuit units of the plurality are electronically uncoupled to the reference device during that time.
US10158359B2
Embodiments relate to integrated magnetic field sensor-controlled switch devices, such as transistors, current sources, and power switches, among others. In an embodiment, a magnetic switch and a load switch are integrated in a single integrated circuit device. In embodiments, the magnetic switch is configured to sense a dynamic change in magnetic field caused by movement of a magnet in at least one of a linear, three-dimensional, and rotational direction.
US10158355B2
A method includes determining an initial voltage level and duration for an input voltage of a gate of each of multiple transistor devices. Each transistor device receives a power input and controls a current passing through the transistor device. The method also includes controlling the input voltage of the gate of each transistor device according to the initial voltage level and duration. The method further includes receiving real-time feedback including at least one of a present value of the current passing through each transistor device, a present voltage of the power input, and a present value of a capacitor voltage. The method also includes determining, based on the feedback, a subsequent voltage level and duration for the gate of each transistor device. In addition, the method includes controlling the input voltage of the gate of each transistor device according to the determined subsequent voltage level and duration.
US10158352B2
A delay signal generating apparatus has a digitally controlled delay line and a control circuit. The digitally controlled delay line has a coarse delay circuit and a fine delay circuit. The coarse delay circuit generates a plurality of coarse delay signals by applying a plurality of different coarse delay amounts to an input signal, respectively, wherein the different coarse delay amounts are set by a first control input. The fine delay circuit generates a fine delay signal having a fine delay amount with respect to the input signal by performing phase interpolation based on the coarse delay signals, wherein the fine delay amount is set by a second control input. The control circuit generates the first control input to the coarse delay circuit, and generates the second control input to the fine delay circuit, wherein the control circuit does not change the first control input unless one of the coarse delay signals has no contribution to the fine delay signal according to the second control input.
US10158351B1
According to one or more embodiments, a skew control circuit for controlling the skew between at least two digital signals is provided. The skew control circuit may include a pulse generator that may generate a pulse with a pulse width, whereby the pulse width of the pulse may depend on a skew between edges of the two digital signals. The skew control circuit may also include a pulse width sensor that may output a pulse width value that represents the pulse width of the generated pulse. The skew control circuit may further include a skew controller that may adjust a delay of the at least one of the digital signals based on a target skew value and the pulse width value.
US10158348B1
A tri-stable storage loop useful in reciprocal quantum logic (RQL) gate circuits and systems has control and signal input lines. When alternating stable current storage states are induced in the storage loop by an alternating input provided to the control input line, provision of a positive SFQ pulse on the signal input line while the storage loop stores a positive current changes the storage loop from alternating between a positive-current state and a null-current state to alternating between a negative-current state and the null-current state, and provision of a negative SFQ pulse on the signal input line while the storage loop stores a negative current changes the storage loop from alternating between the negative-current state and the null-current state to alternating between the positive-current state and the null-current state.
US10158342B1
A multiplexer includes filters on one principal surface of a mounting substrate and having mutually different frequency bands, and an inductance element which is incorporated in the mounting substrate and one end of which is connected to one end of the filter. The other end of the inductance element and one end of each of the filters, are connected to each other at a common connection point. The inductance element is defined by spiral wiring conductors disposed in first and second wiring layers provided in an inner layer of the mounting substrate. The mounting substrate includes third and fourth wiring layers which are adjacent to the first and second wiring layers, and in which no ground pattern is provided in a portion corresponding to a formation region of the inductance element.
US10158339B2
Techniques for reducing multi-reflection noise via compensation structures are described herein. An example system includes a capacitive component. The example system further includes a capacitive compensation structure coupled to two ends of the capacitive component. The example system includes a partially meshed ground plane coupled to one side of a dielectric substrate. The example system also includes one or more signal conductors coupled to another side of the dielectric substrate and electrically coupled to the capacitive component. The one or more signal conductors are located parallel to a meshed length of the partially meshed ground plane.
US10158319B2
A power supply system is provided. The power supply system includes a power supply system comprises a first rectifier receiving an AC power from a first input AC power source, converting the AC power into a first DC power and outputting the first DC power to a connection node, one or more motors connected in parallel to the connection node, the motors being respectively connected to inverters converting the DC power provided from the connection node into an AC power to control the motors, and an auxiliary power source supplying a second DC power to the connection node when the supply of the first DC power is interrupted, or when an overload of the motors occurs.
US10158318B2
In a control device controlling a drive circuit that drives an in-vehicle electric motor based on an output voltage of a DC power source, a capacitor for stabilizing the output voltage is disposed between the DC power source and the drive circuit, and a relay switch is disposed between the DC power source and the capacitor. The control device includes: an anomaly determining device that determines whether an anomaly occurs in a vehicle; and a discharge control device that controls the drive circuit to generate a torque at the electric motor based on an output voltage of the capacitor in a state where the relay switch disconnects between the DC power source and the capacitor when the anomaly determining device determines that the anomaly occurs in the vehicle.
US10158316B2
A motor control apparatus includes an AC-DC converter, an auxiliary power source, and an inverter. The AC-DC converter converts AC power into DC power and feeds the DC power to a DC bus bar. DC power is fed from the auxiliary power source to the DC bus bar and from the DC bus bar to the auxiliary power source. The inverter converts the DC power of the DC bus bar into the AC power and feeds the AC power to a motor. The auxiliary power source includes a capacitor, a DC-DC converter, and circuitry. The DC-DC converter performs conversion between a first DC voltage of the DC bus bar and a second DC voltage applied between both terminals of the capacitor or inside of the capacitor. The circuitry is configured to control the DC-DC converter to maintain positive correlation between the second DC voltage and the first DC voltage.
US10158312B2
A motor control apparatus includes: a booster circuit electrically connected to a battery; and an inverter electrically connected to the booster circuit at one end and electrically connected to a motor at another end. The motor control apparatus is provided with a controller configured to control the inverter to output square wave voltage to the motor, thereby driving the motor. The controller is configured to control the inverter to temporarily invert voltage polarity associated with the square wave voltage, on the basis of a phase difference between a voltage command associated with the motor and an electric current associated with the motor, on condition that an operating point of the motor is in a resonance region, which is an operation area in which resonance is generated in the booster circuit.
US10158311B2
An electronic switch control method is disclosed. The method comprises receiving the current working parameters of the electronic switch, then reading duty cycle parameters matching with the current working parameters; conducting a linear calculation with the duty cycle parameters and the working parameters to obtain a new duty cycle; adjusting the current control signal to obtain a PWM signal having the new duty cycle; and controlling the rotation speed of the motor in a load with the PWM signal. By reducing the volume of an electronic switch and achieving a long low-speed travel, the disclosure enables the user to work at an accurate working point with an electronic device.
US10158310B2
An electronic switch and an electronic device are disclosed. The electronic switch includes a trigger, a measurement device, a load control circuit, and the controller. The trigger switches on or off a circuit between a power supply and the electronic switch and generates the travel of the electronic switch. The measurement device is configured to measure working parameters of the power supply, the load and the trigger and to send the working parameters to the controller. The controller receives the working parameters and generates a control signal with a PWM signal. The PWM signal is obtained by adjusting the current control signal according to the working parameters. The control signal is sent to the load control circuit. The load control circuit controls the rotation speed of the motor in the load with the control signal.
US10158306B2
A method for determining the state of a brushless motor having first, second and third phases, in some embodiments, comprises: decoupling said motor from a power source; determining whether said motor is rotating or non-rotating; if the motor is rotating, determining a first phase voltage state relative to a common voltage and a second phase voltage state relative to the common voltage, said first phase and second phase voltage states determined when a third phase voltage is within a predetermined range of said common voltage; and if the first phase voltage state and the second phase voltage state are the same, repeating said determination as to whether the motor is rotating or non-rotating.
US10158304B2
A linear motor control apparatus has: a plurality of coil units; a plurality of position detecting units for detecting positions of a plurality of trucks which move over the plurality of coil units; a plurality of deviation calculating units for operating deviation information as differences between the detected truck positions and a target position of the detected truck; a plurality of position control units for operating current control signals based on the deviation information; a plurality of current control units for supplying driving currents to the coil units based on the current control signals; and a switching unit for switching the position control units to which the deviation information is transmitted or switching the current control units to which the current control signals are transmitted.
US10158302B2
Electric power equipment such as a lawn mower is provided with a travel unit driven by a travel motor for propelling the equipment, a work unit driven by a work motor to perform prescribed work such as cutting grass as the equipment travels, a battery for powering the motors, and a control unit which is configured to lower a rotational speed of the travel motor according to a decrease in the voltage or the remaining charge of the battery.
US10158295B2
A power converter includes an energy transfer element that includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, and is coupled to transfer energy between the primary winding and the secondary winding. An enable circuit is coupled to generate an enable signal in response to a feedback signal falling below a threshold. A controller is coupled to control switching of a power switch coupled to the primary winding to regulate an output of the power converter. The controller includes a drive circuit coupled to output a drive signal in response to the enable signal, and a current limit threshold generator coupled to output a current limit threshold signal to the drive circuit in response to the drive signal. The current limit threshold signal varies in response to a time between events of the enable signal over a range of loads coupled to the output of the power converter.
US10158289B2
A DC/DC converter includes a switching element connected to an input voltage so as to be turned on/off, a driving circuit arranged to perform ON/OFF control of the switching element, an inductor arranged to flow current controlled by the switching element, a smoothing capacitor connected to the inductor so as to perform rectifying operation together with the inductor, an oscillator arranged to generate a rectangular wave signal for operating the driving circuit, and an output current detector arranged to detect output detection current flowing in the switching element or the inductor. The oscillator generates the rectangular wave signal at a fixed oscillation frequency when the output detection current is a predetermined value or larger, while it generates the rectangular wave signal at an oscillation frequency lower than the fixed oscillation frequency and proportional to the output detection current when the output detection current is smaller than the predetermined value.
US10158287B2
A voltage driver includes a voltage input, a voltage regulation controller including an on/off input. The voltage regulation controller is configured to control a switching converter in a first mode, a second mode, and at least one additional mode. The switching converter is configured to operate as an open pass switch in the first mode, is configured to operate as a closed pass switch in the second mode, and is configured to operate as an overcurrent and overvoltage protection switch in the at least one additional mode. A discrete output driver control and monitoring circuit can be used to control the switching converter. The output driver control and monitoring circuit includes a controller coupled to a communication bus and is configured to provide high level control instructions to the communication bus.
US10158286B2
In this DC/DC converter, a first switching circuit is connected between a first winding of a transformer and a DC power supply, and a second switching circuit is connected between a second winding and a battery. A control circuit includes a first circuit for performing feedback control so as to reduce a difference between a detected value and a command value of charge current, and a second circuit for correcting one of control input and output of the first circuit on the basis of the detected value and the command value. In charging the battery, the control circuit controls a phase shift amount of a first diagonal element in the first switching circuit and a phase shift amount of a second diagonal element in the second switching circuit relative to the drive phase of a first reference element in the first switching circuit.
US10158279B2
An armature includes: an integrated core with multiple split cores coupled to each other; a coupling member for coupling the multiple split cores; a coil attached to the integrated core; a block attachment part provide to a machine attachment side of the integrated core; a protection sheet having ability to be impregnated with resin and covering a surface of the integrated core and a surface of the block attachment part; a block attached to the block attachment part and having a machine attachment surface arranged at the block attachment side of the integrated core; and a resin layer covering the protection sheet covering the integrated core. The machine attachment surface of the block is exposed from the resin layer.
US10158261B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an electronic device that includes: a first plate directed in a first direction, a second plate directed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member configured to surround at least a part of the space between the first and second plates; a first printed circuit board (PCB) that is disposed between the first and second plates and includes at least one processor; a second printed circuit board (PCB) that is disposed between the first printed circuit board and the second plate and includes at least one antenna pattern; and a temperature sensor disposed to measure the temperature of at least a part of the second printed circuit board. Other various embodiments are possible.
US10158259B1
An example method includes: before receiving any communications from any device within a transmission field of a far-field transmitter, transmitting, by the transmitter, exploratory power waves towards different segments of the transmission field. The method also includes: receiving, by the transmitter and from a receiver, a communication signal including one or more parameters: (i) identifying a first location of the receiver within a segment of the different segments at which an exploratory power wave was received and (ii) providing feedback regarding the exploratory power wave. The method further includes, upon receiving the parameters: storing, by the transmitter, the one or more parameters into a mapping memory; and determining, based on the first location and the feedback, a set of characteristics for a plurality of power waves. The method additionally includes: transmitting, by the transmitter, the plurality of power waves with the determined set of characteristics to the first location.
US10158257B2
Wireless charging systems, and methods of use thereof, are disclosed herein. As an example, a method includes: receiving, at a computer system, information identifying a location of a receiver device that requires charging, the location is within a predetermined range of the computer system; transmitting a first set of sound waves, via one or more transducer elements of a first pocket-forming transmitter that is coupled with the computer system, that converge in 3-D space proximate to the predetermined location of the receiver device to form a pocket of energy; while transmitting the first set of sound waves: (i) receiving a second set of sound waves from a second pocket-forming transmitter, distinct from the first pocket-forming transmitter; and (ii) charging the computer system by converting energy from the second set of sound waves into usable power.
US10158248B2
An electrical power generator system may include two or more paralleled generators. At least one of the generators includes a first power source and a second power source. A disconnection of a first power source is identified at a generator controller of one of the generators. The generator controller may be configured to access or generate a power failure message indicative of the disconnection of the first power source. The generator controller may be configured to transmit the power failure message using the second power source because the second power source is switched to the generator controller in response to the disconnection of the first power source. The system may enter a communication failure handling mode based on the power failure message.
US10158233B2
Apparatuses and systems enable power transfer from one or more energy sources to one or more loads. The input power from the energy sources may be unregulated, and the output power to the loads is managed. The power transfer is based on a dynamic implementation of Jacobi's Law (also known as the Maximum Power Theorem). In some embodiments, the energy sources are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. In some embodiments, the loads are selectively coupled and decoupled from the power transfer circuitry. Power transfer to the loads is dynamically controlled.
US10158228B2
In one embodiment, there is provided a power interchange system for distributing direct current (DC) electrical power. The power interchange system comprises a plurality of nodes comprising a first node and a second node. The first node comprises a first communication device and a first power source to power the first communication device. The second node comprises a second communication device and a second power source to power the second communication device. The power interchange system further comprises a wired cable connecting the first node and the second node. The wired cable comprises at least one first wire to convey DC power from the first power source of the first node to the second node to power the second communication device or from the second power source of the second node to the first node to power the first communication device.
US10158227B2
Method, modules and a system formed by connecting the modules for controlling payloads are disclosed. An activation signal is propagated in the system from a module to the modules connected to it. Upon receiving an activation signal, the module (after a pre-set or random delay) activates a payload associated with it, and transmits the activation signal (after another pre-set or random delay) to one or more modules connected to it. The system is initiated by a master module including a user activated switch producing the activation signal. The activation signal can be propagated in the system in one direction from the master to the last module, or carried bi-directionally allowing two way propagation, using a module which revert the direction of the activation signal propagation direction. A module may be individually powered by an internal power source such as a battery, or connected to external power source such as AC power. The system may use remote powering wherein few or all of the modules are powered from the same power source connected to the system in a single point. The power may be carried over dedicated wires or concurrently with the conductors carrying the activation signal. The payload may be a visual or an audible signaling device, and can be integrated within a module or external to it. The payload may be powered by a module or using a dedicated power source, and can involve randomness associated with its activation such as the delay, payload control or payload activation.
US10158214B1
An apparatus includes a housing, a first plurality of gas-insulated circuit interrupters in the housing and a second plurality of gas-insulated circuit interrupters in the housing. The apparatus also includes a first bus assembly in the housing and coupled to the first plurality of gas-insulated circuit interrupters, and a second bus assembly in the housing and coupled to the second plurality of gas-insulated circuit interrupters. The apparatus further includes at least one connector configured to interconnect the first bus assembly and the second bus assembly.
US10158213B2
A power distribution box apparatus and method for implementing a priority disconnect scheme and a network communication bridge at a worksite, where the power distribution box distributes temporary power. The power distribution box includes a housing portion and a base portion elevating the housing portion off of the ground or another surface. The power distribution box includes a communication module having a network connecting module operable to connect to an external communication network (e.g., the Internet), and a wireless network module operable to wirelessly communicate with an external device (e.g., a smart phone) to, thereby, connect the external device to the external communication network. The power distribution box may also include a priority disconnect module to selectively disconnect AC output receptacles in response to over-current situations based on a priority level associated with each receptacle.
US10158205B2
The present invention relates to an electric connector and an illuminating device comprising this electric connector, wherein the electric connector comprises a housing and an end cap connected to the housing, wherein an conductor which can be connected to a power supply is arranged in the end cap, wherein the conductor comprises a stationary part and a movable part, wherein the conductor is rotatable relative to the housing along with the end cap from a first position to a second position, wherein the movable parts at least partially retract into the stationary part in the first position, and at least one movable part extends out of the stationary part in the second position so as to be in electric connection with a power consumption component arranged in the housing.
US10158204B2
A conductor unit includes a connection conductor directly or indirectly connected with at least one electrode terminal in an electrode terminal group of a plurality of battery cells arranged in the same direction, a linear conductor connected with a battery monitoring unit that monitors the battery conditions of the battery cells, a fusible body that is connected between the connection conductor and the linear conductor and fuses when an overcurrent flows between the connection conductor and the linear conductor, and an insulative resin-molded member that contains the fusible body therein. The connection conductor includes holding portions that are disposed inside the resin-molded member, and hold the resin-molded member. The holding portions are formed in at least two places spaced apart from each other.
US10158196B2
A connector includes a first housing (10) with two detection terminals (13), a resilient deflecting portion (37) in a second housing (30), a shorting terminal fitting (60) in the second housing (30), wiping portions (68) integrally formed to the shorting terminal fitting (60) and configured such that the detection terminals (13) slide in contact therewith in the process of connecting the first and second housings (10, 30), and a resilient contact piece (62) integrally formed to the shorting terminal fitting (60) and configured to be resiliently displaced to a retracted position, where the resilient contact piece is not in contact with the detection terminals (13), as the resilient deflecting portion (37) is resiliently deflected and resiliently return to a short-circuit position, where the resilient contact piece contacts the detection terminals (13), and short the detection terminals (13) as the resilient deflecting portion (37) resiliently turns.
US10158178B2
An antenna array, especially for use with a radio frequency identification reader, includes a ground plane and a pair of concentric, first and second, circular elements mounted at an elevation relative to the ground plane. First ports are arranged along the perimeter of the first element, and second ports are arranged along the perimeter of the second element. Each port conveys radio frequency signals in an operating band of frequencies. Each perimeter is substantially equal to an odd multiple of one-half of a guided wavelength at a center frequency of the respective operating band. Each adjacent pair of first ports, or adjacent pair of second ports, is successively spaced apart by a spacing constituting a whole multiple of one-half of the guided wavelength at the center frequency of the respective operating band. A polarized patch antenna may be positioned within the circular elements.
US10158171B2
An antenna system having a dynamic radiation pattern is provided. The antenna system comprises at least one antenna unit that includes an antenna dipole, a plurality of reflectors disposed around the antenna dipole, and a plurality of switches each corresponding to one of the reflectors. Each of the switches is coupled between the corresponding reflector and an electrical ground of the antenna system. The antenna system further includes a control unit configured to dynamically change a radiation pattern of the antenna system by controlling the plurality of switches.
US10158167B2
A compact packaged antenna system includes a patch antenna with a maximally sized radiating element that is spaced from an antenna ground plane by a gap with a depth selected to provide a desired volume. A second antenna, which is strategically placed above and substantially centered over a central, or low potential, region of the radiating element of the patch antenna may also be included in the packaged antenna system.
US10158165B2
This application discloses a type of reflecting plate and base station array for base station antennas. The main part of the reflecting plate is mono- or multi-layer reflector chamber, the inside of each layer placed with at least one phase shift cavity, guide groove and projection, the phase shift cavity for holding components of the phase shifter, while guide groove and projection for fixing them, allowing removable dielectric insulation medium of the phase shifter to move within the guide groove. The reflecting plate and the phase shift cavity are designed in integrative structure, achieving good consistency, less soldering and easy installation, costing less time and fewer raw materials, and high efficiency and low cost as well.
US10158164B2
The disclosed embodiments include a housing of a handheld mobile device. The housing includes a ceramic layer forming a continuous outermost surface of the handheld mobile device, and an antenna layer adjacent to the ceramic layer. The antenna layer including conductive elements formed from a metal injection molded substrate, and an antenna break formed of non-conductive material electrically separating the conductive elements to collectively form an antenna of the handheld mobile device that is hidden by the ceramic layer from an exterior view of the handheld mobile device.
US10158163B2
Disclosed is a mobile terminal, by which extensibility of an antenna pattern and radiation efficiency of an antenna can be increased. The present invention includes a display, a frame configured to support a back of the display, a first antenna to be provided to at least one side of a top portion and a bottom portion of the frame, a rear case to attach to a back of the frame, a second antenna provided to at least one of an inner side and an outer side of the rear case, and a third antenna configured in a beam shape to be attached to at least one of a right lateral side and a left lateral side of the frame, the third antenna configured to be electrically connected to either the first antenna or the second antenna.
US10158159B2
To provide a transmission-line conversion structure for a millimeter-wave band capable of being easily manufactured with a small size without easily causing non-uniformity in characteristics in a wide band. A transmission-line conversion structure for a millimeter-wave band that connects a microstrip line (10), which includes a main conductor (12) formed on one surface of a dielectric substrate (11) and a ground conductor (13) formed on the other surface thereof, with a waveguide (20) has a waveguide structure in which a transmission line (31) having a predetermined length is formed so as to be surrounded by metal walls (32). The transmission line is filled with a dielectric material having a relative permittivity of greater than 1. The transmission-line conversion structure allows electronic waves of a millimeter-wave band in a longitudinal direction of the main conductor.
US10158158B2
A waveguide device includes: a first conductive member having a first conductive surface; a first waveguide member having a first waveguide face opposing the first conductive surface; a plurality of first conductive rods on both sides of the first waveguide member; a second conductive member having a second conductive surface; a second waveguide member having a second waveguide face opposing the second conductive surface; and a plurality of second conductive rods on both sides of the second waveguide member. A first waveguide gap exists between the first waveguide face and the first conductive surface. A second waveguide gap exists between the second waveguide face and the second conductive surface. One end of the first waveguide gap is connected to the second waveguide gap, and at a connecting portion therebetween, the first waveguide face extends in a direction that intersects a plane which is parallel to the second conductive surface.
US10158157B2
In a high frequency signal line, a first signal line extends along a first dielectric element assembly, a first reference ground conductor extends along the first signal line, a second signal line is provided in or on the second dielectric element assembly and extends along the second dielectric element assembly, a second reference ground conductor is provided in or on the second dielectric element assembly and extends along the second signal line. A portion of a bottom surface at an end of the first dielectric element assembly and a portion of the top surface at an end of the second dielectric element assembly are joined together such that a joint portion of the first and second dielectric element assemblies includes a corner. The second signal line and the first signal line are electrically coupled together. The first and second reference ground conductors are electrically coupled together.
US10158152B2
System are described that include an energy storage device adapted to store and release energy and an ultracapacitor. The systems include a switching device coupled to the energy storage device to selectively connect and disconnect the energy storage device to a load, and a second switching device coupled to the ultracapacitor and adapted to connect and disconnect the ultracapacitor to the load. The systems may include a sensor adapted to sense the current draw at the load. The first switching device is activated to connect the energy storage device to the load when a rate of change of the current draw at the load is below a threshold, and the second switching device is activated to connect the ultracapacitor to the load when the rate of change of the current draw at the load is greater than or equal to the threshold.
US10158150B2
An assembled battery reusing system for reusing an assembled battery including a plurality of single cells is provided. The rebuild candidate determining unit (430) determines based on the information about the assembled battery whether a retrieved assembled battery is a rebuild candidate, and the information is acquired by the assembled battery information acquisition unit (i.e. communication unit) (420). The single cell amount determining unit (440) determines an amount of rebuilding-usable single cells included in the rebuild-candidate assembled battery determined by the rebuild candidate determining unit (430). The assembled battery demand information acquisition unit (460) acquires an amount of rebuilding-required single cells required to rebuild a required new assembled battery. The determination unit (470) determines based on the determined amount of rebuilding-usable single cells and the acquired amount of rebuilding-required single cells whether to send the rebuild-candidate assembled battery to a rebuilding process.
US10158149B2
A method and apparatus for detecting and responding to cell swell in one or more cells of a battery includes receiving one or more indications of cell swell from switching circuitry associated with a cell, determining if the battery is fit for purpose based on the one or more indications, and performing an action responsive to the one or more indications and whether the battery is fit for purpose.
US10158148B2
Techniques for dynamically changing internal state of a battery are described herein. Generally, different battery configurations are described that enable transitions between different battery power states, such as to accommodate different battery charge and/or discharge scenarios.
US10158142B1
A series of solid-state lithium ion composite electrolytes is described. The composite materials have lithium ions in an anionic framework wherein the anionic framework has lithium ion vacancies or interstitial Li+ sites. The anionic framework lattice is isostructural to a Laves Mg2Cu lattice and the lithium ion (Li+) conductivity of the solid state lithium ion electrolyte is at least 10−4 S/cm. The activation energy for lithium ion migration in the solid state lithium ion electrolyte is 0.36 sV or less. Composites of specific formulae are provided.
US10158130B2
In a high-pressure tank including a reinforcement layer and a protective layer, using the same resin for the reinforcement layer and the protective layer is likely to cause bubbles produced in the course of curing the resin to remain on the surface of the tank. There is also a possibility that cloudiness occurs on the surface of the tank during the use of the high-pressure tank. There is accordingly provided a high-pressure tank, comprising a liner; a reinforcement layer formed on the liner and including a thermosetting first resin and a fiber; and a protective layer formed on the reinforcement layer and including a thermosetting second resin. A second gelation temperature that is a gelation temperature of the second resin is higher than a first gelation temperature that is a gelation temperature of the first resin. A viscosity of the second resin is lower than a viscosity of the first resin at the first gelation temperature.
US10158127B2
A cell frame for a redox flow battery comprises: a bipolar plate; and a frame body provided at an outer periphery of the bipolar plate, the frame body including a manifold which penetrates through front and back surfaces of the frame body and through which an electrolyte flows, and at least one slit being formed on the front surface of the frame body and forming a channel of the electrolyte between the manifold and the bipolar plate, a cross sectional shape of the slit, in a longitudinal direction of the slit, having a width w and a depth h, the width w and the depth h satisfying (A) w≥3 mm and (B) 1/8
US10158120B2
The present invention concerns an electrochemical device comprising a cathode and an anode separated from each other by a separator, the battery further comprising two current collectors so that the anode and cathode are each arranged between the separator and a current collector, characterized in that at least one of the two current collectors is made of an at least partially amorphous material comprising at least one metallic element.
US10158114B2
A method of ultrasonically bonding a plurality of prismatic battery cell tabs to a bus bar within a battery section. The method includes arranging numerous prismatic battery cells such that cell tabs that extend from their lateral edge are substantially aligned along a stacking dimension defined within the battery section, and positioning a free end of at least one of the plurality of cell tabs in contact with a surface of the bus bar. The method is completed by contacting a bonding tool to no more than one surface of the positioned cell tab free end and ultrasonically bonding the positioned cell tab free end to a bus bar with the bonding tool. The one-sided bonding tool has a bonding tip cooperative with an ultrasonic excitation source.
US10158106B2
A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a tray, a cover mounted to the tray and a beam system including a first beam attached to the tray and a second beam attached to the cover.
US10158104B1
A casing for a battery assembly may include a first casing portion having a first base portion and a pair of first leg portions extending generally perpendicularly to the first base portion. At least one of the first leg portions may have a flared end. The casing may further include a second casing portion with a second base portion and a pair of second leg portions extending generally perpendicularly to the second base portion. At least one of the second leg portions may have a flat end. The casing portions are attached at a joint including the flat end attached to the flared end. In some embodiments, a battery assembly may include at least one power cell and a casing including a first casing portion and a second casing portion attached together at a joint. The joint may be under tension. The casing applies pressure to the power cell.
US10158100B2
A method for manufacturing a flexible display panel includes: binding a flexible substrate with a supporting column matrix on a supporting plate, and fixing the flexible substrate with the supporting plate by a sealant in vacuum, wherein the sealant is disposed at an edge of the supporting column matrix, such that the supporting column matrix is surrounded in a sealed space formed by the sealant, the supporting plate and the flexible substrate; forming a flexible display panel on the flexible substrate; and cutting the supporting plate and the flexible display panel along the inner side of the sealant, such that the flexible display panel separating with the supporting plate. Thus, the flexible substrate can be separated from the supporting plate without damaging devices disposed on the flexible substrate.
US10158099B2
Organic light-emitting device manufacturing method performed by using a manufacturing apparatus placed where light from outside is blocked and a lighting device emitting light constituted of light components with wavelengths of 500 nm or longer is placed. The manufacturing apparatus includes a main body having an ejector ejecting ink containing organic light-emitting material and a light-transmissive tube forming at least part of a transport path connecting a tank containing the ink and the ejector. The method includes: removing the ink inside the transport path when a total exposure amount ET (lux×hours) satisfies ET≥α×17500 where α is a constant satisfying α≥1. ET is a product of E denoting light amount (lux) from the lighting device to which the tube is exposed and T denoting time amount (hours) over which the tube is exposed to the light from the lighting device.
US10158087B2
The present invention provides an organic thin film and an organic transistor having high performance stability and mobility. Specifically, there are provided an organic thin film including a compound containing a charge transporting molecular unit A having a structure of an aromatic fused ring system and a unit B serving as a side chain, the compound having a bilayer structure; an organic semiconductor device including the organic thin film; and an organic transistor including the organic thin film used as an organic semiconductor layer.
US10158086B2
Provided is an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode; an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the emission layer including at least one specific light-emitting material; and a hole-transporting region disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer, the hole-transporting region including at least one specific hole-transporting material.
US10158076B2
The display device includes a first base portion; a semiconductor layer disposed on the first base portion and including a source region, a drain region and a channel region; a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer; a gate line disposed on the first insulating layer extending in a first direction and overlapping the channel region; a second insulating layer disposed on the gate line; a first connection plug formed in the first and second insulating layer filling a first connection hole exposing the source region; a second connection plug formed in the first and second insulating layer filling a second connection hole exposing the drain region; a first and second conductive pattern disposed on the second insulating layer; a pixel electrode disposed on the second insulating layer and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; and a data line disposed on the second insulating layer to extend in a second direction.
US10158075B2
A method for producing a spatially patterned structure includes forming a layer of a material on at least a portion of a substructure of the spatially patterned structure, forming a barrier layer of a flourinated material on the layer of material to provide an intermediate structure, and exposing the intermediate structure to at least one of a second material or radiation to cause at least one of a chemical change or a structural change to at least a portion of the intermediate structure. The barrier layer substantially protects the layer of the material from chemical and structural changes during the exposing. Substructures are produced according to this method.
US10158065B2
Techniques are disclosed for forming integrated circuit structures including a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ), such as spin-transfer torque memory (STTM) devices, having magnetic contacts. The techniques include incorporating an additional magnetic layer (e.g., a layer that is similar or identical to that of the magnetic contact layer) such that the additional magnetic layer is coupled antiferromagnetically (or in a substantially antiparallel manner). The additional magnetic layer can help balance the magnetic field of the magnetic contact layer to limit parasitic fringing fields that would otherwise be caused by the magnetic contact layer. The additional magnetic layer may be antiferromagnetically coupled to the magnetic contact layer by, for example, including a nonmagnetic spacer layer between the two magnetic layers, thereby creating a synthetic antiferromagnet (SAF). The techniques can benefit, for example, magnetic contacts having magnetic directions that are substantially in-line or substantially in-plane with the layers of the MTJ stack.
US10158055B2
A light-emitting device includes a carrier with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a light-emitting unit disposed on the first surface and configured to emit a light toward but not passing through the first surface. When emitting the light, the light-emitting device has a first light intensity above the first surface, and a second light intensity under the second surface, a ratio of the first light intensity to the second light intensity is in a range of 2˜9.
US10158047B2
Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device including: a plurality of semiconductor layers; a first non-conductive reflective film formed on the plurality of semiconductor layer to reflect light from the active layer, wherein the first non-conductive reflective film includes multiple layers and has a first incident angle as the Brewster angle; a second non-conductive reflective film formed on the first non-conductive reflective film to reflect light transmitted through the first non-conductive reflective film, wherein the second non-conductive reflective film includes multiple layers, with part of which being made of a different material from the first non-conductive reflective film, and has a second incident angle as the Brewster angle, different from the first incident angle; and an electrode electrically connected to one of the plurality of semiconductor layers.
US10158046B2
A semiconductor element has a metal protective layer and a metal oxide protective layer formed on the substrate to prevent the Si substrate surface from forming an amorphous layer; and a transition layer to reduce lattice difference between the metal oxide protective layer and the III-V-group buffer layer, thus improving crystal quality of the III-V-group buffer layer. A fabrication method can avoid formation of amorphous layers and cracks surrounding the Si substrate surface. A light-emitting diode (LED) element or a transistor element can be formed by depositing a high-quality multi-layer buffer structure via PVD and forming a GaN, InGaN or AlGaN epitaxial layer thereon.
