US10188874B2
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for segmenting medical image. Embodiments of the present disclosure may locate and track a moving, three-dimensional (3D ) target in a patient undergoing image-guided radiation therapy. For example, an adaptive filter model for a region of interest in the patient may be received, wherein the adaptive filter model is based on the target to be tracked. An image acquisition device may obtain a two-dimensional (2D) slice of a region of interest in the patient. A processor may then apply the adaptive filter model to the 2D slice, wherein the adaptive filter model includes an offset value. The processor may also determine a location of the target in the 2D slice based on the adaptive filter model. The processor may also estimate a potential location of the target based on the offset value. The processor may then repeat one or more of the above steps to track the moving target during image-guided radiation therapy of the patient.
US10188871B2
A flat optogenetic cuff interface (FOCI) is configured for functional optical stimulation of axons in a single fascicle of a peripheral nerve bundle in which the axons have been genetically modified to express light sensitive proteins for excitation or inhibition of the nerves. The FOCI is configured to gradually reshape the single fascicle to a final height between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm by reorganizing the individual axons within the fascicle without reshaping (and damaging) the individual axons. The FOCI facilitates stimulation of axons over the entire cross-section of the reshaped fascicle within the power limitations for pulsed laser energy. An electrical interface may be included to sense nerve activity of either the stimulated axons to provide closed-loop feedback to control the optical sources or stimulated axons of a different modality to record the response. The FOCI may be used as an interface for prosthetic devices to restore lost sensory or motor function, to augment human sensor or motor performance or to modulate autonomic functions.
US10188869B2
Systems that integrate Transcranial Stimulation Biofeedback (TSB) Detector functions and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) functions, as well as methods of manufacturing such systems and methods of performing TSB detection and TMS using such systems, are provided. A system can include a hardware component and a software component in operable communication with the hardware component. The hardware component can include or be in operable communication with a TMS machine, and the software component can be configured to receive waveforms from the TSB Detector hardware.
US10188868B2
According to an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising a first arm configured to accept a device, the first arm comprising a first counterweight arrangement, a second arm supporting the first arm by a coupling, and a base defining a curve and having the second arm mounted thereon, wherein the second arm is movable along the curve, the base configured to be mounted on a chair. The second arm may be furnished with a second counterweight arrangement.
US10188867B2
A method and medical device for generating a template that includes sensing a cardiac signal from a plurality of electrodes, determining a plurality of beats in response to the sensed cardiac signal, determining whether to store a beat of the plurality of beats in a subgroup of a plurality of subgroups for storing beats, determining whether a number of beats stored in one of the plurality of subgroups exceeds a subgroup threshold, and generating a template in response to beats stored in the one of the plurality of subgroups that exceeds the subgroup threshold.
US10188862B2
A method and system is described for ensuring a state of an active implantable medical device based on the presence and persistence of a magnetic field. The output of a magnetic field sensor is monitored. The active implantable medical device is maintained in a first state, for so long as the presence of a magnetic field is detected by the magnetic field sensor, until a first interval is surpassed. If the first interval is surpassed, then a determination is made as to whether a second interval has been surpassed. If it is determined that the second interval has not been surpassed, then the active implantable medical device is transitioned into a second state. If it is determined that the second interval has been surpassed, then it is ensured that the active implantable medical device is in a predetermined one of the first and second states.
US10188860B2
Methods, devices, and systems induce neuromodulation by focusing a source of stimulation through a skull/brain interface in the form of an aperture formed in the skull, a naturally occurring fenestration in the skull, or a transcranial channel. Methods, devices, and systems identify where to locate skull/brain interfaces, accessories that can be used with the interfaces, and features for controlling stimulation delivered through the interfaces. Multiple indications for the skull/brain interfaces include diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders and conditions such as epilepsy, movement disorders, depression, Alzheimer's disease, autism, coma, and pain.
US10188856B1
An implantable device for providing electrical stimulation of cervical vagus nerves for treatment of chronic cardiac dysfunction is provided. A stimulation therapy lead includes helical electrodes configured to conform to an outer diameter of a cervical vagus nerve sheath, and a set of connector pins electrically connected to the helical electrodes. A neurostimulator includes an electrical receptacle into which the connector pins are securely and electrically coupled. The neurostimulator also includes a pulse generator configured to therapeutically stimulate the vagus nerve through the helical electrodes in alternating cycles of stimuli application and stimuli inhibition that are tuned to both efferently activate the heart's intrinsic nervous system and afferently activate the patient's central reflexes by triggering bi-directional action potentials.
US10188855B2
A lead fixation device for securing a medical lead in a human patient includes: a single-piece structure comprising: a top surface; a bottom surface; an outer perimeter; and an inner perimeter, the inner perimeter comprising: a diameter approximately equal to or smaller than a diameter of a burr hole into which the lead fixation device is designed to be deployed; a central bore extending longitudinally from the top surface through to the bottom surface, a portion of the central bore being located in approximately a center of the lead fixation device and comprising a central bore diameter; and at least one retention tract formed in the top surface of a cap of the lead fixation device, the retention tract configured for retaining, with an interference fit, a portion of a body of the medical lead in the lead fixation device.
US10188853B2
The present invention is a flexible circuit electrode array with a polymer base layer, metal traces deposited on the polymer base layer, including electrodes suitable to stimulate neural tissue, a polymer top layer deposited on the polymer base layer and the metal traces, and a soft polymer filling a void through both the polymer base layer and polymer top layer, the soft polymer forming drum stress relief around an attachment point.
US10188852B2
Provided is a patch able to produce micro-current to be applied on human skin including a support for electrodes spaced from each other and apt to create voltages typical of galvanic piles, connection means between the electrodes, an adhesive layer applied on one side of the support and apt to adhere to the skin and a protection liner applied on the adhesive layer, the support being a membrane permeable to the moisture inside the electrodes, and the connection means being defined by a material that is avid of moisture, such as silica impregnating the membrane.
US10188848B2
A disinfecting and pre-opening device is disclosed for use with a female needleless connector. The disinfecting and pre-opening device includes a housing comprising a chamber having a distal opening and configured to fit over the female needleless connector, and an elongated finger attached to the housing and disposed within the chamber such that the elongated finger opens the fluid path through the female needleless connector when the distal opening of the disinfecting and pre-opening device is placed proximally adjacent to the septum and the disinfecting and pre-opening device is advanced in the distal direction.
US10188845B2
A hemostasis valve assembly includes a housing and a valve member. The housing includes a central bore. The valve member is positioned within the housing and includes opposed first and second primary surfaces, a thickness, an opening, and first and second slits. The valve thickness is defined between the first and second primary surfaces. The opening is formed in the first primary surface. The first and second slits intersect each other and extend through a portion of the valve thickness. At least one of the first and second slits is accessible within the opening.
US10188841B2
A capsule-type microrobot is provided. A capsule-type microrobot according to the present invention comprises a motor including a receptacle having an internal space, with one portion thereof being open, a body extending from the receptacle, and a magnetic layer disposed on an outer surface of the body. A cap is coupled to a predetermined portion of the receptacle to close the internal space such that contents are contained in the receptacle. The motor separates the cap therefrom by rotating with respect to the cap through an interaction between a rotating magnetic force applied from an external source and the magnetic layer, whereby the contents are discharged from the receptacle.
US10188839B2
A system for bypassing an anastomosis site in a hollow organ is provided. The system includes a sleeve configured for spanning the anastomosis site at an internal surface of the hollow organ and a band configured for attachment to an external surface of the hollow organ and limiting migration of the sleeve beyond the anastomosis site.
US10188838B2
A method of preparing a textile-reinforced medical dilation balloon is provided, including a woven tubular textile sleeve with substantially longitudinal thermoplastic warp threads and at least one weft thread woven substantially perpendicular relative to the warp threads, where the sleeve defines a sleeve lumen. A medical dilation balloon is disposed within the sleeve lumen, and a coating substantially covers the inner and outer surfaces of the sleeve, attaching it to the balloon.
US10188834B2
The present invention relates to a steerable sheath tube (100) including a tube body (110), a traction mechanism (120) and a fixing and connecting mechanism (130). The traction mechanism (120) includes an anchor ring (121) and a traction wire (122). The anchor ring (121) is coaxially embedded in a distal elastic segment (111) of the tube body (110). The traction wire (122) is arranged in a side wall of the tube body (110), and extends along the axial direction of the tube body (110). The traction wire (122) includes a first segment and a second segment connected to each other, wherein the first segment is connected to the fixing and connecting mechanism (130) near a proximal end of the tube body (110), and the second segment hooks the anchor ring (121).
US10188832B2
Steerable medical delivery devices that have a steerable portion and an external controller. The steerable portion has a first tubular member comprising a flexible polymeric tubular member that comprises a wall of solid material along the steerable portion, the first tubular member configured to preferentially bend, and a second tubular member, wherein one of the first and second tubular members is disposed within the other, wherein the first and second tubular members are permanently axially fixed relative to one another at a fixation location distal to the steerable portion.
US10188830B2
The invention relates to a vacuum treatment array having at least one open-pored contact element, by way of which a negative pressure and/or suction can be generated in a body cavity, wherein the open-pored contact element is configured, at least in sections, in the manner of a tube, having an outer and/or inner boundary surface rotating around a tube axis, at least in part.
US10188828B2
Medical devices, methods and kits are described. An exemplary medical device comprises a catheter that has a catheter wall and defines a catheter lumen, a bend, and a coil disposed distal to the bend. The catheter defines one or more apertures that extend through the catheter wall and are in communication with the catheter lumen.
US10188823B2
A drug delivery system, which includes an aerosol generator unit, a pumping unit, a flow tube, at least one condensate collector and an aerosol transition adapter. The aerosol generator forms an aerosol from a liquid formulation, which is partially volatilized. The pumping unit supplies the liquid formulation to the aerosol generator unit and a flow tube having an inlet end in fluid communication with an outlet of the aerosol generator unit and an outlet adapted for connection to a patient interface, which supplies ventilation gas to a patient's lungs. The system also includes at least one condensate collector adapted to collect condensed liquid or liquid produced by the aerosol generator unit, and a transition adapter arranged to mix aerosol produced by the aerosol generator unit with heated air or ventilation gas and direct the mixed aerosol into the inlet end of the flow passage.
US10188822B2
The present invention relates to a device and method of delivering inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) to a patient situated in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) suite.
US10188821B2
Provided is an oxygen concentration device which, as an oxygen concentration device having a reduced difference in flow rates of gas which flows through a pressure equalization valve of a pressure equalization path during a purge step and a pressure equalization step, is provided at at least one end side of the pressure equalization valve with a pressure control member having a difference in pressure loss due to the direction of gas flow so that pressure loss of the gas which flows through the pressure equalization path in one direction becomes nearly equal to that of the gas which flows therethrough in the opposite direction.
US10188819B2
A floatable coupling between a patient interface device and a frame body is provided. The floatable coupling includes a number of elastic bands extending between the patient interface device and the frame body. The elastic bands couple the patient interface device and the frame body in a manner that allows the patient interface device to float relative to the frame body.
US10188812B2
A nose clip includes an outer support member adapted to contact an outside surface of a nose; a bridge connected at a first end to the outer support member; and an inner support member connected to a second end of the bridge and adapted to be inserted into the nostril and to contact an inner surface of the nostril. When inserted, tension generated between the outer support member and the inner support member causes lateral movement of a surface within the nostril and opens a nasal airway. Additionally, the inner support can be curved to create an outward movement of the lateral wall of the nose. This in turn enables improved breathing. The nose clip may be made of a malleable material. The inner support member may include extensions that are malleable. The inner support members may be bent so that they create a convex contour of an interior surface of the nasal cavity. A different embodiment of the nose clip can be used to deliver drugs via a fluid filled cavity and porous surface that allows evaporation of the fluid and drug into the nasal cavity as air is drawn over the inner support member.
US10188811B2
A nasal spray device for the delivery of a pharmaceutical formulation to the nasal cavity in metered doses. The device includes: a pressurised aerosol canister including a vial containing a pharmaceutical formulation including an active ingredient, a propellant and, optionally, a co-solvent, the aerosol canister further including a metering valve having a valve stem; and an actuator for the aerosol canister, the actuator including a stem block having a receptacle into which the valve stem of metering valve of the aerosol canister is received and axially located and being displaceable relative to the vial of the aerosol canister to actuate the metering valve of the aerosol canister, a sump extending below the receptacle, the stem block further defining a discharge orifice for the pharmaceutical formulation and a transfer channel through which a dispensed dose of the pharmaceutical formulation is able to pass from the sump to the discharge orifice.
US10188805B2
Provided are devices, systems, and methods for targeted administration of therapeutic agents to a subject. For example, provided are devices, systems, and methods for targeting the administration of peri-urethral bulking agents.
US10188795B2
Techniques are used for adaptation of drug-administration parameters that control insulin delivery in a blood glucose control system. One technique provides long-term adaptation of a nominal basal infusion rate, adapting to longer-term changes in a patient's needs due to growth, illness, hormonal fluctuations, physical activity, aging, etc. Another technique provides adaptation of priming dose size at mealtimes for overall better glycemic control and also adapting to longer-term changes in a patient's needs. Adaptation calculations use a receding-horizon window of recent values of the adapted parameter. Doses of a counter-regulatory agent (e.g., glucagon) may also be delivered in response to information about estimated accumulation of exogenously infused insulin (subcutaneously, intramuscularly, intraperitoneally, or intravenously) and/or the effect insulin might have on glucose levels (blood glucose concentration or interstitial fluid glucose concentration).
US10188787B2
A fill adapter system for an infusion pump assembly. The system includes a reusable fill adapter base, the base including a volume control mechanism to adjust an available fill volume of a reservoir of the infusion pump assembly and a pump mechanism configured to pump air into a fluid vial. The system also includes a vial adapter assembly including a first needle configured to penetrate a septum of the fluid vial for fluidly coupling the pump mechanism to the fluid vial and a second needle having a first end configured to penetrate the septum of the fluid vial and a second end configured to penetrate a septum of the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly to allow transfer of fluid from the fluid vial to the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly in response to air being pumped into the fluid vial and a needle carriage adapted to carry the first needle and the second needle, wherein the needle carriage slidably attached to the interior of the vial adapter assembly, wherein the needle carriage adapted to slide from a vial end of the vial adapter to a receptacle end of the vial adapter.
US10188785B1
The vaginal cleaning device is a lavage device that is adapted for use in personal hygiene. The lavage device is designed to reduce the risk of irritation caused by the inappropriate handling of the lavage device. This is done by eliminating the need to physically handle the dressing associated with the lavage device. The dressing is a sterile absorbent dressing that is contained within a sterile container. The dressing is removed from the sterile container using a plug and port arrangement that inserts an assumedly non-sterile plug into a port that is formed in the center of the dressing. This arrangement separates by distance the non-sterile plug from the sterile surface of the dressing. The lavage device comprises a handle, a dressing, and a sterile container.
US10188774B2
Provided is a method for producing an antithrombotic coating material in which a high molecular weight polymer can be obtained by a solution polymerization using a radical polymerization initiator. The above-mentioned task is achieved by a method for producing an antithrombotic coating material, including steps of: preparing a methanol solution containing a monomer represented by formula (1): wherein in formula (1), R1, R2, and R3 are the same as those described in the specification, respectively; adding a radical polymerization initiator having a 10-hour half-life temperature of 60° C. or less to the methanol solution to prepare a polymerization reaction liquid; and polymerizing the monomer.
US10188764B2
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to disinfection and, more particularly, to methods, devices, and systems for disinfection of a space. In one embodiment, the invention provides a disinfecting system comprising: a disinfecting composition; and a device for producing a fog of the disinfecting composition, the fog comprising liquid droplets having diameters between about 0.5 micron and about 20 microns. In some embodiments, the invention includes a dehumidifying device for removing the fog of the disinfecting composition from the space.
US10188760B2
The present technology comprises methods for regulating an the immune system, and in particular methods for the regulation of a specific immune response, including the regulation of lymphocyte activity. Methods of the present technology comprise both the negative and positive modulation of CEACAM1 protein function.
US10188759B2
The invention described herein relates to conjugates and compositions for imaging, diagnosing, and/or monitoring diseases using radionuclide-based imaging. In particular, the invention described herein relates to conjugates and compositions for imaging, diagnosing, and/or monitoring diseases using positron emission tomography.
US10188750B1
Described herein are cell-selective mRNA constructs that can contain a RNA of interest and one or more miRNA targets. The cell-selective mRNA constructs described herein can be used to express an RNA of interest to a cell in a cell-selective manner.
US10188746B2
A conjugate of formula (A): Wherein Y is selected from formulae A1 and A2: Z1 is a C1-3 alkylene group; Z2 is a C1-3 alkylene group; Q is: where QX is such that Q is an amino-acid residue, a dipeptide residue or a tripeptide residue; L is a linker connected to a cell binding agent; CBA is the cell binding agent; and n is an integer between 0 and 48.
US10188729B2
Methods of treating proliferative disorders are described. In particular, combination treatment with a GITR agonist and a PD-1 antagonist are provided.
US10188724B2
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for enhancing delivery of vaccine antigens to the mucosal epithelium, the composition comprising an antigen from an infectious agent fused with an Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by the neonatal receptors (FcRn). The composition is effective in eliciting a protective long-term memory T cell immune response against infection at a distant mucosal site.
US10188708B2
The invention provides compositions comprising Eno1 for delivery to a muscle. Further, the invention provides a method for normalizing blood glucose in a subject with elevated blood glucose, comprising administering to the subject enolase 1 (Eno1), thereby normalizing blood glucose in the subject. The invention also provides methods of treating one or more conditions including impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, and diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes in a subject, comprising administering to the subject enolase 1 (Eno1), thereby treating the condition in the subject. In certain methods of the invention, the Eno1 is delivered to muscle.
US10188704B2
A gamma-melanocyte stimulating hormone (γ-MSH) derivative having improved stability, selectivity and bioavailabilty. The γ-MSH derivative is selective for the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1 R) and is deliverable to skin cells via topical or transdermal delivery. The γ-MSH derivative is made up of naturally occurring amino acids for stimulating melanin from within for photoprotection of human skin against ultraviolet radiation damage.
US10188703B2
A composition for preventing or treating diabetes mellitus includes insulin and a GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist. The composition can inhibit the weight gain and reduce the danger of hypoglycemia due to the administration of insulin, lower the administration dose and greatly improve the compliance of drugs through a combined administration of a long-acting insulin conjugate and a long-acting GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist conjugate. In addition, the long-acting insulin conjugate and the long-acting GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist conjugate can improve the in vivo sustainability and stability because an insulin and a GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist are linked to the immunoglobulin Fc region via a non-peptidyl linker. A method for preventing or treat diabetes mellitus includes administration of the insulin and a GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist.
US10188702B2
This invention relates to methods of treating and ameliorating congenital and neonatal hyperinsulinism and post-prandial hypoglycemia, comprising the step of administering an antagonist of the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor, e.g. a GLP-1 fragment or analog thereof.
US10188692B2
The disclosure generally describes methods of preventing or treating ophthalmic diseases or conditions in a mammalian subject, such as diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, macular degeneration, choroidal neovascularization, retinal degeneration, and oxygen-induced retinopathy. The methods comprise administering an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to subjects in need thereof.
US10188690B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex. Baker extracts for treating muscle diseases, and more specifically to a pharmaceutical composition containing, as an active ingredient, Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex. Baker extracts or flavone compound isolated therefrom for treating muscle diseases or a dietary composition for improving muscle function. Kaempferia parviflora Wall. Ex. Baker extracts or flavone compound isolated therefrom according to the present invention reduces protein catabolism in the muscles and increases muscle cell differentiation and anabolism, and is thus effective for preparing pharmaceutical composition for treating muscle diseases and dietary composition for improving muscle function.
US10188686B2
The present invention provides a recombinant oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus (oHSV) comprising a non-HSV ligand specific for a molecule (protein, lipid, or carbohydrate determinant) present on the surface of a cell (such as a cancer cell) and one or more copies of one or more microRNA target sequences inserted into one or more HSV gene loci, preferably one or more HSV gene(s) required for replication of HSV in normal (i.e., non-cancerous) cells. The invention further provides stocks and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive oHSV and methods for killing tumor cells employing the inventive oHSV.
US10188675B2
A nutrient composition contains a cellulose acetate having a total degree of acetyl substitution of 0.4 to 1.1. The cellulose acetate may have a compositional distribution index (CDI) of 2.0 or less, where the CDI is specified by the formula: CDI=(Measured value of half height width of chemical composition)/(Theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition) where the measured value of half height width of chemical composition represents the half height width of chemical composition determined by HPLC analysis of a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample); and the theoretical value of half height width of chemical composition=2.35482√{square root over (3*DPw*(DS/3)*(1−DS/3))}/DPw [Math. 1] where DS is the total degree of acetyl substitution; and DPw is a weight-average degree of polymerization determined by a GPC-light scattering method using a cellulose acetate propionate prepared by propionylating all residual hydroxy groups of the cellulose acetate (sample).
US10188665B2
Ophthalmically therapeutic materials, such as liquid-containing compositions and polymeric drug delivery systems, include a therapeutic component that includes an Glucocorticoid Derivative which, upon delivery to the posterior segment of a mammalian eye, does not significantly diffuse to the anterior segment of said eye. Methods of making and using the present materials are also described.
US10188662B2
Described herein are oral pharmaceutical compositions suitable for chewing, sucking, or buccal dissolution comprising non-systemic corticosteroid soft lozenges, methods for making the same, and methods for treating subjects in need thereof with such lozenges. In particular, the oral composition provides topical, non-systemic administration of one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients to the oral cavity and upper gastrointestinal track, including the esophagus. In one embodiment, the oral pharmaceutical compositions comprise chewable, suckable, or buccally-dissolvable soft lozenges for the treatment of esophageal lesions. The soft lozenges provide topical, non-systemic delivery of corticosteroids to the esophagus and oral cavity.
US10188654B2
Disclosed are methods of treating cancer, which include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, to a subject in need thereof. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting growth and proliferation of cancer cells in vitro or in vivo, which include contacting the cells with an amount of the compound of formula (I) effective to inhibit the growth or proliferation of the cancer cells. Further disclosed are methods of inhibiting tumor growth, which include contacting the tumor with an amount of the compound of formula (I) effective to inhibit the growth of the tumor.
US10188653B2
Compounds of Formula I that inhibit the activity of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked thereto in animals are described herein.
US10188642B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula II wherein X, Y, R2, R3, R4 and Ar are all as defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are known to inhibit the spindle checkpoint function of Monospindle 1 (Mps1—also known as TTK) kinases either directly or indirectly via interaction with the Mps1 kinase itself. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, such as cancer. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US10188633B2
This invention relates, e.g., to a method for enhancing exon skipping in a pre-mRNA of interest, comprising contacting the pre-mRNA with an effective amount of a small molecule selected from the compounds shown in Table 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or isomer thereof, and, optionally, with an antisense oligonucleotide that is specific for a splicing sequence in the pre-mRNA Methods for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are disclosed.
US10188627B2
Provided herein are compounds of formula (I) useful for the treatment of PPAR-delta related diseases (e.g. mitochondrial diseases, muscular diseases, vascular diseases, demyelinating diseases and metabolic diseases).
US10188622B2
Use of a composition comprising fish oil and juice for the treatment and/or post treatment of cancer
Disclosed is a composition including a fish oil and a juice in an oil-in-water emulsion for use in treatment and post-treatment of cancer.
US10188617B2
Disclosed herein are methods for identifying compounds that enhance base excision repair, as well as compounds identified thereby and methods of using such compounds in the interception of malignancy, i.e. the prevention of progression of a disease from a state of susceptibility to active disease. Exemplified compounds are acetohexamide and related compounds, as well as benserazide and analogs thereof. Exemplified malignancies are those of human breast cells carrying mutations, in particular, SUM149 cells and HCC1937 cells, which cells carry BRCA1 mutations.
US10188611B2
The present disclosure relates to liquid filled hard capsules comprising hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, pullulan, or mixtures thereof comprising a liquid fill of an effective amount of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyric acid (HMB free acid) in liquid form and at least on excipient selected from quaternary ammonium salts, amino acids, amino acid derivatives, monosaccharides, disaccharides, and mixtures thereof.
US10188599B2
The present invention relates to a topical synergistic anti-inflammatory formulation comprising a blend 1 to 6% by weight of Cymbopogon citratus oil (CC oil); 0.5 to 6% by weight of Zanthoxylum armatum oil (ZA oil); 0.5 to 6% in weight by Hedychium spicatum oil (HS oil). The invention also provides a method of management of the pain and/or inflammation by the formulations of the invention.
US10188597B1
A hair color stain remover formula, having by volume about 67.9999% Witch Hazel Extract; about 20.0% Glycerin; about 8.8% Distilled Water; about 3.0% Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate; about 0.1% Potassium Sorbate; about 0.1% Sodium Benzoate; and about 0.0001% Green Tea Extract.
US10188595B2
A method for applying a composition to skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to skin a composition that includes an effective amount of Silybum marianum extract and Momordica grosvenori fruit extract, wherein the Silybum marianum extract is a hydroalcoholic extract and the Momordica grosvenori fruit extract is a hydroglycolic extract.
US10188593B2
Disclosed are: (a) controlled release matrix particles containing 10-70 wt. % of a hydrophobic active ingredient, 21-72 wt. % of a polysaccharide, 3.80-12 wt. % of a crosslinking agent, 1.00-6 wt. % of a catalyst and 0.10-5 wt. % of a silica flow aid; (b) controlled release core/shell particles containing 10-70 wt. % of a hydrophobic active ingredient, 1.0-3.2 wt. % of an epoxidized oil, 21-64 wt. % of a polysaccharide, 7.6-23% of an amine-functionality containing material, and 0.10-5 wt. % of a silica flow aid; and (c) hybrid particles wherein the core/shell particles are contained in a matrix. Also disclosed are methods for making the particles and compositions containing the particles.
US10188589B2
Described are personal care compositions, comprising an anionic surfactant, and a polyurea shell encapsulating a hydrophobic active, wherein the polyurea shell has at least one covalently attached cationic polymer, selected from the group consisting of quaternary amines and cationic biopolymers.
US10188583B2
A container closure is provided for use in dispensing fluids from a container, and includes a base constructed and arranged for being attached to a mouth of the container, a first port disposed on the base and in fluid communication with the mouth, a second port disposed on the base in fluid communication with the mouth, and the first and second ports being visually differentiated from each other.
US10188582B2
A method for providing emergency care to a patient of an adverse cardiac event is disclosed that includes causing multiple chest compressions to be provided to the patient, and causing multiple inducements of ventilation to be provided to the patient. Particular ones of the multiple chest compressions can overlap time-wise with corresponding ones of the multiple inducements of ventilation, and can be substantially out of phase with the corresponding ones of the multiple inducements of ventilation.
US10188581B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing a negative-pressure therapy system are described. The system includes a first dressing, a second dressing, and a negative-pressure source. The negative-pressure source includes a first pump and a second pump. A first valve is fluidly coupled to the first dressing and the first pump to selectively permit fluid communication to the first dressing. A second valve is fluidly coupled to the second dressing and the second pump to selectively permit fluid communication to the second dressing. A cross-over valve is fluidly coupled to the first pump, the first valve, the second pump, and the second valve. The cross-over valve permits fluid communication between the first pump and the second valve and/or the second pump and the first valve. A controller is communicatively coupled to the first pump, the second pump, the first valve, the second valve, and the cross-over valve for operating the same.
US10188580B2
A system for providing, to a user, navigation directions to a point of interest. The system includes a device having an output unit configured to output the navigation directions to the point of interest. The device is configured to communicate, to an unmanned vehicle, a point of interest identification. The system also includes the unmanned vehicle having a camera configured to detect image data. The unmanned vehicle is configured to determine whether the point of interest identification is detected from the image data. The unmanned vehicle is also configured to determine a point of interest location when the point of interest identification is detected from the image data. The unmanned vehicle is also configured to determine point of interest navigation data based on the point of interest location. The unmanned vehicle is also configured to communicate, to the device, the point of interest navigation data.
US10188576B2
Improvements in a cover for a pin used in an inversion table that prevents the inversion table from rotating beyond a desired amount of rotation. The cover is secured to the fixed frame and has a slot for the rotating frame to move within the slot. The cover prevents debris, sweat, body parts, towels or clothing from entering into the locking pin area. The cover makes the inversion table safer to operate by covering a pinch-point where the rotating component of the inversion table contacts the rotation stop. The cover can take a variety of shape and material configurations to provide the coverage and protection for the user of the inversion table.
US10188563B2
Disposable absorbent articles comprising absorbent cores are presented. In one embodiment, an absorbent core may comprise a riffled substrate comprising a plurality of peaks and a plurality of troughs, a flat substrate coupled to the riffled substrate, and superabsorbent polymer disposed between the riffled substrate and the flat substrate, wherein the footprint of the riffled substrate is substantially the same as the footprint of the flat substrate, and wherein the surface area of the riffled substrate is greater than the surface area of the flat substrate.
US10188562B2
A disposable diaper includes a skin-surface side sheet; a non-skin surface side sheet; an absorber; and a waistline retaining unit. Leg stretching units are arranged in the inner side in a longitudinal direction from diaper ends that configure the outer circumference of the disposable diaper or the inner side in a widthwise direction from the diaper ends. A part of the waistline retaining unit is arranged in at least one of a first region in an outer side in the longitudinal direction from the ends of the leg stretching units, and a second region in an outer side in the widthwise direction from the ends of the leg stretching units. A joint region where the skin-surface side and non-skin surface side sheets are joined is provided along the diaper ends in at least one of a first region and a second region.
US10188550B2
A cartridge, including a first member that defines an inner volume and a second member disposed therein, is disposed in a housing. A first reservoir is disposed in the inner volume in a position distal to the second member. The first member is partially disposed in a second reservoir, defined by the housing. The second member is configured to be moved from a first position, in which the first reservoir contains a drug and the second reservoir is fluidically isolated from the inner volume, toward a second position, in which the first reservoir and the second reservoir are in fluid communication with the inner volume, such that the second reservoir receives a volume of the drug from the first reservoir. The first member and the second member are collectively moved relative to the second reservoir to expel the volume of the drug from the second reservoir.
US10188539B2
A knee brace for assisting the extension or flexing of a limb comprises substantially rigid upper and lower frames connected by a hinge, the upper frame being secured to the leg by an upper strap. A stabilizing strap for fixing the lower frame to the user's leg comprises an inelastic band, cord or other flexible securing member for circumscribing the user's leg having a fastening element for fixing the securing member in a set position. The securing member is affixed to the arms of the lower frame, slidably extending through at least one strap support provided by at least one of the arms of the lower frame. When the brace is in position on a user's leg the stabilizing strap is able to move through at least one strap support in a generally horizontal direction while supporting the lower frame in the vertical direction.
US10188535B2
In some aspects, the present disclosure provides medical devices that comprise a composite region comprising a binding polymer portion and an oriented fibrous polymer reinforcement portion, wherein the composite region is formed by a process that comprises heating and compressing one or more oriented polymer fibers. Other aspects of the present disclosure relative to methods of forming such medical devices.
US10188533B2
A tack device for holding plaque against blood vessel walls in treating atherosclerotic occlusive disease is formed as a thin, annular band of durable, flexible material having a plurality of focal elevating elements on its outer annular periphery for holding loose plaque under a spring or other expansion force against a blood vessel wall. The focal elevating elements are designed to exert a holding force on a plaque position while minimizing the amount of material surface area in contact with the plaque or blood vessel wall and reducing the potential of friction with the intraluminal surface. This approach offers clinicians the ability to perform a minimally invasive post-angioplasty treatment and produce a stent-like result without using a stent.
US10188528B2
In various embodiments, an intervertebral disc prosthesis is provided. The prosthesis may be provided with an insertion adapter, such as a head, holder, or other carrier of the prosthesis. The insertion adapter may be configured to retain the prosthesis and to engage an insertion tool body. In various embodiments, the prosthesis and the insertion holder are provided in a sterile pack, with the prosthesis components and the insertion holder sterilized and packaged in one or more types or layers of sterile packaging. In various other embodiments, the prosthesis and an insertion tool are provided in a sterile pack, with the prosthesis components and the insertion tool sterilized and packaged in one or more types or layers of sterile packaging.
US10188525B2
A spinal implant comprises an implant body extending between an anterior surface and a posterior surface, and including a first vertebral engaging surface and a second vertebral engaging surface. The implant body further including an inner surface that defines at least a first cavity and a second cavity spaced from the first cavity. The first cavity is oriented to implant a fastener oblique relative to a bilateral axis of a subject body. The second cavity is oriented to implant a fastener in substantial alignment with the bilateral axis. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.
US10188523B2
A first prosthetic ankle component (10) comprising: a first bearing surface (12) configured to engage a second bearing surface (22) of a second prosthetic ankle component (20); and a protrusion (16) or slot (26) on the first bearing surface, the protrusion or slot being configured to engage a respective slot (26) or protrusion (16) in the second bearing surface of the second prosthetic ankle component, wherein the protrusion or slot is further configured such that the interaction with the respective slot or protrusion permits the first and second prosthetic ankle components to slide with respect to one another in an interface plane defined by the interface between the first and second bearing surfaces, and wherein the protrusion or slot is further configured to restrict the first and second prosthetic ankle components moving away from one another in a direction with a component perpendicular to the interface plane.
US10188518B2
An annuloplasty ring having a three-dimensional discontinuous form generally arranged about an axis with two free ends that are axially offset. The ring is particularly suited for repair of the tricuspid valve, and more closely conforms to the annulus shape. The ring is more flexible in bending about radially extending axes than about the central axis. The ring may have an inner structural support covered by a pliable sleeve and/or a fabric tube. The structural support may have a varying cross-section, such as a C-shaped cross-section in a mid-section between two free ends and a rectangular cross-section at the free ends. A deliver template having a mounting ring with about the same shape as the ring facilitates implant, and may be releasably attached to a delivery handle. The deliver template may include a plurality of cutting guides for releasably attaching the annuloplasty ring thereto while presenting maximum outer surface area of the ring. The template may have an outwardly-facing groove to receive and retain the ring.
US10188517B2
A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations.
US10188515B2
Devices, systems, and methods for crimping a medical device are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for reducing the diameter of a collapsible heart valve prosthesis to be loaded onto a delivery device. The devices, systems, and methods using at least one funnel to crimp the heart valve prosthesis and load it onto the delivery system.
US10188496B2
A filter formed from a sheet is described herein. In one aspect of the invention, a filter is formed from a sheet of material and, following removal of portions of the sheet, the filter is folded into a shape for insertion into a blood vessel. In another aspect of the invention, features for a filter are formed from a sheet of material and incorporated into the filter.
US10188494B2
A method of implanting a surgical mesh in tissue includes providing an implant having an insertion aid connected with an end, and providing an insertion device having a handle, an actuator, an elongated shaft, and a cutting element. The elongated shaft has an outer wall with an opening for receiving the insertion aid. The method includes inserting the insertion aid into the opening of the shaft for connecting the implant with the insertion device, forming a surgical opening in tissue, advancing the distal end of the elongated shaft and the implant connected with the insertion device through the surgical opening, and engaging the actuator for moving the cutting element from a first position to a second position for severing the insertion aid from the end of the implant.
US10188493B2
A system, method and fabric having a dimensionally stabilized pore. The system has a mesh fabric having a pore, such pore having a first pore perimeter. The system has a support having a support outer perimeter. The support is received into the pore so that the pore perimeter is in contact with the outer support perimeter. When the fabric is thermoset, the pore permanently assumes the shape of the outer support perimeter.
US10188490B2
A device including a coded pattern for use in dental procedures is provided. Related methods and systems are also provided.
US10188486B2
A dental impression that includes an underside and a connecting part. The underside has a negative form of at least one partial area of a jaw and at least one implant site located in the partial area of the jaw. The connecting part is a recess arranged on an upper surface of the dental impression opposite the underside in the area of the negative form of the implant site, and has a longitudinal axis defined along a depth direction of the recess. The recess has a geometry that is rotationally asymmetric about the longitudinal axis, and an external contour of the connecting part is asymmetrical in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the connecting part. The connecting part has a lowered base as a depth stop, the lowered base being within the recess and below the upper surface of the dental impression.
US10188485B2
Disclosed are a detachable dental appliance which is outstandingly durable and can protect the teeth from clenching and bruxism and a fabricating method therefor. The detachable dental appliance according to the present invention comprises: a cover frame in which a teeth recess is formed in the length direction and which consists of a laminar structure comprising a first cover layer of a hard material and a second cover layer of a soft material provided on the inside relative to the first cover layer; and a core frame of a hard material which is provided in the teeth recess of the cover frame and has a tooth-contacting surface shaped with impressions of end portions of a plurality of the teeth, and, here, the cover frame comprises: a cover inner wall constituting a wall on one side of the teeth recesses so as to be provided on the lingual side of the teeth; a cover outer wall constituting a wall on the other side of the teeth recesses so as to be provided along the front of the teeth; and a cover base linking the cover inner wall and the cover outer wall so as to close off the gap between a tooth and its opposing tooth. The detachable dental appliance according to the present invention absorbs shock due to clenching or grinding and so prevents damage to teeth, and is effective in maintaining tooth alignment and is outstandingly durable in sustained use.
US10188483B1
A gastro-intestinal (GI) scope disinfection and sterilization device including a gastro-intestinal (GI) scope having an insertion tube and a universal cord and an ultraviolet (UV) light assembly, wherein the UV light assembly includes a power source, a UV light box operatively connected to the power source, and first and second UV light sources operatively connected to the UV light box, wherein the first UV light source is located within an interior of the insertion tube and the second UV light source is located within an interior of the universal cord in order to disinfect and sterilize an interior of the gastro-intestinal (GI) scope lumen. Also, an external UV light source assembly is used to substantially surround a UV insertion tube assembly and the exterior of the insertion tube in order to disinfect and sterilize a portion of an exterior portion of the gastro-intestinal (GI) scope.
US10188477B1
A medical cart having a chassis with a plurality of wheels attached thereto; a plurality of drawers supported on the chassis; a temperature-regulated compartment in the chassis; a locking bar pivotally attached to the chassis; a headwall mount attached to the chassis; a display mounted on the chassis; and a positionable task light attached to the chassis. Each drawer includes a drawer lock shiftable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking bar is shiftable between a locked position and an unlocked position so that the locking bar serves as a secondary safety lock for all the drawers and the door of the temperature-regulated compartment.
US10188476B1
A medical protective gown comprising a gown body. A centrally located orifice passes through a central region of a front panel of the gown body. A tubular protective sleeve extends forward from the front panel of the gown body, the tubular protective sleeve being located circumscribing the centrally located orifice. A tubular protective sleeve distal end panel is located at a distal end of the tubular protective sleeve. The tubular sleeve is adapted to receive a stethoscope or any other desired medical instrument. A broadened interior pocket is assembled to an interior surface of the gown body to support an upper, broader portion of the stethoscope or other instrument. A flange can be included with the tubular protective sleeve and/or the broadened interior pocket to aid in attachment to the gown body. The tubular protective sleeve can include a sleeve contraction system to contract the protective sleeve.
US10188474B2
A fenestration drape and a method for providing skin-to-skin contact of a newborn with the mother immediately after birth during a Cesarean delivery are provided. The fenestration drape includes a portal which may be opened and reclosed without compromise to the sterile barrier. The method facilitates the critical contact without interruption and with continuity of sterile field throughout the procedure.
US10188469B2
A manipulator system includes a medical instrument which is capable of being inserted into a body; a manipulator which is capable of holding the instrument; a holding detector which detects a holding state where the manipulator holds the instrument; an instruction-receiving part which detects an instruction for operating the instrument; and a controller which operates the instrument only in a case where the instruction-receiving part detects the instruction when the holding detector detects the holding state.
US10188465B2
A method, consisting of receiving a computerized tomography scan of at least a part of a body of a patient, and identifying voxels of the scan that correspond to regions in the body that are traversable by a probe inserted therein. The method also includes displaying the scan on a screen and marking thereon selected start and termination points for the probe. A processor finds a path from the start point to the termination point consisting of a connected set of the identified voxels. The processor also uses the scan to generate a representation of an external surface of the body and displays the representation on the screen. The processor then renders an area of the external surface surrounding the path locally transparent in the displayed representation, so as to make visible on the screen an internal structure of the body in a vicinity of the path.
US10188464B2
The subject matter includes a system and method for providing graphical feedback visualizing forces within a joint through a range of motion of the joint. The method can comprise receiving position data, receiving force data, and generating a graphical representation based on the position data and the force data. The receiving position data can include data for at least one bone of a joint while the at least one bone is moved through a range of motion (ROM). The receiving force data can occur concurrently to receiving the position data and using one or more processors, the force data can be collected from at least one force sensor embedded within a trial prosthesis in the joint. The graphical representation can illustrate changes in the force data versus locations of the bone as it moved through the ROM.
US10188454B2
A system for the manufacture of an end effector assembly which is configured for use with an electrosurgical instrument configured for performing an electrosurgical procedure is provided. The system includes a photolithography module that is configured to etch one or more pockets on a seal surface of the seal plate. A vacuum module is configured to raise, transfer and lower a spacer from a location remote from the pocket(s) on the seal plate to the pocket on the seal plate(s). An adhesive dispensing module is configured to dispense an adhesive into the pocket on the seal plate. An optical module is configured to monitor a volume of the adhesive dispensed within the pocket and monitor placement of the spacer within the pocket.
US10188453B2
An apparatus comprises an end effector, an elongate shaft, and a handle assembly. The shaft includes an articulation section that is operable to deflect the end effector away from the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The handle assembly includes a rotary member positioned within an intermediate section of the handle assembly. The rotary member is rotatable about an axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The rotary member is operable to control the articulation section of the shaft. The rotary member may include opposing thread sections that simultaneously drive lead screws in opposite longitudinal directions, to thereby control the articulation section. The shaft may be rotatable relative to the handle assembly, and the apparatus may selectively lock or resist such rotation based on the articulation state of the articulation section.
US10188450B2
A forceps includes first and second shafts, each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. At least one jaw member is moveable from an open to a closed position for grasping tissue therebetween. At least one jaw member is configured for reciprocation of a blade therethrough. A trigger assembly includes a trigger and at least one linkage coupled to the trigger and to the blade such that rotation of the trigger translates the blade between the retracted and the extended position. An interference member moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position is also provided. The interference member is configured to engage the linkage(s) when in the locked position to inhibit translation of the blade from the retracted to the extended position.
US10188447B2
A connection system for an electrosurgical instrument comprises first and second connectors capable of being mated one with the other, the first connector (5) being associated with an electrosurgical generator (1) and the second connector (12) being associated with the electrosurgical instrument (9). The first and second connectors each include at least three connector components, each of the three connector components of the first connector (5) being capable of being connected and disconnected to a to respective one of the three connector components of the second connector (12). When the first connector components (14, 19) are connected to each other they are capable of delivering an RF energy output from the electrosurgical generator (1) to the electrosurgical instrument (9). When the second connector components (16, 22) are connected to each other they are capable of delivering a supply of ionizable gas to the electrosurgical instrument (9). When the third connector components (15, 21) are connected to each other they capable of identifying the electrosurgical instrument (9) to the electrosurgical generator (1). When the first and second connectors are mated one with the other, the third connector components (15, 21) are connected one to the other only after the first and second connector components are connected one to the other.
US10188445B2
Neuromodulation cryotherapeutic devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator in fluid communication with the supply lumen and configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the target site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state.
US10188437B2
A bone stabilizing plate includes two plate portions, each affixable to bones of a patient, the plate portions telescoping together with mating rails and grooves. A limiter associated with one of the plate portions sliding engages one a catch associated with the other of the plate portions, when the plate portions are telescoped together, and resists stops telescoping when the plate portions are telescoped a predetermined distance apart. Once the limiter and catch are engaged, the plate portions enable imposition of a minimum compressive force between bones connected to the plates. The limiter is resiliently positioned to deflect into a relief formed in its respective plate portion. A groove positioned proximate the catch enables free telescoping motion limited by the engagement of the catch and limiter, whereby the minimum compressive force between bones is maintained, and Wolfe's Law may apply.
US10188436B2
A device for delivering a material to an orthopedic target site is disclosed. The device can be used to deliver bone cement to an intra-vertebral site. The device can have a pusher rod within a tube. The tube can be loaded with the bone cement distal to the pusher rod. The pusher rod can have varying rigidity along the length of the pusher rod. The tube and pusher rod can navigate tortuous pathways from a percutaneous or transcutaneous insertion en route to the target site or to improve extracorporeal ergonomics. Methods for using the same are also disclosed.
US10188432B2
A receiver subassembly adapted to couple with a universal shank to form a bone anchor assembly. The universal shank having an integral upper capture structure with opposed spaced apart flat side surfaces. The receiver subassembly including a receiver including a distal opening for bottom loading of the capture structure of the universal shank there-through. The receiver supporting a retainer and a positioner within the receiver. The positioner supporting a position of the retainer within the receiver. The retainer configured to couple with the capture structure when the capture structure extends at least partially through the distal opening.
US10188430B2
A discontinuously double-threaded bone screw includes a drive head and anchoring body consisting of a cylindro-conical core over which extend at least two cylindro-conical threads, the anchoring body including anchoring portions of different profiles, ensuring an anchoring corresponding to different bone hardnesses and strengths, the anchoring body including, below the drive head, a first anchoring portion with a conical core and two threads with cylindrical profile and identical pitch, a second anchoring portion with a cylindrical core and a single cylindrical thread over ¼ turn, a third anchoring portion with a cylindrical core and two threads with cylindrical profile over ½ turn, a fourth anchoring portion including a cylindrical core and a single thread with cylindrical profile n turn based on total length of the bone screw, and a fifth anchoring portion including a conical core and two threads with conical profile forming the tip of the bone screw.
US10188426B2
An embryo transfer catheter (10) is described comprising an outer catheter body (12) having first and second lumens (14, 16). The second lumen (16) is adapted to receive an internal catheter (not shown) with a single lumen which, in use, will allow passage of an embryo or embryo-containing cannula (not shown) into the uterus (18) of the recipient. An inflatable balloon (20) is provided at a distal end of the first lumen (14). The inflatable balloon (20) is designed to be as small as possible in its inflated condition while still being retained in the uterus (18). The shape of the balloon (20) is adapted in its inflated state to conform to just the lowest part of the uterus (18). The aim in designing the balloon (20) as small as possible is to leave as much endometrium accessible to the embryo for implantation as possible, and to occupy as little volume as possible within the uterine cavity and to exert as little pressure as possible to avoid causing contractions, while still being retained in the uterus (18).
US10188410B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of applying ultrasonic energy to a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises positioning an ultrasound radiating member at a treatment site within a patient's vasculature. The method further comprises activating the ultrasound radiating member to produce pulses of ultrasonic energy at a cycle period T≤1 second. The acoustic parameters such as peak power, pulse width, pulse repetition frequency and frequency or any combination of them can be varied non-linearly.
US10188408B2
This preparation set comprises a drill guide (31) comprising a bearing surface (33) intended to bear against a glenoid cavity, a passage orifice (35) intended for the passage of a guide pin (36) implanted in the glenoid cavity, and first and second guide orifices (37, 38) each opening into the bearing surface (33) and each intended to guide a drill bit (38) capable of realizing a bone bore in the glenoid cavity, the first and second guide orifices (37, 38) being inclined with respect to the extension axis of the passage orifice (35) and converging in the direction of the bearing surface (33); and a compactor (42) comprising a compaction portion (45) having a generally trapezoidal shape and intended to be impacted against the glenoid cavity so as to form a bone housing in the glenoid cavity, the compactor (42) further including a passage hole (49) extending at least partially in the compaction portion (45) and intended for the passage of the guide pin (36) implanted in the glenoid cavity.
US10188405B2
A device (10) for use in orthopedic surgery includes a metallic central member (30). The device also includes an outer portion (20) comprising a polymer, which can be molded around the metallic central member. The outer portion thus surrounds the metallic central member. The outer portion has a profiled outer surface (40), such as teeth, ribs or ridges for removing bone. Engagement features for resisting relative movement between the metallic central member and the outer portion can comprise ridges, grooves (34, 36) and apertures (32) of the metallic central member, filled with polymer. The device can be a broach or rasp. A surgical instrument kit includes a plurality of differently sized devices of the kind described herein.
US10188404B2
An instrumentation system that includes a reamer sleeve having a reamer wall and a wedge body, the reamer wall being oriented about a central longitudinal axis. The reamer wall includes an inner passage that is sized to receive insertion of a reference instrument that is structured for placement in a canal in a bone. The inner passage can be centrally oriented about a longitudinal axis that is offset from at least the central longitudinal axis of the reamer wall. The wedge body can have a wedge surface that extends axially in a direction that is non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis. The apparatus also can include a cap having an opening that is sized to receive insertion of the wedge body. The cap can further include an inner wall having a tapered wall section that is oriented to matingly engage the wedge surface of the wedge body.
US10188395B2
A delivery system for an implantable vaso-occluding device. A non-planar heating chamber is disposed proximate to a distal end of an advancing member. Protruding from an interior surface of the non-planar heating chamber is a detachment fiber made from a polymeric material and having a closed distal end. At least one heating element is disposed on the interior surface of the non-planar heating chamber to produce sufficient heat to sever the detachment fiber. An articulation point is established between the vaso-occluding device and the delivery system. The vaso-occluding device remains at all times substantially self-centered while being advanced.
US10188390B2
Adjunct material to provide drug elution is a variety of different temporal and/or spatial patterns is provided. In general, a biocompatible adjunct having a plurality of distinct regions is configured to be delivered to tissue by deployment of staples in a cartridge body of a surgical stapler. Each of the distinct regions can be disposed at a different location on the adjunct material and can have a different adjunct construction. At least two of the regions releasably retain at least one medicant and each of the at least one medicants is releasable from one of the regions in a non-homogeneous manner with respect to at least one of time of release and location of release.
US10188382B2
Devices, systems and methods for passing a suture. In general, described herein are suturing devices, such as suture passers, as well as methods of suturing tissue. These suture passing devices may include dual deployment suture passers in which a first distal jaw member is moveable at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body of the device and the second distal jaw member is retractable proximally to the distal end region of the elongate body and/or the first jaw member. Also described herein are suture passers in which the tissue penetrator passing the suture travels in an approximately sigmoidal pathway, with the distal end of the tissue penetrator extending distally from one jaw of the device.
US10188381B2
An apparatus includes a handle, a cartridge configured to removably couple to the handle, an actuator movably coupled to the handle, and a lock operably coupled to the actuator. A first needle assembly and a second needle assembly of the cartridge are operably coupled to a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion, respectively, of the actuator when the cartridge is coupled to the handle. The first coupling portion is configured to transition the first needle assembly from a first configuration to a second configuration such that a first capture portion engages a first needle. The second coupling portion is configured to transition the second needle assembly from a first configuration to a second configuration such that a second capture portion engages the second needle. The lock is configured to selectively limit movement of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion.
US10188380B2
Methods and devices for fixation of soft tissue to bone are provided. In one embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having an elongate cylindrical body with proximal and distal ends and an inner lumen extending therethrough. The elongate body can be configured so that upon partial insertion into a bone hole, it is securely anchored within the bone hole and a suture extending through the inner lumen is freely slidable. It can also configured so that, upon further insertion into the bone hole, at least a portion of the elongate body compresses to lock the suture within the inner lumen such that the suture is prevented from sliding. In another embodiment, a suture anchor is provided having arms that have an open position for receiving a suture therebetween, and a closed position in which the suture is retained but allowed to slide freely.
US10188377B2
The present invention contemplates a hand-held and hand-operable stitching device capable of securely placing a single interrupted suture through a wound using sterile suturing material with a single squeeze of the device's arms. Operating substantially faster than a surgeon, the compact and lightweight device employs an intuitive stapler-like structure and a center assembly capable of closing a wound with traditional suturing material secured by anchors that remain on either side of the wound. The apparatus employs needle-suture units stored in a center assembly and deployed individually when the device is actuated. When actuated, an epicyclic gear train within a center assembly causes a needle-suture unit to rotate through a circular path through the tissue, bringing the edges of separated tissue together. The suture thread is then secured in its position with anchors and the needle is then disjointed from the suture thread with a blade.
US10188360B2
A videofluoroscopy accessory device adapted to securely and removably attach to an X-ray head of a fluoroscopy system or device. The videofluoroscopy accessory device on the current invention provides a platform for enhancing and supplementing the surgical environment with additional accessories. The accessories that could be used with the present invention include but are not limited to lights, cameras, microphones, and other medical equipment/tools for optimizing the surgical environment.
US10188326B2
The invention disclosed herein includes sensors having three dimensional configurations that allow expansive “360°” sensing (i.e. sensing analyte from multiple directions) in the environments in which such sensors are disposed. Embodiments of the invention provide analyte sensors having foldable substrates adapted to produce optimized configurations of electrode elements as well as methods for making and using such sensors. Typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes.
US10188315B2
To accurately recognize the position and direction of an insertion member, there is provided an insertion system which detects operation support information such as an insertion amount and a rotation amount of the insertion member, and the position and shape of the distal end thereof. The insertion system includes an insertion portion including at least a grasp portion, an insertion portion to be inserted into a specimen, an insertion channel passing from the proximal end of the insertion portion to the distal end, the insertion member to be inserted into the insertion channel, a first state detector which is disposed in the insertion portion and which detects information to calculate at least one of an insertion amount of the inserted insertion member in an insertion direction along a longitudinal direction and a rotation amount of the insertion member around its central axis along the insertion direction, and a calculation unit which calculates operation support information from a detection result by the first state detector.
US10188303B2
An apparatus and method for determining stroke volume. The apparatus receives an arterial pressure waveform and is arranged to correct a part of the pressure waveform that relates to a heart beat for an influence of an ectopic heart beat, of atrial fibrillation on the pressure waveform or of changes in the pressure waveform's baseline. The apparatus also comprising means arranged to calculate the stroke volume from the corrected waveform.
US10188302B2
Featured is a method for assessing risk of a patient condition. Such a method includes providing criteria that relate predetermined parameters to each other, inputting observations into given criterion and relating observations of one or more acquired parameters, and converging the given criterion so as to provide an output representative of a patient condition. Such a method further includes translating the output into a visual form such as displaying the output on a display device.
US10188298B2
A system for direct imaging and diagnosing of abnormal cells in a target tissue includes a disposable optical speculum and an image acquisition system having the speculum assembled on and mechanically secured thereto. The image acquisition system is arranged to capture at least one of a single image or multiple images or video of cells within the target tissue using at least one of bright field or dark field ring illumination divided into independently operated segments to obtain a plurality of data sets. An image analysis and control unit in communication with the image acquisition system analyzes the data sets and applies algorithms to the data sets for diagnosing abnormal cells.
US10188297B2
A system for detecting tumor margins includes a topical protease-specific, fluorescence imaging probe that is activatable by enzymatic activation to produce a visually differentiated signal upon topical application to a targeted cancer cell that secretes an enzyme that activates the protease-specific, fluorescence imaging probe, an applicator for topically administering the imaging probe to the cancer cell; and an imaging device to detect activation of the imaging probe administered to the cancer cell.
US10188294B2
An adapter configured to engage with a hand held computer device to allow a camera on the hand held computer device to take a high quality image of an eye. The adapter allows for high quality imaging of the anterior portion of the eye and the posterior portion of the eye. The adapter can include additional modular components such as an optical pathway enclosure and a beamsplitter module.
US10188293B2
A method and apparatus for fixation measurement includes projecting, by an image projector, a stimulus onto one or more eyes of a patient via a beam splitter, and capturing, by one or more image sensing devices disposed conjugate to the one or more eyes, a reflected image including light reflected from the one or more eyes in response to the stimulus, the reflected image including information indicating the fixation of the one or more eyes.
US10188289B2
A sensing device with an odd-symmetry grating projects near-field spatial modulations onto an array of closely spaced pixels. Due to physical properties of the grating, the spatial modulations are in focus for a range of wavelengths and spacings. The spatial modulations are captured by the array, and photographs and other image information can be extracted from the resultant data. Pixels responsive to infrared light can be used to make thermal imaging devices and other types of thermal sensors. Some sensors are well adapted for tracking eye movements, and others for imaging barcodes and like binary images. In the latter case, the known binary property of the expected images can be used to simplify the process of extracting image data.
US10188282B2
A subjective optometry apparatus includes: a subjective measurer including a light projecting optical system, a corrective optical system including a right-eye corrective optical system and a left-eye corrective optical system, and an optical member for guiding the target light flux corrected by the corrective optical system to an examinee's eye, the subjective measurer subjectively measuring an optical characteristic of the examinee's eye; and an objective measurer including a measurement optical system for emitting measurement light to a fundus of the examinee's eye and for receiving reflected light from the fundus, the objective measurer objectively measuring the optical characteristic of the examinee's eye via the optical member disposed on an optical path of the measurement optical system.
US10188279B2
The present invention is generally directed toward a laryngoscope having a handle, a rigid tube, and an optical subassembly. The handle has a distal end and a proximate end. The tube is hollow and also has a distal end having a distal opening and a proximate end having a proximate opening. The optical subassembly includes a light source located within the handle, a power source located within the handle and in communication with the light source and a light carrier extending between the handle and the tube and in communication with the light source and providing light inside and along the entire length of the tube.
US10188274B2
A capsule endoscope or a reception apparatus executes a first light emission motion in which only a light emission module configured to perform light emission in an imaging direction of an imaging module that is performing imaging performs the light emission when no lesioned part is detected and executes a second light emission motion in which a light emission module configured to perform the light emission in a second imaging direction of an imaging module different from an imaging module that is imaging the lesioned part performs the light emission in synchronization with the light emission by a light emission module configured to perform the light emission in a first imaging direction of the imaging module that is imaging the lesioned part when the lesioned part is detected.
US10188272B2
Described embodiments include a capsule, including a cyclically everting sleeve shaped to define a sleeve interior, a fluid, configured to facilitate the everting of the sleeve, contained within the sleeve interior, and a plurality of electrically-conductive coils coupled to the sleeve. The coils are configured to, when at least two of the coils are magnetized, advance the capsule within a lumen by applying an everting force to the sleeve. Other embodiments are also described.
US10188264B2
A dishwasher is provided, which has a washing container; an air-guiding channel to generate an air flow; and a sorption drying system to dry items to be washed, wherein the sorption drying system has a sorption container with reversibly dehydratable sorption material. The sorption container is connected to the washing container by the air-guiding channel. In the sorption container, a through-flow cross-sectional area for the reversibly dehydratable sorption material of substantially between 80 cm2 and 800 cm2 is provided.
US10188259B2
A pump includes an inlet chamber for providing a space into which external water is supplied; an outlet chamber provided to be connected with the inlet chamber, guiding the water inside the inlet chamber to the outside of the inlet chamber; an impeller provided inside the outlet chamber, moving the water; a first housing fixed to the outside of the outlet chamber; a rotor rotatably provided inside the first housing; a rotation shaft provided to pass through the outlet chamber, connecting the rotor with the impeller; a magnetic field formation unit provided to surround the first housing, forming a rotating magnetic field to rotate the rotor; a friction bearing provided to pass through the outlet chamber, rotatably supporting the rotation shaft; and an outlet path for connecting the inside of the first housing with the outlet chamber.
US10188257B2
A ceiling texture scraping assembly includes a pan that may be manipulated having the pan being positioned beneath a ceiling. A plurality of fasteners is provided. Each of the fasteners extends through an associated one of the tabs and engaging an associated one of the lateral walls. Thus, each of the lateral walls is coupled to the outer wall. A sleeve is coupled to and extends away from the pan and the sleeve may be gripped. A blade is coupled to the pan. The blade frictionally engages texture on the ceiling. Thus, the blade to removes the texture from the ceiling.
US10188249B2
A vacuum cleaner includes: a cleaner body including a battery chamber; a motor provided in the cleaner body to provide suction force; a battery detachably mounted in the battery chamber to provide electric power to the motor; a battery cover rotatably mounted in the cleaner body to open and close the battery chamber; and a charging stand on which the cleaner body is held and which includes an opening prevention rib located on a rotation path of the battery cover in a state in which the cleaner body is held on the opening prevention rib and preventing opening of the battery cover.
US10188248B2
The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag, including a bag wall which is made of filter material and has a through-passage through which the air to be cleaned can flow into the vacuum cleaner filter bag, in which the bag wall includes an at least partially pleated non-woven fabric material and the bag wall includes a first and a second filter material layer which are joined to one another by a peripheral weld seam, wherein the first and/or second filter material layers comprise include the at least partially pleated non-woven fabric material.
US10188247B2
An upright vacuum cleaner (1) includes a brushroll (11); a motor assembly (200) including a motor housing (21) and a motor (22), in which a rotating axis of the motor (22) and a rotating axis of the brushroll (11) are disposed in a non-parallel manner, and the motor (22) drives the brushroll (11) rolling by a drive belt (13) and is rotatable between a first upright position of tensioning the drive belt (13) and a first oblique position of loosening the drive belt (13); a body assembly (300) including a body (31), a bridging member (32) and a dirt cup (37) mounted on the body (31), in which the bridging member (32) is rotatably connected with the motor housing (21) to make the body (31) rotatable between a second upright position and a second oblique position, and the motor (22) is moved by the bridging member (32) from the first oblique position to the first upright position when the body (31) moves from the second upright position to the second oblique position.
US10188242B2
The present disclosure is directed to a paper towel product that will capably separate from the paper towel roll as a full sheet, a half sheet or a quarter sheet. A method of making a paper towel with machine direction perforations is also disclosed.
US10188239B2
A grilling tool may include tongs having arms and a hinge that pivotally connects proximal ends of the arms to each other. The arms may be configured to be moved between a closed position wherein distal ends of the arms are in close proximity, and an open position wherein the distal ends of the arms are spaced apart from each other. In addition, a flashlight may be mounted to an interior of the tongs. The flashlight may have an electrical switch that is configured to be accessed from an exterior of the tongs and actuated between on and off positions. The flashlight may include a body with a body axis, a head at a distal end of the body, and the head has a head axis that is not co-axial with the body axis. The distal ends of the arms may be located adjacent fringes of a light beam.
US10188229B2
An actively heated mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container is provided. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a body that receives a liquid therein and a heating or cooling system at least partially disposed in the body. The heating or cooling system can include one or more heating or cooling elements that heat a surface of the receiving portion of the body and one or more energy storage devices. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a power source and control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating or cooling elements. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container also can have one or more sensors that sense a parameter of the liquid or sense a parameter of the heating or cooling system and communicates the sensed information to the control circuitry. The control circuitry can turn on, turn off, and/or operate the heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated or cooled state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can also be paired with a remote device or mobile electronic device to send or receive communications or commands.
US10188223B2
A refrigerated merchandiser includes a case having a base and a canopy at least partially defining a product display area. One or more eutectic plates are positioned in the product display area. The eutectic plates include a fluid contained in a housing. A heat exchanger including a coil is positioned in the housing to cool the fluid. The coil has an inlet, an outlet spaced from the inlet, a first portion, and a second portion adjacent and in thermal communication with the first portion to define a tube-to-tube heat exchanger.
US10188221B2
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a play yard configured for providing an enclosed space for a child. According to various embodiments, the play yard comprises a rigid support frame and removable, flexible liner. The frame includes one or more moveable retention members configured to engage the liner in order to form a bounded play yard space. By permitting the liner to be secured to the frame via the retention members, a user is able to easily secure the liner to the frame for use and remove the liner from the frame for washing.
US10188217B2
Provided is a mattress foundation that includes: a headboard end panel assembly, a footboard end panel assembly, a left side panel assembly, and a right side panel assembly, each having a first end and a second end. The first end of the left side panel assembly slidably engages with the first end of the headboard end panel assembly, thereby forming a first corner attachment. The second end of the left side panel assembly slidably engages with the first end of the footboard end panel assembly, thereby forming a second corner attachment. The first end of the right side panel assembly slidably engages with the second end of the headboard end panel assembly, thereby forming a third corner attachment. The second end of the right side panel assembly slidably engages with the second end of the footboard end panel assembly, thereby forming a fourth corner attachment.
US10188212B2
The invention involves a system and method for constructing lawn furniture. The system includes box type beam members as well as a large box structure supported above a ground surface. The box structure provides rigidity and stability to the furniture while also functioning as storage space. The components are formed to ship in a dissembled compact state and snap together with minimal use of fasteners and tools.
US10188208B2
A drive mechanism for a movable furniture part includes a mechanically loaded drive element which is movable in the drive direction. The drive element has a drive stop by which a follower can be moved in the course of a drive movement. On a side of the drive element facing away from the drive stop, a ramp is provided to allow the follower to pass over the drive element in the drive direction.
US10188207B2
An apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of retention devices, a plurality of test computers, a plurality of mobile devices each positioned in one retention device and electrically connected to one of the plurality of test computers, and a user computer electrically connected to the plurality of test computers.
US10188206B2
The convertible furniture unit comprises a hinge member pivotally linking first and second furniture portions to allow the first and second furniture portions to relatively pivot relative to each other to adopt a number of different angular relative positions, and a locking mechanism to releasably lock the first and second furniture portion in a given angular relative position. The first and second furniture portions each comprise a number of slats that are intermeshed with and are slidable between the slats of the other one of the first and second furniture portions. Each slat comprises a hinge portion pivotally attached to the hinge member, an arm extending away from the hinge portion and a free extremity opposite the hinge portion. The first and second furniture portions are capable of adopting at least: •a first position wherein the arms of the slats of the first furniture portion extend away from the hinge member and through the arms of the slats of the second furniture portion; and •a second position in which the arms of the slats of the first furniture portion extend away from hinge and away from the arms of the slats of the second furniture portion without crossing or extending through the arms of the slats of the second furniture portion. The first and second positions of the first and second furniture portions are both operable for use of the furniture unit by a user.
US10188204B2
A desk includes a desktop at a top end; a leg including an attachment portion and a foot portion, the attachment portion of the leg secured to the desktop and extending away from the desktop, the foot portion of the leg defining a bottom end of the desk; and a gas spring connecting the leg to the desktop.
US10188194B2
A cosmetic brush that includes a plurality of polymer bristles that extend from a polymer core in a radial direction, wherein at least a portion of the core is twisted and bristles in the twisted portion are arranged in one or more columns disposed in one or more spiral paths that extend along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of the core is presented.
US10188189B1
First and second individual containers each containing a razor cartridge with a storage region and having a perimeter around an entrance to the storage region. Each container includes a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, a first end wall, a second end wall opposite the first end wall, a bottom wall extending between the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall and the second end wall. A front flange extends outward from the first side wall at the perimeter. A joint secures the front flange of the second individual container to the second side wall of the first individual container at the perimeter. The front flange of the second individual container extends beyond the second side wall of the first individual container and above the storage region of first individual container.
US10188187B1
A combined purse and security fastener includes a purse including a storage section and a flexible shoulder strap affixed thereto, and a security fastener slidably coupled to the purse. Such a security fastener includes a flexible chain and a shoulder pad adjustably engaged with the flexible chain. Advantageously, the flexible chain is looped through the flexible shoulder strap and interlinked therewith such that the flexible chain rests along a first axis during use and the flexible shoulder strap rests along a second axis during use. Notably, the first axis intersects the second axis such that the flexible chain overlaps the flexible shoulder strap.
US10188183B1
An ambulatory aid, such as a walking cane, including an elongate shaft, a handle at a first, upper end of the shaft, and a foot piece at a second, lower end of the shaft opposite the first end. The cane shaft can be adjustable at a top end, middle, a bottom end, or any combination thereof. The top of the cane shaft is aligned at a more posterior angle then the bottom of the shaft. The handle of the cane is elongated and extends posterior and anterior to the shaft. In a particular embodiment, a posterior portion of the handle is longer, and optionally larger in surface area than an anterior portion of the handle such that the handle is configured so that when the person's hand is gripping the handle, the handle will be offset over the shaft.
US10188182B2
In summary, there is provided an improved clasp having two mating sections that are in sliding engagement with one another. The first mating section includes an elongated cavity within which a shaft of the second mating section slides when the two mating sections are fastened to one another. The first mating section further includes a small tab that fits into a corresponding slot on a release lever positioned on the second mating section to hold and fasten the first mating section to the second mating section. When the release lever is pressed down, the mating sections slidably disengage from one another. Each of the mating sections incorporate a slide tube with a bendable flap, wherein the slide tube is sized and adapted to receive one or more rows of beads of one end of a beaded band or other assembly of beads.
US10188174B2
Sole structures for articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include a sole structure having a relatively soft and lightweight foam midsole component partially covered by at least one more rigid and/or dense cage (protective) component(s) and/or other protective component(s). The sole structures may include a first portion configured to support at least a heel and midfoot area of a wearer's foot, and an exposed outer edge of this first portion may include a billows structure that extends continuously from a medical midfoot or forefoot area of the sole structure to a lateral midfoot or forefoot area. This billows structure may include fewer than five billow outer ridges connected by billow interstitial areas located between adjacent billow outer ridges. Billow thickness at a rear end of the first portion may be larger than the thickness at a front end of the first portion.
US10188173B1
An active suspension orthotic support system is disclosed. The suspension orthotic support system comprises at least one variable resistance beam extending from a heel section to a mid-arch section of the footwear, wherein rotation of the variable resistance beam from a first position to a second position causes a resistance provided by the variable resistance beam to vary between a minimum resistance to a maximum resistance.
US10188170B2
The present invention regards a sole for shoes including an upper surface, in use facing the user, a lower surface, in use facing the ground or the resting surface, and a thickness, wherein the thickness corresponds to a distance between the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein the sole includes at least one signaling means. Such at least one signaling means includes at least one vibrating motor, capable of vibrating inside such sole and/or at least one light device and the sole includes means for receiving-processing a control signal (sc) intended, in use, to receive and process such control signal (sc) and to emit in reply an activation-deactivation signal (S) towards such at least one signaling means.
US10188166B2
Implementations of a helmet mounted lighting system are provided. In some implementations, the lighting system may be mounted to a helmet, hard hat, and/or other type of protective headwear. In some implementations, the lighting system acts as a safety device when mounted to a protective headwear by providing illumination which serves as a visual indicator of the wearer's presence and/or location. In some implementations, the lighting system may comprise a mounting plate, a cover, a battery, and a printed circuit board (PCB). In some implementations, the PCB may comprise a logic board, one light emitting diode (LED), a capacitor, and/or a switch. Together, the mounting plate and cover form a housing that encases the battery and the PCB. In some implementations, the bottom side of the mounting plate may be contoured for attachment to the curved exterior surface of a protective headwear.
US10188163B2
A knit or woven article of unitary construction for forming a double-layer trim piece is provided. The article includes a first zone having a first set of apertures, a second zone having a second set of apertures, and a third zone interposed between the first zone and the second zone.
US10188157B2
Athletic garments and methods of their use are provided. One garment includes, for instance: a waist band, and an insulated panel configured to form a pouch to conformally cover a groin and genital area of a person. At least one end of the insulated panel is coupled to a portion of the waistband. Also disclosed is a method of using the athletic garment including providing the athletic garment and providing an ice bath for a person wearing the athletic garment.
US10188156B2
The invention relates to apparel and methods for supporting a movement of an athlete during an asymmetrical athletic motion. An example asymmetric garment for at least a portion of a body of a wearer includes a first material portion and a second material portion, with the first material portion and second material portion being arranged asymmetrically with respect to a central vertical plain of the garment, and with the second material being adapted to provide a lesser resistance to at least one of stretching or twisting than the first material to reduce resistance to a movement of the wearer during an asymmetrical athletic motion.
US10188139B2
Tobacco smoking mixtures capable of producing tobacco smoke are provided which reduce the cytotoxicity and/or mutagenicity of the tobacco smoke. The tobacco smoking mixtures include tobacco cut filler and glycerin in an amount effective to reduce cytotoxicity and/or mutagenicity of smoke produced by the tobacco smoking mixture. The tobacco smoking mixtures enable a further reduction in cytotoxicity and/or mutagenicity when glycerin is combined with palladium or salts of calcium and/or magnesium.
US10188138B2
A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.
US10188132B2
The present invention is concerned with providing refined plant isolates that can be used as starting materials for the production of functional food ingredients, such as taste enhancers, through an isolation process that employs ion exclusion chromatography. More particularly, the present invention provides a refined plant isolate comprising at least 30% by weight of dry matter of water soluble plant components selected from fructose, glucose, proteinaceous matter of plant origin, acids and potassium, said isolate further being characterized in that at a concentration of 40° Brix the isolate: •contains at least 0.3 wt % of glutamate; •contains at least 500 ppm of K+; •contains less than 300 ppm of Ca2+; •contains less than 700 ppm of Mg2+; •contains less than 1 wt. % of components capable of passing an ultra filtration membrane having a molecular weight cut off of 250 kDa; wherein the concentration ratio ([Ca2+]+[Mg2+])/[K+] does not exceed 5:100, each of said cation concentrations being expressed in ppm.
US10188122B2
A method is disclosed for cutting cheese curd mass in a curd vat. A cutting apparatus is inserted into the vat before the curd mass is formed. A first cutting frame is used to cut the cheese curd in a first direction along one plane of the curd vat. The first cutting frame comprises one or more cutting wires extending in one or more directions. The method further comprises using a second cutting frame with one or more cutting wires extending in one or more directions. The second cutting frame operates in a second direction, wherein the second cutting operation removes the apparatus from the curd vat.
US10188120B2
Disclosed herein is a smoker with multiple separate drawers for smoking meat, fish, sausage, etc. In an example embodiment, one drawer may contain water and another drawer may contain smoking material such as wood chips. The sliding drawers enable the maintenance of a stable smoking temperature and offer a safer means to replenish water and/or wood during the actual smoking operation. The multiple drawers allow a user to add wood and/or water without opening the smoking chamber.
US10188117B2
To provide a noodle string treatment apparatus and treatment method capable of manufacturing instant noodles that are short noodle strings. The noodle string treatment apparatus of the present invention has: a cutting device having a rotary blade and cutting a batch of noodle strings into a predetermined length; and a control device for controlling a blade edge peripheral speed of the rotary blade, wherein the control device changes the blade edge peripheral speed of the rotary blade during rotation thereof.
US10188116B1
Doum nanoparticles can be synthesized by drying Doum fruit, reducing the dried Doum fruit to a powder or flour, and subjecting the powder to acid hydrolysis or alcohol hydrolysis to provide Doum nanoparticles. The Doum nanoparticles can be used as a food preservative. When compared to bulk Doum particles, the Doum nanoparticles can provide substantially increased antibacterial activity.
US10188112B2
Provided is a personal cleansing composition for application to the skin which comprises a zinc X halide present in an amount to provide at least 0.36 weight % of the composition of zinc, and a surfactant, wherein X is an amino acid or trimethylglycine. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided. The zinc X halide is can be used to deliver zinc salts to reduce or prevent sunburn, kill bacteria, or reduce perspiration.
US10188109B2
This disclosure relates to picolinamides of Formula I and their use as fungicides.
US10188105B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to chemical modulators of insect olfactory receptors. In particular, compounds and compositions are provided that can inhibit sensory (e.g., host targeting) functions in airborne insects such as mosquitoes. Method of employing such agents, and articles incorporating the same, are also provided. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10188100B2
A matrix composition capable of forming an emulsion/micro-emulsion comprising an emulsifiable matrix, essentially free of alkyl pyrrolidone and alkoxylated alcohol, comprising: (i) a long chain substituted amide; (ii) a surface active agent; and (iii) optionally, an organic diluent.
US10188093B2
Provided is an apparatus for wildlife deterrence on a high voltage conductor. The apparatus includes an electrical insulator including an electrically insulating material without a conductive material. The electrical insulator includes a first surface, a second surface that is opposite the first surface, a first edge that is between the first surface and the second surface, an intersection between the first edge and the first and second surfaces defining outer edges of the first and second surfaces, respectively, and a second edge that is opposite the first edge and that is between the first surface and the second surface, an intersection between the second edge and the first and second surfaces defining interior edges of the first and second surfaces, respectively. The apparatus further includes an electrical conductor that is arranged on the first surface of the electrical insulator and is spaced apart from the second edge.
US10188089B2
The present invention relates to a device for removing a fish from a line. The fish removing device has a generally U-shaped portion that extends into an elongated straight section. The straight section bends into a gripping section, which in one embodiment includes a first and second gripping member. After a fish is caught with a hook on a fishing line, the fishing line is caught in the U-shaped portion and slid down to the hook. The fishing line is then positioned horizontally between a first hand and the fish removing device held in a second hand. The fish is rotated on the fishing line, which applies rotational and gravitational force to the fish thereby dislodging the hook from the fish without having the user coming into physical contact with the fish.
US10188088B2
An apparatus, system and method for providing an indication or notification to a fishermen when a fish strikes an ice fishing tip-up is disclosed. The apparatus provides a wireless signal indicative of a fish strike. The system and method include and utilize an application operatively running on a mobile device and configured to receive the fish strike indicating signal.
US10188084B2
Variable-scale, modular, easily manufacturable, energy efficient, reliable, and computer operated Insect Production Superstructure Systems (IPSS) may be used to produce insects for human and animal consumption, and for the extraction and use of lipids for applications involving medicine, nanotechnology, consumer products, and chemical production with minimal water, feedstock, and environmental impact. An IPSS may comprise modules including feedstock mixing, feedstock splitting, insect feeding, insect breeding, insect collection, insect grinding, pathogen removal, multifunctional flour mixing, and lipid extraction. An IPSS may be configured to be constructed out of a plurality of containerized modules.
US10188083B2
Variable-scale, modular, easily manufacturable, energy efficient, reliable, and computer operated Insect Production Superstructure Systems (IPSS) may be used to produce insects for human and animal consumption, and for the extraction and use of lipids for applications involving medicine, nanotechnology, consumer products, and chemical production with minimal water, feedstock, and environmental impact. An IPSS may comprise modules including feedstock mixing, feedstock splitting, insect feeding, insect breeding, insect collection, insect grinding, pathogen removal, multifunctional flour mixing, and lipid extraction. An IPSS may be configured to be constructed out of a plurality of containerized modules.
US10188082B2
The invention relates to methods of increasing the genetic progress of a line, breed or herd of swine through the use of sex-selected sperm cells in artificial insemination techniques. The invention also encompasses methods of artificially inseminating a swine via deep intrauterine catheter or via a laparoscopic procedure, which allow the use of reduced doses of sex-selected sperm cells.
US10188076B2
Litter compositions are provided comprising sodium bentonite and various fillers. These litter compositions have substantially the same clumpability properties as a composition consisting of only the sodium bentonite.
US10188075B1
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PKDS07 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PKDS07, cells from soybean variety 5PKDS07, plants of soybean 5PKDS07, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PKDS07. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PKDS07 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PKDS07, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PKDS07, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PKDS07. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PKDS07 are further provided.
US10188068B1
A novel maize variety designated X08M612 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08M612 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08M612 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08M612, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08M612 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08M612 and methods of using maize variety X08M612 are disclosed.
US10188067B1
A novel maize variety designated X08M611 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08M611 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08M611 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08M611, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08M611 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08M611 and methods of using maize variety X08M611 are disclosed.
US10188054B2
The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-191 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-191 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-191 RZ.
US10188053B2
The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-195 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-195 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-195 RZ.
US10188049B1
A crop modeling system includes an irrigation system and a user input device coupled to the irrigation system. The irrigation system and the user input device are configured to communicate with a processor and non-transitory memory storing executable instructions. The executable instructions are configured to cause the processor to open a crop modeling graphical user interface for a geospatial location of a field associated with the irrigation system, move a crop graphical user interface element to a mapped location on the crop modeling graphical user interface responsive to one or more user inputs received via the user input device, generate an in-season crop model by applying the one or more user inputs to the crop model via the moving of the crop graphical user interface element, and generate one or more control signals based on the in-season crop model.
US10188047B2
A plant labeling system includes an adjustable, malleable support made of weather-resistant material, a tag made of weather-resistant material removably secured to the support and a label removable affixed to the tag corresponding to a predetermined type of plant. The system may also include an electronic identification beacon removably attached to at least one of the support, tag or label. A method for manufacturing a plant labeling system includes preparing a malleable support made of weather-resistant material having one end configured to stake into the ground; mixing malleable material that becomes weather resistant when cured; rolling out the malleable material onto sheets having a support matrix; cutting malleable material to predetermined size and shape for plant tag; integrating the malleable material with the support; shaping resulting integrated material and support into predetermined size and shape; and curing the integrated material and support into the finished labeling system.
US10188043B2
A sensor detects a characteristic of accumulated crop material and a controller manipulates the speed of a baling chamber in response thereto. The speed of a baling chamber of a variable speed baler is manipulated in response to a characteristic of an accumulated crop material. For example, the height of accumulated crop material in an accumulation area may be detected and the speed of the baling chamber manipulated in response thereto. The rate of growth of the bale may also be determined and used in manipulating the speed of the baling chamber.
US10188041B2
A square baler includes a frame, a bale chamber formed on the frame, a knotting part having a knotting member and a needle member, wherein the knotting member is provided to knot and cut a bale string, and the needle member is provided to perform a vertical angular movement and guide the bale string to the knotting member, a pickup part picking up and providing hay in a front inner space of the bale chamber, and a rake part rotatably installed so as to, during the rotation and downward motion of the rake part, push and compress the hay, which was picked up and provided to the inner space of the bale chamber, towards the rear side.
US10188040B2
A hay rake wheel anti-clogging system for preventing clogging of the tines of a hay rake wheel during use includes a hay rake wheel coupled to a vehicle. The hay rake wheel has a plurality of tines extending from a hub. The tines are rotated for raking. A mount is coupled to the vehicle proximate to the hay rake wheel. An elongated rod is coupled to and extends from the mount adjacent to the hay rake wheel such that the rod contacts the tines as the tines are urged towards the rod by movement of the vehicle in a manner rotating the hay rake wheel.
US10188039B2
Methods and systems are described for providing a local electrical power source at a header of a combine harvester. An alternator is mechanically coupled to a header backshaft. The header backshaft is mechanically coupled to a drive mechanism of the combine harvester to cause rotation of the header backshaft which, in turn, causes the alternator to generate electrical power. A power supply circuit transferred electrical power from the alternator to one or more electric devices mounted on the header. In some implementations, the header does not include any physical cables between the combine and the header.
US10188032B2
A mower includes a rotary blade cutting grass due to being rotationally driven. A work motor rotationally drives the rotary blade. A mower deck houses the rotary blade in an interior thereof. A first shroud forms an air flow passage along the work motor. The air flow passage connects the interior and exterior of the mower deck.
US10188027B2
A row unit for use with an agricultural implement is provided. The row unit includes a frame, a winged shank opener operatively connected to the frame, a depth-setting member operatively connected to the frame such that at least a portion of the winged shank extends below the depth-setting member to form a furrow and the depth-setting member at least partially controls the depth of said furrow, and a seed meter for planting seed in the depth formed by the winged shank opener. The depth setting member can be a ski, one or more gage wheels, or a combination of the same. A depth control mechanism can also be included to aid in controlling the depth of the furrow created.
US10194561B2
Exfoliated graphite materials, and composite materials including exfoliated graphite, having enhanced through-plane thermal conductivity can be used in thermal management applications and devices. Methods for making such materials and devices involve processing exfoliated graphite materials such as flexible graphite to orient or re-orient the graphite flakes in one or more regions of the material.
US10194558B2
Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to operating an electronic gaming machine to generate a wager-based game. A game control unit including a secure enclosure are provided. The secure enclosure is divided into two compartments. The first compartment securely contains the game control unit, which includes a game controller used to generate the wager-based game and heat dissipation units. The second compartment includes two fans and is accessed by an easily removable magnetically attached cover. The fans and heat dissipation units provide cooling for electrical components associated with the game controller. The fans can be maintained and replaced without compromising the security of the game controller. This feature reduces costs associated with maintaining the electronic gaming machine.
US10194553B1
A modular I/O device includes a terminal base with a terminal block that includes a plurality of wiring connectors. An auxiliary wiring device includes a plurality of auxiliary wiring connectors and is selectively physically connectable to the terminal base in an operative position and selectively physically removable from the terminal base. The terminal block includes a receiver and the auxiliary wiring device includes a body including at least one mounting tab that projects outwardly from the body and that is located in the receiver. The receiver includes a projecting lip about which the auxiliary wiring device is pivotable relative to the receiver on a pivot axis. The terminal base includes at least one catch and the auxiliary wiring device further includes at least one latch arm that is adapted to engage the catch when the auxiliary wiring device is physically connected to said terminal base in its operative position.
US10194547B2
The present disclosure provides an electronic product metal shell with an antenna groove and a method of manufacturing the same. The electronic product metal shell includes a metal layer, a hard anodic oxidation layer, a step recess, an antenna groove and a non-conductive material filled in the antenna groove. The metal layer may have a first surface and a second surface. The hard anodic oxidation layer may be coated on the first surface and the second surface of the metal layer. The step recess may be formed through the hard anodic oxidation layer on the first surface of the metal layer and partially into the metal layer. The antenna groove may be formed within the step recess extending through the metal layer to expose an inner side of the hard anodic oxidation layer on the second surface of the metal layer.
US10194541B2
A remote controller includes a remote controller body, a control stick provided on the remote controller body, and a bracket mounted on the remote controller body. The bracket includes a connecting frame and a holding mechanism. The holding mechanism includes a first clamping member rotatably connected to the connecting frame and including a first clamping part, and a second clamping member comprising a second clamping part and a limiting part. The second clamping member is slidably mounted on the first clamping member and configured to adjust a spacing between the second clamping part and the first clamping part. The holding mechanism further includes a limiter provided on the first clamping member. The limiter is fitted with the limiting part and configured to limit a relative sliding position of the first and second clamping members.
US10194535B1
A capacitor assembly is providing for adapting a replacement capacitor to an existing circuit board layout. The capacitor assembly has an adapter with a plate and the replacement capacitor affixed thereto, and the adapter has terminals which are connected to the leads of the replacement capacitor. The adapter further has leads, such as pins, extending downward from the plate, to electrically connect the capacitor assembly to the circuit board.
US10194533B2
A method for processing a PCBa panel to individualize the PCBa's on the PCBa panel and depanel the PCBa panel in substantially one step is described. The PCBa panel initially comprises a number of PCBa's having components and traces common to a number of different product SKUs. During processing, the PCBa panel is loaded into a machine containing a first and second laser. The first laser severs extra traces on each PCBa to individualize the PCBa's for specific SKUs and the second laser cuts the links between each PCBa, thereby depaneling the PCBa panel.
US10194531B2
Provided is a wiring board including a substrate formed of an insulation material, and plural conductive patterns including plural electrodes arranged on a surface of the substrate along an end surface of the substrate, and plural wiring patterns connected to the plural electrodes, respectively, wherein the substrate includes a notch formed between electrode groups each of which includes a predetermined number of the electrodes.
US10194526B1
An electrical node, a method, an electrical assembly such as a node strip or sheet, a related multilayer structure, and a method of manufacture are presented. The electrical node comprises a first substrate film defining a cavity and a first material layer arranged to at least partly fill the cavity and to embed or at least partly cover at least one electrical element arranged into the cavity.
US10194524B1
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of layers in a printed circuit board comprising at least one power plane and at least one ground plane, and a plurality of vias extending through the plurality of layers and connecting two or more of the layers, the plurality of vias comprising at least one pair of differential signal vias and at least one pair of power vias, the signal vias and power vias surrounded by a plurality of ground vias. The ground plane includes an anti-pad formed therein by an opening defined by removal of material, with the pair of differential signal vias and pair of power vias extending through the anti-pad in the ground plane to reduce power via resonance.
US10194522B2
A method comprises applying an adhesive to a first substrate and a second substrate to secure the first substrate to the second substrate. The adhesive extends in a plane on one side of an interposer that also extends in the plane, and is contiguous with the adhesive. The interposer comprises openings to enable flow of adhesive through the openings to form adhesive bond areas on one of the substrates where the areas substantially conform to the openings and lie adjacent to adhesive free areas. The adhesive substantially covers the other of the substrates so that the bond areas produce regions of reduced adhesive strength to the one substrate compared to the bond strength of the adhesive to the other substrate. Adjusting opening sizes adjusts area bond strengths. One substrate may comprise a VTM, the other a heat spreader, and the adhesive, a TIM. An article of manufacture comprises the substrate-adhesive-interposer-adhesive-substrate layers.
US10194518B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for frequency tuning a power source so as to optimize power delivery to a plasma load as well as systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying characteristics and/or changes in characteristics of a plasma load. In particular, a secondary power signal can be applied concurrently with a primary power signal, the secondary power signal having a substantially lower power level, so as to tune for a global optimum of a measure of performance and/or identifying characteristics and/or changes in characteristics of a plasma load. The secondary power signal can comprise a low level signal that is jointly generated with or combined with the primary power signal, or it can comprise noise either inherent to the primary power signal or added to the primary power signal.
US10194513B2
A light fixture is described herein. The light fixture can include a housing having at least one wall that forms a cavity. The light fixture can also include a controller configured to control and communicate with at least one sensor located outside the housing. The light fixture can further include at least one light fixture component coupled to the controller and disposed within the cavity of the housing, where the controller further controls the at least one light fixture component.
US10194503B2
A composite light source includes a plurality of illumination panels, that emit light of a fixed color and a variable luminous intensity. Over time, the luminous intensities of at least two of the illumination panels vary, while a combined luminous intensity of the illumination panels remains about constant. Another composite light source includes a plurality of illumination panels that emit light. Each illumination panel of at least a first subset of the plurality of illumination panels emits the light with a first luminous intensity, and each illumination panel of at least a second subset of the plurality of illumination panels emits the light with a second luminous intensity that is different from the first luminous intensity.
US10194502B2
A control device for power delivered to electrical loads in a load control system via respective load control devices may comprise a programming user interface for programming the operation of the load control system. The control device may be configured to select one or more load control devices in response to successive actuations of a programming button of the programming interface. The control device may be configured to controllably illuminate visual indicators of the programming interface to indicate which of the load control devices is selected in response to successive actuations of the programming button. The control device may transmit programming information to the load control devices. The programming information may determine which of the load control devices are responsive to a digital message transmitted on the digital communication link.
US10194499B2
A lighting device includes light emitting element groups (HSB) including a light emitting element group (HS2) that emits light when being applied with a voltage (VH2), and a light emitting element group (HS12) that emits light when being applied with a voltage (VH12) higher than VH2, the light emitting element groups (HSB) emitting light when being applied with a voltage equal to or higher than a voltage (VHa); an IC1 including a light emission control unit (HC1) arranged to cause light emission of a light emitting element group (HS) if a voltage (Vk) is higher than VHa, and to stop the light emission if Vk is lower than the same; and an IC2 including a light emission control unit (HC2) arranged to cause light emission of a group (HSa) if Vk is higher than VHa, and to turn off the group (HSa) if Vk is lower than the same.
US10194493B2
A cooktop apparatus, in particular an induction cooktop apparatus, includes at least one glass unit and at least one coating configured as a multilayer structure, which is disposed on at least one subregion of at least a main face of the glass unit and has at least two layers. In order to achieve optimum compatibility with the sensors of the user interface without requiring a process after deposition, at least one of the layers is formed by at least one semiconducting material, to fulfill the function of an absorbing layer.
US10194491B2
The present disclosure, for the prevention of a possible degradation of an induction coil in insulating performance by preventing condensate formation on an induction coil, provides a device that is configured to include a roller main body, an induction heat generator provided in the roller main body and having the induction coil for heating the roller main body inductively, a cooling mechanism configured to introduce a coolant mist into a clearance portion between the roller main body and the induction heat generator for cooling the roller main body, an AC voltage application part configured to apply AC voltage to the induction coil, and a DC voltage application part configured to apply DC voltage to the induction coil.
US10194490B2
A wired glazing is disclosed comprising a ply of interlayer material, having a first busbar and an auxiliary busbar and heating wires between them. An adhesive layer is arranged between the first busbar and the ply of interlayer material. An auxiliary adhesive layer is arranged where an edge of the auxiliary busbar extends beyond an edge of the first busbar. The auxiliary adhesive layer bonds the auxiliary busbar to the ply of interlayer material. A corresponding process for manufacturing a wired glazing is disclosed.
US10194488B2
An electric heater (100, 200, 300, 1600, 1700, 2200) has an outer jacket (101, 201, 301, 1601, 1701, 2201) and an electric heating element (102, 202, 302, 2202), which can be supplied with an electric current by at least one connecting wire (106, 107, 206, 207, 306, 307, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906, 1006, 1106, 1206, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1706, 1806, 2206, 2207), arranged at least in some sections within the outer jacket (101, 201, 301, 1601, 1701, 2201). The connecting wire (106, 107, 206, 207, 306, 307, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906, 1006, 1106, 1206, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1706, 1806, 2206, 2207) has a cavity, in which a section (104, 105, 204, 205, 2204, 2205) of the electric heating element (102, 202, 2202) or an electric feed line (330, 331) to the electric heating element (302) is accommodated.
US10194483B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for releasing a sidelink radio bearer for D2D communication system, the method comprising: determining, by the UE, whether a peer UE releases a sidelink radio bearer or not, wherein the UE transmits data to a peer UE over the sidelink radio bearer; generating, by the UE, a release request for the sidelink radio bearer identified by a targetID, a sourceID, and a LCID, when the UE determines the peer UE releases the sidelink radio bearer; and transmitting, to the peer UE, the release request for the sidelink radio bearer with the targetID, the sourceID, and the LCID associated with the sidelink radio bearer to be released.
US10194477B2
Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for a control device to control a first device by using Bluetooth LE (Low Energy). The present invention provides a method and an apparatus comprising receiving from the first device an advertising message for searching for the first device, transmitting a connection request message for establishing a Bluetooth LE connection to the first device, transmitting to the first device a first read request message requesting first characteristic information related to at least one first service for which the first device operates as a client role, receiving a first read response message including the characteristic information, and controlling a connection with a second device operating as a server role based on the characteristic information.
US10194468B2
Determining wireless local area network (WLAN) channel medium usage information by WLAN access points (APs) and WLAN stations (STAs) is disclosed. A new medium access control (MAC) duration field in a request to send (RTS) message provides a duration value to be conveyed in a subsequent clear to send (CTS) message. A channel or bandwidth can then be quickly used if an addressed STA does not respond to the RTS message. Also, a STA recognizes an unexpected silence and accesses the medium when a trigger frame is followed by a CTS timeout interval. In a third embodiment, an AP requests that STAs monitor particular channels to obtain network allocation vector (NAV) information. The STAs then respond (or informatively, do not respond) to RTS messages; thus, allowing the AP and other listening devices to determine channel medium information. The AP can then schedule data exchanges based on the determined information.
US10194447B2
[Object] To further reduce a burden of scheduling in non-orthogonal multiple access.[Solution] Provided is an apparatus including: a selection unit configured to select a frequency band to which non-orthogonal multiple access is applied and at least one layer among a plurality of layers that are to be multiplexed in the frequency band for the non-orthogonal multiple access, as a band and a layer to be used for transmission to a terminal device; and a notification unit configured to notify the terminal device of the frequency band and the at least one layer.
US10194446B2
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine whether to configure the UE for a first type of resource sharing or a second type of resource sharing between a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, wherein one or more UE resources are configured for use with the first RAT. The UE may reconfigure the one or more UE resources for use with the second RAT based at least in part on determining whether to configure the UE for the first type of resource sharing or the second type of resource sharing.
US10194430B2
A method for transmitting control information, performed by a user equipment (UE), in a wireless communication system, the method includes generating, by the UE, uplink control information (UCI); and transmitting, by the UE to a base station, the UCI through a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a subframe, wherein, when the subframe is configured for transmission of a scheduling request (SR) and when transmission of a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) coincides with the subframe, transmission power of the PUCCH is determined based on a payload size of both the HARQ-ACK and the SR.
US10194428B2
Repetitions of a control signal across a plurality of first subframes and a data signal allocated to a resource indicated by the control signal are received. Repetition of a response signal for the data signal across a plurality of second subframes is performed, and a transmission signal is generated by multiplying the response signals in the second subframes by, among a plurality of first sequences orthogonal to one another, components of one of the first sequences which is associated with the first subframes, respectively.
US10194421B2
A method for wireless communication includes the following steps. A silence command is transmitted to a mobile terminal by a network node when a first predetermined condition occurs. A secondary component carrier of the mobile terminal transitions to a silence state from an activation state according to the silence command and a silence-specific configuration, and is operated in the silence state according to the silence-specific configuration. A signaling message is transmitted to the mobile terminal by the network node when a second predetermined condition occurs. The secondary component carrier transitions to the activation state from the silence state according to the silence-specific configuration and restarts or resumes signal transmissions on the secondary cell in accordance with the signaling message.
US10194414B2
A method implemented by a network device residing in a service domain, wherein the network device comprises an information centric networking (ICN) transport layer and a service access layer (SAL) for handling context-aware service logistics and service mobility overlaid on the ICN transport layer, the method comprising receiving, in the ICN transport layer, a message comprising a service request that originates from a user equipment (UE), in the SAL, retrieving, from the service request, contextual information relevant to the UE or an access network connected to the UE, determining, based on the contextual information, one or more services needed to execute the service request, and determining one or more service identities (SIDs) each of which identifies one of the one or more services.
US10194412B2
An uplink synchronization method and a terminal are disclosed, where implementation of the terminal is as follows: a supporting terminal sends the reference signal by using a access identifier of a benefited terminal, and receives a adjustment value of synchronization information of the supporting terminal, so that uplink synchronization is implemented. The supporting terminal does not need to access a network, and therefore interference caused by the supporting terminal to another terminal and the benefited terminal on an access device side is avoided, and a preamble signal resource is reduced.
US10194408B2
A system and method for establishing virtual beams for initial timing synchronization in a satellite communication network. The system and method perform operations of estimating, by a controller, a maximum satellite position error associated with an estimated position of a satellite of the satellite communication network within a satellite location space, and estimating, by a controller, a maximum remote unit position error associated with estimated position of a remote unit that is configured to communicate with the satellite of the satellite communication network. The system and method thus establish, by a controller, a size of the virtual beam based on the maximum satellite position error and the maximum remote unit position error.
US10194406B2
A wireless device receives message(s) comprising parameters indicating whether simultaneous PUCCH and PUSCH transmission is configured for a primary cell and for a PUCCH SCell. The wireless device transmits a power headroom (PH) report. If the PUCCH SCell is activated, the PH report comprises a first Type 2 PH field for the primary cell and a second Type 2 PH field for the PUCCH SCell. Otherwise, if simultaneous PUCCH and PUSCH transmission is configured for the primary cell, the PH report comprises the first Type 2 PH field for the primary cell and no PH field for the PUCCH SCell.
US10194405B2
A method and apparatus for configuring Power Headroom Report (PHR) of a User Equipment (UE) efficiently in a mobile communication system supporting carrier aggregation are provided. The method includes generating a header including a LCID for identifying extended PHR and L indicating a length of the extended PHR, and inserting Power Headrooms (PHs) of multiple activated carriers into the extended PHR of one of the carriers.
US10194404B2
A transmission control apparatus determines a group of terminal devices that are destinations to which signals are simultaneously transmitted out of a plurality of terminal devices. The transmission control apparatus includes a processor that executes a process including: calculating received power vectors corresponding to received power of the respective terminal devices; determining, based on an inner product between a received power vector of a first terminal device that is determined to belong to the group of terminal devices already and a received power vector of a second terminal device that is a candidate to be newly added to the group of terminal devices, whether to add the second terminal device to the group of terminal devices; and generating transmission signals to be transmitted to a group of terminal devices that are determined in accordance with determination at the determining.
US10194403B2
Methods and apparatus for correcting quantization errors in signal reception based on estimated network loading including solutions for preserving cellular network performance in low noise, high interference environments. In one embodiment, a data channel is amplified with respect to other signals based on network load during periods of relatively low network utilization. Dynamic modification of the data channel's power level is configured to overcome quantization errors, rather than the true noise floor (which is insignificant in low noise environments). Such solutions provide both the fidelity necessary to enable high degrees of unwanted signaling rejection, while still preserving data channel quality.
US10194398B2
Systems and methods for prediction of activity session for mobile network use optimization and user experience enhancement are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system for enhancing user experience with a mobile application on a mobile device including, using user activity characteristics at a mobile device and server activity characteristics of a host server to anticipate a future activity session at the mobile device and transferring impending content from the host server the mobile device to pre-cache content on the mobile device to support predicted data activity for the future activity session that has been predicted.
US10194376B2
The present disclosure relates to a method in a radio access controller in a first radio access network for providing access control in a wireless network comprising the first radio access network arranged to operate according to a first radio access technology and a second radio access network arranged to operate according to a second radio access technology. The method comprises the steps of receiving an access request (Si3, Si4) originating from a wireless device, said access request comprising wireless device related information including information related to a global cell identity; assessing (P4) the access request based on the received wireless device related information, a throughput related value for the first radio access technology and a throughput related value for the second radio access technology, and responding (Si5, Si6) to the access request based on the assessment. The present disclosure further relates to a method in a radio access controller in a second radio access network, radio access controller, a method in a wireless device and a wireless device.
US10194373B2
A wireless device including a processor and memory. The memory stores executable instructions and rules. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the device to store, if the wireless device forms part of a network including other wireless device and a backbone, information detailing topology of the network and/or status of other devices of the network, based on the rules. The topology information estimates costs and/or benefits of transmitting data to the backbone via other wireless devices of the network and based on the rules estimates the costs and/or benefits of transmitting data directly to the backbone. One or both estimates combine an estimation of technical costs of data transmission, compensation payments, and path length dependent network benefits. The device determines whether the costs and/or benefits of a direct exchange with the backbone outweigh those of data exchange with the backbone via other nodes.
US10194367B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for long-term evolution and wireless local area interworking. Various embodiments may include utilizing access network selection and traffic steering rules based on radio access network assistance parameters. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
US10194364B2
A method of enhancing a transmission opportunity of a wireless device comprises sensing a wireless medium; determining an interframe space duration of the wireless device to be shorter when the wireless medium is busy; and transmitting a data frame of the wireless device after the wireless medium is idle for at least the interframe space duration. By shortening the interframe space duration, a transmission opportunity of using the wireless medium is enhanced.
US10194358B2
A method of establishing a relationship between access nodes in a wireless communications network is provided. An access node is registered with the network. Information about each access node registered with the network is then stored at a control node. A list is then compiled at the control node, which includes each access node registered with the network and the list indicates which access node is a neighbor of another access node. This neighbor list is sent from the control node to each access node in the network. When an access node detects other access nodes, this is reported to the control node, which updates the neighbor list to the access nodes.
US10194351B2
Some embodiments provide a capacity management agent that modifies bandwidth that is allocated between an end user and a carrier network by caching requested content that is streamed at a first rate and then providing the cached content to the end user through the carrier network at a second rate. The agent performs a process that includes receiving data intended for a service region of the carrier network from an external data network. The process identifies resource availability at the service region. Next, the process passes the data to the service region at the first rate when the resource availability at the service region is not less than a threshold amount and caches the data for passing to the service region at the second rate that consumes fewer carrier network resource than the first rate when the resource availability at the service region is less than the threshold amount.
US10194340B2
Gateway devices can use dual cellular interfaces to provide reliable communications for client machines. A gateway device can use one of the dual cellular interfaces as a primary interface and the other as a hot backup interface. The backup interface remains connected to a cellular network while communications are routed on the primary interface. Accordingly, the gateway device can rapidly switch communications between from the primary interface to the backup interface. Applications, for example, for ATM payment processing, vending machine telemetry, point of sale payment processing, kiosk internet connectivity, remote monitoring and control, mobile or electronic health, and remote information displays, may run on the gateway devices, on servers, on user devices, or a combination of these devices.
US10194336B2
The disclosure relates to a method performed in a wireless device served by a network node of a radio communications system. The wireless device is capable of carrier aggregation and is configured by the network node with a primary cell, PCell, and a first secondary cell, SCell. The method comprises receiving an activation command for activating the first SCell. The method also comprises performing a first activation procedure for activating the first SCell in response to the activation command, over a variable time period increasing with a number of times that a discovery reference signal occasion of the first SCell is not available at the wireless device during the first activation procedure. The disclosure also relates to the corresponding method in the network node as well as the wireless device and the network node.
US10194329B2
[Problem] To provide a site position priority order determination device and associated method with which it is possible to create a high-reliability site position priority order list in a shorter time. [Solution] The present invention has: a radio communication apparatus; a site position priority calculation unit for calculating the degree of nonattainment and the estimated degree of attainment for target service quality at a site position, the degree of tightness of a cell load, the degree of cell capacity supplied in response to demand traffic, and the degree of dominance of competing companies regarding service quality, calculating the weighted sum of these values, and outputting the result as site position priority; a site position priority storage unit for saving the individual site position priority per site position; and a site position priority order determination unit for determining, on the basis of the site position priority per site position, the priority order of a site position at which a new wireless base station is installed, and outputting a site position priority order list indicating the determined priority order of the site position.
US10194327B1
A method of communication by a wireless communication device includes receiving millimeter wave band downlink signals having a large subcarrier spacing, and transmitting sub-7 GHz band uplink signals having a small subcarrier spacing. The millimeter wave band downlink signals have a large bandwidth, and the sub-7 GHz band uplink signals have a small bandwidth. The millimeter wave band downlink signals have a subcarrier spacing of 120 KHz-480 KHz range, and the sub-7 GHz band uplink signals have a subcarrier spacing of 15 KHz-60 KHz range. The sub-7 GHz band downlink signals have a bandwidth of 100 MHz or less, and the millimeter wave band downlink signals typically have a bandwidth of 200 MHz-800 MHz range.
US10194324B2
A method for performing Carrier Aggregation (CA) using spectrum shared between an incumbent user and a telecommunications network includes establishing a primary cell (PCell) for the secondary user in a portion of radio spectrum that is exclusively licensed to the telecommunications network, establishing a secondary cell (SCell) for the telecommunications network in a portion of the shared spectrum that is shared with the incumbent user, receiving schedule data for the incumbent user at a controller in communication with the incumbent user and a transmitter for the PCell and the SCell, scheduling transmissions for the PCell and the SCell to avoid interference to the incumbent user, and transmitting the scheduled transmissions through the PCell and the SCell using Carrier Aggregation (CA). Accordingly, one or more SCell in shared spectrum may be aggregated with a PCell in dedicated spectrum.
US10194318B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to near field communication (NFC) access control in a secure element centric NFC architecture. A secure element may receive a request for information and process the received request to identify a first access level associated with the request and a second access level associated with an originator of the request. The secure element may determine if the first access level matches the second access level. If the first access level does not match the second access level, the secure element may transmit a message to the originator of the request indicating a denial of the request. If the first access level does match the second access level, the secure element may transmit the request to a near field communication (NFC) controller, receive information from the NFC controller, and transmit the information from the NFC controller to the originator of the request.
US10194314B2
A system and method of assigning an identifier to an entity operating within a mobile device ecosystem including a domain are provided. The method comprises: obtaining an identifier of the entity which uniquely identifies the entity within the domain, the identifier of the entity including length information identifying the length of identifier of the entity; obtaining an identifier of the domain within which the identifier of the entity is unique; and combining the identifier of the entity with the identifier of the domain to create a globally unique identifier of the entity which is globally unique in the mobile device ecosystem.
US10194307B2
A method and apparatus for coordinating linkable wireless devices operable in a personal area network (PAN) and a vehicle area network (VAN). The method includes the operations of detecting, by a vehicle host device of a VAN, a PAN within a range of the VAN, pairing one or more linkable wireless devices of the PAN to the vehicle host device, creating a PAN identification code and adding the PAN identification code to a list of PANs having linkable wireless devices paired with the VAN, determining a working channel of the PAN and adding the working channel to a scan list in the vehicle host device, and providing a communication link between the linkable wireless devices and a remote device via the vehicle host device. The linkable wireless devices of the PAN are associated with the PAN identification code and the working channel.
US10194305B2
A method includes: detecting, by second user equipment, a first paging message sent by a base station, where the first paging message instructs the second user equipment to send a discovery signal on a second resource; determining, by the second user equipment, the second resource according to the detected first paging message; and sending, by the second user equipment, the discovery signal on the second resource. According to the discovery signal transmission method in the embodiments of the present invention, the base station triggers the user equipment to send a discovery signal on a temporarily allocated resource, which prevents the user equipment from periodically sending a discovery signal on a resource reserved by a system, effectively reduces, without affecting efficiency in detecting the discovery signal, energy consumed by the user equipment to send the discovery signal, and can improve user experience.
US10194302B2
A method of tracking at least one emergency service provider is disclosed. An electronic history is compiled that includes at least one identifier of a service provider, at least one identifier of an event to which the service provider responded, and GPS data identifying the geographic location of the service provider at each time interval within the duration of the event. A user interface within which is displayed a first identifier of a first event is generated to a display device. A selection of the event identifier is received from a user. In response to the selection of the identifier, an aerial view of a geographic region within which the first event took place is generated. At least one icon is displayed in the aerial view representing the service provider at the geographic location corresponding to at least one time interval during the event.
US10194296B2
A pass through wall power plug is equipped with multiple transceivers for remote communication. The power plug may be equipped with transceivers operative in different modes or protocols. The power plug may function as a bridge between radio devices. It may function as a centralized access point for receiving and/or storing information from and transmitting information multiple connected electronic devices. The power plug may be equipped with a night light, power meter, relay switch, voltage meter, beacon, proximity sensor or other electronic components. The power plug may be made rotatable around its prongs, and may be configured to be stackable within a standard column of electrical outlets.
US10194291B1
Various systems are provided comprising: a building including one or more facilities each including at least one broadcast short-range communications unit having a fixed location, an application/computer code configured for execution by at least one of a plurality of mobile devices, and at least one server, that, together, are configured to cooperate to trigger one or more mobile device actions including causing to be output visual information, based on particular location-relevant information that is, in turn, based on at least one value.
US10194289B2
A short message service (SMS) message processing method for a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal, where an SMS message Favorites bar is added to an SMS message interaction interface such that when sending or receiving an SMS message, a user can tap the SMS message Favorites bar on a current user SMS message interaction interface. The method includes receiving a first touch operation on a Favorites button, obtaining a Favorite SMS message from storage space of the mobile terminal according to the first touch operation, and displaying the obtained Favorite SMS message on a touchscreen.
US10194280B2
A system and method for integrated emergency notification is provided. It may be decentralized and integrate essential notification functions to manage an emergency situation through a single system. Accordingly, in the event of an active threat or other emergency at a location (i.e., a building), the system and method according to embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an immediate, effective way to simultaneously notify/alert users that may be on-site as well as first responders and other interested parties of emergencies and provide a means of communicating site-specific information to one another, such as through a real-time chat feature. The system and method may provide color-coded floor plans that may be updated to show user status, automatically detect inactivity, and provide easy-to-use reference materials for standard response procedures that may be employed depending on the type of alert situation.
US10194273B2
A positioning information processing method and apparatus, where the method includes obtaining, by a terminal device, location information of at least two to-be-positioned targets, selecting, by the terminal device, a first to-be-positioned target from the at least two to-be-positioned targets according to the location information of all the to-be-positioned targets, displaying, by the terminal device, location information of the first to-be-positioned target, and indicating an orientation and a quantity of other to-be-positioned targets, different from the first to-be-positioned target, in the at least two to-be-positioned targets according to the location information of all the to-be-positioned targets.
US10194265B2
Disclosed are methods, devices, systems, nodes, apparatus, servers, computer-/processor-readable media, and other implementations, including a method, at a wireless node, for supporting positioning of one or more wireless devices. The method includes transmitting, by the wireless node configured as a positioning beacon, a first downlink signal for supporting positioning of the one or more wireless devices, and transmitting a second downlink signal that inhibits a receiving wireless device, from the one or more wireless devices, from sending uplink signals to the wireless node configured as the positioning beacon.
US10194262B2
A method includes receiving an audio signal at a mobile computing device and determining whether the audio signal is within a particular frequency range using an application executing at the mobile computing device. When the audio signal is within the particular frequency range, the audio signal may be processed to determine speaker location data encoded within the audio signal that indicates a location associated with a speaker generating the audio signal. A message including information associated with the speaker location data may be sent from the mobile computing device to a server, and item data from the server may be received at the mobile computing device. The item data is related to an item that is located proximate to the speaker, and information descriptive of the item may be displayed at the mobile computing device.
US10194258B2
The disclosure relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for filtering a left channel input audio signal (L) and a right channel input audio signal (R), a left channel output audio signal (X1) and a right channel output audio signal (X2) to be transmitted over acoustic propagation paths to a listener, wherein transfer functions of the acoustic propagation paths are defined by an acoustic transfer function matrix. The audio signal processing apparatus comprises a decomposer, a first cross-talk reducer, a second cross-talk reducer, and a combiner. The first cross-talk reducer is configured to reduce a cross-talk within a first predetermined frequency band upon the basis of the acoustic transfer function matrix. The second cross-talk reducer is configured to reduce a cross-talk within a second predetermined frequency band upon the basis of the acoustic transfer function matrix.
US10194252B2
A hearing aid device is presented being configured for direct cochlea vibration stimulation. The hearing aid device comprises: a deformable member configured for contracting and expanding along a deformation axis between its first and second sides in response to an applied external field; and a fastening assembly configured for carrying the deformable member so as to provide rigid coupling of the first and second sides of the deformable member to a bony tissue in the vicinity of cochlea, such that contraction and expansion of said deformable member directly stimulates vibration of the cochlea.
US10194249B2
A coil assembly is coupled to a diaphragm. The coil assembly has a number of coils that are fixed in a stacked, end to end manner along a length axis. The coils include a middle coil, a several upper coils and several lower coils. Each coil has a respective pair of coil terminals so that it can be independently driven by an audio signal. The coil assembly as a whole is overhung, while each of constituent coils is underhung so that there are at least two adjacent coils that are completely within the magnetic gap, and at least two other coils that are completely outside the magnetic gap, during a majority of the full excursion of the coil assembly. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US10194240B2
A microphone assembly and a method for reducing a temperature dependency of a microphone assembly are disclosed. In an embodiment, the microphone assembly includes a transducer and a voltage supply for the transducer, wherein the voltage supply is configured to supply a temperature dependent voltage for reducing a temperature dependency of the microphone assembly.
US10194236B2
A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
US10194227B2
A microphone having a housing including a bottom part and an upper part, and a transducer element which is arranged in the housing and is electrically and mechanically connected to the bottom part. For stress-free mounting of the transducer element, a flexible connecting element is proposed, which is pliable and/or compressible, is arranged between the transducer element and the upper part, and connects the transducer element to the upper part. The connecting element comprises a plastic, in which gas bubbles are distributed, the gas bubbles having a volume fraction of between 50 and 98% in the connecting element.
US10194217B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus to identify linear and non-linear media presentations are disclosed An example method to determine whether a media presentation is a linear or a non-linear media presentation comprises generating a reference log comprising a first media identifier of first media and a time at which the first media was presented, accessing a media presentation log comprising a second media identifier of second media and a time at which the second media was presented, and determining whether the second media correspond to a linear media presentation or a non-linear media presentation by comparing the media presentation log to the reference log.
US10194216B2
Video recognition processing on stereoscopic video signals input from an outside is performed. Hence, a video reception device which is configured to transmit and receive data through a communication network includes an input unit, a video extraction unit, a stereoscopic signal generator which is a video signal generator, and a control unit. The stereoscopic signal generator generates, from a partial video extracted by the video extraction unit, stereoscopic video signals of a single method or a plurality of methods different from that of the partial video. The control unit generates content recognition information from at least one of the partial video and the stereoscopic video signals generated by the stereoscopic signal generator, and requests a video recognition device to perform video recognition processing on the content recognition information.
US10194211B2
This technique relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a providing device, a providing method, programs, and a broadcasting system that can control operations of external devices connected to the receiving device in synchronization with progress of a show being received.When the application control type in an application control descriptor is 2, the receiving device receives command information contained in a digital broadcast signal, and acquires and starts a new information service application and the like in accordance with the received command information. When an external device is designated as the command destination device, the receiving device generates a command for the external device, and outputs the command to the external device. In accordance with the command from the receiving device, the external device acquires and starts the new information service application and the like. This disclosure can be applied not only to controlling the receiving device from the broadcasting side, but also to controlling external devices connected to the receiving device.
US10194210B2
Particular embodiments allow a content delivery service to dynamically adjust how the service allocates content delivery traffic to multiple content delivery networks (CDNs). In one embodiment, the content delivery service may service enough requests for media programs that multiple CDNs are used. This allows the content delivery service to allocate traffic to different CDNs. Instead of solely relying on the CDN to provide quality of service solutions, the content delivery service may configure client devices to send information to it that allows the content delivery service to analyze the media program playback quality of service. Then, the content delivery service can adjust the allocation for the CDNs if a problem is detected at a specific CDN.
US10194178B2
A source device for transmitting content to a sink device is provided. The source device may include an interface configured to perform high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) authentication with the sink device, and a controller configured to determine an HDCP version supported by the sink device, convert the content so as to be encrypted in the HDCP version supported by the sink device in response to a determination that another HDCP version applied to the content is not supported by the sink device, encrypt the converted content in the HDCP version supported by the sink device, and control the interface to transmit the content to the sink device.
US10194172B2
An encoding device evaluates a plurality of processing and/or post-processing algorithms and/or methods to be applied to a video stream, and signals a selected method, algorithm, class or category of methods/algorithms either in an encoded bitstream or as side information related to the encoded bitstream. A decoding device or post-processor utilizes the signaled algorithm or selects an algorithm/method based on the signaled method or algorithm. The selection is based, for example, on availability of the algorithm/method at the decoder/post-processor and/or cost of implementation. The video stream may comprise, for example, downsampled multiplexed stereoscopic images and the selected algorithm may include any of upconversion and/or error correction techniques that contribute to a restoration of the downsampled images.
US10194168B2
Disclosed are a method for inducing a prediction motion vector and an apparatus using the same. An image decoding method can include: a step of determining the information related to a plurality of spatial candidate prediction motion vectors from peripheral predicted blocks of a predicted target block; and a step of determining the information related to temporal candidate prediction motion vectors on the basis of the information related to the plurality of spatial candidate prediction motion vectors. Accordingly, the present invention can reduce complexity and can enhance coding efficiency when inducing the optimum prediction motion vector.
US10194162B2
To enable better encoding of the currently starting to appear high dynamic range images for use in full high dynamic range technical systems (containing an HDR display, and e.g. in an HDR grading application of a HDR movie), we invented a method of encoding a high dynamic range image, comprising the steps of: —inputting pixel colors of an input high dynamic range image, wherein the pixel colors have information of a luminance and a chromaticity; —applying an inverse of a mapping function to derive a luma code (v) of the luminance of a pixel color, which mapping function is predetermined as comprising a first partial function which is defined as (I), in which rho is a tuning constant, and v is the luma code corresponding to a luminance to be encoded, and a second partial mapping defined as L=LmPγ in which Lm is a peak luminance of a predefined reference display, and gamma is a constant which is preferably equal to 2.4, —outputting a matrix of pixels having a color encoding comprising the luma codes.
US10194158B2
An apparatus for coding video information according to certain aspects includes a memory unit and a processor in communication with the memory unit. The memory unit stores video information associated with a reference layer and a corresponding enhancement layer. The processor obtains residue block information based at least in part on video information associated with the reference layer and the enhancement layer. The processor determines an adjustment transform function based on a transform function associated with the video information. The processor determines a transform block based on the adjusted transform function and the residue block information.
US10194157B2
An encoder for encoding a video signal, comprising a video modelling module configured for determining a plurality of video modelling parameters for a plurality of video locations on a spatiotemporal grid of said video signal, said spatiotemporal grid comprising at least two spatial dimensions and a time dimension, each video modelling parameter being adapted for allowing a pre-determined video model to at least approximately reconstruct its video location, a video segmentation module configured for segmenting said video signal into a plurality of spatiotemporal video regions, based on said video modelling parameters and a vectorisation module configured for vectorising spatiotemporal surfaces of said spatiotemporal video regions; and wherein said encoder is configured for encoding said video signal based on at least a subset of said determined plurality of video modelling parameters and based on said vectorised spatiotemporal surfaces, wherein said subset is determined taking into account said spatiotemporal video regions.
US10194155B2
Methods and apparatus for parsing friendly and error resilient merge flag coding in video coding are provided. In some methods, in contrast to merging candidate list size dependent coding of the merge flag in the prior art, a merge flag is always encoded in the encoded bit stream for each inter-predicted prediction unit (PU) that is not encoded using skip mode. In some methods, in contrast to the prior art that allowed the merging candidate list to be empty, one or more zero motion vector merging candidates formatted according to the prediction type of the slice containing a PU are added to the merging candidate list if needed to ensure that the list is not empty and/or to ensure that the list contains a maximum number of merging candidates.
US10194153B1
Bins of a bin string representative of binarized video data are processed to determine whether each bin stores a most probable symbol of a probability model available for coding the binarized video data. If the symbol stored in each bin of the bin string is the most probable symbol, the probability model is updated based on a size of the bin string to determine a first number of bits to use to code the binarized video data. However, if the symbol stored in each bin of the bin string is not the most probable symbol, the probability model is updated based on a number of bins of the bin string storing a symbol that is not the most probable symbol to determine a second number of bits to use to code the binarized video data.
US10194134B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for signaling stereoscopic three-dimensional video content capabilities of a device in a communications network. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10194130B2
An image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain an image including an object, a distance obtaining unit configured to obtain distance information indicating an object distance corresponding to each pixel in the image, each pixel having a pixel value to be combined with the object distance thereof into a combination, a determination unit configured to determine a correction target pixel subjected to correction of the distance information based on the combination of each pixel in image with the combinations of the other pixels, and a correction unit configured to correct the distance information of the correction target pixel determined by the determination unit.
US10194118B2
An apparatus for video communication connected to a local processing device executing a video conferencing software for communicating with a remote location, the apparatus being configured to be locally wirelessly connected to a plurality of mobile devices each comprising a display and a video camera, to receive a plurality of video signals related to a plurality of participants in a video conference generated by the video cameras of the plurality of local mobile devices, to generate a video stream based on said plurality of video signals received from the plurality of local mobile devices, to transmit the video stream to said local processing device, to receive from the local processing device an output signal representing a content displayed by a display of the processing device when executing the video conferencing software and to share with the plurality of local mobile devices the output signal.
US10194117B2
A wearable device and corresponding methods and computer-readable media are disclosed, where the method comprises: receiving a first audio signal from an audio communication device; providing first audio based on the first audio signal; capturing second audio, wherein the second audio represents a voice of a wearer of the wearable device; generating a second audio signal, wherein the second audio signal represents the second audio; transmitting the second audio signal to the audio communication device; capturing video; providing a video signal, wherein the video signal represents the video; capturing third audio, wherein the third audio represents ambient sound; generating a third audio signal, wherein the third audio signal represents the third audio; and synchronously encoding, into a single data stream, the first audio signal, the second audio signal, the third audio signal, and the video signal.
US10194115B2
Systems and methods for routing audio for audio-video recordings allow a user to record desired audio with captured video at the time the video is being captured. Audio from one or more sources may be routed to the video capture application and recorded with the video. In one or more examples, audio may be routed from another application, e.g., an audio playback application, running on the same device as the video capture application. In another example, audio may be received from a remote device through a wireless connection. Multiple streams of audio content may be mixed together prior to storing with video. The audio, upon reception, may then be routed to the video capture application for recordation. An audio progression bar may also be provided to indicate duration and elapsed time information associated with the audio being recorded.
US10194114B1
A system for displaying images captured with a wide view lens in a split view without distortion. The system captures raw image data using the wide view lens and renders it to projection plane corresponding to a curved display surface, and then maps the image data from the projection plane to a rectilinear display screen, thereby eliminating all distortion in the displayed image regardless of the angle of view of the lens.
US10194110B2
This solid-state imaging device includes a first substrate and a second substrate which have circuit elements constituting pixels disposed therein are electrically connected to each other. The pixels includes: a photoelectric conversion element disposed in the first substrate; an amplifier circuit that amplifies a signal generated in the photoelectric conversion element to output the amplified signal; a signal accumulation circuit which is disposed in the second substrate and accumulates the amplified signal which is output from the amplifier circuit; and an output circuit that outputs the amplified signal accumulated in the signal accumulation circuit from the pixel.
US10194105B2
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns; a vertical signal line that is provided for each of the columns and transmits pixel signals; a column AD circuit that is provided for each of the columns and AD converts the pixel signals from the vertical signal line; a column-switching circuit that is interposed in the vertical signal line between the pixel array and the column AD circuit and switches connection between the vertical signal line and the column AD circuit; a controller that causes the column-switching circuit to switch the connection for every horizontal scan period; and a restoration circuit that restores ordering of the AD converted signals so as to correspond to ordering in which the vertical signal lines are arranged in the pixel array.
US10194099B2
An imaging apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source that, in operation, emits first pulsed light and second pulsed light, an image sensor that includes at least one pixel including a photodiode, a first charge accumulator and a second charge accumulator, the first charge accumulator and the second charge accumulator, in operation, accumulating signal charge from the photodiode, and a control circuit that, in operation, controls the image sensor. The control circuit, in operation, causes the first charge accumulator to begin to accumulate the signal charge a period of time after the light source begins to emit the first pulsed light. The control circuit, in operation, causes the second charge accumulator to begin to accumulate the signal charge the period of time after the light source begins to emit the second pulsed light.
US10194098B2
Image quality is to be increased by a compound-lens type imaging apparatus. Lines each having pixels arranged in a predetermined direction are arranged on the light receiving surface. The pixels each generate a pixel signal by performing exposure when supplied with an exposure start signal. First and second lenses form first and second images that partially overlap at overlapping portions on the light receiving surface. A scanning unit supplies the exposure start signal to a line sequentially selected in the overlapping portion of the first image among the lines, and the line corresponding to the selected line in the overlapping portion of the second image. A combining unit combines images formed from pixel signals into one image.
US10194096B2
A computing device executing an optimizer analyzes a video. The computing device identifies one or more optimizations for the video based on the analysis, the one or more optimizations pertaining to a modification of original contents of the video. The computing device implements the one or more optimizations for the video.
US10194094B2
When a time at which a first pulsed light starts arriving at pixels after being reflected by an object is a first time, a time at which the first pulsed light finishes arriving at the pixels is a second time, and a time at which a second pulsed light starts arriving at the pixels after being reflected by the object is a third time, a control circuit decreases sensitivity of the pixels in first part of a first period from the first time including the second time, to a level lower than the sensitivity of the pixels in at least part of a second period after the first period and up to the third time, and increases the sensitivity of the pixels in second part of the first period, to a level higher than the sensitivity of the pixels in the at least part of the second period.
US10194090B2
A view angle control apparatus includes: a view angle change unit to change the view angle of an image; a control unit to perform first control where the view angle change unit changes the view angle from a first view angle to a second view angle that is by a predetermined amount to a wide-angle direction relative to the first view angle, according to a first determination, and perform second control where the view angle change unit changes the view angle to the first view angle, according to a second determination, after the first control; and an operating member to accept an operation of changing a setting of the predetermined amount, and upon an operation having been performed through the operating member between start of the first control and start of the second control, the control unit performs the second control after changing the setting of the predetermined amount.
US10194089B2
Devices and methods for providing seamless preview images for multi-camera devices having two or more asymmetric cameras. A multi-camera device may include two asymmetric cameras disposed to image a target scene. The multi-camera device further includes a processor coupled to a memory component and a display, the processor configured to retrieve an image generated by a first camera from the memory component, retrieve an image generated by a second camera from the memory component, receive input corresponding to a preview zoom level, retrieve spatial transform information and photometric transform information from memory, modify at least one image received from the first and second cameras by the spatial transform and the photometric transform, and provide on the display a preview image comprising at least a portion of the at least one modified image and a portion of either the first image or the second image based on the preview zoom level.
US10194086B2
An image processing method and an imaging device thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The image processing method includes the steps of: in the process of imaging, continuously collecting image data to a cache module, and adjusting the collecting speed according to the remaining space of the cache module; generating images continuously according to the image data; and displaying the images on a display. Thus, the processing capacity of the imaging device is utilized to the maximum limit, and the data loss due to an excessive fast collection speed is prevented. Meanwhile, the real-time performance of displaying the exposure effect is improved, and the user experience is also improved. After the exposure, the user is allowed to choose several photographs with different exposure effects from the display, thus the user may obtain several photographs with various photographing effects by photographing one time, and the user experience is further improved.
US10194080B2
A method of imaging includes monitoring a field of view with a first imaging sensor of a multiple channel imaging system and activating a second component of the imaging system from a stand by state to an active state upon detection of a change in the field of view of the first imaging sensor. The second component can include a second imaging sensor. The second imaging sensor can have a field of view overlapping with the field of view of the first imaging sensor. The first imaging sensor can be configured for imaging in a first spectral range, wherein the second imaging sensor is configured for imaging in a second spectral range that is different from the first spectral range. The first and second spectral ranges can be overlapping or non-overlapping.
US10194075B2
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for producing background separated product images for print and on-line display. An image formation system provides lighting of a product to facilitate acquiring images that can be automatically processed to generate high resolution item-only images free of quality defects and imaging artifacts. Image processing programs accurately detect an outline of an item in a set of digital images taken using the image formation system and automatically store processed images in an image library. The images in the library may be repurposed for print, sales display, transmission to a user, on-line customer support, and the like. A user display configured with an adaptable user interface facilitates user interaction with images in the library.
US10194069B2
A camera detects devices, such as other cameras, smart devices, and access points, with which the camera may communicate. The camera may alternate between operating as a wireless station and a wireless access point. The camera may connect to and receive credentials from a device for another device to which it is not connected. In one embodiment, the camera is configured to operate as a wireless access point, and is configured to receive credentials from a smart device operating as a wireless station. The camera may then transfer the credentials to additional cameras, each configured to operate as wireless stations. The camera and additional cameras may connect to a smart device directly or indirectly (for instance, through an access point), and the smart device may change the camera mode of the cameras. The initial modes of the cameras may be preserved and restored by the smart device upon disconnection.
US10194067B2
Controlling a lifelog camera (10) via a first intrapersonal area network (IAN) (12) associated with a first user (14) includes detecting a second IAN (18) associated with a second user (20) in range of the first IAN (12) and capturing an image of the second user (20) with the lifelog camera (10).
US10194055B2
An area separation unit 22 determines a character in an input image on the basis of image data of the input image. The filter processing unit 23 performs a filter process for a character edge area of a character in an input image, and the color conversion unit 24 performs a color conversion process for a pixel in the character edge area in accordance with a color conversion characteristic that (a) is different from a color conversion characteristic for a pixel other than a pixel in the character edge area and (b) compensates a color error due to the filter process.
US10194051B2
A device for detecting an amount of skew in a document placed on a plate is provided. The device includes: a scanner for scanning an area including an edge of the document; a detector for detecting a boundary point between the document and the plate; a portion for setting a boundary point group of interest including boundary points; a portion for setting a midpoint of an oblique line for approximating the edge of the document; a portion for setting, as the oblique line, a line which passes through the midpoint and slants to the main scanning direction; a portion for modifying an amount of skew of the oblique line; and a portion for determining that an amount of skew in the document is an amount of skew of the oblique line having the error equal to a threshold or smaller.
US10194044B2
An image forming system includes a main body including a first control part controlling a power mode of the main body and an engine executing image processing, and an operation apparatus receiving an operation for instructing the engine to execute the image processing. The operation apparatus including a second control part controlling a power mode of the operation apparatus. When the operation apparatus receives an instruction to shift the power mode of the main body or the operation apparatus, the first control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a first program executed by the main body and controls a power supply of the main body according to the determination, and the second control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a second program executed by the operation apparatus and controls a power supply of the operation apparatus according to the determination.
US10194038B2
An information processing apparatus includes a processor, in communication with a memory, executing a process including displaying, on a display device, a screen displaying information relating to a print request, in response to the print request received from an application, the print request being given in response to an operation input to the application via a user interface; and displaying a report indicating switching to the screen displaying the information relating to the print request, in a status where a screen displayed by the application is displayed in front of and hiding the screen displaying the information relating to the print request, the report being displayed in front of the screen displayed by the application.
US10194032B2
A method and system of conferencing can include the steps of initiating a conference call at a communication device with two or more communication devices and selecting to suppress a voice communication of at least one communication device on the conference call where a modified electronic signal is generated with the selected at least one communication device so that the voice communication from the selected at least one communication device is inaudible. The method or system further includes sending the modified electronic signal to at least one other communication device on the conference call. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10194025B2
Systems and methods are described herein for sending notifications associated with different use or active modes of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, tablet, and so on. For example, a mobile device may be in a busy mode, where a user associated with the mobile device is busy on a call, and/or in an entertainment mode (or other non-communication mode), where the user is utilizing entertainment functions provided by the mobile device (e.g., watching a video, playing a video game, listening to a podcast, and so on).
US10194024B2
A system or method for determining if a telephony network number is ported for use with variable numbering plan comprising, a first network node for receiving a number message comprising at least a first part of a dialled number identifying a called party, and a number portability database, containing routing numbers associated with entries in the database. The first network node is configured to compare the number message with entries in the number portability database. The first network node is configured such that if the number message or a first part of the number message uniquely matches with the whole of an entry in the database and does not match with part of another entry in the database, the first network node determines that a best match has been found. In this case, the first network node routes a call to a second network node identified by the routing number associated with the entry. The first network node is configured such that if the number message matches with at least part of at least one entry in the database, the first network node determines that at least one partial match has been found. The first network node then retrieves a further part of the dialled number. The first network node repeats the comparison based on a new number message comprising said first part of the dialled number and said further part of the dialled number. The first network node is configured such that if at least a first part of the number message cannot be matched to the whole of any entry in the database, the first network node determines that no match has been found. In this case, the first network node routes a call to a second network node identified by the dialled number.
US10194020B2
The invention relates to a method of managing a digital subscriber line, in particular for identifying the location of weather related faults. The invention continuously measures the signal to noise (SNR) margin on the DSL line as well as measurements from weather related sensors, such as moisture and wind sensors, which each have an associated geographical location. The SNR margin measures are compared to predetermined conditions based on SNR margin characteristics associated with a population of good lines. If the SNR margin measures fail to meet the predetermined conditions, the SNR measures are also compared to the weather sensor measurements over a day or number of days. If there is a correlation between the SNR margin measures and at least one of the sensors, then location of the fault is identified as the location of the sensor having the strongest correlation with the SNR measures.
US10194013B2
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a method, and a system for receiving display capabilities of a secondary vehicular display, determining metadata to display based on the display capabilities of the secondary vehicular display, formatting the displayable metadata, and transmitting the displayable metadata to the secondary vehicular display. The metadata is determined by receiving a data set from producer, comparing the data set against the display capabilities, and formatting the resultant data from the comparing as metadata.
US10194012B2
Techniques described herein include a platform for providing user interaction with a vehicle's functions on a mobile device. In some embodiments, both the vehicle and mobile device are in communication with a service provider computer that facilitates communications between the two. In some embodiments, a user is provided with various details related to the vehicle's condition as well as a list of available functions for initiation by the user. The user is able to select one or more of the listed functions to be performed by the vehicle while located any distance from the vehicle. In some embodiments, the service provider computer determines whether the user is authorized to initiate a particular vehicle function. Upon selection of a vehicle function from the list of vehicle functions, a processor device in the vehicle executes the function.
US10194009B2
An interface device for providing Intrinsic Safety to a Smart Identity Module (SIM) card includes a buffer circuit including a voltage regulator and a voltage level translator including drivers. Baseband processor side pins include at least an input/output (IO) pin for receiving data signals, first SIM reset (RST) pin, core power supply (VCC) pin, a clock (CLK) pin, a battery power supply (VBAT) pin, and SIM side pins include at least a VCC pin, a SIM CLK pin, second SIM RST pin, and a SIM IO pin. There is at least one series resistor (R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5) in series with each of the baseband processor side pins.
US10194007B2
Systems and techniques for concurrent optical network terminal simulation are described herein. A data packet may be received by an optical lint terminal. It may be determined that the data packet is associated with an optical network terminal simulation host. The data packet may be modified based on the determination. The modified data packet may be transmitted to a device.
US10194004B2
A client device sends a request to a server via a network and times a request time duration while waiting for results to be received. The client further times an operation time duration substantially corresponding to a period of time that the client device is performing an operation that causes the client device to make the request. After receiving the results from the server, a processor of the client is operable to dynamically calculate a client processing time threshold at least according to a type of the operation and historic time durations for one or more previous operations performed by the client device. The processor further subtracts the request time duration from the operation time duration to thereby calculate a client processing time duration, and transmits one or more alert messages to a network operation center when the client processing time duration is greater than the client processing time threshold.
US10194003B2
In the case where a user changes a setting value, such as an IP address, in a client device equipped with a server function, the setting value as a server is changed, and as a result of this, it is no longer possible to implement synchronization processing with the client. An information processing apparatus including a storage unit configured to store a server application for managing setting information of one or more clients and store a client application, the server application managing server address information representing a connection destination address which is used by the one or more clients to access the server application and the client application managing client address information representing an address of the information processing apparatus as a client which is one of the one or more clients, and both the server address information and the client address information indicating an address of the information processing apparatus; and, one or more processing units configured to execute the server application and the client application and change, in a case where the client address information has been changed or is to be changed, the server address information so that the server address information indicates the same address as the client address information which has been changed or is to be changed.
US10193996B2
A load balancing method executed by an information processing apparatus, the load balancing method includes identifying, in first determination processing for determining circumstances based on an event acquired by a sensor included in the information processing apparatus, a type of an event that another information processing apparatus coupled to the information processing apparatus is able to acquire by using a sensor included in the another information processing apparatus; determining whether a logic tree representing the first determination processing is able to change to another logic tree that includes a partial logic tree determined based on an event of the identified type and is equivalent in condition to the logic tree; and assigning second determination processing represented by the partial logic tree included in the another logic tree to the another information processing apparatus, when determining that the logic tree is able to change to the another logic tree.
US10193985B2
Provided according to the present invention is a method for a first neighbor awareness networking (NAN) device for performing service discovery in a wireless communication system. A method for performing service discovery comprises the steps of: exchanging a subscribe message with a second NAN device; and transmitting a first service discovery frame (SDF) on the basis of the exchanged subscribe message. The first service discover frame comprises a NAN connection capability attribute field, wherein the NAN connection capability attribute field comprises a first type interface information field, wherein the first type interface information field can show whether or not the first NAN device supports a first type interface.
US10193981B2
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality. In some embodiments, a first IoT-capable device might receive beacon data from each of one or more other IoT-capable devices in a self-organizing network (“SON”) of IoT devices, might compare the received beacon data with stored beacon data, and might send at least one first data to a computing system to update the computing system of any changes in the SON (indicating, without limitation, new devices, failed devices, disabled devices, devices that have moved out of range, etc.). The computing system might receive and analyze the at least one first data to determine a status of each IoT-capable device in the SON, might generate control instructions, and might autonomously send the control instructions to at least one of the IoT-capable devices in the SON to improve the functionality of the SON.
US10193977B2
Methods and systems of managing workloads and resources for tenants structured as a hierarchical tenant queue defining a resource distribution policy. The tenants are modified and the system responds with dynamic adjustments to the hierarchical tenant queue and workload distribution. A rule-based workload management engine defines rules for actions for the workload to respond to the dynamic update.
US10193973B2
Media are provided for performing methods of allocating tasks among computation resources in an optimal or near-optimal fashion. A method is disclosed for doing so which comprises the steps of receiving a request to instantiate a service which includes a task specification for that service; for each available computation resource, calculating a time metric for the specified task on the computation resource which incorporates a computation time and a transfer time; determining a computation resource based on the time metric calculated for each of the computation resources; selecting a bundle based on the service to be instantiated; and transmitting a message to a launcher running on the chosen computation resource that causes the launcher to instantiate the service on the chosen computation resource from the selected bundle.
US10193963B2
A distributed computing application is described that provides a highly elastic and multi-tenant platform for Hadoop applications and other workloads running in a virtualized environment. Data and compute nodes are separated into different virtual machines (VM). Compute VMs are used to launch containers from different tenants. Compute VMs are organized in pools of hot spare VMs that are immediately available for launching a container and executing a task, and pools of cold spare VMs. Each compute VM may include a mounted network filesystem provided by a node manager to share intermediate outputs across VMs executing on the same host.
US10193954B2
The disclosed embodiments include a system and method for providing at least one electronic application to at least one device. In one embodiment, the method includes acquiring device information that relates to the device and determining whether the device supports the at least one application based on the device information. The method may further include generating an electronic message for the device wherein the message contains at least one link for acquiring the at least one application when the device supports the application.
US10193953B2
Systems and methods are provided for self-describing configurations of cloud-based applications for data security providers monitoring communications between a client device and the applications. An application programming interface (API) can be provided that allows the data security provider to inspect entity objects used by the cloud-based application. Data entities can be marked to have protected fields. A token identifier can be generated by the data security provider and sent to the cloud-based application. The cloud-based application can insert the token identifier in communications between the application and a client device allowing the data security provider to protect sensitive data associated with the protected fields.
US10193952B2
Various embodiments concern communication platforms that can integrate electronic resources distributed amongst various sources by tagging metadata associated with each of the electronic resources, thereby making the electronic resources readily searchable from a messaging interface using a single search architecture. The messaging interface can be used by users to communicate with one another. In some embodiments, the communication platform performs a search based on characters as they are entered into the text field of the messaging interface. This search across various heterogeneous sources enables the communication platform to identify a reference to an electronic resource the sender of a message wishes to insert within the message. Recipients of the message may be able to access the electronic resource directly from the messaging interface. The communication platform can also perform natural language processing techniques such as speech act detection on messages and/or other textual resources to facilitate intelligent communication streamlining.
US10193950B2
When a data sharing server receives an instruction to share a first tab of a first web browser of an information processing apparatus serving as a sharing source with a second web browser of an information processing apparatus serving as a browsing terminal, the data sharing server transmits access data and data on session storage related to the first tab to the second web browser. The data sharing server deletes association between the data on the session storage and the information processing apparatus serving as the sharing source, and associates the data on the session storage with the information processing apparatus serving as the browsing terminal.
US10193943B2
A user device described herein suggests a change to a quality setting associated with the consumption of content from one or more content providers. The change is suggested based both on a user's data plan and on a service quality of content received by the user device. This user-selected quality setting is then provided to the telecommunication network, which reduces network resources available for transmission of the content based on the quality setting. Such reduced network resources cause the content providers to provide content at a service quality no greater than the quality setting. Also, the user may be presented with or defaulted to selecting an option for a program offering consumption of the video content free of charge when provided to the user at a limited service quality. When the user participates, consumption of video content is then conditionally excluded from a consumption metric of the data plan.
US10193939B2
Managing Security Parameter Information (SPIs) to prevent race condition failures begins where a system negotiates SPIs along with associated expiration times, and re-negotiates new SPIs as necessary. The system prevents race conditions that would otherwise occur when both an old SPI and a new SPI are active at the same time. The system accomplishes this by managing the storage and deletion of old SPIs such that only active SPIs are stored on the system for use by a User Equipment (UE) or Proxy Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF).
US10193934B2
A communication event is established between an initiating device and a responding device under the control of a remote communications controller. In a pre-session establishment phase: a compression dictionary or a dictionary link that identifies an addressable memory location, at which a compression dictionary is held, is received at the initiating device. The received compression dictionary or the received dictionary link is stored in electronic storage of the initiating device. In response to a communication event establishment instruction received at the initiating device after the dictionary or the dictionary link has been received and stored at the initiating device, a session is established between the initiating device and the communications controller by the initiating device transmitting an initial session establishment message—compressed using the dictionary—to the communications controller to establish the communication event.
US10193915B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel clustering framework applied on datasets of network interactions to automatically identify IP clusters carrying out a specific task(s) based on an IP blacklist. The disclosed systems and methods can analyze network activity of devices associated with the IP addresses, and/or the IP addresses themselves, and perform an automatic, on-the-spot analysis that results in a determination whether the activity is permitted on or over a network.
US10193912B2
In one embodiment, a device in a network loads an anomaly detection model for warm-start. The device filters input data for the model during a warm-start grace period after warm-start of the anomaly detection model. The model is not updated during the warm-start grace period based on the filtering. The device determines an end to the warm-start grace period. The device updates the anomaly detection model using unfiltered input data for the anomaly detection model after the determined end to the warm-start grace period.
US10193911B2
A method for mitigating a denial of service attack includes determining, for a client, a number of requests being transmitted to a server and determining, for the client, that the number of requests for a time period is greater than a top talker threshold. The method includes classifying the client as a top talker based on the number of requests being greater than the top talker threshold and identifying, for the client, additional requests being transmitted to the server. The method also includes determining whether a number of the additional requests matches one or more attack patterns and preventing one or more of the additional requests from being transmitted to the server if the number of additional requests that matches one or more attack patterns is greater than a first threshold.
US10193906B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for detecting malware and potential malware based on using generalized attack trees (generalized attack tree graphs). The generalized attack trees are based on attack trees (attack tree graphs), whose objects, such as links and vertices, have been analyzed, and some of these objects have been generalized, resulting in the generalized attack tree of the invention.
US10193896B2
An electronic control unit is connected to an in-vehicle network bus in an in-vehicle network system including a plurality of apparatuses that perform communication of frames via the bus. The electronic control unit includes a first control circuit and a second control circuit. The first control circuit is connected to the bus via the second control circuit over wired communication and/or wireless communication. The second control circuit performs a first determination process on a received frame received from the bus to determine the conformity with a first rule related to at least a reception interval, and, upon determining that the received frame conforms to the first rule, executes a predetermined process based on the content of the received frame. The first control circuit performs a second determination process on the received frame, received via the second control circuit, to determine the conformity with a second rule different from the first rule.
US10193886B2
Conventional wireless interface (WiFi) controllers cannot resolve authentication for trusted client devices without calculation from a host processor. Leaving the host processor on or awaking it from a sleep state each time a non-authenticated trusted client device attempts to connect wastes power. A hostless authenticated wake service allows a host controller to enter a sleep state while the WiFi controller responds to multicast domain name service-service discovery (mDNS-SD) queries from trusted client devices. Once a client device is authenticated, the WiFi controller may respond to a trusted client request to awake the host processor for further command processing and service provision. Not only does this approach reduce power consumption by allowing the host processor to remain in the sleep state, it allows trusted client devices to discover its presence while ensuring security.
US10193881B2
A method is provided for controlling interaction among an information terminal, an electronic mail server, and a wearable terminal. The method causes an information terminal to receive electronic mail from an electronic mail server by using a mail application for executing transmission and reception of the electronic mail, the mail application being stored in a memory of the information terminal. The method also causes the information terminal to transfer the received electronic mail to a wearable terminal having a second display, and to receive viewing information from the wearable terminal, the viewing information indicating that the electronic mail was displayed on the second display. The method further causes the information terminal to determine whether the electronic mail is being displayed on the second display, and to automatically display, on the first display, a reply-mail creation screen for creating a reply mail to the electronic mail.
US10193880B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method for registering user accounts with multi-factor authentication schemes used by online services may include (1) determining that a user is associated with an account with an online service that allows the user to register the account with an MFA scheme that requests the user to complete multiple authentication steps before being allowed to access the account, (2) identifying, based on an analysis of the online service, at least a portion of the information that is requested by the online service to register the account with the MFA scheme, and (3) providing the requested information to the online service such that the account is registered with the MFA scheme. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10193869B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure help protect network devices from unauthorized access. Among other things, embodiments of the disclosure allow full access to application servers and other network devices that a client is allowed to access, while preventing all access (or even knowledge) of network devices the client is not allowed to access.
US10193868B2
The system and method for protecting multiple networked enclaves each having one or more insecure machines. The system may include an attack detector as part of a secure node (e.g., SAFE node) proxy. The system may include an attack detector external to the proxy. The proxy may support multiple detectors and its actions may include isolating an insecure machine, cleansing an insecure machine, or tattling on (impugning the reputation of) an insecure machine.
US10193867B2
The invention concerns API proxy based adaptive security. The invention implements adaptive security for API servers, while avoiding data bottlenecks and maintaining client experience. The invention provides methods and configurations for API security that may be employed at proxies for implementing routing decisions involving client messages received at said proxies. The invention also involves generating or collecting at proxies, log information that captures data corresponding to received client messages and responses from API servers—which log information correlates communications between clients, proxies and backend API servers, and includes data relevant for purposes generating API metrics and identifying anomalies and/or indicators of compromise. The invention yet further provides security server clusters configured for generating API metrics and/or identify anomalies or indicators of compromise—which may be used by proxies to terminate existing connections and block subsequent requests or messages from clients associated with the identified anomalies or indicators of compromise.
US10193862B2
A computer system provides a method for identifying firewall rules to apply to a virtual machine based on detecting initiation of a new network connection from the virtual machine. An example method generally includes detecting initiation of communications on a network port by a virtual machine, identifying one or more applications executing on the virtual machine that initiated communications on the network port, identifying one or more firewall rules to apply to the virtual machine based, at least in part, on the identification of the one or more applications, determining a deviation between firewall rules applied to the virtual machine and the identified one or more firewall rules, and upon determining that a deviation exists between the firewall rules applied to the virtual machine and the identified one or more firewall rules, applying one or more rules corresponding to the determined deviation to the virtual machine.
US10193858B2
A custody transfer of a device can include sending a start of transfer request to an attestation device over a short range wireless communication channel, a nonce is received from the attestation device in association with the start of transfer request, and the nonce is signed at the particular gateway device. The signed nonce is sent to the attestation device, a transfer confirmation message is received from the attestation device, and a transfer message is sent to a management system to report a transfer in custody of the attestation device involving the particular gateway device and another gateway device.
US10193857B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for transporting data within a dual network computing system including a first workstation communicably coupled to a first storage device, and a second workstation communicably coupled to a second storage device, wherein the first storage device cannot be accessed by the second workstation, and the second storage device cannot be accessed by the first workstation. The system and method further includes a data transport server communicably coupled to the first storage device and the second storage device, wherein the data transport server is configured to be in unidirectional communication with the first storage device and in unidirectional communication with the second storage device, the data transport server being configured to purge one or more data elements from data accessed from the first storage device and transport remaining data elements to the second storage device, and the second workstation is configured to access the remaining data elements from the second storage device.
US10193849B2
A system identifies unconnected content items of high quality and provides the unconnected content items for display to a user. The method comprises receiving several content items posted on pages of a social networking system. The system then determines a subset of those content items (e.g., high quality content items). A topic is then extracted from each of the subset of content items. The topic is mapped to one or more related pages of the social networking system that represent an expanded set of pages associated with the content item. For each of the related pages, a user is identified who is connected to the related page. Finally, the content item (e.g., a high quality content item) is provided to the user for display in the user's newsfeed.
US10193846B2
Methods, servers and mobile stations are provided to allow a sender mobile station which has transmitted a message toward a recipient mobile station via a first protocol to be notified that the message has been delivered to the recipient mobile station via a different protocol. The sender mobile station may be notified that the message was delivered to the recipient mobile station via a different protocol method via a disposition notification message comprising an indication that the message was delivered to the recipient mobile station via a different protocol.
US10193838B2
Technologies are described herein for providing delivery optimization of email messages. In particular, direct delivery system is provided for sending emails to allow for instant communication and collaboration. According to one aspect presented herein, a method is provided for instant or near instant delivery of a message. The method includes receiving the message from a client. Additionally, the method analyzes the message to determine if it meets one or more factors for taking a direct path.
US10193812B2
In general, techniques are described for load-balancing responsibility for forwarding of multicast traffic into an active-active Ethernet segment between two or more multi-homed provider edge (PE) routers in an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN). In one example, a PE router may receive an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) join report for a multicast group. The PE router may send join synch routes used to synchronize the join report for the multicast group across the Ethernet segment. The PE router may deterministically determine whether the PE router is configured to be an elected multicast forwarder for one of a plurality of multicast groups. If the PE router is elected a multicast forwarder, the PE router may configure a forwarding state of the PE router to ignore a designated forwarder calculation and to forward the multicast traffic into the Ethernet segment regardless of whether the PE router is a designated forwarder.
US10193808B2
A method and system for increasing the collection of network traffic data in a network based on the occurrence of predetermined criteria. A network appliance manages network traffic in the network and passes data traffic on the network. Network traffic data is collected based on the data traffic passing through the network appliance at a normal level. It is determined whether the network traffic data indicates an abnormal condition. The collection of network traffic data is increased through the network traffic appliance when an abnormal condition is detected. The network traffic data from the increased collection is stored in a memory device.
US10193806B2
Some embodiments provide a physical forwarding element that hashes portions of packet headers using several novel hashing techniques. The techniques include a novel set of finishing operations that improve the quality of resulting hashes by increasing their distribution and improving their apparent-randomness. In some embodiments, the finishing operation includes at least one of multiplying the hash by a prime number to increase distribution of the bits of the hash, accumulating a length of the portion into the hash, and combining higher bits of the hash with lower bits of the hash in order to increase the entropy of the lower bits of the hash.
US10193797B2
A network processor is described. This network processor determines a context for a message based on information in one or more fields in a payload of the message. For example, the context may be based on a message type and an identifier of the network connection on which the message was received. Then, the network processor calculates one or more trigger values based on one or more trigger expressions that perform checks on the information in the one or more fields. Moreover, the network processor determines one or more actions to be taken for the message based on the context and the one or more trigger values. In particular, the network processor determines whether the message is forwarded and one or more forwarding destinations.
US10193781B2
A more efficient network can be achieved by using a cost-benefit analysis determined by mobile device, wireless network, and server device functionality. The cost-benefit analysis can be used to determine whether SPTCP or MPTCP or any combination of the two is used. The mobile device can generate the cost-benefit analysis based on known and unknown device and network metrics and send the cost-benefit analysis to the server device. The server device can then comply with the cost-benefit analysis and then send requested web site data via SPTCP and/or MPTCP in accordance with the cost-benefit analysis.
US10193776B2
A computer-implemented method of obfuscating communication traffic patterns may include detecting, at a first communications device, data communication sessions with a second communications device via the computer server using a network protocol. At the first device, a first traffic pattern is accessed based on the data communication sessions over a first predefined time period. At the first communications device, a second traffic pattern is accessed based on the data communication sessions over a second predefined time period that occurs after the first predefined time period. At the first communications device, based on a randomization process, a dummy data communication pattern is generated for transmission to the second communication devices, whereby the dummy data communication pattern is appended to the second traffic pattern for obfuscating a traffic pattern change between the first and the second traffic pattern at the computer server used to establish the communication sessions.
US10193774B2
Methods and systems for detecting an anomaly with a communication service provided to a transportation vessel along a travel route are disclosed. In some aspects, performance metrics are obtained for a monitored vessel while the travel is in progress. Historical travel routes are identified having characteristics similar to those of the monitored vessel's travel route. Corresponding performance metrics of the historical travel routes may be aggregated via mean or median operations, and the results compared to equivalent metrics of the monitored vessel. If accumulated negative variances between the monitored vessel's performance and the historical travel route's performance exceed a threshold, an anomaly may be determined to exist. In this case, the systems and methods may generate an alert in various forms, including email, text, or selective network commands to various networking components, including, for example, instructing networking equipment on board the monitored vessel to perform a power cycle operation.
US10193764B2
A method for providing service levels in a Radio Frequency (RF) network is disclosed. The method including: associating one or more service levels with each supported symbol rate, modulation and error correction encoded scheme (ModCod); assigning a subscriber service level for a RF transmitter; receiving a signal quality of a transmission by the RF transmitter; selecting a transmit ModCod from the supported ModCods, wherein the signal quality exceeds a threshold signal quality for the transmit ModCod; and authorizing the RF transmitter to transmit to the receiver when the subscriber service level is included in the one or more service levels associated with the transmit ModCod, wherein signal quality adapts to a signal fade.
US10193762B2
The present invention dynamically optimizes computing resources allocated to a simulation task while it is running. It satisfies application-imposed constraints and enables the simulation application performing the simulation task to resolve inter-instance (including inter-server) dependencies inherent in executing the simulation task in a parallel processing or other HPC environment. An intermediary server platform, between the user of the simulation task and the hardware providers on which the simulation task is executed, includes a cluster service that provisions computing resources on hardware provider platforms, an application service that configures the simulation application in accordance with application-imposed constraints, an application monitoring service that monitors execution of the simulation task for computing resource change indicators (including computing resource utilization and application-specific information extracted from output files generated by the simulation application) as well as restart files, and a computing resource evaluation engine that determines when a change in computing resources is warranted.
US10193761B1
The disclosure provides for a system that includes a network controller configured to determine a network configuration of a network and cause the network to implement the network configuration. The network controller may be configured to determine that an overall link bandwidth for a particular geographic area is less than a set bandwidth amount based on link bandwidth information for possible links directly connected to the particular geographic area. Based on a difference between the overall link bandwidth and the set bandwidth amount, the network controller may be configured to determine additional links to connect to the particular geographic area in a given network configuration of the network. The network controller may then send instructions to the plurality of nodes of the network to cause the plurality of nodes to implement the given network configuration and transmit client data at the given point in time.
US10193758B2
A connection management message that uses a proxy attribute is received, wherein the connection management message includes information on a first proxy queue pair and a second proxy queue pair, wherein the first proxy queue pair provides communication between a proxy node and an initiator node in a switchless network, and wherein the second proxy queue pair provides communication between the proxy node and a target node in the switchless network. The connection management message that uses the proxy attribute, channels datagrams received from the initiator node to the target node in the switchless network.
US10193757B2
A network topology system comprises a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes having a set of connection rules which is built by the steps of: generating a series of prime number differences; generating a series of communication strategy numbers; extracting as many terms as the number of connecting nodes from a recursive sequences to serve as an index series; generating a series of connection strategy numbers by extracting the Nth terms from the series of communication strategy numbers, wherein N stands for each number of the index series; and generating a series of connecting nodes numbers by calculating the sum of each odd number and each term of the series of connection strategy numbers so as to build the connection rules for each odd-numbered node to connect the nodes numbered in corresponding with the numbers of the connecting nodes number series.
US10193753B1
An apparatus comprises an Internet of Things (IoT) platform configuration and deployment system accessible to a plurality of user devices over at least one network. The IoT platform configuration and deployment system comprises a configuration and deployment controller, and a multi-tiered adaptive service catalog associated with the controller. The configuration and deployment controller is configured to receive requirements input for respective ones of a plurality of requested IoT platforms from one or more of the user devices and to determine corresponding sets of resources for implementation of the respective IoT platforms based at least in part on one or more services selected from the multi-tiered adaptive service catalog. The IoT platforms are deployed utilizing the respective sets of resources determined by the configuration and deployment controller. Each of the deployed IoT platforms is illustratively configured to interact with a different set of IoT devices.
US10193752B2
Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, computer program product, and system for an upgrade of an array specific module in a multipath application comprising suspending all input/output operations associated with the array specific module; and upgrading the array specific module without disrupting any input/output operations associated with the array specific module.
US10193750B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for configuring a virtual port channel (VPC) domain. The disclosed technology involves determining that a first switch and a second switch are connected in a VPC domain, determining that the first switch is in a primary role, and determining a unique identifier for the first switch, a VPC portchannel number for the first switch, and an orphan port number for the first switch. Also, the first switch receives a unique identifier, a VPC portchannel number, and an orphan port number for the second switch. The first switch can associate the VPC portchannel number for the second switch and the VPC portchannel number for the first switch with a unified VPC portchannel number and create a first unique orphan port number for the first switch and a second unique orphan port number for the second switch.
US10193745B2
Example implementations relate to a radio interrupt reboot. For example, an apparatus may include a first processing resource connected via an interface to a second processing resource. The first processing resource may execute instructions to receive an interrupt generated by a radio coupled to the second processing resource, increment a counter in response to receiving the interrupt during a configurable time interval, and determine that the counter has not been incremented during a threshold number of configurable time intervals. The first processing resource may execute instructions to reboot the first processing resource and the second processing resource in response to the determination that the counter has not been incremented during the threshold number of configurable time intervals.
US10193741B2
A system and method for automatic detection of a network incident from real-time network data is disclosed. The method includes: collecting real-time network data; executing performance calculations on the real-time network data to compute performance metrics; and detecting a pattern over a time window, wherein detecting a pattern includes detecting a proportion of metric values crossing a threshold exceeding a defined percentage amount, detecting a presence of a sequence of metric values, detecting a time-ordered stretch of metric values with a length of the time-ordered stretch exceeding a defined threshold, detecting a cyclical presence of a sequence of metric values, or combinations thereof.
US10193737B2
A method for performing communication between a browser and a mobile terminal, and a browser apparatus. The method comprises: at a browser side, triggering a read request for reading storage data information or device information in a mobile terminal bound to the browser; starting a page process to load a preset page, the page process notifying a first process of the browser to establish a data communication channel with the mobile terminal; after the data communication channel is established, the page process notifying the first process of the browser to request the mobile terminal for the storage data information or the device information in the mobile terminal; and the page process acquiring the storage data information or the device information in the mobile terminal transmitted by the first process of the browser, and loading and displaying the storage data information or the device information on the preset page.
US10193729B2
A method for controlling a combined waveform, representing a combination of at least two signals having orthogonal frequency multiplexed signal components, comprising: receiving information defining the at least two signals; transforming the information defining each signal to a representation having orthogonal frequency multiplexed signal components, such that at least one signal has at least two alternate representations of the same information, and combining the transformed information using the at least two alternate representations, in at least two different ways, to define respectively different combinations; analyzing the respectively different combinations with respect to at least one criterion; and outputting a respective combined waveform or information defining the waveform, representing a selected combination of the transformed information from each of the at least two signals selected based on the analysis.
US10193723B2
The present invention relates to a method of transmitting and a method of receiving signals, and corresponding apparatus. One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining a field for indicating a time de-interleaving depth from a layer 1 (L1) header of preamble symbols.
US10193717B2
A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes first and second couplers, an encoding circuit, and a demodulating circuit. The encoding circuit executes differential Manchester encoding on digital data based on a clock inputted thereto via the first coupler and outputs an encoded data. The demodulating circuit includes a first sampling circuit which samples the encoded data inputted via the second coupler based on a sampling frequency set to be two times higher than that of the encoded data and which outputs first sample data, a second sampling circuit which samples the encoded data at a timing earlier than that in the first sampling circuit and which outputs second sample data, a determination circuit which determines whether or not the first and the second sample data match each other, and a selection circuit which selects first phase data or second phase data from the first sample data.
US10193715B2
A transmission apparatus includes a symbol generation unit to generate N symbols, with N being an integer equal to or larger than 2, a time-frequency conversion unit to convert the N symbols to a frequency domain signal having N points, a band limiting filter to perform band limitation on the frequency domain signal having the N points to generate a frequency domain signal having ND points which is less than N, an interpolation-processing and frequency-time conversion unit to convert the frequency domain signal having ND points to a time domain signal, and a transmission unit to transmit the time domain signal at a set transmission interval.
US10193710B2
A method for transmitting control systems over twisted pair cabling. The method includes: receiving a first single-ended transmission signal; converting the first single-ended transmission signal to a first differential transmission signal; transmitting the first differential transmission signal over a first two pairs of wires via a common mode of a transformer; receiving a first differential reception signal over a second two pairs of wires via the common mode of the transformer; and converting the first differential reception signal to a first single-ended reception signal.
US10193709B2
A method for processing request messages between heterogeneous systems in a wireless communication system, the method being performed by a gateway device and possibly comprising the steps of: receiving an advertisement message on the services of a first node from the first node belonging to a first system; in case the advertisement message comprises an indicator that the services are shared with a second system, generating resources corresponding to the shared services and a resource for access control for the resources corresponding to the shared services; receiving a request message for retrieving information on the generated resources from a second node of the second system; if the second node has an access right to the retrieval, transmitting the information on the generated resources to the second node; receiving, from the second node, a request message for generating a resource, which corresponds to a service to be called selected from the information on the generated resources, as a child resource of the generated resources; and checking an access right for the generation of the child resource.
US10193705B2
In order to transmit data on a transmission path to which a control unit and several nodes are connected, the control unit cyclically outputs data in a continuous manner onto the transmission path during the entire transmission cycle time in the form of telegrams by taking into account the transmission standard, the nodes exchanging data with the telegrams during the cycle. The control unit subdivides the transmission cycle into a number of subcycles that have the same length. At least one communication telegram into which a first node can write data for a second node located downstream on the transmission path during the cycle, is sent in each subcycle.
US10193704B2
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling devices in a home network system by using the recognition of motion and an indoor location of a user. A method for controlling devices providing services in a first terminal of a home network system, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving motion recognition information from a second terminal within a predetermined time after the motion of the first terminal is recognized; checking whether the first terminal is located within an available service range for at least one device; and activating an interface for controlling the at least one device on the basis of the motion recognition information and whether the first terminal is located within the available service range.
US10193702B2
Provided is a method by a user equipment (UE) for providing a sponsoring service in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining at least one UE to be provided with the sponsoring service, accessing to a server providing the sponsoring service, and registering to the server providing the sponsoring service; and transmitting a request of the sponsoring service comprising identification information of the at least one UE, to the server providing the sponsoring service.
US10193681B2
A method for configuring a Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode of a user equipment (UE) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, including receiving, while being connected with an enhanced NodeB (eNodeB) in said LTE network, a signaling message that includes TDD uplink-downlink configuration information dynamically assigned by said enhanced NodeB (eNodeB) to said UE; determining success or failure in receiving at said UE, said TDD uplink-downlink configuration information based on signaling information configured for said signaling message; generating an acknowledgement (ACK)/Non-acknowledgement (NACK) signal indicating said success or failure; and transmitting said ACK/NACK signal to said eNodeB on resources that are allocated based on said TDD uplink-downlink configuration information and/or said signaling configured for said signaling message.
US10193680B2
A method for transmitting a reference signal includes selecting one of a first initialization value and a second initialization value, generating selection instruction information corresponding to the selected initialization value, transmitting the selection instruction information to a mobile station, generating a reference signal based on the selected initialization value, and transmitting the generated reference signal to the mobile station. A method for estimating a channel includes receiving selection instruction information indicating a selection of at least one of a first initialization value and a second initialization value, receiving a first reference signal based on the selection instruction information, generating a second reference signal based on an initialization value indicated as being selected by the selection instruction information, and estimating a channel state by comparing the first reference signal with the second reference signal.
US10193667B2
Disclosed herein are a method of performing a Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) operation in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for supporting the same. A method of performing an inter-eNB CoMP operation in a wireless communication system includes receiving, by a first eNB, a first LOAD INFORMATION message that requests the start of the CoMP operation from a second eNB, sending, by the first eNB, a second LOAD INFORMATION message for requesting Benefit Metric Information Element (IE) to the second eNB, receiving, by the first eNB, a third LOAD INFORMATION message, including the Benefit Metric IE from the second eNB, coordinating, by the first eNB, the resources of the eNBs included in the CoMP cluster, and sending, by the first eNB, a second LOAD INFORMATION message including results of the resource coordination to the eNBs included in the CoMP cluster.
US10193661B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a communication device includes: processing circuitry configured to generate first bitmap data indicating a calculated value of a function based on identifiers of other first communication devices; and a communicator configured to transmit a first message including the first bitmap data.
US10193649B2
Embodiments herein disclose a method of enabling non-ICBM transmissions in the communication network. The method includes transmitting information of the number of receiver antennas at user equipments (UEs) intended to be scheduled by a transmitter in common resource elements, to a controller in the communication network. Further, the method includes receiving a number of non-Interference Cancelling Block Modulation (ICBM) transmissions from the controller. Furthermore, the method includes transmitting information indicating cell-identification numbers of participating transmitters, and corresponding index of ICBM precoder matrix of the participating transmitters to the UEs.
US10193643B2
The present application discloses a method for reporting channel state information on an unlicensed band to a base station by a terminal. Specifically, the method comprises: a step for receiving, from the base station, a triggering message of a seconding reference signal for reporting the channel state information of the unlicensed band; a step for measuring an interference in the unlicensed band; and if the interference measured in the unlicensed band is below a threshold, a step for transmitting the sounding reference signal for reporting the channel state information of the unlicensed band to the base station, according to the triggering message.
US10193632B2
Techniques related to optical devices including a high contrast grating (HCG) lens are described herein. In an example, an optical device includes a transparent substrate. A laser emitter or detector at a first side of the transparent substrate to emit or detect a laser light transmitted via the transparent substrate. A HCG lens is at a second side of the transparent substrate to transmit and refract the laser light.
US10193624B2
A visible light communication method performs visible light communication by using a visible light source. In searching a central frequency of the visible light source, a plurality of central-frequency training packets are sent, the central-frequency training packets including a plurality of central-frequency candidates, and one among the plurality of central-frequency candidates is selected as the central frequency of the visible light source based on a first decoding result on the plurality of central-frequency training packets. In searching a bandwidth of the visible light source, a plurality of bandwidth training packets are sent, the bandwidth training packets including a plurality of bandwidth candidates and the central frequency of the visible light source, and one among the plurality of bandwidth candidates is selected as the bandwidth of the visible light source based on a second decoding result on the plurality of bandwidth training packets.
US10193619B2
A method of compensating for crosstalk in a mode division multiplexing passive optical network using a technique of transmitter-side crosstalk pre-compensation, performed at the Central Office, in which a downlink reference signal such as a training sequence or pilot signal is retrieved at the transmitter without being influenced by crosstalk effects on its uplink transmission. An uplink reference signal is transmitted in a quasi-single mode transmission along the optical fiber, and a plurality of optical signals input to transmission multiplexer are adapted based on the uplink reference signal to pre-compensate for crosstalk.
US10193618B2
A communication device and method therein for loopback testing. The device comprises a transmitter and a receiver and applies FDD for communication over one or more lines. The method comprises degrading a linearity of the transmitter, as compared to the linearity during normal operation. The method further comprises transmitting at least one test signal in a transmit frequency band, such that at least one signal is created in a receive frequency band, wherein the created at least one signal is a distortion product of the at least one test signal; and further, receiving a response to the at least one created signal in the receive frequency band.
US10193617B2
A relay method includes transmitting, by a first apparatus in a ring network, a first control frame in which information of the first apparatus is stored, through a first port different from a second port where a communication failure is detected; receiving, by a second apparatus in the ring network, the first control frame through a third port, when the communication failure does not occur at a side of a fourth port different from the third port: storing information of the second apparatus in the first control frame; and transmitting the first control frame through the fourth port; and when the communication failure occurs at the side of the fourth port, determining whether a data frame flowing into the ring network is affected by the communication failure for every VLAN (virtual local area network) based on the first control frame; and switching a communication path set in an affected VLAN.
US10193616B1
A system and method are disclosed for a communication system optimized for low data volume communications. In embodiments of the invention, a terminal in the communication system sends a burst comprising a message to network infrastructure in the system at a pre-scheduled time such that the network infrastructure can derive a terminal identity for the terminal by the time of the burst without having to include terminal identity information in the message. The bursts are intended to communicate a message without all of the overhead used in establishing and terminating a connection associated with convention communication systems. The bursts are sent in predetermined formats, at predetermined times so that the identity of the terminal can be easily determined eliminating the need for much of the overhead of a conventional MSS.
US10193600B2
A network node (10) signals to a wireless communication device (14) which precoders in a codebook are restricted from being used. The network node (10) in this regard generates codebook subset restriction signaling that, for each of one or more groups of precoders, jointly restricts the precoders in the group by restricting a certain component (e.g., a certain beam precoder) that the precoders in the group have in common. This signaling may be for instance rank-agnostic signaling that jointly restricts the precoders in a group without regard to the precoders' transmission rank. Regardless, the network node (10) sends the generated signaling to the wireless communication device (14).
US10193598B2
A communication apparatus according to the disclosure includes one or a plurality of sensors, a communicator that performs proximity wireless communication, and a connection section that couples one of a plurality of antennae to the communicator, on a basis of a detection result of the one or the plurality of sensors.
US10193584B2
A method for adjusting an antenna configuration of the terminal device (30) in a cellular communication system (10). The system (10) includes a base station (20) and a terminal device (30) having a plurality of antenna elements (40-43). In the terminal device (30) a plurality of preset antenna configurations is provided. Each antenna configuration defines at least one reception parameter for the plurality of antenna elements (40-43). For each antenna configuration of the plurality of preset antenna configurations the antenna configuration is applied to the plurality of antenna elements (40-43) and a reception characteristic of a signal transmission from the base station (20) is determined. Based on the plurality of reception characteristics one antenna configuration is selected and applied to the plurality of antenna elements (40-43) for further signal transmissions.
US10193582B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method of operating a base station for interference cancellation in a wireless communication system is provided. The method may include receiving, from a target terminal, an uplink data signal including at least one interference signal generated by at least one interference terminal; performing a primary decoding for the uplink data signal; in accordance with decoding errors, generating a cancelling signal corresponding to an interference signal of the at least one interference terminal; performing a cancellation by applying the cancelling signal to the uplink data signal; and performing a secondary decoding for the uplink data signal to which the cancelling signal has been applied.
US10193566B2
An object is to enable erasure correction even at the time of a degeneration operation and reduce the number of necessary parallel media through dynamic setting of degree of redundancy. A parallel data encoding/decoding system performs parallel data transmissions using a plurality of lanes from an encoder to a decoder. The encoder encodes products of elements of an encoding vector M of symbols of each lane and a state vector U indicating validity of the symbols, and transmits the state vector U along with a transmission vector Y obtained through the encoding. The decoder decodes a subset Msub constituted of valid elements of the encoding vector M using a received reception vector Y′, the received state vector U, and an erasure vector E indicating whether each element of the transmission vector has been erased in a transmission/reception section.
US10193565B2
The present disclosure relates to a compressive encoding apparatus, a compressive encoding method, a decoding apparatus, a decoding method, and a program which can provide a lossless compression technology having a higher compression rate. An encoding unit of the compressive encoding apparatus converts M bits of a ΔΣ-modulated digital signal into N bits (M>N) with reference to a first conversion table, and when the M bits are not able to be converted into the N bits with the first conversion table, converts the M bits into the N bits with reference to a second conversion table. When the number of bit patterns of the N bits is P, the first conversion table is a table storing (P−1) number of codes having higher generation frequencies for past bit patterns, and the second conversion table is a table storing (P−1) number of codes having higher generation frequencies for past bit patterns, which follow those of the first conversion table. The present disclosure is applicable to a compressive encoding apparatus that compressively encoding an audio signal, and the like, for example.
US10193564B2
A system includes an analog-to-digital converter receiving a plurality of input signals. One particular input signal has a particular analog value and the analog-to-digital converter uses a fixed reference to convert the particular analog value to a particular digital value. The analog-to-digital converter uses the particular analog value as a reference for converting the analog values of the remaining input signals.
US10193560B2
A charge pump includes: (I) a current source; (II) a p-channel source current network including: a first p-channel transistor; a second p-channel transistor; a p-channel current switch including at least one source terminal coupled to the drain terminal of the first p-channel transistor, at least one gate coupled to a phase comparator, and at least one drain terminal; a third p-channel transistor; and (III) a n-channel sink current network including: a first n-channel transistor; a second n-channel transistor; a third n-channel transistor; a n-channel current switch comprising at least one drain terminal coupled to the source terminal of the third n-channel transistor, at least one gate coupled to the phase comparator; and at least one source terminal coupled to the drain terminal of the first n-channel transistor; and wherein the p-channel source current network and the n-channel sink current network draw a baseline current from the first p-channel transistor.
US10193555B1
Embodiments relate to systems, methods and computer readable media to enable design and creation of receiver circuitry One embodiment is a receiver apparatus comprising a first resistor connected to a first receiver input, a first N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) field effect transistor (FET), a second NMOS FET, a trans-impedance amplifier wherein an input terminal of the trans-impedance amplifier is connected to a drain terminal of the second NMOS FET, and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic gate. Additional embodiments including other circuitry, associated methods, and media comprising instructions associated with generation of circuit design files are also described.
US10193550B2
A switching device adapted to be installed behind an opaque wall (32) so as not to be visible from the outside of the wall and intended to switch at least one electrical device (44) on. This switching device includes a first module (10) and a second module (12) adapted to make the connection between the device and a power source. The first module includes a capacitive sensor (16) having a capacitor on a printed circuit board adapted to change its capacitance value when the hand (34) of a user on the outside is placed near the wall where the device is installed. The capacitor is included in a metal frame whose function is to define the capacitive field due to the capacitor in the plane of the board and to maximize this field perpendicular to the plane of the board.
US10193536B2
An apparatus is provided which comprises: a clock node; a first inverter having an input coupled to the clock node; a data node; a master latch with a shared p-type keeper coupled to an output of the first inverter, the master latch coupled to the data node; and a slave latch coupled to an output of the master latch, the slave latch having a shared p-type keeper and a shared n-type footer, wherein the shared p-type keeper and the shared n-type footer of the slave latch are coupled to the clock node and the input of the first inverter.
US10193533B2
Continuous-time digital systems implemented with separate timing paths and data paths are disclosed. The disclosed continuous-time digital systems, can implement an event-grouping and detection method that can be used feedback systems with propagation delays. By implementing event-detection into a feedback loop of a continuous-time digital system, the system can automatically stop when there is no event in the system. When new events are detected the system can commence operation.
US10193532B2
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of operating a finite impulse response filter comprising an input; an output; and a plurality of storage elements, each coupled to the input via a sample switch and to the output via a transfer switch, the method comprising: during charging of the plurality of storage elements, applying a sample clock signal to each of the sample switches that achieves an operation mode where up to every one of the sample switches is simultaneously closed to connect all of the plurality of storage elements to the input; and during averaging of the plurality of storage elements, applying a transfer clock signal to each of the transfer switches to close one or more of the transfer switches to connect the storage elements, having charge stored therein, to the output.
US10193531B2
Digital step attenuator (DSA) configurations which are capable of handling high power signals, have low insertion loss and parasitic effects, have few or no glitches between state transitions, have minimal effect on chip area and power dissipation on an integrated circuit (IC) die (or “chip”), and provide flexibility of design for various applications. Embodiments utilize one or more architectural features and/or design techniques to achieve such characteristics, including reduced resistor and FET switch sizes, reduced series stack sizes, unidirectional input power configurations, capacitor compensation to match bandwidth characteristics, activating low-power thermometer-weighted attenuator cells only after activating higher power thermometer-weighted attenuator cells, and reducing signal transients (glitches) using a thermometer-weighted configuration of attenuator cells.
US10193530B2
A multiplexer includes elastic wave filters with different pass bands, a common terminal to which an inductance element is serially connected in a connection path between an antenna element and the common terminal; and an inductance element. Among the elastic wave filters, a reception input terminal of a first reception filter is connected to the common terminal via the inductance element and is connected to a parallel resonator. Transmission output terminals of transmission filters and a reception input terminal of a second reception filter are connected to the common terminal, are connected to series resonators, and are not connected to parallel resonators.
US10193529B2
A surface acoustic wave filter includes first and second signal terminals and first and second IDT electrodes that are adjacent to or in a vicinity of each other in an x-axis direction and that each includes a pair of comb-shaped electrodes each including a busbar electrode extending in the x-axis direction and electrode fingers extending in a y-axis direction. One of the comb-shaped electrodes in each of the first and second IDT electrodes is electrically connected to the first and second signal terminals, respectively. The surface acoustic wave filter further includes a bridging capacitance including a pair of comb-shaped electrodes arranged in a region outside an overlap region of the electrode fingers. One of the comb-shaped electrodes of the bridging capacitance is electrically connected to the comb-shaped electrode in the first IDT electrode. The other of the comb-shaped electrodes of the bridging capacitance is electrically connected to the comb-shaped electrode in the second IDT electrode.
US10193520B2
An attenuation cell is provided for use in a switched attenuator. The attenuation cell includes an attenuation path that has an input, a first switch, a resistive network, a second switch, and an output. The resistive network provides a desired attenuation from the input to the output. The attenuation cell also includes a bypass path in parallel with the attenuation path with a bypass switch between the input and the output. The attenuation cell also has a shunt switch coupled between the resistive network and a reference node to selectively connect the resistive network to the reference node.
US10193518B2
First no-electrode-forming areas where first wiring electrodes such as internal wiring electrodes and external connection terminals are not formed are set to ranges that overlap inductor components in a plan view of at least one of dielectric layers of a first substrate, and second no-electrode-forming areas where second wiring electrodes such as internal wiring electrodes and mounting electrodes are not formed are set to ranges that overlaps the inductor components in a plan view of at least one of dielectric layers of a second substrate. Accordingly, reduction of the inductance of the inductor components, which is caused by the first and second wiring electrodes crossing the magnetic field of the inductor components, can be suppressed. Therefore, the overall component size can be reduced without deteriorating the Q value of the inductor components by configuring an RF component with a stacking structure.
US10193516B2
Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes first and second terminal electrodes provided on the first flange part, third and fourth terminal electrodes provided on the second flange part, a first wire wound around the winding core part and having one end connected to the first terminal electrode and other end connected to the third terminal electrode, and a second wire wound around the winding core part and having one end connected to the second terminal electrode and other end connected to the fourth terminal electrode. The winding core part includes a first winding region, a second winding region, and a third winding region positioned between the first and second winding regions in the axial direction. The first and second wires are bifilar-wound in the first and second winding regions and layer-wound in the third winding region.
US10193515B2
The present invention is directed to electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the presentation provide a CTLE module that includes a two compensation sections. A high-frequency zero RC section is in the source of the differential pair and close to the bias current source. A low-frequency zero section is coupled to an output terminal and configured outside the input signal path. A DC gain tuning section is coupled to the low-frequency zero section. There are other embodiments as well.
US10193511B2
A monolithic microwave integrate circuit (MMIC) presents as a power amplifier including a 9:1 overlay transformer and artificial low impedance transmission lines. The 9:1 overlay transformer effects the output impedance thereof. The artificial low impedance transmission lines behave as inductors without occupying an amount of space equivalent to that of an inductor having similar properties as the artificial low impedance transmission line.
US10193510B1
System controller and method for providing at least an output voltage. For example, the system controller includes a first controller terminal configured to receive an input voltage. The input voltage is associated with an input-voltage magnitude. Additionally, the system controller includes a second controller terminal configured to receive a control voltage, and a third controller terminal configured to output an output voltage to a load. Moreover, the system controller includes a supply voltage generator configured to receive the input voltage from the first controller terminal and generate a supply voltage. The supply voltage is associated with a supply voltage magnitude. Also, the system controller includes a ramp voltage generator configured to receive the supply voltage and generate a ramp voltage.
US10193499B2
A multiphase power supply includes a multiphase converter including first and second converters having differing operating phases, each of the first and second converters configured to convert input power into driving power, and transmit the driving power to a power amplifier, a detector configured to detect a voltage based on the driving power, and a duty controller configured to compare an error voltage between an envelope signal of an input signal input into the power amplifier and the detected voltage and sawtooth wave signals having different phases from each other to generate duty control signals, wherein the duty controller compares the error voltage and the sawtooth wave signals with each other using a single comparator.
US10193492B2
A solar cell module according to an embodiment comprises: a solar cell panel; and a frame for accommodating the solar cell panel, wherein the frame comprises: a first sub-frame extending in one direction; a second sub-frame protruding and extending from the first sub-frame; a third sub-frame protruding and extending from the first sub-frame and disposed at the lower portion of the second sub-frame; and a fourth sub-frame protruding from the first sub-frame and extending in the direction opposite to the second sub-frame and the third sub-frame.
US10193479B2
A regulator has a circuit generating an activation command by bringing, to a first voltage higher than a high reference voltage, a bidirectional line connected to a detection circuit for detecting a status of the activation command. The detection circuit comprises generation means for generating a fault signal from a flag indicating a failure of the alternator, linking the line to a ground by means of a switching element, thus bringing the line to a second voltage lower than a fault voltage lower than the high reference voltage, and the control circuit comprises detection means for detecting the fault signal. The control circuit further transmits a setpoint PWM signal having a maximum higher than the high reference voltage and a minimum lower than a low reference voltage higher than the fault voltage, a duty ratio of the setpoint signal being representative of a setpoint voltage (V0) of the regulator.
US10193472B2
A single friction surface microgenerator and a method of manufacturing the same are described. The microgenerator comprises an insulating substrate with a surface-friction-structured layer on its upper surface and a first induction electrode and a second induction electrode on its lower surface. The first induction electrode is located to correspond to the surface-friction-structured layer that is used as a friction surface while the second induction electrode is located periphery of the first induction electrode and insulatedly spaced from the first induction electrode. The single friction surface microgenerator according to the present disclosure has a wide usage and the method of manufacturing the same may be performed through a simply and high-effective production process, processed at low cost, and may achieve high yield.
US10193469B2
A multi-level power converter for one or more phases includes one or more converter arms including a plurality of serial connected switching cells. Each switching cell includes a plurality of switching devices, a primary energy storage, a secondary energy storage and a first inductor. The switching devices are arranged to selectively provide a connection to the primary energy storage, wherein each switching cell includes a bridge circuit including the switching devices and the primary energy storage, a battery circuit connected to the bridge circuit and including the secondary energy storage, and an arm circuit providing a connection between two adjacent switching cells. The first inductor of each switching cell is arranged in the arm circuit.
US10193458B2
Power converters, e.g., AC/DC and DC/DC, typically have unique circuitry for a proper graceful start-up and to develop correct operating voltage biases. Typically this unique circuitry is incorporated in a primary-side controller. This primary-side controller could also be the primary means of control of the power converter once started. However, a secondary-side controller is typically needed for more exact output voltage regulation, duplicating circuitry already present in the primary-side controller. Complication is typically added by linear communication between the two controllers across an isolation barrier. A simplified primary-side start-up controller is envisioned providing minimal circuitry to power up a converter until a secondary-side controller activates and takes control by sending discrete PWM commands across the isolation barrier instead of a linear signal. The start-up controller can provide voltage and current protection if the secondary-side controller fails. The secondary-side controller can be an analog and/or digital design for sophisticated converter control.
US10193455B2
According to an implementation, a resonant converter for resonant capacitance stabilization during start-up includes an oscillator configured to generate a first clock signal to drive a first driver for a first power switch, and a second clock signal to drive a second driver for a second power switch during switching operations, and a resonant capacitor stabilizer configured to control the second driver to periodically activate the second power switch to discharge a resonant capacitor of a resonant network during initialization of the switching operations of the resonant converter.
US10193453B2
A power converter controller includes a high side signal interface circuit that includes a common mode cancellation circuit that is coupled to generate a fourth current signal representative of an OFF signal referenced to a bypass voltage during an initial state, and a first current signal in response to an ON signal being pulled to a lower value relative to the OFF signal to turn ON a high side switch. The common mode cancellation circuit generates a common mode rejection signal in response to the first and fourth current signals. A first current hysteresis comparator receives the first and fourth current signals, the common mode rejection signal, and a drive signal to generate a first output signal. A drive signal generated in response to the first output signal in a presence of a common mode voltage caused by slewing at a half bridge node.
US10193442B2
A direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter can include a chip embedded integrated circuit (IC), one or more switches, and an inductor. The IC can be embedded in a PCB. The IC can include driver, switches, and PWM controller. The IC and/or switches can include eGaN. The inductor can be stacked above the IC and/or switches, reducing an overall footprint. One or more capacitors can also be stacked above the IC and/or switches. Vias can couple the inductor and/or capacitors to the IC (e.g., to the switches). The DC-DC converter can offer better transient performance, have lower ripples, or use fewer capacitors. Parasitic effects that prevent efficient, higher switching speeds are reduced. The inductor size and overall footprint can be reduced. Multiple inductor arrangements can improve performance. Various feedback systems can be used, such as a ripple generator in a constant on or off time modulation circuit.
US10193438B2
A method of monitoring a power factor correcting (PFC) power supply is provided. The method includes: powering on the PFC power supply with a constant current; starting a runtime counter that increments a count value; measuring an output voltage; calculating an output power by multiplying the constant current by the output voltage; storing the output power in a random-access memory (RAM); calculating an input power by multiplying the output power by an efficiency curve factor; and storing the input power in the RAM.
US10193422B2
A power tool, such as a hammer driver-drill (1), includes a brushless motor (8) having a stator (9) and a rotor (10). The stator (9) has slots (78) between teeth (63) that protrude inwardly. Coils (64) are respectively wound around each tooth (63) and the coils (64) of all phases are delta-connected in series. The rotor (10) includes permanent magnets (68) and is rotatably disposed in the interior of the stator (9). A sensor circuit board (65) is fixed to the stator (9) and includes magnetic sensors (66) that detect the rotational position of the rotor (10). The magnetic sensors (66) are provided at locations that correspond at least substantially to the centers of the slots (78) in the rotational direction of the rotor (10).
US10193415B2
An electric machine arrangement for a motor vehicle drivetrain, having a machine housing which can be fixed to a drivetrain housing, a stator which is fixed relative to the machine housing, a rotor which is mounted, concentrically with respect to the stator, within the machine housing and which has a rotor axis, wherein an air gap is defined between the stator and the rotor. Here, the rotor has a rotary bearing section which is mounted, with a radial clearance, rotatably relative to a housing bearing section of the machine housing, wherein the radial clearance is smaller than the air gap.
US10193402B2
An electrical machine comprising a first item having a male portion and a second item having a female portion. The male and female portions have a shape adapted to each other such that the male portion can be fitted into the female portion. The male and/or female portion is formed as a stack of sheets comprising standard sheets and protruding sheets. The “male” standard sheets substantially fit into the female portion and the “male” protruding sheets are larger than the female portion such that, in use, said protruding sheets are deformed during insertion of the male portion into the female portion. The “female” standard sheets have an opening into which the male portion substantially fits, and the “female” protruding sheets have an opening smaller than the male portion such that, in use, said protruding sheets are deformed during insertion of the male portion into the opening of the female portion.
US10193401B1
A generator includes a stator that has permanent magnets that complete a magnetic circuit across a series of gaps and through a generator coil. The rotor also includes permanent magnets that complete a magnetic circuit across a gap and through a rotor coil. When the rotor poles align with the stator poles, the stator and rotor magnetic circuits are broken, and new magnetic circuits are completed between the stator and rotor permanent magnets that cross the gap between the stator and rotor poles. A rotor coil can be used to boost the attraction/repulsion between to rotor and stator magnets. Alternating between these magnetic circuits as the prime mover rotates the rotor generates electricity.
US10193399B2
The invention provides a power supply device, which is capable of properly supplying the power even if the power is supplied to the power receiving devices having a number exceeding the number that the communication part is capable of simultaneously communicating with. The power supplying device includes: a power supply part, capable of supplying a power to a plurality of external devices; a communication part, capable of communicating with the external devices; and a controller, disconnecting one or more of the external devices based on a power supplied information of the external devices being in a predetermined range in a case that a number of requests for a communication from the external devices exceeds a number that the communication part is capable of communicating with at the same time.
US10193385B2
In administration based on the existing (N−1) reliability criteria, an appropriate administration plan may be not drafted in a power system in which renewable energy increases. Accordingly, according to the invention, a power system monitoring apparatus that monitors a power system includes: an input unit that inputs assumable system breakdown data including an occurrence frequency of each assumable breakdown of the power system and assumable output change data including an occurrence frequency of each assumable output change of each generator connected to the power system; and an output unit that generates conditions by which events of the assumable breakdowns and the assumable output changes are combined based on the occurrence frequencies of the assumable breakdown and the assumable output change and outputs a control plan for each of the conditions.
US10193381B2
A load management module for disconnecting continuous loads for a predetermined amount of time when an excessive load is experienced to permit critical intermittent loads to remain energized. The load management module has a first group of relays and a second group of relays each connected to various intermittent loads (e.g., lighting branch circuits) and each controlled by a timer. The load management module activates the relays when a maximum power output of a secondary power source is exceeded. An automatic transfer switch capable of operating with larger disconnect/breaker sizes (e.g., 200 amps) for larger emergency backup systems. The automatic transfer switch comprises a plate operably connected to a drive system and a pair of breakers.
US10193380B2
Modular dual power sources and corresponding systems include a common hybrid energy storage system, a high frequency DC-DC converter coupled between the common hybrid energy storage system, and an ultra-capacitor module for starting up a generator, and a two-level inverter coupled to the common hybrid energy storage system to provide power in case of an interruption in power supplied by a utility supply. The hybrid energy storage system includes an ultra-capacitor module and a battery module. A fast charger is coupled to the hybrid energy storage system to quickly charge the ultra-capacitor module and the battery module, which, in turn, charge the ultra-capacitor module for starting up a generator via a high frequency DC-DC converter. High frequency transformers are used to magnetically isolate electrical noise of the generator and UPS functions and operate independently. The modular dual power sources can be connected in parallel to provide large MW output power.
US10193371B2
A charging/discharging apparatus utilizing the thermoelectric conversion effect includes a thermoelectric conversion module, a current path providing unit and a charging/discharging element. The thermoelectric conversion module is disposed between an upper cover and a lower cover of a wearable device. The thermoelectric conversion module generates a current according to a temperature difference between the upper cover and the lower cover. The current path providing unit coupling with the thermoelectric conversion module provides a first current path and a second current path. The charging/discharging element couples with the current path providing unit. When a temperature of the lower cover is higher than a temperature of the upper cover, the current charges the charging/discharging element through the first current path. When a temperature of the upper cover is higher than a temperature of the lower cover, the current charges the charging/discharging element through the second current path.
US10193345B2
A solar cell management system for increasing the efficiency and power output of a solar cell and methods for making and using the same. The management system provides an electric field across an individual solar cell, an array of solar cells configured as a panel, or a group of solar panels. The imposed electric field exerts a force on both the electrons and holes created by light incident on the solar cell and accelerates the electron-hole pairs towards the electrodes of the solar cell. Compared to conventional solar cells, these accelerated electron-hole pairs travel a shorter distance from creation (by incident optical radiation) and spend less time within the solar cell material, therefore the electron-hole pairs have a lower likelihood of recombining within the cells' semiconductor's material. This reduction in the electron-hole recombination rate results in an overall increase in the solar cells' efficiency and greater power output.
US10193343B2
A method for managing power of an energy storage system (ESS) connected to renewable energy, the ESS including an energy storage device connected to a power grid, a battery management system (BMS), a power conditioning system (PCS), and one or more renewable energy generation facilities producing electric energy from renewable energy, the steps including of determining a predicted power consumption amount of a power load and a predicted power production amount of the renewable energy generation facility, predicting power production of the renewable energy generation facility based on the stored type and characteristics information of the renewable energy generation facilities, determining whether the energy storage device is fully charged with the power production from the renewable energy generation facility, and controlling charging/discharging operation of the energy storage device according to a charge/discharge schedule.
US10193341B2
Transformers are in a parallel circuit in which a tap changer with a control sensor is associated with each of the transformers and all control sensors are connected together by a communications connection. Each control sensor generates a measurement that is transferred by the communications connection. A measurement is generated with each of the control sensors, and at least one of the measurements of the control sensors of the transformers by the communications connection is transferred to N−1 control sensors. Then a controlling deviation caused by a circuit reactive current is calculated for each control sensor on the basis of the measurements of the control sensors. Finally the tap changer associated with each transformer is actuated by the respective control sensor as a function of the calculated controlling deviation such that minimization of the circuit reactive current is carried out for the respective transformer.
US10193338B2
Embodiments of disclosure generally relate to integrated circuits (ICs) and, more particularly, a voltage-triggered edge-insensitive electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp for protection of ICs. An example trigger circuit is provided for controlling a current shunt in an IC. The trigger circuit generally includes a comparison circuit configured to compare a monitored voltage to a reference voltage and output a signal indicating when the monitored voltage reaches or exceeds the reference voltage; and a shunt circuit configured to shunt the current based on receiving the signal from the comparison circuit. The voltage-triggered edge-insensitive clamp provides a single protection circuit that protects against all types of ESD and/or electrostatic overstress (EOS) events.
US10193335B2
A surge protector includes a housing defining a cavity and having an axis. The surge protector also includes first and second center conductors positioned within the cavity at the axial ends of the housing. The surge protector also includes an inner coupler positioned within the cavity, having a center portion, and being coupled to the first center conductor. The surge protector also includes an outer coupler positioned within the cavity, having an inner surface that defines a volume for receiving a portion of the center portion of the inner coupler, and coupled to the second center conductor. The surge protector also includes a first dielectric material positioned between the center portion and the inner surface. The surge protector also includes a first spiral inductor positioned within the cavity, having an outer curve and an inner curve, and being coupled to the first center conductor or the second center conductor.
US10193332B2
There is provided an ESD protection device that can have an advantageously low discharge inception voltage. An ESD protection device having a substrate, first and second discharge electrodes provided somewhere on the substrate with their respective distal ends facing each other with a gap therebetween, and a high-dielectric-constant layer having a relative dielectric constant higher than that of the substrate.
US10193323B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor switching element, a correction current voltage generation circuit, a voltage dividing circuit, an overcurrent protection circuit, and a drive circuit. The switching element is capable of outputting a sense current from its sense terminal. A sense resistor receives the sense current from the sense terminal and produces a sense voltage. The correction current voltage generation circuit generates a correction voltage. The voltage dividing circuit can output a corrected sense voltage by performing resistance voltage dividing on the sense voltage and the correction voltage with resistors. The overcurrent protection circuit is supplied with the corrected sense voltage and outputs a halt signal to the drive circuit when the corrected sense voltage Vin is higher than a threshold voltage.
US10193320B1
A terminal compartment for installation in the hand hole of a utility pole. The compartment comprises a frame, such as an oval weldment ring with a cover. A terminal block support is movably mounted in the compartment for movement between an operating position and a deployed position. In the operating position, a terminal block fixed to the terminal block support is contained entirely inside the internal space of the utility pole. In the deployed position, the terminal block extends through the access opening at least partially outside the pole. The terminal block support may be an elongate rigid strip mounted vertically inside the compartment with a bottom end hingedly attached to the frame. In this way, once the cover is removed, the terminal block can be folded down to a horizontal position extending out through the access opening and affording easy access for repair and maintenance.
US10193315B2
A corrugated tube assembly comprises an inner and an outer corrugated tube made of plastic with circumferential corrugations and with a respective longitudinal slot. A longitudinal strip on the inner corrugated tube with corrugations with the same shape and distribution as the corrugations on the outer corrugated tube protrudes into the longitudinal slot of the outer corrugated tube, the outer diameter of the respective corrugations corresponding to one another. The terminal cross-sections of all the corrugations on both corrugated tubes are closed. The two longitudinal sides of the longitudinal strip are connected to the rest of the inner corrugated tube via a respective V-shaped depression. When the two corrugated tubes are plugged together such that the corrugations of the two corrugated tubes are in engagement, each lateral edge of the longitudinal slot of the outer corrugated tube protrudes into a V-shaped depression of the inner corrugated tube.
US10193312B2
In order to transmit high frequency energy to a coupling circuit, if the high frequency energy is transmitted via a harness provided with a high-voltage cable, the loop in which the high frequency energy is conducted is long, and thus, noise occurring from the loop is increased. Thus, shielding is needed to be provided to the entire apparatus. The present invention has a structure in which: a high frequency energy supply circuit and a coupling circuit are connected by a connection member; and a housing having therein the high frequency energy supply circuit is integrated with a housing having therein the coupling circuit. Accordingly, the entire apparatus can be downsized and noise occurring from the loop can be reduced.
US10193311B2
An alumina-based sintered body includes 92 mass % to 96 mass % of Al in terms of an oxide, and at least three elements selected from Group II elements, one of the at least three elements being 1.90 mass % or more of Ba in terms of an oxide. The alumina-based sintered body includes the following phases in a grain boundary phase present between alumina crystal grains: a first crystal phase containing Si and at least one of the Group II elements, and a second crystal phase containing Al and at least one of the Group II elements. In X-ray diffraction of the alumina-based sintered body, the maximum relative intensity of the first crystal phase and the maximum relative intensity of the second crystal phase are both 2 or above relative to the maximum diffraction intensity of the alumina crystal.
US10193310B2
A low power, side-emitting semiconductor laser diode is provided. The laser diode is formed from a semiconductor heterostructure having an active layer sandwiched between an n-type layer and a p-type layer, wherein the active layer forms a gain medium of width W. Front and back reflectors of reflectivity Rf and Rb are arranged on opposing side facets of the semiconductor heterostructure part to form a cavity of length L containing at least a part of the active layer which thus forms the gain medium for the laser diode, the gain medium having an internal loss αi. To achieve stable, low power operation close to threshold, the laser diode is configured with the following parameter combination: width W: 1 μm≤W≤2 μm; cavity length L: 100 μm≤L≤600 μm; internal loss αi: 0 cm−1≤αi≤30 cm−1; back reflectivity Rb: 100≥Rb≥80%; and front reflectivity Rf: 100≥Rf≥60%.
US10193303B2
A semiconductor laser diode is specified, comprising a semiconductor layer sequence (1) with semiconductor layers applied vertically one above another with an active layer (11), which emits laser radiation via a radiation coupling-out surface during operation, wherein the radiation coupling-out surface is formed by a side surface of the semiconductor layer sequence (1), and a heat barrier layer (2) and a metallic contact layer (5) laterally adjacent to one another on a main surface (12) of the semiconductor layer sequence (1), wherein the heat barrier layer (2) is formed by an electrically insulating porous material (9). As a result, the heat arising during operation is conducted via the p-type electrode (5) to a heat sink (20) and the formation of a two-dimensional temperature gradient is avoided. A thermal lens in the edge emitter is thus counteracted. Furthermore, a method for producing a semiconductor laser diode and a semiconductor laser diode arrangement are specified.
US10193301B2
A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a wafer including a conductive first substrate, a laser element structure on an upper side of the first substrate, and an upper surface electrode on an upper surface of the element structure; bonding the wafer to a second substrate at an upper surface electrode side of the wafer; removing a portion of the first substrate to reduce a thickness of the wafer; forming a lower surface electrode on a lower surface of the first substrate at which the removing of the portion of the first substrate has been performed; singulating the wafer to obtain a laser element; and mounting the laser element on a submount such that the lower surface electrode faces the submount.
US10193299B2
A system and method for an active Q-switched fiber laser cavity may include a pump source for emitting a laser beam at a wavelength along an optical path including an active optical medium. A modulation device may be configured to introduce tunable losses into the optical path. The tunable losses may be achieved through modulation of the transmissivity of an optical element within the optical path, the modulation of said optical element being performed over (i) a first period of time in which a cavity Q curve increases from a first percentage value to a second percentage value of a maximum Q value and (ii) a second period of time in which the cavity Q curve increases from a third percentage value to a fourth percentage value of the maximum Q value. The cavity Q curve may non-linearly and smoothly transition between (i) the first and second percentage values and (ii) the third and fourth percentage values.
US10193286B2
An electronic device comprising a first connector is provided. The first connector is connected to an external device. The first connector includes a first pin and a second pin. The electronic device determines whether the electronic device is electrically connected to the external device according to a voltage level of the first pin. When the electronic device is connected to the external device, the electronic device determines whether to supply power to the external device according to a voltage level of the second pin. A control method thereof is also provided.
US10193271B2
An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion; plural contacts affixed to the insulative housing and exposed to the tongue portion; an outer cover enclosing the insulative housing, the outer cover having plural peripheral grooves (111) open at a front face thereof; and a sealing element having plural protrusions (421) secured to the plural grooves.
US10193266B1
An electrical connector device of the present invention is characterized that a shell is disposed at a second opening of a front end of a protective casing of the electrical connector device. The shell is hollow, and a third opening is disposed at a front end of the shell and is used to receive a rear end of a signal terminal housing of the electrical connector device. A second round hole corresponding to a first round hole of a rear end of the protective casing is disposed at a rear end of the shell. As a result, the shell is configured to reinforce strength of the protective casing. A life of use of the electrical connector device is prolonged since the protective casing and the signal terminal housing of the electrical connector device are difficult to be separated when the signal terminal housing is plugged or unplugged.
US10193255B2
A plug connector of the present disclosure includes a plug housing and a plurality of plug terminals stored in the plug housing. This plug connector is fitted in a receptacle connector having a receptacle terminal, and is connected to a cable having a sheet shape and including a cable terminal, thereby establishing electrical connection between the receptacle terminal and the cable terminal. Each of the plug terminals has a contact section and a connection section. The contact section is contactable with the receptacle terminal, and the connection section is connectable to the cable terminal. In a state in which the plug connector is fitted in the receptacle connector, the connection section is disposed such that the connection section is exposed from the plug housing.
US10193252B2
In an accommodation hole of a dielectric, an external connection terminal, a board connection terminal, and a first coil spring that make up an internal conductor are disposed compactly in a straight line along the hole axis of the accommodation hole. Therefore, an external connection connector can be reduced in size in the radial direction, the projected area on a second board can also be reduced, and it is possible to contribute to the reduction in size of the entire imaging device by the reduction in size of the second board.
US10193244B2
The invention relates to a push-in clamp retainer for an electric connector element with a lead wire receptacle which is at least partly encircled by a surrounding wall. In a lateral direction, a push-in clamp assembly includes such a push-in clamp retainer and a separate spring member having a first end and second end, The invention also relates to an electric connector element having a spring release member and a push-in clamp assembly. The invention involves the implementation of at least one receiving member into at least one contraction of the push-in clamp retainer, combining such a push-in clamp retainer with a spring member to form the push-in clamp assembly, and adding a spring release member to the push-in clamp assembly to obtain the electric connector element.
US10193242B2
A communications plug includes a housing, a printed circuit board that is at least partially within the housing, first through eighth plug contacts mounted adjacent a front edge of the printed circuit board, and first through eighth wire connection terminals having insulation cutting blades, where at least some of the insulation cutting blades are mounted rearwardly of a rear edge of the printed circuit board.
US10193236B1
Network hardware devices organized in a Wireless mesh network (WMN) in which the network hardware devices cooperate in distribution of content files to client consumption devices without Internet connectivity are described. One mesh network device includes a housing with a first sector defined by a first recessed region between a first reflective wall, a second reflective wall, and a third reflective wall, and a second sector defined by a second recessed region between a fourth reflective wall, a fifth reflective wall, and a sixth reflective wall. A first antenna, such as a phased array dipole antenna, is disposed inside the first recessed region. A first radio, which is coupled to the first antenna, causes the first antenna to radiate electromagnetic energy in a first frequency range and the first, the second, and the third reflective walls collectively reflect the electromagnetic energy, radiated by the first antenna, in a first direction away from the housing.
US10193234B2
A method for upgrading a dual-band antenna assembly to a tri-band antenna assembly is provided. The dual-band antenna assembly includes a main reflector, and first and second antenna feeds arranged in a coaxial relationship and directed toward the main reflector. The first and second antenna feeds are for first and second frequency bands, respectively. The method includes positioning a third antenna feed through a medial opening in a center of the main reflector, with the third antenna feed directed towards the first and second antenna feeds. The third antenna feed is for a third frequency band. A subreflector is positioned between the main reflector and the first and second antenna feeds. The subreflector includes a frequency selective surface (FSS) material that is reflective for the third frequency band and transmissive for both the first and second frequency bands.
US10193233B1
An active artificial magnetic conductor comprising an array of unit cells, each unit cell comprising an electrically conductive patch that is connected with an electrically conductive patch of neighboring unit cell in a column of unit cells using a non-Foster negative inductor and having RF isolating plates or walls between rows of unit cells. These isolating plates or walls eliminate undesirable cross coupling between the non-Foster negative inductors. The electrically conductive patches may be formed by metallic patches preferably arranged in the 2D array of such patches. Each patch preferably has a rectilinear shape.
US10193232B2
The present disclosure provides a double-layer planar phase modulation device. The double-layer planar phase modulation device includes an upper patch; and a lower patch, disposed opposite to the upper patch, in which a shape of the lower patch is similar to that of the upper patch, and the lower patch is electrically connected with the upper patch.
US10193227B2
The present disclosure provides a waveguide transition structure for receiving satellite signals, which can be implemented in a low noise block down-converter. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the low noise block down-converter includes a feed horn structure having at least a first waveguide extending along a first direction, a housing having at least a second waveguide extending along a second direction and communicating with the first waveguide, and a circuit board positioned within the housing. The second direction is substantially not in parallel to the first direction. The circuit board has a receiving pin configure to receive microwave signals propagating in the second waveguide.
US10193223B2
The beamforming system includes a plurality of beamformers operatively coupled to each other. Each beamformer includes a plurality of signal generation units and a plurality of respective delaying units. Each beamformer includes a plurality of multipliers assigned to each delaying unit. Each beamformer includes a plurality of summers configured to receive a respective group of conditioned signals from a respective group of the plurality of multipliers, combine the respective group of conditioned signals and generate a respective phased array output signal. Each of the summers is configured to receive at least another input other than the respective group of conditioned signals. The plurality of beamformers are interconnected such that each of the plurality of summers within each beamformer receives, as the at least another input, a respective phased array output signal from a summer of a different one of the plurality of beamformers. As associated method is also provided.
US10193217B2
A flexible antenna is associated with an active implantable medical device to facilitate communication between the implantable medical device and an external component in the outside world via, for example, long range or far field telemetry. The flexibility of the antenna allows it to conform to the shape of the location at which it is situated, such as on the cranial bone of a patient for an antenna associated with a cranially implanted medical device. The conformability of the antenna helps to maintain the antenna in the desired shape and to maintain it in the desired location relative to implantable medical device and the patient and improves patient comfort.
US10193214B2
A method and a mobile device that provides near field communication and wireless powering capabilities by coupling a one-piece metal back and a metal band to a device housing to form a device. The device is configured to provide at least one antenna keep-out area. The metal band is adapted to be a dual-band antenna that is coupled to a coil. The coil, operable as one of a near field communication coil and a wireless power transmission coil, forms an overlapping trace with the dual-band antenna along at least one physical area. The coil and the dual-band antenna are positioned in the antenna keepout area and around the perimeter of the device. The method further includes forming at least two turns in the coil. At least one diplexing component is coupled both to the coil and to the dual-band antenna.
US10193208B2
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing antenna structures to optimize transmission and reception of wireless signals from ground-based signal distribution devices, which include, but are not limited to, cabinets, pedestals, hand holes, and/or network access point platforms. Wireless applications with such devices and systems might include, without limitation, wireless signal transmission and reception in accordance with IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad/af standards, UMTS, CDMA, LTE, PCS, AWS, EAS, BRS, and/or the like. In some embodiments, an antenna might be provided within a signal distribution device, which might include a container disposed in a ground surface. A top portion of the container might be substantially level with a top portion of the ground surface. The antenna might be communicatively coupled to at least one conduit, at least one optical fiber line, at least one conductive signal line, and/or at least one power line via an apical conduit system installed in a roadway.
US10193207B2
The present invention relates to a substrate for supporting an antenna pattern. The substrate includes a porous anodic oxide layer having a plurality of pores formed by anodizing metal. A metallic material is filled in at least a part of the pores.
US10193203B2
Structures and methods for interconnects and associated alignment and assembly mechanisms for and between chips, components, and 3D systems.
US10193201B2
A system and method for controlling operation a metal-air battery are provided. A system and method for controlling operation a metal-air battery may include controlling a current drawn from the battery; and controlling a temperature of the battery. A system and method may draw a preconfigured amount of power from a metal-air battery, and draw power from a rechargeable device when power required is greater than the preconfigured power.
US10193193B2
A battery pack includes a battery protection circuit module package coupled with a holder. The protection circuit module includes a basic package including a lead frame having a plurality of leads spaced apart from each other, and protection circuit elements provided on the lead frame, and an encapsulant and a holder simultaneously produced by disposing the basic package in a first injection mold and injecting a resin melt into the first injection mold to perform an insert injection molding process. The encapsulant encapsulates the protection circuit elements to expose parts of the lead frame, wherein the encapsulant and the basic package configure the battery protection circuit module package, and wherein the holder is coupled to the battery protection circuit module package due to the insert injection molding process.
US10193189B2
The present disclosure relates to a battery cell. The battery cell includes: an electrode assembly; a pouch which wraps around the electrode assembly; an electrode tab extended from the electrode assembly; a lead tab attached to the electrode tab; and a current interrupt device which is configured to block reconnection of the lead tab and the electrode tab when the pouch is shrunk to return to an original position after being expanded, while blocking current flow by separating the lead tab and the electrode tab through the expansion of the pouch, when abnormal situation of battery cell occurs.
US10193187B2
A method of modifying the solubility of polysulfide anions using functionalized ionic liquids.
US10193180B2
A method for manufacturing a laminated electrical storage device, the method including heating an external terminal by a heater that is not in contact with the external terminal and is provided near a portion of the external terminal that extends from a laminate case, and pressing opposed laminate films of the laminate case with a heated thermocompression bonding jig so as to thermocompression-bond each of the opposed laminate films to the external terminal and seal the laminate case.
US10193179B2
The fuel cell stack FS includes; a stacked plurality of single cells C each including a frame 1 of a membrane electrode assembly 2 and a pair of separators 3, 4; and a sealing member 6 disposed between the plurality of single cells C. The pair of separators 3, 4 include respective supporting portions 9, 10 that are in contact with the frame 1, and the sealing member 6 is disposed on one supporting member 10. Further, the supporting portions 9, 10 of the separators 3, 4 have different sizes so that an overlapped portion W is formed in which a base surface 7 where the supporting portion 9 of one separator 3 is in contact with the frame 1 is overlapped with a top surface 8 where the supporting portion 10 of the other separator 4 is in contact with the frame 1 in the stacking direction. The overlapped portion W receives and transmits reaction force of the sealing member 6 between the single cells, which prevents narrowing of gas channels or decrease of the sealing surface pressure.
US10193174B2
A fuel cell internal state detection system includes estimation object state quantity setting unit for setting a suitable estimation object state quantity as an index of an internal state, an impedance value acquisition unit configured to obtain an impedance value of a fuel cell, an impedance usability judging unit configured to judge whether or not the obtained impedance value is usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity, estimation object state quantity calculation unit for calculating the estimation object state quantity set by the estimation object state quantity setting unit on the basis of the obtained impedance value when the impedance value is judged to be usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity by the impedance usability judging unit, and an unusable-scene process execution unit configured to perform an unusable-scene process when the impedance value is judged not to be usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity by the impedance usability judging unit.
US10193173B2
A fuel cell stack hydrogen starvation detection device, a fuel cell system and a method of operating a fuel cell stack to protect it from hydrogen starvation conditions. In one particular form, the fuel cell system includes a stack of fuel cells, a controller and a detection device made up of one or more sensors that can compare a reference signal corresponding to the presence of substantially pure hydrogen to a signal that corresponds to a local hydrogen value within a single fuel cell within the stack or across multiple fuel cells within the stack. In this way, the detection device promptly provides indicia of a hydrogen starvation condition within the cell or stack without the need for conventional cell voltage monitoring. The detected hydrogen starvation condition may be presented as a warning signal to alert a user that such a condition may be present, as well as to the controller for modification of the stack operation.
US10193169B2
Purge valves (I 09, I 09′, 200) that are manually turned ON but are automatically or electrically turned OFF as the fuel cell (108)'s production of electricity reaches a predetermined level, e.g., steady state or thereabout are disclosed. The purge valve may be opened at system start-up, or may be opened at system shut-down so that the purge valve is anned and the fuel cell system is purged at the next start-up. Also disclosed is an integrated fluidic interface module (10) that contains various fluidic components including one of these purge valves. The integrated fluidic interface module (10) can operate passively or without being actively controlled by a processor. Methods of operating a fuel cell system, wherein the fuel cell system is purged at system start-up, are also disclosed. The purging automatically stops when the anode plenum is fully purged and replaced with fuel.
US10193167B2
A power conditioning system includes a fuel cell connected to a load, a fuel cell converter connected between the fuel cell and the load and converting an output voltage of the fuel cell at a predetermined required voltage ratio, and a battery connected to the load in parallel to the fuel cell and serving as a power supply source different from the fuel cell. The power conditioning system includes an impedance measuring device configured to measure an impedance of the fuel cell by outputting alternating currents between a positive electrode and an intermediate point of the fuel cell and between the intermediate point and a negative electrode of the fuel cell, and a current bypass path configured to couple the fuel cell and the load while bypassing the fuel cell converter. The power conditioning system includes a current cut-off unit configured to provide on the current bypass path, the current cut-off unit electrically cutting off the current bypass path when the impedance of the fuel cell is measured by the impedance measuring device.
US10193162B2
An electrode catalyst obtained by calcining a metal phthalocyanine polymer having a repeating structural unit obtained by the amide bonding of a structural unit represented by general formula (1a) to a structural unit represented by general formula (2a) to form a calcined body, then treating the calcined body with an acid. Formula (1a) (wherein L is a divalent or trivalent metal ion belonging to Period 3 to Period 5 on the long-form periodic table.) Formula (2a) (wherein M is a divalent or trivalent metal ion belonging to Period 3 to Period 5 on the long-form periodic table.)
US10193156B2
A method for making graphene-based highly dense but porous carbon material with a high degree of hardness includes forming a sol by dispersing a graphene-based component in a solvent; preparing a graphene-based gel by reacting the sol in a reacting container at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 500° C. for about 0.1 hours to about 100 hours; and drying the gel at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 200° C. to obtain a material. A graphene-based porous carbon material and applications thereof are also disclosed.
US10193155B2
A cathode material which does not easily deteriorate when used in batteries, a method for producing cathode materials, a cathode, and a lithium ion battery are provided. A cathode material including a cathode active material, in which the cathode active material is expressed by Li1+xAyDzPO4 (here, A represents one or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Ni, Fe, Cu, and Cr, D represents one or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sc, Y, and rare earth elements, 0
US10193148B2
Disclosed herein are a manufacturing method of a carbon-silicon composite, the manufacturing method including: (a) preparing a silicon-carbon-polymer matrix slurry including a silicon slurry, carbon particles, a monomer of polymer, and a cross-linking agent; (b) performing a heat treatment process on the silicon-carbon-polymer matrix slurry to manufacture a silicon-carbon-polymer carbonized matrix; (c) pulverizing the silicon-carbon-polymer carbonized matrix to manufacture a silicon-carbon-polymer carbonized matrix structure; and (d) mixing the silicon-carbon-polymer carbonized matrix structure with a first carbon raw material and performing a carbonization process to manufacture a carbon-silicon composite, the carbon-silicon composite, an anode for a secondary battery manufactured by applying the carbon-silicon composite, and a secondary battery including the anode for a secondary battery.
US10193144B2
Described herein is an electrochemical device including a cathode containing an electroactive material including LO2 or L2O2, wherein each L is independently selected from Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, and Al; the electroactive material is carbon-coated, metal-coated, metal oxide-coated, nano-sized, or doped; and the electroactive material is substantially free of transition metal catalyst.
US10193142B2
An energy storage device includes a nano-structured cathode. The cathode includes a conductive substrate, an underframe and an active layer. The underframe includes structures such as nano-filaments and/or aerogel. The active layer optionally includes a catalyst disposed within the active layer, the catalyst being configured to catalyze the dissociation of cathode active material.
US10193138B2
Glass-fiber composites are described that include a substrate containing glass fibers and particles in contact with the glass fiber substrate. The particles may include an alkali-metal containing compound. In addition, batteries are described with an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte. The cathode may include alkali-metal containing nanoparticles in contact with glass fibers. Also describe are methods of making a glass-fiber composite. The methods may include the steps of forming a wet laid non-woven glass fiber substrate, and contacting alkali-metal containing particles on the substrate.
US10193137B2
Several embodiments related to lithium-ion batteries having electrodes with nanostructures, compositions of such nanostructures, and associated methods of making such electrodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for producing an anode suitable for a lithium-ion battery comprising preparing a surface of a substrate material and forming a plurality of conductive nanostructures on the surface of the substrate material via electrodeposition without using a template. The substrate material is at least partially compliant.
US10193136B2
Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a laminate film exterior container housing an electrode body and an electrolyte solution. In the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the electrode body includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer formed on a positive electrode current collector. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer formed on a negative electrode current collector. The positive electrode active material layer includes secondary particles of a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide. The secondary particle includes a group of primary particles of a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide with a layered crystal structure. The primary particle has a cross-sectional area of 1.50 μm2 or less. The layered crystal structure has a lattice constant “c” of 14.240 Å or less.
US10193132B2
A method of producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles, the method comprising dissolving a lithium salt and a metal salt in water or alcohol forming a precursor solution, spraying the precursor solution to form fine aerosolized droplets, flowing the aerosolized droplets into a pyro lysis flame producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles. The submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical lithium-metal oxide powders produced are cathode materials for Li-ion batteries.
US10193131B2
A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering the case and including an injection hole sealed by a ball; and a terminal plate covering the injection hole and the ball.
US10193127B2
A battery terminal unit with a current sensor includes a bus bar for a battery terminal and a receiving portion. The bus bar includes an attachment part attached to a battery post, an extension part extended from the attachment part, and a connection part which continues to the extension part and is configured to connect a wire harness. The receiving portion receives a board on which a magnetic detection element is mounted so that the board is opposed to a surface of the extension part. The attachment part, the extension part and the connection part are integrally formed. The connection part continues to the extension part through an extending portion bent from the extension part so as to be positioned laterally to the extension part.
US10193125B2
An electrode assembly includes: an electrode plate which is wound together with an electrode plate having a different polarity and then formed in a form of a jelly roll and includes a plurality of non-coated portions that are spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of tabs attached to the plurality of non-coated portions, respectively, in which the plurality of non-coated portions includes a first non-coated portion having a set or predetermined width, and a second non-coated portion having a different width from the width of the first non-coated portion. According to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to more easily align and bond multiple tabs, and weld the multi-tab structure to a CID (or a can). Furthermore, it is possible to increase an output of a secondary battery by reducing resistance of the battery.
US10193120B2
The present disclosure improves a quality of the secondary battery by minimizing a size of the adhesion layer between the electrode and the separator to improve the transfer of lithium ions of which movement was obstructed by the adhesion layer.
US10193118B2
Provided is a hydroxide-ion-conductive dense membrane having a He permeability per unit area of 10 cm/min·atm or less. The present invention provides a highly-densified hydroxide-ion-conductive membrane that can significantly reduce permeation of substances other than hydroxide ions (in particular, Zn, which may cause growth of dendritic zinc in a zinc secondary battery) and that is particularly suitable for use in, for example, a separator for a battery (in particular, a zinc secondary battery, which may cause growth of dendritic zinc).
US10193107B2
Provided is an electric storage device and an electric storage apparatus capable of suppressing an increase in thickness of a conductive member due to a rivet member being swaged. The present invention includes a rivet member provided with an insert part, and a conductive member provided with an insert-receiving part through which the insert part is inserted. The insert part has a higher Vickers hardness than the peripheral region of the insert-receiving part.
US10193106B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an OLED device. The method includes steps of: providing a substrate and manufacturing an anode and a buffer layer in sequence on the substrate; subjecting the substrate to an acid treatment; drying the substrate and manufacturing a liquid light emitting layer on the buffer layer; providing a cover plate and manufacturing a cathode and an electron transport layer in sequence on the cover plate; subjecting the cover plate to the acid treatment; and bonding the cover plate and the substrate together by lamination to obtain an OLED device. According to the method, performance of a device can be improved stably, and thus light emitting efficiency of the device can be enhanced.
US10193102B2
A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels above the substrate, each of the pixels including a light emitting element, a display region including the plurality of pixels, a thin film transistor which each of the plurality of pixels includes, a protective film including a first inorganic insulating material and located between the thin film transistor and the light emitting element, a sealing film including a second inorganic insulating material and covering the light emitting element, and at least one through hole located in the display region and passing through the substrate, the protective film, and the sealing film, wherein the second inorganic insulating material is in direct contact with the protective film in a first region located between the through hole and the pixels.
US10193073B2
Provided are an amine-based compound and an organic light-emitting device (OLED) including the same.
US10193071B2
A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: arranging a mask on a substrate, the mask having an opening corresponding to a pattern of an organic emission layer; forming the organic emission layer by disposing an inkjet roller on the mask, and discharging inks from ink headers mounted in the inkjet roller through the opening of the mask, by rotating the inkjet roller; and curing the organic emission layer.
US10193065B2
An integrated circuit or semiconductor structure of a resistive random access memory (RRAM) cell is provided. The RRAM cell includes a bottom electrode and a data storage region having a variable resistance arranged over the bottom electrode. Further, the RRAM cell includes a diffusion barrier layer arranged over the data storage region, an ion reservoir region arranged over the diffusion barrier layer, and a top electrode arranged over the ion reservoir region. A method for manufacture the integrated circuit or semiconductor structure of the RRAM cell is also provided.
US10193059B2
A perpendicularly magnetized spin-orbit magnetic device including a heavy metal layer, a magnetic tunnel junction, a first antiferromagnetic layer, a first block layer and a first stray field applying layer is provided. The magnetic tunnel junction is disposed on the heavy metal layer. The first block layer is disposed between the magnetic tunnel junction and the first antiferromagnetic layer. The first stray field applying layer is disposed between the first antiferromagnetic layer and the first block layer. The first stray field applying layer provides a stray magnetic field parallel to a film plane. The first antiferromagnetic layer contacts the first stray field applying layer to define the direction of the magnetic moment in the first stray field applying layer.
US10193047B2
Electronic assemblies for thermoelectric generation are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic assembly includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, and a conductive plane and a plurality of thermal guide traces position on the first surface of the substrate. The conductive plane includes a plurality of arms radially extending from a central region. The plurality of thermal guide traces surrounds the conductive plane, and is shaped and positioned to guide heat flux present on or within the substrate toward the central region of the conductive plane. The electronic assembly may also include a thermoelectric generator device thermally coupled to the central region of the conductive plane, and a plurality of heat generating devices coupled to the second surface of the substrate.
US10193044B2
A light emitting device package can include a base including a flat top surface; first and second electrical circuit layers on the flat top surface; a light emitting diode on a region of the flat top surface; an optical member to pass light; and a guiding member having a closed loop shape surrounding the region for guiding the optical member, in which the first and second electrical circuit layers respectively include first and second portions disposed between the flat top surface and a bottom surface of the guiding member, in which the first and second electrical circuit layers respectively include first and second extension portions that respectively extend from the first and second portions to locations outside of an outer edge of the guiding member in different directions.
US10193042B1
A display device is provided. The display device includes a substrate, a driving circuit disposed on the substrate, and a light-emitting unit disposed on the driving circuit and electrically connected to the driving circuit. The light-emitting unit includes a first semiconductor layer, a quantum well layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the quantum well layer. The second semiconductor layer includes a first top surface. The display device also includes a first protective layer disposed on the driving circuit and adjacent to the light-emitting unit. The first protective layer includes a second top surface and a plurality of conductive elements formed therein. The elevation of the first top surface is higher than the elevation of the second top surface.
US10193041B1
A light emitting diode comprises a light emitting diode chip and a packaging layer. The light emitting diode chip comprises a N-semiconductor layer, a light active layer, and a P-semiconductor layer arranged from a bottom to a top in that sequence, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first electrode is formed on the P-semiconductor layer. The second electrode is formed on the N-semiconductor layer. The packaging layer covers the light emitting diode chip, and exposes the N-semiconductor layer, the first electrode, and the second electrode. The packaging layer has a through hole separated from a periphery of the light emitting diode chip. A conductive substrate fills the through hole. A first conductive layer is electrically connected to the first electrode and the conductive substrate. The disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a light emitting diode.
US10193039B2
A method of manufacturing a light emitting element mounting base member includes: arranging a plurality of core members each including an electrical conductor core and a light-reflecting insulating member provided on a surface of the electrical conductor core; cutting the arranged core members to form a base member preparatory body including at least one cut surface on which at least one of the electrical conductor cores and the insulating members are exposed; and insert molding by placing the base member preparatory body in a set of mold, and injecting a light blocking resin composition into the set of mold such that at least one of the electrical conductor cores or at least one metal film formed on at least one of the electrical conductor cores are exposed on at least one outer surface of the light emitting element mounting base member.
US10193037B2
A method for manufacturing an opto-electronic component (100) is given, comprising a provision of a carrier (1) with at least one mounting surface (11), a generation of at least two vias (4) in the carrier (1) with electrically conducting contacts (12, 13) running through the vias (4), a provision of at least one light-emitting semiconductor chip (2), wherein the semiconductor chip (2) comprises a growth substrate (10) and a layer sequence (7) epitaxially grown thereon, a mounting of the at least one semiconductor chip (2) onto the at least one mounting surface (11) of the carrier (1), wherein the semiconductor chip (2) is connected in an electrically conducting manner to the contacts (12, 13) in the same method step during the mounting onto the mounting surface (11), an isolation of the carrier (1) along isolation lines (V), wherein an isolation line (V) runs through at least one of the vias (4), so that, after the isolation, the contacts (12, 13) form contact surfaces (5) at at least one side surface (1a) of the carrier (1), wherein the side surface (1a) is perpendicular to the mounting surface (11) of the carrier (1), and a mounting of the carrier (1) with the contact surfaces (5) on a connection plate (8), wherein the mounting surface (11) is perpendicular to the connection plate (8).
US10193035B2
A light emitting structure includes a packaged back-emitting light emitting device mounted on a reflective substrate. The properties of the reflective surface may be controlled to provide a desired luminance pattern. In this manner, the creation of a light emitting structure that provides a desired luminance pattern may be independent of the provider of the packaged light emitting device.
US10193034B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip including an active region provided to generate radiation; a radiation exit face extending parallel to a main plane of extension of the active region; a molding directly adjoins at least one side face of the semiconductor device at least one back of the semiconductor chip remote from the radiation exit face; a mounting surface provided to mount the semiconductor device; and a spacer projecting beyond the radiation exit face in a vertical direction extending perpendicular to the radiation exit face.
US10193029B2
This application relates to a light conversion device and a display device.
US10193013B2
LED structures are disclosed to reduce non-radiative sidewall recombination along sidewalls of vertical LEDs including p-n diode sidewalls that span a top current spreading layer, bottom current spreading layer, and active layer between the top current spreading layer and bottom current spreading layer.
US10193012B2
A transferring method, a manufacturing method, a device and an electronic apparatus of micro-LED (402) are disclosed. The method for transferring micro-LED (402) comprises: transferring at least one micro-LED (402) from an original substrate (406) to a support body (412); transferring the at least one micro-LED (402) from the support body (412) to a backup substrate (415); and transferring the at least one micro-LED (402) from the backup substrate (415) to a receiving substrate (417).
US10193010B2
A light emitting element includes:a light emitting part that is formed on a front surface side of a semi-insulating substrate; anda light receiving part that is formed on the front surface side, that shares a semiconductor layer with the light emitting part, and that receives light propagating in a lateral direction through the semiconductor layer from the light emitting part, whereinanode electrodes and cathode electrodes of the light emitting part and the light receiving part are formed on the front surface side in a state in which the anode electrodes are separated from each other and the cathode electrodes are separated from each other.
US10193007B2
This solar cell module includes a solar cell and a wiring member. The solar cell includes a collecting electrode on a light-receiving side of a photoelectric conversion section, and a back electrode on a back side of the photoelectric conversion section. Sequentially from the photoelectric conversion section side, the collecting electrode includes a first collecting electrode and a second collecting electrode, and the back electrode comprises a first back electrode and a second back electrode. It is preferable that the surface roughness Ra1 of the first collecting electrode and the surface roughness Ra2 of the second collecting electrode satisfy Ra1≥Ra2 and Ra2=1.0 to 10.0 μm. It is also preferable that the outermost layer of the second collecting electrode and the outermost layer of the second back electrode are mainly composed of the same electroconductive material.
US10193000B1
An inverse diode die has a high reverse breakdown voltage, a short reverse recovery time Trr, and is rugged in terms of reverse breakdown voltage stability over long term use in hard commutation applications. The die has an unusually lightly doped bottomside P type anode region and also has an N− type drift region above it. Both regions are of bulk wafer material. An N+ type contact region extends down into the drift region. A topside metal electrode is on the contact region. A P type silicon peripheral sidewall region laterally rings around the drift region. A topside passivation layer rings around the topside electrode. A bottomside metal electrode is on the bottom of the die. The die has a deep layer of hydrogen ions that extends through the N− drift region. The die also has a shallow layer of ions. Both ion layers are implanted from the bottomside.
US10192996B2
The present application discloses a thin film transistor including a base substrate; an active layer on the base substrate having a channel region, a source electrode contact region, and a drain electrode contact region; an etch stop layer on a side of the channel region distal to the base substrate covering the channel region; a source electrode on a side of the source electrode contact region distal to the base substrate; and a drain electrode on a side of the drain electrode contact region distal to the base substrate. A thickness of the active layer in the source electrode contact region and the drain electrode contact region is substantially the same as a combined thickness of the active layer in the channel region and the etch stop layer.
US10192995B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor, a first conductor, a second conductor, a third conductor, a fourth conductor, a first insulator, a second insulator, a third insulator, and a fourth insulator. The first conductor and the semiconductor partly overlap with each other with the first insulator positioned therebetween. The second conductor and the third conductor have regions in contact with the semiconductor. The semiconductor has a region in contact with the second insulator. The fourth insulator has a first region and a second region. The first region is thicker than the second region. The first region has a region in contact with the second insulator. The second region has a region in contact with the third insulator. The fourth conductor and the second insulator partly overlap with each other with the fourth insulator positioned therebetween.
US10192991B2
A thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a display device. The manufacturing method of the thin film transistor includes: providing a substrate; depositing an active layer film, a gate insulator layer film, and a gate metal layer film on the substrate in sequence, patterning the active layer film, the gate insulator layer film, and the gate metal layer film to form an active layer, a gate insulator layer and a gate metal layer respectively, and depositing an insulator layer film at a first temperature and patterning the insulator layer film to form an insulator layer; a portion of the active layer, which portion is not overlapped with the gate metal layer, is treated to become conductive to provide a conductor during deposition of the insulator layer film.
US10192984B1
A device having two transistors with dual thresholds, and a method of fabricating the device, including fabricating a silicide source, a conductive layer, and contacts to a plurality of layers of the device, is provided. The device has a core and a plurality of layers that surround the core in succession, including a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer. The device further comprises a first input terminal coupled to the core, the first input terminal being configured to receive a first voltage and a second input terminal coupled to the fourth layer, the second input terminal being configured to receive a second voltage. The device comprises a common source terminal coupled to the core and the fourth layer. A memory device, such as an MTJ, may be coupled to the device.
US10192983B2
An LDFET is disclosed. A source region is electrically coupled to a source contact. A lightly doped drain (LDD) region has a lower dopant concentration than the source region, and is separated from the source region by a channel. A highly doped drain region forms an electrically conductive path between a drain contact and the LDD region. A gate electrode is located above the channel and separated from the channel by a gate dielectric. A shield plate is located above the gate electrode and the LDD region, and is separated from the LDD region, the gate electrode, and the source contact by a dielectric layer. A control circuit applies a variable voltage to the shield plate that: (1) accumulates a top layer of the LDD region before the transistor is switched on; and (2) depletes the top layer of the LDD region before the transistor is switched off.
US10192981B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a first active layer disposed over the substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a second active layer disposed on the first active layer such that a lateral conductive channel arises between the first active layer and the second active layer. a source, gate and drain contact are disposed over the second active layer. A conductive charge distribution structure is disposed over the second active layer between the gate and drain contacts. The conductive charge distribution structure is capacitively coupled to the gate contact.
US10192980B2
The disclosure is directed to a high-electron mobility transistor that includes a SiC substrate layer, a GaN buffer layer arranged on the SiC substrate layer, and a p-type material layer having a length parallel to a surface of the SiC substrate layer over which the GaN buffer layer is provided. The p-type material layer is provided in one of the following: the SiC substrate layer and a first layer arranged on the SiC substrate layer. A method of making the high-electron mobility transistor is also disclosed.
US10192977B2
In the present application, a power semiconductor device includes a first-conductive-type first base region having a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface, a second-conductive-type second base region disposed on the first principal surface and at least three groove parts parallel to each other disposed from a surface of the second base region. The device further includes insulating films covering inner walls of the respective groove parts, conductive trench gates filled on the insulating films, a first-conductive-type emitter region disposed in the second base region, and a second-conductive-type collector region disposed on the second principal surface of the first base region. The trench gates embedded in the first groove part and the third groove part are electrically connected to the gate electrode, and the trench gate embedded in the second groove part is electrically connected to the emitter electrode.
US10192975B2
The disclosure relates to a low temperature polycrystalline silicon thin film transistor including: a substrate; a buffer layer formed on the substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the buffer layer; a gate insulation layer formed on the buffer layer and the semiconductor layer; gates formed on the gate insulation layer; a dielectric layer formed on the gate insulation layer and the gates; a passivation layer formed on the dielectric layer; a first contact hole and a second contact hole formed respectively inside the passivation layer, the dielectric layer and the gate insulation layer, and sources ad drains formed respectively on the first contact hole and the second contact hole; the semiconductor layer being a low temperature poly silicon layer, and a reflective layer and/or an insulation layer disposed between the buffer layer and the semiconductor layer. The disclosure further relates to a manufacturing method for aforementioned thin film transistor.
US10192970B1
A simultaneous ohmic contact to silicon carbide includes a mixture of platinum, titanium, and silicon compounds deposited on a silicon carbide substrate. The silicon carbide substrate includes an n-type surface and a p-type surface.
US10192966B2
A semiconductor device can include a first active pattern on a substrate, the first active pattern including a plurality of first active regions that protrude from the substrate. A second active pattern can be on the substrate including a plurality of second active regions that protrude from the substrate. A first gate electrode can include an upper portion that extends over the first active pattern at a first height and include a recessed portion that extends over the first active pattern at a second height that is lower than the first height of the first gate electrode. A second gate electrode can include an upper portion that extends over the second active pattern at a first height and include a recessed portion that extends over the second active pattern at a second height that is lower than the first height of the second gate electrode. An insulation pattern can be located between, and directly adjacent to, the recessed portion of the first gate electrode and the recessed portion of the second gate electrode, the insulation pattern electrically isolating the first and second gate electrodes from one another.
US10192962B2
A semiconductor device including, a semiconductor layer including a plurality of first trenches formed therein and a second trench formed in a region between the first trenches, channel regions formed in regions between the first and second trenches in a surface layer portion of the semiconductor layer, field plate electrodes embedded at bottom portion sides of the respective first trenches, first gate electrodes embedded at opening portion sides of the respective first trenches so as to face the channel regions across first gate insulating films above the field plate electrodes, second insulating films interposed between the field plate electrodes and the first gate electrodes, an embedded insulating film embedded to an intermediate portion of the second trench, and a second gate electrode embedded in the second trench so as to face the channel regions across a second gate insulating film above the embedded insulating film.
US10192943B2
An OLED display device is disclosed, which comprises: a TFT substrate, comprising a substrate and plural TFT units disposed on the substrate; and an OLED unit electrically connected to one of the plural TFT units. The TFT units respectively comprise: an active layer disposed on the substrate and made of polysilicon; a first insulating layer disposed on the active layer; source and drain electrodes disposed on the first insulating layer; a metal layer disposed on the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer disposed on the metal layer, wherein the metal layer has plural first protrusions at a top surface thereof, the second insulating layer comprises a first region corresponding to the active layer and a second region corresponding to a region outside the active layer, and a roughness of a top surface of the first region is greater than that of the second region.
US10192939B2
A display device and fabrication method thereof are provided. The display device includes an encapsulation film encapsulating a thin film transistor array and a pixel array on a base substrate; a protection film on the encapsulation film and including a first retardation film; a touch film on the protection film and including a second retardation film; and a polarizer film on the touch film.
US10192929B2
A three-dimensional memory device includes conductive structures located over a substrate, an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers formed over the conductive structures, and an array of memory structures formed through the alternating stack. Each of the memory structures includes memory elements located at levels of the electrically conductive layers. A contact region can be formed on the alternating stack. Two-stage contact via cavities having a greater width above a top surface of a respective electrically conductive layer and having a narrower width through the alternating stack can be formed in the contact region. Upper insulating spacers and lower insulating spacers are formed such that annular surfaces of the respective electrically conductive layer are physically exposed. Two-stage contact via structures can provide electrical contact between the electrically conductive layers and the conductive structures.
US10192919B2
An image sensor such as a backside illumination image sensor may be provided with analog circuitry, digital circuitry, and an image pixel array on a semiconductor substrate. Trench isolation structures may separate the analog circuitry from the digital circuitry on the substrate. The trench isolation structures may be formed from dielectric-filled trenches in the substrate that isolate the portion of the substrate having the analog circuitry from the portion of the substrate having the digital circuitry. The trench isolation structures may prevent digital circuit operations such as switching operations from negatively affecting the performance of the analog circuitry. Additional trench isolation structures may be interposed between portions of the substrate on which bond pads are formed and other portions of the substrate to prevent capacitive coupling between the bond pad structures and the substrate, thereby enhancing the high frequency operations of the image sensor.
