US10508336B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a substrate retainer configured to support a substrate; a heat-insulating unit; a transfer chamber; and a gas supply mechanism configured to supply a gas into the transfer chamber, the gas supply mechanism including: a first gas supply mechanism configured to supply the gas into an upper region of the transfer chamber, where the substrate retainer is disposed such that the gas flows horizontally through the upper region; and a second gas supply mechanism configured to supply the gas into a lower region of the transfer chamber, where the heat-insulating unit is provided such that the gas flows downward through the lower region, wherein the first gas supply mechanism and the second gas supply mechanism are disposed along a first sidewall of the transfer chamber, and the second gas supply mechanism is disposed lower than the first gas supply mechanism.
US10508324B2
A thermoelectric conversion material having excellent thermoelectric performance over a wide temperature range, and a thermoelectric conversion module providing excellent junctions between thermoelectric conversion materials and electrodes. An R-T-M-X-N thermoelectric conversion material has a structure expressed by the following formula: RrTt-mMmXx-nNn (0≤r≤1, 3≤t−m≤5, 0≤m≤0.5, 10≤x≤15, 0≤n≤2), where R represents three or more elements selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements, alkali metal elements, alkaline-earth metal elements, group 4 elements, and group 13 elements, T represents at least one element selected from Fe and Co, M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au, X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, As, Sb, and Bi, and N represents at least one element selected from Se and Te.
US10508322B2
The invention relates to a copper alloy such as, for example, CuNi6Sn5Fe2P0.15, which has hard particles such as, for example, Fe3P or Fe2P and optionally solid lubricants such as, for example, hexagonal boron nitrides or graphite. The invention further relates to the use of said copper alloy for a bearing and to a bearing having said copper alloy. The invention further relates to a method for producing a bearing having a copper alloy, wherein a metal powder is produced, for example, by means of melt atomization, hard particles and optional solid lubricants are optionally added to said powder, and the powder is sintered onto a substrate. Finally, the invention relates to an alternative method for producing a bearing, wherein the copper alloy is applied to a substrate by means of casting or plating or wherein the bearing is made completely of the copper alloy.
US10508319B1
A method and system for recovering a high yield of low carbon ferrochrome from chromite and low carbon ferrochrome produced by the method. A stoichiometric mixture of feed materials including scrap aluminum granules, lime, silica sand, and chromite ore are provided into a plasma arc furnace. The scrap aluminum granules are produced from used aluminum beverage containers. The feed materials are heated, whereupon the aluminum in the aluminum granules produces an exothermic reaction reducing the chromium oxide and iron oxide in the chromite to produce molten low carbon ferrochrome with molten slag floating thereon. The molten low carbon ferrochrome is extracted, solidified and granulated into granules of low carbon ferrochrome. The molten slag is extracted, solidified and granulated into granules of slag.
US10508317B2
A steel product has: a chemical composition represented by, in mass %, C: 0.050% to 0.35%, Si: 0.50% to 3.0%, Mn: exceeding 3.0% to 7.5% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, sol. Al: 0.001% to 3.0%, N: 0.01% or less, V: 0% to 1.0%, Ti: 0% to 1.0%, Nb: 0% to 1.0%, Cr: 0% to 1.0%, Mo: 0% to 1.0%, Cu: 0% to 1.0%, Ni: 0% to 1.0%, Ca: 0% to 0.01%, Mg: 0% to 0.01%, REM: 0% to 0.01%, Zr: 0% to 0.01%, B: 0% to 0.01%, Bi: 0% to 0.01%, and the balance: Fe and impurities; and a metal structure in which a thickness of a decarburized ferrite layer is 5 μm or less and a volume ratio of retained austenite is 10% to 40%, wherein tensile strength is 980 MPa or more.
US10508314B2
A method for producing direct reduced iron having increased carbon content, comprising: providing a carbon monoxide-rich gas stream; and delivering the carbon-monoxide-rich gas stream to a direct reduction furnace and exposing partially or completely reduced iron oxide to the carbon monoxide-rich gas stream. The carbon monoxide-rich gas stream is delivered to one or more of a transition zone and a cooling zone of the direct reduction furnace. Optionally, providing the carbon monoxide-rich gas stream comprises initially providing one of a reformed gas stream from a reformer and a syngas stream from a syngas source. Optionally, the carbon monoxide-rich gas stream is derived from a carbon monoxide recovery unit that forms the carbon monoxide-rich gas stream and an effluent gas stream. Optionally, the method still further includes providing a hydrocarbon-rich gas stream to one or more of a transition zone and a cooling zone of the direct reduction furnace.
US10508305B2
An integrated system for sequencing a string of oligo-nucleotides is disclosed, the system includes a sequencer for sequencing a plurality of fragments of the string of oligo-nucleotides via identifying oligo-nucleotides of the fragments one by one and a processor for processing the identified oligo-nucleotides to determine the sequence of the string of oligo-nucleotides and to stop the sequencer from sequencing redundant fragments, where the sequencer and the processor operate in a cycle for each oligo-nucleotide of the fragments.
US10508303B2
The present invention relates to methods for haplotype determination and, m particular, haplotype determination at the whole genome level as well as targeted haplotype determination.
US10508291B2
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, microbial, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as food products and amino acids.
US10508288B1
In an illustrative embodiment, automated multi-module cell editing instruments comprising one or more flow-through electroporation devices or modules are provided to automate genome editing in live cells.
US10508285B2
The present invention relates to a method for identifying a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide which confers herbicide tolerance to a plant by measuring photosynthetic quantum yield wherein an increase in the electron transport rate of the samples of the transformed plant as compared to the sample of the control plant is indicative for a herbicide tolerance conferring activity of said candidate polypeptide.
US10508281B2
The present invention provides a method for improving traits in a plant, like e.g. improving yield-related traits like number of flowers, number of siliques, seed yield, stein growth in a plant, the method comprising disruption of endogenous ROCK1 gene in a plant cell, wherein said disruption inhibits expression and/or activity of a product of said endogenous ROCK1 gene compared to a corresponding control plant cell lacking such a disruption.
US10508276B2
The technology described herein relates to siRNAs, e.g., methods and compositions relating to the production of siRNAs in bacterial cells.
US10508275B2
The present application relates to a system for designing promoters for selective expression of genes. Thereby identified transcription regulatory elements are selected according to a specific methodology and used to create a library of transcription regulatory elements, which are then used to construct specific promoters, especially tissue-specific promoters.
US10508273B2
The present disclosure methods for identifying binding partners using cell surface display libraries, where the cells of the library display engineered peptides on their cell surfaces for identification of peptides that bind to targets of interest. The engineered peptides are preferably expressed in the cells under conditions that provide both secretion and display of the engineered peptides on the cell surfaces, thus providing access of the engineered peptides to identify potential binding pairs. The cell libraries cab be engineered using an automated editing system that provides for one or more targeted edits per cell.
US10508270B2
The present invention provides methods of producing thrombin using coordinated coexpression systems, and particularly inducible coexpression systems, capable of controlled induction of expression of each gene product required for the production of thrombin, and the thrombin produced by this method.
US10508261B2
An object of the present invention is to provide: an algae water concentration system that efficiently concentrates algae water in a culture pond into algae water containing algae having a desired size, with a simple structure and at low cost; and a method for operating the same. A cultured algae water concentration system 100 comprises: an algae water supply unit 17 that has an algae water supply container 18 that stores algae water sent from the culture pond therein, and a supply container outlet port 19 through which the algae water is taken out from the algae water supply container; and an algae water concentration unit that has a concentration container 1 for receiving and concentrating the algae water from the algae water supply unit, a filter 3 which divides the concentration container into upper and lower spaces and does not pass algae having a predetermined size or larger therethrough, a vibration device 5 that vibrates the filter in an out-of-plane direction, a concentration container algae water inlet port 7 which takes in the algae water to the concentration container and is arranged below the filter of the concentration container, a concentrated algae water outlet port 9 that is arranged below the filter of the concentration container and takes out algae water therethrough that has been concentrated in the concentration container, and a filtered water discharge port 8 that is arranged above the filter of the concentration container and discharges filtered water having passed through the filter.
US10508254B2
A method of inducing competence in cells, the method comprising contacting the cell with a composition comprising a quaternary ammonium compound including a silicon-containing functional group and a hydrocarbyl-saccharide compound.
US10508244B2
A method of obtaining a liquefied hydrocarbon-rich fraction (product fraction) having a nitrogen content of ≤1 mol %, wherein the hydrocarbon-rich fraction is liquefied and subcooled with a refrigeration circuit and then subjected to a rectificative removal of nitrogen is disclosed.
US10508223B2
An easy-tear sticker and a protective film assembly are provided. The easy-tear sticker includes: a main body layer and a first adhesive layer, the main body layer includes an attaching part and a tearing part, and the first adhesive layer is disposed on the attaching part, the attaching part includes a first attaching area and a second attaching area, a shape of the first attaching area is a right-angle triangle, and a shape of the second attaching area is a strip; the tearing part is connected to the attaching part by a first right-angle side of the right-angle triangle, and the tearing part is configured to be folded toward the attaching part along the first right-angle side, so as to cover a surface of the attaching part facing away from the first adhesive layer.
US10508222B2
A polishing composition used in an application to polish silicon nitride is characterized by containing colloidal silica in which an organic acid, such as a sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid, is immobilized, and having a pH of 6 or less.
US10508218B2
A window film includes a base layer and a coating layer formed on the base layer. The coating layer contains a silicone resin, and the window film contains a dye having a maximum absorption wavelength of about 500 nm to about 650 nm. A display includes the window film, and may be a flexible display.
US10508208B2
The present invention relates to a process for printing multicoloured printed images in which exclusively interference pigments are used for the coloured pigmentation of the printing inks, to printed products produced using a process of this type, to the use thereof, and to suitable interference pigments.
US10508207B2
The invention relates to a composition and a process for the deposition of conductive polymers on dielectric substrates. In particular, the invention relates to a composition for the formation of electrically conductive polymers on the surface of a dielectric substrate, the composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer which is capable to form a conductive polymer, an emulsifier and an acid, characterized in that the composition comprises at least one metal-ion selected from the group consisting of lithium-ions, sodium-ions, aluminum-ions, beryllium-ions, bismuth-ions, boron-ions, indium-ions and alkyl imidazolium-ions. The acid is typically a high molecular weight polymeric acid having molecular weight of at least 500,000 Da including, for example, polystyrene sulfonic acid having a molecular weight of approximately 1,000,000 Da.
US10508202B2
The present disclosure relates to silica nanoparticle coatings and articles, such as in particular retro-reflective devices, bearing silica nanoparticle coatings thereon. The present disclosure is also directed to a method for retarding dew formation on the surface of an article, in particular an article comprising a retro-reflective support.
US10508200B2
A composition including a) 55-98.9 wt % of at least one type of triblock copolymer (A) of formula (1) R—B-A-B—R (1) b) 0.1-15 wt % of at least one surfactant (B) and c) 1-30 wt % of water, wherein A is a hydrophilic block having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 100-1,000 Da, B is a hydrophobic block made from monomers having at least a monomer B1 and a monomer B2, wherein B1 and B2 have the largest weight contents in the hydrophobic block and B1 has a lower molecular weight than B2, wherein R is an end group which is H or a C1-C30 organic moiety, wherein the composition is fluid in a temperature range of 0° C. to 37° C., wherein the weight % are relative to the sum of a), b) and c), and wherein the sum of components a), b) and c) is at least 80 wt % of the entire composition, preferably at least 90 wt %; to the use of the composition and to pharmaceutical compositions having said composition and an active pharmaceutical ingredient.
US10508198B2
The invention relates to a method to reduce or prevent agglomeration of polyisobutylene particles in aqueous media by LCST compounds and highly pure isobutylenes obtained thereby. The invention further relates to polyisobutylene products comprising the same or derived therefrom.
US10508187B2
The invention relates to a ceramic particulate and polymer composite having enhanced viscoelastic and rheological properties.
US10508185B2
A method of installing a downhole device comprises introducing a downhole device into a wellbore, the downhole device comprising a substrate and a shape memory polymer in a deformed state disposed on the substrate; combining a modified activation material in the form of a powder, a hydrogel, an xerogel, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing with a carrier to provide an activation fluid; introducing the activation fluid into the wellbore; releasing an activation agent in a liquid form from the modified activation material; and contacting the shape memory polymer in the deformed state with the released activation agent in an amount effective to deploy the shape memory polymer.
US10508184B2
The present disclosure relates to thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) compositions and foaming agent masterbatches suitable for foaming, as well as foamed TPV compositions, methods of making the foregoing, and applications of various foamed TPV compositions. In particular, the present disclosure provides foaming agent masterbatches having unconventionally lower loading of foaming agent in carrier polymer. The carrier polymer may advantageously comprise or be a plastomer and/or propylene-based elastomer that is also suitable for inclusion in the TPV composition, and foaming the TPV composition may include the use of relatively greater amounts of foaming agent masterbatch. The use of greater amounts of foaming agent masterbatch with lower loading may allow for superior distribution of the foaming agent in the TPV composition during foaming, leading to greater uniformity of extent of foaming (e.g., as may be shown through greater uniformity of specific gravity in the foamed TPV composition).
US10508181B2
An underlayer film-forming composition for a self-assembled film having a polymer including 0.2% by mole or more of a unit structure of a polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound relative to all unit structures of the polymer. The polymer includes 20% by mole or more of a unit structure of an aromatic vinyl compound relative to all the unit structures of the polymer and includes 1% by mole or more of a unit structure of the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound relative to all the unit structures of the aromatic vinyl compound. The aromatic vinyl compound includes an optionally substituted vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole, and the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound is vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole. The aromatic vinyl compound includes an optionally substituted styrene and an optionally substituted vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole, and the polycyclic aromatic vinyl compound is vinylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene, or vinylcarbazole.
US10508179B2
A process for producing a thermoplastic vulcanizate, the process comprising: (i) charging a reactor with an oil-extended olefinic copolymer rubber, where the rubber is synthesized by a single-site catalyst, characterized by a multi-modal molecular weight distribution, and includes greater than 10 parts by weight extender oil per 100 parts by weight rubber; (ii) charging the reactor, contemporaneously or sequentially with respect to the rubber, with a thermoplastic resin, an oil, and a cure system to provide a pre-vulcanized mixture; and (iii) mixing the rubber, thermoplastic resin, oil, and cure system at a temperature above the melt temperature of the thermoplastic resin to thereby cause dynamic vulcanization of the rubber and produce the thermoplastic vulcanizate.
US10508177B2
A method for purifying polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) includes: providing or receiving initial PBT, in which oligomers and tetrahydrofuran are present; dissolving the initial PBT in hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) to form a solution, in which the oligomers are also dissolved in the HFIP; and contacting the solution with compressed CO2 at a temperature and a pressure, thereby precipitating the purified PBT, resulting from a large portion of the oligomers are still dissolved in the HFIP, in the operation the temperature is in a range of 20° C. to 35° C., and the pressure is in a range of 900 psi to 1400 psi. A device for purifying PBT is also provided.
US10508174B2
A composition applied over a resist pattern includes a modified polysiloxane in which some of silanol groups of a polysiloxane containing a hydrolysis condensate of a hydrolyzable silane are capped, and a solvent, wherein a ratio of silanol groups to all Si atoms contained in the modified polysiloxane is 40 mol % or less. The modified polysiloxane ratio of the silanol groups is adjusted to a desired ratio by reacting the silanol groups of the polysiloxane with an alcohol. A method for producing a semiconductor device having the steps of forming a resist film on a substrate, forming a resist pattern by exposing and developing the resist film, applying the composition over the resist pattern during or after development, and reversing a pattern by removing the resist pattern by etching.
US10508170B2
[Problem] Provided is a crystalline wholly aromatic polyester which is a polycondensate of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aromatic diol and method for manufacture thereof.[Solving means] A crystalline wholly aromatic polyester according to the present invention is a polycondensate of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aromatic diol, wherein a structual unit derived from the aromatic dicarboxylic acid comprises a structural unit represented by formula (1): and wherein a structual unit derived from aromatic diol comprises a structural unit represented by formula (4):
US10508164B2
The low density polyethylene copolymer according to the present invention is characterized in that as LCB (Long Chain Branch) is introduced into LLDPE, the melt strength is remarkably high even without blending with LDPE, and thus it can be advantageously applied to blown film processing and the like.
US10508162B2
A polymer compound for a conductive polymer contains one or more kinds of repeating units “a” represented by the following general formula (1) and has a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; Rf1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and has at least one fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group in Rf1; Z1 represents a single bond, an arylene group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or —C(═O)—O—R2—; R2 represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkylene group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenylene group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and may have an ether group, a carbonyl group or an ester group in R2; and “a” is 0
US10508159B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing large-sized diene-based rubber latex, and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer comprising the same. More particularly, it relates to a method for preparing large-sized diene-based rubber latex having improved impact strength by controlling content and time of addition of a cross-linking agent and an emulsifier having critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 150 mg/L or less during preparation of the large-sized rubber latex, large-sized diene-based rubber latex prepared therefrom, and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer and thermoplastic resin comprising the same.
US10508158B2
A water dispersion of gel particles, a method of producing the water dispersion, and an image forming method using the water dispersion. The gel particles have a three-dimensional crosslinked structure including a structural unit represented by Formula (1) and a urea bond, have a hydrophilic group and a polymerizable group, include photopolymerization initiators and are dispersed in water. In Formula (1), R1 represents H or an alkyl group; X1 represents hydrogen, halogen, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a cyano group, a lactam group, a —C(═O)X2R2 group, an —OC(═O)R3 group, or an aryl group; X2 represents oxygen or an —N(RX2)— group; RX2 and R2 represent a hydrocarbon group that may contain a hetero atom or H; R2 and RX2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, and R3 represents a hydrocarbon group that may contain a hetero atom.
US10508150B2
Primitive or progenitor hematologic cancer cells have been implicated in the early stages and development of leukemia and malignant lymphoproliferative disorders, including acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL). Interleukin-3 receptor alpha chain (IL-3Rα or CD123) is strongly expressed on progenitor hematologic cancer cells, but is virtually undetectable on normal bone marrow cells. The present invention provides methods of impairing progenitor hematologic cancer (e.g., leukemia and lymphomic) cells by selectively targeting cells expressing CD123. These methods are useful in the detection and treatment of leukemias and malignant lymphoproliferative disorders. Also provided are compounds useful for selectively binding to CD123 and impairing progenitor hematologic cancer cells. These compounds may include cytotoxic moieties such as, for example, radioisotopes or chemotherapeutics.
US10508148B2
Provided herein are anti-TREM2 antibodies and related methods of making and using anti-TREM2 antibodies. Also provided are methods and compositions for enhancing an immune response and/or for the treatment of an immune-related condition in an individual, e.g., cancer, comprising killing, disabling, or depleting non-stimulatory myeloid cells using an anti-TREM2 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof.
US10508144B2
The invention provides for mammalian cells capable of producing recombinant CTLA4-Ig and variants thereof. The invention also provides for compositions comprising CTLA4-Ig and formulations thereof. The invention further provides for methods for mass-producing CTLA4-Ig from mammalian cells capable of producing this recombinant protein, and for purifying the CTLA4-Ig.
US10508136B2
Compositions comprising an isolated peptide, which may for example optionally comprise a sequence selected from the group consisting of FDYDWY (SEQ ID NO: 2), SFSQNKSVHSFDYDWYNVSDQADLKN (SEQ ID NO: 3) or CSFSQNKSVHSFDYDWYNVSDQADLKNC (SEQ ID NO: 1), or any cyclized version thereof, and methods of using same, including for treatment of or prevention of formation of microbial biofilms and against adhesion of a cell to a surface.
US10508129B2
Cyclic-GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and cyclic-GMP-AMP (cGAMP), including 2′3-cGAMP, 2′2-cGAMP, 3′2′-cGAMP and 3′3′-GAMP, are used in pharmaceutical formulations (including vaccine adjuvants), drug screens, therapies, and diagnostics.
US10508128B2
The present invention DISCLOSES a novel process for preparing sodium glucose transporters 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor compounds of Formula IX. Wherein, R is halogen, alkyl or alkoxy group; and Ar is aryl group, substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic polycyclic or heterocyclic ring selected from the residues A, B, C or D as given below,
US10508122B2
The present invention relates to novel hydroxamic acids which are specific histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors and/or TTK/Mps1 kinase inhibitors, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful for modulating HDAC and/or TTK/Mps1 kinase activity, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and processes for their preparation.
US10508115B2
Compounds having a structure according to formula (I) or (II) where R1, R2, R3, R4, Ar and X1 are as defined herein, are agonists for the Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and can be used as adjuvants for stimulating the immune system. Some such compounds can be used in conjugates for targeted delivery to the organ or tissue of intended action.
US10508108B2
The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes (I); wherein A is —C(R1)═ or —N═; and X is selected from the group consisting of: (II-i), and (II-ii). The present invention is also directed to uses of the tricyclic compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such cancers.
US10508104B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): wherein all variables are as defined in the specification, and compositions comprising any of such novel compounds. These compounds are APJ agonists which may be used as medicaments.
US10508099B2
Isoquinoline compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of an isoquinoline compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, lung disease, inflammation, auto-immune diseases and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as neurological conditions/disorders/diseases linked to overexpression of DYRK1A.
US10508098B2
The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of USP7 inhibitors useful in the treatment of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, immunological disorders, inflammatory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, ischemic diseases, viral infections and diseases, and bacterial infections and diseases, having the Formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R4′, X1, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, n, and m are described herein.
US10508096B2
The invention provides certain nicotine salt co-crystals and provides novel polymorphic forms of certain nicotine salts. In particular, certain nicotine salt-co-crystals are described, including nicotine and two different coformers. The invention further provides methods of preparation and characterization of nicotine salts, co-crystals, and salt co-crystals. In addition, tobacco products, including smoking articles, smokeless tobacco products, and electronic smoking articles comprising nicotine salts, co-crystals, and/or salt co-crystals are also provided.
US10508091B2
Provided herein piperazine and piperidine derivatives, their synthesis and use thereof in inhibiting VDAC oligomerization, apoptosis and mitochondria dysfunction. Also provided methods of treatment of diseases associated with said processes, e.g. Alzheimer's disease.
US10508088B2
The present invention provides methods and uses of inhibitors of histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11) in the treatment of diseases and/or disorders, such as, for example, cell proliferative diseases.
US10508084B2
The present invention provides a method for producing a 4,4,7-trifluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1-benzazepine compound which has an superior agonistic activity to an arginine vasopressin V2 receptor and is useful as an active ingredient for a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating urinary frequency, urinary incontinence, enuresis, central diabetes insipidus, nocturia, nocturnal enuresis, or the like; and useful intermediates for use in the methods. The production method of the present invention is suitable for the industrial production of a medicament, because of a smaller number of steps, a higher yield, and a lower cost, as compared with the methods in the related art.
US10508082B2
The application relates to a compound of Formula (I): which modulates the activity of ALK or SRPK, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a method of treating or preventing a disease in which ALK or SRPK plays a role.
US10508076B2
Provided is a method for resolution of formula 4-[4-dimethylamino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-hydroxylbutyl]-3-hydroxy-methyl benzonitrile as an enantiomer thereof, comprising the following steps: a salt of (S)-4-[4-dimethylamino-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-hydroxylbutyl]-3-hydroxymethyl benzonitrile with a resolving agent D-(+)di-p-toluoyl tartaric acid was crystallized in a resolving solvent; the method is characterized in that the resolving solvent is an ether solvent. Also provided is a new crystal form of the resolved intermediate.
US10508069B2
The invention provides a method for preparing a carboxylic acid, which method includes the steps of providing magnesium carboxylate, wherein the carboxylic acid corresponding with the carboxylate has a solubility in water at 20° C. of 80 g/100 g water or less; acidifying the magnesium carboxylate with HCl, thereby obtaining a solution comprising carboxylic acid and magnesium chloride (MgCl2); optionally a concentration step, wherein the solution comprising carboxylic acid and MgCl2 is concentrated; precipitating the carboxylic acid from the solution comprising the carboxylic acid and MgCl2, thereby obtaining a carboxylic acid precipitate and a MgCl2 solution.
US10508064B2
Oligomerizing C4 and C5 olefins over a SPA catalyst provides an oligomerate product stream comprising C6+ olefins that meets a gasoline T-90 specification of 380° F. The oligomerate product stream can be taken to the gasoline pool without further upgrading.
US10508062B2
The invention pertains to a method for converting butanediol into butadiene that is fed with a butanediol feedstock, where said method comprises at least an esterification step, a pyrolysis step, and a step for separation of the pyrolysis effluent comprising at least one section for cooling said pyrolysis effluent and producing a liquid pyrolysis effluent and a steam pyrolysis effluent and a gas-liquid washing section that is fed at the top with a fraction of the butanediol diester effluent obtained from the esterification step and at the bottom with the steam pyrolysis effluent, where said section produces a butadiene effluent at the top and a washing effluent at the bottom.
US10508060B1
The present invention provides a new fertilizer comprising water and an organic potassium source wherein the fertilizer composition has a pH range of from 5.5 to 10.0 and a salt index no greater than about 40 as measured by electrical conductivity methods. The organic potassium source is selected from the group consisting of potassium acetate, potassium formate, potassium citrate, potassium succinate, potassium propionate, and combinations thereof. The fertilizer demonstrates lower phytotoxicity damage compared to other sources of potassium for fertilizer products. The fertilizer composition may further comprise nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, zinc, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, copper, cobalt, magnesium, molybdenum, inoculants, or a combination thereof.
US10508055B2
This disclosure involves a method of controlling a safety critical control device, the method comprising: sending user inputs to a first state machine, identifying user inputs by the first state machine, determining the correct state to communicate to a second state machine, the correct state being determined by selecting one state of a plurality of states depending on the user inputs, communicating the correct state to a second state machine through a control bus, and determining the correct state for the second state machine based on communication from the control bus.
US10508051B2
There are provided a lens forming mold, and a manufacturing method for a cylindrical lens, with which cylindrical lenses having good mass productivity can be manufactured. A lens forming mold for forming a molding on which a plurality of cylindrical surfaces are arranged in parallel includes: a first mold including a plurality of cylindrical surface forming portions that are arranged in parallel at equal intervals; and a first flat surface forming portion that is provided between adjacent cylindrical surface forming portions; and a second mold that sandwiches the glass material and faces the first mold when the molding is molded, in which the second mold includes a second flat surface forming portion that faces the plurality of cylindrical surface forming portions and the first flat surface forming portion.
US10508049B2
A waste water treatment system including an electrolysis treatment system and three membrane concentration systems. The electrolysis treatment system includes a first chamber that receives waste water and produces treated waste water, a second chamber that receives first recycled water and produces dilute acid discharge, and a third chamber that receives second recycled water and produces dilute caustic discharge. An anion exchange membrane separates the first chamber from the second chamber. A cation exchange membrane separates the first chamber from the third chamber. The membrane concentration system receives the treated waste water and produces a concentrated aqueous sodium sulfate product and a pure water product. A first thermal concentration system receives the dilute acid discharge and produces first recycled water and a concentrated acid product. The second thermal concentration system receives the dilute caustic discharge and produces second recycled water and a concentrated aqueous sodium sulfate product.
US10508047B2
A UV water treatment system comprising a reactor unit for receiving water therein and a power unit for powering the UV water treatment system. The reactor unit includes a housing and a pair of end caps that sealingly engage the housing at opposing ends. Optionally, the UV water treatment system may have a reduced footprint.
US10508024B2
Aspect of the disclosure provide a packaging technique for making a directional microphone which employs mechanical structures to cancel undesired background noise to realize the directional function instead of an extra sensor required in electronic noise-cancelling techniques, thus reducing footprint and cost of a directional microphone. A directional microphone based on this technique can include an acoustic sensor and a housing enclosing the acoustic sensor. The acoustic sensor can include a sensing diaphragm, a cavity below the sensing diaphragm, and a first substrate. The directional microphone device can further include a channel with an inlet open at an edge of the first substrate and an outlet connected with the cavity. The housing can include a cover attached to a second substrate supporting the first substrate. The cover can include a first opening over the sensing diaphragm and a second opening at a side of the cover.
US10508021B2
A method for manufacturing a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) structure with sacrificial supports to prevent stiction is provided. A first etch is performed into an upper surface of a carrier substrate to form a sacrificial support in a cavity. A thermal oxidation process is performed to oxidize the sacrificial support, and to form an oxide layer lining the upper surface and including the oxidized sacrificial support. A MEMS substrate is bonded to the carrier substrate over the carrier substrate and through the oxide layer. A second etch is performed into the MEMS substrate to form a movable mass overlying the cavity and supported by the oxidized sacrificial support. A third etch is performed into the oxide layer to laterally etch the oxidized sacrificial support and to remove the oxidized sacrificial support. A MEMS structure with anti-stiction bumps is also provided.
US10508016B1
A container insert is disclosed for use in a closed loop dispensing system. The insert is press-fitted into the throat of a liquid container. The insert includes a plastic retainer having a plastic spring over-molded thereon. The plastic spring replaces the prior art metal spring. The container insert is completely recyclable and is automatically self-venting.
US10508013B2
In a method for cleaning an on-load tap changer (19) in a regulating transformer (20), provision is made for the on-load tap changer (19) to comprise a moving contact (11) and a fixed contact (12); for a cleaning signal to be generated; for the moving contact (11) to be frictionally moved relative to the fixed contact (12) on the basis of the cleaning signal. An on-load tap changer (19) in a regulating transformer (20) comprises: —a moving contact (11) and a fixed contact (12); —a contact drive (17) which is coupled to the moving contact (11); —a control device (18) which is connected to the contact drive (17) and is designed in such a manner that the control device can generate a cleaning signal and can transmit said signal to the contact drive (17); wherein the contact drive (17) is designed in such a manner that the contact drive can frictionally move the moving contact (11) relative to the fixed contact (12) on the basis of the cleaning signal.
US10508010B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for sorting items discarded in a shopping facility. A system for sorting discarded items comprises a motorized transport unit configured to travel around discarded items placed in a sorting area in the shopping facility, the motorized transport unit comprises a sensor device and an item mover device, an item characterization database storing characteristics corresponding to a plurality of items likely to be found in the shopping facility, and a central computer system. The central computer system is configured to receive data from the sensor device on the motorized transport unit, determine an item characteristic of an item among the discarded items in the sorting area, determine a sorting category of the item from a plurality of predefined categories, and cause the motorized transport unit to move the item, with the item mover device, from the sorting area into a category area.
US10508002B2
A rope lifting tool for belt-shaped ropes comprises a first guide for guiding the rope lifting tool along a first guide rail; a second guide for guiding the rope lifting tool along a second guide rail; an upright plate, and an inclined plate at an acute angle relative to the upright plate. The upright plate and the inclined plate have a wedge shaped space between them. A plurality of wedge members are placed adjacent each other inside the wedge-shaped space. A rope gap for receiving an end of a belt-shaped rope is formed between each wedge member and the upright plate, which rope gap is narrowable by wedging of the wedge member in the wedge shaped space. A rope lifting arrangement includes the rope lifting tool.
US10507992B2
An automatic unloading dolly that automatically unloads pallets therefrom that includes a frame having a loading/unloading side and a pusher side, a conveyor platform that extends between the loading/unloading side and the pusher side, one or more wheels connected to the frame, a multi-bar linkage system mounted to the frame and connected to a pusher that moves along the conveyor platform from the pusher side toward the loading/unloading side between a pusher base position and a pusher triggered position, and a contact arm link connected to the multi-bar linkage system such that movement of the contact arm link relative to the frame from a contact arm link base position to a contact arm link triggered position moves the multi-bar linkage system and the pusher from the pusher base position to the pusher triggered position.
US10507986B2
A cleaning apparatus includes a roller, a conveyor belt and a belt cleaner. The conveyor belt transports food material in a first direction, and the belt cleaner cleans the food material from the conveyor belt as the conveyor belt travels in a second direction, distinct from the first direction. The conveyor belt passes around the roller as the conveyor belt changes from traveling in the first direction to traveling in the second direction. At least a portion of the belt cleaner is located directly below the roller such that food material falling off the conveyor belt when the conveyor belt passes around the roller is caught by the belt cleaner. The belt cleaner includes an enclosure through which the conveyor belt passes and an air nozzle located within the enclosure. The air nozzle directs air onto the underside of the conveyor belt. Preferably, the air nozzle is an air knife, which generates a sheet of air.
US10507984B2
A conveyor device for conveying an object with an identification device. The conveyor device comprises a plurality of rollers, connected drive motors for driving the rollers, a transmitter, a receiver for detecting the distance of the identification device and a control device for controlling the connected drive motors.
US10507969B2
A low profile, modular container is described having two cylindrical compartments which connect together at a center portion. The ends of each compartment include a pair of pivoting jaws which are adapted to open to accommodate a pacifier within the body of each compartment.
US10507963B2
A resealable opening device for a flexible package (21) of collapsible type having a compartment defined by flexible walls (24), comprising a thin-walled body (2) having a back surface (3) attachable on one of the flexible walls (24) of the package (21) in a dispensing portion (23) of the package, a first hinge joint (5) extending in a first direction (P1) and connecting a first section (6) of the body (2) with a second section (7) of the body (2), the thin-wall body (2) being intended to be arranged such that the first hinge joint (5) is arranged transversely to a dispensing direction (P4) of the package, and a second hinge joint (8) extending in a second direction (P2) crossing the first hinge joint (5), wherein a locking member (14) is arranged for locking the first section (6) to the second section (7) when the first and second sections (6, 7) are folded towards each other about the first hinge joint (5). The thin-walled body (2) is further provided with a third hinge joint (9) extending in a third direction (P3) crossing the first hinge joint (5) and arranged at a distance from the second hinge joint (8). The thin-walled body is adaptable to an outwardly bulging shape change of the flexible wall (24) on which the device is intended to be attached. The invention also relates to a package provided with such a resealable opening device.
US10507961B2
An organizing device with rubberized twist ties. The organizing device includes a body piece and a back piece designed such that the back piece fits into the body piece to form an enclosed unit. The back piece can be fitted with various attachment devices, such as a suction cup or a magnet, for mounting the organizing device to different types of surfaces. The organizing device further includes small rubberized twist ties, threaded through the body piece, which can be used for hanging or securing small items from or securing items to the device.
US10507958B2
A cap includes a main unit fit onto the mouth of a double-walled container, a spout cylinder provided on the main unit, an inner stopper that is provided in the main unit, and a first inner valve. The inner stopper includes a communicating part that communicates with the inside of the inner container and the inside of the spout cylinder. The first inner valve includes a first valve body that covers the communicating part. The first valve body has passage holes. The first valve body being deformed from a closing position S toward an opening position O keeps acting as a partition between the communicating part and the spout cylinder.
US10507956B2
A lid mechanism includes: a box main body; a lid; a locking element that includes a rod and a rod biasing member; and a flap element that includes a flap main body and a flap biasing member and a box contact portion which is configured to come into contact with the box main body, wherein: when the state of the lid changes from the closed state to the opened state, the pressing inclined surface provided in the rod contact portion of the flap main body presses the pressure receiving inclined surface provided in the rod; and when the state of the lid changes from the opened state to the closed state, the box contact portion of the flap main body comes into contact with the box main body such that the pressing of the pressing inclined surface to the pressure receiving inclined surface is released.
US10507947B2
A labelling machine comprises a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool comprising label stock; a take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of the label stock; a motive device configured to propel the label stock along a web path from the supply spool support towards the take up spool support; a first arrangement configured to produce a first signal indicative of a speed at which label stock is removed from the supply spool by the motive device; a controller configured to receive the first signal and output a brake assembly control signal based upon the first signal; and a brake assembly configured to apply a braking force to the supply spool support based upon the brake assembly control signal, the braking force resisting rotation of the supply spool support. The controller is configured to output the brake assembly control signal based upon a target supply spool speed.
US10507945B1
A heat sealing apparatus including a first sealing bar having a first sealing bar contact surface with a first resistance heating element extending along the upper sealing bar contact surface; a second sealing bar having a second sealing bar contact surface; a sealing bar moving mechanism for moving the first sealing bar and the second sealing bar away from and toward each other into compression contact; a power pulsing mechanism including a microprocessor running a computer program for delivering electric power pulses to the first resistance heating element in selected pulse durations separated by at least one selected interval duration and at a frequency between 0.001 and 5000 Hertz; an electric power source and an apparatus circuit including the first resistance heating element and the sealing bar moving mechanism.
US10507944B2
A machine for folding and adhesively bonding blanks for the production of folding boxes. It includes a transport system which has at least one puller which wraps around deflecting rollers and extends along a processing path, a drive connected to a deflecting roller and drives the deflecting roller. Workpiece carriers are fastened to the puller and are moved along the processing path by the at least one puller. It also includes a magazine for a stack of blanks, a mechanism for removing individual blanks from the stack in the magazine, a feeding mechanism for the removed blanks to the workpiece carriers, structure for retaining blanks on the workpiece carriers, a control which is connected to the structure to retain blanks, and structure for adhesively bonding blanks.
US10507943B2
Method, machine and installation for vacuum packaging of products, where a plurality of individual bags closed at one end and open at the opposite end with at least one product therein are generated. For generating the bags, a transverse cut and a complete transverse seal on both sides of the transverse cut are made on the film tube, and a transverse cut without complete transverse seals on the sides thereof is made at a distance (L) substantially equal to the desired length of the bag to be generated from the transverse cut and seal on both sides. Each bag is oriented at 180 degrees with respect to the bag previously generated in the forward movement direction.
US10507935B1
A support structure for reinforcing first and second skins in an aircraft component includes a plurality of core members connected together to form at least one layer. Each core member has a geometrically isotropic shape.
US10507934B1
A thermal management system for an aircraft is provided that includes thermo-acoustic engines that remove and capture waste heat from the aircraft engines, heat pumps powered by the acoustic waves generated from the waste heat that remove and capture electrical component waste heat from electrical components in the aircraft, and hollow tubes disposed in the aircraft configured to propagate mechanical energy to locations throughout the aircraft and to transfer the electrical component waste heat back to the aircraft engines to reduce overall aircraft mass and improve propulsive efficiency.
US10507925B2
Airflow control devices are provided that may be employed in passenger transport vehicles (e.g., passenger transport aircraft, trains, buses, automobiles and the like) that allow individual passengers to selectively control direction and volume of incoming airflow to thereby enhance passenger comfort. According to certain embodiments, passenger airflow control devices are provided with an open-ended domed shell, a receiver immovably fixed to an upper end of the shell and a central air distributor assembly operatively connected to the receiver for receiving an incoming airflow and discharging the airflow to a passenger. The central air distributor assembly may include a central distributor bowl which defines a laterally oriented airflow discharge opening, a central disk which is positionally fixed to and closes a lower end of the central distributor bowl, and an air distributor hub having a lower end immovably connected to an upper end of the central distributor bowl and an upper stem having an air inlet cutout which is received within and rotatably connected to the receiver.
US10507920B2
An external cargo damping system includes lifting gear and a damping assembly. The lifting gear has a lifting body attachment end and an opposed external cargo end, and defines a load path that extends between the lifting body attachment and external cargo ends of the lifting gear. The damping assembly is connected in series with the lifting gear and is disposed along the load path to damp vibratory force transmitted between the lifting gear lifting body attachment and lifting gear ends.
US10507913B2
A hypersonic aircraft having a homopolar motor with high temperature superconducting (HTS) non-insulated (NI) coil magnets is described. In some implementations, the HTS NI coil magnets can have a graded resistance design. In some implementations, the HTS NI coil magnets can include a series of stacked coils, each of the series of coils comprising multiple turns having turn-to-turn resistance, where the turn-to-turn resistance of the series of coils is graded coil-to-coil across the magnet. In some implementations, the HTS NI coil magnets can include an NI coil comprising multiple turns and two or more thermal barriers each disposed between two adjacent turns of the coil, where an electrically conductive portion of one of the thermal barriers does not overlap with an electrically conductive portion of a different adjacent one of the thermal barriers. Some implementations can include a disk-type homopolar motor/generator including one or more HTS NI coil magnets.
US10507911B2
The invention relates to a control rod for the adjusting of a helicopter rotor blade, wherein the control rod can be adjusted in longitudinal direction, comprising: at least one contact area element, at least one limit stop element, which is designed to limit the adjustability of the control rod in longitudinal direction to a specifiable adjusting range in interrelation with the at least one contact area element, wherein the limit stop element can be transferred from a first position to a second position, wherein the at least one stop element limits the adjustability of the control rod in the first position and enables the adjustability of the control rod beyond the specifiable adjusting range in the second position.
US10507907B2
A deployable vortex generator attached to a lifting surface includes a vane moveable relative to the lifting surface. The vane moves from a deployed position to a retracted position in response to a change in ambient conditions. In the deployed position, the vane acts on the air flow to create vortices. In the retracted position, the vane is closely aligned with the free stream velocity.
US10507906B2
An aerodynamic surface assembly is provided to facilitate control of the flow over the aerodynamic surface. The aerodynamic surface assembly includes an aerodynamic surface defining an outer mold line over which a fluid is to flow in a downstream direction. The outer mold line defines a smooth contour that is interrupted by step down region that is inset relative to the smooth contour defined by the outer mold line upstream thereof. The aerodynamic surface defines an orifice opening in to the step down region. The aerodynamic surface assembly may also include an overhang extending from the outer mold line of the aerodynamic surface upstream at the orifice. The overhang extends in the downstream direction and at least partially over the orifice. The aerodynamic surface assembly may also include a fluidic actuator defining a pair of curved passageways extending from an input region and are in fluid communication with the orifice.
US10507892B2
The embodiments herein provide a tool for assisting users while docking a boat. According to an embodiment herein, a boarding aid mechanism for a boat for assisting a passenger while docking a boat includes a clamp, a vertical slide arm and a dock arm. The clamp is secured to one side of the boat. The vertical slide arm is mechanically coupled to the clamp using a pin. The vertical slide arm comprises a rubber handgrip for supporting and balancing the passenger. The dock arm is an L shaped structure extending from the vertical slide arm. The dock arm is slid into the vertical slide arm and further the vertical slide arm is secured to the clamp.
US10507880B2
An air-guiding device for a motorcycle is provided to provide defined guidance of wind airflow in a region of a motorcycle fork. The air-guiding device include at least one rear guiding element in the longitudinal direction configured to be rigidly fastened to the motorcycle behind the motorcycle fork, and a front guiding element configured to be fastened indirectly or directly to the rear guiding element in front of the motorcycle fork in a manner which allows the front guiding element to rotate relative to the rear guiding element when the motorcycle fork is rotated about a vertical axis. The air guiding device may also be provided with a central guiding element behind the motorcycle for which is connected to the front guiding element and rotatable relative to the rear guiding element.
US10507879B2
A system for automatically mounting a tailgate on a vehicle body includes: an X-direction regulation jig that measures an X-direction position of the tailgate and regulates the X-direction position; a Y-direction regulation jig that measures a Y-direction position of the tailgate and regulates the Y-direction position; a tailgate loading and mounting robot that corrects the X-direction position and the Y-direction position of the tailgate and mounts the tailgate on a side of a roof panel of the vehicle body; and a nut assembly robot that automatically assembles a nut to a hinge of the tailgate.
US10507863B2
The invention relates to a Drive unit as part of a vehicle steering comprising a housing, mechanically connectable to the vehicle through an anti-rotation system, a rotatory output element, an interface for interfacing the control unit, including powering coils and measuring feedback to external control unit, and a motor comprising an angular position sensor, a stator and a rotor, the stator being fixedly mounted in the housing, and the rotor being rotatably mounted in the housing, wherein the output element, the stator and the rotor are coaxially arranged, wherein the motor is mechanically coupled to the output element by a differential providing an angular speed for the output element which is different from the angular speed of the rotor.
US10507860B2
A steering wheel, in which a vibration device including a vibration motor is attached, the steering wheel includes: a ring portion including a core member and a thickness-reduced portion, reducing mass, provided with the core member. The vibration device is housed in the thickness-reduced portion and attached to the core member.
US10507859B2
Described is a shopping cart bagging station that is used in retail stores to dispense shopping bags while a customer of the retail store shops. The shopping cart bagging station holds and dispenses shopping bags. The shopping cart bagging station is coupled to a shopping cart so that the customer can load items they purchase into the shopping bags as they shop. The shopping cart bagging station includes a support channel and three hooks coupled to the support channel. The support channel couples to the shopping cart. The three hooks hold shopping bags. By using the shopping cart bagging station, a customer does not have to visit a checkout station to bag their purchased items.
US10507854B2
A railroad crossing indication device (250) includes a processing unit (350) for receiving and processing data provided by a constant warning time device (40) in communication with a railroad track (20), wherein the data relate to a train approaching the railroad crossing, and a screen unit (300, 400, 500) for displaying information of the train approaching the railroad crossing based upon the data provided by the constant warning time device (40). Furthermore, a railroad crossing indication system (200) and a method (600) for displaying information at railroad crossings are disclosed.
US10507853B2
A train-information management device mounted on a train, includes: an intra-block position calculator to convert information on a kilometrage that indicates a position of the train into information on a block number and an intra-block position of a plurality of blocks into which a route of the train is divided and that are used when a train position is specified by a train radio system; and an on-board router to communicate the information on the block number and the intra-block position to a ground side by using a system that is different from a system that is used for communication between the ground side and a train side via a radio base station in the train radio system.
US10507850B2
A device for connecting a coupling shaft to a car body of a track-guided vehicle, wherein the device includes a linkage connected to the coupling shaft and a bearing block connectable to the car body to which the linkage is articulated by means of at least one pivot pin so as to be pivotable in a horizontal plane. At least one pivot pin is designed as a shock protector and thereto comprises a bearing disc having a concentrically arranged recess and a shearing element having a breaking or separating region. A bearing block-side region of the shearing element is accommodated in the recess of the bearing disc and a linkage-side region of the shearing element is accommodated in a pin seat of the linkage.
US10507848B2
A railway vehicle for passenger transport comprising a vehicle body, said vehicle body including a passenger entrance area and a vehicle boarding aid for facilitating passengers' access to the passenger entrance area, the vehicle boarding aid comprising a movable entry threshold arranged in an access position facilitating passengers' access to the passenger entrance area and a vertical position adjusting device for vertically adjusting the access position of the entry threshold as a function of a potential vertical gap between a station platform and the passenger entrance area, wherein said entry threshold is fixedly arranged in said access position in all operating states of the railway vehicle.
US10507847B2
A central traction device for a straddling monorail train includes a traction pin and a traction beam. A central sleeve is provided at the center of the traction beam, and the traction pin is mounted in the central sleeve. An inner cavity of the central sleeve has a corset-shaped structure having large diameters on an upper end and a lower end and a small diameter at a middle part, forming double tapered bevels, and a resilient rubber bush is provided between an inner wall of the central sleeve and the traction pin. The device has a simple and compact overall structure and facilitates connection and separation between the train body and the bogie; by providing the lift assembly, the traction device is fixedly connected to the frame, thus the traction device can be wholly lifted; and operation process and environment of raising and lowering the vehicle are improved.
US10507843B2
A vehicle control system including: a driving controller configured to execute any one of automated driving for performing at least one of velocity control and steering control over a vehicle by executing any one of multiple driving modes having different automatic control levels, and manual driving for performing both of the velocity control and steering control over the vehicle based on operation on a main operator by an occupant of the vehicle; an armrest for an occupant sitting on a driver's seat of the vehicle to put his/her arm on; and an armrest relative position controller configured to control a drive unit so that a position of the armrest relative to the occupant sitting on the driver's seat varies between the automated driving and the manual driving executed by the driving controller.
US10507837B2
A control device that controls a vehicle drive transfer device in which a speed change device that includes a plurality of engagement devices and that selectively establishes one of a plurality of shift speeds with different speed ratios in accordance with a state of engagement of the plurality of engagement devices is provided in a power transfer path that connects between a drive force source and wheels.
US10507831B2
A cruise control system controls fuel supplied to an engine of a motor vehicle based in part on whether the vehicle is travelling on a positive gradient, a negative gradient, or a level surface. The system includes a sensor for detecting a position of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle, an inclinometer for detecting a gradient of a surface over which the vehicle is traveling; and an electronic processor operative to set a fuel flow rate. The fuel flow rate is set as a function of the accelerator pedal position detected at an activation time of the cruise control system, and that fuel flow rate is maintained at a constant rate if the vehicle is travelling on a positive gradient or a level surface. The vehicle therefore slows down on the positive gradient rather than maintaining a target speed as with a conventional cruise control system.
US10507826B2
A method and system of detecting an impending tip over of a vehicle with the following steps and apparatus. Acquiring first measurement data, the first measurement data having strain data and at least one of attitude data and acceleration data. Acquiring second measurement data, the second measurement data having strain data and at least one of attitude data and acceleration data. Determining, based on the first measurement data and based on the second measurement data, if the second measurement data is indicative of an impending tip over of the vehicle. Only if it is determined that the second measurement data is indicative of an impending tip over of the vehicle, triggering an alarm signal, overriding a control command or overwriting a control command.
US10507824B2
A fail-safe control method for a hybrid electric vehicle is carried out based on a power transmission system of an engine, which is used to control the speed of the engine. When one of a plurality of motor-generators of the power transmission system malfunctions, the vehicle is controlled to be driven in a limp-home mode, thereby ensuring vehicle driving reliability and preventing the vehicle from becoming inoperable.
US10507823B2
An exemplary powertrain assembly includes, an electric machine, an engine, and a controller. The electric machine selectively drives at least one wheel driveshaft when in an automatic drive mode. The engine, through the manual transmission, selectively drives at least one wheel driveshaft when in a manual drive mode. The controller is configured to initiate an alert that suggests a transition from the automatic drive mode to the manual drive mode. An exemplary vehicle control method includes initiating an alert to suggest a transition from an automatic drive mode to a manual drive mode. When in the automatic drive mode, the method drives at least one wheel driveshaft within a plurality of wheel driveshafts using torque from an electric machine that is not moved through a manual transmission. When in the manual drive mode, the method drives at least one wheel driveshaft within the plurality of wheel driveshafts with torque from an engine that is moved through a manual transmission.
US10507820B2
Systems and methods provide accurate determinations of relevant vehicle mass that can take into account any load being carried and/or towed by a vehicle, such as an electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle. Systems and methods also provide accurate road load measurements that can take into account road gradient(s) and the impact of gravity. Accordingly, the dynamic nature of relevant vehicle mass and road load can be captured. Efforts to optimize operation and/or take preemptive action to provide more efficient performance, enhance the drive experience, etc. can be better achieved through the more accurate determinations of relevant vehicle mass and road load achieved by these systems and methods.
US10507819B2
The control method for the hybrid vehicle includes a rotation speed control torque calculation step of, based on a rotation speed command value for the electric generator and a rotation speed detection value of the electric generator, calculating a torque command value for controlling the rotation speed of the electric generator, and an electric generator control step of controlling the electric generator according to the torque command value. The rotation speed control torque calculation step calculates, using the model matching compensator and based on a value obtained by filtering the rotation speed detection value through the low-pass filter and the rotation speed command value, a basic torque command value that makes a torque response of the electric generator coincide with a preset model response, calculates, using the disturbance observer including the transfer function composed of the inverse system of the control object model patterned after a power transmission system of the electric generator connected to the engine via the gears and a disturbance observer filter, and based on the rotation speed detection value, a disturbance torque that is input into the power transmission system, and calculates the torque command value based on the basic torque command value and the disturbance torque. The relative degree of the disturbance observer filter is set so that the relative degree of the transfer function becomes 1 or more.
US10507814B2
Braking control systems, such as for an aircraft, use a hydraulic failure isolation valve intermediate an accumulator power source and a dual valve assembly for mechanical operation when a hydraulic power source experiences a disruption.
US10507810B2
An electric brake device includes: an electric brake being configured such that a shaft is moved forward by diving of an electric motor, and the forward movement of the shaft brings the electric brake into an acting state in which brake friction members are pushed against a brake rotary body so as to suppress rotation of a wheel; and a motor controller being configured to control the electric motor, wherein through a rotation speed control on the electric motor, after the shaft reaches a set position before the electric brake comes into the acting state, the motor controller controls a forward speed of the shaft to be smaller than that before the shaft reaches the set position.
US10507808B2
A overrun brake system includes a gas spring with a gas-tight cylinder and a piston with holes allowing gas to slip through so that the pressure is the same on both sides. Since the free end of the piston has a larger area than the side where the piston rod is located, the gas spring will act as a compression spring. To prevent the overrun brakes from being activated during reversing, the gas spring has a solenoid controlled valve receiving current from the reverse light circuit and closing the flow of gas through the piston when the towing unit's gear is set into reverse. When the gear is set into forward position the solenoid loses its current and a mechanical return spring opens the valve, so that the overrun brakes may act normally again.
US10507804B1
A cleaner finger assembly for cleaning compactor teeth on a compactor wheel of a compactor machine includes a cleaner finger base having a tip engaging surface and a base longitudinal axis, a cleaner finger tip having a base engaging surface and a tip longitudinal axis, and a finger tip anchoring mechanism attaching the cleaner finger tip to the cleaner finger base with the base engaging surface facing and engaging the tip engaging surface. The finger tip anchoring mechanism fails and the cleaner finger tip detaches when the cleaner finger tip is engaged by debris with a force parallel to the tip longitudinal axis, or with a force perpendicular to the tip longitudinal axis, to cause a tip shear force greater than a tip anchor shear capacity of the finger tip anchoring mechanism or a tension force greater than a tip anchor tension capacity of the finger tip anchoring mechanism.
US10507800B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a sensor for a vehicle, which includes: a vehicle glass; a substrate disposed on the vehicle glass; a transparent sensing electrode disposed on the substrate; and a wire electrode connected to the sensing electrode, wherein the sensing electrode comprises a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode spaced apart from the first sensing electrode.
US10507799B1
A system and method of tracking a location of a vehicle while the vehicle is in a primary propulsion off state. The method includes: obtaining an initial vehicle location of the vehicle; detecting a vehicle trigger condition while the vehicle is in the primary propulsion off state; determining whether the vehicle has moved more than a first predetermined threshold distance from the initial vehicle location while the vehicle is in the primary propulsion off state; determining a vehicle activity factor and a vehicle location classification factor; and when it is determined that the vehicle has moved more than the first predetermined threshold distance from the initial vehicle location, carrying out a vehicle location tracking process while the vehicle is in the primary propulsion off state based on the vehicle activity factor and the vehicle location classification factor.
US10507798B1
The automobile security system prevents the unauthorized operation of a vehicle. The automobile security system comprises an imaging device, an override device, and a management device. The imaging device captures an image of a person that is attempting to initiate the operation of the vehicle. The management device compares the captured image to images of people authorized to operate the vehicle. If a match if found, the automobile security system enables the operation of the vehicle. Further opportunities are then given to: 1) review a display of images of people who operated or attempted to operate the vehicle; and, 2) authorize an additional person to operate the vehicle. The override device is provided to enable temporary operation of the vehicle.
US10507792B1
A vehicle locking boot includes a horizontal support arm and a first vertical support arm extending from the horizontal support arm. The first vertical support arm includes a front engagement protrusion. A receiving sleeve extends from the horizontal support arm at a base of the first vertical support arm. A horizontal extension portion is coupled to the horizontal support arm. A second vertical support arm extends from the horizontal extension portion. The second vertical support arm includes a rear engagement protrusion extending therefrom. The front engagement protrusion faces the rear engagement protrusion. A keypad is disposed on the first engagement portion to lock and unlock the horizontal extension portion. A lug nut blocking plate is coupled to the first vertical support arm. A global positioning system (GPS) housing is positioned at an upper portion of the first vertical support arm.
US10507775B2
Techniques are described for component design based on sensor data. Sensor data is collected by sensors in, or proximal to, a system under diagnosis (e.g., a vehicle), the sensor data describing use of one or more components of the system by one or more individuals. The sensor data from various instances of the component may be aggregated and analyzed to determine update(s) to the design of the component. For example, the aggregate sensor data may be analyzed to identify portions of the component frequently associated with movements by users (e.g., fidgeting, adjustments). The identified portion(s) can be presented graphically in a design view used to specify design modification(s) for the component. In some implementations, the aggregate sensor data is provided as input to a model that is trained, using machine learning, to output design modification(s) for the component based on the input aggregate sensor data.
US10507774B2
Techniques are described for component configuration based on sensor data. Sensor data is collected by sensors in, or proximal to, a system under diagnosis (e.g., a vehicle), the sensor data describing the use of component(s) of the system by individual(s). The sensor data is analyzed (e.g., in real time) to determine an updated configuration for component(s) (e.g., an adjustment to the seat back, lumbar support of a car seat, etc.). The updated configuration may be communicated to the individual as a recommended configuration. In some implementations, the updated configuration may be communicated directly to the component which, on receiving and processing the configuration update, sends signals to various actuators to move the subcomponents of the component into the updated configuration. In some implementations, the sensor data is used to train, through machine learning, a model that provides configuration update(s) for component(s) based on the input sensor data.
US10507772B2
A vehicular door trim having excellent unity with a door armrest is provided. An armrest lower section includes a bulging portion bulging toward a cabin side, a shelf portion arranged continuously from the bulging portion and on which an armrest upper section is placed, and a bracket portion extending upward from a side edge of the shelf portion to a back face side of a center trim. The bracket portion includes a first fixing part to which the armrest upper section is fixed and a second fixing part to which the center trim is fixed.
US10507763B2
An indirect lighting structure for a vehicle roof provides indirect lighting to at least a part of a roof glass through a light guide formed along a guide rail. The indirect lighting structure includes: a guide rail configured to support a roof glass positioned on the guide rail; a light source unit positioned at one end in a longitudinal direction of the guide rail; and a light guide which is configured to be in contact with the light source unit and positioned along the guide rail, in which the light guide is configured such that at least a part of the light guide is in contact with and inserted into the guide rail so as to guide light introduced from the light source to illuminate a pattern portion.
US10507758B2
A vehicle lamp apparatus is provided that forms a dark portion on an opponent vehicle within a light-irradiated region of a headlamp to prevent glare. The irradiated regions of the headlamp and an infrared light lamp are matched to more accurately match a dark portion forming region with the opponent vehicle.
US10507747B2
A conveyance seat configured to stabilize a position of a temperature detection unit to suppress positional deviation of the temperature detection unit is described. The conveyance seat comprises a cushion pad, a bottom plate, an electric heater which is attached to the cushion pad, a thermistor which detects temperature at a location between the cushion pad and the bottom plate during operation of the electric heater, a housing cavity with a hollowed shape formed in a bottom portion of the cushion pad, and a holding pad which holds the thermistor within the housing cavity by being fit in the housing cavity with the thermistor attached thereto. The thermistor is held by the holding pad, and is positioned between the cushion pad and the holding pad, within the housing cavity.
US10507743B2
A child restraint is adapted to set on a passenger seat in a vehicle. The child restraint includes a seat bottom, a seat back, and a movable headrest.
US10507737B2
In one embodiment, a device in a wireless power transfer (WPT) system receives data regarding a vehicle equipped with a vehicle-based charging coil configured to receive electrical power transferred from a ground-based charging coil of the WPT system. The device determines, based on the received data, a time at which the vehicle-based charging coil is expected to be in charging proximity of the ground-based coil. Based on the received data, the device determines a gap distance between the vehicle-based charging coil and the ground-based charging coil to optimize the transfer of electrical power from the ground-based charging coil to the vehicle-based charging coil when the coils are in charging proximity of one another. The device sends control instructions to an adjustment system to implement the identified gap distance in advance of the determined time by adjusting a height of the vehicle-based charging coil or the ground-based charging coil.
US10507734B2
A battery state estimating apparatus is provided with: an acquirer configured to obtain a complex impedance of a battery; a calculator configured to calculate a ratio of a variation of a predetermined feature amount regarding the complex impedance; and an estimator configured to estimate a charge amount of the battery on the basis of the ratio of the variation of the predetermined feature amount with respect to an integrated current value, which is an integrated value of an electric current flowing through the battery.
US10507716B2
According to some embodiments, a traction system is disclosed. The traction system includes a DC bus, an energy storage device coupled to the DC bus, and a voltage converter assembly coupled to the energy storage device. The voltage converter assembly includes a plurality of phase legs. The traction system further includes an electromechanical device including a plurality of windings coupled to the voltage converter assembly. The traction system also includes a switch coupled to the DC bus between the voltage converter assembly and the energy storage device. The traction system includes a controller configured to control the switch and the voltage converter assembly such that a phase leg and a winding of the electromechanical device form a DC/DC converter.
US10507715B1
A mount assembly for a vehicle is provided. The mount assembly includes a mount that supports an in-vehicle device and a support bracket that is coupled and locked to the mount. The support bracket includes a first hook. In addition, the mount assembly includes a mounting bracket that couples the mount to a vehicle body. The mounting bracket includes a housing to which the mount is coupled and a first stop protrusion to which the first hook of the support bracket is hook-coupled. A wedge ring supports the first hook from behind to prevent the first hook from bending backward and being separated from the first stop protrusion. The wedge ring is formed in a ring shape and includes a protruding portion that protrudes radially outward to support the first hook from behind.
US10507711B1
A vehicle visor accessory device for selectively extending shading capabilities of a visor may comprise a sleeve structure configured to removably mount on the visor. The sleeve structure may be elongated with an upper end for positioning toward the upper edge section of the visor and a lower end for positioning toward the lower edge section of the visor, and have a first opening located at a first side edge of the sleeve structure through which a portion of the visor is slidable. A notch may be formed in the sleeve structure. An extension structure may be integrated with the sleeve structure. The sleeve structure may have a substantially hollow interior between first and second faces to slidably receive at least a portion of the visor and the extension structure may have a solid interior between the faces to extend light blocking coverage of the visor.
US10507708B2
A truck (10) is provided including an engine (12), a cabin, and a conditioned spaced (14) defined by a plurality of adjacent wall members including a front wall member (16). A transport refrigeration unit is configured to control a temperature within the conditioned space include an evaporator unit (20) and a condenser unit (22). The evaporator unit (20) is mounted within the conditioned space (14). The condenser unit (22) is operably coupled to the evaporator unit (20) and is mounted to an exterior surface (24) of the front wall member (16). The condenser unit (22) is configured to move slidably between an operating position and a clearance position.
US10507703B2
A strut mount including: a first mounting member configured to be attached to a shock absorber; a second mounting member configured to be attached to a vehicle body; a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the first and second mounting members to each other; a fluid-filled zone whose interior is filled with a non-compressible fluid such that a vibration damping effect is obtained based on a flow action of the fluid; and an orifice passage through which the fluid filled in the fluid-filled zone is induced to flow. A tuning frequency of the orifice passage is set to a frequency of a vibration transmitted during lockup of an automobile from a drive train of the automobile to the vehicle body via the shock absorber.
US10507700B2
Systems and methods for analyzing tread surface data to assess tire tread parameters, such as irregular wear characteristics of a tire tread, are provided. For example, tread surface data, such as a tread surface map, can be processed to generate a convex hull for the tire. The convex hull can approximate the convex outer surface of the tire. The convex hull can be used as a reference for analyzing the tread surface data. In particular, irregular wear zones in the tire tread can be mathematically concave relative to the convex hull. Comparing the tread surface data to the convex hull can reveal information indicative of irregular wear characteristics of the tire. For instance, the local depth of the measured tread surface data relative to the convex hull can provide a quantitative measure of irregular wear characteristics of the tire.
US10507696B2
A pneumatic tire, having a plurality of sipes formed in land portions of a tread thereof so as to each extend in the tire width direction, characterized in that: in a cross section of the land portion orthogonal to the sipe extending direction, provided that an imaginary sipe main line links two ends in the tire radial direction of each sipe, at least two of the sipes are “inclined sipes” each having the sipe main line inclined with respect to the tire radial direction; each inclined sipe has inner bent portions each protruding with respect to the sipe main line with peaks positioned deeper than 20% of the sipe depth; and the sipe main line(s) of at least one of the inclined sipes are inclined in a direction opposite, with respect to the tire radial direction, to the sipe main line of any of the other inclined sipes.
US10507687B1
A combination writing utensil and handcuff tool including a writing utensil having a slotted interior chamber and a plurality of spring-loaded buttons. A pair of writing tips is disposed within the slotted interior chamber, with each of a first of the pair of writing tips and a second of the pair of writing tips engaged with each of a first of the plurality of spring-loaded buttons and a second of the plurality of spring-loaded buttons, respectively, and lockably extended through an opening of the writing utensil. Additionally, each of a handcuff key and a handcuff lock is disposed within the slotted interior chamber of the writing utensil. Each of the handcuff key and the handcuff lock is engaged with each of a third of the plurality of spring-loaded buttons and a fourth of the plurality of spring-loaded buttons, respectively, and lockably extended through the opening of the writing utensil.
US10507679B2
Techniques for more accurately and efficiently replicating the alignment of one or more printer components with respect to another printer component are described herein. Replication may be achieved by using a fixture and a connection media to create a near exact replica of features of the fixture, or to temporarily hold multiple printer components in position while a joining layer of the connection media hardens. More specifically, a connection media, such as epoxy, can be used to fill an intentionally-established gap between connecting bodies or components that are held in a predetermined position by the replication fixture. The replication fixture represents a mechanical mounting interface that influences the position of a print head (or an array of print heads) within a printer housing or printing mechanism. Joining printer components in such a manner enables a stable mechanical coupling to be formed that does not require post operations.
US10507678B2
A continuous sheet is conveyed in a first direction in a printing operation, cut with a cutter in a cutting operation, and then conveyed in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A conveyance amount of the continuous sheet in the second direction is changed based on an operation of the printing apparatus after the cutting operation.
US10507676B2
An inkjet recording apparatus includes an inkjet head, a head base, a conveyance unit, and a rotation mechanism. The inkjet head ejects ink on to a sheet. The inkjet head is fixed to the head base. The conveyance unit faces the inkjet head and conveys the sheet. The rotation mechanism rotates the head base and the conveyance unit around an axis perpendicular to a sheet conveyance surface of the conveyance unit while maintaining a constant relative position of the head base to the conveyance unit.
US10507675B2
A high-gloss, precise and vivid image is printed appropriately. The printing method performs a printing using a color ink on a medium, and includes: a color ink layer forming step of ejecting the color ink to a medium to form a layer of the color ink, that is, a colored ink layer on the medium; and a glossing step of performing a process for increasing a gloss of the colored ink layer. The color ink includes a colorant and a solvent and generates heat by radiation of an energy ray. In the color ink layer forming step, the energy ray is emitted to the color ink adhering to the medium to remove by evaporation at least a part of the solvent included in the color ink. In the glossing step, the gloss of the colored ink layer is increased after a part of the solvent is removed by evaporation.
US10507672B2
A can inspection device includes a rotation device rotating cans, an imaging device taking images of rotating cans, and an image processor processing taken images. The imaging device includes a first camera taking an image of an entire can and a second camera taking an image of an opening-side end portion of the can. The image processor includes an image inspection means for inspecting whether printing is performed properly as compared with a master image by using the image taken by the first camera, a density measurement means for measuring densities in designated positions for respective colors by using the image taken by the first camera, and a printing misalignment value measurement means for measuring misalignment values with respect to set positions of printing misalignment inspection marks printed on the opening-side end portion of the can for respective colors by using the image taken by the second camera.
US10507655B2
There are provided a conductive base; a plurality of head main bodies which are held by the base and each have a switching element and a pressure generating element for discharging a liquid in a pressure generating chamber; a plurality of covers which are separated from the base, at least one of the pressure generating element and the switching element being sandwiched between the base and each of the covers; and a plurality of conduction portions which each conduct the base and the cover to each other at a plurality of locations.
US10507645B2
Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus, satisfying elements (1) through (4) below,(1) the inkjet printing apparatus including an ink discharging unit configured to discharge an ink,(2) the ink discharging unit including an inkjet head having a nozzle diameter of 17 μm or greater but 19 μm or less,(3) the inkjet head including a nozzle plate and an ink repellent layer disposed on a surface of the nozzle plate, and(4) the inkjet printing apparatus using, as the ink, an aqueous dye ink including a water-soluble dye and having a viscosity of 5 mPa·s or greater but 12 mPa·s or less at 25° C.
US10507643B2
A transfer-printing ink is ejected onto a transfer paper base on an ink-jet recording device when transfer paper is prepared, and is transferred from the transfer paper to cloth when the transfer paper with the cloth laid over it is heated. The ink contains a pigment, an anionic fixing resin, and a volatile amine as a neutralizer for neutralizing the fixing resin. The average particle diameter of the pigment is 30 nm to 150 nm. The pigment-to-fixing resin mass ratio is 1:1 to 1:5. The added amount of the volatile amine is 0.8 to 1.5 times the neutralization equivalent.
US10507642B2
A roller arrangement for printing apparatus comprises a first roller. The first roller comprises a plurality of cells. Each of the plurality of cells receives an amount of a coating material. The roller arrangement further comprises an extractor to remove at least a portion of the coating material from a selected set of the plurality of the cells.
US10507641B2
A system and method for supplying ink can include an ink supply device with a first end and a second end located along an axis on opposite sides of the ink supply device. In an example, the first end is frustum shaped, and the second end is frustum shaped. In an example, a first ink connector can be attached to the first end. In an example, a second ink connector can be attached to the second end. In an example, a pump can be connected to the second ink connector to move ink accumulating in the second end through the second ink connector into the ink supply system.
US10507638B2
An additive manufacturing method may involve: Providing a first and a second material, the second material capable of reacting with the first material to form a reaction product; forming at least the first material into a first layer; subjecting at least a portion of the first layer to energy in the presence of the second material, the energy being sufficient to initiate a reaction between at least the first and second materials to form a portion of the article, the portion of the article comprising the reaction product; forming a second layer of at least the first material on the first layer; and subjecting at least a portion of the second layer to energy in the presence of the second material, the energy being sufficient to initiate a reaction between the first and second materials to form an additional portion of the article.
US10507634B2
An application device that applies an adhesive-backed film to a base material having a bonding surface, along a first direction which is an extending direction of the base material, comprises: an application mechanism having an application unit that applies the film from a first end to a second end in the first direction on the base material by pressing the film; and a film gripping part that grips an end portion of the film on the second end side and can be driven in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and is a direction in which the bonding surface and the film are opposed to each other, wherein the application unit presses the film by moving in the first and second directions relative to the base material.
US10507633B2
A process for making an elastomeric laminated product including the steps of laminating an elastomeric film between a first spunbond nonwoven layer and a second spunbond nonwoven layer so as to form a laminated web, transporting the laminated web through intermeshing rollers so as to strain portions of the laminated web to form activated regions in the laminated web, and transporting the activated laminated web to a first portion of a rotating wheel, the first portion of the wheel having a cross direction width that is smaller than a cross direction width at a second portion of the wheel, so that the laminated web follows rotation of the wheel and is stretched in the cross direction at the second portion of the wheel before separating from the wheel at the first portion in a relaxed state.
US10507626B2
A bladder device is for moving a component of a web packaging machine that forms and encloses a food product in a food product package made of webs of packaging material. The bladder device has a bladder and a nipple stub coupled to the bladder and having a first end configured to receive a gas and a second end configured to dispense the gas into the bladder to thereby inflate the bladder and move the component of the web packaging machine. A collar coupled to the nipple stub such that the bladder is sandwiched between the collar and the second end of the nipple stub. The second end of the nipple stub has a depression and the collar has a boss that is oriented towards the depression such that tightening the collar on the nipple stub forces the bladder into the depression and thereby forms a fluid tight seal.
US10507625B2
A tire vulcanization mold 10 of an embodiment includes an annular side mold 14 having a side molding surface 18 for molding a side wall portion T2. In a side mold body 15 of the side mold 14, an annular recess 20 is provided in the side molding surface 18 and a side ring 22 is fitted into the annular recess. The side ring 22 is mounted in the annular recess 20 such that a vent gap 30 for discharging air is formed between the side ring and the annular recess, on an opening portion side of the annular recess 20, and such that the side ring 22 is centered with respect to the side mold body 15 by a close contact fitting portion 28 in which the side ring and the annular recess are fitted without a gap therebetween, on a bottom portion side of the annular recess 20.
US10507624B2
Apparatus for transforming plastic parisons into plastic containers includes a transforming station having a blow mould within which plastic parisons can be expanded by application of a gaseous medium. The blow mould has a base part arranged releasably on a support. The transforming station has at least one first connector for supplying a flowable temperature control medium to the transforming station, and this supply of the temperature control medium can be disconnected via the connector. The fastening mechanism has a release element which is movable in a predetermined straight direction. By displacement of this release element into a first predetermined position fastening of the base part on the support is releasable and by a displacement of this release element into a second predetermined position the base part can be fastened on the support.
US10507622B2
System and method for curing polymer matrix composite parts in manufacturing and repairing processes
A system for curing polymer matrix composite parts out of autoclave in manufacturing and repairing processes including: (i) an inner vacuum bag (3) placed over the lay-up to be cured located over a working area (15, 18) with the edges of the inner vacuum bag (3) joined to the working area by first sealing elements (8); (ii) a Perforated bulkhead (4) located over the inner vacuum bag (3), (iii) an Outer vacuum bag (2) over a perforated bulkhead (4) and over the edges of the inner vacuum bag with the edges of the outer vacuum bag (2) joined to the working area (15, 18) by second sealing elements (1), (iv) a vacuum device (5, 7, 6) and (v) a heating source (9, 20).
US10507620B2
A device for positioning a first element relative to a second element which comprises: a horizontal panel on the upper face of which the first element is able to be disposed and which has a housing able to hold the second element; and first abutment against which the first element is able to come into abutment in a first adjusting direction and second abutment against which the first element is able to come into abutment in a second adjusting direction perpendicular to the first adjusting direction, the first and second abutment being mounted on the panel projecting from the upper face of the panel, The device comprising an arrangement for adjusting the position of the first abutment in the first adjusting direction and an arrangement for adjusting the position of the second abutment means in the second adjusting direction with respect to the position of the housing in the panel.
US10507618B2
A tubular body formed by joining two semi-tubular portions that are divided in radial direction, the tubular body having a connection flange portion provided with a bolt hole on at least one end portion. The two semi-tubular portions have joint projection portions at both edge portions in circumferential direction, the joint projection portions projecting in radial direction and extending in axial direction, and each joint projection portion of the semi-tubular portions on at least one of both sides in circumferential direction is configured to be bent so as to deviate from a virtual division face passing a central axis in such a manner that a joint portion formed by abutting the joint projection portions does not interfere with a tool for fastening a bolt inserted into the bolt hole in a predetermined area in the vicinity of the bolt hole of the connection flange portion.
US10507612B2
Disclosed is a composite material including a black pigment, carbon fibers, and a resin, wherein marking is applied with a laser having a wavelength of 100 to 2,000 nm on the composite material having 1) an area proportion of the carbon fibers in its topmost surface layer of 10 to 90%, 2) a proportion of the black pigment contained in the composite material of 0.2 to 20% by mass, and 3) an average fiber length of the carbon fibers of 1 mm or more.
US10507610B2
A molded component having a thickness reduction feature is provided. The molded component can include an injection molded polymer substrate having a front panel, a side panel, and a corner between and adjoining the front panel and the side panel. The substrate can also have a groove extending along the corner between the front panel and the side panel, the groove having a front panel edge and a side panel edge. The front panel edge and/or side panel edge have a dentil profile edge, the dentil profile edge reducing an effective thickness of the corner and thus providing increased or controlled cooling of the substrate.
US10507596B2
The present invention relates to low or zero-tack composite materials such as pre-pregs and their use in automated manufacturing, particularly robotic pick and place. The present invention further relates to an automated process for preparing an article, particularly a molded article, from a fiber-reinforced composition material.The molded articles prepared by the process described herein are particularly suitable as components for transport applications, and particularly the automotive industry. The automotive components prepared by the present invention are particularly suitable as mid- or high-volume automotive parts, in which cost and speed of production are paramount. The present invention provides a process in which the cutting and handling of pre-preg materials is greatly simplified, providing advantages of efficiency and economy. The lay-up time according to the present invention is significantly reduced, allowing a reduction in the unit cost per component and/or allowing the high volume of component production desired in the automotive industry.
US10507595B2
An extrusion head having a perforated plate of a granulating system. The extrusion head can have a head part and a perforated plate with a perforated-plate wear insert, a perforated-plate main body, a central inflow cone, an inflow cone part, a plurality of nozzle channels, a plurality of perforated dies, and at least one corrosion protected fastener. The perforated-plate can be detachably fastened to the head part. The head part can have at least one central melt channel into which the inflow cone part projects and distributes a melt flow among nozzle channels which can be arranged in the shape of a ring and among the perforated dies which can be arranged in at least one ring. The at least one fastener can be positioned in a central region of the at least one ring of the perforated dies.
US10507590B2
An example system includes a cutting tool and a device configured to remotely control the cutting tool. The device is configured to establish a wireless communication with the cutting tool, and the cutting tool is configured to send a first signal to the device indicating that the cutting tool is enabled to be operated remotely responsive to the cutting tool receiving information indicating that a trigger is locked in an “on” state and a remote switch is in a first position. The device is configured to send a second signal to the cutting tool indicating a request to cause the cutting tool to perform a cutting operation responsive to receiving information indicative of actuation of at least one button of a user interface of the device.
US10507589B2
Method of manufacturing a substrate with a cut thermal film comprises obtaining an input digital image of a design to be transferred to the substrate; storing the input image in memory; rendering design elements of the design as a single output image; based upon a bleed size value, a maximum number of negative areas, a maximum number of positive areas, and attribute values: resizing the image to include a border for bleed; filling transparent areas of the image with the substrate attribute values; creating a cutting path; creating a mask image; inverting the mask image; modifying the mask image to adjust fill areas around details, to limit negative areas to be less than the maximum number of negative areas, and to limit positive areas to be less than the maximum number of positive areas; creating cutting path data in memory as a vector path outlining the mask image.
US10507584B2
Example systems and methods are described that are capable of manipulating fixtures and objects. In one implementation, a system includes a robotic actuator and a processing system configured to generate commands for positioning the robotic actuator. A vision system is configured to process visual information proximate the robotic actuator. The robotic actuator is configured to manipulate a fixture, where the fixture is configured to be placed on a work surface to aid in manipulating an object.
US10507580B2
Apparatus and methods for training and controlling of, for instance, robotic devices. In one implementation, a robot may be trained by a user using supervised learning. The user may be unable to control all degrees of freedom of the robot simultaneously. The user may interface to the robot via a control apparatus configured to select and operate a subset of the robot's complement of actuators. The robot may comprise an adaptive controller comprising a neuron network. The adaptive controller may be configured to generate actuator control commands based on the user input and output of the learning process. Training of the adaptive controller may comprise partial set training. The user may train the adaptive controller to operate first actuator subset. Subsequent to learning to operate the first subset, the adaptive controller may be trained to operate another subset of degrees of freedom based on user input via the control apparatus.
US10507575B2
An attitude-supporting apparatus of a wearable robot includes an actuator for generating a hydraulic pressure by a worker's direct manipulation, and a driving unit including, the driving unit including: an inner component and an outer component capable of relatively rotating, and control components for controlling the relative rotations of the inner component and the outer component, wherein a motion of the control components is controlled by receiving the hydraulic pressure generated from the actuator.
US10507573B2
Disclosed is an adjustable tool holder for holding workshop tools and the like. The tool holder comprises an elongate, rectangular base member comprising a longitudinal central groove, the base member extending between proximal and distal extremities, an elongate, central bar disposed within the groove centrally, the central bar laterally divided into toothed and plain portions terminating at the proximal and distal portions respectively, a longitudinal edge of the toothed portion comprising teeth, a slider adapted to slide along the length of the toothed portion, and a compression spring, one end of which secured to the slider while the other end secured to a distal extremity, the spring wound around the central bar. Sliding the slider to any point on the toothed portion causes length of the spring to be automatically altered accordingly, while the teeth prevent the slider from freely sliding towards the proximal end. A tool is adapted to be held between two consecutive loops of the spring.
US10507570B2
A power tool contains one or more moving parts coated with a lubricant to reduce friction. The lubricant is intended to be sealed within a housing of the power tool. In order to better prevent leakage of the lubricant to the exterior of the housing, the housing and/or a component supported by the housing includes a part exhibiting oil repellency. The oil repellency is preferably imparted at least at a junction of the housing and the component supported by the housing. The oil repellency may be imparted by applying a fluorine-based coating or a nanocoating to the junction. In addition or in the alternative, the oil repellency may be imparted by forming a portion or all of the housing from a resin material containing an oil-repelling component and/or by attaching an oil-repellant component at or proximal to the junction.
US10507568B2
A work tool for a hammer is disclosed. The work tool may include a first terminal end having a planar surface, and a second terminal end opposite the first terminal end and including a tool tip. The work tool may further include a shank between the first and second terminal ends and including a proximal first shank portion and a distal second shank portion coaxially aligned. The work tool may further include a collar between the first and second shank portions. The collar may include a rectangular portion forming lateral sides of the collar, each of the lateral sides including a planar surface that extends in a direction along an axis of the work tool. The collar may further include a flange having a diameter greater than a diameter of the shank and greater than a length of a lateral side of the rectangular portion.
US10507562B2
Reciprocating tool accessories are presented including: a damping handle assembly; and a surface contact assembly coupled with the damping handle assembly along a distal end and the reciprocating tool along a proximal end. In some embodiments, the damping handle assembly includes: a grip portion, the grip portion defining a housing, where the grip portion includes, a reciprocal connector subassembly at least partially contained within the housing; and a contact roller portion releasably coupled with the grip portion, where the contact roller portion includes, at least one horizontal contact roller coupled with and aligned along the grip portion, and at least one vertical contact roller coupled with and extending from the grip portion along a grip portion end. In some embodiments, the grip portion further includes a contoured surface.
US10507558B2
A machine tool system includes a machine tool main body for machining a workpiece supported on a table by using a tool detachably attached to a spindle, and an information processing apparatus. The machine tool main body includes a rotary tool magazine in which multiple grips each capable of holding the tool to be attached to the spindle are provided along the circumferential direction, and an image pickup device that is arranged in the tool magazine and configured to take an image of multiple members in a machining area of the machine tool main body. The information processing apparatus includes a geometric feature calculating unit configured to calculate the shapes and the arrangement state of the multiple members in the machining area, based on image data of the image taken by the image pickup device.
US10507557B2
An accessory for a hand-held power tool has a first air channel and a second air channel. In the first air channel, a first air stream for transporting dust particles is routed into a dust-collecting box. In the second air channel, a second air stream for transporting dust particles into the dust-collecting box or into a further dust-collecting box is routed.
US10507551B2
A formed article includes a metal particle which has a particle size in a range from 1 μm to 20 μm and consists of an outer shell and a core part. The core part contains Sn or a Sn alloy. The outer shell contains an intermetallic compound of Sn and Cu and covers 50% or more of a total surface area of the core part.
US10507544B2
A laser processing system includes a first positioning system (1044) for imparting first relative movement of a beam axis along a beam trajectory (1062) with respect to a workpiece (1060), a processor for determining a second relative movement of the beam axis (1061) along a plurality of dither rows, a second positioning system (1042) for imparting the second relative movement, and a laser source (1046) for emitting laser beam pulses. The laser beam pulses of individually selected energies can be directed to individually selected transverse spot locations (5310) one or more times during a primary laser pass to permit three-dimensional patterning. The laser beam pulses can also be directed to the spatially identical, overlapping, or non-overlapping neighboring spot area locations on the workpiece in a temporally nonsequential order.
US10507541B2
A soldering jig assembly for soldering conductors together includes a plate that may be positioned on a support surface. A pair of gripping units is provided. Each of the gripping units is coupled to the plate and each of the gripping units is selectively manipulated. Each of the gripping units engages an associated one of a pair of conductors.
US10507539B2
A wire electric discharge machine configured to interrupt a program operation if a connection hole for connecting a wire electrode is located in a position deviated from a wire electrode connection position on a machining path so that connection by a wire electrode connection unit is not completed and store the wire electrode connection position, and to restart the program operation after performing machining such that the wire electrode is returned to the wire electrode connection position by automatic control and machining to widen a machined groove portion in the wire electrode connection position, when subjected to a re-machining operation after manual connection of the wire electrode in the position of the connection hole.
US10507533B2
The drill comprises a base body, which extends in the axial direction along an axis of rotation and rotates about the axis of rotation in a direction of rotation during operation. Into the base body are incorporated flutes and between consecutive flutes is formed a rear surface, which extends, in relation to the direction of rotation, from a leading flute to a trailing flute. On the rear surface in the region of the leading flute, a guide chamfer and a support chamfer spaced apart from it in the direction opposite the direction of rotation are formed, wherein the support chamfer, as radially outermost region, forms a support edge for a merely linear support.
US10507532B2
A chuck for a machine tool having a rotation spindle with a main axis of rotation. The chuck comprises a base plate, a first rotatable plate eccentrically mounted on the base plate, a second rotatable plate eccentrically mounted on the first rotatable plate, balancing means for aligning a principal axis of inertia of the chuck with the main axis of rotation and a holding mechanism. The chuck is provided with an actuating mechanism for angularly displacing the first rotatable plate around a first rotation axis over a first angle of rotation and/or the second rotatable plate around a second rotation axis over a second angle of rotation such that the position of the object with respect to the main axis of rotation can be altered.
US10507530B2
Provided is a cutting tool that simultaneously improves both fracture resistance and wear resistance. The cutting tool according to the present invention has an end surface, a peripheral side surface intersecting with the end surface, and a cutting edge in an intersecting ridge part along the end surface and the peripheral side surface, and when first and second points A and B are defined on the cutting edge, the first point A protrudes further toward an outer side of the cutting tool than the second point B. The cutting edge has a honing surface. The honing surface has a portion, the width of which gradually increases from the first point A toward the second point B.
US10507528B2
A lathe including a moving headstock designed to rotate and move forward a workpiece to be turned in relation to an axis of translation and rotation. A guide bush is designed to be attached to a frame of the lathe and includes a bush spindle and a clamping mechanism. The guide bush is designed to operate either in bush mode or in grip mode and is designed to be moveable axially in relation to the frame along the axis of translation and rotation. The lathe is arranged to operate in a first mode in which the guide bush is driven axially by the moving headstock, and a second mode in which the axial position of the guide bush is static in relation to the frame.
US10507512B2
According to one embodiment, a clip is assembled to an inner member in a state where the clip penetrates through a through-hole of the inner member. The through-hole penetrates between a bottom surface of a recessed part and an inner surface in the inner member, in other words, between front and rear surfaces of the inner member. This configuration enables a part where the inner member holds the clip to be formed relatively thicker. Thus, strength of a connection part of the clip and the inner member can be further enhanced.
US10507511B2
Provided is a fin stacking apparatus, which is configured to stack a fin having a flat-plate shape and a plurality of holes formed therein. The fin stacking apparatus includes: a plurality of stacking pins to be inserted into the plurality of holes of the fin; a suction plate which is arranged above the plurality of stacking pins and is configured to suck the fin through a plurality of holes formed in the suction plate; and a roller arranged in a slide region on the suction plate where a flat surface portion of the fin moves.
US10507509B2
A pipe expanding device with a pipe-length fixing assembly is suitable for holding a pipe with a connecting end, and includes: a body including a first space and a second space; a clamping unit detachably disposed in the first space, and provided for insertion of the pipe, wherein the connecting end of the pipe is able to move back and forth within the second space; and the pipe-length fixing assembly is disposed in the second space and able to move back and forth toward the first space, and the connecting end of the pipe is stopped against the pipe-length fixing assembly. The pipe expanding device is capable of precisely fixing the expanding length, and improving the sealing of the joint between expanded pipes, and the pipe expanding operation is not limited by the user's experience.
US10507506B2
A hydraulic drawing cushion (17) for a drawing press (10) includes at least one hydraulic cylinder (21) comprising a piston rod (27) that causes a total force (G) to act on the metal sheet holding ring (20). The hydraulic cylinder (21) comprises a hydraulic work circuit (37) to generate a hydraulic work force (A) in a work direction (Z) to act on a ring part (28) to which a force can be applied on both sides. Independently, a spring force (F) acts on the piston (26). The spring force (F) is neither controlled nor adjusted, but is preset. Preferably, the spring force (F) is exclusively a function of the position or location of the piston (26) relative to the cylinder housing (25). The total force (G) acting on the piston (26) results from the addition of the vectors of the work force (A) and the spring force (F).
US10507502B2
A forming machine, particularly a ring-rolling machine, which includes a hydraulically regulated linear axle, which is driven by way of an electro-hydrostatic actuator, can work precisely while having a simple mechanical-engineering structure. The machine may have at least one further hydraulically regulated linear axle, which is driven by way of an electro-hydrostatic actuator or by way of a drive other than an electro-hydrostatic actuator.
US10507492B2
A method is disclosed for dispensing a polyurethane mixture onto a substrate by generating a liquid mixture from reactive component resins; introducing the mixture in an inlet section of a dispensing device so as to advance it towards a planar-shaped outlet slit section, transversely to the advancement direction of the substrate; distributing the mixture along a gap chamber having a cross section diverging towards the outlet slit section; and dispensing the mixture through the outlet slit section, so as to deposit a thin, uniform film onto the substrate. Fractions of the mixture travel equal distances from the inlet section to the outlet slit section, in equal times, maintaining equal average speeds along each section having zones placed all at the same path distance either from the inlet section or from the outlet slit section.
US10507489B2
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a decorative construction plate, the method including subjecting a metal siding material including: a metallic substrate on which a recess-projection pattern having a height difference of 0.5 mm or more is formed and on which an ink receiving layer formed from a resin composition is provided; a core material; and a back-side material, to flame treatment by exposing the metal siding material to flame with an output of 250 kJ/h to 12000 kJ/h per 10-mm width of a flame port of a burner so that the surface temperature of the substrate does not exceed 300° C., followed by performing inkjet printing using an active ray curable ink.
US10507484B2
Provided is a pump apparatus, having an upstream pump, a filter, and a downstream pump being inserted into a processing liquid flow path in this order. The downstream pump has an inlet higher in level than an outlet of the upstream pump and higher in level than an outlet of the filter. That is, the downstream pump is disposed higher in level than the upstream pump and the filter. Accordingly, this allows a processing liquid to flow upward. Even when air bubbles are generated in the processing liquid, buoyancy causes the air bubbles to move upward in the processing liquid flow path and collect the air bubbles on a downstream side. Consequently, the air bubbles are readily vented from the processing liquid flow path.
US10507468B2
Improved free-swinging hammermill hammer configurations are disclosed and described for comminution of materials such as grain and refuse. The hammer configurations of the present disclosure are adaptable to most hammer mill or grinders having free-swinging systems. The configurations as disclosed and claimed are non-forged and incorporate a saddle or hammer mouth. The merging of a hammer and saddle improves strength to reduce or maintain the weight of the hammer while increasing the amount of force delivered to the material to be comminuted. The improved configurations incorporate comminution edges having increased hardness for longer operational run times. The improved configurations improve installing, removing, and cleaning hammer components within the hammermill. The improved configurations may incorporate hammermill rod hole of varying shapes and sizes and saddles of varying shapes and sizes or the use of non-planar hammer bodies that have a recessed or protruding surface.
US10507460B2
A microspherical fluid catalytic cracking catalyst includes zeolite, and alkali metal alkaline earth metal ion.
US10507449B2
In various embodiments, a microreactor features a corrosion-resistant microchannel network encased within a thermally conductive matrix material that may define therewithin one or more hollow heat-exchange conduits.
US10507446B2
A continuous process for producing a material of a battery cell using a system having a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separators and a reactor is provided. A mist generated from a liquid mixture of two or more metal precursor compounds in desired ratio is dried inside the drying chamber. Heated air or gas is served as the gas source for forming various gas-solid mixtures and as the energy source for reactions inside the drying chamber and the reactor. One or more gas-solid separators are used in the system to separate gas-solid mixtures from the drying chamber into solid particles mixed with the metal precursor compounds and continuously deliver the solid particles into the reactor for further reaction to obtain final solid material particles with desired crystal structure, particle size, and morphology.
US10507444B2
A method and a device for producing honeycomb particles capable of absorbing harmful molecular elements are disclosed. A chemical element having a crystal structure is dissolved in water in a certain percentage to form a chemical element solution, and then it is pressurized. The pressurized chemical element solution is sprayed out in mist form toward a forming mirror by a high-pressure nozzle of a spray tube. When the chemical element solution in mist form contacts the heated forming mirror, the moisture quickly bursts and evaporates to form fine particles. The dried fine particles of the chemical element are made to fall by the high frequency vibration and are collected. Accordingly, the chemical element having a crystal structure is formed into fine particles having many air holes, increasing the area for chemical reaction and further increasing the efficiency of absorption of harmful elements such as various toxic elements or bacteria.
US10507442B2
A flow-through cavitation device having an elongated housing with an inlet and an outlet. One or more variable multi-jet nozzles are disposed throughout the elongated housing with a working chamber following each variable multi-jet nozzle. Each variable multi-jet nozzle consists of a movable disk fixedly mounted on a central shaft and a stationary disk fixedly mounted on the housing and in contact with the rotating disk. The movable and stationary disks of each variable multi-jet nozzle have through channels. The flow cross-sectional area of the through channels is variable by rotating the movable disk relative to the stationary disk.
US10507436B2
A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The polyolefin microporous membrane includes a polyolefin resin, where the polyolefin resin contains at least 80 mass % polypropylene resin, and where the polyolefin microporous membrane has a maximum pore size of less than 30.0 nm and a mean flow pore size of less than 20.0 nm.
US10507433B2
A detonator positioning device for use with a wireless detonator in a perforating gun assembly includes a single mechanism for physical electrical connection, while the remaining electrical connections are made via electrically contactable components.
US10507432B2
Apparatus and method for semi-permeable membrane cleaning in particular, applying series of pulsed water stroke, made simultaneously with osmosis backward flow causing superposed membrane directional shaking and fouling detachment. Pulsed water stroke provided by water stroke generator as several momentum sharp changes in gauge pressure and induce velocity pulse of residual brine flow. The pulsed water strokes ideally induce resonance in the membrane. Osmosis backward wash may be provided either by injection for predetermined injection time, additional solution selected in such way that net driving pressure be-comes opposite to normal osmotic operation thereby providing a backward flow of permeate towards to the side opposite to normal operation mode, so as to lift said foulant, or by throttling permeate exiting from the permeate enclosure, until the net driving pressure value become equal to zero, during application of precise synchronized and opposing brine and permeate pressure strokes thereby providing a plurality of quick RO-FO-RO process changes. These procedures allow a membrane to be kept continuously clean and operate at higher recovery.
US10507429B2
An electrochemical cell according to the present disclosure includes a casing provided with an inflow port and an outflow port, a bipolar membrane laminated body in which two or more bipolar membranes are laminated so as to be opposed, electrodes disposed so as to sandwich the bipolar membrane laminated body, and a first diffusion member disposed between the inflow port and the bipolar membrane laminated body, and provided with through holes communicating between the inflow port and the bipolar membrane laminated body. The first diffusion member is formed such that each of the through holes provided in a peripheral edge portion has a larger opening area than an opening area of the through holes provided in a central portion. This can uniformize a flow of water, so that water treatment can be efficiently executed.
US10507426B2
Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).
US10507423B2
A filter cartridge arrangement is provided which includes a media pack comprising Z-filter media, a preform and a housing seal member. Improvements in the preform and seal member are described which include: a single beveled surface of the seal member to facilitate installation; and, an inside region of the seal member having a tip adjacent in inwardly directed lip of the preform, to control flash during molding. A variety of media pack configurations and features are described.
US10507417B2
A filter assembly includes a conditioning device that conditions a flow of air upstream of a mass air flow sensor. The filter assembly includes a support frame. The filter assembly further includes a filter media coupled to the support frame, the filter media having a dirty side configured to receive a stream of air and a clean side configured to output a stream of air that has been filtered through the filter media. The filter assembly includes a conditioning device coupled to the support frame, the conditioning device positioned in a downstream direction from the clean side of the filter media with respect to the stream of air, the conditioning device offset from the clean side of the filter media by a separation distance.
US10507412B2
A system and process for recycling machining waste into a solid/scrap material component and a recyclable machining coolant. The system and process comprise collecting the waste machining waste and mechanically separating the machining waste into a solid/scrap material component and a machining waste liquid component. The machining waste liquid component is decanted to separate oils and solids from the recyclable machining coolant. The machine recyclable machining coolant is then filtered through at least a first filter and preferably a second, finer mesh filter. The recyclable machining coolant is then exposed to UV light to kill bacteria and microorganisms. Lastly, ultrapure water is added to dilute the recyclable machining coolant and form the recycled machining coolant. If desired, a virgin machining coolant can be added to the recycled machining coolant, to replenish any additive(s) stripped during the recycling process, prior to resale of the recycled machining coolant.
US10507392B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention for implementing the objective above, a method for determining cheating in a dart game is disclosed. The method for determining cheating in a dart game may include: collecting game data and multimedia information of a player from a dart game device; transmitting the collected game data and multimedia information to a client device; receiving, from the client device, feedback information related to legitimacy of play with respect to the multimedia information; and processing the game data of the player corresponding to the multimedia information, on the basis of the received feedback information related to legitimacy of play.
US10507391B2
An example of an information processing system manages placement states of a plurality of objects in a virtual space, and manages a parameter that is changed in accordance with an instruction given by a player. The information processing system receives a change instruction to change the placement state of a selection object among the plurality of objects selected by the player. When the change instruction is given and under the condition that a parameter condition is satisfied, the parameter is changed. The information processing system executes a first change process for changing the placement state of at least one change target object in the virtual space in accordance with time, and a second change process for, when the change instruction is given and under the condition that a first parameter satisfies a first parameter condition, changing the placement state of the selection object in the virtual space.
US10507385B2
The invention relates to a game controller for controlling the play of computerized games, more particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to ergonomics and control systems which can be programmed and customized. A game controller can include removable and replaceable ergonomic grips to accommodate and fit users having small, medium, and large hand sizes. Further, a game controller can include a removable and replaceable gate which can be circular, octagonal, square, diamond, or other geometric shape for customizing the play of at least one joystick or thumbstick control. In addition, a game controller can include customizable paddle controls mounted on the bottom side of the handle portions of the game controller. Alternatively, a game controller can include a plurality of control keys, or touch pad controls mounted on the bottom side of the handle portions. Moreover, a game controller can include touch pad controls for a majority and/or all of the various desired operations and functions of the device.
US10507381B2
A first estimating unit estimates at least one of a position and an attitude of a predetermined object on the basis of an image of a periphery of the object, the image being obtained from an imaging device, and generates an estimation result not including an accumulated error. A second estimating unit estimates at least one of the position and the attitude of the object on the basis of the image, and generates an estimation result including an accumulated error. A correcting unit compares the estimation result of the first estimating unit and the estimation result of the second estimating unit with each other, and corrects, on the basis of a result of the comparison, a subsequent estimation result of the second estimating unit, the subsequent estimation result being subsequent to the estimation result of the second estimating unit which estimation result is used for the comparison. An App executing unit performs predetermined data processing on the basis of the estimation result of the second estimating unit which estimation result is corrected by the correcting unit.
US10507379B2
Systems and methods may provide for determining an identity of an interchangeable overlay adjacent to a detection mat of a floor-based game management apparatus and detecting foot-based user input via an array of sensors distributed across a surface of the detection mat. Additionally, game-related user feedback may be output via one or more speakers of the floor-based game management apparatus based at least in part on the foot-based user input and the identity of the interchangeable overlay. In one example, at least a portion of the game-related user feedback is output via an array of light sources distributed across the surface of the detection mat.
US10507378B2
A system and method for operation of a game in which teams of players attempt to negotiate through a track of rooms, or several tracts of rooms. Teams attempt to progress through the track by solving problems presented in each room thereby earning access to a following room, until the team completes a track comprising several rooms. A control system is operable to control flow of teams from room to room, and to control presentation of problem solving activities to the teams, and to interpret data from the rooms to assess the performance of the team, and grant access to a following room or to bar access to a following room and/or eject the team from the room to start over on the track.
US10507365B2
Golf club heads are described herein, and in one embodiment including a body with an exterior surface defining a first body volume of at least about 400 cm3. The body has a bottom portion, a top portion, a front portion, and a back portion. A face positioned at the front portion of the body and is configured to receive an impact. A top portion silhouette profile located along a perimeter of the top portion is further described. The top portion silhouette profile defines the outer bounds of the top portion in an X-direction and Y-direction. At least one indentation can be located on the bottom portion below the crown silhouette profile. The removal of the at least one indentation from the bottom portion can create a second body volume that is at least 12 cm3 larger than the first body volume.
US10507362B1
A golf ball with a core comprising polybutadiene and graphene is disclosed herein. The golf ball has a single core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an inner core comprising polybutadiene and graphene. Alternatively, the golf ball has a dual core with an outer core comprising polybutadiene and graphene.
US10507360B2
A posture correction and weight balance apparatus includes a back support, a scale body, and a reflective body. The scale body includes a base, a left platform, a right platform, at least one first display, a left weight sensor, and a right weight sensor. The back support and the reflective body are oppositely positioned of each other about the scale body and terminally and perpendicularly attached to the base. The left platform and the right platform are adjacently aligned across the back support and mounted onto the base. The at least one first display is positioned adjacent to the reflective body and mounted onto the base. The left platform is electronically connected to the at least one first display through the left weight sensor. The right platform is electronically connected to the at least one first display through the right weight sensor.
US10507358B2
A method, apparatus, and a computer program for monitoring a fitness exercise are described. A plurality of heart-rate variability values and a plurality of exertion parameter values are measured during an exercise measured. The heart rate variability values correlate with the exertion parameter values through a human physiological mechanism, and the exertion parameter values characterize the physical exertion of the exercise. A mathematical correspondence is then constructed from the plurality of measured heart rate variability values and associated exertion parameter values. The mathematical correspondence describes correlation between the heart rate variability values and the exertion parameter values and the user's physiological state during the exercise. Then, the physical exertion of the exercise is monitored by applying the mathematical correspondence.
US10507356B2
A vertical knee raise machine that is portable, which can be folded into a compact unit for storage but than be quickly and easily set up for use. The machine includes a foldable tripod base and folding arms to allow it to be folded up for ease of storage.
US10507351B2
A wearable device that enables adjustable resistance to the extremity of a user using an attachment system and associated eddy current braking system. The wearable resistive device can be used for physical therapy made necessary due to weakness caused by neuromuscular diseases, such as stroke and cerebral palsy, orthopedic disorders, general disuse, or even for overall fitness.
US10507348B2
Aerobic and strength training percussion apparatus incorporating a specially designed bass drum with internal striking mechanism which is activated by such actions, but not limited to, the user jumping, walking, running, bouncing, dancing, or leaning atop it while simultaneously striking a plurality of smaller drums, mounted vertically on a frame, with specially weighted mallets. Apparatus can be utilized individually or in groups, either as an exercise device or a dedicated percussion instrument. Additionally, the base of the apparatus can be utilized as a percussion instrument, a percussion toy, and, when a multitude are place adjacent to one another, as a musical floor.
US10507341B2
A respiratory inlet having a mask end and a fitting end is provided. The respiratory inlet also includes a cavity and an exterior mating surface. The exterior mating surface is disposed proximate the fitting end, and is configured to matingly accept a first type of air supply fitting. The first type of air supply fitting is configured as a female fitting, and the respiratory inlet is configured to operate in a first mode when the female fitting is mated to the exterior mating surface. The cavity includes an opening oriented toward the fitting end, and an interior mating surface configured to matingly accept a second type of air supply fitting. The second type of air supply fitting is configured as a male fitting, and the respiratory inlet is configured to operate in a second mode when the male fitting is mated to the interior mating surface.
US10507332B2
An extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator senses R-waves from a first cardiac electrical signal by a first sensing channel and stores a time segment of a second cardiac electrical signal in response to each sensed R-wave. The ICD determines intervals between successively sensed R-waves and, in response to at least a predetermined number of the intervals being less than a tachyarrhythmia detection interval, analyzes at least a portion of the time segment of the second cardiac electrical signal corresponding to a most recent one of the sensed R-waves to confirm the most recent one of the R-waves. The ICD updates an unconfirmed beat count in response to the most recent one of the R-waves not being confirmed and withholds detection of a tachyarrhythmia episode in response to the unconfirmed beat count being equal to or greater than a rejection threshold.
US10507327B2
Methods are disclosed for treating a subject having a disease or disorder comprising stimulating a nerve of the subject with a corrective stimulus pattern derived from a disease-specific, condition-specific, endogenous mediator-specific or pharmacologic agent-specific neurogram in an amount and manner effective to treat the disease or disorder.
US10507324B2
A system for individualizing neuromodulation includes a neurostimulation device having a set of electrodes, and an application executing on a user device. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include any or all of: a sensor system, a head-securing mechanism, a remote server, storage, an accessory device, and any other suitable component. A method for individualizing neuromodulation includes determining a task of interest to a user; determining a user skill level associated with the task; determining a set of goals; determining an individualized neuromodulation program comprising a neurostimulation pattern; and delivering the neurostimulation pattern to the user. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include any or all of: determining user progress; displaying user progress; receiving user feedback; determining and/or adapting neuromodulation program based on user progress and/or user feedback; and any other suitable process.
US10507322B2
A medical electrical lead and methods of implanting medical electrical leads in lumens. Leads in accordance with the invention employ preformed biases to stabilize the lead within a lumen and to orient electrodes in a preferred orientation.
US10507317B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include a medical device assembly. The medical device assembly can comprise an elongate hollow cylindrical body that extends along a longitudinal axis. A distal cap portion can extend along the longitudinal axis. A proximal end of the distal cap portion can be connected to a distal end of the elongate hollow cylindrical body. A wire management port can be defined in the distal cap portion.
US10507316B2
An implantable fluid router is described that includes one or more inlets, one or more outlets and at least one gas vent for removing gas from liquid routed from the one or more inlets to the one or more outlets, The implantable router may be used with implantable drug delivery apparatus. A catheter device including such a fluid router is also described.
US10507314B2
The present invention provides a controlling apparatus for a skin resurfacing device performing a surgical procedure on a human skin with a surgical needle, including: a controller 20; a voltage regulator 50 configured to regulate a voltage supplied to the skin resurfacing device from a power supply 10 according to a control of the controller; and a starting switch 80 configured to turn on/off a supply of power between the voltage regulator and the skin resurfacing device, in which the controller controls the voltage regulator so as to output a preset jump start voltage to the skin resurfacing device every time the starting switch is turned on, if a jump start function that is a function of starting the skin resurfacing device is set by a starting voltage when an operating voltage of the skin resurfacing device is lower than the starting voltage of the skin resurfacing device at the time of the surgical procedure.
US10507313B2
Various embodiments provide an apparatus, system method for treating neurological conditions by delivering solid form medication to the ventricles or other areas of the brain. Particular embodiments provide an apparatus and method for treating epilepsy and other neurological conditions by delivering solid form medication to ventricles in the brain wherein the medication is contained in a diffusion chamber so as to allow the medication to dissolve in the cerebrospinal fluid of the brain and then diffuse out of the diffusion chamber to be delivered to the ventricles and brain tissue. In one or more embodiments, portions of apparatus have sufficient flexibility to conform to the shape of the ventricles of the brain when advanced into them and/or to not cause deformation of the ventricle sufficient to cause a significant physiologic effect.
US10507311B2
A system for treatment of a wound area of a patient including a first treatment pad comprising a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for cleaning and exposing a wound area to ultraviolet light, a second treatment pad comprising removal ports for exposing the wound area to a negative pressure, and a control unit interoperably connected to the first and second treatment pads for providing a negative pressure and the ultraviolet light to the wound area.
US10507304B2
A catheter device configured to provide access to a hollow organ is provided. It includes a body extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and a flexible insertion tube extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the body includes an elongated channel along the longitudinal length of the body extending from the proximal end of the body to the distal end of the body, wherein the channel is configured to receive an elongate needle. The body further comprises one or more cutting edges extending rearwardly from a distal end of the body. Furthermore, the flexible insertion tube of the catheter device is coupled to the distal end of the body and comprises a tubular elongated passage aligned with the tubular elongated channel of the body forming a lumen. Kits including such catheter devices and methods for accessing a hollow organ are also provided.
US10507302B2
An apparatus includes a first catheter defining a first longitudinal axis and a first lumen. A first actuator can be coupled to the first catheter and configured to rotate about the first longitudinal axis to deflect a distal end of the first catheter relative to the first longitudinal axis. A second catheter can define a second longitudinal axis and a second lumen. At least a portion of the second catheter can be configured to slide within the first lumen. A magnetic member can be coupled to a distal end of the second catheter. The magnetic member can define a third lumen. The third lumen can be in fluid communication with the second lumen. A second actuator can be coupled to the second catheter and configured to move linearly along the second longitudinal axis so as to vary a spacing between the magnetic member and the first catheter.
US10507296B2
A system includes: a first sensor configured to measure one of a ventilatory volume, a concentration of gas, a respiratory rate and a respiratory pressure; a second sensor configured to measure a pressure associated with a mask adapted to be attached to a human patient or a mannequin; a processor configured to analyze a measurement value of the first sensor and a measurement value of the second sensor; and an output unit connected to the processor, and configured to output, based on a result of the analysis of the processor, at least one of: a condition of the mask adapted to be attached to the human patient or the mannequin; and a condition of the human patient or the mannequin.
US10507292B2
Presented herein is an infusate heating system with a vacuum release valve that obviates a system halt failure due to inaccurate detection of fluid level in an infusate reservoir.
US10507291B2
The present invention relates to a device for automatic injection of a product into an injection site, the device comprising: a container having a displaceable piston; a tubular housing having at least a flexible part which, in a rest state, defines a first opening; a piston rod; and, an intermediate part fixed to the piston rod which defines a diameter larger than the first opening. With sufficient distal displacement of the piston rod, the intermediate part causes the at least a flexible part to deflect outwardly with further distal displacement of the piston rod causing the intermediate part to wholly pass through the first opening with the at least a flexible part returning towards the at rest state, engagement of the at least a flexible part with a surrounding element under force of movement towards the at rest state generating a sound.
US10507284B2
A controller for an artificial pancreas for automated insulin delivery to patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) that enforces safe insulin delivery throughout both day and night, wherein the controller employs zone model predictive control, whereby real-time optimization, based on a model of a human's insulin response, is utilized to regulate blood glucose levels to a safe zone, and time-dependent zones that smoothly modulate the controller correction based on the time of day, wherein the controller strategically strives to maintain an 80-140 mg/dL glucose zone during the day, a 110-220 mg/dL zone at night, and a smooth transition of 2 hour duration in between.
US10507277B2
A blood treatment cassette having a cassette body comprising a hard part and a film that at least partially covers the hard part. The hard part comprises a valve base that cooperates with a section of the film adjacent the valve base to form a valve that is configured to be moved from a first open position in which the valve base and the section of the film do not touch each other to a second position in which the valve base and the section of the film touch each other when a force is applied to the section of the film. The blood treatment cassette comprises a spacer supported by the hard part, and the spacer is configured to apply, in the first position of the valve, force to the section of the film.
US10507261B2
A pasty two-component polymethacrylate bone cement comprising a pasty component A, containing AI at least one distillable methacrylate monomer for radical polymerisation; AII at least one polymer soluble in AI; AIII at least one particulate polymer with a particle size of no more than 500 μm that is not soluble in AI; AIV at least one radical stabiliser; and AV at least one aromatic amine accelerator; and a pasty component B, containing BI dibenzoyl peroxide; BII at least one substance that is not subject to radical polymerisation and is liquid at room temperature, whereby the solubility of dibenzoyl peroxide in this substance at room temperature is less than 5.0% by weight and, whereby the weight fraction of liquid substance BII in the self-curing cement dough is less than 2.0% by weight. Also disclosed is a method for producing a self-curing bone cement dough using the pasty two-component polymethacrylate bone cement.
US10507253B2
Some embodiments relate to nanoparticle probes for the detection of disease states in a patient or for tissue engineering. In some embodiments, the nanoparticle probe comprises one or more slip bonds that bind to a cell surface structure. In some embodiments, the binding of the nanoparticle probe is selective. In some embodiments, the nanoparticle probe binds to cells having a certain maximum glycocalyx thickness.
US10507250B2
Method provided for labeling a nuclear medicine for imaging tracing, comprising a labeling precursor of the HDAC inhibitor BNL-26 (C22H23N3O) and the derivatives that are separated into two classes. The first class comprises a BNL-26 (C22H23N3O) and derivatives BNL-26a (C21H21N3O), BNL-26b (C22H22N2O), and other compounds of the labeling precursors which are categorized into two parts, the first part includes BNL-26-CH2CH2OTs (C31H33N3O4S), BNL-26a-CH2CH2OTs (C30H31N3O4S), and BNL-26b-CH2CH2OTs (C31H32N2O4S), which provides labeling precursor through —CH2CH2OTs structure, and the second part includes pre-BNL-26 (C28H34N3O3B), pre-BNL-26a (C27H32N3O3B), pre-BNL-26b (C28H33N2O3B), which provides labeling precursor through 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl structure. The second class includes BNL-26 (C22H23N3O) indole/indoline, which provides a series of derivative labeling precursors derived from a secondary amide bond.
US10507248B2
The present invention relates, in part, to a biocompatible hydrophobic-core carrier comprising a carrier, and a plurality of hydrophobic groups covalently linked to the polymeric carrier. The hydrophobic groups are capable of dissociably linking load molecules such as therapeutic agents. The hydrophobic-core carrier may also comprise protective side chains, orienting molecules, and targeting molecules.
US10507233B2
Methods of capturing N-glycan linked glycomolecules including N-glycans, N-glycopeptides and N-glycoproteins are described. The methods provide substantially unbiased capture of charged and uncharged N-glycans and/or N-glycan linked glycomoleules. Binding reagents for substantially unbiased binding of N-glycans and/or N-glycan linked glycomolecules are also described.
US10507231B2
The invention relates to a matrix in ball form comprising cross-linked fibrinogen, the matrix being free from fibrin, as well as to a method for preparing such a matrix, comprising the following steps: (a) providing an initial composition comprising fibrinogen and a platelet factor; (b) injecting said initial composition into an oil heated to a temperature of 50° C. to 80° C. so as to form an emulsion; (c) mixing the emulsion thus obtained at a temperature of 50° C. to 80° C. until a matrix in ball form is obtained; and (d) isolating the matrix thus obtained. The matrix is used as a cell carrier.
US10507230B2
A composition having tissue repair activity, which is capable of promoting reactions associated with tissue repair, contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a first component that is a protein having a monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) activity, a second component that is a protein having the extracellular domain activity of sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectin-9 (Siglec-9), and a third component that is at least one of chondroitin sulfate and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan.
US10507228B2
Stapled peptides and methods of using them to inhibit the Kras/Raf interaction are disclosed herein.
US10507226B1
Disclosed herein are compounds comprising short N-aminated peptides and compositions comprising the same. The disclosed compounds and compositions maybe used in methods of inhibiting amyloid-beta aggregation and treating Alzheimer's disease.
US10507221B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of allergy, such as food allergy. Also provided herein are compositions and methods for modulating an immune response associated with allergy and/or inducing immune tolerance or desensitization to an allergy, such as a food allergy.
US10507212B2
A method for treating cancer including administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound having the formula: wherein R1, R2, Ya, Xa, and J− are as defined herein, and may be where R1 and R2 are independently selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, or i-propyl; Xa is N or CH; Ya is hydrogen or independently selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, heteroaryl of 6 members and aryl; n is 1 or 2; wherein J− is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, acetate, sulfate or sulfonate such as tosylate, mesylate, besylate.
US10507204B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amorphous adsorbate of lenalidomide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, on a porous carrier and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The invention further relates to the use of said composition as a medicament, particularly in the treatment of multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndromes.
US10507203B2
An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile.
US10507200B1
Human therapeutic treatment compositions comprise at least two of a curcumin component, a harmine component, and an isovanillin component, and preferably all three in combination. The agents are effective for the treatment of human conditions, especially human cancers.
US10507196B2
This invention addresses tetrahydro-N,N-dimethyl-2,2-diphenyl-3-furanmethanamine hydrochloride (ANAVEX2-73, AV2-73, or A2-73) in a method of treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders. Particular reference is made to the treatment of autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Rett syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Williams syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), childhood disintegrative disorder, and Smith-Magenis syndrome. Additional reference is made to multiple sclerosis.
US10507183B2
Disclosed herein are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and related methods of their use. The compounds described herein are useful, e.g., as liposomal delivery vehicles to facilitate the delivery of encapsulated polynucleotides to target cells and subsequent transfection of said target cells, and in certain embodiments are characterized as having one or more properties that afford such compounds advantages relative to other similarly classified lipids.
US10507176B2
Provided are compositions and methods that are useful for personal care compositions. The compositions comprise (a) a cationic polymer comprising polymerized units derived from (i) 30 to 80 weight % of cationic monomers, (ii) 10 to 65 weight % of (meth)acrylamide monomers, and (iii) 0 to 30 weight % of polar non-ionic derivatives of acrylic monomers, and (b) at least one cosmetically acceptable surfactant, rheology modifier, or cosmetic active. Also provided are methods of treating hair with such compositions.
US10507171B2
Described herein are oral care compositions comprising (i) a peroxide whitening agent comprising a whitening complex of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone complexed with hydrogen peroxide, (ii) sodium acid pyrophosphate (Na2H2P2O7) in an amount of from 0.05 wt % to 5 wt % based on the weight of the composition, and (iii) less than 3 wt % water based on the weight of the composition.
US10507167B1
Methods and systems are described for monitoring medication use with a home automation system. An example medication monitoring system includes a medication storage device, a proximity device, and a dispenser module. The medication storage device is configured to hold a plurality of medications. The proximity device is configured to detect an activity of a user relative to the medication storage device. The dispense module is configured to detect a pattern of the activity based on data received from the proximity device, and generate a notice. The notice may be generated if the pattern is broken. The notice may include a summary report on usage of the medication storage device. The notice may include an alarm if the medication storage device is, for example, tampered with or moved.
US10507166B2
In an apparatus and method of manufacturing a multi-column multi-medicine oral dissolving film according to the present invention, all processes from film feeding, medicine coating, and medicine drying to product packaging are implemented as continuous automation processes, and under the automation processes, different kinds of medicines are coated on a base film in multiple columns in a signal layer by using a plurality of nozzles supplied with the different kinds of medicines, so that it is possible to improve productivity through the automation processes, to ensure product quality due to efficiency during drying caused by maintaining the thickness of the product, and to provide a convenience in the case of taking various kinds of small-amount medicines at one time or in the case of separately and selectively taking different kinds of medicines.
US10507162B2
A massage bathing maintenance system suitable for a massage bathing equipment is provided. The system comprises at least one attached device, at least one slave control device, a master control device, and an analyzing unit. The at least one attached device is configured to actuate with regard to the massage bathing equipment. The at least one slave control device comprises a control unit configured to generate and transmit at least one actuating message according to at least one actuating-status of the at least one attached device. The master control device comprise a log-collecting unit configured to record the at least one actuating message of the at least one slave control device into a logs table. The analyzing unit is configured to analyze the at least one actuating message of the logs table so as to determine whether the actuation of at least one attached device is abnormal.
US10507157B2
An environment assembly and interface for constructing trajectory (1) in the environment, the trajectory construction interface (1) including a mapping (2a) of the environment, the environment including at least one object, wherein the trajectory construction interface (1) includes: a memory (2) in which is stored the mapping (2a); a system for real-time calculation (6); a system for determining position of a user (3); a system for determining real azimuth of the user (4); a system for indication by haptic stimulation of the position of the at least one object (7), said system for indication of the position of the at least one object (7) being controlled by the system for real-time calculation (6); and a system for indication by haptic stimulation of the actual azimuth of the at least one object (8), said system for indication of the actual azimuth being controlled by the means of real-time calculation (6).
US10507152B2
An assistive device having: a chassis; a handle assembly pivotally attached to said chassis, said chassis comprising a handle chassis portion for receiving a handle assembly and a platform chassis portion extending from said handle chassis portion with a standing platform; a locking mechanism operable to place and lock said handle assembly into a plurality of positions; a lever mechanism coupled to said locking mechanism to actuate said locking mechanism; and wherein said plurality of positions correspond to one of a loading position, an upright position and a storage position.
US10507150B2
The invention is directed to an intensive use furniture component having a sealing connection on a mounting surface for sealingly attaching to a floor or wall to prevent liquid from seeping under or behind the furniture component. The furniture component is formed by an outer shell having a side wall extending generally perpendicular to the mounting surface. A mounting flange is disposed adjacent the sidewall. A bolt hole is formed in the mounting flange. The sealing connection comprises a caulk channel formed as a channel in the mounting surface for receiving a bead of caulk to fill the seam between the mounting surface and the wall or floor to prevent fluid from seeping past the caulk channel to a space adjacent the interior mounting surface.
US10507147B2
This disclosure describes certain exemplary embodiments of a patient support having a plurality of vertically-oriented on substantially can-shaped inflatable bladders. In one embodiment, the patient support includes a support layer positioned above the vertical bladders. In another embodiment, the patient support includes a high air loss device. In still another embodiment, the patient support includes a pneumatic device located within the patient support.
US10507144B2
An absorbent structure for an absorbent article, comprising a first substrate and an absorbent layer supported thereon, said absorbent layer comprising an absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer material; wherein said absorbent structure comprises a fiberized net structure to at least partially immobilize said absorbent layer onto said first substrate, and whereby said fiberized net structure has a storage modulus (G′) at 21° C. of greater than about 1.2×106 Pa.
US10507138B1
An earmuffs system for noise reduction including an external microphone used in combination with active noise cancellation technology for the reduction of wind or other noises typically experienced while riding a vehicle such as a motorcycle, snow machine or ATV, the earmuffs system including a first earmuff including a first speaker and a first microphone therein; a second earmuff electrically coupled to the first ear muff, the second ear muff including a second speaker and a second microphone therein; noise cancellation circuitry for receiving first sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone and processing the first sounds by in part canceling the first sounds to form a first sound output that is provided from the first speaker and the second speaker; a third microphone placed external to the first earmuff, the third microphone supplying second sounds for the first speaker to output as a second sound output without the second sounds undergoing noise cancellation processing; and a fourth microphone placed external to the second earmuff, the fourth microphone supplying third sounds for the second speaker to output as a third sound output without the third sounds undergoing noise cancellation processing.
US10507133B2
An injectable securement device includes one or more sutures and a bolster housed inside an elongate element, and may be part of a system that also includes one or more fastening elements and an elongate element. Injecting a suture tie/knot can be accomplished outside the eye without the need for performing the action of tying within the eye.
US10507127B2
This invention relates to an expanded device and its uses in human medical care, which include, inter alia, appetite suppression in a subject in need thereof and kits comprising thereof.
US10507126B2
An endoscope (1) having an operating handle comprising a handle housing (2) and an insertion tube (3) extending from said handle towards a distal end of the endoscope (1) and terminating in a tip part (4) at the distal end of the endoscope (1). The endoscope (1) comprises a tool operating member (22) for operating a tool (55) at the tip part (4). A control means connects the tool operating member (22) and the tool (55), so as to allow movement (55) of the tool in response to activation of said tool operating member (22). Also disclosed is an endoscope including a grasping tool and a method of removing a stent from a patient.
US10507119B2
A spinal interbody device, system and method can include an interbody device configured to stabilize or otherwise support adjacent vertebrae. The interbody device can include a central opening and can be shaped as a trapezoid as viewed from a position on the central axis located above a superior or upper surface of the interbody device. In addition, the upper surface of the interbody device can include at least one keel or spike to facilitate locking of the interbody device with adjacent vertebrae. The at least one spike can be removable and can be adjustable relative to the superior or inferior surface(s) when installed.
US10507110B2
A device for containing bone graft material includes an outer sleeve including a first proximal longitudinal split extending along a length thereof and a first distal longitudinal split extending along a length thereof and an inner sleeve connected to the outer sleeve via at least one strut so that a bone graft collecting space is defined therebetween, the inner sleeve including a second distal longitudinal split extending along a length thereof in combination with an interstitial mesh extending circumferentially between the inner and outer sleeves to hold graft material in the bone graft collecting space, the interstitial mesh including a third longitudinal split extending along a length thereof so that a distal side of the device may be spread open to open the distal longitudinal slot from the outer sleeve, through the interstitial mesh and the inner sleeve to a space radially within the inner sleeve.
US10507106B2
This application relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for replacing native heart valves with prosthetic heart valves and treating valvular insufficiency. In a representative embodiment, a support frame configured to be implanted in a heart valve comprises an annular main body formed by a plurality of angled struts, the main body including a plurality of peaks formed by the intersection of respective adjacent struts. The support frame further comprises one or more leaflet-engaging mechanisms configured to engage leaflets of the heart valve. The support frame can be radially expandable and collapsible.
US10507104B2
Devices and methods for delivering a sutureless valve (5) to repair a defective native valve are described herein. The devices and methods are particularly useful in minimally invasive procedures.
US10507103B2
An assembly for delivering a prosthetic heart valve to a native heart valve is disclosed. The assembly includes a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve formed with an expandable metallic stent and a flexible valvular structure. The assembly also includes a delivery apparatus having a delivery sleeve. The delivery sleeve includes a selectively steerable section and a distal portion for retaining the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed state. A handle is coupled to a proximal end of the delivery sleeve and a pull wire extends from the handle to the steerable section of the delivery sleeve. The handle preferably includes a rotatable portion for actuating the pull wire and thereby selectively controlling a curvature of the steerable section during advancement through the patient's vasculature. In preferred embodiments, the steerable section includes a flexible metallic tubular portion formed with a plurality of circumferentially extending openings.
US10507091B1
A denture-securing device is provided that is usable to substantially secure a denture within a mouth. The denture-securing device includes at least one absorbent and flexible pad installable on a first side and an opposite second side of a denture that is affixable to a human gum. The at least one pad comprises an embossed outer side configured to face a human gum when the pad is installed on the denture. The denture-securing device may be used with top dentures, bottom dentures, or other configurations of dentures. The denture-securing device may advantageously secure dentures without requiring use of adhesives. The denture-securing device may also reduce the likelihood of food getting under dentures, provide a firm yet soft and comfortable fit, and minimize rocking of lower dentures. The denture-securing device may advantageously be secured to gums using a suction fit through saliva or other sources of moisture.
US10507090B2
A dental all-ceramic restoration and manufacturing method thereof; the outer surface of the dental all-ceramic restoration has neither visible marks remaining from the removal of the connecting bars (7) nor local grinding traces and chipping, and is smooth with uniform structure. The manufacturing method thereof is wet-forming or milling. No connecting bars are needed to connect the dental restoration bodies (3) with a surrounding mould blank or ceramic blank. This eliminates the need for manually cutting off the connecting bars (7) to separate the forming body from the surrounding ceramic blank, further grinding and polishing process to treat the excessively rough outer surface, and thereby reducing the risk of chipping and premature failure. In the manufacturing processes thereof, the hardened ceramic green body (2) made by wet-forming technique has more homogenous microstructure and less particle packing defects than the dry-pressed blanks and partially sintered blanks. Furthermore, higher surface smoothness can be obtained by milling unsintered hardened ceramic green body than by milling partially sintered blanks. The dental all-ceramic restoration has a high degree of surface finish, and can be directly used without polishing, veneering or glazing.
US10507087B2
Methods and apparatuses for generating a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth) including both surface features and internal features. These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth. Any of these methods and apparatuses may use minimum scattering coefficients and/or segmentation to form a volumetric model of the teeth.
US10507075B2
Medical software tools platforms utilize a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist surgeons or surgical team in performing various procedures. In particular, an endoscopic camera may register the momentary rise in the optical signature reflected from a tissue surface and in turn transmit it to a medical image processing system which can also receive patient heart rate data and display relevant anomalies. Changes in various spectral components and the speed at which they change in relation to a source of stimulus (heartbeat, breathing, light source modulation, etc.) may indicate the arrival of blood, contrast agents or oxygen absorption. Combinations of these may indicate various states of differing disease or margins of tumors, and so forth. Also, changes in temperatures, physical dimensions, pressures, photoacoustic pressures and the rate of change may indicate tissue anomalies in comparison to historic values.
US10507073B2
A package assembly for an elongate surgical device in which two or more elongate surgical devices are secured and oriented in a coiled configuration so that a distal end of a first elongate surgical device may be inserted into a proximal end of a second elongate surgical device. In this assembly, the elongate surgical devices remain in a protected coiled state in the package while in the sterile field and so that a medical professional may prep the elongate surgical devices without removing from the package prior to use. In this package assembly, the elongate surgical devices reduce space required and eliminate the risk of damage to the devices and/or the chance of the elongate surgical devices become unsterile prior to use.
US10507071B2
An articulating device element and methods of operation thereof, including a compensating force enhancement for compensating for any unwanted friction and/or other such resistance forces experienced by the device when being manipulated.
US10507068B2
A method of verifying torque measurements of a reaction torque transducer of an instrument drive unit includes a controller receiving a verification signal, generating an acceptable range of torques, receiving a torque signal, comparing the torque signal to the acceptable range of torques, and stopping a motor if the torque applied by the motor is outside of the acceptable range of torques. The verification signal is indicative of the current drawn by the motor and the torque signal is indicative of torque applied by the motor.
US10507057B2
Ablation systems of the present disclosure facilitate the safe formation of wide and deep lesions. For example, ablation systems of the present disclosure can allow for the flow of irrigation fluid and blood through an expandable ablation electrode, resulting in efficient and effective cooling of the ablation electrode as the ablation electrode delivers energy at a treatment site of the patient. Additionally, or alternatively, ablation systems of the present disclosure can include a deformable ablation electrode and a plurality of sensors that, in cooperation, sense the deformation of the ablation electrode, to provide a robust indication of the extent and direction of contact between the ablation electrode and tissue at a treatment site.
US10507055B2
A surgical instrument includes an end effector assembly and a deployment mechanism for deploying a proximal hub associated with an energizable member between proximal and distal positions. The deployment mechanism includes a rotatable shaft, a cord including a proximal end engaged to the rotatable shaft and a distal end engaged to the proximal hub, a biasing member positioned to bias the proximal hub towards the distal position, and a gear assembly operably coupled to the rotatable shaft. The gear assembly is configured to move the proximal hub from the distal position to the proximal position against the bias of the biasing member by rotating the rotatable shaft relative to the cord to at least partially wind-up the cord about the rotatable shaft.
US10507050B2
A T-shaped plate for osteosynthesis, has at least three first attachment holes (124) and second attachment holes (113) including a curved linkage area (13). The epiphysis portion has a recess (34) with a curved profile from one end to the other of the T-bar when viewed from the top, and a curved profile when viewed from the side, and the diaphysis portion is straight and rigid. The plate is non-deformable at normal temperatures. The leg of the T has a rounded inner surface (56). The linkage area (13) has an S-shaped longitudinal cross-section, the ends (132, 133) of which that are adjoined with the bar and leg of the T, respectively, are substantially parallel to one another.
US10507045B2
A facet distraction prosthesis includes an array of facet distraction base elements, connected to each other by a set of connector elements located at adjacent base elements. The set of connector elements includes a male connector having an at least partial cylindrical or spherical contour that is received in, and articulates with, an at least partial cylindrical or spherical recess of a female connector, so that adjacent ones of the base elements can bend in multiple degrees of freedom about different bending axes with respect to each other and adapt to a geometry of a facet joint.
US10507037B2
A catheter for performing a procedure at a treatment site in the lumen of a blood vessel. The catheter includes an elongate tubular shaft having a proximal bend, a distal bend and a hinge element. A distal portion of the shaft includes a window extending through the sidewall of the shaft between the hinge element and the distal end of the elongate tubular shaft. A working element is disposed within the lumen of the elongate tubular shaft and is configured for performing the procedure through the window at the treatment site. The bends and hinge element are configured to urge the window against a wall of the vessel at the treatment site.
US10507030B2
A medical device and method are disclosed, which can sufficiently capture a capturing target even if a lumen is deformed. A medical device has an accommodation unit and an impeller holding unit. The accommodation unit includes a lumen which accommodates a capturing target present inside a living body, in which a shape of at least a portion on a distal side is deformable, and whose inner surface before and after deformation is configured to be flat as a whole, a distal opening portion and a proximal opening portion which respectively communicate with the lumen, and a filter for capturing at least one or more of the capturing targets. The impeller holding unit includes an impeller which causes a fluid to flow from the distal opening portion toward the proximal opening portion inside the living body so as to allow the lumen to aspirate the capturing target together with the fluid.
US10507019B2
A suture trimmer including an elongate shaft including an elongate lumen extending proximally from a distal end of the elongate shaft, a transverse through-opening disposed proximal the distal end of the shaft, and a groove extending proximally from the distal end of the shaft to a distal end of the opening. A fitting is disposed within the elongate lumen at the distal end of the shaft and extends distally therefrom. A cutting member is slidably received within the lumen of the shaft and configured to move between a proximal end of the opening and the distal end of the opening and cut a suture disposed within and extending from the opening.
US10507016B2
An umbilical catheterization device that allows a physician to prepare an umbilical cord and apply appropriate retraction to widen vessels to introduce a catheter. The device comprises a base and a plurality of arms. The arms may include retraction devices or may be compatible with independent retraction devices, including but not limited to sutures. The retraction devices are attached to the umbilical cord, and used to provide retraction.
US10507013B2
An anchor assembly configured to locate and anchor body tissue surrounding an opening in the body tissue. The anchor assembly can include a plurality of anchor elements. Each anchor element can include an elongate portion and an anchor portion extending from the elongate portion. The elongate portion can be configured to be manipulated by a user. The anchor portion can have a contracted configuration capable of passing through the opening in the body tissue and can have an expanded configuration capable of anchoring the body tissue surrounding the opening. The anchor portion and the elongate portion can be integrally formed from a single wire.
US10507011B2
An impact biopsy device is disclosed. The impact biopsy device may be configured to displace various cutting elements, such as an outer tubular member and cutting element and a cannula to sever a tissue sample from a patient. The impact biopsy device may comprise an actuation system configured to transfer displacement or force to the cutting elements by the impact of an element on another element.
US10507009B2
Systems, methods and devices for providing combined ultrasound, electrocardiography, and auscultation data are provided. One such system includes an ultrasound sensor, an electrocardiogram (EKG) sensor, an auscultation sensor, and a computing device. The computing device includes memory and a processor, and the processor receives signals from the ultrasound sensor, the EKG sensor, and the auscultation sensor. Artificial intelligence techniques may be employed for automatically analyzing the data obtained from the ultrasound sensor, the EKG sensor, and the auscultation sensor and producing a clinically-relevant determination based on a combined analysis of the data.
US10507008B2
Couplers for ultrasound probes can have a solid coupler body with a cavity having a malleable shape so as to be able to be conform to and/or self-attach to the end of the probe by a user pressing the coupler body against the ultrasound probe so that the coupler body takes on the underlying shape of the ultrasound probe while the exterior body can retain its pre-attached shape.
US10507003B2
Described is an in-scan phantom for use during an imaging procedure. The phantom can include at least one measuring insert and/or at least one measured insert. The measuring insert may have radiation detecting capabilities while the measured insert may include a radioactive material. Also described is an imaging modality system that includes an imaging modality and an in-scan phantom as well as methods of using the in-scan phantom for imaging a patient or performing a scout scan.
US10506987B2
Systems and methods for monitoring patients with a chronic disease are described. A patient management system may sense physiological signals from a patient using one or more implantable or other ambulatory sensors, and generate from the physiological signals a chronobiological rhythm indicator (CRI) such as indicating a circadian rhythm. A reference CRI associated with a prior hospital admission event of the patient may be provided to the patient management system, which compares the CRI to the reference CRI and generates a readmission risk score indicating the patient's risk of subsequent hospital readmission due to a worsened condition of the chronic disease. The readmission risk score may be provided to a user or a process, or used to initiate or adjust a therapy delivered to the patient.
US10506985B2
Systems and methods for diagnosing or monitoring progress of a pathology using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and machine learning are disclosed.
US10506978B2
A wearable electronic device has a processing unit and a health sensor included in a housing, a band operable to couple the housing to a body part of a user, and a tightness sensor coupled to the band. The tightness sensor is operable to produce a signal indicative of a tightness of the band on the user's body part. The processing unit determines a tightness of the band based on the signal and perform one or more actions based thereon. Such actions may include evaluating the signal for changes in the tightness of the band according to operational tolerances of the health sensor, providing output directing the user to adjust the band to improve operation of the health sensor, monitoring changes in the tightness of the band and adjusting a measurement obtained by the health sensor, and so on.
US10506976B2
A system and method for monitoring respiration of a user, comprising: a respiration sensing module including a sensor configured to detect a set of respiration signals of the user based upon movement resulting from the user's respiration; a supplementary sensing module comprising an accelerometer and configured to detect a set of supplemental signals from the user; an electronics subsystem comprising a power module configured to power the system and a signal processing module configured to condition the set of respiration signals and the set of supplemental signals; a housing configured to facilitate coupling of the respiration sensing module and the supplementary sensing module to the user; and a data link coupled to the electronics subsystem through the housing and configured to transmit data generated from the set of respiration signals and the set of supplemental signals, thereby facilitating monitoring of the user's respiration.
US10506967B2
A multi-axis measurement device for loading force and center of gravity is provided comprising a first loading plate, and comprising: a first slidable element and a first piezoelectric pressure sensing element. A second loading plate comprising: a second slidable element and a second piezoelectric pressure sensing element. A connecting plate, respectively connects to the first slidable element, the first piezoelectric pressure sensing element, the second slidable element, and the second piezoelectric pressure sensing element. A plurality of third piezoelectric pressure sensing elements connects to the first loading plate. The first piezoelectric pressure sensing element measures the changes in force of the X-axis direction, the second piezoelectric pressure sensor element sensing element measures the changes in force of the Y-axis direction, and the third piezoelectric pressure sensor element sensing elements measure the changes in force of the Z-axis direction.
US10506947B2
A system for selecting a calibration includes a data structure (138) including non-transitory computer readable storage media having a plurality of calibration entries stored therein and indexed to position and/or orientation criteria for a field generator. The field generator is configured for placement in an environment for sensor tracking. A calibration selection module (140) is configured to determine a position and/or orientation of the field generator and, based on the position and/or orientation, determine, using the data structure, corresponding calibration information stored in the data structure. The calibration information is optimized based upon the position and/or orientation of the field generator.
US10506946B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for visualizing the motion box of an electromagnetic sensor tracking system on a display that can be viewed by the physician are disclosed. Electromagnetic sensor tracking systems are able to determine the position and orientation (P&O) of the sensors being tracked only when the sensors are within the motion box, or the spatial region located in proximity to the electromagnetic field generators of the system. During usage of the electromagnetic sensor tracking system, the sensor can go out of this spatial region and, when this occurs, navigating it back into the motion box can be difficult. The methods, systems, and apparatuses described herein provide for the representation of sensors, the motion box, and a representation of a thorax on a display so that the clinician can view the position and orientation of the sensors with respect to the motion box.
US10506943B2
A method for monitoring an intrabody region of a patient. The method comprises intercepting electromagnetic (EM) radiation from the intrabody region in a plurality of EM radiation sessions during a period of at least 6 hours, calculating a dielectric related change of the intrabody region by analyzing respective the intercepted EM radiation, detecting a physiological pattern according to said dielectric related change and outputting a notification indicating the physiological pattern.
US10506939B2
A method, including, receiving a first group of electrocardiograph (ECG) signals derived from a single heartbeat and generated at a respective plurality of electrodes on a catheter in a heart of a subject, formulating a template relating times of annotations of the first group of the ECG signals, and assigning the template an index. The method further includes receiving a second group of ECG signals derived from a subsequent single heartbeat and generated at the electrodes, calculating times of annotations of the second group, formulating a comparison between the template and the times of annotations of the second group, and, when the comparison indicates that the times of annotations of the second group correspond to the template, assigning the index to the second group of ECG signals, and presenting graphically on a display an occurrence of the template relative to a timeline representing heartbeats from the heart.
US10506934B2
The disclosure includes an apparatus for insertion into a body lumen. The apparatus can comprise an optical fiber pressure sensor. The optical fiber pressure sensor can comprise an optical fiber configured to transmit an optical sensing signal. A temperature compensated Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) interferometer can be in optical communication with the optical fiber. The FBG interferometer can be configured to receive a pressure and modulate, in response to the received pressure, the optical sensing signal. A compliant member such as a sensor membrane can be in physical communication with the FBG interferometer. The membrane configured to transmit the received pressure to the FBG interferometer.
US10506921B1
A method and system for determining a travelled distance by a capsule camera are disclosed. A current global motion vector for a current image in the image sequence is determined, where the current global motion vector corresponds to movement made by the capsule camera between the current image and a reference image associated with the image sequence. A travelled distance by the capsule camera in the GI tract is determined according to the current global motion vector and prior global motion vectors derived for prior images between an initial image and the current image, where the travelled distance is measured from an initial location associated with the initial image to a current location associated with the current image. A method and system for displaying an image sequence captured by a capsule camera are also disclosed. The travelled distances associated with the image sequence are displayed on a display.
US10506918B2
An optical coupler is disclosed for mounting at a distal end of an optical imaging device for visualizing a surface area covered with an opaque fluid and/or particulate matter. The coupler includes a visualization section at one end of the coupler and an attachment section connected to and extending away from the visualization section. The attachment section is dimensioned to be mounted at the distal end of the optical imaging device. The visualization section includes a proximal surface for engaging the distal end of the optical imaging device. The visualization section includes an outer surface spaced apart from the proximal surface. The outer surface extends continuously from a first outer side boundary across to a second opposite outer side boundary of the visualization section. The visualization section may include a hollow instrument channel extending from the proximal surface toward the outer surface.
US10506901B2
A sheet product dispenser is provided including a housing including a roll holder configured to receive a product roll, a dispensing mechanism configured to dispense a portion of the sheet product from the product roll, a sensor configured to emit a signal toward the product roll and receive a reflection of the signal from a surface of the product roll, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an indication of replacement of the product roll, determine a time-of-flight of the signal, and determine an expected time-of-flight (or corresponding distance of travel) of a theoretical signal to a theoretical full product roll. The controller is further configured to compare the time-of-flight (or a corresponding distance of travel) of the signal to the product roll to the expected time-of-flight or distance, and adjust a product depletion curve based on the comparison.
US10506900B1
The paper towel roll holder attaches to the pole of a patio umbrella and holds a roll of paper towels off of the surface of the patio table.
US10506889B2
Disclosed is a double walled vessel for use in an AR system. The AR system includes AR software and an AR display device having a camera and a video screen. The double walled vessel includes an inner vessel disposed within an outer vessel to form an isolated space between the inner and outer vessels. An AR target is located in the isolated space so that it is protected, but visible through the walls of the vessel. The AR display device is configured to take an image of the AR target by its camera, whereupon the AR system's software processes that image to produce an augmented reality image which is provided on the AR display device's screen for viewing by a user.
US10506886B1
A trim and molding support assembly includes an upright member and a collapsible leg arrangement connected to a lower end of the upright member. The collapsible leg arrangement includes a plurality of support legs and having expanded and collapsed positions. At least a first support arm extends outwardly from the upright member above the collapsible leg arrangement. With the collapsible leg arrangement in the collapsed position, the plurality of support legs and the first arm all extend from a common side of the upright member.
US10506885B2
A child carrier having a waist belt, an upper torso support, a hammock coupled to the waist belt and to the upper torso support, and a thigh support strap extending to each side of the hammock. Each thigh support strap has an inward end portion proximate to the hammock and an outward end portion configured for selective coupling to the upper torso support in multiple positions. When the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support, the hammock and the thigh support straps form a seat to support a child in an ergonomic spread-squat position in inward and outward facing orientations. The shape of the seat adjusts depending on the positions in which the outward end portions of the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support.
US10506882B2
A versatile item of home furniture having multiple sections joined by glides to allow all sections to be nested or encapsulated together in an ottoman configuration or, alternatively, be positioned as steps in a step configuration. The sections may include being in a seating configuration wherein the steps are disengaged from each other and include cushions received in recesses at the tops of the structure.
US10506880B2
A utility rack includes a pair of end supports for supporting one or more shelves there between. Each end support includes a first vertical support having one or more cross members mounted thereto and a second vertical support. The cross members may be mounted to one or more cross member mounts of the first vertical support and are configured to be movable relative to the first vertical support between a stored position in which they are disconnected from the second vertical support and are collapsed inwardly towards the first vertical support for storage or transport and an extended position in which free ends of the cross members may be attached to the second vertical support using fasteners.
US10506879B1
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a third rail. The second rail is movably mounted between the first rail and the third rail. The slide rail assembly further includes a sliding auxiliary device and a gear. The sliding auxiliary device is arranged between the second rail and the third rail. The gear is arranged in the sliding auxiliary device and configured to mesh between the second rail and the third rail.
US10506872B2
A height-adjustable work station includes (a) a partition wall having an internal wall frame and axially opposed first and second exterior wall surfaces mounted to the wall frame, the first and second exterior wall surfaces spaced axially apart by a wall thickness; (b) a carriage support located within the wall thickness and mounted to the wall frame, the carriage support including a vertical track; (c) a carriage mounted to the carriage support in sliding engagement with the track; (d) a work surface assembly movably supported by the carriage on a first side of the wall; and (e) a linear actuator mounted within the wall thickness and coupled to the carriage, the actuator configured to vertically translate the carriage along the track for facilitating height adjustment of the work surface assembly.
US10506868B2
A sporting weapon backpack includes a folding protective cover that is sized to protect the majority of a sporting weapon, at least one bag compartment attached to the exterior surface of the second side of the folding protective cover, at least one temporary fastener attached to the peripheral edge of both sides of the folding protective cover, where the at least one temporary fastener is adapted to temporarily fasten one peripheral edge of the folding protective cover to the other peripheral edge of the folding protective cover. The backpack also includes a pouch attached near the bottom of the interior surface of at least one side of the folding protective cover, and at least one strap that is adapted to support the sporting weapon, where the sporting weapon may be supported and the at least one temporary fastener may be used to close the folding protective cover over the sporting weapon to securely hold and transport the sporting weapon.
US10506866B2
A cosmetics container having enhanced structural strength regardless of exterior container shape is provided. In the container body of the cosmetic container, the right side wall part and the left side wall part defined by the shape of the inside of the container body are configured to have a thickness in the main body upper portion that is thicker than the thickness in the main body middle portion. Also, the front wall part and the back wall part defined by the shape of the inside of the container body are configured such that in the main body lower portion. Additionally, the portions connecting sideways with the right side wall part and the left side wall part are thinner than in the central portion.
US10506865B2
The present invention relates to a dispensing device comprising: a) a container comprising a deformable wall, and b) a composition stored in the container, and comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: i) at least one aqueous phase, and ii) optionally at least one oily phase, iii) at least one structuring agent; the said composition having a stiffness modulus G*>5000 Pa, and c) a dispensing head closing off the container and comprising an application wall defining at least one product dispensing orifice which is a slit. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic process for treating and/or caring for human keratin materials, characterized in that it consists in applying to the surface of the keratin material a composition dispensed via the device as defined previously. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic process for treating human perspiration and/or perspiration-related body odour, which consists in applying to the surface of a human keratin material a composition dispensed via the device as defined previously.
US10506851B2
Zippers, including a device for replacing a malfunctioning zipper. In some examples, the zipper includes a plurality of attaching means that fit over the teeth of a malfunctioning zipper. In some further examples, the zipper may function to repair a tear in the material of an item.
US10506847B2
The reinforced shoe heel includes an angled platform having a surface area for supporting a heel section of a shoe, a core including a plate and at least one reinforcement rod extending therefrom, the plate having a size and shape for select imbedded seated reception on a top surface of the angled platform, and a support coupled with and extending below the angled platform, the support being positioned in relation relative to the core to selectively receive the at least one reinforcement rod projecting from the plate. The reinforcement rod cooperates with the top-mounted plate to increase the relative structural rigidity of the reinforced shoe heel to generally relatively resist torsion, compressive, and shear stresses during use when attached to the shoe.
US10506816B2
A food processing machine, such as a filling machine and/or twisting line for the manufacture of foods, particularly sausages, and a corresponding operating method, having at least one function module and at least one control section for controlling the corresponding function modules. Through at least one activation device, and after the input of an access authorization, at least one function module can be activated and/or one performance range from a plurality of possible performance ranges of at least one function module can be activated.
US10506811B1
An anti-microbial formulation for seed and crop application includes about 170 ppm hypochlorous acid; about 25 ppm hypochlorite ion; about 2.5 ppm ozone; about 2.5 ppm chlorine dioxide; between about 10 ppm and about 100,000 ppm alkyl polyglycoside; and a remainder of water. A method of manipulating the pH of the formulation and a method of treating seeds and crops with the formulation to restrict or eliminate microbial growth and proliferation is also described herein.
US10506802B2
The present invention is to provide an anti-reverse device for a fishing spinning reel having a reduced size and weight. A fishing spinning reel includes a switching moving body movably provided on a reel body and configured to switch a drive body between a reverse-rotation inhibited state and a reverse-rotation allowed state, the drive body being driven through a handle operation, and a switching retention section for restricting movement of the switching moving body so as to retain the reverse-rotation inhibited state or the reverse-rotation allowed state. The switching retention section includes a moving body provided in the reel body and an engagement retention portion provided in the switching moving body. The moving body and the engagement retention portion are arranged in a rotation axis direction of the drive body so as to be opposed to each other, and the moving body is constantly biased toward the engagement retention portion.
US10506800B2
A device for reducing the number of exterior parasites on fish, comprising a hollow cylindrical filter member (3) having an inlet and an outlet, the circumference of the inlet and/or outlet being provided with a nozzle (1a, 1b), wherein the nozzle comprises a substantially annular slit along the circumference of the inlet and/or outlet for ejecting a fluid towards the interior of the cylindrical filter (3).
US10506794B2
An animal interaction device is provided that includes a food access component which allows and disallows access to at least a portion of the food. In various embodiments, the allowing and disallowing of access to at least a portion of the food is dependent upon the animal's condition. A method is also provided such that the device above is provided to an animal, one or more indicators are optionally activated, the animal's first condition is sensed via one or more sensors, and based upon the animal's condition, the previously protected food is made accessible, and subsequently the protected food is made available again based upon the animal's second condition. A system is also provided for automatically interacting with an animal including at least one animal interaction device each of which comprises an initial interaction algorithm to automatically interact with the animal. Other aspects of the invention are provided.
US10506793B2
A feeding system is provided to permit sequential entry to animals, one at a time, into a feeding station that weighs the animal, and then provides or prevents access to feed based on body weight or other criteria. It exits each animal if no feed is to be provided, or after feeding for a specified period of time. The system accommodates animals housed in groups, and allows individual animals to be fed precisely with minimal labour input. Feed consumption by individual animals is limited by the amount of time they remain in the feeding area of the station and the amount of feed provided to them. The system provides for the ongoing collection of data about the animals growth and controls and monitors feed intake and body weight.
US10506785B1
A soybean cultivar designated S170122 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170122, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170122, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170122, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170122. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170122. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170122, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170122 with another soybean cultivar.
US10506784B1
A soybean cultivar designated S170171 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170171, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170171, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170171, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170171. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170171. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170171, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170171 with another soybean cultivar.
US10506777B1
A novel maize variety designated X05M994 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 X05M994 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X05M994 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X05M994, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X05M994 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X05M994 and methods of using maize variety X05M994 are disclosed.
US10506773B2
New lettuce variety designated ‘Weaverville’ is described. ‘Weaverville’ is a lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US10506770B2
A plant growing system for moving growing plants subject to positive control, the system including: a first guidance panel with a panel center and panel slots, a further guidance panel with a further guidance panel center and further guidance panel slots providing guiding tracks for a multitude of plant holding elements. The first and further guidance panels are coaxially arranged and adapted on top of each other to provide a rotational movement between each other around a common rotation axis. Plant openings for the plant holding elements are formed at intersections of the first and further guidance panel slots. Plant openings are distributed in a spiral-like pattern around the rotation axis showing a sense of rotation, wherein in the sense of rotation of the spiral-like pattern, several or all spiral-adjacent plant openings are arranged at a plant opening angle with respect to the rotation axis.
US10506769B2
An agricultural motor vehicle designed to receive various agricultural implements, having a monoblock chassis assembled over 4×4 traction wheels, with a vibrating screen inside the lower portion of the chassis and a rotating cleaning set assembled lengthwise above the vibrating screen. The front section of the chassis has a concentrating guiding roller assembled crosswise upon it, with a hydraulic set for activation and transmission assembled above, the set serving as a support platform for a cockpit made accessible via a passageway and stairs. At the end of the rotating cleaning set is assembled a ventilation box with a motor power set is located on its rear side, and two pulling sets for residue outlet. A gutter for collecting clean grain is located at the end of the vibrating screen, the edges of the collecting gutter interconnected to cup elevators which lead into a dumper.
US10506765B2
An intelligent light adjusting system and method thereof in a crop growth process are provided. The intelligent light adjusting system includes a parameter measurement device, a parameter processing device, a light source control device and a light source assembly. The parameter measurement device is for measuring a specified parameter in the crop growth process. The parameter processing device is for acquiring a light source parameter of the light source control device, based on the specified parameter. The light source control device is for controlling lighting of the light source assembly, based on the light source parameter.
US10506760B2
An apparatus (mulcher) for keeping down groundcover between parallel rows of plants, especially rows of wine grape or fruit plants, with two chopping blade rotors rotating in one and the same plane, each around an axis perpendicular to the ground. The distance between the rotational axes is adjustable in a direction perpendicular to the plant rows even though the rotational areas of the chopping blade rotors may overlap. A separate electric motor is assigned to each of the chopping blade rotors, and devices are provided to control the electric motor so that that collisions between the chopping blade rotors are avoided.
US10506755B2
An agricultural implement includes at least one row unit having a plurality of support members, each of which is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame or another of the support members to permit vertical pivoting vertical movement of the support members, and a plurality of soil-engaging tools, each of which is coupled to at least one of the support members. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are coupled to the support members for urging the support members downwardly toward the soil. A plurality of controllable pressure control valves are coupled to the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinders. A plurality of sensors produce electrical signals corresponding to predetermined conditions, and a controller is coupled to the sensor and the controllable pressure control valves. The controller receives the electrical signals from the sensors and produces control signals for controlling the pressure control valves.
US10506754B2
A system and method cuts and increases surface area of surface stubble material while contemporaneously mulching, tiling and aerating the soil. A discoidal coulter blade is configured with a plurality of circumferential teeth for cutting the surface stubble as well as reducing the downward pressure required for the blade to enter the type and depth of soil desired. The circular coulter blade is configured with a plurality of inserts oriented normal to the rotational movement of the blade as the blade cuts the soil. Each insert is shaped to aerate a specific type of soil anticipated by an operator. The inserts are positioned on the blade for desired impact with the soil and angled in placement on the blade to maintain the desired effect on the soil.
US10512199B2
A power conversion apparatus includes: a semiconductor module, an electronic component, a plurality of cooling pipes and a casing that accommodates the semiconductor module, the electronic component and the cooling pipes. An abutting surface is provided at a part of the casing, in which the electronic component comes into contact with the abutting surface. A pressurizing member pressurizes the semiconductor module in a first direction extending from the semiconductor module to the electronic component. The electronic component includes a part body and a wing portion and the wing portion protrudes from the part body at least either one side of both sides thereof with respect to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and comes into contact with the abutting surface from a semiconductor module side with respect to the first direction.
US10512193B1
The present disclosure describes a cooling chassis for a cooling system of a computer system. The cooling chassis includes a housing configured to allow air to pass through in a housing air flow direction. A first radiator is within the housing. The first radiator is oriented at a first oblique angle relative to the housing air flow direction. A first fan is configured to direct air through the first radiator in a first fan air flow direction oblique to the housing air flow direction.
US10512191B2
A module for housing electronic and electromechanical equipment and for managing waste heat during surgery. The module including a lower section including a bulbous portion and a tower-like upper section located on top of the lower section. The bulbous portion can be configured to be positioned under an arm overhang of a surgical table. A water-resistant cowling can enclose at least a portion of the lower section and the tower-like upper section. An air inlet vent can be provided in the cowling of the lower section to allow air to enter and cool the electronic and electromechanical equipment housed in the lower section. The tower-like upper section can serve as a chimney allowing a convection current of waste heat to rise within the tower-like upper section and be discharged from outlet vents located near the top of the tower-like upper section.
US10512189B1
A server includes a housing, a sled, a cable sleeve mounted to the sled, and an obstruction in the housing. The housing defines a sled channel and a cable channel. The sled can be inserted into the sled channel. A cable is positioned in the cable sleeve. The obstruction is aligned with the cable channel. Prior to the sled being inserted into the housing, the cable sleeve is in a first position aligned with the obstruction and the cable channel. As the sled is inserted into the housing, contact between the cable sleeve and the obstruction moves the cable sleeve to a second position. In the second position, the cable sleeve is not aligned with the obstruction and is positioned in the sled channel. The cable sleeve is biased towards the first position. As the cable sleeve travels past the obstruction, the cable sleeve moves back to the first position.
US10512178B2
A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises a display panel, a module cover at a rear of the display panel and including a plurality of openings, and a bracket positioned at a rear of the module cover, the bracket including a plate and a plurality of pins formed on a front surface of the plate and configured to be correspondingly inserted into the plurality of openings, wherein each of the plurality of openings includes a guide portion having an elongated shape that is angled with respect to a horizontal axis, and an insertion portion in communication with the guide portion, wherein the insertion portion is configured to allow insertion of a corresponding pin of the plurality of pins to be engaged with the guide portion, wherein as the plurality of pins respectively travel along the corresponding guide portions, the module cover is tilted with respect to the bracket.
US10512174B2
Direct current plating methods inhibit void formation, reduce dimples and eliminate nodules. The method involves electroplating copper at a high current density followed by electroplating at a lower current density to fill through-holes.
US10512164B2
Disclosed is a flexible electronic circuit substrate that includes a device that is fabricated from layers of the flexible electronic circuit substrate as part of construction of the flexible electronic circuit substrate. Such devices could be functional units such as micro electro mechanical devices (MEMS) devices such as micro-accelerometer sensor elements, micro flow sensors, micro pressure sensors, etc.
US10512160B2
The present specification relates to a conductive structure body and a method for manufacturing the same.
US10512159B2
The present disclosure relates to a driving substrate, a manufacturing method, and a micro-LED array substrate light-emitting backlight module. The driving substrate includes a first metal layer, a first high-reflection layer, and a second metal layer stacked in a top-down sequence. The driving substrate, the manufacturing method, and the micro-LED array light emitting backlight module of the present disclosure solve the loss of reflectivity issue caused by the edge forbidden area of the electrode welding pad edge forbidden region. At the same time, the limited reflectivity of traditional coated high-reflective layers (such as white oil) may also be enhanced.
US10512149B2
An extreme UV light generation device may include: a chamber having a plasma generation region at an inside of the chamber, the chamber receiving a target substance externally supplied to the plasma generation region; an outlet port provided on the chamber; a magnetic field generating unit configured to generate a magnetic field to converge cations on the outlet port, the cations being generated from the target substance that has been turned into plasma in the plasma generation region; an electron emission unit configured to emit electrons neutralizing the cations; and an exhaust tube joined to the outlet port and through which a neutralized substance obtained by neutralizing the cations flows.
US10512142B2
A lighting control program update system includes a wireless operation device, a plurality of lighting devices, and an update device. The wireless operation device outputs an operation instruction including first wireless operation device ID information. When the first wireless operation device ID information included in the operation instruction matches second wireless operation device ID information stored in the lighting devices, the lighting devices perform an operation in response to the operation instruction. The update device broadcasts a control program update instruction including third wireless operation device ID information that is identical to the first wireless operation device ID information to the lighting devices. When the third wireless operation device ID information matches the second wireless operation device ID information stored in the lighting devices, the lighting devices update a control program stored in response to the control program update instruction.
US10512133B2
The present disclosure provides methods for generating tunable white light. The methods include using a plurality of LED strings to generate light with color points that fall within white, red, and yellow/green color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.
US10512131B2
System and method for controlling one or more light emitting diodes. For example, the system includes a bleeder configured to receive a rectified voltage generated by a rectifying bridge, and a dimmer detector configured to receive an input voltage generated by a voltage divider, determine whether or not the rectified voltage is associated with a TRIAC dimmer, and output a control signal to the bleeder. The voltage divider is configured to receive the rectified voltage, and the input voltage indicates a magnitude of the rectified voltage.
US10512115B2
A communication device of handling data transmission comprises configuring a first bearer and a second bearer according to at least one bearer configuration received from a network; encrypting a first packet of a first flow into a first encrypted packet according to an encryption key and a first bearer identity of the first bearer; receiving a first RRC message from the network before transmitting the first encrypted packet to the network successfully, wherein the first RRC message configures the communication device to transmit at least one packet of the first flow via the second bearer to the network; transmitting the first encrypted packet to the network via the first bearer; encrypting a second packet of the first flow into a second encrypted packet according to the encryption key and a second bearer identity of the second bearer; and transmitting the second encrypted packet to the network via the second bearer.
US10512113B2
A communication device may shift an operation state from a first operation state to a second operation state in response to establishment of a first wireless connection via a first wireless interface with an external device. In the first operation state, a first response signal indicating that a WPS process is inexecutable is sent to the external device in a case where a first request signal is received from the external device, and in the second operation state, a second response signal indicating that the WPS process is executable is sent to the external device. The communication device may establish a second wireless connection via a second wireless interface with the external device by executing the WPS process, in a case where the first request signal is received from the external device via the second wireless interface after the operation state has been shifted to the second operation state.
US10512111B2
An electronic apparatus comprises a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with an external apparatus present within a predetermined range, and a control unit that controls the electronic apparatus. Upon receiving a connection request from the external apparatus in response to an advertisement signal transmitted via the communication unit when the control unit is in a sleep state in which its power consumption is reduced, the control unit returns from the sleep state and determines whether or not the external apparatus, which has transmitted the connection request, has been connected to the electronic apparatus in the past, and if determining that the external apparatus, which has transmitted the connection request, has not been connected to the electronic apparatus in the past, the control unit transits to the sleep state.
US10512110B2
In a pairing establishment process, a controller (220) of a central (200) notifies a peripheral of the application identification information on the central (200). The controller (220) of the central (200) stores the device identification information on the peripheral received therefrom in a ROM (240). The application identification information is information to identify an application (that is, software) owned by the central (200). The application is to perform various communications with the peripheral.
US10512108B2
Wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method for multi-user uplink transmission
The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication method for efficiently scheduling multi-user uplink transmission.To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal, including: a transceiver; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive, by the transceiver, a trigger frame that triggers a multi-user uplink transmission, perform a multi-user uplink transmission in response to the received trigger frame, and receive, by the transceiver, an ACK for the multi-user uplink transmission, wherein when the multi-user uplink transmission is performed on a resource unit in which a temporary association identifier (AID) is assigned by the received trigger frame, the processor obtains ACK information for the terminal from the ACK for the multi-user uplink transmission based on the temporary AID and a wireless communication method using the same.
US10512095B2
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) to support dual-connectivity with a Master Evolved Node-B (MeNB) and a Secondary eNB (SeNB) are disclosed herein. The UE may receive downlink traffic packets from the MeNB and from the SeNB as part of a split data radio bearer (DRB). At least a portion of control functionality for the split DRB may be performed at each of the MeNB and the SeNB. The UE may receive an uplink eNB indicator for an uplink eNB to which the UE is to transmit uplink traffic packets as part of the split DRB. Based at least partly on the uplink eNB indicator, the UE may transmit uplink traffic packets to the uplink eNB as part of the split DRB. The uplink eNB may be selected from a group that includes the MeNB and the SeNB.
US10512087B2
Wireless communication under IEEE 802.11 standards utilizing carrier specific interference mitigation where an AP or UE employs an ultra-wideband tuner to evaluate available spectrum between several communication bands. Rather than being constrained to communicate in a single communication band, the AP and UEs may utilize more than one communication band to communicate with one another. In doing so, the AP and UE search across several bands and measure interference on a carrier-by-carrier basis across those bands. Either of the AP and UE may select a cluster of carriers for communication, where the cluster of carriers may comprise 1) contiguous carriers in a single sub-channel, 2) contiguous carriers spanning across more than one sub-channel, 3) discontinuous carriers in a single sub-channel, or 4) discontinuous carriers spanning across more than one sub-channel. The mapping between a cluster and its carriers can be fixed or reconfigurable.
US10512086B2
[Object] To provide a mechanism that enables a signal for measurement to be transmitted in a partial frequency band and measured on the terminal apparatus side.[Solution] An apparatus that operates a small cell, the apparatus including: a processing unit configured to select, from among one or more unit frequency bands in an off state in a plurality of unit frequency bands that may be brought into an on state for uplink communication or downlink communication in the small cell, the unit frequency band in an off state to be used for transmission of a discovery signal to enable measurement in the unit frequency band in an off state.
US10512079B2
A method and an apparatus for providing channel sharing are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request for a white space channel assignment, and identifies one or more white space channels in accordance with the request. The method sends a response to the request comprising a white space channel assignment, wherein the white space channel assignment assigns one of the identified one or more white space channels.
US10512077B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for performing fractional subframe transmission. The method may comprise: determining first temporal information that indicates when a channel becomes available; and determining, based on the first temporal information and transmission opportunity information, second temporal information that indicates an end of the fractional subframe transmission.
US10512065B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a mechanism for flexible control information reporting within a wireless communication network by mapping a plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes to respective locations in a payload format of an uplink control channel. In response to receiving a request to transmit acknowledgment information corresponding to one or more selected HARQ processes, the acknowledgment information corresponding to the one or more selected HARQ processes may be included in the respective locations of the payload of a current uplink control channel based on the mapping. A remaining portion of the payload of the current uplink control channel may be flexibly utilized for other control information.
US10512062B2
A method and apparatus for indicating a device-to-device (D2D) resource pool in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) selects one of a first D2D resource pool or a second D2D resource pool. The first D2D resource pool may be a preconfigured D2D resource pool, and the second D2D resource pool may be a D2D resource pool received from a cell. The UE transmits an indication of the selected D2D resource pool while performing a D2D operation based on the selected D2D resource pool.
US10512050B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide various synchronization channel and physical broadcast channel (PBCH) designs. A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The UE detects a synchronization channel and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) transmitted with the synchronization channel. The UE demodulates a PBCH based on the SSS and determines system bandwidth corresponding to the downlink bandwidth based at least in part the PBCH.
US10512049B2
The present invention is designed to establish synchronization between transmission points when downlink signals are transmitted from a plurality of transmission points to a user terminal. A radio communication system has a first radio base station that forms a first cell, a second radio base station that forms a second cell, which is placed on the area of the first cell in an overlapping manner, and a user terminal that is capable of carrying out radio communication with the first radio base station and the second radio base station, and the second radio base station has a receiving section that receives synchronization correction information, which is for establishing synchronization with a synchronization target, from the user terminal, and a synchronization correction section that corrects synchronization based on the synchronization correction information.
US10512045B2
A communication device includes transmitting means for transmitting a signal in one or more frequency bands of a frequency channel including a plurality of frequency bands, identifying means for identifying occupancy of the plurality of frequency bands, and control means for controlling transmission power for transmitting the signal from the transmitting means, on the basis of an identification result obtained by the identifying means.
US10512041B2
A method and system for minimizing the battery power consumption of user equipment (UE) during inter-frequency cell detection in a heterogeneous network is disclosed. A serving cell in the heterogeneous network provides a relaxed cell detection indication to the UE on a specified frequency for cell detection. The UE applies the relaxed cell detection for detecting the cells on the specified frequency. During inter-frequency cell detection on specified frequency, the UE discards some normal measurement gaps. The inter-frequency cell detection is delayed as compared to normal cell detection time requirement using the normal measurement gaps. The UE deactivates the relaxed detection indication, upon detecting the inter-frequency cell and performs the continuous RSRP and RSRQ measurements for detected inter-frequency cell using all the normal measurement gaps to meet normal measurement accuracy and measurement reporting requirement.
US10512038B2
An accessory wireless device partakes in a data session with a remote device. The data session may be a voice call or other service. To preserve the battery power of the accessory wireless device, the accessory wireless device opportunistically offloads medium-to-long range radio transmission and reception tasks to the companion wireless device while maintaining call continuity. The accessory wireless device and the companion wireless device communicate through a local connection. In one embodiment, the accessory wireless device pushes a wireless wide area network (WWAN) connection to the companion device by sharing selected security and network information with the companion wireless device. When the accessory device and/or the companion device determine that the local connection may not be sustainable, the accessory device pulls the WWAN connection of the companion device back to itself.
US10512033B2
Apparatus and methods for transmitting and discovering timing information during wireless communications are described herein. In an aspect, the systems and methods include monitoring at a user equipment (UE) over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band for a discovery signal from a network entity; receiving the discovery signal during a subframe from the network entity; and determining a current subframe location of the network entity based on the discovery signal, wherein the discovery signal includes timing information corresponding to the current subframe location.
US10512021B2
A system including a constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit and a plurality of ground stations to enable continuous communication for other geocentric, non-geosynchronous spacecraft. Network latency, Doppler effects, and router handover time are minimized through selection of orbital parameters for the satellite constellation and locations of ground stations. A plurality of polar or near polar orbit planes is presented at equally spaced right ascension of the ascending node (RAAN), in an alternative ascending-descending pattern. Inter-satellite communication is performed in-plane to relay data to a ground station, and out-of-plane or in-plane to communicate with another satellite that is not a member of the constellation. The number and location of ground stations is selected based on the number of small satellites and orbital planes in order to maintain continuous communications. The system can enable continuous communication for geocentric satellites without the need for line-of-sight access to a ground station.
US10512017B2
A mobile or transportable device for radio communications includes at least one antenna; a radio operating component coupled with the at least one antenna for receiving and/or transmitting radio signals; a database containing radio communication parameters of fixed location radio communication facilities; a location determining component for determining its current location; and a computer component coupled with the radio operating component, the database and the location determining component, configured such that when a radio signal received by the radio operating component from one of the fixed location radio communication facilities is weaker than a threshold value, the computer component searches the database to find radio communication parameters of a fixed location radio communication facility that is the closest radio communication facility to the current location, and operably retunes the mobile or transportable device according to the radio communication parameters of the closest radio communication facility.
US10511998B1
A system and method of detecting false Short Messaging Service (SMS) delivery reports utilizing machine learning. A statistical model is prepared based on attributes of SMS delivery reports that are known to be genuine. An anomaly detection algorithm compares attributes of the subsequent SMS messages against the statistical model. The anomaly detection algorithm is used to detect, and flag false SMS delivery reports returned by aggregators and operators.
US10511992B2
Aspects of the present disclosure describe transmitting data in wireless communications. A set of packets for transmission in a defined sequence can be received where the set of packets includes two or more packets. It can be detected that a packet, of the set of packets, is a prioritized packet type. The packet can be prioritized for transmission ahead of its order in the defined sequence based on the detection of the prioritized packet type. The packet can be transmitted ahead of its order in the defined sequence to an access point.
US10511987B2
Various features related to eMTC-U deployment are described. In an aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus (e.g., a base station) maybe configured to select a subset of non-anchor channels from a set of available non-anchor channels, where the subset of non-anchor channels may correspond to a bandwidth within an unlicensed band. The apparatus maybe further configured to transmit information indicating the subset of non-anchor channels via an anchor channel. In some configurations, the subset of non-anchor channels maybe selected based on channel measurements performed by the base station or a UE. In one aspect, a UE may receive, from a base station via an anchor channel, information indicating a subset of non-anchor channels selected from a set of available non-anchor channels. The UE may transmit data on one or more non-anchor channels of the subset of non-anchor channels.
US10511974B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for identifying potentially dangerous devices during the interaction of a user with banking services. When there are interactions between a user's device(s) and banking services, the described technique acquires a digital fingerprint of the user device. That digital fingerprint indicates at least one characteristic of the user device. Clusters associated with the user device are created based on the at least one characteristic of the user device. Each cluster is associated with a corresponding threat degree. In response to determining that the user device is a threat risk based on the one or more generated clusters, transactions being carried out between the user device and the banking services may be blocked.
US10511971B1
A method of authentication in ride hailing situations may include transmitting, to a server by a first device of a passenger, a request for a ride to a destination, receiving an indication that a second device of a driver accepted the ride, and communicating first location data of each respective device to the other respective device. The method may also include determining a first distance between the first and second device based on the first location data of the first and second device. Responsive to determining that the first distance satisfies a threshold condition, the method may also include communicating, via a first point-to-point communication between the first and second device, second location data of each respective device to the other respective device. Further, the method may include presenting, based on the second location data, directions for the first and second device to reach each other.
US10511960B2
A method and apparatus for paging a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a CELL_PCH and URA_PCH states are disclosed. A WTRU may send an indication of an enhanced paging channel (PCH) capability of receiving a high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) in CELL_PCH and URA_PCH states, for example, in a CELL UPDATE message, a URA UPDATE message, or a UTRAN MOBILITY INFORMATION CONFIRM message. A drift radio network controller (DRNC) may receive an indication whether the WTRU has an enhanced PCH capability from a serving RNC and page the WTRU based on the indication. An RNC may page the WTRU over both an HS-DSCH and a PCH/secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH) if a WTRU capability is not known. The WTRU may monitor both an HS-DSCH and a PCH/S-CCPCH. The WTRU may configure reception over an HS-DSCH based on the capability of the SRNC or configuration from the network.
US10511959B2
A method and a terminal device for keeping a subscriber identity module card in a standby state, where the method for keeping a subscriber identity module card in a standby state includes receiving, by a terminal device, an enabling request, where the enabling request is used for requesting simultaneous standby of a first subscriber identity module card and a second subscriber identity module card; invoking a third-party invocation interface provided by an operating system of the terminal device; performing interaction with a subscriber identity module card control module, so as to complete a network access process of the first subscriber identity module card on the basis of a data file of the first subscriber identity module card; and keeping the first subscriber identity module card and the second subscriber identity module card in a standby state at the same time according to the enabling request.
US10511957B2
A system of configuring a new device may include a new device that is not configured with one or more settings. The new device includes a short range communication transmitter and programming instructions configured to cause the new device to operate in a discoverable mode. The system includes an existing device that is configured with the settings, and that includes a short range communication receiver and programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the existing device to receive instructions to set up the new device, in response to receiving the instructions, detect, by the short range communication receiver, a presence of the new device by detecting the broadcast signal within a communication range of the short range communication receiver, and in response to detecting the presence of the new device, transmit at least a portion of the one or more settings directly to the new device.
US10511951B2
A tracking and accountability system and apparatus is provided and comprises a command unit and processing unit coupled to a wireless communication network, a first tracking device having a first mobile transceiver in communication with the wireless communication network and coupled to a first set of identification data of a first individual and being operative to transmit signals representing the first individual's location over the wireless communication network to the processing unit, and a second tracking device having a second mobile transceiver and coupled to a second set of identification data of a second individual and being operative to transmit signals representing the second individual's location (i) to the processing unit over the wireless communication network if the second tracking device is within a first distance; and (ii) to the first tracking device if the second tracking device is within the first distance to the first tracking device.
US10511949B2
The electronic watch of an embodiment includes a receiver that receives data from a smart phone, a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the electronic watch, a memory that stores rewriting target data, and a processor. The processor determines whether the rewriting target data stored in the memory is rewritable with data expected to be received from the smartphone based on the temperature of the electronic watch detected by the temperature sensor.
US10511947B2
A remote control apparatus is provided. The remote control apparatus according to an embodiment includes a microphone, a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to transmit a first advertising packet, and to receive a second advertising packet including respective addresses of a plurality of electronic apparatuses from the plurality of electronic apparatuses in response to transmission of the first advertising packet, and a processor configured to, based on the second advertising packet being received, determine a priority based on reception characteristic of the second advertising packet, and transmit a third advertising packet including a sound output request and an address of an electronic apparatus determined based on the priority from among the received addresses of the plurality of electronic apparatuses through the communicator, and based on sound output from an electronic apparatus being received through the microphone in response to transmission of the third advertising packet, to control the communicator to perform a pairing with the electronic apparatus which outputs the sound.
US10511938B1
Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and products comprise an analytic server, which tracks and locates electronic devices (e.g., wireless devices and devices enabled with wireless transmitters). The analytic server monitors wireless signals detected by different observer devices at different time points. The analytic server analyzes the wireless signals to build signal graph and generate hyperclusters. When the analytic server receives a request of finding a lost/missing device, the analytic server receives observations from observer devices that detect the wireless signals from the missing device, determine signal context (e.g., hypercluster) and geolocation of the missing device based on observations from observer devices, performs resolution to narrow down the geolocation. The analytic server also combats different forms of active attacks. The analytic server generates a graphical user interface comprising the location information of the missing device.
US10511933B2
In one embodiment, a social-networking system may receive, from a client system of a first user of the online social network, an indication that the first user is accessing a travel-recommendation interface, receive an indication of a first geographic location, and identify one or more second geographic locations within a threshold distance from the first geographic location, the one or more second geographic locations being determined based on a travel-recommendation model associated with the first user. The social-networking system may generate one or more travel recommendations comprising at least one of the identified one or more second geographic locations, and send, to the client system of the first user, instructions for presenting the travel-recommendation interface, wherein the travel-recommendation interface comprises a map labeling one or more of the second geographic locations representing the travel recommendations.
US10511929B2
Techniques are provided to initiate signal transmissions for possible opportunistic reception by a mobile device, and/or to initiate opportunistic reception of signal transmissions for use in mobile device position location estimation. For example, a mobile device may use assistance data to identify a first signal to be transmitted over a first frequency band and a second signal to be transmitted over a second frequency band during a specific period of time. At least a portion of the second frequency band may be outside of the first frequency band. The mobile device subsequently attempts to opportunistically receive at least the first signal and the second signal via a receiver tuned to a reception frequency band that encompasses at least the first frequency band and the second frequency band. The mobile device may then process the opportunistically received signals to obtain measurements corresponding to at least the first and second signals.
US10511928B2
Techniques of providing spatial audio to a remote user involve transmitting audio data in response to sensor information sent from the remote user. Along these lines, a user remote from a server computer may have a device that is configured to provide data from a sensor, e.g., a GPS, an accelerometer, an orientation sensor, a heart rate monitor, and the like. For example, the user may have granted access to such data via a specialized website hosted by the server computer. The sensor may then send, via a user device (e.g., a smartphone), sensor information that indicates the value of the state of the user. Based on the value of the state of the user, the server computer may then produce an audio file that includes audio data. The server computer may then transmit that audio data to the user device so that the user may hear the audio data.
US10511914B2
An electret element includes: an electret film that contains silicon oxide; and a protective film formed over the electret film and constituted of aluminum oxide deposited through an atomic layer deposition method.
US10511909B2
Embodiments relate to audio processing for opposite facing speaker configurations that results in multiple optimal listening regions around the speakers. A system includes a left speaker and a right speaker in an opposite facing speaker configuration, and a crosstalk cancellation processor connected with the left speaker and the right speaker. The crosstalk cancellation processor applies a crosstalk cancellation to an input audio signal to generate left and right output channels. The left output channel is provided to the left speaker and the right output channel is provided to the right speaker to generate sound including multiple crosstalk cancelled listening regions that are spaced apart.
US10511905B2
A method comprises: collecting an input audio signal; performing frequency-division processing on the input audio signal, extracting a high-frequency signal and a low-frequency signal to transmit respectively, and reserving one path of original audio signal; performing dynamic gain processing on the low-frequency signal adopting an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) algorithm, and performing low-pass filtering enhancement processing on the original audio signal adopting a static low-frequency enhancement algorithm; and subjecting the high-frequency signal, the processed low-frequency signal and the processed original audio signal to weighted summation to obtain a final output audio signal, the weight coefficients of the high frequency signal, the processed low-frequency signal and the processed original audio signal being a, b and c respectively, where the values of a, b and c range from 0 to 1, and a+b+c=1.
US10511903B2
The present invention discloses a sound wave filtering structure. The sound wave filtering structure comprises a cavity wall, a cavity cover and a slit. The cavity cover is mounted on the cavity wall. The cavity wall and the cavity cover are combined to form an inner cavity. The slit is formed on the cavity wall and/or the cavity cover. The cavity wall and the cavity cover seal the inner cavity. A space in the inner cavity is communicated with the outside only through the slit. On the other hand, the present invention further provides a side sound generating speaker module. The side sound generating speaker module at least comprises a side sound generating cavity and the above-described sound wave filtering structure. The side sound generating cavity is configured to guide sound waves to be transmitted from a side surface of a single speaker body. The sound wave filtering structure is arranged on the side sound generating cavity. The slit faces the interior of the side sound generating cavity. The sound wave filtering structure provided by the present invention can adjust and filter high-frequency sound waves. Especially, in the side sound generating speaker module, the sound wave filtering structure can significantly improve the sound quality of the high-frequency sound waves.
US10511899B2
An electronic instrument includes a housing, a fitting part that is freely attached/detached to/from an illumination apparatus, and a sound reproduction space that is formed in the housing.
US10511898B2
The invention provides a method and apparatus for downstream flow control in an (x)GPON system. First, ONU sends a DS_FlowControl_Request message to OLT, wherein the DS_FlowControl_Request message includes information of transmission inhibiting period and is used for requesting OLT to inhibit downstream transmission for a transmission inhibiting period corresponding to the information of transmission inhibiting period. After receiving the DS_FlowControl_Request message from ONU, OLT inhibits the downstream transmission for the transmission inhibiting period corresponding to the information of transmission inhibiting period based on the information of transmission inhibiting period included in the DS_FlowControl_Request message. After inhibiting the downstream transmission for the transmission inhibiting period corresponding to the information of transmission inhibiting period, OLT resumes the downstream transmission to ONU.
US10511886B1
When an online system receives a request to present content items to a user, a content selection system included in the online system selects content items for presentation to the user. A feedback control mechanism communicates with each computing device of the content selection system to determine the latency period and the CPU utilization of each computing device. The feedback control mechanism also determines a target latency period and a target CPU utilization in which content items are selected. By comparing the latency period of each computing device to the target latency period and the CPU utilization to the target CPU utilization, an amount of information to be evaluated by each computing device is determined based on the comparisons.
US10511881B1
A server may communicatively couple to a user device and an instructor device. The server may receive location information from the user device. The location information may define visual content captured by the user device. The server may transmit the location information to the instructor device. The instructor device may present the visual content based on the received location information and receive input defining an instruction from an instructor. The server may receive instruction information defining the instruction from the instructor device. The server may transmit the instruction information to the user device. The user device may present the instruction overlaid on top of the visual content based on the received instruction information.
US10511876B2
The present invention relates to a device for receiving a hybrid broadcast service and a method for transmitting the same. The device for receiving a hybrid broadcast service, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a first reception unit for receiving a first broadcast signal transmitted through a first network; a second reception unit for receiving a second broadcast signal transmitted through a second network, wherein the broadcast signal includes a service information table; a signaling information processing unit for extracting the service information table from the broadcast signal, wherein the service information table includes a component identifier descriptor for signaling information for identifying each of a plurality of components constituting one broadcast service, the component identifier descriptor including identification information; and an audio/video processing unit for acquiring the broadcast service including the plurality of components by using the component identification information, and decoding and reproducing the acquired broadcast service.
US10511875B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, providing a first media program of a group of media programs for presentation at a media device. A first request for content information related to a second media program is received from a mobile device during the presentation of the first media program. A second request for the content information, responsive to the first request, is transmitted to a media system via a communication network. The content information is provided to the mobile device concurrently with the presentation of the first media program. The first media program is buffered at a digital video recorder while providing the content information, and the digital video recorder is directed to record the second media program in response to receiving a selection from the mobile device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US10511873B1
Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for correcting systematic tuning defects. An example apparatus includes a defect analyzer to identify a suspect time window in tuning volume data of return path data reported by set top boxes. The example apparatus further includes a return path data transformer to identify a first return path data entry indicating a first set top box reported a first transition to an off state at a first time during the suspect time window and to modify the first return path data entry to (1) eliminate the first transition to the off state at the first time and (2) assign the first return path data entry a first duration to remain in an on state after the first time, where the first duration is determined based on monitoring data reported from media device meters monitoring media presentation devices.
US10511870B2
The invention relates to a method for allocating a data stream in a system comprising at least one service for broadcasting data stream, at least one server and at least two terminals, the one at least of said two terminals being able to receive a same program from at least two different sources, characterized in that said method comprises steps for: the reception, by said server, of a transmitted message by at least one first terminal, said message comprising an information indicating that said first terminal cannot receive a data stream identifying a source and a program, called first program that was asked for by request, the arbitration, by said server, of sources of said streams during transmission of programs to said terminals and of said request, the notification for the change of source to at least a second terminal to which the broadcasting service broadcasts a program, called second program, in order to meet the request of the first program of said first terminal.
US10511869B2
A system for resource provisioning for content delivery of multiple services is disclosed. The system may be configured to offer multiple services, wherein at least one first offered service is delivery of prerecorded content and at least one second offered service is content delivered according to a deadline. In at least one embodiment, the first offered service may be video content, and the second offered service may be broadcast television content. The system may also be configured to deliver at least a portion of the first offered service in advance of use of that portion of the first offered service such that resource demand in connection with delivery of service content of the second offered service at peak delivery may be reduced. As such, fewer resources are needed to provide uninterrupted service of the first and second offered services.
US10511868B2
An example includes monitoring a media stream for a break of the media stream, the media stream being received by a media client; detecting the break of the media stream, where detection of the break indicates that supplemental content is to be provided during the break; sending a request for supplemental content information to a supplemental content server; receiving the supplemental content information for the break from the supplemental content server, the supplemental content information being based on the location of the media client; streaming the supplemental content to the media client within a supplemental content stream; and sending a notification to the media client, the notification including information that enables the media client to access the supplemental content stream during the break of the media stream based on the notification.
US10511866B1
Systems and methods for obtaining and playing video advertisements in conjunction with play of video content make use of partner advertising providers to reduce the time required to identify and obtain the video advertisements. An instantiation of a video player software application receives and analyzes bids from partner advertising providers and selects a winning bid before a user issues a play command. As a result, it is often possible to immediately begin playing a video advertisement the instant the user issues a play command.
US10511853B2
Methods and systems for parallel rate-constrained motion estimation in a video encoder are provided. Embodiments of the present invention provide a solution for the problem of the reliance upon spatial dependencies when processing parallel RCME on a frame. In order to solve this problem, embodiments of the present invention determine a list of at least two Motion Vector Predictor Candidates (MVPC), determine, in parallel for at least two of said at least two MVPCs, corresponding Motion Vector Candidates (MVC) using Rate-Constrained Motion Estimation (RCME) and determine the optimal Motion Vector (MV) among the determined MVCs based on rate distortion optimization.
US10511850B2
The present invention relates to an inter-layer prediction method and to an apparatus implementing the method. The method may comprise the steps of generating a first block constituted by the value obtained by up-sampling the reconstruction value of a reference block of a reference layer corresponding to the current block; generating a second block constituted by a prediction value derived from intra-prediction mode of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block by combining sample values of the first block and the second block. Thus, intra-prediction on the current layer can be performed using the intra-prediction mode information of another layer.
US10511844B2
A filtering method according to the present invention is for filtering a plurality of blocks included in an image, and comprises: determining whether each of the blocks is an IPCM block or not; filtering a non-IPCM block that is not an IPCM block among the blocks to generate filtered data; outputting the filtered data as pixel values of the non-IPCM block, and outputting pixel values of the unfiltered IPCM block as pixel values of the IPCM block.
US10511843B2
A method and apparatus for loop filter processing of video data in a video encoder or decoder are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention conditionally allow sharing of loop filter parameters. In one embodiment, sharing of loop filter information between the current block and a neighboring block is determined according to a condition. If the condition indicates that sharing of loop filter information is allowed, a merge flag is coded and incorporated in the video bitstream in an encoder, and a merge flag is parsed from the video bitstream and decoded in a decoder. In one embodiment, the condition depends on region partitioning of the picture, where region partitioning partitions the picture into regions and the region may correspond to a slice or a tile. The condition is set to indicate that sharing of loop filter information is allowed if the block and the neighboring block are in a same slice/tile.
US10511842B2
An exemplary method for intelligent compression uses a foveated-compression approach. First, the location of a fixation point within an image frame is determined. Next, the image frame is sectored into two or more sectors such that one of the two or more sectors is designated as a fixation sector and the remaining sectors are designated as foveation sectors. A sector may be defined by one or more tiles within the image frame. The fixation sector includes the particular tile that contains the fixation point and is compressed according to a lossless compression algorithm. The foveation sectors are compressed according to lossy compression algorithms. As the locations of foveation sectors increase in angular distance from the location of the fixation sector, a compression factor may be increased.
US10511841B2
The present disclosure provides a method for encoding an intra-frame prediction mode, including: obtaining an intra-frame prediction mode of a current intra-frame encoding block from a preset prediction mode set; obtaining reference prediction modes of the current intra-frame encoding block, where the reference prediction modes are intra-frame prediction modes of available adjacent blocks of the current intra-frame encoding block or prediction modes in a preset backup reference mode set; writing a first flag bit into a code stream according to the reference prediction modes and the intra-frame prediction mode; and, when the intra-frame prediction mode of the encoding block is different from all the reference prediction modes, obtaining a prediction mode encoding value according to a size relationship between the value of the intra-frame prediction mode and values of the reference prediction modes, and encoding the prediction mode encoding value.
US10511839B2
The present invention provides an image encoding/decoding method and a device for same. In particular, the image decoding method may comprise the steps of: determining if the properties of a current picture and a reference picture differ; converting the reference picture to have the same properties as the current picture when the properties of the current picture and reference picture differ; and performing inter-prediction on the current picture by predetermined block unit by means of the converted reference picture.
US10511832B1
A method for calibrating includes obtaining a head-mounted display device that includes an electronic display having an array of display elements and an array of beam steerers located over an inner left portion and an inner right portion of the electronic display. The method also includes obtaining alignment information by selecting a first respective subset of the array of display elements and causing it to emit light, and determining whether the light is received by a first optical sensor in a first position or a second optical sensor in a second position, thereby determining whether the first respective subset of the array of display elements is aligned for the first or the second optical sensor. The method also includes repeating the selecting, causing, and determining operations for a second subset of the array of display elements, and storing the alignment information for calibrating images for presentation by the electronic display.
US10511829B1
A depth camera assembly (DCA) determines depth information for a scene in a field of view of the DCA. The DCA includes a structured light (SL) illuminator, a camera, and a controller. The SL illuminator includes a source assembly, a SL element, a liquid crystal (LC) array, and a polarizer. The source assembly generates light, and the SL element generates a SL pattern using the generated light source. The LC array includes a plurality of addressable cells configured to polarize the SL pattern in accordance with adjustment instructions. The polarizer attenuates portions of the SL pattern based on the polarization of the portions of the SL pattern. The camera captures an image of the SL pattern, and the controller identifies portions of the image that are saturated and generates adjustment instructions based in part on the identified portions of the image, and provides the adjustment instructions to the LC array.
US10511827B2
An adaptable inspection unit includes an attachment mechanism, an inspection sensor device, a data port that is capable of transmitting information, and a power port that is connectable to a power source, all of which are physically connected together. The adaptable inspection unit also includes a memory circuit and a processor circuit. The processing circuit controls the inspection sensor device and writes information transmitted via the data port. The attachment mechanism is a mounting bracket, a mounting bracket receptacle, a weldable material, a clamp, an adhesive, a magnet, a latch, a lock, a locating pin, a rail, a slide, locking pin, a bolt, a screw, gravity or friction. The attachment mechanism is used to connect the adaptable inspection unit to a processing line such that the adaptable inspection unit is capable of capturing an image of a sample traveling along the processing line.
US10511819B2
An image projection system includes a projector and a pointing element. The projector includes: an image projection unit which projects an image; an image pickup unit; a detection unit which detects a pointed position of the pointing element, based on an image picked up by the image pickup unit; a synchronization signal transmission unit which transmits a synchronization signal to the pointing element; a screen size acquisition unit which acquires a screen size of the image projected from the image projection unit; and a synchronization signal adjustment unit which sets a light emission intensity of the synchronization signal to a first intensity if the acquired screen size is a first size and which sets the light emission intensity of the synchronization signal to a second intensity that is lower than the first intensity if the acquired screen size is a second size that is smaller than the first size.
US10511816B2
The present invention relates to a calibration system and method including a pixelated display including pixels for projecting an image, an imager positioned to capture the image produced by the pixelated display, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine and measure non-uniformity in the image produced by the pixelated display by repeatedly selecting and illuminating a subset of the pixels in the pixelated display with respective driving currents, controlling the imager to capture the image projected by the subset pixels, determining and storing, for each pixel in the subset, an intensity value produced in response to the respective driving current, and updating, for each pixel in the subset, the respective driving currents based on the determined intensity value and previously stored intensity values corresponding with previously stored driving currents.
US10511804B2
A display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with another display apparatus, a display configured to display contents being shared with the other display apparatus and a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus, and a processor, in response to at least one of a gesture and a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus satisfying a predetermined condition, configured to control the display to change a size of the video call UI displayed on the display.
US10511801B2
This disclosure describes an apparatus and system for classifying audio and video data captured by a portable recording device. The portable recording device may comprise of a camera system enclosure that captures audio and video data that reflects a user's point-of-view perception of their surroundings. The video and/or audio data may be transmitted in real-time, or near real-time, to a Central Multimedia Management (CMM) System at a Network Operations Center, or one or more mobiles computing devices, via one or more networks. Alternatively, or additionally, the video and/or audio data may be stored within memory of the portable recording device. This disclosure further describes a CMM system that may act as a central repository of multimedia data from one or more portable recording device(s). The CMM system may further generate and assign incident report forms for each individual instance of real-time data that is recorded by a portable recording device.
US10511799B2
An image processing apparatus includes an image processing unit that calculates two types of image data from one image data and outputs the calculated image data, a data combination unit that combines the two type of data supplied from the image processing unit and outputs the combined data to one terminal, an output buffer that adjusts an output timing of the combined data according to an instruction supplied from bus arbitration means for arbitrating a bus, and a data distribution unit that outputs the combined data output from the output buffer to the bus in a form of the combined data, or distributes the combined data and outputs the distributed data to the bus according to an external combination distribution instruction.
US10511792B2
An image pickup apparatus which is capable of, even when a flash band appears during a zooming operation, properly compensating for the flash band to generate a post-compensation image having no different levels of luminance. A lens unit has a zoom function. Image information generated based on image signals output from an image pickup device, which sequentially starts exposure and sequentially reads out signals for each row of pixels, is held in a memory unit. Based on the image information, the flash band caused by an external flash and extending across a plurality of frames is detected, and frames in which the flash band was detected are corrected to obtain an image having no different levels of luminance. The frames are corrected according to a calculated zoom change ratio of the lens unit when the zoom change ratio does not fall inside a first range determined in advance.
US10511788B2
A video switcher includes: a reception unit which receives video data within a range of a prescribed bandwidth via a network from video output apparatuses; a transmission unit which selects one or more pieces from among received video data, and transmits the selected one or more pieces to a video processing apparatus; a selection unit which dynamically sets a priority degree of each piece of video data, and selects video data to be received: and a control unit which controls a transmission and reception of video data. When a bandwidth necessary for a reception of new video data is insufficient, the selection unit selects video data for which reception is to be stopped from among video data being received based on the priority degree, and the control unit performs a control so as to stop a reception of selected video data and start a reception of the new video data.
US10511785B2
Apparatus and methods are provided to create high dynamic range images by passing an incoming image through a color-neutral separation prism having at least three channels to produce a corresponding number of full color fractionated images, each channel aligned with a corresponding image capturing device for which an ISO sensitivity is selected to simultaneously achieve a different exposure value for each fractionated image and image capturing device, referred to as exposure bracketing, and recombining the simultaneously collected fractionated images to create a high dynamic range image. The apparatus and methods may be used for still photography or motion pictures.
US10511778B2
A method and apparatus for determining an indication of interaction in a direction towards a webcam. The method includes the steps of determining an object in a region of interest, determining a first size of the object in the region of interest and tracking the object in the region of interest. A second size of the object in the region of interest is then determined, and a push interaction is confirmed as having taken place if the ratio of the second size to the first size is greater than a predetermined value.
US10511772B2
Methods, devices, and systems for continuous image capturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes continuously capturing a sequence of images with an image capturing device. The method may further include storing a predetermined number of the sequence of images in a buffer. The method may further include receiving a user request to capture an image. In response to the user request, the method may further include automatically selecting one of the buffered images based on an exposure time of one of the buffered images. The sequence of images is captured prior to or concurrently with receiving the user request.
US10511764B2
An image analyzing method is applied to a camera and the camera is configured to monitor a monitored area. The image analyzing method includes steps of driving the camera to monitor the monitored area; sampling a plurality of field of views when the camera monitors the monitored area, so as to obtain a plurality of time information and a plurality of position information corresponding to the field of views, wherein each of the time information is corresponding to one of the position information; recording the time information and the position information; and generating a monitoring strength distribution corresponding to the monitored area according to the time information and the position information.
US10511759B2
An image capturing terminal includes a first camera module, a second camera module, and a processing module. The first camera module and the second camera module are used for framing concurrently a same scene and for detection and analysis according to contrast ratios of different frames of images, in which a focus search range includes a first focus area and a second focus area that do not overlap each other. The processing module is used for controlling the first camera module to search for a focus in the first focus area and, at the same time, for controlling the second camera module to search for a focus in the second focus area, and for capturing focus information of either the first camera module or the second camera module, and is used for controlling, according to the focus information, the first camera module to capture an image at the focus point.
US10511740B2
An image processing apparatus includes at least one memory storing instructions and at least one processor executing the instructions to provide an input unit configured to input image data representing a color of an image, and information identifying high gloss and low gloss areas in the image, a first determination unit configured to determine, based on the image data, a recording amount of a printing material for forming the image on a recording medium, and a second determination unit configured to determine a dot arrangement of the printing material by halftone processing for the recording amount according to the information.
US10511739B1
According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an input unit and a control unit. The input unit accepts a reference point of scaling for enlarging or reducing image data. The control unit performs inversion for inverting the image data according to the reference point in either or both of a main scanning direction and a sub scanning direction. The control unit performs scaling on the inverted image data generated by performing the inversion to generate scaled image data. The control unit performs inversion on the scaled image data again to generate non-inverted scaled image data.
US10511730B1
Methods and apparatus for validating paper forms are provided. A node can receive paper-form data from a paper form that has first and second data items (DIs). The node can: determine first and second metadata for the first and second DIs respectively, determine respective first and second validation entities (VEs) to validate respective values of the first and second DIs based on the respective first and second metadata, where the first and second VEs can differ, provide a user interface (UI) including a display of the first DI, receive a validation status for the first DI via the first UI from the first VE, select a first distributed storage system (DSS) associated with the first DI, and record the value of the first DI and the validation status in the first DSS. The node can generate an output related to the paper-form data based on the first DSS.
US10511726B1
A device and algorithm for allowing a customer to choose a photo book cover template that is compatible with a photo having faces. The photo is compared with a set of templates arranged in a first order to determine how compatible the photo is to each of the templates, and a score indicative of compatibility is assigned. A re-sorted set of compatible templates combined with the photo is presented to the customer for consideration.
US10511723B2
The present invention discloses methods and systems for sharing data usage by a plurality of SIM cards at a plurality of network devices. Each of the plurality of network devices is capable of housing at least one SIM card from the plurality of SIM cards. The method comprises the steps of determining the total data usage allowance. A remaining total data usage allowance is determined by either retrieving it from a carrier server or by subtracting aggregated data usage information from the total data usage allowance. The method further comprises restricting use of one or more of the plurality of SIM cards when the remaining total data usage allowance is below a first threshold until the remaining total data usage allowance is above the first threshold. The total data usage allowance is changed to a first value periodically or according to an administrator's instruction.
US10511718B2
Teleconference audio data including a plurality of individual uplink data packet streams, may be received during a teleconference. Each uplink data packet stream may corresponding to a telephone endpoint used by one or more teleconference participants. The teleconference audio data may be analyzed to determine a plurality of suppressive gain coefficients, which may be applied to first instances of the teleconference audio data during the teleconference, to produce first gain-suppressed audio data provided to the telephone endpoints during the teleconference. Second instances of the teleconference audio data, as well as gain coefficient data corresponding to the plurality of suppressive gain coefficients, may be sent to a memory system as individual uplink data packet streams. The second instances of the teleconference audio data may be less gain-suppressed than the first gain-suppressed audio data.
US10511717B1
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for directed customer support. An analytics system may receive support communication data describing a support communication regarding a user account received from a user computing device and determine a subject of the support communication. The analytics system may select a response medium based at least in part on the subject and generate a response message based at least in part on the subject.
US10511712B2
A method for passive enrollment and identification of a telephone caller to a called telephone number, comprising the steps of audio recording a telephone call; identifying and separating any multiple speakers on the telephone call and specifying a one of the multiple speakers; creating a net speech portion of the telephone call by trimming portions of audio recording from the beginning and end of the audio recording; processing the net speech portion against an existing Biometric Voice Print (BVP) database; creating a new BVP for the at least one of the multiple speakers if no match of the net speech portion against the BVP database is found in the processing step; comparing subsequent calls against the BVP, whether existing or created, to identify the at least one of the multiple speakers; and associating in a cluster all subsequent calls having voice prints matching the BVP.
US10511707B2
While in a full-duplex live audio communication session with an external device, an electronic device receives control signal data from the external device. In response, the electronic device issues a perceptual notification. After a first predetermined time period since receiving the control signal data, the electronic device receives audio data from the external device. After a second predetermined time period since issuing the perceptual notification, the electronic device outputs the audio data from the speaker.
US10511704B2
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for displaying video information, and a mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal is in a screen locked state, the subscribed video message in a notification bar of the mobile terminal is parsed to acquire content information of the subscribed video message. In a card display mode, the content information is integrated to generate a target video card, and the target video card is displayed on a screen locked interface of the mobile terminal.
US10511703B2
The present invention provides a charging device comprising: a main body capable of being connected to a mobile terminal; a charging unit for charging the mobile terminal in a first connection mode; a backup unit for receiving data stored on the mobile terminal in a second connection mode, which is capable of data communications, and performing a backup function; and a control unit for changing the first connection mode to the second connection mode, on the basis of the storage status of new data stored on the mobile terminal, while connected to the mobile terminal.
US10511699B2
A screen assembly and a mobile terminal are provided. The screen assembly includes a frame and a screen. The screen is arranged on the inner side of the frame. The screen is able to move relative to the frame between a first position and a second position along a thickness direction of the screen. The screen is configured to move towards the interior of the frame from the first position to the second position in a drop process of the screen assembly.
US10511693B2
A terminal device may display a first screen including a first button, send a first request including a search command to a communication device by using a first wireless connection in a case where the first button is selected, display a second screen including a second button in a case where a first response including one or more identification information is received from the communication device by using the first wireless connection, and send a second request including wireless setting information and a connection command to the communication device by using the first wireless connection in a case where the second button is selected. The connection command may be for causing the communication device to establish a second wireless connection by using the wireless setting information.
US10511691B2
A configuration method, equipment, system and computer readable medium for determining a new configuration of calculation resources associated to a function and to at least one future time slot, the calculation resources being defined as different calculation capacities allocated to the function during a time slot and included within at least one computer, the configuration method comprising a first step of determining an old demand, a second step of determining a plurality of conditional probabilities associated to the old demand and to a plurality of new demands, a third step of determining a plurality of reconfiguration costs associated to a plurality available configurations, a step of selecting the new configuration as being the available configuration associated to the minimal reconfiguration cost.
US10511684B2
A system for providing content includes a plurality of content delivery servers and a routing control module. Each of the content delivery servers is configured to receive a first request from a client system sent to an anycast IP address for the content, and to provide a first portion of the content to the client system. Each of the content delivery servers is further configured to receive a second request from the client system sent to the anycast IP address for a second portion of the content, and to provide the second portion of the content to the client system. The routing control module is configured to modify the routing of the anycast address from a first content delivery server to a second content delivery server.
US10511673B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for handling multi-pipe connections is provided. A primary pipe request for a connection between a client and a server is received. The connection includes a plurality of pipes between the client and the server. The primary pipe request includes a number corresponding to the amount of pipes required for the connection. A first response acknowledging the receipt of the primary pipe request is transmitted. The first response includes a token. A plurality of subsequent pipe requests are received for the connection between the client and the server. Each subsequent pipe request includes the token. A subsequent response to each subsequent pipe request is transmitted. A count of the number of pipe requests received is maintained. The established pipes are released after a period of time has elapsed when the number of pipe requests received doesn't reach the number of pipes required for the connection.
US10511671B2
According to one embodiment, a communication device includes: processing circuitry configured to: generate a first code in response to a first code generation request being received, the first code generation request including address information of a service which is provided by a device to a control device, and transmit the first code to the device; manage such that the first code is held in association with the address information; and receive an address acquisition request including the first code from the control device, and transmit the address information associated with the first code to the control device on condition that the first code included in the address acquisition request is held in association with the address information.
US10511661B2
Methods and systems for n-way cloning and synchronization of a user desktop image are provided. Example embodiments provide a Cloning and Synchronization System (“CSS”) which binds a server stored CVD object representing the user's desktop image to one or more endpoint devices. Each endpoint device receives a clone of the CVD object that comprises one or more layers of the server CVD depending upon the suitability of the endpoint device hardware and operating system to the server stored desktop. The cloned CVDs in the endpoint devices are then kept synchronized by synchronization operations. In one embodiment, the CSS allows only one endpoint device to act as a master device and push up changes to the server CVD. These changes are then pushed down to the other devices using different synchronization methods dependent upon the layer.
US10511660B2
A method in a node of a communication system for selecting a message box for a machine device. The communication system comprises one or more capillary networks and a wireless network, the one or more capillary networks comprising one or more machine devices and at least two capillary network gateways. The at least two capillary network gateways are capable of data exchange between the machine device and the wireless network. The method comprises establishing, for the machine device, a first probability reflecting the probability that the machine device changes capillary network gateway between two consecutive data transmission events performed by the machine device, and selecting, based on the first probability, a message box for use by the machine device. Further described are a corresponding node, computer programs and computer program products.
US10511646B2
A method for delivering media content includes receiving a request identifying a requested media file. The method also includes, in response to receiving the request, accessing the requested media file. The requested media file includes media content in a first format. The method further includes generating a modified media file based on the requested media file. The modified media file includes media content in a second format. Additionally, the method includes generating an auxiliary file associated with the modified media file. The auxiliary file includes a plurality of content records associated with different portions of the media content in the modified media file and indicating a location of the associated portion. Each content record includes information to facilitate transmission of the associated portion of the media content to a remote client prior to the modified media file being completely generated.
US10511639B2
A structure for integrating mobile services, includes a top structure and a bottom structure, the top structure including: a device suitable for selecting, according to selection criteria, a service domain so as to determine whether a requested application, such as voice applications, SDS applications, or IP data applications, belongs to the domain of legacy services or IP service; a device capable of managing the various requests; and a device capable of providing APIs for the voice, SDS, and IP applications, the bottom structure including: a unit for IP routing towards the wireless network, ensuring the IP routing of data to the suitable IP networks, configured so as to take into account the configuration of the network, the user profile, and the provision of QoS and security; and a unit for managing users, in particular in terms of user registration, deregistration, mobility and security, such as the use of the SSO.
US10511635B2
Various embodiments of the present technology include methods of assessing risk of a cyber security failure in a computer network of an entity. Some embodiments involve using continual or periodic data collecting to improve inferential analysis, as well as obtaining circumstantial or inferential information from social networks. Machine learning may be used to improve predicitive capabilities. Some embodiments allow for identification of an entity from circumstantial or inferential information based on the machine learning and comparative analyses.
US10511634B2
A scalable cloud-based endpoint security system facilitates a security policy on a plurality of endpoints. Configuration data or commands for implementing a security policy are entered via a web browser of an administrative client device and received at a cloud server. An API server generates a message to a queue of a publication/subscription server that publishes the messages from the queue to one or more subscribing communication servers. A communication server sends the message to an endpoint targeted by the message via a persistent connection that the communication server maintains with the endpoint. In response to the message, the endpoint establishes a connection to the API server. The API server then distributes the configuration data or commands to the endpoint.
US10511628B1
Disclosed herein are techniques for detecting phishing websites. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving, at a server, a request for a webpage from a client device; generating, by the server, and inserting an encoded tracking value (ETV) into the webpage; inserting, by the server, dynamic tracking code (DTC) into the webpage, the inserting of the DTC further comprising obfuscating the DTC; and returning, by the server, the webpage including the ETV and DTC to the client device, the DTC configured to execute upon receipt at the client device and validate the ETV upon executing.
US10511619B2
Techniques described and suggested herein include various systems and methods for determining risk levels associated with transiting data, and routing portions of the data in accordance with the determined risk levels. For example, a risk analyzer may apply risk classifiers to transiting data to determine overall risk levels of some or all of the transiting data. A traffic router may route transiting data according to determined risk profiles for the data. A sandbox may be implemented to compare, for a given input, expected and observed outputs for a subset of transiting data, so as to determine risk profiles associated with at least the subset.
US10511614B1
A method establishing communications between a management system and a malware detection system that collectively provide a distributed malware detection scheme. The malware detection system is configured to analyze network traffic to determine whether the network traffic includes malware. The management system is configured to set the malware detection system to a first level of malware detection based on a first subscription level purchased by a subscriber and control operability of the malware detection system.
US10511610B2
The invention discloses trusted computing nodes (TCNs) configured to control their location and migration of applications run on virtual machines resident thereon. The invention allows a controlled use of cloud computing resources and virtual network functions by sensitive applications. This is achieved by embedding a secure processing unit (SPU) and a localization unit (LU) in the TCNs. The LU acquires GNSS signals and the TCN generates a secure location message comprising a secure ID and a locstamp of the TCN. A TCN Registry may be created by an operator of a collection of TCNs as a database of trust scores of the trusted computing nodes which will be used to control the allocation of tasks to said TCNs based, at least in part; on the trust scores. The trust scores may also be used directly by the other TCNs to allocate the tasks which they have control on.
US10511609B2
According to some implementations, context-based information is provided. The method can establish a first context for a user to start a process of correlation of information from multiple sources. The method can then authorize the user to access information from one or more sources of information. The method can request the first information from the one or more sources of information based on the first context. Based on the first information received from the one or more sources of information, the method can revise the first context to generate a second context. The method can use the second context to correlate second information from the one or more sources of information. The method can filter the second information for the user to determine a relevant subset of information. Eventually, the method can send the relevant subset of information to a client device associated with the user.
US10511606B2
It can be difficult to manage assets, particularly when determining ownership of assets. Systems and methods for facilitating identification of ownership of an asset include identifying an asset (e.g., an item capable of being owned), identifying one or more actors (e.g., an entity capable of owning an asset), and identifying interactions between the asset and each actor. The systems and methods additionally apply a decay factor to the identified interactions to cause a reduction in the significance of the identified interactions between the asset and each actor and produce an asset ownership score for each actor based on the decay-modified interactions. The resulting asset ownership score for each actor is provided to an entity in a fashion that allows the entity to identify a comparative likelihood that each actor is a potential owner of the asset.
US10511604B2
A computer-implemented method of limiting access time to a computer network for client computing devices may comprise disposing an access controlling device such as a router between the computer network and the client computing devices such that the client computing devices can only access the network through the access controlling device, at least while within an area of coverage thereof. A unique identifier may be stored for client computing devices whose access to the network is to be limited and a selectable allowable cumulative network access time period may be stored for at least some of these client computing devices. Using at least the unique identifiers, the cumulative network usage time may be tracked for each of the client computing devices. The access controlling device may then prevent further network access to those client computing devices whose tracked cumulative network usage time exceeds the selectable allowable cumulative network access time period.
US10511603B2
A method to facilitate control of media content access is disclosed. The method includes acquiring relationship information from one or more external sources, generating trust relationship information based on the relationship information and authorizing access to media content upon a determination that the content has been provided an approval rating by one or more individuals included in the trust relationship information.
US10511601B2
A security control method for a social network user, a social application device and a terminal are provided. The method includes: when information is exchanged between users, a local-end social application acquires the security control authority of a local-end user set by an opposite-end user, and the local-end social application controls, according to the security control authority of the local-end user, the copying operation and the screen capturing operation of the local-end user on the information exchanged.
US10511599B2
Mitigating false positives for impossible travel alerts. A first user access location for a user is provided, for a first user access of computing resources identified using a first identification process, to a user behavior analytics service. The first identification process identifies a real world indicator of location for a device associated with the first user access. A second user location is provided for the user, for a second user access of computing resources, to the user behavior analytics service, using a second identification process. The second identification process identifies a location associated with an egress point to which communication to and from a device is routed to access computing resources, such that the user behavior analytics service receives a location associated with the egress point as the second user location. At the user behavior analytics service, the second user location is filtered from being used for impossible travel detection.
US10511596B2
A first terminal and a server, wherein the first terminal is configured to authenticate the server by: generating a first authentication token, being a data structure to be used for authenticating a first computing device to a second computing device; and sending the first authentication token to the server, wherein the server is configured for receiving the first authentication token and authenticate it; generating a second authentication token for the first terminal; and send the second authentication token to the first terminal, whereby the first terminal is configured for receiving the second authentication token and authenticate it, thereby performing a mutual authentication of the first terminal and the server.
US10511591B2
Two parties to a communication establish public and private keys through the use of implicit certificates. Each party establishes a new static key pair, and determines a difference between the new static key pair and the previously established keys. The differences are exchanged and used to determine new public static keys. Each party generates an ephemeral key pair from the static key pair, and a shared secret is derived from a combination of the ephemeral keys and the new static keys.
US10511590B1
Disclosed are concepts for provided for managing application traffic. A method includes receiving a request to access a service from an application, confirming an entity of a user of the application and, based on the confirmation, generating, via an authentication service, a routing policy for data flows between the application and the service. The routing policy defines a mandated path between the application and the service. The method also can include storing proof-of-transit data in the traffic flow for tracking an actual path from the application to the service and determining whether the data path complies with the mandated path defined in the policy. When the determination indicates that the actual path followed the mandated path defined in the routing policy, the method includes granting access to the user for the service. When the actual path differs from the mandated path, the method includes denying access to the user.
US10511587B2
Authorization apparatus and method for an authorized issuing of an authentication token for a device
Provided is a method for an authorized issuing of an authentication token for a device, including requesting an authentication token for the device by sending a request message and at least one authentication parameter to an authorization apparatus, verifying authenticity of the request message using the authentication parameter, verifying authorization for the request by comparing information on the device obtained with the request message in the authorization apparatus with context information for the device stored in a database, and on success of the verification of the authenticity and of the authorization, authorizing the issuing of the requested authentication token.
US10511567B2
A system, method and computer-readable medium for client-side processing of resource identifiers. A client request for content is returned that includes information for generating a request for translation information and a number of embedded resource identifiers. Based on the information for generating a request for translation information, the client generates and obtains translation information and processes the embedded resource identifiers to obtain resources from a service provider.
US10511549B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing continuous or periodic link training. Existing link training protocols generally perform link training only once during startup or initialization of a link and, as a result, are limited in their applications. After link training is performed and Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) data link layer and other high-layer data is transmitted across the link, no further link training is performed using these existing link training protocols. However, parameters of the link may change over time after link training is performed, such as temperature of the link and voltage levels of signals transmitted over the link by the transmitter of the transmitter-receiver pair.
US10511537B2
A scheduling method for switching including receiving an allocation request for a time slot from input nodes to which the time slot is not allocated, receiving property information of at least one of virtual output queues (VOQs) in which data received by the input nodes is stored, determining a transmission priority of the VOQs for transmission of the data stored in the VOQs based on the received property information of the VOQs, determining input nodes to which the time slot is to be allocated using outputter arbiters for output nodes corresponding to the VOQs, allocating the time slot to the determined input nodes, and updating elements used to allocate the time slot with respect to input nodes for which the allocating of the time slot is completed and output nodes for which the allocating of the time slot is completed.
US10511534B2
Aspects of the subject technology provide state-less load-balancing using sequence numbers to identify traffic flows. In some implementations, a process of the technology can include steps for receiving, by a load-balancer, a first packet from a source device including a request to access the service provided by a server coupled to the load-balancer, determining a load for each of the servers, wherein each server is associated with a unique set of sequence numbers, and forwarding the request to a target server selected based on its corresponding load, and wherein the request is configured to cause the target server to issue a reply to the source device. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US10511522B2
The present invention discloses a method carried out by a first communications device for determining performance of a plurality of connections and selecting at least one first connection from the plurality of connections substantially based on performance. Data packets are then transmitted through the at least one first connection. The plurality of connections are aggregated to form an aggregated connection. The determining of performance is performed by transmitting evaluation packets through the plurality of connections. The evaluation packets are based on data packets that are received by the first communication device but have not yet been transmitted through the aggregated connection. The data packets may be designated for a host or node reachable through the aggregated connection. Alternatively, the evaluation packets may be based on predefined information when there are no data packets to be transmitted through the aggregated connection. The performance may be determined periodically.
US10511520B1
Systems and techniques are provided for multi-hop path finding. Order data describing an order may be received. The order data may include a currency pair, a price level, and a volume. A one-hop path structure may be generated based on the order data describing the order. The one-hop path structure may include one-hop paths for the currency pair. The one-hop path structure may be written to a first ring buffer. The one-hop path structure may be read from the first ring buffer. Two-hop path structures may be generated by joining the one-hop path structure with other one-hop path structures. A value for the relative importance of the two-hop path structures may be determined to be greater than a threshold. Combined two-hop path structures may be written to a second ring buffer when the value for the relative importance of the two-hop path structures is greater than the threshold.
US10511514B1
A network apparatus for providing native load balancing, having: a first network interface to communicatively couple to a first network; a plurality of second network interfaces to communicatively couple to a second network; one or more logic elements providing a switching engine to provide network switching or routing; and one or more logic elements, including at least one hardware logic element, providing a load balancing engine to: load balance network traffic among a plurality of service nodes; probe a first service node with a first probe; and probe a second service node with a second probe, the second probe different in kind from the first probe.
US10511507B2
A method of routing network traffic may include routing traffic from a local network device, through a remote network location, to a third party network resource along a first path. The method may also include determining a first ranking for the first path, and determining a second ranking for a second path from the local network device to the third party network resource along a second path, the second path excluding the remote network location. The method may additionally include, based on the second ranking exceeding the first ranking by a threshold amount, rerouting the traffic along the second path.
US10511502B2
An information processing method executed by a processor included in an information processing device includes acquiring, when an error occurred at the information processing device is detected, first identification information that include identification information of a transmission source of a first packet transmitted or received when the error has occurred and identification information of a transmission destination of the first packet; receiving a second packet; determining whether second identification information included in the second packet matches with the first identification information, the second identification information including identification information of a transmission source of the second packet and identification information of a transmission destination of the second packet; storing data corresponding to the second packet when it is determined that the second identification information matches with the first identification information; and transmitting the data to a management device that analyzes the error when an instruction is received from the management device.
US10511499B2
Embodiments are directed to monitoring network traffic in a network. A network monitoring engine may monitor networks to collect characteristics associated with network flows. The network monitoring engine may be arranged to identify entities on the network based on characteristics associated with the network flows. The network monitoring engine may provide entity profiles based on the identified entities and the characteristics. A configuration management engine may compare the entity profiles with configuration item (CI) entries in a database. The configuration management engine may provide discrepancy notices based on differences discovered during the comparison. Accordingly, the network monitoring engine may execute one or more policies to perform one or more additional actions based on the one or more discrepancies notices. Also, the configuration management engine may perform audits of an organization's information technology infrastructure to identify one or more violations of compliance policies.
US10511497B2
A method and apparatus of a device that dynamically changes how management data is managed in response to events detected in a network system is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives an event notification from an agent associated with a managed node. The device further determines if the received event notification triggers a change in how the management data is managed on that manage node. If the event notification does trigger a change, the device determines a command for that manage node that represents that change if how the management data is managed on the managed node. In addition, the device sends the command to the managed, where the agent applies the command to the managed node and the applied command implements the change in how the management data is managed on the managed node.
US10511495B2
A system and method are provided for managing bundles of applications and services over a network between a server system and client computers. Related applications and services are bundled together in one package so that a user is able to quickly and easily configure a computer to perform a specified task. By combining both the applications and the services in one bundle, users no longer have to search the Internet for necessary components. Furthermore, additional features that allow portability of the bundled applications and services in addition to diagnostic monitoring are included.
US10511494B2
A network control method relates to the communications field, includes receiving, by a controller, a packet forwarded by a forwarder, detecting, by the controller, a status of a virtual currency identifier of the packet, querying, by the controller according to a user identifier in the packet, whether the user has permission to improve service quality when the status of the virtual currency identifier of the packet indicates that a user is willing to pay virtual currency to raise a network priority, and raising, by the controller, the network priority of the user, starting charging, and sending a network priority of the user to the forwarder when the user has the permission to improve the service quality such that the forwarder forwards a packet of the user according to the network priority of the user.
US10511491B2
A premises networking device includes hardware components including speakers, microphone, infrared sensor, spectrum analyzer and wireless interfaces. A touch screen display presents a user interface that provides information about network conditions and configuration settings and a menu for setting and changing configuration settings. Different versions of the user interface are displayed based on whether a user is in proximity to the device. The user interface includes shapes representing user devices, the visual characteristics of which change based on the current network conditions. A health score, which is an evaluation of network performance based on measurements of aspects of the conditions of the network, is displayed in real time. A network management system includes a network management platform for storing network conditions and configuration information and pushing the information to premises networking devices. An application programming interface allows third-party applications to send instructions to and access data from various system processes.
US10511482B2
Techniques are described herein that are capable of dynamically activating web applications. For instance, such applications may not be configured on a machine until requests for those applications are received by the machine. For example, upon receipt of such a request, the machine may automatically configure an application that is identified by the request on the machine. The machine may then forward the request to the application for processing. In another example, the machine may run an application-agnostic worker process (AAWP), which configures an application on the machine upon receipt of a request for the application. An AAWP is a worker process that is capable of processing requests for web application(s) that are not previously associated with the AAWP. The AAWP may cause a specified worker process to run on the machine, so that the specified worker process may process the request and/or subsequent requests for the application.
US10511481B1
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for optimizing application configurations in a provider network are disclosed. An application description is determined that comprises one or more resource utilization characteristics of an application. Automated analysis is performed of a plurality of potential configurations for the application based at least in part on the application description. The automated analysis comprises scoring at least a portion of the potential configurations based at least in part on a scoring function. A recommended configuration for the application is determined based at least in part on the automated analysis. The recommended configuration comprises a type and number of computing resources in a multi-tenant provider network.
US10511472B2
The present invention relates to a method of simultaneously performing packet detection, symbol timing acquisition, and carrier frequency offset estimation in parallel using multiple correlation detection and a Bluetooth apparatus using the same, in which the Bluetooth apparatus receiving a frequency modulated signal includes a frequency demodulating unit converting the received signal into a similar amplitude modulated signal; and multiple correlation detectors generating multiple correlation indices from the converted signal, on a basis of an access address received from a link layer and a plurality of carrier frequency offset search windows. According to the present invention, since packet detection, symbol timing acquisition and carrier frequency offset estimation are simultaneously performed in parallel in the relatively long access address reception interval instead of the short preamble signal reception interval.
US10511466B2
A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus (10) comprises an encoder (11) that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator (12) that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator (12) is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation, the signal-to-noise ratio SNR in dB and the number n of the dimension of the constellation, an n-dimensional non-uniform constellation from a group of constellations, wherein each constellation point of an n-dimensional constellation diagram is defined by an n-tupel of constellation values, said n-tupel of constellation values defining parameter settings of a transmission parameter used by a transmission apparatus for transmitting a transmission stream obtained by conversion of said constellation values.
US10511460B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transmission method, which can meet a requirement for an Ethernet network with diversified rate levels. The method includes: grouping media access control (MAC) layer data into a plurality of MAC layer data groups; allocating, according to a bandwidth required by a target MAC layer data group and a reference bandwidth of a logical channel, at least one target logical channel to the target MAC layer data group; encoding the target MAC layer data group to generate target physical layer data, where the target logical channel corresponds to the target MAC layer data group and the target physical layer data; and sending the target physical layer data and first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a relationship between the target physical layer data and the target logical channel.
US10511457B2
A method, device, and system for controlling a terminal device are disclosed. The method includes: traversing, by the intelligent device, pre-stored correspondences between control triggering requests and terminal devices in response to a control triggering request, to search multiple terminal devices for a target device corresponding to the control triggering request; determining whether a control protocol of the intelligent device is consistent with a control protocol of the target device when the intelligent device and the target device are in a connected state; when the control protocol of the intelligent device is consistent with the control protocol of the target device, receiving an input instruction and performing operation control on the target device according to the input instruction. By means of this application, effective intelligent control by an intelligent device on a terminal device such as a computer is implemented, and a requirement of a user is satisfied.
US10511452B2
Techniques facilitating using a blockchain system that integrates the trustworthiness of the blockchain concept with open scientific research by generating a blockchain of the experiments formed, data collected, analyses performed, and results achieved are provided herein. In an example, the blockchain system can form a blockchain representing a research project, wherein the blockchain comprises a first block of research data and a second block of analysis data representing a log of an analysis performed on the research data. Summary blocks and correction blocks can also be added to the blockchain representing the post analysis of the research results. One or more of the subsequent blocks can be linked to the preceding blocks using information in block headers that can also serve to determine whether modifications to the blocks have been performed.
US10511446B2
In one illustrative example, a network cybersecurity procedure may be employed with use of at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), where the UAV includes an intermediary pairing device for providing a temporary connection between a first network (e.g. a private LAN) and a second network (e.g. the Internet). The network cybersecurity procedure may involve deploying the UAV in proximity to the first network, such that the intermediary pairing device pairs with a first pairing device via a first transceiver and with a second pairing device via a second transceiver. A temporary connection is established between the first network connected via the first pairing device and the second network connected via the second pairing device. Data is communicated between a first device (e.g. IoT device) or server of the first network and a second device or server of the second network over the temporary connection. During this time, the intermediary pairing device executes a cybersecurity service function. Once completed, the UAV may be withdrawn out of proximity of the first network. One or more features of the cybersecurity service function may be updated and the UAV redeployed. Multimodal data fusion techniques with use of a plurality of network and device sensors may be employed for device verification and/or anomaly detection.
US10511439B2
A method for implementing an encrypted client-server communication, wherein the server includes an entry point, service systems behind the entry point, and a secure system. The method includes incorporating common cryptographic material into the client and into the secure system, deriving key material from the common cryptographic material in the client for an encrypted communication between the client and a service system, deriving key material from the common cryptographic material in the secure system for an encrypted communication between the client and a service system, and transferring the key material into the service system or retaining the key material in the secure system.
US10511438B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems using dynamic authentication credentials to secure interactions between a user and a computer-based application are disclosed. Dynamic authentication credentials are generated based on a passcode value and a passcode-blinding data element value. The passcode and the passcode-blinding data element values are used to calculate a passcode verifier data element value. The passcode verifier data element value is then used to calculate the dynamic authentication credentials.
US10511433B2
Apparatus and method for enacting data security in a cryptographic processing system, such as a data storage device. In some embodiments, a timer circuit is initiated to denote an elapsed time interval of predetermined duration responsive to a function call by an initiator circuit to perform a selected cryptographic function upon input data. The selected cryptographic function is executed to generate output data which are temporarily stored in a memory location during a waiting period prior to a conclusion of the elapsed time interval. Additional functions may be performed during the waiting period. A notification from the timer circuit is received at the conclusion of the elapsed time interval, and the output data are transferred from the memory to the initiator circuit. In this way, a timing attack may be defended against by configuring the selected cryptographic function to have the same overall execution time for different input data sets.
US10511432B2
An apparatus comprises a plurality of sampling circuits configured to receive a non-Non Return to Zero (non-NRZ) data signal; and a control circuit coupled to the plurality of sampling circuits, wherein the control circuit is configured to provide one or more control signals indicating whether to decrease or increase a frequency of a clock signal associated with the non-NRZ data signal based on the non-NRZ data signal.
US10511430B2
A multi-input multi-output rotating frequency division duplexing transceiver in non-contiguous bands comprising an adaptive duplex filter, a controller coupled to the adaptive duplex filter, wherein an uplink band and a downlink band are rotated before each transmission sub-frame, and wherein at least two of the bands are non-contiguous, a multi-output adaptive frequency synthesizer coupled to the controller, a transmit mixer coupled to the adaptive duplex filter and to the multi-output adaptive frequency synthesizer and a receive mixer coupled to the adaptive duplex filter and to the multi-output adaptive frequency synthesizer.
US10511428B2
Channel State Information (CSI) is reported by a subscriber station to a base station. The CSI is reported periodically for at least two physical uplink control channels (PUCCH). In case of a collision between a report for a first PUCCH and a report for the second PUCCH, each of the report types is partitioned into one of a number of classes, which include: a first class for rank indicator related report types and wideband (WB) W1 report types; a second class for WB report types or WB channel quality indicator report types; and a third class for subband related report types or W1 report types. A priority rule assigns a priority to each of the classes. The CSI feedback reports are transmitted according to the priority rule such that the report type included in a higher class is transmitted and the report type included in the lower class are dropped.
US10511426B2
An apparatus and method for processing positioning reference signal are disclosed. A method may include receiving, by a narrow-band (NB) user equipment (UE), positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration information, determining, by the NB UE, narrowband PRS (NB PRS) configuration information for the NB UE, the NB PRS configuration information comprising information of an NB PRS reference cell that generates an NB PRS for the NB UE, determining, by the NB UE, PRS configuration information for a UE, the UE being assigned to use a frequency band unavailable for the NB UE, and the PRS configuration information comprising information of a PRS reference cell that generates a PRS for the UE, generating, based on the NB PRS configuration information and the PRS configuration information, a reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurement, and transmitting, by the NB UE, the RSTD measurement.
US10511425B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel-state information process processing method, a network device, and a user equipment, where the channel-state information process processing method includes: after receiving a first channel-state information CSI request sent by a first network device, if CSI corresponding to multiple aperiodic CSI processes has not been reported by a user equipment, dropping CSI corresponding to a part of aperiodic CSI processes among the multiple aperiodic CSI processes, where each CSI process is associated with a channel measurement resource and an interference measurement resource. A problem existing after a CoMP technology is introduced can be solved that the UE cannot implement processing of multiple CSI processes.
US10511419B2
In one embodiment, a system includes a processor to determine a number P of how many multi-user groups are to be formed to promote airtime fairness for N client devices in which each one client device of the N client devices will be equally represented in the to-be-formed multi-user groups and in which each of the to-be-formed groups is to be actively considered by a scheduler for transmission purposes, the N client devices being associated with N wireless connections with an access point having multi-user simultaneous communication multiple-input multiple-output technology, define P multi-user groups with each one multi-user group of the P multi-user groups having a capacity for M client devices from the N client devices, N being greater than M, and allocate the N client devices to the P multi-user groups with each one client devices of the N client devices being equally represented in the P multi-user groups.
US10511415B2
A method and apparatus for enabling an UE to selecting acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) resources from a subset of a gNB resource pool. The example method may receive, from an gNB, a radio resource control (RRC) configuration indicating a UE-specific resource set that is a subset of a gNB resource pool. The UE may determine one or more ACK/NACK resources from the UE-specific resource set for an upcoming physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). In some aspects, the UE may determine the one or more ACK/NACK resources based on receiving, from the gNB, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) including a corresponding ACK/NACK resource configuration. In other aspects, the RRC may contain multiple resource subsets and the UE may determine the one or more ACK/NACK resources based on determining a size of a payload for a UCI to be transmitted on the PUCCH. The aspects may thus enable dynamic ACK/NACK resource allocation.
US10511414B2
There are described methods, devices and systems for bundling of HARQ feedback for a carrier aggregation. Bundling is performed based on one of: Frequency domain bundling; Differentiated bundling for different frequency bands (e.g. differentiated bundling for licensed and unlicensed carriers); differentiated bundling for primary carrier and secondary carriers; and DL CC group specific bundling configuration.
US10511403B2
A system and method determine a clock drift and a clock variance of each node in plural nodes of a time-sensitive Ethernet network. An accumulated clock offset along a time-sensitive network path in the time-sensitive network is determined based on the clock drifts and the clock variances. A guard band having a dynamic size is determined based on the accumulated clock offset. The times at which Ethernet frames are communicated through the nodes are restricted by communicating the guard band with the dynamic size to one or more of the nodes.
US10511401B2
An apparatus includes a first reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) to receive a first optical signal and a second ROADM to receive a second optical signal. The apparatus also includes a reconfigurable optical switch that includes a first switch, switchable between a first state and a second state, to transmit the first optical signal at the first state and block the first optical signal at the second state. The reconfigurable optical switch also includes a second switch, switchable between the first state and the second state, to transmit the second optical signal at the first state and block the second optical signal at the second state. The reconfigurable optical switch also includes an output port to transmit an output signal that is a sum of possible optical signals transmitted through the first switch and the second switch.
US10511399B2
User equipment associated with a legacy network may utilize a bottom-to-top search technique to identify relevant control channel samples. Generating a control channel that is configured for the bottom-to-top search technique may lead to poor performance in a single-carrier waveform, which may be disadvantageous as networks move toward New Radio. In some aspects, described herein, a base station generates a control channel that is configured to minimize gaps in the control channel, and a user equipment performs a top-to-bottom search technique to identify relevant control channel samples. By using the top-to-bottom search technique, degradation of single-carrier waveforms is reduced and efficiency is improved.
US10511386B2
Examples include generating a signal using a modulatable source. The signal may be propagated using a multi-mode fiber to receive the signal from the modulatable source. The fiber has a diameter d and a far-field divergence angle associated with the propagated signal that corresponds to a product of the diameter (d) and the far-field divergence angle. The product may be substantially between 1 micron radian and 4 micron radian. In some examples, the propagated signal may be received at a receiver from the multi-mode fiber.
US10511381B2
A communication system includes three or more nodes, and a multi-core fiber having a plurality of cores, the multi-core fiber being used in at least a partial segment of a connection between the nodes, wherein each of nodes includes: a fault information transmitting device configured to transmit fault information indicating that a fault has occurred in a communication path between one node and another node of the nodes when it is detected that it is not possible to perform communication between the one node and the another node; and a fault location specifying device configured to specify a section between nodes in which a fault has occurred on the basis of the fault information received from the fault information transmitting device provided in each of the nodes.
US10511380B2
System and method for efficient wideband code division multiplexing in subband domain include: aggregating L analog signals received from L antenna elements into a single aggregated signal, by using code division multiplexing with L code words, where L is an integer greater than 1; converting the single aggregated analog signal to a single aggregated digital signal, by a single analog-to-digital converter (ADC); channelizing the single aggregated digital signal into N subbands, where N is an integer greater than 1; performing circular convolutions of the N subbands with the L code words to demultiplex the channelized signal into L elements per subband; and routing each subband signal of the L elements to N beamforming circuits for performing beamforming on each of the N subbands.
US10511378B2
Fade conditions are determined for each gateway in gateway clusters of a set of gateway clusters. A proper subset of the gateway clusters is selected based on the fade conditions determined for each gateway. A beam plan is determined based on the proper subset of the gateway clusters. The beam plan is executed.
US10511368B2
A method of transmitting and receiving a signal, which is transmitted by a station in a wireless communication system, is disclosed in the present specification. The method can include the steps of receiving a PPDU and performing beamforming training based on a TRN field of the received PPDU. In this case, a training length field belonging to an L-header field of the PPDU indicates a length of the TRN field from the timing at which the PPDU ends in reverse order and a length field belonging to the L-header field of the PPDU can indicate a length resulted from subtracting the length of the TRN field indicated by the training length field from a length of the PPDU after the L-header field.
US10511365B2
A method of a user equipment (UE) for a channel state information (CSI) feedback in an advanced communication system. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), CSI feedback configuration information for a pre-coding matrix indicator (PMI) feedback based on a linear combination (LC) codebook, wherein the PMI comprises a first PMI (i1) and a second PMI (i2), determining the first PMI (i1) and the second PMI (i2) indicating an LC pre-coder that corresponds to a weighted linear combination of a first beam and a second beam, wherein the first PMI (i1) includes a first beam indicator (i1,1, i1,2) and a second beam indicator (i1,3) that indicate the first beam and a distance (d1, d2) of the second beam in accordance with the first beam, respectively; and the second PMI (i2) indicates weights assigned to the first beam and the second beam. The method further comprises transmitting, to the BS, the CSI feedback over an uplink channel including the determined first PMI (i1) and the second PMI (i2).
US10511364B2
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting, by a terminal, a signal in a wireless communication system supporting Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the method comprises the steps for: generating precoded sounding reference signals (SRS) on the basis of N antenna elements combined with M transceivers (where M and N are natural numbers, M
US10511357B2
Improved wireless communications are enabled. For example, a transmitter can characterize a response of non-linear devices associated with an active-array-antenna. Data indicative of the non-linear response is forwarded to a receiving device, which can utilize the data in conjunction with decoding wireless transmissions of the active-array-antenna. Improved bit error rates can be achieved when utilizing transmitter-provided non-linear response data, as provided herein.
US10511355B2
A system, in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter device, dynamically selects one or more reflector devices along a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) radio path based on a defined criteria. Further, the dynamically selected one or more reflector devices are controlled based on one or more conditions. In an RF receiver device, communicates with the dynamically selected one or more reflector devices comprising an active reflector device. The active reflector device comprises at least a first antenna array and a second antenna array. The first antenna array transmits a first set of beams of RF signals to at least the RF transmitter device and the RF receiver device. The second antenna array receives a second set of beams of RF signals from at least the RF transmitter device and the RF receiver device.
US10511350B2
An antenna device includes a first coupling conductor connected to a power supply circuit, a second coupling conductor at least magnetically coupled to the first coupling conductor, a first capacitor connected in series to the second coupling conductor, a second capacitor connected in parallel to a series circuit including the second coupling conductor and the first capacitor, and an electrically conductive member connected to the second capacitor and defining a portion of or the entire closed loop together with the second capacitor. The capacitance of the first capacitor is smaller than the capacitance of the second capacitor.
US10511341B2
An enclosure for a portable electronic device includes a frame, a base, and a unitary seal. The frame includes a frame periphery edge and defines a window. A glass panel is attached to the frame adjacent the window, positioned to abut a touchscreen interface of the electronic device. The base comprises a base periphery edge. The base and the frame cooperatively define a closed position of the enclosure for securing the portable electronic device therein. The seal comprises a seal periphery edge, and is fixed to one of the base and the frame and positioned to be engaged by the other in the closed position. The seal periphery edge, the frame periphery edge and the base periphery edge are aligned in the closed position. The seal defines a boundary between a touch zone outside of the seal and a no-touch zone inside of the seal.
US10511338B2
A system and method for adaptively utilizing transmitter windowing, receiver windowing and alignment signals for minimizing interference and maximizing capacity and energy efficiency based upon the received power ratios of links in adjacent bands of a cellular communication network.
US10511323B1
An Nth-order loop filter includes N integrators (where N is an integer value). The loop filter includes an initialization path coupled between an input to the loop filter and an input of at least one of the integrators. A control circuit is coupled to the Nth order filter. During a reset phase, the control circuit causes an initialization voltage to be sampled into a capacitance of the initialization path. During an initialization phase immediately following the reset phase, the control circuit causes the initialization voltage to be conveyed to the input(s) of the at least one integrator.
US10511321B2
A digital-to-analog converter comprises a converter output (11), a dummy output (12), a first number N of current sources (13-17), a first switching arrangement (18), a first current divider (24), a second switching arrangement (31) and a second current divider (60). The current sources (13-17) are coupled via the first switching arrangement (18) to the converter output (11), the dummy output (12) or to an input current terminal (25) of the first current divider (24). The output current terminals (26-30) of the first current divider (24) are coupled via the second switching arrangement (31) to the converter output (11), the dummy output (12) or to an input current terminal (61) of the second current divider (60). The output current terminals (63-66) of the second current divider (60) are coupled to the converter output (11) or the dummy output (12).
US10511320B2
An ADC device comprises a comparator having an output, a first input, and a second input. And the ADC includes a SAR configured to receive the output of the comparator as an input and to generate based thereon a parallel digital output having a most significant bit (MSB) and a plurality of less significant bits associated with a reference voltage. The ADC also includes a DAC configured to receive the parallel digital output from the SAR and to generate based thereon an internal analog signal, the internal analog signal applied as the first input to the comparator. The DAC further includes a capacitor network coupled to the first input having a redistribution capacitor coupled to a first voltage that is greater than the reference voltage such that a ratio N is equal to the reference voltage divided by the first voltage. The DAC also includes one or more first capacitors also coupled to the first voltage, where at least one first capacitor is associated with the MSB. The DAC further including and a plurality of second capacitors coupled to the reference voltage, wherein the redistribution capacitor having a capacitive value that is equal to (1−N) times the total capacitance of a parallel combination of the one or more first capacitors. And the second capacitors are associated with less significant bits, and an input voltage line carrying an input voltage (VIN) switchably coupled to the first input or switchably coupled to the second input.
US10511319B2
An analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”) has an input terminal configured to receive an analog input voltage signal. A first ADC stage is coupled to the input terminal and is configured to output a first digital value corresponding to the analog input voltage signal and an analog residue signal corresponding to a difference between the first digital value and the analog input signal. A second ADC stage is coupled to the first ADC stage and is configured to convert the analog residue signal to a second digital value. At least one of the first ADC stage and the second ADC stage includes a first sub-stage configured to convert an analog signal to a first number of bits of a digital value representing the analog signal, and a second sub-stage configured to convert the analog signal to a second number of bits of the digital value, where the second number of bits is greater than the first number of bits. A controller is coupled to the first and second ADC stages and configured to combine the first digital value and the second digital value into a digital output signal representing the analog input voltage signal.
