US10556070B2
A system and method for accurately and reliably determining and recording the time, date and location where a medication is used, and a system and method for transmitting, collecting, and using that data to improve clinical care, disease management, and public health surveillance. The device allows information concerning drug usage, including the time, date and location of use, to be transmitted to a remote network computer system so that the data can be evaluated to determine current impairment and future risk, and to identify changes in the frequency, timing, or location of medication usage indicative of change in disease control or management, and to examine spatial, temporal or demographic patterns of medication use or absence of use among individuals and groups. In addition, the device may further be configured to transmit signals indicative of its status, condition or other results to the remote network computer system.
US10556069B2
An inhaler device comprising: a housing (2), a base plate (4) covering the housing (2), a medicament holder (10) integrated with the base plate (4), a mouthpiece (3) sitting over the base plate (4), a lid (1) which covers the mouthpiece (3), at least one piercing element (11), an actuating member (5), a spring (12), and is characterized in that the inhaler device is a two hinges system (6,8) wherein the base plate (4) is joined to hinge (6); the mouthpiece (3) and the lid (1) are joined to the hinge (8).
US10556068B2
An injection device having an outer housing configured to receive a syringe. The syringe has a barrel for containing medicament and a needle in fluid communication with the barrel. The device further has a needle shield axially moveable relative to the outer housing between a needle covering position and a needle exposing position and a helical compression spring to bias the needle shield axially forwardly toward the needle covering position. A locking sleeve, axially movable relative to the outer housing between a non-locking position and a locking position, selectively limits axial movement of the needle shield. In a first configuration, the needle shield is axially slideable within the locking sleeve to permit rearward axial movement of the needle shield from the needle covering position to the needle exposing position.
US10556057B2
Micro-fluidic chambers for use in a liquid medicament delivery system, include a bottom substrate and a top cover, the top cover being spaced from the bottom substrate so as to define a height of the chamber, wherein, one or more walls or fillings are positioned in the chamber, the walls or fillings defining a fluid channel there between such that the fluid channel extends from an inlet conduit to an inlet of the chamber to an outlet conduit connected to an outlet of the chamber, wherein, each of the walls or fillings has a height less than the height of the chamber so as to define a fluid gap between a top surface of each wall or filling and the top cover; and wherein, the dimensions of the walls or fillings and the chamber are such that the fluid gap will be filled with liquid by capillary forces via the fluid channel when liquid is introduced into the fluid chamber.
US10556055B2
An improved method for separating whole blood into components and collecting a desired blood component. The method allows a desired blood component to be subjected to centrifugal forces within a separator for prolonged periods of time, yielding a cleaner cut and higher yield of the desired blood component. Whole blood is drawn from a source and pumped into a separator, the undesired blood components are removed from the separator at rates so as to build up the desired blood component in the separator. The desired blood component is only removed after a predetermined amount of the desired blood component has built up in the separator. It is preferred that the desired blood component be buffy coat and that the method be used to perform photopheresis treatments. In another aspect, the invention is a method of performing a full photopheresis treatment to treat diseases in a reduced time, preferably less than about 70 minutes, and more preferably less than about 45 minutes.
US10556048B2
A housing having an interior and an exterior. A pump rotor is configured to be received within the interior of the housing, the pump rotor includes a magnet. A stator having a delivery configuration and an operative configuration is included, the stator in the delivery configuration has a delivery diameter, the stator in the operative configuration being configured to be disposed around the exterior of the housing and to form an assembled pump having a diameter greater than the delivery diameter.
US10556046B2
A bone marrow aspiration device and associated method includes an introducer needle assembly and an aspiration needle assembly. The introducer needle assembly includes an introducer cannula having proximal and distal ends, each end including an opening, and a screw assembly coupled to the introducer handle. The screw assembly includes a threaded tube and a lead screw receivable in the threaded tube. An outer cover is disposed around and in sealing engagement with the threaded tube and the lead screw. The aspiration needle assembly is receivable in the introducer cannula and includes an aspiration cannula forming a channel for aspirating bone marrow and including a flexible portion that extends from a distal end along a length of the aspiration cannula. A length of the aspiration cannula that extends beyond the distal end of the introducer cannula is adjustable by advancing the lead screw into or reversing the lead screw out of the threaded tube.
US10556045B2
Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system includes a pump assembly, canister, and a wound dressing configured to be positioned over a wound. The pump assembly, canister, and wound dressing can be fluidically connected to facilitate delivery of negative pressure to the wound. The system can be configured to deliver negative pressure based at least on a sensed pressured in a fluid flow path connecting a pump of the pump assembly and the wound dressing. The sensed pressure can be sampled, in some embodiments, synchronous with operation of the pump and can be used for controlling the pump. Increased efficiency, diminished noise and vibration caused by operation of the pump, reduced in energy usage, and better comfort for the patient can be attained.
US10556034B2
Methods, devices and systems are described for digitally creating new scents or digitally dispensing gas, vapor, or liquid substances. A device includes a container or replaceable cartridge including one or more chambers containing one or more scented substances; a housing structured to include a compartment to hold the cartridge, an opening to allow the one or more scented or unscented substances to dispense to an outer environment from the device, and one or more transporting channels formed between the compartment and the opening, in which each of the one or more transporting channels is configured to deliver a scented substance from the corresponding chamber to the opening for delivering a scent from the one or more scented substances; and an actuator switch arranged in a corresponding transporting channel and rapidly operable to move between an open position and closed position based on an applied signal to selectively allow passage of the scented or unscented substance from the corresponding transporting path.
US10556032B2
A sanitation management system maintains records of exemplary locations on an item to be sanitized and indicates those locations to a person or system charged with applying a pathogen surrogate prior to a sanitation process. The sanitation management system maintains records of where the pathogen surrogate was applied prior to the sanitation process. Following the sanitation process, the sanitation management system indicates to an inspector, or an inspection system, locations of where the pathogen surrogate was applied for the purpose of facilitating testing of the sanitation process by checking for the presence of the pathogen surrogate at some or all of those locations. This can ensure that the inspection process is relevant to the sanitation process and less likely to generate false negatives where the inspection finds a lack of the pathogen surrogate not due to cleaning, but due to lack of application of the pathogen surrogate.
US10556030B2
A disinfectant spray cleaner dispenser package includes a container, a bag on valve assembly provided with the container, and an enhanced activity aqueous hydrogen peroxide disinfectant solution is stored within a pouch of the bag on valve assembly. The enhanced activity aqueous hydrogen peroxide disinfectant solution has a pH of from about 0.5 to about 6 and includes hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of from about 0.05 to about 8 w/w % of the total solution and at least one anionic surfactant.
US10556027B2
Various devices for sterilizing a surface are disclosed. For example, a first device includes an ultraviolet light emitting unit, a processor and a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include detecting a proximity of a surface to the ultraviolet light emitting unit and activating the ultraviolet light emitting unit to sterilize the surface in response to the detecting. Another device includes an ultraviolet light emitting unit, a processor and a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include storing a location parameter, determining whether location information of the device satisfies the location parameter and activating the ultraviolet light emitting unit when it is determined that the location information of the device satisfies the location parameter.
US10556025B2
A fixed position hybrid germicidal irradiation apparatus, method, and system for ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. A plurality of emitters may be coupled to a substantially rectangular housing configured to be coupled to a standard commercial lighting fitting. A second plurality of emitters may be coupled to the substantially rectangular housing. The first plurality of emitters and the second plurality of emitters are operable to emit UV-C radiation at a wavelength of about 265 nanometers and near-UV radiation at a wavelength of about 405 nanometers respectively. UV-C sensors are configured to measure the amount of UV-C light or near UV-C light from a target surface. A controller may be configured to engage with the UV-C sensors to determine the amount of UV-C radiation collected by the UV-C sensors. The improved apparatus, method, and system reduces exposure time by varying the intensity and wavelength of the UV administered, while concurrently reducing UV overexposure.
US10556011B2
A method and system for administering pharmaceutical agents to a subject is provided. The system includes a course of treatment regimen, which includes a prescribed order of medicine amounts for periodic administration to the subject in the prescribed order. The amount of medicine includes a dose of at least one active pharmacological agent (APA) and an amount of at least one non-active pharmacological agent (NPA). The NPA provides at least one non-visual sensory cue. The dosage amounts of the APA contained within the amounts of medicine periodically administered in the prescribed order are varied within the course of treatment regimen, and the amount of the NPA contained within the amounts of medicine periodically administered in the prescribed order are held constant within the course of treatment regimen.
US10556010B2
This invention relates to a neoadjuvant therapy for bladder cancer in bladder cancer patients who are scheduled for a cystectomy and methods of carrying out such a neoadjuvant therapy. In particular the invention relates to a composition comprising hexyl 5-ALA ester (HAL) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in a neoadjuvant therapy for bladder cancer in a bladder cancer patient who is scheduled for a cystectomy, the therapy comprises instilling said composition into the bladder of said patient and exposing the inside of said bladder to light.
US10556002B2
Bivalent immunogenic compositions against anthrax and plague are disclosed herein. One bivalent immunogenic composition comprises a triple fusion protein containing three antigens, F1 and V from Yersinia pestis and PA antigen from Bacillus anthracia fused in-frame and retaining structural and functional integrity of all three antigens. Another bivalent immunogenic composition comprises bacteriophage nanoparticles arrayed with these three antigens on the capsid surface of the bacteriophage nanoparticles. These bivalent immunogenic compositions are able to elicit robust immune response in a subject administered said the bivalent immunogenic compositions and provide protection to the subject against sequential or simultaneous challenge with both anthrax and plague pathogens.
US10555996B2
Provided is designer nucleic acid constructs and polypeptides that can be used as therapeutic vaccines against HPV16.
US10555993B2
Provided herein is a method of treating or preventing a disease or disorder (e.g., MS) in a subject in need thereof, comprising (a) administering to the subject a first dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a fumarate agent (e.g., DMF) for a first dosing period; (b) administering a vaccine; and (c) administering to the subject a second dose of the pharmaceutical composition for a second dosing period.
US10555982B2
Disclosed are the compositions comprising bioactive components Oroxylin A, Baicalein, Chrysin, and their glucuronides Oroxylin A-7-glucuronide, Baicalein-7-glucuronide and Chrysin-7-glucuronide, isolated from the bark of Oroxylum indicum, and the process of isolating the said bioactives.
US10555981B2
The present invention provides an oncolytic virus comprising nucleotide sequence(s) encoding one or more immune checkpoint modulator(s). It also concerns a pharmaceutical composition comprising effective amount of said oncolytic virus and, eventually, a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and its use for treating proliferative diseases such as cancers.
US10555978B2
It was found that bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium induce accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in the colon. Moreover, the present inventors found that regulatory T cells (Treg cells) induced by from these bacteria suppressed proliferation of effector T-cells. From these findings, the present inventors found that the use of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium or a physiologically active substance derived therefrom made it possible to induce proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells), and further to suppress immune functions.
US10555967B2
Broth compositions prepared from poultry materials are disclosed. Selected poultry raw materials are processed to obtain a broth having high protein content and high chondroitin sulfate. Certain specific amino acids are present at higher concentration as compared to home-made broth and other commercial products. The disclosed broth compositions are effective in preventing and/or treating joint diseases and may also provide other nutritional and health benefits.
US10555965B2
The present invention relates to glucose-responsive hyaluronic acid nanoparticles having boronic acid compounds chemically bonded thereto, and a composition including the same. When the nanoparticles according to the present invention are used, cancer may be diagnosed and treated using a cancer cell-specific biological mechanism, without the use of existing contrast agents and anticancer agents which have the problem of toxicity.
US10555964B2
Disclosed herein is a method for promoting reduction of heat stress in animals, as well as a composition for use in the disclosed method. The composition comprises a glucan, silica, mineral clay, mannan, and optionally an endoglucanohydrolase, and may be administered to an animal that is susceptible to or suffers from heat stress.
US10555962B2
The present application relates to use of icaritin in preparing a medicament for preventing or treating hematocytopenia. Particularly, icaritin may be used to prevent or treat bone marrow suppression caused by chemotherapeutic drugs, and may also be used to prevent or treat thrombocytopenia, for example, immune thrombocytopenia.
US10555959B2
This invention provides compounds, compositions, and methods for treating a disorder selected from cancer, hyperinsulinemia, hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinemia with hypoglycemia, atypical Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple systems atrophy, GM3 synthase deficiency, GM2 synthase deficiency or tauopathy.
US10555949B2
The present invention relates to a pyrrolopyrimidine compound as TLR7 agonist, and particularly relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation process thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing such compounds and use thereof for manufacturing a medicament against viral infection.
US10555948B2
The compositions and methods of the invention provide compositions and methods for preferential targeting of tissues to delivery therapeutic or diagnostic agents. For example, such compounds are useful in the treatment of joint disorders those affecting articulating joints, e.g., injury-induced osteoarthritis as well as autoimmune diseases affecting joint tissue such as rheumatoid arthritis.
US10555945B2
The invention provides compounds of formula (I): Said compounds being modulators of Kv3 channels and of use in the prophylaxis or treatment of related disorders.
US10555943B2
The present invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition of temozolomide that has good and consistent flowability as a powder and taste masking and is readily dispersible in an aqueous solution suitable for oral administration, e.g., as a dry sprinkle. This permits patients and healthcare workers to accurately measure doses and safely dispense the drug.
US10555931B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising a CDK inhibitor and at least one antioxidant enzyme inhibitor for use in the treatment of cancer. The present invention also relates to a method for the treatment of cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a CDK inhibitor and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one antioxidant enzyme inhibitor. The pharmaceutical combination of the present invention exhibits synergistic effect when used in the treatment of cancer.
US10555930B2
This present invention relates to a complex of a glucopyranosyl derivative and L-pyroglutamic acid as a sodium dependent glucose cotransporter (SGLT) inhibitor, and preparation processes thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the complex, and their uses in the manufacture of a medicament for treating diabetes and/or diabetes-related diseases.
US10555928B2
The invention relates to the extraction of pharmaceutically active components from plant materials, and more particularly to the preparation of a botanical drug substance (BDS) for incorporation in to a medicament. It also relates to a BDS, for use in pharmaceutical formulations. In particular it relates to BDS comprising cannabinoids obtained by extraction from cannabis.
US10555915B2
The current invention provides methods and compositions for treating sensorineural hearing loss including but not limited to acute acoustic trauma (AAT). The composition 2,4-disulfonyl α-phenyl tertiary butyl nitrone and N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Preferably, the compositions for treating AAT will be administered orally. However, other methods which deliver the compositions for treating AAT systemically to the body should work equally well.
US10555914B1
Various aspects of this patent document relate to methods to produce compositions comprising anionic cannabinoid molecules.
US10555903B2
The present disclosure relates to a nebulization composition comprising tiotropium and formoterol for the treatment of inflammatory or obstructive airway disease. The present disclosure also relates to a process for preparing the composition.
US10555899B2
Provided herein are long-acting, non-aqueous pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of active ingredients for subcutaneous injection, in particular analgesics such as buprenorphine.
US10555889B2
Disclosed herein are compositions that include at least about 85 wt % of a hydroalcoholic solution that includes at least about 1 wt % water; and about 30 to about 85 wt % of at least one C1 to C4 alkyl alcohol based on the total weight of the hydroalcoholic solution; and acrylate copolymer particles dispersed in the hydroalcoholic solution, the acrylate copolymers particles being the reaction product of a reaction mixture, the reaction mixture including monomers, the monomers including from about 5 wt % to about 50 wt % of at least one high Tg monomer; and from about 20 w % to about 80 wt % of at least one low Tg monomer where the wt % of the low and high Tg monomers are with respect to the total weight of the monomers in the reaction mixture, wherein the particles have a number average diameter of at least about 100 nm.
US10555880B2
Disclosed is a method of making a sodium zinc alginate structurant that can include combining a sodium alginate, a zinc compound, and a liquid media, and mixing to a desired viscosity. Further disclosed is a method of making an oral care composition that can include combining a sodium zinc alginate structurant with one or more agents, and mixing.
US10555875B2
A baby bottle, an insert for a baby bottle, a baby bottle including an insert, and a method of feeding an infant that serves to pace the infant's feeding rhythm. Generally, these devices and methods will be of use for a preterm infant who lacks coordination of the suck-swallow-breathe synchrony, but can also be used with full term infants who can benefit from rigid control of the flow of milk from a bottle, this includes, but is not limited to, infants with gastroesophageal reflux who can require pacing of feeds to allow for gastric emptying. The device generally cues the infant to swallow and breathe after each 1-4 sucks by stopping the flow of the fluid from the bottle after the infant has sucked sufficiently or a predetermined period of time has passed. Once the baby breathes or a period of time passes, the bottle resets for the next repetition. The device also serves to consistently slow the flow of milk during oral feeding.
US10555873B2
There is provided a modular medication dispensing system for managing and automatically dispensing pills from a plurality of portable medication dispensers, the modular system comprising: a base equipped with rotation means and being removably installed on a plane surface, a circular magazine comprising a plurality of adaptors for receiving a plurality of portable medication dispensers, the circular magazine being rotatably mounted on the base, an actuator for actuating a portable dispenser from the plurality of portable dispensers when the portable dispenser is in the dispensing position, a plurality of autonomous portable dispensers being removably received in the plurality of adaptors and operating autonomously or in synchronization with the modular system, a filling assembly comprising movable means for automatically filling a portable dispenser, and an electronic system comprised in each portable dispenser and in the base for permanently communicating between the plurality of portable dispensers and the base or between the base and a doctor, a pharmacist or one's smart phone or between the portable dispensers and a doctor, a pharmacist or one's smart phone using network protocols and for automatically dispensing medication once dispensing periods are reached.
US10555865B2
This document describes systems and methods for controlling an exoskeleton. The system receives a measurement of a first torque applied to a rotational joint coupling a first component to a second component, the first torque being applied by a motor via a cable. The system determines, based on the measurement of the first torque, a first portion of a second torque to apply to the rotational joint. The system determines, based on the measurement of the first torque, a second portion of the second torque to apply to the rotational joint. The system determines a value of the second torque to apply to the rotational joint based on the first portion and the second portion. The system controls the motor for applying the second torque to the rotational joint via the cable.
US10555859B2
A height adjustment system for a delivery table or the like having a table top supported upon a height adjustable column with an assist cylinder. The system includes an actuator assembly to operate the assist cylinder from manual actuators, such as paddles, located approximately in four corners of table top. The system may include a pair of paddle assemblies mounted under the table top on opposite sides of said assist cylinder. The paddle assemblies may be coupled to the assist cylinder by a linear linkage that translates pivotal movement of a paddle into linear movement sufficient to actuate the assist cylinder. The linear linkage may include a straight drive rod coupled to one paddle assembly and an offset drive rod coupled to the other paddle assembly. The linear linkage may also include a pivot arm to reverse movement of the offset drive rod.
US10555852B2
Systems and methods for a load sensing system that determines a mass on a bed. The systems generally are in the form of a castor base, particularly one that can be used as part of an adjustable hospital bed. The load sensing system serves to determine the mass of any object or objects (typically a human or animal patient) which is placed on the bed by having the mass create a force on lever arms of a plurality of load cells in the castor base. The load sensing systems are designed to work without hindering the adjustable functionality of the bed and can accurately determine mass (weight) at any position of the bed, and potentially even while the bed is adjusting between positions.
US10555851B1
An emergency patient bed includes a mobile base assembly, a bed platform assembly coupled to the mobile base assembly and configured to support a mattress, at least one (1) storage drawer extendably coupled within the bed platform, at least one (1) support shelf coupled to the bed platform assembly, and an independent power supply coupled to the mobile base assembly.
US10555845B2
A wheelchair rear wheel support assembly and a detachable arm assembly is described. The rear wheel support assembly is adjustable by finite adjustment both in the horizontal and vertical planes whereby to adjust the position of the rear wheels at a center of gravity to suit a user person to optimize the efforts of propulsion of the wheelchair by the user and thereby significantly increasing its quality of life. The detachable armrest is easily adjustable in height and can be pivoted away from its position of use by simple hand-operating levers easily accessible to the user person. It can also be easily removed with little effort.
US10555841B2
Disclosed herein are protective garments comprising an inner surface or portion of an inner surface with both absorbent and stain resistant properties while maintaining the soft feel, breathability and aesthetic properties associated with traditional “non protective” intimate apparel. The fabrics and methods of constructing the garments are also disclosed herein.
US10555824B2
A stent device delivery system and method of making. The stent device delivery system includes a stent device, an outer sheath overlaying the stent device in a radially compact, delivery configuration of the stent device, and an inner catheter extending axially and radially within a lumen of the stent device. The inner catheter provides a stent bed upon which the stent device is located so that a radially inner surface of the stent device engages a radially outer surface of the stent bed. The stent bed may define an inwardly tapering profile, narrowing in radius from a distal portion of the stent device to a proximal portion of the stent device.
US10555822B2
A device for performing a surgical procedure on a knee includes an adjustable femoral portion, a tibial portion and at least one sensor coupled with the femoral and/or tibial portions to sense pressure exerted by the femoral and tibial portions against one another. The femoral portion is adapted for removably coupling with a distal end of a femur to adjust tension in soft tissue adjacent the knee and has at least one positioning feature adapted to move relative to the distal end of the femur as the femoral portion is adjusted, thus helping position a femoral prosthetic on the distal end of the femur. The sensor(s) may be adapted to sense pressure at medial and lateral sides of the knee, and relative pressures may be displayed as data on a visual display. Adjustments to the femoral member may be made to balance pressure at flexion and extension of the knee.
US10555817B2
An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon.In some embodiments, the balloon has a footprint that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of a vertebral endplate. An inflatable device is inserted through a cannula into an intervertebral space and oriented so that, upon expansion, a natural angle between vertebrae will be at least partially restored. At least one component selected from the group consisting of a load-bearing component and an osteobiologic component is directed into the inflatable device through a fluid communication means.
US10555815B2
Embodiments herein relate to design methods for design of an individually customized implant, based on a 3D virtual model of an implant. The design method comprises identifying a damage area, presenting a virtual 3D view of said identified damage area, creating a 3D virtual implant comprising virtually placing in said 3D view a shape, wherein the area of the shape covers or partly covers said identified damage area, producing an implant based on said created 3D virtual implant.
US10555814B2
Ultrasound probe systems and methods for using an ultrasound probe to assist during treatment of conditions of the human heart are provided. The method may comprise loading a medical instrument into a guide fastened to the ultrasound probe. The ultrasound probe may be inserted into a patient by way of an incision. The distal end of the ultrasound probe may be navigated to a location adjacent to an exterior surface of the heart. A treatment site may be identified on the exterior surface of the heart based on images obtained from an ultrasound transducer disposed within a distal end of the ultrasound probe. The medical instrument may be advanced within the guide to the treatment site and the medical instrument used for treatment. After treatment, the medical instrument may be withdrawn from the treatment site.
US10555807B2
An intraocular lens (IOL) insertion apparatus may include a hand piece body having a distal tip, an IOL folding chamber, and IOL a dwell position, and a telescoping plunger having a first plunger portion and a second plunger portion. The first plunger portion and second plunger portion may be arranged to simultaneously advance through a first portion of a displacement of the telescoping plunger, and one of the first and second plunger portions may be arranged to advance through a second portion of the displacement of the telescoping plunger.
US10555804B2
A therapeutic lens for the treatment of an epithelial defect comprises a layer of therapeutic material disposed over the stroma and/or Bowman's membrane to inhibit water flow from the tear liquid to the stroma and/or Bowman's membrane, such that corneal deturgescence can be restored to decrease corneal swelling and light scattering. The layer may cover and protect nerve fibers to decrease pain. The layer may comprise an index of refraction to inhibit light scatter from an anterior surface of the stroma and/or Bowman's membrane. The lens may comprise a curved anterior surface that provides functional vision for the patient when the epithelium regenerates. The layer of therapeutic material can be positioned on the eye in many ways, for example with a spray that is cured to adhere the layer to the exposed surface of the stroma and/or Bowman's membrane.
US10555803B2
Devices and methods for fixating a graft tendon in a bone tunnel for a ligament reconstruction or repair procedure are provided. In general, the described implantable tissue fixation device includes first and second elongate, substantially rigid support members that are discrete elements separated from each other, and at least one flexible member connecting the rigid support members. The tissue fixation device can have changeable dimensions such that it has at least one dimension that is smaller in a delivery configuration than in a deployed configuration. In both delivery and deployed configurations, the first and second rigid support members are positioned in a non-intersecting orientation with respect to one another. A graft retention loop coupled to the tissue fixation device has the graft tendon coupled thereto and extending into the bone tunnel so as affix the graft into the bone.
US10555800B2
Receiver (1), in particular an implantable receiver (1) for transmitting energy to an implant, with a multi-layer circuit board comprising a plurality of electrically conductive layers (11-16), wherein the circuit board comprises an outer coil area and a multi-layer inner area enclosed by the coil area, a coil which is integrally incorporated at least partially in the layers (11-16) of the circuit board in the coil area, wherein the number of the layers (11-16) of the circuit board is smaller within this inner area than in the coil area.
US10555798B2
Surgical instruments, implantable articles and surgical procedures disclosed for treating medical disorders, particularly incontinence. Improved surgical sling procedures are disclosed. Novel surgical instruments and kits for use in sling procedures are also disclosed. The present invention affords options for surgeons with concomitant advantages to the patient and the healthcare provider.
US10555795B2
A zirconia sintered body is provided having a color tone equivalent to the color tone guides of various natural teeth and having the same aesthetics as a natural front tooth. The present invention provides a colored translucent zirconia sintered body comprising zirconia containing greater than 4.0 mol % and not greater than 6.5 mol % of yttria, less than 0.25 mol % of erbia, less than 2,000 ppm of iron oxide in terms of Fe2O3, less than 0.01 wt. % of cobalt oxide in terms of CoO, and less than 0.1 wt. % of alumina; the zirconia sintered body having a relative density of not less than 99.90%, a total light transmittance of not less than 25% and less than 40% for light having a wavelength of 600 nm at a sample thickness of 1.0 mm, and a strength of not less than 500 MPa.
US10555788B2
A system is provided to provide haptic feedback during a medical procedure comprising: a quantitative three-dimensional (Q3D) endoscope; a surgical instrument disposed to deform a tissue structure; a haptic user interface device configured to provide an indication of tissue structure deformation in response to information indicative of the measure of tissue structure deformation; and a processor configured to produce a Q3D model that includes information indicative of a measure of tissue structure deformation and to provide the information indicative of the measure of tissue structure deformation to the haptic user interface device.
US10555779B2
Disclosed is a navigation system. The navigation system may be used to at least assist in a procedure. The system may assist in delineating objects and/or determining physical boundaries of image elements. The system may assist in planning and/or a workflow of the procedure.
US10555769B2
The disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a flexible circuit electrode assembly and an apparatus manufactured by said method. According to the method, an electrically conductive sheet is laminated to an electrically insulative sheet. An electrode is formed on the electrically conductive sheet. An electrically insulative layer is formed on a tissue contacting surface of the electrode. The individual electrodes are separated from the laminated electrically insulative sheet and the electrically conductive sheet. In another method, a flexible circuit is vacuum formed to create a desired profile. The vacuum formed flexible circuit is trimmed. The trimmed vacuum formed flexible circuit is attached to a jaw member of a clamp jaw assembly.
US10555762B2
Devices, systems, and methods for inserting a vertebral stabilization member, such as a rod. The insertion device includes an outer guide tube, a pin assembly including a pin and a pusher member extending therethrough. The insertion device is configured to actuate a rod between a first orientation and a second orientation angled with respect to the first orientation in order to position the rod in an appropriate location for attachment to bone.
US10555761B2
A facet joint replacement device includes an enclosing element including an enclosing body and an inferior attachment member. The enclosing body includes an inner cavity defined by an interior surface of the enclosing body, wherein a portion of the interior surface of the enclosing body forms a superior articulating surface. The facet joint replacement device also includes an inferior articulating element including an articulating body and a superior attachment member. The inferior articulating body is positioned within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element and is configured to move within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element. The inferior articulating body includes an inferior articulating surface. The movement of the articulating body of the inferior articulating element is constrained in at least one direction within the inner cavity of the enclosing body of the enclosing element.
US10555760B2
A bone attachment assembly may include an attachment head, a set screw configured to attach to the attachment head, and a rod surface with a first raised portion and a second raised portion that define a lowered portion positioned between the first raised portion and the second raised portion. The first raised portion, the second raised portion, and the set screw may be configured to directly contact a rod in order to retain the rod within the attachment head.
US10555758B2
A soft tapping device for preparing a bone hole that includes a substantially cylindrical insert that is sized to enter into a compressed woven retention device. The substantially cylindrical insert has protrusions that are adaptable to expand portions of a compressed woven retention device inside the bone hole. The substantially cylindrical insert is also configured to exit from the compressed woven retention device without changing the expanded portions of the compressed woven retention device.
US10555755B2
A self-locking retractable surgical knife including a sheath member having front and rear ends, and a retractable member including a support member and a blade supported by the support member. The support member has a front end, a rear end and an elongated interior space. The retractable member is partially disposed in the sheath member and telescopically received in the sheath member for movement between a guarded position wherein the blade is guarded in the sheath member, and an exposed position wherein the blade extends out of the sheath member. The self-locking retractable further includes a biasing member disposed in the interior space of the support member and a latch member disposed in the interior space of the support member.
US10555753B2
The present invention provides an atherectomy catheter which has a cutting element that is able to cut both soft tissue and hard tissue, and methods of cutting material from a blood vessel lumen using a rotating cutting element. The cutting element has a sharp cutting edge that surrounds a cup-shaped surface and at least one surface of abrasive material. The cup-shaped surface directs the cut material into a tissue chamber. The cutting edge and the cup-shaped surface together are well suited to cut and remove relatively soft tissue from the blood vessel. The abrasive material surface in combination with the cutting element is well suited to abrade and remove hard material from the blood vessel.
US10555745B1
Retrieval assemblies configured to capture an obstruction located in a bodily duct of a patient are provided. According to one implementation a retrieval assembly is provided that includes a distal collar fixed stationary on an elongate wire, a proximal collar slideable along a portion of the length of the elongate wire, and a plurality of shape memory elongate clot capturing elements that each has a proximal end coupled to the proximal collar and a distal end coupled to the distal collar. The retrieval device is configured to automatically transition from a radially constrained state to an expanded rest state with the proximal collar located nearer the distal collar when in the expanded rest state. As the retrieval device transitions from the radially constrained state to the expanded rest state, proximal portions of the clot capturing elements invert around the proximal collar.
US10555738B2
Devices, systems, and methods used to seal a treatment area to prevent embolic agents from migrating are described. The concept has particular benefit in allowing liquid embolic to be used with a variety of intravascular therapeutic applications, including for occluding aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations in the neurovasculature.
US10555734B2
Systems and methods for releasably coupling an adjunct material to an end effector for a surgical instrument are provided. The adjunct can be configured to be releasably retained on a jaw, such as a cartridge or anvil, using a contractible attachment feature configured to be transitioned from an original, non-contracted configuration to a contracted configuration under application of heat. The attachment feature, such as one or more strands of a shrinkable polymer, can be engaged with the adjunct, and contraction of the attachment feature is effective to couple the adjunct with retaining members formed on the jaw. Another type of an adjunct has at least one portion configured to be reversibly stretched using application of a force such that, when the force is removed, the portion transitions from a stretched configuration to a contracted configuration and thereby causes the adjunct to be engaged with retaining members formed on the jaw.
US10555726B2
Various aspects describe a lead delivery system for percutaneous introduction of a lead to a stimulation site near a neural target, such as the vagus nerve for nerve stimulation. The lead delivery system may include a needle assembly having a needle adapted to cut through tissue and provide initial access into the carotid sheath. The needle may be retracted into the lead delivery system to prevent cutting structures in the carotid sheath. The lead delivery system may also include a dilator assembly having one or more dilators to dilate a path to the stimulation site. The lead delivery system may further comprise a dilator assembly including a retractable needle adapted to cut through tissue. One or more locating elements, alternatively or in addition to one or more imaging elements, may be used on individual components of the lead delivery system for enhanced trackability and locatability within the body.
US10555725B2
A surgical apparatus comprising: a mechanism that is configured to perform an operational motion of the surgical apparatus; and at least one transformation member having an original shape and a deformed shape, the at least one transformation member connecting the mechanism together, when the at least one transformation member is in the deformed shape so that the mechanism is capable of performing the operational motion; and wherein after the transformation member is subject a transition temperature, the at least one transformation member changes from the deformed shape to the original shape and disengages a portion of the mechanism so that the mechanism is prevented from performing the operational motion.
US10555723B2
A control method, computer readable medium, and imaging apparatus for diagnosis being configured to create a tomographic image are disclosed. The method includes obtaining ultrasound line data oriented in a radial direction from a rotation center based on a signal obtained by executing the scanning; obtaining optical interference line data oriented in a radial direction from the rotation center based on a signal obtained by executing the scanning; identifying a line or a group of lines having a same feature out of each line data of the ultrasound tomographic image and the optical tomographic image; determining segmentation positions for a bundle of lines corresponding to at least a single frame included in each tomographic image from each line data of the ultrasound tomographic image and the optical tomographic image with respect to the identified line or group of lines; and creating a tomographic image from the determined bundle of lines.
US10555722B2
A CMUT transducer array comprising a first column (58) of spaced CMUT cells on at least one silicon island, a second column (58) of spaced CMUT cells on at least one further silicon island, the second column being staggered in alignment with the first column such that cells of the second column are partially located in spaces between successive cells of the first column, the first column and the second column being spaced apart by a gap, and a flexible foil retaining the respective silicon islands, the flexible foil comprising conductive interconnects.
US10555717B2
Introduced here are electronic stethoscope systems designed to simultaneously monitor sounds originating from within a body under examination and the ambient environment. An electronic stethoscope system can include one or more input units that are connected to a hub unit. Each input unit may have at least one auscultation microphone and at least one ambient microphone. To improve the quality of sound recorded by an input unit, a processor can apply a noise cancellation algorithm that considers as input the audio data produced by the auscultation microphone(s) and the audio data produced by the ambient microphone(s). The audio data may be digitized directly in the input unit, and then transmitted to the hub unit for synchronization. For example, by examining the audio data produced by the ambient microphone(s), the processor may discover which digital artifacts, if any, should be filtered from the audio data produced by the auscultation microphone(s). The processor may reside within the input unit or the hub unit.
US10555715B2
An apparatus and method for imaging quality assessment of an imaging system employs an aggregate phantom and a processor for imaging analysis. The aggregate phantom includes a plurality of self-contained sections configured to be moved independently and re-assembled in the imaging system. Each section includes fiducial features of known relative location. The processor: quantitatively determines location of the fiducial features within an image of the aggregate phantom; compares the determined location within the image to the known relative location of the fiducial features to produce a distortion field; and distinguishes between actual geometric distortion of the imaging system and rigid-body transformations of sections of the aggregate phantom, in the distortion field. For extended fields-of-view, the aggregate phantom may be repositioned, and sets of images combined to determine a distortion field of the extended image. A method employing virtual features for measuring spatial uniformity of an acquired signal, is also provided.
US10555714B2
Provided is an X-ray imaging apparatus capable of properly performing an automatic exposure control and an appropriately performing X-ray imaging control with a simple configuration. In cases where there exists a plurality of AEC photo pickup fields for automatic exposure, based on the positional information on an X-ray irradiation area and the AEC photo pickup field(s), the presence or absence of AEC photo pickup field(s) where all areas of the sensitive area are not included in the X-ray irradiation area is detected. In cases where there exist one or more AEC photo pickup fields not included in the X-ray irradiation area, the corresponding AEC photo pickup field is set to be unused. As a result, it is possible to appropriately perform an automatic exposure control and/or perform an X-ray imaging control appropriately with a simple structure.
US10555712B2
A method for segmenting a two-dimensional angiographic recording of a vessel of a body using a computing apparatus includes providing a three-dimensional reconstruction of the vessel of the body to the computing apparatus. The two-dimensional angiographic recording of the vessel of the body is provided on the computing apparatus. The three-dimensional reconstruction of the vessel of the body is registered with the two-dimensional recording of the vessel of the body. Spatial information of the three-dimensional reconstruction is projected onto the two-dimensional recording, and the two-dimensional recording is segmented using the spatial information projected onto the two-dimensional recording.
US10555710B2
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for imaging a tumor with X-rays while, simultaneously or alternatingly, treating or imaging the tumor with positively charged particles. An X-ray imaging system, such as one or two sets of a cone beam X-ray source coupled to an X-ray detector, is rotatable about a first axis and a patient. The X-ray imaging system is positioned off axis a path of charged particles delivered through an exit port of a nozzle system from a synchrotron and does not block a path of the positively charged particles from the exit nozzle to the patient or an imaging path from the patient to a scintillation detector. Fiducial indicators are used to confirm an unobstructed path of the positively charged particles in a treatment room comprising many movable elements, such as the X-ray imaging system and a patient positioning system/couch.
US10555709B2
In one aspect, a charged particle tomography and radiation therapy system includes a charged particle tomography scanner (CPTS) unit to detect at least some of the charged particles of an emitted charged particle beam delivered to a region of interest of a subject. A processing unit can determine energy loss of the charged particle beam based on the detected trajectory information. An incoming detector is positioned to detect trajectory information of the at least some of the charged particles entering the subject. An outgoing detector is positioned to detect trajectory information of the at least some of the charged particles passing through and exiting the subject. A motion control unit can control movement of the incoming and outgoing detectors. The incoming and outgoing detectors are sized to cover at least an area substantially equivalent to the beam's cross-section. The processing unit can map radiation dose of the region of interest.
US10555708B2
A shield structure configured to protect a head and/or neck of a patient during a radiologic procedure comprises a bottom wall, a side wall, and an opening. The bottom wall includes radiation attenuating material and is configured to be positioned between the head and/or neck of the patient and a radiation source so as to shield the patient from radiation directed toward the bottom of the patient. The bottom wall is of a general size to shield the head and/or neck of the patient. The side wall includes radiation attenuating material and is configured to extend upward from the bottom wall so as to shield the patient from radiation directed toward a side of the patient. The opening is configured to receive the head and/or neck of the patient.
US10555706B2
To generate images, in which a first row area of a multiple-row detector is illuminated with a first X-ray spectrum and a second row area of the multiple-row detector, trailing in the direction of travel, is illuminated with a second X-ray spectrum, image data is recorded at a pitch chosen such that one slice image can be reconstructed in each case for a sectional position for the first and the second row area. Correspondingly, for the sectional position, the respective slice image for the first and the second row area is reconstructed. For a third row area, illuminated with the first and the second X-ray spectrum, a reference sectional image is reconstructed as a slice image. To generate motion-reduced first and second spectral images assigned to the first and second row area respectively, the slice images of the first and second row areas are registered to the reference sectional image.
US10555704B2
Systems and methods for managing machine-generated alerts of a medical event such as worsening heart failure (WHF) are described. A patient management system includes a patient database of information about a correspondence between a plurality of alert thresholds (ATHs) and corresponding clinical outcome indicators (COIs) for a plurality of patients. A control circuit can query the patient database for a matching patient that meets specific query criteria compared to a target patient, retrieve an ATH-COI correspondence associated with the matching patient, and determine the alert threshold using a user input of a COI and the retrieved ATH-COI correspondence. A medical event detector detects the medical event using physiological signals sensed from the target patient and the determined alert threshold.
US10555701B2
Disclosed herein is a probe 1 for measuring a lip closing force, the probe including: a hollow balloon 10 configured to be disposed between an upper lip 50 and lower lip 51 of a subject, and crushed and deformed by the lip closing force, and a base 20 which is connected to a pressure measurement device 100 for measuring an internal pressure of the balloon 10. The balloon 10 is provided with a fixable portion 13 configured to be sandwiched between teeth 52 and 53 or gums of the subject.
US10555694B2
The invention generally relates to enclosed desorption electrospray ionization probes, systems, and methods. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a source of DESI-active spray, in which a distal portion of the source is enclosed within a transfer member such that the DESI-active spray is produced within the transfer member.
US10555691B2
A vital signs detecting device and a method for detecting vital signs are provided. The vital signs detecting device comprises a detection unit; a multimode optical fiber configured to be connected to a light source and to the detection unit; a mechanical structure configured for receiving a pressure exerted by a person's body as a result of one or more of a group consisting of a movement of the person's body, a respiratory action of the person's body and a heart beat action of the person's body and to cause microbending of the multimode optical fiber under the exerted pressure and; wherein the multimode optical fiber is disposed between first and second sets of microbending elements of the mechanical structure substantially in a direction of the exerted pressure.
US10555690B1
A standing posture measuring device provides a comprehensive objective analysis of the standing posture of a patient by measuring shoulder inclination, pelvic tilt in both frontal and sagittal planes, leg length discrepancy, and the difference in weight bearing of each leg. The device includes a base with two vertical side poles extending upward therefrom. The poles include electronic rulers for measuring leg lengths, while the base includes a weight scale for each foot for measuring a difference in weight bearing. The poles also support a shoulder inclination instrument and a pelvic inclination instrument that measures both lateral pelvic tilt and the angle of pelvis tilt in the sagittal plane.
US10555683B2
The present invention relates to a physiological monitoring device. Some embodiments of the invention allow for long-term monitoring of physiological signals. Further embodiments may also allow for the monitoring of secondary signals such as motion.
US10555665B2
An endoscope reprocessor includes a first connector receptacle configured to connect a first connector connected to a cylinder in an endoscope, a first switching device configured to switch the first connector to one of a sealed state and an unsealed state, a first gas feeding device connected to an air introduction port to introduce gas, and a processor configured to perform control such that first driving for driving the first gas feeding device by bringing the first connector into the unsealed state is performed and second driving for driving the first gas feeding device by bringing the first connector into the sealed state is then performed.
US10555654B2
A suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner has: a suction mouth which can be arranged adjacently to the surface to be cleaned and which comprises a suction edge that delimits a sub-surface exposed to the vacuum air stream; a vacuum air stream extraction opening; and a delimiter that can be controlled according to a detection result of a sensor. The sensor is an obstacle sensor for detecting a substantially stationary obstacle located in front of the suction nozzle, in particular a wall or piece of furniture, wherein the obstacle sensor is configured to detect obstacles that are disposed outside the portion of the surface over which the suction nozzle projects and, in relation to an arrangement of the suction nozzle during typical cleaning operation, that protrude beyond a suction edge plane that has the suction edge.
US10555652B2
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, because there is no need for a user to pick dust or the like adhered to an outer circumferential surface of the grill off by hand, the vacuum cleaner is easy to use. In addition, when removing dust or the like adhered to an outer circumferential surface of the grill, generation of secondary contamination around the case can be prevented.A cyclone dust collector, the cyclone dust collector comprises a case configured to accommodate dust separated from suctioned air, a first cover configured to open, and close a bottom of the case and a grill assembly provided to be detachable from the case.
US10555650B2
A cleaning appliance having a cleaner head rotatably attached to a duct. The cleaner head includes a main body having an agitator chamber, an agitator rotatably mounted within the agitator chamber, and a drive assembly coupled to the agitator such that torque generated by the drive assembly is transmitted to the agitator. The drive assembly is located within the agitator such that the centre of gravity of the cleaner head is located on or near a vertical plane containing the rotational axis about which the cleaner head rotates relative to the duct.
US10555635B2
A connector for connecting a powder refilling container including at least one flexible wall with a storing powder tank of a beverage preparation machine wherein the connector is a tube, the tube presenting two ends, one first end being configured for piercing the flexible wall of the powder refilling container and for being attached to the flexible wall, and one second end being configured for being attached to the powder inlet of the storing tank.
US10555633B2
An automatic cooking device creates a recipe file based on an actual cooking session by an individual. The same dish can be automatically recreated on demand from the recipe file, wherein an optimal remaining cooking time is automatically determined responsive to an image analysis of real-time image sensor feedback versus reference image. In some implementations, recipe files are acquired through a network and downloaded for a fee.
US10555625B2
The invention relates to a glass panel element (1) with a fastening element (2) for using in a container (6), in particular for using in a showcase. The fastening element (2) has a profiled edge strip (3) for fixing to the container (6) in a form-fitting manner. Said fastening element (2) is adhesively connected with a lateral surface (4) of the glass panel element (1). A thickness (D1) of the fastening element (2) corresponds to a thickness (D2) of the glass panel element (1). A fastening element (2) is arranged on each facing side of the glass panel element (1) and adhesively connected with said glass panel element (1). The profiled edge strip (3) and the glass panel element (1) close in a flush manner. The fastening element (2) is made of aluminium. The invention also relates to a glass showcase comprising at least one glass panel element (1) according to the invention.
US10555618B2
A mattress protector includes a composite sheet having a non-deformed length and a non-deformed width. The composite sheet includes a fabric and a water impermeable polymer. The composite sheet is capable of repeatedly stretching to a deformed length of at least 115% of the non-deformed length and returning to within 8% of the non-deformed length without rupture or permanent wrinkling of the composite sheet. Mattresses may be covered and protected by such a mattress protector. Methods of forming mattress protectors include providing a water impermeable polymer on a fabric so as to form a composite sheet having a non-deformed length and a non-deformed width, and formulating and configuring the composite sheet so as to be capable of repeatedly stretching to a deformed length of at least 115% of the non-deformed length and returning to within 8% of the non-deformed length without rupture or permanent wrinkling of the composite sheet.
US10555616B1
A device for rocking a hammock holding a human is described. The device includes a frame, a lever arm, a solenoid, a cord, and a signaling device. The lever arm pivots about a pivot point to move within the frame. The solenoid is connected to the lever arm to apply a force to rotate the lever arm. The lever arm is connected via the cord to the hammock. As the lever arm moves from one position to another within the frame, the signaling device detects the position of the lever arm and signals to turn on the solenoid to apply a force to the lever arm to rock the hammock.
US10555613B1
A remote control footrest for elevating an injured foot includes a base having a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a right side, a left side, and a cavity. The top side has a pole aperture extending through to the cavity. A lift means is coupled to the base within the cavity. An adjustable support pole is coupled to the base through the pole aperture and is in operational communication with the lift means. The lift means adjusts a length of the adjustable support pole. A footrest is coupled to the adjustable support pole and is configured to support a foot or a leg of a user. A remote control is in wireless communication with the lift means to adjust the length of the adjustable support pole and thus a height of the footrest.
US10555606B2
A stand for supporting product containers, such as bottles, in an inverted or upside-down position, allowing the content of the bottle to settle near the opening, reducing product waste, the stand having an aesthetically pleasing appearance so as to be useful in any area of the home. The stand may comprise a frame, at least one foot, and at least one bottle or container support.
US10555603B2
An adjustable workstation is described. The workstation includes a table top, a legs assembly mounted below the table top, a base frame mounted to the legs assembly, and an adjustment mechanism configured to move the legs assembly to adjust the height of the table top relative to the base frame. The adjustment mechanism can include a gas spring and an actuator. A user can actuate the actuator to adjust the height of the table top. The gas spring can provide force, which aids the user in raising or lowering the table top.
US10555595B2
A hanging chair having a spreading stick and drawstring tunnels on the hanging chair surface for receiving suspension strings. The base section of the hanging chair surface of the hanging chair has at least one approximately rectangular seat surface and a trapezoidal back surface attached to the seat surface. The seat surface and back surface have common continuously connected drawstring tunnels on the lateral edges. The lateral drawstring tunnels of the seat surface and back surface bring about, by suspension strings guided therein, a lateral gathering of the entire hanging chair surface. The gathering on the suspended hanging chair forms a steeper profile of the back surface with respect to the flatter extending seat surface.
US10555590B2
A carbon formed body covers an outlet of a dryer. The carbon formed body is formed into a disc made from isotropic high-density graphite, and elongated holes are provided along a spiral line so as to penetrate through the disc. Hence, the opening areas of the carbon formed body can be extended while preventing reduction in the strength of the carbon formed body. Therefore, when the dryer that includes the carbon formed body attached to the outlet is in use, a smaller pressure loss is caused at the carbon formed body and the heat accumulation phenomenon is prevented. Furthermore, breakage of carbon formed bodies is inhibited at the time of manufacturing.
US10555589B2
A protective case for a mobile device having a front cover and a storage compartment for a user's personal items such as credit cards, personal identification cards, and/or cash is disclosed. The protective case includes a main body and a detachable panel configured to cover an aperture through the shell of the protective case providing access to the storage compartment via a hinged connection. The shell, panel, and front are secured to flexible layers, which allow the case to function as independent pivot stands that can position the case in one or more operating/viewing positions.
US10555588B2
An adjustable luggage trunk stroller with seat cushion is provided. The luggage trunk stroller has an innovative structure, comprising a casing, a rod assembly, a seat cushion and a seat belt. As comparing to the conventional structure, the casing can be manually rotated for changing the tilt angle of the casing at 0˜90 degrees and fastened to a certain position with the coordination of the rod assembly. When disposing the casing at a certain angle, the seat cushion can be swayed and extended for an infant to sit. Or, when the casing is disposed in a horizontal planar state, the seat cushion can be swayed and folded for the infant to lie flat. Thus, the luggage trunk stroller is capable of carrying the infant during walking. The luggage and the infant can be carried at the same time for effectively improving the added value of the luggage trunk stroller.
US10555587B2
An expandable luggage container includes a first compartment; a side cover formed on a side of the first compartment, a first zipping mechanism formed around three sides of the side cover; a second compartment coupled to the first compartment; and a top cover formed on a top side of the second compartment, a second zipping mechanism formed around three sides of the top cover. In the luggage container, a first opening of the first compartment and a second opening of the second compartment are directed to different directions; the second compartment is collapsible by a third zipping mechanism formed between the first compartment and second compartment; and the luggage container is in a compact mode when the second compartment is collapsed and is in an expanded mode when the second compartment is expanded by unzipping of the third zipping mechanism.
US10555575B2
The invention includes a protective headpiece and components thereof and methods for their use. Preferred examples comprise a helmet component, a plurality of piers joining said helmet component to a shoulder pad component and an inner hat component permitting the wearer the ability to move the head from side to side and/or up and down within the helmet component without moving the helmet component. The helmet component may comprise a plurality of fluid-filled floating plates or floats on the inner surface thereof to cushion the head against impact during activities including, for example, football, race car driving, military activities and the like.
US10555574B2
A retractable sunshade cap includes a crown having a forwardly extending visor, three sunshield members, and fastening members. The bottom end of the sunshield members are permanently attached to the base of the crown using permanent fastening members or sewing stitches or other permanent attachment methods. Left and right sunshield members are disposed with their front ends attached near the front centerline of the crown so that they drape forwardly down the side of the visor. Rear sunshield member is disposed so that it drapes down from near the rear crown portion. Detachable fastening members are deployed to secure angled folded flaps that reduce the size of the sunshield members for storage, and are also deployed to secure portions of the sunshield members onto the crown near its vertex for independent retraction and targeted shading of the face and neck.
US10555573B2
A seamless back buckle with concealed fittings, including a substrate and a plurality of rows of fittings disposed on the substrate; wherein the substrate includes a surface layer and a bottom layer, an interlayer is disposed between the surface layer and the bottom layer, and the plurality of rows of fittings are disposed in the interlayer; and a through hole is formed at a position corresponding to each fitting on the surface layer, and each through hole is communicated with an interior of the interlayer. A new concealed structure is adopted for the fittings of the back buckle, which provides a new idea for the underwear market, and can effectively simplify production procedures and reduce production costs.
US10555571B2
A bodybuilding competition suit number tab is provided. The suit number tab embodies a tubular tab of stretch material for securing a competition number to a competition suit without fear of damaging the suit, or making the competitor uncomfortable during competition, or the number falling off. The tubular tab may be formed by folding a sheet of stretch material so that opposing ends generally align, and then joining the opposing ends. The tubular tab may then be inverted and joined to a bottom portion of the competition suit before connecting the competition number to the tubular tab, utilizing the space provided by the lumen of the tubular tab.
US10555566B2
Disclosed are body impact protection systems. The body impact protection system may comprise at least one plate element layer, such as an interconnected meshed plate element network. Another embodiment may be directed to a protection system comprising at least one plate element layer, such as an interconnected meshed plate element network overlapping and adjacent to at least one liner or gel. Further embodiments may comprise the combination of multiple body impact protection systems in a single protective garment or device. Impact protection systems may be designed to protect various body features, such as for example, the head, shoulders, elbows, arms, wrists, hands, chest, torso, thighs, knees, shins, ankles, feet, and the like. The inventive body impact protection system affords more protection from the force of an impact and comfort than conventional body impact protection systems.
US10555560B2
An electrically operated aerosol-generating system may be configured to detect adverse conditions (e.g., a dry heater). The system may comprise an electric heater comprising at least one heating element for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, a power supply, and electric circuitry connected to the electric heater and to the power supply and comprising a memory. The electric circuitry may be configured to measure an initial electrical resistance (R1) of the electric heater; measure a subsequent electrical resistance of the electric heater after the measurement of the initial electrical resistance; determine the difference (ΔR) between the initial electrical resistance and the subsequent electrical resistance; determine that an adverse condition is present if the difference is greater than a maximum threshold value (ΔRmax) or less than a minimum threshold value (ΔRmin) stored in the memory; and control a power to the electric heater and/or provide an indication if the adverse condition is present.
US10555539B2
A cutting device for cutting a food product that is conveyed by a conveyor means. The cutting device includes a first cutting blade and a moving mechanism attached to the first cutting blade for moving the first cutting blade sideways in either direction across the conveyor means, and a control unit. The first cutting blade is adapted to cut at least one incision in the product from one side of the product. The control unit is adapted to control the first cutting blade and the moving mechanism based on image data of the food product, and includes utilizing the image data in instructing the moving mechanism to adjust the position of the first cutting blade across the conveyor means.
US10555535B2
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a composition having excellent controlling effects with respect to pests and provides a pest control composition including bacillus strain APM-1 (new strain of Bacillus, APM-1) deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-4838 and one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist compound.
US10555534B2
The present invention is generally directed to fusion proteins containing a targeting sequence that targets the fusion protein to the exosporium of a Bacillus cereus family member. The invention also relates to recombinant Bacillus cereus family members expressing such fusion proteins, formulations containing the recombinant Bacillus cereus family members expressing the fusion proteins. Methods for stimulating plant growth and for protecting plants from pathogens by applying the recombinant Bacillus cereus family members or the formulations to plants or a plant growth medium are also described. The invention also relates to methods for immobilizing spores of a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member expressing a fusion protein on plant roots.
US10555528B1
Provided is a herbicidal composition comprising a PPO inhibitor and glufosinate or its salt, wherein the weight ratio of the PPO inhibitor to glufosinate or its salt is less than 1/2,000. The herbicidal composition can effectively control weeds with reduced crop injury.
US10555524B2
Pesticidal compositions are provided that include at least one pesticidal active ingredient and at least one organic solvent. Adjuvant compositions are provided for use with at least one pesticidal active ingredient that include at least one organic solvent. Methods of producing an adjuvant composition and pesticidal composition are also provided.
US10555517B2
Disclosed is a spraying unit intended for spraying a liquid onto vegetation and including: a nozzle formed by a tube, a rotatable atomizer, and a fan generating a carrying air flow around the atomizer, a drive system, and a transport unit for transporting the liquid to the atomizer, which is capable of breaking the liquid up into droplets. The nozzle encloses a body surrounded by the carrying air flow and including a rotatable portion formed by the rotatable atomizer, the rotation of which causes droplets in the carrying air flow to be propelled, preferably in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Also disclosed is a compact spraying module including such a unit and to a spraying and control system including a plurality of such modules.
US10555515B2
An adjustable fishing float with first and second portions slidably joined to form an adjustable air space with the float. The buoyancy of the float may be altered by sliding a first portion further within the second portion or drawing the first portion further out of the second portion. The first and second portions define a sliding water resistant joint to prevent water from intruding into the air space.
US10555511B2
A method of redirecting a track of a fishing lure on a fishing line is provided. The fishing lure has a body, a fishing lure longitudinal axis extending along a length of the body, a line tie extending outwardly from the body, and a re-positioning mechanism mounted entirely inside the body and connected to the line tie. The re-positioning mechanism is activated by the fishing line. The method includes the steps of using a fishing pole, casting the fishing lure into a body of water; while the fishing lure is in the water, reeling in the fishing lure; and moving the line tie between a first position and a second position such that only the movement of the line tie between the first position and the second position changes a direction of travel of the fishing lure while the lure is being reeled in.
US10555506B2
The invention provides knock-in non-human cells and mammals having a genome encoding chimeric antibodies and methods of producing knock-in cells and mammals. Certain aspects of the invention include chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions and kits. Certain aspects of the invention also relate to diagnostic and treatment methods using the antibodies of the invention.
US10555503B2
An animal control device having a stem with a gripping portion at one end and an electric prod head at the opposite end. Removably connected to the stem is a paddle body.
US10555496B2
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated R410M327. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety R410M327. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety R410M327 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety R410M327 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555490B1
A soybean cultivar designated 85370909 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 85370909, to the plants of soybean cultivar 85370909, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 85370909, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 85370909. 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 85370909. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85370909, 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 85370909 with another soybean cultivar.
US10555482B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068427. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068427. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068427 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068427 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555470B1
A soybean cultivar designated S160123 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S160123, to the plants of soybean cultivar S160123, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S160123, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S160123. 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 S160123. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S160123, 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 S160123 with another soybean cultivar.
US10555465B2
A hydroponic planting cup system includes a body, a first-inner-volume, and a second-inner-volume. The hydroponic planting cup system is useful for eliminating the need to transplant which effectively avoids the high risk of plants dying during the transplanting process in hydroponics. The hydroponic planting cup system is a single step process of growing plants in a hydronic system.
US10555462B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method that may include receiving a watering restriction for a location, detecting that a sprinkler controller is associated with a property within the location, and transmitting, to the sprinkler controller, the watering restriction. Additionally, a method may include receiving, at a sprinkler controller, a watering restriction for a location, the sprinkler controller associated with a property within the location, and adjusting, in response to the watering restriction, a sprinkling schedule for the property. Furthermore, a method may include receiving weather prediction information associated with a property, updating, in response to the weather prediction information, a sprinkling schedule for a sprinkler system associated with the property, receiving, after a time period, updated weather prediction information for the property, and updating the sprinkling schedule based on a comparison between the sprinkling schedule and the weather prediction information over the time period.
US10555461B2
Presence of natural enemies has a considerable impact on pest severity in a given geo-location. However, manually estimating pest severity or population of natural enemies is cumbersome, inaccurate and not scalable. Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable estimating effective pest severity index by receiving a first set of inputs pertaining to weather associated with a geo-location under consideration; receiving a second set of inputs pertaining to agronomic information; generating a pest forecasting model and a natural enemies forecasting model based on the received first set and the second set of inputs for each pest; and estimating the effective pest severity index based on the generated models. The timing and quantity of pesticide application can be optimized based on the estimated pest severity index. The generated models can be further enhanced continually based on one or more of historical data, participatory sensing inputs, crowdsourcing inputs and management practices.
US10555452B2
An improved row cleaning/closing wheel having improved debris removing and/or furrow closing performance with complimentary left and right cleaning/closing wheel pairs having complimentary teeth configurations to provide spatial, angular and rotational intermeshed cleaning and/or closing operation during row planting. The improved row cleaning wheel for use with a floating row cleaner and/or closing arm assemblies attached to a row planter during planting operation.
US10561051B2
A movement error detection apparatus includes a movable region inside mark made of a projected image arranged in a movable region of a movable conveyor of each of first and second substrate conveyance devices; and a pair of movable region outside marks respectively provided on both sides of the movable region inside mark and arranged at a position outside the movable region of the movable conveyor and outward of a substrate at a work position; an imaging device which moves together with a mounting head; and a control device that selects two marks, among the marks, which are positioned on both outer sides of the substrate and are closest to the substrate, and causes the first substrate recognition camera to image the marks, as well as obtaining a movement error of the first mounting head on the basis of the two mark images.
US10561050B2
A component mounting system comprising a feeder stocking area in which feeders to be exchanged with feeders for which exchanging is necessary from among multiple feeders which are set in the feeder setting area of each of the component mounting machines are caused to wait; and an exchanging robot which removes the feeders for which exchanging is necessary from the feeder setting area of each of the component mounting machines, removes the feeders to be exchanged with the feeders for which exchanging is necessary from among the multiple feeders which wait in the feeder stocking area, and sets the feeders in the feeder setting area of the component mounting machine.
US10561045B2
An electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB). One or more components mounted on at least one of a first side and a second side of the PCB. The first side and the second side are two opposite sides of the PCB. A plurality of solder blades mounted on the second side of the PCB one or more heatsinks inserted onto the plurality of solder blades mounted on the second side of the PCB.
US10561044B2
An autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous-driving system having at least one autonomous vehicle component disposed at a roof region of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle further includes a thermal management system adapted to transmit a coolant in proximity to the autonomous vehicle component. The autonomous vehicle further includes a fluid management system having a catch basin secured to the roof region below the autonomous vehicle component. The fluid management system further includes a drain tube secured to the catch basin to receive coolant collected in the catch basin.
US10561042B2
A fluid guiding cover is adapted to be assembled to a casing. The fluid guiding cover includes a first plate, a second plate, and a third plate. The first plate has a main body portion and a sidewall portion, wherein the main body portion is detachably fixed on the casing and stretches over a channel of the casing. The sidewall portion is connected to the main body portion and located in the channel. The second plate is rotatably disposed on one side of the sidewall portion, wherein the second plate is located in the channel and configured to abut against or separate from a bottom surface of the casing. The third plate is rotatably disposed on one side of the sidewall portion and disposed in parallel with the second plate, wherein the third plate is located in the channel and configured to abut against or separate from the bottom surface.
US10561041B2
The present application discloses two-phase cooling devices that may include at least three substrates: a metal with a wicking structure, an intermediate substrate and a backplane. The titanium thermal module may be adapted for use in a mobile device, such as a portable device or smartphone, where it may offer compelling performance advantages. The thermal module may also have a metal layer which may act as a shield for radiation or an antenna for radiation, or may add mechanical strength to the thermal module.
US10561040B1
Systems and methods are provided for a gasket that allows for a single cooling cold plate to touch one or more devices. These devices may have precise but varying thermal interfaces and mounting pressure requirements; and height and co-planarity tolerances that need to be accommodated. The gasket may be sandwiched in between a top stiffener plate and a floating cold plate along an outer perimeter of the gasket; and a rigid, cold plate base and a bottom stiffener plate along an inner perimeter of the gasket. The resulting seal allows coolant to flow between the rigid and floating cold plates as these plates move (i.e., float) with respect to one another. Thus, the gasket aids in a cooling apparatus achieve an optimum thermal interface with each of the one or more devices simultaneously, while accounting for the individual tolerance variations across each device.
US10561036B1
A system is provided relating to a peripheral component interconnect express bus bar. In use, the bus bar includes a circuit board and at least two electrical interface surface mount connectors attached to the circuit board, each of the at least two electrical interface surface mount connectors configured to be connected to a respective add-in card. Further, at least one power connector is attached to the circuit board and connected to at least one electrical interface surface mount connector of the at least two electrical interface surface mount connectors, and is configured to receive power and distribute the power to the at least two electrical interface surface connectors.
US10561031B2
A board unit includes a case accommodating a circuit board. A power terminal connects a lead-out part of a bus bar with a connection terminal of an electric wire. A cover covers the power terminal and has a lateral wall overlapping a peripheral wall part. The lateral surface of the peripheral wall part and the lateral wall includes an engagement protrusion and an engagement recess to be engaged with the engagement protrusion. The lateral wall of the cover includes a latch piece at a position offset from the engagement protrusion or the engagement recess in a longitudinal direction and a latch portion to be latched with the latch piece which restricts displacement of the lateral wall of the cover in a direction away from the lateral surface of the peripheral wall part of the case.
US10561021B2
The area projections or a spacer occupies on the upper surface of a resin casing increases as the size of a power semiconductor module decreases, and therefore another means for defining a clearance between a control board and the resin casing is desired. A power semiconductor module is provided, including: a housing which houses a power semiconductor chip; and at least one control pin or guide pin which protrudes outward from an upper surface of the housing, wherein the at least one control pin or guide pin has at least one step in a height direction from the upper surface of the housing toward a tip farthest from the housing.
US10561009B2
A liquid-cooled consumable cartridge for a plasma arc torch is provided. The cartridge includes (i) an electrode, (ii) a swirl ring with a first outer retaining feature and a second outer retaining feature on an exterior surface, where the electrode is secured to the swirl ring, and (iii) a nozzle with an inner retaining feature on an interior surface, where the inner retaining feature of the nozzle is mated with the first outer retaining feature of the swirl ring. The cartridge also includes a cartridge frame with an inner retaining feature on an interior surface and an outer retaining feature on an exterior surface. The inner retaining feature of the cartridge frame is mated with the second outer retaining feature of the swirl ring. The cartridge further includes a shield with an inner retaining feature on an interior surface mated with the outer retaining feature of the cartridge frame.
US10561008B2
The laser driven lamp comprising: a main body having a columnar shape; a concave reflecting portion formed at a front side of the main body, the concave reflecting portion having a focal point at which the laser beam converges; a light exit window provided in front of the concave reflecting portion; a laser beam passing hole formed at a center of the main body, the laser beam passing hole penetrating the main body in an optical axial direction of the lamp; and a light entrance window provided at a rear side of the main body, the laser beam being incident to the light entrance window, the main body, the light exit window and the light entrance window constituting in combination a closed space, and the light emitting gas being enclosed in the closed space.
US10561003B2
The present disclosure relates to an illumination method, an illumination apparatus and a storage medium for an intelligent flashlight, and an intelligent device. The illumination method for an intelligent flashlight includes: acquiring a current operation mode of the intelligent flashlight, and when the intelligent flashlight is in a setting mode, acquiring reference route information for current navigation from a terminal associated with the intelligent flashlight and in a navigation state; acquiring current route information of the intelligent flashlight, determining whether the current route information is consistent with the reference route information, and generating a route determination result; and determining an illumination mode of the intelligent flashlight according to the route determination result.
US10561000B2
A luminaire incorporating a plurality of lighting module units, each module comprising a plurality of preferably independently controllable light sources, optionally LEDs and/or laser lamps, each light source having preferably dedicated lens structure associated therewith, wherein the modules are individually configurable and further wherein the light output characteristics of each module of said plurality are individually controllable to yield a target overall distribution of output light from the luminaire. Yet, it is presented a lighting apparatus comprising a single point-like light source, preferably a LED, and a transmissive lens structure optically connected to said light source defining a plurality of optically functional, mutually different segments dedicated for controlling the light, e.g. distribution and direction, originally emitted by said single light source. A corresponding transmissive element such as a lens is presented.
US10560998B2
A circuit assembly for simulating a load current from an on-board network having an input connected to a line of the on-board network of a vehicle for connecting to a load, an output connected to a light source which replaces the load. A series circuit formed by a resistor and a switch, wherein the resistor has a resistance in the same order as that of the load to be simulated, and the series circuit is connected in parallel with the input. A switching controller with the input connected in parallel to the input of the circuit assembly, and draws a current from the line of the on-board network for connecting to a load smaller than the load current of the load to be replaced. The circuit assembly is open the switch and actuate the switching controller and to close the switch and deactivate the switching controller.
US10560993B1
A dimming controller is coupled to receive an out-source current from a dimming interface for each LED driver connected thereto. Based on the out-source current received, the controller can estimate the number of connected LED drivers. When the LED driver(s) are determined to be on based on the received out-source current, the dimming controller generates and transmits a dimming control voltage. The dimming controller is programmable with relationships between the dimming control voltage and operational parameters for the certain type of LED driver and the certain type of LED load. The dimming controller then estimates the power characteristics (e.g., the input power and the output power) of the LED driver and associated LED load based on the programmed relationships. Power characteristics can accordingly be reported to the customer via a dimming controller without requiring specifically designed power measuring devices. Driver failure in the group can be reported in real time.
US10560972B2
An information processing apparatus that is capable of externally controlling a projection apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to perform communication with the projection apparatus, an acquiring unit configured to acquire function information of the projection apparatus from the projection apparatus via the communication unit, a presenting unit configured to present the function information of the projection apparatus acquired by the acquiring unit, and a control unit configured to control the presenting unit so as to present an indication of whether the projection apparatus is operating with a projection function or with a lighting function based on the function information of the projection apparatus acquired by the acquiring unit.
US10560967B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmitting through an adaptive channel using a channel state. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for a remote node to transmit through a channel includes the steps of: intermittently receiving a forward channel signal transmitted from a host node; estimating a reverse channel state on the basis of the received forward channel signal; and determining whether or not the estimated reverse channel state satisfies preset channel conditions, and adaptively transmitting a reverse channel signal according to the determined result.
US10560957B2
The present disclosure relates to resolving out-of-sync uplink grants for communication in an unlicensed spectrum. For example, a user equipment (UE) may receive an uplink grant from a network entity on a downlink communication channel, wherein the uplink grant is associated with a system frame number (SFN). The UE may further determine, based on the SFN, that the uplink grant is out of order with one or more stored uplink grants within a queue. Additionally, the UE may insert the uplink grant in an ordered position within the queue relative to the one or more stored uplink grants.
US10560953B2
Antenna tuning may include performing multiple sampling on a transmission signal applied to an antenna and a reception signal corresponding to the transmission signal during a period for which a first frequency is allocated to the transmission signal, such that sampling data are generated based on the multiple sampling, the sampling data including data corresponding to the transmission signal and data corresponding to the reception signal. The method may include calculating a parameter based on the sampling data, and tuning the antenna based on the parameter. A device may include a control circuit to perform the multiple sampling and set a tuning value, a radio frequency front-end to modulate the transmission signal based on the frequency and apply a return signal of the transmission signal or a reflection signal, and an antenna tuner to adjust a resonance frequency or an impedance of the antenna according to the tuning value.
US10560943B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10560934B2
This disclosure relates to TTI bundling for downlink communication. According to one embodiment, a base station and a wireless device may establish a wireless communication link. The base station may determine to enable TTI bundling for downlink communication for at least one carrier of the wireless communication link. The base station may provide an indication to the wireless device to enable TTI bundling for downlink communication for the determined carrier(s) of the wireless communication link. The base station may subsequently transmit TTI bundle downlink communications to the wireless device via the determined carrier(s).
US10560933B2
A cellular communication system comprising a plurality of geographically spaced base stations (2) each of which comprises an antenna arrangement (4, 6, 8) per base station sector, each of which antenna arrangements has an antenna element for generating an array of narrow beams (10, 12, 14) covering the sector. Timeslots are simultaneously transmitted over each of the beams so as to generate successive sets of simultaneously transmitted timeslots per sector. The timeslots are each split into multiple orthogonal codes, for example Walsh codes. The communication system additionally comprising a scheduling device (31) for allocating for successive sets of timeslots common overhead channels, including a common pilot channel, which are allocated to the same sub-set of codes of each timeslot in the set. For successive sets of timeslots different data traffic is allocated to the same sub-set of codes of each timeslot in the set. This effectively generates a sector wide antenna beam carrying the common overhead channels and a plurality of narrow beams each of which carry different data traffic. Inter-beam interference is addressed by the application of Adaptive Modulation and Coding and by an inter-beam handoff scheme. The handoff scheme ensures that when an end user equipment is located in a cusp region between adjacent beams the antenna arrangement simultaneously transmits data traffic to that mobile station on at least both of the adjacent beams.
US10560932B2
Methods and devices are described for encoding and decoding control information that has been modulated based on one or more identifiers of the transmitter and/or receiver. Some embodiments describe scrambling sequence design for multi-mode block discrimination on downlink control information (DCI) blind detection. Separate scrambling masks may be applied to disparate bit fields within a coded DCI message, wherein each of the scrambling masks is derived from a unique identifier associated with either the transmitter or the intended receiver. The scrambling masks may be used by the receiver to perform early termination of the decoding process, to mitigate intercell interference, and to verify that the receiver is the intended receiver.
US10560923B2
Disclosed is a method for determining, by a terminal, a transmission resource pool in device-to-device (D2D) communication. The method for determining a transmission resource pool comprises the steps of: indexing resource blocks within a resource block pool; and mapping the indexed resource blocks to physical resource blocks, wherein the indexed resource blocks are arranged in order of increasing resource block index, the resource block pool is used to transmit D2D signals, and information about the configuration of the resource block pool can be indicated by upper layer signaling.
US10560918B1
A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to detect a condition to page a user equipment (UE) device, retrieve mobility category information associated with the UE device from a mobility database, and use the retrieved mobility category information to determine a paging policy. The computer device may be further configured to select a number of base station cells to which the computer device is to send a paging message based on the determined paging policy and page the UE device using the selected number of base station cells.
US10560909B2
A network includes a plurality of parent nodes to communicate in a wireless network via a wireless network protocol. A network node establishes a network connection to one of the parent nodes of the plurality of parent nodes in response to received beacons from the parent nodes. A signal analyzer in the network node processes a received signal strength of the beacons and the number of beacons received over a given time period from each of the parent nodes. The signal analyzer selects the parent node by analyzing the received signal strength for a number of beacons received from each parent node with respect to a number of expected beacons transmitted from each parent node of the plurality of parent nodes over the given time period.
US10560899B2
A wireless device includes a sleep mode controller circuit (SMC), an RF circuit, and a processor. The SMC is configured to identify from a message that there is no impending data traffic to be received from another wireless device, put the wireless device into a power down mode powering down the processor and the RF circuit, and periodically checking for a another received message. Checking the RF message includes powering on the RF circuit on a periodic basis, determining whether another received message indicates that there is impending data traffic to be received from another wireless device, and, based on a determination that that there is impending data traffic to be received from another wireless device, powering up the processor.
US10560895B2
A method for operating a mobile device with a communication module and an accumulator, in particular a hand-held power tool, includes powering the communication module via electricity from the accumulator. The communication module enables wireless communication, and is powered only temporarily at least for transmitting data.
US10560891B2
In some implementations, a Medium Access Control (MAC) method for LTE in Unlicensed (LTE-U) includes transmitting at least one of a Clear to Send (CTS) message or a Request to Send (RTS) message on an LTE-U Secondary Cell (SCell) carrier. The at least one of the CTS message or the RTS message may include a duration field. The duration field may indicate a transmission time of a transmission on a packet data shared channel on the LTE-U SCell carrier. An evolved NodeB (eNB) transmits a scheduling grant for the transmission on the packet data shared channel on the LTE-U SCell carrier.
US10560890B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a roaming network access method and apparatus, where the method includes: obtaining a mobile country code MCC of a roaming area; obtaining a preferential roaming list, where the preferential roaming list is used to indicate information about at least one network that a user preferentially attempts to register with when the user is roaming; selecting a network that matches the MCC from the preferential roaming list and searching for the selected network; and each time a network is found by the searching, attempting to register with the found network. By means of the roaming network access method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention, duration of network searching performed by user equipment is shortened, time spent by the user equipment on initial network access in the roaming area is reduced.
US10560887B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for routing modification based on handover detection in UEs and network equipment. According to the principles of the present specification, communication between a User Equipment (UE) and a network equipment may be established over a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, and a coupling between the first RAT and the second RAT may be identified in the communication between the UE and the network equipment. A handover event associated with at least one of the RATs may be identified, and network traffic routing may be adapted based at least in part on the identified handover event and the coupling between the first RAT and the second RAT.
US10560884B2
The present invention discloses methods and systems for selecting at least one SIM card for data communication at a wireless communication device which is capable of housing a plurality of SIM cards. When a switching condition is satisfied, the wireless communication device selects a second SIM card group, and disconnects one or more connections established using any non-second group SIM card. Non-second group SIM cards are SIM cards that are not in the second SIM card group. A selected SIM card from the second SIM card group is then used for data communications. The steps are repeated until (i) the switching condition is no longer satisfied, (ii) no more SIM cards selected from the second SIM card group can be used for data communications or (iii) no more connection is made using non-second group SIM cards.
US10560882B2
A method and apparatus for mobility management, load management, sharing management and configuration update and setup in a mobile network having a first radio access technology node and a second radio access technology node, the first radio access technology node and the second radio access technology node communicating over a backhaul interface. In one aspect the method detects, at the first radio access technology node, that a handover for a user equipment to a new node is required; provides, from the first radio access technology node, handover information to the second radio access technology node over the backhaul interface; and performs the handover of the user equipment from the first radio access technology node to the new node.
US10560881B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an access point handover method and an apparatus. The method includes: sensing, by a terminal, that a currently connected access point cannot satisfy a transmission condition. The method includes finding, by the terminal, that at least one access point satisfying the transmission condition exists in access points having names partially the same as that of the currently connected access point. The method includes establishing, by the terminal, a connection to one of the at least one access point satisfying the transmission condition.
US10560880B2
Described are various embodiments of a mobile operator-mediated telephony-over-data system and implementation, and mobile smartphone-over-data device and computer-implemented environment therefor.
US10560879B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In one method, a wireless device may establish a connection with an access node (AN) of a local area network (LAN). The wireless device may also determine to perform an authentication. The wireless device may further receive an indication, as part of the authentication, of a protocol end point for the authentication as being a non-access stratum (NAS) layer or a radio resource control (RRC) layer. In another method, an AN may establish a connection with a wireless device. The AN may determine the wireless device determined to perform an authentication with an authenticator included in the AN. The AN may further indicate, as part of the authentication, a protocol end point for the authentication as being the NAS layer or the RRC layer.
US10560867B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to reducing intermodulation distortion (IMD) in a radio frequency (RF) circuit. In examples discussed herein, the RF circuit operates in an uplink carrier aggregation (ULCA) mode to transmit an RF uplink signal simultaneously in a first uplink band and a second transmit band. However, nonlinear components in the RF circuit can create an IMD product(s) that can fall into a downlink band of an RF downlink signal, thus impairing a receive filter's ability to receive the RF downlink signal in the downlink band. The receive filter can be opportunistically reconfigured to form an IMD shunt path to attenuate the IMD product. By reconfiguring the receiver filter to form the IMD shunt path, it is possible to suppress the IMD product in the RF uplink signal, thus leading to an improved desense performance in the ULCA mode without incurring additional cost and/or battery life penalty.
US10560866B2
A method of retrieving a file, the method including: receiving a portion of a content transmitted in accordance with a multicast protocol via a file delivery service, wherein the content includes data fragments forming a file; receiving a file delivery table (FDT) from the file delivery service; reading in the file delivery table location attributes indicating locations of the data fragments in the file; and determining from the location attributes locations of non-corrupted data fragments in the content portion.
US10560861B2
To measure the channel quality of the own cell accurately in a condition where there is no interference from a neighbor cell. A wireless communication terminal according to the invention is a wireless communication terminal to be connected to a base station for transmitting and receiving data to/from the base station, the wireless communication terminal including: a receiver that receives a signal which includes control information provided for measuring a channel quality of own cell from the base station; an extractor that extracts the control information from the signal received by the receiver; a measurement section that measures, on the basis of the control information, the channel quality of the own cell in a domain where a neighbor cell does not transmit a signal; and a transmitter that transmits a measurement result of the channel quality of the own cell measured by the measurement section, to the base station.
US10560851B2
A method of a user equipment (UE) for beam management in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), a downlink message comprising configuration information that includes a direction of Tx beam and a pattern of the beam sweeping of a set of transmit (Tx) beams for sounding reference signals (SRSs); determining information comprising the direction of the Tx beam and the pattern of the beam sweeping of the set of Tx beams; and transmitting, to the BS, an uplink message including a number of the SRSs for the beam management of the set of Tx beams in accordance with the configuration information.
US10560848B2
A communication method and a related apparatus are provided. A base station obtains a security policy, where the security policy includes integrity protection indication information, and the integrity protection indication information is used to indicate the base station whether to enable integrity protection for a terminal device; and when the integrity protection indication information indicates the base station to enable integrity protection for the terminal device, the base station sends a target user plane integrity protection algorithm to the terminal device.
US10560845B1
The network ID of a mobile device can be securely employed as a possession factor or as an identifier of a mobile device that is authorized to receive a funds transfer. When an access to a restricted access application server or a restricted access account on the application server is attempted via a computing device, and possession of a mobile device programmed with a network ID is employed as a verification factor, the application server or a risk indicator server can determine whether certain changes in information associated with the network ID and one or more attributes of a cellular account associated with the network ID are risk indicators. Based on the presence or absence of such risk indicators associated with the network ID, the user activity is either authorized or denied.
US10560844B2
In one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with the processing circuit, executable by the processing circuit, or integrated with and executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to limit functionality of a remote controlled device during periods of time that a user of the remote controlled device is not authenticated, and to receive identity information of the user of the remote controlled device via an authentication process, with the identity information establishing an identity of the user. Also, the logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to authenticate the user prior to allowing full functionality of the remote controlled device, send an indication of the identity of the user to the remote controlled device, and provide full functionality of the remote controlled device to the user in response to successfully authenticating the user.
US10560840B2
The present disclosure provides method and system for dynamically adapting privacy and security for IoT communication. The method determines allowance of pre-engagement communication between communicating local entity (CLE) and communicating remote entity (CRE) based on perception information formed for the CRE. The method determines session filters to be applied during pre-engagement communication to identify violations. Further, if interest level for the pre-engagement communication is greater than a predefined threshold, engagement communication is established between the CRE and CLE. During the engagement communication, engagement filters are determined and applied to identify any violations. Further, during the engagement communication, one or more privacy and security related events are identified and actions are also identified to handle the one or more privacy and security related events, for dynamically adapting privacy and security for IoT communication. The actions include terminating the engagement communication, updating perceptions, refining filters and continuing engagement communication.
US10560838B2
Provided are a method for deleting, by a mobility management entity (MME) of a local evolved packet core (EPC), user equipment (UE) information in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus for supporting the same. The method may include: receiving a UE information delete request message from a normal base station (BS), and deleting UE information on all UEs in an area of the normal BS, wherein the local EPC is comprised in an isolated BS, the MME is comprised in the local EPC, and the normal BS comprises no local EPC.
US10560833B2
In the present specification, a method may be provided in which a NAN terminal exchanges frames in a wireless communication system. Here, the method in which a NAN terminal exchanges frames may include the steps of: transmitting a first frame, in which a first NAN terminal requests first properties information, to a second NAN terminal, and receiving a second frame for the first properties information from the second NAN terminal. Here, when the first frame is a service discovery frame, the first properties information may be set on the basis of a first field value of the first frame, and when the first frame is a GAS frame, the first properties information may be set as proxy service information.
US10560824B1
Applications, systems, and methods, configured to automatically detect whether a vehicle containing a mobile device of a driver is being driven and automatically notify selected friends and family of the driving status of the vehicle so that the friends and family may opt not to send a message or other distraction to the driver.
US10560814B2
A wireless PTT communication system may include mobile wireless PTT communications devices, each configured to send a PTT call request, a wireless network coupling the mobile wireless PTT communications devices, and a PTT server. The PTT server may be configured to when a number of the mobile wireless PTT communications devices in a given talkgroup is greater than or equal to a first threshold, then cause each mobile wireless PTT communications device of the given talkgroup to report a respective location. The PTT server may be configured to when a number of the mobile wireless PTT communications devices in the given talkgroup is less than the first threshold, then disable each mobile wireless PTT communications device of the given talkgroup from reporting the respective location.
US10560809B2
The present disclosure provides a position providing apparatus installed in a server or a terminal device and configured to calculate a current position of a terminal device user by analyzing voice information or image information and to indicate the calculated position on a map database.
US10560800B2
A subset of geofences is selected from a set of geofences operating in an area, each geofence in the subset satisfying a primary consideration relative to at least one other geofence in the subset. In response to a first payload of a first geofence and a second payload of a second geofence satisfying a secondary consideration, a combined geofence definition is formed by combining a first definition of the first geofence with a second definition of the second geofence. At a data processing system distinct from a mobile device traveling in the area, the first payload is combined with the second payload to form a combined payload. The combined geofence definition and the combined payload are transmitted to the mobile device.
US10560798B2
A system for delivering targeted content to a wireless handset is described. The system comprises a wireless handset communicatively coupled to a network. A user profile associated with the wireless handset comprises at least one user attribute. The system further comprises a content administration interface configured to store an association between a content item and a user attribute. The system further comprises a content delivery module configured to filter stored content items to retrieve content items associated with a user attribute. The content delivery module transmits at least one retrieved content item to the wireless handset via the network. A handset content interface displays the at least one transmitted content item on the wireless handset.
US10560793B2
A diaphragm for a loudspeaker may include a conductive coupler, a voice coil having a voice coil lead, where the voice coil lead is positioned in conductive contact with the conductive coupler, and a terminal lead, where the terminal lead is positioned in conductive contact with the conductive coupler, and where the voice coil lead and the terminal lead are attached to the conductive coupler.
US10560787B2
The disclosure presents a method and an amplifier system for minimizing variation in an acoustical signal caused by variation in gain of an amplifier, comprising a battery for providing a supply voltage to the amplifier, a digital signal processor for providing the acoustical signal to the amplifier, a controller unit receiving an enablement signal when the supply voltage is in an offset mode, and based on the enablement signal requesting a measured voltage during a time period, and a first analog-to-digital converter configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier when receiving the request from the controller unit or the first analog-to-digital converter is configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier continuously, and where variations in the measured voltage relates to variations in the supply voltage during the time period. Furthermore, the controller unit is configured to predict offset modes (i.e. changes) in the supply voltage based on the enablement signals and a fitting of the measured voltages, and wherein the controller unit is configured to generate a compensating signal based on the fitting and transmit the compensating signal to the digital signal processor, the digital signal processor is then configured to minimize variation in the acoustical signal at the output of the amplifier by compensating the variation in gain of the amplifier based on the compensating signal.
US10560786B2
A speech intelligibility system. Embodiments comprise a talker unit, a listener unit and an earpiece. The talker unit includes a microphone to receive audible speech content and to produce electrical signals representative of the speech content, and a transmitter coupled to the microphone to produce wireless transmissions containing the speech content. The listener unit includes a receiver to receive the wireless transmissions and to produce electrical signals representative of the speech content. At least one of the talker unit and the listener unit includes an amplifier to amplify spectral components of the speech content within a frequency range having a lower end between about 800 Hz and 1,700 Hz and an upper end between about 7,000 Hz and 11,000 Hz. The earpiece is coupled to the listener unit and includes a speaker to produce audible speech content having the amplified spectral components and a tube to direct the audible speech content from the speaker toward a user's ear canal.
US10560784B2
A MEMS capacitive transducer with increased robustness and resilience to acoustic shock. The transducer structure includes a flexible membrane supported between a first volume and a second volume, and at least one variable vent structure in communication with at least one of the first and second volumes. The variable vent structure includes at least one moveable portion which is moveable in response to a pressure differential across the moveable portion so as to vary the size of a flow path through the vent structure. The variable vent may be formed through the membrane and the moveable portion may be a part of the membrane, defined by one or more channels, that is deflectable away from the surface of the membrane. The variable vent is preferably closed in the normal range of pressure differentials but opens at high pressure differentials to provide more rapid equalisation of the air volumes above and below the membrane.
US10560783B2
An apparatus for providing directional audio capture may include a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including assigning at least one beam direction, among a plurality of beam directions, in which to direct directionality of an output signal of one or more microphones. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to divide microphone signals of the microphones into selected frequency subbands wherein an analysis performed. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to select at least one set of microphones of the apparatus for selected frequency subbands. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to optimize the assigned at least one beam direction by adjusting a beamformer parameter(s) based on the selected set of microphones and at least one of the selected frequency subbands. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
US10560779B2
The invention relates to a sound wall comprising in total M elements comprising a front face (F), where the sound wall (1) has a lateral extension along an x-axis and a vertical extension along a y-axis, where the sound wall (1) comprises N elements (3), where N≤M, which N elements in the front face (F) of each respective of these N elements are provided with a sound radiating unit, such as one or more loudspeaker units, configured to radiate sound energy from the respective front face and into the surroundings, such that a sound field can be created in front of the sound wall; where the sound wall is provided with signal providing means configured to provide the sound radiating units with a signal that is a combination of input signals, such as the left and right channel signals S1(t), S2(t) of a stereophonic signal. In embodiments of the invention, the sound wall (1) further comprises A elements (2), where A≤M−N, which A elements (2) are provided with sound absorbing means associated with the front face (F), whereby the sound wall (1) can be used to reduce the reverberation time of a room or other enclosure, in which the sound wall (1) is provided and/or H elements (4), where H≤M−N−A, which H elements (4) comprises hardware components configured to control and provide signals to the sound radiating units in said N elements (3). The invention also relates to a method for controlling a sound field in front of the sound wall.
US10560769B2
A head-mounted display (HMID) includes a strap arm that transmits audio. The HMID includes a front rigid body and a strap arm. The strap arm includes a body portion defining a boss having an aperture that rotatably connects the strap arm to the front rigid body. The body portion defines an audio passage to transmit sound and an audio port to output the sound. The audio passage is defined along the body portion between the aperture of the boss and the audio port. A speaker is positioned, such as within the aperture, to emit the sound through the audio passage and to the audio port. The strap arm can further include a back volume unit that enhances the sound transmitted through the audio passage.
US10560765B2
A Multi-Chip Module (MCM) includes a substrate and a switch controller on the substrate. An optical module on the substrate includes at least one optical crosspoint switch for selectively routing optical signals received by the optical module out of the MCM without the MCM buffering data from the optical signals or without converting the optical signals into electrical signals for processing data from the optical signals by the switch controller. According to another aspect, at least one memory on the substrate is connected to the switch controller by a parallel bus. In another aspect, the MCM includes a plurality of input optical paths for receiving optical signals from outside the MCM, a plurality of output optical paths for transmitting optical signals from the MCM, and a plurality of optical crosspoint switches each connecting an input optical path to an output optical path to selectively route optical signals.
US10560761B2
A first computing device may receive an indication of user input that is at least a part of a conversation between a user and a first assistant executing at the first computing device. The first assistant and/or an assistant executing at a digital assistant system may determine whether to handoff the conversation from the first assistant executing at the first computing device to a second assistant executing at a second computing device. In response to determining to handoff the conversation to the second assistant executing at the second computing device, the first assistant and/or the assistant executing at the digital assistant system may send to the second computing device a request to handoff the conversation which includes at least an indication of the conversation.
US10560751B2
A profit redistribution device, profit redistribution method, program storage medium, profit redistribution system, content providing device, content providing method, program storage media, and content providing system are disclosed. Profit redistribution processing is performed according to the accumulated points proportionate to the number of times the content with a commercial video is provided to a client PC. Thus, a fair profit redistribution can be easily performed. A preset content with a commercial video is provided to a user when requested from the client PC, and it is possible to provide advertisement information without the user being aware of the commercial.
US10560750B2
An information display method is disclosed to solve a problem of tediousness and inefficiency of a process of displaying an information set corresponding to an information portal in existing technologies. The method includes: acquiring a selection instruction for an information portal; acquiring an information set corresponding to the information portal; and displaying the information set. The present disclosure further discloses an information display apparatus and a smart television.
US10560747B2
Techniques for real-time DVR programming employ secure instant message protocol in a DVR environment. An embodiment sends an instant message to the DVR which causes the DVR to open a new secure connection with the service provider for synchronizing data on the DVR with updated programming data from the service provider. Another embodiment uses an already established connection with an instant message server for synchronizing data on the DVR with updated programming data from the service provider.
US10560745B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system and method for selecting media content for a group of persons located at a venue. The system and method identify a plurality of viewers in a vicinity of a venue that has one or more display devices from location data and extracts a content viewing preference of each viewer from their profile data. The process includes aggregating the content viewing preference of each of the plurality of viewers to generate an aggregated content profile. Based on the aggregated content profile, a list of content is generated. Next, a first group of viewers approaching a viewing range of a display device are sensed by imaging data. Any conflicts between content viewing preferences of the first group of viewers are detected and resolved based on weighting the viewing preferences of the group. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10560742B2
A method is provided, that initiates with providing a video over a network to a plurality of client devices, wherein each client device is configured to render the video and track movements of a pointer during the rendering of the video. Movement data that is indicative of the tracked movements of the pointer is received over the network from each client device. The movement data from the plurality of client devices is processed to determine aggregate pointer movement versus elapsed time of the video. The aggregate pointer movement is analyzed to identify a region of interest of the video. A preview of the video is generated based on the identified region of interest.
US10560733B2
Items of video content offered for viewing on a video-on-demand (VOD) platform of a digital TV service provider are each assigned a respective title and hierarchical address corresponding to hierarchically-arranged categories and subcategories within which the title for the video content is to be categorized. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. The EPG dynamically adjust its display listings of each level of categories, subcategories, and titles in order to minimize the number of remote control keypresses needed for a viewer to navigate to a title of interest. In one basic form, the EPG display is reordered by listing more frequently visited categories or subcategories first, and other less frequently visited categories or subcategories lower on the listing or out-of-sight on another page of the display.
US10560726B2
A system and method for delivery and caching of media presentations is provided. The system includes client, a video origin server, a manifest generator, a video URL resolver, one or more original, inserted or edited media contents, and one or more personalized manifest files. The video origin server generates personalized media segments based on original, inserted or edited content for delivery to the client, possibly using MPEG-4 metadata. The video URL resolver resolves the encoded URLs that adhere to a structure of a source and output descriptor based on the one or more personalized media segments. The manifest generator then produces the one or more personalized manifest files containing the one or more encoded URLs A compositor converts the one or more encoded URLs adhering to the structure of source and output descriptor to the one or more personalized segments. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10560724B2
A video content distribution system including a user terminal on which contents are viewable and a content management server. The user terminal includes a first reception unit configured to receive field-of-view video data. The user terminal includes a display control unit configured to display a field-of-view video. The user terminal includes a viewpoint switch request signal generating unit for requesting a switch from a first viewpoint to a second viewpoint in the field-of-view video. The user terminal includes a first transmission unit configured to transmit the viewpoint switch request signal to the content management server. The content management server includes a second reception unit configured to receive the viewpoint switch request signal. The content management server includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit the field-of-view video data. The content management server further includes a switch count updating unit configured to update a count of switches to the second viewpoint.
US10560720B2
Innovations in signaling of reference picture list (“RPL”) modification information. For example, a video encoder evaluates a condition that depends at least in part on a variable indicating a number of total reference pictures. Depending on the results of the evaluation, the encoder signals in a bitstream a flag that indicates whether an RPL is modified according to syntax elements explicitly signaled in the bitstream. A video decoder evaluates the condition and, depending on results of the evaluation, parses from a bitstream a flag that indicates whether an RPL is modified according to syntax elements explicitly signaled in the bitstream. The condition can be evaluated as part of processing for an RPL, modification structure that includes the flag, or as part of processing for a slice header. The encoder and decoder can also evaluate other conditions that affect syntax elements for list entries of the RPL modification information.
US10560716B2
A moving picture coding includes: coding a first flag indicating whether or not temporal motion vector prediction is used; when the first flag indicates that the temporal motion vector prediction is used: coding a first parameter for calculating the temporal predictive motion vector; wherein when the first flag indicates that the temporal motion vector prediction is not used, the first parameter is not coded.
US10560707B2
Downsampled video content is generated in a subsampling color space from linearized video content in the subsampling color space. The linearized video content represents a first spatial dimension, whereas the downsampled video content represents a second spatial dimension lower than the first spatial dimension. Opponent channel data is derived in a transmission color space from the downsampled video content. Output video content is generated from luminance data in the linearized video content and the opponent channel data in the transmission color space. The output video content may be decoded by a downstream recipient device to generate video content in an output color space.
US10560706B2
Disclosed are techniques for temporal scalable video coding. By including a temporal_switching_point_flag and/or a temporal_nesting_flag into a normative part of the scalable bitstream, reference picture management in decoder can be simplified, and media-aware network elements and decoder can easily identify those pictures from which onward a higher temporal layer can be added.
US10560704B2
Non-transform blocks of video content may be coded by selectively changing a scanning order. In some implementations, an encoder or decoder may perform a scanning process on a block according to a scanning order. When the block has not been transformed, the encoder or decoder may selectively change the scanning order to a different order. For example, if the block is associated with a particular type of prediction, the scanning order may be changed to a different order. In another example, if the non-transform block has a size that is smaller than a predetermined size, the scanning order may be changed to a different order.
US10560699B2
An image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving an MVD for a current block; deriving MVP candidates on the basis of neighboring blocks of the current block; calculating a first threshold value and a second threshold value on the basis of a first MVP candidate and a second MVP candidate included in the MVP candidates; deriving an MVP for the current block on the basis of the MVD; calculating an MV of the current block on the basis of the MVP and the MVD; and generating a prediction sample on the current block on the basis of the MV. According to the present invention, it is possible to determine at least one of the x- and y-coordinate components of an MVP on the basis of a threshold value without explicit signaling and thus reduce the amount of relevant control information, thereby improving coding efficiency. Also, it is possible to differently set the unit of resolution indicated by an MVD for each section on the basis of the threshold value and thus derive an MV over a wide area using a smaller MVD value.
US10560695B2
There are provided mechanisms for encoding a picture of a video sequence in a video bitstream. The picture comprises pixels wherein each pixel has a color value comprising at least one color component value. The method comprises determining a frequency distribution of the color component values of the at least one color component. The method comprises determining at least one quantization parameter for coding of transform coefficients for the at least one color component based on the determined frequency distribution of the color component values. The method comprises encoding the determined at least one quantization parameter.
US10560692B2
Methods and systems for encoding video data are provided. Evolving standards for video encoding such as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard require a significant increase in computational complexity for both inter and intra encoding. The method includes calculating an approximate cost of each of a first set of prediction modes. Then selecting a second set of prediction modes from the first set of prediction modes based on probability distributions associated with each of the modes in the first set of prediction modes, the second set having substantially fewer prediction modes than the first. A number of candidate prediction modes prior to rate distortion optimization (RDO) is reduced. Experimental results show that the proposed method provides substantial time reduction and negligible quality loss as compared to the HEVC reference.
US10560680B2
A server may be configured to receive first pose data from a virtual reality device, generate second pose data, including a pose prediction, based at least on the first pose data, render a map representation based at least on the pose prediction, determine regions of the map representation based on a likelihood of view of each of the regions, perform foveation in each of the regions and generate an encoded frame based on the regions and a network parameter, and send the encoded frame and second pose data to the device. The encoding may associate each of the regions with a quality level and base the foveation on each region's associated quality level. The foveation may use different quantization parameters for each of the regions and/or use rendering foveation for each of regions. Network conditions such as latency, bandwidth, and/or jitter may be considered for bit allocation in the foveation.
US10560679B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting deformation of a structured light depth imaging system and automatic re-calibration for the depth imaging system. In one embodiment, a depth imaging device includes a light projector, a camera and a processor. The light projector emits light corresponding to a projected pattern image having a plurality of features with known locations in the projected pattern image. The camera captures the light reflected by an environment of the depth imaging device and generates a reflected pattern image as a two-dimensional (2D) projection of the environment. The reflected pattern image includes a plurality of features that correspond to the features of the projected pattern image. The processor detects a misalignment for a distance or an orientation between the light projector and the camera based on a relationship between the features in the projected pattern image and the features in the reflected pattern image.
US10560669B2
An image sensor includes: a plurality of microlenses arranged in a two-dimensional pattern; and a plurality of pixels that are provided in correspondence to each of the microlenses and receive lights of different color components, respectively. Pixels that are provided at adjacent microlenses among the microlenses and that receive lights of same color components, are adjacently arranged.
US10560666B2
An imaging system that includes a camera mourned on an aerial platform, for example a balloon, allows a user to increase the longevity of the camera's battery by remote control. A user may capture imagery at a time scale of interest and desired power consumption by adjusting parameters for image capture by the camera. A user may adjust a time to capture an image, a time to capture a video, or a number of cycles per time period to capture one or more images as the aerial platform moves in a region of interest to change power consumption for imaging. The system also provides imaging alignment to account for unwanted movement of the aerial platform when moved in the region of interest. Additionally, a mounting device is provided that is simple and inexpensive, and that allows a camera to remain positioned in a desired position relative to the ground.
US10560663B2
The invention includes a method and apparatus for delivering content to one or more content destination nodes. A method includes receiving content utility prediction information for a content item, selecting a content distribution mode for the content item using the content utility prediction information, and propagating the content item toward at least one of the content destination nodes using the selected content distribution mode and, optionally, with a defined priority, sequence, or schedule. The content utility prediction information is associated with the content destination nodes, and is indicative of a level of utility of the content item to the content destination nodes. The content distribution mode may include any content distribution mode, such as broadcast, switched broadcast, multicast, unicast, and the like. The content utility prediction information is received from one or more content prediction nodes. The content is distributed to one or more content destination nodes, which may include end user terminals and/or network-based caching nodes.
US10560657B2
Systems for synchronizing events or transitions in visual content with musical features in audio content are configured to obtain audio and visual content; determine a minimum, maximum, and/or a target display duration for items of visual content; determine a first playback-time in the first audio content to associate with a start-of-display time for the first visual content; identify a first timeframe in the first audio content corresponding to a range of acceptable end-of-display times for the first visual content; identify musical features within the first timeframe; identify a candidate musical feature among the identified musical features in accordance with a hierarchy; and/or define a first candidate end-of-display time that aligns with the playback time of the candidate musical feature. A set of candidate end-of-display times are defined for multiple visual content items in a single multimedia project, the set identified by seeking a solution that increases rank among the hierarchy.
US10560650B2
Provided is a photoelectric conversion device including: a pixel array including pixels arranged to form columns; and a readout unit including column readout circuits provided corresponding to the columns, each of the column readout circuits being configured to read out signals from the pixels in a corresponding column. Each of the column readout circuits includes a holding unit configured to hold a reference voltage supplied from a reference voltage line, an amplifier unit configured to amplify a signal output from one of the pixels based on the reference voltage held in the holding unit, and a switch unit configured to electrically disconnect the reference voltage line from the holding unit when the amplifier unit amplifies the signal. The holding unit of a first column readout circuit and the holding unit of a second column readout circuit are electrically connected to each other by a path other than the switch unit.
US10560642B2
Provided is an image processing device for improving quality of an image generated using an image obtained when infrared light is radiated and an image obtained when infrared light is not radiated. A modulation coefficient setting unit sets a first modulation coefficient used for correction of infrared luminance information of an infrared image obtained when infrared light is radiated. The first modulation coefficient is set on the basis of a ratio between the infrared luminance information and visible luminance information of a visible image obtained when the infrared light is not radiated. A modulation coefficient correcting unit corrects the first modulation coefficient to a second modulation coefficient on the basis of a parameter indicating brightness of a subject of the visible image or brightness of a photographing environment. A luminance correcting unit corrects the infrared luminance information using the second modulation coefficient.
US10560635B2
[Object] To implement image capturing in a form close to the user's intention through a simpler manipulation.[Solution] A control device including: a setting unit configured to set a region corresponding to at least a part of an image captured by an imaging unit in accordance with display information for assisting with photography, the display information being displayed together with the image; and a control unit configured to control an operation related to imaging by the imaging unit on a basis of the at least one region.
US10560627B2
A dual sensor camera that uses two aligned sensors each having a separate lens of different focal length but the same f-number. The wider FOV image from one sensor is combined with the narrower FOV image from the other sensor to form a combined image. Up-sampling of the wide FOV image and down-sampling of the narrow FOV image is performed. The longer focal length lens may have certain aberrations introduced so that Extended Depth of Field (EDoF) processing can be used to give the narrow FOV image approximately the same depth of field as the wide FOV image so that a noticeable difference in depth of field is not see in the combined image.
US10560623B2
An imaging element includes microlenses, first pixel portions, and second pixel portions. The microlenses are arranged in first and second directions. The first and second pixel portions correspond to the microlenses. The first pixel portions include light receiving portions, which are pupil-split in the first direction. The second pixel portions include light receiving portions, which are pupil-split in the first direction. The light receiving portions include a light receiving region and a non-light receiving region along the second direction. The first pixel portions are arranged in the first direction and the second direction. The second pixel portions are substituted for some of the first pixel portions and are adjacently or discretely arranged in the second direction.
US10560621B2
An apparatus for controlling a remote camera is described. The apparatus includes a housing and a processor positioned within the housing. A transceiver coupled to the processor communicates with a remote server. The remote server is coupled to the remote camera. A motion tracking component is mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the processor. The motion tracking component generates a motion signal. The remote server controls a parameter of the remote camera in response to the motion signal. A display is coupled to the processor for displaying the output signal from the remote camera. The output signal is associated with the parameter of the remote camera.
US10560618B2
An assembling method of a camera module includes the following steps. Firstly, a sensing chip is installed on a strip-like substrate. Then, the strip-like substrate is bent, so that a bent substrate in a bent state is formed. Then, the bent substrate and an optical lens are placed on a fastening table and an alignment module, respectively. Then, an installation angle of the optical lens is adjusted by the alignment module according to an active alignment. Then, the optical lens and the bent substrate are combined together. After the bent substrate is restored from the bent state to a non-bent state, the camera module is produced. The assembling method is suitable for assembling the longer camera module.
US10560611B2
An assembly includes a payload configured to obtain sensor data and a mounting platform coupled to the payload via a first coupling and including one or more actuators configured to adjust a spatial disposition of the payload. The assembly is for interchangeably mounting onto a plurality of base supports including a first base support and a second base support. The mounting platform is configured to be releasably coupled via a second coupling to each of the first base support and the second base support. The first base support is configured to control a function of the payload when the mounting platform is coupled to the first base support.
US10560606B2
An image processing device includes an image acquiring unit, a color aid information acquiring unit, and a restoring unit. The image acquiring unit acquires, as a processing target image, an image with modified color information or an image with color information degraded from an original image. The color aid information acquiring unit acquires color aid information to be referred to at the time of restoring the color information of the processing target image. The restoring unit restores the color information of the processing target image on the basis of the color aid information.
US10560603B2
In the case of performing halftone processing using a threshold value matrix, the memory capacity for storing the threshold value matrix is reduced without reducing the image quality of an output image. An image processing apparatus that generates a halftone image by performing halftone processing using a threshold value matrix for each piece of image data of a plurality of color planes corresponding to color materials used for printing processing, and the number of bits of a threshold value in a first threshold value matrix for a color plane whose visibility is relatively low of the plurality of color planes is smaller than the number of bits of a threshold value in a second threshold value matrix for a color plane whose visibility is relatively high of the plurality of color planes.
US10560602B2
A system and method provide an improvement to publications with gutter creep that shifts page content to the edges of pages. In an exemplary embodiment, a process may be triggered which determines a printable page area for pages of each respective sheet that will be printed on, based on the sheet gutter value for the page. A scaling factor may be applied to the printable page area to produce a scaled printable area. The printed content may be scaled within the printable area by the scaling factor so that when the gutter creep value becomes larger and there is less printable area available, the content remains readable on the page. A user interface may include a manual creep shift button to shift positioned scaled printed content toward or away from a sheet fold axis.
US10560598B2
A sheet generator circuit is described. The sheet generator includes electronic circuitry to receive a line group of image data including multiple rows of data from a frame of image data. The multiple rows are sufficient in number to encompass multiple neighboring overlapping stencils. The electronic circuitry is to parse the line group into a smaller sized sheet. The electronic circuitry is to load the sheet into a data computation unit having a two dimensional shift array structure coupled to an array of processors.
US10560586B2
Provided are a controller, a color chart and a non-transitory recording medium. The color chart includes a first patch that is a halftone patch of first color, a second patch that is the halftone patch of the first color underlaid with a solid base of second color, and comparative patches prepared by increasing and decreasing the tone of the first color of the first patch and second patch, where the printed surface of the color chart is finished with transparent material. The controller calculates tone values or dot gains of the first patch and second patch based on the measured color values of the patches in the color chart, and determines the current condition of print and the current condition of a finished surface by using a comparison result of the tone values or dot gains of the first patch and second patch with respective reference values.
US10560585B2
A server network includes a central server and store servers. Each of the store servers is connected to one or more receipt printers. The central server selects one or more store servers to which image data of an image to be added to a receipt are distributed, and transmits the image data along with condition data to the selected store servers, which are then distributed to receipt printers. Receipt printers that received the image data print one or more receipts with the additional image upon the conditions being met, and transmit content data of each printed receipt to the corresponding store server. Each of the selected store servers generates a receipt issue log based on the content data, and transmits receipt issue logs that accumulated therein to the central server. The central server calculates an amount of exposure of the additional image based on receipt issue logs.
US10560583B2
A toll-free tagging service is provided that includes a subscription-based service that is made available to responsible organizations, consumers and businesses. The toll-free tagging service may provide the ability to tag a toll-free number (or group of numbers), and once a number is tagged, to track updates to that number that may then be distributed to customers through emails/text messages or other means. Subscribers of the toll-free tagging service may also have the ability to create, view, update and delete tags through a web application, mobile application, or some other user interface.
US10560582B2
User identification information for identifying a user of a first terminal connecting to a communication network of a virtual communication operator via a communication network of a first communication operator is specified, and, based on the user identification information, charging for communication of the first terminal and charging for a service that the virtual communication operator is enabled to provide to the user identified by the user identification information are managed.
US10560581B1
The disclosed system provides a facility for split billing for a single user on multiple billing systems. The disclosed system activates the user on each respective billing system using a unique pairing, such as an international mobile subscriber identity that identifies the user, and a mobile station international subscriber directory number that identifies a particular user device. As device data is routed through a telecommunication network via each access point name (APN), the network generates call detail records (CDRs), which include an indication of the APN used. The CDRs are routed to a mediations platform that uses the received APN information to route each CDR to the appropriate target billing system. For example, CDRs identifying a APN may be routed to a telematics billing system, which then generates a bill that is sent to a car dealership.
US10560568B2
The disclosure discloses a control method for an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a transparent display screen comprising a display area and an infrared sensor which is disposed below the display area. The control method comprises: acquiring continuous multi-frame environmental images when the electronic device is in a state of incoming call; processing the continuous multi-frame environmental images to collect a plurality of feature points in the environmental images; determining whether the plurality of feature points in the continuous multi-frame environmental images have changed; controlling the transparent display screen to be off when the plurality of feature points have changed; and controlling the infrared sensor to be on to detect a distance of an object to the electronic device. The disclosure also discloses a control device and electronic device.
US10560567B2
Systems and methods for providing conversation assistance include receiving from at least one user device of a user, conversation information and determining that the conversation information is associated with a conversation involving the user and a first person that is associated with first conversation assistance information in a non-transitory memory. Body measurement data of the user is retrieved from the at least first user device. A need for conversation assistance in the conversation involving the user and the first person is detected using the body measurement data. First conversation assistance information associated with the first person is retrieved from the non-transitory memory. The first conversation assistance information associated with the first person is provided through the at least one user device.
US10560563B1
The present haptic device is adapted for sending at least one message. The haptic device comprises a housing, a communication module located inside the housing, a touchpad and a processor. The touchpad is affixed to the housing. The touchpad captures a movement of a user and generates a signal corresponding to the captured movement. The processor is also located inside the housing. The processor receives the signal and instructs the communication module to transmit one of a plurality of stored messages corresponding to the captured movement. The transmitted message includes at least one predetermined recipient address and a message for the recipient.
US10560535B2
A remote desktop session host system includes a first terminal server including a first data collector, a second terminal server including a second data collector, and a data storage device. The first terminal server hosts a first terminal session. In response to determining that the first terminal server is underutilized, the first data collector creates a snapshot of the first terminal session, stores the snapshot on the data storage device, and logs off the first terminal session. The snapshot includes a context for the first terminal session. A second terminal session is launched on the second terminal server, and the second data collector retrieves the snapshot and provides the snapshot to the second terminal session to restore the context to the second session.
US10560532B2
When direct communication between devices, such as via Bluetooth, is unavailable, a communication protocol is used by an initiating communication device and/or a recipient communication device to establish a communication session via a cloud-based relay server. This communication protocol efficiently allocates (or binds) the initiating communication device, the recipient communication device, and the relay server together for the communication session. The communication protocol may include handshaking messages that specify a transport type and channel used for connections in the communication session, as well as an address of the relay server. After the communication session is confirmed, the communication protocol allows the initiating communication device and the recipient communication device to share messages even when physically separated from each other.
US10560526B2
Various techniques for distributed storage of state information in a computing fabric are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes executing a software application at a computing device of a computing fabric, and thus resulting in a change to a portion of a copy of state information associated with the software application stored in the computing device. The method also includes automatically replicating the change to the portion of the copy of state information stored on the computing device to one or more other computing devices in the computing fabric. The one or more other computing devices individually contain a copy of the state information associated with the software application.
US10560525B2
A network function virtualization (NFV) platform may include one or more processors to identify a condition associated with the NFV platform, where the condition may affect operation of at least one virtual network function (VNF) hosted by or associated with the NFV platform; determine, based on the condition, information that may be provided or an action that may be performed with regard to the at least one VNF; and/or generate or transmit a message identifying the information and/or that may cause the action to be performed with regard to the at least one VNF.
US10560522B2
A method of dynamically selecting a master device for a communication session from a set of peer devices includes: at a first device of the set of peer devices, transmitting local capability data to a second device of the set of peer devices, the local capability data defining an operational capability of the first device; at the first device, receiving remote capability data from the second device, the remote capability data defining an operational capability of the second device; comparing the local and remote capability data at the first device; based on the comparison, determining, at the first device, whether to establish the communication session as a master device; at the first device, establishing the communication session with the second device according to the determination.
US10560521B1
A system for data recording across a network includes a session border controller connecting incoming data from the network to an endpoint recorder. A load balancer is connected to the network between the session border controller and the endpoint and receives the incoming data from the session border controller, wherein the load balancer comprises computer memory and a processor configured to parse the incoming data into video data and audio data according to identification protocols accessible by the processor from the computer memory. A recording apparatus includes recording memory that receives the incoming data from the load balancer, stores a duplicate version of the incoming data in the recording memory, and connects the incoming data to the endpoint.
US10560511B2
The present disclosure includes an adaptive tile framework. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising sending an access request from a mobile application operating on a mobile device to one or more remote systems, receiving a plurality of interactive features available on the remote systems, associating the plurality interactive features with a plurality of tiles, where particular interactive features are associated with particular tiles, and where the tiles are user interface elements for interfacing with one or more specific interactive features of the remote systems, and displaying the tiles.
US10560504B2
In general, in one aspect, streaming content is received from a server, the streaming content being stored and queued for client-side playback from the server. Information about the streaming content is received. A virtual current duration of the streaming content is determined at a client-side application based on the information about the streaming content. A timeline control is generated based on the determined virtual duration, the timeline control presenting a representation of the virtual duration and allowing navigation forward and backward in the streaming content. The timeline control is displayed at the client-side display device.
US10560495B2
In one embodiment, the method of processing telephony sessions includes: communicating with an application server using an application layer protocol; processing telephony instructions with a call router; and creating call router resources accessible through a call router Application Programming Interface (API). In another embodiment, the system for processing telephony sessions includes: a call router, a URI for an application server, a telephony instruction executed by the call router, and a call router API resource.
US10560493B1
Described are techniques for establishing video communication between devices while reducing delays associated with initialization of a camera system. When a command from a sender device to initiate a communications session with a recipient device is received, the command may include recipient information indicative of the recipient device. Correspondence between the recipient information and sender contact data may be used determine a recipient profile identifier. Prior to providing a communication request to the recipient device, an initialization command may be provided to the recipient device to cause the recipient device to begin initializing a camera system. Providing the initialization command to the recipient device responsive to the command from the sender device, in advance of the communication request, enables the communications session to be initiated more rapidly than if the recipient device began to initialize the camera system responsive to the communication request.
US10560492B1
Sharing data with various user devices may be performed by receiving a request from a first user device to connect to a session with a live web page collaboration application managed by a proxy server, loading a data presentation via a master page of a master application operated by the proxy server, receiving at least one co-browsing request from at least one other user device, authorizing the at least one co-browsing request, and providing live data from the data presentation to the first user device and the at least one other user device actively participating in the session.
US10560491B2
The present disclosure provides a method for binding a user with a device. The method includes: a terminal sending a binding request to the device in a present local area network. The binding request carries a registered user ID for the user to log into a client program on the terminal. The method further includes: the device determining whether the binding request is sent from the present local area network. When the binding request is sent from the present local area network, the method includes the device sending the binding request to a server for the server to establish a binding relationship between the registered user ID and the device. After the binding relationship is established, the method includes the device receiving a notification message sent by the server for informing that the binding relationship has been established, and the device forwarding the notification message to the terminal.
US10560484B2
Embodiments pertaining to managing access in one or more computing systems can include an operations controller in communication with the one or more computing systems for managing commercial transactions of the one or more computing systems and an access management controller in communication with the operations controller. The access management controller can receive an input that identifies relationships between user roles and actions associated with the one or more computing systems. The access management controller can provide the input to the operations controller for implementation of access rules in accordance with the relationships. The access management controller can attempt to access in the one or more computing systems at least a portion of the user roles and the actions after the operations controller has implemented the access rules. The access management controller can compare the attempted access with the relationships to determine access discrepancies.
US10560481B2
Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for a trust management system (TMS) in connected devices including a service provider device and a service consumer device, actions including receiving, by the TMS, side information associated with the service provider device, the side information including profile data and context data, processing, by the TMS, the side information using a computer-executable stereotype model to determine a prior trust value, determining, by the TMS, a trust value using a computer-executable experiential trust model, and at least partially based on the prior trust value, and selectively conducting a transaction between the service consumer device, and the service provider device based on the trust value.
US10560467B2
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a control program causing a computer to execute processing, the processing includes: displaying a first node of a first type and a second node of a second type; receiving registration of a third node representing an access destination in association with the first node; receiving registration of a fourth node representing mask processing on information in association with the second node; receiving registration of a fifth node representing an information category in association with the second node; allowing transmission of information about a cyber attack event to the third node; and providing the information about the cyber attack event after executing the mask processing associated with the fourth node on information belonging to the information category associated with the fifth node, when the information about the cyber attack event is transmitted to the third node.
US10560462B2
Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for a context-based access mediator (“CAM”) are described. The CAM may be configured to mediate access to computer-accessible resources by a user using a computing device after receiving a request from the computing device for the computing device to access a computer-accessible resource. The computer-accessible resource may be local or remote to the computing device. The CAM may be configured to receive the request and to mediate access to the requested resource. Such mediation may be performed through the CAM determining whether the resource may be accessed by the computing device and/or through the CAM determining which resources are available to the be accessed by the computing device. The CAM may be configured to mediate access to computer-accessible resources based on information about a context for the computing device and/or computer-accessible resource. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10560461B1
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for managing electronic messages of users in a social network. One method includes an operation for receiving attributes of a profile of a person with a person account that has started following an entity with an entity account, in the social network. Further, the person is added to one or more groups in the entity account based on the attributes. Each of the groups is associated with defined properties for adding persons to each group. Furthermore, messages, created by the entity and addressed to the one or more groups, are distributed to a stream of the person account.
US10560442B2
Systems and methods can support change management thresholds within human machine interfaces. An operation or feature may be introduced into a multi-user information system where a benefit is conveyed to specific benefited instances of events. A user indication associated with the specific benefited instances may be initially disabled. A quantity of the specific benefited instances may be calculated or counted. The calculated quantity may be compared to a threshold quantity. The user indication associated with the specific benefited instances may be enabled in response to the comparison indicating that the threshold has been exceeded. The user indication may be presented via a user interface mechanism associated with the multi-user information system. According to certain examples, sender authentication may be added to an email system such that instances of authentication are not displayed until a certain number or percentage of messages is being authenticated.
US10560437B2
A device may include a processor circuit configured to transmit, over a network medium, a request for transmission of a data communication to a first device of a network, and receive, over the network medium, a grant of the request. When the first device is associated with a first security profile, the processor circuit may be configured to encrypt the data communication based at least on a first password associated with the first security profile. When the first device is associated with a second security profile, the processor circuit may be configured to encrypt the data communication based at least on a second password associated with the second security profile. The second password may be associated with a higher password strength than the first password. The processor circuit may be configured to transmit, over the network medium, the encrypted data communication to the first device in response to the grant.
US10560429B2
Systems and methods for automatic content remediation notification are disclosed herein. The system can include memory that can contain a content library database. The system can include a first user device and one or more servers. The one or more servers can: receive a content aggregation creation request from the first user device; identify content information associated with a set of the plurality of data packets; apply a filter request to the set of the plurality of data packets; automatically provide information relating to data packets in the restricted set of data packets to the first user device; receive content aggregate information identifying a content aggregate from the first user device; evaluate the content aggregate according to the metadata associated with the data packets of the content aggregate; and output an indicator of the evaluation result to the first user device.
US10560425B2
Methods and related systems are presented that relate to automatically avoiding address conflicts when establishing a secure communications link over a public network between a local computer, associated with a local network, and a remote device, located outside the local network. Local network addresses on the local network reserved for use, and a block of local network addresses that do not conflict with the reserved local network addresses, are identified. At least one local network address is selected from the block and assigned as an address of the local device for use in communicating with the remote device securely over the public network. Communication is facilitated with the remote device using the network driver based on the assigned at least one local network address.
US10560419B2
Disclosed aspects relate to message presentation management in a social networking environment. A message from a source may be detected in the social networking environment. An identified category for the message from the source may be identified based on a set of candidate categories. A presentation format for the message from the source may be determined by comparing a set of user profile criteria with the identified category for the message from the source. The message from the source may be presented in the social networking environment using the presentation format.
US10560402B2
An electronic communications method includes sending, by a device, an electronic communication to a user device. The electronic communication method further includes receiving, by the device, an electronic message from the user device. The electronic communications method further includes authenticating, by the device, the electronic message received from the user device; and, the electronic communications method further includes generating, by the device, an electronic list based on authenticating the electronic message.
US10560401B2
Hardware of a network switching device supports quantized congestion notification (QCN) to notify senders of network packets received at the network switching device that the network switching device is experiencing congestion. The hardware is instead programmed to notify a processor of the network switching device of the congestion at an egress queue of the network switching device. The processor receives a congestion notification message (CNM) from the hardware that the hardware has detected the congestion at the egress queue. Responsive to receiving the CNM from the hardware, the processor detects a microburst of the network packets at the egress queue of the network switching device.
US10560399B2
Embodiments of the apparatus of dynamically renumbering ports relate to a network chip that minimizes the total logic on the network chip by limiting the number of states that needs to be preserved for all ports on the network chip. Each pipe on the network chip implements a dynamic port renumbering scheme that dynamically assigns a relative port number for each port assigned to that pipe. The dynamic port renumbering scheme allows for internal parallelism without increasing the total amount of state space required for the ports on the network chip.
US10560397B2
A distributed processing system is disclosed herein. The distributed processing system includes a server, a database server, and an application server that are interconnected via a network, and connected via the network to a plurality of independent processing units. The independent processing units can include an analysis engine that is machine-learning-capable, and thus uniquely completes its processing tasks. The server can provide one or several pieces of data to one or several of the independent processing units, can receive analysis results from these one or several independent processing units, and can update the result based on a value characterizing the machine learning of the independent processing unit.
US10560395B2
A method and an apparatus for data traffic restriction are applied to a network device where a link aggregation group interface includes member ports. Firstly, configuring, for each link aggregation group interface, a credit bucket for storing tokens overflowing from a token bucket corresponding to each member port, and the tokens overflowing from the different token buckets are distinctively labeled; receiving a packet to be sent, if a number of tokens in the token bucket is not sufficient for sending the packet to be sent, borrowing, from the credit bucket, tokens overflowing from a non-current token bucket, if the tokens of the current token bucket and the borrowed tokens are sufficient for sending the packet to be sent, sending the packet to be sent, and meanwhile, reducing the number of tokens in the current token bucket and tokens in the credit bucket. A dynamic restriction of data traffic is achieved.
US10560390B2
A software-defined network controller (SDN controller) defines a first network flow to be selectively implemented by a networking device according to a first network operation profile. The SDN controller defines a second network flow to be selectively implemented by the networking device according to a second network operation profile. The first and second network operation profiles are stored within a memory of the networking device to be selectively implemented during different time periods based on a precision time input via a precision time input port on the networking device. In some embodiments, the networking device may detect a network event and implement a network operation profile for a preset time period based on the precision time input.
US10560378B2
A method includes: a first network device generates a data link layer-based autonomic control plane (L2 ACP) packet, wherein the first network device is an autonomic device in the autonomic network; encapsulates, based on a frame at a data link layer, the L2 ACP packet, wherein the frame at the data link layer comprises a source data link layer address and a destination data link layer address, and the source data link layer address is a data link layer address of the first network device; and sends, according to the destination data link layer address, the L2 ACP packet encapsulated based on the frame at the data link layer to a second network device, wherein the second network device is also an autonomic device in the autonomic network, and the second network device is a neighboring device of the first network device.
US10560377B2
Systems and methods for supporting consistent path records across multiple subnets in a high performance computing environment. In accordance with an embodiment, a local inter-subnet manager (ISM) can determine one or more limitations associated with a calculated local path record. The local ISM can, upon receiving information regarding path limitations from a connected subnet, determine which limitations should be applied to inter-subnet traffic.
US10560373B2
A system and method is provided for timely and uniform real-time data packet transmission by a computing device. The system can include a shared packet memory buffer for storing data packets generated by a user application and a shared schedule memory buffer for storing packet identifiers and corresponding time slots for the data packets. Moreover, a kernel module is provided that operates in the kernel mode of the operating system directly above the network interface controller and can continuously poll the shared scheduled memory to access packet identifiers at corresponding time slots. Based on the packet identifiers in each time slot, the kernel module can pull the data packet having the packet identifier directly from the ring buffer and send each packet to the network interface controller for transmission as part of a media stream over a network to a media consuming device.
US10560372B1
Systems and methods are disclosed to implement a request routing layer of a service provider system, where the request routers are aware of different versions of a service implemented by the servers of the system. In embodiments, the request routers may discover the different versions of the service via periodic health messages or request responses from the servers. Requests are routed to the servers according to a routing policy that specifies the relative proportions of requests that are to be routed to each version. Version metrics generated from the requests may be captured and provided to a version change manager, which may update the routing policy based on the metrics, either increasing or decreasing the proportion of requests for the different versions. In embodiments, the request router may implement additional rules that control their routing behavior in response to detected error conditions.
US10560367B2
This disclosure generally discloses a bidirectional constrained path search mechanism. The bidirectional constrained path search mechanism may be configured to determine bidirectional paths between a pair of nodes, subject to one or more constraints, such that the bidirectional paths share a common set of resources. The bidirectional constrained path search mechanism may be configured to determine bidirectional paths between a pair of nodes, subject to one or more constraints, by determining a forward path that satisfies a set of forward path constraints associated with the forward path and determining a reverse path that satisfies a set of reverse path constraints associated with the reverse path. The bidirectional constrained path search mechanism may be configured to determine bidirectional paths between a pair of nodes in a single path search iteration, such as via a traversal of a weighted directed graph, thereby improving performance.
US10560359B2
In one embodiment, a method includes determining a first node as a current termination node of a first multicast flow; determining whether a link between the first node and a downstream next-hop node has available bandwidth to accommodate the first multicast flow, where the downstream next-hop node is not currently associated with the first multicast flow; and transmitting the first multicast flow to the downstream next-hop node according to a determination that the link between the first node and a downstream next-hop node has available bandwidth to accommodate the first multicast flow. According to some implementations, the method is performed by a controller with one or more processors and non-transitory memory, where the controller is communicatively coupled to a plurality of network nodes in a network.
US10560353B1
Technology for provision and use of computing resource management is provided. In one example, a method may include initiating a computing resource for use by an application distributed across a plurality of computing resources and obtaining an identifier for the application at the computing resource. The computing resource may be registered with a deployment state service configured to monitor deployment of the plurality of computing resources for the application. Metrics for the computing resource over time may be associated with the application using the identifier.
US10560352B2
Techniques are described for performing subscriber aware two-way active measurement protocol (TWAMP) data session provisioning between two endpoints in a computer network. For example, the disclosed techniques include extending TWAMP control messaging to include a communication mode for negotiating subscriber-aware TWAMP data monitoring. If the communication mode is supported by both endpoints, a subscriber identifier is specified when a TWAMP data session is provisioned (negotiated) over the control session. The disclosed techniques further include extending TWAMP data messaging to include the subscriber identifier in each test packet for the data session. In this way, each of the endpoints may identify a subscriber corresponding to one or more received TWAMP test packets based on the subscriber identifier included in the received TWAMP test packets.
US10560350B2
Methods and systems are described for remotely monitoring a plurality of distributed remote storage devices. An example computer implemented method includes locally collecting monitoring data for one of the plurality of distributed remote storage devices, and periodically sending at least one of an aggregate of the locally recorded monitoring data and a summary of the locally recorded monitoring data to a remote location. The remote location includes at least one of another one of the plurality of distributed remote storage devices, at least one central server, and a set of the plurality of distributed remote storage devices.
US10560348B2
A network access device for facilitating the troubleshooting of network connectivity problems on a directly connected client device is provided. In one embodiment, the network access device can receive, from the client device, a request directed to a preconfigured web address associated with the network access device. In response to the request, the network access device can generate a web page comprising a ticket number for the client device and a link or form element for submitting a support request and can transmit the web page to the client device. The network access device can subsequently receive a submission of the support request from the client device. In response to the submission, the network access device can automatically collect diagnostic information pertaining to the client device. The network access device can then transmit the diagnostic information and the ticket number to one or more remote servers.
US10560346B2
This application provides a service implementation method and apparatus. The method may include: returning, when an object creation request from an object provider is received, a response message to the object provider according to an application scenario corresponding to the object creation request, the response message including at least one flow template matching the application scenario; selecting, according to a selection instruction sent by the object provider, a flow template for a target object corresponding to the object creation request; and implementing, when an interaction request for the target object is received from a data provider, an interactive operation between the object provider and the data provider according to the selected flow template. By means of the technical solutions of this application, configuration and template customization can be performed on a service flow, and a more flexible interactive operation can be implemented.
US10560340B2
A method and apparatus for selecting a position of a routing node and terminal equipment where the method includes: generating a connection relationship among sensor nodes, a gateway node and deployable routing nodes according to network deployment information and a link quality model related to a deployment environment; and calculating a shortest path from each sensor node to the gateway node according to the connection relationship, and determining deployable positions of routing nodes on the shortest path as positions of the routing nodes. With the embodiments of this disclosure, in selecting a position of a routing node, an effect of a deployment environment and limit of a deployment position are taken into account, thereby obtaining a routing node deployment scheme satisfying a practical environment and ensuring network data transmission performance.
US10560337B2
A method for implementing a software-defined network (SDN) includes receiving, by an SDN controller, virtual network information sent by a cloud computing platform, where the virtual network information includes a correspondence between information about a virtual machine (VM) and information about a server running the VM. The method also includes acquiring, by the SDN controller, physical network information, where the physical network information includes a correspondence between information about a top-of-rack (TOR) switch and the information about the server. Additionally, the method includes acquiring, by the SDN controller, a correspondence between the information about the VM and the information about the TOR switch according to the virtual network information and the physical network information.
US10560334B2
A device receives policy information associated with configuring a network, and receives network information associated with the network. The device determines, based on the network information, that the policy information is associated with implementation of egress peer engineering techniques for the network, and identifies, based on the network information, a first set of destinations of the network that satisfies a particular threshold bandwidth. The device assigns costs and bandwidths to the first set of destinations based on the policy information, and monitors bandwidth utilization by the first set of destinations. The device processes information associated with the first set of destinations, with a model, based on the bandwidth utilization and based on the egress peer engineering techniques, to generate a first set of ranked destinations, and causes traffic in the network to be managed based on the first set of ranked destinations and the policy information.
US10560333B1
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for modifying a network service of a requesting network member. A request, received from the requesting member, can include an identification of a sponsoring network member for a requested network service modification. A group can be generated and associated with the requesting member and with the sponsoring member. The group may also include a group policy referencing the requested network service modification. The sponsoring member can be provided with an activation key for activating the network service modification and a first network policy can be applied to the requesting member and a second network policy can be applied to the sponsoring member.
US10560332B2
An adaptive multi-phase approach to estimating network parameters is presented. By gathering and aggregating raw network traffic data and comparing against default network parameters, a training data set may be generated. A black box optimization may be used in tandem with a supervised learning algorithm to bias towards better choices and eventually pick network parameters which optimize performance. Data delivery strategies are applied to deliver content using the optimized network policies based on the estimated parameters.
US10560329B2
An electrical device of a network of electrical devices can include an auto-commissioning device having a transceiver and an auto-commissioning engine, where the transceiver communicates with an adjacent transceiver of an adjacent electrical device, where the auto-commissioning engine, based on communication between the transceiver and the adjacent transceiver, identifies and commissions the adjacent electrical device.
US10560327B2
Disclosed are a cell measurement method, a cell resource sharing method, and a related device. The cell measurement method includes: a user equipment receives a measurement configuration message sent by a base station, wherein the measurement configuration message comprises at least one physical cell identity and CSI-RS configuration information corresponding to a measured cell, and wherein the physical cell identity is used to indicate the measured cell; measuring the CSI-RS corresponding to the measured cell according to the CSI-RS configuration information, and obtaining a measurement result of the measuring; sending the obtained measurement result of the measured cell and measurement object information of the measured cell to the base station via a measurement report. The technical solution provided by the present disclosure can effectively improve the accuracy of the measurement result, and enable the base station to distinguish different measurement results corresponding to different cells.
US10560323B2
Systems and method enable a wireless media player to receive data wireless via an infrastructure wireless network. In a first operational mode, the wireless media player may play digital media content stored on a digital media device via an ad hoc wireless connection with a remote wireless communication device. The remote wireless communication device may also transmit credential data for the infrastructure wireless network to the wireless media player via the ad hoc wireless network. In a second operational mode, the wireless media player plays digital media content from a remote digital media content source via the infrastructure wireless network.
US10560322B1
A narrow-band wireless data network includes a central provisioning server that is configured for providing command and control data to the network, to retain the mesh-tree structure of the network, and to manage and retain all sensor data and new connection requests. A gateway device is connected to the central provisioning server for communicating with the network through a first and a second radio receiver/transmitter that is configured to send and receive data on at least one frequency channel. Multiple device nodes that control and communicate with associated sensor devices for collecting sensor data. The device nodes interpret and execute commands transmitted from the gateway device or other device nodes on the network addressed to individual device nodes. The commands are executed with no acknowledgment.
US10560315B2
A method and a device for processing a failure in at least one distributed cluster, and a system, where the at least one distributed cluster includes a first distributed cluster. The first distributed cluster includes a first Master node, a first Slave node, a first reference node, and a first secondary node that serves as a backup of the first Master node. The first secondary node receives a heartbeat message that includes first indication information. The first secondary node determines, according to the first indication information, that the first reference node is disconnected from the first Master node. The first secondary node determines that the first secondary node is also disconnected from the first Master node when it is detected that a heartbeat message from the first Master node to the first secondary node is interrupted. The first secondary node determines the first Master node is faulty.
US10560314B2
A method includes receiving from a networked spoke device information describing network flows to and from an application, analyzing the information to characterize the application in at least one dimension selected from the group consisting of bi-directional bandwidth usage, network response times, application response times, a number of idle and active application sessions and a maximum number of concurrent application sessions and transmitting the dimensions to at least one networked spoke device as traffic profile information.
US10560310B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for classifying events in a stream computing system using hierarchical analytic models. One of the methods includes receiving, by a stream computing system, data representing the values of one or more data attributes of an event in a stream of events. The values of each of the one or more data attributes are evaluated according to respective attribute-specific and class-specific criteria of a hierarchical analytic model in a predetermined order defined by the model. When a first value of a first data attribute satisfies one or more particular criteria for a first class, the first class of the plurality of classes is assigned to the event.
US10560294B2
Techniques and apparatus for transmission and reception with partial allocation in orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA)/single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems are provided. One technique includes determining first parameter(s) to apply to transmission/receive processing of a signal, based in part on a resource allocation for the signal. The resource allocation is partitioned out of a larger system bandwidth. Second parameter(s) to apply to the transmission/receive processing are determined based at least in part on the first parameter(s). Transmission/receive processing of the signal is performed in accordance with the first and second parameters.
US10560284B2
Aspects of the present disclosure involve methods and systems for mapping network service paths between endpoint devices of a network. An aggregate network traffic database is used to store network traffic data retrieved from network devices of a network. A network service mapper then queries the database using endpoint device identifiers corresponding to endpoint devices to determine which network devices interacted with the endpoint devices during provisioning of previous network service instances. The set of network devices is then compared and analyzed to determine one or more network service paths between a pair of endpoint devices. In certain implementations, network architecture rules and/or network device configuration data is also analyzed to determine an order of the network devices along the one or more network service paths.
US10560276B2
A method for sharing media within a chat room system, including: in response to receipt of a sharing selection from a user at a device, rerouting an audio output from a default audio output of the device to a virtual audio output, capturing a primary audio stream generated by an application executed on the device with the virtual audio output, sending the primary audio stream to an external server for distribution to secondary user devices, receiving a secondary audio stream from the external server and concurrently playing the primary audio stream and secondary audio stream at an audio output of the device.
US10560273B2
Methods, devices, and systems are provided for approving a transaction through an exchange of presented user contextual approval information and approval decryption. The user contextual approval information is generated by a user during a transaction, cryptographically signed, and provided to a transaction server. The user contextual data uniquely describes the transaction to the user and can be employed to aid a user in approving or validating the transaction in a subsequent approval action. In particular, a transaction may present the contextual approval information to a user in the form of an approval challenge message. The approval challenge message may be sent to a known user device via the transaction server in the form of a text or multi-media message. The user may respond to the message with an approval or denial response.
US10560272B2
Disclosed is a method of providing bio-information data based on a plurality of blockchains. The method includes enabling a user blockchain node to store user block data including user information, a shared key, and a hash key for each user of a plurality of users, enabling an electronic contract blockchain node to store contract block data including contract information for a first user requesting a second user to generate bio-information data, the first user and the second user being included in the plurality of users, enabling a data transfer blockchain node to store transfer block data including storage information for at least one storage server that stores the bio-information data, and delivering the transfer block data from the data transfer blockchain node to the first user.
US10560270B2
A blockchain of transactions may be referenced for various purposes and may be later accessed by interested parties for ledger verification and information retrieval. One example method of operation may include assigning one blockchain block to one group member node among a group of blockchain nodes, storing the one blockchain block in the one group member node, assigning a verification of the one blockchain block to one or more verification blockchain nodes which are part of the group of blockchain nodes, and storing the verification of the one blockchain block in each of the one or more verification blockchain nodes.
US10560268B2
A blockchain may be used to store transactions in an immutable ledger. The types of transactions may vary and the information from the transactions could be used to identify information about nodes in a particular network. One example operation may include one or more of identifying a number of nodes operating on a blockchain, determining a new blockchain transaction, and determining one or more of the nodes as having one or more characteristics based on the new blockchain transaction.
US10560267B2
The present solution discloses example methods and systems for verifying block data. One example method includes identifying newly added data to be stored in a blockchain, and selecting a data node in a block to store the newly added data. A string is generated based on the newly added data, and then a verification value for the newly added data is developed from the string using a predetermined algorithm. A new verification value for the block is calculated based on the verification value of the newly added data and the original verification values of the unchanged data nodes in the block. The new verification value for the block can then be used to verify the data stored in the block is consistent with data stored in the rest of the blockchain.
US10560266B2
A system and method of managing multiple identities using a multiple identity management system includes receiving a user authentication signal from a user terminal, transmitting the user authentication signal to a first service server, the first service server matching the user authentication signal with a particular user ID associated with the first service server, receiving an authorization signal corresponding to the user authentication signal from the first service server, transmitting the authorization signal to the user terminal, receiving a request for validation of a user identification number corresponding to the authorization signal from a second service server, the second service server receiving the authorization signal transmitted via a user input from the user terminal, and transmitting the user identification number corresponding to the authorization signal to the second service server.
US10560265B2
A mobile secret communications method based on a quantum key distribution network, comprises the following steps: a mobile terminal registering to access the network and establishing a binding relationship with a certain centralized control station in the quantum key distribution network; after a communication service is initiated, the mobile terminals participating in the current communication applying for service keys from the quantum key distribution network; the quantum key distribution network obtaining addresses of the centralized control stations participating in service key distribution during the current communication, designating a service key generation centralized control station according to a current state indicator of each centralized control station; the service key generation centralized control station generating service keys required in the current communication and distributing the keys to the mobile terminals participating in the current communication.
US10560255B2
A transponder communicates with a reader using active load modulation. The transponder includes a digital phase locked loop (DPLL), which, in operation, generates an active load modulation (ALM) carrier clock synchronized to carrier clock of the reader. Between transmission of data frames, the DPLL is placed in a lock mode of operation in which a feedback loop of the DPLL is closed. Within a transmitted data frame having a duration, the DPLL is placed, for the duration of the transmitted data frame, in a hold mode of operation in which the feedback loop is opened. A phase of the ALM carrier clock is adjusted at least once during the duration of the transmitted data frame.
US10560249B2
An embodiment of the present description provides a method for receiving a downlink control channel by a wireless device. The method can comprise a step for, when a wireless device receives configuration for repetition of a downlink control channel, determining a plurality of subframes for receiving the repetition of the downlink control channel. A special subframe, on the basis of particular TDD special subframe configuration, can be determined to be excluded from the receiving of the repetition of the downlink control channel. The method can comprise a step for receiving the repetition of the downlink control channel on the determined plurality of subframes from which the special subframe has been excluded.
US10560247B2
Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to adjust a receiver timing is disclosed. The UE can decode a plurality of channel-state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) received from a plurality of cooperating nodes, wherein the plurality of cooperating nodes are included in a coordination set of a Coordinated MultiPoint (CoMP) system. The UE can generate a plurality of received RS timings from the plurality of CSI-RSs, wherein the received RS timings represent timings from the plurality of cooperating nodes. The UE can determine a composite received RS timing from the plurality of received RS timings. The UE can adjust the receiver timing based on the composite received RS timing.
US10560244B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for reducing inter-cellsite interference during full-duplex communication. A system receives a channel amplitude and a phase estimate between a first station and a second station, the first station and the second station creating inter-cellsite interference on a channel during full-duplex communications. The system calculates a level of the inter-cellsite interference between the first station and the second station based on the channel amplitude and the phase estimate and generates a cancellation signal based on the inter-cellsite interference. The system then communicates the cancellation signal to the first station for transmission with additional data during additional full-duplex communications.
US10560238B2
A method of a network node of a cellular communication system for mobility from a first radio access network, RAN, operating using a first radio access technology, RAT, to a second RAN operating using a second RAT. The first RAT has synchronisation signals with a first frequency allocation and the second RAT has synchronisation signals with a second frequency allocation in relation to a network frequency for the second RAT. The method comprises determining allocation information about the synchronisation signals of the second RAT, and transmitting a radio resource control, RRC, message including the allocation information about the synchronisation signals of the second RAT. A method for the wireless communication device is also disclosed, as well as a network node, a wireless communication device and computer programs for them.
US10560236B2
A set of different pilot structures are designed for use in different environments and/or different user behaviours that are expected to occur in a cell. The radio conditions for a user are estimated. Each user is then assigned an area (108A-E) in resource space for its communication, which has a suitable pilot configuration. In one embodiment, the entire resource space is provided with different pilot structures in different parts (110A-D) In advance and allocation of resources to the users are then performed in order to match estimated radio conditions to the provided pilot structure. In another embodiment, allocation is performed first, and then the actual pilot structure is adapted within the allocated resource space area to suit the environmental conditions.
US10560229B2
Devices and methods of providing symmetric UL and DL ACK/NACKs is generally described. UL ACK/NACKs of different UEs are multiplexed and received by a UE with a PUSCH. The receiving UE in response transmits the DL ACK/NACK. The ACK/NACK may be transmitted in a localized or distributed manner among subbands that may be adjacent or each may have blocks separated by blocks of a different subband. The ACK and NACK may use independent resources or the NACK may not be transmitted on the single ACK/NACK resource, the lack of an ACK serving as a NACK. The ACK/NACK may be transmitted using a beamforming weight shaped by the received PUSCH/PDSCH. The ACK/NACK symbol may be located in the first symbol, adjacent to the PUSCH/PDSCH, or at the end of a TTI. If adjacent, the UL grant or UL assignment may indicate whether the ACK/NACK resource is used by the PUSCH/PDSCH.
US10560226B2
Provided is a data packet transmission method and device. The method includes: generating, by a first network element, first indication information according to a delivery status fed back by a second network element to the first network element, where the first indication information is used for instructing the second network element which has not successfully sent a data packet to a terminal to discard the data packet indicated by the first indication information. The present disclosure may solve the problem in the related art of unsynchronized data transmission in sending of a data packet to a terminal by a plurality of second network elements.
US10560225B2
An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of operating a communication system (10) that comprises at least four communication nodes (A, B, C, D). The communication system is operated in a time-division multiplexing technique wherein the communication is carried out in consecutive time frames which are divided into slots. At least one slot is allocated to each of the communication nodes. Each of the slots comprises, or preferably consists of, at least two consecutive sub-slots, hereinafter referred to as transmission sub-slot (TSS1-TSS4) and echo sub-slot (ESS1-ESS4). Echo signals (E (DS1)-E (DS4)) are transmitted during echo sub-slots (ESS1-ESS4).
US10560223B2
A method and apparatus for implementing spatial processing with unequal modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) or stream-dependent MCSs are disclosed. Input data may be parsed into a plurality of data streams, and spatial processing is performed on the data streams to generate a plurality of spatial streams. An MCS for each data stream is selected independently. The spatial streams are transmitted via multiple transmit antennas. At least one of the techniques of space time block coding (STBC), space frequency block coding (SFBC), quasi-orthogonal Alamouti coding, time reversed space time block coding, linear spatial processing and cyclic delay diversity (CDD) may be performed on the data/spatial streams. An antennal mapping matrix may then be applied to the spatial streams. The spatial streams are transmitted via multiple transmit antennas. The MCS for each data stream may be determined based on a signal-to-noise ratio of each spatial stream associated with the data stream.
US10560222B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a decoder for decoding a signal received through a transmission channel in a communication system, said signal comprising a vector of information symbols, said transmission channel being represented by an upper triangular matrix, wherein the decoder comprises: a processing unit (309) configured to determine a set of division parameters depending on at least one division metric derived from components of said upper triangular matrix; a decoding unit (311) configured to divide said upper triangular matrix into two or more sub-matrices using said set of division parameters in accordance with a division of said vector of information symbols into two or more sub-vectors, and to determine at least one estimate of each sub-vector of information symbols by applying a symbol estimation algorithm, wherein the decoder is configured to determine at least one estimate of said vector of information symbols from the estimates of said sub-vectors of information symbols.
US10560215B1
Transcoders may be used to transcode multimedia inputs to generate output multimedia segments encoding segment quality scores that relate to the quality of transcoded segments and may be based at least in part on whether transcoding errors were detected. A system may be used to monitor quality control information relating to the generation of transcoded segments and invoke a quality control routine to determine a root cause for issues in the transcoding environment.
US10560202B2
Systems and methods are provided for reducing the effects of an impedance mismatch between a communications system and a shared communications medium. A communication system, such as a transceiver within a cable modem, switches between various operating modes including a transmit mode, a receive mode, and a standby mode. The standby mode may be used while the transceiver is in an idle state between modes, such as while changing an amplifier gain states in between transmissions. While transitioning between modes, the impedance presented by the communications system can temporarily fluctuate causing unwanted signal reflections to propagate out of the communications system and on to the shared medium. Circuitry within the communications system, such as transmission circuitry including an adjustable attenuator, may be placed into a hybrid attenuation-isolation mode during the transition causing the magnitude of any unwanted signal reflections to be attenuated and reducing the impact on the shared medium.
US10560195B2
A bias control apparatus and method of a modulator of an optical transmitter and an optical transmitter, in which by performing mutual interference on driving signals of two Mach-Zehnder modulators constituting the modulator of the optical transmitter, output optical fields of the two Mach-Zehnder modulators are correlated. Hence, an output power signal of the modulator of the optical transmitter contains information on phase bias. Thus, the phase bias may be controlled by using the output power signal, sensitivity of the bias control may be efficiently improved, and various types of modulation formats may be applied.
US10560177B2
A wireless communication system non-collaborative, multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) space division multiple access (SDMA) system determines subscriber station combining and weighting vectors that yield a high average signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR). Each subscriber station independently transmits information to a base station that allows the base station to determine a weight vector wi for each subscriber station using the determined combining vector of the subscriber station. The ith combining vector corresponds to a right singular vector corresponding to a maximum singular value of a channel matrix between a base station and the ith subscriber station. Each subscriber station transmits signals using a weight vector vi, which corresponds to a left singular vector corresponding to a maximum singular value of a channel matrix between the ith subscriber station and the base station. The base station uses the weight vector wi to determine the signal transmitted by the ith subscriber station.
US10560176B2
A radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include: a receiver configured to receive data using an antenna on a first carrier and a second carrier; an operation mode determination circuit configured to determine an active antenna operation mode based on information of the first carrier and information of the second carrier; and an antenna controller configured to control the antenna to operate in the determined active antenna operation mode.
US10560165B2
When an STA receives first to fifth SSW frames (first training frames) transmitted from an AP, the STA measures reception quality thereof, and transmits a reception quality measurement result to the AP by incorporating the reception quality measurement result in an SSW-ACK frame (first feedback frame). In response, the AP selects a beam pattern satisfying a specific selection criterion based on the reception quality measurement result and employs the selected beam pattern as the transmission beam pattern for use in transmission to the STA.
US10560161B2
A method in a radio communications network, the network comprising a base station and at least one user equipment, UE, wherein the base station comprises an antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements, the method being implemented in the base station and comprising the steps of precoding (1101) a multi-dimensional channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS, with a precoding virtualization matrix such that each antenna element of the antenna array is associated with a non-zero weight in at least two precoders of the precoding virtualization matrix, transmitting (1102) the multi-dimensional channel state information reference signal to a UE, receiving (1103) an identifier from the UE, wherein the identifier identifies a selected precoder from a codebook using (1104) the selected precoder to identify a desired precoder and transmitting (1105) a data signal to the UE using the desired precoder.
US10560160B2
Provided is a precoding method for generating, from a plurality of baseband signals, a plurality of precoded signals to be transmitted over the same frequency bandwidth at the same time, including the steps of selecting a matrix F[i] from among N matrices, which define precoding performed on the plurality of baseband signals, while switching between the N matrices, i being an integer from 0 to N−1, and N being an integer at least two, generating a first precoded signal z1 and a second precoded signal z2, generating a first encoded block and a second encoded block using a predetermined error correction block encoding method, generating a baseband signal with M symbols from the first encoded block and a baseband signal with M symbols the second encoded block, and precoding a combination of the generated baseband signals to generate a precoded signal having M slots.
US10560159B2
The present invention employs a pilot scheme for frequency division multiple access (FDM) communication systems, such as single carrier FDM communication systems. A given transmit time interval will include numerous traffic symbols and two or more short pilot symbols, which are spaced apart from one another by at least one traffic symbol and will have a Fourier transform length that is less than the Fourier transform length of any given traffic symbol. Multiple transmitters will generate pilot information and modulate the pilot information onto sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols in an orthogonal manner. Each transmitter may use different sub-carriers within the time and frequency domain, which is encompassed by the short pilot symbols within the transmit time interval. Alternatively, each transmitter may uniquely encode the pilot information using a unique code division multiplexed code and modulate the encoded pilot information onto common sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols.
US10560155B2
An information transmitter includes a transmitting coil configured to receive a coil voltage to generate a magnetic field; and a signal generator configured to receive a direct current (DC) voltage and operating switches to apply the coil voltage to the transmitting coil, for a first time constant in a first current path, wherein the coil voltage includes a first value, and for a second time constant in a second current path, wherein the coil voltage includes a second value smaller than the first value, and wherein the first time constant and second time constant are different from each other.
US10560152B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for exchanging electrical signals and guided electromagnetic waves between customer premises equipment and service provider equipment to provide uplink and/or downlink communication services. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10560151B2
In accordance with one or more embodiments, an access point includes a first communication interface having: a first coupler configured to receive, via a first transmission medium, first guided electromagnetic waves from a first waveguide system of a distributed antenna system, wherein the first guided electromagnetic waves propagate along the first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and also a first receiver configured to receive first data from the first guided electromagnetic waves. A data switch is configured to select first selected portions of the first data for transmission to at least one communication device in proximity to the access point.
US10560135B1
Devices, systems and methods for reconfigurable and/or updatable lightweight embedded devices or systems are disclosed. Via use of such a device, system, or method, various capabilities for a user are provided, simplified, secured, and/or made more convenient. The system may interact with various other devices or systems, including those that are cloud-based or communicate through the cloud, and may utilize various local sensors, in order to provide one or more of improved access, monitoring, or diagnostics, and so forth.
US10560128B2
Provided are a radio-frequency integrated chip (RFIC) and a wireless communication device including the RFIC. An RFIC configured to receive a carrier aggregated receive signal having at least first and second carrier signals may include first and second carrier receivers configured to generate, from the receive signal, first and second digital carrier signals, respectively. A phase-locked loop (PLL) may output a first frequency signal having a first frequency to the first carrier receiver and the second carrier receiver. The first and second carrier receivers may include first and second analog mixers, respectively, for translating frequencies of the receive signal, using the first frequency signal and the second frequency signal, respectively. Each of the first and second carrier receivers may further include a digital mixer for farther translating the frequencies of the receive signal in the digital domain.
US10560123B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for coding data to be transmitted in a communication system, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for generating a sequence for a polar code for use in a communication system and a method and an apparatus for transmitting data using the same. The method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is a method for transmitting data using a polar code including: generating a single polar code sequence for transmitting the data; coding the data using the generated single polar code sequence; and transmitting the polar-coded data.
US10560120B2
At least a method and an apparatus are presented to decode a signal encoded using an error correcting code. For example, a decoder comprising a check node processing unit is presented. The check node processing unit is configured to receive at least three input messages and to generate at least one output message. A syndrome calculator is configured to determine a set of syndromes from the at least three input messages using at least two elementary check node processors. A decorrelation unit is configured to determine, in association with at least an output message, a set of candidate components from the set of syndromes. A selection unit is configured to determine at least an output message by selecting components comprising distinct symbols from the set of candidate components associated with the at least an output message.
US10560115B2
A binary logic circuit converts a number in floating point format having an exponent E, an exponent bias B=2ew−1−1, and a significand comprising a mantissa M of mw bits into a fixed point format with an integer width of iw bits and a fractional width of fw bits. The circuit includes an offset unit configured to offset the exponent of the floating point number by an offset value equal to (iw−1−sy) to generate a shift value sv of sw bits given by sv=(B−E)+(iw−1−sy), the offset value being equal to a maximum amount by which the significand can be left-shifted before overflow occurs in the fixed point format; a right-shifter operable to receive a significand input comprising a formatted set of bits derived from the significand, the shifter being configured to right-shift the input by a number of bits equal to the value represented by k least significant bits of the shift value to generate an output result, where bitwidth[min(2ew−1−1, iw−1−sy)+min(2ew−1−2, fw)]≤k≤sw, where sy=1 for a signed floating point number and sy=0 for an unsigned floating point number.
US10560111B2
A nested mixed-radix DDSM can guarantee zero systematic frequency error when used as a divider controller in a fractional-N frequency synthesizer is described. This disclosure presents a nested cascaded mixed-radix DDSM architecture which can also guarantee zero systematic frequency error. In addition, the disclosure allows one to use higher order auxiliary modulators and shaped dither signal to eliminate feedthrough spurs completely. By increasing the number of levels in the cascade, the moduli of the individual modulator stages can be reduced, thereby increasing the speed of the synthesizer.
US10560097B1
A multiphase serialization system for a voltage-mode transmitter includes a N-to-one stage driven by a N-phase input clock, a phase alignment unit driven by the N-phase input clock being operated to generated interpolated sampling clock signals by adjusting a plurality of reference clock signals provided to the phase alignment unit based on the N-phase input clock, and a preceding multiplexing stage driven by the interpolated sampling clock signals configured to receive incoming data streams and to output phase aligned data streams to the N-to-one stage.
US10560096B2
A method for decreasing entropy in a system includes iteratively applying a set of electromagnetic (EM) pulses to the system, the set of EM pulses effect swaps between the following pairs of system energy levels: a first system energy level in which the reset system is in a lowest energy level and the target system is in a first target system energy level that is not a lowest energy level, and a corresponding second system energy level in which the reset system is in a highest energy level and the target system is in a second target system energy level that is next lowest in energy after the first target system energy level, and waiting a time period.
US10560094B2
An integrated circuit (IC) can include multiple power domains that are served by a common power source. In an example, a first IC power rail can be coupled to the source and a first consumer circuit. A second IC power rail can be coupled to a second consumer circuit. The second IC power rail can receive a filtered power signal from an isolation module that is coupled between the first and second power rails. In an example, an isolation module includes an integrated inductor and a capacitor (e.g., a land-side capacitor). The integrated inductor can optionally include multiple spaced apart conductive layers that are electrically coupled. The integrated inductor can optionally include a series of conductive traces and plated through holes or vias that together provide a current path with multiple turns.
US10560077B2
A CR oscillator has a first logic inversion unit including odd-number stages of logic inversion elements connected in series, a second logic inversion unit including odd-number stages of logic inversion elements connected in series, the second logic inversion unit being connected to a latter stage of the first logic inversion unit, and two or more resistors and a capacitor connected in series between an output node of the first logic inversion unit and an output node of the second logic inversion unit. An electric potential in accordance with an electric potential of an intermediate node between the two or more resistors is supplied to an input node of the first logic inversion unit.
US10560057B1
A method is disclosed for estimating a duration that an instance of subject matter-related content will remain relevant. An archive of data sources spanning a period of time is analyzed to identify past instances in time in which a subject matter was newsworthy, and the duration of each instance. On receiving an indication that a user is interested in a current instance of the subject matter, an estimated period of time that the current instance will be of interest to the user is may be determined based on the duration of the past instances. In some aspects, the archive may be a corpus of social media data compiled from a social network, with each data source including or representative of an interaction between users in the social network, and the current instance of the subject technology may include content provided to the user through a social stream.
US10560055B2
A radio frequency (RF) power combining amplifier circuit has a circuit input and a circuit output. A first amplifier is connected to the circuit input and to a first bias input. A first output matching network is connected to an output of the first amplifier and to the circuit output. A second amplifier is connected to the circuit input and to a second bias input. A second output matching network is connected to an output of the second amplifier, and to the circuit output. A voltage level of an input signal applied to the circuit input, together with the respective first bias input and the second bias input, selectively activates the first amplifier and the second amplifier.
US10560051B2
Provided is a photovoltaic apparatus including: a power generation part including a plurality of power generating elements each generating power in accordance with an amount of received light, the power generation part having a light receiving surface and a back surface positioned on an opposite side to the light receiving surface; a function part provided separately from the power generation part and configured to provide functions regarding the photovoltaic apparatus; and a position changeable part provided between the power generation part and the function part and capable of changing positions of the power generation part and the function part, wherein the back surface of the power generation part faces the function part face, and the position changeable part is capable of changing the positions of the power generation part and the function part while maintaining a state where the back surface of the power generation part faces the function part.
US10560048B2
The present disclosure relates particularly to photovoltaic roofing systems for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy, specifically, the use of bottom flashings in such systems. Methods for installing such systems and replacing non-photovoltaic roofing elements in such systems are also described.
US10560047B2
A system, computer readable medium, and a method for monitoring power module degradation in a vehicle are provided. The method includes determining a structure function of a power module, determining a change in the structure function based on a comparison between the structure function and an initial or baseline structure function associated with the power module, outputting a degradation determination result based on the change in the structure function, and generating an alert when the degradation determination result exceeds a predetermined or adaptively determined degradation criterion value.
US10560045B1
A driving device for multi-axis common-mode voice coil motor is provided, which includes a control signal processing interface and a plurality of drive-stage circuits. The control signal processing interface generates a plurality of control signals and a plurality of command signals. The drive-stage circuits receive the control signals and the command signals respectively; each of the drive-stage circuits is connected to one end of one of the coils of a voice coil motor and includes a half-bridge switch circuit; the drive-stage circuit controls the half-bridge switch circuit to generate a driving current to drive the coil according to the control signal. The drive-stage circuit compares the feedback signal of the feedback elements of the coil loop with the command signal to generate an adjustment signal and adjusts the driving current according to the adjustment signal, such that the driving current can track the command signal.
US10560044B2
A motor control method includes acquiring a component BEMFα on an α-axis and a component BEMFβ on a β-axis of counter electromotive force of a motor in an αβ-fixed coordinate system; performing time differentiation on the component BEMFα on the α-axis and the component BEMFβ on the β-axis; obtaining a difference value between first and second multiplication values, the first multiplication value being obtained by multiplying the component BEMFα on the α-axis by a differential value of the component BEMFβ on the β-axis, the second multiplication value being obtained by multiplying the component BEMFβ on the β-axis by a differential value of the component BEMFα on the α-axis; detecting a rotation direction of the rotor based on the difference value; and controlling the motor based on a detection result of the rotation direction of the rotor.
US10560028B2
A power controller in a switching mode power supply dynamically performs high-voltage charging to maintain an operating voltage. The power controller includes a PWM signal generator, a high-voltage charging circuit, and a high-voltage charging controller. The PWM signal generator provides a PWM signal to a power switch to perform power conversion regulating an output voltage of the switching mode power supply at a voltage rating. The high-voltage charging circuit has a high-voltage-tolerant switch connected between a line voltage and the operating voltage, wherein rectifying an AC voltage generates the line voltage. The high-voltage charging controller turns ON the high-voltage-tolerant switch to perform high-voltage charging at the same time when performing the power conversion. The high-voltage charging directs a charging current from the line voltage through the high-voltage-tolerant switch to charge the operating voltage.
US10560021B2
A DC-DC converter includes: a first switch; a second switch connected to the first switch; a mode selecting circuit to select a converting mode from one of at least a first mode and a second mode based on an input voltage; and a controller to generate a first switching control signal for controlling the first switch based on the converting mode, and a second switching control signal for controlling the second switch based on the converting mode.
US10560011B2
An actuator includes a plurality of linear motors. A carriage is operatively connected to each linear motor to be driven by each of the linear motors. An output forcer rod is operatively connected to at least one of the linear motors to be driven by at least one of the linear motors. A position sensor is operatively connected to the output forcer rod to measure motion of the output forcer rod. A fly-by-wire system includes a plurality of electromechanical actuators. Each electromechanical actuator includes a plurality of linear motors. A flight control computer is operatively connected to the linear motors of each of the electromechanical actuators. The fly-by-wire system includes a plurality of hydraulic systems. Each hydraulic system is operatively coupled to a respective one of the electromechanical actuators.
US10560002B2
An electric machine is disclosed. The electric machine includes a stator core within a transaxle housing and having a channel-less outer surface portion. The electric machine also includes one or more layers of an oleophobic or hydrophobic patterned coating defining boundaries wrapping around a perimeter of the stator core, and one or more layers of an oleophilic or hydrophilic coating on the portion within the boundaries configured to direct coolant flow over the oleophilic or hydrophilic coating within the boundaries.
US10560000B2
An electric motor including a rotor, rotating about an axis of rotation, and a stator, coaxial to the rotor. The stator has a casing. A body incorporates a controller of the electric motor. The body is placed outside the stator and parallel to the axis of rotation in a position substantially tangent to the casing of the stator. The rotor includes a first and second cooling fan, keyed on respective first and second axial ends of the rotor, opposite along the axis of rotation. The first and second cooling fans generate respectively, with the rotation of the rotor, a first and a second flow of cooling air independent of each other. The first flow of cooling air is directed toward the first axial end of the rotor, and the second flow of cooling air is directed towards the body so as to cool down the controller.
US10559995B2
A motor capable of suppressing droplets of water generated due to condensation from adhering to electrical components inside a rotary encoder is provided. A motor includes: a motor main body having a rotating shaft member; and a rotary encoder, wherein the rotary encoder has a cover member, and an inner surface of the cover member has a first top surface formed having an inclined portion that is inclined relative to a horizontal direction so as to guide a droplet of water when the rotating shaft member is disposed to extend in a vertical direction, and/or a second top surface formed having an inclined portion that is inclined relative to a horizontal direction so as to guide a droplet of water when the rotating shaft member is disposed to extend in a horizontal direction.
US10559991B2
A motor comprises a stator comprising at least one core; a coil wound on the at least one core of the stator; a rotor having a rotor pole and being rotatably mounted relative to the stator; and at least one magnet disposed between the rotor and the stator. The at least one core comprises a composite material defined by iron-containing particles having an alumina layer disposed thereon.
US10559987B2
An electromagnetic armature comprising an electromagnetic yoke having a cylindrical surface of axis z, intended to be facing an air-gap. Said cylindrical surface is the interaction surface and comprises a plurality of teeth forming poles, associated with the interaction surface and projecting from same, and disposed at regularly spaced intervals around the whole yoke. Each tooth comprises a recess arranged on one of the faces of the tooth in a so-called polar plane. Each recess is intended to receive the winding. Said teeth are disposed on the yoke in such a way that the recesses are disposed alternately to either side of the polar plane. Alternatively, one or more teeth of the armature can be removed from the yoke.
US10559985B2
A wireless power transfer system comprising a wireless power transmitting apparatus and a plurality of wireless power receiving apparatuses, the wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising: a power transmitting unit adapted to transmit power to the wireless power receiving apparatus; a recognition unit adapted to recognize the wireless power receiving apparatus; and a transmitting unit adapted to transmit predetermined charging delay information according to a recognition result of the recognition unit to the wireless power receiving apparatus recognized by the recognition unit, and the wireless power receiving apparatus comprising: a power receiving unit adapted to receive power transmitted from the power transmitting unit; a receiving unit adapted to receive the predetermined charging delay information transmitted from the transmitting unit; and a display unit adapted to make a display based on the predetermined charging delay information received by the receiving unit.
US10559974B1
An electrical system can include a power supply that provides primary power, and a light fixture having at least one light source, where the light fixture is coupled to the power supply, where the at least one light source illuminates when the light fixture receives the primary power. The electrical system can further include an energy storage unit having at least one energy storage device that charges using the primary power. The electrical system can also include a controller that determines an initial charging period during which the at least one energy storage device is charged using a constant supply of the primary power, where the controller changes the constant supply of the primary power to a trickle charge of the primary power at the end of the initial charging period to maintain a minimum charge level of the at least one energy storage device.
US10559971B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, apparatuses for wirelessly charging handheld and consumer electronics in wireless power delivery environments. In some embodiments, techniques are described for retrofitting wireless power receivers into existing devices e.g., through wirelessly powered battery apparatuses. For example, the apparatuses discussed herein allow any device that accepts standard form factor batteries to be transformed into a wirelessly powered device. The wirelessly rechargeable battery apparatuses can be applied to any battery form factor including custom or semi-custom battery form factors for mobile phones, laptops, tablet computers, etc. Advantageously, among other benefits, the apparatuses discussed herein overcome the product integration challenges discussed above.
US10559970B2
A method for wireless charging power control is disclosed. In a wireless charging system, a wireless radio frequency (RF) charging signal transmitted by a wireless charging station is harvested and converted to a direct-current (DC) charging signal to charge a battery. To prevent overcharging damage to the battery, an effective charging power in the DC charging signal is measured and compared to a target charging power required by the battery. A battery charging signal indication (BCSI) is provided to the wireless charging station to decrease the effective charging power if the effective charging power is greater than the target charging power, or to increase the effective charging power if the effective charging power is less than the target charging power. By dynamically adjusting the effective charging power, it is possible to provide fast charging to the battery while protecting the battery from overcharging damage.
US10559969B2
A charging cable includes a first interface, configured to connect to a power adapter electronically; and/or a second interface, configured to connect to an electronic equipment electronically; at least one of the first interface and the second interface comprising: a contact sheet; and a first temperature measuring component, configured to measure temperature of the contact sheet, and arranged on the same thermal conductive substrate as the contact sheet. The charging cable further includes a controller, configured to determine temperature of a charging interface and control charging for the electronic equipment according to the temperature of the charging interface, wherein the charging interface comprises at least one of the following interfaces: an interface of the power adapter used for electrical connection with the charging cable, the first interface, the second interface, and an interface of the electronic equipment used for electrical connection with the charging cable.
US10559968B2
A charge/discharge control circuit includes a first power supply terminal connected to a first electrode of a secondary battery, and a discharge control output circuit which outputs a discharge control signal to a gate of a discharge control FET which controls discharging of the secondary battery. The discharge control output circuit includes a clamp voltage output circuit which outputs a clamp voltage lower than a voltage of the first power supply terminal to a discharge control terminal to turn on the discharge control FET when the voltage of the first power supply terminal is higher than a prescribed voltage, and a power supply voltage output circuit which outputs the voltage of the first power supply terminal to the discharge control terminal to turn on the discharge control FET when the voltage of the first power supply terminal is equal to or less than the prescribed voltage.
US10559960B2
A computer implemented method for controlling a power plant system comprising a photovoltaic power source, an inverter, a DC-to-DC converter, an energy storage and an energy storage manager, the method comprising: receiving target value for AC power to be supplied by the inverter; receiving weather forecast information, energy storage status information and photovoltaic power source parameters; generating forecasted energy flow information for the photovoltaic power source based on the weather information and the photovoltaic power source parameters; comparing the forecasted energy flow information and the energy storage status information; and adjusting the target value for the AC power based on the comparison.
US10559955B2
There is provided an electrostatic surge prevention structure capable of improving resistance against electrostatic surge, reducing costs and processes, and saving spaces. A flexible printed circuit board 31 connected to a control printed circuit board contained in a front casing 22 is provided at a position corresponding to a gap 41, between the front casing 22 and a touch panel assembly 21, appearing in a display device 12, the flexible printed circuit board 31 has two layers of conductor parts 43 and 44, surfaces of these conductor parts 43 and 44 are covered with insulative coats 46 and 47, an exposed part 44A (or coating part 51 by plating as the exposed part) through which the conductor part 44 is externally exposed is formed at a portion opposing the gap 41 by peeling off the insulative coat 47, and the conductor part 44 having the exposed part 44A (or coating part 51) is grounded.
US10559946B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a panel-type electrical device. The panel-type electrical device comprises a socket assembly adapted to be coupled to a mounting surface and including a socket body and a first pair of mounting parts; a switch assembly adapted to be coupled to the mounting surface side by side with the socket assembly and including a switch body and a second pair of mounting parts, each of the mounting parts including a first surface facing toward the mounting surface and a second surface facing away from the mounting surface; a socket panel adapted to cover the socket body; a switch panel adapted to cover the switch body and move between at least two positions to control an operation state of the switch body, the switch panel being coplanar with the socket panel in one of the at least two positions; and a first pair of cushion blocks adapted to be arranged between the mounting surface and the first surface of the corresponding mounting parts of the socket assembly such that the socket body abuts the switch panel.
US10559945B1
A power distribution assembly includes a first conductor having a first conductor end and a first shape in cross-section and a second conductor having a second conductor end and a second shape in cross-section. A splice couples the first conductor end to the second conductor end. An insulative boot has a first opening of the first shape, wherein the insulative boot encompasses the first conductor end. The insulative boot also has a second opening having the second shape, wherein the second opening encompasses the second conductor end. The insulative boot has a cavity between the first end and the second end, wherein the cavity is configured to encompass the splice.
US10559943B2
A laser assembly (10) for generating an assembly output beam (12) includes a laser subassembly (16) that emits a plurality of spaced apart laser beams (20), a beam adjuster (42), a transform lens (44A), a beam combiner (46), and an output coupler (48). The beam adjuster (42) adjusts the spacing between the plurality of laser beams (20). The transform lens (44A) focuses the laser beams (20) at a focal plane (54) and the beam combiner (46) is positioned at the focal plane (54). The beam combiner (46) combines the lasers beams (20) to provide a combination beam (58). Further, the output coupler (48) redirects at least a portion of the combination beam (58) back to the beam combiner (46) as a redirected beam (60), and transmits a portion of the combination beam (58) as the assembly output beam (12).
US10559931B2
Embodiments provide an electrical connector having the ability for a high circuit count. An example electrical connector includes a plurality of contact traces extending along a circumference of a tapered post, on a plurality of respective planes perpendicular to a post axis. The electrical connector also includes a tapered cup positioned over the tapered post, having a plurality of inward facing terminal contacts corresponding to the plurality of contact traces, wherein the terminal contacts are configured to maintain contact as the tapered cup rotates about the post axis.
US10559922B2
A connector for connecting control conductors provided in conduits also containing power conductors, the connector including a first guide for receiving a first at least one control conductor provided in a first conduit also containing at least one power conductor, a second guide for receiving a second at least one control conductor provided in a second conduit also containing at least one power conductor, at least one jumper for electrically connecting the first at least one control conductor and the second at least one control conductor and a housing for containing the first guide, second guide and the at least one jumper.
US10559919B2
A connector includes a terminal-equipped electrical wire, an inner housing, an outer housing, and a front holder. The terminal-equipped electrical wire includes an electrical wire and a terminal, the terminal having a box-shaped portion configured to fit with a mating terminal in a fitting direction intersecting with an extending direction of the electrical wire. The inner housing includes a terminal accommodating chamber. The outer housing includes an electrical wire leading-out opening and a housing fitting opening. One or more pressing protrusions are provided on at least one of the terminal and the front holder. When the outer housing is fitted to the mating connector, the one or more pressing protrusions are elastically deformed by a fitting pressing force acting on the front holder to press and urge the box-shaped portion toward inside of the terminal accommodating chamber.
US10559901B2
An electrical connector, configured to electrically connect to a chip module, includes: a body, used to carry upward the chip module, and provided with multiple accommodating holes; and a plurality of terminals, respectively correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating holes. Each terminal includes a base, a first arm and a second arm, the base is configured to be connected to a strip, the first arm is formed by extending upward from the base, and the second arm is formed by extending upward from the first arm and is configured to abut the chip module. One side of the first arm is formed by tearing from the strip, and two opposite sides of the second arm are both formed by blanking the strip.
US10559900B2
A terminal fitting (20) includes a mating side connecting portion (26), a board connecting portion (27) and a bent portion (28) arranged between the board connecting portion (27) and the mating side connecting portion (26). The mating side connecting portion (26) and the board connecting portion (27) are connected substantially at a right angle via the bent portion (28). The housing (60) includes a press-fit hole (65) into which the mating side connecting portion (26) is to be press-fit, and a back surface (68) facing the board connecting portion (27). The back surface (68) of the housing (60) includes a retracted portion (71) retracted in a direction separating from the board connecting portion (27).
US10559897B1
An electrical terminal includes a terminal base. A mate portion is attached to the terminal base. The mate portion is adapted to mate with a corresponding electrical terminal. The electrical terminal includes a conductor contact portion. The conductor contact portion includes a box attached to the terminal base. A lever extends from one wall of the box. The lever is curved to extend toward the terminal base. The lever is adapted to engage a conductor of a wire inserted into the box. The electrical terminal also includes an insulation contact portion. The insulation contact portion is attached to the terminal base. The insulation contact portion is adapted to engage an insulation of the wire.
US10559878B2
An antenna module, system, and method for receiving an incoming signal in a confined space are disclosed. The antenna module comprises a plurality of antenna elements and a plurality of combiners, each of the plurality of combiners coupled to a subset of the plurality of antenna elements. The system includes the antenna module, a processor, and a controller. The processor receives and analyzes outputs from the antenna module and generates an output signal corresponding to the incoming signal. The controller controls states of the antenna module, which is capable of being in any of a plurality of states to receive the incoming signal.
US10559874B2
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a body which is made of a conductive material and has both ends curvedly extending to be adjacent to each other so as to have a loop shape; a communication module arranged on the body; a feeding line which extends from the communication module and is arranged to cross a gap between both ends of the body; and at least one connection terminal for connecting the feeding line to the body, wherein the body can receive a feeding signal from the communication module through the feeding line, and transmit/receive a wireless signal. The above-mentioned electronic device can be implemented variously according to embodiments.
US10559868B2
Disclosed are methods of forming a single-piece magnetically tunable ferrite rods that can be used for radio-frequency (RF) applications, including using synthetic garnets. This can include methods of forming cellular towers and antennas. In some embodiments, a separate tuner need not be used in the resonator during magnetic tuning. Examples of fabrication methods and RF-related properties are disclosed.
US10559867B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for eliminating or minimizing atmospheric discharge within the internal phasing coil of the guided surface waveguide probe. A guided surface waveguide probe comprises a charge terminal elevated over a lossy conducting medium. The shape of the charge terminal is designed to minimize atmospheric discharge. A top portion of a coil being configured to provide a voltage to the charge terminal with a phase delay that matches a wave tilt angle associated with a complex Brewster angle of incidence associated with the lossy conducting medium is recessed within a hollow region of the charge terminal.
US10559866B2
Disclosed is an exemplary guided surface waveguide probe. In one embodiment, the guided surface waveguide probe comprises a charge terminal elevated to a height above the lossy conducting medium; a support structure that supports the charge terminal; an internal coil that is supported within the support structure and is coupled to an excitation source; a conductive tube having a first end conductively coupled to the at least one section of internal coil, wherein a second end of the conductive tube extends vertically towards and is electrically coupled to the charge terminal; at least one sensor electrically coupled to the charge terminal or the internal coil, wherein the at least one sensor measures an operational parameter of the guided surface waveguide probe; and a non-conductive channel connected to the at least one sensor by which data associated with the operational parameter is communicated.
US10559863B2
A dynamic metal-anode flow battery energy-storage system includes a discharge module, a charging module, and a delivery device. The discharge module includes a plurality of discharge reactants to be oxidized to discharge electric energy. The charging module is electrically connected to the discharge module and includes at least one electrolysis device and at least one removal device. The electrolysis device includes a conductive member which is to be energized with electricity, such that a plurality of electrolysis products having the same material with the discharge reactants are adhered to a surface thereof. The removal device includes a scraper adapted to remove the adhered electrolysis products from the surface of the conductive member. The delivery device is adapted to deliver the electrolysis products into the first electrolyte as the discharge reactants, and deliver the discharged products into the second electrolyte as the electrolysis reactants.
US10559859B2
According to various embodiments, an integrated circuit structure may include: an electronic circuit being arranged on a surface of a carrier; and a solid state electrolyte battery being at least partially arranged within the carrier, wherein at least a part of the solid state electrolyte battery being arranged within the carrier is overlapping with the electronic circuit along a direction parallel to the surface of the carrier.
US10559853B2
A fast charge system 20 including a fast charge composite 60 and a secondary battery 22 enables the secondary battery 22 to be charged in less time than is possible with traditional charging means. The fast charge composite 60 includes a separator 62 of cellulose wetted with a second electrolyte 64 that contains third ions 94 having a positive charge and fourth ions 96 having a negative charge and contacting the adjacent electrode 32, 46 of the secondary battery 22. A fast charge layer 30 of thermally expanded graphite is disposed adjacent and parallel to the separator 62. A second electrical power PFC, which may be greater than a maximum charging power PMAX transferred through traditional charging, is transferred as a function of a second voltage V2 applied between the fast charge layer 30 and the battery lead 34, 50 of the adjacent electrode 32, 46, which causes the third ions 94 and the fourth ions 96 to migrate through the separator 62 to cause the secondary battery 22 to become charged.
US10559847B2
A solid-state conductor with sodium oxoferrate structure is disclosed. The conductor may be used in battery applications where it is preferable to avoid the use of a liquid electrolyte. The conductor may be produced from an initial NaFeO2 chemical composition. So as to add defects and allow for sodium ion mobility, Fe(IV), Si, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, P, or S can be added. For example, (1−x)(NaFeO2)+x(XO2) can be melted with the corresponding oxide XO2, where X is Fe(IV), Si, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, P, or S, and x is between 0.1 and 0.5. These dopants generally preserve the crystallographic structure while decreasing the ion mobility barrier.
US10559845B2
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a stacked battery in which an unevenness of short circuit resistance among a plurality of cells is suppressed. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a stacked battery comprising: a plurality of cells in a thickness direction, wherein the plurality of cells are electrically connected in parallel; each of the plurality of cells includes a cathode current collector, a cathode active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, an anode active material layer, and an anode current collector, in this order; the stacked battery includes a surface-side cell that is located on a surface side of the stacked battery, and a center-side cell that is located on a center side rather than the surface-side cell; and the surface-side cell and the center-side cell satisfy at least one of: condition i) an electron conductivity of the cathode active material layer in the surface-side cell is less than an electron conductivity of the cathode active material layer in the center-side cell; and condition ii) an electron conductivity of the anode active material layer in the surface-side cell is less than an electron conductivity of the anode active material layer in the center-side cell.
US10559843B2
A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes an electrode group including positive, negative and bipolar electrodes and separators interposed between these electrodes. In the positive electrode, positive electrode active material layers are formed on both side surfaces of a current collector. In the negative electrode, negative electrode active material layers are formed on both side surfaces of a current collector. In the bipolar electrode, positive and negative electrode active material layers are formed on both side surfaces of a current collector respectively. In the group, these electrodes are stacked with the interposed separators. The group includes current collecting tabs for these electrodes. Connecting portions of these tabs are arranged in different positions on an outer periphery of the group.
US10559840B2
The present invention relates to an ion exchanging membrane, a method for manufacturing the same, and an energy storage system comprising the same. The ion exchanging membrane includes a porous support including a plurality of pores, a first ion conducting material located on one surface of the porous support, and a second ion conducting material located on the other surface of the porous support, in which the first ion conducting material and the second ion conducting material are polymers including hydrophilic repeating units and hydrophobic repeating units, and the first ion conducting material and the second ion conducting material have different molar ratios of the hydrophilic repeating units and the hydrophobic repeating units.According to the ion exchanging membrane, it is possible to improve overall efficiency of the energy storage system by improving both performance efficiency and voltage efficiency of the energy storage system due to excellent ion-conductivity performance and reduced membrane resistance and ensure durability of the energy storage system by having excellent morphological stability and reducing a crossover of vanadium ions.
US10559831B1
A method of producing electrodes includes selecting a palladium alloy, annealing the palladium alloy at a first temperature above 350° C., cold working the palladium alloy into a desired electrode shape, and annealing the palladium alloy at a second temperatures and for a time sufficient to produce a grain size between about 5 microns and about 100 microns. The method further includes etching the palladium alloy, rinsing the palladium alloy with at least one of water and heavy water, and storing the palladium alloy in an inert environment.
US10559828B2
A slurry for a lithium ion secondary battery positive electrodes contains a positive electrode active material, a binder, a conductive material, and an organic solvent. The binder contains a nitrile group-containing acrylic polymer and a fluorine-containing polymer; and the viscosity ratio ((viscosity at a shear rate of 2 sec−1)/(viscosity at a shear rate of 20 sec−1)) of this slurry as measured by a coaxial double cylinder viscometer is 1.0-2.5. Positive electrodes produced using the slurry have excellent weight accuracy, and lithium ion secondary batteries produced with positive electrodes produced from the slurry have a high capacity and excellent cycle characteristics at high potentials. The produced lithium ion secondary battery is flexible and free from the occurrence of cracks in an active material layer when bent.
US10559823B2
A manganese nickel composite hydroxide which serves as a starting material for positive electrode active materials for secondary batteries, and the secondary battery having low resistance and high output characteristics. A manganese nickel composite hydroxide according to the present invention is represented by general formula (A) Mn1−x−yNixMy(OH)2+α(wherein 0≤×≤0.27, 0≤y≤0.05, 0≤α≤0.5, and M represents at least one element selected from among Mg, Al, Ca, Ba, Sr, Ti, V, Fe, Cr, Co, Cu, Zr, Nb, Mo and W), and has an SO4 content of 0.90% by weight or less, an Na content of 0.04% by weight or less, a BET specific surface area of from 40 m2/g to 70 m2/g (inclusive), and a value obtained by [(d90-d10)/(average particle diameter)] of 0.90 or less, said value being an index indicating the expanse of the particle size distribution.
US10559822B2
A negative electrode active material, wherein the negative electrode active material is a negative electrode active material including negative electrode active material particles; the negative electrode active material particles include silicon compound particles including a silicon compound (SiOx: 0.5≤x≤1.6); the silicon compound particles include at least any one kind or more kinds of Li2SiO3 and Li4SiO4; the negative electrode active material particles have a loose bulk density BD of 0.5 g/cm3 or more and 0.9 g/cm3 or less, a tapped bulk density TD of 0.7 g/cm3 or more and 1.2 g/cm3 or less, and a compression degree of 25% or less, the compression degree being defined by (TD−BD)/TD. Therefore, the negative electrode active material which is capable of improving the initial charge and discharge characteristics as well as the cycle characteristics upon using it as the negative electrode active material of a secondary battery is provided.
US10559819B2
A titanium oxide compound according to the present invention comprises bronze-type titanium oxide or titanium oxide mainly composed of bronze-type titanium oxide, and contains calcium and/or silicon. The titanium oxide compound contains 0.005 to 2.5 mass % inclusive of calcium or 0.15 to 0.55 mass % inclusive of silicon, or contains 0.005 to 1.2 mass % inclusive of calcium and 0.15 to 0.2 mass % inclusive of silicon, or contains 0.005 to 0.1 mass % inclusive of calcium and 0.15 to 0.5 mass % inclusive of silicon.
US10559809B2
A first packaging material, a second packaging material, an electrode body having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are provided. A packaging member is formed having an electrode body chamber. A first inner conducting portion allows conduction to a first metal foil and a second inner conducting portion allows conduction to a second metal foil. In the electrode body chamber, electrode body is conducted to a first inner conducting portion in the positive electrode and the electrode body is conducted to a second inner conducting portion in the negative electrode. At least one of the pair of the first metal foil and the positive electrode current collector of the positive electrode and the pair of the second metal foil and the negative electrode current collector of the negative electrode is made of the same metal.
US10559804B2
A battery pack is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery pack includes first and second cell groups each including one or more cells, a circuit board electrically connected to the first and second cell groups and a connector provided in the circuit board and including a plurality of connector terminals. The connector terminals include first and second connector terminals respectively electrically connected to first and second electrodes of the first cell group. The connector terminals include first and second connector terminals respectively electrically connected to first and second electrodes of the second cell group. The first and third connector terminals are detachably in contact with each other, wherein the second and fourth connector terminals are detachably in contact with each other. According to some embodiments, it is possible to simply physically release a parallel connection of a plurality of cells or a plurality of cell groups.
US10559803B2
A bus bar holding structure includes a bus bar, an insulating resin-made wire distribution body holding the bus bar. The bus bar electrically connects together an adjacent terminals of a plurality of unit cells each having positive pole and negative pole electrode terminals. The bus bar includes a plate-shaped main body and a wire connecting part extended from the plate-shaped main body and connected to an end of a wire. The plate-shaped main body includes a fold-back part and a plurality of plate parts separated from each other at the fold-back part and folded back at the fold-back part so as to be superimposed with each other. The plate-shaped main body and the wire connecting part are formed integrally.
US10559800B2
A battery is provided. The battery includes a cathode; an anode; an interlayer provided between the cathode and the anode; wherein the interlayer includes an electrolytic solution, a polymer compound, and one or more of a polyphosphate salt, a melamine salt, a metal hydroxide, and a metal hydrate.
US10559796B2
The disclosure relates to a battery carrier for accommodating at least one electric battery module in a vehicle. The battery carrier may include at least one first wall, at least one second wall arranged at an angle with respect to the first wall, wherein the second wall is joined to the first wall by a joining region, wherein an adhesive region is formed in the joining region, and the adhesive region is configured to condition the joining region for a materially bonded connection to a seal, and at least one seal materially bonded to the adhesive region in order to fluidically seal the joining region.
US10559792B1
A structurally-integrated battery pack may comprise an outer skin, an inner skin, structural foam, battery cells, and/or other components. Structural foam may be disposed between the outer skin and the inner skin. The structural foam may include battery voids and/or one or more cooling channels. Battery cells may be disposed within the battery voids. The battery cells within the battery voids and the structural foam may form layers. The layers may comprise a first layer including a first structural foam layer, a second layer including a first battery disposed within a first battery void, a third layer including at least a partial structural foam layer, and/or other layers. The partial structural foam layer may at least partially form a cooling channel. The outer skin, the inner skin, the structural foam, and/or the battery cells may be incorporated into a structural or non-structural element of an aircraft and/or vehicle.
US10559765B2
An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. An electron transport region is between the second electrode and the emission layer. The electron transport region includes an electron injection layer including a first component including at least one halide of an alkali metal (Group I), a second component including at least one organometallic compound, and a third component including at least one of a lanthanide metal or an alkaline earth metal (Group II).
US10559763B2
The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion element having a photoelectric conversion film which exhibits excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and responsiveness, an imaging device, an optical sensor, and a method of using a photoelectric conversion element. In the photoelectric conversion element of the invention, a photoelectric conversion material contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by General formula (1), a compound represented by General formula (2), and a compound represented by General formula (3).
US10559761B2
To provide a light-emitting material containing a compound having a high excitation triplet level, particularly a host material of a light emitting layer, as a material for an organic electroluminescent device with high efficiency, and also to provide an organic electroluminescent device with high efficiency and high luminance by using the material. A light-emitting material containing a compound having a carbazole ring structure represented by the following general formula (1), and an organic electroluminescent device containing a pair of electrodes and one layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer intervening between the electrodes, the light emitting layer containing as a constitutional material thereof the light-emitting material.
US10559758B2
Disclosed herein is an organic light-emitting diode, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a light-emitting layer and an electron density control layer in that order between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the electron density control layer includes at least one selected from among compounds represented by the following Chemical Formulas A to D, and the light emitting layer includes at least one anthracene compound represented by the following Chemical Formula H. The structures of Chemical Formulas A to D and H are as described in the specification.
US10559756B2
The invention relates to compounds with benzindenofluorene base bodies having a structure of formula (I): and to the use thereof in electronic devices, in particular in organic electroluminescent devices.
US10559747B1
A magneto-electronic device may include: a spin-orbit torque (SOT) generator layer; a magnetic memory layer; and/or sensing electrodes configured to measure a Hall effect of the magnetic memory layer. The SOT generator layer may include topological insulator material, and the magnetic memory layer may include ferromagnetic material with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. A magneto-electronic device may include: a spin-orbit torque (SOT) generator layer; a first magnetic memory layer on the SOT generator layer; an insulating layer on the first magnetic memory layer; and/or a second magnetic memory layer on the insulating layer. The SOT generator layer may include topological insulator material. The first magnetic memory layer and the second magnetic memory layer may include ferromagnetic material with either perpendicular magnetic anisotropy or in-plane magnetic anisotropy.
US10559746B2
The methods of manufacturing an MRAM device and MRAM devices are provided. The methods may include forming a first electrode on an upper surface of a substrate, forming a first magnetic layer on the first electrode, forming a tunnel barrier structure on the first magnetic layer, forming a second magnetic layer on the tunnel barrier structure, and forming a second electrode on the second magnetic layer. The tunnel barrier structure may include a first tunnel barrier layer and a second tunnel barrier layer that are sequentially stacked on the first magnetic layer and may have different resistivity distributions from each other along a horizontal direction that may be parallel to the upper surface of the substrate.
US10559740B2
A driving device includes a plurality of motive power generators that receive electric power supply and generate motive power, the plurality of motive power generators form a plurality of sets of motive power generators in which two or more of the motive power generators are electrically parallel-connected, and the plurality of sets of motive power generators are electrically series-connected. A driving device includes a plurality of vibrators that receive electric power supply and vibrate and provide drive power for driving a driven member to the driven member, the plurality of vibrators form a plurality of sets of vibrators in which two or more of the vibrators are electrically parallel-connected, and the plurality of sets of vibrators are electrically series-connected.
US10559734B2
Disclosed are a light emitting device package. The light emitting device package includes a body having recess; a first lead frame including a first and second portions on a first region of the body; a second lead frame including a third and fourth portions on a second region of the body; a third lead frame between the first and second lead frame. The body has a length of the first direction greater than a width of the second direction, wherein the second portion of the first lead frame extends toward the second lead frame and has a small width, and wherein the fourth portion of the second lead frame extends toward the first lead frame. A first light emitting device is disposed on the first portion of the first lead frame and a second light emitting device is disposed on the third portion of the second lead frame.
US10559733B2
A light-emitting device package according to an embodiment may include a body; N (herein, N denotes a positive integer of 5 or more) upper pads disposed on the body to be spaced apart from each other; N−1 light-emitting device chips respectively arranged on N−1 upper pads among the N upper pads; and a plurality of first wires for electrically connecting the N−1 light-emitting device chips and the N upper pads to each other by at least one of a plurality of wiring structures.
US10559720B2
An LED includes a gallium nitride substrate, a first semiconductor layer disposed thereon, and a mesa including a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and an intervening active layer. A first contact layer includes an outer contact part in contact with the first semiconductor layer near an edge of the substrate and an inner contact part in contact with the first semiconductor layer within a region encompassed by the outer contact part. A second contact layer is disposed on the mesa in contact with the second semiconductor layer. An upper insulation layer has first and second opening parts overlapping the first and second contact layers. First and second electrode pads are electrically connected to the first and second contact layers through the first and second opening parts. The LED can be driven at 150-315 A/cm2 and has a maximum junction temperature of 150-190° C.
US10559713B2
A light-emitting device including a substrate, three-dimensional semiconductor elements resting on the substrate, at least one shell at least partially covering the lateral walls of the semiconductor element, the shell including an active area having multiple quantum wells, and an electrode at least partially covering the shell, at least a portion of the active area being sandwiched between the electrode and the lateral walls of the semiconductor element. The active area includes an alternation of first semiconductor layers mainly including a first element and a second element and of second semiconductor layers mainly including the first element and the second element and further including a third element. In at least three of the layers, the mass concentration of the third element increases in the portion of the active layer as the distance to the substrate decreases.
US10559712B2
A quantum dot includes a core-shell structure including a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal and a shell disposed on the core, and including a material at least two different halogens, and the quantum dot does not include cadmium.
US10559705B1
A multijunction solar cells that include one or more graded-index reflector structures disposed beneath a base layer of one or more solar subcells. The graded-index reflector structure is constructed such that (i) at least a portion of light of a first spectral wavelength range that enters and passes through a solar cell above the graded-index reflector structure is reflected back into the solar subcell by the graded-index reflector structure; and (ii) at least a portion of light of a second spectral wavelength range that enters and passes through the solar cell above the graded-index reflector structure is transmitted through the graded-index reflector structure to layers disposed beneath the graded-index reflector structure. The second spectral wavelength range is composed of greater wavelengths than the wavelengths of the first spectral wavelength range.
US10559703B2
The present invention provides a thick-film paste for printing the front side of a solar cell device having one or more insulating layers. The thick-film paste comprises an electrically conductive metal and a lead-tellurium-boron-oxide dispersed in an organic medium.
US10559702B2
A thin-film monolithically integrated solar module with a solar cell, an integrated energy storage device, and a controller may be provided. It may comprise a thin-film solar cell, having at least one solar diode, on a transparent substrate, a thin-film energy storage device, and an electronic controller comprising at least one thin-film transistor above the thin-film energy storage device. The electronic controller may be electrically connected to the thin-film solar cell and the thin-film energy storage device by vias. The named functional units may build a monolithically integrated device on one substrate.
US10559700B2
A non-volatile memory cell and array structure is disclosed situated within a high voltage region of an integrated circuit. The cell utilizes capacitive coupling based on an overlap between a gate and a drift region to impart a programming voltage. Programming is effectuated using a drain extension which can act to inject hot electrons. The cell can be operated as a one-time programmable (OTP) or multiple-time programmable (MTP) device. The fabrication of the cell relies on processing steps associated with high voltage devices, thus avoiding the need for additional masks, manufacturing steps, etc.
US10559698B2
Embodiments of the present application provide an Oxide TFT, a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a display device. The Oxide TFT includes a base substrate; a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer and an active layer which are located on the base substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode, the active layer is at least partly covered with the source electrode and the drain electrode; and a channel protection layer located between the source electrode and the drain electrode, each of the source electrode and the drain electrode includes at least part of a first metallic layer and at least part of a second metallic layer, the first metallic and the second metallic layer are stacked one on another, the channel protection layer is of a metal oxide.
US10559695B2
To offer a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having excellent characteristics and high reliability and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device without variation. The summary is to include an inverted-staggered (bottom-gate structure) thin film transistor in which an oxide semiconductor film containing In, Ga, and Zn is used for a semiconductor layer and a buffer layer is provided between the semiconductor layer and source and drain electrode layers. An ohmic contact is formed by intentionally providing a buffer layer containing In, Ga, and Zn and having a higher carrier concentration than the semiconductor layer between the semiconductor layer and the source and drain electrode layers.
US10559692B2
A thin layer of lattice matched wide bandgap semiconductor material having semi-insulating properties is employed as an isolation layer between the substrate and a vertical stack of suspended semiconductor channel material nanosheets. The presence of such an isolation layer eliminates the parasitic leakage path between the source region and the drain region that typically occurs through the substrate, while not interfering with the CMOS device that is formed around the semiconductor channel material nanosheets.
US10559691B2
Compact OTP/MTP memory device including a cavity formed between a substrate and a buried oxide layer
Methods of forming a compact FinFET OTP/MTP cell and a compact FDSOI OTP/MTP cell and resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include providing a substrate having a BOX layer; forming fins on the BOX layer with a gap in between; forming first and second gates, laterally separated, over and perpendicular to the fins; forming at least one third gate between the first and second gates and contacting the BOX layer through the gap, each third gate overlapping an end of a fin or both fins; forming a S/D region in each of the fins adjacent to the first and second gates, respectively, remote from the at least one third gate; utilizing each of the first and second gates as a WL; utilizing each third gate as a SL or connecting a SL to the S/D region; and connecting a BL to the S/D region or the at least one third gate.
US10559685B2
A semiconductor structure and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and at least one semiconductor fin contacting the substrate. A first source/drain layer contacts the substrate. A silicide contacts and wraps around the first source/drain layer. The structure also includes a second source/drain layer above the first source/drain layer. The method comprises forming a structure including at least a substrate, a first source/drain layer, and at least one semiconductor fin disposed on and in contact with substrate. A silicide is formed in contact with and wrapping around the first source/drain layer. A gate structure is formed in contact with at least the at least one semiconductor fin. A second source/drain layer is formed above the first source/drain layer.
US10559683B2
Transistor devices having a buffer between an active channel and a substrate, which may include the active channel comprising a low band-gap material on a sub-structure, e.g. a buffer, between the active channel and the substrate. The sub-structure may comprise a high band-gap material having a desired conduction band offset, such that leakage may be arrested without significant impact on electronic mobility within the active channel. In an embodiment, the active channel and the sub-structure may be formed in a narrow trench, such that defects due to lattice mismatch between the active channel and the sub-structure are terminated in the sub-structure. In a further embodiment, the sub-structure may be removed to form either a void between the active channel and the substrate, or an insulative material may be disposed between the active channel and the substrate, such that the void or the insulative material form an insulative buffer.
US10559677B2
The disclosure relates to a method of fabricating an enhancement mode Group III-nitride HEMT device and a Group III-nitride structure fabricated therefrom. One example embodiment is a method for fabricating an enhancement mode Group III-nitride HEMT device. The method includes providing a structure. The structure includes a substrate having a main surface. The structure also includes a layer stack overlying the main surface. Each layer of the layer stack includes a Group III-nitride material. The structure further includes a capping layer on the layer stack. The method also includes forming a recessed gate region by removing, in a gate region, at least the capping layer by performing an etch process, thereby exposing a top surface of an upper layer of the layer stack. The method further includes forming a p-type doped GaN layer in the recessed gate region and on the capping layer by performing a non-selective deposition process.
US10559671B2
A vertical transport field-effect transistor includes a top source/drain region separated from an underlying gate stack by a top spacer including open gaps to reduce capacitance therebetween. Techniques for fabricating the transistor include using a sacrificial spacer that is selectively removed prior to growth of the top source/drain region. The top source/drain region may be confined by opposing dielectric layers.
US10559664B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes assigning a plurality of chip regions on an epitaxial-growth layer of a semiconductor substrate where the epitaxial-growth layer is grown on a bulk layer and forming a plurality of device structures on the plurality of chip regions, respectively, thinning the semiconductor substrate from a bottom-surface side of the bulk layer, bonding a supporting-substrate on a bottom surface of the thinned semiconductor substrate, selectively removing the supporting-substrate so that the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate is exposed, at locations corresponding to positions of each of main current paths in the plurality of device structures, respectively, dicing the semiconductor substrate together with the supporting-substrate along dicing lanes between the plurality of the chip regions so as to form a plurality of chips.
US10559663B2
A semiconductor device is provided, including: a semiconductor substrate; a transistor section provided in the semiconductor substrate; and a diode section provided in the semiconductor substrate being adjacent to the transistor section, wherein the diode section includes: a second conductivity-type anode region; a first conductivity-type drift region; a first conductivity-type cathode region; a plurality of dummy trench portions arrayed along a predetermined array direction; a contact portion provided along an extending direction of the plurality of dummy trench portions that is different from the array direction; and a lower-surface side semiconductor region provided directly below a portion of the contact portion at an outer end in the extending direction.
US10559658B2
A Schottky barrier diode includes a first semiconductor layer having depressions on a top surface thereof, and having a guard ring extending from the top surface to an inner position of the first semiconductor layer, the guard ring including portions arranged with the depressions interposed therebetween when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface; the diode further includes an insulation layer having portions arranged with the depressions interposed therebetween when viewed in the perpendicular direction, a first metal layer extending as bridging inside and outside of the depressions and the insulation layer, the first metal layer having a first end on the insulation layer, and a second metal layer formed on the first metal layer and having a second end on the insulation layer, the second end being flush with the first end.
US10559655B1
A semiconductor device comprises at least one gate structure disposed on a substrate; a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate and contacting an outer sidewall of the at least one gate structure; a second dielectric layer having a L shape disposed on the first dielectric layer and contacting the outer sidewall of the at least one gate structure; an etch stop layer contacting the second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer and the substrate, wherein the second dielectric layer has an upper portion and a lower portion contacting the upper portion, the upper portion extends along the outer sidewall, the lower portion extends from the outer sidewall to the etch stop layer; and an air gap between the second dielectric layer and the etch stop layer; wherein the first dielectric layer and the lower portion of the second dielectric layer have a same width.
US10559650B2
A trench capacitor includes a plurality of trenches in a doped semiconductor surface layer of a substrate. At least one dielectric layer lines a surface of the plurality of trenches. A second polysilicon layer that is doped is on a first polysilicon layer that is on the dielectric layer which fills the plurality of trenches. The second polysilicon layer has a higher doping level as compared to the first polysilicon layer.
US10559644B2
A display device includes a substrate having a pixel area with at least a first rounded corner portion and first to third non-pixel areas arranged sequentially along an outer circumference of the pixel area. An internal circuit in the first non-pixel area has a first end portion adjacent to the first rounded corner portion of the pixel area. The first end portion of the internal circuit is rounded in accordance with the first rounded corner portion. A plurality of routing wires are in the third non-pixel area below the pixel area. The routing wires extending to the pixel area via the second non-pixel area and the first non-pixel area. The routing wires include at least a first routing wire connected to the pixel area passing an area of the first end portion of the internal circuit.
US10559636B2
The display device including a pixel circuit has a first line, a transistor, a light emitting element, and a second line. The transistor is located between the second line and an electrode of the light emitting element. Either the first line or the second line is wired in a region that overlaps a light emitting region of the light emitting element in a lamination direction of layers. The second line intersects the first line outside of the light emitting region and overlaps a non-light emitting region of the light emitting element.
US10559632B2
The present disclosure provides a display substrate, a method for manufacturing the same and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate; light-emitting devices for displaying on the base substrate; driver thin film transistors on the base substrate for driving the light-emitting devices for displaying to emit light; optical fingerprint identification devices on the base substrate; and switch thin film transistors on the base substrate for controlling the optical fingerprint identification devices. The optical fingerprint identification devices are in a display area of the display substrate. Each film layer of each driver thin film transistor and a corresponding same film layer of each switch thin film transistor are in an identical layer and are made of the same material.
US10559629B2
An imaging device includes at least one unit pixel cell including a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into electric charges. The photoelectric converter includes: a first electrode; a light-transmitting second electrode; a first photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and containing a first material having an absorption peak at a first wavelength; and a second photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode and containing a second material having an absorption peak at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The absolute value of the ionization potential of the first material is larger by at least 0.2 eV than the absolute value of the ionization potential of the second material.
US10559628B2
A solid-state image sensor includes a pixel formed, upon forming a structure where a photoelectric conversion layer is laminated on a wiring layer constituting a pixel circuit, by forming at least the photoelectric conversion layer and a wiring layer bonding layer on a different substrate from a semiconductor substrate in which the wiring layer is formed, and by bonding the wiring layer bonding film of the different substrate and the wiring layer of the semiconductor substrate together.
US10559623B2
An offset spacer film (OSS) is formed on a side wall surface of a gate electrode (NLGE, PLGE) to cover a region in which a photo diode (PD) is disposed. Next, an extension region (LNLD, LPLD) is formed using the offset spacer film and the like as an implantation mask. Next, process is provided to remove the offset spacer film covering the region in which the photo diode is disposed. Next, a sidewall insulating film (SWI) is formed on the side wall surface of the gate electrode. Next, a source-drain region (HPDF, LPDF, HNDF, LNDF) is formed using the sidewall insulating film and the like as an implantation mask.
US10559610B2
A method of manufacturing an imaging device, including a first buried diode including a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region and a second buried diode including a third semiconductor region and a fourth semiconductor region, includes implanting first impurity ions of a first conductivity type into a first region and a third region between the first region and a second region, and implanting second impurity ions of the first conductivity type into the second region and the third region, wherein the first semiconductor region is formed by implanting the first impurity ions, the third semiconductor region is formed by implanting the second impurity ions, and a fifth semiconductor region having a higher impurity concentration than the first and the second semiconductor regions is formed in the third region by implanting the first and second impurity ions.
US10559604B2
An array substrate, a gate driving circuit and a display panel are provided. The array substrate includes a first display area, a second display area and an opening area. The opening area is surrounded by the first display area. Among the sub-pixels in the first display area, the sub-pixels in at least two adjacent columns are connected to a same first data line. Among the two sub-pixels in the same row electrically connected to the same first data line, one sub-pixel is connected to the first gate line, and the other sub-pixel is connected to the second gate line. For the sub-pixels in the second display area, the sub-pixels in different columns are connected to different second data lines, and the sub-pixels in different rows are connected to different gate lines.
US10559603B2
A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. A display panel includes a display region and a bonding region bonding a flexible circuit board with the display panel. The bonding region comprises a first surface located at a displaying side of the display panel and an opposing second surface, and includes a plurality of first pins and a plurality of second pins. The plurality of first pins are disposed at the first surface of the bonding region, and the plurality of second pins are disposed at the second surface of the bonding region. The display panel also includes a plurality of first transmission lines and a plurality of second transmission lines. A first transmission line is connected to a first pin, a second transmission line is connected to a second pin, and the second transmission line and the second pin are disposed at different film layers.
US10559590B2
A three-dimensional semiconductor device includes an upper structure on a lower structure, the upper structure including conductive patterns, a semiconductor pattern connected to the lower structure through the upper structure, and an insulating spacer between the semiconductor pattern and the upper structure, a bottom surface of the insulating spacer being positioned at a vertical level equivalent to or higher than an uppermost surface of the lower structure.
US10559589B2
Provided herein may be a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device may include a memory string including memory cells coupled to each other in series via a channel layer, the memory string coupled between a bit line and a second source line. The semiconductor device may include a first source line electrically coupled to the second source line through the channel layer.
US10559585B2
A vertical memory device includes a conductive pattern structure on a first region of a substrate, the conductive pattern structure including a stack of interleaved conductive patterns and insulation layers. A pad structure is disposed on a second region of the substrate adjacent the first region of the substrate wherein edges of the conductive patterns are disposed at spaced apart points along a first direction to provide conductive pads arranged as respective steps in a staircase arrangement. A plurality of channel structures extends through the conductive pattern structure and a plurality of dummy channel structures extends through the pad structure. Respective contact plugs are disposed on the conductive pads. Numbers of the dummy channel structures per unit area passing through the conductive pads vary. Widths of the dummy channel structures passing through the conductive pads may also vary.
US10559584B2
A semiconductor device including a dielectric layer is provided. The semiconductor device includes a stack structure, and a vertical structure within the stack structure. The vertical structure includes a lower region having a first width and an upper region having a second width, greater than the first width. The vertical structure further includes two dielectric layers of which respective ratios of lower thicknesses in the lower region to upper thicknesses in the upper region are different from each other.
US10559580B2
A semiconductor memory device includes insulating patterns and gate patterns alternately stacked on a substrate, a channel structure that intersects the insulating patterns and the gate patterns and connected to the substrate, a charge storage structure between the channel structure and the gate patterns, and a contact structure on the substrate at a side of the insulating patterns and the gate patterns. One of the gate patterns includes a first barrier pattern between a first insulating pattern of the insulating patterns and a second insulating pattern of the insulating patterns adjacent the first insulating pattern in a first direction perpendicular to a main surface of the substrate, the first barrier pattern defining a concave region between a first portion of the first barrier pattern extending along the first insulating pattern and a second portion extending along the second insulating pattern, and a metal pattern in the concave region.
US10559575B2
A memory device includes a memory plane including a succession of neighboring semiconductor recesses of a first type of conductivity, wherein each semiconductor recess houses a plurality of memory words including a plurality of memory cells, wherein each memory cell includes a state transistor having a floating gate and a control gate. The memory device further includes a plurality of control gate selection transistors respectively allocated to each memory word of the plurality of memory words, wherein each control gate selection transistor is coupled to the control gates of the state transistors of the memory word to which the control gate selection transistor is allocated, wherein each control gate selection transistor is situated in and on a neighbor semiconductor recess of the semiconductor recess housing the memory word to which the control gate selection transistor is allocated.
US10559572B2
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for forming a contact for a transistor includes forming a first doped region over a semiconductor substrate. A second doped region is formed in portions of the first doped region in which portions the first doped region extends below the second doped region. A gate is formed alongside portions of a first fin. Portions of the second doped region and portions of the first doped region extending below the second doped region are removed. Portions of the gate are removed. A metal is deposited in the removed portion of the gate, the removed portion of second doped region, and the first doped region extending below the second doped region to create the contact.
US10559569B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a transistor in a semiconductor substrate; forming a capacitor including a hydrogen-containing top electrode over the transistor; and performing an annealing process for hydrogen passivation after the capacitor is formed.
US10559566B1
Devices and methods are provided to fabricate nanosheet field-effect transistor devices having dummy nanosheet channel layers disposed above active nanosheet channel layers to protect the active nanosheet channel layers from oxidation during work function metal patterning processes that are implemented as part of a multi-threshold voltage process module. The dummy nanosheet channel layers have a reduced thickness so that the dummy nanosheet layers do not function as active channel layers of the nanosheet field-effect transistor devices. The dummy nanosheet channel layers serve as an oxygen infusion blocking layers to protect the active nanosheet channel layers from being infused with oxygen and oxidized by a directional plasma etch process performed during a work function metal patterning process.
US10559564B2
A semiconductor structure includes fins that have a 2D material, such as Graphene, upon at least the fin sidewalls. The thickness of the 2D material sidewall may be tuned to achieve desired finFET band gap control. Neighboring fins of the semiconductor structure form fin wells. The semiconductor structure may include a fin cap upon each fin and the 2D material is formed upon the sidewalls of the fin and the bottom surface of the fin wells. The semiconductor structure may include a well-plug at the bottom of the fin wells and the 2D material is formed upon the sidewalls and upper surface of the fins. The semiconductor structure may include both fin caps and well-plugs such that the 2D material is formed only upon the sidewalls of the fins.
US10559563B2
A method for manufacturing a monolithic three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC) with junctionless semiconductor devices (JSDs) is provided. A first interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate, while also forming first vias and first interconnect wires alternatingly stacked in the first ILD layer. A first doping-type layer and a second doping-type layer are transferred to a top surface of the first ILD layer. The first and second doping-type layers are stacked and are semiconductor materials with opposite doping types. The first and second doping-type layers are patterned to form a first doping-type wire and a second doping-type wire overlying the first doping-type wire. A gate electrode is formed straddling the first and second doping-type wires. The gate electrode and the first and second doping-type wires at least partially define a JSD.
US10559561B2
Examples herein describe techniques for isolating portions of an IC that include sensitive components (e.g., inductors or capacitors) from return current in a grounding plane. An output current generated by a transmitter or driver in an IC can generate a magnetic field which induces return current in the grounding plane. If the return current is proximate the sensitive components, the return current can inject noise which can negatively impact other components in the IC. To isolate the sensitive components from the return current, embodiments herein include forming slots through the grounding structure which includes the grounding plane on one or more sides of the sensitive components.
US10559555B2
Methods of transferring micro-array LEDs of various colors onto a surface of a display substrate are provided. The transferring includes releasing micro-LEDs of a specific color from a structure that includes a releasable material onto a display substrate. The releasable material may be a laser ablatable material or a material that is readily dissolved in a specific etchant.
US10559552B2
A semiconductor device includes a MOSFET including a PN junction diode. A unipolar device is connected in parallel to the MOSFET and has two terminals. A first wire connects the PN junction diode to one of the two terminals of the unipolar device. A second wire connects the one of the two terminals of the unipolar device to an output line, so that the output line is connected to the MOSFET and the unipolar device via the first wire and the second wire. In one embodiment the connection of the first wire to the diode is with its anode, and in another the connection is with the cathode.
US10559551B2
Semiconductor device assemblies with heat transfer structures formed from semiconductor materials are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device assembly can include a thermal transfer structure formed from a semiconductor substrate. The thermal transfer structure includes an inner region, an outer region projecting from the inner region, and a cavity defined in the outer region by the inner and outer regions. The semiconductor device assembly further includes a stack of first semiconductor dies in the cavity, and a second semiconductor die attached to the outer region of the thermal transfer structure and enclosing the stack of first semiconductor dies within the cavity.
US10559537B2
Apparatuses relating generally to a microelectronic package having protection from interference are disclosed. In an apparatus thereof, a substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface and has a ground plane. A first microelectronic device is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. Wire bond wires are coupled to the ground plane for conducting the interference thereto and extending away from the upper surface of the substrate. A first portion of the wire bond wires is positioned to provide a shielding region for the first microelectronic device with respect to the interference. A second portion of the wire bond wires is not positioned to provide the shielding region. A second microelectronic device is coupled to the substrate and located outside of the shielding region. A conductive surface is over the first portion of the wire bond wires for covering the shielding region.
US10559533B2
In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a stacked body that alternately includes a plurality of first films and a plurality of second films on a substrate. The method further includes performing a first process of forming N2 holes having N kinds of depths in the stacked body where N is an integer of three or more. The method further includes performing a second process of processing the N2 holes so as to have N2 kinds of depths after performing the first process.
US10559530B2
Techniques are provided to fabricate metallic interconnect structures in a single metallization level, wherein different width metallic interconnect structures are formed of different metallic materials to eliminate or minimize void formation in the metallic interconnect structures. For example, a semiconductor device includes an insulating layer disposed on a substrate, and a first metallic line and a second metallic line formed in the insulating layer. The first metallic line has a first width, and the second metallic line has a second width which is greater than the first width. The first metallic line is formed of a first metallic material, and the second metallic line is formed of a second metallic material, which is different from the first metallic material. For example, the first metallic material is cobalt or ruthenium, and the second metallic material is copper.
US10559521B2
A thin stacked semiconductor device has a plurality of circuits that are laminated and formed sequentially in a specified pattern to form a multilayer wiring part. At the stage for forming the multilayer wiring part, a filling electrode is formed on the semiconductor substrate such that the surface is covered with an insulating film, a post electrode is formed on specified wiring at the multilayer wiring part, a first insulating layer is formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate, the surface of the first insulating layer is removed by a specified thickness to expose the post electrode, and the other surface of the semiconductor substrate is ground to expose the filling electrode and to form a through-type electrode. A second insulating layer is formed on one surface of the semiconductor substrate while exposing the forward end of the through-type electrode, and bump electrodes are formed on both electrodes.
US10559516B2
A radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) device and a method for fabricating same are disclosed. The RFIC device includes: a first semiconductor layer having a first surface, a second surface and a thickness of smaller than 3 μm; a first dielectric layer on the first surface of the first semiconductor layer; a semiconductor component within the first semiconductor layer and the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer on the second surface of the first semiconductor layer, the second dielectric layer having a thickness of smaller than 1 μm; and a sheet-like heat sink that is formed on the surface of the second dielectric layer opposite to the first semiconductor layer for dissipating heat from the semiconductor component. Efficient dissipation of heat from an RF transistor to a certain extent can be achieved by the RFIC device.
US10559503B2
At least one method, apparatus and system disclosed herein for forming a finFET device having a pass-through structure. A first gate structure and a second gate structure are formed on a semiconductor wafer. A first active area is formed on one end of the first and second gate structures. A second active area is formed on the other end of the first and second gate structures. A trench silicide (TS) structure self-aligned to the first and second gate structures is formed. The TS structure is configured to operatively couple the first active area to the second active area.
US10559486B1
One or more chips are transferred from one substrate to another by using one or more polymer layers to secure the one or more chips to an intermediate carrier substrate. While secured to the intermediate carrier substrate, the one or more chips may be transported or put through further processing or fabrication steps. To release the one or more chips, the adhesion strength of the one or more polymer layers is gradually reduced to minimize potential damage to the one or more chips.
US10559485B2
Described herein is a technique capable of improving the controllability of a thickness of a film formed on a large surface area substrate having a surface area greater than a surface area of a bare substrate and improving the thickness uniformity between films formed on a plurality of large surface area substrates accommodated in a substrate loading region by reducing the influence of the surface area of the large surface area substrate and the number of the large surface area substrates due to a loading effect even when the plurality of large surface area substrates are batch-processed using a batch type processing furnace.
US10559478B2
Manufacturing method for an electronic device comprises a step of placing a substrate 10, which has a metal plate 11 on a back-surface side, on a back-surface-side mold 110 having a mold recessed part 111, a step of placing a front-surface-side mold 120 on the back-surface-side mold so as to cover the substrate 10; and a step of pouring resin between the front-surface mold 100 and the back-surface-side mold 110, when the substrate 10 is pressed against the back-surface-side mold 110. Circumferential part of the metal plate 11 is in contact with an edge of the mold recessed part 111 when the substrate 10 is pressed against the back-surface-side mold 110 in the step of pouring resin.
US10559474B2
A semiconductor device includes interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns alternately stacked over a pipe gate, a first slit and a second slit penetrating the interlayer insulating layers and the conductive patterns and crossing each other, an etch stop pad groove overlapping an intersection of the first slit and the second slit, arranged in the pipe gate, and connected to the first slit or the second slit, and slit insulating layers filling the first slit, the second slit and the etch stop pad groove.
US10559452B2
A plasma source is provided. The plasma source includes at least three hollow cathodes, including a first hollow cathode, a second hollow cathode, and a third hollow cathode, each hollow cathode having a plasma exit region. The plasma source includes a source of power capable of producing multiple output waves, including a first output wave, a second output wave, and a third output wave, wherein the first output wave and the second output wave are out of phase, the second output wave and the third output wave are out of phase, and the first output wave and the third output wave are out of phase. Each hollow cathode is electrically connected to the source of power such that the first hollow cathode is electrically connected to the first output wave, the second hollow cathode is electrically connected to the second output wave, and the third hollow cathode is electrically connected to the third output wave. Electrical current flows between the at least three hollow cathodes that are out of electrical phase. The plasma source is capable of generating a plasma between the hollow cathodes.
US10559450B2
The present invention enlarges a range of movement of field of view by beam deflection with a simple deflector configuration and suppresses deterioration of a signal electron detection rate caused by the beam deflection. A scanning electron microscope according to the present invention is provided with a first deflection field setting module that sets plural deflectors to move a scanning area on a specimen by a primary electron beam to a position deviated from an axis extended from an electron source toward the center of an objective lens and a second deflection field setting module that sets the plural deflectors so that trajectories of signal electrons are corrected without changing the scanning area set by the first deflection field setting module. The control unit controls the plural deflectors by adding a setting value set by the second deflection field setting module to a setting value set by the first deflection field setting module.
US10559448B2
A method of using a Transmission Charged Particle Microscope comprising: A specimen holder, for holding a specimen; A source, for producing a beam of charged particles; An illuminator, for directing said beam so as to irradiate the specimen; An imaging system, for receiving a flux of charged particles transmitted through the specimen and directing it onto a sensing device; A controller, for controlling at least some operational aspects of the microscope, in which method the sensing device is chosen to be an EELS/EFTEM module comprising: An entrance plane; An image plane, where in EELS mode an EELS spectrum is formed and in EFTEM mode an EFTEM image is formed; A slit plane between said entrance plane and image plane, where in EFTEM mode an energy dispersed focus is formed; A dispersing device, between said entrance plane and slit plane, for dispersing an incoming beam into an energy-dispersed beam with an associated dispersion direction; A first series of quadrupoles between said dispersing device and slit plane; A second series of quadrupoles between said slit plane and image plane, which dispersing device and quadrupoles are arranged along an optical axis, whereby, for a Cartesian coordinate system (X,Y,Z) in which said optical axis is disposed along Z, said dispersion direction is defined as being parallel to X, comprising the following steps: In said first quadrupole series, exciting one or more quadrupoles so as to deflect an off-axis non-dispersive YZ ray leaving said dispersing device onto a path paraxial to said optical axis from said slit plane to said image plane; In said second quadrupole series, exciting either: (a) A single quadrupole; or (b) A pair of adjacent quadrupoles, so as to focus said energy-dispersed beam onto said image plane.
US10559432B2
An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes: an anode foil having a dielectric layer thereon, and a cathode layer including a conductive polymer and in contact with the dielectric layer. The capacitor element is impregnated with a liquid containing at least one of polyalkylene glycol and derivatives selected from a group consisting of polyethylene glycol glyceryl ether, polyethylene glycol diglyceryl ether, polyethylene glycol sorbitol ether, polypropylene glycol glyceryl ether, polypropylene glycol diglyceryl ether, polypropylene glycol sorbitol ether, copolymers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, copolymers of ethylene glycol and butylene glycol, and copolymers of propylene glycol and butylene glycol.
US10559431B2
A supercapacitor according to the present invention includes a negative carbon-comprising electrode which does not intercalate sodium, and a positive carbon-comprising electrode. An electrolyte composition comprises sodium hexafluorophosphate and a non-aqueous solvent comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether, and tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether. The supercapacitor has an electrochemical voltage window of from +0.0 V to 3.5 V (full cell voltage). The electrolyte has an electrochemical voltage window of from +0.05 V to 3.9 V vs. Na/Na+. A method of making and a method of operating a supercapacitor is also disclosed.
US10559429B2
The present disclosure relates to a photosensitive organic capacitor whose capacitance efficiency is increased if light is applied to the photosensitive organic capacitor, and the photosensitive organic capacitor includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate that are spaced apart by a certain interval, an upper electrode and a lower electrode that are attached to each opposing side of the upper substrate and lower substrate, an active layer that is formed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode, and an upper polarization-inducing layer and a lower polarization-inducing layer that are formed between the upper electrode and the active layer and between the lower electrode and the active layer, and that induce the polarization of charges within the active layer if light is applied to the photosensitive organic capacitor.
US10559413B2
A coil electronic component includes a first coil and a second coil disposed on and beneath a main board, respectively, wherein the first coil includes a first coil pattern and a second coil pattern connected to each other through a first via of a first insulating layer and disposed on and beneath the first insulating layer, respectively, and the second coil includes a third coil pattern and a fourth coil pattern connected to each other through a second via of a second insulating layer and disposed on and beneath the second insulating layer, respectively. In this case, the main board, the first insulating layer, and the second insulating layer include through-holes formed in central portions thereof, respectively.
US10559410B2
A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet subjected to magnetic domain refining by linearly introducing strains in a direction intersecting a rolling direction of the steel sheet repeatedly with intervals in the rolling direction, wherein if a repeating interval of the strains in the rolling direction is d (mm) and, when the steel sheet is placed on a flat surface, a mean value of difference between a height from the flat surface in linear strain-introduced areas of a steel sheet surface and a height from the flat surface in intermediate points between adjacent linear strain-introduced areas is h (mm), then the ratio h/d of the h to the d is 0.0025 or more and 0.015 or less.
US10559404B2
It is disclosed a power cable comprising at least one conductor and a hollow tube at least partially filled with a traceable material. The traceable material comprises a tracer associated with a uniquely identifiable code and is in a liquid or gel form. The tracer may comprise one or more of: coded synthetic DNA particles, a fingerprint of one or more trace materials, microdots containing a code written thereon. The tracer may also comprise radio-frequency identification, RFID, tags.
US10559400B2
A flex flat cable structure includes metallic transmission lines having a power line and signal lines, first insulating jackets, a second insulating jacket, a third insulating jacket, and a shield layer. Each of the first insulating jackets encloses one of the metallic transmission lines. The second insulating jacket surrounds the first insulating jackets. The third insulating jacket encloses the first insulating jackets, and the second insulating jacket encloses the third insulating jacket. The shield layer is used to isolate the second insulating jacket from the third insulating jacket. The shield layer includes an insulating film, a first block layer, and a second block layer.
US10559393B2
The present invention relates to X-ray imaging. In order to reduce X-ray dose exposure during X-ray image acquisition, an X-ray detector is provided that is suitable for phase contrast and/or dark-field imaging. The X-ray detector comprises a scintillator layer (12) and a photodiode layer (14). The scintillator layer is configured to convert incident X-ray radiation (16) modulated by a phase grating structure (18) into light to be detected by the photodiode layer. The scintillator layer comprises an array of scintillator channels (20) periodically arranged with a pitch (22) forming an analyzer grating structure. The scintillator layer and the photodiode layer form a first detector layer (24) comprising a matrix of pixels (26). Each pixel comprises an array of photodiodes (28), each photodiode forming a sub-pixel (30). Adjacent sub-pixels during operation receive signals having mutually shifted phases. The sub-pixels that during operation receive signals having mutually identical phase form a phase group per pixel. The signals received by the sub-pixels within the same phase group per pixel during operation are combined to provide one phase group signal (32). The phase group signals of different phase groups during operation are obtained in one image acquisition. In an example, the pitch of the scintillator channels is detuned by applying a correcting factor c to a fringe period (Pfringe) of a periodic interference pattern (35) created by the phase grating structure, wherein 0
US10559391B2
An irradiation target processing system for insertion and retrieving irradiation targets into and from an instrumentation tube in a nuclear reactor core comprises, a target retrieving system, target insertion system and transport gas supply system, mounted on a movable support, wherein: the target retrieving system comprises a target exit port coupled to a target storage container and exhaust system; the target insertion system comprises a target filling device, target retention tubing with target supply junction connectable to the instrumentation tube, and a target diverter coupled to the target filling device, target retention tubing and target retrieving system; and the transport gas supply system comprises a first gas supply tubing coupled to the exit port of the target retrieving system, a second gas supply tubing coupled to a junction for supplying gas to the instrumentation tube, and a transport gas supply junction coupled to the first and second gas supply tubing.
US10559385B2
What is disclosed is a system and method for forecasting and imputing an unknown vital measurement of a patient. Temporally successive patient vital measurements are received which comprise irregularly sampled observations {y1, . . . , yN}, where yj denotes the jth observation at time tj, and N is the number of samples. The vital measurements are then provided to a model trained using historical data of patient vital measurements. The model generates a parameter set θ=(A,B,C), where A is a state transition matrix, B is a control matrix, and C is a matrix which maps state-space variables to observation variables. The parameters are used to obtain state-space variable zt which, in turn, is used to forecast an unknown observation yN+1 or to impute an unknown observation yt, where 1
US10559382B2
A visitor verification system 1000 is disclosed and described that can automatically authenticate a Mobile Service Provider (MSP) 3 arriving to provide assistance to a patient, or client 5 at their residence 7 while being off-line with the agency server. It also verifies the time and location a MSP session begins, periodically verifies that the MSP 3 is within the client's residence 7, logs the MSP out of the system and reports on the session. The visitor verification system employs at least one visual code located at the residence 7 that is scanned by a mobile computing device (MCD) 100. Information in the visual code is decoded and reconciled with locations determined by executable code (the App) running on the MCD 100. Once the location is verified by the App/MCD 100, the MSP 3 is authenticated. The system includes at least one beacon that transmits a signal that the MSP receives on the MCD 100. The received signal can be used to determine the MSP's distance from the beacon or to monitor the MSP's locations throughout the session. Information acquired during the session may be uploaded immediately, or at a later time when network connectivity is available, through a network 13 to a server 400 to be used by the system.
US10559378B2
A system and method for managing medical image data items. Pixel data and metadata are identified in the medical image data items. A plurality of pixel objects are generated using the pixel data. The plurality of pixel objects are stored in a first storage memory. A plurality of representative objects are generated using the metadata. The representative objects are stored in a second storage memory. The representative objects may include overview objects and representative metadata objects. The representative objects can be generated in a DICOM-compatible format suitable for PACS workflows.
US10559374B2
A memory chip architecture includes a plurality of test pads, a plurality of interface pads, a function block and an embedded test block. The function block is coupled to the interface pads. The embedded test block is coupled to the test pads. The embedded test block is connected to an access port physical layer (PHY) through the interface pads. The interface pads are disposed between the function block and the embedded test block. The embedded test block is arranged for generating at least one test pattern as a test signal, and outputting the test signal to the function block through the interface pads to test the function block.
US10559370B2
A circuit includes a detection circuit configured to determine a capacitance delay (RC-delay) in an initial stage of a read or program operation and to adjust timing for detecting data in a subsequent stage, or portion of a stage, of the same read or programming operation. In particular, during a program operation a detection circuit may be configured to detect a pre-charge time for a bit line and adjust a timing of subsequent verify stages of the bit line during the same program operation based on the detected pre-charge time. Additionally, a word line circuit may be configured to detect a pre-charge time for a word line during an initial stage of a read operation and adjust read timing for a subsequent portion of the same read stage, or subsequent read stage of the read operation based on the detected word line pre-charge time.
US10559365B2
An apparatus includes a plurality of solid-state storage elements, a plurality of control lines coupled to the plurality of solid-state storage elements, and control circuitry in communication with the plurality of control lines. The control circuitry is configured to during a first phase of a control line pre-charging stage, charge one or more unselected control lines of the plurality of control lines using a regulated charging current for a period of time based at least in part on a bias variance state associated with the plurality of control lines, and during a second phase of the control line pre-charging stage, charge the one or more unselected bit lines to an inhibit voltage level using an unregulated charging current.
US10559364B2
A memory device includes a semiconductor column extending above a substrate, a first conductive layer on a first side of the semiconductor column, a second conductive layer on a second side of the semiconductor column, opposite to the first conductive layer, a third conductive layer above or below the first conductive layer and on the first side of the semiconductor column, a fourth conductive layer on the second side of the semiconductor column, opposite to the third conductive layer, and a bit line connected to the semiconductor column. During reading in which a positive voltage is applied to the bit line, first, second, third, and fourth voltages applied to the first, second, third, and fourth conductive layers, respectively, wherein the first voltage and the third voltage are higher than each of the second voltage and the fourth voltage, and the third voltage is higher than the first voltage.
US10559355B2
The invention relates to a resistive memory (5) including resistive elements, the resistance of each resistive element being capable of alternating between a high value in a first range of values and a low value in a second range of values smaller than the high value, the memory further comprising a device (14) for switching the resistance of at least one resistive element selected from among the resistive elements between the high and low values, the device including a first circuit capable of applying an increasing voltage across the selected resistive element while the selected resistive element is at the high value or at the low value, a second circuit capable of detecting the switching of the resistance of the selected resistive element, and a third circuit capable of interrupting the current flowing through the selected resistive element on detection of the switching.
US10559345B1
A decoder is disclosed that is used to select an area of address space in an Integrated Circuit. The decoder uses a hardware shifting module that performs shift operations on constants. Such a structure reduces an overall area consumption of the shifting module. Additionally, the decoder can perform a multi-bit shift operation in a single clock cycle.
US10559335B2
In a method of training for a memory device, an initialization operation is performed on the memory device when the memory device is powered on. A training operation is performed on a plurality of operating frequencies of the memory device such that at least one of a plurality of operating parameters of the memory device is obtained as a configurable operating parameter for each of the plurality of operating frequencies. The configurable operating parameter for each of the plurality of operating frequencies is stored as training data. An optimized operating parameter for the memory device is used based on the training data, a current operation mode of the memory device, and a current operating frequency of the memory device.
US10559332B1
A semiconductor device includes a synthesis control signal generation circuit and a data output control circuit. The synthesis control signal generation circuit generates a synthesis control signal for determining a burst sequence from a latch control signal in response to a first burst mode command and a second burst mode command. The data output control circuit outputs data included in a bank group as internal data in response to the synthesis control signal.
US10559324B2
A video identifier uniquely identifying a video captured by a camera is generated. The video includes video frames and optionally concurrently captured audio as well as video metadata describing the video. Video data is extracted from at least two of the video's frames. By combining the extracted video data in an order specified by an identifier generation protocol, an extracted data object is generated. The extracted data object is hashed to generate the unique media identifier, which is stored in association with the video. The identifier generation protocol may indicate the portions of the video data to extract, such as video data corresponding to particular video frames and audio data corresponding to particular audio samples. The extracted data object may include a size of particular video frames, a number of audio samples in the video, or the duration of the video, for example.
US10559320B2
The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium in which a lubricant layer contains a compound A represented by general formula (1) and a compound B represented by general formula (2), satisfying (A/B)=0.2 to 3.0, and has an average thickness of 0.8 nm to 2 nm. R1—C6H4OCH2CH(OH)CH2OCH2—R2—CH2OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH . . . (1) (R1 is an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. R2 is —CF2O(CF2CF2O)x(CF2O)yCF2— (x, y=0 to 15), —CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2O)zCF2CF2— (z=1 to 15), —CF2CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2CF2O)nCF2CF2CF2— (n=0 to 4). HOCH2CF2CF2O(CF2CF2CF2O)mCF2CF2CH2OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH . . . (2) (m is an integer).
US10559319B2
A method of forming a recording head for use with a data storage medium in a data storage device. The method includes forming first and second writers of different target geometries. A first recording measurement is performed on one or more storage media using the first writer. A second recording measurement is performed on the one or more storage media using the second writer. Based on a comparison of the first and second recording measurements to a predetermined quantity, either the first writer or the second writer is selected to be operational in the data storage device.
US10559312B2
Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include receiving, at a first time, first video and first audio signals generated in response to a user uttering a passphrase, and receiving, at a second time subsequent to the first time, second video and second audio signals generated in response the user uttering the passphrase. Upon computing an audio temporal alignment between the first and the second audio signals and computing a video temporal alignment between the first and the second video signal, the user can be authenticated by comparing the audio temporal alignment to the video temporal alignment.
US10559307B1
Systems and methods are disclosed configured to detect impairment issues, and via an interlock device, inhibit operation of an item of equipment when impairment is detected. The interlock device may comprise a solid state relay, an electromechanical relay, and/or a solenoid. The interlock device may perform power isolation and/or may use a mechanism, such as a rotating cam or gear, to immobilize a control and/or other components. Based on detected impairment, a determination is made as to whether the interlock is to be activated or deactivated.
US10559286B2
A display device includes: sub-pixels each including a memory block including memories; memory selection line groups each including memory selection lines electrically coupled to the memory blocks in the sub-pixels that belong to the corresponding row; a memory selection circuit configured to concurrently output memory selection signals to the memory selection line groups; a potential line; a conduction switch provided for at least one memory in the memory block on a one-to-one basis; and an operating-memory conduction circuit configured to output, to the conduction switch, an operation signal for determining whether to electrically couple or uncouple the potential line and the corresponding one memory. Each memory is capable of storing sub-pixel data therein when being coupled to the potential line. Each sub-pixel displays an image based on the sub-pixel data stored in one memory in the sub-pixel according to the memory selection line supplied with the memory selection signal.
US10559282B2
The present disclosure relates to a pixel driving circuit for switching display resolution, a driving method thereof, and a display apparatus. The pixel driving circuit comprises: r first data lines and k second data lines, each of the first data lines has a first switch provided thereon, and is connected to at least one of the k second data lines through at least one second switch respectively, and the first switch and the second switch are connected to a signal control unit which is configured to control the first switch to be turned on and the second switch to be turned off when display is to be performed at a first resolution, and control the first switch to be turned off and the second switch to be turned on when display is to be performed at a second resolution.
US10559279B2
Example systems relate to wireless head-mounted devices. A wireless head-mounted device may include high-throughput performance miming at millimeter wave band receiving hardware to receive a transmission from corresponding high-powered transmitting hardware included in a computing device. The transmission may include audio, visual, or video data. The wireless head-mounted device may further include a plurality of sensors to collect sensor data. The wireless head-mounted device may further include low-powered transmitting hardware to transmit at least the sensor data collected by the sensors to corresponding low-powered receiving software included in the computing device.
US10559274B2
A multiplexer is provided herein. The multiplexer has a plurality of first driving units and a plurality of second driving units. Each of the first driving units has a first data voltage input terminal, and each of the second driving units has a second data voltage input terminal. The first data voltage input terminal and the second data voltage input terminal are configured to receive pixel voltage signals with different polarities. In the first driving unit, a voltage difference between a gate and a drain of a transistor is controlled by a first reset signal, wherein the transistor of the first driving unit is coupled to the first data voltage input terminal and a first data line. In the second driving unit, a voltage difference between a gate and a drain of a transistor is controlled by a second reset signal, wherein the transistor of the second driving unit is coupled to the second data voltage input terminal and a second data line.
US10559265B2
A display includes a substrate having a driver circuit with hybrid devices. The driver circuit includes first to fourth transistors. The first transistor includes a first control end connected to a clock signal, a first end connected to a high voltage, and a second end connected to a first node. The second transistor comprises metal oxide semiconductor, and includes a second control end connected to an input signal, a third end connected to a second node, and a fourth end connected to the first node. The third transistor comprises polysilicon semiconductor, and includes a third control end connected to the first node, and a fifth end connected to the high voltage, and a sixth end connected to an output voltage. The fourth transistor includes a fourth control end connected to the input signal, a seventh end connected to the third node, and an eighth end connected to the output voltage.
US10559263B2
An array substrate includes: gate lines; data lines crossing the gate lines; first additional signal lines crossing the gate lines and an array of pixels, pixels in each of rows of pixels are connected to a same one of the gate lines; and there are one data line and one first additional signal line between any two adjacent columns of pixels; the array comprises first rows of pixels and second rows of pixels, the first pixels in each of first rows of pixels are connected respectively to the data lines, and the second pixels in each of second rows of pixels are connected respectively to the first additional signal lines; the gate lines comprise first gate lines and second gate lines, the first rows of pixels are connected respectively to the first gate lines, and the second rows of pixels are connected respectively to the second gate lines.
US10559252B2
A display apparatus comprises: a display panel comprising a plurality of display elements arranged in a matrix form on a substrate having flexibility; a supporting member having a surface, the substrate of the display panel being placed on the surface; and a holding member provided at a part of or the entire of an outer edge of the display panel along the outer edge so as to rim the display panel, the holding member holding the display panel on the surface of the supporting member. The holding member engages with an outer periphery of the display panel, the holding member is bonded to the surface of the supporting member, and the substrate closely contacts with the surface of the supporting member at a lower strength than a bonding strength between the holding member and the surface of the supporting member.
US10559248B2
A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a gate driver that provides, to a plurality of scanning lines, scanning pulse signals for controlling pixel switches to be ON in a selection period corresponding to a pulse width thereof; a data driver that provides gradation voltage signals to a plurality of data lines; and a display controller that provides a modulated clock signal having a frequency that changes at a predetermined rate in one frame period. The gate driver sequentially provides the scanning pulse signals each having a pulse width reflecting to a clock cycle of the modulated clock signal in a predetermined order corresponding to distances from the data driver to the plurality of scanning lines. The data driver provides the gradation voltage signals in the order of providing the scanning pulse signals for every data period corresponding to the clock cycle of the modulated clock signal.
US10559239B2
Disclosed is a panel testing device. The panel testing device includes: a supporter and a plurality of test pins disposed on the supporter, wherein the plurality of test pins are in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of signal pins on the tested panel, any one of the test pins satisfies d≤D≤d+L; wherein D is a width of the test pin, d is a width of the signal pin corresponding to the test pin, L is a minimum pitch between two adjacent signal pins.
US10559237B2
A method and apparatus for conforming a display panel to a surface of an aircraft structure. The method positions the display panel within a resin barrier that is located on the surface such that a cavity is formed, places a film and the display panel together, and applies a force on the display panel that causes the display panel to conform to the surface of the aircraft structure. The display panel has a shape that changes to a first shape to match a second shape of the surface of the aircraft structure. The method also injects a resin into the cavity while the force is applied, and cures the resin in the cavity while the force is applied to form a cured resin. The cured resin holds the display panel in the first shape and attaches the display panel to the surface of the aircraft structure.
US10559233B2
A segment display device includes: a housing including an upper, cover and a lower cover connected to the upper cover, the upper cover defining a plurality of upper connection holes and a display window, the lower cover defining a plurality of lower connection holes at positions corresponding to the upper connection holes, the upper connection holes and the lower connection holes being configured for connecting the housing, to a building block, and the housing defining an interlace opening; as circuit board arranged within the housing and including a first circuit port and a second circuit port, the first circuit port and the second circuit port being located at the interface opening; and a segment display arranged on the circuit board at a position corresponding to the display window.
US10559231B2
A sign post mounting apparatus having a stake coupled to a carrier. The carrier has a sidewall with a plurality of sections, each section is adjacent to two other sections. A first pair of the plurality of sidewall sections are seamlessly coupled to each other and are formed from a seamless sheet; a second pair of the plurality of sidewall sections are seamlessly coupled to each other and formed from a seamless sheet; the first pair of sidewall sections are coupled to the second pair of sidewall sections along a first seam and along a second seam.
US10559230B2
A combined primary label and secondary label comprises a first piece of paper, a first release coating disposed on a portion of the first piece of paper, a second piece of paper, a second release coating different from the first release coating and disposed on a portion of the second piece of paper. The combined primary and secondary label further comprises an adhesive layer disposed between the first and second pieces of paper such that (i) a primary label can be peeled away with at least some adhesive of the adhesive layer from the second release coating disposed on the portion of the second piece of paper, and (ii) a secondary label can be peeled away with at least some adhesive of the same adhesive layer from the first release coating disposed on the portion of the first piece of paper.
US10559228B2
An apparatus and method according to which a patient simulator is used to simulate a human patient's breathing pattern, the patient simulator including a simulated respiratory system and a simulated airway system. The simulated respiratory system includes a lung valve, a simulated lung in communication with the lung valve, and a breathing pump including a cylinder and a piston dividing the cylinder into first and second chambers, the first chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a first flow path, and the second chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a second flow path. The simulated airway system is configured to be in communication with the second chamber of the breathing pump via at least a third flow path. In several exemplary embodiments, simulating, using the patient simulator, the human patient's breathing pattern comprises reciprocating the piston within the cylinder.
US10559227B2
Simulated tissue products and methods involving an enhanced simulated tissue product, the enhanced simulated tissue product formed from a polyvinyl alcohol material having a molecular chain length in a range of at least approximately 7000 vinyl alcohol repeat units; and water, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol material has a preferred molecular chain length in a range of at least approximately 7150 vinyl alcohol repeat units; wherein the aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution involves an additive, and, wherein the additive involves a plurality of nanoparticles. The simulated tissue products and methods are further useful with multi-metric surgery simulator devices, systems, and methods, such as those for training surgical tasks.
US10559221B2
Systems and methods are provided for the implementation of personalized cognitive training. As an example, a processor-implemented method is provided for enhancing cognitive abilities of a user by personalizing cognitive training regimens through difficulty progression. The method includes: performing a cognitive assessment of a user using a set of assessment tasks; estimating a maximal performance of the user related to the set of assessment tasks; determining a performance range based at least in part on the maximal performance of the user; dividing the performance range into a plurality of progress gates, the plurality of progress gates corresponding to a plurality of task difficulty levels; selecting a first progress gate within the performance range; generating a first set of training tasks associated with the first progress gate; and collecting the user's first training responses to the first set of training tasks.
US10559217B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to develop driving simulations. An example apparatus includes a vehicle configuration engine to retrieve first tier environment parameters associated with a simulation type, and generate second tier environment parameters associated with the simulation type, a simulation modifier (SM) source engine to identify a source of SMs, and distinguish respective ones of the source of SMs that are compatible with the simulation type and the second tier environment parameters, and a development environment configuration engine to improve simulation design efficiency by associating simulation events with only the respective ones of the SMs that are compatible with the simulation type.
US10559214B2
In an approach to providing feedback to a user using a wearable computing device, a computer records an activity being performed by a user operating a wearable computing device, and identifies the activity being performed by the user. The computer retrieves performance data corresponding to the activity being performed by the user, and determines, based on the retrieved performance data and the recorded activity being performed by the user, whether the user deviates from the retrieved performance data. Responsive to determining the user deviates from the retrieved performance data, the computer transmits, based on the retrieved performance data, performance feedback to the user.
US10559205B2
A setting unit of an object existence determination apparatus sets an object-existence determination region with a lateral width in the travelling direction of an own vehicle using a lateral speed of a target object and a determination result by a straight-travel determining unit. An existence determining unit determines, based on the lateral position of the target object and the object-existence determination region, whether there is a possibility of at least part of the target object existing on a travelling course of the own vehicle. The setting unit sets the lateral width of the object existence determination region to be larger as the lateral speed becomes higher, and sets, upon determination that the own vehicle is not travelling straight, the lateral width of the object existence determination region to be smaller than the lateral width of the object-existence determination region used when the own vehicle is travelling straight.
US10559203B2
A remote-controlled warning system embodying a light emitting device is provided. The systemic device may include an elongated member providing first and second pluralities of light-emitting outputs oriented in opposing directions, respectively. The elongated member extends from a conic base for increased visibility. Having a microprocessor configured to operate the first and second pluralities of light-emitting outputs at different intensities and patterns through a remote control raises the awareness of motorist beyond the immediate vicinity of the unsafe driving conditions.
US10559201B1
A fleet of vehicles (“connected vehicles”) are equipped to wirelessly transmit data in real time, the data including at least an identifier of the vehicle, a GPS location, and a timestamp. Preferably, messages may be sent from the vehicles approximately once per second. This “probe data” from operating vehicles is analyzed to assemble vehicle operation data over a collection period of say, a few weeks. The data is analyzed for a specific signalized intersection. In an embodiment, a preferred process is to leverage the connected vehicle probe data to figure out the traffic volume for a target time period and location, and then optimize the corresponding timing plan for that time period for the subject signal/lane/phase. Target time periods may be on the order of 15 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour, although the exact time period is not critical.
US10559197B2
In an example, a method determines one or more characteristics of an intersection of two or more lanes of a roadway and determines a plurality of compatible movement groups representing allowable movement options of vehicles approaching the intersection. The method further calculates delays for the compatible movement groups, respectively, selects a compatible movement group from the plurality of compatible movement groups based on the delays, and provides control instructions to a set of the vehicles in a control region of the intersection associated with the compatible movement group to control one or more dynamics of each of the vehicles of the set as the vehicles of the set traverse the intersection.
US10559194B2
A system and method in a mobile device for controlling a connected device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an image; processing the image to identify at least a first image attribute where the first image attribute includes an image feature or an image object; accessing a database of connected devices, each connected device in the database being identified by a linked image and being associated with device metadata describing at least a device type of the connected device; comparing the first image attribute with the linked images corresponding to the connected devices stored in the database; identifying a first connected device having a linked image matching the first image attribute; and in response to the identifying, providing a user interface configured to control the first connected device, the user interface including a control function corresponding to the device type of the first connected device.
US10559191B2
A method for monitoring an object in a geographical area. The method involves obtaining, from a cloud computing device, service provisioning data for a pre-determined service of the object, receiving, from a first plurality of network nodes disposed about a first segment of the geographical area, a plurality of monitored data items, wherein the plurality of monitored data items are generated based on an Internet-of-things (IoT) signal received by the first plurality of network nodes from a tag sensor disposed on the object, and processing, based on the service provisioning data, the plurality of monitored data items to provide the pre-determined service of the object across the first segment of the geographical area.
US10559184B2
A mount for a device configured to monitor the movements or other activities of patient. Aspects include a monitoring unit and base, where the base may further include a pad with one or more pins extending into the base. The pad may be positioned inside a garment worn by a patient, the pins passing through the garment and electrically connecting to circuits in the fabric of the garment (e.g. a sock worn by the patient). The circuits may include sensors which are response to changes in pressure caused by patient movement. Output from the sensors may be carried by the circuits in the garment to the pins in the pad, and from there through the garment and into the base and the monitoring unit for processing and reporting to caregivers as needed.
US10559175B2
The present invention relates to a magnetic apparatus for providing a tactile sensation and, more particularly, to a magnetic apparatus for providing a user with tactile information, by means of changes in viscosity, rigidity and elasticity due to a magnetic field, by using a magnetorheological fluid or a magnetorheological elastiomer. A magnetic apparatus for providing a tactile sensation comprises a tactile sensation provider 110 having magnetic particles 101, wherein the tactile sensation provider 110 provides a user with tactile information by means of a change due to an external magnetic field that has been applied.
US10559171B2
An electronic system sharing power with doorbell includes two power contacts, an AC switch, a first AC/DC conversion circuit, a DC switch, an electronic device, and a doorbell-driving device. The first AC/DC conversion circuit receives an AC power via the power contacts and generates a DC power according to the AC power. In a normal state, the AC switch is off and the DC switch is on. Therefore, the electronic device is powered by the DC power. When the electronic device receives an enabling signal, the electronic device controls the AC switch to be on, to cause the voltage of the doorbell contacts to change from a low voltage to a high voltage. The doorbell-driving device detects the voltage of the doorbell contacts and supplies the power to a doorbell according to the detected voltage.
