US10737579B2
A coil unit includes a case (an upper cover) made of a resin, the case including an attachment surface to be attached to a case of a power storage apparatus, a metal plate provided in the case, a coil located opposite to the attachment surface with respect to the metal plate, and a metal member arranged to surround a space portion located between the metal plate and the case (the upper cover). The metal member is formed integrally with the upper cover made of the resin.
US10737563B2
A tonneau system comprising: (a) a plurality of tonneau sections; (b) a retraction system including: (i) a drive roller; (ii) a pulley spaced apart from the drive roller; (iii) a track extending from a location proximate to the drive roller to a location proximate to the pulley; and (iv) a line connected to the drive roller and one or more of the plurality of tonneau sections; wherein the line extends between the one or more of the plurality of tonneau sections and the driver roller when the plurality of tonneau sections are in the closed position, and the line extends from the one or more of the plurality of tonneau sections around the pulley and to the drive roller when the plurality of tonneau sections are in the stored position.
US10737554B2
A method for operating an electric motor-driven refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle is provided. A first temperature of a power semiconductor is measured, and a second temperature of the power semiconductor is determined using a theoretical model of the motor-driven refrigerant compressor. A difference between the first temperature and second temperature is determined. A fault is detected if the difference is greater than a first threshold. The invention further relates to a motor-driven refrigerant compressor of a motor vehicle, to the use of a motor-driven refrigerant compressor, and to a motor vehicle comprising a refrigerant circuit.
US10737553B2
A temperature control equipment (3) for a vehicle, in particular an electric vehicle, enables an aerothermic adjustment of an airflow to be distributed in a passenger compartment (H) of the vehicle. The temperature control equipment (3) includes at least one heat treatment module (8), capable of heat-treating the airflow, and a distribution module (9), capable of distributing the airflow to the passenger compartment (H). The heat treatment module (8) comprises a single means (21) for heating the airflow to be distributed in the passenger compartment (H), which consists of an electric radiator (21).
US10737551B2
A vehicle air handling system includes an air duct housing, a particulate sensor, a first air blower and an electronic controller. The air duct housing has an air inlet and a passenger compartment vent. The particulate sensor is configured to detect a particulate level of particulates in the air duct housing. The first air blower is disposed in the air duct housing to move air within the air duct housing. The electronic controller is operatively coupled to the particulate sensor and the first air blower. The electronic controller is configured to operate the first air blower to reverse an air direction of the first air blower away from the passenger compartment vent upon detection of the particulate level of the particulates in the air duct housing being equal to or greater than a predetermined particulate threshold level in the air duct housing.
US10737546B2
An electronic valve assembly for a vehicle suspension damper is described in which a first electronic valve is disposed along a fluid flow path extending between a compression region of a damping cylinder and a fluid reservoir chamber. The first electronic valve controls flow of fluid from the compression region into the fluid reservoir chamber. A second electronic valve is disposed along a fluid flow path extending between a rebound region of the damping cylinder and the compression region. The second electronic valve controls flow of fluid from the rebound region into the compression. The first electronic valve does not reside in the fluid flow path extending from the rebound region into the compression region, and the second electronic valve does not reside in the fluid flow path extending from the compression region into the fluid reservoir chamber.
US10737536B2
Provided is a coupling unit for coupling a tire to a rim, the coupling unit including an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces, in which a maximum length of the coupling unit is larger than a distance between both hooks of the rim, the side surfaces include sliding areas that are slidable with respect to the hooks of the rim such that the coupling unit is easily inserted into the rim while the coupling unit is being inserted into the rim, and in a state in which the coupling unit is completely inserted into the rim, at least a part of the upper surface is in surface contact with lower surfaces of the hooks to prevent the coupling unit from being separated from the rim.
US10737534B2
A tire includes a tread part having main grooves each continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction, and land portions demarcated by the main grooves. The tread part has a tread surface, each of the land portions has slots formed such that each of the slots is recessed from the tread surface and extending from a first end to a second end in a curve forming an arc shape, and each of the slots has an opening edge on the tread surface such that the opening edge is forming a crescent shape that is gradually increased in width from the first end and the second end toward a longitudinal direction central portion of each of the slots.
US10737519B2
A ribbon cassette includes a case, an ink ribbon, a first spool, a second spool, a rotating member, a clutch spring, and an engaging part. The ink ribbon has one end portion wound over the first spool and another end portion connected to the second spool. The rotating member is engaged with a first inner surface of the first spool. The clutch spring includes a coil like annular part attached to the rotating member, and an extension part extending from the annular part. The engaging part is positioned on a locus of rotation of the extension part. The first spool has a protrusion provided at a second inner surface of the first spool. The case-hole is in communication with an interior of the first spool, and has a portion overlapped with an entire circular region surrounded by a path of rotation of the tip end of the protrusion.
US10737516B2
A device for adjusting print heads, in particular inkjet print heads of an inkjet printing machine, on a print bar includes motors disposed in a row and supported for joint movement. Every motor carries a motor gearwheel and every motor gearwheel is successively engageable with at least two respective adjustment gearwheels.
US10737512B2
A printing system includes: an ink supply; a feed line coupled to the ink supply; a return line coupled to the ink supply; and a plurality of printhead modules each having an inlet port fluidically coupled to the feed line and an outlet port fluidically coupled to the return line. Each print module has a bypass line fluidically coupling the feed line to the return line. The bypass line is open for both priming and printing operations.
US10737511B2
A drying apparatus includes a heating mechanism arranged so as to heat a medium supported by a support surface, an air sending path that includes an air intake port through which outside air is introduced and an air outlet port that opens to the support surface, and an air blower arranged so as to flow gas in the air sending path toward the air outlet port. The air sending path may include an inside layer that can suppress ventilation and a heat insulating layer that is arranged superimposed on an outside of the inside layer.
US10737504B2
Provided is a liquid injecting apparatus equipped with a liquid injecting head, which is mounted on a carriage and moved reciprocally in a widthwise direction of a target, and a valve unit, which is mounted on the carriage to be supplied with liquid via a supply passage from a liquid retainer and to supply liquid to the liquid injecting head. The valve unit has a pressure chamber connected to the liquid retainer via the supply passage; a valve, which opens or closes the supply passage to supply liquid to the pressure chamber; and a flexible film member, which is displaced based on a negative pressure generated as liquid in the pressure chamber decreases to thereby operate the valve.
US10737489B2
A liquid ejection head includes a plurality of pressurizing chambers connected to a plurality of ejection holes, a plurality of first individual flow paths connected to the plurality of pressurizing chambers, a plurality of second individual flow paths and a plurality of third individual flow paths, a first common flow path is connected in common to the plurality of first and plurality of second individual flow paths, and a second common flow path is connected in common to the plurality of third individual flow paths. The first and second individual flow paths are connected to the same pressurizing chamber, the first individual flow path is connected to the first common flow path in an opening end portion, compared to the second individual flow path. The first individual flow path is located opposite to a side where the ejection hole is open outward, compared to the second individual flow path.
US10737479B2
A method and apparatus for making a three-dimensional object by solidifying a solidifiable material are shown and described. A photohardening inhibitor is admitted into a surface of a photohardenable material to create a “dead zone” where little or no solidification occurs. The dead zone prevents the exposed surface of the photohardenable material from solidifying in contact with a container bottom or film. As the solidified object areas get larger and the build platform speed increases, the dead zone increases which can cause the formation of channels in the resulting objects and delamination. A number of techniques including continuous/discontinuous mode switching, multiple illuminations of portions of the same layer, and the use of gray scaling are disclosed for regulating the size of the dead zone.
US10737478B2
A computer system generates a lattice structure effective to satisfy static loading criteria, the lattice structure including surfaces, nodes, and branches interconnecting nodes. The branches are removed and various alternative configurations are tested to identify one that meets low frequency damping requirements. An outer damping layer is selected to satisfy high frequency damping requirements and is added to the lattice structure. The lattice structure may then be fabricated using an additive manufacturing device.
US10737477B2
A method for producing a bonded plate-shaped assembly includes retaining a pair of plate-shaped members facing each other by a pair of retaining base members; charging a photo-curable liquid material between the pair of plate-shaped members facing each other; causing movement of the pair of retaining base members by a retaining base member movement unit to cause the pair of plate-shaped members to draw close to each other to cause wetting spreading of the liquid material between the pair of plate-shaped members; detecting a wetting spreading state of the liquid material by a sensor; and illuminating curing light, in response to the result of detection, to the liquid material wettingly spread to the entire surfaces of the pair of plate-shaped members, to form the bonded plate-shaped assembly made up of the pair of plate-shaped members bonded together.
US10737469B2
A vehicle antenna pane for separating a vehicle interior from external surroundings is presented. The pane has features that include an inner pane, an outer pane, at least one intermediate layer that connects an internal surface of the outer pane areally to an external surface of the inner pane, a planar antenna structure that is arranged between the inner pane and the outer pane, and a base plate that is arranged on an interior side in relation to the antenna structure. A dielectric is arranged between the antenna structure and the base plate, the dielectric being provided by means of the inner pane and the intermediate layer. A base of the antenna structure has a ratio of a length to a width of 1:1 to 10:1.
US10737463B2
A method for producing a sandwich panel with a reinforced foam core includes inserting rod-shaped, thermoplastic reinforcing elements into a thermoplastic foam material such that the reinforcing elements extend through the foam material. End regions of the reinforcing elements project out of the foam material. The foam material is thermoformed to form a reinforced foam core, wherein the end regions of the reinforcing elements are integrally formed by applying temperature and pressure to the cover surfaces of the foam material and are bonded to the foam material in a fused connection. A thermoplastic cover layer is laminated on either side by applying temperature and pressure to the reinforced foam core on the cover surfaces of the foam material in order to form the sandwich panel, wherein the cover layers are bonded to the reinforced foam core in a fused connection.
US10737461B2
A conductive member includes a conductive fabric containing warp and weft as well as a support, includes at least one linear bend, and is imparted with electrical conductivity across the linear bend. In the conductive member, an angle formed between the linear bend and one of the warp and the weft is 5 to 45° C. The conductive fabric is preferably a conductive fabric obtained by layering a metal coating, formed by a wet plating method, on a fabric including a synthetic fiber.
US10737458B2
A material composition including a matrix including a first material, the matrix including a plurality of voids disposed in the matrix, two or more voids being spaced apart from each other, a plurality of elongate fibers of a second material located within the matrix, wherein the plurality of fibers are configured to reinforce the matrix and, wherein the material composition is a composite material composition.
US10737454B2
A method and machine for visual inspection of bags for quality control, in particular providing a way to inspect pinch bottom bags and flat bottom bags continuously exiting a production line, without the need to stop or delay the production or movement of the bags.
US10737450B1
An optical element is produced by introducing a first liquid and a second liquid into respective inlets of a mold. The inlets are connected to a channel that extends to an outlet of the mold, the channel being tapered towards the outlet. The first and second liquids have different refractive indices and partially diffuse into each other inside the channel to form a multi-layer structure. The multi-layer structure is extruded through the outlet, onto a substrate. Curing the first and second liquids forms a solid optical element having a spatially varying refractive index profile in at least one dimension.
US10737442B2
An additive manufacturing system includes a transfer belt traveling along a belt path including first and second moveable-position rollers and a plurality of fixed-position rollers. The belt path includes a fixed-velocity portion from the first moveable position roller to the second moveable position roller, and a variable-velocity portion from the second moveable position roller to the first moveable position roller. An electrophotography engine positioned along the fixed-velocity portion deposits a part material layer onto the transfer belt, and an image transfer assembly positioned along the variable-velocity portion transfers the part material layer onto a receiver medium. An image sensing system positioned along the belt path between the second moveable position roller and the image transfer assembly captures an image which is analyzed to determine an in-track registration error, and the positions of the first and second moveable position rollers are adjusted to compensate for the in-track registration error.
US10737426B2
A method of making a bottle (1) made of at least one thermoplastic polymer of at least one FuranDiCarboxylic Acid (FDCA) monomer and at least one diol monomer, comprising the steps of: providing a preform, placing the preform in a mold, blowing the preform to form the bottle (1) comprising an envelop (2) defining a housing, wherein, at the step of blowing the preform, the mold is heated at a temperature greater than or equal to 50° C., preferably comprised between 50° C. and 100° C., more preferably between 65° C. and 85° C.
US10737416B2
Method of manufacturing a sandwich panel having an asymmetrical configuration in thickness direction
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a sandwich panel having an asymmetrical configuration in the thickness direction. This method comprises the steps of: a) providing a plate shaped assembly of a first cover part and a second cover part and between a core part of a thermoplastic material containing a suitable blowing agent, wherein the second cover part is not equal to the first cover part regarding heat transfer properties; b) heating the assembly under pressure between press tools in a press, thereby adhering the foamed core part to the first and second cover parts; c) foaming of the thermoplastic material in the core part under pressure between press tools in the press and at a foaming temperature by increasing the spacing between the press tools in a controlled manner; d) cooling the foamed sandwich panel under pressure between the press tools; e) removing the thus cooled sandwich panel from the press; and optionally f) drying the sandwich panel; wherein during step a) a first compensation part conforming to the heat transfer properties of the second cover part is positioned at the side of the first cover part and/or a second compensation part conforming to the heat transfer properties of the first cover part is positioned at the side of the second cover part, and wherein during or after step e) the first and/or second compensation parts are removed from the sandwich panel.
US10737410B2
A method of manufacturing a sealed circuit card assembly includes disposing a circuit card assembly within a volume defined by a housing and at least partially filling the volume with a curable liquid such that the curable liquid encapsulates at least a circuit card. The method may also include curing the curable liquid to form a potted circuit card assembly and, after at least partially filling the volume with the curable liquid and after curing the curable liquid, vacuum impregnating the potted circuit card assembly with a sealant to seal any exposed interfaces or cracks to form the sealed circuit card assembly. Accordingly, the sealed circuit card assembly may include a first cured material encapsulating the circuit card of the circuit card assembly and a second cured material disposed within, for example, a porosity of the first cured material.
US10737409B2
Provided are an apparatus and a method of controlling a stiffness of a soft material hardened from a liquid state having viscosity into a solid state. The apparatus of controlling a stiffness of a soft material includes: a soft material accommodating means including a chamber corresponding to a space in which the soft material having fluidity before being hardened is accommodated and a wall structure surrounding the chamber; and a stimulus means applying a stimulus to the soft material to generate a flow in the soft material, wherein a flow is applied to the soft material to control the stiffness in the soft material and control stiffnesses to be different from each other in each region of the soft material.
US10737384B2
A robot system includes a light source, an image capture device, a robot mechanism unit having a target site of position control where the light source is provided, and a robot controller that controls the position of the robot mechanism unit based on a position command, a position feedback, and a position compensation value. The robot controller includes a path acquisition unit that makes the image capture device capture an image of light from the light source continuously during the predetermined operation to acquire a path of the light source from the image capture device, a positional error estimation unit that estimates positional error of the path of the light source from the position command based on the acquired path of the light source and the position command, and a compensation value generation unit that generates the position compensation value based on the estimated positional error.
US10737381B2
A substrate processing apparatus including a frame, a first arm coupled to the frame at a shoulder axis having a first upper arm, a first forearm and at least one substrate holder serially and rotatably coupled to each other, a second arm coupled to the frame at the shoulder axis where shoulder axes of rotation of the arms are substantially coincident, the second arm having a second upper arm, a second forearm and at least one substrate holder serially and rotatably coupled to each other, and a drive section connected to the frame and coupled to the arms, the drive section being configured to independently extend and rotate each arm where an axis of extension of the first arm is angled relative to an axis of extension of the second arm substantially at each angular position of at least one of the first arm or the second arm.
US10737379B2
An industrial robot includes first and second kinematic chains configured to transmit the movements of corresponding first and second actuators to respective movements of an end effector. The first kinematic chain includes a first rod which is stiff. The second kinematic chain includes elements between the second actuator and the first rod such that the actuation of the second actuator causes bending forces on the first rod. The first and second kinematic chains thereby have the first rod as a common element, which improves compactness and accessibility of the robot. This improvement assumes that the robot is provided with one or more stiff rods that can bear the bending forces resulting from the actuation of the corresponding actuators.
US10737372B2
A screw rope is configured to hold fixed portions of threaded parts of respective screws so as to be obliquely disposed at predetermined parallel intervals and at a predetermined inclination angle by a belt-shaped member which runs in a length direction and binding strips which are provided on the rear surface side of the belt-shaped member at predetermined intervals, to continuously form a guide groove on the front surface side of the belt-shaped member along a length direction thereof, to dispose many upper recessed parts at a position above the guide groove in a scattered state and over the entire length on the front surface side of the belt-shaped member and to dispose many lower recessed parts at a position under the guide groove in the scattered state and over the entire length.
US10737371B2
A sprinkler wrench for installing a sprinkler includes a base having a tool engaging portion. A sidewall extends from the base and a sprinkler engaging portion extends from the sidewall. The sprinkler engaging portion includes a pair of oppositely facing surfaces defining an outer perimeter and a recess including two opposing flats. A protective boot cover is removably attached to the sprinkler engaging portion and includes flat cover portions covering the two opposing flats.
US10737362B2
A machine tool, in particular multi-spindle turning machine, comprising a machine frame, a turret body being rotatably supported by the machine frame, a plurality of workpiece spindles being arranged on the turret body, each of the workpiece spindles having a workpiece receiving portion for receiving a respective workpiece on one side of the turret body facing a working space of the machine tool, and a plurality of tool post assemblies supported by the machine frame around the turret body, wherein each tool post assembly includes a tool post having one or more tool cartridge receiving openings respectively being configured to detachably receive a tool holder cartridge TC holding a tool.
US10737361B2
A machining jig holds a workpiece with respect to a tool that partially removes an outer peripheral surface of the workpiece. The machining jig includes a first jig including an inner peripheral surface having a shape similar to a contour of the workpiece and an outer peripheral surface including a first inclined section inclined with respect to an axial direction of the workpiece; a second jig including an inner peripheral surface including a second inclined section configured to be fitted to the first inclined section; a base to which the second jig is coaxially fixed; and a sliding mechanism that enables a large-diameter portion of the first inclined section and a small-diameter portion of the second inclined section to move toward and away from each other. The sliding mechanism of the machining jig causes the small-diameter portion of the second inclined section to press the large-diameter portion of the first inclined section so that compressive stress is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the workpiece at a position near a portion to be removed by the tool.
US10737355B2
A method for dithering can include receiving, at a computer numerically controlled machine comprising a laser, a motion plan corresponding to a first image. The output of the laser can be dithered, in accordance with the motion plan, to effect a change in a material within an interior space of the computer numerically controlled machine. The change can substantially reproduce at least a portion of the first image on the material. The dithering can include providing laser energy to the material at a native resolution based at least on a spot size of the laser. The spot size can be determined based at least on one or more parameters of the computer numerically controlled machine and/or one or more properties of the material. The laser energy can be delivered at locations separated by a distance no less than the spot size.
US10737353B2
A linear friction welding system in one embodiment includes a ram configured to oscillate along a welding axis, and a first and second power shaft operably connectable to the ram through a vibrating assembly. Respective motors are configured to drive respective power timing gears fixedly connected to the first and second power shafts. A slave timing gear is operably connected to the first power shaft in variable rotational relationship and to the second power shaft in fixed rotational relationship. The first slave timing gear is configured to be driven by one power shaft to force oscillation of the ram and by the other power shaft to stop oscillation of the ram.
US10737347B2
A connector component configured for coupling a consumable component to a plasma arc torch is provided. The connector component comprises a body having a proximal end and a distal end disposed along and defining a longitudinal axis. The connector component includes at least two engagement regions disposed radially about the longitudinal axis on a surface of the body. Each engagement region includes at least one engagement feature disposed on the surface of the body. The connector component also includes at least two free regions disposed radially about the longitudinal axis on the surface of the body. Each free region is radially located between a pair of the engagement regions and characterized by an absence of the engagement feature.
US10737342B2
A cable connector assembly includes: an electrical connector; and a cable electrically connected with the electrical connector, the cable including plural high-speed wires for transmitting high-speed signal, a pair of low-speed wires for transmitting low-speed signal, a pair of power wires for transmitting power signal, a pair of standby wires, a detection wire for transmitting detection signal, and a power supply wire; wherein the pair of standby wires, the detection wire, and the power supply wire are arranged in a line along a horizontal direction; the high-speed wires are evenly distributed on both sides of the line along a thickness direction vertical to the horizontal direction; the low-speed wires are disposed on a side of the line along the thickness direction; and the power wires are disposed on another side of the line along the thickness direction.
US10737332B2
Provided is a coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The coating layer includes an alternating laminate structure of an alternating laminate of: a first composite nitride layer including a compound having a composition represented by (TixAl1-x)N (wherein x denotes an atomic ratio of the Ti element based on a total of the Ti element and the Al element and satisfies 0.10≤x≤0.35); and a second composite nitride layer including a compound having a composition represented by (TiyAlzM1-y-z)N (wherein: M denotes an element of at least one kind selected from Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Si and Y; y satisfies 0.30≤y≤0.90; z satisfies 0.10≤z≤0.70; and y and z satisfy y+z≤1). The first composite nitride layer includes a phase having a lattice constant of from 0.400 nm or more to 0.430 nm or less and a phase having a lattice constant of from 0.755 nm or more to 0.810 nm or less.
US10737327B2
A superhard polycrystalline construction comprises a body of polycrystalline superhard material comprising a structure comprising superhard material, the structure having porosity greater than 20% by volume and up to around 80% by volume. A method of forming such a superhard polycrystalline construction comprises forming a skeleton structure of a first material having a plurality of voids, at least partially filling some or all of the voids with a second material to form a pre-sinter assembly, and treating the pre-sinter assembly to sinter together grains of superhard material to form a body of polycrystalline superhard material comprising a first region of superhard grains, and an interpenetrating second region; the second region being formed of the other of the first or second material that does not comprise the superhard grains; the superhard grains forming a sintered structure having a porosity greater than 20% by volume and up to around 80% by volume.
US10737325B2
A manufacturing method which manufactures articles which have hollow areas inside them which are subject to their own internal vacuum. A 3-D printer can be located inside a vacuum chamber and the article(s) can be 3-D printed, thereby the hollow area inside each such article is subject to its own vacuum. When removed from the vacuum chamber, the article's hollow area remains subject to its own internal vacuum.
US10737319B2
A leakage of a molten metal is suppressed at the time of pouring.A control method for an automatic pouring apparatus according to one embodiment includes: calculating a dropping position of a molten metal on a horizontal surface passing through a height position of a sprue, a flow velocity of the molten metal in the dropping position, and a radius of a sectional surface of the molten metal on the horizontal surface, on the basis of a dropping trajectory of the molten metal flowing out from a discharge port, generating an objective function which is relevant to a total weight of the molten metal flowing into a mold from a ladle and depends on a distance between the discharge port and the center of the sprue in a predetermined direction, on the basis of the dropping position, the flow velocity of the molten metal in the dropping position, the radius of the sectional surface of the molten metal on the horizontal surface, a radius of the sprue, a flow rate of the molten metal flowing out from the discharge port, and a density of the molten metal, and calculating the distance between the discharge port and the center of the sprue in the predetermined direction, in which the total weight of the molten metal flowing into the mold from the ladle is maximized, on the basis of the objective function.
US10737315B2
A press die includes: a die base; a plurality of die members arranged on the die base so as to produce a forming surface; a plurality of shims each of which is interposed between the die base and each of the plurality of die members; and a frame that surrounds the die base, the plurality of die members, and the plurality of shims. Each of the plurality of shims has a hardness higher than the plurality of die members. A regulating means that carries out a regulation so that an amount of displacement of each of the plurality of die members caused by pressure applied during press forming becomes smaller in proportion to proximity of the die member to the frame is provided between the die base and the plurality of die members or provided on the die base.
US10737313B2
A transport apparatus for transferring workpieces in a processing device includes at least two stations having at least two gripping tool units arranged on a gripping tool support which is movable back and forth between the stations of the processing device. The gripping tool support is movably mounted so as to be linearly guided and mounted by a parallelogram guide arrangement so as to be displaceable transversely with respect to its linearly guided movability. The gripping tool support is movable by a gripping tool support drive with two crank gear arrangements each having a gripping tool support drive motor.
US10737291B2
The present disclosure includes methods of forming air bearing surfaces having multi-tier structures using nanoimprint technology and/or 3D printing technology. In some embodiments, a single stage of milling can be used to transfer a multi-tier photoresist pattern into a substrate (e.g., an AlTiC substrate).
US10737289B2
A mask frame assembly including a frame having an opening, a mask having a first end and a second end supported on the frame, and a first member disposed between the first end of the mask and the frame, the first member including a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of the mask. A method of manufacturing a display apparatus using the mask frame assembly also is disclosed.
US10737273B2
Provided herein is a single-walled pipette tip rack comprising buttresses for use in automated systems, in some embodiments. Also provided herein is a partial single-walled pipette tip rack comprising posts.
US10737272B2
The invention relates to a connection system for connecting an inside environment of a compartment to an environment outside said compartment, said compartment being isolated relative to the outside environment and said connection system, said connection system comprising a blocking device.
US10737270B2
In a polymer assay cartridge having wells containing reagents, beads and sample, where the wells are covered (e.g., with Parafilm® or films) and shipped to the point of care, the reagents and well contents can leak out. The reagent solutions are made semi-solid by adding hydrogel reagents and cooling to form a gel. Preferably, the hydrogel is heated before an assay is conducted with the cartridge, and pigmented beads in the wells indicate melting or excessive heating, or congealing of the hydrogel, based on pigment color change.
US10737265B2
A device and methodology for concomitant ejection and suction of a perfusate (CESOP) within a region of interest without spillover of the perfusate to a juxtaposed anatomical region. An inflow line, connected to a perfusate cistern, is coupled to an outflow line, connected to outflow control mechanisms, via an elongate rigid support. Perfusate can flow through the inflow line to the region of interest, and nearly simultaneously, the outflow line can suction the perfusate out of the region of interest. The amount of time that the perfusate remains in the region of interest is sufficient to take effect in the region of interest. The rigid support helps control the inflow and outflow lines. A micromanipulator can also be used to control the lines and application tip thereof. Either or both lines may also have adjustable flow rates therethrough and may include stoppers/regulators.
US10737256B2
Various embodiments disclosed relate to solid catalysts that convert lignocellulosic material to monomer sugars that are suitable for fermentation. The solid catalysts include a transition metal complex attached to a magnetic bead, and can be physically separated from a fermentation mixture and reused several times.
US10737242B2
A method of treating a powder (P) made from cerium oxide using an ion beam (F) in which: —the powder is stirred once or a plurality of times; —the ions of the ion beam are selected from the ions of the elements of the list consisting of helium (He), boron (B), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe)—the acceleration voltage of the ions of the beam is between 10 kV and 1000 kV; —the treatment temperature of the powder (P) is less than or equal to Tf/3; —the ion dose per mass unit of powder to be treated is chosen from a range of between 1016 ions/g and 1022 ions/cm2 so as to lower the reduction temperature of the powder made from cerium oxide (P).
US10737235B2
A device and a process to propagate molecular growth of hydrocarbons, either straight or branched chain structures, that naturally occur in the gas phase to a molecular size sufficient to shift the natural occurring phase to a liquid or solid state is provided. According to one embodiment, the device includes a grounded reactor vessel having a gas inlet, a liquid outlet, and an electrode within the vessel; a power supply coupled to the electrode for creating an electrostatic field within the vessel for converting the gas to a liquid and or solid state.
US10737233B2
The invention relates to a flow element for transferring fluids comprising a capillary cartridge (1) having an integrated capillary line (3). The capillary cartridge according to the invention (1) has a ring-shaped channel (8) and securing grooves (6, 6′), wherein the flow element is characterized in that the capillary line (3) is arranged in the ring-shaped channel (8). The ends of the capillary lines (3) are connected to connection elements (9) in which securing grooves (6, 6′) are secured in a positive locking manner. The flow elements according to the invention contribute toward improved manageability and effectiveness of components. In a preferred embodiment, the flow elements are used as a distribution system in the form of a plurality of capillary cartridges (1-1, 1-2, . . . ). Such distribution systems are of technical importance in the field of catalyst testing apparatuses with reactors arranged in parallel.
US10737229B2
Provided herein is a unidirectional blow down system for a high-pressure tubular reactor with a hyper that minimizes the tube wall metal temperature during a decomposition event wherein the system prevents the reactor walls from reaching a temperature capable of causing the tube metal to austenize. Also provided are methods of designing and methods of operating a unidirectional blowdown system.
US10737224B2
The embodiments described herein relate to agarose ultrafiltration membrane composites and methods for making and using the same.
US10737223B2
A hollow fiber membrane is formed by embedding a braid having a spiral open weave of monofilaments only, to avoid a “whiskering” problem. The open weave is characterized by contiguous, circumferential, rhomboid-shaped areas of polymer film separated by monofilaments. When the braid is supported on a plasticized PVA cable having a scalloped periphery, the braid can be infiltrated with membrane polymer which, when coagulated, embeds the braid positioning it around the lumen. The embedded spiral weave, free of any circumferentially constricting monofilament, allows the membrane to be biaxially distensible. The membrane has “give” not only in the axial or longitudinal direction but also in the radial direction. “Give” in the radial direction permits soiled membranes to be backwashed under higher pressure than in a comparable braid which is not radially distensible.
US10737216B2
A dehumidifier includes: a housing; a refrigerant circuit configured to allow low GWP refrigerant to circulate therethrough, the refrigerant circuit including a compressor having a variable operating frequency, a condenser, a pressure reducing device, and an evaporator, which are provided in the housing, the low GWP refrigerant being flammable and having a value of GWP of 6 or less; a blowing fan, which is provided in the housing, and is configured to take in air in a room into the housing and cause the taken-in air to pass through the evaporator and the condenser before blowing out the air from the housing into the room; and a water storage tank, which is provided below the evaporator, and is configured to accumulate dew condensation water generated in the evaporator, a number of refrigerant paths passing through the evaporator being greater than a number of refrigerant paths passing through the condenser.
US10737212B2
A filtering device is provided for filtering pollutants from a gas stream. The device includes a cartridge comprising an inner perforated passage, an outer perforated jacket, one or more non-perforated ends and a sorbent bed contained between the inner passage and the outer jacket; and a outer shell containing the cartridge and having a first port in fluid communication with the inner perforated passage and a second port in fluid communication with the outer perforated jacket. A flowpath of the gas stream into any one of the first port or the second port, through the sorbent bed and out of the other of the first port or the second port is a bidirectional flowpath. A method is further provided for filtering pollutants from a gas stream. The method includes the steps of allowing the gas stream to flow into a filtering device in a first direction, the device comprising a cartridge having a sorbent bed contained therein; directing the gas stream to bend in a second direction differing from the first direction as it enters the sorbent bed; and allowing the gas stream to pass through the sorbent bed and to exit the device.
US10737204B2
An apparatus having a bottom assembly for interfacing to connect the bottom assembly to a second structure, having a deformable element that, when sufficient force is applied via the process of attaching the bottom assembly to the second structure, and at an appropriate value of axial compression or pressure, passes from a stable state, through a rapid shape transformation to a second state via a regime of reduced resistance to deformation, creating a tactile or audible indication that the apparatus has been properly installed. The deformable element may be joined to the apparatus using a circumferential insertion ring by friction fit or spring fit, may be inserted inwardly of a sealing surface and may adhere magnetically to the second structure to facilitate installation.
US10737197B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for counter-current solids leaching. A multi-stage countercurrent leaching chamber can include a top and bottom end, a barren liquor input, two or more regions for countercurrent mixing, and a barren solids output. The input can be configured to receive barren liquor. The two or more regions for countercurrent mixing and separation can be configured to mix and separate liquid and solid phases. The barren solids output can be configured to collect and discharge barren solids from the bottom end of the multi-stage countercurrent leaching chamber. A fluidized bed chamber and clarifier chamber can also be included, where the fluidized bed receives a fluidizable slurry of pregnant solids and the clarifier chamber aids in separating liquids from solids passing from a top of the fluidized bed chamber to the top end of the multi-stage countercurrent leaching chamber.
US10737185B2
In a virtual environment such as an online game, a voice chat audio signal controls the volume of chat audio signals between users. The volume of chat audio signals between users can be controlled depending on one or more factors such as volume of the user's voices spoken into their audio input device and the relative positions of virtual objects controlled by the users. In one implementation, a voice chat audio signal from a first user to a second user is reduced in volume if a distance between the virtual objects of the first and second players exceeds a threshold distance and if the volume in audio input device of the first player is less than a threshold volume. A volume of a user's chat input can also control aspects of a virtual environment. The result a more realistic audible chat interaction among users controlling characters in a virtual environment.
US10737183B1
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to ancillary game data. Ancillary game data, including game state events and/or visual/audio elements, is generated from and stored in association with raw or original game play footage by a game state data (GSD) service. The ancillary game data is available for subsequently composition back with the corresponding original media stream, thereby generating a smart media stream, for viewers to consume. Game state events are available for searching and sorting archived media streams or for performing general data mining.
US10737178B2
A shared virtual experience is provided to players of a location-based game. The virtual location of a player in the game is based on the real world location of the player's client device. If a player's location in the game is within an interaction distance of a virtual element, in indication that a shared virtual experience is available may be provided. Player input is received requesting participation in the shared virtual experience and the player is added to a lobby including a specified start time. At the specified time, the shared virtual experience begins and includes interaction with other players who were in the lobby. An update to game data is sent based on an outcome of the shared virtual experience.
US10737171B2
A video game controller can include a body with a top surface and a bottom surface, multiple control inputs (e.g., thumbsticks, directional pads, buttons), and a face plate removably coupleable to the body over the top surface so that the plurality of control inputs extend through the face plate. One or more of the multiple control inputs are removable and replaceable without the use of tools by decoupling the face plate from the body and decoupling the control input from the body without disassembling the body.
US10737163B2
An illustrative example embodiment of a rebound device includes a rigid base that has end faces that establish a width of the base and side faces between the end faces. The side faces establish a base length. The length of the base is greater than its width. A resilient member has a first side surface secured to at least one of the side faces of the base. The resilient member has a thickness in a direction parallel to the width of the base between the first side and a second side of the resilient member that faces in an opposite direction from the first side. The second side of the resilient member presents a rebound surface for resiliently deflecting an object away from the resilient member.
US10737160B1
A bat swing training aid includes a body having a generally cylindrical profile that includes a first portion and a second portion, the body being selectively attachable to a barrel of a bat and having a selectively adjustable weight value. A clamping member is disposed between the first portion and the second portion, the clamping member having an unclamped position and having a clamping position where the body is in contact with the barrel of the bat. An inner surface defines an inner diameter that is selectively adjustable in response to the clamping member being in the clamping position. One or more weight retainers are disposed around a portion of the inner surface corresponding to the first portion. Each of the one or more weight retainers is arranged to receive a weight element having a defined weight value.
US10737159B1
A portable sports practice net includes a frame with a base to which removable vertical poles having top side bar supports are joined holds a net to create an opening, such as a goal opening. The top side bar supports have a unique shape and extend horizontally from the top of the vertical poles in a manner that reduces the weight placed on the net fabric hung between the vertical poles. The top side bar supports also create a depth of the goal pocket without need for additional vertical posts. Each vertical post creates a pivot point at its bottom end, such that each vertical post is urged apart from the other post to create tension or leverage between the opposite top side bar supports, thus creating a net opening with a more realistic goal shape and reducing sag at the top edge.
US10737151B2
A golf club head has a striking face. A ledge extends from the perimeter contact rim of the golf club head. The striking face is secured to the club head body proximate the rim. There is a gap between the striking face and the ledge. The inner wall's perimeter edge is disposed in the gap and is in contact with the ledge. The rear surface of the striking face is in contact with a portion of the inner wall.
US10737149B2
Golf club heads (e.g. drivers, fairway woods, wood-type hybrid clubs, or the like) according to at least some example aspects of this invention include a striking face and a rear portion opposite the striking face, the rear portion defining an opening to an interior cavity. A rear body member configured to be inserted into the opening is engaged with the rear portion of the club head. The rear body member may include multiple rear body parts that may be removable and/or interchangeable to permit flexibility in controlling the weight distribution of the golf club head.
US10737140B2
Systems and methods for tracking user movement during physical fitness activities are presented. A camera tracks movements of objects of interest in a field of view thereof during an exercise routine to log, instruct and provide feedback data to assist the user in reaching fitness goals. The user can also share his data with friends or teammates, for example through social media or in a client-server environment.
US10737132B2
A barbell collar. The barbell collar may have a plate and at least two weight bars, a first weight bar and a second weight bar. The plate may comprise a barbell engagement portion, a heavy arm and a light arm. The heavy arm weighs more than said light arm. The barbell engagement portion is configured to engage with a barbell. Each of the at least two weight bars may be attached to each of the at least two arm portions of the plate. The at least two weight bars may be adapted to engage and hold one or more weights.
US10737130B2
A combined exercise apparatus includes a lat pull-down machine and a rope pulling exercise machine. The lat pull-down machine includes a first handle, a first pull rope, and a first resistance module. The first handle is connected with the first resistance module through the first pull rope for providing lat pull-down training through the first resistance module. The rope pulling exercise machine is mounted to the lat pull-down machine. The rope pulling exercise machine includes a rope, a wheel seat, and a second resistance module. The rope is wound around the wheel seat. The wheel seat is connected with the second resistance module for providing rope pulling training through the second resistance module. Wherein, the first resistance module of the lat pull-down machine and the second resistance module of the rope pulling exercise machine are independent from each other.
US10737129B2
A cover assembly may include a housing and an elongated cover. The housing defines a chamber therein. The chamber is disposable in the ground adjacent to a side of the sand area of the jump pit. The elongated cover has a first end, a second end, and spaced-apart sides extending from the first end to the second end. The elongated cover is storable in a compacted configuration in the chamber of the housing below the surface of the ground, and the elongated cover is removable from the chamber and extendable in an uncompacted configuration over the sand area of the jump pit to conceal the sand area.
US10737121B2
A neutron generator has a pre-moderator block of moderating material, an acceleration chamber, a vacuum pump evacuating the acceleration chamber to a moderately high vacuum, a plasma ion chamber opening into the acceleration chamber through an ion extraction iris, a gas source providing deuterium gas to the plasma ion chamber, a microwave energy source ionizing the gas in the plasma ion chamber, a primary and a secondary isolation well extending into the pre-moderator block, a water-cooled titanium target disk positioned at a lower extremity of the primary isolation well, the target disk biased to a substantial negative DC voltage, and electrically grounded metal cladding covering surfaces of the pre-moderator block. Ions extracted through the ion extraction iris are accelerated to bombard the titanium target producing energetic neutrons that pass through and are moderated by the pre-moderator block.
US10737109B2
In accordance with various aspects of the present teachings, systems and methods for applying treatment energy, e.g., electromagnetic radiation such as laser radiation in the visible and near infrared wavelengths, to body areas having bulges and fat deposits, loose skin, pain, acne and/or wounds. In some aspects, the systems and methods can enable relatively lengthy treatments to be performed by having the practitioner set-up and/or start the treatment, thereafter allowing the treatment to proceed safely and effectively without the continued presence of the practitioner.
US10737103B2
Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted at a plurality of different frequencies to an implanted medical device. The magnitude of the transmitted electrical energy respectively measured at the plurality of frequencies. One of the frequencies is selected based on the measured magnitude of the electrical energy (e.g., the frequency at which the measured magnitude of the electrical energy is the greatest). A depth level at which the medical device is implanted within the patient is determined based on the selected frequency. For example, the depth level may be determined to be relatively shallow if the selected frequency is relatively high, and relatively deep if the selected frequency is relative low. A charge strength threshold at which a charge strength indicator generates a user-discernible signal can then be set based on the determined depth level.
US10737097B2
A guiding catheter and method of its use are presented wherein the catheter includes an elongate catheter shaft having a proximal region and a distal region and a length. The shaft defines a distal region and includes a distal tip. The distal region defines an arc of approximately 180 degrees and having a radius of 0.3 inches to 0.6 inches. The distal tip forms a half turn of a left-hand helix having a pitch of 0 inches to 0.4 inches. The unique shape of the distal region allows the distal tip be perpendicularly aligned with the septal wall of the right atrium at the His bundle location when the catheter is advanced therein.
US10737091B2
An electrode for the electrical stimulation of brain tissue or other tissue of a patient is configured for location between skull and scalp of the patient. The electrode has a stimulation surface which is configured for contacting the skull of the patient. The electrode is a disc-shaped electrode having a pre-shaped flat or concave stimulation surface.
US10737083B2
Microneedle arrays and methods of forming the same can include one or more bioactive components bonded to a biocompatible material such that the one or more bioactive components are cleavable in vivo to release the bioactive component from the biocompatible material.
US10737081B2
The present invention relates to a painless and patchless shooting microstructure, and a microstructure shooting device. According to the present invention, it is possible to inject a microstructure into the skin within the time of less than one second, and the inconvenience of waiting for the decomposition of a microstructure and removing a patch are completely overcome. A patch-type conventional technology has a problem wherein it is difficult to be applied to a region having hair, but the present invention completely overcomes this problem. According to the present invention, it is possible to precisely control the permeation depth of a microstructure into the skin by controlling discharge power.
US10737078B2
Intravesical drug delivery devices are provided which may include an elongated body formed of a matrix system of a drug dispersed in a silicone, wherein the elongated body has a first end, an opposed second end, and an intermediate portion between the first and second ends, and wherein the silicone of the matrix system is cured to bias the elongated body in a coiled retention shape, such that the device is elastically deformable between a relatively straightened shape suited for insertion of the device through a urethra and into the urinary bladder of a patient and the coiled retention shape which is suited to retain the device within the urinary bladder.
US10737076B2
A self-offsetting implantable valve system including a catheter having an outer perimeter, a free terminating end and an opposite second end. A plurality of holes are defined proximate the free terminating end of the catheter. The system further including a self-offsetting memory component disposed radially about the outer perimeter of a portion of the catheter proximate the free terminating end of the catheter. This self-offsetting memory component is transitionable between a first state subject to application of an externally applied force and a second state free from the externally applied force. While in the first state at least a portion of the self-offsetting memory component having a diameter smaller than that same portion of the self-offsetting memory component while in the second state.
US10737065B2
A medical device is provided, including: a sheath portion (10); a pair of operation wires (30); and a turning operation portion (60) in which the sheath portion (10) is bent in a direction corresponding to the pulled one operation wire (30) through a turning operation. The turning operation portion (60) includes a wire fixation panel (64) around which the operation wires (30) are wound on a side peripheral surface; and a penetration portion (63c) and a closing portion (63d) which are provided further radially outwards than the side peripheral surface of the wire fixation panel (64) and at a position facing the side peripheral surface, so as to be integrated with the wire fixation panel (64).
US10737061B2
A method of inserting a catheter and catheter placement apparatus that were designed for improving the safety and efficiency in the placement of a PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) implant are described. The invention enables placement of the catheter into the body while the catheter is maintained in a sterile environment.
US10737040B2
The present invention is directed to a spray applicator for spraying a tissue treatment medicant onto a tissue that has a container containing the medicant and is positioned at a proximal end of the spray applicator; a spray tip positioned at a distal end of the spray applicator; a cannula connecting the container with the spray tip; an actuatable dispensing mechanism at a proximal end of the applicator to express the medicant from the container through the cannula and through the spray tip toward the tissue; an optional pressurized gas source discharging a gas through the cannula in the vicinity of the spray tip or inside the spray tip; and a distance indicator that provides indicia of the distance between the spray tip and the tissue but does not prevent positioning the spray tip closer to the tissue than a defined distance for the distance indicator.
US10737030B2
A fluid delivery injector comprises a syringe defining a barrel; a plunger and a hollow needle provided within the barrel adapted for linear movement parallel to a longitudinal axis with a distal tip of the needle contained within the syringe. A fluid retention reservoir is defined at least in the barrel and is in fluid communication with the needle when pressure is applied to the fluid in the reservoir and to the plunger for moving the needle out of the barrel. A spring may be provided for retracting the needle when pressure is released from the plunger.
US10737026B2
Disclosed is a transfilling device (1) for transfilling a liquid drug from a cartridge (3) to a flexible reservoir (4). The transfilling device (1) includes a support unit (111) and a plunger (113), the support unit (111) configured to receive the cartridge (3), the plunger (113) being insertable into the cartridge (3), wherein the plunger (113) is displaceable relative to the support unit (111) along an advancement direction (2) between a plunger retracted position, where the plunger (113) is in a most distal position relative to the support unit (111), and a plunger advanced position, where the plunger (113) is in a most proximal position relative to the support unit (111), wherein the plunger (113) is configured to push a piston (32) of the cartridge (3) from a piston retracted position to a piston advanced position by displacing the plunger (113). The transfilling device (1) further includes a transfer cannula (12, 12′), wherein the transfer cannula (12, 12′) is configured to penetrate a flexible reservoir septum (41) with a cannula outlet end (122) and to penetrate a cartridge septum (31) with a cannula inlet end (121) and thereby to fluidly couple the flexible reservoir (4) with the cartridge (3). The transfilling device further includes a reservoir locking unit (13), wherein the reservoir locking unit ( ) is configured to releasably mechanically couple the support unit (111) to the flexible reservoir (4) and wherein the coupling of the reservoir locking unit (13) is designed such that the coupling is released in the plunger advanced position.
US10736991B2
Provided are methods for preparing non-gelling, solubilized extracellular matrix (ECM) materials useful as cell growth substrates. Also provided are compositions prepared according to the methods as well as uses for the compositions. In one embodiment a device, such as a prosthesis, is provided which comprises an inorganic matrix into which the non-gelling, solubilized ECM composition is dispersed to facilitate in-growth of cells into the ECM and thus adaptation and/or attachment of the device to a patient. In another embodiment, the composition is delivered intraarticularly, intrathecally, intraoccularly, intracranially, and into pleural space.
US10736988B2
The invention relates to peptides including DEDE(SSD)nDEG indicated by SEQ NO. 1, RRRDEDE(SSD)nDEG indicated by SEQ NO. 2, RRRGDEDE(SSD)nDEG indicated by SEQ NO. 3, and LKKLKKLDEDE(SSD)nDEG indicated by SEQ NO. 4, wherein n is an integer from 2 to 20. The invention also relates to phosphorylating these peptides at multiple amino acid sites by employing casein kinases. These phosphorylated peptides may be used in various applications such as forming mineralized collagen fibrils and biomimetic composites for use in tissue repair and regeneration.
US10736986B2
A method for making water-absorbing polymer particles is provided and includes a first aqueous polymerization solution including crosslinkers, polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers and inorganic solid particles, and a second aqueous solution including inorganic solid particles, crosslinkers and either polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers, or crosslinkable polymers. The average closest distance between two neighboring crosslinkers (RXL) from the first aqueous polymerization solution or from the second aqueous solution for a specific X-load of the water-absorbing polymer particle is calculated via the formula below: Rxl = ( ( 1 rho_dry + x_L rho_liq ) N A · ∑ i w_xl i Mr_CSL i ) 1 3 . ( I )
US10736985B2
A medical device in the form of a nonwoven wound dressing includes rotospun fibers including at least one synthetic and bioabsorbable polymer and at least one hydrophilic and/or tissue-adhesive polymer, and a method of producing the medical device including using rotospinning to produce fibers from a fiber raw material including at least one synthetic and bioabsorbable polymer and at least one hydrophilic and/or tissue-adhesive polymer.
US10736982B2
Water-based formulations comprising an indicating composition dispersed in water are described. The water-based indicating compositions include an organic Bi(III) compound, a sulfur source, a carbonate salt, and strontium hydroxide. Formulations further including a resin and/or an acidic additive are also described.
US10736970B2
The present invention provides a polypeptide complex on the basis of Titin-Telethonin beta-pleated sheet structure as a polypeptide or protein drug carrier, a method of using the polypeptide complex, and a fusion protein complex thereof. The polypeptide complex is capable of maintaining the activity of polypeptide or protein drugs and prolonging the half-life period simultaneously.
US10736968B2
The present disclosure relates generally to Cellular Signalling inhibitors of compound of Formula I, compositions and formulations comprising the same, methods, processes, and uses thereof. In particular, the present disclosure provides CSF-1R inhibitors demonstrating sustained inhibition of CSF/CSF1R signalling pathway with decreased toxicity. The present disclosure also provides supramolecular combinatorial therapeutics, wherein a CSF-1R inhibitor is combined with one or more of a chemotherapeutic agent, a kinase inhibitor, and an immunoregulator, each of which is optionally conjugated with a lipid. The present disclosure also provides a method for treating cancer, allergy, Systemic lupus erythematosus, nephritis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and abnormal macrophage functions or any combinations thereof.
US10736959B2
The invention provides a process for preparing a conjugate of a S. aureus type 5 or type 8 capsular polysaccharide and a carrier molecule, comprising the steps of: (a) depolymerising the capsular polysaccharide, to give a polysaccharide fragment; (b) oxidising the fragment in order to introduce an aldehyde group into at least one saccharide residue in the fragment, to give an oxidised saccharide residue; and (c) coupling the oxidised saccharide residue to a carrier molecule via the aldehyde group, thereby giving the conjugate. The coupling in step (c) may be direct, or may be via a linker molecule. The invention also provides a conjugate obtained or obtainable by this process.
US10736958B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one ISCOM complex and at least one ectodomain from at least one hemagglutinin (HA) domain and at least one ectodomain from at least one neuraminidase (NA) domain from one or more influenza virus, wherein the extodomains represent ectodomains isolated from the influenza virus. The invention also regards a kit. The composition may be used as an immune stimulating medicine, immune modulating pharmaceutical or a vaccine e.g. against influenza for vertebrates, e.g. birds and mammals.
US10736956B2
Provided herein are immunization regimens for inducing an immune response (e.g., an antibody response) against influenza virus. In specific aspects, the immunization regimens involve the administration of a chimeric hemagglutinin (HA), a headless HA or another influenza virus stem domain based construct (e.g., the HA stem domain or a fragment thereof) to a subject. In certain aspects, the immunization regimens also involve the administration of an influenza virus neuraminidase immunogen.
US10736955B2
Described herein is a fusion protein comprising a bacteriophage protein fused to a cancer antigen. Vaccines are also described, as well as methods of treatment and/or prevention of cancer and methods of immunizing an individual.
US10736944B2
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating sepsis or septic shock including a Mycobacterium tuberculosis-derived adenosine kinase (ADK) protein as an active ingredient. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis-derived ADK protein according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention has an effect of inhibit binding between the LPS and cells by binding to LPS, and also has an excellent therapeutic effect against sepsis by enhancing viability in a sepsis animal model and suppressing inflammatory response in the lung and cell death in the spleen.
US10736940B2
Combined preparations for the treatment of cancer are described. The combined preparations comprise: (a) LAG-3 protein, or a derivative thereof that is able to bind to MHC class II molecules; and (b) an anti-neoplastic agent, wherein the anti-neoplastic agent is a platinum-based anti-neoplastic agent or a topoisomerase I inhibitor. Methods for the treatment of cancer using the combined preparations are also described.
US10736930B2
A composition comprising at least: a single extract obtained from a mixture of at least two plants selected from Chrysanthellum indicum, Cynara scolymus, Vaccinium myrtillus, Piper and Olea europaea. This composition is particularly useful as a nutritional product or health product for preventing and/or combating carbohydrate and/or fat metabolism disorders in humans and animals.
US10736917B1
A composition and a supplement formulation includes: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a vegetable nitrate source; and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine.
US10736911B2
Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of pathogenic virus infections or cancer. The formulations combine an inhibitor of de novo pyrimidine synthesis, and an inhibitor of a pyrimidine salvage pathway enzyme.
US10736891B2
The presently disclosed subject matter provides a pharmaceutical composition and a method of treating Chagas disease. The pharmaceutical composition includes a dose of Itraconazole and a dose of Amiodarone and may be in the form of a liquid oral suspension. The liquid oral suspension may be produced through the use of pharmaceutically acceptable beads. In addition, the Itraconazole may be micronized to a small particle size before being formed into a composition with Amiodarone. The method for treating Chagas disease is effected by administering an effective amount of this pharmaceutical composition to a subject in need thereof, and the present composition is safer and more effective than previous compositions and with fewer undesirable side effects.
US10736890B2
The present application relates methods for treating a depressive symptom comprising administering an effective amount of a μ opioid receptor agonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a subject in need thereof. Non-limiting examples of such agonist include the compounds of Formulas I, II, III, and IV, as well as the compounds of Table A.
US10736882B2
Dietary supplement compositions directed to men and women and to the maintenance and improvement of human physiology, including weight, skin, hair, and general organ function and sexual health.
US10736878B2
A method of treating exposure to organophosphate agents and preventing morbidity due to such exposure through the administration of a triptan compound to a subject.
US10736873B2
Medical uses of N-(2-aminoethyl)-N-(4-benzyloxy)-3-methoxybenzyl)thiophene-2-formamide hydrochloride
The present invention relates to the use of N-(2-aminoethyl)-N-(4-benzyloxy)-3-methoxybenzyl)thiophene-2-formamide hydrochloride for treating liver cancer. The N-(2-aminoethyl)-N-(4-benzyloxy)-3-methoxybenzyl)thiophene-2-formamide hydrochloride of the present invention can effectively inhibit the growth of liver cancer cells and has a therapeutic effect on liver cancer.
US10736866B2
Modified release formulations of gamma-hydroxybutyrate having improved dissolution and pharmacokinetic properties are provided, and therapeutic uses thereof.
US10736854B2
Nanocrystals, compositions, and methods that aid particle transport in mucus are provided. In some embodiments, the compositions and methods involve making mucus-penetrating particles (MPP) without any polymeric carriers, or with minimal use of polymeric carriers. The compositions and methods may include, in some embodiments, modifying the surface coatings of particles formed of pharmaceutical agents that have a low water solubility. Such methods and compositions can be used to achieve efficient transport of particles of pharmaceutical agents though mucus barriers in the body for a wide spectrum of applications, including drug delivery, imaging, and diagnostic applications. In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition including such particles is well-suited for administration routes involving the particles passing through a mucosal barrier.
US10736851B2
An abuse resistant oral pharmaceutical composition, comprising: a barrier layer, comprising a first polymer; a diffusion layer, comprising a second polymer, substantially covering the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer is bonded to the barrier layer and comprises a drug that is substantially homogeneously distributed within the second polymer and diffuses from the diffusion layer within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; and optionally an expansion layer comprising an expandable polymer, wherein the expansion layer is substantially covered by the barrier layer. Methods of making the same and methods of using the same are also provided.
US10736849B2
Method for lyophilisation of a simple of fecal microbiota. The present invention relates to a method for lyophilisation of a sample of fecal microbiota from a donor subject, comprising the following steps: A) mixing of a sample of fecal microbiota from a donor subject with a diluent selected from polyols, disaccharides to pentasaccharides, maltodextrins and mixtures thereof, and B) freezing the mixture obtained in A) at a temperature of less than −50° C., preferably of between −70° C. and −100° C., followed by the lyophilisation thereof.
US10736848B2
The present invention provides compositions and systems for delivery of nanocarriers to cells of the immune system. The invention provides vaccine nanocarriers capable of stimulating an immune response in T cells and/or in B cells, in some embodiments, comprising at least one immunomodulatory agent, and optionally comprising at least one targeting moiety and optionally at least one immunostimulatory agent. The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising inventive vaccine nanocarriers. The present invention provides methods of designing, manufacturing, and using inventive vaccine nanocarriers and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention provides methods of prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions comprising administering at least one inventive vaccine nanocarrier to a subject in need thereof.
US10736847B2
Methods and devices for producing a population of liposomes are provided. Aspects of the methods include applying a centrifugal force to a suspension of liposomes in a manner sufficient to pass the liposomes through a porous membrane to produce a population of liposomes. Aspects of the invention further include devices, systems and kits useful for performing the methods.
US10736839B2
The present invention relates generally to topical antiviral compositions, delivery systems, and methods of using the same.
US10736838B2
A transdermal drug administration device comprising a drug delivery element (10) defining a contact surface (12) for location, in use, against a patient's skin. The drug delivery element (10) includes a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition. The composition comprises a network of a carrier material having a high mechanical strength and an active pharmaceutical ingredient. The active pharmaceutical ingredient is co-formedly interspersed within pores in the solid, continuous network of the carrier material.
US10736830B2
Oral care compositions and methods for the same are disclosed. The oral care composition may include an orally acceptable vehicle, and one or more surfactants. The one or more surfactants may include an N-alkyl-N-acylglucamine. The oral care composition may further include an amino acid and one or more abrasives. The method for treating or reducing dentinal hypersensitivity may include contacting the oral care composition with surfaces of the teeth.
US10736828B2
Provided herein is a method for removing a chemical stain from a dental surface or inhibiting chemical staining of a dental surface, comprising contacting the dental surface with an oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate and an orally acceptable carrier.
US10736827B2
The present disclosure relates to an agent (A) for changing the colour of keratin fibres, in particular human hair, which agent comprises unilamellar vesicles (ULV) and/or multilamellar vesicles (MLV) in an aqueous medium, wherein the agent contains at least one C8-C30 fatty alcohol (a1), at least one ethoxylated fatty alcohol (a2), at least one anionic surfactant of the type of (optionally ethoxylated) fatty alcohol sulfates (a3), and one or more colour-changing salts (a4) from the group of sulfates, hydrogen sulfates, chlorides, and/or bromides in a total amount of from about 0.3 to about 6.0% by weight.The present disclosure further relates to a multi-component packaging unit, in which the aforementioned agent (A) is formulated separate from an oxidant preparation (B). The present disclosure further relates to a method for producing the agent (A).
US10736820B2
Radically polymerizable dental material, which contains at least one sulphonic acid ester of Formula 1: in which A is H, CN, an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, linear or branched aliphatic C1-C30-hydrocarbon radical or a combination thereof; X is COO— or —CON(R1)— or is absent; B is an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, linear or branched aliphatic C1-C30-hydrocarbon radical, or a combination thereof; R1 is hydrogen or an aromatic, cycloaliphatic, linear or branched aliphatic C1-C10-hydrocarbon radical; m is an integer from 1 to 6, n is an integer from 1 to 6 and p is an integer from 1 to 6; wherein m and p cannot simultaneously be greater than 1. The compounds of Formula 1 are active as chain transfer agents in radical polymerization.
US10736816B2
The present disclosure relates to a container for a liquid medicament that includes a wall structure with at least one flexible portion and confining an inner volume filled with the liquid medicament and an elongated extraction tube having at least a first portion and a second portion that are separated from each other along the tube and which are located inside the inner volume. The extraction tube is radially collapsible when exposed to a compressive force above a predefined threshold, and the first portion, which is located at a distal end of the extraction tube, is less resistive against radial collapsing than the second portion.
US10736808B2
In various embodiments, provided herein are systems, methods, processes, and devices for providing locomotive rehabilitation to a subject via one or more gait motions that substantially accurately mimic motions performed in healthy, natural gait cycles. The system may mimic natural gait motions via footplates and handles, and one or more linkage systems. In particular embodiments, the system may further include a motor unit and/or clutch for providing controlled forces assisting or resisting motions of a linkage system. Further, the system may include a tower for operating in a standing or seated position. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a body weight support system that provides offloading forces to a subject.
US10736802B1
A leg support system includes an ankle cradle for preventing or mitigating pressure ulcers on heels of a patient supported on a top surface of a medical support platform. The ankle cradle includes a cradle base, a first ankle support, and a second ankle support. The cradle base has a bottom surface and is sized and dimensioned to be supported on the top surface of the medical support platform, with the bottom surface of the cradle base contacting the top surface of the medical support platform. The first ankle support is coupled to the cradle base. The second ankle support is spaced apart from the first ankle support and couples to the first ankle support or the cradle base.
US10736800B2
The present invention relates to a wheelchair brake assembly comprising a seat brake system and a wheel frame brake system. The seat brake system and the wheel frame brake system are separable from each other. The seat brake system comprises a caregiver brake lever and an actuating member, the caregiver brake lever being coupled to the actuating member. The wheel frame brake system comprises a brake transmission assembly, a first brake mechanism and a second brake mechanism which are adapted to be provided on a first wheel and a second wheel of the wheelchair respectively. The brake transmission assembly is coupled to the first brake mechanism and the second brake mechanism. The brake transmission assembly comprises an actuating lever having a first free end and a second end. The second end is coupled to the first brake mechanism and the second brake mechanism. The actuating lever is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the actuating lever and located between the first free end and the second end of the actuating lever, wherein the actuating member is adapted to operate on the first free end of the actuating lever to cause the actuating lever to rotate.
US10736792B1
A blood coagulant assembly having a blood coagulant device adapted to be placed into a nostril of a patient suffering from a nose bleed. The blood coagulant device being initially placed within a blood coagulant device container which has a top section and a bottom section each secured to the other in a releasable manner. The blood coagulant device being mounted in a fixed position within the blood coagulant device container prior to removal of the blood coagulant device for insertion into a patient's nose that is bleeding. The blood coagulant device having a handle lower section and a handle upper section with a through opening passing through both the lower and upper handle sections. A blood coagulant material is secured onto an outer surface of the blood coagulant device to be placed against an inner surface of the nostril of a patient that is experiencing a bleeding nose for the purpose of stopping the nose from bleeding.
US10736788B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for closing an opening through a surface of a tissue site are described. The system includes a sealing member adapted to cover the opening to form a sealed space and a negative-pressure source adapted to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space to provide negative pressure to the sealed space. The system also includes a contracting layer adapted to be positioned adjacent the opening and formed from a material having a firmness factor and a plurality of holes extending through the contracting layer to form a void space. The holes have a perforation shape factor and a strut angle causing the plurality of holes to collapse in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening. The contracting layer generates a closing force substantially parallel to the surface of the tissue site to close the opening in response to application of the negative pressure.
US10736782B2
A face protector for protecting a worker's eyes and face comprises an auto-darkening filter unit which in turn comprises a filter pane or ADF pane and an electronics unit driving the ADF pane, the electronics unit being configured to switch the ADF pane automatically from a transparent state to a darkened state. A hard shell unit comprises a shell carrying an ADF unit with the ADF and being shaped to protect a wearer's face, the shell being manufactured of a plastic material. A soft shell unit comprises a cap for protecting the crown of the wearer's head and a neck protector for protecting the wearer's neck, the soft shell unit being made of a combination of flexible fabric with support elements.
US10736775B2
A device for fusing two or more tissues is disclosed. The device comprises a hand held probe comprising a fluid receiving opening, a channel and an outlet in fluid communication whereby fluid passes through the channel and exits the outlet where it is directed to at least one of the two or more tissues and/or a space in-between. A disruptive emitter comprised on the probe which emits a force sufficient to fuse the two or more tissues. The device finds particular application to treatment of a detached retina by fusing the retina and the retinal pigmented epithelium. A method of fusing two or more tissues including a retina and underlying retinal pigmented epithelium is also disclosed.
US10736774B2
A therapeutic system comprises an ocular insert placed on a region outside an optical zone of an eye. The ocular insert comprises two structures: a first skeletal structure and a second cushioning structure. The first structure functions as a skeletal frame which maintains positioning of the implant along the anterior portion of the eye and provides support to the second, cushioning structure. This first structure maintains the attachment of the therapeutic system to the anterior portion of the eye for at least thirty days. In some embodiments the first structure remains a constant size and shape, e.g. a ring shape, a ring with haptics, or a curvilinear ring that is confined to and restrainingly engages the inferior and superior conjunctival fornices so as to retain the implant within the tear fluid and/or against the tissues of the eye.
US10736772B2
The invention concerns a fluid circulation and mixing system (100) for a cryocabin arrangement used in a whole-body cryotherapy treatment and a related cryocabin arrangement (120), including a system (100) and a cabin (101) for accommodating a patient. The fluid circulation system (100) includes appliances for effective mixing of cryogenic liquid with ambient air and/or for preventing the cryogenic liquid from settling down on the bottom of evaporator. The cryocabin arrangement (120) further includes appliances for generating and maintaining a fluidic whirl (vortex) within the patient cabin, thus enhancing an overall efficiency of the cryotherapy treatment in general and improving beneficial effects of each individual cryotherapy treatment session.
US10736766B2
The present invention provides a device that provides relief for lower back pain and corrects bad posture. The back brace device comprises a plurality of belts having a rear side, a front side, and a first end removably securable to a second end. The rear side of at least one of the belts has an inflatable bladder that is controlled by an air pump. The device further comprises having a heating element and a vibration mechanism that can be turned on or off as desired by the user. The present invention is used by placing the belt around the waist of the user and securing the first and second ends to one another via one or more suitable fasteners. The bladder is then inflated in order to provide support to the back of the user.
US10736763B2
The present invention relates to a device for intermittently obstructing a bodily opening, such as a gastric opening, and includes a proximal member connected to a distal member by a tether. The proximal member includes an apron member surrounding a first occluding member, which is formable from an elongated and narrower configuration to a contracted or expanded but wider configuration. When employed in the stomach, the device of the present invention is arranged transluminally, with the distal member disposed in the duodenum and the proximal member disposed against the pyloric valve, intermittently occluding the pyloric valve and preventing or delaying the flow of gastric contents through the pyloric valve. In certain embodiments, a reservoir may be included for releasing a substance of interest, for example for releasing insulin from a reservoir disposed in the distal member. Sensors, actuators, and data transmission devices may also be included.
US10736745B2
A lubrication device for lubricating a joint of a human or mammal patient, which is entirely implantable in a patient's body, comprises a reservoir for storing a lubricating fluid and a fluid connection for introducing the lubricating fluid into the joint when the device is implanted in the patient's body. Further, the fluid connection comprises a fluid connection device connecting the reservoir with the joint such that a lubricating fluid flow is established from the reservoir into the joint. The fluid connection comprises either an infusion needle adapted to be intermittently placed into the joint for injecting the lubricating fluid, or a tube adapted to be permanently placed into the joint for continuously injecting the lubricating fluid.
US10736744B2
The present invention relates to a handle assembly (100) for an implant delivery device for folding or unfolding at least one medical implant by means of at least one tension thread, wherein the handle assembly (100) comprises a drum (14) for winding the tension thread thereon by rotating the drum (14); a knob (9) to be rotated by a user of the handle assembly (100) in order to fold or unfold the medical implant by tightening or winding the tension thread or by releasing or unwinding the tension thread, the knob (9) being arranged or interconnected with the drum (14) such that the drum (14) may be rotated when the knob (9) is rotated; and a brake frame assembly (25) comprising at least one brake element and at least one spring (256, 257) arranged to act on the brake element such that the brake elements contact one surface of the rear knob (9).
US10736738B2
A prosthetic heart valve including a stent frame and a valve structure. The valve structure is disposed within a lumen of the stent frame. The stent frame is configured to self-expand from a compressed condition for transluminal delivery. The stent frame has a lattice structure forming a tubular shape defining a circumference and a plurality of closed cells arranged to define a band exhibiting a variable radial stiffness. The prosthesis can be deployed such that the band applies a minimal force on to anatomical locations relating to the heart's conductive pathways. A region of the band otherwise having low radial stiffness is located at or over a conductive pathway upon final implant.
US10736736B2
Systems and methods for medical interventional procedures, including approaches to valve implantation. In one aspect, the methods and systems involve a modular approach to mitral valve therapy.
US10736735B2
The present invention relates generally to the fields of ophthalmology and cataract surgery. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device implanted in the eye during cataract surgery and improves the optical functionality of the eye. This invention is in the field of medical devices and relates to capsular tension rings that are designed to be implanted in the capsular sac after removal of the crystalline lens affected by a cataract in association with an intraocular lens designed to replace the crystalline lens. The invention applies to stabilizing the artificial lens from movement in the x-y-z planes and prevents rotation.
US10736732B2
An intraocular lens for insertion into a capsular bag of an eye comprises: an optic; and at least one plate haptic coupled to the optic by one or more flexible connecting members. The plate haptic with projections which are designed to engage the periphery of the capsular bag to center and fixate the intraocular lens within. The haptic includes a longitudinally rigid frame to resist deformation of the haptic.
US10736728B2
The embolic protection device (10) has an expandable tubular structure supporting a filter mesh material (12). The embolic protection device is compressed to a small diameter for insertion into a patient's aorta, then is expanded within the aorta with the filter mesh material positioned to allow blood to enter sidebranch vessels connected to the aorta and to prevent embolic material from entering the sidebranch vessels. The filter mesh material may be configured with waves or undulations (26) for increased surface area and/or with two layers of mesh material to provide additional protection against embolization and to prevent inadvertent occlusion of the sidebranch vessels.
US10736713B2
A dental handpiece (1) having a drive (3) of a tool (4), which drive is located in a head housing (2), has at least one media-conducting line arranged in the head housing, which media-conducting line has an outlet opening to the tool, and a tool receptacle (16) arranged in a drive chamber, which tool receptacle is rotatably supported by means of a rolling bearing (11) in a support (14) of the head housing (2) on a side of the drive chamber facing the tool. The rolling bearing has an outer race (13), which is supported against the head housing (2) radially in the support (14) in the area of a raceway (22) and which has a sub-area (21), the outside diameter D2 of which is reduced compared to the outside diameter D1 in the area of the raceway (22). The head housing has a housing projection (23), which extends into the area of the reduced outside diameter D2, and the media-conducting line (17) runs at least partially through said housing projection (23).
US10736708B2
A dispensing cartridge is provided for holding one or more tacking nails for attaching medical-grade films to bones. The cartridge includes a base body having a plateau area with a plurality of grooved depressions formed therein. Slotted openings extend through the grooved depressions and are adapted for holding a plurality of the tacking nails. A gripping area is disposed adjacent to the plateau area and is provided with knob-like or wavy elevations. A support area is disposed underneath the plateau area and provides support to the base body. A transparent plastic layer may be disposed over and conform to the base body of the dispensing cartridge so as to form a plastic package.
US10736701B2
A handheld user interface device for controlling a robotic system may include a member, a housing at least partially disposed around the member and configured to be held in the hand of a user, and a tracking sensor system disposed on the member and configured to detect at least one of position and orientation of at least a portion of the device. At least one of the detected position of the portion of the device and detected orientation of the portion of the device is correlatable to a control of the robotic system.
US10736698B2
A computing device and a three-dimensional printer are disclosed. Data associated with reference anatomical properties is accessed by the computing device to generate a set of 3D printing files. The 3D printing files are compiled using the computing device to generate a printing model defining an anatomic orientation corresponding to the reference anatomical properties. Printing parameters and materials for the printing model are configured referencing experimentally derived datasets that define predetermined settings for the printing parameters and materials that are suitable for constructing a synthetic anatomical model with properties related to the reference anatomical properties. A synthetic model is printed using the printing parameters and materials as configured. The printing parameters and materials may be modified as desired subsequent to biomechanical testing of the model. Additional synthetic anatomical components may be added to or included with the model during post-processing, or before or during formation of the model.
US10736696B2
A rotational position determination apparatus is configured to determine an entry rotational position, which defines a rotational position of an insertion device like a stent at an entry site, such that a navigation of the insertion device from the entry site to a target site along an inner path results in a rotational position of the insertion device at the target site being equal to a desired target rotational position based on a representation of the inner path and the desired target rotational position. If the insertion device is arranged in the determined entry rotational position at the entry site and then navigated to the target site, it is therefore not necessary to rotate the insertion device at the target site.
US10736692B2
Methods for treating a human patient diagnosed with cancer with therapeutic neuromodulation and associated systems are disclosed herein. Sympathetic nerve activity can contribute to several cellular and physiological processes associated with the progression of cancer. One aspect of the present technology is directed to methods that attenuate neural traffic along target sympathetic nerves innervating tissue proximate a primary malignant tumor. Other aspects are directed to methods that at least partially inhibit sympathetic neural activity in a renal nerve of a patient diagnosed with cancer or who has a high risk of developing cancer. Targeted sympathetic nerve activity can be attenuated to improve a measurable physiological parameter corresponding to the progression of cancer in the patient. The attenuation can be achieved, for example, using an intravascularly positioned catheter carrying a therapeutic assembly, e.g., a therapeutic assembly configured to use electrically-induced, thermally-induced, and/or chemically-induced approaches to modulate the target sympathetic nerve.
US10736677B2
An orthopedic plate has a first end and a second end each including a locking screw hole that receives a locking screw and spaced from that hole is a closed compression housing that extends from the bone-facing side of the plate and which receives a compression screw that forms an angle of from about 10° to about 70° with a longitudinal axis of the plate. The first and second compression housings are offset from each other and have opposing openings that face toward each other so as to allow the screws projecting therethrough to have crossing directions.
US10736673B2
A bone anchor receiver is configured for engagement by a tool having opposed receiver-engaging structures formed at a distal end, and includes a receiver body having a base and a pair of upright arms extending upwardly from the base to define an open channel for receiving a rod. The upright arms have interior surfaces and side outer faces opposite the interior surfaces, as well as a tool-engaging aperture formed into the side outer face of each upright arm that is spaced a distance below a top surface of the receiver. The tool-engaging apertures are configured to removably mate with the opposed tool receiver-engaging structures during engagement of the receiver by the distal end of the tool so as to resist inadvertent splay between the opposed tool receiver-engaging structures that would allow the tool distal end to become disengaged from the receiver body.
US10736661B2
A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. A second dilator tube may be introduced over the first, advanced along a second longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from the first. A third dilator tube be introduced over the second, advanced along a third longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from both the first and the second. An access cannula may be introduced over the third dilator tube. With the first, second, and third dilator tubes removed, surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant.
US10736652B2
A valvuloplasty catheter comprises a balloon or other expansible shell which carries a plurality of scoring elements, typically formed in an elastic, self-closing metal cage. The expansible shell and scoring elements are positioned inside an aortic or other cardiac valve, and the shell expanded to engage the scoring elements against stenotic material which covers the valve leaflets and valve annulus. The scoring elements uniformly distributed force to break up the stenotic material, and the cage further contributes to rapid balloon deflation allowing shortening of the treatment time.
US10736644B2
A device (25) for drilling holes in bone and configured to determine bone screw length, the device (25) including a surgical power drill (2) comprising: a) a housing (12) and; b) a measuring device (1) releasably attached or fixed to the housing (12), wherein the measuring device (1) is configured to measure the distance (x) covered by the housing (12) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (7) and relative to a surface of an implant (26) or a bone during a drilling process, wherein the measuring device (1) comprises a processing unit (14) to record the distance (x) covered with respect to time; the processing unit (14) comprises one or more differentiators to determine at least the first and second derivatives of the distance (x) covered with respect to time; and the processing unit (14) further comprises a peak detector to analyze one or more peaks occurring in the graph of the highest derivative with respect to time, and wherein the measuring device (1) comprises a laser device or an ultrasound position sensor for displacement assessment.
US10736633B2
A compressible adjunct for use with a surgical instrument including a staple cartridge includes a biocompatible layer and a plurality of biocompatible looping members. The biocompatible looping members protrude from the biocompatible layer. Each biocompatible looping member includes a first end portion attached to the biocompatible layer, a second end portion attached to the biocompatible layer, and an intermediate curved portion extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the intermediate curved portion is further away from the biocompatible layer than the first end portion and the second end portion.
US10736628B2
A motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument that comprises an end effector, an electric motor, and a motor control circuit. The motor control circuit is for monitoring a parameter of the electric motor that is indicative of movement of a moveable member of the end effector, and for adjustably controlling the electric motor based on the monitored parameter to thereby adjustably control movement of the moveable member of the end effector during forward rotation of the electric motor.
US10736612B2
Various embodiments of a swab device, system, and method are provided for measuring and assessing saliva flow in the mouth of a person. In one embodiment, a system includes a swab device and a measuring device. The swab device includes a handle portion and a swab portion, the handle portion being elongated to extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The swab portion is coupled to a distal portion of the handle portion and is sized and configured to collect saliva from the mouth. The measuring device is sized and configured to measure an amount of the saliva collected with the swab portion, the measuring device including a nesting portion integrated therewith. Such nesting portion of the measuring device is sized and configured to receive the proximal end of the handle portion of the swab device to measure the saliva collected therewith.
US10736603B2
An apparatus for treating or preventing a valvular disease comprises: a ultrasound probe located externally to a heart of patient, able to produce ultrasound waves focused inside the heart and suitable to generate, at a focal spot, a pressure sufficient to result in cavitation, an imaging device for mapping in real time a treatment region of a cardiac valve of the patient, the treatment region comprising at least one leaflet of the cardiac valve, a controller configured for driving the ultrasound probe to emit a sequence of focused ultrasound waves, the controller being further configured for steering the focused ultrasound waves so as to scan the entire treatment region to soften the tissues of the treatment region. A method for treating or preventing valvular disease, carried out using the apparatus is also provided.
US10736601B2
An apparatus, method, and computer program product for calibrating a CT scan without the use of an external calibration phantom, to enable quantitative assessment of internal body tissues and organs and additionally for any application that would benefit from a calibration of the scan attenuation data, such as viewing CT images in a consistent fashion. Embodiments are described with applications to quantitative assessment of bone density in the spine and hip, mineral content in blood vessels, hepatic-fat content in the liver, and gray-to-white matter ratio in the brain. The primary advantages of the method are that it does not require the use of an external calibration phantom, it is robust across different CT machines and scanner settings, and it is also highly precise, lending itself to a high degree of automation.
US10736590B2
A method includes receiving radiation with a hybrid data detection system of an imaging system. The hybrid data detection system includes a hybrid data detector array with a set of spectral detectors and a set of integrating detectors that are arranged along a transverse axis of an examination region. The method further includes generating a set of truncated spectral projections with the first set of spectral detectors. The method further includes estimating a set of spectral projections for the integrating detectors. The method further includes combining the set of truncated spectral projections and the estimated set of spectral projections. The method further includes estimating a set of spectral projections based on the combined set to produce a complete set of spectral projections. The method further includes processing the complete set of spectral projections to generate volumetric image data.
US10736589B2
A control unit corrects a lag component, which is included in offset image data in a state in which radiation is not emitted for a period from the end of a first imaging operation of generating second radiographic image data in a state in which the radiation is emitted and to the start of a second imaging operation of generating the second radiographic image data in the state in which the radiation is emitted and at each of a plurality of different times elapsed since the first imaging operation, on the basis of a combination of the correction image data and the time elapsed since the first imaging operation, lag component time change information, and a time from the end of the first imaging operation to the start of the second imaging operation, and corrects the second radiographic image data using the corrected offset image data.
US10736588B2
An interventional system includes an introduction element (4) such as a catheter for being introduced into an object (9), for instance, a person. A moving unit (2) such as a robot moves the introduction element within the object. A tracking image generating unit (3) generates, using a radiation beam (7), tracking images of the introduction element within the object. A controller (8) controls the tracking image generating unit depending on movement parameters of the moving unit, which are indicative of the movement. The control operation of the controller (8) allows reducing radiation dose applied to the object.
US10736586B2
A method for adjusting a medical device is provided. The method includes obtaining an initial trajectory of a component of the medical device. The initial trajectory of the component includes a plurality of initial positions. For each of the plurality of initial positions, the method further includes determining whether a collision is likely to occur between a subject and the component according to the initial trajectory of the component. In response to the determination that the collision is likely to occur, the method further includes updating the initial trajectory of the component to determine an updated trajectory of the component.
US10736583B2
A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry sets a first region of interest in a region corresponding to cardiac muscle on a cross-section of a heart included in image data. The processing circuitry further sets a second region of interest that is larger than the first region of interest in a region including the region. The processing circuitry determines a threshold for determining a range of signal values used for blood flow dynamic analysis on the image data based on a frequency distribution of signal values in the first region of interest. The processing circuitry carries out blood flow dynamic analysis on the second region of interest using signal values included in a range based on the threshold.
US10736566B2
Systems and methods for monitoring food intake include an air pressure sensor for detecting ear canal deformation, according to some implementations. For example, the air pressure sensor detects a change in air pressure in the ear canal resulting from mandible movement. Other implementations include systems and methods for monitoring food intake that include a temporalis muscle activity sensor for detecting temporalis muscle activity, wherein at least a portion of the temporalis muscle activity sensor is coupled adjacent a temple portion of eyeglasses and disposed between the temple tip and the frame end piece. The temporalis muscle activity sensor may include an accelerometer, for example, for detecting movement of the temple portion due to mandibular movement from chewing.
US10736564B2
Systems and related methods for enhancing learning of a motor task are described. The system controls delivery of an example or prompt to the subject via one or more of an audio, video, or other output device. A learning enhancing transcutaneous neural stimulus is delivered in association with the example or prompt. Electrical control circuitry controls timing of delivery of neural stimuli and prompts or examples. The system may be implemented in connection with a personal computing device, for example.
US10736557B2
Techniques are described for determining cognitive impairment, an example of which includes accessing a set of epochs of magnetoencephalography (MEG) data of responses of a brain of a test patient to a plurality of auditory stimulus events; processing the set of epochs to identify parameter values one or more of which is based on information from the individual epochs without averaging or otherwise collapsing the epoch data. The parameter values are input into a model that is trained based on the parameters to determine whether the test patient is cognitively impaired.
US10736553B2
Enzymatic and non-enzymatic detectors and associated membrane apparatus, and methods of use, such as within a fully implantable sensor apparatus. In one embodiment, detector performance is controlled through selective use of membrane configurations and enzyme region shapes, which enable accurate detection of blood glucose level within the solid tissue of the living host for extended periods of time. Isolation between the host's tissue and the underlying enzymes and reaction byproducts used in the detectors is also advantageously maintained in one embodiment via use of a non-enzyme containing permeable membrane formed of e.g., a biocompatible crosslinked protein-based material. Control of response range and/or rate in some embodiments also permits customization of sensor elements. In one variant, heterogeneous detector elements are used to, e.g., accommodate a wider range of blood glucose concentration within the host. Methods of manufacturing the membranes and detectors, including methods to increase reliability, are also disclosed.
US10736552B2
A wearable member may include a plurality of energy transmitters that are arranged on a surface of the wearable member, each of the energy transmitters being configured to project energy into tissue of a user. A wearable member may include a plurality of energy receivers each of which is configured to generate a signal based on a received portion of the energy that is projected by one or more of the energy transmitters and reflected by the tissue of the user, wherein at least one of the energy transmitters and the energy receivers are multi-dimensionally arranged on the wearable member such that energy reflected by the tissue of the user at locations that are multi-dimensionally different is incident on the plurality of energy receivers. The processor may be configured to calculate a biological metric based on signals generated by at least part of the plurality of energy receivers.
US10736545B1
A portable system for vestibular testing and/or training of a user is disclosed herein. The system includes a user input device, the user input device configured to output a signal based upon an input response by the user; a motion sensing device, the motion sensing device configured to measure a velocity or speed of a head of the user; a visual display device, the visual display device configured to display one or more visual objects so that the one or more visual objects are visible to the user; and a data processing device operatively coupled to the user input device, the motion sensing device, and the visual display device. The data processing device is programmed to determine whether or not the user correctly identifies the one or more visual objects displayed on the visual display device based upon the signal from the user input device.
US10736544B2
A rehabilitation system includes a portable patient workstation configured to facilitate in-home rehabilitation therapy. In some embodiments, the workstation includes a computing device and one or more rehabilitation devices. The computing device is configured to generate computer-based tasks associated with one or more in-home exercises. The rehabilitation devices, communicatively coupled to the computing device, includes a sensor that captures movement data for use in evaluating a patient's motor skills when instructed to perform one or more of the tasks.
US10736538B2
A time series of image data is provided to a computer as the basis for performing an ICA to identify a number of candidate correlation patterns. The number of candidate correlation patterns includes a number of neurophysical events and false patterns due to noise. This is followed by a differentiation in the computer between the neurophysical events and the false patterns, for example based on a metric, which indicates the intensity of the candidate correlation patterns in a sub-region of the brain, or by a computer-implemented classifier. Such techniques can be used in conjunction with functional magnetic-resonance imaging.
US10736530B2
A biomedical electrode which is detachably attached to a garment and includes: an electrode coming into contact with a living body clothed in the garment to acquire a biological signal emitted by the living body; and a locked section which is conductive, is electrically connected to the electrode, is detachably locked to a locking section which is conductive and is provided in the garment, and is electrically connected to the locking section when locked to the locking section.
US10736520B2
A blood pressure measurement device is equipped with a pressing surface which is formed with an element array of plural pressure sensors arranged in one direction and an element array of plural pressure sensors arranged in the one direction, an air bag for pressing the pressing surface against a living body, a control unit for calculating blood pressure values in a radius artery on the basis of pressure pulse waves that are detected by the pressure sensors in a state that the pressing surface is pressed against the living body by the air bag, and a rotational drive unit for performing driving to rotate the pressing surface about each of axes that are perpendicular to a pressing direction of the air bag.
US10736515B2
Methods, devices, and systems for monitoring a health parameter of a user. A portable monitoring device comprises a housing adapted to couple to a user proximate to the user's respiratory tract; a first audio sensor, disposed in the housing, is adapted to detect a breath sound of the user and create breath sound data; and a processor coupled to the first audio sensor transduces the breath sound data into a modified breath sound signal which is representative of a parameter of the user's breathing, and the processor is adapted to compare the parameter of the user's breathing to a predetermined parameter threshold.
US10736505B2
An example apparatus for predicting eye fatigue includes an image receiver to receive an image of an eye. The apparatus also includes a fatigue predictor to predict eye fatigue in the eye based on a calculated blood vessel density score of the eye in the image. The apparatus further includes an alert generator to generate an alert in response to predicting the eye fatigue.
US10736504B2
The invention relates to a method for highly accurate determining of a pupil diameter of an eye, using a camera system for spatial capturing of objects, the method including: imaging stereoscopic capturing of an eye region, wherein for an eye of the eye region a first and a second stereoscopic image arise. For each of the two stereoscopic images the method further includes: Transferring of the captured eye region into a color space. Determining of a region, within the captured eye region, as a region within a pupil of the captured eye region. Determining of a closed outer edge of the region within the pupil. Iterative determining of a closed outer pupil edge. The invention further relates to a corresponding device.
US10736494B2
According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, apparatus, device and method can be provided which can provide imaging of biological tissues, e.g., luminal organs in vivo, using optical techniques in an automatic or semiautomatic manner. The exemplary apparatus, device and method can utilize a tethered capsule catheter with a mechanism for manual, semi-automatic or automatic traversing in the luminal organ with a controlled velocity and/or image quality. The exemplary apparatus can include feedback information about tension applied to the catheter during its movement that can be used to adjust velocity and assure patient comfort and safety for example during passing through natural sphincters and/or narrowing of the luminal organs and preventing from breaking of the catheter. The exemplary apparatus can also adjust velocity in order to provide good quality of acquired images, for example to engaged peristalsis and provide contact with the tissue. In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the exemplary mechanism for a controlled advancement of the catheter can be positioned outside of the patient's mouth, and can include a position sensor providing information about the position of the capsule in respect to the luminal organ for orientation of the acquired data.
US10736493B2
An insertion device includes a shape-variable tube elastically returning while the shape-variable tube bends at a tube bending radius of a tube radius boundary value or more, and a shaft rotating around a shaft axis inside the shape-variable tube so that the shaft transmits a driving force to drive a motion section from a first extending direction toward a second extending direction. The shaft elastically returns while the shaft bends at a shaft bending radius of a shaft radius boundary value or more, and rotates without being deformed while the elastic return is impossible when the shape-variable tube bends in an elastically returnable range.
US10736473B2
A toilet inhibits an occupant from exiting the toilet. Load sensors positioned in communication with the toilet seat detect a change of a load or pressure on the toilet by an occupant that is consistent with an occupant attempting to exit the toilet, and/or movements of an occupant that are consistent with an occupant attempting to exit the toilet. Other sensors may monitor movements that are consistent with an occupant attempting to exit the toilet. The sensors cause an actuator to change the angle of the toilet seat, which inhibits exiting the toilet. The toilet may also be constructed to signal an attendant when actions by an occupant are consistent with actions indicating an attempt by the occupant to exit the toilet.
US10736467B1
A cooking utensil based upon, or modified from a spatula, the utensil provided with a heat conductive region (“paddle”), a handle, preferably thermally insulating, and a plurality of circular reservoirs for holding food to be cooked. The handle and the circular reservoirs are attached to the heat conductive region to form a unitary article.
US10736465B2
Blending devices can be used to blend material in a container such as a reusable container or a disposable liner, such as a paper or plastic cup. In some instances, a reusable container can be coupled to an adapter that includes a blade assembly to blend a food product. The food product can be blended directly within the container when the container is coupled to the adapter. In further instances, the reusable container can selectively couple a liner or multiple different sizes of liners to the adapter. The food product can be blended within the liner without any of the food product coming into contact with an interior of the container.
US10736455B2
An apparatus for obtaining fruit juice and/or fruit pulp from citrus fruit is provided. The apparatus includes a drive mechanism provided with a drive shaft and a pressing body provided on the drive shaft, said pressing body having a dome-shaped pressing surface having a top and a base, as well as ribs extending between the top and the base, wherein a cross section of the pressing body at right angles to the central axis of the pressing body has a substantially zigzag-shaped periphery, wherein each rib is provided with a flank which slopes steeply from the circumscribed circle of the periphery and a flank which slopes gradually from the circumscribed circle of the periphery, wherein the angle which is included between the circumscribed circle and the steeply sloping flank is greater than the angle included by the circumscribed circle and the gradually sloping flank, and wherein the steeply sloping flank and the gradually sloping flank of adjoining ribs along the periphery face each other and wherein the top of the pressing surface is provided with a recess.
US10736450B2
A two-part tray apparatus that includes a base tray having a desk surface for drawing and writing and a food tray having four food compartments. A resilient bottom of the base tray may rest on a lap. The food tray is nestable into the base tray and is nonslideable relative to the base tray. The base tray includes a proximal side with no upwardly extending walls to make it easy for a child to write or draw on the desk surface. Strap units are included to anchor opposite ends of the tray apparatus or may be connected to each other to form a full length shoulder strap.
US10736442B2
A product display belt for a product display assembly may comprise a flexible strip having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a back end; a plurality of hinges mounted to the bottom surface of the flexible strip to form a linear array of separated hinges extending from the front end towards the back end of the flexible strip; and a plurality of flaps, each flap having a front facing surface, a back facing surface, and a top surface, each flap mounted to an associated hinge of the plurality of hinges at the back facing surface below the top surface of the flap such that the flap has a free top end and extends downwardly away from the bottom surface of the flexible strip. Other product display belts and product display assemblies comprising the belts are provided.
US10736437B2
A portable activity center for use by a young child comprising a frame supported at a predetermined height above the ground by a plurality of rotatable or foldable legs. A tray is coupled to the frame and includes an opening and a seat support surrounding the opening and a seat is positioned within the opening and is securely attached to the seat support. A resilient suspension system operates to permit the seat and seat support to move in vertical reciprocating movement to allow the child to bounce. A cover interchangeable with the seat and positioned within the opening operates to convert the activity center into a table structure.
US10736432B2
An air mattress adjustment method includes adjusting the air mattress to a received user pressure setting, learning a level of pressure in the air mattress at a first plurality of times with respect to the user pressure setting, monitoring the level of pressure in the air mattress at a second plurality of times, determining that the pressure of the air mattress at one of the second plurality of times is out of range, and based on the determining, adjusting the pressure of the air mattress.
US10736431B2
A modular bed includes a base frame unit and a plurality of support frame units. Each of the support frame units includes a leading bar, a trailing bar, four mounting frames, four biasing members, a left linkage, and a right linkage. In response to loading or unloading of a retaining member of each of the left and right linkages, a respective one of the biasing members abuts against a top abutment wall or a bottom abutment wall of a respective one of the mounting frames so as to generate a counteracting force to counteract the loading or unloading movement of the retaining member, thereby providing a cushioning effect for the retaining member.
US10736417B2
Methods and systems are presented to transport and store personal cargo in a secure seasonal portable closet or similar large portable locker configured to roll through a standard domestic doorway. Such lockers may be configured with several posts, wheels supporting one or more frames, and a sleeve assembly or other security covering supported by the posts.
US10736414B2
An oral care implement having an optical machine-readable representation of data, such as a barcode. The oral care implement may include a plurality of protrusions that at least partially define the optical machine-readable representation of data. Specifically, portions of the plurality of protrusions have a color that visually contrasts with a color of a surface that is exposed between the plurality of protrusions. Thus, the protrusions and the exposed surface collectively form the optical machine-readable representation of data. The oral care implement may include a soft tissue cleaner that forms the optical machine-readable representation of data.
US10736410B2
Disclosed is a new fiber which has a triangular cross section, and which may be used as a substitute for animal hair with comparable pickup and other properties. The disclosure also relates to methods for providing same.
US10736405B2
Lounge chair towel that converts into backpack. One embodiment is a lounge chair towel that includes a seat portion, a backrest portion, and a middle portion of material between the seat portion and the backrest portion. The middle portion includes a first sleeve on a back side of the lounge chair towel, a second sleeve on a front side of the lounge chair towel, and a middle sleeve disposed between the first sleeve and the second sleeve. The middle portion also includes a bag opening for a bag storage area formed by an interior of the backrest portion. The middle portion also includes one or more belt straps looped through the first sleeve and the second sleeve. The belt straps close the bag opening when pulled and forms two backpack straps to convert the lounge chair towel into the backpack.
US10736403B2
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a back-mounted power tool system. The power tool system includes a battery package that can be used on other power tool systems, a backpack apparatus, a power tool, and a connecting member. The backpack apparatus includes a backpack harness to mount the backpack apparatus onto a user's body and a first connector to removably couple the battery package to the backpack apparatus. The power tool includes a motor driven by a power supply from the battery package. The connecting member transfers a weight of the power tool and/or a force received from the power tool to the backpack apparatus by rotatably coupling the power tool to the backpack apparatus. The connecting member further enables the power tool to rotate about a first rotation axis or a second rotation axis, the first rotation axis being perpendicular to the second rotation axis.
US10736402B2
The present invention is a cosmetics case for storing and applying make-up from one or more pans of make-up. The cosmetics case comprises a base unit comprising a compartment the pans of make-up, a mounting portion, and a hinge rotatably engaged with the mounting portion. The cosmetics case further comprises a lighted mirror unit comprising a mirror and a plurality of light emitting diodes adapted to emit light from the mirror. The lighted mirror unit is rotatably engaged with the hinge of the base unit between a closed position where the lighted mirror unit is resting upon the base unit with the mirror and light emitting diodes facing away from the compartment and an open position where said compartment is exposed and the mirror and light emitting diodes face an open area above the compartment.
US10736400B2
A nail printing device includes a printing head, a memory and a processor. The printing head performs printing with respect to a nail surface. Based on a program stored in the memory, the processor determines whether a printing operation of the printing head satisfies a preset condition. If the processor determines that the printing operation of the printing head satisfies the preset condition, the processor continuously performs the printing operation. If the processor determines that the printing operation of the printing head does not satisfy the preset condition, the processor performs error handling processing which is different from the printing operation.
US10736399B2
A device for holding at least one nail polish bottle; the device includes a base, at least one cavity and at least one insert. The device is useful for holding, retaining, and gripping cosmetic bottles and containers which effectively allows for a hands-free application of nail polish and other cosmetics.
US10736398B2
A hair pulling apparatus includes a frame having a longitudinal axis, a first leg extending from the frame, a movable leg spaced apart from the first leg, the movable leg extending from the frame and movable, linearly, relative to the frame, a control system comprising a processor to execute a plurality of pulling profile instructions stored in memory, a linear actuator operatively coupled to the control system and constructed to move linearly along the longitudinal axis relative to the frame, a gripper coupled to the linear actuator, and a load cell coupled to the linear actuator. When one or more of the plurality of pulling profile instructions stored in memory are executed by the processor, the control system causes the linear actuator to retract along the longitudinal axis, applying a pulling force to a strand of hair gripped by the gripper in order to measure the pulling force.
US10736396B2
The present invention relates to hair removal. In order to provide a hair-removal apparatus with improved user acceptance, a hair-removal apparatus (10) is provided that comprises a hair-removal device (12) with a movable hair-removal component (14) which comprises at least a first hair-contacting member (36) and a second hair-contacting member (36) which are movable relative to each other and which are configured and arranged to mutually co-operate for removing hairs by mutually exerting a contact force, a pressing component (40) configured and arranged to generate said contact force by exerting a pressing force (20) on the movable hair-removal component during operation, a skin proximity sensing component (16), and a force adjusting component (18). The skin proximity sensing component (16) is configured and arranged to detect a relative distance (22) between the movable hair-removal component (14) and a portion of the skin (24) with hairs to be removed. The force adjusting component (18) is configured and arranged to adjust, during operation, the pressing force (20) exerted by the pressing component (40) in dependence on the relative distance (22) detected by the skin proximity sensing component (16). The movable hair-removal component (14) has a functional mode wherein the contact force has a first value and a non-functional mode wherein the contact force has a second value smaller than the first value. The force adjusting component (18) is configured and arranged to adjust the pressing force (20) exerted by the pressing component (40) such that, when the relative distance (22) detected by the skin proximity sensing component (16) is a first relative distance (26), the movable hair-removal component (14) operates in the non-functional mode and, when the relative distance (22) detected by the skin proximity sensing component (16) is a second relative distance (28) smaller than the first relative distance (26), the movable hair-removal component (14) operates in the functional mode.
US10736384B2
A counter release buckle is provided herein. More particularly, a counter release buckle disengages in a direction opposite the direction that the buckle member is tensioned in. The counter release buckle releases each of the buckle members in the opposite direction of tension that is or would be placed on the buckle member. The buckle also engages the opposing buckle portions by moving them in the direction that the tension is or would be pulling on the respective buckle member.
US10736378B2
A waterproof and vapor-permeable sole for shoes, including: a first contoured element including at least one hollow lower portion in the plantar region, delimited by a border and including at least one through opening, at least one second contoured and flat element, which is joined in a lower region with respect to the first element; at least one functional element substantially in sheet form, which is waterproof and vapor-permeable and is joined in an upper region to provide a seal to the first element. The second element has a shorter extension than the respective hollow lower portion to define with the border a surrounding slot.
US10736377B1
Under normal usage condition, wearing any pair of shoes especially for extended amount of time regardless of the type of shoe, makes feet sweaty and uncomfortable which potentially results in an exhausted foot. By circulating air inside a pair of shoes and around one's feet inside such shoe one can have a more hygienic/healthy and a more pleasant experience throughout the day. Exposure to fresh air not only makes feet more relaxed and comfortable it allows for less odor trapped inside such shoes due to less sweating. I have invented a means of ventilating men's, women's, or kids' shoes to remove heat and objectionable odors normally caused by sweating of one's feet inside a pair of shoes being worn, by means of circulating fresh outside air inside such pair of shoes and around one's feet wearing such shoes.
US10736376B2
A foldable footwear device may include a fore sole, having a fore upper surface and a fore lower surface, and an aft sole, having an aft upper surface and an aft lower surface. A hinge may pivotally couple the fore sole to the aft sole. The hinge may be configured to enable the fore sole and the aft sole to be moved between a planar position in which the fore upper surface and the aft upper surface may be substantially parallel and continuous with each other and a folded position in which the fore lower surface and aft lower surface may be contacting each other. A fore distal fastener may be coupled to the fore sole, and an aft distal fastener may be coupled to the aft sole. The fore distal fastener may removably engage with the aft distal fastener to secure the device in the folded position.
US10736373B2
Helmets and methods for manufacturing a helmet are described. An example helmet includes a shell and a shock absorbing liner attached to the shell. The shock absorbing liner includes a cavity. The helmet a shock absorbing insert formed of a material different than the material of the shock absorbing liner. The cavity is configured to retain the shock absorbing insert.
US10736362B2
A swaddle device includes a body portion and a pair of laterally extending wings. The first wing includes a first opening defined therein so that the infant's first arm can be inserted through the opening when swaddling the infant. A second opening is defined in the first wing adjacent to the first opening. A third opening can also be provided through the second wing to allow for the option of the infant to be swaddled with their first arm intentionally protruding, yet captured.
US10736349B2
Foamed meat or fish products and methods of producing the same are provided. The methods comprise feeding a raw material comprising comminuted meat or fish and connective tissue to a dispersing apparatus. A gas is also provided to the dispersing apparatus and the dispersing apparatus operated to provide the foamed meat or fish product. The foamed meat or fish products so produced include gas bubbles having an average size of 0.1 to 7 mm.
US10736342B2
Aseptic beverage products are prepared by mixing beverage ingredients together. The beverage ingredients include a protein source, such as a milk protein concentrate, and at least one buffering agent, with the at least one buffering agent including baking soda. Preferably, the at least one buffering agent further includes lemon juice concentrate. The pH of the beverage ingredients is adjusted to a level between 6.7 and 7.0 using the at least one buffering agent. The beverage ingredients are then heated to at least 139° C., and the at least one buffering agent prevents precipitation of the protein source during heating. Afterwards, the beverage ingredients are packaged as a plurality of aseptic beverage products.
US10736335B2
Dried fruit powders are used as a replacement for current bulking agents used in chewing gum, such as polyols or sucrose, thereby providing healthier chewing gum options to consumers with real fruit taste.
US10736317B2
A composition containing a substance having sex pheromone activity on San Jose scale (SJS) after finding the substance. More specifically, there are provided a composition having sex pheromone activity on SJS, the composition containing 3,7-dimethyl-7-octenyl propionate as a substance having sex pheromone activity on SJS; an attractant for SJS, the attractant containing the composition and a support for supporting the composition in such a manner as to allow the substance to be released; a mating disruptant for SJS, the disruptant containing the composition and a container for storing the composition in such a manner as to allow the substance to be released; and a method for attracting SJS or disrupting mating of SJS, the method including a step of installing the attractant or the mating disruptant for SJS in a field to release the substance from the attractant or the mating disruptant into the field.
US10736309B1
A bed bug attracting assembly is positioned at an upper location. A bed bug killing assembly is positioned at an intermediate location beneath the attracting assembly. A base assembly is positioned at a lower location beneath the killing assembly for maximizing the number of bed bugs attracted and killed. A control assembly has a user visible digital UPC code, a battery power percentage indicator with an ON/OFF button and a sound activated switch, a cell phone with a macro-lens, and two light emitting diode positioned adjacent thereto to illuminate bed bugs. An electric grid triggers a camera detector. A CO2 self-emitting device includes graphite and an electrical charge. A platform with pores holds a lure over a miniature fan. A programmable computer is preprogrammed to modulate attraction modalities. A GPS transmitter is activated to sent to receives to secure the area of infestation.
US10736302B2
A washing machine, which is adapted for cages and accessories used in the field of research on laboratory animals, and which has a wash chamber and an assembly for introducing washing liquid and rinsing liquid into the wash chamber, includes: two loading levels in the wash chamber, each loading level having two shelves arranged in symmetrical positions relative to the median longitudinal axis of the wash chamber; supports for the shelves, the supports being located in symmetrical positions on both sidewalls of the wash chamber and allowing the shelves to be arranged at different tilting angles; three washing and rinsing assemblies oscillating and rotating about a respective longitudinal axis in the wash chamber, the three assemblies being fed by the assembly for introducing washing liquid and rinsing liquid, and being interposed between the loading levels and lying in a symmetrical vertical plane in the wash chamber; an assembly for causing the oscillation and rotation of the three washing and rinsing assemblies.
US10736300B2
A foam-based dog bed with no loose fiber comprising 5 components: 4 identical bolsters and 1 internal mattress is described. Both the internal mattress and bolsters may be comprised of 2-layers of different foam qualities. The foam pieces are wrapped in foam sheaths to make stuffing and un-stuffing into the outer fabric cover easier. The outer fabric cover is comprised of a top fabric, border fabric and bottom fabric. The top fabric incorporates specifically tailored wrinkles to allow a dog to dig, scratch, and prepare their bed. On the bottom panel of the dog bed is an outer perimeter zipper. The outer zipper starts and stops at a zipper pocket, which also serves as a hinge to open/close the bottom panel. The zipper pocket holds the zipper pull to prevent a dog from biting at it.
US10736297B1
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated R411A106. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety R411A106. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety R411A106 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety R411A106 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10736294B2
Novel Diplotaxis tenuifolia, such as Diplotaxis tenuifolia designated RAPIDA is disclosed. In some embodiments, the invention relates to the seeds of Diplotaxis tenuifolia RAPIDA, to the plants and plant parts of Diplotaxis tenuifolia RAPIDA, and to methods for producing a Diplotaxis tenuifolia plant by crossing the Diplotaxis tenuifolia RAPIDA with itself or another Diplotaxis tenuifolia plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a Diplotaxis tenuifolia plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other Diplotaxis tenuifolia plants derived from the Diplotaxis tenuifolia RAPIDA.
US10736293B2
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-530 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-530 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-530 RZ.
US10736287B2
The present invention relates to a cucumber plant of the species Cucumis sativus carrying a genetic determinant that leads to a darker green stem in the seedling stage that is predictive of a darker green color of the fruits as compared to an isogenic cucumber plant not carrying the said genetic determinant, which genetic determinant is as comprised in a cucumber plant representative seed of which was deposited with the NCIMB under deposit number NCIMB 41859. The genetic determinant is suitably introgressed into the cucumber plant from a cucumber plant of which representative seed has been deposited with the NCIMB under deposit number NCIMB 41859.
US10736285B2
A hydroponic plant display is that allows consumers to select and harvest fresh produce while shopping at their local market. The display system maintains the health and vitality of the produce until it is selected by the end consumer for harvesting. As such, the display system includes (i) a plant display, (ii) plant growth media that provides a suitable support system for each plant's root structure, and (iii) a moisture and nutrient transport system.
US10736276B2
Some variations provide an emulsion-colloid system for forming a colloidal barrier material disposed on a substrate, the system comprising a hydrophilic first liquid, an acid, a gelling agent, a hydrophobic second liquid, a plasticizer, and optionally additives, wherein the emulsion-colloid system is characterized by (1) a first instance that is a flowable emulsion above 60° C. and less than the boiling point of the first liquid, and (2) a second instance that is a colloid below 40° C. The emulsion-colloid system is capable of reversible transition, mediated by temperature, between the first instance and the second instance. The disclosed colloidal barrier material provides the functionality of plastic alternatives while removing disadvantages. The disclosed colloidal barrier material reduces labor-intensive application of the barrier, such as the case for covering grain piles with plastic tarps. The disclosed colloidal barrier material also eliminates the need for removal when barrier protection is no longer required.
US10736267B2
An automated hemp field harvester can be driven by a tractor or attached to various types of self-propelled machines. The automated hemp field harvester has a set of two combing belts that rotate up vertically with a plurality of comb assemblies for stripping the buds and flowers from the hemp plant as the automated hemp field harvester is directed down the row of hemp plants. A set of winged plates in front of the combing belts gather the hemp plants and directs them into the drive assemblies. The comb assemblies are inclined in an upward direction and strip the buds and flowers from the stalks and stems. There is a deflecting plate at the top end of the combing belts to deflect the buds and flowers in a controlled manner to a product discharge conveyor belt to be loaded into a trailer or wagon for removal from the field.
US10736264B1
A modular meter roller for an agricultural metering system. The modular meter roller system includes a modular shaft that rotates. The modular shaft includes a first shaft section. The first shaft section includes a first shaft portion. The first shaft portion supports a first roller segment. A second shaft portion couples to the first shaft portion. A second shaft section supports a second roller segment. The second shaft section defines an aperture. The second shaft section couples to the second shaft portion by sliding over the second shaft portion. An end cap couples to the second shaft section. The end cap couples a first end plate to the modular shaft.
US10736257B2
A device for the inoculation of seeds is attached to a seed meter or a seed box on a planting machine. This is done to carry out the inoculation and treatment of seeds at the same time that they are being planted. The device has a reservoir where the inoculant is placed and then subsequently taken by the pump to a mixture chamber. At a top of the mixture chamber is a nozzle, which is located at an opposite side of where the seeds leave. They leave from the bottom of the device. There is a drive axle and a group of gears that move and give force to the blades that mix the seeds in the fluid located in the inner part of the chamber. The chamber is connected to the seed distributor disc and the flow of seeds is based on the seed distributor disc's consumption.
US10736252B2
A device and method for loosening compacted soil, a plurality of tubular devices made from a resiliently compressible material having a hollow hub with a series of radially and circumferentially curving blades extending from the hub, a plurality of devices arranged in an array in soil to cause loosening of the soil as it seasonally expands and contracts and causes compression and subsequent expansion of the devices which in turn loosens the soil sufficiently to aerate the soil.
US10743451B2
Electronic component supply device of the present invention includes multiple feeders each having an individual control section configured to operate by use of operation software to control a tape feeding mechanism, a host control section capable of holding update software configured to be replaced with at least part of the operation software, and multiple information transmission sections connected between the host control section and the individual control sections of the multiple feeders so as to transmit information and configured to transmit the update software from the host control section to the individual control sections independently of one another. According to this configuration, the multiple information transmission sections can transmit the update software to the different feeders in parallel in terms of time, whereby the updating time can be shortened significantly compared with a case where update software is transmitted sequentially to multiple feeders.
US10743437B2
A flexible and inexpensive solution for mounting telecommunication equipment to a structure. For example, a mounting bracket for mounting telecommunication equipment to the structure is described. The mounting bracket comprises an upper end and an opposite lower end. A surface between the upper end and the opposite lower end is adapted to abut the telecommunication equipment. The upper end has an essentially semi-circular protrusion. This essentially semi-circular protrusion is adapted to pivotally engage with a corresponding hook-like protrusion of a mounting rail in a locking manner. Moreover, the lower opposite end of the mounting bracket comprises a protrusion that is substantially perpendicular to said surface and that extends in a direction away from said surface. This protrusion includes at least one fastener which is adapted to engage with a corresponding end of the mounting rail such that the mounting rail can be locked to the mounting bracket.
US10743431B2
An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.
US10743429B2
The present invention relates to a rollable display device. A rollable display device includes a display module including a flexible display panel; and a support unit disposed at a rear surface of the display module and including a bar-shaped rigid plate and a cover configured to fix the rigid plate to the rear surface of the display module, wherein the bar-shaped rigid plate has a first hardness, and wherein the bar-shaped rigid plate is in close contact with and fixed to the cover having a second hardness lower than the first hardness, so that the bar-shaped rigid plate is free from the display module. The rollable display device may have improved rigidity in an unrolled state.
US10743420B2
Methods and composition sets for forming etch-resist masks on a metallic surface are provided. The method may include applying a composition comprising a first reactive component onto a metallic surface to form a primer layer; and image-wise printing by a nonimpact printing process on the primer layer another composition comprising a second reactive component to produce an etch-resist mask, wherein when droplets of the second composition contact the primer layer, the reactive components undergo a chemical reaction so as to immobilize the droplets. The set may include a first liquid composition comprising a fixating reactive component and a second liquid composition comprising an etch-resist reactive component, wherein the fixating reactive component and the fixating reactive component are capable undergoing a chemical reaction to form a bi-component material that is insoluble in water and in an acidic etch solution.
US10743395B2
A DC power supply for lighting includes low voltage driver electronics for any suitable load such as lighting along with a supervisory controller that communicates to the driver electronics via any suitable digital communication protocol. Each driver's output ports include a 3rd wire that communicates to the low voltage load fixture for the purpose of auto-negotiating the appropriate power level without first having to energize the fixture.
US10743382B1
A resonant power converter and method for limiting the output power using a voltage sensing circuit across the output is provided herein. The voltage sensing circuit feeds a sensed voltage back to a feedback circuit which produces an error voltage based on the difference between the sensed voltage and a reference voltage. The error signal is fed back to a current control circuit to dynamically adjust the operating frequency and maintains a constant output voltage. The current control circuit accurately sets the minimum and maximum operating frequencies of a self-oscillating integrated circuit. By accurately setting the minimum frequency, a maximum output power of the converter can be controlled.
US10743377B2
Disclosed are induction heating cells comprising tensioning members with non-magnetic metal cores. Also disclosed are methods of operating such cells, for example, to process composite parts. The non-magnetic metal cores of the tensioning members provide excellent tensile strength. Furthermore, the non-magnetic metal cores allow forming long tensioning members leading to large induction heating cells for processing large composite parts, such aircraft fuselage parts, wing parts, and the like. The diameter of these non-magnetic metal cores is less than the induction heating threshold for magnetic fields used during operation of the cells, which ensures limited or no interaction of the cores with the magnetic fields. The cores can be arranged into a tensioning member extending through and compressing the die of an induction heating cell. When multiple cores are used, these cores are electrically insulated from each other, e.g., using an insulating shell or spacing these cores away from each other.
US10743375B2
A pane arrangement directed to a heatable composite pane having a capacitive switching region, including a substrate and a cover pane is disclosed. At least one intermediate layer is arranged between the substrate and the cover pane. A carrier film having an electrically conductive layer is arranged between the substrate and the intermediate layer or between the cover pane and the first intermediate layer. The electrically conductive layer forms a capacitive switching region having a contact region, a supply line region, and a connection region. The supply line region electrically connects the contact region to the connection region that can be electrically connected to a sensor electronics system. A heating wire and at least two busbars are arranged between the substrate and the cover pane, wherein one end of the heating wire is electrically connected to one of the busbars. A capacitive sensor electronics system is electrically connected to the connection region via a first input and to the heating wire or to the busbars via a second input.
US10743356B2
A wireless communication apparatus, system or method utilizing directional data transmission over a communication (e.g., mmW) band, and broadcasting time and directional allocations in each direction. Stations transmit beacons containing time, directional allocations and unallocated slots in their direction of transmission. Stations comparing beam identifications with received allocation to determine if the allocation is in the direction of reception. Stations performing receiver beamforming with a station from which a beacon was received in order to determine if the station can access the direction (channel) in its intended direction.
US10743347B2
Methods, apparatus and systems supporting coexistence of wireless devices and equipment in shared wireless medium environments through the use of multiple PHYs. The techniques provided herein may be applied to various types of wireless devices and equipment. Under one example, a wireless device transmits and/or receives signals using one or more frequencies and/or channels within shared wireless medium environments in which other wireless equipment is operating, such as access points and stations in wireless local area networks (WLANs). The wireless devices are configured to coexist with the operations of the other wireless equipment within the shared wireless medium environment by adapting its transmission operations to utilize frequencies or channels that do not interfere with other equipment and/or implementing co-channel and shared channels operations under which access to channels is implemented using standardized WLAN protocols such as, but not limited to PHY and MAC protocols used for 802.11 (Wi-Fi™) networks.
US10743341B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for processing an uplink grant of which a resource size is zero in wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting uplink data; receiving uplink grant after the uplink data is transmitted; considering that the uplink data transmission is performed successfully, if a resource size of the uplink grant is ‘zero’; and performing a Hybrid-ARQ (HARQ) process of the uplink data as successful uplink transmission.
US10743338B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Wireless communications systems as described herein may be configured to support several service types with different latency, reliability, or throughput rates or standards. One such service type may be referred to as ultra-reliable, low-latency communications (URLLC). Enhancements to improve URLLC performance in coexistence with and as a complement to legacy service types, such as LTE are described. These include, for example, enhanced timing resource allocations, enhanced transmission repetition schemes, enhanced feedback mechanisms, or a combination of these features to achieve certain reliability and latency targets.
US10743337B2
A method and apparatus for receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for a short transmission time interval (TTI) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a downlink control information (DCI) format, which schedules the PDSCH for the short TTI in at least one group of bandwidths among an entire system bandwidth, from an eNodeB (eNB), and receives the PDSCH for the short TTI in the at least one group of bandwidth from the eNB. A length of the short TTI is less than 1 ms.
US10743336B2
A method of indicating resources in periodically occurring resource pools according to some embodiments includes, in a radio communication device, transmitting a scheduling assignment message on a shared medium during a predefined period that is defined for the transmission of scheduling assignment messages, wherein the scheduling assignment message indicates resources in a plurality of the periodically occurring resource pools for transmission of a data message; and transmitting the data message in the identified resources in the plurality of the periodically occurring resource pools. Related radio communication devices are also disclosed.
US10743334B2
A user equipment is configured for use in a wireless communication system. The user equipment in particular is configured to receive from a base station one or more configuration messages that indicate a pattern of downlink transmission gaps in time. The user equipment is further configured to receive from the base station a scheduled downlink transmission that comprises a downlink data block and one or more repetitions of the downlink data block. The scheduled downlink transmission is received with downlink transmission gaps therein according to the indicated pattern. Alternatively or additionally, the user equipment is configured to transmit a scheduled uplink transmission that comprises an uplink data block and one or more repetitions of the uplink data block. In this case, the scheduled uplink transmission is transmitted with uplink transmission gaps therein according to an uplink transmission gap pattern that specifies a pattern of uplink transmission gaps in time.
US10743331B2
A system includes a processor configured to receive a data transfer request including a data transfer constraint. The processor is also configured to receive a vehicle route. The processor is further configured to determine wireless network availability along the route based on known wireless network locations. Additionally, the processor is configured to determine a route window where wireless network availability indicates that a wireless network is available that meets the data transfer constraint and schedule data transfer to occur during the route window.
US10743325B2
Techniques for channel selection and related operations in a shared spectrum environment are disclosed. In one example, a channel selector or the like may be used to select one of a number of available channels as an operating channel based on a comparison of cost functions for each of the available channels, with the cost functions being based on separate utility and penalty metrics. In another example, a channel scanner or the like may be used to trigger a channel scan in response to a channel quality metric indicating poor service for a threshold number or proportion of access terminals. In another example, an operating mode controller may be used to trigger a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) mode on an operating channel in response to a utilization metric being above a threshold. The TDM mode may cycle operation between activated and deactivated periods in accordance with a TDM communication pattern.
US10743323B2
A communications device transmitting/receiving signals to/from a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interface includes plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier, and a first section of the communications resources within a first frequency range for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices forming a first reduced bandwidth carrier and a second section of the communications resources within a second frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices forming a second reduced bandwidth carrier. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range. The communications device is configured with a reduced capability to receive the signals only within a frequency bandwidth less than the host frequency range and equal to at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range.
US10743314B2
The present disclosure provides a mobile communications system and method for communicating data to and/or from mobile communications devices. The method includes receiving, by a mobile terminal, a signal on a downlink, detecting a reduced bandwidth carrier on the downlink, and receiving downlink communications via the reduced bandwidth carrier, wherein the reduced bandwidth carrier is configured to provide a first set of resource elements within first frequency resources that are within and smaller than second frequency resources that are used by a host carrier to provide a second set of resource elements, wherein the reduced bandwidth carrier is provided in the first frequency resources in a first sub-frame, wherein the reduced bandwidth carrier is provided in third frequency resources in a second sub-frame after the first sub-frame, and wherein the third frequency resources are within and smaller than the first frequency resources.
US10743307B2
A device for communication includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor is configured to determine whether to generate a trigger message as a unicast message or a broadcast message. The transmitter is configured to transmit, based on the determination, the trigger message to a second device or to a plurality of devices.
US10743305B2
A method for communicating messages in a channel of a wireless communication network is provided. In the channel, successive cycles, each of which including a predetermined number of successive time slots, are defined. The method may include: a first node obtaining a first list of its neighboring nodes before a first qth time slot; broadcasting a first message in the first qth time slot; receiving acknowledge information from other nodes within the network for one cycle after the first qth time slot; obtaining a second list of its neighboring nodes after the first qth time slot; and determining whether qth time slots are proper for communicating messages by the first node by checking whether all nodes on both the first and the second lists have received the first message based on the received acknowledge information, each piece of which indicates whether a corresponding node has received the first message.
US10743303B2
There are provided an apparatus, a method and a system. The apparatus, at a first node, comprises: a transmitter, operative to transmit control channels and/or user shared channels to a second node; and a controller, operative to make different interpretations on time and/or frequency position indications in a control signaling for transmission of the user shared channels according to a subframe scheduling mode.
US10743301B2
Disclosed are a method and a device for allocating wireless resources for transmitting or receiving data in a wireless LAN. The method for allocating the wireless resources in the wireless LAN can comprise the steps of: allocating, by an access point (AP), each of the plurality of wireless resources for each of a plurality of stations (STAs) over the entire bandwidth; and transmitting, by the AP, a physical protocol data unit (PPDU) to each of the plurality of STAs through each of the plurality of wireless resources, wherein each of the plurality of wireless resources can be a combination of a plurality of wireless resource units defined as having different sizes from each other on a frequency axis.
US10743294B2
A modified subframe structure is defined for a subset of a plurality of subframes. The modified subframe structure includes a first portion with one or more blank symbols over which a network node can measure monitor to determine whether the subframe is used as a downlink (or uplink) subframe by a neighboring network node. The modified subframe structure can also include a second portion of symbols for communicating control information or data in the subframe, which can be based on determining whether the subframe is used as a downlink (or uplink) subframe by the neighboring network node. This can lessen the impact of possible interference caused by the network nodes dynamically switching time division duplexing (TDD) subframe configurations by enabling network nodes to determine when a neighboring node is transmitting in a subframe, and accordingly avoiding transmitting in the subframe.
US10743293B2
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to determine access control and channel and signaling priority. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may comprise a processor configured, at least in part, to determine device-to-device (D2D) data to be transmitted. The WTRU may determine if the D2D data may be transmitted. The WTRU may determine available scheduling assignment (SA) resources used for priority based D2D data signals. The WTRU may select one or more available SA resources used for priority based D2D data signals. The WTRU may transmit the D2D data, wherein the D2D data may be transmitted on the selected SA resources.
US10743267B2
A method in wireless device (110) is disclosed. The method comprises determining (404) a synchronization source for the wireless device, and determining (408) a synchronization priority of the synchronization source. The method comprises determining (412) one or more rules for dropping transmissions of sidelink synchronization signals, the one or more rules corresponding to the synchronization priority of the synchronization source. The method comprises dropping (416) transmissions of sidelink synchronization signals according to the determined one or more rules for dropping transmissions of sidelink synchronization signals.
US10743256B2
Apparatuses and methods for controlling a manner of delivering content to a content user in a mobile telecommunication network are provided. The content is sent to the content user using first a first transmission rate when the content user is in a first radio state and uses a first battery power, and then using a second transmission rate that is lower than the first transmission rate, when the content user is in a second radio state and uses a second battery power that is smaller than the first battery power. The sending is performed such as, (A) while delivering the content, an amount of the content already received by the content user to exceed an amount of the content used by the content user, and (B) to minimize an energy used by the content user during delivery.
US10743244B2
Disclosed is an active scanning method in a wireless LAN system. The active scanning method comprises: a step of transmitting a probe request frame via a predetermined channel; and a step of receiving, from an access point, a probe response frame corresponding to the probe request frame via a predetermined channel. The probe response frame includes main channel information on the access point. Thus, the access point can be quickly scanned.
US10743239B2
A method and a device for communication based on LAA, the method for communication includes: transmitting cell group information to a terminal, where the cell group information points to multiple carriers, and the multiple carriers comprise an un-licensed carrier and a licensed carrier; and transmitting downlink control information through an activated carrier in the multiple carriers, where the cell group information is used to instruct the terminal to implement a blind detection to the multiple carriers so as to obtain the downlink control information. Technical solutions of the present disclosures can improve communication speed and efficiency of a LAA system.
US10743235B2
Various communication systems may benefit from minimization of service interruption. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from support for minimization of service interruption with device-to-device-based user-equipment-to-network relay. A method can include determining that a layer 3 relay is selected for a remote user equipment. The method can also include sending an indication to a serving access node about the relay selection.
US10743230B2
A wireless telecommunications system including: a controller; a first base station and a second base station; and a terminal device operable to communicate with the first base station over a first radio path and to communicate with the second base station over a second radio path. The controller is configured to select one of the first base station and the second base station to act as a serving base station for the terminal device based on measurements of beacon signalling transmitted by the terminal device, wherein the measurements provide an indication of radio channel conditions associated with the first radio path and the second radio path.
US10743226B2
In one embodiment, a service receives radar data regarding usage of one or more wireless channels by a radar. The service populates a database of radar features with the received radar data. The service trains, using the database of radar features, a machine learning-based model to predict channel usages by the radar. The service causes a wireless access point to change to a different wireless channel, based on the predicted channel usages by the radar.
US10743224B2
[Object] To make it possible to select a cell that is more preferable for a terminal device in an environment in which beamforming is performed.[Solution] There is provided a device including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire received quality information indicating received quality of a reference signal in a terminal device; and a control unit configured to perform cell selection for the terminal device based on the received quality information. When a predetermined condition related to use of weight sets for beamforming by a base station is satisfied, the control unit does not perform the selection based on the received quality information.
US10743223B2
A method of handover control, a relay apparatus, and a method for selecting a target cell are provided that make it possible to identify a target cell in a hand-in phase even in a network topology in which relay apparatuses are connected in multiple stages. In a radio communication system in which a base station controller (14) and a first relay apparatus (1) are connected to a communication network, wherein the base station controller has under its control at least one first base station (12) connected thereto, and the first relay apparatus has under its control at least a second relay apparatus (2) connected thereto, wherein the second relay apparatus has under its control at least one second base station (4-6) connected thereto, the first relay apparatus acquires cell information of a cell controlled by the second base station under the control of the second relay apparatus, and in a hand-in phase for handover from the first base station (12), to which a radio station (16) is wirelessly connected, to the second base station (6), the first relay apparatus identifies a target cell of the handover by using the cell information.
US10743221B2
A target AMF may receive a first message from a source AMF. The first message may indicate a handover of a wireless device and may comprise first parameter(s) of a SMF. The target AMF may select a target SMF that is different from the source SMF in response to the handover. The target AMF may send a second message to the target SMF that may indicate creation of first PDU session(s). The second message may comprise PDU session identifier(s) of the first PDU session(s). The target SMF may select a target UPF different from a source UPF. The target SMF may send a third message to the target UPF that may request establishment of a session context for the first PDU session(s). The target SMF may receive a fourth message from the target UPF that may acknowledge establishment of the session context.
US10743219B2
Arrangements (e.g., apparatus, method, machine-readable medium, chipset, etc.) guiding selection of a gateway to which to present a hand-off request for an outgoing communication session, including: referencing a gateway database storing gateway data for gateways of plural communication carriers, respectively, the gateway data of each subject gateway including an IP address and at least one connection efficiency value for the subject gateway; and considering connection efficiency values of ones of the gateways of the plural communication carriers in the gateway database according to a predetermined selection criteria, to form an output instruction which guides selection of at least one gateway to which to present the hand-off request.
US10743208B2
A base station and mobile device (UE) may coordinate transmission of reference signals and reception of corresponding channel state information (CSI) reports. If a periodic reference signal is scheduled for transmission outside the on-duration period of the UE, even if the reference signal corresponds to a periodic CSI report scheduled to be transmitted by the UE during the on-duration period, the base station may not transmit the periodic reference signal, thereby allowing the UE not to prematurely exit a low-power state. The base station may instead transmit an aperiodic reference signal at a specified point in time later than the scheduled transmission of the periodic reference signal. The UE may receive the aperiodic reference signal and either transmit the periodic CSI report or an aperiodic CSI report in response, depending on how close to the start of the on-duration period the transmission of the periodic CSI report is scheduled.
US10743206B2
Techniques discussed herein can facilitate measurement gap configuration and/or determination of activation or deactivation delays for NR (New Radio) UEs (User Equipments). A first set of aspects can involve coordination of measurement gap configuration for a UE between a MN (Master Node) and SN (Secondary Node). A second set of aspects can involve estimation of timing for activation and/or deactivation of SCell(s) (Secondary Cell(s)) in DC (Dual Connectivity) scenarios. Various embodiments can employ techniques of the first set of aspects and/or the second set of aspects.
US10743203B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus relating to minimizing interference by controlling beam width of a wireless device. In certain aspects, a method of minimizing interference by controlling beam width of a wireless device, such as a user equipment (UE), includes configuring antenna elements of the UE to communicate in a serving cell using a first beam, monitoring a channel quality metric in the serving cell, and re-configuring the antenna elements of the UE to perform mobility measurements of one or more neighboring cells using a second beam broader than the first beam if the metric falls below a threshold value.
US10743202B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatus for enhanced reporting in for a UE operating in a shared spectrum. The UE may detect at least one parameter associated with a non-serving base station (BS) operating in a same spectrum as a serving BS and report, to the serving BS, an indication of the (at least one) parameter.
US10743198B1
An approach is disclosed that reduces traffic network delays by identifying optimal sensor locations for one or more time periods and by controlling traffic signals through optimized sensor deployment.
US10743196B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving a request to steer wireless signals generated by a plurality of dielectric antennas, and adjusting, by the controller, a plurality of adjustable delays coupled to a transceiver to adjust an orientation of wireless signals received or generated by the plurality of dielectric antennas, each of the plurality of dielectric antennas comprising a feed point coupled to a different one of the plurality of adjustable delays, the transceiver facilitating reception or transmission of electromagnetic waves propagating via a different one of the feed points of the plurality of dielectric antennas along corresponding dielectric feedlines without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10743194B2
An association beamforming training (A-BFT) method between an access point communicatively coupleable to a plurality of stations through a plurality of channels is described. The method includes: receiving a first sector sweep (SSW) frame from a first station on a first channel; receiving a second SSW frame from a second station on a second channel; processing the first and second SSW frames to determine corresponding first and second sector sweep feedback (SSW-feedback) frames; and transmitting the first and second SSW-feedback frames to the first and second stations, respectively, wherein the second SSW frame may be orthogonal to the first SSW frame, and wherein the first SSW frame may be spread using a first spreading sequence, the second SSW frame may be spread using a second spreading sequence, and wherein the first and second spreading sequences are mutually orthogonal.
US10743190B2
There is provided a system and a method for installing a Remote Radio Unit. The system and method is for a network stranded remote radio installation.
US10743184B2
Certain features relate to unequal distribution of transmitters and receivers in a distributed antenna system (DAS). Remote units in the DAS can be configured as transmitting remote units, receiving remote units, or remote transceiver units that can transmit and receive wireless signals. In some configurations, the DAS can be configured with a greater number of transmitting remote units than receiving remote units. In other configurations, the DAS can be configured with a greater number of receiving remote units. In some aspects, unequal distribution of transmitters and receivers can be obtained by allocation of transmission frequencies and receiver frequencies in the DAS.
US10743182B2
Screen time-outs on a portable electronic device can be customized based on user activity. In one aspect, a sensing component receives data from one or more sensors located on the portable electronic device, for example, skin conductivity sensors and determines whether the user is using the portable device, either actively or passively and also determines the identity of the user. A configuring component is employed to change one or more features or functions of the portable electronic device based on the information determined by the sensing component. In particular, the configuring component changes one of more features of the portable electronic device based on the preferences predefined by the identified user and device usage (active and passive usage).
US10743180B2
A method, an apparatus, and a system for authenticating a WI-FI network, where a terminal sends, to an associated authentication center when the WI-FI network exists in an area in which the terminal is located, a request message that carries a user identifier, receives access verification information allocated to a user represented by the first user identifier from the associated authentication center, sends, to a WI-FI authentication center, a login request that carries the access verification information, receives authentication information obtained and fed back by the WI-FI authentication center carrying a user identifier corresponding to the access verification information, and determines that the WI-FI network is a secure network when the user identifier carried in the authentication information is the same as the user identifier carried in the request message.
US10743176B1
A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a certificate authority, a first onboarding identifier associated with a private key stored on the UE. The UE may transmit, to a wireless network, an attach request based on the first onboarding identifier. The UE may receive, from the wireless network, a signaling message that includes a second onboarding identifier, wherein the signaling message may be encrypted with a public key paired with the private key stored on the UE. The UE may decrypt the signaling message using the private key stored on the UE to obtain the second onboarding identifier. The UE may obtain a permanent identifier from a Remote SIM Provisioning platform based on the UE completing an authentication procedure using an authentication response obtained from the decrypted signaling message. The UE may then connect to the wireless network using the permanent identifier.
US10743175B2
A method, apparatus, and system for disaster recovery of an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), where the method includes triggering a redundant Call Session Control Function (CSCF), obtaining, by the redundant CSCF, user backup data of registered IMS Private User Identities (IMPIs) that are associated with IMPUs and user service configuration data of IMS Public User Identities (IMPUs) in an IMS subscription from a network storage entity of a user; and recovering, by the redundant CSCF, a corresponding service according to the obtained user backup data of the registered IMPIs and user service configuration data of the IMPUs in the IMS subscription. Hence, the one-IMPU multi-IMPI, one-IMPI multi-IMPU, or multi-IMPI multi-IMPU service can be recovered, and this enables the user to have better service continuity experiences.
US10743165B1
A method is provided for automatically pairing a user device to an audio output device. A user device generates an identifier and transmits an audio version of the identifier over a Bluetooth profile capable of transmitting audio to an audio output device. The audio output device generates a data version of the received identifier and transmits the data version of the identifier of a different link. The application running on the user device receives the data version of the identifier and automatically pairs with the audio output device.
US10743149B2
In an example implementation of the disclosed technology, a system is provided by which a utility company customer can make a payment to the utility company via a point of sale (POS) system at a retailer such as a grocery store or clothing store. In some embodiments, the utility company provides to the user a barcode that includes information relating to the customer's account, and the customer can present the barcode to the POS system or a retail agent in the course of checking out at the retailer. Accordingly, the customer can pay a utility bill in the course of paying for, for example, groceries.
US10743146B2
The present disclosure discloses a multicast service reading method. The method includes: determining, by user equipment UE, multicast control channel MCCH configuration information, where the MCCH configuration information includes a multicast control channel identifier MCCH-RNTI and MCCH sending period information; determining, by the UE, MCCH sending time information according to the MCCH sending period information; reading, by the UE, an MCCH message according to the MCCH sending time information by using the MCCH-RNTI, where the MCCH message includes configuration information of a multicast service; and reading, by the UE, the multicast service according to the configuration information of the multicast service. Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a multicast service sending method and a related device. The embodiments of the present disclosure help reduce waste of an MBSFN subframe.
US10743142B2
Examples of techniques for constructing a spatial map of a physical space are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes collecting, by a processing device, signal strength data about a plurality of user devices as the plurality of user devices move throughout the physical space, the signal strength data being indicative of a signal strength of a wireless signal between at least one of the plurality of user devices and at least one of a plurality of access points associated with the physical space. The method further includes generating, by the processing device, a signal space map based at least in part on the signal strength data. The method further includes transforming, by the processing device, the signal space map of the physical space into the spatial map of the physical space to construct the spatial map of the physical space.
US10743137B2
A system for facilitating remote assistance, the system configured to: receive, from a second computing device, device location data of the second computing device; identify, responsive to receiving a trigger communication from the second computing device, one or more proximate users within a predefined distance of the second computing device; generate an assistance communication including a prompt for assistance; transmit, to one or more third computing devices of the identified proximate users, the assistance communication; receive, from an assisting device among the one or more third computing devices, an assistance response indicative of an indication that the user of the assisting device is willing to assist the user of the second computing device; transmit, to the second computing device, a user profile associated with the user of the assisting device; and responsive to receiving an assistance acceptance, facilitate a communication channel between the second computing device and the assisting device.
US10743132B2
An example context-based computing framework includes methods to configure a computer device. Some example methods include generating a request for access to computing resources available at a first location in response to determining the computer device has moved from a second location to the first location. Some example methods also include, based on context data contained in a response to the request, configuring an interface of an application of the computer device is configured to allow interaction with a subset of a set of features of a first computing resource of the computing resources. The context data is identified in the context profile and the context profile is associated with the first location. Some example methods further include interacting, via the interface of the application, with a first feature of the subset of the set of features of the first computing resource.
US10743127B2
A system, apparatus and method are provided for updating spatial audio content in augmented reality based on a real-world speed and/or location of a consumer of the content. A moving spatial audio location may change location with time during a predetermining running time of the content. The spatial audio content is perceived as originating from a spatial audio location. Depending on the movement of the consumer, and a predicted alignment-time with of a point-of-interest and corresponding spatial audio content, a spatial audio location may be moved such that the spatial audio content aligns the point-of-interest based on an updated location of the consumer.
US10743125B2
Embodiments are described for rendering spatial audio content through a system that is configured to reflect audio off of one or more surfaces of a listening environment. The system includes an array of audio drivers distributed around a room, wherein at least one driver of the array of drivers is configured to project sound waves toward one or more surfaces of the listening environment for reflection to a listening area within the listening environment and a renderer configured to receive and process audio streams and one or more metadata sets that are associated with each of the audio streams and that specify a playback location in the listening environment.
US10743121B2
The present disclosure relates to communication devices. Such devices may comprise input for receiving sound signal to be processed and presented to a user, and output for outputting the processed signal to a user perceivable as sound. Such processing may be performed by use of a processor for processing the sound signal in dependence of a setting or a set of setting to compensate a hearing loss profile. Further, the communication device may comprise a bio-signal acquisition and amplifier component in communication with a user interface for providing the bio-signals as input to the user interface, the user interface controlling the setting or set of setting for operation of the communication device.
US10743111B2
An MEMS microphone is provided, including a base having a back cavity, and a capacitor system disposed on the base, the capacitor system including a backplate and a diaphragm disposed oppositely to the backplate. The diaphragm includes a body portion and a plurality of venting portions connected to the body portion, each of the plurality of venting portions includes a venting aperture penetrating through the diaphragm and a membrane flap partially fixed to the diaphragm and located in the venting aperture. The MEMS microphone further includes an insulation connecting pillar having one end fixedly connected to the backplate and another end fixedly connected to the membrane flap. Compared with the related art, the venting portion is fixedly connected to the backplate through the insulation connecting pillar, so that the venting portion is not easily warped, thereby improving reliability of the MEMS microphone.
US10743095B1
A contextual audio system configured to adjust audio playback in response to positional data. The contextual audio system may include a wearable audio device and, optionally, a sensing device. In some embodiments, the sensing device and the wearable audio device are the same. Generally, the contextual audio system employs different types of data to determine a user's location and/or activity (both of which are examples of “context”) and adjust audio output of the wearable audio device portion of the system.
US10743094B2
A helmet having a dual mode headphone has a helmet. A band is attached to an interior of the helmet. A pair of first housings is provided wherein one of the first housings is formed on each end of the band. A dual mode headphone circuit is provided having a dual-output acoustic transducer module positioned in each of the pair of first housings, the dual-output acoustic transducer module allowing for both air conduction and bone conduction of sound waves. The band is adjustable to position the pair of first housings on the user when the helmet is worn by the user based on a mode of operation of the dual mode headphone circuit.
US10743093B2
A grille and an acoustic device having a superior exterior design without impairment of acoustic efficiency are provided. The grille includes: a through hole-provided region having a plurality of through holes; and a non-through hole-provided region having a plurality of non-through holes each with a bottom, and provided adjacent to the through hole-provided region. The through holes and the non-through holes entirely provide a plurality of openings on an exterior surface of the grille. In the non-through hole-provided region, a depth of the non-through holes on a side close to the through hole-provided region is greater than a depth of the non-through holes on a side distant from the through hole-provided region.
US10743087B2
A content interaction system and method allow a user to simultaneously interact with a piece of content using three, four or five senses (such as sound, sight and smell in one example) of the user. In one embodiment, the content interaction system may have a plurality of devices wherein the user may integrate one or more of the devices together.
US10743083B2
Collaborative multi-media, multi-channel cognitive visual analytics rationale authoring and playback
Various embodiments provide a multi-channel collaborative visual analytics (CVA) system, method and computer program product for coordinating collaborative data exploration. The system comprises a central CVA server and a plurality of client devices. The CVA server has a plurality of local channels and a global channel. Each client device is coupled to one or more local channels of the central CVA server by one or more WebSockets and communicates state change event data of a distributed-web-connected application to the central CVA server. The central CVA server manages both real-time delivery and recorded playback of the state change events for the plurality of client devices. The CVA system further comprises a persistent store that stores the state change events from the plurality of client devices for deferred playback.
US10743081B2
A method includes associating a client device with a secondary device. The method further includes identifying a triggering event related to an operation of the secondary device. The method also includes, in response to identifying the triggering event, sending a message to the client device with a request for information related to the operation of the secondary device. The client device may have a user interface configured to receive the information. The method includes receiving, via a network, the information from the client device. The method further includes performing the operation at the secondary device using the information from the client device.
US10743077B2
Techniques for accounting for position-specific differences in user interaction while conducting content item selection events are provided. In one technique, a position-specific factor is determined. The position-specific factor may be based on a ratio of an observed interaction and a predicted interaction. Different positions in a content item feed or on a web page may be associated with different position-specific factors. Eventually, multiple content items are identified for presentation on a screen of a computing device. The content items include a first content item for which a predicted interaction rate is calculated and a second content item for which no predicted interaction rate is calculated. An order of the content items is determined based on the position-specific factor. For example, the predicted interaction rate of the first content item is modified based on the position-specific factor. The content items are presented on the screen based on the order.
US10743070B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising obtaining channel change data for a media processor coupled to a gateway; the channel change data relates to channel changes requested during recurring time periods. A channel viewing profile is determined for the media processor, and a channel viewing map is generated corresponding to a portion of the channel viewing profile for one of the time periods; the channel viewing map comprises a list of predicted channels likely to be requested during a recurrence of the time period. Signals are provided to the media processor corresponding to the predicted channels, each of the predicted channels thereby being available for an instant channel change responsive to a channel change request. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10743068B2
A method and system for improving real-time digital media capture and presentation is provided. The method includes retrieving digital media content in real time and dividing the digital media content into groups each including similar digital media portions. A digital tag is assigned to each group and each digital tag digitally describes media elements within each portion of the similar digital media portions. Each portion is analyzed with respect to the media elements and associated metadata is generated. The metadata is assigned to each media element and the groups of similar digital media portions are configured for automated presentation for users.
US10743066B2
Methods and apparatus for selecting digital access technology for programming and data delivery over, e.g., a network. In one embodiment, the network comprises an HFC cable or satellite network that includes a server process interfacing with a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE), and/or associated client devices, each having different capabilities profiles. The server determines one or more capabilities possessed by the CPE, and evaluates one or more program or content choices for possible delivery to that CPE based on its profile. The server generates a list of programs or content based on this evaluation, and transmits this list to the CPE, which displays the list for viewing by a user. The user is therefore offered a list of available content that is compatible with their specific configuration. A business and operational rules engine is also optionally employed to control the operation of the foregoing processes to accomplish particular business, or operational goals.
US10743056B2
Method and system for obtaining content data in an in-vehicle infotainment system from a set top box
A system and method for communicating content data to the in-vehicle system includes the in-vehicle infotainment system detecting a home local area network and joining the home local area network. The home local area network comprises a set top box. The in-vehicle infotainment system communicates a data request to the set top box in response to joining the local area network. The set top box communicates data corresponding to the request to the in-vehicle infotainment system through the local area network. The in-vehicle system stores the data at the in-vehicle infotainment system.
US10743054B2
A method of targeting of advertising content for a consumer product is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining consumer demographic data from a first server over a network, the consumer demographic data including a plurality of demographic attributes for each person among a plurality of persons; obtaining product purchaser data for a plurality of product purchasers of the consumer product from a second server over the network, each product purchaser among the plurality of product purchasers being among the plurality of persons; and enriching the purchaser data with the consumer demographic data. The method further comprises enriching viewing data with consumer demographic data; and selecting viewed media among the aggregated viewed media having the highest similarity to the product purchasers as target media for the advertising content.
US10743042B2
In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for providing UGC to a media production or broadcast destination for potential inclusion in a broadcast or other media distribution. Video processing parameters of the destination are provided. An application is customized using the parameters to provide a customized application without requiring any additional development for the customization. A token and a link are then transmitted to the destination. The destination accesses the link, and the customized application is downloaded along with an API to the destination. The customized application periodically polls the API for UGC and associated metadata. It then, guided by the parameters, facilitates the ingestion of the media and metadata in the proper format into the appropriate place within the downstream broadcast or media production system.
US10743038B2
The present application provides a live broadcast processing method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium thereof, where the method includes: receiving, by a live broadcast server, source media data sent by a first terminal device of a video live broadcast side, where the source media data includes video data and audio data; translating the audio data into audio data in at least one target language; acquiring a playing language required by a video playing side, and acquiring audio data corresponding to the playing language from the audio data in the at least one target language; merging the audio data corresponding to the playing language with the video data to obtain target media data; and transmitting the target media data to a second terminal device of the video playing side for playback.
US10743018B2
Several methods and systems for estimating motion in a plurality of multimedia pictures are disclosed. In an embodiment, at least one temporal distance between a multimedia picture and one or more reference pictures corresponding to the multimedia picture in a capture order associated with the plurality of multimedia pictures is computed. The at least one temporal distance is computed subsequent to an encoding of the multimedia picture. At least one motion estimation parameter is determined based on the at least one temporal distance. Motion associated with a subsequent multimedia picture to be encoded is estimated based on the at least one motion estimation parameter.
US10743015B2
An endoscope apparatus includes: an imager having a photoelectric converter that performs a photoelectric conversion of an optical signal into a video signal, and a compressor that compresses the video signal; and a controller that changes a compression ratio in a compression of the video signal in accordance with a preset condition.
US10743009B2
An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of cores and an arithmetic processing device. The plurality of cores are configured to be allocated to a plurality of tiles obtained by dividing a single image data; a configured to control allocation of the plurality of cores based on the divided tiles. The arithmetic processing device is configured to control allocation of the plurality of cores based on the divided tiles. The arithmetic processing device allocates all of the plurality of cores to a single line of the plurality of tiles in a second direction, when the single image data is divided into the plurality of tiles in a first direction and the second direction different from the first direction.
US10743008B2
This application a video file transcoding system and related transcoding method. The system includes: a segmentation device for obtaining a video file and a customized index parameter; split the video file into n video fragments; and generate transcoding configuration parameters according to the customized index parameter; a transcoding device for obtaining an ith video fragment; obtain a customized material corresponding to the ith video fragment according to the transcoding configuration parameters; add the customized material to the ith video fragment, to obtain an ith customized video fragment; and transcode the ith customized video fragment to obtain an ith target video fragment; and a merging device for merging n target video fragments into a target video file after n customized video fragments are all transcoded. This application resolves the problem that it takes too long to transcode a video file to which customized information needs to be added and/or transcoding efficiency is low.
US10743001B2
A further coding efficiency increase may be achieved if for a current block of a picture, for which the bit stream signals one of supported partitioning patterns, a reversal of the partitioning by block merging is avoided. In particular, if the signaled one of the supported partitioning patterns specifies a subdivision of the block into two or more further blocks, a removal of certain coding parameter candidates for all further blocks, except a first further block of the further blocks in a coding order, is performed. Particularly, those coding parameter candidates are removed from the set of coding parameter candidates for the respective further block, the coding parameters of which are the same as coding parameters associated with any of the further blocks which, when being merged with the respective further block, would result in one of the supported partitioning pattern. This avoids redundancy between partitioning coding and merging coding.
US10742999B2
The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to encode or decode a region of interest associated with video data. A spherical region structure is associated with the video data that specifies the region of interest on a sphere, the spherical region structure including a reference point of the region of interest on the sphere, and data indicative of a set of side points, comprising a side point for each side of the region of interest on the sphere. The region of interest in the video data is determined based on the reference point and the set of side points. The video data can be composite video data. The spherical region structure, and/or metadata based on the spherical region structure, can be implicitly or explicitly associated with the video data.
US10742997B2
A method and apparatus for signaling and receiving a video signal for processing is disclosed. Methods for determining a most probable mode for predicting a current prediction block are provided as well as new methods for grouping intra prediction modes into prediction groups. Methods for predicting a prediction block of video data as well as signaling intra prediction modes are also provided.
US10742996B2
The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.
US10742994B2
A better rate distortion ratio is achieved by making interrelationships between coding parameters of different planes available for exploitation for the aim of redundancy reduction despite the additional overhead resulting from the need to signal the inter-plane prediction information to the decoder. In particular, the decision to use inter plane prediction or not may be performed for a plurality of planes individually. Additionally or alternatively, the decision may be done on a block basis considering one secondary plane.
US10742987B2
Disclosed is a method for analyzing a set of images of a video sequence with a view to performing a processing of the sequence. The method includes: determining, in the video sequence, a plurality of disjointed consecutive sub-sequences of at least one successive image according to the type of processing to be carried out and according to the content of the video sequence; and analyzing the images of each sub-sequence determined in the video sequence.
US10742983B2
A method for generating a prediction block in intra prediction, includes restoring a mode group indicator and a prediction mode index; constructing a most probable mode (MPM) group including three intra prediction modes of a current block; determining an intra prediction mode specified by the intra prediction mode index in the MPM group as the intra prediction mode of the current block if the mode group indicator indicates the MPM group, and deriving the intra prediction mode of the current block using the prediction mode index and the three intra prediction modes of the MPM group if the mode group indicator does not indicate the MPM group; determining a size of the prediction block based on transform size information; determining whether all reference pixels of the current block are available; generating reference pixels if one or more reference pixels of the current block are unavailable; adaptively filtering the reference pixels based on the intra prediction mode and the size of the current block; and generating the prediction block using the reference pixels based on the restored intra prediction mode.
US10742979B2
A method and system are disclosed for determining local activity of at least a portion of a coding unit using a sum and difference between a pixel and neighboring pixels being coded. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a minimum difference between the pixel and neighboring pixels for each pixel in the at least the portion of the coding unit and determining the local activity at least in part according to a sum of the differences between each pixel of the at least a portion of the coding unit and the neighboring pixels, wherein determining a difference between the pixel of the at least a portion of the coding unit and neighboring pixels comprises determining a minimum difference between the pixel and the neighboring pixels.
US10742972B1
A method of video decoding in a decoder is described. A first syntax element in a coded video bit stream is received. The first syntax element indicates a maximum allowed number of merge candidates in a set of coding blocks. A maximum allowed number of triangular prediction mode (TPM) candidates for the set of coding blocks is set based on a second syntax element when the second syntax element is received, otherwise it is set based on the first syntax element. When a current coding block in the set of coding blocks is coded in a triangular prediction mode, a triangular prediction candidate list of the current coding block is constructed based on a number of TPM candidates. The number of TPM candidates on the triangular prediction candidate list is equal to the maximum allowed number of TPM candidates.
US10742970B2
A device and a method for measuring spatial color characteristic and resolution are provided. The measuring device includes: a light source, a measuring dial plate and a camera under test, wherein the light source has at least two different spectral power distribution characteristics, the measuring dial plate is provided with a through hole penetrating a thickness direction of the measuring dial plate, the light emitted from the light source passes through the through hole, and the surface of the measuring dial plate is set in black color; the measuring dial plate can also be provided with a measuring pattern, the light emitted from the light source passes through a region other than the measuring pattern. With the device provided in the present disclosure, the spatial color and resolution of the camera can be measured simultaneously, which shortens the manufacture cycle of the camera and reduces measurement cost.
US10742967B2
A display system for a motor vehicle is provided. The display system comprises a holographic projector assembly and a steering wheel assembly. The steering wheel assembly includes a ring-shaped member configured to be held by a driver of the vehicle and rotated about a central axis in order to steer the vehicle. The holographic projector assembly is configured to produce a holographic image inside a central region about which the ring-shaped member circumferentially extends.
US10742954B2
A technique for displaying 3D videos creates a representation of image deformation, such as depth maps, in terms of a function for overlaying kernels with variable support and order. By optimizing the kernel type, order and support, which are allowed to be varied across different region of the deformation, it is able to approximate the image deformations in terms of the kernel parameters. Since the number of kernel parameters is usually much smaller than that of the number of pixels, this allows a significant reduction in the storage size of the image deformation.
US10742951B2
An image generation apparatus that is configured to generate a virtual viewpoint image comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain shape data indicating a three-dimensional shape of an object captured from a plurality of directions by a plurality of cameras; a selecting unit configured to select, based on a result of an evaluation on the shape data obtained by the obtaining unit, a method of determining a pixel value in the virtual viewpoint image from among a plurality of methods; and a generating unit configured to generate a virtual viewpoint image by the method of determining the pixel value selected by the selecting unit, wherein the virtual viewpoint image based on images obtained based on capturing by the plurality of cameras, the shape data obtained by the obtaining unit, and viewpoint information representing a virtual viewpoint.
US10742945B2
A luminance characteristics generation method includes: determining, for each of frames included in a video, a value as first luminance characteristics, the value being obtained by dividing the number of pixels having luminances less than or equal to a first luminance among all pixels included in the frame by the number of all the pixels included in the frame; and outputting the first luminance characteristics determined in the determining of the value.
US10742944B1
In certain embodiments, double-vision-related vision defects determinations or modifications may be facilitated. In some embodiments, a stimulus may be to be presented at a first time at a position on a first display for a deviating eye of a user (e.g., without a stimulus being presented on a second display of for a reference eye of the user) to cause the deviating eye to fixate on the position on the first display. A deviation measurement for the deviating eye may be determined based on an amount of movement of the deviating eye occurring upon the presentation on the first display for the deviating eye at the first time. In some embodiments, a modification profile associated with the user may be determined based on the deviation measurement, where the modification profile includes one or more modification parameters to be applied to modify an image for the user.
US10742933B2
In an in-vehicle picture storage device for a motorcycle having a camera mounted in a vehicle, and a storage device for storing pictures taken by the camera, the camera contains a first camera for imaging rider's facial expression, and the storage device stores vehicle environmental information in association with pictures taken by the first camera. The stored rider's pictures can be viewed in association with the vehicle environmental information, and a user can experience the conditions of a rider, a vehicle, etc. more realistically.
US10742929B2
Disclosed are systems, methods, and machine readable mediums which determine whether a computer participating in a network-based conversation deliberately left the network-based conversation. A time period is selected in response to the determination of whether the computer deliberately left the network conversation. After the time period has elapsed, removing a graphical indication of the computing device from a display of a second computing device still part of the network-based conversation.
US10742923B2
Techniques for detecting epileptic triggers in video content by storing a first sequence of frames of a video stream in a first buffer. The technique can further comprise generating a second sequence of subframes and storing the second sequence of subframes in a second buffer. The technique can further comprise generating average intensity values for the second sequence of subframes in the second buffer and calculating intensity changes between consecutive subframes in the second sequence of subframes based on the average intensity values. The technique can further comprise determining that a number of intensity changes between consecutive subframes in the second sequence of subframes exceeds an oscillation threshold and tagging the frames in the first buffer corresponding to the subframes in the second buffer as hazardous.
US10742919B2
The present technology relates to an image sensor capable of suppressing the power consumption, and an electronic device. A reference signal output unit outputs a reference signal of which a level is changed and includes a plurality of DACs and a load resistance for outputting the reference signal. The plurality of DACs includes a plurality of current sources and a plurality of switches controlling a current flowing from the current source. The reference signal output unit is connected to three or more power sources, and in combinations of two power sources in the three or more power sources, each of two or more types of combinations of the power sources includes a first path through which the current controlled by the switch flows, and a second path through which a current in the same direction flows to the load resistance.
US10742914B2
An apparatus for reading data of a plurality of pixels as a unit, and includes a storage unit configured to store defective-pixel related information in the unit of the plurality of pixels, a readout unit configured to read out the defective-pixel related information, and a correction unit configured to correct a defective pixel among the plurality of pixels based on the defective-pixel related information.
US10742913B2
An imaging system includes a focal plane array including an array of pixels. An isothermal diaphragm covers a first portion of the pixels along a periphery of the array and exposing an imaging portion of the pixels. A controller is operatively connected to the focal plane array to read sensor data from the focal plane array, wherein the sensor data includes image data from the imaging portion of the pixels and non-uniformity data from the first portion of the pixels. The controller is operatively connected to the focal plane array to enhance the image data based on the non-uniformity data.
US10742906B2
A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in rows and columns; a plurality of column signal lines which are provided in one-to-one correspondence with pixel columns; a column processor including a plurality of column AD circuits provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of column signal lines; a power supply variation detector which is connected to a power supply wire through which a power supply voltage is transmitted to each of the pixels, and which detects, in correspondence with pixel rows, power supply variation components attributed to variations in the power supply voltage; and a power supply variation corrector which corrects, for each of the pixel rows, a pixel signal detected by the column processor, using the power supply variation components detected by the power supply variation detector.
US10742891B2
A method includes setting an exposure time of an image sensor included in a terminal device so that, in an image obtained by capturing a subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of a plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, obtaining identification information of the subject, and obtaining a direction of light of the subject. Additionally, the method includes calculating a distance between the terminal device and the subject, and obtaining a location of the subject. The method further includes calculating a location of the terminal device using the distance and the location of the subject, and sending the location of the terminal device to a server.
US10742888B2
For example, in an operation of determining a composition while zooming in a plurality of areas and confirming positional relationship of mutual images such as, for example, a case of horizontal leveling and the like performed when a construction is photographed, it has been necessary to perform a complicated operation of repeating designation and release of zoom-in areas among the plurality of the areas. Therefore, an imaging apparatus is provided, the imaging apparatus being provided with a display unit that displays an image, and a display control unit that zooms in and displays a plurality of partial areas within the image, and also displays on the display unit positional information representing positions of the plurality of partial areas within the image.
US10742884B2
A function relating to communication of imaging data is assigned to an operational switch of an operating unit. A control unit switches a working mode of the assigned assignment function among a stop mode in which power supply to a communication unit that communicates the imaging data is stopped, a standby mode in which standby is performed to enable the communication of the imaging data by supplying power to the communication unit, and an executing mode in which the imaging data is communicated, depending on an operational duration of the operational switch. In a case where the imaging data is not communicated, the assignment function is set to the stop mode, thereby realizing power saving. Further, the working mode of the assignment function can be switched depending on the operational duration of the operational switch, which improves the operability of an imaging device.
US10742883B2
A data acquisition device including a processor which performs processing of eliminating some of a plurality of position data indicating mutually different positions of a moving object, in accordance with a mode signal from an information processing device, and a communication circuit which transmits the position data subjected to elimination processing by the processor to the information processing device.
US10742881B1
An optoelectronic device includes a mount, which is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. A line radiation source is attached to the mount and configured to project a line of radiation onto a scene surrounding the mount as the mount rotates. An imaging assembly is attached to the mount in a location that is offset from the radiation source and includes a temporal contrast sensor including a two-dimensional array of sensing elements, which independently and asynchronously generate event signals in response to temporal changes of irradiance, and objective optics, which are configured to image the scene onto the array.
US10742875B2
An electronic device including a camera assembly, a storage, and a processor is disclosed. The camera assembly includes a first camera unit and a second camera unit. The processor is configured to obtain an ISO value of the camera assembly when the camera assembly is activated and determine whether the ISO value is greater than or equal to a first preset value. The processor is also configured to control, when the ISO value is greater than or equal to the first preset value, the first camera unit and the second camera unit to separately capture a first image and a second image, respectively, fuse the first image and the second image to generate a third image, and store the third image in the storage. An image capture control method implemented in the electronic device is also disclosed.
US10742872B2
The present technology relates to an imaging device, an imaging method, and a program capable of setting a resolution based on a distance to a subject. A control unit which changes a resolution of a captured image on the basis of distance information, corresponding to the captured image, regarding a detected distance to a subject included in the image is included. The control unit changes a resolution of a portion of a region of the captured image on the basis of the distance information. The portion of the region is a region distant from another region. The control unit changes the resolution of the portion of the region such that the portion of the region becomes higher than a resolution of another region.
US10742868B2
A digital camera includes an imaging element having an imaging surface where pixels are arranged in two dimensions in a row direction X and in a column direction Y, an AF processing unit that determines whether a focus lens is in a focused state using detection signals obtained from respective pixels of a first pixel group including plural pixels arranged in the row direction X and a second pixel group including pixels arranged at the same distance in one direction that crosses the row direction X with respect to each of the plural pixels of the first pixel group, in a state where the focus lens is at an arbitrary position, and a system control unit that moves the focus lens until the AF processing unit determines that the focus lens is in the focused state.
US10742861B2
Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving image data captured by an imager array including a plurality of focal planes are described. One embodiment of the invention includes capturing image data using a plurality of active focal planes in a camera module, where an image is formed on each active focal plane by a separate lens stack, generating lines of image data by interleaving the image data captured by the plurality of active focal planes, and transmitting the lines of image data and the additional data.
US10742850B2
In order to provide a more preferable white balance adjustment, an image processing apparatus obtains an input image, determines a representative point in the input image and a white balance coefficient of the representative point, obtains first information representing the inclination of a surface that includes the representative point and second information representing the inclination of a surface that includes a pixel of interest in the input image, and adjusts white balance of the pixel of interest based on the first information, the second information, and the white balance coefficient.
US10742849B2
This determination comprises: defining key constant-hue leaves such as to partition the gamut mapping color space into angular hue sectors; for each key constant hue leaf, defining a key hue leaf chroma mapping function; for each angular hue sector, defining a continuous angular hue sector chroma mapping function such that, for any source color belonging to one of the two key constant-hue leaves delimiting this angular hue sector, this continuous chroma mapping function allows to map the chroma of said source color according to the key hue leaf chroma mapping function of the key constant-hue leaf to which said source color belongs. Preferably, this mapping functions are non linear polynomials.
US10742839B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an acquisition unit, and a control unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet based on a gamma correction table. The acquisition unit acquires information on a sheet. The control unit controls the image forming unit. The image forming unit forms a first image indicating first image data on a sheet. The acquisition unit acquires the information on the sheet from the first image. The control unit creates second image data for creating a gamma correction table based on the information on the sheet.
US10742833B2
A multi-functional printing (MFP) includes a scan privacy tool to allow edits and changes to a document image to remove or hide private information within a document. The scan privacy tool is enabled for jobs on the MFP device and launches when a print job is run. The document is sent from a device or retrieved from memory storage. The document image displayed on a display and edit interface of the scan privacy tool. Changes are made to the document image using tools available through the scan privacy tool. The changes are applied to the document image. The modified image is saved and transmitted to an engine in the MFP device to complete the print job.
US10742832B2
Examples of providing printed confidential documents are described herein. In an example, a printing system includes at least two protected trays to store printed confidential documents. The at least two protected trays may be coupled to each other to enable transfer of the printed confidential documents between the at least two protected trays. Further, an output tray may be coupled to at least one of the at least two protected trays to provide the printed confidential documents for collection. Furthermore, on receiving an authentication input, the printed confidential documents may be transferred from one of the at least two protected trays to the output tray.
US10742823B2
An image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit to obtain a plurality of images, a setting unit to set a first priority mode for a first page if the number of images including an object corresponding to the first priority mode among a plurality of images assigned to a first page is greater than the number of images including an object corresponding to the second priority mode among the plurality of images and set a second priority mode for a second page if the number of images including the object corresponding to the first priority mode among a plurality of images assigned to the second page is less than the number of images including the object corresponding to the second priority mode among the plurality of images.
US10742820B2
A device controller connected to a communication terminal and a plurality of devices via a network includes an acquisition unit configured to receive first control information for controlling a plurality of devices of predetermined type from the communication terminal, the first control information including specific information for identifying a control target device selected from the plurality of devices, a device identification unit configured to identify the control target device on the basis of the specific information included in the first control information, a generation unit configured to generate second control information for causing the control target device to execute control details indicated by the first control information, the second control information being different from the first control information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second control information.
US10742817B1
One example method of operation may include receiving a conference request from a moderator device, retrieving user profiles, included in the conference request, stored in a database, transmitting a conference access code to the user devices associated with the user profiles, retrieving and applying a moderator conference call agenda to a conference call at a conference call maturity time, and enacting one or more restrictions during the conference call based on the moderator conference call agenda.
US10742815B1
Responders and requesters can be assigned a score while waiting. Requesters and responders are matched via an auction type system, where requesters with the best requester scores are matched with requesters with the best responder scores. The requester scores can be boosted while the requester is waiting for a response if the requester performs certain actions. The requester score and responder score can increase over time. The requester score and responder score can also be based on other variables.
US10742811B2
A healthcare patient appointment management system for managing patient appointments. The system includes an interactive voice response (IVR), teleconsult module, and SMS messaging system. The IVR module calls a patient, and solicits patient responses to confirm a patient appointment. The teleconsult module provides a teleconsultation with the patient. And the SMS messaging system provides SMS messages to the patient. A controller is in communication with the IVR module, teleconsult module, and SMS messaging system. The controller receives the patient responses from the interactive voice response module and determines if the patient confirmed the patient appointment. If the controller determines that the patient does not confirm the patient appointment, then the controller sends an SMS message to the patient via the SMS messaging system. The SMS message includes a link to conduct the teleconsultation with the patient and a healthcare provider via the teleconsult module.
US10742810B1
A contact center dialing a telephone number to a party, such as a debtor, may discover that the number is subject to a prohibition of being autodialed. In other embodiments, a number that was subject to the prohibition of being autodialed is now discovered to no longer be subject to such prohibition. Various mechanisms defined indicate how such a prohibition associated with the number may be indicated in a dialing list and how various contact center architectures may be used to process the dialing list. In one embodiment, separate sub-systems are used to dial separate dialing lists based on whether the number is to be manually dialed or dialed using an autodialer. In another embodiment, another architecture is used to process an integrated dialing list to determine whether a number is to be manually dialed or autodialed.
US10742803B2
Call recording in an Internet telephone system is provided. A dual-mode terminal includes a call server interworker for, when a cellular call commences, determining whether it is possible to access a call server which controls Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls; a recording interface processor for, when it is possible to access the call server, setting a connection to a recording server; a recorder for generating recording data packets comprising a cellular phone conversation; and a data communicator for transmitting the recording data packets to the recording server.
US10742802B2
The object of the present application is to provide a method and device for verifying a communication number. Compared with the prior art, the present application includes: a user equipment transmitting a verification request to a network device; the network device transmitting an auxiliary verification number to the user equipment based on the verification request; the user equipment initiating a verification call to the auxiliary verification number via the communication number; the network device obtaining a call record of the auxiliary verification number and determining the verification result based on the call record of the auxiliary verification number. In this way, operator fees would not be caused at both the user equipment and the network device, thus greatly saving costs.
US10742798B1
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from a number of sensors of the computing device. The sensor data corresponds to a particular state associated with the computing device. The method also includes determining a vector corresponding to the received sensor data; and comparing the vector with a pre-determined hyperplane. The hyperplane corresponds to a number of imminent uses of the computing device. The method also includes determining whether the particular state associated with the computing device corresponds to a particular one of the imminent uses of the computing device based on the comparison of the vector with the pre-determined hyperplane.
US10742796B1
In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for assisting with event execution are provided. Data from a productivity application associated with a user may be analyzed. A significant life event associated with the user may be identified based on the analysis. A plurality of sources that each have at least one recommendation for executing a type of event corresponding to the significant event may be identified. An itinerary template for the significant life event may be generated from a plurality of the recommendations. The itinerary template may be surfaced. Additional examples of the present disclosure relate to identifying relevant applications for download to a user's device managed by an administrator device.
US10742778B2
Disclosed are a device and a method for controlling multi-protocol operation, and the device includes: an acquiring module, being configured to acquire the priority of each target network protocol when detecting that a plurality of network protocols in the Wi-Fi module and the corresponding Internet of things (IOT) operator server are matching successfully; an allocating module, being configured to allocate a time slice of the Wi-Fi module processor for the corresponding target network protocol according to the priority; an adjusting module, being configured to count the usage of each of the target network protocols, and dynamically adjust the priority of each target network protocol for adjusting the number of time slices that allocated to the corresponding target network protocol.
US10742776B1
Isochronous endpoints of a redirected USB device can be accelerated. When a USB device is redirected, each of the device's endpoints can be identified. A UDP socket can then be created between the client-side proxy and the server-side agent for each isochronous endpoint, while a TCP socket can be created for each other endpoint. A lookup table can also be created which maps pipe handles to socket IDs. The lookup table can be employed to route USB request blocks pertaining to a particular endpoint over the corresponding socket. In this way, USB request blocks pertaining to an isochronous endpoint will be transferred over the network using UDP while USB request blocks pertaining to non-isochronous endpoints will be transferred using TCP.
US10742769B2
A computer-implemented schema-independent method of modeling data from diverse sources is described. A server transmits a blueprint to a client computer that is in communication with the server. The blueprint defines an application that runs on the client computer and is designed for visualizing and interacting with data from at least a first data source and a second data source. Responsive to a data fetch message from the application running on the client computer: receiving, by the server, data from the first data source; receiving by the server, data from the second data source; transforming, by the server, the received data from the first data source and the second data source into a semantic data format; and storing, by the server, the transformed data as a first data set.
US10742766B2
A method and system are disclosed for acquiring and transforming existing content (e.g., Hyper Text Markup Language HTML content) for display and execution on multiple platforms and architectures. In one embodiment, capture templates are created to harvest content from disparate content sources on multiple platforms. Data is extracted from the content from the disparate content sources using the created capture templates that drives extracting process. A standardized data stream is generated from the extracted data. The standardized data stream is provided for display on one or more different type of platforms.
US10742765B2
A device system includes a first server on a first network and a second server on a second network. The second server stores processing data transmitted from the first server in the second memory, in response to a request for processing the processing data from the electronic device, transmits the processing data to the electronic device, and stores, in the second memory, information indicating that the processing data has been processed in association with the processing data in response to reception of a notification indicating that the processing data has been processed from the electronic device. The first server determines whether the second server stores the information indicating that the processing data has been processed, and stores the information indicating that the processing data has been processed in the first memory based on a determination that the second server stores the information indicating that the processing data has been processed.
US10742763B2
A content rendering system to provide data limit aware content rendering is described. The content rendering system is configured to dynamically and in real time build, based on content requested from a client device, and based on and the data limit values associated with the requesting client device, a modified light version of the requested content that is less data intensive than the requested content. The content rendering system may provide the modified version of the requested content to the client device.
US10742759B2
Systems and methods for enhancing workflows with data virtualization. An example method may comprise: receiving a token identifying a mobile computing device; executing, by a processing device, a workflow comprising a conditional statement that initiates a request to send a push notification to the mobile computing device; producing, in view of the request, a plurality of messages compliant with a plurality of push notification infrastructures; selecting a message compliant with a push notification infrastructure associated with the mobile computing device; and transmitting the selected message to the push notification infrastructure associated with the mobile computing device.
US10742752B2
Conventional efforts for estimating the geographic location (geolocation) of devices associated with particular Internet Protocol (IP) addresses typically yield woefully inaccurate results. In many cases, the estimated IP geolocations are on the wrong continent. Embodiments of the present technology include techniques for identifying and improving incorrect estimates based on latency measurements, Domain Name Server (DNS) information, and routing information. For example, latency measurements from multiple collectors can be used to rate the plausibility of an IP geolocation estimate and, in certain cases, to increase the accuracy of the IP geolocation estimate. DNS and routing information can be used to corroborate the estimated IP geolocation. The resulting more accurate IP geolocation estimate can be used to route Internet traffic more efficiently, to enforce rules for routing sensitive information, and to simplify troubleshooting.
US10742744B1
A method for monitoring LWM2M IoT device state includes, in an SCEF, providing an interface for receiving subscription requests from IoT application servers or service capability servers for monitoring LWM2M IoT device state, the method further includes maintaining, in the SCEF, a database of identifiers of IoT devices that utilize LWM2M protocols, receiving, via the interface and from an SCS or AS, a first monitoring event request for subscribing to receive state information regarding an IoT device, and performing a lookup in the database using an IoT device identifier extracted from the first monitoring event request and identifying the first monitoring event request as being associated with an LWM2M IoT device. The method further includes communicating with the LWM2M IoT device using LWM2M constrained application protocol (CoAP) messaging to subscribe to and receive state information from the LWM2M IoT device and communicating the state information to the SCS or AS.
US10742738B2
A system onboard a vehicle may include a vehicle management system (VMS) and a mission management system (MMS). The VMS may include a plurality of VMS nodes for controlling operation of the vehicle. The MMS may include a plurality of MMS nodes for controlling equipment associated with a mission of the vehicle. The system may also include a flexible deterministic communications network. The flexible deterministic communication network may be configurable for communications between each of the VMS nodes, between each of the MMS nodes and between the VMS nodes and the MMS nodes. The VMS nodes communicate using static, deterministic messages and the MMS nodes communicate using dynamic, non-deterministic messages.
US10742737B2
An electronic device includes a storage device including a plurality of doorbell registers; a host configured to perform a first interface operation with the storage device using a first command queue managed by a first doorbell register from among the plurality of doorbell registers; and a third-party device configured to perform a second interface operation with the storage device using a second command queue managed by a second doorbell register from among the plurality of doorbell registers, without an intervention of the host, wherein at least the second doorbell register is allocated as one of one or more dedicated registers for use only with operations of the third-party device.
US10742733B2
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for acquiring media of the same event from multiple devices. The systems and methods enable wireless communication, specifically over a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless personal area network, between multiple media devices, such as personal or consumer devices (i.e., consumer smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, including action cameras, or other computing devices capable to capturing media content in the form of image, video, or audio data) at an event. The systems and methods further enable synchronization, via a specialized timing protocol, between the multiple media devices, over the BLE network, including synchronization of the media content captured by each of the media devices at the event. The present invention further includes an accessory device configured to provide for expansion of communication and synchronization of media devices, specifically bridging a short range BLE network with a long range RF network.
US10742727B2
An audio processing device includes a first analog cable connector that receives at least one analog audio source signal from a first analog cable. The first analog cable connector suitable to detachably interconnect the audio processing device to the first analog cable. The audio processing device includes a second analog cable connector and transmits the at least one analog audio source signal to the second analog cable connector suitable to be received by a second analog cable, where the second analog cable connector is suitable to detachably interconnect the audio processing device to the second analog cable. The audio processing device includes digital identification data that identifies the audio processing device. The audio processing device transmits the digital identification data to the second analog cable connector suitable to be received by the second analog cable. An enclosure that encloses the audio processing device.
US10742726B2
A computing system includes a virtual desktop server and a client computing device. The virtual desktop server is within an enterprise and includes a real-time media application to provide real-time communications (RTC) for peer-to-peer networking, and a native RTC engine to execute a portion of the real-time media application when received by the native RTC engine. An API code redirection module redirects intercepted APIs of the real-time media application intended for the native RTC engine so that the portion of the real-time media application is redirected away from the native RTC engine to a client RTC engine in the client computing device. The portion of the real-time media application being redirected includes provisioning information directed to a media server. A network edge appliance associated with a branch within the enterprise provides alternative network connectivity options for the peer-to-peer networking.
US10742725B2
A computing system includes a video source to provide a video stream and a virtual desktop server. The virtual desktop server includes a media application to provide media streaming that includes the video stream and an overlay on the video stream. An accelerated content redirection module redirects a portion of the media streaming by providing a placeholder to indicate positioning geometry of the video stream within a media window, with the placeholder to include the overlay. Providing the placeholder includes providing a first color for an underlay of the placeholder at a first time, and providing a second color for the underlay of the placeholder at a second time. A geometry tracking module detects the placeholder and determines positioning geometry associated therewith, and determines a color and an alpha blending factor of the overlay based on calculations involving the first and second colors for the underlays of the placeholder.
US10742715B1
A network device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to receive, from a first service provider, a file transfer request that includes at least a network location corresponding to a file to be transferred; determine whether the network location is internal or external to a second service provider network to which the network device belongs; modify the network location when it is determined that the network location included in the file transfer request is external to the second service provider network; retrieve the file to be transferred using the modified network location; and forward the retrieved file to a terminating user equipment (UE) device.
US10742697B2
A packet forwarding apparatus includes: a multicast determination unit that determines whether a packet that flows through a virtual network is a multicast communication packet; a multicast mapping information storage unit; a multicast mapping unit that allocates a second multicast address to a first multicast address of a newly generated multicast communication and manages these multicast addresses as a piece of mapping information; and a packet encapsulation unit that encapsulates the packet that flows through the virtual network. The packet encapsulation unit encapsulates the multicast communication packet that flows through the virtual network by using the second multicast address.
US10742692B2
During a Session Initiation Protocol dialog setup, a media gateway or container executes or initiates two or more applications that provide features during a conference call. The applications are applied to messages or data in the conference call based on a sequence order established during the setup of the conference call. The sequence order and the application identities are stored in a shared database. When a failure occurs during the conference call, the applications are reestablished in the reconstructed or reestablished conference call. The application reconstruction includes reinitiating the applications with the same sequence as previously established before the failure. As such, the user has the same features applied in the same way before and after the failure, which improves the systems performance and expected operation.
US10742690B2
Techniques are disclosed for implementing scalable policies across a plurality of categories that support application workloads. In one example, a policy controller assigns to the plurality of categories tags specifying one or more of a plurality of dimensions. The policy controller distributes a plurality of policies to policy agents for the plurality of categories. Each policy includes one or more policy rules, and each policy rule includes one or more tags specifying one or more of the plurality of dimensions. For each policy rule, the policy agents allow or deny a traffic flow between objects that belong to categories of the plurality of categories described by the one or more dimensions of a respective tag of the policy rule.
US10742688B2
A system for automated regulatory compliance monitoring of messaging services is provided, comprising a compliance data service configured to: provide an interface for an administrative user to define a compliance rule, store the compliance rule in a database; a messaging collection service configured to: monitor at least one messaging service associated with a monitored user; a compliance monitoring engine configured to: retrieve the collected data, retrieve the compliance rule from the compliance database, and process and analyze the monitored messages to determine whether they contain non-compliant data.
US10742682B2
An attack data packet processing method, an apparatus, and a system are provided. The method includes receiving, by a management node, description information of an attack data packet and an attack type of the attack data packet, where the description information and the attack type are sent by an awareness node; determining a processing policy on the attack data packet of the attack type according to the attack type; and sending the description information and the processing policy to a switch using a software-defined networking controller, so that the switch performs an operation indicated by the processing policy on the attack data packet with the description information.
US10742680B2
A method and a system of industrial data communication with dedicated physical isolation are provided that, the data collector and the physical isolator cooperate with each other. The data collector collects the data of each nodes of an enterprise by the intranet or by the wired and wireless communication module. The data is converted into encrypted messages under a protocol. The physical isolator secondarily encrypts the data and uploads the standardized data to a cloud platform via the internet. The data is exchanged between the data collector and the physical isolator by a dedicated data channel. The data transmitted in the dedicated data channel is encrypted by an algorithm, and is transmitted in a form of encrypted messages. Two ports of the dedicated data channel can only transmit the data in the form of encrypted messages. The dedicated data channel uses specific communication media, and forms physical isolation directly.
US10742667B1
A method and system for modeling cyber-security events are provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of cyber-security events, wherein each of the plurality of the cyber-security events defines at least one entity; for each of the plurality of received cyber-security events, processing a received cyber-security event to identify at least one key-value; mapping the at least one identified key-value to at least one data field; modeling the received cyber-security event to a security model, wherein the security model defines a specific activity related to the at least one entity, wherein the modeling is based on at least one modeling rule and the at least one identified key-value; and generating a graph based on the security model.
US10742665B2
A computer-implemented method for modifying file backups in response to detecting potential ransomware may include (1) detecting, during a file backup process, an anomaly that is potentially indicative of ransomware on a computing device, (2) in response to detecting the anomaly that is potentially indicative of ransomware, storing a backup copy in a separate location from other backup copies, (3) confirming that the anomaly is indicative of ransomware on the computing device, (4) adjusting a backup policy in response to confirming that the anomaly is indicative of ransomware on the computing device, and (5) managing the backup copy based on the adjusted backup policy. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10742662B2
The present disclosure includes an electronic device for processing a wireless transaction. The electronic device includes a wireless communication interface, a memory, and a processor configured to execute an applet. The wireless communication interface is configured to communicate with a transaction terminal. The memory is configured to store a first set of data for enabling a transaction between the electronic device and the transaction terminal, and a second set of data different from the first set of data. The applet is configured to receive a first request for conducting the transaction. The applet is configured to transmit a first message including or based on the first set of data. The applet is configured to receive a second request for retrieving at least part of the second set of data. The applet is configured to determine whether release of at least part of the second set of data has been authorized.
US10742661B2
Implementations and methods herein provide a networked storage system including a plurality of physical storage devices configured to store data on a plurality of virtualized volumes, a key store configured to store a plurality of encryption keys, and a secure messaging manager configured to encrypt a message to each of the plurality of virtualized volumes using a different encryption key.
US10742658B2
A method and a trust broker system for blockchain-based anti-bot protection are provided. The method includes identifying, on a blockchain network, a request from a client to access a protected entity; selecting an access policy in response to the access request, wherein the access policy includes at least one game to be performed by the client; causing execution of the at least one game defined in the access policy; identifying, on the blockchain network, results of the at least one game, wherein the results are deposited by the client upon completion of the game; determining a bias of the client based on the completion results, wherein the determined bias is utilized for a cyber-security assessment of the client, wherein the determined bias for the client is maintained on the blockchain network; and granting or denying access to the protected entity by the client based on the determined bias.
US10742649B1
Disclosed are systems and methods that enable secure authentication to a network and virtual environment setup. An end point computing device combines data input by a user with stored data to determine an IP address where login credentials can be transmitted for authentication. The end point device transmits system information to a provider front end computing device for authentication. In this manner, a user identity and the end point device can be authenticated without the need to store identifying information to the end point device or communicate with a provider's secure back end network. The provider devices determine permissions data that define the user's ability to interact with the provider's network. The provider front end device transmits settings data to the end point device that is used to connect to the provider's network and establish a virtual working environment.
US10742643B2
Methods and systems for network communication are disclosed. Proxy information may be received. The proxy information may facilitate a gateway device communicating as a proxy for a user device.
US10742637B2
The present disclosure discloses a system and method for providing multi-factor authorization for IEEE 802.1x-enabled networks. Specifically, a network device authenticates a client device to obtain access to network resources in a network via a network authentication protocol. The network device then detects a device quarantine trigger indicating an increased level of suspicion that a current user of the client device is a non-authenticated user. In response to the device quarantine trigger, the network device temporarily places the client device from an authenticated state to a quarantined state pending completion of a particular workflow by the current user. The client device has limited access to the network resources while in the quarantined state regardless of a previous successful user and/or device authentication.
US10742633B2
A method and system for securing user data, or data, possessed by a data owner, are disclosed. In one aspect data is concealed and encrypted to ensure data confidentiality, and may also be signed to ensure data integrity and authenticity. In another aspect accesses to data are controlled by the data owner through a distributed access control system. In another aspect the public keys of users are distributed automatically in a distributed manner, and are controlled by the users owning the corresponding public and private key pairs.
US10742630B2
Method and devices for making access decisions in a secure access network are provided. The access decisions are made by one or more portable credentials using data and algorithms stored on or received by two or more credentials. Since access decisions are made by the portable credential or credentials, non-networked hosts or local hosts can be employed that do not necessarily need to be connected to a central access controller or database, thereby reducing the cost of building and maintaining the secure access network.
US10742626B2
A method for key rotation includes initiating key rotation for a user account of a multi-factor authentication platform enabling one-time password authentication using a first symmetric cryptographic key; generating, at an authenticating device, a second symmetric cryptographic key; transmitting, at the authenticating device, the second symmetric cryptographic key to the multi-factor authentication platform; configuring the multi-factor authentication platform and the authenticating device to disable authentication that uses the first symmetric cryptographic key; and configuring the multi-factor authentication platform and the authenticating device to enable authentication that uses the second symmetric cryptographic key.
US10742619B1
In one example, a control node can receive a job request from a client device to perform a job using a computing environment, where the job request includes first secure information and second secure information. The control node can authenticate the user by validating the second secure information using a first secret key. The control node can then obtain access to a job-execution service of a server node within the computing environment using the first secure information. For example, the control node can use the first secure information to obtain third secure information that is specific to the server node, and then transmit the third secure information to the server node. The server node can validate the third secure information and responsively authorize the control node to access the job-execution service. The control node can then initiate execution of the job on the server node on behalf of the user.
US10742617B2
A system for and method of transmitting verifiable e-mail includes a message ID sent to a recipient of the e-mail. A system for and method of transmitting encrypted files using email and other electronic communication channels includes a computer program for storing encrypted files supplied by a user, creating a link to 5 the encrypted files to be e-mailed to a recipient, allowing download of the encrypted files when an authorization code is provided after the link is used to go to a system server, wherein the authorization code is sent to a telephone of the recipient, via text or aurally.
US10742608B2
The present invention relates to methods, systems and apparatus for providing efficient packet flow fillrate adjustments and providing protection against distributed denial of service attacks. One exemplary embodiment in accordance with the invention is a method of operating a communication system including the steps of receiving, at a session border controller, a first SIP invite request message; making a decision, at the session border controller, as to whether the first SIP invite request originated from an Integrated Access Device or an IP-PBX device; generating, at the SBC, a packet flow fillrate based on said decision as to whether the SIP invite request originated at an Integrated Access Device or an Internet Protocol-Private Branch Exchange (IP-PBX) device.
US10742606B2
A method and apparatus for identifying data patterns of a file are described herein. In one embodiment, an exemplary process includes, but is not limited to, receiving a data packet of a data stream containing a file segment of a file originated from an external host and destined to a protected host of a local area network (LAN), the file being transmitted via multiple file segments contained in multiple data packets of the data stream, and performing a data pattern analysis on the received data packet to determine whether the received data packet contains a predetermined data pattern, without waiting for a remainder of the data stream to arrive. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US10742602B2
A given packet of the packetized data flow of packets is received. The given packet (145) is selectively discarded depending on at least one of the flow history of the packetized data flow and up pseudorandom test. In some embodiments, the selectively discarding is selectively executed of the given packet is at least partially overlapping with at least one further packet of the packetized data flow. Such techniques may find particular application in network-based intrusion prevention systems.
US10742592B2
Techniques are provided for performing dynamic DNS-SD. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more databases, one or more transceivers to receive a first Domain Name System (DNS) query from a first computing device, the first DNS query defining a first service discovery name space, and one or more processors in communication with each of the one or more databases and the one or more transceivers. The one or more processors generate and append a first metadata associated with the first computing device to the first DNS query. The one or more transceivers transmit the first DNS query and the first metadata to a Domain Name System (DNS) server computer, receive, from the DNS server computer, a first response responsive to the first DNS query, and relay, to the first computing device, the first response.
US10742588B2
Representative media item selection for electronic posts is described. According to a computer implemented method, an electronic post generated by an author is textually analyzed. A representative media item is selected for the electronic post based on the textual analysis. The representative media item is inserted into the electronic post before publishing the electronic post.
US10742584B2
A plurality of pieces of send candidate information are stored (S12). Each piece of send candidate information has sender identification information identifying a sender of an email, recipient identification information identifying a recipient of the email, item identification information (52b and 52c), item information that are associated with each other. The item information includes element values of one or more elements. From among the stored pieces of send candidate information, two or more pieces of send candidate information that have different pieces of sender identification information, the same recipient identification information, and related pieces of item identification information are extracted (S13). The element values included in the pieces of item information of the two or more extracted pieces of send candidate information are compared, and timings for sending emails corresponding to the two or more extracted pieces of send candidate information are set to at least two different timings, based on the comparison result (S14, S15, and S16).
US10742583B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for providing a shared command history. In one aspect, a shared command history is enabled for performing at least one process using a command line interface. One or more commands entered in the command line interface may be sent to a shared storage location. One or more commands stored in the shared storage location and executed using at least another command line interface may be received. The shared command history may be displayed in the command line interface. In one example, the shared command history includes at least the one or more received commands.
US10742582B2
Launching a client application based on a message is disclosed, including: receiving a message at a client device; using information included in the message to identify a client application that corresponds to the message; and automatically launching the client application, wherein the client application is configured to receive at least some of the information included in the message.
US10742581B2
Summarization-based electronic message actions are described. A system includes a monitor to monitor an electronic communication stream, which electronic communication stream includes past electronic messages between various users. A summarizer of the system 1) determines, based on an output of the monitor, a desired summarization level for a current electronic message having certain characteristics and 2) determines a current summarization level for the current electronic message. When the current summarization level is different than the desired summarization level, an action engine takes an action against the current electronic message.
US10742579B2
Methods and systems for analysis and/or classification of electronic message information so as to capture and identify salient objects exchanged during electronic message passing in order to impute certain information about the object, groups of objects, the message, groups of messages, the parties, communities involved in the message exchange or combinations, thereof.
US10742572B2
Utilizing a computing device executing a master chatbot and one or more modular chatbots to respond to one or more chat messages. A computing device executing the master chatbot receives one or more chat messages. The computing device parses the received one or more chat messages to discover an intent and entities contained within the chat messages. A ranking algorithm is employed to rank the master chatbot and a plurality of modular chatbots, the ranking algorithm scoring the master chatbot and the plurality of modular chatbots based upon the intent and entities contained within the one or more chat messages. The master chatbot responds to the chat message if the ranking algorithm rates the master chatbot highest or forwards automatically the one or more chat messages to a ranked modular chatbot for response if the ranking algorithm rates the ranked modular chatbot highest.
US10742571B2
A system is configured to replay a selected conversation with a selected agent. The selected conversation may be selected from a plurality of previously conducted conversations with other agents. The selected agent may be selected from a plurality of available agents. The system determines various tasks, named entities, and user preferences from the selected conversation. During a replay of the selected conversation with the selected agent, the system generates responses to messages received from the selected agent based on the determined tasks, named entities, and user preferences. The system also allows a user to select whether the replayed conversation should be conducted in a passive mode or in an active mode. In a passive mode, the system generally conducts the replayed conversation autonomously whereas, in an active mode, the system requests user input before sending a response to the selected agent.
US10742562B2
A method for listen-before-talk (LBT) operation by an eNodeB (eNB) in a wireless communication network is provided. The method includes triggering an LBT request to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), at least one of an uplink (UL) grant or downlink (DL) data for UL transmission over an licensed assisted access (LAA), determining an adaptive contention window (CW) size includes a predetermined minimum value and maximum value for transmitting the DL data and UL grant, performing DL data and UL grant LBT operations in accordance with the adaptive CW size, performing a UL grant LBT operation that includes a higher priority than the DL data regardless of a level of quality of service (QoS) of the DL data to transmit a UL grant message to the UE, and multiplexing the UL grant with the DL data, and transmitting the multiplexed UL grant with the DL data transmission to the UE.
US10742558B1
A traffic manager is shared amongst two or more egress blocks of a network device, thereby allowing traffic management resources to be shared between the egress blocks. Among other aspects, this may reduce power demands and allow a larger amount of buffer memory to be available to a given egress block that may be experiencing high traffic loads. Optionally, the shared traffic manager may be leveraged to reduce the resources required to handle data units on ingress. Rather than buffer the entire unit in the ingress buffers, an arbiter may be configured to buffer only the control portion of the data unit. The payload of the data unit, by contrast, is forwarded directly to the shared traffic manager, where it is placed in the egress buffers. Because the payload is not being buffered in the ingress buffers, the ingress buffer memory may be greatly reduced.
US10742554B2
At an action implementation layer of a virtual traffic hub, a packet is obtained from a first isolated network. A first action, generated at a decision making layer of the hub based on a first route table of the hub, is performed, resulting in transmission of at least one network packet to a first destination. In response to a second packet, obtained at the action implementation layer from a source outside the first isolated network, a second action is performed, resulting in transmission of at least one packet to a second destination. The second action is generated based on a second route table of the hub.
US10742553B1
A network device may determine a control plane session type associated with a control plane session. The control plane session may be associated with the network device. The network device may determine whether the control plane session type is associated with a forwarding information base (FIB) cache on the network device. The network device may obtain, based on determining that the control plane session type is associated with the FIB cache, forwarding information associated with the control plane session. The forwarding information may be stored in a FIB, associated with the FIB cache, on the network device. The network device may store the forwarding information in the FIB cache and process the control plane session using the forwarding information stored in the FIB cache.
US10742549B2
A network device includes a routing information base including a first plurality of entries, a forwarding information base including a second plurality of entries; a forwarding information base entry optimizer that programs the second plurality of entries of the forwarding information base using, at least in part, the first plurality of entries; and a network processor that forwards packets based on the second plurality of entries of the forwarding information base. The second plurality of entries is less than the first plurality of entries.
US10742547B2
A communication device includes a forwarding processing unit configured to sort a telegram on the basis of processing content identification information included in header information of the telegram and a telegram processing unit configured to perform processing based on the processing content identification information on a payload of the telegram when the processing content identification information indicates processing in the communication device. The telegram processing unit can directly extract the payload of the telegram without performing protocol processing on the telegram and perform processing using the payload.
US10742541B2
In an example embodiment, a device includes a memory having computer-readable instruction stored therein and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to identify a plurality of communication paths for data transmission between the device and a network gateway, a first one of the plurality of communication paths being associated with a first radio access technology and a second one of the plurality of communication paths being associated with a second radio access technology, and establish a data transmission session between the device and the network gateway simultaneously over at least the first one and the second one of the plurality of communication paths.
US10742540B2
A connection from first terminal CL11, Cl12 to m of relay servers RS1 to RS4 is performed and a connection from second terminal CL21, CL22 to n thereof is performed to relay a communication between the terminals with one of the relay servers connected in common to both of the terminals set to be an active relay server. If a failure occurs in the active relay server, the other relay server connected in common to the first terminal and the second terminal is searched to relay a communication between the terminals with the relay server set to be an alternative relay server at the first terminal and the second terminal. Consequently, a data communication between the terminals is performed through the relay server selected optionally, and furthermore, adjustment for determining the alternative relay server is performed on the terminal side if a failure occurs in an active relay server.
US10742537B2
Various systems and methods for using strict path forwarding. For example, one method involves receiving an advertisement at a node. The advertisement includes a segment identifier (SID). In response to receiving the advertisement, the node determines whether the SID is a strict SID or not. If the SID is a strict SID, the node generates information, such as forwarding information that indicates how to forward packets along a strict shortest path corresponding to the strict SID.
US10742535B2
A method and system or monitoring a resource consumption of an application running on a computer. A first metric describes the resource consumption of the application as a first function of time. A wavelet analysis of the first function of time is performed. A discontinuity in the first function is detected at a first time at which a coefficient determined from the wavelet analysis exceeds a specified threshold. A cross-correlation of the first metric and a second metric describing the resource consumption of the application as a second function of time are calculated. A diagnostic level associated with the discontinuity in the first function is adjusted based on the calculated cross-correlation. In response to adjusting the diagnostic level, a debugging function on the application is started in response to the cross correlation having a value indicative of an anomaly within the application.
US10742533B2
A network device may include a packet generator device implemented in hardware. The packet generator device may include a control component, a payload generation component, and an interface element to receive test packet generation information. The test packet generation information may include one or more control inputs, header data that is to be included in one or more test packets, and information regarding a data pattern that is to be included in payload data of the one or more test packets. The one or more control inputs, when provided to the control component, may cause the control component to control the payload generation component to generate the one or more test packets based on the header data and the information regarding the data pattern.
US10742532B2
A network device performs operations comprising: receiving a first plurality of data packets, each data packet of the first plurality of data packets including a checksum value, and storing the checksum values of a subset of the first plurality of data packets along with a first timestamp; providing the first plurality of data packets to a network function (NF); receiving, from the NF, a second plurality of data packets generated by the NF in response to the first plurality of data packets, each data packet of the second plurality of data packets including a checksum value; storing a second timestamp when checksum values of a subset of the second plurality of data packets match the stored checksum values; and generating telemetry data based on the first timestamp and the second timestamp.
US10742524B2
A framework that provides for development and deployment of services that future-proofs application development efforts, avoids vendor “lock-in” at the PaaS level, and offers true portability of applications and services. Using the framework, developers write application code to a common API interface that connects to resources. The API interface obtains configuration data from a configuration provider that provides configuration data. The configuration data points to an implementation of the code that is bound at runtime. This results in a separation of the API from the configuration data. Using the framework, the application code is portable and can be moved from one framework to another so long each of the frameworks adhere to the common API interface. As such, application code may be written once and then implemented on one or more cloud-based infrastructures and/or within an on-premises data center.
US10742519B2
This disclosure relates generally to performing user segmentation, and more particularly to predicting attribute values for user segmentation. In one embodiment, the method includes segregating a user with an incomplete attribute value and a user with complete attribute values for an attribute into a first group and a second group respectively, computing prior probability for each suggestive attribute value, identified for the incomplete attribute value, based on number of users in second group having the suggestive attribute value as attribute value for the attribute. Computing likelihood for each suggestive attribute value based on similarity of the attribute values of the user of the first group with users of the second group, computing a posterior probability for each suggestive attribute value based on the prior probability and the likelihood, selecting a suggestive attribute value with the highest posterior probability as the attribute value for the incomplete attribute value of the user.
US10742518B2
The present disclosure provides a service indicator display method and device. The method includes: obtaining measurement values of service indicators in a building and a three-dimensional grid model of the building, where an outer surface of the model includes multiple polygons; determining, according to the measurement values of the service indicators, a measurement value that is of a service indicator and that is corresponding to a vertex location of each polygon; performing gradient rendering on each polygon according to a legend and the measurement value, to obtain spatial distribution of the service indicators; and displaying the spatial distribution in the building. A surface of a building model is divided more finely by using a polygon, and spatial location distribution of service indicators is reflected more truly by means of gradient rendering, so as to improve network optimization efficiency.
US10742514B2
A method for determining network topology of a provider network includes selecting a first network element, selecting a first port on the first network element, and iteratively performing connectivity validation tests using the first port, wherein each connectivity validation test is associated with a type of network element and yields a result that indicates whether a second port on a second network element of the associated type is connected to the first port. A system for discovering topology of a network, the system comprising a topology discovery engine in operable communication with a near network element and operable to identify a first port of a far network element that is connected to a second port of the near network element by remotely altering operation of the near network element to cause the second network element to respond in a manner that identifies the first port.
US10742509B2
Certain embodiments described herein are generally directed to determining the spans of logical entities in a logical network using a graph theoretic method. For example, in some embodiments, a configuration of the logical network is represented as a directed graph with labeled edges. The span of any logical entity in the logical network may then be computed based on the directed graph of the logical network. For example, for a given entity represented by a given node, the set of nodes that can be reached from the given node via span-depends-on edges only may be computed and referred to as the span base of the given node. Further, the set of all managed forwarding elements reachable from each node of the span base of the given node via contains edges only is the span for the given entity.
US10742506B2
A method for performing policy-based storage service federation can include: identifying whether or not a policy is applicable for a request received from a client by a request interceptor; obtaining a policy by evaluating request information relating to the request and a policy status; and obtaining a customized set of storage services based on the policy. The method can provide a framework corresponding to a storage federation layer to allow fast application development.
US10742503B2
Some embodiments provide a method for a network controller. The method receives network configuration data including an association of an entity configuration profile to a logical entity group that references at least two logical network entities. The entity configuration profile includes a set of configuration settings to apply to logical network entities with which the entity configuration profile is associated. The method associates the entity configuration profile with the logical network entities referenced by the logical entity group. Based on the associations of the entity configuration profile with the logical network entities, the method determines multiple host machines that require the configuration data for the entity configuration profile. The method distributes the entity configuration profile to the host machines.
US10742502B2
Embodiments provide a software modification initiation method. The method can include receiving, by a VNFM, a VNF LCM request sent by an NFVO. The VNF LCM request may include an instance identifier of a VNF instance of to-be-modified first-version VNF software. The method can include determining, by the VNFM, that a type of the VNF LCM request indicates a software modification operation, and obtaining metadata according to the VNF LCM request. The metadata may include a version identifier of the first-version VNF software and a software modification type. The method can include determining, by the VNFM, a first VNF instance of the first-version VNF software based on the instance identifier of the VNF instance of the to-be-modified first-version VNF software. The method can also include initiating, by the VNFM, a software modification operation for the first VNF instance of the first-version VNF software based on the software modification type.
US10742493B1
Remote configuration of network interface cards (NICs) on appliances of a scaleable compute resource such as a frame-based system is disclosed. Frames may include a frame link module (FLM). Remote configuration of NICs may allow for multiple networks to be maintained in physical or logical isolation from each other. For example, a management data network may be maintained independently of an application data network. An FLM CPU may detect an appliance, validate compatibility for the appliance, a midplane, a PHY connection, etc. Commands from the FLM CPU may configure the independent networks. Independent networks may provide redundancy and segregation by data type. A controller area network (CAN) bus may deliver configuration commands to a NIC of an attached appliance. Air gap equivalent isolation of networks based on type of network may be achieved while maintaining redundancy of networks to address potential failure of individual components.
US10742492B2
Managing server nodes on a management network with modified service discovery protocol messages including determining that a first management server requires management data for installation on a server node, wherein the first management server and the server node are communicatively coupled to a management network; determining that the required management data for installation on the server node is not stored on the first management server; broadcasting, on the management network, a first modified service discovery protocol (SDP) message requesting the required management data for installation on the server node; receiving, from a second management server communicatively coupled to the management network, a second modified SDP message providing the required management data for installation on the server node; and installing the required management data on the server node.
US10742490B2
An apparatus and method of performing a configuration process in the apparatus are provided. The apparatus has a backhaul sub-node to provide a backhaul connection to a communications network which comprises a proxy system. It also has an access sub-node to provide an access cell to which user equipment can connect. In a configuration process the backhaul sub-node performs a backhaul sub-node auto-configuration process comprising connecting to a further network node, determining backhaul sub-node configuration parameters, and storing in the proxy system at least one configuration parameter for the access sub-node in dependence on the backhaul sub-node configuration parameters determined. When the access sub-node then issues an access sub-node auto-configuration request, the proxy system intercepts the access sub-node auto-configuration request and responds to the access sub-node in dependence on the at least one configuration parameter for the access sub-node stored. Transparent to the access sub-node, the backhaul sub-node can thus modify the default configuration which the access sub-node would receive, based on the specific backhaul connectivity which it has established for itself.
US10742489B2
Networks that support business operations may be a complex combination of computers used by end-users, wired connections, wireless connections, and a multitude of infrastructure devices. Some of the infrastructure devices may be critical components in the operation of the network. Disclosed method and system provide for validation, deployment and rollback of configuration changes to network infrastructure components among other things. A computer device may include a network controller, memory storage for instructions and configuration database. A shadow database may be created to execute in parallel with the primary database service process, the shadow database instance comprising a shadow database control process and associated shadow database configuration information independently updatable from the configuration database information. Change validation may be performed using the shadow database without impact to the run-time configuration database.
US10742486B2
In one embodiment, a network assurance system discretizes parameter values of a plurality of time series of measurements obtained from a monitored network by assigning tags to the parameter values. The network assurance system detects occurrences of a particular type of failure event in the monitored network. The network assurance system identifies a set of the assigned tags that frequently co-occur with the occurrences of the particular type of failure event. The network assurance system determines, using a Bayesian framework, rankings for the tags in the identified set based on how well each of the tags acts as a predictor of the failure event. The network assurance system initiates performance of a corrective measure for the failure event based in part on the determined rankings for the tags in the identified set.
US10742482B2
In some examples, a system generates event records representing anomalous events associated with respective devices in a network, each respective anomalous event of the anomalous events being identified as anomalous for a respective context of a device of the devices. The system clusters the event records to produce a plurality of clusters of the event records. The system outputs the plurality of clusters for application of a remediation of an issue in the network.
US10742480B2
A Management-as-a-Service (MaaS) agent running on a client network creates a reverse session-origination (RSO) tunnel between the client network and a MaaS server. The MaaS agent collects client statistics at and regarding the client network and transmits the client statistics to the MaaS server. The MaaS server analyzes the client data and sends alerts or other messages to a user, who may be outside the client network, in the event certain conditions are met.
US10742475B2
Method, apparatus and systems for object tracking are disclosed. In one example, a system for tracking a plurality of objects in a venue is disclosed. The system comprises a transmitter configured for transmitting a series of probe signals in a broadcasting manner through a wireless multipath channel, wherein the wireless multipath channel is impacted by a movement of at least one of the plurality of objects in the venue; and a plurality of heterogeneous target wireless receivers each of which is associated with an object of the plurality of objects in the venue. Each of the plurality of heterogeneous target wireless receivers is configured for: receiving the series of probe signals through the wireless multipath channel between the heterogeneous target wireless receiver and the transmitter, obtaining at least one time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the series of probe signals received by the heterogeneous target wireless receiver, and tracking the object associated with the heterogeneous target wireless receiver based on the at least one TSCI.
US10742470B2
Provided are a data transmission method and apparatus, a sending end sends data to a receiving end on one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a scheduling unit, and the receiving end receives data sent by the sending end on one or more OFDM symbols in the scheduling unit. A time length of the scheduling unit is a length of two long term evolution (LTE) OFDM symbols having normal cycle prefixes and a subcarrier spacing of 15 kHz, the scheduling unit is formed by seven or eight OFDM symbols having a subcarrier spacing of 60 kHz, the scheduling unit is maintained to be the seven OFDM symbols having a subcarrier spacing of 60 kHz and having new extended cycle prefixes.
US10742467B1
A signal processor is provided for use with a first signal generator and a second signal generator, wherein the first signal generator provides a first signal having a first amplitude and the second signal generator provides a second signal having a second amplitude. The signal processor includes: a threshold component that stores a threshold value; a threshold detection component that generates a sum of the first amplitude and the second amplitude, compares the sum with the threshold value, generates a modification required signal when the sum is greater than the threshold value; a delay component that generates a delay signal; and a delay processor operable to output an output signal based on the sum of a modified first signal and the second signal when the sum is greater than the threshold value.
US10742465B2
A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving a first physical signal, determining a first physical structure based on information in the first physical signal, and determining resource elements based on the first physical structure. A first set of subcarriers with first subcarrier spacing which is integer multiple or integer sub-multiple of second subcarrier spacing are mapped such that in addition to a slot boundary one or more of starting positions or ending positions of first subcarriers with the first subcarrier spacing in a first set of OFDM symbols are aligned with one or more of starting positions or ending positions of second subcarriers with the second subcarrier spacing in a second set of OFDM symbols.
US10742464B2
Methods and systems for multi-protocol transmissions in shared spectrum are disclosed where an OFDM transmitter is configured to generate transmissions associated with one OFDM technology or protocol using subcarriers of another OFDM technology. Generally, multi-protocol transmissions as described herein may be performed sequentially (e.g. in a time division multiplexing fashion) or concurrently (e.g. during the same or an overlapping time interval). For concurrent transmissions, an OFDM transmitter may be configured to map or assign the different OFDM signals to different subsets of the available OFDM subcarriers such that the data contained therein can be transmitted at the same or during an overlapping time interval. In one application, an LTE transmitter is configured to use different subsets of the LTE subcarriers for concurrent LTE and 802.11 transmissions that can respectively be decoded by LTE and 802.11 receivers.
US10742463B2
Disclosed are method and apparatus for enabling multiple access in a wireless communication system that can enable ultralow latency, ultra-reliable, and high throughput services. The disclosed multiple access method includes: allocating resources for a plurality of user terminals according to space and frequency; performing a discrete Fourier transform on a transmission symbol for each unit of the space, the transmission symbol composed of a plurality of sub-symbols and configured to be transmitted according to the allocated space and frequency resources; and applying a frequency filter and a spatial filter on the Fourier transformation result, and wherein the applying of the frequency filter and the spatial filter comprises: selecting a pulse shaping filter according to an arranged position of the allocated frequency resource for each unit of the space and applying the selected pulse shaping filter on a sample representing a result of applying a Fourier transform on the sub-symbol to a frequency domain.
US10742456B2
The present invention provides a signal modulation method. The method includes: generating a transmit signal pulse waveform, where a width of the pulse waveform is τ, each pulse waveform is associated with n symbols (n>1), a width of each symbol is Δτ, and Δτ = τ n ; performing an operation on every n consecutive symbols in a to-be-sent symbol flow and the pulse waveform according to a preset operation manner, to generate an associated signal of the symbols and the pulse waveform; and sending the associated signal by using a transmission channel. The present invention helps improve spectral efficiency of a system. In addition, symbols are mutually constrained based on a correlation between the symbols, and information symbols are scattered to a plurality of symbols, thereby helping improve a capability of resisting noise and attenuation by a signal.
US10742455B2
An equalizer adjusting device includes a comparator, an inequality counter, an adjuster, and the like. The comparator performs magnitude comparison between a voltage value Vout of each bit output from an equalizer and a threshold value MonLVL and outputs a logical value MonSMP according to a result of the comparison. The inequality counter inputs a logical value DatSMP output from a sampler in accordance with the result of magnitude comparison between the voltage value Vout of each bit and a reference value, and the logical value MonSMP output from the comparator and counts events in which the logical value DatSMP and the logical value MonSMP differ from each other, every period. The adjuster adjusts a gain of the equalizer and the threshold value MonLVL of the comparator based on a counted value of the inequality counter.
US10742454B2
Provided is a transmission device of a single carrier frequency-domain equalization scheme having a circuit in which a cyclic prefix (CP) and an overlap margin (OM) are inserted, and a time-domain windowing processing circuit to which is input a transmission symbol into which the CP and the OM have been inserted. The time-domain windowing processing circuit multiplies an arbitrary time-domain window function and suppresses out-of-band emission. In the time-domain windowing processing circuit, a window transition length of the time-domain window function is equal to or larger than a length of the CP.
US10742449B1
Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform improved channel estimates for sensing applications such as ranging. The wireless device may determine noise characteristics, e.g., a spectrum of the variance of noise on a channel and may use the noise characteristics to estimate a response of an analog front end of the wireless device. The wireless device may correct a channel estimate based on the estimated response of the analog front end.
US10742448B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products facilitating network access. In one embodiment a method is provided comprising accessing a local network according to a first protocol, identifying a first data flow path for accessing a second network, identifying a second data flow path for accessing the second network, wherein accessing the second network over the second data flow path comprises accessing one or more intermediate networks according to a second protocol, segmenting the data into a first portion and a second portion based on one or more criteria, accessing the second network according to the second protocol and providing the first portion of the data from the first device to the second device over the second data flow path.
US10742441B2
A controller for a space controls a plurality of devices, where each device is associated with one of a plurality of different building domains. The controller includes one or more processors operably coupled to one or more computer-readable storage media and configured to execute instructions stored in the computer-readable storage media to determine a plurality of use cases defined for the space, each use case associated with a required set of building domains, determine, for each of the different building domains, whether devices of building equipment are operational to serve the space, determine a set of enabled use cases by, for each use case, enabling the use case if devices of building equipment are operational to serve the space for each building domain in the required set of the different building domains and control the plurality of devices in accordance with the set of enabled use cases.
US10742438B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for group-controlling devices. Group information on interoperable devices among a plurality of electronic devices is acquired. The interoperable devices indicated in the group information are controlled as a group.
US10742432B2
Embodiments generally relate to assisting a user in joining a conference call. In some embodiments, a method includes determining that a user who has a first conference call and a second conference call that are scheduled back-to-back, where the determining of the first conference call and the second conference call being scheduled back-to-back triggers an instruction to notify the user when to join the second conference call. The method further includes determining a threshold event associated with the second call, where the threshold event is based at least in part on one or more predetermined triggering criteria. The method further includes detecting that the first conference call is still in progress and the second conference call has begun. The method further includes detecting the threshold event. The method further includes notifying the user to join the second conference call in response to detection of an occurrence of the threshold event.
US10742431B2
Examples herein are directed to centralized database based multicast converging. For instance, in various examples centralized database based multicast converging can include starting a restart timer having a value greater than a time to validate stored entries in a centralized database, sending data packets at least to hosts on the network corresponding to the stored entries in the centralized database to maintain service to the hosts while the restart timer is running, sending query packets to validate a host corresponding to an entry of the stored entries in the centralized database, and responsive to the restart timer expiring, sending data packets to a converged group of hosts including at least the validated host.
US10742427B2
Systems and methods for tamper-proof detection triggering of automatic lockdown using a recoverable encryption mechanism issued from a secure escrow service. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; a secure storage device coupled to the processor, wherein the secure storage device comprises a container encrypted with a derived container key; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive a digital certificate from a remote server, wherein the digital certificate includes a public key and, in response to a detection of a tampering event, encrypt the derived container key using the public key.
US10742426B2
The invention provides a computer-implemented method for validating the respective identities of co-operating entities on a computer network, and comprises generating, transmitting or exchanging a signed digital certificate. The certificate includes a public key associated with an entity on the network; and an arbitrary identifier associated with the public key. The identifier is arbitrary such that the identity of the entity cannot be, or is unlikely to be, discerned from the identifier alone; and/or its generation is random or pseudo-random; and/or selection of the identifier is not related to the identity of the entity or the public key. The certificate is generated and issued by a Certificate Authority in response to a Certificate Signing Request from the entity. In order to validate each other's identities, entities on a network exchange their arbitrary identifiers. Preferably, the exchange is conducted in person or some other manner which enables or facilitates detection of a man-in-the-middle attack, or reduces the likelihood of such an attack. The invention provides a lightweight public key infrastructure which includes a certificate authority arranged to generate the arbitrary identifier and sign and issue the digital certificate. It also comprises a discovery service component to: access and/or update a register of entities in response to a registration request from an entity on a network; record the location of an entity on a computer network based on registration made using the digital certificate; and/or introduce entities to one another. The discovery service component is also arranged to transmit a network address and/or reachability information for an entity on a network to another entity.
US10742423B1
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing blockchain-based centralized ledger systems. One of the methods includes transmitting individual timestamp requests for to-be-timestamped blocks in a blockchain to a trust time server independent from a blockchain-based centralized ledger system that stores data in the blockchain, the blockchain including a plurality of blocks storing transaction data, receiving respective timestamps and associated signatures for the to-be-timestamped blocks from the trust time server, and storing information of the respective timestamps and associated signatures for the to-be-timestamped blocks in respective timestamped blocks in the blockchain, any adjacent two of the timestamped blocks in the blockchain being anchored with each other.
US10742410B2
Methods and devices for updating biometric template protection keys can include updating at least one stored feature transformation key with which a set of biometric data of a user initially has been transformed at a first client device at which the biometric data of the user was captured and enrolled with a network node, which set of transformed biometric data of the user is stored at a biometric data verification node that does not have access to the feature transformation key. The method comprises generating random data, computing at least one new feature transformation key based on said random data, replacing the at least one stored feature transformation key with the computed at least one new feature transformation key, and transmitting the generated random data to the biometric data verification node, which uses the generated random data to update the at least one set of transformed biometric data.
US10742408B2
Many-to-many cryptographic systems and methods are disclosed, including numerous industry applications. Embodiments of the present invention can generate and regenerate the same symmetric key from a random token. The many-to-many cryptographic systems and methods include two or more cryptographic modules being in communication with each other and may be located at different physical locations. The cryptographic modules are configured to encrypt and/or decrypt data received from other cryptographic modules and to provide encrypted and/or decrypted data to other cryptographic modules. Each cryptographic module includes a key generator configured to use two or more inputs to reproducibly generate the symmetric key and a cryptographic engine configured to use the symmetric key for encrypting and decrypting data. Corresponding methods are also provided.
US10742403B2
A vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to send a nonce encrypted according to a symmetric encryption key. The nonce is sent responsive to receiving a pair request over a personal area network from a nomadic device outside the vehicle. The controller is further configured to initialize a secure connection using a random key and permit vehicle access according to data received via the secure connection. The initialization is responsive to receiving a concatenation of the random key and an incrementation of the nonce encrypted with the symmetric encryption key.
US10742402B2
A method for securing communications for a given network topology is provided. The method comprises generating by a node N(i) of the network, security parameters for the node N(i); transmitting by the node N(i), said security parameters to a controller for the network; maintaining by the controller said security parameters for the node N(i); receiving by the controller a request from a node N(j) for the security parameters for the node N(i); retrieving by the controller the security parameters for the node N(i); and transmitting by the controller said security parameters to the node N(j).
US10742396B2
A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives authentication data associated with a User Equipment (UE), determines the UE supports a blockchain registration procedure based on the authentication data, exchanges authentication messages with a Blockchain Roaming Broker (BRB) entity over a blockchain network interface, receives a blockchain authentication confirmation from the BRB entity, and registers the UE with the core network based on the blockchain authentication confirmation.
US10742385B2
Provided are an eNB, a UE and wireless communication methods. A UE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can comprise circuitry operative to determine valid transmission time interval(s) (TTI(s)) for a physical channel in a subframe based on the resource element (RE) number of each TTI in the subframe; and a receiver operative to receive the physical channel in one or more of the valid TTI(s) by blindly decoding part or all of the valid TTI(s), wherein each TTI comprises 1-7 orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.
US10742381B2
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to facilitating multiple hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmissions. For example, the teachings herein may be used for multiple HARQ transmissions in vehicle-to anything (V2X) communication or some other type of communication. The disclosure relates in some aspects to sending information indicative of the number of scheduling assignment (SA) symbols being sent by a device in conjunction with HARQ transmissions. The disclosure relates in some aspects to reserving resources for multiple HARQ transmissions and communicating an indication of the reserved HARQ resources.
US10742371B2
A wireless communication system includes a transmitter that discretely inserts null subcarriers into an OFDM-demodulated signal in time and frequency domains, and a receiver that receive signals by a first and second antennas. The receiver calculates a complex coefficient wherein a result of multiplying a first reception vector for each of the null subcarriers received by the first antenna by the complex coefficient is equal to an amplitude of a second reception vector of the corresponding null subcarrier received by the second antenna and is opposite in phase thereto, calculates a fourth reception vector by multiplying a third reception vector of any data subcarrier received by the first antenna by a coefficient that is obtained by interpolating the complex coefficient, and adds the fourth reception vector to a fifth reception vector of the any data subcarrier received by the second antenna.
US10742369B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first antenna for a first band and a second band, a second antenna for the second band and a third band and a pre-processing unit configured to generate, based on identifying a frequency band of a first signal received via the first antenna and a frequency band of a second signal received via the second antenna are the second band, a pre-processed signal by combining the first signal and the second signal based on a ratio of a weight factor, and to transmit the pre-processed signal to a first radio frequency (RF) receiver.
US10742362B2
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method by which a terminal configured to have two or more processing times transmits a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a downlink control channel for indicating a downlink data channel, and the downlink data channel in one or more downlink subframes; and transmitting, to the base station, HARQ-ACK information on the downlink data channel in an uplink subframe corresponding to the one or more downlink subframes, wherein the HARQ-ACK information transmitted in the uplink subframe includes HARQ-ACK information on a downlink data channel in accordance with only one processing time among the two or more processing times, and cannot include HARQ-ACK information on a downlink data channel in accordance with the rest processing times.
US10742360B2
Techniques and examples of layer mapping, channel state information (CSI) feedback and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives from a base station one or more reference signals, which may be non-zero power (NZP) or zero power (ZP), on one or more time-frequency resources indicated by a network via a communication link between the UE and the base station. The UE estimates, based on the receiving, a subspace spanned by a channel response of an interfering signal. The UE determines a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) based on the estimated subspace. The UE transmits to the base station a channel state information (CSI) feedback comprising at least the PMI. The PMI may include at least a first precoder and a second precoder.
US10742356B2
According to an aspect, there is provided a waveform processing device. Said waveform processing device comprises means for performing the following. Upon receiving one or more input signals, each of which corresponds to a different subband, the waveform processing device segments each of the one or more input signals to a subband-specific set of parallel signal blocks. Then, the waveform processing device filters each subband-specific set by applying at least a first time window function, a transform-plane window function and a second time window function in this order. Finally, the waveform processing device concatenates filtered signals to an output signal.
US10742352B2
A method of communicating information from a sensor concerning a received signal, comprising: responsive to receiving by at least one detecting sensor, during a defined time interval data indicative of an entire data of a frequency band received by it during the defined time interval, comprising at least one signal emitted at least one emitter, and to detecting of the emitted signal by the at least one detecting sensor, sending from the sensor assistance information corresponding to the detected emitted signal during the defined time interval, to at least one non-detecting sensor. This information can be utilized by the non-detecting sensor to perform an action with respect to data indicative of an entire data of the frequency band received by the non-detecting sensor during a corresponding defined time interval, the action corresponding to at least one emitted signal received by the non-detecting sensor during the corresponding defined time interval.
US10742340B2
A method and system for providing contextual filters respective of an identified context of a plurality of multimedia content elements are provided. The method comprises receiving the plurality of multimedia content elements; generating at least one signature for each of the plurality of multimedia content elements; determining a context of each of the plurality of multimedia content elements based on its respective at least one signature, wherein a context is determined as the correlation among a plurality of cluster of signatures; and providing at least one contextual filter respective of the context of each of the plurality of multimedia content elements.
US10742338B2
Disclosed herein is a music service that enables consumers listen to a broadcast radio station without commercials. The service operates by shifting the source channel of a radio from the broadcast radio to a streaming audio service for the duration of the commercial. In some embodiments, the service utilizes any of: a radio including native firmware/software, a mobile device such as a smart phone executing an application, cooperative integration of a radio and a mobile device, or master/slave relationship between a mobile device and a radio. The mobile device listens to the radio broadcast and determines when to shift between the radio broadcast and the streaming audio via any of audio fingerprint analysis, radio station behavioral analysis, radio station metadata, and/or radio station voice recognition analysis.
US10742329B2
A method, apparatus, and system for facilitating communications with an underwater platform. A radio frequency signal is received at an antenna system connected to an unmanned aerial vehicle. Information is encoded in the radio frequency signal. The information in the radio frequency signal is placed into a laser beam. The transmitting the laser beam from the unmanned aerial vehicle to an underwater platform submerged in a body of water.
US10742327B2
A coherent receiver comprises an ingress signal path having an ingress line-side interface, and an ingress host-side interface. The ingress signal path is configured to receive an analog signal vector at the ingress line-side interface, to demodulate the analog signal vector, and to output a digital data signal Fat the ingress host-side interface. The coherent receiver also comprises clock and timing circuitry configured to receive a single reference clock signal and to provide a plurality of modified ingress path clock signals to different components of the ingress signal path, the plurality of modified ingress path clock signals derived from the single reference clock signal and the plurality of modified ingress path clock signals having different clock rates. The receiver, transmitter, or transceiver can operate in a plurality of programmable operating modes to accommodate different modulation/de-modulation schemes, error correction code schemes, framing/mapping protocols, or other programmable features.
US10742326B1
A system for transmitting data over an optical communication path is configured to receive data to be encoded in a bitstream for transmission using an optical communication path and encodes the received data to obtain a bitstream. The system is further configured to determine that the bitstream includes a sequence of consecutive bits, and obtain a power level at which to transmit a portion of the bitstream based on a count of the consecutive bits in the sequence. The system may be configured to selectively activate a light source at a power level according to a modulation scheme to optically transmit the portion of the bitstream at the power level.
US10742322B1
A format of an Infrared (IR) transmission from an IR remote is matched to a corresponding IR protocol format for a starting sequence associated with the transmission. Next, a format of a payload that follows the starting sequence in the transmission is matched to a payload format associated with the matched protocol format. Assuming both the starting sequence and the payload formats match, the transmission is relayed and/or replayed over an IR re-transmitter situated in proximity to an IR-enabled device associated with the IR remote, and the IR-enabled device processes a command represented in the payload of the transmission. When either the starting sequence fails to match a supported IR protocol or the payload format fails to match a given supported IR protocol, the transmission is ignored and discarded as unverified.
US10742319B2
Provided is a device, which is a transmission device that can improve performance, that includes: a light source; and a transmitter that generates a modulated signal based on an input signal and transmits the modulated signal from the light source as visible light by changing a luminance of the light source in accordance with the modulated signal. The transmitter includes, in the modulated signal, a plurality of items of information related to service set identifiers (SSIDs) of a plurality of mutually different access points in a wireless local area network (LAN), and transmits the modulated signal from the light source.
US10742312B2
A system includes a terminal. The terminal includes a terrestrial communication interface, a satellite communication interface and a computer. The terrestrial and satellite communication interfaces are configured to communicate traffic data. The computer is communicatively linked to the terrestrial and satellite communication interfaces. The computer executes instructions comprising, to determine that the traffic data, communicated via the terrestrial communication interface, exceeds a threshold, and based on the determination, to route at least a portion of traffic data via the satellite communication interface in accordance with a predetermined traffic data load-balancing scheme.
US10742309B2
Fifty seven percent of the world's population, some 4.2 billion people, reside in places without internet access. Consequently, these areas also have no or limited infrastructure to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) devices/sensors. Numerous companies are racing to fill this communication gap and provide internet not only to those without internet but to also improve and provide additional options to those with internet access. One exemplary aspect is capable of providing a technically unique lower-cost solution for internet connectivity, and in particular for applications requiring real-time and/or near-real-time connectivity.
US10742293B2
The various aspects include transmitting, by a transceiver of the wireless communications device, an indication of a primary service preference for a primary service and a secondary service preference for a secondary service, receiving, by the transceiver, a radio access technology support configuration from the network at least in part in response to the transmitted indication of the primary service preference and the secondary service preference, and supporting the primary service or the secondary service based at least in part on the channel layer configuration. In this manner, the wireless communications device provides the network with multiple ranked service preferences, so that if a network down selection is needed, the network may select a lower ranked service preference rather than generating a channel layer configuration without knowledge of which settings are most efficient for the wireless communications device.
US10742292B2
Disclosed are a channel state information (CSI) feedback method, a precoding method, and an apparatus. In the present invention, a terminal obtains, according to the number of downlink transport layers, a first precoding matrix set that is located on a first subband and that is corresponding to the number of the downlink transport layers, the first precoding matrix set comprising one or more precoding matrices, and a physical resource in the first subband being corresponding to a precoding matrix in the first precoding matrix set; the terminal determines a channel quality indicator (CQI) on a second subband according to downlink channel information and the first precoding matrix set on the first subband; and the terminal feeds back the CSI, the CSI comprising one or more of the following information: an RI used for indicating the number of the downlink transport layers, a PMI used for indicating the first precoding matrix set on the first subband and the CQI on the second subband. The technical solution disclosed in the resent invention can reduce signaling overheads of feeding back CSI by a terminal.
US10742288B2
A beamforming integrated circuit has a single channel with a transmit chain and a receive chain. The transmit chain is configured to transmit an output signal and, in a corresponding manner, the receive chain is configured to receive an input signal. The integrated circuit also has separate horizontal and vertical polarity ports, and a double pole, double throw switch operably coupled between the chains and the ports. The double pole, double throw switch is configured to switch between operation in a first mode and a second mode.
US10742286B2
Various embodiments may be generally directed to resource allocation techniques for beam forming training. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise logic for an access point (AP), at least a portion of the logic implemented in circuitry coupled to the memory, the logic to identify one or more resources available to support beamforming operations in a time interval, enable the AP to use the one or more resources in the time interval to interact with one or more allowed classes of station (STA) to perform one or more beamforming operations, and generate a frame for wireless transmission comprising a set of indicator bits encoded with an indication of the one or more resources. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10742282B2
A method of designing a codebook for analog beamforming. In some embodiments, the method includes: generating a plurality of training points, based on a predefined distribution, each training point being a channel vector; generating, for each of a plurality of codewords, a respective initial value; assigning, in a first assignment operation, each of the training points to a respective desired codeword, the desired codeword maximizing a metric function of a beamforming gain for the training point over the codewords; updating, in a first updating operation, each of the codewords according to the training points assigned to it; and determining whether convergence is achieved; and in response to determining that convergence is achieved, determining a final codebook.
US10742275B2
Systems and methods for providing a MIMO capable antenna with unique properties are provided herein. In some embodiments, a 4×4 MIMO capable antenna is provided with unique properties. Circular polarization from the antennas ensures that both vertical and horizontal polarizations are energized to the full extent provided by local regulations. A system includes a radio and a plurality of antennas coupled to the radio, the plurality of antennas servicing a broadcast area that has a 360 degree coverage area. Each of the plurality of antennas transmits and receives in an isolated sub-sector of the 360 degree coverage area.
US10742263B2
Communication devices and methods are provided which enable communication both with modulo receivers and legacy receivers. Different types of precodings are used in a joint precoding to reduce crosstalk between communication connections to all receivers.
US10742260B2
A technology is provided for operating a network-attachable electronic device, comprising attaching the electronic device to a frequency-hopping mesh network, the network having a synchronized broadcast channel schedule and an unsynchronized unicast channel schedule; deriving a common timing interval value of the network; establishing a subdivision of the derived common timing interval comprising alternating unicast transmit and receive slots based on a hierarchical position of the electronic device relative to a network root device; and at least one of transmitting and receiving at least one packet in a corresponding unicast transmit or receive slot with a one-hop network neighbour in a different hierarchical position relative to the network root device.
US10742252B2
The invention relates to a base station or a radio access point having a plurality of radio modules, of which one communicates with electronic price indication signs. If a plurality of radio modules use the same frequencies and communicate simultaneously, disturbances can occur in the form of interference. The invention solves this problem in that the radio modules (21, 22, 23) are coupled (24) such that a radio module (22) can influence another radio module (21, 23) with regard to the radio activity of said other radio module. In particular, the radio module that communicates with the electronic price indication signs (22) can silence the other radio modules (21, 23) by means of a radio activity control signal (FS).
US10742237B2
Disclosed herein is a memory device and a method of descrambling and decoding encoded data. In one aspect, encoded data is received. A scrambling seed is obtained from the encoded data prior to decoding the encoded data. The encoded data is descrambled according to the scrambling seed, and the descrambled data is decoded. The descrambled data may be decoded according to statistics of the descrambled data.
US10742235B2
A low density parity check (LDPC) channel encoding method is used in a wireless communications system. A communication device encodes an input bit sequence by using an LDPC matrix, to obtain an encoded bit sequence for transmission. The LDPC matrix is obtained based on a lifting factor Z and a base matrix. The base matrix may be one of eight exemplary designs. The encoding method can be used in various communications systems including fifth generation (5G) telecommunication systems, and can support various encoding requirements for information bit sequences with different code lengths.
US10742227B1
Describe is a buffer which comprises: a differential source follower coupled to a first input and a second input; first and second current steering devices coupled to the differential source follower; and a current source coupled to the first and second current steering devices. The buffer provides high supply noise rejection ratio (PSRR) together with high bandwidth.
US10742215B1
A circuit for translating a voltage of a digital signal from a first voltage level of a first voltage domain to a second voltage level of a second voltage domain is disclosed. The circuit includes a configurable circuit to be coupled between the first voltage domain and the second voltage domain. The configurable circuit includes a plurality of parallel data paths, wherein the configurable circuit is configured to enable only one of the plurality of data paths at a given time. A first path in the plurality of parallel data paths is configured to be enabled when the first voltage level is greater than the second voltage level and a second path in the plurality of parallel data paths is configured to be enabled when the first voltage level is lesser than the second voltage level.
US10742213B2
A low-power non-contact proximity sensor with improved sensitivity. In particular, the non-contact proximity sensor includes a capacitive sensor decoupled from a surrounding environment by a guard ring. Both the capacitive sensor and the guard ring are driven by a direct current (DC) power source, with the guard ring driven based on feedback from the voltage applied to the capacitive sensor.
US10742196B2
Embodiments of An apparatus and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, an apparatus for performing digital infinite impulse response filtering includes a biquad core that includes five multiplier elements, each multiplier element including, a multiplier, a first delay element in series with and after the multiplier, and a second delay element in series with and after the first delay element, and a multiplexer associated with each of the five multiplier elements, each multiplexer configured to provide one of at least two different coefficients to the multiplier of the corresponding multiplier element.
US10742184B2
An instrumentation amplifier configured for providing high common mode rejection is described and includes an input differential stage configured to receive a differential input voltage and a folded cascode amplifying stage configured to receive output current mode signals provided from the input differential pair. A plurality of feedback networks is provided to improve the input stage. The amplifier may operate to provide an enhanced common mode rejection ratio of a single gain block in the instrumentation amplifier. In some examples, the circuitry may have a differential folded cascode amplifying stage which permits high precision and low distortion of amplified signals without degrading the common mode rejection ratio.
US10742180B2
An analog input signal (X(n)) is processed by a Peak to Average Ratio Reduction (PARR) block to diminish the difference between peak amplitudes and average amplitudes of the analog input signal (X(n)). After, a distorted signal (h(n)) having low peak to average amplitude ratio, generated at the PARR block output, is processed by a delta sigma modulation (DSM) block converts the distorted signal (h(n)) into a digitally modulated distorted signal (h_dsm(n)) with high signal to noise ratio (SNR). Afterwards, the digitally modulated distorted signal (h_dsm(n)) is corrected and amplified by a Class-D RF power amplifier fed by a feeding signal (env(n)) generated from a digital correction signal (z_dsm(n)). As a result, a digitally modulated signal (y(n)) with high signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the analog input signal (X(n)) is generated at the output of the Class-D RF power amplifier.
US10742179B2
Unique systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of power amplifiers are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a power system for an active magnetic bearing including at least one power amplifier. Each power amplifier includes a first semiconductor device including a first node coupled to a neutral point node and a second node, a second output node coupled to the neutral point node, a second semiconductor device including a first node coupled to the second node of the first semiconductor device and a second node coupled to a first output node, a third semiconductor device including a first node coupled to a first DC bus node and a second node coupled to the first output node, and a fourth semiconductor device including a first node coupled to a second DC bus node and a second node coupled to the second node of the first semiconductor device.
US10742173B2
Power amplifiers, amplifier systems, and related methods are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, the amplifier system includes a bias controller that enables fast switching between an on state bias voltage and an off state bias voltage for the power amplifier. The bias controller can transition a low impedance switch to an on state to electrically couple a first electrode of a charge holding capacitor to an input of the power amplifier. The charge holding capacitor can be pre charged with the on state bias voltage to quickly provide the on state bias voltage to the power amplifier. The bias controller can also transition the low impedance switch to an off state to couple the input of the power amplifier to the off state bias voltage.
US10742171B2
Nested microstrip systems and methods, and systems and methods encompassing same, are disclosed herein. In one example, a nested microstrip system includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having first and second layer levels, where first and second conductive traces are positioned at the second layer level. The first conductive trace is configured to include an orifice, and to extend between first and second locations along a first path, and the second conductive trace is positioned within the orifice. A non-conductive gap portion of the orifice exists between the first and second conductive traces so that the second conductive trace is electrically isolated from the first conductive trace. One or more first electromagnetic signals can be propagated along a first part of the first conductive trace, and one or more second electromagnetic signals can be propagated along at least a second part of the second conductive trace.
US10742168B2
An output circuit includes first and second nodes, a regulator, a pre-driver, and an output driver. The regulator outputs a second voltage to the second node based on a first voltage applied to the first node. The output driver receives a signal from the pre-driver and outputs a second signal. The regulator short-circuits the first and second nodes while the pre-driver is in a standby state, and controls the second voltage to be different from the first voltage after the pre-driver transitions from the standby state to a normal operation state.
US10742166B2
A method for the electrical characterization of a photovoltaic cell of a photovoltaic module, the method including steps of obtaining the irradiance received by the photovoltaic module, obtaining a temperature of each photovoltaic cell of a first submodule of the photovoltaic module, comparing the temperature obtained for each photovoltaic cell of the first submodule with a reference temperature, determining the state of each photovoltaic cell of the first submodule between a healthy state, in which its temperature is equal to the reference temperature, and a faulty state, in which its temperature is different from the reference temperature, estimating the I-V curve associated with a first photovoltaic cell of the first submodule, by searching in a database of I-V curves.
US10742159B2
A support plate is provided that is fitted in a photovoltaic panel and allowing said panel to be secured and incorporated onto the roof of a building. The support plate includes a sealed vertical overlapping arrangement, a sealed lateral fitting arrangement, support pads for the plate, and an empty space for cables to pass through and to allow access to framework of the roof. The support plate further includes at least one of guide rails that are arranged in an inverted general V-shape in order to divert the flow of water to lateral sides of the empty space, at least one reinforcement that is interposed between the lateral fitting arrangement and the roof and that is designed to inhibit said fitting arrangement from being crushed, and at least one drilling area and a graduation that is designed to adjust the vertical overlap between two juxtaposed support plates.
US10742157B2
A vehicle and method of controlling the same are provided in which the performance of an electric motor is prevented from being degraded by efficiently and more accurately calculating the temperature of a permanent magnet within the electric motor to adjust the amount of power supplied to the electric motor. The vehicle includes an electric motor having a stator, a rotor, and a permanent magnet and a sensor that measures the temperature of the electric motor. An inverter drives the electric motor and a controller generates a predetermined heat quantity by supplying power to the electric motor to calculate the temperature of the permanent magnet based on the temperature of the electric motor at a predetermined point measured using the sensor. When the temperature of the permanent magnet exceeds a predetermined temperature, the controller reduces the supply of the power.
US10742149B1
A method and associated system for operating a power generation system to provide real and reactive power to a load includes, with a power converter having switching elements, receiving power from a generator and generating the reactive power within an operating range of generator rotor speed. As the generator rotor speed changes and approaches synchronous speed, a control command is generated to decrease a switching frequency of the switching elements in the power converter from a first switching frequency to a second switching frequency, wherein the reactive power output of the power converter is maintained or increased at the second switching frequency.
US10742141B2
An electrical drive system having multiple drive units for motor vehicles, especially for pure electric vehicles, and a method for operating the drive system.
US10742139B2
A drive device for a vibration actuator, which makes it possible to perform low-speed and stable driving and expand a dynamic range of driving speed, includes first and second switching circuits, a position detection sensor, and a microprocessing unit (MPU). The first switching circuit and the second switching circuit apply a first drive signal and a second drive signal, for exciting vibration, to an electromechanical energy conversion element of a vibrating body. The position detection sensor acquires information on a relative position between the vibrating body and a driven body in press contact with each other. The MPU switches the first and second drive signals to third drive and fourth drive signals, respectively, based on the acquired information, to thereby change a position at which a highest one of peaks of amplitude of vibration excited in the vibrating body is formed.
US10742129B2
In this invention we introduce the concept of a soft switching half bridge switching cell wherein the soft switching is guaranteed by the magnetizing current. Further this soft switching half bridge cell contains at least two synchronous rectifiers in the secondary which are conducting together during the dead time of the primary switchers creating a short circuit across the secondary windings, trapping the magnetizing current and release the magnetizing current to discharge the parasitic capacitances across the primary switchers when the synchronous rectifiers turn off. The secondary windings are connected to a synchronized and controlled current source. The current demanded by the current source is shaped in such way that the current becomes zero before the synchronized rectifiers turn off, allowing the magnetizing current to discharge the parasitic capacitances of the primary switching elements in a monotonic way and create zero voltage switching conditions for the primary switchers and further charge in a monotonic way the parasitic capacitances of the secondary synchronous rectifiers without ringing and spikes. By shaping the current of the synchronized current source to reach zero before the secondary synchronous rectifiers turn off, soft switching is maintained in the half bridge cell under all line and load conditions.In one of the key embodiments the current of the synchronized current source will reach zero before the primary switchers turn off. In such configuration the dead time between the conduction of the primary switchers can be reduced to the transition time.This invention is proposing different ways to shape the current of the current source, some of the configuration being forward derived and some of them boost derived. These technologies are suitable also for bidirectional power transfer and for multiple independent outputsThe family of converters derived from the soft switching half bridge cell can be applied in many power conversion applications especially at high frequency due to guaranteed soft switching in all the line and load conditions.The methodologies of shaping the current of the syncroniosed current source do apply also to other topologies such as single ended forward converters.
US10742125B1
A direct feedback isolated power converter can include a transformer with primary, secondary, and bias windings. A main switch can selectively enable and disable current flow through the primary winding. A controller coupled to the bias winding may be configured to generate a gate drive signal for the main switch responsive at least in part to free ringing of the transformer. The controller may detect the free ringing via the bias winding. An auxiliary switch coupled across the secondary winding may be configured to selectively short circuit the secondary winding, responsive to feedback circuitry, to control when free ringing is established. The feedback circuitry may include a proportional, proportional integral, or proportional-integral-derivative control loop, a hysteretic control loop, or other controller type. The controller may operate at a variable or fixed frequency. The direct feedback isolated power converter may be a flyback converter or other type of isolated converter.
US10742119B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a display device, a display panel power supply system and a display panel power supply circuit thereof, the display panel power supply circuit includes: a power supply chip connected with an external power supply; and a gamma chip connected with the power supply chip and the data driving chip.
US10742116B2
Embodiments are provided for voltage regulators that include a first, a second, a third, and a fourth NMOS transistor cascoded between a high voltage source and a low voltage output; a resistor network including a first, a second, a third, and a fourth resistor connected in series between the high voltage source and ground, wherein gate electrodes of the second, third, and fourth NMOS are respectively connected to nodes between the first and second resistors, the second and third resistors, and the third and fourth resistors; and a multi-stage charge pump configured to provide a first bias voltage to a gate electrode of the first NMOS and a second bias voltage to the gate electrode of the second NMOS.
US10742111B2
An ACF power converter uses a soft start operation to reduce overheating and stress on components. The power converter includes a first transistor and second transistor. A high side driver controls the first transistor, and low side driver controls the second transistor. A first operating potential is provided to the low side driver during a first period of time. The second transistor switches based on an oscillator signal having a first rate of frequency change to generate a second operating potential for the high side driver, while attempting to hold the first transistor in the non-conductive state during a second time period. The first and second transistors switch based on the oscillator signal having a second rate of frequency change during a third time period. The power converter is held in ACF mode and inhibited from changing state for a period of time post soft start.
US10742107B2
A dual output power supply including: a first power conversion unit for generating a first DC output voltage to drive a first load according to a DC input voltage; a second power conversion unit for generating a second DC output voltage to drive a second load according to the DC input voltage; a switching unit having two channel ends coupled to the first DC output voltage and the second DC output voltage respectively; a load power measurement unit for measuring a sum of power of the first load and the second load; and a digital microcontroller unit coupled to the switching unit and the load power measurement unit for determining a switching signal to drive a control terminal of the switching unit according to the sum of power.
US10742104B2
The present application discloses a linear vibrating motor and relates to the technical field of micro-motors. The linear vibrating motor comprises a housing, a stator and a vibrator, and further comprises elastic support members, which are located at two ends of the vibrator and configured to support the vibrator and to provide elastic restoring forces, wherein the elastic support member comprises two elastic arms; connecting portions are disposed at two ends of the same side of each elastic arm respectively; the connecting portions at one ends of the two elastic arms are combined together; the two elastic arms extend toward the respective connecting portions respectively in a transverse direction to form a transverse cross structure; and the two connecting portions at the other ends of the two elastic arms are in combination with the vibrator and the housing respectively.
US10742099B2
An apparatus for mounting a magnet to a rotor or stator of an electric machine includes a mounting element having a second mounting surface, wherein the mounting element is arranged to magnetically interact with the magnet to allow a magnetic force to magnetically attach the magnet to the second mounting surface; means for moving the mounting element having the magnet magnetically attached to the second mounting surface to a predetermined distance from a first mounting surface of the rotor or stator; and means for moving the mounting element away from the first mounting surface when the mounting element is at the predetermined distance from the first mounting surface. The apparatus further includes means for varying the flux density between the mounting element and the magnet.
US10742098B2
A planar member for a stator stack comprises a stator yoke defining a central longitudinal axis, a first surface facing radially outward, and a second surface facing radially inward, a tooth extending radially inwards from the second surface, a first tooth tip extending circumferentially from a radially inward end of the tooth, a second tooth tip extending circumferentially from the radially inward end of the tooth, a first slot portion defined between the first tooth tip and the second surface, a second slot portion defined between the second tooth tip and the second surface, and a slot cooling fin extending into the first slot portion.
US10742093B2
A temperature sensor 1 according to the present invention includes a first coil element 11 and a second coil element 12 both serving as a part of a coil of an electric apparatus, an element main body 53 that includes a thermosensitive body 54 detecting temperature of the first coil element 11 and temperature of the second coil element 12 and a pair of extraction wires 56 and 56 connected to the thermosensitive body 54, and a housing 25 that includes an electric insulating resin material and is configured to house and hold the first coil element 11, the second coil element 12, and the element main body 53.
US10742089B2
A motor assembly broadly includes an electric motor and a clamp. The electric motor includes a motor housing and a shaft rotatably supported relative to the motor housing to rotate about a shaft axis, with part of the shaft being exposed relative to the motor housing. The motor housing includes a mounting base. The clamp is connected between the exposed part of the shaft and the mounting base. The clamp is selectively adjustable to apply a variable off-axis load to the exposed part of the shaft.
US10742087B2
A resin waterproof cover for covering an outside of a motor apparatus is comprising a cylindrical cap, a cap cover, a lead wire guide portion for inverting and leading out a power supply lead wire from inside of a motor case to the outside of the waterproof cover into a U shape, and cap engagement portions. The resin waterproof cover further comprises a first seal portion made of a photo-curable adhesive formed between the outer periphery near the bottom of the motor case, the other end of the cylindrical cap, and an end bracket of a reduction gear structure, a second seal portion made of a photo-curing adhesive formed on the lead wire guide portion, and a third seal portion made of a light curable adhesive formed between the periphery of one end of the cylindrical cap and the cap cover.
US10742081B2
A rotor includes: cylindrical rotor core blocks fixed to the rotary axis to be adjacent in an axial direction, the rotor core blocks including insertion portions disposed at intervals in an end surface in the axial direction so as to extend in the axial direction, and slots disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction so as to extend in the axial direction, the insertion portions of adjacent rotor core blocks facing each other and being successive to each other, and the slots facing each other and being successively each other; fixing pins having elasticity in an orthogonal planar direction orthogonal to the axial direction, the fixing pins being inserted to the insertion portions facing each other in the axial direction to fix the rotor core blocks to be adjacent in an axial direction; and magnets disposed in the slots to extend across the rotor core blocks.
US10742072B2
A wireless power transmitter circuit includes a power converter circuit, a power inverter circuit, an LC circuit, a resonant transmitter circuit, and a control circuit. The LC circuit includes an inductor and a capacitor, wherein an reactance of the LC circuit is substantially zero. The LC circuit is for converting the AC output current to a coil current. The resonant transmitter circuit includes at least one transmitter coil and a variable capacitor circuit, wherein the coil current flows through the at least one transmitter coil to generate a resonant wireless power. The control circuit generates a capacitance adjustment signal for adjusting an impedance of the variable capacitor circuit, such that the resonant transmitter circuit substantially operates in an impedance matched condition.
US10742066B2
A power supply system is provided. The power supply system includes at least one uninterruptible power supply (UPS), a catcher system including at least one catcher UPS, at least one static transfer switch (STS), each STS electrically coupled between an associated UPS and an associated load, each STS further electrically coupled between the catcher system and the associated load, and each STS operable to selectively switch between supplying power to the associated load from the associated UPS and supplying power to the associated load from the catcher system. The power supply system further includes a first communications channel communicatively coupling the at least one UPS to the catcher system, and at least one second communications channel, wherein each STS is communicatively coupled to the associated UPS by a second communications channel of the at least one second communications channel.
US10742063B2
A charging pack for an electronic device which includes flexible members adapted to snugly attach the charging pack to an electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The flexible members may stretch to capture the corners of the cellular telephone. The flexible members may reside along a back surface of the charging pack in a stowed configuration. The flexible members may stretch over the corners of the charging pack main body to provide protection to the charging pack.
