US10807727B2
A releasable restraint for an inflatable slide is disclosed, in accordance with various embodiments. The releasable restraint may comprise a first mating portion having a receptacle. The releasable restraint may comprise a second mating portion having a protrusion. The protrusion may be configured to fit within the receptacle. An adjustment fastener may be coupled to the receptacle and configured to adjust a coupling strength of the releasable restraint.
US10807726B2
An aspirator may include an aspirator body that defines an annular cavity, a central channel, and an annular slit. Fluid communication between the annular cavity and the central channel may be via the annular slit. The aspirator body may include an entrainment opening through which ambient air is configured to be entrained into the central channel in response to gas flowing from the annular cavity through the annular slit and into the central channel.
US10807724B2
The electrical machine according to the invention is a dual machine, and comprises a first machine which can be reversed and a second machine functioning through induction between two windings. The second machine can be used for de-icing a propeller, the induction-receiving winding being mounted on the propeller shaft. The first electrical machine can function as an electrical engine to ‘taxi’ the aircraft. In certain embodiments, the winding mounted on the stator is common to the two machines and different magnetic flows are utilised to control them. A separate functioning of the two machines and a very good integration into the aircraft engine, with space-saving and low mass, are possible.
US10807718B2
A seat assembly is configured to be positioned within an interior cabin of a vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat support structure that is configured to connect to a floor structure within the interior cabin of the vehicle. The seat support structure includes a seat base and a front end opposite from a rear end. Arm rests are pivotally coupled to the seat support structure. A seat back is pivotally coupled to the seat support structure proximate to pivotal coupling of the arm rests to the seat support structure. In at least one other embodiment, a seat back coupling upwardly and rearwardly extends from a middle portion of the rear cross beam. A seat back includes a narrowed mounting portion that pivotally couples to the seat back coupling without interfering with knee space formed in a back side of the seat back.
US10807711B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, includes (i) a camera having a field of vision including, in use, a portion of a vehicle to be cleaned, (ii) a liquid container comprising waterless carwash liquid, (iii) a liquid dispenser operable to cause the waterless carwash liquid comprised in the liquid container to be dispensed from the liquid container, (iv) a cleaning implement, and (v) a controller communicatively coupled to the camera, the liquid dispenser and the cleaning implement. The controller is operable (a) to cause the liquid dispenser to dispense the waterless carwash liquid from the liquid container onto the portion of the vehicle to be cleaned and (b) to control the cleaning implement to clean the portion of the vehicle to be cleaned.
US10807706B2
A jettisonable emergency exit for a vehicle, comprising an outer peripheral edge that is adapted to be accommodated in an associated frame provided in a vehicle, wherein at least one emergency exit retention means and at least one emergency exit locking device are integrated into the outer peripheral edge, the at least one emergency exit retention means comprising at least one non-retractable pivot finger around which the jettisonable emergency exit is rotatable in an emergency mode, and the at least one emergency exit locking device comprising at least one locking hook that is adapted for locking the jettisonable emergency exit in an associated locking position in normal operation mode and for releasing the jettisonable emergency exit in an associated retracted position in the emergency mode.
US10807705B2
In one embodiment, a rotor blade may comprise a blade body, a spar structure, and a blade nose. The blade body may comprise a skin, wherein the skin is configured to form an airfoil shape, and wherein the airfoil shape comprises an inboard end, an outboard end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The spar structure may comprise a first spar cap and a second spar cap, wherein the first spar cap is coupled to an upper portion of the skin, and wherein the second spar cap is coupled to a lower portion of the skin. The blade nose may comprise a cavity, wherein the cavity is configured to house a plurality of modular weights at a plurality of radial blade locations, wherein the plurality of radial blade locations comprises a range of locations between the inboard end and the outboard end.
US10807687B2
A snorkel mask is disclosed comprising a faceplate having a lateral partition on an interior surface delineating an upper and lower section, the lower section comprising a region that extends away from the upper section and includes a cutout section fitted with a complementary-shaped flexible insert that enables a user to grasp the nose. The snorkel mask further includes a rigid frame bonded to the faceplate and sandwiched between the faceplate and a flexible annular sidewall skirt that is hollow and filled with a gas or other cushioning substance. The flexible skirt includes a lateral nose piece section attached to the partition. The lateral nose piece section having an inlet aperture and check valve for inhaled air, and an orifice through which an exhalation conduit extends from the lower chamber to a snorkel device forming a passageway for exhaled air to pass through the upper chamber to the snorkel device.
US10807683B2
A removable storage device adaptable for use in exercise, fishing, paddling, floating, anchoring and other operations pertaining to, but not limited to, recreational operation of watercraft. This storage device has a population of receptacles or storage areas in which a user may rapidly and securely store a variety of objects such as, for example only, paddles, snorkeling gear, valuable items, waterproof pouches and/or containers, lights, personal flotation devices, dog leashes, fishing poles, anchors, food and/or beverage containers, rope, flares and other desired items. This removable storage device may be constructed to allow secure fastening of the storage device to a wide variety of external surfaces such as, for example only paddle craft, docks, boats and other objects and surfaces desired by the operator. The storage device may be an inflatable device, a solid or semi-solid device, and/or a combination inflatable and solid or semi-solid device.
US10807681B2
The invention encompasses fire-escape models of off-shore rigs with emphasis on a ‘Detachable Island Rig’ (DIR), the latter instantly unlocked upon a rig-fire from a permanent ‘under-water basement’, its ‘water-sealed’ fire-escape entry serving as an exceptional model (‘Sumathi Paturu's ‘in-situ’ model’) for an ‘in-site’ fire-escape of a jack-up rig. An ‘off-site’ modular is an unlimited air-source for all ‘fire-escape’ units. A guarded ‘spray-room’ is a destination for ‘spray-walks’, or ‘spray-tracks’ with ‘track-drives’, or else simpler ‘spray-drives’—all being safe evacuation accessories workable with minimal cost and space. Wheeled ‘life-boats’ and ‘lift-boats’ protected against collision injury, are let out boarded/un-boarded by a remote control. Vital needs like safe evacuation, fresh air, and first-aids are devised as affirmed provisions. Other gas-fire protective outdoor/indoor measures include: ‘gas-chasing’ surface grid of fans and sprinklers about tall structures; similar grid ‘arching’ over the rig; and ‘gas-chasing’ pressured air-circuiting into the rig's interiors.
US10807675B2
An integrated bicycle control device has a handlebar portion of a bicycle handlebar assembly. The handlebar portion has a body with a gripping portion adjacent a distal end of the body and a transition portion spaced from the gripping portion. A compartment may be formed in the transition portion and an opening in the body may permit access to the compartment. An actuator is disposed near the distal end of the gripping portion. A control element and/or other elements or circuitry may be disposed within the compartment. The control device may include integrated accessory attachment structure.
US10807667B2
A seat post assembly for a bicycle has a first tube with a first distal end and a second tube with a second distal end. The first and second tubes are movable relative to one another to establish a distance between the first and second distal ends. A first pressure chamber has a loaded pressure proportional to a load applied along the tube axis. A second pressure chamber has a second pressure not proportional to the load. A flow path connects the first and second pressure chambers. A valve is disposed along the flow path and is configured to move between a closed position closing the flow path and an open position opening the flow path between the first and second pressure chambers. An isolator of the valve is configured to nullify any resultant force produced by the loaded pressure of the first pressure chamber acting on the isolator.
US10807658B1
According to examples, an apparatus may include an elongated member, a mounting assembly, and a support member. The mounting assembly may include an extension section having a first end and a second end and a first connection member connected to the first end of the extension section and having a first opening, in which the elongated member may extend through the first opening in the first connection member, and in which the first connection member may be slidable along a length of the elongated member and rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the elongated member. The mounting assembly may also include a second connection member connected the second end of the extension section and having a second opening, in which the support member may extend through the second opening.
US10807657B2
An active side panel assembly having at least one deployable panel (22) and at least one actuator (30). The deployable panel deploys and retracts based on vehicle requirements and provides valueable reduction in vehicle drag, thereby reducing emissions and improving fuel economy. Additionally, it allows for the system to retract so the vehicle can still meet ground clearances, ramp angles, off-road requirements, etc. The active side panel provides a fully deployable system with object detection, declutching of the actuator to help prevent damage, and communication with the vehicle to determine proper deployment and function.
US10807655B2
A front diffuser for disposal in a region of an underbody cladding of a vehicle includes a diffuser wall defining a diffuser duct having an inflow side and an outflow side and an air guide device mounted so as to be rotatable about a predefined rotation axis and configured to, by way of a rotating movement, move from a first rotary position at least partially into the diffuser duct to a second rotary position and move from the second rotary position at least partially out of the diffuser duct to the first rotary position. The air guide device is configured as a molding and includes a first external face and a second external face.
US10807651B2
A motor vehicle, in which a fastening of a lower end section of a car body pillar to a side skirt is simplified in that the through-opening of the inner profile of the car body pillar for guiding the belt strap is closed at the end portion pointing of the through-opening to the inner profile of the sill by way of a fastening portion, and a left side portion and a right side portion adjoining the fastening portion. The three portions are fastened to a flange portion of the inner profile of the sill and form a covering surface from two sheet-metal portions connected to one another.
US10807649B2
An ultralight front end module with lower memberless may include a carrier, a crash box inserted into a lateral direction on one side surface of the carrier, a mounting portion fixedly fastened to the crash box and fixedly mounted on the one side surface of the carrier, and a front back beam fixedly coupled to an end portion of the crash box.
US10807647B2
A vehicle body structure may include: two first rear side members respectively provided on opposite sides of a rear floor; a rear sub-frame including a front cross member and a rear cross member spaced apart from each other, where opposite ends of the front cross member and opposite ends of the rear cross member are coupled to two of the first rear side members, respectively; a vehicle body cross member which is spaced rearward from the rear sub-frame, connected to the first rear side members, and fixed to the rear floor; two second rear side members provided between two of the first rear side members, and arranged side by side with each of two of the first rear side members; and two truss members each extending from first connecting portions to second connecting portions, respectively.
US10807636B2
An electric power steering apparatus that drives and controls a motor which applies an assist torque to a steering system of a vehicle and has a function switching between an assist mode and an automatic mode, including a torsion bar torsional angle calculating section to calculate a torsion bar torsional angle based on a torque information, an output-side column shaft relative angle generating section to output an output-side relative angle from an electrical angle signal of the motor, an actual handle angle calculating section to calculate an actual handle angle based on the torsion bar torsional angle and the output-side relative angle, a resonance filter to obtain an estimated handle angle in a hands-off state from the output-side relative angle, and a hands-on/off judging section to judge a hands-on state when a time that a deviation angle between the actual handle angle and the estimated handle angle is equal to or more than a predetermined angle is continued for the predetermined time or more.
US10807621B2
The present invention discloses a train pantograph structural health monitoring system. The system includes one or more sensors mounted to or integrated with the train pantograph, a data acquisition unit for receiving signal or data from the sensors, and a processing unit for determining the train pantograph's structural health based on the received signal or data. Inspections via the system can be performed in real time continuously or periodically while a train is in service. It can also be performed offline while a train is not in service. Inspection method can be either passive, where sensors collect signals without generating excitation signals to the structure, or active, where some sensors are used as actuators to actively send excitation signals to the structure and other sensors or the actuators themselves collect the structural response signals. The data acquisition unit receives signals or data from sensors. The processing unit processes sensor data acquired by the data acquisition unit and determines if there are structural changes or damages.
US10807614B2
This coupling device comprises a support body, a first clamping jaw, a clamping member comprising a second clamping jaw and a connecting portion, the clamping member being hingedly mounted on the support body between a clamping position in which the first and second clamping jaws are configured to clamp a traction cable; a biasing device configured to bias the clamping member towards the clamping position, and an actuation member configured to actuate a displacement of the clamping member between its clamping and release positions, the actuation member being slidably mounted on the support body between a first stable position in which the clamping member is in the clamping position, and a second stable position in which the clamping member is in the release position.
US10807613B2
For travel on a cable, the zipline trolley includes a wheel, a brake, a frame, a hanger, and a lower slot. The wheel is disposed on a proximal end of a frame. The wheel includes a groove that receives a cable at a lower portion of the wheel and a wheel bearing. The brake is disposed on a distal end of the frame. The brake is connected to a given lever point and includes a groove along a brake bottom that receives the cable. The frame includes an array of lever points disposed between the brake and the wheel. The hanger is connected to a given lever point and suspends a weight. The weight applies a force about the wheel to the brake to control a rate of descent of the device along the cable. The lower slot receives the cable.
US10807594B2
A vehicle control device includes: an automatic driving control unit performing automatic driving control of automatically controlling one or both of acceleration/deceleration and steering of a subject vehicle such that the subject vehicle runs along a route to a destination; an avoidance target object detecting unit detecting an avoidance target object that is a target object to be avoided in the vicinity of the subject vehicle; and an avoidance control unit performing an avoidance operation by executing avoidance control of automatically controlling one or both of the acceleration/deceleration and the steering of the subject vehicle with a priority with respect to the automatic driving control in a case in which approach of the subject vehicle to the detected avoidance target object within a predetermined range is detected, and the automatic driving control unit ends the automatic driving control in a case in which the avoidance operation is executed.
US10807590B2
The control device of a four-wheel drive vehicle is applied to a four-wheel drive vehicle having a differential restriction device which can change a differential restriction degree between a front wheel rotary shaft and a rear wheel rotary shaft, a braking device can separately change a braking force of the front wheels and a braking force of the rear wheels. The control device determines whether a specific state which has a high possibility that a state where a rear wheel slip ratio becomes larger than a front wheel slip ratio is generated occurs assuming that the differential restriction degree is set to a first degree when the differential restriction degree is set to a second degree so as not to allow the differential operation and change the differential restriction degree from the second degree to the first degree when it is determined that the specific state has occurred.
US10807586B2
A method for operating a transmission of a vehicle, where the transmission couples a drive machine of the vehicle to a driven wheel of the vehicle and has different rotational speed transmission ratios. The method determines that a special load situation prevails or will prevail at the driven wheel of the vehicle. The method determines a shift time or a shift vehicle position, at which a load on the drive machine is less than or equal to a load threshold value. The method adapts the rotational speed transmission ratio of the transmission for the special load situation at the shift time or at the shift vehicle position.
US10807573B2
A driving assistance control apparatus of a vehicle includes a blind area detector, a driving operation detector, and an electronic control unit. The blind area detector is configured to detect the presence or absence of a blind area as seen from the vehicle in a traveling direction of the vehicle. The driving operation detector is configured to detect driving operation of the driver. The electronic control unit is configured to perform automatic deceleration control of the vehicle based on detection of the presence of the blind area by the blind area detector. The electronic control unit is configured to start the automatic deceleration control, by referring to the driving operation of the driver after detection of the presence of the blind area by the blind area detector.
US10807571B1
An adjustable motor mounting system having an adjustable motor mount and a gear box with a motor. The adjustable motor mount has a first plate attached slidably to I-beams on a frame of a semi-trailer and attached to a second plate with a hinge so that the second plate is rotatable relative to the first plate. A third plate is attached slidably to the second plate and has a mounting plate attached thereto. The gear box is attached to the mounting plate and to a landing gear crankshaft of the semi-trailer. The adjustable motor mounting system renders the gear box movable towards or away from the landing gear crankshaft, movable leftward or rightward of the landing gear crankshaft, and movable upward or downward relative to the landing gear crankshaft.
US10807565B2
A scheduled use period recognition unit recognizes a scheduled period for use of a vehicle by a user. An unscheduled use detection unit detects an unscheduled use start operation that is an operation performed by a provider so as to start the use of the vehicle during the scheduled use period. An unscheduled use inhibition unit executes, when the unscheduled use start operation is detected, unscheduled use inhibition processing for inhibiting the use of the vehicle by the provider.
US10807561B2
An airbag includes panels, which face each other, of an outer peripheral wall upon inflation configured to change a thickness of the airbag from a thickened part to a thinned part by a tether coupled to the panels. The tether is divided into a plurality of pieces along a direction in which the panels face each other, and is thus configured by a plurality of divided pieces to be sewn each other at a linear sewing line. A panel-side divided piece sewn to the panel has a wide part, a narrow part and a width-changing part, which correspond to a thickness dimension changed from the thickened part to the thinned part. A panel-side edge of the panel-side divided piece has a shape including a curve part corresponding to the thickness dimension, and is sewn with being overlapped in a planar shape to the panel.
US10807555B2
A curtain airbag includes an upper airbag configured to deploy in a position opposite to an upper half of a side part of a vehicle in which a window is formed, and a lower airbag configured to deploy in a position opposite to a lower half of the side part and coupled to the upper airbag in an up-and-down direction. The upper airbag includes a first expansion section configured to extend in the up-and-down direction and expand to increase in volume in a front part more than in a back part of the first expansion section in a width direction of the vehicle, and the lower airbag includes a second expansion section configured to extend in the up-and-down direction and expand to increase in volume in a front part more than in a back part of the second expansion section in the width direction of the vehicle.
US10807554B2
A side curtain airbag module comprises an airbag having a plurality of fastening flaps that are configured to be fastened to the body of a vehicle; a ramp to guide deployment of the airbag, the ramp has at least one fastener configured to be fastened to a vehicle body; means for securing the ramp to the airbag by relative movement of airbag and ramp, whereby in a mounting condition of the airbag module the ramp fasteners are at least in part housed by the airbag flaps.
US10807552B2
A vehicle seat device includes a fixed base, a movable base, a paddle, and an air pack. When a side airbag arranged in the seat is deployed, the expanding side airbag presses and pivots the movable base and allows for a deployment of the side airbag. The paddle is configured to change a seat support form when pressed and pivoted by the air pack. The movable base pivots about a first pivot axis relative to the fixed base. The paddle pivots about a second pivot axis relative to the movable base. The first pivot axis and the second pivot axis are arranged at different locations.
US10807549B2
A safety apparatus for a vehicle includes a structure, an inflator, a collision position detector, and a deployment controller. The structure extends along an outer periphery of the vehicle, and includes a plurality of partial structures. The inflator is configured to supply gas into the structure. The collision position detector is configured to detect or predict a collision position the vehicle upon colliding against an object. The deployment controller is configured to control gas supply from the inflator to the structure, based on a collision position detected or predicted by the collision position detector. The deployment controller causes the inflator to supply the gas to a partial structure corresponding to the collision position to deform at least the corresponding partial structure outward in a vehicle width direction.
US10807544B2
A wire harness routing device includes: a rail for a sliding seat, which is installed on a floor surface of a vehicle; a slider that is slidably attached to the rail; a wire harness extending from the sliding seat side; a guide member configured to connect the wire harness to the slider, and to guide the wire harness to the side of the rail and in a direction along the rail; and an accommodation portion that is provided to the side of the rail, and that accommodates the wire harness that is guided by the guide member so that the wire harness is movable along with the movement of the slider, wherein the guide member is connected to the slider to be able to approach and separate from the slider, and to be inclined to the slider.
US10807542B2
A vehicular interior part includes a sound absorbing member including a hole cover section covering a panel-side hole of a panel in which a functional part is to be arranged, a panel cover section covering the panel, slits arranged between the hole cover section and the panel cover section. The slit includes a peripheral extending portion extending along a hole edge of the panel-side hole and a projecting portion extending from an end of the peripheral extending portion toward the panel cover section and a continuous part is between the projection portions of the adjacent slits. The hole cover section is to be torn off from the sound absorbing member at the continuous parts to be separated from the panel cover section and form a hole such that the functional part in the panel-side hole is to be exposed through the panel-side hole and the hole.
US10807538B2
A divider-type organizer that make use of the center console's interior walls in forming some or all of the individual bins and wherein the organizer's planar divider pieces extend generally orthogonally from one surface of an adjoining piece without extending significantly outwardly from the opposing side of the adjoining piece.
US10807535B2
A display mirror assembly having a mount operably coupled to a vehicle interior. The mount includes one of a ball and a socket extending forwardly therefrom. An engagement plate is pivotally coupled with the mount via the other of a ball and a socket extending rearwardly from the engagement plate. The engagement plate includes a first support member and a second support member pivotally coupled to the first support member. A carrier plate is operably coupled with the engagement plate. The carrier plate supports a rear housing on a rear portion thereof. A glass element is operably coupled with the carrier plate. A display module is configured to be turned to an on state and an off state. An actuator device is disposed on a bottom surface of the housing and is operably coupled with the glass element. The actuator device is adjustable to tilt the glass element.
US10807534B2
Crest-valley repeated shapes that are fitted to each other by a biasing force of a spring are disposed so as to be opposed to each other in opposed surfaces that are opposed to each other and rotate relative to each other between a view device base side and a view device rotating section side. Respective height maintaining protrusions are disposed so as to be opposed to each other in the opposed surfaces. Upon the view device rotating section being rotated from an extended position toward a forward-tilted position by an external force, respective top surfaces of the height maintaining protrusions are brought into abutment with and slide on each other in a position in which abutment between respective top surfaces of the crests of the crest-valley repeated shapes is cancelled, to maintain a height of the view device rotating section.
US10807532B2
An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.
US10807522B2
Provided is a soft upper trim of a vehicle door, in which an upper substrate, a foam, and a transparent skin are laminated, and particularly, to a soft upper trim for switch assembly of a vehicle door, in which a switch, which is configured to preserve continuity of a transparent skin and display lock and unlock symbols on the transparent skin, is easily assembled to an upper substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same.
US10807516B2
A lighting circuit drives a light source including N (N represents an integer of 2 or more) multiple light-emitting elements coupled in series. A bypass switch circuit includes N multiple bypass switches, each coupled in parallel to a corresponding light-emitting element. A constant current driving circuit supplies a driving current stabilized to a target current to the light source. A light distribution controller controls the bypass switch circuit. For a given light distribution pattern, the duty ratio Di(%) is determined for each of the N multiple light-emitting elements. Multiple light-emitting elements are formed as control units having a sum total of duty ratios that is less than 100%. The light distribution controller controls the multiple bypass switches such that the multiple light-emitting elements included in the same control unit are not turned on at the same time.
US10807512B2
A shipping system for a rolling tarp system has a trailer bed and first and second guide tracks attached to the trailer bed. The trailer bed has a towing element that defines front, sides, and rear portions. The first and second guide tracks are transverse to the trailer sides and configured to support the rolling tarp system. The rolling tarp system is loaded on and unloaded off the first and second guide tracks along the side of the trailer bed.
US10807509B2
A vehicle floor mat is provided for placement on a vehicle floor having surface irregularities, and includes a floor mat body having an upper surface, a peripheral edge, and a bottom surface. The bottom surface has an integral depending support structure provided with a variable height such that the shape of the support structure complements the irregularities in the vehicle floor. Upon the vehicle floor mat being placed on the vehicle floor, said support structure engages the irregularities and upper floor mat surface is generally level.
US10807505B1
A seating assembly includes a shell assembly having a seat base coupled with a seatback. A base assembly is operably coupled with the shell assembly. The base assembly includes an outer portion defining an opening and an engagement slot. An inner portion is positioned through the opening of the outer portion. The inner portion includes a sidewall defining a receiving well. A barrel is positioned around the inner portion. The barrel defines a track extending helically from a lower end of the barrel to an upper end of the barrel. A bearing is received by the engagement slot, the receiving well, and the track. The bearing is movable along the engagement slot and the track simultaneously. An actuator is operably coupled with the barrel and is configured to rotate the barrel. Rotation of the barrel is configured to vertically translate the inner portion relative to the outer portion.
US10807498B2
A control method for a series hybrid power system or synergic electric power supply and a control device thereof are disclosed. The control device includes: a generator reference current value generating module and a generator current control module. The generator reference current value generating module is configured to generate a reference current value of a generator according to an actual current value of an energy storage device, a reference current value of the energy storage device, an actual voltage value of a DC bus, and a reference voltage value of the DC bus. The generator current control module is configured to generate a control signal of a rectifier according to the reference current value of the generator, the actual value of any two-phase current of the generator, and an actual angular velocity of the generator, thereby controlling the series hybrid power system or the synergic electric power supply.
US10807496B2
A vehicle power supply apparatus includes a first power supply system, a second power supply system, a switch, a switch controller, and an assistance controller. The first power supply system includes a first electrical energy accumulator and an electric device coupled thereto. The second power supply system includes an electric motor coupled to an engine, and a second electrical energy accumulator able to be coupled to the electric motor. The switch controller controls the switch to an electrically conductive state on the condition that a motor assistance control is about to be executed. The assistance controller inhibits the motor assistance control on the condition that a charge state and a discharge state of the first electrical energy accumulator become ungraspable.
US10807494B2
The state of internal resistance is appropriately expressed for a battery being energized. A battery management system includes a battery information acquisition section, a voltage calculation section, a current fluctuation amount calculation section 109 and a resistance correction amount calculation section. The battery information acquisition section acquires a voltage value V of a storage battery being energized. The voltage calculation section acquires a predicted battery voltage value Vmodel of the storage battery being energized by a method different from that of the battery information acquisition section. The current fluctuation amount calculation section calculates a current fluctuation amount dI/dt of the storage battery per unit time. Based on the comparison result of the voltage value V and the predicted battery voltage value Vmodel and the current fluctuation amount dI/dt, the resistance correction amount calculation section corrects an equivalent circuit model expressing the internal state of the storage battery including a DC resistance component R0 and a polarization resistance component Rp.
US10807492B1
One or more switchable magnetic systems is located near a battery attachment surface of an electric vehicle, where the battery attachment surface is configured to accept and electronically connect to a battery pack. The electric vehicle also includes a control system that operates the one or more switchable magnetic system switching from a first to a second state. In the first state the magnetic field of the switchable magnetic system secures the battery pack to the battery attachment surface so that the battery pack is electronically coupled to an electric motor of the electric vehicle. When the control system receives a message corresponding to removal of the battery pack, the control system switches the switchable magnetic system to the second state such that the battery pack is removable from the battery attachment surface.
US10807485B2
The present application relates to a charger for electric vehicles, comprising at least two power exchange ports for vehicles, each port comprising a data communication connection for at least receiving a power request from a vehicle, and a power exchange connection for delivering power to a vehicle; at least one grid connection for receiving electric power; a data communication bus, for communicating the power request from the vehicles to a plurality of autonomously controllable power converters, each for converting power from the grid connection to a suitable level for charging a vehicle; and each of the power converters comprises a data communication device, connected to the data bus, and configured for receiving power requests from vehicles; and configured for indicating its available power via the data bus.
US10807477B2
A charging device and a method for charging an electrical energy storage device of a vehicle, with a DC converter for converting an input DC voltage into an output DC voltage. A winding of an electrical machine is part of the DC converter. The winding has at least two coils. A control unit is designed for the purpose of switching the at least two coils electrically in series for the charging of the electrical energy storage device. The at least two coils form an inductance of the DC converter.
US10807470B2
An electric wheelchair operation apparatus includes a sliding part disposed in an armrest part, a dial part disposed on a tip side of the armrest part, the dial part configured to be moved together with the sliding part in the vehicle forward/backward direction, and an electric wheelchair drive control unit configured to control a traveling motion of an electric wheelchair by associating the amount of movement of the sliding part and/or the moved position thereof with respect to the reference point in the vehicle forward/backward direction detected by a first sensor with a traveling motion of the electric wheelchair in a forward/backward direction and associating the amount of rotation, the rotational position, and/or the rotational torque of the dial part detected by a second sensor with a turning motion of the electric wheelchair in a left/right direction.
US10807469B2
A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle, such as a bus, using a rear driven axle and having a propulsion unit positioned so that it is not aligned with the direction of travel of the vehicle. The propulsion unit is oriented at an acute angle to the base reference axis of the vehicle. The axle is provided with a driven input shaft that is oriented at an angle not parallel to the direction of travel of the vehicle. The propulsion unit comprises a motor, a transmission, and a bevel gear box coupled to the transmission, with an output shaft that is oriented at an angle not parallel to the axis of the propulsion system. The propulsion unit output shaft and the driven axle input shaft are not aligned coaxially, and are connected via a propeller shaft, wherein the ends of the propeller shaft use constant velocity joints to accomplish a change in the angle of the transmitted power and torque.
US10807467B2
An epicyclic gearbox with an integral arrangement of meshing gear elements, including an annulus gear, planet gears, and sun gears, to transfer power from a motive power source to a driven element with a range of applications is provided. The annulus gear, in contact with the power source, forms an exterior gearbox input and is in meshing contact with a number of stepped planet gears supported on floating planet carriers. Each stepped planet gear is positioned internally of the annulus gear and includes two planet stages in meshing contact with corresponding sun gear stages. One of the sun gear stages is an interior gearbox output and transfers power to a machine or device to be driven. Meshing surfaces of the gear elements support helical teeth or spur teeth, with numbers of teeth on meshing gear elements selected for optimal torque transfer from the exterior input to the interior output.
US10807465B2
Methods and systems are provided for a non-linear spring mechanism coupled to a cover element. As an example, a system may comprise: a bar linkage mechanism having a first spring arm coupled to a second pivotable spring arm via a living spring hinge, the second pivotable spring arm having a lower or an equivalent stiffness compared to the first spring arm; an element coupled to at least one of the arms of the bar linkage mechanism. In one example, the element may be a cover cap, swing door or a sliding door. In this way, the linkage mechanism may allow the element to open with ease while providing improved performance in corrosive environments.
US10807447B1
The dashboard-mounted retractable sunscreen comprises a sunshade, a dual hook mechanism and a plurality of jacks. The dual hook mechanism: a) adds one or more additional hooks to the top rod; and, b) allows the position of each of the plurality of hooks to move in a direction parallel to the center axis of the top rod.
US10807444B2
A clamp for removably coupling an accessory to a frame of a vehicle. The clamp includes a device portion configured for coupling with the accessory and a vehicle portion configured for coupling with both the device portion and the frame of the vehicle.
US10807435B1
The invention is a device, system and method of use for cooling the temperature in the passenger compartment of a vehicle without the need for a power source or moving parts, thus allowing the device to operate when the vehicle engine is turned off.
US10807433B2
A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a vehicle. A control signal associated with user-induced input is also accessed. The method compares the measured vehicle speed value with a predetermined vehicle speed threshold value to achieve a speed value threshold approach status, and then compares the set of values to achieve a user-induced input threshold value approach status. The method monitors a state of a valve within the vehicle suspension damper, and determines a control mode for the vehicle suspension damper. The method also regulates damping forces within the vehicle suspension damper.
US10807428B1
A slipper and/or eyed leaf-spring vehicle suspension system is provided with a compliant oversized pivot bushing and a torque rod or control arm, respectively. Each of the torque rod or control arm are provided with at least one over-sized eye bushing-housing into which the compliant oversized pivot bushing is compressed into. The compliant oversized pivot bushing has an elastomeric annulus mounted on a rigid sleeve wherein compliant oversized pivot bushing has an overall outside diameter that is greater to much greater than its width.
US10807424B2
A bicycle wheel comprises a rim and a valve assembly. The rim includes a radially inner wall having an inner opening and a radially outer wall having an outer opening. A first portion of the rim includes a first securing feature (e.g., inner threads). The valve assembly is positioned in the inner opening and outer opening and includes a second securing feature (e.g., outer threads) engaging the first securing feature. The rim can include a plate that defines the first engaging feature. The valve assembly preferably includes a valve stem and a resilient bumper coupled to the valve stem and aligned with a second portion of the rim. The valve assembly can further include a seal member compressed between the valve stem and the rim. Preferably, the seal member is positioned in an annular groove in an underside of an enlarged head of the valve stem.
US10807419B2
A method of determining tire pressure includes providing a control unit having a first pressure transducer. The control unit is in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir via an air supply circuit. A second pressure transducer is disposed at least partially within the fluid reservoir. The method also includes measuring a pressure of air in the air supply circuit utilizing the first pressure transducer and measuring a pressure of air in the reservoir utilizing the second pressure transducer. The method additionally includes determining a difference in the measurements of the first pressure transducer and the second pressure transducer and calibrating the second pressure transducer pressure measurement to agree with the first pressure transducer pressure measurement where the pressure difference is less than a predetermined value. The method further includes measuring a pressure in one or more tires.
US10807409B2
A color-changeable alloy wheel of a vehicle has an electrochromic paint deposited on the alloy wheel, so that a color of the alloy wheel changes according to a rotational speed thereof. The color-changeable alloy wheel includes: the electrochromic paint deposited on an outer side surface of the alloy wheel, and a current supplied from a battery of the vehicle to the alloy wheel when the rotational speed of the alloy wheel is higher than a predetermined speed, in order to change the color of the alloy wheel.
US10807408B2
The present disclosure relates to a decoration element comprising a light reflective layer; and a color developing layer comprising a light absorbing layer provided on the light reflective layer, wherein the light absorbing layer comprises two or more points with different thicknesses.
US10807392B2
Provided are a transport device and a printing device configured to minimize fluctuation in a tension of a medium in a portion between a first transport unit and a second transport unit. A transport device provided to a printing device includes a transport mechanism serving as an example of the first transport unit, a winding unit serving as the second transport unit disposed downstream of the transport mechanism in a transport direction, a tension imparting unit provided with a tension bar serving as an example of a tension imparting member biased toward a medium between the transport mechanism and the winding unit and configured to impart tension to the medium, and a biasing force adjustment unit serving as an adjustment unit configured to adjust at least one of a biasing force of the tension bar and a relative speed between the tension bar and the medium.
US10807388B2
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of heaters, a plurality of temperature sensors, an object sensor, and control circuitry. The temperature sensors are formed at positions corresponding to the heaters. The object sensor is configured to detect an overlap region of a medium and the heaters. The control circuitry is configured to correct temperature information acquired by the temperature sensors, according to the overlap region detected by the object sensor and the positions of the temperature sensors, and control the heaters based on the corrected temperature information.
US10807379B2
An inkjet recording apparatus includes three or more recording heads. The recording heads contain different inks and eject the different inks sequentially on a recording medium. The different inks each contain a pigment. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected first has the lowest pigment content ratio. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected third and an ink to be subsequently ejected each have a pigment content ratio equal to or higher than that of the pigment contained in a corresponding one of inks to be precedently ejected. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected second and an ink to be subsequently ejected each have a lower viscosity at 25° C. than a corresponding one of inks to be precedently ejected.
US10807374B2
A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a case including a bottom which supports, from below, a liquid tank containing a liquid, and side parts which stand upright from the bottom and face side surfaces of the liquid tank; a first absorbing member disposed outside the case to extend along the bottom of the case and configured to absorb the liquid; and a second absorbing member disposed outside the case to extend along one of the side parts of the case while being brought into contact with the first absorbing member, and having an absorption ratio of the liquid which is higher than that of the first absorbing member under a non-pressurization state. The first absorbing member includes a groove which extends to the second absorbing member to guide the liquid leaking downward from the liquid tank to the second absorbing member.
US10807373B2
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluid ejection device is described. The fluid ejection device includes a number of nozzles to eject fluid. Each nozzle includes a firing chamber to hold fluid, a nozzle orifice through which to dispense fluid, and an ejector disposed in the firing chamber to eject fluid through the nozzle orifice. The fluid ejection device also includes a particle detector to detect the presence of foreign particles within the fluid in the firing chamber.
US10807370B2
A cap includes a lip portion, and an inner bottom wall and an atmosphere communication wall that, when an opening with the lip portion as an edge is covered by a member, form a recessed portion that forms a space with the member, the atmosphere communication wall being provided at a position between the opening and the inner bottom wall in a depth direction of the recessed portion, the atmosphere communication wall having a communication port of an atmosphere communication portion that opens the space to the atmosphere, the communication port being formed in the atmosphere communication wall toward the opening.
US10807357B2
A method and an apparatus for cold-stamping onto a three dimensional object. In a first step, an adhesive is applied to the object at a first workstation. In a second step, a transfer film is pressed onto the object by a pressing device at a second workstation. At the same time, the adhesive is cured at the second workstation. As a result, the decorative material of the transfer film adheres to the object at the positions on the object which are provided with adhesive. If, following this, the transfer film is removed from the three-dimensional object after being pressed on, the decorative material remains on the object at the desired positions. At the positions at which in the first step no adhesive has been applied to the object, the decorative material does not adhere to the object but rather remains on the carrier film of the transfer film.
US10807355B2
A method of manufacturing an article comprises depositing a metallic powder on a substrate or a worktable; fusing the metallic powder according to a preset pattern; and adjusting a composition of the metallic powder or a condition to fuse the metallic powder or a combination thereof to additively form an article such that the article has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has one or more of the following properties different than those of the second portion: corrosion rate; tensile strength; compressive strength; modulus; or hardness.
US10807349B2
A method for vacuum bag sealing a composite part including: using a composite bagging sheet including a first sealing surface and a first interlocking strip coupled to the first sealing surface of the composite bagging sheet; joining the first interlocking strip with a second interlocking strip coupled to a second sealing surface; and forming a sealed vacuum bag around an uncured composite part positioned between the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface.
US10807348B2
Provided is a system for manufacturing a display unit, the system including: a carrying unit which carries an optical film including a polarizing film including an adhesive layer and a release film to which the polarizing film is bonded to be peeled off through the adhesive layer; a cutting unit which cuts the optical film by a predetermined depth, in which the release film is not cut, and forms a polarizing film sheet piece on the optical film; a peeling unit which peels the polarizing film sheet piece from the release film; and an attachment unit which attaches the polarizing film sheet piece peeled from the release film to a panel, in which the attachment unit includes: a pair of attachment rolls which presses and attaches the polarizing film sheet piece onto one surface of the panel; and a magnetic force generating unit or a suction part, which suppresses an upper attachment roll positioned at an upper side between the pair of attachment rolls from sagging by using magnetic force or suction.
US10807337B2
The invention relates to a drive (1; 101) of a machine (2) comprising a drive motor (3) for driving a rotatable shaft (5) of the machine (2) around a shaft axis of rotation (4), and comprising a clutch unit (10) in operative connection with the drive motor (3) and the shaft (5) for compensating for a relative movement (11) between the shaft (5) and the drive motor (3). The drive motor (3) has a rotor part (35) surrounding the shaft (5) on which a clutch rotation part (18A) of the clutch system (10) is mounted to be rotatable around the shaft axis of rotation (4), wherein the rotor part (35) is arranged at least partially engaging in the clutch rotation part (18A) in such a way that the clutch rotation part (18A) is mounted radially movably on the rotor part (35).
US10807335B2
A bead core formation apparatus includes a former, a guide device, and a clamping device. The former includes a circumferentially extending groove around which a steel wire is wound. The guide device guides the steel wire to the former. The clamping device is coupled to the former to clamp the distal end of the steel wire. The clamping device includes a first wall and a second wall that hold the steel wire in between to clamp the steel wire. The first wall is movable between a position where the first wall is opposed to the second wall and a position where the first wall is not opposed to the second wall. The guide device includes a steel wire moving portion that moves the distal end of the steel wire from a position separated from the second wall to a position adjacent to the second wall.
US10807333B2
A tire mold comprises sector molds for forming a tread portion of a tire and mold pins provided on the sector molds for forming insertion holes in the tread portion. The insertion holes each comprise a first hole portion with a first inner diameter where a body portion of a stud pin is disposed and a second hole portion with a second inner diameter greater than the first inner diameter where a bottom flange portion of the stud pin is disposed. The mold pins each comprise a trunk portion with a first outer diameter for forming the first hole portion and a tip portion with a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter for forming the second hole portion.
US10807332B2
Apparatus and method of assembling an elongate air pumping tube into an elongate tire sidewall groove includes engaging the tire sidewall outward surface with an impact wheel at an impact location proximally adjacent and above the elongate groove as the tire is rotated. The groove is thereby spread segment-by-segment for segment-by-segment synchronous insertion of the tube into the groove. The groove is closed segment-by-segment as each spread segment is returned to its original narrower dimension utilizing elastomeric material composition properties of the tire sidewall.
US10807330B2
A method of producing an optical connection component in which a surrounding of a plurality of bent glass fibers is integrally coated with resin. The method includes a step of preparing upper and lower molds for molding around a fiber array in which the plurality of glass fibers are arranged in a specified arrangement direction. The molds have two walls spaced apart from each other by a larger distance than the width of the fiber array. The method also includes a step of providing around the fiber array the molds such that each of the walls is disposed outside a corresponding one of two glass fibers that are included in the plurality of glass fibers and that are located at respective sides of the fiber array. The method also includes a step of supplying the resin into the molds.
US10807326B2
A method of making monolithic carbon nanotube heater elements with geometric shape with multiple, complex curvatures is disclosed. The method includes depositing carbon nanotubes on to a forming surface, draining the carbon nanotubes, and drying the carbon nanotubes. Alternatively, the method includes thermoforming carbon nanotube sheets containing thermoplastic binders. The resulting carbon nanotube heater element is a thin, monolithic carbon nanotube heater sheet having a geometric shape with complex curvatures.
US10807322B2
There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a composite component comprising a main body and an integral flange, the method comprising: applying fibre reinforcement material on a tool having a main body portion and a flange-forming portion to provide a pre-form having first, second and third contiguous regions, the first region corresponding to the main body of the component and the second region corresponding to the integral flange of the component; and causing relative movement between the flange-forming portion and the main body portion so that the second region of the pre-form deforms to form the flange; wherein the relative movement of the flange-forming portion and the main body portion causes sliding movement between the second and third regions of the pre-form and the flange-forming, thereby producing a tension force in at least the second region of the pre-form during forming of the flange.
US10807318B2
A method for manufacturing a hydraulic accumulator bladder includes the following steps: bonding a rubber sheet to the gas-filled air bladder to form a bladder blank; placing the bladder blank in a vulcanization device for vulcanization to form an initial bladder product; and releasing the gas in the gas-filled air bladder of the initial bladder product, taking the air bladder out, and naturally cooling the initial bladder product to a room temperature to form a finished bladder product. The bladder manufactured by the manufacturing method is integrally formed by one-step vulcanization, and has the advantages of uniform wall thickness, smooth inner and outer surfaces, long fatigue lifetime, a simplified process, high quality and good stability.
US10807316B2
An adaptor for securing a second object includes an anchoring part and an adjustment part, wherein the anchoring part includes a distally facing anchoring surface and a proximally facing first control surface. The adjustment part has a distally facing second control surface positioned to abut against the first control surface. The anchoring part and the adjustment part define a common axis that is not perpendicular to the z direction, wherein the first control surface and possibly also the second control surface is/are helical with respect to the axis. Thereby a relative z position of the adjustment part with respect to the anchoring part is defined by the relative orientation of the adjustment part with respect to the common axis while the second control surface abuts against the first control surface.
US10807309B2
A three dimensional printing system includes a vertical support, a support plate, a resin vessel, and an interface mechanism. The support plate extends away from the vertical support along a first lateral axis from a proximal end to a distal end. The resin vessel is disposed above the support plate and includes a pair of latch features disposed at opposing ends of the resin vessel relative to a second lateral axis. The interface mechanism includes a pair of latches and a movable plate. The pair of latches are disposed adjacently to the opposed ends of the resin vessel. The movable plate is configured to engage the pair of latches with a single downward movement of the movable plate. In response to the engagement by the movable plate, the latches engage the latch features of the resin vessel.
US10807304B2
A method is presented that makes possible the labelling of powders that can be applied as building material in a layer-additive manufacturing method such as a selective laser sintering method. To this effect the powder is mixed with at least one salt of a metal of the rare earths, wherein the salt has the property that it shows a luminescence when being irradiated with photons having a wavelength outside of the visible spectrum or with particle radiation. Thereby, parts that have been manufactured by means of the layer-additive manufacturing method can be identified with regard to the manufacturer, the place of manufacture or the manufacture date.
US10807303B2
A method is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The method may include directing a continuous reinforcement into a print head, and coating the continuous reinforcement with a first matrix component inside of the print head. The method may further include coating the continuous reinforcement with a second matrix component, discharging the continuous reinforcement through a nozzle of the print head, and moving the print head in multiple dimensions during the discharging. The first and second matrix components interact to cause hardening of a matrix around the continuous reinforcement.
US10807302B2
A polymeric material includes a semi-crystalline polymer and a secondary material wherein when the secondary material is combined with the semi-crystalline polymer to form a blend having an enthalpy that is between about 2 J/g heat of fusion and about 80% of the heat of fusion of the neat semi-crystalline material, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) when cooling from a melting temperature to a hot crystalline temperature at a rate of 10° C./min.
US10807300B2
A system and method for forming plastic sheet into a three-dimensional shape. The plastic sheet may include one or more sheet-mounted components, such as electronics, that must be shielded from excessive heat, pressure, and/or crushing when the formation of the sheet occurs. A recess will be formed to protect against directly contacting sheet-mounted component. The recess may be aligned along the heating plate and/or the form core and/or along a protective blanket which may be set over (and under) sheet prior to heating/forming. The sheet is registered (with or without a blanket) onto a base plate, and preferably over a form core. The sheet is then raised to contact with a heating plate, and then placed downward over the (optionally heated) form core. Recess(es) align in locations corresponding to mounted component to protect same.
US10807292B2
An additive manufacturing (AM) extrusion die system having an extrusion die configured to receive a material to be extruded. The extrusion die includes a main body having a cylindrical section and a distal tapered section terminating at an extruder tip. The main body is configured to mount to a barrel of an additive manufacturing system. The die further includes a central extruder channel extending axially along the main body configured to receive the material at the cylindrical section of the main body and output the material at the extruder tip of the main body, and a cartridge heater slot formed within the main body and generally parallel to the central extruder channel. The cartridge heater slot configured to receive a cartridge heater therein for imparting thermal energy to the material within the central extruder channel. A cooling system is provided for controlling a temperature of the material.
US10807283B2
A trim component for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The trim component may comprise a fiber panel comprising a compression-formed component and a structure comprising a resin. The compression-formed component may provide a structural substrate. The structure may comprise a border (e.g. edge, dimensionally accurate border, etc.); the structure may comprise a molded feature (e.g. rib, ridge, edge, ancillary component, etc.) configured to reinforce and/or support the fiber panel. The fiber panel may comprise a resin to bond the fibers; the structure comprising a resin (e.g. injection-molded plastic/material) may be bonded to the fiber panel. The trim component may comprise a cover for the structural substrate provided by the compression-formed component.
US10807282B2
It is provided a fiber-reinforced-plastic producing device, a movable stage, a shaped fabric producing method, and a fiber-reinforced-plastic producing method, with which when a fabric is bent in a resin transfer molding method, wrinkles can be prevented from being formed in the vicinity of the bent portion. The fiber-reinforced-plastic producing device includes a molding die having a first placement surface on which a fabric is placed, and a formation surface having a predetermined angle with respect to the first placement surface; and a movable stage having a second placement surface on which an end section of the fabric is placed, and located adjacent to the molding die, wherein the movable stage is configured so as to be movable below the first placement surface after the second placement surface forms a continuous plane with the first placement surface and is inclined with respect to the first placement surface.
US10807278B2
In a method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material, the fiber-reinforced composite material is formed by impregnating a reinforcing fiber sheet with a resin and curing the resin. The method includes: storing the reinforcing fiber sheet in a cavity of a forming mold; and impregnating the reinforcing fiber sheet with the resin by injecting the resin into the cavity of the forming mold, and curing the resin. In the impregnating and curing, the resin containing a magnetic powder is injected into the cavity, and a magnetic field is generated in the cavity to cause the resin containing the magnetic powder to flow.
US10807276B2
An injection moulded thermoplastic preform for blow moulding to form a container, the preform comprising a lower closed base portion, a hollow body portion, a hollow transition portion between the lower closed base portion and the hollow body portion, and an upper open end portion adjacent to an upper part of the hollow body portion, wherein the closed base portion comprises a central portion which extends over at least 50% of an internal radius of a lower end of the hollow body portion and is either substantially flat or has a shallow concave or convex internal curvature, and the transition portion comprises an upwardly and radially outwardly tapering portion extending away from the central portion to connect to the hollow body portion, the tapering portion being inclined at an angle of from 1 to 20 degrees to a longitudinal axis of the preform and the tapering portion increasing in thickness from the central portion to the hollow body portion. Also disclosed is a method of injection moulding the thermoplastic preform.
US10807274B2
An automated glass scoring device and a pillar post are provided. The pillar post includes a body having a fluid inlet port, at least one internal passage, a fluid exit port, and a fluid flow metering element. At least a portion of the fluid flow metering element is disposed within the internal passage. The at least one internal passage provides a path for a fluid flow from the inlet port to the fluid exit port, and the fluid exit port is positioned such that the fluid flow exiting the fluid exit port exits in close proximity to the cutter wheel.
US10807272B2
The invention relates to a device (1) for coating workpieces (2), preferably consisting of wood, wood-based materials, plastics material or the like at least in sections, comprising a feed device (10) for feeding a coating material (12), a pressing unit (20) for pressing the coating material (12) against a surface (2a) of a workpiece (2), a conveyor device (4) for bringing about a relative motion between the pressing device (20) and the respective workpiece (2), an energy source (30) for applying energy onto the coating material (12) and/or the workpiece (2), and a control device (50) for controlling at least the energy source (30). The device according to the invention is characterized in that the energy source (30) comprises at least two energy generating sections (30′, 30″), wherein the control device (50) is equipped to operate at least two energy generating sections (30′, 30″) at least intermittently with at least one operating parameter, the parameters being different from each other, or the energy generating sections are different from each other.
US10807268B2
A modular unit configured for mounting to a cutting head of a slicing machine and for securing a knife to the cutting head, and slicing machines equipped with one or more of such modular units. The modular unit includes mounting blocks adapted to be spaced apart in an axial direction of the cutting head, and a clamping assembly assembled with the mounting blocks so as to be between the mounting blocks. The clamping assembly is configured to secure a knife to the cutting head, and at least portions of the clamping assembly may be removable from the cutting head by disassembling the clamping assembly from the mounting blocks without removing the mounting blocks from the cutting head.
US10807262B1
A food cutting device with a handle adapted to be held in a user's hand and a detachable cutting wheel for cutting a food item, the detachable cutting wheel has a circular blade and an axle projecting therefrom, the handle has a retaining pincer adapted to grasp the axle, allowing the detachable cutting wheel to freely rotate therein, and has a pincer gap which allows the axle to be alternatively inserted or removed. The axle has a retaining flange positioned parallel to the circular blade, preventing lateral shifting of the detachable cutting wheel by abutment between the circular blade, the retaining flange, and the retaining pincer positioned therebetween. The handle further has an upper blade guard and a lower blade guard adapted to protect the user's hand from the circular blade.
US10807253B1
A switchblade includes a casing that defines a cavity. A blade has a cutting edge with a retracted position in which the cutting edge is inside the cavity and a deployed position in which the cutting edge is outside of the cavity. An actuator is slidably engaged with the casing. A front lock is inside the cavity and engaged with the blade in the deployed position, and a rear lock is inside the cavity and engaged with the blade in the retracted position. A slider inside the cavity has a first side opposed to a second side, and the slider defines a front sloped surface and a rear sloped surface. A tab is releasably connected to the slider and engaged with the actuator.
US10807244B2
Systems and corresponding control methods providing a ballistic robot that flies on a trajectory after being released (e.g., in non-powered flight as a ballistic body) from a launch mechanism. The ballistic robot is adapted to control its position and/or inflight movements by processing data from onboard and offboard sensors and by issuing well-timed control signals to one or more onboard actuators to achieve an inflight controlled motion. The actuators may move an appendage such as an arm or leg of the robot or may alter the configuration of one or more body links (e.g., to change from an untucked configuration to a tucked configuration), while other embodiments may trigger a drive mechanism of an inertia moving assembly to change/move the moment of inertia of the flying body. Inflight controlled movements are performed to achieve a desired or target pose and orientation of the robot during flight and upon landing.
US10807242B2
A method for controlling a robotic arm in a robotic surgical system includes defining a reference plane at a predetermined reference location for a robotic arm, where the robotic arm includes a plurality of joints, and driving at least one of the plurality of joints to guide the robotic arm through a series of predetermined poses substantially constrained within the reference plane.
US10807240B2
A robot control device is provided with a display unit for displaying a three-dimensional image of a jog coordinate system and a robot, and an input unit including keys corresponding to coordinate axes of the jog coordinate system. The input unit is formed so that an operator operates an image on the display unit. A display control unit changes the image so that the direction of the jog coordinate system is fixed while the direction of the robot changes in accordance with the operation of the operator in the input unit. When the operator pushes the key, a manual control unit changes the position and orientation of the robot based on the direction of the jog coordinate system with respect to the robot in the image.
US10807224B2
An impact tool includes a tool body, a tool holder, a cylindrical member, a reciprocating member, a motor, a first rotary body, a second rotary body, a swinging member, and clutch mechanisms. The clutch mechanisms are disposed between the first rotary body and the second rotary body on a power transmission path from the motor to the swinging member. The tool holder and the cylindrical member move together as a movable unit with respect to the tool body between a front end position and a separate position, according to a pressing force applied to the tool holder. The clutch mechanisms are each configured to start transmission of the first rotary body to the second rotary body while the movable unit moves from the front end position to the separate position and to interrupt transmission while the movable unit moves from the separate position to the front end position.
US10807221B2
An improved packing tool and process includes a mobile packing gland having a first end with a large opening that accepts a ring of packing material. The packing gland tapers down from the first end to a second end which is arranged within a static gland that receives the packing material which comprises a seal. A ring of packing material is arranged within the mobile packing gland and is inserted into a static gland with a pusher. The pusher exerts uniform pressure about the ring of packing material to seat it within the static gland. Thereafter the pusher is withdrawn from the mobile packing gland and successive rings of packing material are stacked within the static gland by repeating the process.
US10807212B2
The application discloses a wheel burr removing device, which includes a lower brush system, a synchronous clamping and rotating system, an upper brush system and the like. The device may be used for removing burrs from a riser, an upper flange, a center hole and a flange plate edge of a wheel, and has the characteristics of high automation degree, advanced process, strong universality and high safety and stability at the same time.
US10807209B2
A system includes a machine tool that includes a cutting tool, a fluid subsystem that provides fluid to the cutting tool, and at least one processor that executes instructions that cause the at least one processor to: obtain a signal indicative of a load on the cutting tool, establish a first value of at least one parameter of the fluid based on the signal, obtain a second value of the at least one parameter that is based on a simulation, determine a difference between the first value and the second value, and adjust a state of a device of the fluid subsystem based on the determined difference.
US10807208B2
A motor, to which a rotary joint supporting structure for supporting a rotary joint is attached, turns a spindle. The motor includes a motor housing, a rotary shaft having a hollow shape and penetrating through the motor housing in the axial direction of the spindle, a flinger integrally attached to the rotary shaft outside the motor housing and disposed on the side to which the rotary joint supporting structure is attached, and a peripheral wall provided on the motor housing and projecting in the axial direction of the spindle so as to surround the periphery of the flinger. A plurality of cutouts are formed in the peripheral wall so as to establish communication between the interior and the exterior of the peripheral wall.
US10807207B2
A method and a support for holding a substrate, wherein the support is included in a transportation system configured to transport the substrate. The method includes attaching an adhesive to the support, wherein the material of the adhesive is a synthetic setae material and wherein the adhesive is configured to attach the substrate to the support; and attaching the adhesive to the substrate. Moreover, the thickness of the substrate is about 0.3 mm or less, and/or wherein the substrate has a size of 1.4 m2 or more. The support includes a support body and an adhesive, wherein the material of the adhesive is a synthetic setae material and wherein the adhesive is configured to attach the support body to the substrate, wherein the support is included in a transportation system configured to transport the substrate.
US10807204B2
A removable magazine may include a plurality of connection elements. The connection elements are arranged in a plurality of chambers from which they can be unloaded individually and specifically. Further, a setting device is disclosed that may operate in combination with this removable magazine.
US10807201B2
A method includes disposing a braze material adjacent a first body and a second body; heating the braze material and forming a transient liquid phase; and transforming the transient liquid phase to a solid phase and forming a bond between the first body and the second body. The braze material includes copper, silver, zinc, magnesium, and at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, tin, cobalt, iron, phosphorous, indium, lead, antimony, cadmium, and bismuth.
US10807200B2
A laser cutting tool with protective enclosure assembly for manipulating a workpiece on a movable platen includes a frame, a top protection assembly, a middle protection shield, a bottom protection assembly and a laser torch head. The top protection assembly, middle protection assembly, and bottom protection assembly are removably mounted to the frame such that they form a cavity enclosing only substantially the laser torch head.
US10807196B2
A method for manufacturing a laser processed product including a laser processed part is performed by using a laser oscillation section, a beam splitting section and an imaging section. The manufacturing method includes: forming an irradiation mark including an irradiation pattern in a reference irradiation surface by using the laser oscillation section and the beam splitting section, the irradiation pattern including a plurality of irradiation spots; obtaining an image of the irradiation mark via the imaging section; determining a representative position based on positions of the plurality of irradiation spots in the image; determining a deviation amount of deviation of the representative position from a target position; and forming the laser processed part with a irradiation position corrected based on the deviation amount.
US10807192B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional component by an electron-beam, laser-sintering or laser-melting process, in which the component is created by successively solidifying predetermined portions of individual layers of building material that can be solidified by being exposed to the effect of an electron-beam or laser-beam source (2) by melting on the building material, wherein thermographic data records are recorded during the production of the layers, respectively characterizing a temperature profile of at least certain portions of the respective layer, and the irradiation of the layers takes place by means of an electron beam or laser beam (3), which is controlled on the basis of the recorded thermographic data records in such a way that a largely homogeneous temperature profile is produced, wherein, to irradiate an upper layer, a focal point (4) of the electron beam or laser beam (3) is guided along a scanning path (17), which is chosen on the basis of the data record characterizing the temperature profile of at least certain portions of the layer lying directly thereunder or on the basis of the data records characterizing the temperature profiles of at least certain portions of the layers lying thereunder.
US10807191B2
A welding target is irradiated with a laser beam so as to form a beam spot that moves relatively with respect to the welding target along a locus having a spiral shape rotating around a rotation center moving in a welding direction. The welding target is welded using the laser beam irradiated with. While the welding target is irradiated with the laser beam, the welding target is irradiated with the laser beam based on an interval coefficient which is a value indicating an overlapping degree of the locus having the spiral shape in the welding direction.
US10807187B2
An X-ray standard reference object for calibrating a scanning electron beam in an additive manufacturing apparatus by measuring X-ray signals generated by scanning the electron beam onto the reference object, the reference object comprises: a lower and an upper plate being essentially in parallel and attached spaced apart from each other, the upper plate comprises a plurality of holes, wherein a predetermined hollow pattern is provided inside the holes.
US10807184B2
The present invention provides an SiC inverted plasma cutting power supply, which is characterized in that: the SiC inverted plasma cutting power supply comprises a main circuit and a closed-loop control circuit; the main circuit comprises a sequentially connected noise suppression module, a power-frequency rectification and filtering module, an SiC inverter module, a power transformer, an SiC rectification and smoothing module and a non-contact arc initiation module, wherein the noise suppression module is connected to an alternating-current input power supply, and the SiC rectification and smoothing module and the non-contact arc initiation module are respectively connected to a load; the closed-loop control circuit comprises a man-machine interaction module, a DSC controller, a failure diagnosis and protection module, an SiC high-frequency drive module and a load electrical signal detection module. The power supply has high inverting frequency, small size, light weight, lower raw material consumption, high energy efficiency, an obvious energy saving effect and excellent dynamic characteristics, and can be applied on both a low-power occasion and medium and high power cutting occasions in a stable and reliable manner.
US10807174B2
A table saw includes a table assembly having a top surface, a cutting assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The cutting assembly is arranged below the table assembly and is movable relative to the top surface. The adjustment assembly includes an input member connected to a first gear and an output member connected to a second gear and to the cutting assembly. The first and second gears include first and second gear bodies and first and second pluralities of pins projecting from the gear bodies. Rotation of the input member causes rotation of the first gear about a first axis, and rotation of the second gear about a second axis causes rotation of the output member which causes the cutting assembly to move. The second pins engage the first pins in such a way that rotation of the first gear causes rotation of the second gear.
US10807171B2
A novel drill jig includes an edge alignment guide, a hole-spacing assembly, a second guide, a biasing member, and an actuator. The edge alignment guide is configured to abut an edge of a workpiece to facilitate movement of the workpiece along a first straight line. The hole-spacing assembly includes a protrusion disposed to engage a preexisting hole in a workpiece positioned by the edge alignment guide. The second guide is coupled to the hole-spacing assembly and is configured to facilitate movement of the hole-spacing assembly along a second straight line perpendicular to the first straight line. The first biasing member is coupled to the hole-spacing assembly and is operative to exert a force on the hole-spacing assembly in a direction parallel to the second straight line. An actuator moves the hole-spacing assembly along the second straight line via the first biasing member.
US10807159B2
The present invention relates to a vertical centrifugal casting device comprising: an installation frame including a rotary table; a rotation table bearing-coupled to the rotary table so as to be rotated by the operation of a driving means; a supply connection means; rotation-preventing equipment; a mold part; a side mold fixing means; an upper mold fixing means; a connection fixing part; a lifting means; and an ejector means coupled to the lifting frame of the lifting means so as to eject a molded product.
US10807137B2
A method for producing a press-formed product that includes a pair of flat sections and a bend section that connects the flat sections, in which a bending radius of the bend section is R2 and an interior angle formed by the pair of flat sections is θ2, includes the steps bellow. In the first forming step, an intermediate formed product including a bend section in which a bending radius is R1 and an interior angle is θ1 is formed. In the second forming step, a portion of a bend section of the intermediate formed product is formed into the bend section of the press-formed product. R1, θ1, R2 and θ2 satisfy the conditions of Formulae (1) to (3) below: 1.05
US10807136B2
Spiral forming devices, systems, and methods can be used to join edges of a of a stock material, in a curved configuration, along one or more joints to form tubular structures, such as conical and/or cylindrical structures (e.g., frusto-conical structures). A planar form of the stock material can be formed from a plurality planar sheets coupled to one another in an abutting relationship. By controlling relative orientation and shapes of the plurality of planar sheets forming the stock material and/or by controlling a position of a roll bender used to curve the planar form of the stock material into the curved configuration, the curved configuration of the stock material can be controlled through transitions between sheets to facilitate rolling the sheets to a desired diameter with a reduced likelihood of dimples or other errors and to facilitate fit up between adjacent sheets in the curved configuration.
US10807132B2
Systems and methods for long-term disposal of radioactive or nuclear waste materials, in liquid, solid, and/or other physical forms, into human-made caverns, within deep geologic rock formations, derived from a wellbore, are manufactured by use of drilling and reaming technologies. The radioactive waste may be preprocessed from original surface storage site(s), transported, temporarily surface stored, and then finally further processed at a selected well site before injection into the subterranean deep human-made caverns within the host rock (deep geologic rock formations).
US10807126B2
A novel separation screen, a separation apparatus utilizing the separation screen, and a method for product separation are disclosed herein. The separation apparatus includes a housing defining a separation chamber having an inlet and a plurality of outlet orifices. A separation screen, which is located within the separation chamber, has a plurality of openings having fixed, non-uniform sizes. The separation apparatus also includes an adjustable feed placement device located upstream from the separation screen to direct a feed stream to a selected region of the separation screen to achieve a desired size distribution in each of the product streams.
US10807124B2
A method and device are used for separating particles of plastic foil from organic material. The device includes a chamber with a perforated wall. A mixture of particles of plastic foil and organic material is fed into the chamber through a feed opening. The mixture is set into a rotating movement inside the chamber by a rotor. In the vicinity of the perforations, the centrifugal force to which a particle is subjected is at least fifty times greater than the gravitational force to which the particle is subjected. An airflow is generated in the chamber parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor. Particles of organic material leave the chamber through the perforations. Particles of plastic foil are carried along by the first airflow and then discharge through an opening in the chamber.
US10807104B1
The disclosure discloses wet electrostatic classification device for ultrafine powder based on rotating flow field, which belongs to the field of ultrafine powder classification equipment. The wet electrostatic classification device for ultrafine powder of the disclosure includes a cylinder body. The cylinder body is a hollow cavity. A material conveying shaft and a rotating shaft are disposed in the cylinder body. Outlets are formed in a circumferential wall of the cylinder body. A deceleration motor is mounted on the lower end through a machine frame. First electrode pieces are disposed on an inner wall. The spray head is mounted between the material conveying shaft and the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is connected to the deceleration motor through a coupling. Second electrode pieces are disposed on outer walls of the material conveying shaft and the rotating shaft. The spray head is configured to spray a material into the cylinder body to form a rotating flow. The classified powder is discharged from the outlets by classification and is collected. The device integrates the rotating flow field and wet electrostatic classification, the classification efficiency of the ultrafine powder is effectively improved, multi-stage collection of classified products is achieved, the structure is compact, and the operation is simple.
US10807100B2
The present invention relates to a process for the separation of at least one valuable matter containing material from a dispersion comprising said at least one valuable matter containing material and at least one second material. The process according to the present invention comprises at least the steps (A) to (E) and the optional steps (F) to (H) which are described herein.
US10807098B1
A method and apparatus for grinding a particulate material is disclosed. The method may include providing a system including a roller mill apparatus and a hammermill apparatus, operating the roller mill apparatus and the hammermill apparatus, adjusting a feed rate of particulate material to the roller mill apparatus until power consumption by operation of the roller mill apparatus achieves a target power consumption for the roller mill apparatus, and adjusting a gap between mill rolls of the roller mill apparatus until power consumption by operation of the hammermill apparatus achieves a target power consumption for the hammermill apparatus. The system may include roller and hammermill apparatus with sensing and controlling apparatus configured to operate the roller and hammermill apparatus according to the methods disclosed.
US10807097B2
A vertical shaft impactor includes an impacting assembly that is configurable in a number of different ways, depending on the material to be processed by the impactor. The vertical shaft impactor includes an impacting chamber and an impacting assembly disposed in the chamber. The impacting assembly includes a number of rotors supported on a shaft, with the locations of the rotors being adjustable along the shaft. The rotors include adjustable structures for working and reducing materials in the vertical shaft impactor.
US10807093B2
The present invention relates to a fluid conduit system and manufacture thereof, for the propulsion of fluids. The micro- or millifluidic system is useful within LOC, POC diagnostics digital ELISA, drug delivery applications or sampling. The system includes a capillary pump and a fluid conduit operationally connected to the pump, and a gas-permeable liquid-sealed unit with a vent hole gas-permeable to the outside. The fluid conduit includes a first conduit zone prefilled or pre-Tillable with a first volume of trigger liquid, upstream of the unit with the vent hole, a third conduit zone with a further volume, upstream of the capillary pump, and a second conduit zone pre-filled or pre-Tillable with a working liquid between the first and third conduit zones, connected to both, and directly connected to the first conduit zone. The first volume is proportionally larger than or equal to the volume of the third conduit zone.
US10807082B2
Provided is catalyst material useful for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx in lean burn exhaust gas, wherein the catalyst material is a hydrothermally stable, low SAR aluminosilicate zeolite loaded with a synergistic combination of one or more transition metals, such as copper, and one or more alkali or alkaline earth metals, such as calcium or potassium.
US10807076B2
This application discloses a mesoporous catalyst formed by combining a matrix precursor treated with a polyphosphate, and a metallic oxide treated with a cationic electrolyte. The combined treatment with the polyphosphate and cationic polyelectrolyte yields unexpected improvements in attrition resistance, while maintaining high overall pore volume, even as the ratio of meso pore volume to macro pore volume of the formed FCC catalyst increases.
US10807052B2
A mixing vessel for accommodating components to be mixed has a container with at least one mounting depression in a side wall of the container. The mounting depression is adapted so that a mixing impeller housing of a mixing impeller is at least partly insertable, in which at least one magnet is housed for being magnetically connectable to a drive device to be driven. A locking assembly is attachable to the mounting depression from outside for locking the mixing impeller in a storage position, in which the mixing impeller is not rotatable. The locking assembly has a magnetically active element that is adapted to interact with the magnet of the mixing impeller.
US10807043B2
A hollow-fiber-type blood processing device and methods for its manufacture include a hollow fiber membrane bundle which is obtained by bundling a large number of hollow fiber membranes into a columnar shape. A sheet body is mounted on an outer peripheral portion of the hollow fiber membrane bundle. The sheet body is expandable as a result of being woven from a sheet material. An inner diameter of the sheet body in a natural state where no external force is applied to the sheet body is smaller than the outer diameter of the hollow fiber membrane bundle.
US10807041B2
An exhaust treatment system arranged for treatment of an exhaust stream is presented. The exhaust treatment system comprises a first reduction catalyst device arranged for reduction of nitrogen oxides in said exhaust stream through the use of compounds comprising one or several of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, which are comprised in said exhaust stream when said exhaust stream reaches said first reduction catalyst device; a particulate filter which is arranged downstream of said first reduction catalyst device to catch and oxidize soot particles in said exhaust stream; a second dosage device arranged downstream of said particulate filter and arranged to supply an additive comprising ammonia or a substance from which ammonia may be extracted and/or released into said exhaust stream; and a second reduction catalyst device, arranged downstream of said second dosage device and arranged for reduction of nitrogen oxides in said exhaust stream through the use of said additive.
US10807037B2
A computerized process for controlling an air purification system comprises a bioreactor in particular, the system may include a photobioreactor for treating urban air, in particular for CO2 removal. The system may be connected to the sanitation network and/or to a (drinking and/or municipal) water supply network. The connection and the drainage system may in particular maintain a fluidic isolation between the two types of networks. The system may optionally be equipped with measurement sensors and/or actuators that make it possible to control the internal activity of the bioreactor. Various control modes of a grid of bioreactors are described. Data on the status of the connected networks (e.g. water, sanitation, cooling, heating networks) contribute to the control of a network of geolocalized bioreactors. The software aspects are described. The supervision of the grid of bioreactors may in particular be carried out remotely via onboard communication devices.
US10807036B2
According to the present invention, in separating carbon dioxide by a membrane separation with a separation membrane system using an inorganic separation membrane from a mixed gas containing methane and carbon dioxide, and then by an acid gas removal process using an absorbent, by specifying the suitable range of the carbon dioxide mole fraction at the outlet on the carbon dioxide non-permeation side XCO2 in the membrane separation, which corresponds to an ideal separation factor of the inorganic separation membrane, the proper distribution conditions become feasible. As a result, a method for separating carbon dioxide in which the decrease of the production amount by methane permeation in the membrane separation and the energy loss accompanying the decrease are suppressed, and further the energy consumption in an acid gas removal process using an absorbent, which is a post-process, can be suppressed, is provided.
US10807032B2
An exhaust gas purification filter that suppresses an increase in pressure loss associated with the formation of a catalyst layer and is excellent in PM burning quality. The exhaust gas purification filter includes a base and a catalyst layer provided on the base. The catalyst layer contains a carrier and a metal catalyst. Large pores having a circle equivalent diameter greater than 5 μm occupy, when an area of the catalyst layer is 100% in an electron microscope observation image of a cross section of the catalyst layer, 45% or more of the area.
US10807030B2
The present invention provides a blade group for demisting and dedusting, comprising a plurality of blades that are annularly arranged and a support mechanism for fixing the blades; wherein the blade comprises a section of curved plate, a cross section of the curved plate being a gradually-varied arc curve whose curvature increases progressively along an airflow direction. When gas carrying fine mist droplets or fine dust particles are passing through the blade group for demisting and dedusting, since the gas is different from the mist droplets or dust particles in terms of mass, separation of the gas from the liquid or dust under the effect of inertia is promoted. Especially, the gradually-varied blade curve enables the droplets or dusts to be captured and removed efficiently under the effect of a constantly-varied inertia and a drag force, which remarkably improves the working efficiency in combination with a washing device.
US10807025B2
A filter housing assembly includes a base unit configured for supporting a removable filter unit. The base unit defining a first receiving cavity having an inside profile inwardly tapered in a first lateral direction in first and second planes positioned normal to each other and intersecting along an axis extending in the first lateral direction. The assembly further includes a bezel unit having a front fascia extending generally parallel to the first plane to a first edge. The bezel unit further defines a first attachment leg extending from a first position inward of the first edge and having a foot with an exterior profile inwardly tapered in the first direction and removably received within the first receiving cavity with the exterior profile in contact with the inside profile of the cavity along respective portions intersected by the first and second planes.
US10807023B2
A method and a plant for the treatment of water or wastewater having impurities by filtration of the water through two granular media filter stages of the moving bed type operated in series. The method includes the steps of feeding the water/wastewater as a first influent to first stage granular media filters; filtration of the first influent in the first stage granular media filters to produce a first effluent; feeding the first effluent as a second influent to second stage granular media filters; and filtration of the second influent in the second stage granular media filters to produce a second effluent. The second stage granular media filters are operated with intermittent washing of the granular filter media.
US10807014B2
A snow mold includes a front snow mold portion and a back snow mold portion. The back mold portion is operable to be coupled to the front mold portion by inserting protrusions disposed on a flange of the back mold portion into receptacles disposed on a flange of the front mold portion. The front and back mold portions may be coupled by rotation of a rotatable fastener.
US10807009B2
A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a plurality of vehicles having vehicle interface circuitry and configured to accommodate one or more riders. In certain embodiments, a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles is configured to receive respective inputs from the one or more riders via the vehicle interface circuitry, and wherein the respective inputs are related to one or more game features of a game environment; and a game controller configured to receive information from the vehicle interface circuitry related to the respective inputs; and provide instructions to modify the game environment based on at least one of the respective inputs.
US10807008B2
A content delivery server that delivers a content screen image of content played by a player terminal to a plurality of viewer terminals, wherein the content delivery server includes a control unit for displaying, on the viewer terminals, options for manipulating an object in the content; and a communication unit that receives, from the viewer terminals, the result selected from among the options; the control unit performing an operation on the object within the content on the basis of the selected result, and the content screen image following the operation on the object being delivered from the communication unit to the player terminal and the viewer terminals.
US10807007B2
A multiplayer partisan Sudoku system provides a non-chance, turn-based, territory-control strategy game and method of play in which multiple players compete in a “head-to-head” environment in order to control the greatest number of regions on a special case of Latin squares that are subdivided and have an additional regional constraint, commonly understood as a “Sudoku” square. In one embodiment, players compete to gain control of regions by placing integers 0 to n−1 into the boxes within the regions. Thus, the multiplayer partisan Sudoku system provides exciting multiplayer game play based on familiar Sudoku rules.
US10807006B1
Systems and methods are described for generating a multi-player game session including a set of players with compatible preferences and behaviors. Each player can be associated with a set of behaviors exhibited by that player, as well as a set of preferences for those behaviors. On a request to initiate a game session, a first player can be paired with a set of other players whose behaviors are compatible with the preferences of the first player. Graph analysis may be used to facilitate selection of players. For example, each player may be represented as a node within a graph, and be connected to other nodes via an edge weighted according to a compatibility of preferences of the two players with their respective behaviors. In some instances, behaviors or preferences of players are determined based on analysis of in-game actions.
US10806998B1
Systems and methods for exchanging information in a distributed computing system implementing an interactive application, such as a location-based parallel reality game, are provided. In particular, the subject matter of the present disclosure provides an alternative approach for providing and processing return results from a remote procedure call (RPC) by which remote computing systems (e.g. a game server and a remote client) send requests and responses to one another. Rather than providing a single return result in response to a single request as in typical remote procedure calls, information about updates to the state of the interactive application, such as updates to game status, can be returned via side channels which are handled generically while passing the main return result of the invoked service directly back to the caller.
US10806997B2
An all-in-one mobile gaming console and controller and a method for providing such a gaming console/controller, to stream an online game, or download and run an offline game, and interface to any screen, such as mobile devices and tablets, are disclosed herein. A preferred embodiment of the all-in-one mobile gaming console/controller comprises two terminals to be coupled to the left and right edges of the screen and two or more computing architecture systems, such as ARM and x86, that can be switched and initializes by a scheduler based on the game to be rendered.
US10806985B1
A ski exercising apparatus has a set of two parallel, arcuate rails, a wheeled carriage riding on the rails, a set of two articulated footpads mounted side-by-side on the wheeled carriage; and two sets of powerbands arranged parallel with a lengthwise centerline of the apparatus, spaced apart by at least one-half of the width of the apparatus.
US10806980B2
The golf club head has a body including a hosel, topline, face and a back section, an opening in the body provided between the back section and the face, and a sole member provided to mate with the opening where the sole member has a sole portion, a bend portion and a bridge portion connecting the sole portion to the bend portion.
US10806979B2
This fitting method includes, for example, the following steps A1 to E1: (A1) a step of measuring a plurality of impact conditions using a reference club; (B1) a step of obtaining hit ball arrival point data; (C1) a step of selecting two or more of the plurality of impact conditions as explanation variables and performing multiple linear regression analysis with the hit ball arrival point data as an objective variable; (D1) a step of selecting a specific explanation variable from the two or more explanation variables based on a result of the multiple linear regression analysis; and (E1) a step of determining a recommended club including a specification capable of suppressing variation in the specific explanation variable.
US10806971B1
A non-spherical ball includes a plurality of shaped components secured together and forming a body of the non-spherical ball; a cylindrical exterior shape extending around a first axis of the body; a cube exterior shape extending around a second axis of the body; the cylindrical exterior shape and the cube shape intersect at a right angle; and the cube exterior shape minimizes roll of the non-spherical ball when thrown on the second axis; and the cylindrical exterior shape maximizes roll of the non-spherical ball when thrown on the first axis.
US10806968B2
An electronic apparatus includes a processor that outputs information regarding a difference between left and right strokes in swimming on the basis of data which is output from a sensor mounted on the body of a user during swimming.
US10806967B2
Systems and methods are described for providing coaching, training, or equipment specification information to individual golfers based on data generated during their individual golf swings. Additionally, data hubs are described that provide information and services to individuals based on data collected for a community of multiple golfers. Such community data hub systems and methods may provide one or more of the following: (a) storage of scoring data, swing data, ball flight data, and/or equipment data for multiple golfers; (b) at least some level of individual access to the stored data for the community; and/or (c) electronic interaction between golfers within the community.
US10806963B2
An exemplary exercise system includes, among other things, a bench extending longitudinally from a first end portion to a second end portion. The bench in pivotable about the first end portion from a training position to a stored position when the bench is attached to a rack. An exemplary method of storing a bench includes, among other things, securing a first end portion of a bench to a rack, the bench extending longitudinally from the first end portion to a second end portion. The method further includes pivoting the bench from a training position to a stored position while the first end portion is attached to the rack.
US10806962B2
An exercise apparatus is provided having a handle pivotally attached to a flat base, the base and handle each configured for receiving optional weights, the flat base providing resistance when the handle moves the base along a surface.
US10806958B2
A trampoline includes a jumping mat, a supporting frame, and a plurality of levers. The supporting frame is located proximal a jumping periphery of the jumping mat. The plurality of levers circumextend the jumping periphery. Each of the plurality of levers includes a rigid element connected to the supporting frame. The rigid element includes a jump mat end and a frame end. The rigid element pivots about a fulcrum connected to and supported by the supporting frame. The jump mat end is connected to the jumping mat at a jumping mat connection located proximal the jumping periphery. A tensioner is connected between the lever at a tensioner attachment and the supporting frame. Each lever and tensioner is configured to apply tension to the jumping mat in the form of a force applied against the jumping periphery of the jumping mat in a direction away from the jumping mat.
US10806956B2
A victim retrieval apparatus for use with a vehicle. In some embodiments, the rescue basket comprises one or more wheels. The articulating head of the boom comprises a rotatable pulley for receiving the rescue line and is able to allow the vehicle to be parked in any position necessary while rescuing the victim. A knot-passing pulley enables a safety line (with emergency brake device) to be coupled to the basket thereby ensuring the safety of the victim in the basket at all times. The rescue basket comprises a remote control for controlling the winch speed that is able to be located at the winch itself, or be of a hand-held nature and attached at the rescue basket instead of at the vehicle if visual contact is problematic.
US10806953B2
A portable breathing apparatus for protecting a user against contact with the contaminated surrounding atmosphere. The breathing apparatus can be supplied with fresh breathable air via an air tube connected to an air supply system having an overpressure. The breathable air flows out of a body which is connected to the air tube and has at least one defined outflow surface for the breathable air.
US10806946B2
According to some aspects, a carrier configured for use with a broadband x-ray source comprising an electron source and a primary target arranged to receive electrons from the electron source to produce broadband x-ray radiation in response to electrons impinging on the primary target is provided. The carrier comprising a housing configured to be removeably coupled to the broadband x-ray source and configured to accommodate a secondary target capable of producing monochromatic x-ray radiation in response to incident broadband x-ray radiation, the housing comprising a transmissive portion configured to allow broadband x-ray radiation to be transmitted to the secondary target when present, and a blocking portion configured to absorb broadband x-ray radiation.
US10806942B2
A system and method for applying a low strength, low frequency magnetic field therapy to biological tissues. A coil is excited with a low frequency oscillating current, e.g., 10-1000 Hz. The coil is, e.g., 5-200 turns, having a diameter of 2-20 mm, and produces a magnetic field strength of about 0.01-5 mTelsa at a distance of 1 cm from the coil, or a cover over the coil, into the tissue. The current is preferably controlled by a smartphone or other programmable device controlled by a downloadable app in accordance with a PEMF program which may be separately downloaded or updated, and may be provided through an audio jack. Alternately, a digital interface and/or wireless interface may control the current. An app on the smartphone may be used to control the frequency, amplitude/envelope modulation, waveform, duration, etc. of the oscillation. The coil may be in mineral housing with a simple filter, and TRRS-type audio jack.
US10806940B2
An ambulatory medical device capable of delivering therapy to a patient includes at least one response mechanism having a state capable of being activated by one response button; a controller operatively connected with the at least one response mechanism, the controller including at least one processor coupled with a memory; and a therapy manager component executable by the controller and configured to detect a physiological parameter having a value indicative of a health disorder of the patient, notify the patient of impending therapy delivery in response to the detection of the physiological parameter, monitor the state of each at least one response mechanism within at least one predetermined time period, and delay therapy delivery to the patient in response to detection of a change in the state in a single response mechanism of the at least one response mechanism within the at least one predetermined time period.
US10806930B2
An algorithm programmed into the control circuitry of a rechargeable-battery Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed that can quantitatively forecast and determine the timing of an early replacement indicator (tEOLi) and an IMD End of Life (tEOL). These forecasts and determinations of tEOLi and tEOL occur in accordance with one or more parameters having an effect on rechargeable battery capacity, such as number of charging cycles, charging current, discharge depth, load current, and battery calendar age. The algorithm consults such parameters as stored over the history of the operation of the IMD in a parameter log, and in conjunction with a battery capacity database reflective of the effect of these parameters on battery capacity, determines and forecasts tEOLi and tEOL. Such forecasted or determined values may also be used by a shutdown algorithm to suspend therapeutic operation of the IMD.
US10806927B2
This disclosure provides non-invasive methods to induce motor control in a mammal subject to spinal cord or other neurological injuries. In certain embodiments the method involves administering transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) to the mammal at a frequency and intensity that induces the desired locomotor activity.
US10806925B2
A muscle electrostimulation device includes: a main body; a power source stored in the main body; an electrode unit that receives power from the power source; a controller that controls the supply of power to the electrode unit; and an operation unit that changes a control mode of the controller. The electrode unit includes a first and a second electrode group. The first group extends from the main body to be disposed on a right hand side of a person with respect to a center line of the main body. The second group extends from the main body to be disposed on a left hand side of the person with respect to the center line when the device is attached to the abdomen. The first and the second electrode group can be electronically connected via the person and include four or more electrodes in total.
US10806924B2
An embodiment of a system includes a power source and at least two electrode assembles. The power source that an output current that alternates between a maximum current value and a minimum current value; a pair of electrode assemblies. Each electrode assembly is configured to be held in contact with a skin layer of a user. Additionally, each electrode assembly includes an electrode that is coupled to the power source to receive the output current from the power source. At least one of the electrode assemblies in the pair includes a medium that carries an active agent having a charge, the medium being provided on the at least one electrode assembly to enable the output current to repel the active agent into the skin layer for a duration in which the output current has a polarity that is the same as a polarity of the active agent.
US10806915B2
A handle for an applicator of coloured liquid to skin is provided. The applicator comprises a needle and a needle actuator. The handle comprises a handle body having top and bottom portions. The top portion is engagable with the needle actuator and having a top opening for receiving a drive shaft of the needle actuator. The bottom portion is engagable with a needle module comprising the needle and having a bottom opening for receiving a needle shaft of the needle. The handle also comprises a reciprocally movable interface sealingly affixed to an internal surface of the handle body. The interface separates the bottom opening from the top opening so as to prevent fluid communication from the bottom opening to the top opening, and is configured to abut the drive shaft and the needle shaft during use to allow the drive shaft to indirectly drive the needle shaft.
US10806903B2
A handheld vascular access device for gaining access to a patient's vessel includes a hub, a plurality of access needles and a manifold. The hub has an inner wall and side walls that define a plurality of ports. Each of the plurality of ports has a proximal port end and a distal port end. The proximal port ends define a proximal cross-sectional area and the distal port ends define a distal cross-sectional area. The proximal cross-sectional areas are greater than the distal cross-sectional areas. Each of the plurality of ports taper from the proximal port end to the distal port end. The plurality of hollow access needles is arranged along a plane and fixedly coupled to the distal end of the hub. Each of the plurality of needles has a tip. The manifold removably engages the hub at the proximal end of the hub.
US10806891B2
A method for infusing a liquid into a patient's vasculature in accordance with an infusion protocol is disclosed. For this method, an infusion catheter having a multi-lumen infusion unit that is mounted adjacent the catheter's distal end is positioned in an artery within a predetermined distance from an intended target tissue surface. An inflation balloon is then deployed to at least partially occlude the artery and a force is exerted on the liquid to establish a flow rate for the liquid in the catheter. Specifically, the force is exerted to infuse the liquid from the catheter through the infusion unit and into the vasculature with a homogeneous distribution of the liquid to cover the intended surface of the target tissue. The flow rate can be established in accordance with an infusion protocol that is characterized by time and liquid volume parameters based on viscosity and pressure values in the liquid.
US10806880B2
A respiratory device for delivering gas to a patient comprises a gases passageway having proximal and distal ends, and a supplementary gas inlet in a side wall of the gases passageway. The supplementary gas inlet is adapted to direct gas along an interior surface of the gases passageway, such that the gas follows a generally helical path towards the distal end of the gases passageway.
US10806877B2
A portable breathing machine includes a body case (100), wherein: a fan box (101), a cut-off device (108) and a control device (113) are arranged in the body case (100); a fan (8) is arranged in the fan box (101) through a fan noise reduction device (102); an air outlet of the fan box (101) is connected with an internal breathing tube (107); the cut-off device (108) is arranged on the internal breathing tube (107); an air outlet of the cut-off device (108) is connected with an external breathing tube (104) and a mask (105); the fan noise reduction device (102) includes a lower flexible cover (3) and an upper flexible cover (5); the lower and upper flexible covers cooperate to form an enclosed cavity for containing the fan (8). A working noise of the breathing machine is decreased to below 15 decibel.
US10806868B1
A nebulizer system is disclosed, and comprises a first portion and a second portion configured for selectably receiving and electrically connecting to the first portion. The first portion includes a first housing for containing fluid, a vibratable mesh which seals a first outer opening of the first housing and configured to release fluid from the first housing through the first outer opening, first electrical conductors electrically connected to the vibratable mesh, a wick arranged such that vibration of the vibratable mesh causes release of fluid from the wick, and a biasing member compressing the wick against the vibratable mesh. The second portion includes a second housing having a second outer opening, second electrical conductors for contact with the first electrical conductors, and control electronics electrically connected to the second electrical conductors and configured to control the vibratable mesh to cause fluid release from the first housing through the outer openings.
US10806866B2
The present invention provides a drug delivery device (1) comprising a drug delivery unit (10) comprising a dose expelling mechanism operable to expel a dose of drug from a drug reservoir (11), a cap (20) configured for dismountable mounting over a portion of the drug delivery unit (10), the cap (20) comprising a cavity (25, 26) for reception of the portion of the drug delivery unit (10), a seal (40) adapted to provide a sealing in an interface between the cap (20) and the drug delivery unit (10), a sensor system (30) configured to monitor internal pressure in the cavity (25, 26) and to register an event in response to sensing a change in the internal pressure which numerically exceeds a specified threshold level over a period of less than 5 seconds, and energy means (50) for powering the sensor system (30).
US10806865B2
An injector apparatus includes a housing (101, 102) for a cartridge or syringe, a plunger (40) for cooperating in use with the cartridge or syringe to express successive doses, a dose setting arrangement (16, 20) to select a dose volume, and a drive mechanism (22, 24) releasable to advance the plunger in respective predetermined increments of magnitude to express the successive doses. The drive mechanism includes a drive spring (22) for imparting movement directly or indirectly to the plunger (40), and the dose setting arrangement includes a dose setting element (16) moveable in a dose setting routine to define a magnitude of an increment of movement of the plunger for a given dose. The drive mechanism further includes a clutch arrangement (56) operable during the dose setting routine to inhibit forward movement of the plunger and/or to isolate the dose setting element from the force of the drive spring.
US10806852B2
An injector system for injecting fluid includes a syringe and an injector. The syringe includes a body and a plunger movably disposed within the body. The plunger has at least one flexible leg extending toward the rearward end of the body. The injector has a housing with a front plate, a drive member at least partially disposed within the housing and operable to engage the plunger, and a syringe release assembly operable to release the syringe. The syringe assembly includes a syringe release gear that forms an enclosure for receiving the syringe when the syringe is fully seated within the housing and a plunger release tube surrounding at least a portion of the drive member. The plunger release tube has a first end rotationally engaged with the syringe release gear. Rotation of the syringe release assembly releases the at least one flexible leg from the drive member.
US10806850B2
According to the invention, there is provided a medical apparatus including: one or more sterile pre-filled syringe; one or more first protective container including the one or more sterile pre-filled syringe, wherein the one or more first protective container is impermeable to moisture and/or sterilizing agents; a second protective container including one or more medical components and the one or more first protective container; and a package impermeable to bacteria including the second protective container.
US10806846B2
A control system controlling the line pressure in a blood supply system (1) in which a pump (14) pumps blood from a reservoir (10) via a primary passage (18) toward a plurality of outlets (16, 26, 26a), wherein one or more outlets are openable to permit flow and closable to block flow, said control system comprises a monitoring arrangement to determine a line pressure in the primary passage, and a controller responsive to the monitoring arrangement and controlling the pump (14) to maintain the line pressure in the primary passage (18) above a pre-set level. The control system practically eliminates the risk of a momentary reduction in blood supply line pressure when an outlet is opened.
US10806834B2
A bandage has a first sheet overlying a wound and located adjacent to it and a top sheet overlying the first sheet. The first sheet has a plurality of discrete passageways overlying the wound and adapted to communicate negative pressure established by a negative pressure source to the wound.
US10806833B1
The present invention is directed to an adherent resorbable matrix for use in surgical applications. The adherent resorbable matrix includes a biocompatible adherent material including chitosan.
US10806832B2
Functionalized copolymers of isoolefins and conjugated diolefins, methods of preparing the copolymers, and their use as compatibilizers are disclosed. The diolefin monomer units of the co-polymer are modified at the C—C double bond along the backbone of the copolymer to include an oxygen containing functional group such as epoxide, ester or alcohol. The functionalized copolymers improve the wettability of a non-hydrophilic surface towards hydrophilic polymer and allows for the formation of homogenous layers of the hydrophilic polymers. In particular, the spreading of a hydrophilic polymer on a non-hydrophilic substrate is facilitated by applying the co-polymers as an interfacial layer between the two incompatible materials. The resulting coated substrates exhibit resistance to protein adsorption and cell growth after grafting. The co-polymers are especially suited in the coating of biomedical devices where a high degree of uniformity of the coated surface is required.
US10806829B2
Medical devices comprise a polymeric body comprising: a base polymeric formulation comprising at least a polymer or co-polymer of propylene; and an additive comprising a copolymer having a polypropylene backbone and hybrid micromolecule side-chains based on organo-functional silanes (PP-g-XSiOA) in the presence of a co-agent, for example, difunctional metallic diacrylate monomers, where “X” is an organic group or an organo-functional group, and “A” is a metal, an inorganic oxide, an inorganic hydroxide, or any other inorganic material. X may be derived from a compound selected from the group consisting of epoxy, amino, acrylate, methacryloxy, and vinyl; and A is selected from the group consisting of: silicon, (Si), aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), titanium (Ti), silver (Ag), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), tin (Sn); oxides thereof; hydroxides thereof; and mixtures of the foregoing. Antimicrobial agents are included in the polymeric body. The medical devices have enhanced antimicrobial properties.
US10806825B2
A method of treating a spinal disk according to the present invention can include inserting an alloplastic bulking agent into the spinal disk to treat the defect. The alloplastic bulking agent has a plurality of microparticles and a suspending agent comprising hyaluronic acid. The bulking agent results in at least one of sealing the defect, increasing a pressure of the disk, increasing a height of the disk, improving stability of the disk and improving structural integrity of the disk.
US10806821B2
The disclosure provides hyaluronic acid (HA) gel formulations and methods for treating the appearance of the skin. The formulations contain hyaluronic acid and at least one additional ingredient. Methods for treating lines, wrinkles, fibroblast depletions, and scars with the disclosed composition are provided as well.
US10806817B2
An unheated, essential oil diffuser relies on a pressurized air stream to educt oil from a reservoir, followed by separators including separation chambers and an annular channel. The latter is a long channel having an aspect ratio (L/d) of from about 10 to about 120, for length L and thickness d. Thickness d is effective diameter, also known as hydraulic diameter (4 times c.s. area, divided by “wetted” or exposed perimeter), and may be from about 25 to about 100 thousandths of an inch (0.6 to 2.5 mm) across the thin passage, with a target range of from about 55 to 75 mils (0.7 to 1 mm). This geometry provides laminar flow at Reynolds number values less than a few hundred for virtually its complete distance of from under one inch (25 mm) to over three inches (76 mm).
US10806812B2
Disclosed herein is a multiple light emitter device which inactivates microorganisms. The device includes at least two light emitters and at least one light-converting material arranged to convert at least a portion of light from the light emitters. Any unconverted light emitted from the light emitters and converted light emitted from the at least one light-converting material mixes to form a combined light, the combined light being white. In one aspect, the light emitters include at least one blue light emitter and at least one violet light emitter. In another aspect, the light emitters include one blue light emitter and one emitter within the range of approximately yellow to infra-red light.
US10806803B2
Provided are compounds and compositions for targeting macrophages and other CD206 high expressing cells.
US10806801B2
A pharmaceutical composition includes a plurality of metal nanoparticles and at least one therapeutic agent. Each of the metal nanoparticles includes a core and a stabilizing agent coated on a surface of the core. The at least one therapeutic agent is attached to the stabilizing agent of the metal nanoparticles. Each of the therapeutic agent is an amphiphilic compound and has at least one hydrophobic chain interacting with the stabilizing agent. The pharmaceutical composition may further include a polymer shell encapsulating the metal nanoparticles and the therapeutic agent for enabling controlled release of the therapeutic agent. The pharmaceutical compositions are bifunctional and may be used for diagnosing and treating cancer. Methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions in conjunction with radiation therapy to diagnose and treat cancer are also provided.
US10806792B2
The disclosure relates to, among other things, pharmaceutical compositions, such as solid oral dosage forms, comprising itraconazole, methods of making the compositions, and methods of using the same for treating disorders including, but not limited to, fungal infections.
US10806790B1
The invention provides a pain therapy cream comprising an anhydrous topical delivery formulation for percutaneous absorption comprising an anhydrous carrier medium, a chemical exfoliant, a penetration enhancer, and one or more pain killing agent selected from the group consisting of an analgesic, anesthetic, anti-inflammatory, or antipruritic agent, a phytochemical and other painkilling active ingredients, and methods of using the pain therapy cream.
US10806787B2
The present invention provides an anti-FSTL1 antibody or a fragment or functional equivalent thereof, wherein the antibody recognizes an epitope in a region selected from the group consisting of amino acid positions 48 to 100, 148 to 162, 193 to 216, 205 to 228, and 272 to 289 of SEQ ID NO: 1 (amino acid sequence of human FSTL1). The present invention also provides a combination product of a FSTL1 suppressor and additional cancer treatment. It is understood that immune defect such as immunosuppression or immunodeficiency is effectively mitigated by the present invention.
US10806786B2
The invention provides for a RANKL-specific antagonistic agent recognizing human platelet-expressed receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (pRANKL), for use in treating a cancer patient to prevent or reduce premetastatic lesions in blood.
US10806785B2
Compositions and methods for inducing PD-L1 internalization are disclosed. The methods include reducing the amount of cell surface PD-L1 by contacting a cell expressing PD-L1 with a compound that binds to cell surface PD-L1 and induces PD-L1 internalization. Compounds that induce PD-L1 internalization can be used to enhance, stimulate and/or increase an immune response and treat a PD-1-related disease or condition.
US10806783B2
The present invention relates to the use of an excipient which is a compound of formula (I) or a physiologically acceptable salt or ester thereof: wherein: R1 represents C1-6alkyl; R2 represents hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; and R3 represents C1-6alkyl, for increasing the immunogenicity of an influenza antigen, which use comprises (a) freezing, (b) heat-treating, and/or (c) freeze-drying an aqueous composition comprising the influenza antigen and the excipient.
US10806782B2
The present disclosure relates to hand, foot, and mouth disease vaccines and immunogenic compositions having one or more antigens from at least one virus that causes hand, foot, and mouth disease in humans, and methods of manufacture, formulation, and testing, and uses thereof.
US10806780B2
The present invention provides antigen-binding proteins that specifically bind to an HLA-displayed human papillomavirus (HPV) peptide, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods of using those binding proteins.
US10806779B2
Described are methods for preparing virosomes comprising the steps of: (a) providing an enveloped virus, and optionally inactivating the virus; (b) solubilizing the viral envelopes in a first solubilizing agent; (c) pre-solubilizing exogenous components in a second solubilizing agent; (d) adding the pre-solubilized exogenous components to the solubilized viral envelopes; and (e) reconstituting virosomal membranes by removing the solubilizing agent. According to the disclosure, the viral envelopes and the exogenous components are (pre-)solubilized at a temperature below 33° C.
US10806749B2
The inhibitory oligonucleotides with partial phosphorothioation with reduced toxicity strongly block NF-kB activation induced by TLR9 agonists and TLR7/8 agonists. The production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFa), is inhibited by the inhibitory-oligonucleotides. Interferon (IFN) production from human PBMC induced by TLR9 agonist is prevented by the inhibitory-oligonucleotides. These oligonucleotides can be used as a remedy for the treatment of immune-mediated disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), sepsis, multiple organ dysfunction syndromes and inflammatory cytokine-mediated inflammatory disease.
US10806743B1
Disclosed herein are formulations comprising lactitol for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation. As disclosed herein, the formulations are administered after or during a meal to improve the pharmacokinetics of the formulation. In particular, administration of the formulation after or during a meal decreases the absorption of lactitol and reduces the AUC.
US10806739B2
The present invention is directed to N-desmethylclobazam or any suitable pharmaceutically acceptable thereof useful for the prevention and/or treatment of a chronic pain disorder and related methods and pharmaceutical formulations.
US10806736B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating tuberculosis comprising compound (K279-1558) as an active ingredient. Compound (K279-1558) which is an active ingredient of the present invention has an effect of inhibiting the proliferation of M. tuberculosis by inducing apoptosis of macrophages infected with tuberculosis through the overexpression of p53. Therefore, the method of the present invention comprising said compound as an active ingredient could be usefully used for preventing or treating tuberculosis.
US10806734B2
The application relates to methods of curing retroviral infections, i.e. ensuring remission of retroviral infections, more particularly HIV infections, by administering a compound which is capable of binding to the LEDGF/p75 binding pocket of HIV-integrase and inhibiting LEDGF/p75-IN protein-protein interaction. The application further relates to the use of LEDGINs in retroviral gene therapy.
US10806732B2
An anti-neoplastic stable pharmaceutical composition comprising Temozolomide, high substituted polysaccharide phosphate in salt form, and high substituted polysaccharide phosphate in acidic form, in particular in a weight ratio of from 5 to 20% Temozolomide to 30 to 80% of polysaccharide in salt form, the reminder up to 100% being polysaccharide in acidic form. The level of 5-aminomidazole-4-carboxamide is below 0.5% by weight of Temozolomide in both the composition and the formulation disclosed. Also disclosed is a hydrogel for intrathecal administration obtainable by contacting the composition with sterile water, a method of manufacture of the composition and uses of the composition and the gel.
US10806726B2
This disclosure features the use of one or more indazole-3-carboxamide compounds or salts or analogs thereof, in the treatment of one or more diseases or conditions independently selected from the group consisting of a tendinopathy, dermatitis, psoriasis, morphea, ichthyosis, Raynaud's syndrome, and Darier's disease; and/or for promoting wound healing. The methods include administering to a subject (e.g., a subject in need thereof) a therapeutically effective amount of one or more indazole-3-carboxamide compounds or salts or analogs thereof as described anywhere herein.
US10806725B2
Small molecule inhibitors of XBP1 splicing by IRE1α are provided, as well as methods for their use in treating or preventing cancer (e.g., endocrine resistant breast cancer), diabetes, and obesity.
US10806724B2
The present invention provides certain substituted chromane, isochromane, and dihydroisobenzofuran compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is a moiety selected from: and ring B, n, R1, R2, R2A, R3, and R3A are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as mGluR2 inhibitors, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and may be useful in methods of treating a patient for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (optionally in combination with one or more additional active ingredients), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and the use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention in the treatment of such diseases.
US10806717B2
This invention relates to methods and compositions for treating cognitive impairment associated with central nervous system (CNS) disorders. In particular, it relates to the use of inhibitors of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A), alone or in combination with valproate, in treating cognitive impairment associated with central nervous system (CNS) disorders in a subject in need or at risk thereof, including, without limitation, subjects having or at risk for age-related cognitive impairment.
US10806715B2
The current invention relates to development of new formulation containing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with bi-functional recombinant fusion proteins TRAF(C) for the delivery of anticancer drugs and nucleic acids to HER2+ cancers. Using the combinatorial approach, we designed gold nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery system (TDDS) or (Au-TR-DX-si) by combining AuNPs with bi-functional recombinant fusion protein TRAF(C) (TR), doxorubicin (DX) and siRNA (si). The recombinant protein based gold nanoparticles formulations are stable and homogenous as revealed by several physicochemical studies. In addition, the engineered fusion protein TRAF (C) has the ability to target selectively to HER2+ receptors overexpressed in ovarian cancer cells (SK-OV-3).
US10806712B2
The present invention concerns compounds, compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions as inhibitors of Stat3 signaling, Stat3 dimerization, Stat3-DNA binding, Stat5-DNA binding, and/or aberrant cell growth in vitro or in vivo, e.g., as anti-cancer agents for treatment of cancer, such as breast cancer. The compounds of the invention include, but are not limited to, NSC 74859 (S3I-201), NSC 42067, NSC 59263, NSC 75912, NSC 11421, NSC 91529, NSC 263435, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and analogs of the foregoing. Other non-malignant diseases characterized by proliferation of cells that may be treated using the compounds of the invention, but are not limited to, cirrhosis of the liver; graft rejection; restenosis; and disorders characterized by a proliferation of T cells such as autoimmune diseases, e.g., type 1 diabetes, lupus and multiple sclerosis. The invention further includes an in-vitro screening test for the presence of malignant cells in a mammalian tissue; a method of identifying inhibitors of constitutive Stat3 activation, Stat3-DNA binding, Stat5-DNA binding, and/or Stat3 dimerization; and a method of identifying anti-cancer agents.
US10806703B2
The present invention relates to a transmucosal administration system to administer quinones, benzoquinones, and especially 1,4-benzoquinones, via the oromucosal route.
US10806702B2
The present invention provides bis-polymer lipid-peptide conjugates containing a hydrophobic block and headgroup containing a helical peptide and two polymer blocks. The conjugates can self-assemble to form helix bundle subunits, which in turn assemble to provide micellar nanocarriers for drug cargos and other agents. Particles containing the conjugates and methods for forming the particles are also disclosed.
US10806699B2
This invention relates to a method for treating a swallowing disorder in a patient suffering from aspiration before, during and/or after the swallowing reflex, and to a bolus for use in the treatment of a swallowing disorder in such a patient.
US10806695B2
Compositions and methods are described for preventing or reducing protein loss due to protein aggregation, denaturation, and absorption to surfaces. Also described are compositions and methods for preventing or reducing the fouling or clogging of medical devices that come into contact with blood, such as catheters. Also described are methods to treat diseases caused by activation of the microvasculature.
US10806693B2
The present invention is related to a cosmetic method for promoting lipolysis, slimming, draining, smooth skin surface, reducing the volume of localized fat deposits, the method including applying a topical composition comprising a Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus) Extract.
US10806691B2
A silicone material is provided. The silicone material is an organopolysiloxane or acid-neutralized salt thereof that contains a side-chain bonded hydrophilic group having a tertiary-amine structure and represented by the general formula: —CqH2q—O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—N(RQ1)(RQ2) wherein q is a number ranging from 1 to 6, and wherein each of RQ1 and RQ2 is independently a halogen-substituted or non-substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group or an alkanol group. At least one of RQ1 and RQ2 has a hydroxyl group, provided the total number of hydroxyl groups in RQ1 and RQ2 is at most three (3). Any of RQ1 and RQ2 does not have a nitrogen atom in the group. The silicone material has a number of beneficial properties.
US10806688B2
The present invention is directed to a method of achieving improved hair volume comprising applying to hair a composition comprising from about 0.25% to about 80% of a pre-emulsified emulsion comprising from about 0.005% to about 80% of one or more materials selected from the group comprising metathesized unsaturated polyol esters, sucrose polyesters, fatty esters with a molecular weight greater than or equal to 1500 and mixtures thereof or, by weight of said hair care composition; wherein an emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of anionic, non-ionic, cationic, amphoteric and mixtures thereof wherein the average particle size of the pre-emulsified emulsion is from about 20 nanometers to 20 microns; from about 5% to about 50% of one or more anionic surfactants, by weight of said hair care composition; from about 0.01% to about 5% of an anti-dandruff active; at least about 20% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of said hair care composition wherein the method provides to the hair a dry static friction index of about 1.05-3 and a dry combing index of about greater than or equal to about 1.05.
US10806671B2
Syringe assemblies including a syringe pre-equipped with an integral liquid drug administration device for enabling administration of liquid drug contents and a drug vial adapter for telescopic mounting on a drug vial containing liquid drug contents. The drug vial adapter is initially mounted on the syringe and is intended to be manually detached therefrom to expose the integral liquid drug administration device. The syringe includes a flow control member having an initial flow path position for enabling filling the syringe with liquid drug contents from the drug vial and a final flow path position for enabling administration of liquid drug contents. Detachment of the drug vial adapter from the syringe urges the flow control member from its initial flow path position to its final flow path position.
US10806663B2
A sexual stimulation device with a base having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a plurality of phallic elements attached to the lower portion of the base. Each phallic element has a body with a distal end pointing in a generally upward direction. The phallic element may be removably attachable to the base and may be movable relative to the base. The phallic element may also be telescopically extendable and rotatable. The sexual stimulation device may be mountable to a sturdy support via an arm extension.
US10806660B1
A massage system includes a massage head configured to contact a treatment region of a patient during a massage treatment procedure, a body having a handle, a connector having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is releasable secured to the body and the second end is coupled to the massage head, a motor positioned within the body and configured to drive movement of the massage head relative to the body, and a platform configured to be placed against the patient during a massage treatment procedure. The platform defines an opening. The platform is positioned so that the massage head extends at least partially through the opening during movement of the massage head relative to the body, and the platform surrounds the massage head in at least one dimension during movement of the massage head relative to the body.
US10806654B2
A mobility chair has a base frame with a seat bottom, a seatback, motorized drive wheels, and safety wheels, an actuated hoist with a mast, boom, winch, and sling that has a stowed configuration and an operative configuration, and outriggers that have a retracted configuration proximate to the base frame and an extended configuration ahead of the mobility chair. The boom is raised and its forward portion is rotated ahead of the frontmost section of the seat while its rear portion remains behind the boom. The seatback can be raised from the base frame and can also be hingedly connected to the seat bottom which rotates relative to the base frame through a bracket in the front section so that as the seatback is raised, the seat bottom rotates with the seatback into an upright standing configuration with the seat bottom aligned with the seatback in the vertical orientation.
US10806651B2
Wheelchair convenience systems including a removably attachable footrest that has a biased footrest platform and a lever for moving the footrest platform from a first position to a second position. The invention also includes a cane retainer that positions a cane between a first and a second handgrip of the wheelchair and allow the cane to be used as a handlebar to more easily maneuver the wheelchair.
US10806636B2
A production system of a water-absorbent core. The supplying component thereof is configured to convey the fluffy cotton to the starting end of the transmission component, and the plurality of outlets of the supplying component for conveying the mixture of the fluff pulp and the hot-melt fibers to the transmission component are all located in the middle portion of the transmission component, the feeding port for conveying the super absorbent polymer to the transmission component and the outlets are arranged alternately along the transmitting direction of the transmission component, and each feeding port is located between the two outlets; the vacuum adsorption device can cause the mixture to be absorbed on the transmission component; the hot air penetration device performs hot air penetration treatment on the laminate; and the ultrasonic cutting device of the slitting mechanism is configured to ultrasonically cut the laminate after the hot air penetration treatment.
US10806628B2
A container-closure system includes a container configured to hold a therapeutic liquid and having a dispensing tip configured to dispense a dose of the therapeutic liquid. A vented cap is configured to fit over at least a portion of the container including the dispensing tip and having one or more vents that allow air to pass into and out of a cavity defined between the vented cap and the dispensing tip. A second cap is configured to fit over at least a portion of the vented cap. A tamper evident seal is coupled to the second cap and one or both of the container and the vented cap.
US10806621B2
The present disclosure describes an infant brace for treating an infant with a fractured clavicle. The infant brace includes a torso portion for receiving the donning infant's torso, and an arm portion for receiving the donning infant's arm on the side coinciding with the fractured clavicle. The infant brace is formed from an elastic netting material. The infant brace provides effective immobilization of the infant's affected upper arm while minimizing risks of over-heating or causing pressure sores.
US10806608B2
A method of placing a prosthetic system over a residual limb, said method comprising the steps of: providing the prosthetic system; and placing an outer shell of the prosthetic system on the residual limb having an above-knee amputation, the outer shell at least partially surrounds the residual limb, an outer side and an inner side of the outer shell on opposite sides of the residual limb, an upper edge of the outer side above a greater trochanter, the inner side below a lowest edge of an ischium without being directly below the lowest edge of the ischium.
US10806607B2
An adjustable socket system includes a base, longitudinal supports connected to the base and extending along a longitudinal axis, and shell components operatively connected to the longitudinal supports and defining a receiving volume adapted to receive a residual limb. The adjustable socket system is radially expandable between open and closed configurations. The shell components include a first shell component having distal and proximal parts that are longitudinally displaceable with respect to one another such that a length of the first shell component is adjustable between a first length and a second length different than the first length.
US10806593B2
A central inflatable distractor and a perimeter balloon are inserted into the disc space in uninflated configurations. The central inflatable distractor is then expanded, thereby distracting the vertebral endplates to the controlled height of the central inflatable distractor. The perimeter balloon is then inflated with a curable substance. The perimeter balloon expands as it is filled with the curable substance and conforms to the void remaining in the disc space around the central inflatable distractor, thereby creating a horseshoe shape. Once the flowable material in the perimeter balloon has cured, the central inflated distractor can be deflated and removed. The remaining void (or inner space) is then packed with graft for fusion.
US10806576B2
Described embodiments are directed toward centrally-opening leaflet support devices having a frame and one or more support leaflets coupled to the frame forming a hinge where coupled. The described support leaflets have one or more stiffer regions that facilitate the function of a support leaflet to decrease or prevent prolapse of a native valve leaflet. Methods of making and using such valve devices are also described amongst others.
US10806567B2
A method for modifying the refractive index of an optical, polymeric material. The method comprises irradiating select regions of the optical, polymeric material with a focused, visible or near-IR laser having a pulse energy from 0.05 nJ to 1000 nJ. The irradiation results in the formation of refractive optical structures, which exhibit little or no scattering loss. The method can he used to modify the refractive index of an intraocular lens following the surgical implantation of the intraocular lens in a human eye. The invention is also directed to an optical device comprising refractive optical structures, which exhibit little or no scattering loss and are characterized by a positive change in refractive index.
US10806564B2
The present invention relates to catheter systems and methods of treating a vascular disease using the same.
US10806561B2
A stent for treating a physical anomaly. The stent includes a skeletal support structure for expanding in the physical anomaly and a shape memory material coupled to the skeletal support structure.
US10806559B2
An intravascular emboli capture and retrieval system for intravascular embolism protection and embolism removal or maceration. Guidewire mounted proximally and distally located multiple opening filters are deployed within the vasculature and used to part, divide and macerate embolic debris and to capture such embolic debris within the confines thereof. A deployable flexible preformed memory shaped capture sleeve is alternatively used to collapse one or more filters and embolic debris therein for subsequent proximal withdrawal from the vasculature.
US10806558B1
Assemblies for storing, handling, transporting, viewing, evaluating, and/or shipping corneal tissue are provided. The assembly includes a corneal tissue carrier within a vial, the transport vial removably coupled to a stabilization base, wherein the ease of access to the graft carrier allows administering the corneal tissue sample to a patient in rapid succession so that more surgeries can be performed by a single surgeon in a single day.
US10806553B2
An oral care mouthpiece (10) is disclosed. The mouthpiece includes a shell (15) having an arch shape corresponding to a dental arch. The shell (15) includes a wall corresponding to facial surfaces of teeth in the dental arch, and a bite plate corresponding (157) to biting surfaces of the teeth. The mouthpiece also includes a wicking layer (19) on an inner surface of the wall. The mouthpiece further includes a filament layer (23) on the wicking layer.
US10806551B2
A floss holder includes a housing and a spindle for receiving floss and a fork having two ends between which the feed portion of the floss is secured for use. A first locking plate is operable for receiving a feed portion and a return portion of the floss upon a horizontal surface thereof. A second locking plate is operable to engage the first locking plate, where a distal end of the second locking plate engages the feed portion and the return portion to substantially constrain the feed portion of the floss on the fork and the return portion, applying tension along the feed portion and the return portion. A number of protrusions assist in retaining the feed portion and preventing the tape floss from slippage while reducing the friction around the fork; the protrusions are located at the base of the fork and inside the floss holder.
US10806549B2
Data from an intraoral scan is received, the data comprising a plurality of intraoral images of a dental site. At least two intraoral images are identified that comprise a representation of at least a portion of a non-rigid object that was affixed to the dental site at a target area. Image registration is performed between the at least two intraoral images using the non-rigid object identified in the at least two intraoral images. A 3D model of the dental site is generated based on the image registration. A representation of the non-rigid object is subtracted from the 3D model based on the known properties of the non-rigid object. A surface of a portion of the dental site is interpolated where the non-rigid object was located based on a) data for other portions of the dental site and b) the surface of the base of the non-rigid object.
US10806545B2
An orthodontic remodeling system includes an extraoral vibratory source coupled to a bite plate, where the extraoral vibratory source is operable to vibrate the bite plate at a frequency in a range of 0.1 to 400 Hz. The bite plate is configured to deliver cyclic forces simultaneously to teeth of the maxillary and mandibular arches, and the bite plate and the extraoral vibratory source are held during use only by clamping with the teeth. A battery is operable to power the extraoral vibratory source, and a processor is configured to control the extraoral vibratory source. Electronic media is operable to capture data indicating usage duration and usage frequency to allow patient compliance to be determined.
US10806544B2
In some embodiments, a method for removing a foreign object from a root canal of a tooth is disclosed. The method can include positioning a fluid generator to be in fluid communication with the root canal of the tooth. Fluid can be supplied to the root canal. The method can include generating fluid motion and/or pressure waves in the fluid in the root canal with the fluid motion generator. The foreign object can be removed from the root canal with the pressure waves and/or the fluid motion.
US10806543B2
Examples of apparatus, methods, and compositions for endodontic treatments are described. The apparatus can include a fluid platform configured to substantially retain fluid in a tooth chamber during treatment. The fluid platform can help maintain fluid circulation in the tooth chamber as fluid flows into and out of the tooth chamber. The apparatus can also include a pressure wave generator configured to generate acoustic waves that can be used for cleaning root canals and tooth surfaces in the tooth chamber. Examples of pressure wave generators include a liquid jet, an electromagnetic energy delivery device, and an ultrasonic device. The fluid can include antiseptic or antibacterial solutions to assist in tooth cleaning. The fluid may be degassed to have a reduced dissolved gas content (compared to non-degassed fluids used in endodontic treatments), which may improve the effectiveness of the pressure wave generation or the cleaning.
US10806535B2
Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may have a tracking sensor embedded therein. An associated robotic control system may be provided, which is configured to register the flexible instrument to an anatomical image using data from the tracking sensor and identify one or more movements suitable for navigating the instrument towards an identified target. In some embodiments, the robotic control system drives or assists in driving the flexible instrument to the target.
US10806531B2
A surgeon console for a teleoperated surgical system includes a user input mechanism configured to be actuated to command a flux supply unit to supply a flux to a surgical instrument operatively coupled to the surgeon console; and a user interface configured to display setting information of the flux supply unit, wherein the user interface comprises actuatable control features configured to change a control setting of the flux supply unit.
US10806527B2
A bone connection system for attaching a surgical robot having its base mounted in the vicinity of a patient, to a bone of the patient. The system incorporates a switchable bone connection unit attached between the bone and a support element of the robot. This unit has a locked state in which the bone is attached essentially rigidly to the support element, and a released state in which the bone can move relative to the support element. The unit comprises a force sensor for determining the force exerted between the bone and the support element of the robot, and a position sensor for measuring the position of the bone relative to the support element of said robot. The unit switches from its locked state to its released state when the force exceeds a predetermined level, selected to ensure that the bone can move without detaching any bone connection elements.
US10806521B2
An electromagnetic device includes a jig and multiple wires. The jig includes a center member and coil-separating blocks. The coil-separating blocks protrude from the center member and are separated from each other to provide a coil channels. Each of the wires is wrapped on the jig, around the center member, and in one of the coil channels to form one of a multiple coils. Each of the coils is configured to connect to an electromagnetic navigation system and generate respective electromagnetic fields to be emitted relative to a subject.
US10806516B2
Systems and techniques for virtual assessment of an implantation path for a medical device are presented. A system can analyze multi-dimensional medical imaging data regarding a patient body and a lesion area, generate a set of paths to reach the lesion area for deployment of a medical device, rank the set of paths to reach the lesion area, and recommend a subset of the paths for deployment of the medical device. The system can also generate a display of the recommendations and a multi-dimensional visualization of the recommended subset of paths for the deployment of the medical device.
US10806508B2
Method for manufacturing an electrode assembly configured for use with an electrosurgical instrument
A method for manufacturing an electrode configuration configured for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. A pre-assembled jaw configuration including jaw members including respective first and second electrodes is provided. One or more stop members are positioned on the first electrode. The first and second electrodes are approximated toward one another for contact therebetween so as to form an at least one indentation on the second electrode.
US10806504B2
Unintended current flow or plasma discharge has been observed in known illuminated electrosurgical devices having a metallic tubular heat sink surrounding a conductive electrode and an illumination element, and having a distal outer edge that abuts against the light emitting element. An insulating, shielding or other isolating element that prevents or discourages unintended plasma formation between the distal outer edge and nearby patient tissue can reduce the potential for tissue damage to a patient or injury to a surgeon.
US10806499B2
A bone clamping device includes a pair of clamps mounted on a clamp connector. Each clamp has a variable size opening that varies in size transverse to the clamp connector. At least one clamp is longitudinally and angularly displaceable relative to the other along the clamp connector. The clamps are preferably made from a plastic and the clamp connector is preferably made from metal.
US10806491B2
Kits carrying various components and devices are provided for use in obtaining access to a patient's vascular system. Various methods and procedures may be used to treat both emergency and more routine conditions using the contents of such kits. For example, such kits may contain various types of intraosseous (IO) devices including, but not limited to, drivers, penetrator assemblies, IO needles and other related components. Intravenous (IV) devices such as syringes, needles, IV bags, tubing and other related components for use in obtaining access to portions of a patient's vascular system may be included. Various types of connectors for communicating fluids with and/or monitoring a patient's vascular system may be provided. Such kits may contain medications, drugs and fluids used to treat a wide variety of both acute and chronic diseases and conditions.
US10806479B2
A stapling assembly is disclosed. The stapling assembly comprises a first jaw comprising a first ledge and a second jaw comprising a second ledge. The second jaw is movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the first jaw. The stapling assembly also comprises a closure member movable between a first position and a second position. The second jaw is in the open position when the closure member is in the first position, and the second jaw is in the closed position when the closure member is in the second position. The stapling assembly also comprises a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke. The firing member comprises a first extending member which rides along the first ledge during the staple firing stroke and a second extending member which rides along the second ledge during the staple firing stroke.
US10806475B2
A tongue manipulation device (10) has a tissue anchor (20) for attachment to the tongue, a bone anchor (22) typically for attachment to the mandible and a tether line (24) which fixes the tissue anchor to the bone anchor. The bone anchor comprises a tether line spool arrangement which comprises a spool (46) rotatable about a spooling axis and a spooling locking arrangement (54). The spooling locking arrangement is controlled by rotation about the spooling axis between spooling locking and permitting configurations. In this way, the physician implanting and setting the device can perform titration and subsequent locking as two independent operations.
US10806473B2
The devices and methods described herein relate to clearing of blockages within body lumens, such as the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.
US10806468B2
A system for supporting operation of an X-ray imaging apparatus (IA) capable of assuming different imaging geometries. The system comprises an input interface (IN) for receiving a specification of a path extending at least partly into an object. A camera sampler (CS) configured to compute, for a plurality of non-ionizing radiation based cameras (OC) of the X-ray imaging apparatus (IM), a respective imaging geometry for achieving a plan view on the object along said path.
US10806467B2
Method of locating center position and axial direction of distal locking hole of intramedullary nail
A method of locating locking holes of an intramedullary nail includes taking an X-ray image of an intramedullary nail having two locking holes; connecting centroids of the locking hole contours and an X-ray source to define locking hole vectors and axial directions of the locking holes; calculating a first included angle and normal vector perpendicular to vectors connecting the X-ray source and the locking hole contour centroids; defining a cross product of the locking hole vector and the normal vector as a vector connecting centers of the locking holes, and calculating second and third included angles with the vector connecting the locking hole centers and the vectors connecting the X-ray source to the locking hole contour centroids; and locating the locking holes according to the first, second and third included angles, vectors connecting the X-ray source to the locking hole contour centroids, and a distance between the locking holes.
US10806465B2
A device for positioning a cutting guide with respect to a bone comprising a body forming the cutting guide or intended to be fixed to the cutting guide; a least two contact members intended to freely contact the bone; and adjustment means for individually varying the relative position of the body with respect to each contact member.
US10806463B2
The present application relates to surgical clip appliers having a plurality of clips for applying the clips to body tissues and vessels during surgical procedures and their methods of use and specifically to a reusable counter mechanism for use with a surgical clip applier. The surgical clip applier includes a housing, at least one handle pivotably connected to the housing, a channel assembly extending distally from the housing, a plurality of clips loaded in the channel assembly, a drive channel translatably supported in the housing and the channel assembly and being translatable upon actuation of the at least one handle, and a reusable counter mechanism removably insertable into a counter slot extending into the housing and engagable with the drive channel. The counter mechanism is configured display indicia corresponding to a quantity of clips and to update the indicia upon translation of the drive channel.
US10806462B2
A detachment system for delivering an implantable medical device to a target location of a body vessel has a generally hollow distal tube. The distal tube includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a compressible portion of the tube itself, between the proximal and distal ends which is axially movable from a compressed to an elongated condition. A generally hollow proximal tube has a proximal end and a distal end. A coupling joins the proximal and distal tubes. An engagement system engages and deploys the implantable medical device engaged at the distal end of the distal tube. The engagement system moves the compressible portion to the compressed condition when engaging the implantable medical device, and deploys the implantable medical device and releases the compressible portion to the elongated condition.
US10806460B2
A novel catheter-based system which ligates the left atrial appendage (LAA) on the outside of the heart, preferably using a combination of catheters and/or instruments, e.g., a guide catheter positioned inside the left atrial appendage which may assist in locating the left atrial appendage and/or assist in the optimal placement of a ligature on the outside of the appendage, and a ligating catheter and/or instrument outside the heart in the pericardial space to set a ligating element at the neck of the left atrial appendage.
US10806455B2
A surgical tack applier comprising a handle assembly, an inner tube, a plurality of fasteners and a solution is disclosed. The handle assembly includes an actuator associated therewith. The inner tube extends distally from the handle assembly and defines a longitudinal axis. The inner tube is rotatable about the longitudinal axis. The plurality of fasteners are disposed at least partially within the inner tube and are selectively ejectable therefrom. The solution is disposed within the inner tube and is dispensable through a distal opening of the inner tube.
US10806452B2
A loading unit for use with a surgical instrument includes a body configured for coupling to a surgical instrument and defining a longitudinal axis and having proximal and distal ends, and an end effector coupled to the distal end of the body. The end effector includes a staple cartridge assembly having a staple cartridge and an anvil assembly having an anvil plate. A drive assembly is at least partially disposed within the body. The drive assembly includes an actuator member having a roller engageable with at least one of the staple cartridge assembly or the anvil assembly. The roller is configured to rotate upon longitudinal movement of the drive assembly to facilitate movement of the drive assembly and relative movement of the staple cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly between open and approximated conditions.
US10806448B2
A surgical instrument can include a shaft, an end effector, and an articulation joint configured to permit the end effector to rotate relative to the shaft about the articulation joint. The surgical instrument can further comprise a first articulation actuator for rotating the end effector in a first direction and a second articulation actuator for rotating the end effector in a second direction. The articulation actuators can be configured to push the end effector. The articulation actuators can assume different configurations depending on whether they are experiencing a compressive load or a tensile load. The articulation joint can comprise an articulation frame which forms a proximal joint with the shaft and a distal joint with the end effector. The joints can comprise fixed axis joints and/or ball-and-socket joints, for example. The articulation joint can comprise links having different sizes to facilitate the articulation of the articulation joint.
US10806445B2
A chip assembly for use in a surgical stapler is provided. The chip assembly includes a housing assembly and a plug assembly. The housing assembly includes a base member, seal member, and a circuit board assembly. The base member defines a cavity for receipt of the circuit board assembly and the seal member is configured to be received about an open end of the base member. The plug assembly is configured to selectively engage the open end of the base member. The plug assembly includes a plug member and first and second contact members extending from the plug member. The first and second contact members are configured to be received within the cavity defined by the base member and engage the circuit board assembly when the plug assembly engages the housing assembly.
US10806444B2
A fastener is provided for inserting into a body tissue. The fastener has a head and an anchoring portion comprising a plurality of distally extending legs. Each leg terminates in an anchoring element configured to penetrate tissue and to cause a net lateral resistance force on the leg during penetration. The legs are configured and structured so that when the net lateral resistance force on the anchoring element exceeds a predetermined level, at least a portion of the leg is deflected laterally away from a pre-insertion configuration and so that when the net lateral force is subsequently reduced below the predetermined level, the at least a portion of the leg is biased back toward the pre-insertion configuration.
US10806435B2
An endoscopic biopsy instrument (1) is disclosed comprising a guide wire (2) arranged in a sheath (3), a drill device (5) arranged at a first end (4) of said guide wire (2), and an actuator (11) for actuating said drill device (5), said actuator being arranged at a second end (10) of said guide wire (2). The drill device (5) comprises an outer tube (6) and an inner cutting device (7). The inner cutting device (7) is slidable and rotatable inside said outer tube (6). The inner cutting device (7) has a helical cutting edge (8). An endoscope comprising such an endoscopic instrument (1) is also disclosed, as well as a method for taking a biopsy sample from a tissue of a subject.
US10806429B2
An ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe and a delay amount calculation unit. Each of the delay circuits is configured to allow a first delay amount and a second delay amount to be set for each of the delay circuits, and delays a signal by a delay amount obtained by adding the first delay amount and the second delay amount together. The delay amount calculation unit calculates the first delay amount and the second delay amount such that a sum of the first delay amount and the second delay amount set for each of the delay circuits is equal to or less than a predefined maximum delay amount.
US10806428B2
Implantable devices for continuously monitoring vascular lumen dimensions, in particular in the inferior vena cava (IVC) for determining heart failure status of a patient. Related therapy systems as well as monitoring and therapy methods are also disclosed. Devices include active or passive marker elements placed in contact with, adhered to or injected into the vessel wall to generate or reflect signals from which lumen diameter may be determined. Disclosed devices may be fully implantable and self-contained including capabilities for wirelessly communication monitored parameters.
US10806423B2
An X-ray imaging apparatus receives mode selection using a mode selection receiving unit including a mode setting unit and an operation display. When a CT mode is selected by the mode selection receiving unit, an X-ray beam shape adjuster shapes an X-ray beam into an X-ray cone beam in which a center beam that is a center of the X-ray beam is orthogonally incident on a body axis of a head. When a panoramic mode is selected, the X-ray beam shape adjuster shapes the X-ray beam into an X-ray narrow beam in which the center beam is incident on the body axis from obliquely below to obliquely above, the X-ray narrow beam having a length in a direction of the body axis.
US10806422B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating X-rays. It is described to produce (210) with a power supply (30) a voltage. A cathode (22) of an X-ray source (20) is positioned (220) relative to an anode (24) of the X-ray source. Electrons are emitted (230) from the cathode. Electrons emitted from the cathode interact (240) with the anode with energies corresponding to the voltage. X-rays are generated (250) from the anode, wherein the electrons interact with the anode to generate the X-rays. The X-ray source is controlled (260), such that a plurality of first X-ray pulses is generated each having a first X-ray flux, wherein the first X-ray pulses are temporally separated from each other. The X-ray source is controlled (270), such that a least one second X-ray pulse is generated having a second X-ray flux that is substantially less than the first X-ray flux, wherein the at least one second X-ray pulse is generated temporally between consecutive pulses of the first X-ray pulses.
US10806418B2
According to one embodiment, an X-ray CT apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a plurality of discrete images at a corresponding plurality of discrete positions in a body axis direction of an object, and calculates imaging conditions corresponding to a scan range of a main scan based on the plurality of discrete images.
US10806417B2
A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiation detector, a reader and a hardware processor. The radiation detector includes a substrate. On the substrate, radiation detection elements are arranged two-dimensionally. The radiation detection elements generate amounts of electric charges corresponding to doses of radiation by being irradiated with the doses of the radiation. The reader reads the amounts of the electric charges generated by the respective radiation detection elements as signal values, and generates image data based on the signal values. The hardware processor communicates with a portable terminal having a web browser, generates web content displayable on the web browser in response to a request from the portable terminal, and sends at least one of the web content and the image data to the portable terminal in response to the request from the portable terminal.
US10806409B2
A patient supporting device includes: a base configured to translate in a room; a first member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first member is rotatably coupled to the base so that the first member is rotatable relative to the base about a first vertical axis; a second member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second member is rotatably coupled to the second end of the first member so that the second member is rotatable relative to the first member about a second vertical axis; and a platform for supporting a patient, wherein the platform is rotatably coupled to the second end of the second member so that the platform is rotatable relative to the second member about a third vertical axis.
US10806406B2
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods that relate to pulse oximetry. Specifically, one embodiment includes an oximeter sensor comprising a light emitting element configured to emit light, a light detector configured to detect the light, and a memory chip having a built-in trimmed resistor, the trimmed resistor having a resistance value that is detectable by a monitor.
US10806404B2
Physiological sensors may be utilized to obtain physiological data for a user. The sensor data may be utilized in predicting a user's outcome to a medical intervention using one or more models. The models may be automatically executed in response to receiving certain types and/or amount of data, such as data received from one or more physiological remote sensors, such as Internet of Things sensors. The sensors may include heart rate sensors, arterial pressure sensors, glucose sensors, temperature sensors, weight sensors, blood oxygen sensors, urine sensors, saliva sensors, skin conduction sensors, muscle sensors, brain signal sensors, and/or other sensors. A sensor may communicate over the 2360-2400 MHz and/or the 30-37.5 MHz radio frequency (RF) band. The data may be received from a networked data store. Execution of the models may identify health issues in substantially real time, and the operation of one or more medical devices may be modified and/or a communication may be generated.
US10806385B2
The concentration of substance in blood is measured non-invasively, with high accuracy and with simple configuration. Laser light generated by a light source is locally irradiated on the body epithelium of a subject, and the resulting diffused reflected light is detected by a light detector. The laser light has a wavelength of 9.26 μm. The laser light is generated by converting and amplifying pulsed excitation light from an excitation light source to a long wavelength. A plate-shaped window that is transparent to mid-infrared light is brought in close contact with the body epithelium. The glucose concentration in interstitial fluid can be calculated using normalized light intensity calculated from a signal ratio of signals from a monitoring light detector and light detector.
US10806384B2
A kit for determining a concentration of an analyte in a body fluid is disclosed, the kit comprising: a) a sensor module comprising i. a sensor adapted to determine the concentration; ii. a control device connected to the sensor comprising a data collection device to collect measurement data acquired by the sensor, the control device further comprising a wireless near-field communication device adapted to transmit measurement data, the sensor module comprising a sensor module mechanical interface; b) a data reader module adapted to receive measurement data transmitted by the sensor module via wireless near-field communication, the data reader module comprising at least one data storage device; c) a data transmission module to receive measurement data transmitted by the sensor module via wireless near-field communication, the data transmission module comprising a wireless far-field communication device to transmit the measurement data to an external device.
US10806378B2
An action recognition system is illustrated. The action recognition system has an annular body, at least one light emitting unit, at least one light sensing unit and an action recognition module. The annular body is worn on a movable part of a user. One end of the light emitting unit is exposed on an inner side of the annular body, wherein the light emitting unit emits a first light beam illuminating at least a portion of the movable part. One end of the light sensing unit is exposed on the inner side of the annular body. The light sensing unit operatively senses a second light beam reflected by the at least portion of the movable part and generates a light sensing signal. The action recognition module is configured to operatively determine an action of the user according to the light sensing signal.
US10806373B2
A single sensor capable of detecting both airflow in spirometry and the full range of sound frequencies needed to track clinically relevant breath sounds is provided. The airflow sensor includes a movable flap with one or more integrated strain gauges for measuring displacement and vibration. The airflow sensor is inherently bidirectional. The sensor is an elastic flap airflow sensor that is capable of detecting data needed for both spirometry and auscultation measurements. The sensor is sterilizable and designed for the measurement of human respiratory airflow. The sterilizable sensor is also suitable for non-medical fluid flow metering applications. Additional devices such as sensors for the ambient level of various chemicals, sensors for temperature, sensors for humidity and microphones, may be affixed to the flap. When the strain gauge is placed in a conventional Wheatstone bridge configuration, the sensor can provide the airflow measurements needed for medical spirometry.
US10806368B2
Described herein is a system and method of controlling real-time image-guided adaptive radiation treatment of at least a portion of a region of a patient. The computer-implemented method comprises obtaining a plurality of real-time image data corresponding to 2-dimensional (2D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images including at least a portion of the region, performing 2D motion field estimation on the plurality of image data, approximating a 3-dimensional (3D) motion field estimation, including applying a conversion model to the 2D motion field estimation, determining at least one real-time change of at least a portion of the region based on the approximated 3D motion field estimation, and controlling the treatment of at least a portion of the region using the determined at least one change.
US10806366B2
The present invention provides a system and method for multi-phase flow decomposition using electrical capacitance imaging techniques. The present invention provides a system and method to obtain permittivity distributions at a plurality of frequency markers using volume tomography image reconstruction to determine volume fraction of each phase and to produce images of the volume fraction for each phase.
US10806352B2
Wireless, variable inductance and resonant circuit-based vascular monitoring devices, systems, methodologies, and techniques are disclosed that can be used to assist healthcare professionals in predicting, preventing, and diagnosing various heart-related and other health conditions.
US10806351B2
The invention provides a body-worn monitor featuring a processing system that receives a digital data stream from an ECG system. A cable houses the ECG system at one terminal end, and plugs into the processing system, which is worn on the patient's wrist like a conventional wristwatch. The ECG system features: i) a connecting portion connected to multiple electrodes worn by the patient; ii) a differential amplifier that receives electrical signals from each electrode and process them to generate an analog ECG waveform; iii) an analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog ECG waveform into a digital ECG waveform; and iv) a transceiver that transmits a digital data stream representing the digital ECG waveform (or information calculated from the waveform) through the cable and to the processing system. Different ECG systems, typically featuring three, five, or twelve electrodes, can be interchanged with one another.
US10806344B2
Techniques for remotely titrating a therapy delivered using an implantable medical device system are disclosed. An implantable medical device delivers therapy according to a first program. The system collects patient data relating to at least one of an efficacy of, or side effects resulting from, the delivered therapy, and transmits the patient data to a remote network device. A clinician may then analyze the patient data and determine if changes to the therapy are warranted. The clinician may then transmit a programming change, e.g., a modification to the first program or a new, second program, to the implantable medical device system, and the implantable medical device may deliver therapy according to the changed programming. The process of receiving patient data and modifying the therapy programming may be repeated multiple times until the therapy is adequately titrated, e.g., until the patient data indicates adequate efficacy and/or acceptable side effects.
US10806338B2
An endoscope includes an insertion part that includes a distal end and a proximal end, and a distal-end-portion body that is provided on a distal end side of the insertion part and formed with a treatment tool outlet from which a treatment tool is led out. The distal-end-portion body includes an observation window, a nozzle that ejects washing water to the observation window, a standing base that is disposed in a standing base-housing portion adjacent to the treatment tool outlet and is rotationally moved between a standing position and a falling position, and a guide wall that is disposed at a position facing the nozzle with the observation window interposed therebetween and guides the washing water to the standing base-housing portion. Washing water, which has been ejected from the nozzle and has passed the observation window, is guided to the standing base-housing portion by the guide wall.
US10806331B2
A variably-flexible, locking insertion device includes a hollow body having a proximal end with an entrance for receiving an instrument, a distal end with a tip for protrusion of the instrument, and a handle to be gripped by an operator. A device transitions the hollow body between a relatively flexible condition and a relatively stiff condition. Tendons are disposed within the hollow body for maintaining the hollow body in the relatively flexible and relatively stiff conditions, the tendons being neither in tension nor compression when the hollow body is in the relatively stiff condition.
US10806324B2
A door panel includes a front surface panel, a side surface panel bent from a side of the front surface panel, an upper surface panel bent from a top of the front surface panel and provided above the side surface panel, a gap formed between the upper end of the side surface panel and the side end of the upper surface panel, and a decoration piece configured to fill the gap. The decoration piece includes an exposed portion configured to compensate for a difference in height between the upper end of the side surface panel and the upper surface panel, a side surface configured to contact the inner surface of the side surface panel, and a front surface configured to contact the inner surface of the front surface panel.
US10806323B2
A warewash machine includes a wash zone having front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed above or below the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly includes front, left, right and top side sections, the multi-sided hood assembly movable between a lowered closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. The multi-sided hood assembly includes a lower hood unit with front, left and right sides and an upper hood unit with front, left, right and top sides, and a linkage assembly between the lower hood unit and the upper hood unit that causes the upper hood unit and the lower hood unit to move up or down together with the lower hood unit moving faster than the upper hood unit to cause telescoping of the upper hood unit and the lower hood unit as the hood assembly moves.
US10806318B2
A system has at least two cleaning devices, wherein at least one of the cleaning devices can be displaced relative to another cleaning device. In order to perform a service on one of the cleaning devices in an especially advantageous manner, the cleaning devices each have a communications link to a shared controller, wherein the controller is set up to transmit a service request to the second cleaning device and/or to a user of the second cleaning device, depending on the service required by a device component of a first cleaning device, and depending on the service availability status of a second cleaning device.
US10806316B2
The invention relates to a device for a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising a holding device with a passage opening and a closure device for closing the passage opening of the holding device, wherein the closure device comprises a closure flap and an elastic element made of a cross-linked silicone elastomer, and the elastic element is pretensioned in a state in which the closure flap closes the passage opening of the holding device.
US10806304B2
A dispenser is provided including a reservoir, a stem extending from the reservoir, a funnel within the reservoir having a funnel portion and a conduit, the conduit extending within the reservoir and along a major length of the reservoir, and a dispensing spout extending above the funnel, allowing the reservoir if filled from the funnel. A method of filling a fluid dispenser is provided and a method for operating power driven pump in a dispenser is provided.
US10806303B1
A surface protection assembly to protect the surface of an article such as bathtubs, urinals, sinks, and utensils. The surface protection assembly includes a thin, flexible protective layer configured to attach onto a surface of the article. The protective layer is made of clingy plastic material. The protective layer enables a user to handle the article without a risk of the article's surface being deteriorated. The protective layer could be readily removed from the article surface along with the accumulated dirt or bacteria, after each usage.
US10806300B2
A foldable grill box for portable grilling includes a plurality of box sides comprising a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a right side, and a left side. Each of the front side, the back side, the right side, and the left side has a bottom edge, a top edge, an inner face, and an outer face. The bottom side has a front edge, a back edge, a right edge, a left edge, a top face, and a bottom face. A plurality of hinges is coupled to the plurality of box sides to allow the plurality of box sides to move between an open and alternate closed position. A grill is selectively engageable with the plurality of box sides. The plurality of box sides is configured to house a fire and the grill is configured to function as a grilling surface.
US10806296B2
Provided is a utensil including a support having two opposite faces, at least one of which is provided with a sol-gel coating including at least one sol-gel layer that is present in the form of a continuous film of a sol-gel material including a matrix of at least one metal polyalkoxylate. Said utensil additionally includes a hybrid sol-gel coating including at least one screen-printed sol-gel layer completely or partially covering said sol-gel coating, said first hybrid sol-gel layer consisting of a hybrid sol-gel material including a matrix formed from a first hybrid sol-gel composition including at least one silicone resin and at least one silane and/or at least one metal alkoxide. Also provided is a process for producing such a utensil.
US10806285B2
An apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner. The apparatus includes a rigid and planar V-shaped body having a top surface and a bottom surface. An adhesive layer is applied to at least a portion of the top surface of the body while a removable protective cover is provided over the adhesive layer. Upon removal of the protective cover and exposure of the adhesive layer, the body is adhered to the rug corner by the adhesive. Upon doing so, the body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition thus preventing any curling of the rug.
US10806280B2
An inflatable neck pillow is disclosed comprising a generally C-shaped inflatable pillow that approximates the shape of a human neck, wherein the pillow includes an air valve for inflating and deflating the same and means for securing the pillow within the compartment of a garment with a stowable hood. The pillow preferably has an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion is longer than the lower portion, with an indentation or narrower portion between such that the pillow remains securely in place when inserted into the storage compartment of a garment collar.
US10806278B1
A generally U-shaped body pillow comprising a pillow pocket in the crown or center section. The pillow pocket in the center section is sized to removably receive a bed pillow of the user's choice. The pillow pocket is formed by a back panel that extends substantially the width of the bed pillow and a front panel that is no more than about half the width of the bed pillow. In this way, the user's head, neck and shoulders rest primarily on the bed pillow.
US10806274B2
A flexible vibrating mat for soothing a child includes a plurality of electric vibratory motors and a plurality of cylindrical motor casings. Each motor casing is associated with a single electric vibratory motor and is generally the same size as the associated electric vibratory motor. The mat additionally includes a controller. The controller is configured to selectively electrically couple the plurality of electric vibratory motors to an electric power supply. The mat further includes a flexible core coupled with the plurality of motor casings and a water-resistant cover covering the core, the plurality of motor casings, and the controller.
US10806269B2
An apparatus and method towards an adjustable furniture track system comprising a set of vertical supports extending in a substantially vertical direction and including at least one vertical channel defining a lateral opening and defining an interior wall within a set of vertically-spaced pins connected with the interior wall, the set pins extending in a lateral direction less than the lateral opening. At least one bracket including a set of connectors receivable in the vertical channel and configured to engage with the set of vertically-spaced pins, wherein the at least one bracket is laterally movable within the vertical channel between a first position and a second position.
US10806267B1
A mattress mount that has a paddle, a riser and an air conduit clamp. The riser spaces the paddle apart from the air conduit clamp at different elevations. A compressible, resilient cushion is secured to a flat surface of the paddle. The paddle with cushion is positioned underneath a mattress to compress the cushion. The paddle extends from the riser to terminate at ta free end. The air conduit claim extends outwardly from the riser to terminate at free ends. The paddle and the air conduit clamp extend at different elevations and in opposite directions from the riser to terminate at their respective free ends.
US10806259B2
A lounge chair includes a frame including an upper body section, and a lower body section, a support section and support material. The upper body section is operatively coupled to the lower body section to pivot between a plurality of angular positions. The upper body section includes an aperture extending through the support material to receive the face of an individual when lying in a supine position. The lower body section is operatively coupled to the support section with an anterior tilt. The lounge chair includes armrests which pivot incrementally between a plurality of angular positions in a direction transverse, parallel or both transverse and parallel to a plane of a side member of the lower body section.
US10806250B1
A serving table insert and method present a food serving tray at a serving location elevated above a serving tabletop. A visible portion of an external surface on the insert carries a decorative feature viewable upon presentation of the food serving tray supported by the insert. The insert extends over an altitudinal distance of a magnitude sufficient to accommodate a food serving tray chosen from a series of food serving trays of selected capacities provided by a range of depths.
US10806246B1
A table includes a frame and a tabletop coupled with the frame. The frame includes first and second longitudinal bars, each having first and second bars pivotally connected with each other. The tabletop includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel is coupled with the first bars of the first and second longitudinal bars. The second panel is coupled with the second bars of the first and second longitudinal bars. The tabletop also include one or more first retainers integrally formed or coupled with the first panel and one or more second retainers integrally formed or coupled with the second panel. When the first and second panels are folded onto each other, the first and second retainers engage with each other and lock the table in the folded state.
US10806236B2
A carrying case for storing folding chairs, tents, and outdoor equipment. The carrying case includes a sidewall between a first end having an opening and a closed second end forming an interior volume. A collar is positioned at the first end and includes a channel that is coaxially aligned with the opening of the first end such that the equipment enters the interior volume through the channel of the collar and the opening. The collar further comprises a distal end having a first diameter that tapers to a smaller second diameter at a proximal end. In a foot recess embodiment, a foot recess forms a compartment on the sidewall that is adapted to receive a foot or toe of a user. In a foot flange embodiment, the carrying case includes a flange that extends about the second end that is adapted to receive a foot or toe of a user.
US10806222B2
An interlocking means including a first interlocking member for which a male interlocking part is provided in a longitudinal direction of a band-shaped first base and a second interlocking member for which a female interlocking part is provided in a longitudinal direction of a band-shaped second base, and in which multiple sections whose heights are low are formed at the female interlocking part at intervals in a longitudinal direction of the female interlocking part, and the male interlocking part and the female interlocking part are interlocked in the low sections in the same manner as in the non-low sections; and a hag with an interlocking means in which the interlocking means is provided.
US10806214B2
An article of footwear includes a sole structure including a chamber for receiving a pressurized fluid, the chamber having a top portion, a bottom portion, and side portions around a periphery of the chamber. The sole structure also includes a central structure located in a central portion of the chamber between opposing side portions of the chamber, such that the chamber is devoid of additional structures in a surrounding region around the central structure and extending from the central structure to the side portions of the chamber. On all sides of the central structure, a dimension of the surrounding region between the central structure and the nearest side portion is one third or more of a span across the chamber between opposing side portions.
US10806211B1
An article of footwear is configured to be worn so as to at least partially cover a wearer's foot. The footwear includes at least one optical fiber on an internal surface of the footwear. The at least one optical fiber is configured to project radiation having a therapeutic wavelength through the at least one optical fiber and toward at least one of the wearer's foot, ankle or leg when the footwear is being worn so as to at least partially cover the wearer's foot.
US10806210B2
Aspects herein are directed to braided articles and methods for their manufacture. The braided articles may include articles of footwear having braided uppers. The article of footwear may comprise a sole and a braided upper comprising a toe portion having a toe seam, a heel portion comprising a seamless braided structure, and a throat portion. The toe portion may comprise a base yarn. The throat portion may comprise a stretch yarn. Additionally, the heel portion may comprise both the stretch yarn and the base yarn.
US10806189B2
A user-replaceable e-liquid reservoir for dispensing e-liquid, the reservoir being inserted into, or otherwise attached to, a portable, personal e-cigarette device and engaging with an electrical or electronic pump fluid transfer system in the device, the device including: an electrical or electronic pump, being configured to transfer e-liquid from the e-liquid reservoir to an atomizing unit in the device, the pump delivering a pre-defined or variable quantity of e-liquid from the reservoir; and in which the reservoir is not user-refillable.
US10806188B2
A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
US10806180B2
A control unit for an electronic vapor provision system includes a battery for providing electrical power to a heater which is used to produce vapor. The battery is a lithium iron phosphate battery. The battery provides an output voltage which remains at an approximately constant voltage level as the battery is discharged.
US10806174B2
Disclosed are a lyocell material for a cigarette filter and a method of preparing the same, wherein a crimped tow is manufactured using a lyocell multifilament including low-strength lyocell monofilaments, and thus the ultimately prepared lyocell material for a cigarette filter can exhibit low strength, thereby increasing processing efficiency during the manufacture of the cigarette filter.
US10806161B2
A coated confectionery is provided including a confectionery core and a shell surrounding said confectionery core. The shell includes a soft coating including at least one layer of a first coating material and a hard coating including at least one layer of a second coating material. The soft coating forms at least 25% of a total weight of said shell.
US10806158B2
A low-mineral quark matrix is suggested, which is obtainable by (a) subjecting raw milk to heat treatment, separating the cream, (b) subjecting the skimmed milk such obtained to an ultrafiltration step and/or a reverse osmosis step, producing a retentate R1, which represents a dairy protein concentrate, and a permeate P1, (c) subjecting the permeate P1 to an electrodialysis step, producing a salt-depleted diluate D1, (d) combining the diluate D1 with the retentate R1, (e) subjecting the combination product such obtained to heat treatment until denaturation sets in, (f) fermenting the denaturation product such obtained by the addition of starter cultures and rennet, and (g) adjusting or standardising the fermentation product such obtained to defined dry matter and protein contents.
US10806147B2
A method for reducing the effects of biological contamination in a hydrocarbon-containing system comprising the steps of continuously adding a formulation comprising tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine or a tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium salt to the system for one day or more; monitoring the efficacy of the continuous treatment by an assessment of the extent to which there is any effect on the environment that is attributable to metabolic activity of active microbes present in the system; wherein the tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine or tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium salt is added at a concentration of from 1 to 30 ppm based on the total volume of aqueous fluid added to the system, and wherein the formulation is added to the system at a stage to minimize incompatibility with any other chemicals that are added to the aqueous fluid. The treatment disrupts the microbial activity of active microbes in the hydrocarbon-containing system and can prevent or reduce detrimental effects arising from the presence of active microbes in the system.
US10806146B2
The present invention provides novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate glutamine synthetase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control.
US10806141B2
Provided is a plant disease control composition having a broad spectrum against various plant pathogens, and shows excellent controlling effects (synergistic controlling effects) which cannot be expected from a single component alone. The plant disease control composition comprises (Group a) at least one quinoline compound represented by the formula: (wherein R1, R2: an alkyl which may be substituted, an aryl which may be substituted, etc.; R3, R4: H, an alkyl which may be substituted, etc.; X: halogen, an alkyl which may be substituted, etc.; Y: halogen, alkyl, etc.; n: 0 to 4; m: 0 to 6) or a salt thereof, and at least one of fungicidal compounds selected from the group consisting of a Strobilurin series compound, a triazole series compound, etc., as effective ingredients.
US10806136B2
A pesticide strip assembly for easy application and monitoring levels of pesticide including a flexible panel, an adhesive layer and an insecticide impregnated gel. The flexible panel is elongated and has a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The adhesive layer is attached to the bottom side of the flexible panel. The adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive that is positioned on a flexible strip. The adhesive layer is covering and is adhesively secured to the bottom side of the flexible panel. The gel is infused with an insecticide and is positioned on the flexible panel.
US10806131B2
An aquaponics system including a rearing tank of a rearing system and cultivation beds of a cultivation system, wherein the cultivation beds are arranged vertically in two or more stages. The system includes a rearing and cultivation circulating system in which liquid in the rearing tank is supplied to each of the cultivation beds, and the liquid in each bed is returned to the tank, to thereby circulate through the tank, beds, and tank. Fish and shellfish can be reared in the rearing tank and a plant can be cultivated in the cultivation beds, with the liquid circulating through the circulating path. Both a cultivation circulating system in which the liquid circulates through the water storage tank, the cultivation beds, and the water storage tank, and a rearing circulating system in which the liquid circulates through the rearing tank, the water storage tank, and the rearing tank may be arranged.
US10806129B2
The field of this invention is classifying animal behaviors. In particular the fields of this invention include using animals in vivariums, such as rodents, particularly mice. Animal behaviors are classified according to behaviors consistent with healthy or unhealthy organs or locations within organs, such as the brain. Injected neoplastic cells may be used to create an unhealthy organ or location within an organ. Classifications also include responses to different therapies. The behavior of the animals is observed using fully automatic, continuous monitoring using per-cage ultrasonic and video sensors, where behavior recording is free of human, manual actions. Observed behavior is consistent with healthy or unhealthy behaviors specific to the injection site. Both positive and negative baseline behaviors are collected, typically using the same system or method. Classification is responsive to differences between treated and untreated animals, comparing to both the positive and negative baselines, using multi-dimensional analysis.
US10806128B2
A dog harness is provided with a leash-holding element with controlled displacement for search dogs performing special work, comprising a back strap, a belly strap with a quick release buckle, and a chest strap running between the chest bone and the throat area. The leash-holding element with controlled displacement has an elastic design, stretching along the axis line, in line with the spine of the dog to a given extent, reducing the load on the dog when led on a leash, primarily during special mantrailing—search work, when the dog is sniffing the ground with an outstretched neck. The leash-holding element with controlled displacement moves on the axis line as a function of the forces acting on the leash-holding end element. The leash-holding element follows the mechanism of movement characteristic of search work, and allows smooth working for the search dog led on a leash.
US10806127B2
A pet toy, in combination, including a containment structure having a longitudinal axis and cross section defining an interior volume. The containment structure, which is preferably collapsible, includes a plurality of containment openings along its longitudinal axis exposing the interior volume to a pet during use of the pet toy, and an electronic component in the form of a hollow shell having a shell opening configured therein. A motor having a rotatable shaft extends toward the opening. A power supply for powering the motor and optional microprocessor, the motor, microprocessor and power supply being supported within the interior of the hollow shell. An attractant is affixed to the rotatable shaft and extends through the shell opening, the microprocessor being programmed to control operation of the motor to cause the attractant to rotate intermittently, the electronic component and attractant being visible to a pet during use of the pet toy.
US10806121B2
An animal litter composition comprising 2-methylbut-2-enal is described for the modification and reduction of dominant behaviors in household animals.
US10806118B1
A soybean cultivar designated 80342127 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 80342127, to the plants of soybean cultivar 80342127, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 80342127, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 80342127. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 80342127. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 80342127, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 80342127 with another soybean cultivar.
US10806116B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH969845. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH969845, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH969845 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH969845.
US10806113B2
The disclosure relates to new lettuce variety NUN 09117 LTL as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof.
US10806112B1
A novel maize variety designated X95N829 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X95N829 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95N829 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X95N829, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95N829 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95N829 and methods of using maize variety X95N829 are disclosed.
US10806101B2
Disclosed is a method to prepare a myceliated high-protein food product, which includes culturing a fungi an aqueous media which has a high level of plant protein, for example at least 20 g protein per 100 g dry weight with excipients, on a dry weight basis. The plant protein can include pea, rice and/or chickpea. The fungi can include comprises Lentinula spp., Agaricus spp., Pleurotus spp., Boletus spp., or Laetiporus spp. After culturing, the material is harvested by obtaining the myceliated high-protein food product via drying or concentrating. The resultant myceliated high-protein food product may have its taste, flavor, or aroma modulated, such as by increasing desirable flavors or tastes such as meaty, savory, umami, popcorn and/or by decreasing undesirable flavors such as bitterness, astringency or beaniness. Deflavoring and/or deodorizing as compared to non-myceliated control materials can also be observed. Also disclosed are myceliated high-protein food products.
US10806094B2
A land preparation tool includes a tool body having a cutting surface, mounting surfaces disposed on the tool body opposite the cutting surface, and opposing side surfaces each extending between the cutting surface and a different one of the mounting surfaces. One mounting surface angles inwardly from a distal edge of a side surface toward the tool body. Another mounting surface angles inwardly from a distal edge of the other side surface toward the tool body. An opening is disposed on the tool body opposite the cutting surface and between the mounting surfaces.
US10806088B2
An agricultural baler system having a direction of travel and adapted to compile a windrow of crop into a bale, the agricultural baler system having a baler assembly coupled to the work machine and configured to consolidate crop from the underlying windrow into the bale, the baler assembly implementing a wrapping process to maintain the form of the bale and an eject process for ejecting the bale, and a windrow diverter selectively positionable between a divert position and a bypass position. Wherein, when the windrow diverter is in the divert position, the underlying windrow is repositioned as the baler assembly moves in the direction of travel.
US10806074B2
The invention provides a system that provides simple and efficient automated evaluation of plant stands that opens up tremendous potential in terms of removal, fertilization, protection, and individual plant yield estimation. The system provides automated evaluation of size and placement of plants and may be incorporated into or mounted on a post-emergent vehicle such as a spray boom as a tool that greatly benefits farmers. A farmer could detect, measure, visualize, count, characterize, calculate, estimate, assess, track, and optimize the stand throughout the growing season and even through harvest. An augmented reality visualization of the plant stands can be compared to a prescription map to allow an operator of an implement to select changes in treatment of the field as the implement traverses the field.
US10806073B2
A system for dispensing agricultural products includes an agricultural product container having a memory circuit associated therewith for storing data, the stored data including data unique to the container and the quantity of material dispensed including specific rates of application. An application rate meter device is operatively connected to the agricultural product container and is configured to dispense the agricultural product from the agricultural product container. Precision placement equipment includes a placement tube assembly operatively connected to the application rate meter device to place the agricultural products in the desired locations for efficient activity of the agricultural product. Each placement tube assembly is mounted between depth wheels of a depth control wheel assembly of a planter for placement of product in-furrow between the depth wheels.
US10806071B2
An agricultural implement includes a frame, a row unit coupled to the frame, and a hopper coupled to the frame independently of the row unit. The hopper is configured to store an agricultural product, and the hopper is not configured to receive the agricultural product from a supply container coupled to the agricultural implement. The agricultural implement also includes a meter configured to receive the agricultural product from the hopper via movement of the agricultural product under the influence of gravity from the hopper to the meter. The meter is configured to output substantially singulated particles of the agricultural product, the row unit includes a ground-engaging tool configured to open a trench within soil, and the row unit includes a product tube configured to receive the substantially singulated particles of the agricultural product from the meter and to direct the substantially singulated particles toward the trench.
US10806063B2
A tillage point configured to produce a uniform subsurface soil profile. The tillage point includes a main body having a leading edge, a top surface and a bottom surface. Wing sections extend laterally from the main body.
US10813258B2
Multiple types of leaded components are scattered on component support member, and those multiple types of components are imaged by an imaging device. Identification information for identifying each type of the multiple types of components, and position information representing the position of the components on the component support section, is acquired from image data captured by the imaging device. Then, based on the identification information and the position information, any of the multiple types of components on the component support member are held by a holding tool. By this, it is possible to pick up any of the multiple types of components scattered on the component support section and it is possible to supply many types of components using the component supply device. Also, there is no need for an operator to check components on the component support section, so the operator workload is reduced.
US10813254B2
A data center is cooled by a cryogenic cooling system which is wind driven, and powered by energy stored in the cryogenic liquid. The cooling occurs through downwardly passing cryogenic liquid which is recycled and pushed back to a top of a system in a cyclic manner.
US10813252B2
A data center may include a tape library rack module along with rack computer systems. The rack computer systems may be configured to provide computing capacity within a data center environment. In some embodiments, the tape library rack module may include an enclosure encompassing an interior of the tape library rack module, a rack within the interior, and a tape library unit mounted on the rack. The tape library rack unit may include tape cartridges configured to store data within a tape environment that is different than the data center environment. The tape library rack unit may be within a portion of the interior that is enclosed such that it is environmentally isolated from the data center environment. In some examples, the tape library rack module may include a cooling unit and/or a humidifier unit, which may provide the tape environment to the environmentally isolated portion of the interior of the tape library rack module.
US10813251B2
The present application discloses two-phase cooling devices that may include at least three substrates: a metal with a wicking structure, an intermediate substrate and a backplane. The titanium thermal module may be adapted for use in a mobile device, such as a portable device or smartphone, where it may offer compelling performance advantages. The thermal module may also have a metal layer which may act as a shield for radiation or an antenna for radiation, or may add mechanical strength to the thermal module.
US10813249B1
An example tunable cold plate includes a body that is formed from a thermally conductive material and that includes a thermal interface surface to receive by conduction heat generated by a component of a computing device, such as a memory module. The cold plate includes a liquid coolant channel extending through the body. The cold plate also includes multiple orifices in the thermal interface surface that fluidly connect into the liquid coolant channel. The cold plate may also include one or more inserts that can be inserted into some or all of the orifices. The thermal performance of the cold plate, or a subsection thereof, may be tuned by varying the number of inserts that are inserted into the orifices of the cold plate or of the subsection.
US10813248B2
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a fan for cooling electronics within a chassis, the fan comprising a rotor with a plurality of fan blades connected thereto for generating an axial airflow during operation of the fan, a sensor for detecting failure of the fan, and an airflow blocking device positioned at an exhaust side of the fan and configured to prevent airflow through the fan upon detection of the fan failure, wherein the airflow blocking device is stowed in a position removed from a path of the axial airflow generated by the fan during operation of the fan. A method for preventing airflow recirculation at a failed fan is also disclosed herein.
US10813237B2
A housing for receiving an electronic device in an explosive atmosphere may include a first housing part and second housing part coupled to one another via at least one screw connection defining a housing interior for receiving the electronic device. The screw connection may include a screw and a separate threaded pin. A recess may be defined in first housing part. A first threaded bush may be arranged in the recess for receiving the screw. A through-opening may be defined in the second housing part concentric to the recess and a second threaded bush may be arranged in the through-opening for partially receiving the screw and the threaded pin. The screw may be arranged in the through-opening and screwed into the first threaded bush coupling the first housing part and the second housing part to one another. The threaded pin may be screwed into the second threaded bush.
US10813236B1
A housing for an electronic device can include an enclosure at least partially defining an internal volume. The enclosure can include a bottom panel. The housing can also include a tubular frame that includes a first pair of tubular support members extending from the bottom panel and a second pair of tubular support members extending from the bottom panel. The housing can also include a first tubular top frame member disposed outside the internal volume and connected to an end of each of the first pair of tubular support members through an opening defined by the enclosure, and a second tubular top frame member disposed outside the internal volume and connected to an end of each of the second pair of tubular support members through an opening defined by the enclosure.
US10813221B2
A mounted board includes a base insulating layer, a conductive pattern, and a cover insulating layer sequentially toward one side in a thickness direction. The entire lower surface of the base insulating layer is exposed downwardly. A total thickness of the base insulating layer and the cover insulating layer is 16 μm or less. The base insulating layer contains an insulating material having a hygroscopic expansion coefficient of 15×10−6/% RH or less.
US10813206B2
An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus includes: A. a chamber in which extreme ultraviolet light is generated by a target substance being irradiated with a laser beam to generate plasma from the target substance; B. a vessel as a tubular member forming the chamber; C. a reference member supporting the vessel; D. a collector mirror configured to condense the extreme ultraviolet light in the chamber, the collector mirror being attached to the reference member in a replaceable manner and covered by the vessel to be housed in the chamber; and E. a vessel movement mechanism provided to the reference member and configured to move the vessel between a first position at which the vessel covers the collector mirror and a second position at which the vessel is retracted from the first position to expose the collector mirror.
US10813201B1
A motion-detecting lighting system includes a plurality of modular lighting units configured to electrically connect to one another, each modular lighting unit having an enclosure, a light emission window positioned within a first cavity of the enclosure, and a plurality of light emitting diodes positioned within the enclosure. One of the modular lighting units further includes at least one motion sensor protruding through a second cavity of the enclosure to detect motion of a user, and a processor that receives data from the motion sensor and generates a command to turn the light emitting diodes ON/OFF based on the motion of the user.
US10813200B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for commissioning, localizing, and re-localizing a system device used for monitoring physical environments. A disclosed system for localizing a system device comprises a computing cloud, a building server, and a gateway. The computing cloud comprises various application modules, including an application module for receiving a user's selection of the system device on a portable electronic device, a project service module for receiving and transmitting a request to open a wireless network of a gateway, and a plugin module for receiving an enhanced request to open a wireless network of a gateway, and for transmitting a request to open a specific type of wireless network at the gateway. The building server is communicatively coupled with the computing cloud, the gateway is communicatively coupled with the building server, and the system device is communicatively coupled with the gateway.
US10813191B2
A method of rearing chickens comprises providing a chicken shed (10) having a floor area (12) over which the chickens can move freely. The shed (10) is provided with a plurality of lights (18) arranged to illuminate respective different regions of the floor area (12) so that, collectively, the lights (18) are able to illuminate substantially all of the floor area (12). The shed (10) is provided a plurality of cameras (20) arranged to view respective different regions of the floor area (12) so that, collectively, the cameras (20) are able to view substantially all of the floor area (12). Chickens are provided in the livestock shed (10) on the floor area (12). A controller (22) is provided and is operatively connected to the lights (18) and to the cameras (20). The controller (22) receives and analyses signals, such as images, from the cameras (20). The controller (22) controls the lights (18) to adjust illumination provided to the floor area (12) by the controlled lights (18) in a manner dependent on the signals from the cameras (20). The controller (22) is able to control each light (18) independently of the other lights (18). In some situations, the control of the lights (18) causes a predetermined desired response in the chickens. In some cases, the predetermined desired response overcomes or circumvents an undesirable situation recognised by the controller from analysis of the signals from the cameras (20).
US10813187B2
An integrated device for driving a lighting load, such as a LED, has a first memory element, configured to store a nominal duty-cycle at a nominal supply voltage. An actual voltage acquisition element is configured to detect an actual supply voltage. A processing unit is coupled to the first memory element and to the actual voltage acquisition element and configured to calculate a voltage compensated duty-cycle. A driver unit is coupled to the processing unit and is configured to be supplied according to the voltage compensated duty-cycle.
US10813185B2
A lighting device is provided that has a light source arrangement with a plurality of semiconductor-based light sources in the form of light-emitting diodes. The light sources are bundled or collimated such that they each emit light in differently directed light cones with adjacent light cones overlapping. The lighting device has an adjusting device for adjustment of the direction of illumination and an actuating circuit connected to the adjusting device. The adjusting device adjusts intermediate stages for which the light-emitting diodes of adjacent and overlapping light cones operate and with varying light intensity in such a way the focal point of the light field produced by the light-emitting diodes lies between the focal points of adjacent light cones.
US10813180B2
The present disclosure discloses an illumination device, which includes: a housing, a plurality of light source modules positioned in the housing, and a plurality of connection lines electrically connecting the plurality of light source modules. Each of the light source modules includes a base, a light source substrate provided on the base, a plurality of light sources provided on the light source substrate, electrical connection elements provided on the light source substrate, and a light distribution element connected with the base and/or the light source substrate. The light source substrate and the electrical connection elements are disposed between the light distribution element and the base, and the connection lines and the electrical connection elements are electrically connected.
US10813174B2
A heating assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, including: a heater including an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate; and a heater mount coupled to the heater; wherein the heating element includes a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than the second portion as a result of the electrical current; and wherein the heater mount surrounds the second portion of the heating element.
US10813173B2
The present disclosure provides a driving method, a driving assembly, and an electronic cigarette having the same. The driving method includes: acquiring an output voltage of a power supply of the electronic cigarette; calculating a duty ratio meeting a preset power using the detected output voltage and an effective resistance of a heating assembly; and driving a current circuit of the heating assembly of the electronic cigarette to switch on or switch off according to the duty ratio, so that the heating assembly operates under the preset power. According to the present disclosure, the cost of the electronic cigarette can be lowered, a relatively stable TPM (Total Particulate Matter) value can be output, and the size of the electronic cigarette can be reduced.
US10813166B2
The present disclosure relates to technologies for sensor networks, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, machine-type communications (MTC), and the Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, and security and safety related services, on the basis of said technologies. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method for performing a group communication by a terminal, the method comprising the steps of: setting a condition for selecting target terminals which will perform a group communication on the basis of the position of the terminal, and transmitting, to a server for providing the group communication, configuration information including the set selection condition; transmitting, to the server, a request for the group communication; receiving, from the server, a talk burst control message for a group communication with terminals which satisfy the selection condition and are selected from adjacent terminals positioned in the near field of the terminal; and relaying and transmitting media data to the selected terminals via the server.
US10813165B2
A network architecture and methods of managing packet data unit (PDU) sessions in a network are provided. The methods include PDU session establishment procedures, PDU session modification procedures, PDU session state transfer procedures, PDU session release procedures, and user equipment (UE) handover procedures.
US10813162B2
A UE operating in a network that supports dual connectivity operation is configured to minimize the transmission of unnecessary UE failure indications. The UE detects secondary cell group (SCG) failure for the UE, in response to detecting one of a plurality of SCG failure-triggering events. The UE sends a UE failure indication message, in response to the detecting SCG failure, and refrains from sending further UE failure indication messages in response to SCG failure-triggering events, until the sending of further UE failure indication messages is reenabled. In some cases, the UE sets a state of the UE to a UE prohibit state to prohibit sending further UE failure indication messages while in the UE prohibit state. In other cases, the UE starts a prohibit timer to prohibit sending further UE failure indication messages during the prohibit timer.
US10813161B2
A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network. The controller transitions the UE from a Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state to an RRC connected state, and after transitioning the UE from the RRC idle state to the RRC connected state, sends an initial Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message comprising a limited set of Information Elements (IEs) in cleartext, which are required to establish security between the UE and the service network, and a container IE carrying an initial NAS message Protocol Data Unit (PDU) ciphered with NAS security context to the service network via the wireless transceiver.
US10813160B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communications technologies, and provide an RRC connection management method and apparatus, and a device. The method includes: sending, by UE when in an RRC idle mode, an uplink data request to an access network node by using a shared data sending resource, where the uplink data request includes uplink data and request information that is used for requesting to enter an RRC connected mode; and receiving, by the UE, an access network dedicated identifier of the UE from the access network node, where the access network dedicated identifier of the UE is determined by the access network node according to the request information, and the UE is in the RRC connected mode within a validity period of the access network dedicated identifier of the UE.
US10813157B1
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for beam failure detection and related timing determinations, such as for applying a default beam after beam failure recovery response (BFRR) message. A method by a user equipment (UE) may include detecting failure of a beam associated with a first cell. The detecting can include performing beam failure detection (BFD) of a beam pair link (BPL) associated with the first cell (e.g., secondary cell (Scell)). The first cell can be in carrier aggregation (CA) with a second cell. The UE may send a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) message on a second cell (e.g., a primary cell (Pcell)). The BFRQ message can include a candidate recovery beam for the first cell. The UE can receive a BFRR message on the second cell and determine a duration from reception of the BFRR message until using a default beam for communications on the first cell.
US10813153B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a need to provide a service to a first communication device of a plurality of communication devices, detecting a movement of a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices in a direction that will place the second communication device in a communication range of the first communication device, and transmitting a message to the second communication device to provide the service to the first communication device when the second communication device comes into the communication range of the first communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10813137B2
Methods and apparatuses of handling a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer during a Random Access procedure in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, a user equipment (UE) starts a BWP timer for a serving cell operating in a paired spectrum. The UE initiates a contention-based Random Access (RA) procedure on the serving cell and stops the BWP timer. The UE starts the BWP timer upon successful completion of the RA procedure, wherein the UE considers the contention-based RA procedure successfully completed if a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) addressed to a Cell Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) of the UE is received and the PDCCH contains an uplink grant for a new transmission.
US10813127B2
User equipment (UE)-initiated accesses within a cellular network are optimized to account for cell size and to reduce signaling overhead. A fixed set of preamble parameter configurations for use across a complete range of cell sizes within the cellular network is established and stored within each UE. A UE located in a given cell receives a configuration number transmitted from a nodeB serving the cell, the configuration number being indicative of a size of the cell. The UE selects a preamble parameter configuration from the fixed set of preamble parameter configurations in response to the received configuration number and then transmits a preamble from the UE to the nodeB using the preamble parameter configuration indicated by the configuration number.
US10813125B2
A method and apparatus for supporting a backhaul signaling in a wireless communication system is provided. A first transmission and reception point (TRP) receives a dynamic indication from a second TRP via backhaul signaling, and handles priorities of usage scenarios according to the dynamic indication. The dynamic indication may include at least one of a subframe type, downlink/uplink (DL/UL) configuration, an intended transmission/reception (TX/RX) burst length, a gap length, blank resources, scheduling information for all or specific user equipments (UEs), a numerology used in a resource set, or information on data forwarding.
US10813122B2
A base station schedules a user equipment (UE) for uplink air link resources, e.g., unlicensed spectrum PUSCH resources, corresponding to one or more slots and, in some embodiments, at least one mini-slot. There may be, and sometimes are gaps between two scheduled slots and/or between a scheduled slot and a scheduled mini-slot. Different uplink air link resources corresponding to a schedule slot or mini-slot may, and sometimes do, use different set of frequencies. The base station generates and sends to the UE a single UL grant which grants uplink air link resources corresponding to the composite of resource allocations corresponding to the one or more slots and, in some embodiments, at least one mini-slot. The single UL grant may, and sometimes does, communicates gap information and frequency information.
US10813119B2
A terminal device receives first information including an acknowledgment resource indicator (ARI), and determines, based on the ARI, a first uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource in a PUCCH resource set corresponding to a payload size of a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK). In a case that the first PUCCH resource and a second PUCCH resource partially overlap in terms of time; or the first PUCCH resource and a second PUCCH resource configured for CSI do not overlap in terms of time, and the first PUCCH resource and the second PUCCH resource each partially overlap at least one third PUCCH resource configured for at least one positive scheduling request (SR) in terms of time, the terminal device determines, based on the ARI, a fourth PUCCH resource in a second PUCCH resource set corresponding to a total payload size for sending the HARQ-ACK, CSI, and at least one SR status.
US10813111B1
Devices, systems, and methods for scheduling resources in a wireless network are configured to perform operations including identifying one or more resources that are available for low-priority transmissions from an internet-of-things (IoT) device, determining that the available resources are non-contiguous, rescheduling scheduled resources until the available resources are contiguous, and scheduling the low-priority transmissions using the available resources.
US10813108B2
Methods and apparatuses are presented for managing a multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) user equipment (UE) such that data throughput may be improved in a dual-SIM, dual active (DSDA) scenario. For example, a method is presented that includes acquiring first timing information of a first subscription and second timing information of a second subscription. Additionally, the example method may include detecting a first conflict between communications of the first subscription and the second subscription in a time slot of a first time interval. Moreover, the example method may include estimating one or more additional conflicts in one or more subsequent time intervals based on timing of the time slot, the first timing information, and the second timing information. Further, the example method may include respectively adjusting one or more transmit block sizes (TBS) for each of the one or more subsequent time intervals.
US10813105B2
A telecommunication system and a method for generating a real time connection between a first endpoint and a second endpoint in an IP network using an ICE STUN connectivity check follow a procedure that includes the steps of generating a list of possible connection paths between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, establishing a respective priority for each possible connection path included in the list, and generating the real time connection between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. During this procedure first there is an attempt to generate the real time connection using the highest-priority connection path. If this is not possible, then the system attempts to establish the real connection using the connection path with the next highest priority, until the real time connection is actually established. Furthermore, for each possible connection path, its respective quality-of-service value is determined and is considered when establishing its priority on the list.
US10813104B2
A method for allocating resources in a wireless mobile communication is provided. The method includes preconfiguring, by a base station, a priority for each data resource pool set; configuring, by a base station, a data transmission period and resource allocation for the data resource pool set based on the priority of the data resource pool set; and acquiring, by a mobile equipment, a number of data resource pool sets and its corresponding relation with its configured priority in the wireless mobile communication.
US10813103B1
Methods and apparatus for managing spectrum in a CBRS network to provide services to user equipment devices located at a customer's premises. In various embodiments, the customer premises has no landline connection. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: receiving, by the CBRS CPE base station, over the air from each of a plurality of Citizens Broadband Radio Service Fixed Wireless Access (CBRS FWA) tower base stations a reference signal; selecting, based on the strength of each of the received reference signals, a primary CBRS FWA tower base station from the plurality of CBRS FWA tower base stations; establishing, by the CBRS CPE base station, a wireless communications link connection with the CBRS FWA tower base station selected as the primary CBRS FWA tower base station; reserving, by the CBRS CPE base station, an amount of spectrum for communicating with one or more auxiliary CBRS FWA tower base stations.
US10813095B2
An electronic device configured to operate in two frequency bands having significantly different coverage areas receives coordinates associated with a smaller coverage area over a frequency band having a larger coverage area. The coordinates allow the electronic device to only power up the associated radio and search for a base station of the smaller coverage area when the electronic device is in the area described by the coordinates. This allows the electronic device to achieve significant power savings compared to even infrequent random polling to determine when a base station of the smaller coverage area radio system is available.
US10813087B2
To enable management related to transmission and reception of data to be performed while reducing the load on the core network.Provided is an apparatus including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire data destined for a second terminal device which is transmitted from a first terminal device to a base station of a cellular system; and a control unit configured to control transmission of the data in a manner that the data is transferred from the first terminal device to the second terminal device without going through a gateway configured to perform data transfer in the cellular system. The control unit controls transmission of information related to the data to the gateway or a specific node, and the specific node is a node configured to receive, from the gateway, information related to another data transferred via the gateway.
US10813085B2
Transmit and/or receive beamforming may be applied to the control channel transmission/reception, e.g., in mmW access link system design. Techniques to identify candidate control channel beams and/or their location in the subframe structure may provide for efficient WTRU operation. A framework for beam formed control channel design may support varying capabilities of mBs and/or WTRUs, and/or may support time and/or spatial domain multiplexing of control channel beams. For a multi-beam system, modifications to reference signal design may discover, identify, measure, and/or decode a control channel beam. Techniques may mitigate inter-beam interference. WTRU monitoring may consider beam search space, perhaps in addition to time and/or frequency search space. Enhancements to downlink control channel may support scheduling narrow data beams. Scheduling techniques may achieve high resource utilization, e.g., perhaps when large bandwidths are available and/or WTRUs may be spatially distributed.
US10813079B2
The present disclosure discloses a paging signal transmitting method, a paging signal receiving method, a device and a system, and relates to the field of communication. The paging signal transmitting method includes: generating a paging signal by an access network device, and transmitting the paging signal to a terminal by the access network device simultaneously using n scanning beams on n sub-bands, wherein the scanning beams that correspond to the respective sub-bands have different beam scanning areas, and n is a positive integer greater than 1. In examples of the present disclosure, n scanning beams are used by the access network device to simultaneously perform the scanning, which reduces the beam scanning period required for completely scanning the cell to be 1/n of the corresponding beam scanning period of the single scanning beam. In this way, the wake-up duration configured to the terminal is reduced, and the time when the terminal is in the dormant state is further increased, which is thereby beneficial to the terminal to save power.
US10813078B2
A base station computer that includes a processor and memory storing instructions executable by the processor is described. The processor may be programmed to: determine a geographic position of a user terminal (UT); store the position in the memory; determine to page the UT; correlate a satellite beam based on the position; and page the UT via the satellite beam.
US10813074B2
Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for managing resource utilization in a network of moving things, for example including autonomous vehicles.
US10813070B2
In a time deviation determining method, a terminal determines an uplink timing advance between the terminal and a base station; determines a one-way transmission delay based on the uplink timing advance; and determines a clock time deviation between the terminal and the base station based on the one-way transmission delay, a time difference between a base-station clock time of a system frame in two system frames and a terminal clock time of a following system frame in the two system frames, and a time difference between the two system frames. In the solution provided in this application, the clock deviation between the terminal and the base station can be determined more flexibly and accurately. In addition, signaling interaction between the terminal and the base station is reduced, and network resources are saved.
US10813063B2
A method and apparatus for configurable synchronization signal transmissions that reduce complexity of cell synchronization in a new radio wireless communication system is disclosed. For example, the method and apparatus may include generating a first synchronization signal burst set having a first set of synchronization signal blocks, generating at least a second synchronization signal burst set having a second set of synchronization signal blocks, transmitting the first synchronization signal block over a first frequency, and transmitting the second synchronization signal block over a second frequency.
US10813055B2
Disclosed are an uplink resource allocation method and a cognitive small cell network system performing the method. In the method, a small cell manager collects an access request from a small cell user and forms a preference relationship for each small cell user. Then, sub-channel-specific transmission power for providing a maximum data transmission rate at the time of uplink transmission is calculated and the calculated sub-channel-specific transmission power information is transferred to the small cell user. Meanwhile, the small cell user forms all possible sub-channel-specific preference relations and thereafter, transmits the access request for each sub-channel having a maximum preference relationship to the small cell manager. Thereafter, the small cell user performs power allocation for each access-determined sub-channel by using the transmission power information transferred from the small cell manager and performs data transmission through the access-determined sub-channel by using the allocated power.
US10813052B2
The present disclosure discloses a method and a device used for power adjustment in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station. The UE receives L reference signal groups transmitted by L antenna port sets respectively; receives R first signaling(s) for determining R first offset(s); and then transmits a first radio signal for determining K difference value(s) corresponding to K first reference power value(s) respectively, each of which is linearly correlated to a sum of the R first offset(s). Measurement(s) on K reference signal group(s) is (are) respectively used for determining K first reference power value(s). A transmitting power of the first radio signal is a first power associated with a first reference signal group, which is one of the K reference signal group(s). All of the L antenna port sets are used for one same serving cell or carrier. The disclosure helps improve power control performance and reduce overhead.
US10813041B2
A wireless communication apparatus/system/method utilizing directional data transmission over a communication (e.g., mmW) band and propagating discovery assistance request and responses to neighboring stations (e.g., in its BSS or in the surrounding area) toward increasing network efficiency. If these stations support discovery assistance they send a discovery assistance response to the station from which the request was propagated. The STA that sent the propagated discovery assistance request processes all the responses and sends a discovery assistance response, containing information about the discovery assistance campaign, to the STA that requested the discovery assistance request.
US10813031B2
A system for relaying information comprising a plurality of communication devices, each communication device having means to transmit, receive and store relay information; a server operable to receive relay information and synchronize relay information when a connection between each communication device and the server is established; wherein at least one communication device is operable to broadcast relay information for asynchronous exchange of relay information when another communication device is within vicinity of at least one communication device.
US10813028B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus for a NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) terminal to perform a mobility process. The method may include: transmitting an RRC connection re-establishment request message to a base station when a pre-set event occurs; receiving an RRC connection re-establishment message from the base station; and resuming a signaling radio bearer on the basis of the RRC connection re-establishment message.
US10813023B2
The present disclosure relates to an access network node for a wireless communication system. The access network node is configured to act as a source access network node or as a target access network node, and comprises a transceiver configured to receive a handover instruction from a control device, the handover instruction comprising a handover time instance for a user device, a processor configured to serve the user device by maintaining a data connection with the user device until the handover time instance, and share an Automatic Repeat Request/Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, ARQ/HARQ, process with a target access network node for the user device; or serve the user device by maintaining a data connection with the user device after the handover time instance, and share a ARQ/HARQ process with a source access network node for the user device.
US10813022B2
Embodiments of the present application provide a method and an apparatus for determining a state of a terminal device. The method includes: the terminal device determines an amount of data to be sent; and the terminal device determines, according to the amount of data to be sent, a state in which the terminal device needs to be. According to the embodiments of the present application, unnecessary state switching can be avoided for the terminal device, signaling overhead can be reduced, and power consumption of the terminal device can be reduced, thereby improving system efficiency.
US10813017B2
The present disclosure discloses a communication state transition method. The method comprises: receiving, by a user equipment, information of one or more candidate cells from a current cell; measuring, by the user equipment, the one or more candidate cells when the user equipment is in a RRC_INACTIVE or RRC_IDLE state to obtain measurement results; and building up, by the user equipment, a connection with a desired cell instead of a resident cell to transit from the RRC_INACTIVE or RRC_IDLE state to a RRC_CONNECTED state after receiving a paging message, wherein the desired cell is selected by the user equipment from the one or more candidate cells based on the measurement results. The present disclosure also discloses a communication state transition apparatus.
US10813013B1
Steering for location-assisted inter-set roaming, between different networks of the same or different types is provided by: identifying a first station connected to a first wireless network in an environment; identifying a direction of travel of the first station; identifying a second wireless network and a third wireless network as candidate roaming targets, based on the second wireless network and the third wireless network neighboring the first wireless network in the direction of travel, wherein the second wireless network and the third wireless network are different from the first wireless network; modifying a neighbor list for the first station to include an Access Point (AP) included in the third wireless network based on environmental knowledge; removing APs included in the second wireless network based on the environmental knowledge; and transmitting the neighbor list to the first station.
US10813011B2
The present disclosure provides a service request processing method and an associated device. The service request processing method includes: receiving a service request from a User Equipment (UE) in an inactive state; when the serving network side device fails to retrieve context information about the UE, retrieving the context information about the UE from a core network device; and transmitting a response message for the service request to the UE. The context information about the UE is retrieved from the core network device, so it is able to respond to the service request from the UE in the inactive state, thereby to prevent a service for the UE from being adversely affected.
US10812994B2
A method and system are provided. The system includes a communication system including a first transmitter/receiver operating on a first frequency and a second transmitter/receiver operating on a second frequency. The system also includes a controller monitoring at least one of interference and throughput on the first and second transmitter/receiver and shifting demand based on the monitoring.
US10812989B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).A method and an apparatus for forecasting capacity saturations of cells in a wireless communication system based on per-cell resource utilizations and determining whether to deploy a new cell based on a forecast result are provided. The method includes acquiring first data related to a resource utilization of a cell from the cell, deducing a certain pattern corresponding to a predetermined time period from the first data, acquiring second data by converting the first data based on a shape of an abnormal pattern corresponding to the certain pattern among multiple preconfigured abnormal patterns, and forecasting whether the cell capacity is saturated based on the second data.
US10812988B1
A device may receive site property data relating to a site including information relating to a network device associated with the site and a layout of one or more ports of the network device; receive node data relating to a node associated with the site including information relating to one or more physical connections between the node and the ports of the network device; determine availabilities of the ports of the network device based on the physical connections; map the layout of the ports to an image coordinate system associating the ports with respective image coordinates; generate a visual model of the ports of the network device based on the layout and the respective image coordinates including status identifiers indicative of the availabilities of the ports; and cause an action to be performed based on the visual model and the status identifiers.
US10812977B2
Methods by which User Plane (UP) management information is exchanged between an Application Function (AF) supporting one or more applications and a Slice Management Function (SMF) configured to manage traffic flows in a given slice of the network. The exchange of UP management information may be initiated from either the AF or the SMF. In the case of AF-initiated information exchange, the UP management information provided by the AF may comprise traffic requirements of applications supported by the AF. In the case of SMF-initiated information exchange, the UP management information provided by the SM may comprise operator policy information or events, and the AF may respond with information of traffic requirements of applications supported by the AF.
US10812974B2
Techniques are described for enabling a client device having an established virtual desktop session to seamlessly handoff the virtual desktop session to other nearby client devices without the need for the user to manually disconnect the client and re-enter authentication information. The session transfer may be performed using a short-range wireless connectivity protocol, such as BTLE, where the client device having an established virtual desktop session operates in sender mode and broadcasts session handoff messages to nearby receiver devices within a valid range. Another client device operating in receiver mode may accept the session handoff message including session information associated with the virtual desktop session and initiate the transfer of the virtual desktop session without the need for the user to re-authenticate to the server.
US10812969B2
This document describes a system and method for configuring a second wireless device to access a wireless network using a first wireless device whereby one-round key exchange protocol is adopted to share the wireless network's configuration data with the second wireless device in an efficient and secure manner.
US10812964B2
A mobile device may transition between Extended Service Set (“ESS”) networks while maintaining the same internet protocol (“IP”) address while transitioning. The transition may occur seamlessly, such that a consumer never loses the network connection despite transitioning between networks. The mobile device may receive an IP address from a pool of addresses, such that the mobile device can keep that IP address as it is transitions between networks that each have access to the pool. The assignment of the IP address to the mobile device is from the pool of IP addresses rather than from the AP.
US10812960B2
An emergency communication system for a vehicle. The system includes a drone docking station configured to be mounted to a vehicle. An aerial drone is configured to be docked to the docking station and released from the docking station when the vehicle is disabled and/or a driver is incapacitated at a location that is out of range of communication with emergency authorities.
US10812959B2
An enhanced alert system provides for message delivery via unlicensed wireless spectrum (e.g., LTE-U or WiFi) alternatively or supplementary to message delivery via licensed wireless spectrum. Advantageously, the alert system can provide access to certain local areas not covered or insufficiently covered by licensed spectrum and can provide opportunistic traffic offloading from licensed spectrum.
US10812949B2
A system may include at least one computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for locating a wireless device having wireless fidelity (WiFi) capability, and at least one processor in communication with the computer-readable storage medium, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is directed to: obtain a positioning request from the wireless device, the wireless device is in communication with at least one WiFi network; obtain WiFi data from the wireless device; and determine a default location associated with the WiFi data as a location of the wireless device.
US10812943B1
A method of sensing a terminal action includes: location information of a terminal is acquired; a wireless communication connection is established between the terminal and an Access Point (AP); a motion action parameter of the terminal is determined according to the location information of the terminal; and an action pattern of the terminal is determined by matching the motion action parameter of the terminal with a pre-constructed action pattern model. The AP can sense changes in a location and status of a Station (STA) in real time to dynamically detect a motion action of the STA.
US10812939B2
A system and method for determining a position of a first responder in a building, where the first responder is using a radio, and using a distributed antenna system. Each antenna has a level detector to detect and measure a strength of an input signal from the radio of the first responder to produce a level signal, a time tagger to tag the detected input signal with a timing signal, and a communication module to transmit the level signal and timing signal. A sensor processor connected with a signal distribution network is configured to receive the signal level and timing signal from the signal distribution network of each of the plurality of antennas, to determine the position of the radio relative to each of the plurality of antennas according to the level signal and timing signal.
US10812929B1
An audio system presents spatialized audio content to a user that is individually calibrated for the user. The audio system presents sounds to the user, which reflects off the user's ear. An array of acoustic sensors of the audio system generate audio data from the presented sound. The audio system processes the audio data, using beamformers that each point to a respective portion of the ear, to generate beamformed signals. The audio system determines transfer functions that define transformations of the sound caused by reflections off the user's ear, using the beamformed signals. The audio system generates spatialized audio content for the ear based on the transfer functions.
US10812918B2
A remote-control unit (10) for controlling a hearing assistive device (20) by sending a control signal with instructions as an acoustic signal, has an input transducer (14), an output transducer (15), and a processor (11) adapted for setting the volume of the output from the output transducer (15). The processor (11) is adapted for activating the input transducer (14) for receiving environmental sound, analyzing the environmental sound, determining and setting the volume of the output from the output transducer (15) based on the environmental sound, and outputting the control signal at the set volume via the output transducer (15).
US10812917B2
Presented herein are bone conduction devices having housings that are complementary to the recipient's maxillary alveolar process such that the maxillary alveolar process supports the housing within the recipient's mouth.
US10812903B2
A remote device includes or is configured as an automatic remote control system or device that detects at the remote device in an environment a sound level of audio output from a device. A desired sound level is identified from the detected sound level. The remote device dynamically detects in the environment a current sound level of the audio output. The detecting of the current sound level occurs subsequent to the identifying the desired sound level. The remote device compares the current sound level to the desired sound level, and generates a volume control signal in response to a result of the comparing. The remote device automatically controls, using the volume control signal, a volume of the device to continually maintain at the desired sound level the current sound level detected in the environment.
US10812891B2
Provided is a sound output apparatus that includes an insertion portion inserted into an earhole for outputting sound to an earhole, and a fingerprint sensor that is exposed to the outside of the earhole for detecting fingerprint information. This configuration allows even a compact apparatus to perform a desired operation in response to operations, thereby achieving miniaturization of the apparatus and improving the user's convenience.
US10812885B1
A sound emitting bowl assembly capable of holding liquid or solid food where a plurality of light emitting photo diodes and photo sensors are aimed at each other across the top plane of the bowl so that when a spoon breaks the plane of light, a message or melody, that has been pre-recorded and stored below the base of the bowl, automatically plays. Additionally, LED lights located on the outside of the bowl become illuminated as the message or melody is played. The photo diodes, photo sensors and LEDs are mounted on a separate bowl retaining assembly so that the bowl may be removed from the bowl retaining assembly for cleaning purposes and then replaced into the bowl retaining assembly for further use.
US10812882B2
Novel tools and techniques for point-to-point network service provisioning and mesh network transitioning are provided. A system includes a fiber injection node, host mesh network radio, and a first node. The first node may comprise a remote wireless transceiver in communication with the host wireless transceiver, a first mesh network node transceiver configured to communicate with other mesh network node transceivers, a processor, and non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions executable by the processor. The first node may be configured to establish a point-to-point wireless connection to the host wireless transceiver of the fiber injection node, and provision access to the service provider network to the first customer premises. The first node may further be configured to establish a mesh connection to a secondary mesh network node associated with a second customer premises, and provision access to the service provider network to the second customer premises.
US10812880B2
A data storage system is disclosed that includes a recirculating loop storing data in motion. The data may be carried by a signal via the loop including one or more satellites or other vessels that return, for example by reflection or regeneration, the signals through the loop. The loop may also include a waveguide, for example an optical fiber, or an optical cavity. Signal multiplexing may be used to increase the contained data. The signal may be amplified at each roundtrip and sometimes a portion of the signal may be regenerated.
US10812877B2
A probabilistic motion model to calculate the motion parameters of a user's hand held device using a noisy low cost Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor. Also described is a novel technique to reduce the bias noise present in the aforesaid IMU sensor signal, which results in a better performance of the motion model. The system utilizes a Particle Filter (PF) loop, which fuses radio signal data accumulated from Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons using BLE receiver with the signal from IMU sensor to perform localization and tracking. The Particle Filter loop operates based on a Sequential Monte Carlo technique well known to persons of ordinary skill in the art. The described approach provides a solution for both the noise problem in the IMU sensor and a motion model utilized in the Particle Filter loop, which provides better performance despite the noisy IMU sensor.
US10812875B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, facilitating access to a synopsis of a missed portion of a media program, identifying subject matter in a segment of content in the media program that has not been presented, determining a particular time for presenting the summary according to the subject matter in the segment of content, and initiating a presentation of the summary at the particular time. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10812874B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for temporally adaptive media playback. The method for adaptive media playback includes estimating or determining an amount of time between a first event and a second event, selecting media content to fill the estimated amount of time between the first event and the second event, and playing the selected media content possibly at a reasonably different speed to fit the time interval. One embodiment includes events that are destination-based or temporal-based. Another embodiment includes adding, removing, speeding up, or slowing down selected media content in order to fit the estimated amount of time between the first event and the second event or to modify the selected media content to adjust to an updated estimated amount of time. Another embodiment bases selected media content on a user or group profile.
US10812869B2
A personalized integrated video user experience enables a user to view full screen streaming content utilizing an overlaid user interface to navigate throughout the experience. Included in the experience is scrubber branding as well as embedded unlockable contextual content that is presented to the user at specified times. The embedded unlockable or promotion of either digital contextual content or physical contextual goods is related to the content being streamed and enhances the user experience by enabling the user to perform additional actions such as purchasing items and acquiring additional information. An NFC-enabled or Bluetooth® device is able to be used to authenticate the experience as well as navigate content and interact with the streaming experience for an educational experience.
US10812867B2
Systems, computer-readable storage mediums, and methods for discovering and displaying media content related to an electronic document. At a first computing device, document identifying information—which is one of: at least a portion of a network identifier or source code for the electronic document—for the electronic document is obtained. One or more media entities associated with the electronic document are then obtained from a server. A representation of a subset of the media entities is displayed, and a user selection from the representation of a respective media entity from the subset is obtained. In response, the respective media entity is displayed.
US10812859B2
A reception apparatus, including circuitry configured to receive a broadcast stream including audio/video content and a uniform resource identifier (URI). The circuitry is configured to determine whether a command identifier associated with the URI indicates the URI is a location of a server to which service usage information is to be sent. The circuitry is configured to, when the command identifier indicates the URI is the location of the server to which the service usage information is to be sent, associate the URI with the service provider. The circuitry is configured to provide the service usage information to the server according to the associated URI.
US10812856B2
In one embodiment, a set-top box records playback content. The playback content comprises at least one frame that displays first media content and a first advertisement simultaneously. Moreover, the first advertisement is associated with an expiry date. The set-top box receives a selection to view the playback content on a viewing date and determines that the viewing date is past the expiry date associated with the first advertisement. When the viewing date is past the expiry date associated with the first advertisement, the set-top box updates the playback content by replacing the first advertisement in the at least one frame of the playback content with a second advertisement. The set-top box communicates the updated playback content to a display device. The updated playback content comprises at least one frame that displays media content and the second advertisement simultaneously.
US10812855B2
Embodiments for optimizing media content in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment. User information is collected by a first, embedded IoT computing device associated with a user. The collected user information is transmitted from the first computing device to a second, content-displaying IoT computing device. Characteristics of media content rendered by the second computing device are then rendered according to an analyzation of the user information received from the first computing device.
US10812852B1
Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for location based broadcast channel selection and update for mobile devices. The location based broadcast channel selection and update method includes determining a location of a mobile device. The location is checked against a current location area. A query is sent to a license server with the location if the location is beyond the current location area. A list of television broadcast channels associated with the location is sent by the license server and the received list of television broadcast channels are mapped against the current list of television broadcast channels. The mobile device is reconfigured with the mapped list of television broadcast channels.
US10812851B2
Methods and systems are described for presenting media listings based on quality of service at a user device.
US10812844B2
The present technology relates to a transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus, and a data processing method each of which enables channel bonding to be more reliably performed.There is provided a transmitting apparatus generating physical layer signaling including first identification information with which a group of frequency bands constituting channel bonding is identified, and second identification information with which the frequency band belonging to the group is identified; and transmitting a broadcasting signal which includes the physical layer signaling and is changed in frequency band thereof by a relay apparatus by utilizing a predetermined frequency band. The present technology, for example, can be applied to a broadcasting system utilizing channel bonding.
US10812838B2
It is possible to satisfactorily insert predetermined information into a media encoded stream and transmit the stream.Divided portions obtained by dividing the predetermined information are sequentially inserted into a predetermined number of unit portions of the media encoded stream as adding sequential information for reconstruction. In this case, the predetermined information is divided so that a bit rate of the predetermined information falls within a predetermined bit rate. A container with a predetermined format including the media encoded stream to which the predetermined information is inserted is transmitted.
US10812836B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a processing system and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include obtaining a plurality of live streams at a broadband connection to the processing system; providing an interface to facilitate input via a control device communicating with the processing system; presenting, responsive to a first user input, the live streams simultaneously at a display device; and identifying, responsive to a second user input, a set of favorite streams. The operations can also include presenting a program guide at the display device. The program guide can include a plurality of program guide objects; each of the set of favorite streams can include a separate program guide object that accordingly is selectable, via user input to the program guide, for presentation at the display device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10812833B2
A panoramic image compression method and device is disclosed. The method comprises: obtaining a first spherical model formed by a first panoramic image to be compressed; generating a second spherical model in the first spherical model according to a main view image of an user; establishing a first mapping relationship between plane 2D rectangular coordinates in a second panoramic image and plane 2D rectangular coordinates in the first panoramic image; and sampling, from the first panoramic image, pixels corresponding to plane 2D rectangular coordinates in the second panoramic image according to the first mapping relationship to constitute the second panoramic image containing the pixels, so as to realize the compression of the first panoramic image.
US10812832B2
Coding techniques for image data may cause a still image to be converted to a “phantom” video sequence, which is coded by motion compensated prediction techniques. Thus, coded video data obtained from the coding operation may include temporal prediction references between frames of the video sequence. Metadata may be generated that identifies allocations of content from the still image to the frames of the video sequence. The coded data and the metadata may be transmitted to another device, whereupon it may be decoded by motion compensated prediction techniques and converted back to a still image data. Other techniques may involve coding an image in both a base layer representation and at least one coded enhancement layer representation. The enhancement layer representation may be coded predictively with reference to the base layer representation. The coded base layer representation may be partitioned into a plurality of individually-transmittable segments and stored. Prediction references of elements of the enhancement layer representation may be confined to segments of the base layer representation that correspond to a location of those elements. Meaning, when a pixel block of an enhancement layer maps to a given segment of the base layer representation, prediction references are confined to that segment and do not reference portions of the base layer representation that may be found in other segment(s).
US10812823B2
Systems and methods for improving operational efficiency of a video encoding system used to encode image data are provided. In embodiments, the video encoding system includes a low resolution pipeline that includes a low resolution motion estimation block, which generates downscaled image data by reducing resolution of the image data and performs a motion estimation search using the downscaled image data and previously downscaled image data. The video encoding system also includes a main encoding pipeline in parallel with the low resolution pipeline that includes a motion estimation block, which determines a global motion vector based on data from the low resolution motion estimation block. The main encoding pipeline may utilize the global motion vector in determining a candidate inter prediction mode.
US10812822B2
A device for decoding video data adds motion information of a neighboring block of a current block to a merge candidate list, wherein the motion information comprises a motion vector of the neighboring block, and wherein the motion vector refers to the current picture; receives an index indicating a merge candidate from the merge candidate list; and in response to the index indicating the merge candidate corresponding to the motion information of the neighboring block, predicts the current block using a lower precision motion vector that represents a rounded version of the motion vector of the neighboring block.
US10812820B2
Provided are methods, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for processing video data by a video coding system that implements ST 2094-10. Video data can include at least two video signals, which can be displayed at the same time in different display regions of a video frame. In various implementations, various techniques can be used to determine an association between a set of color volume parameters and a video signal, and this association can be encoded into a bitstream. Upon decoding of the bitstream, the set of color volume parameters associated with a particular video signal can be used to compress the color volume of the video signal into a range that can be displayed by a particular display device.
US10812818B2
A method and apparatus for decoding a video sequence include decoding a fixed length binary coded network abstraction layer unit (NALU) class type included in an NALU header. An NALU type in the NALU header is decoded. A picture is reconstructed, and a type of the picture is identified by a combination of the NALU class type and the NALU type.
US10812805B2
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.
US10812804B2
Disclosed are an image processing device and an image processing method performing a slice-based compression. The image processing method includes applying a first compression method to some slices of a first frame image including first to N-th slices (N is an integer of 2 or greater) to generate an I-slice, applying a second compression method to the other slices of the first frame image to which the first compression was not applied to generate a plurality of P-slices, and transmitting less than N packets including the generated I-slice and the generated P-slices with respect to the first frame image.
US10812800B2
An image coding method includes: performing context arithmetic coding to consecutively code (i) first information indicating whether or not to perform sample adaptive offset (SAO) processing for a first region of an image and (ii) second information indicating whether or not to use, in the SAO processing for the first region, information on SAO processing for a region other than the first region, the context arithmetic coding being arithmetic coding using a variable probability, the SAO processing being offset processing on a pixel value; and performing bypass arithmetic coding to code other information which is information on the SAO processing for the first region and different from the first information or the second information, after the first information and the second information are coded, the bypass arithmetic coding being arithmetic coding using a fixed probability.
US10812796B2
The image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving intra prediction mode information of a current chroma block; deriving intra prediction candidate modes of the current chroma block on the basis of a neighboring chroma block of the current chroma block; deriving an intra prediction mode of the current chroma block on the basis of the intra prediction mode information and the intra prediction candidate modes; and predict the current chroma block on the basis of the intra prediction mode, wherein the intra prediction candidate modes include an intra prediction mode applied to a neighboring chroma block of the current chroma block.
US10812793B2
An encoder includes memory and circuitry. The circuitry, using the memory, (i) selects a mode from among a plurality of modes each for deriving a motion vector, and derives a motion vector for a current block via the selected mode, and (ii) performs inter prediction encoding on the current block, using the derived motion vector, via one of a skip mode and a non-skip mode different from the skip mode. The plurality of modes include a plurality of first modes each for predicting the motion vector for the current block based on an encoded block neighboring the current block without encoding information indicating a motion vector into a stream. When a second mode included in the plurality of first modes is selected, the current block is encoded via the non-skip mode regardless of presence or absence of a residual coefficient.
US10812790B2
The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus, data processing method, and a program which improve a compression ratio. Provided are a first compression part compressing data using compressed sensing and a second compression part compressing observation coefficients coming from the first compression part using a method different from the method used in the first compression part. The first compression part performs random sampling using a sampling matrix optimized for compression by the second compression part. The sampling matrix is designed to minimize the differential value between the observation coefficients. The present technology can be applied to recording/reproducing apparatuses that capture, compress, record, and reproduce image data.
US10812789B2
Provided is an encoding/transmitting apparatus used to transmit moving-picture data from a transmitting side to a receiving side and to subject the moving-picture data to streaming in the receiving side. The apparatus has an external-output request determining unit that monitors a state of a network. If the network assumes an undesirable state, a multiplex output unit stops multiplexing data. When the network assumes a good state, the multiplex output unit starts multiplexing the data again. A video encoding unit and an audio encoding unit keep encoding data, whether the multiplex output unit is multiplexing data or not. When the area occupied by encoded data in an encoded-video-data storage unit and the area occupied by encoded data in an encoded-audio-data storage unit exceed a predetermined value, the video encoding unit and audio encoding unit stop encoding data, and wait until the area occupied by encoded data sufficiently decreases.
US10812786B2
According to one embodiment, an optical test apparatus includes a first optical system, a second optical system, and an image sensor. The first optical system is configured to pass a light ray of a first wavelength and having telecentricity on an object side for the light ray of the first wavelength. The second optical system is configured to pass a light ray of a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The image sensor is configured to image an object based on the light ray of the first wavelength having passed through the first optical system and the light ray of the second wavelength having passed through the second optical system.
US10812784B2
A light field display apparatus and a method for calibrating a display image thereof are provided. The method for calibrating a display image includes: dividing a display image to generate a plurality of block images; displaying the block images by a display, and passing the block images through a light field device to generate a combination image; providing an image capturer to capture the combination image, and comparing the display image and the combination image to generate error information; receiving user parameters; and adjusting at least one of the block images in the display image according to the user parameters and the error information. Without providing a mechanical adjustment device, the light field display apparatus of the invention can compensate for display errors that may be caused by the device-internal parameters and the user parameters, which not only enhances display quality, but also enhances convenience in use.
US10812780B2
An image processing method includes presetting an image processing model and performing the following processing based on the model when a first three-dimensional effect plane image is displayed in response to an operation of a user. The method further includes mapping the first three-dimensional effect plane image to the projection plane, determining, according to the three-dimensional position relationship among the viewpoint, the projection plane, and the view window and the size of the view window, a first visual area obtained by projection onto the projection plane through the viewpoint and the view window, and clipping a first image in the first visual area, and displaying the first image.
US10812773B2
A device for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure, such as a teeth segment, includes a scanner for providing depth data for points along a two-dimensional array substantially orthogonal to the depth direction, and an image acquisition means for providing color data for each of the points of the array, while the spatial disposition of the device with respect to the structure is maintained substantially unchanged. A processor combines the color data and depth data for each point in the array, thereby providing a three-dimensional color virtual model of the surface of the structure. A corresponding method for determining the surface topology and associate color of a structure is also provided.
US10812772B2
A handheld data acquisition system for capturing three dimensional object shape data comprising a user feedback screen and a scanner module configured such that the scanner module may be rotated with respect to the feedback screen and the user may be able to scan objects including hard-to-reach areas while still being able to view feedback about the on-going scanning process.
US10812769B2
A computer implemented method includes receiving video data of objects in a geographic area. The video data includes location data indicating a location of the geographic area, focus data indicating areas of the video data focused on while viewing the video data. The method also includes identifying, using at least the focus data, a first object focused on while viewing the video data. The method then includes extracting an image of the first object from the video data. The method additionally includes determining, using the image and the location data, a second object corresponding to the first objection on a visual data map of the geographic area. The method further includes rendering an indicator of the first object at the second object in visual data map.
US10812757B2
There is provided a method comprising: rendering, on a first area of a display controlled by a user terminal, visual data associated with a user participating in a call; determining that the user's connection to the call has ended; determining whether or not the ending of the connection is deliberate; and retaining the area of the display for the user for a predetermined amount of time in dependence on the determination of whether or not the ending of the connection is deliberate.
US10812748B2
An apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of circuits arranged correspondingly to the plurality of pixels, and an output line connected to the plurality of circuits. Each of the circuits generates a signal by converting an analog signal at a first conversion rate and a signal by converting, at a second conversion rate, the analog signal used for generating the signal converted at the first conversion rate. The circuit has a signal obtaining unit configured to obtain a difference signal corresponding to a difference between a signal converted at the first conversion rate and a signal converted at the second conversion rate.
US10812744B2
The present invention discloses a defective pixel compensation method and device capable of compensating for defective pixels of an RGBIr sensor. An embodiment of the method includes: determining the type of a sensor; determining a plurality of sample positions according to the type of the sensor and the position of a target pixel; obtaining the values of a plurality of reference pixels in a sampling window according to the sample positions; determining a value range and at least one compensation value(s) according to the values of the reference pixels; determining whether an input value of the target pixel is within the value range; when the input value is within the value range, outputting the input value as an output value of the target pixel; and when the input value is outside the value range, outputting one of the compensation value(s) as the output value of the target pixel.
US10812743B2
An image sensing device includes a pixel array suitable for generating a pixel signal, a tracking circuit suitable for generating a tracking signal whose voltage level gradually converges to a voltage level of the pixel signal by selectively using any one of a first convergence voltage where an amount of decrease in a voltage level gradually decreases during a plurality of tracking periods and a second convergence voltage where an amount of increase in a voltage level gradually decreases during the tracking periods for each tracking period, based on the pixel signal and first and second comparison result signals, and a signal generation circuit suitable for generating the first and second comparison result signals and an image signal based on the pixel signal and the tracking signal.
US10812742B2
In one example, an apparatus comprises: a photodiode, a charge storage unit, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit. In a first mode, the ADC circuit can compare a first voltage representing a quantity of the overflow charge stored at the charge storage unit against a first ramping voltage to generate a first decision; and obtain, based on the first decision output, a first digital value. In a second mode, the ADC circuit can compare a second voltage representing a quantity of residual charge stored in the photodiode against a second ramping voltage to generate a second decision, and obtain, based on the second decision, a second digital value. The ADC circuit can determine, based on one of the first decision output or the second decision output, whether the photodiode saturates, and output one of the first digital value or the second digital value to represent an intensity of incident light.
US10812730B2
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for positional tracking (PT) in Augmented Reality (AR) applications. The method may include creating different images for AR preview and PT applications. In some cases, the PT information utilizes key point information. The AR preview and the PT images may be generated simultaneously using time division, space division, split timing, or any combination thereof. This may result in PT with significantly less motion blur. Accordingly, the PT will be more robust, and there will be more good frames available for key components of a PT algorithm (i.e., using visual PT to calibrate the biases of an inertial measurement unit). Thus, the methods and apparatus of the present disclosure may enable more effective management of the trade-off between motion-blur, noise and resolution for PT.
US10812726B2
An image capturing apparatus that includes one or more image sensors configured to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images in a memory. The apparatus also includes a circuitry that detects an input trigger and continues to capture new images in response to the trigger. The numbers of new images captured are equal in magnitude to half the magnitude of the capacity of the memory. The first new image captured after detecting the trigger is tagged as a reference image. In response to the number of new images captured, the sensors are deactivated and the reference image is displayed immediately on a display panel. On detecting an input operation, the apparatus displays a target image from the plurality of images captured in a quick and efficient manner.
US10812717B2
The subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods and systems for stabilizing video. A computing system determines a stabilized location of a facial feature in a frame of video accounting for its location in a previous frame. The computing system determines a physical camera pose in virtual space and maps the frame into virtual space. The computing system determines an optimized virtual camera pose using an optimization process that determines (1) a difference between the stabilized location of the facial feature and a location of the facial feature when viewed from a potential virtual camera pose, (2) a difference between the potential virtual camera pose and a previous virtual camera pose, and (3) a difference between the potential virtual camera pose and the physical camera pose. The computing system generates the stabilized view of the frame using the optimized virtual camera pose.
US10812716B2
A camera apparatus includes an optical image stabilizer (OIS) circuit including a control circuit configured to control data reading, and a digital circuit including a serial peripheral interface bus (SPI) master and configured to perform data processing using SPI communications in response to control of the control circuit to perform hand-shake correction. The camera apparatus further includes a navigation sensor including an SPI slave for communication with the SPI master and configured to provide corresponding data in response to a request from the OIS circuit. The control circuit is further configured to control communication using a single mode or a burst mode based on a preset SPI communications setting, and the digital circuit is further configured to read data from the navigation sensor using two frames based on a single SPI communications setting in a case of using the burst mode.
US10812715B2
An imaging apparatus includes a first calculation unit configured to calculate angular velocity of an object to the imaging apparatus, based on a detection result of a first detection unit that detects a motion vector of the object based on temporally-continuous images obtained by an image sensor and a detection result of a second detection unit that detects motion of the imaging apparatus, a second calculation unit configured to calculate angular acceleration of the object to the imaging apparatus, based on a plurality of angular velocities calculated by the first calculation unit, and a correction unit configured to move a correction component based on the angular velocity of the object to the imaging apparatus during exposure by the image sensor, and to correct image blur of the object.
US10812709B2
A power control system for controlling operation of a first battery-powered device positioned at a remote location from a camera. The power control system includes a receiving module, a retrieving module, a comparison module, and a transmission module. The receiving module is configured to receive at least one of a pan angle and a tilt angle of the camera indicative of a field of view. The retrieving module is configured to retrieve a position of the first battery-powered device. The comparison module is configured to compare the pan angle and the tilt angle with the position of the first battery-powered device, and determine whether the first battery-powered device is positioned within the field of view of the camera based on the comparison. The transmission module is configured to transmit instructions to control power consumption of the first battery-powered device, based on the determination.
US10812700B2
A system provides access to previously unassociated cameras that are concurrently at different specific locations at a single event, sending the real-time video and audio stream of said cameras to a central processing entity, transcoding and serving the real-time content to consumers in a way that associates the content as different camera angles of the same event, along with additional data from each camera owner such as twitter feeds. Also disclosed is a system for providing a user, via a client device, the ability to choose a desired feed for viewing the event and the ability to change the selected feed based a number of user-selected criteria.
US10812699B1
A computer implemented method, device and a computer program product are provided. The method is under control of one or more processors configured with specific executable program instructions. The method displays content on a display layer of an electronic device. The display layer includes display pixels separated by gaps. The display layer overlays a camera in the electronic device such that the display pixels create blind regions in a field of view of the camera. The method captures, at the camera, image data in connection with a scene in a field of view of the camera. The image data includes first and second data segments that correspond to visible regions of the scene that are visible to the camera through the gaps. The first and second data segments are separated by a blind region in the scene that is blocked by the display pixels and is not visible to the camera. The method processes the first and second data segments to fill in the blind region therebetween to form a resultant data set that defines a continuous region of the scene spanning the visible regions and the blind region of the scene.
US10812697B2
A camera module includes a housing having a lens module, an aperture module provided above the lens module and including blades that form incident holes having different sizes in multiple stages or successively, a moving part configured to linearly reciprocate to drive the blades, including a driving magnet facing a driving coil, a position sensor configured to sense a position of the moving part according to interaction with the driving magnet, and a controller configured to receive a signal from the position sensor and confirm or correct the position of the moving part.
US10812685B2
According to an embodiment, a color tone control device includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to extract, from a master image in which a color patch is added outside a printing image area, a color measurement target area in the printing image area; calculate a color measurement area of the color patch from the master image; and generate a gradation correction parameter for correcting gradation depending on a color tone variation amount that is based on the color measurement area of the color patch and the color measurement target area in the printing image area.
US10812662B2
A system, method and program product for electronic communication includes checking if a current called number of a subscriber is on a list of unsuccessful calls made by an onward caller. A determination is made that the current called number is on the list of unsuccessful calls. A calling route used to establish a connection between onward caller and subscriber is concluded as a low-quality route. A subscriber ID is extracted and included on the list of low quality routes. A request is made for a list of all possible routes for communication between onward caller and receiver user. A comparison list of all possible routes and low quality routes is made. A route not earlier marked as a low-quality route is identified and selected as an alternative route. An electronic communication between onward caller and receiving user is established using the alternative route.
US10812657B1
A call from a caller to a called party is forwarded to an answering service. A cadence of the call is determined, and an agent is selected to answer the call. To select the agent, a cadence of the selected agent is determined, and the determined cadence of the selected agent is matched to the determined cadence of the call. In particular, the called party has a geographic location associated therewith, and the selected agent has a cadence that matches a cadence associated with the determined geographic location. Contact between the selected agent and the call is then effectuated. The matched cadence is expected to heighten a connection the caller perceives from the selected agent.
US10812651B2
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system for monitoring telephony communications in real time, comprising: first user communication devices and second user communication devices are connected to a first provider communication device and a second provider communication device. A telephony communication establishment module is installed in the first user communication devices and the second user communication devices, the telephony communication establishment module is configured to perform telephony operations and data connectivity to communicate to a telephony communication monitoring system, and a telephony server is configured to transmit telephony communications to the first user communication devices via a network based on the connection originating to the telephony server, the telephony server is configured to forward the telephony communication status to the first provider communication device, the first provider communication device is configured to provide the telephony communication status from the telephony server to the first user communication devices and the telephony communication monitoring system.
US10812648B2
A device includes a context engine and a notification engine. The context engine determines a context indicator relative to received input while the notification engine selects, based on the context indicator and the received input, at least one type of notification from different types of notifications. A wearable electronic arrangement selectively communicates, and senses for different types of single user response to, at least a portion of the received input via the selected type of notification. The context engine receives feedback regarding the sensible different types of single user response to at least partially determine the context indicator.
US10812646B2
A portable terminal apparatus includes a display unit displaying an image, an operation input unit inputting a user operation, and a wireless communication unit performing wireless communication by a wireless LAN, and at a time of startup from a sleep state, a remote control button is displayed on the display unit when a mutual communication with a predetermined access point can be performed in the wireless communication unit, and when the remote control button is selected, a remote control signal corresponding to the selected remote control button is transmitted.
US10812634B2
Methods, devices, and computer program products for traffic information signaling in a wireless communications network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication network is disclosed. The method includes selecting, from a variable number of control fields, one or more control fields for inclusion in a frame. The method further includes generating the frame comprising the selected number of control fields, each control field comprising an end of control field, the end of control field storing an indicator indicative of an end of the selected number of control fields or a presence of another control field in the frame. The method further includes transmitting the frame.
US10812622B1
A system includes a management data store configured to store configuration information for a service and reboot information for a server that hosts the service. The system also includes an execution module configured to: generate (i) a configuration file and (ii) a reboot script and push (i) the configuration file and (ii) the reboot script out to the server. The configuration file includes a location of at least one management script (i) associated with the service and (ii) stored on the server. The execution module is configured to obtain a status of the service on the server by executing the at least one management script on the server. The system also includes an operator portal configured to create a first user interface for display to a user. The first user interface includes a name of the service, a name of the server, and the status of the service.
US10812618B2
Various systems and methods for flight delivery are disclosed herein. In one example, a system includes a processor to process a flight configuration delivery service instruction to schedule the flight by sending the flight to a service bus based on an identification of a temperature of the farm. The system may also include the service bus to alert the farm of the flight for the farm to consume, wherein the service bus returns a notification to the flight configuration deliver service for a farm that does not consume the flight. In an example, a memory stores, based on instructions from the flight configuration delivery service, an identification of the farm that did not consume the flight in the memory.
US10812614B2
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses may provide for the intermediated retrieval of applications on a network. A computing device may be configured to receive an application from an application server on a network. Based on, for example, the network conditions between the computing device and the application server, the computing device may query a plurality of intermediary servers. Based on a decision that, for example, the network conditions between the computing device, application server, and a selected intermediary server are better than the network conditions between the computing device and the application server, the computing device may cause the application to be retrieved by a host application of the selected intermediary server. The host application may process and transmit the application to the computing device. The computing device may display the processed application and transmit user input corresponding to the processed application to the intermediary server.
US10812610B2
An apparatus includes a scanner and a resolution engine. The scanner detects first and second software exceptions. The scanner also determines that the first software exception occurred previously in a plurality of desktops and that the second software exception did not occur previously in the plurality of desktops. The resolution engine determines a first solution and a second solution for resolving the first software exception and that the first solution has a higher ranking than the second solution. The resolution engine also generates a software patch that implements the first solution and deploys the software patch. The resolution engine further determines a series of steps implemented to resolve the second software exception and records the series of steps to prepare a second software patch if the second software exception occurs again in the plurality of desktops.
US10812603B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising: obtaining social media information associated with a user, wherein the social media information comprises historical social media information associated with the user and current social media information associated with the user; selecting, based upon the historical social media information, a selected personality type associated with the use; determining, based upon the selected personality type associated with the user, a candidate entertainment recommendation; determining, based upon the current social media information, whether the candidate entertainment recommendation should be provided to the user; responsive to determining that the candidate entertainment recommendation should not be provided to the user: determining, based upon the selected personality type associated with the user, an alternate entertainment recommendation; and providing to the user the second recommendation. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10812598B2
A system for enterprise collaboration is associated with an overlay network, such as a content delivery network (CDN). The overlay network comprises machines capable of ingress, forwarding and broadcasting traffic, together with a mapping infrastructure. The system comprises a front-end application, a back-end application, and set of one or more APIs through which the front-end application interacts with the back-end application. The front-end application is a web or mobile application component that provides one or more collaboration functions. The back-end application comprises a signaling component that maintains state information about each participant in a collaboration, a connectivity component that manages connections routed through the overlay network, and a multiplexing component that manages a multi-peer collaboration session to enable an end user peer to access other peers' media streams through the overlay network rather than directly from another peer. Peers preferably communicate with the platform using WebRTC. A collaboration manager component enables users to configure, manage and control their collaboration sessions.
US10812597B2
A content delivery network (CDN) management system is provided. The CDN management system includes: a central controller; and at least one CDN node. Each of the at least one CDN node includes: a node controller connected to the central controller, at least one service server, and a switch connected to the node controller and each service server. The central controller is configured to receive a task invoking request, generate a management task according to the task invoking request, and send the management task to the node controller, the task invoking request indicating a request to perform remote management on one service server of the at least one service server of the CDN node, and the node controller is configured to receive the management task sent by the central controller, and control the service server based on the management task.
US10812593B2
A cloud integrated vehicle infotainment platform, method, and system are described. The system may include a cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform in communication with vehicle information platform. The system may further include a graphical user interface configured to allow access to the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may allow access to Internet of Things devices. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may allow access to user data on a secure, password authenticated basis. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may be integrated with an automotive infotainment head unit and the vehicle information platform. The systems and method may be for integrating a software development platform using legacy communication protocols into the display screens currently installed in vehicles or to be installed in the future. The platform may facilitate interface of applications developed on the platform by third parties with existing displays installed in vehicles or future displays.
US10812586B2
The present teaching relates to a system, method, medium for a data system, which comprises a plurality of data centers with one read/write master server designated to handle write and consistent read requests and a plurality of read master servers designated to handle normal read requests, wherein the master servers form a ring structure and each is connected to a corresponding slave server. When a data access request is received, a read master communication unit invokes one of the plurality of read master servers in the data system if the received data access request is a normal read request, a main master communication unit invokes the read/write master server if the received data access request is either a write request or a consistent read request. When a response is received from the invoked handling master server, a response processing unit responds to the data access request based on the received response.
US10812579B2
Disclosed are a method and system for cloud storage of a video, and method and system for previewing a cloud-stored video. The method for the cloud storage of the video includes: after receiving a video recording plan issued by a platform, a management server determines a target storage device according to a load balancing policy, and issues the video recording plan to the target storage device; the target storage device obtains and stores, according to the video recording plan, a video stream from a front-end device corresponding to the video recording plan; when the target storage device is not able to obtain the video stream from the front-end device, the target storage device sends an alarm to the management server; and after receiving the alarm, the management server issues the video recording plan to other storage devices according to the load balancing policy.
US10812575B2
A main computer runs a primary program performing an ongoing task, the primary program being optimized for performance on a desktop computer. A computerized device remote from the main computer runs an adjunct program which is a modified version of the primary program and is optimized for performance in a hand free mode. Communication means provides communication between the main computer and computerized device, and the main computer and computerized device interact through the communication means so that each influences the operation of the other.
US10812571B2
Distributed Service Layer Transactions (DSLTs) may be supported by a DSLT service at a service layer of a communications network to offload applications from the burden of managing the processing of DSLTs.
US10812565B2
At least one server receives at least one signal representing a request for an initiation of the server for the installation and configuration of an application. The server connects with client(s) after receiving the signal and transmits at least one display image to the client such that the client can render the display image via a web interface, wherein the display image provides information regarding the server. The server receives an application installer, wherein the client is can use the web interface to facilitate transmission of the application installer. The server installs and configures the application based on at least one input received from the client, wherein the client is enabled to use the web interface to facilitate transmitting the input to the server. The server generates an image based on the application configuration and transmits the image to a data management system for storage until deployment.
US10812556B2
An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit is communicable with a plurality of client apparatuses over the same network that are capable of buffering and reproducing data transmitted from a server by progressive download. The control unit is capable of regularly obtaining buffer time information indicating a buffer time that expresses an amount of data buffered by the plurality of client apparatuses using a time necessary for reproduction of the data. Further, the control unit is capable of determining a client apparatus whose buffer time is minimum among the plurality of client apparatuses as a priority apparatus to which the data should be preferentially transmitted.
US10812551B1
A hosted analytics system may be integrated with transactional data systems and additional data sources such real-time systems and log files. A data processing pipeline may transform data on arrival for incorporation into an n-dimensional cube. Correlation between patterns of events in transactional data may be identified. Upon arrival, new data may be transformed and incorporated into the n-dimensional cube. Similarity between the new data and a previously identified correlation may be determined and flagged.
US10812550B1
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for bitrate allocation for a multichannel media stream are disclosed. Complexity values are determined for individual channels of a set of channels of a multichannel media stream. The complexity values are determined based (at least in part) on frames of the individual channels during a window of time. The multichannel media stream is associated with a maximum aggregate bitrate, and the individual channels are associated with minimum individual bitrates and maximum individual bitrates. Individual bitrates are determined for the individual channels based (at least in part) on the complexity values. The sum of the individual bitrates does not exceed the maximum aggregate bitrate beyond a predetermined threshold, and the individual bitrates fall between the minimum and maximum individual bitrates of the corresponding individual channels. The individual channels are encoded at bitrates approximating the corresponding individual bitrates and transmitted to one or more recipients.
US10812540B2
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for forwarding a communication transmitted to a portable communications device. One method includes affiliating the portable communications device with a talkgroup, and, in response to affiliating the portable communications device with the talkgroup, receiving, at an electronic processor included in the portable communications device, forwarding configuration data associated with the talkgroup. The method also includes forwarding a communication transmitted to the portable communications device while the portable communications device is affiliated with the talkgroup based on the forwarding configuration data associated with the talkgroup and one or more override settings.
US10812531B2
The technology disclosed relates to enforcing multi-part policies on data-deficient transactions of independent data stores. In particular, it relates to combining active analysis of access requests for the independent object stores with inspection of objects in the independent object stores, each of the analysis and inspection generating and persisting object metadata in a supplemental data store, actively processing data-deficient transactions that apply to the objects by accessing the supplemental data store to retrieve object metadata not available in transaction streams of the data-deficient transactions, and actively enforcing the multi-part policies using the retrieved object metadata.
US10812528B2
Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
US10812526B2
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and devices for secure routing and encrypting of network data streams passing through a network switch and connected IoT devices. Specifically, the disclosure relates to systems, computer-readable media and methods for securing IoT based devices using moving target defense by periodically generating, and providing randomized port identifiers that are valid for a limited period.
US10812516B2
A cyber security assessment platform is provided. The platform can assess the security posture of a network by deploying one or more scenarios to be executed on one or more assets on the network and analyzing the outcomes of the scenarios. A scenario can be configured to validate a device or network status, and/or mimic an unauthorized cyber-attack. Each scenario can include one or more phases defining an execution path. Related method, apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US10812515B1
A computer program product for performing anomaly detection, a detected anomaly being indicative of an undesirable event, the computer program product comprising: a non-transitory tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising: receiving data comprising a plurality m of multidimensional datapoints (MDDPs), each data point having n features; constructing a dictionary D based on the received data; embedding dictionary D into a lower dimension embedded space; and classifying, based in the lower dimension embedded space, an MDDP as an anomaly or as normal.
US10812514B2
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the processing of network data. During operation, the system provides a risk-identification mechanism for identifying a security risk from time-series event data generated from network packets captured by one or more remote capture agents distributed across a network. Next, the system provides a capture trigger for generating additional time-series event data from the network packets on the one or more remote capture agents based on the security risk, wherein the additional time-series event data includes one or more event attributes.
US10812513B1
In communication with networked electronic devices, a method for providing a holistic view of a malware attack potentially being conducted on these networked electronic devices is described. The method includes requesting analytic data from each of the plurality of networked electronic devices. Thereafter, the analytic data from each of the networked electronic devices is analyzed to correlate analytic data from each of the plurality of networked electronic devices in order to provide the holistic view of a malware attack potentially being conducted. After correlation, display information is generated, where the display information includes the correlated analytic data.
US10812511B2
A method for processing a network service supported by a network infrastructure allowing virtualization of network functions. The network service is made up of a sequence, called an initial sequence, of at least one virtualized network function processing an incoming stream. The method includes: detecting an anomaly relating to the at least one virtualized network function; on the basis of the anomaly, detecting and identifying a network attack targeting the network service; identifying, in the initial sequence, at least one virtualized network function impacted by the attack; modifying the initial sequence so as to circumscribe the attack in such a way that the incoming stream is routed towards at least one virtualized network function, called the curative function, carrying out a processing of the incoming stream, called the malicious stream, as well as of functions implemented by the at least one virtualized network function impacted by the attack.
US10812510B2
According to various embodiments, techniques for anticipatory cyber defense are disclosed. The techniques includes receiving cyber incident reports, extracting keywords from the reports, applying a shallow machine learning technique to obtain an identification of a first subset of the networked assets vulnerable to at least a first threat scenario and an identification of the first threat scenario, applying a deep machine learning technique to at least the first subset, the first threat scenario, the keywords, and the plurality of networked assets, to obtain a second subset of the networked assets vulnerable to at least a second threat scenario and the second threat scenario, simulating the networked assets and the second threat scenario to identify at least one path through the networked assets vulnerable to at least a third threat scenario, and outputting an identification of the at least one path and an identification of the third threat scenario.
US10812506B2
A method for detecting intrusions uses a searchable enciphering algorithm and includes: generating a trap bypass key for a security device, which is able to determine keywords characteristic of intrusions, generating by the security device a trap for each keyword by using the trap bypass key; providing the traps to an intrusions detection device; intercepting by the detection device character strings sent on the network by a sender and enciphered with a public key of a receiver; applying by the detection device a test procedure on the character strings enciphered using the traps; and detecting an intrusion on the network if there exists according to the test procedure an enciphered character string representative of a cipher of a keyword.
US10812503B1
Disclosed herein are systems and methods executing a security server that perform various processes using alert elements containing various data fields indicating threats of fraud or attempts to penetrate an enterprise network. Using alert elements, the security server generate integrated alerts that are associated with customers of the system and assign a risk score for the integrated alerts, which the security server uses to store and sort the integrated alerts according to a priority, based on the relative risk scores. Analyst computers may query and fetch integrated alerts from an integrate alert database, and then present the integrate alerts to be addressed by an analyst according to the priority level of the respective integrated alerts. This allows to ensure that the right customer, is worked by the right analyst, at the right time, to maximize fraud prevention and minimize customer impact.
US10812497B2
Systems and methods for detecting security threats using application execution and connection lineage tracing with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, detecting suspicious activity in a network includes receiving at a collector server a first activity data including a first set of attributes, combining a first set of context information with the first activity data to generate a first activity record, comparing the first activity record to a set of baseline signatures, incrementing a count of a first matching baseline signature when the first activity record has the same values for all attributes, receiving a second activity data including a third set of attributes, combining a second set of context information with the second activity data to generate a second activity record, and generating an alert when the attributes of the second activity record differ from all baseline signatures.
US10812491B2
A differential message security policy includes receiving information regarding activities of a user, determining a security risk for the user based on the activities of the user, and setting a security policy for the user based on the security risk. The security policy of the user may be modified based on a change in the security risk of the user or the security risk of the user exceeding a predetermined level. The security risk may be determined based on an aggregated scoring system that uses security variables related to the activities of the user.
US10812482B1
A permission vector comprising a plurality of permission sets is used to manage permissions to resources of a resource provider. Each of the plurality of permission sets may correspond to a different resource of the resource provider, wherein each resource of the resource provider has an orthogonal relationship to the other resources. Each permission set may include one or more permission elements that define permissions granted to a user for accessing a corresponding resource element of a resource. The permission vector may be used to determine whether to fulfill user requests submitted to the resource provider to perform an operation that includes accessing a set of requested resources.
US10812480B2
Provided are an entity identity validity verification method and device with multiple trusted third parties being involved. In the application, validity of identities of entities performing mutual identity validity verification can only be verified by different trusted third parties. During the verification process, the trusted third parties that are respectively trusted by the two entities interact with each other, and provide identity validity verification services for mutual identity validity verification between the entities, to complete the identity validity verification between the entities.
US10812467B2
The invention is a method for managing a secure channel between a server and a secure element embedded in a first device, wherein a user agent embedded in a second device establishes a HTTPS session with the server and retrieves a web application from the server, the method comprising the steps: the server sends to the web application an application certificate which is linked to a specific data reflecting the identity of the server, the secure element gets the application certificate and the specific data, the secure element checks the validity of the application certificate and that the application certificate is consistently linked to the specific data, in case of successful checks, the secure element and the server generate an ephemeral session key and use it for opening a secure channel.
US10812463B2
Remote access of a service provider to a secure enterprise computing environment through a firewall through the use of tokens.
US10812460B2
Embodiments are described herein for improved verification utilizing dynamic authentication information. Dynamic authentication may include utilizing dynamic authentication information, which is user information that is personal to the user and that changes over-time, such as over various time periods. This type of dynamic authentic information is readily known to the user, but would be difficult for others to determine. The present invention may be utilized to improve the security of the interactions made by the user due to the dynamic authentication information.
US10812458B2
A system for two-factor location-based device verification includes a processor and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: (i) receiving, from a client device, a first location factor; (ii) receiving, from the client device, a second location factor; (iii) determining, based upon the first location factor and the second location factor, that the client device is within a predefined area; and (iv) creating, in response to the determining, a new wagering account in association with a user of the client device.
US10812445B2
Various systems, device and automated processes allow video streaming hosts or other server devices to publish their internal/local addresses (e.g., addresses used on a subnet or other local area network) to a backend address server operating on a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet. Client devices attempting to subsequently contact server devices operating in the same local network can contact the address to obtain the internal address of the target server, thereby allowing direct LAN connections between clients and servers.
US10812425B2
A method, system, and quiz server for providing a quiz and an advertisement simultaneously in an IMS chat is provided. The method includes creating a chat room from a mobile terminal while inviting a pre-registered quizbot as a chat participant, displaying a quiz and an advertisement within the chat room on the mobile terminal in the form of a chat message composed by the quizbot, and displaying, within the chat room, an answer of a certain chat participant with respect to the quiz, and inputting a result of determination of whether the answer is correct into the chat room by using the quizbot, displaying, within the chat room, the answer of the certain chat participant with respect to the quiz, and inputting a result of determination of whether the answer is correct into the chat room by using the quizbot.
US10812424B1
A method and apparatus for quantifying the health status of users of a group chat. The scores are generated based on message in a group chat indicating the relative health of groups and individual users in the groups. The generated scores are provided in a display of a graphical user interface, enabling a moderator to more effectively monitor and manage a number of groups and users.
US10812423B2
Disclosed is a method, apparatus, system, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for chatting on a mobile device using an external device. A chat method performed by a mobile device configured as a computer may include receiving a transmission input request for a signal including a send message through a preset button input of an external device; receiving, at the mobile device, the signal in response to the transmission input request; transmitting the send message to at least one counterpart that participates in a paired chatroom according to the signal; and outputting, to the external device, a received message that is received as a reply to the send message from the at least one counterpart through the chatroom.
US10812421B2
A system and methods are provided for conveying connection-oriented communications (e.g., textual messages among multiple users) via a protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). When a device operating a communication application that features a custom application layer protocol for formatting messages for transmission cannot connect to the system hosting the application using a default protocol stack that include the custom application layer protocol, it instead connects using HTTP's chunked mode of transfer encoding. Each outgoing communication is encapsulated in a separate HTTP chunk, and communications to multiple different users may be conveyed via the one connection. Incoming communications (e.g., from the multiple users) are received as separate chunks and are unwrapped or de-encapsulated to retrieve the communication for presentation to a user.
US10812416B2
A shared memory maintained by sender processes stores a sequence number counter per destination process. A sender process increments the sequence number counter in the shared memory in sending a message to a destination process. The sender process sends a data packet comprising the message and at least a sequence number specified by the sequence number counter. All of the sender processes share a sequence number counter per destination process, each of the sender processes incrementing the sequence number counter in sending a respective message. Receiver processes run on the hardware processor, each of the receiver processes maintaining a local memory counter on the memory, the local memory counter associated with a sending node. The local memory counter stores a sequence number of a message received from the sending node. The receiver process delivers incoming data packets ordered by sequence numbers of the data packets.
US10812405B2
Device, system, and method of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications, and particularly of Real Time Protocol (RTP) communication. In order to improve quality-of-service or quality-of-experience for a group of VoIP calls that are served by a VoIP router, each VoIP transmitter implements and adds a pseudo-random waiting-period prior to transmitting each outgoing RTP packet, or otherwise re-orders or mixes or shuffles the order of channels of RTP packets that are buffered or queued for transmission. Accordingly, no particular VoIP channel suffers from repeated drops of its RTP packets at the VoIP router. Additionally, VoIP network analyzers operate to measure the overall VoIP network overuse, or the average RTP packet loss rate of multiple VoIP channels, based on measuring RTP packet loss rate of a single VoIP channel which enforces a random pre-transmission waiting-period.
US10812400B2
A method for configuring an adaptable circuit breaker chain in a microservices architecture includes transmitting a request from an upstream service to a target one of the services and receiving in a circuit breaker of the upstream service a response from a circuit breaker of the target indicating an inability to provide a response to the transmitted request and including meta-data describing an attempt by the circuit breaker of the target to receive a response from the downstream service to an underlying request of the target necessary to provide a response to the request transmitted by the upstream service. Finally, on condition that the meta-data indicates a delay by the circuit breaker of the target incurred in receiving a response to the underlying request, the method includes changing a pattern of delay imposed by the circuit breaker of the upstream service from a default pattern of delay.
US10812391B1
A local network device receives a plurality of packets via a plurality of network paths in a network system, and counts respective numbers of packets, per network path, that are marked, in Internet Protocol (IP) headers and/or headers corresponding to one or more protocols above an IP layer, to indicate congestion at one or more remote network devices in the network system. The local network device determines respective congestion levels of network paths among the plurality of paths based on the respective numbers of received packets that are marked to indicate congestion at one or more remote network devices in the network system, and performs load balancing operations using at least the respective determined congestion levels.
US10812388B2
In one embodiment, a supervisory device for a software defined networking (SDN) fabric predicts a failure in the SDN fabric using a machine learning-based failure prediction model. The supervisory device identifies a plurality of traffic flows having associated leaves in the SDN fabric that would be affected by the predicted failure. The supervisory device selects a subset of the identified plurality of traffic flows and their associated leaves. The supervisory device disaggregates routes for the selected subset of traffic flows and their associated leaves, to avoid the predicted failure.
US10812383B2
A communication apparatus 1 is provided with a first communication interface 11, second communication interfaces 12 connected to a plurality of access routers 3 connected to an Internet 6, and a route determination unit which, for a packet being communicated from the first communication interface 11 to the second communication interfaces 12, determines the second communication interface 12 in accordance with an elapsed time since connecting start of a connection with a destination of the packet. Connections having started within a predetermined time are treated as connections constituting one user session. Therefore, connections constituting the same user session can be communicated via the same access router without the need of analyzing a protocol of a layer.
